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The "Members" list is a list of all the measures and goals in the
analysis. The measures and goals highlighted in the list are the
members of the selected goal. You can add a member to the goal
by clicking on an un-highlighted measure or goal to make it a
member. You can delete a member from the goal by clicking on it
to unhighlight it. LDW asks you to confirm all changes in the
goal's member list when you close the dialog box. Some changes
create loops in the hierarchy and aren't allowed.
Adding a Goal. You can add a goal at any time using the
Edit::Add option. Just select the "Goal" button and click OK. You
can also use the Add a Goal option in the Goals Hierarchy or
Quick Entry view. To do this you must first select an existing goal
or measure to tell LDW where to add the new goal. If you have
previously saved a goal using the Edit::Cut or Edit::Copy option
you can retrieve it with the Edit::Paste option. New goals are
added below the active goal or below the goal the active measure
belongs to in the hierarchy.
Deleting a Goal. You can delete a goal at any time using the
Edit::Delete option. The deleted goal's members will become
members of the next higher goal in the hierarchy. You can also
delete a goal by clicking on it and then selecting the Edit::Cut
option. The Cut option saves a copy of the goal and its members
for later pasting.
Structuring Evaluation Measures
The measures in an LDW analysis are the variables that describe
an alternative and are also the lowest level objectives of the
analysis. You describe the alternatives in terms of their levels on
the measures. You define a measure in terms of its scale, units and
range, but you also must name each measure. You can also add
comments and an ID number if you want.
You can view or modify the information about a measure in its
properties dialog box. You can view a measure's properties
dialog box by double clicking on its box in the Goals Hierarchy
view, Matrix view, or Quick Edit view, double clicking its line in
the Summary dialog box, or with the Edit::Modify option.
In the dialog box, the "Name" field defines how LDW describes
the measure in various lists and tables. The "ID Number" field
allows an alternate description or code for the measure. You can
use the Option::Change Names option to control how LDW uses
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