ILCD Format - Changes since Nov 08 Beta Release

(This information is provided for your convenience and may not be complete, all these changes are also covered by the CHANGES document.)


Table of Contents

General/multiple schemas affected
Common_EnumerationValues.xsd
ILCD_Common_Groups.xsd
ILCD_ContactDataSet.xsd
ILCD_FlowDataSet.xsd
ILCD_FlowPropertyDataSet.xsd
ILCD_LCIAMethodDataSet.xsd
ILCD_ProcessDataSet.xsd
ILCD_SourceDataSet.xsd
ILCD_UnitGroupDataSet.xsd

General/multiple schemas affected

  • renamed types with reference to "Conformity" to reflect new nomenclature ("Compliance")
  • removed redundant constraints
  • add common:referenceToOwnershipOfDataSet to publicationAndOwnership due to restructuring of PublicationAndOwnershipGroup1
  • added unique constraint for common:class/@level on classification
  • added unique constraint for common:category/@level on elementaryFlowCategorization

Common_EnumerationValues.xsd

  • added enumeration StandardMethodTypeValues
  • enumeration GlobalReferenceTypeValues: renamed entry "process or LCI result data set" to "process data set"
  • TypeOfReviewValues: renamed "Third party review (independent)" to "Accredited third party review"

ILCD_Common_Groups.xsd

  • renamed group ConsistencyAndConformityGroup1 to ComplianceGroup
  • removed group PublicationAndOwnership1Process (redundant, references changed to PublicationAndOwnershipGroup1 and common:referenceToOwnershipOfDataSet added)
  • renamed CategoryInformationType to ClassificationInformationType
  • removed global element categoryInformation (redundant)
  • renamed element referenceToEntitiesAndPersonsWithExclusiveAccessToThisDataSet to referenceToEntitiesWithExclusiveAccess

ILCD_ContactDataSet.xsd

  • elements contactAddress, centralContactPoint: changed maxoccurs to 100 (was 1) because of multilang type
  • added unique constraint for contact:contactAddress/@xml:lang
  • added unique constraint for contact:centralContactPoint/@xml:lang
  • added unique constraint for contact:contactDescriptionOrComment/@xml:lang

ILCD_FlowDataSet.xsd

  • removed redundant type LCIAFactorsType
  • removed flowPropertiesAndLCIAFactors container (but not contained element flowProperties)
  • added unique constraint for common:accessRestrictions/@xml:lang on publicationAndOwnership
  • fixed unique constraint for common:synonyms/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed unique constraint for common:generalComment/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed unique constraint for flow:locationOfSupply/@xml:lang on geography
  • added unique constraint for common:shortDescription/@xml:lang on referenceToTechnicalSpecification
  • fixed key/keyref for flow:flowProperty/@dataSetInternalID and flow:referenceToReferenceFlowProperty

ILCD_FlowPropertyDataSet.xsd

  • added unique constraint for common:shortDescription/@xml:lang on flowproperty:referenceToOwnershipOfDataSet
  • fixed unique constraint for common:accessRestrictions/@xml:lang on publicationAndOwnership
  • element referenceToDataSource on dataSourcesTreatmentAndRepresentativeness: added minOccurs="0"
  • fixed unique constraint for common:name/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed unique constraint for common:synonyms/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed unique constraint for common:generalComment/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation

ILCD_LCIAMethodDataSet.xsd

  • renamed element LCIAMethodFlowDiagrammOrPicture to referenceToLCIAMethodFlowDiagrammOrPicture, changed type to common:GlobalReferenceType
  • adjusted order of elements in dataSetInformation to reflect structure in other datasets
  • added new element methodology to dataSetInformation, refers to newly added MethodologyType
  • added unique constraint for lciamethod:referenceToFateAndEffectModel/@xml:lang on dataGenerator
  • added unique constraint for accessRestrictions/@xml:lang
  • fixed unique constraint for common:name/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed unique constraint for common:synonyms/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed unique constraint for common:generalComment/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed unique constraint for common:timeRepresentativenessDescription/@xml:lang on time
  • added unique constraint for lciamethod:LCIAMethodDescriptionAndIncludedSubMethods/@xml:lang on impactModel
  • fixed unique constraint for common:scope/@name on review
  • added unique constraint for common:reviewDetails/@xml:lang on review
  • added unique constraint for common:otherReviewDetails/@xml:lang on review

