Tool Overview

Tool Overview#

The Materials Environmental and Cost Life Cycle Assessment (DiMEC-LCA) platform provides a high-level analysis of the environmental and economic impacts across the material value chain. It delivers results in a graphical format, enabling users to evaluate key indicators from environmental and cost life cycle assessments (WP7) alongside pilot project KPIs (WP2). The platform’s user interface facilitates the visualization of critical insights, including environmental and financial hotspots, design performance evaluations, and benchmarking comparisons.

1. Credentials#

To access the DiMEC-LCA, you will need credentials provided through the research project you are working on. If you do not have credentials, follow these steps:

  • Contact the relevant project administrator for assistance.

  • If further support is needed, refer to the Contact Information section to reach our support team.

2. Basic Usage#

It provides the following basic features:

  • Data visualization and dashboards: DiMEC-LCA provides a user-friendly interface for creating, customizing, and managing dashboards. Through integration with Grafana, DiMEC-LCA allows users to interact with a variety of dashboards and plots.

  • Data manipulation: Where applicable, users can modify existing data stored in the MySQL database, directly from the dashboard. Any changes made to the data are reflected in real-time within the dashboard.

  • Data filtering: Users can dynamically adjust filter criteria, through the Variable plugin, and instantly see the impact on the displayed data.

  • Data download: DiMEC-LCA facilitates data export in multiple formats, including PNG for graphical representations and raw data in CSV and JSON formats.

  • Data calculations: DiMEC-LCA supports mathematical operations, documenting and parsing the various equations which generate the KPI and LCA/LCC results. Furthermore, for users with more complex analytical needs, additional math calculations can be conducted externally on the data through scripts before data is stored in the database or uploaded through the Infinity plugin.

  • Panel Toolbar: Each panel in the dashboard has a toolbar, which contains options for editing the panel, such as changing the visualization type, modifying the query, and configuring display options.

  • Time Range Selector: At the top of the dashboard view, there is a time range selector that allows user to specify the time range for the data displayed on the dashboard.

  • Dashboard Toolbar: The dashboard toolbar appears at the top of the dashboard view and contains options for interacting with the entire dashboard, including saving the dashboard, adding annotations, sharing the dashboard, and accessing dashboard settings.

  • Access management: Administrators have detailed control over user access, dictating which features and functionalities each user can access within the platform.

These features collectively support informed decision-making by providing accessible, transparent, and customizable environmental and economic impact assessments.

3. Contact Information#

For any questions or support, please reach out to the following contacts: