The value of citation entity field 'citation.appearance.abstract' exceedsthe length limit. The maximum length is '480' characters

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The value of citation entity field 'citation.appearance.abstract' exceedsthe length limit. The maximum length is '480' characters

mcg-1164 10

Hi, i am working to create a teams chatbot for my organization to access SharePoint data, for that i am using azure cognitive search service and azure open AI. After testing the response in azure open AI studio i deployed to [a new teams app (review)], after opening the code in VS code and followed the suggestion given in readme.md page, when i debugging the code it's showing below error : User's image

the same chatbot was working few days before, but now i am struggling to fix this issue.

Please help me to fix it. Thank you.

Anish Gurjar 5 Reputation points

2024-09-29T16:27:07.3666667+00:00

Getting the same error. Bot was working fine a few days ago.
navba-MSFT 27,550 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-09-30T05:52:14.45+00:00

@mcg-1164 Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! Thanks for posting the question.

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Please note that we are aware of this issue. The Product owners are working in identifying the cause and providing the fix.

A workitem has been created internally to fix this. Currently there is no ETA for the fix. I will keep you posted.

In the meantime as a workaround, Could you please try to turn off the citations and check if that helps ? You can try to adjust your prompt to exclude citation generation. This can be done by altering the instructions given to the model. For example, you can explicitly instruct the model not to generate citations in your prompt and check if that helps.

Awaiting your reply.
Anish Gurjar 5 Reputation points

2024-09-30T12:19:48.0966667+00:00

@navba-MSFT Hi, how can I turn the citations off? I have a bot in production. There isn't an option in the documentation that shows how to turn the citations off.
navba-MSFT 27,550 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-09-30T12:50:25.08+00:00

@Anish Gurjar Try by updating your system prompt. You can try to adjust your prompt to exclude citation generation. This can be done by altering the instructions given to the model. For example, you can explicitly instruct the model not to generate citations in your prompt and check if that helps.
Anish Gurjar 5 Reputation points

2024-09-30T13:15:31.67+00:00

I tried that - it does not work. I think citations are a core feature and gets returned with the API response. I doubt system prompt can override that.

Edit: sometimes it works. I'll use that as a workaround. Would appreciate the fix asap.
Munter, Robert de 0 Reputation points

2024-10-01T13:07:02.85+00:00

Can you give the exact system prompt you are using? I have encountered the same error, but I am not able to turn the citations off with a system prompt.
Sing Peir Yun 5 Reputation points

2024-10-02T01:27:36.47+00:00

I am having the same issue and please share with us immediately the workaround.
I tried telling the bot not to generate citations, but it does not work.
navba-MSFT 27,550 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-10-03T13:47:13.3766667+00:00

@mcg-1164 @Sing Peir Yun @Munter, Robert de @Anish Gurjar Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused due to this issue. The fix for this issue will be deployed early next week. I will keep you posted.
Felipe 11 Reputation points

2024-10-05T14:13:05.6566667+00:00
Same problem. It was working fine a few weeks ago.

If I explcicitly add "do not include citations" in the prompt the problem goes away. But I def need the citations.

For example:

"describe some issue" >> error

"describe some issue. do not include citations" >> describes the issue

I checked the schema in azure search service index but there is no "citation.appearance.abstract" field to edit. The whole project is not working because of this.
navba-MSFT 27,550 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-10-08T05:02:16.9633333+00:00

@mcg-1164 @Sing Peir Yun @Munter, Robert de @Anish Gurjar @Felipe Apologies for the late reply. Deployment of the fix has started and would be completed for all regions by end of this week.
Vinícius Maximiliano 0 Reputation points

2024-10-10T19:09:16.6633333+00:00

Hi @navba-MSFT ,

I'm also struggling with this issue so I'd like to gently ask you for two things.

1 - Can you tag everyone who has commented here and give us a feedback when the problem is solved?

2 - Can you provide any documentation or guidance on how to handle citations? The problem seemed quite out of hands when it comes to "citation.appearance.abstract" and I'm also interested in customizing or handling citations by my own.

Thanks for your time, have a great day!
htchameleon 0 Reputation points

2024-10-14T05:54:45.0733333+00:00

hey, any update on this? we are using the teams and azure openai bot for our company repository bot company wise which we have morethan 7 SBUs. if anyone has a fix for this issue please share ?

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Anish Gurjar 5 Reputation points

2024-09-29T16:27:07.3666667+00:00

Getting the same error. Bot was working fine a few days ago.
navba-MSFT 27,550 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-09-30T05:52:14.45+00:00

@mcg-1164 Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! Thanks for posting the question.

.

Please note that we are aware of this issue. The Product owners are working in identifying the cause and providing the fix.

A workitem has been created internally to fix this. Currently there is no ETA for the fix. I will keep you posted.

In the meantime as a workaround, Could you please try to turn off the citations and check if that helps ? You can try to adjust your prompt to exclude citation generation. This can be done by altering the instructions given to the model. For example, you can explicitly instruct the model not to generate citations in your prompt and check if that helps.

