GaBi Paper Clip Tutorial - GaBi Software

3.30 Creating a balance
If you have not completed the tutorial up to this point, you can open the “Tutorial Model”
plan. This plan contains a finished version of the model.
In order to analyse the environmental impacts of your modelled paper clip you have to
create a balance. A GaBi balance is a file containing all the calculated results for the
modelled system and includes all of the LCI results as well as the LCIA results.
Create a balance of the Life Cycle Steel Paper Clip plan now.
89. Click on the „Balance‟ icon in the plan window.
The GaBi dashboard will open.
3.31 Dashboard
This dashboard allows you to choose how you would like to view the LCI and LCIA
results. You can also view the results of the Life Cycle Costing and Life Cycle Working
Environment analysis here.
You can save the balance separately by clicking on the save button. The balance will be
saved in the balances folder of your database. You find your balances in the object
hierarchy of your GaBi DB Manager right above your plans.
90. Save your balance, but remember if you change anything on your plan, you have
to calculate and save a new balance.
At the moment you see a series of charts showing the life cycle impact asessement resutls
for the paper clip model. We are currently viewing the global warming potential,
acidification potential and other impacts.
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