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1. Change status of Change status of inventory to inventory to approved and rejected_submission send email to NIC CRF Reporter 5 5 1 Approve inventory The inventory can be approved when it is ready for submission After receiving the e mail notification referred to in section 5 4 3 2 above the NFP or DNFP should 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 In the landing page where the list of inventories available are shown select the inventory has been sent for approval and tick the corresponding box under the column Working inventory note the inventory should be in status awaiting approval 3 Go to the Inventories tab and select Work on Inventories The page containing the name of the inventory selected will be displayed Highlight the name of the inventory and click on the Approve button Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy industrial Agnculture Option_A Option_B Option_C Processes and Product Use ikogler 3 00 awaiting approval tkogier SS E25 TreeGrid 2 General Properties Inventory Years Name TU 2014 2 inventor Enero saan e Indust j 1 Send for Reject CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 59 4 The status of the inventory will change to approved Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date E LTU 2014 2 Inventory 2015 Ikogler1 2014 06 27 15 35 35 ap
2. Information item lt lt f lt lt lt fe amp 1AB Fuel Combustion Reference Approach 2 Inthe corresponding data entry grid gig 1 AC Comparison of CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion enter data directly in the green cells 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non eneragy use of fuels 1 B Fugitive Emissions from Fuels a Peat i i i i i i i La Biomass amp EJS TreeGrid v2 2 When disaggregated data become available simply add child nodes and enter data in the corresponding grids Note that the values in the parent node 1 A 1 a in the example above may not be automatically updated In such cases re activate the formula by running the Consistency check refer to section 5 4 1 2 of this manual for further details 5 3 8 Footnotes In most of the CRF tables footnotes are provided in order to specify notes and instructions on entering information for the categories The relevant footnotes are displayed under the corresponding data entry grid To view the footnotes the user should 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 Go to the Data Entry tab and select a node in the navigation tree 3 At the bottom of the page click on the Footnotes link Footnotes please click here to show or hide footnotes CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 45 4 The footnotes section will expand to display the relevant footnotes for the selected
3. Reporter and change Log in to CRF password y User profile changed No P password 5 times Yes Active member o a Add users click on the button gt properties name Identify user email role etc Create account for users and send e mail notification CRF Reporter Save properties in DB Save changes in DB CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Log in to CRF Reporter with new password Edit profile of appropriate user Save changes to DB and send e mail to user Reactivate user account Disable account Lock user account and send e mail to NIC and relevant user Unlock account and send e mail notification to user 5 1 1 Add user This function allows the NIC to provide access to the users of the CRF Reporter i Log in as NIC go to the Administration tab and select Users Management gt Users Administration Administration f Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks Useful Links Users Administration nS Ci 2 The following page containing the list of users within a Party will be displayed If the NIC has not added any user yet the page will only contain details of his her account CRF Reporter Inventory Software CRF_Reporter v5 12 0 rc 7 UNFCCC 2015
4. Overwriting formulas section 5 3 7 Footnotes section 5 3 8 Figure 5 Inventory compilation workflow Inventory compilation workflow CRF Reporter Start inventory Select an inventory in status started Prepare GHG emission estimates CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Input data manually or hrough import Manually Export appropriate data entry grids t gt Excel file and save gt Enter data in the Import Excel file Excel file Through Excel or XML Import appropriate XML file Enter data in the appropriate data entry grids including comments gt Add country specific categories if necessary a Save data in TO DB Option C 5 3 1 Select an inventory In order for the users with editing rights to input data they must first select an inventory to work on To do so L Log in as NIC or SE J On the landing page select an inventory that is in status started 3 Tick the corresponding box under the column Working inventory m Working Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy Industrial Agnculture Option_A Option B Option_ Processes and Product Use lkogler Mon Jul 07 14 52 23 started kogler If a Party has several inventories in status started the SEs should coordinate with the NIC on the correct ver
