Promethee1Ranking

Provider:RXMCDA Version:1.0

Description

-Contact: Patrick Meyer (patrick.meyer@telecom-bretagne.eu)

-Reference: J.-P. Brans and B. Mareschal, Promethee Methods, in J. Figueira, S. Greco, and M. Ehrgott, editors, Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: State of the Art Surveys, 163-195, Springer Verlag, Boston, Dordrecht, London, 2005, ISBN 038723067X (p.173, Formula 5.15).

Calculates the Promethee 1 ranking from the positive and the negative flows.

Inputs

alternatives

Description:

A list of alternatives. Alternatives can be activated or desactivated via the <active> tag (true or false). By default (no <active> tag), alternatives are considered as active.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: alternatives

-Code:

<alternatives>
    <alternative>
        <active>[...]</active>
        [...]
    </alternative>
    [...]
</alternatives>

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negativeFlows

Description:

A list of <alternativeValue> in an <alternativesValues> containing the negative flow of each alternative. The <value> should be a numeric value.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: alternativesValues

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positiveFlows

Description:

A list of <alternativeValue> in an <alternativesValues> containing the positive flow of each alternative. The <value> should be a numeric value.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: alternativesValues

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Outputs

messages

Description:

A list of messages generated by the algorithm.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: methodMessages

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Promethee1

Description:

An <alternativesComparisons> containing the Promethee 1 ranking.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: alternativesComparisons

-Code:

<alternativesComparisons mcdaConcept="Promethee1">
    <pairs>
        <pair>
            <initial>
                <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
            </initial>
            <terminal>
                <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
            </terminal>
        </pair>
        [...]
    </pairs>
</alternativesComparisons>

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For further technical details on the web service underlying this program, have a look at its documentation here.