Product list

Before you can start creating your PCF reports, the first step is to create the company hierarchy in the Company tab and add the product to be balanced in the Product list tab. We have created a separate article for creating the company hierarchy, which you can find here.

Product list

All products that have already been created can be seen in the product list. A new product can be added using the Add product button in the top right-hand corner.

Add a new product

A new page opens where you can enter the product name and, if available, a product code. The Object of assessment field is currently greyed out and set to a single product. In future, you will also be able to specify an entire range or product line here.


Assigning production sites to a product

When creating a product, the associated production sites are also assigned via the Structural elements drop-down menu. The company hierarchy created in the Company tab is displayed here. By selecting the checkboxes, you can specify at which of the sites the product to be balanced is manufactured. The selected locations are automatically transferred to the PCF reports for this product.

Note: If you remove the link between a production site and a product, any PCF reports that have already been created will remain unaffected. You can edit the sites in reports that have already been created via the report's basic data.

Using archived structural elements for previous years

Below the current company hierarchy, you can view the archived structural elements. These are structural elements that are no longer part of the company hierarchy in the Company tab, but are still assigned to one of your products or used in PCF or CCF reports. You can also select these structural elements to assign them to a product.

Click on Add product to create the entry and add it to the product list.

Edit, delete, or create reports for products

Existing entries in the product list can be managed using the icons at the end of each product row:

• Use the pencil icon to edit a product.

• Use the trash icon to delete a product.

• Use the "Add new report" button to create a new PCF report directly for the respective product.

When you click "Add new report", you are taken directly to the input screen for creating a new report. The selected product as well as the report type Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) are already prefilled. This allows new reports to be created faster and with fewer manual inputs.