5. Queue column To see the updated status of the export process refresh the page by clicking again on My Data Export The process is completed once the status has changed to SUCCESS An email notification is also sent to the user once the process has completed To open or save the file exported click on File in the Result column and follow the instructions indicated CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 56 5 4 3 1 Reject after review The NIC may choose to reject a submission after sending it for review if data have to be revised To do so the following steps are to be observed L Log in as NIC 2 In the landing page where the list of inventories available are shown select the inventory that should be rejected and tick the corresponding box under the column Working inventory note the inventory should be in status review 3 Go to the Inventories tab and select Work on Inventories The page containing the name of the inventory selected will be displayed Highlight the name of the inventory and click on the Reject button Submission year Creator Creation date Status Submission date Energy Industrial Agriculture Option A Option _B Option_C Processes and Product Use 2014 07 07 14 52 2 review 2s EJS TreeGrd v3 2 Name LTU_2014_3 Inventory Energy Submission year 2015 Industrial Processes and Prodi z Creator ikogler Agriculture Creation date 2014 07 07 14 52 23 783 Optio
6. button 7 The following page will be displayed Enter a new password in the New Password field United Nations E Framework Convention on Climate Change Change Password New Password Welcome to the Online CRF Reporter GHG inventory software Confirm Password CRF Web Application Change Password l Cancel privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 8 Re enter the new password in the Confirm Password field and click on the Change password button CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 12 9 The following message will be displayed United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change You Successfully change your password You can now login into CRF Application Login page privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 4 General layout and user interface elements After successful login the page presented in figure 1 below landing page will be displayed The components of this page are detailed in the following sections Figure 1 Landing page of the CRF Reporter CRF Reporter Inventory Software CRF_Reporter v3 5 4 UNFCCC_TEST Inventory Editable 2 Questions Problems Bug reports naziha Sign Out United Nations C Framework Convention on A To p bar Climate Change Administration Submissions Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Submission Checks Useful Links B Me n u
7. 2 B 8 g Other 2 B 9 a 1 By Product Emissions Production of HCFC 22 2 B 9 a 2 By Product Emissions Other 2 B 9 b 1 Fugitive Emissions Production of HFC 134a 2 B 9 b 2 Fugitive Emissions Production of SF6 2 B 9 b 3 Fugitive Emissions Other 2 B 10 Other please specify 2 C 1 a Steel 2 C 1 b Pig iron 2 C 1 c Direct reduced iron 2 C 1 d Sinter 2 C 1 e Pellet 2 C 1 f Other please specify 2 C 2 Ferroalloys production 2 C 3 Aluminium production 2 C 4 Magnesium production 2 C 5 Lead production CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 2 B 4 a Silicon carbide 2 B 4 b Calcium carbide 2 A 4 a Soda ash Soda ash production 2 B 5 e Other Methanol 2 B 5 b Other Ethylene 2 B 5 a Other Carbon black 2 C 1 1 Steel 2 C 1 2 Pig iron 2 C 1 3 Sinter 2 C 2 Ferroalloys production Page 77 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 2 C 6 Zinc production 2 C 7 Other please specify 2 D 1 Lubricant use 2 D 2 Paraffin wax use 2 D 3 Other please specify 2 E 1 Integrated circuit or semiconductor 2 E 2 TFT flat panel display 2 E 3 Photovoltaics 2 E 4 Heat transfer fluid 2 E 5 Other please specify 2 F 1 a Commercial refrigeration 2 F 1 6 Domestic refrigeration 2 F 1 c Industrial refrigeration 2 F 1 d Transport refrigeration 2 F 1 e Mobile air conditioning 2 F 1 f Stationary air conditioning 2 F 2 a Closed cel
8. 3 B 1 Cattle Option C Other please specify 3 B 2 Sheep 3 B 3 Swine 3 B 4 Other livestock CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 4 A 1 Cattle Option A Dairy cattle 4 A 1 Cattle Option A Non dairy cattle 4 A 1 Cattle Option B Mature dairy cattle 4 A 1 Cattle Option B Mature non dairy cattle 4 A 1 Cattle Option B Young cattle 4 A 2 Buffalo 4 A 5 Camels 4 A 4 Goats 4 A 6 Horses 4 A 7 Mules and asses 4 A 9 Poultry 4 B 1 Cattle Option A Dairy cattle 4 B 1 Cattle Option A Non dairy cattle 4 B 1 Cattle Option B Mature dairy cattle 4 B 1 Cattle Option B Mature non dairy cattle 4 B 1 Cattle Option B Young cattle Page 79 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 3 B 4 Other livestock Buffalo 3 B 4 Other livestock Camels 3 B 4 Other livestock Deer 3 B 4 Other livestock Goats 3 B 4 Other livestock Horses 3 B 4 Other livestock Mules and asses 3 B 4 Other livestock Poultry 3 B 4 Other livestock Other please specify 3 C 1 1 Continuously flooded 3 C 1 2 1 Single aeration 3 C 1 2 2 Multiple aeration 3 C 2 1 Flood prone 3 C 2 2 Drought prone 3 C 3 1 Water depth 50 100 cm 3 C 3 2 Water depth gt 100 cm 3 C 4 Other please specify 3 D 1 1 Inorganic N fertilizers 3 D 1 2 a Animal manure applied to soils 3 D 1 2 6 Sewage slud
9. 1 4 3 b Road Transportation gt EJS TreeGrd v9 2 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 38 In some cases two child nodes have to be added before a user can enter data For example in 2 H Other please specify a child node has to be added to specify a category and another child node has to be added to specify the gas Navigation Tree F 2 C Metal industry 2 D Non energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use 2E Electronics Industry 2 F Product Uses as Substitutes for ODS 2 G Other Product Manufacture and Use Navigation Tree a 2 C Metal industry 2 D Non eneray Products from Fuels and Solvent Use 2 E Electronics industry 2F Product Uses as Substitutes for ODS gt HFC 41 2 G Other Product Manufacture and Use gt HFC 43 10mee gt HFC 125 gt HFC 134 gt HFC 134a gt HFC 143 gt HFC 143a d gt HFC 152 5 Waste HFC 152a 3 gt HFC 161 O EJS TreeGrid v9 2 gt HFC 227ea gt HFC 236cb gt HFC 236ea gt HFC 236fa gt HFC 245ca gt HFC 245fa gt HFC 365mic gt Unspecified mix of HFCs gt CF4 gt C2F6 gt C3F8 gt C4F10 Secretariat gt eC4FS gt C5F12 GHG data mers 2 Select a gas 5 3 4 1 Adding child nodes To add a new child node either a pre defined or a user defined item the user should 1 Log in as NIC or SE 2 Navigate through the tree right click on the appropriate node highlighted in orange and select Add new child
