Template field descriptions
Here you will find a brief explanation of each field as used in the import templates.
| Field | Description | Activity categories |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Free text field to give a short description of the data entry. |
All |
| Start date | Date when the activity related to the data entry took place. The date can be a year (in format "yyyy"), a month (in format "mm/yyyy"), or a day (in format "dd/mm/yyyy"). | All |
| End date | Date when the activity related to the data entry ended. The date can be a year (in format "yyyy"), a month (in format "mm/yyyy"), or a day (in format "dd/mm/yyyy"). | All |
| Organizational Unit | Part of the organizational structure to which the specific data entry belongs. | All |
| Keyword | Keyword names per activity type (see Boundaries - Emission factors for the dataset for each type).
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All |
| Detail | Detail names per activity type (see Boundaries - Emission factors for the dataset for each type).
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All |
| Factor Unit | The unit of the emission factor. | All |
| Volume | Numeric value of the activity data. This volume number will be multiplied with the emission factor number to calculate the corresponding carbon emissions. You only need to fill in the volume for the Single Value formula (= no formula terms). |
All |
| Load | The amount of people travelled or freight was transported. |
Upstream Transport, Business Travel, Commuting, Downstream Transport |
| Unit (load) | The unit of the load. | Upstream Transport, Business Travel, Commuting, Downstream Transport |
| Distance | Distance over which people travelled or freight was transported. The distance is assumed to be the single-way distance. | Upstream Transport, Business Travel, Commuting, Downstream Transport |
| Unit (distance) | The unit of the distance. |
Upstream Transport, Business Travel, Commuting, Downstream Transport |
| Departure | Location of departure. This location could be a country, city or airport. |
Upstream Transport, Business Travel, Commuting, Downstream Transport |
| Arrival | Location of arrival. This location could be a country, city or airport. | Upstream Transport, Business Travel, Commuting, Downstream Transport |
| Trip Count | Number of journeys. | Upstream Transport, Business Travel, Commuting, Downstream Transport |
| Amount | Amount of the goods, services or assets that are consumed. |
Capital Goods |
Amortization period |
The period over which you want to amortize the amount. The unit is always years. |
Capital Goods |
| Traded From | In the context of intercompany trade, this is the part of the organizational structure from which the related good or service was acquired (i.e. the seller). |
All |
| [Custom field] | Value for a custom field as defined in Company Settings. The name of the field should be given as the column header. | All |
| Notes | Free text field to add additional information to the data entry. The notes can be used to add assumptions, sources, comments, etc. | All |
| Validation check | Automated check that a correct combination of Keyword - Detail - Unit is being used. There is no need to import this column. | All |