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Components are one of the basic concepts in Glimpact for the 3.1 package from the EU commission.

This functionality is important because components are the elements that will be used to create and evaluate a finished product. They must therefore be created and evaluated before a product creation.

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Components allow you to link analysis cases together and avoid having to re-enter the same data over and over again.

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In Glimpact, one analysis case can call up another using component links: a field with a clickable blue link prompts you to select another analysis case. The activity data from the selected case is then included in the assessment.

You create analysis cases for transportation, storage, processes, or power mixes just once, then reuse them as many times as necessary. For example, a single shipment of raw materials can be referenced in 100 components or products instead of being re-entered 100 times.

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Example: A basic T-shirt

It consists of two parts: a main fabric made of 100% cotton, and a decorative pocket made of 50% cotton and 50% polyester from another supplier. In the product form, you add two component links, one for each part. Each component can itself contain links to its raw materials (e.g., cotton fiber) and processes. The components nest within one another like Russian nesting dolls, ensuring a comprehensive assessment of the product.

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Create a component

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Component creation

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Good to know

Each field provides access only to the appropriate entity category: it is impossible to mistakenly link a shipment to a packaging record.
The link is based on the “element ID,” a unique identifier generated when an entity is created.
This functionality is designed for Package 3.1 and does not necessarily apply to older versions of the database. </aside>

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