ILCD_ProcessDataSet.xsd

  • added new element common:dateOfLastRevision in publicationAndOwnership section
  • renamed complementingProcess to referenceToComplementingProcess
  • renamed element referenceToExternalDocumentationFilesSource to referenceToExternalDocumentation
  • renamed element deviationFromDataCutOffAndCompletenessPrinciplesExplanations to deviationsFromCutOffAndCompletenessPrinciples
  • renamed element deviationFromDataSelectionAndCombinationPrinciplesExplanations to deviationsFromSelectionAndCombinationPrinciples
  • renamed element deviationFromDataTreatmentAndExtrapolationsPrinciplesExplanations to deviationsFromTreatmentAndExtrapolationPrinciples
  • renamed element referenceToDataCompletenessSelectionCombinationTreatmentAndExtrapolationsPrinciplesDetails to referenceToDataHandlingPrinciples
  • renamed element lciaResult to LCIAResult
  • renamed element lciaResults to LCIAResults
  • renamed element referenceToLciaDataSet to referenceToLCIAMethodDataSet
  • renamed element deviationFromLCIMethodPrincipleExplanations to deviationsFromLCIMethodPrinciple
  • renamed element lciMethodApproaches to LCIMethodApproaches
  • renamed element deviationsFromLCAMethodApproachesExplanations to deviationsFromLCIMethodApproaches
  • renamed element deviationFromModellingConstantsExplanations to deviationsFromModellingConstants
  • renamed element referenceToLCAMethodAndAllocationPrinciplesAndModellingConstantsDetails to referenceToLCAMethodDetails
  • renamed element functionalUnitProductionPeriodOrOtherParameter to functionalUnitOrOther
  • renamed element technologyDescriptionAndIncludedProcessesAndLCIResults to technologyDescriptionAndIncludedProcesses
  • renamed element referenceToIncludedProcessesAndLCIResults to referenceToIncludedProcesses
  • fixed unique constraint for common:accessRestrictions/@xml:lang on publicationAndOwnership
  • added missing element common:qualityCompliance to compliance section
  • added unique constraint for process:generalComment/@xml:lang on LCIAResult
  • added unique constraint for process:comment/@xml:lang on variableParameter
  • added unique constraint for process:deviationsFromLCIMethodApproaches/@xml:lang on LCIMethodAndAllocation
  • fixed unique constraint for common:synonyms/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed unique constraint for common:generalComment/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • added unique constraint for process:technologyDescriptionAndIncludedProcesses/@xml:lang on technology
  • added unique constraint for process:modelDescription/@xml:lang on mathematicalRelations
  • fixed unique constraint for common:reviewDetails/@xml:lang on review
  • fixed unique constraint for common:otherReviewDetails/@xml:lang on review
  • added keyref for process:exchanges/process:exchange/process:allocations/process:allocation/@internalReferenceToCoProduct on allocation referring to @exchangeInternalID
  • useAdviceForDataSet is now of type FTMultiLang (previously STMultiLang)

ILCD_SourceDataSet.xsd

  • element referenceToDigitalFile: set maxOccurs="unbounded"
  • fixed unique constraint for common:shortName/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation

ILCD_UnitGroupDataSet.xsd

  • fixed unique constraint for common:name/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed unique constraint for common:generalComment/@xml:lang on dataSetInformation
  • fixed key for unitgroup:units/unitgroup:unit/@dataSetInternalID
  • fixed keyref for unitgroup:unitGroupInformation/unitgroup:quantitativeReference/unitgroup:referenceToReferenceUnit