Hi,
If a component is non-directional, the information you provide under 'direction' is not used. I usually provide '1' for the sake of consistency, but it really does not matter. I plan to improve on this by allowing N/A under direction for such cases in version 3.0. Make sure you do not provide two direction values (such as '1, 2') because that will lead to two non-directional performance groups.
The median_quantity is applied to each performance group defined. If you have, for example, location=1,2 and direction=1,2, that leads to a total of 4 performance groups: on floors 1 and 2 in directions 1 and 2. The median_quantity is applied to each of those. Using median_quantity=10, for example, would lead to a total quantity of 40 in the building. If you want to use different quantities across floors and directions, you need multiple dictionary entries under the same component name, each specifying the location and direction of a given performance group.
Let me know if you have further questions.