10. Reference approach BKB and patent fuel fuel 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Coke oven Gas 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Coke oven Gas coke coke 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Coal tar 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Natural gas 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Natural gas dry dry 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Waste non biomass fraction 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Other fossil fuels 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Peat 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Peat CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 72 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Solid biomass 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Solid biomass 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Liquid biomass 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Liquid biomass 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Gas biomass 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Gas biomass 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Other non fossil fuels biogenic wasteaO 1 AC Comparison of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion Comparison of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion Liquid Liquid Fuels Apparent energy consumption excluding non Fuels Apparent energy consumption ex
11. node Navigation Tree Sectors Totals 1 Energy 1 AA Fuel Combustion Sectoral approach i 1 A4 Energy industries ae n gt Add new child node 1 4 1 b Petroleum Refining f G 1 A 2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction i ey 1 4 3 Transport 1A3a Domestic Aviation G 1 4 3 b Road Transportation H ferma fisa A nN m Me r m CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 39 3 Either select an item from a dropdown list where available or type a country specific category Navigation Tree Navigation Tree 1 44 Fuel Combustion Sectoral approach i 2 B 9 Fluorochemical Production i 1 A 1 Energy industries Ro 2 C Metal industry gt 1 A 1 ai Electricity Generation ac 2 D Non energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use gt 7 A 1 a 1i Combined heat and power generation 2E Electronics Industry gt 1 A 1 a iii Heat plants Ge 2 F Product Uses as Substitutes for ODS PENTAN ORE Drone 2G Other Product Manufacture and Use F 3 Agriculture 4 Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry 4 Wait until the name of the child node has turned from bold to normal font to ensure that it has been saved in the database The new node is automatically assigned a data entry grid 5 3 4 2 Deleting child nodes Deletion of nodes is only applicable to those added by the user It should be noted that any data entered in the grid corresponding to the
12. 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Orimulsion 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Natural gas 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Natural gas liquids liquids 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Gasoline 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Gasoline 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Jet kerosene 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Jet kerosene CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 71 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Other kerosene 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Other kerosene 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Shale oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Shale oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Gas diesel oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Gas diesel oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Residual fuel oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Residual fuel oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Liquefied 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Liquefied petroleum gases LPG petroleum gases LPG 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Ethane 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Ethane 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Naphtha 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Napht
13. G 2 Dolomite CaMg CO3 2 3 H Urea application 4 A Forest land 4 IV Indirect N20 emissions from managed soils Atmospheric deposition 4 A Forest land 4 IV Indirect N20 emissions from managed soils Nitrogen leaching and run off 4 A 1 Forest land remaining forest land Emissions 5 A 1 Forest land remaining forest land 4 A 1 4 I Direct N20 emissions from N input Inorganic N fertilizers 4 A 1 4 I Direct N20 emissions from N input Organic N fertilizers 4 A 1 A Il Non CO2 emissions from management and drainage of organic soils Organic soil 4 A 1 A IIl Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 A 1 4 V Biomass burning Controlled burning 4 A 1 4 V Biomass Burning Wildfires 4 A 2 Land converted to forest land Emissions 5 A 2 Land converted to forest land 4 A 2 4 I Direct N20 emissions from N input Inorganic N fertilizers 4 A 2 4 I Direct N20 emissions from N input Organic N fertilizers 4 A 2 A IIl Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 A 2 4 V Biomass burning Controlled burning 4 A 2 4 V Biomass Burning Wildfires 4 B 1 Cropland remaining cropland Emissions 5 B 1 Cropland remaining cropland CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 81 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 4 B 1 4 V Biomass burning Con
