Combinations for Setting Cardinality

The following table describes several combinations for setting cardinality. The table shows what the user will see in the initial solution and what actions that the user can take. In the table, N is the quantity of the default product in the initial solution. In all the cases where the Min Card is greater than 0, the user can substitute other products for the default product.

Min Card Default Card Max Card Application Adds Default Product? User Pick Reqd? Initial Solution User Actions Allowed

=0

= Min Card

>Default Card

No

No

No items

Increase item quantities to Max Card.

=0

> Min Card

=Default Card

No

No

N=Max Card

Decrease Item quantities to 0 but cannot increase them.

=0

> Min Card

>Default Card

No

No

N=Default Card

Increase item quantities to Max Card or decrease them to 0.

>0

= Min Card

=Default Card

Yes

Yes

N=Min, Default, Max

Cannot increase or decrease item quantities.

>0

= Min Card

> Default Card

Yes

Yes

N=Min

Can increase item quantities to Max Card but cannot decrease them.

>0

> Min Card

= Default Card

Yes

Yes

N=Default

Can decrease item quantities to Min Card but cannot increase them.

>0

> Min Card

>Default Card

Yes

Yes

N=Default

Can decrease item quantities to Min Card or increase them to Max Card.