Awaiting your reply.
Anish Gurjar 5 Reputation points

2024-09-30T12:19:48.0966667+00:00

@navba-MSFT Hi, how can I turn the citations off? I have a bot in production. There isn't an option in the documentation that shows how to turn the citations off.
navba-MSFT 27,550 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-09-30T12:50:25.08+00:00

@Anish Gurjar Try by updating your system prompt. You can try to adjust your prompt to exclude citation generation. This can be done by altering the instructions given to the model. For example, you can explicitly instruct the model not to generate citations in your prompt and check if that helps.
Anish Gurjar 5 Reputation points

2024-09-30T13:15:31.67+00:00

I tried that - it does not work. I think citations are a core feature and gets returned with the API response. I doubt system prompt can override that.

Edit: sometimes it works. I'll use that as a workaround. Would appreciate the fix asap.
Munter, Robert de 0 Reputation points

2024-10-01T13:07:02.85+00:00

Can you give the exact system prompt you are using? I have encountered the same error, but I am not able to turn the citations off with a system prompt.
Sing Peir Yun 5 Reputation points

2024-10-02T01:27:36.47+00:00

I am having the same issue and please share with us immediately the workaround.
I tried telling the bot not to generate citations, but it does not work.
navba-MSFT 27,550 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-10-03T13:47:13.3766667+00:00

@mcg-1164 @Sing Peir Yun @Munter, Robert de @Anish Gurjar Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused due to this issue. The fix for this issue will be deployed early next week. I will keep you posted.
Felipe 11 Reputation points

2024-10-05T14:13:05.6566667+00:00

Same problem. It was working fine a few weeks ago.

If I explcicitly add "do not include citations" in the prompt the problem goes away. But I def need the citations.

For example:

"describe some issue" >> error

"describe some issue. do not include citations" >> describes the issue

I checked the schema in azure search service index but there is no "citation.appearance.abstract" field to edit. The whole project is not working because of this.
navba-MSFT 27,550 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-10-08T05:02:16.9633333+00:00

@mcg-1164 @Sing Peir Yun @Munter, Robert de @Anish Gurjar @Felipe Apologies for the late reply. Deployment of the fix has started and would be completed for all regions by end of this week.
Vinícius Maximiliano 0 Reputation points

2024-10-10T19:09:16.6633333+00:00

Hi @navba-MSFT ,

I'm also struggling with this issue so I'd like to gently ask you for two things.

1 - Can you tag everyone who has commented here and give us a feedback when the problem is solved?

2 - Can you provide any documentation or guidance on how to handle citations? The problem seemed quite out of hands when it comes to "citation.appearance.abstract" and I'm also interested in customizing or handling citations by my own.

Thanks for your time, have a great day!
htchameleon 0 Reputation points

2024-10-14T05:54:45.0733333+00:00

hey, any update on this? we are using the teams and azure openai bot for our company repository bot company wise which we have morethan 7 SBUs. if anyone has a fix for this issue please share ?

Answer 1

Anonymous

Issue is Resolved:

Manually edit the file package.json, and run npm i. It should look like something like that.

Credit:
Microsoft team has successfully resolved this issue, by bumping a newer version now. @rbertucat Helped me here to solve this issue, so all thanks to him and everyone working in the backend.

Thanks and Best
Yashika Goyal

Vinícius Maximiliano 0 Reputation points

2024-10-29T18:52:59.24+00:00

Thank you so much for your help. @Anonymous

Could you please tell me where can I find info about those development proccess and current issues of Microsoft Teams?
vinod kumar 0 Reputation points

2024-11-30T07:47:22.9933333+00:00

Thank you so much. Its working now in our environment

Answer 2

navba-MSFT 27,550 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@mcg-1164 @Sing Peir Yun @Munter, Robert de @Anish Gurjar @Felipe @Vinícius Maximiliano Apologies for the late reply.

Update (as of 11th Oct 2024)

The fix has been deployed to all regions and that should fix this issue. Please test this and let me know if you are still encountering this issue.

Awaiting your reply.

Once I get an update on the RCA ( Root Cause Analysis), I will share it here.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused due to this issue.

Anish Gurjar 5 Reputation points

2024-10-14T19:25:33.91+00:00

@navba-MSFT It doesn't seem to work. It just says [doc1] , [doc 2], etc. The citations don't open for me.
Vinícius Maximiliano 0 Reputation points

2024-10-15T17:06:47.4833333+00:00

@navba-MSFT still getting the same error of citations length.

Region: brazilsouth/eastusa2
Anonymous

2024-10-15T19:47:34.1466667+00:00

I am still using the same issue too. @navba-MSFT
Anish Gurjar 5 Reputation points

2024-10-21T18:59:54.4433333+00:00

@navba-MSFT Any updates?
Arturo 10 Reputation points

2024-10-22T13:46:41.66+00:00

The ZIP file that Azure OpenAI Playground provides still does not work, but if you manually upgrade these dependencies on package.json, it does not give the error:

"@microsoft/teams-ai": "~1.4.1", "openai": "^4.61.0",

However, the citations are still displayed as [doc1] but are non-clickable and are not even returned in the response (seen from VS Code - Debug on Teams (Chrome/Edge)).

Any updates @navba-MSFT @Prasad-MSFT on how to display the source or the citations?
Anonymous

2024-10-28T17:52:23.4733333+00:00

Hi
Microsoft have updated several versions to tackle this problem, Heres what you all can do:

Manually edit the file package.json, and run npm i. It should look like something like that.

Everything is done by Microsoft and @rbertucat helped me in this. So all thanks to him and everyone working in the back end.

Thanks & Best

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The value of citation entity field 'citation.appearance.abstract' exceedsthe length limit. The maximum length is '480' characters

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