14. Inventory 1 Editable E Questions Problems Bug reports UNFCCC_NIC Sign Out United Nations C Framework Convention on Climate Change Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks Useful Links Working Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy Industrial Agricul Inventory Processes and Product Use UNFCCC_2015_1_Inventon test_ambretta 2015 11 06 15 32 2 created test_ambretta UNFCCC_201 4_3 Inventon UNFCCC_NIC 2014 07 29 17 36 started test_ambretta UNFCCC_2014_2_Inventon UNFCCC_NIC 2014 07 29 17 34 started UNFCCC_NIC UNFCCC_2014_1_Inventon UNFCCC_NIC 2014 06 28 19 16 started UNFCCC_NIC 3 Click on the plus sign sign at the bottom of the box to create a new user account D Jews EJS TreeGrid v9 2 4 A new line will be created with default user name Party name newUser User Name First Name Last Name Name Email Disabled Creator Creation date Description Password Change NationalReview NationallnventorNationalFo Password test mail com g F 2013 08 20 09 32 ofwebftunfoos int 201409 28 12 27 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 19 5 Highlight the new line and in the boxes at the bottom of the page fill in the details relevant to the user User Name UNFCCCnewl ser Energy NationalRewiewer First Name Industrial Processes and F a NationallnventorCompiler Last Name Agriculture a HationalFocalPoint Name LULUCF MANS Admin Ema
15. XML file The utilities are shipped as Windows executables as well as in source code in Python language Running the utilities without parameters or with help option displays the usage manual a the simplexmlfilter utility filters a Simple XML file leaving only the necessary sectors years b the simplexmlmerge utility merges two Simple XML files displaying conflicts if any The Parties are encouraged to experiment with utilities provided and communicate to the secretariat about their approaches and further needs The source code of these utilities may also be a good learning material for developers of national systems as it contains answers to common issues with programmatic comprehension of Simple XML and Metadata XML formats Utilities are available in CRF Reporter Resources and Tooling section What is the difference between Simple XML and Submission Official XML Simple XML is the recommended interoperability format for use with CRF Reporter Our software fully supports import and export of Simple XML and export of Party Profiles in Simple XML format which makes them usable as a template for a Party generated Simple XML file Submission Official XML is a format that is mandated as a part of the official submission it is generated by CRF Reporter at the last step of submission of CRF to UNFCCC after in country CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 86 review Submission XML cannot be imported into the CRF Reporter software and is not r
16. a Civil aviation 1 A 3 b Road transportation 1 A 3 b Road transportation CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 70 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 1 A 3 b i Cars 1 A 3 b ii Light duty trucks 1 A 3 b iii Heavy duty trucks and buses 1 A 3 b iv Motorcycles 1 A 3 b v Other please specify 1 A 3 c Railways 1 A 3 c Railways 1 A 3 d Domestic navigation 1 A 3 d Navigation 1 A 3 e i Pipeline transport 1 A 3 e ii Other please specify 1 A 4 a Commercial Institutional 1 A 4 a Commercial Institutional 1 A 4 a i Commercial Institutional Stationary combustion 1 A 4 a ii Commercial Institutional Mobile combustion 1 A 4 a iii Commercial Institutional Other please specify 1 A 4 b Residential 1 A 4 b Residential 1 A 4 b i Residential Stationary combustion 1 A 4 b ii Residential Mobile combustion 1 A 4 b iii Residential Other please specify 1 A 4 c i Agriculture Forestry Fishing Stationary 1 A 4 c ii Agriculture Forestry Fishing Off road vehicles and other machinery 1 A 4 c iii Agriculture Forestry Fishing Fishing 1 A 5 a Other Stationary please specify 1 A 5 b Other Mobile please specify Information Item Biomass Information Item Fossil fuels 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Crude oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Crude oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Orimulsion
17. ba r Working Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy Industrial Agriculture Option_A Option_B Option_C LULUCF Approach A Inventory Processes and Product Use No data found 7 C Inventory management 2 EJS TreeGrid v9 2 amp CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 13 4 1 Top bar This is the bar located at the top of the page and is visible to all users at all times It provides the following information e Version of the CRF Reporter being used e g CRF_Reporter 5 0 0 e Party to which the user is associated and submission year e g Lithuania 2015 e Inventory version and status e g Inventory 1 Editable e Link to report questions and problems during the use of the software e Username e Sign Out link 4 2 Menu bar The menu bar represents the different functions available in the CRF Reporter Some elements of this menu bar may not be visible to some users depending on the role assigned to them Table 2 Elements of the menu bar Menu item Function Administration This menu is visible to all users but some elements are visible only to the NIC User Preferences Setting This menu is visible to all users Application User Settings Allows all users to indicate the thresholds for AD emissions and IEF to be used in the time series consistency check Change My Password Allows all users to change his her password at any point in time Users Management This menu is visible
