ILCD Format - Changelog

• ScopeOfReviewValues, MethodOfReviewValues updated
• AreaOfProtectionValues, LCIAImpactCategoryValues, LCIAMethodPrincipleValues, RecommendationLevelValues, TypeOfLCIAMethodValues added
• Changed datatype of element methodology to string, which will be checked against user extensible ILCDLCIAMethodolgies.xml file during validation.

removed elements

• element referenceToFateAndEffectModel from DataGeneratorType
• element referenceToRawDataDocumentation from DataGeneratorType
• element percentageOfSafeguardObjectProblemFieldOrTopicCovered from DataSourcesType
• element dataSourceType from CharacterisationFactorType
• locationOfValidity, subLocationOfValidity from GeographyType
• element generalApplicability from ImpactModelType
• referenceToEntitiesWithExclusiveAccess, licenseType from PublicationAndOwnershipType
• DataSourcesTreatmentAndRepresentativenessType
• LocationOfValidityType
• MethodologyType
• element referenceToReferenceUnitGroup from QuantitativeReferenceType

renamed elements

• Flow(s)Exchange(s)Type to CharacterisationFactor(s)Type
• element flowsExchanges to characterisationFactors
• element flowExchange to factor
• element LCIAMethodDescriptionAndIncludedSubMethods to modelDescription
• element referenceToIncludedSubMethods to referenceToIncludedMethods
• element referenceToLCIAMethodFlowDiagrammOrPicture to referenceToMethodologyFlowChart
• element dataSourcesTreatmentAndRepresentativeness to dataSources
• DataSourcesTreatmentAndRepresentativenessType to DataSourcesType

added elements

• element qualityCompliance to ComplianceType
• elements impactCategory, areaOfProtection, impactIndicator, impactIndicatorDescription, referenceToExternalDocumentation to DataSetInformationType
• element useAdviceForDataSet to DataSourcesType
• CompletenessType with elements completenessImpactCoverage and inventoryItems
• element recommendations to DataEntryByType
• element deviatingRecommendation to CharacterisationFactorType
• interventionLocation, interventionSubLocation, impactLocation, geographicalRepresentativenessDescription to GeographyType
• elements modelName, referenceToModelSource, consideredMechanisms to ImpactModelType
• LCIAMethodNormalisationAndWeightingType with elements typeOfDataSet, LCIAMethodPrinciple, deviationsFromLCIAMethodPrinciple, normalisation, referenceToUsableNormalisationDataSets, normalisationDescription, referenceToIncludedNormalisationDataSets, weighting, referenceToUsableWeightingDataSets, weightingDescription, referenceToIncludedWeightingDataSets
• local TimeType with elements referenceYear, duration, timeRepresentativenessDescription
• RecommendationType with element recommendationBy
• elements LCIAMethodNormalisationAndWeighting, completeness to ModellingAndValidationType
• element dateOfLastRevision to PublicationAndOwnershipType
• element referenceQuantity to QuantitativeReferenceType

• ILCD_Common_Groups.xsd: declaration of accessRestrictions, copyright elements has been changed from local to global to enable reuse

• fixed no display of multiple classification in flow list issue

• updated compliance stylesheet to be in line with "European Commission - Joint Research Centre - Institute for Environment and Sustainability: International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Data Network - Compliance rules and entry- level requirements. Version 1, 2010. EUR 24380 EN. Luxembourg. Publications Office of the European Union; 2010" document
• fixed minor issues in compliance stylesheet
• fixed minor display issues
• renamed stylesheet conformity_1.1.xsl to compliance_1.1.xsl
• fixed issue in compliance stylesheet where existing dataSetVersion fields would not be recognized
• fixed issue in compliance stylesheet where presence of wrong field would be checked for contact datasets (shortName instead of name)

• updated LCIA method samples with sample datasets complying with the new schema.
• updated ILCDClassification.xml with the new classification for LCIA method datasets.
• added ILCDLCIAMethodologies.xml file.

• HTML generation will leave URIs referenced in referenceToPrecedingDataSetVersion elements intact (instead of converting .xml to .html as before).

