PROMETHEE-II-GDSS_flows

SOAP service’s name:
Version:	1.0.0
Provider:	PUT
	`PROMETHEE-II-GDSS_flows-PUT` (see SOAP requests for details)

Description

Module for calculation PROMETHEE group ranking as a weighted sum of flows from every decision maker for each alternative.

Contact: Magdalena Dziecielska <magdalenadziecielska6@gmail.com>

Web page: https://github.com/MagdalenaDziecielska/PrometheeDiviz

Reference: C. Macharis, J.-P. Brans and B. Mareschal, 1998. The GDSS PROMETHEE Procedure. Journal of Decision Systems, Vol. 7-SI/1998, 283-307.

Inputs

(For outputs, see below)

alternatives
flows_1
flows_2
flows_3 (optional)
flows_4 (optional)
flows_5 (optional)
flows_6 (optional)
flows_7 (optional)
flows_8 (optional)
flows_9 (optional)
flows_10 (optional)
nbDM
method_parameters

alternatives

Alternatives to consider.

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

flows_1

Flows for decision maker 1.

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

flows_2

Flows for decision maker 2.

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

flows_3 (optional)

Flows for decision maker 3.

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

flows_4 (optional)

Flows for decision maker 4.

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

flows_5 (optional)

Flows for decision maker 5.

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

flows_6 (optional)

Flows for decision maker 6.

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

flows_7 (optional)

Flows for decision maker 7.

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

flows_8 (optional)

Flows for decision maker 8.

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

flows_9 (optional)

Flows for decision maker 9.

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

flows_10 (optional)

Flows for decision maker 10.

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

nbDM

Number of decision makers (2-10)

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <parameter>. It must have the following form:

%1

where:

%1 is a parameter named “Number of decision makers”. This is a int, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value between 2 and 10 (inclusive).. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%1 >= 2 && %1 <= 10
```
The default value is 2.

method_parameters

A set of parameters provided to tune up the module’s operation.

The input value should be a valid XMCDA document whose main tag is <methodParameters>. It must have the following form:

<methodParameters>
    %1
    %2
    %3
    %4
    %5
    %6
    %7
    %8
    %9
    %10
</methodParameters>

where:

%1 is a parameter named “decision maker 1 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%1 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.
%2 is a parameter named “decision maker 2 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%2 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.
%3 is a parameter named “decision maker 3 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value. Choose 0.0 when decision maker does not exist.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%3 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.
%4 is a parameter named “decision maker 4 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value. Choose 0.0 when decision maker does not exist.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%4 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.
%5 is a parameter named “decision maker 5 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value. Choose 0.0 when decision maker does not exist.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%5 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.
%6 is a parameter named “decision maker 6 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value. Choose 0.0 when decision maker does not exist.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%6 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.
%7 is a parameter named “decision maker 7 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value. Choose 0.0 when decision maker does not exist.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%7 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.
%8 is a parameter named “decision maker 8 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value. Choose 0.0 when decision maker does not exist.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%8 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.
%9 is a parameter named “decision maker 9 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value. Choose 0.0 when decision maker does not exist.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%9 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.
%10 is a parameter named “decision maker 10 weight”. This is a float, and the value should conform to the following constraint: An integer value. Choose 0.0 when decision maker does not exist.. More formally, the constraint is:
```
%10 >= 0
```
The default value is 0.0.

Outputs

aggregated_flows
ranking
messages

aggregated_flows

Aggregated flows and weights for decision makers.

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

ranking

Final group ranking

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

messages

Messages or errors generated by this module.

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

Original xml description

description.xml