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  1. Remove Participants

    You can remove or delete participants from DEFINE MODEL > Define Participants & Roles > Participants page.  Clicking the Remove button displays 3 options to remove the participant(s):  Remove selected participants.  This option is greye...
  2. Models Statistics

    The Model Statistics page includes: Access Code  Model size Snapshots size and count (Manual and Auto)  Status  Dates (Created, Last Visited, and Modified)  The Model Statistics page is shown below:  You can search a model by name, de...
  3. Creating and Editing Insight Questionnaires

    An "Insight Questionnaire" can be presented to evaluators at the beginning ( Pre-Survey ) of the input collection process, at the end ( Post-Survey ) of the input collection process, or both. Clicking Pre-Survey or Post-Survey will display a p...
  4. Download Data Grid

    The  button is used to create a .xlsx file (readable in Excel) with four sections:  Datagrid Calculated Instructions The Math Explained Datagrid for All Participants:  The Datagrid for All Participants (see below) contains the:  The Cal...
  5. Collect Input -- Local Results

    Overview The priorities for elements in each cluster of the objectives hierarchy, as well as the priorities derived for the alternatives with respect to each covering objective, are referred to as "local" priorities and are displayed on the Inter...
  6. Overall Results (Global Priorities)

    The priorities of the alternatives with respect to the Goal are shown on this screen: Depending on the Project Manager, the participants and/or combined results can be displayed.  Clicking on a lower level node in the objectives hierarchy will ...
  7. Utility Curve

    Utility curves can be increasing or decreasing, linear or non-linear. In the example below, we are asked to enter data (Initial Cost: 20,195) for the alternative "Toyota Camry." The data can be entered by dragging the handle of the vertical sli...
  8. Step Function

    Depending on the settings made by the Project Manager, the Step Function graph and the resulting priority may vary depending on whether the Piecewise Linear option is enabled or not. The graph below shows the Step Function when the Piecewise Linear...
  9. Direct Priority Entry

    The Direct Input method can be used when evaluating objectives with respect to another objective or when evaluating alternatives with respect to an objective. In the example below, we are asked to evaluate all the objectives with respect to the dec...
  10. Rating Alternatives

    Depending on how the Project Manager set up the evaluation, you will be asked to rate one alternative with respect to one objective on each screen, or all alternatives with respect to one objective on each screen, or one alternative with respect to ...