• renamed complianceType to ComplianceType, complianceDeclarationsType to ComplianceDeclarationsType
• removed some redundant namespace prefixes to ease automatic schema processing
• ILCD_ProcessDataSet.xsd, ILCD_LCIAMethodDataSet.xsd, ILCD_Common_Groups.xsd: added missing annotations
• ILCD_ILCD.xsd: added explicit mixed="false" declaration on ILCDType to avoid errors on some validators

• fixed incorrect display of flow property's unit in display stylesheet

• renamed stylesheet conformity_1.1.xsl to compliance_1.1.xsl
• fixed issue in compliance stylesheet where existing dataSetVersion fields would not be recognized

• fixed issue where incorrect references to Format/Compliance datasets would be written to migrated datasets

• corrected issue with duplicate entries in schema documentation

The ILCD format is a further development starting from the former ELCD format, which is discontinued. All identifiers point to "ILCD" now.

Extensions mechanism

• While the formatExtensions construct is obsolete, each complex type may now contain an optional common:other element which in turn may contain content from arbitrary namespaces other than the ILCD ones. In addition, attributes from arbitrary other namespaces are allowed on each complex type.

Schema refactorings

• Quite a few constructs (mainly from the Common_Groups which were previously chameleon) have been moved to the common namespace (see below).

Constraints

• Some unique and keyref constraints that were not enforced have been added or corrected.

CASNumber SimpleType

• The CAS number datatype now has a more restrictive pattern, the contents has to match the 000000-00-0 pattern (leading zeros are required).

Classification

• categoryInformation is now classificationInformation, new structure as follows:

     <classificationInformation>
        <common:classification [name="<name of classification system>"] [classes="<URI of classes document>"]>
           <common:class level="0">...</common:class>
           <common:class level="1">...</common:class>
        </common:classification>
     </classificationInformation>

• The name and classes attributes can be omitted, in that case the default ILCD classification is used. The specified URI will be used to validate the classification information against that document.

@xml:lang

• The xml:lang attribute can now be omitted (in this case it defaults to "en").

Review section

• new element dataQualityIndicators on review section, see documentation for details
• all reviewDetailsOn* elements are now obsolete and replaced by one single common:reviewDetails element

Renamed/modified enumeration values

• GlobalReferenceTypeValues

  • renamed: "process or LCI result data set" to "process data set"

• ComplianceValues (previously consistencyAndConformityValues)

  • renamed: "Fully conform" to "Fully compliant"
  • renamed: "Not conform" to "Not compliant"
  • removed: "Sufficiently conform" (mapped to

• DataDerivationTypeStatusValues

  • renamed: "Unknown or mixed derivation" to "Unknown derivation"

• new FlowDataDerivationTypeStatusValues: same as DataDerivationTypeStatusValues, but

  • removed: "Missing important"
  • removed: "Missing unimportant"

• CompletenessTypeValues

  • renamed: "Non-renewable material resource consumption" to "Non-renewable material resource depletion"
  • renamed: "Non-renewable primary energy consumption" to "Non-renewable primary energy depletion"
  • renamed: "Seawater ecotoxicity" to "Seawater eco-toxicity"
  • renamed: "Terrestric ecotoxicity" to "Terrestric eco-toxicity"
  • new: "Particulate matter/respiratory inorganics"
  • new: "Species depletion"
  • new: "Noise"

• LCIMethodApproachesValues (formerly AllocationOrSystemExpansionPrinciplesValues)

  • renamed: "Allocation - 100% to main product" to "Allocation - 100% to main function"
  • renamed: "Allocation - explicit assignment" to "Allocation - other explicit assignment"
  • renamed: "Substitution - market value corrected" to "Substitution - average, market price correction"
  • renamed: "Substitution - technical properties corrected" to "Substitution - average, technical properties correction"
  • renamed: "Substitution - recycled content corrected" to "Allocation - recycled content"
  • renamed: "Substitution - market average" to "Substitution - average, no correction"
  • renamed: "Substitution - recycling average" (mapped to "Substitution - recycling potential")
  • renamed: "Substitution - market change" to "Consequential effects - other"
  • new: "Allocation - physical causality"
  • new: "Other"

• ExchangeFunctionTypeValues

  • removed: ""

• FlowTypeValues

  • new: "Other flow"

• LCIMethodPrincipleValues

  • renamed: "Average" to "Attributional"
  • renamed: "Change-oriented" to "Consequential"
  • new: "Consequential with attributional components"
  • new: "Other"