18. by Parties to report emissions from HWP Only one of the approaches may be selected These describe the different approaches that may be applied for forest management reference level Only one of the approaches may be selected Page 26 6 9 5 3 Inventory compilation This is the third and most effort intensive step in the preparation of an inventory submission This step allows users to Wait until the row containing the name of the inventory is highlighted yellow to ensure that selections have been saved After completion of all selections click on the Start inventory button The status of the inventory will change from created to started The NIC can modify the selections anytime as long as the inventory is in status started Submission year Creator An e mail notification will be sent automatically to sectoral experts informing them that a new version of the Creation date Status inventory is available UNFCCC Updater NIC Submission date Energy Industrial Agriculture Option A Option_B Processes and Product Use complete input of data and view them in the system see figure 5 below This section is subdivided into the following steps Select an inventory section 5 3 1 Data entry section 5 3 2 Data export section 5 3 3 Adding deleting subcategories section 5 3 4 Adding deleting comments section 5 3 5 Customizing years in nodes section 5 3 6
19. errors in the last decimal digit in CRF Reporter Numerical values are represented in floating point format Arithmetic applied to such numbers is producing approximate values for the last decimal digit of the number Therefore you can expect any digit to appear in the last decimal place In Excel the length of the significand is 15 therefore the 15th decimal may not be precise in Excel exports and eventual imports back into the CRF Reporter CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 88 User Created Nodes Categories i e child nodes How do delete a child node user created category There are two ways to delete a user created node known as child node or user created category in other terminologies You can either right click on the user created node and select Delete Child node from the context menu or click the X sign to the left of the node name in the navigation tree A pop up window appear asking you to confirm node deletion Due to the necessary updates to the calculation hierarchies node deletion is a non trivial and potentially time consuming operation It is therefore done asynchronously You can continue browsing your inventory but you will not be able to edit it until the deletion operation is completed The node being deleted appears with gray background The status of the node deletion operation can be viewed by clicking My Data Export in the Data Import Export page Why I am not able to delete a child node Deleting a
20. node 5 Click on the Footnotes link again to hide the footnotes section 5 3 9 Key Category Analysis Results The results of the calculations for the key category analysis may be viewed online The results will show the contribution of each category gas combination to the totals with and without LULUCF for both level and trend Key categories are identified by the red font of the values To view the key category analysis results the user should 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 Go to the Data Checks tab and select Key Categories Analysis Results Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks j Useful Links Key Categories Analysis Results Navigation Tree Completeness BS states Quality Assurance Control 1 Energy 2 Industral Processes and Product Use Consistency 3 Select a year from the dropdown list for which the results should be displayed Select a Year v Level w o Trend w o Category Classification Measure Target Level w Lulucf Trend w Lulucf Lulucf Lulucf E SSS Se eS T eee 10 25 50 100 4 A table with 50 results by default will be displayed To change the number of results to be displayed click on the corresponding number at the bottom of the table 5 4 Internal review Once input of data is completed the internal review process can be initiated This process is subdivided into three steps e Perform quality assurance c
21. node are also removed from the database once the node is deleted There is no undo function in the software therefore deleting nodes should be done with caution To delete a node the following steps are to be followed 1 Log in as NIC or SE 2 Right click on the node added and click on Delete child node Alternatively click on the x icon on the left hand side of the node Navigation Tree Sectors Totals 1 Energy 7 44 Fuel Combustion Sectoral approach 1 4 1 Energy Industries iain gt Peele Cd Wate Ti node 5 Aib Petroleum Refining nl 14 2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction 1 A4 Transport aro 4 sf oe BIS Treetard v3 2 3 Click Yes to confirm deletion The page will be refreshed and the navigation tree collapsed Confirm Do you want to delete this node Liquid Fuels 4 Return to the node to check the process If the node still appears refresh the page again CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 40 5 Alternatively go to My Data Export The list of tasks including deletion of node will be displayed with the latest task on the first row The status of the deletion process can be seen under the Status column The table also clearly indicates the exact start and finish times for the task Should the task be in the waiting queue the position of the task in the queue is indicated in the Queue column 6 To see the updated st
