Latest manual updates

In this section, you can check what the major manual updates were about and when they were released, see Update openLCA to the latest version

01.07.2026

• Updated Exporting databases chapter (in particular Export in ecospold format)

18.06.2026

• Updated System dynamics chapter
• Updated Types of parameters chapter

11.06.2026

• Minor updates

06.05.2026

• Integrated changed workflow for deleting connections/processes in the model graph as per version 2.6.1 Model Graph

06.03.2026

• Created Update openLCA to the latest version section

04.02.2026

• Updated and commented the Data Quality chapter
• Updated the toolbar content Toolbar Content chapter

28.01.2026

• Created Creating Data Sets in openLCA - Data Aggregation section
• Updated note style in the whole document

15.01.2026

• Created First test version of integrating system dynamics into openLCA section
• Updated Exporting a database as a library section
• Fixed bug in Summary
• Changed note style up to "6. Databases" (included)

07.10.2025

• Updated and commented the Data Quality chapter
• Created a Model validation in openLCA section

30.09.2025

• Updated and reorganized EPDs chapter
• Created Uploading EPDs on SmartEPD section
• Created Modelling with time parameter section
• Added SQL paragraph to Scripting in openLCA chapter
• Impact assessment category tab contents section reorganized

09.09.2025

• Updated Using results of EPDs in the product system
• Minor updates

21.07.2025

• Clarification on the wording for system expansion in the allocation chapter.
• Minor updates

02.07.2025

• New chapter Scripting in openLCA with details on using Jython and the openLCA IPC as we also now provide a Jython scripting manual.
• Minor updates

23.06.2025

• allow (EPD) results as default providers in processes
• updated "soda4LCA" feature
• updated Analysis groups
• New chapter about our experimental feature Parameter´ Analysis
• New chapter about updates on openLCA software Latest software updates
• Dependent parameters section moved from "Advanced Topics" to "Parameters"
• Updated Exporting/saving product systems
• Minor updates

16.04.2025

• Minor updates

17.02.2025

• Fixed bugs in:
  • openLCA key features with an LCA case study
  • Libraries
• Minor updates

31.01.2025

• Updated/added sections affected by the release of openLCA new version 2.4:
  • Analysis groups newly added
  • Databases updated
  • Model graph updated
  • Other updates (e.g. "child categories" are now called "categories" and new screenshots reflect this change)
• Chapters restructured:
  • Running openLCA for the first time
  • Processes
  • Calculation and Result Analysis
• The chapters in the sidebar are now collapsed bu default at the first level when opening the manual. They can be expanded manually or browsed in the new TOC (see point below).
• Added Table of content
• Latest manual updates section can now be fount a the bottom of the of the manual.
• Minor updates

18.12.2014

• Chapters in the sidebar are now collapsible
• Updated "Calculate CFs for selected locations" section in "Regionalized LCIA" section
• Updated importing JSON-LD options description
• Minor updates

31.10.2024

• Addition of a life cycle stage modeling approach to the LCA case study
• Note about flow locations and update of the "Regionalization" section
• Minor updates

08.10.2024

• Adapted to changes coming along with the release of openLCA 2.3
• Novel chapter on "Dependent Parameters"
• Expanded the "Tags" chapter and their use for result analysis
• Expanded the "Monte Carlo Simulation" chapter and the connection to data quality
• Rescaled figures

03.07.2024

• Novel "soda4LCA" feature is described now in the EPD section
• Updated the "Regionalization" section
• Added a description on how to model and use allocation for recycling
• Added an explanation on the existing LCIA methods and their scope
• Added a description on how to add characterisation factors

25.04.2024

• Minor updates

19.03.2024

• Added "Exporting product systems" section.
• Added "Constants, operators and functions for formulas in openLCA" section.
• Minor updates

15.02.2024

• Added note on ILCD import in EPD section
• Minor updates

08.01.2024

• EPD chapter improved with the new section "Calculate impact assessment", where you can find the different possible ways to calculate the impact assessment in EPD format.
• Minor updates