Data quality indicator:

GaBi 4 has a system for documenting the quality of the data being used, to help ensure that balance results are understandable and to increase their transparency. GaBi objects process, plan and balance, are represented by data quality indicators of completeness, data origin and representativeness.

 

Flow:

GaBi manages flows (substances, materials) in a tree structure referred to as the flow group hierarch. In the GaBi system, flows carry basic information for different types of balances (e.g. mass, energy, active, economic balances, etc.) and are used by GaBi processes as inputs or outputs. Flows are used in GaBi process plans to connect consecutive unit processes. In GaBi balances, information can be viewed to a maximum depth of detail at the flow (input/output) level.

 

Gabi Balance:

The GaBi system calculates balances using the data provided in processes or process plans and allows you to perform multiple analyses of balances. A GaBi balance compares all inputs for one or several balance objects with its outputs. The balance object type was fundamentally reworked. An added feature is the assessment of LCC and LCWE information and many useful functions such as the hierarchal view according to groupings or freely definable balance views.

 

Global parameters:

In global parameters, parameters can be created which are valid throughout the database. Different parts of your models in GaBi can refer to global parameters and be centrally varied.

 

nestled plans:

 

Plan parameters:

Similar to GaBi 3 processes, GaBi 4 plans may also have parameters. This increases the options for flexible models that can be adapted easily with the local setting of available parameters.

 

Process:

GaBi 4 manages processes (often referred to as modules) in a tree structure, using process categories. In their simplest form, processes have an input list and an output list, in which reference is made in each case to GaBi flows by indicating quantities and amounts. In addition, process parameters and process equations can be defined, which determine one or several flow amounts on the input- or output side.

Projects:

GaBi projects can be documented according to ISO standards. This is done with projects. A list of used objects can also be stored in a project.

 

Quantities:

GaBi can work with different quantities. The GaBi system uses quantities to quantitatively define a flow value. The purely scalar quantities can be considered characteristics of a flow that are proportional to one another. In addition to physical quantities, GaBi also recognizes economic and environmental quantities, which are also proportional in specific flow terms.

 

Weighting:

As well as examining mass, energy, market value, impact categories and other balances, GaBi also allows you to calculate standardized and/or evaluated balances. Standardization and evaluation keys are sub-categories of the weighting object type based on their mathema­tical relationship.