computeNormalisedPerformanceTable

Provider:UTAR Version:1.0

Description

-Contact: Boris Leistedt (boris.leistedt@gmail.com)

Transforms a performance table via value functions.

Inputs

criteria

Description:

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

XMCDA related:

-Tag: criteria

-Code:

<criteria>
        <criterion>
                <criterionID>[...]</criterionID>
        </criterion>
</criteria>

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

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performanceTable

Description:

A performance table. The evaluations should be numeric values, i.e. <real>, <integer> or <rational>.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: performanceTable

-Code:

<performanceTable>
        <alternativePerformances>
                <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
                <performance>
                        <criterionID>[...]</criterionID>
                        <value>
                                <real>[...]</real>
                        </value>
                </performance>
        </alternativePerformances>
</performanceTable>

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valueFunctions

Description:

Value (utility) functions of chosen criteria (set of points).

XMCDA related:

-Tag: criteria

-Code:

<criteria>
        <criterion>
                <criterionID>[...]</criterionID>
                <criterionFunction>
                        <points>
                                <point>
                                        <abscissa><real>[...]</real></abscissa>
                                        <ordinate><real>[...]</real></ordinate>
                                </point>
                        </points>
                </criterionFunction>
        </criterion>
</criteria>

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Outputs

messages

Description:

logMessage

XMCDA related:

-Tag: methodMessages

-Code:

<methodMessages mcdaConcept="methodMessage">
        <logMessage>
                <text>[...]</text>
        </logMessage>
        <errorMessage>
                <text>[...]</text>
        </errorMessage>
</methodMessages>

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performanceTable

Description:

Normalized performance table (via the value functions).

XMCDA related:

-Tag: performanceTable

-Code:

<performanceTable>
        <alternativePerformances>
                <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
                <performance>
                        <criterionID>[...]</criterionID>
                        <value>
                                <real>[...]</real>
                        </value>
                </performance>
        </alternativePerformances>
</performanceTable>

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