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 veto thresholds (provided separated via the input ‘criteriaThresholds’). Each one must have a preference direction (see input ‘criteriaScales’). 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>.


criteriaScales

The scales of the criteria to consider.

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


criteriaThresholds (optional)

The criteria’ preference and indifference thresholds.

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


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 <programExecutionResult>.


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