PrometheeProfiles

Version:0.5.5
Provider:J-MCDA
SOAP service’s name:
 PrometheeProfiles-J-MCDA (see SOAP requests for details)

Description

Computes the profiles of the given alternatives on the given criteria, a la Promethee.

Contact: Olivier Cailloux <olivier.cailloux@ecp.fr>

Web page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/j-mcda/

Reference: Promethee methods, Brans & Mareschal, in Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis: State of the Art Surveys.

Inputs

(For outputs, see below)

criteria

The criteria to consider, possibly with preference and indifference thresholds. Each one must have a preference direction. Set some criteria as inactive (or remove them) to ignore them.

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <criteria>.


alternatives (optional)

The alternatives to consider. Set some alternatives as inactive (or remove them) to ignore them.

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <alternatives>.


performances

The performances of the alternatives on the criteria to consider.

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <performanceTable>.


Outputs

promethee_profiles

The profiles of the alternatives computed from the given input data.

The returned value is a XMCDA document whose main tag is <performanceTable>.


messages

A status message.

The returned value is a XMCDA document whose main tag is <methodMessages>.


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