# Getting Help There are a few ways to connect with the Power Grid Model project: * Post a discussion in the [Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/PowerGridModel/discussions) tab of the organization. * Submit an issue in the individual repository ## How to ask for help, suggest a feature, or give recommendations. If you have trouble installing, building, or using Power Grid Model, but there's not yet reason to suspect you've encountered a genuine bug, you can ask a question in the [Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/PowerGridModel/discussions) tab of the organization. If you have an idea for a new feature or some recommendations for existing features or documentations, you can also propose it in the [Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/PowerGridModel/discussions) tab. ## How to report a bug This project manages bug and enhancement using the GitHub issue tracker. The various issue templates will guide you on making an effective report. ### Input data validity check In many cases the problem is in the input data. We have an extensive input data validity check to help you with this. Please refer to the [data validator documentation](https://power-grid-model.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user_manual/data-validator.html) and [this example notebook](https://power-grid-model.readthedocs.io/en/stable/examples/Validation%20Examples.html) for details. ### Dump input/output data To effectively report an issue we need a data dump of input and output. Please refer to [this example notebook](https://power-grid-model.readthedocs.io/en/stable/examples/Make%20Test%20Dataset.html) on how to do it. ## How to report a security vulnerability Please refer to [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md) for details on reporting a security update. ## Contributing a fix Please refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](../contribution/CONTRIBUTING.md) to make a project contribution.