22. old software to the upgraded web based CRF Reporter software Due to the difference in the time series reporting of LULUCF activities under Article 3 paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Kyoto Protocol direct mapping of data for these activities is not possible Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 1 A 1 a Public electricity and heat generation 1 A 1 a Public Electricity and Heat Generation 1 A 1 a i Electricity generation 1 A 1 a ii Combined heat and power generation 1 A 1 a iii Heat plants 1 A 1 b Petroleum refining 1 A 1 b Petroleum refining 1 A 1 c Manufacture of solid fuels and other energy industries 1 A 1 c Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries 1 A 1 c i Manufacture of solid fuels 1 A 1 c ii Oil and gas extraction 1 A 1 c iii Other energy industries 1 A 2 a Iron and steel 1 A 2 a Iron and steel 1 A 2 b Non ferrous metals 1 A 2 b Non ferrous metals 1 A 2 c Chemicals 1 A 2 c Chemicals 1 A 2 d Pulp paper and print 1 A 2 d Pulp paper and print 1 A 2 e Food processing beverages and tobacco 1 A 2 e Food processing beverages and tobacco 1 A 2 f Non metallic minerals 1 A 2 g i Manufacturing and machinery 1 A 2 g ii Manufacturing of transport equipment 1 A 2 g iii Mining excluding fuels and quarrying 1 A 2 g iv Wood and wood products 1 A 2 g v Construction 1 A 2 g vi Textile and leather 1 A 2 g vii Non specified industry 1 A 3 a Domestic aviation 1 A 3
23. table will be opened in Excel e _ XL ald I ey ll OU_2015_1_Inventory 1990_Table1 A a s1_2015 09 04 14_53_29 202 xlsx Read Only Microsoft Exc Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View Developer B ae Times New Roman 7 12 A qa Xr Wrap Text General E EK ri clea Ay j Paste EEI j 9 39 300 Conditional Format Cell Insert Delete Format Sort amp Find amp Sf Format Painter a z y a 00 Formatting as Table Styles v lt 2 Clear 7 Filter Select v Clipboard E z Alignment E Number 5 Styles Cells Editing fe TABLE 1 A a SECTORAL BACKGROUND DATA FOR ENERGY TABLE 1 A a SECTORAL BACKGROUND DATA FOR ENERGY 2 Fuel combustion activities sectoral approach 3 Sheet 1 of 4 7 If the Excel file should be stored in a selected location then click on Save File when the message box appears To export data tables to Excel 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 Go to the Import Export tab Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Impornt Expom Data Checks Useful Links 3 In the navigation tree click on Export reporting tables CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 55 4 Tick the box next to Exclude KP tables from export in order to exclude the KPLULUCF tables in the submission otherwise the KPLULUCF tables will be included in the submission by default After selecting the appropriate option for KP
24. tables decision 24 CP 19 Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 Waste non biomass fraction 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Other fossil fuels 1 B 1 a Coal Mining and Handling 1 B 1 a Coal Mining and Handling 1 B 1 a 1 i Underground mines Mining activities 1 B 1 a 1 1 Underground mines Mining activities 1 B 1 a 1 ii Underground mines Post mining activities 1 B 1 a 1 2 Underground mines Post mining activities 1 B 1 a 1 iii Underground mines Abandoned underground mines 1 B 1 a 2 i Surface mines Mining activities 1 B 1 a 2 1 Surface mines Mining activities 1 B 1 a 2 ii Surface mines Post mining activities 1 B 1 a 2 2 Surface mines Post mining activities 1 B 2 a 5 Distribution of oil products 1 B 2 6 4 Transmission and storage CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 75 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 1 C 1 a Transport of CO2 Pipelines 1 C 1 b Transport of CO2 Ships 1 C 1 c Transport of CO2 Other 1 C 2 a Injection and Storage Injection 1 C 2 b Injection and Storage Storage 1 C 3 Other 1 D 1 a international Aviation Jet kerosene 1 D 1 a international Aviation Aviation gasoline 1 D 1 a international Aviation Biomass 1 D 1 b International Navigation Residual fuel oil 1 D 1 b International Navigation Gas diesel oil 1 D 1 b International Navigation Gasoline 1 D 1 b Inter
25. the inventory will change to awaiting rejection submission Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date LTU 2014 3 Inventory 2015 lkogler1 2014 07 09 19 07 06 awaiting rejection submission f lkogler1 ly EJS TreeGrid v9 2 The actual rejection has to be done by the NIC Therefore the NIC should 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter Z In the landing page where the list of inventories available are shown select the inventory to be rejected and tick the corresponding box under the column Working inventory note the inventory should be in status awaiting rejection submission 3 Go to the Inventories tab and select Work on Inventories The page containing the name of the inventory selected will be displayed Highlight the name of the inventory and click on the Reject Submission button A text box will appear next to the Reject Submission button Submission year Creator reation date Status Submission date Energy industrial Agnculture Option A Option 8 Option lt Processes and Product Use LTU_2014_3_ 2015 2014 07 09 19 07 awaiting rejection_ ikoglert a al Q ES TreeGnd v32 rater ini se an therta Merk Name Energy Working inventory Industrial Processes and Pro Submission year Agriculture Creator LULUCF Creation date Waste Status Other Updater KP LULUCF Submission date Submission Reject Comment Reject Submission 4 Enter the reason for rejection
