Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Life Cycle Assess. 2024 Mar 12;29:789–802. doi: 10.1007/s11367-024-02286-x

Table 3.

Contents and specifications for the mapping criteria file

Spreadsheet name Requirement Type of content listed
NO_FLOW_MATCH_MANUAL Optional Source elementary flows (flow name + context) not to be matched
ONE2MANY_FLOW_MANUAL Optional Source elementary flows (EFs) and corresponding target EFs to be matched
ONE2ONE_FLOW_MANUAL Optional Source EFs and corresponding target EF to be matched
FLOWNAME_MANUAL Recommended Source flow name and corresponding target flow name to be matched
FLOWNAME_MANUAL_PROXY Optional Source flow name and corresponding target flow name to be matched
DEFAULT_CONTEXT_MATCH Mandatory Source sub-compartments and corresponding target sub-compartments
PROXY_CONTEXT_MATCH Recommended Source sub-compartments and corresponding target sub-compartments
CONVERSION Recommended Source-target flow names and units and corresponding conversion factor to express the given source flow in the unit of the target flow