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Procedure
You can begin by selecting the country that your process refers to. You don´t have to do
this, but it is helpful, if you have the information.
In the source field you can select where this process data comes from. Leave this blank for
now.
You can also select the type of process. This requires a bit more explanation, so go ahead
and select a country and name the process first.
08.02 5 Process types
There are 5 types of processes in GaBi in accordance with the European Union’s ILCD
system.
Processes are categorised in order to better understand their roles within a product
system. If you’d like to find out more about the ILCD system you can visit the ILCD website
(http://lct.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index_jrc).
08.03 u-so
A unit process single operation, represented by u-so, is often referred to as a unit process
or gate to gate process. This process type contains only the data for one specific process
step and no LCI (or Life cycle inventory) data.
08.04 u-bb
A unit process black box, represented by u-bb, refers to a multifunctional process or
process chain at a plant level. This type of process may represent a group of processes
rather than a single process step. For example, the entire production chain of a computer
keyboard key (excluding acquisition of raw materials) rather than the individual
manufacturing and transport processes for that keyboard key.
08.05 agg
In contrast, an LCI Result contains the entire life cycle data for part of or for the complete
life cycle of a product system. This kind of dataset is often referred to as a cradle to gate or
system process.
08.06 p-agg
A partly terminated system, represented by p-agg, contains all LCI data for the process
except for one or more product flows that require additional modelling. For example, the
steel wire process is a partly terminated system because all of the inputs and emissions
for the process are accounted for except for the type of steel being used to produce the
steel wire. This process type is sometimes referred to as a partly linked process.
08.07 aps
The last process type is called an avoided product system and is represented by aps. This
can be a confusing process type because all input and output flows are set to negative
values or all inputs are converted to outputs or vice versa. This kind of dataset is typically
used when modelling allocation and shows the way that the use of certain materials and
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