26. this type of comment is year specific and will therefore be reflected only in the documentation box section of the reporting table for the year where the comment was entered 5 3 5 4 Notation key explanations The CRF completeness table Table 9 requires Parties to provide further information when the notation keys NE and IE have been used to report emissions in the inventory The cell comments section along with the the Party comment and User comment will show additional tabs corresponding to the required information in the CRF completeness table CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 43 For NE Cell comments party comment usercommer nk category nk explanation For IE Cell comments party comment usercommen nkcategory allocation by party allocation byipcc nk explanation Note that when changing a cell value from a notation key to a number the user needs to click on the cell after entering the number in order to view the correct comment tab and trigger related updates The steps described in section 5 3 5 2 should be followed in order to enter the required information under each tab The information provided will be reflected accordingly in Table 9 of the CRF tables 5 3 6 Customizing years in nodes In some categories within an inventory for example in Harvested Wood Products it may be necessary to report data for years that are not included in the inventory To customize the set of y
27. tick mark in the Disabled field in the General Properties box in order to activate the account 8 An e mail notification will be automatically sent to the user containing his her username and password The user does not have access to the software until his her account has been activated by the NIC 5 1 2 View edit user This function allows the NIC to view all users for his her Party and change their profiles as necessary 1 Log in as NIC go to the Administration tab and select Users Management gt Users Administration 2 The list of users that have been created is presented in a table First Name Last Name Name Disabled Creator Creation date Description Password Change NationalReviewer Nationallnventory NationalFoc Password ICI IO WO CEERI Creve Bt OCCO z z EtJS EJS TreeGad v8 2 3 In the list of users click on the respective row of the user whose profile should be revised All information related to the selected user will be displayed on the General Properties Sector and Role boxes below the table 4 Make the changes to the information as necessary CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 20 5 To ensure that the information entered has been saved wait until the row for the user being created is highlighted yellow 6 The relevant user will automatically be notified of the changes via e mail 5 1 3 Disable user The CRF Reporter does not have the functio
28. 15 GHG inventory Parties must upgrade to the web based CRF Reporter as it contains the functions and reporting requirements that allow Parties to report in accordance with the revised Annex inventory reporting guidelines and decision 6 CMP 9 This manual is organized as follows Section 1 Introduction provides background and general information about the CRF Reporter Section 2 Technical information provides technical information about the software Section 3 User roles and login describes the different users available in the CRF Reporter and their individual roles and access rights and guides the user on how to log in to the software Section 4 General layout and user interface elements describes the main window layout including the menu functions Section 5 Preparing an inventory submission describes the steps required to prepare manage and generate an official GHG inventory submission Decision 24 CP 19 Guidance for reporting information on activities under Article 3 paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Kyoto Protocol The CRF Reporter is subject to evolution to incorporate feedback from Parties including bug reports and any enhancement deemed necessary This user manual will be updated accordingly to reflect the changes made in the forthcoming releases CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 4 1 2 Differences between the old and new CRF Reporter A number of changes have been made in the upgraded CRF Report
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30. 4 PEA O AS CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual 27 November 2015 Contents Meee TM A CG Tate E A A A E S T NAA A E E A 4 1 1 Organization of this Manual 0 0 0 0 ccccccccccccccccceeaeeeeeseseeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeesesesasaessseseeeeeeeeeeeeeess 4 1 2 Differences between the old and new CRE Reporter cccccccssssssssssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 1 3 Differences between version 5 10 0 and version 5 12 0 of the new CRF Reporter 5 LA eE UDO ee ee ee re ee ee eer ee re 5 2 TIMI AN TINO IAT O a E var estar A E E EE 6 2 ON VCE E E E E E EE S E EAEE A E 6 De OEN E N r A E E 7 2a AWA SLO RAO S AIG P ct ptr cata raye saddens ens E E E 7 Pe Peroral 1 er ee E a res Ser eee errr Tre er ee 7 IA NSU TONES a pote aw sustseseg E E E EE eases apeessusesdsaciaesvee ance 7 Jae Corman OUI ree Ea r cc bons EE TEA OE AA OE UAT AA O 8 yl OT ra atic eteatet te irae eaten to cast atone te cuneate me dotea to ieewt EE AE eines 8 DLL TOT OU a anacemishinonanicvascordis E E AT EA sowanerssearais E E E E 9 PA HOP SOV a EE EOE TAE A EA 9 SeA TP PA SNOT a o E E E E 10 A icnerallayout and USer nieriice ClCIMCING erenn E S 13 e mm 16 9 00 E EESE EE EAE O E A E E EAE ee ee 14 A N E TOI a E A E E EAE EA E E EE E E EE E 14 eS an a CNC Wo e E A E E E ean aiaswaaaennrieets 15 AA PA SS O a E E N E E 16 a Proa aaraa aS O a E E E EE E E 16 SA Uraa aO aea E A AE A EAE AAEE 18 I A 2 a EA E E E EEA E E E E 19 a TO T a E E neue neene ee eae
