Product list (PCF, LCA)

Before you can start creating your PCF or LCA 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. Additionally, an optional product description can be maintained. This helps to further describe the product and is automatically transferred to the base data when creating a new PCF or LCA report. 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.

The drop-down menu is used to assign the relevant production sites to the product. 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 or LCA reports for this product.

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, archive, delete, or create a report

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 archive icon to archive products

• 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. The selected product and the report type ‘Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)’ are already pre-filled. You can also switch to ‘Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)’ at any time. This allows you to create new reports more quickly and with less manual input.

Important notes

• Changes made to a product do not affect reports that have already been generated.

• Archived products remain visible in the ‘Archived’ tab and retain all existing reports unchanged. However, no new PCF or LCA reports can be generated for archived products. Archiving can be undone at any time.

• Products with existing PCF or LCA reports cannot be deleted. Deletion is only possible for products without reports and cannot be undone – all product data will be permanently removed.