• PublicationTypeValues

  • renamed: "Measurement on site" to "Direct measurement"

• TypeOfProcessValues

  • renamed: "Unit process, not pre-allocated" to "Unit process, single operation"
  • renamed: "Pre-allocated unit process" to "Unit process, black box"
  • renamed: "System partly terminated" to "Partly terminated system"

• TypeOfReviewValues

  • renamed: "Internal review" to "Dependent internal review"
  • renamed: "Independent third party review" to "Accredited third party review"
  • new: "Independent internal review"
  • new: "Independent external review"

• MethodOfReviewValues

  • renamed: "Re-collection / -validation of raw data" to "Validation of data sources"
  • renamed: "Re-calculation / -modelling" to "Sample tests on calculations"
  • renamed: "Cross-check with other dataset" to "Cross-check with other data set"
  • new: "Documentation"
  • new: "Evidence collection by means of plant visits and/or interviews"

• ScopeOfReviewValues

  • renamed: "Unit process(es)" to "Unit process(es), black box"
  • renamed: "LCI results" to "LCI results or Partly terminated system"
  • renamed: "LCI method" to "Life cycle inventory methods"
  • renamed: "LCIA method" to "LCIA results calculation"
  • removed: "One-point indicator"
  • new: "Unit process(es), single operation"
  • new: "Goal and scope definition"

• WorkflowAndPublicationStatusValues

  • new: "Under revision"
  • new: "Withdrawn"

• new LicenseTypeValues with values

  • "Free of charge for all users and uses"
  • "Free of charge for some user types or use types"
  • "Free of charge for members only"
  • "License fee"
  • "Other"

removed

• @categories attribute from root element (replaced by @classes attribute on common:classification element)
• common:formatExtensions

moved to http://lca.jrc.it/ILCD/Common namespace

• UUID
• shortName
• synonyms
• dataSetVersion
• permanentDataSetURI
• generalComment
• referenceToPersonOrEntityEnteringTheData
• referenceToOwnershipOfDataSet
• referenceToPrecedingDataSetVersion
• copyright
• referenceToPersonOrEntityGeneratingTheDataSet
• referenceToDataSetFormat
• accessRestrictions
• commissionerAndGoal
• workflowAndPublicationStatus
• scope and method in review section
• referenceToNameOfReviewerAndInstitution
• otherReviewDetails
• referenceToCompleteReviewReport

renamed

• dateAndTimeCompleted to common:timeStamp
• consistencyAndConformity to compliance
• consistencyAndConformityDeclarations to complianceDeclarations
• referenceToConformitySystem to common:referenceToComplianceSystem
• approvalOfOverallConformity to common:approvalOfOverallCompliance
• nomenclatureAndHierarchyConformity to common:nomenclatureCompliance
• methodologicalConformity to common:methodologicalCompliance
• reviewConformity to common:reviewCompliance
• documentationConformity to common:documentationCompliance
• referenceToEntitiesAndPersonsWithExclusiveAccessToThisDataSet to referenceToEntitiesWithExclusiveAccess
• common:timeRepresentativityDescription to common:timeRepresentativenessDescription
• dataSetUseApproval to common:referenceToDataSetUseApproval
• referenceToOriginOfDataSet to common:referenceToConvertedOriginalDataSetFrom
• common:intendedApplication to common:intendedApplications
• referenceToPublication to common:referenceToUnchangedRepublication

renamed

• processOrLCIResultDataSet to processDataSet
• processOrLCIResultInformation to processInformation
• typeOfEmissionSource to identifierOfSubDataSet
• functionalUnitProductionPeriodOrOtherParameter to functionalUnitOrOther
• technologyDescriptionAndIncludedProcessesAndLCIResults to technologyDescriptionAndIncludedProcesses
• referenceToIncludedProcessesAndLCIResults to referenceToIncludedProcesses
• referenceToExternalDocumentationFilesSource to referenceToExternalDocumentation
• deviationFromLCIMethodPrinciple to deviationsFromLCIMethodPrinciple
• allocationOrSystemExpansionPrinciples to LCIMethodApproaches
• deviationsFromAllocationOrSystemExpansionPrinciplesExplanations to deviationsFromLCIMethodApproaches
• deviationFromModellingConstants to deviationsFromModellingContants
• referenceToLCIMethodAndAllocationPrinciplesAndModellingConstantsDetails to referenceToLCAMethodDetails
• referenceToDataCompletenessSelectionCombinationTreatmentAndExtrapolationsPrinciplesDetails to referenceToDataHandlingPrinciples
• dataCompletenessPrinciples to dataCutOffAndCompletenessPrinciples
• deviationFromDataCompletenessPrinciples to deviationsFromCutOffAndCompletenessPrinciples
• deviationFromDataSelectionAndCombinationPrinciples to deviationsFromSelectionAndCombinationPrinciples
• deviationFromDataTreatmentAndExtrapolationsPrinciples to deviationsFromTreatmentAndExtrapolationPrinciples

