generalWeightedSum

Provider:	UTAR
Version:	1.0

Description

-Contact: Boris Leistedt ([email protected])

Computes the (possibly normalised) weighted sum of alternatives’ evaluations, their average value or simply their sum. The aggregation operator is chosen in the parameter window.

Inputs

alternatives

Description:

A list of alternatives. Alternatives can be activated or desactivated via the <active> tag (true or false). By default (no <active> tag), alternatives are considered as active.

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>
                <criterionID> %1 </criterionID>
        </criterion>
</criteria>

performanceTable

Description:

A performance table. The evaluations should be numeric values, i.e. <real>, <integer> or <rational>. It must contains IDs of both criteria and alternatives described previously.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: performanceTable

-Code:

<performanceTable>
        <alternativePerformances>
                <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
                <performance>
                        <criterionID>[...]</criterionID>
                        <value>
                                <real>[...]</real>
                        </value>
                </performance>
                [...]
        </alternativePerformances>
        [...]
</performanceTable>

weights

-Optional: True

Description:

Containing the optional weights for criteria sum.

XMCDA related:

-Tag: criteriaValues

-Code:

<criteriaValues>
        <criterionValue>
                <criterionID>[...]</criterionID>
                <value>
                        <real>[...]</real>
                </value>
        </criterionValue>
        [...]
</criteriaValues>

Outputs

alternativesValues

Description:

Values (or utility) for different alternatives

XMCDA related:

-Tag: alternativesValues

-Code:

                    <alternativesValues>
                    <alternativeValue>
            <alternativeID>[...]</alternativeID>
            <value>
                    <real>[...]</real>
            </value>
    </alternativeValue>
</alternativesValues>

messages

Description:

logMessage

XMCDA related:

-Tag: methodMessages

-Code:

<methodMessages mcdaConcept="methodMessage">
        <logMessage>
                <text> [...]</text>
        </logMessage>
        <errorMessage>
                <text> [...]</text>
        </errorMessage>
</methodMessages>

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