PROMETHEE-II_flows

Provider:PUT
Version:1.0.0

Description

Final flows calculated with Promethee II method as a difference of positive and negative outranking flows.

Inputs

(For outputs, see below)

alternatives

Description:

Alternatives to consider.

positive flows

Description:

Positive flows of given alternatives and profiles.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: alternativesValues

negative flows

Description:

Negative flows of given alternatives and profiles.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: alternativesValues

categories profiles

Optional: yes, enabled by default

Description:

Definitions of profiles (boundary or central) which should be used for classes (categories) representation.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: categoriesProfiles

method parameters

Description:

Parameter specifies the type of elements provided for comparison.
Choosing ‘boundary_profiles’ or ‘central_profiles’ requires providing input file: ‘categories_profiles’.

GUI information:

  • Parameter values can be defined via the GUI or the XMCDA file, by default via GUI.
  • Name: comparison with
    • Type: drop-down list
    • Possible values:
      • alternatives vs alternatives (XMCDA label : alternatives) (default)
      • alternatives vs boundary profiles (XMCDA label : boundary_profiles)
      • alternatives vs central profiles (XMCDA label : central_profiles)

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: programParameters

  • Code:

    <programParameters>
        <parameter id="comparison_with" name="comparison_with">
                <values>
                        <value>
                                <label>%1</label>
                        </value>
                </values>
        </parameter>
</programParameters>

Outputs

flows

Description:

Result computed from the given data.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: alternativesValues

messages

Description:

Messages or errors generated by this module.

XMCDA related:

  • Tag: programExecutionResult

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