removed

• statisticalClassificationCode
• referenceToModelSource
• referenceToProductSystemModel
• referenceToRawDataDocumentation

other

• new field complementingProcesses in dataSetInformation section
• LCIMethodPrinciple has been restricted to one occurrence
• new field dateOfLastRevision in publicationAndOwnership section
• new field referenceToRegistrationAuthority in publicationAndOwnership section
• new field registrationNumber in publicationAndOwnership section
• new section LCIAResults after exchanges section
• root element: optinal metaDataOnly attribute to indicate a dataset without exchanges
• variableParameter: all attributes are now subelements, renamed @variableParameter to @name, comment is multilanguage (requires xml:lang attribute)
• functionalUnitOrOther (previously functionalUnitProductionPeriodOrOtherParameter) can be specified even if referenceToReferenceFlow is present
• useAdviceForDataSet is now of type FTMultiLang (previously STMultiLang)

renamed

• mixTypeAndLocation to mixAndLocationTypes

removed

• statisticalClassification
• completeness
• nomenclatureAndHierarchyConformity
• methodologicalConformity
• reviewConformity
• documentationConformity
• copyright
• accessRestrictions
• referenceToOriginOfDataSet
• referenceToEntitiesAndPersonsWithExclusiveAccessToThisDataSet
• flowPropertiesAndLCIAFactors (but not contained element flowProperties)
• LCIAFactors

other

• locationOfSupply is now multilanguage (requires xml:lang attribute)
• values for dataDerivationTypeStatus are now defined in FlowDataDerivationTypeStatusValues

• added elementaryFlowCategorization for elementary flows:

    
     <classificationInformation>
        <common:elementaryFlowCategorization>
           <common:category level="0">Emissions</common:category>
           <common:category level="1">Emissions to air</common:category>
        </common:elementaryFlowCategorization>
     </classificationInformation>

moved to http://lca.jrc.it/ILCD/Common namespace

• name

removed

• nomenclatureAndHierarchyConformity
• methodologicalConformity
• reviewConformity
• documentationConformity
• copyright
• accessRestrictions
• useAdviceForDataSet
• referenceToEntitiesAndPersonsWithExclusiveAccessToThisDataSet

other

• modellingAndValidation is now optional

moved to http://lca.jrc.it/ILCD/Common namespace

• name

removed

• technology
• nomenclatureAndHierarchyConformity
• referenceToOriginOfDataSet

moved to http://lca.jrc.it/ILCD/Common namespace

• shortName

renamed

• logo to referenceToLogo

removed

• digitalFile
• furtherInformation

other

• classificationInformation (previously categoryInformation) now appears before sourceCitation
• referenceToDigitalFile may appear multiple times

moved to http://lca.jrc.it/ILCD/Common namespace

• shortName

renamed

• logo to referenceToLogo
• furtherInformation to contactDescriptionOrComment

other

• contactDescriptionOrComment (previously furtherInformation) has been moved to follow immediately after centralContactPoint
• contactAddress, centralContactPoint is now multilanguage (requires xml:lang attribute)
• restrict occurrence of tel/fax number to maximum of 1 (NOTICE: If multiple numbers have been specified, only the first entry of each will be transferred to the 1.1 instance. The migration stylesheet will issue a warning for each entry not transferred.

renamed

• renamed element LCIAMethodFlowDiagrammOrPicture to referenceToLCIAMethodFlowDiagrammOrPicture, changed type to common:GlobalReferenceType

other

• adjusted order of elements in dataSetInformation to reflect structure in other datasets
• added new field methodology to indicate the type of method