Tutorial: How to import a database in openLCA

[@ardhyyuliawan6988]

Vielen dank für die Anleitung, wirklich hilfreich

[@user-tw9sh6xg5u]

Hi! Unluckily in the list of free databases I can't find Agribalyse, did you remove it? According to the list of free database it should be there

[@AlexIs-gc2kz]

me also :/

[@rahmat153]

Seem Agribalyse isn't free anymore

[@user-hv1mi8zj5v]

as far as i can tell agribalyse is now only available for ecoinvent license holders :(((

[@tassekkaoumaima4201]

m doing a LCA for my intership for production process in a company, do i need another database beside the company data ?? like a exemple data to do a comparaison or somthing. idk how things supposed to work

[@sherrrykhan1098]

Hello agribluies4is not avalibel in the database from where i can download

[@julietteblary]

Hello, how to know which database to use? I am supposed to do an LCA analysis for a Direct Air Capture System but I have no idea which database to choose. thank you !

[@openLCA]

choosing a database is a crucial part of the work. Do read about the different databases available on openLCA Nexus, and maybe visit provider websites in order to make your decision.

[@sherrrykhan1098]

hello teacher can we buy sima pro from yours website

[@spaghettipirate9551]

Hey, all my browsers seem to have security problems with nexus. Error Type is: PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR I cant download any databases

[@openLCA]

maybe try this link: nexus.openlca.org/

[@AyaanKhan-ei3gk]

Agribalyse is not downloading from nexus although it says its free,still not donwlaoding

[@dv7255]

Hello, I have a question. Why do we need to combine databases?

[@openLCA]

Of course often there is no need to combine databases. Sometimes, a dataset lacks datasets that you need, and you can find them in another databases, this is a motivation to combine both.

[@Yeoldyperson]

@@openLCA Is there a reason to not combine all the databases I have downloaded into one? I suppose because there may be overlaps and it would make the databases very slow to open, but perhaps not.

[@kartolonimbus]

the nexus web can't open

[@riyakarmakar7380]

the databases are downloading in pdf format as a result, i am not able to combine them in LCA, ho do i convert the pdf files to .zolca files so as to combine.

[@openLCA]

when you acquire the databases through Nexus, you get access to the .zolca file: nexus.openlca.org/databases

[@naveenkumar-kf3sw]

hi, is there any other way to download this database? the link which you provided is not working?

[@openLCA]

You can find the website here: nexus.openlca.org/database/Agribalyse

[@sav376]

How long does the import process usually take (5:40 on)? Mine seems to be hanging but maybe it just takes a really long time. Thank you.

[@openLCA]

depending on your machine and what you are importing it might take a while. The importing of LCIA methods, for example, can take around 5 minutes

[@jinamz6118]

Do I need to save the database into openLCA windows folder? If I deleted the database from my downloads folder, will the database disappear?

[@openLCA]

When you restore (upload) a database in the software, there is a copy that is done automatically at a storage place in your computer. If you delete that copy you wont be able to access the database from openLCA.

[@triciawaka-ceou18]

Hi, I have some troubles to download datasets in the software. I followed the different steps on this channel, but when I tried to report datasets on the software they do not appear in the "Downloads". So I can't add them in. I already download them from your website, and they are in "Downloads" folder. But they do not appear when I open it from the software. Please, any advice ? Thanks.

[@openLCA]

open openLCA and right click on the navigation panel (grey box to the left), then click on "restore database". This will allow to import a .zolca file.

[@sherrrykhan1098]

hi can any one recomedn me which data base i can use for crop production LCA

[@ongkang1726]

hi, may I ask? why do we need database? is it for characterization factor? am I right?

[@openLCA]

Hi, the database completes the information required for your model. The LCIA method then maps the data in the database to LCA results using characterisation factors.