randomCriteriaWeights

Provider:RXMCDA Version:1.0

Description

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

Generates random (uniformly distributed) and normalized (sum = 1) weights of criteria.

Inputs

seed

Description:

The seed for the random numbers generator (integer).

XMCDA related:

-Tag: methodParameters

-Code:

<methodParameters>
    <parameter
         name="seed"> <!-- REQUIRED  -->
        <value>
            <integer>%1</integer>
        </value>
    </parameter>
</methodParameters>

GUI information:

-Status: define parameter value via XMCDA file or input by hand, by default via input by hand.

-Name: seed

-Constraint description: An integer value.

-Default value: 1

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

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Outputs

messages

Description:

A list of messages generated by the algorithm.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: methodMessages

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criteriaWeights

Description:

A list of <criterionValue> containing the weight of each of the criteria.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: criteriaValues

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