Latest manual updates

In this section you can check what the major manual updates were about and when they were released.

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