31. Agriculture 4 Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry 5 Waste 5 A Solid Waste Disposal Ngee J G 5B Biological Treatment of i Solid Waste 5 C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste Emissions z c02 l CH4 i C i ku N20 i i i i dias a i 5 0 1 Waste Incineratio i 5 C 1 1 Biogenic Implied emission factor c02 CH4 im N20 Documentation box 5 C 1 2 Non bioge 5 C 2 Open Buming of E Waste f i f i siemens eset VOEE isha ese cmon A ENA KENI ga YY TEN f i i f r i EJS TreeGrid v9 2 T Q 2 EJS TreeGid v2 4 Click on a specific node to display the data entry grid on the right hand side of the page Missing information can be entered here 5 Refresh the page to update the colors for each node 5 4 1 2 Consistency This check enables the user to update all the calculated values in a given year for example when formulas have been overwritten or when data have been migrated due to new metadata To run this check the following steps are to be followed 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 48 2 Go to the Data Checks tab and select Consistency Administration Inventories Data Enty Reporting Tables Import Export f Data Checks i Useful Links Key Categories Analysis Results Navigation Tree Completeness ic Sectors Totals Q
32. Agriculture Option _A Option_B Option Inventory Processes and Product Use 5 2 2 Start an inventory In order to allow sectoral experts to populate data into the software the NIC has to start an inventory that is in status created 1 Log in as NIC 2 On the landing page showing the list of inventories available for the Party select an inventory in status created and tick the corresponding box under the column Working Inventory i Working submission Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission Energy Industrial Agriculture Option_A Option_B Option_C Inventory lear date Processes and Product Use Py UNFCCC_ al T MINUS 3 Go to the Inventories tab and select Work on Inventories Inventones Data Entry Reporting lables Import Export Data Checks Useful Links View Inventories Progress Navigation Tree Work on Inventories CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 25 4 The page containing the name of the inventory selected will be displayed Click on the name of the inventory to see its details in the three boxes General Properties Sector Inventory Years at the bottom of the list Submission year Creator Creation date Agriculture Option_A Option_C LULUC Approach_A Status UNFCCC_2014_1_Inventory 2015 lic 2014 06 28 19 16 1 started Drnv d Prodi Industrial Processes and Product Use UNFCCC_NIC v v Updater Submission date Energy Inventory
33. B Global Warming Potentials Secretariat GHG data National communications Annex Function Allows the NIC and SEs to import data entry grids in Excel format for the SEs Excel import is possible only in sector s assigned to them Allows the NIC to import XML files simple XML from the upgraded version as well as official XML from the previous CRF Reporter Allows all users to export data entry grids simple XML reporting tables with data or variable UIDs party profile and QA reports This is visible to all users Allows all users to view the results of the key category analysis calculations Allows all users to perform and view a number of standard data checks Allows all users to perform the check on completeness of data in each entry grid Allows all users to update calculated data when formulas are overwritten This is visible to all users Link to the PDF file of the user manual which is visible to all users Link to the page with answers to frequently asked questions This is visible to all users Link to the COP 19 report containing the decision on the revised UNFCC reporting guidelines on GHG inventories decision 24 CP 19 Link to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Link to the database maintained by the IPCC containing default emission factors Link to the page displaying the GWPs used for all gases This is visible to all users Link to the online database maintained by the secret
34. Biomass burning Controlled burning 4 D 2 4 V Biomass burning Wildfires 4 E Settlements 4 V Biomass burning 4 E 1 Settlements remaining settlements Emissions 5 E 1 Settlements remaining settlements 4 E 1 A Ill Direct N20 emissions from N CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 82 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 mineralization immobilization 4 E 2 Land converted to settlements Emissions 5 E 2 Land converted to settlements 4 E 2 A Ill Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 F 1 Other land remaining other land Emissions 4 F 2 Land converted to other land Emissions 5 F 2 Land converted to other land 4 F 3 Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 F 4 Biomass burning 4 G Harvested Wood Products 4 H Other please specify 4 H 4 1 Direct N20 emissions from N input Inorganic N fertilizers 4 H 4 1 Direct N20 emissions from N input Organic N fertilizers 4 H 4 II Non CO2 emissions from management and drainage of organic soils 4 H A IIl Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 H 4 V Biomass burning 5 A 1 a Managed waste disposal sites Anaerobic 5 A 1 6 Managed waste disposal sites Semi aerobic 5 A 2 Unmanaged waste disposal sites 6 A 2 Unmanaged waste disposal sites 5 A 3 Uncategorized waste disposal sites 5 B 1 a Compos
35. Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks f Useful Links User manual Navigation Tree FAQs ETENEE Reporting Guidelines UNFCCC reporting guidelines Ha ion ad oe ade ad be p t f Energy 2006 IPCC Guidelines ASME Emission Factor Database EFDB 3 Agriculture 4 Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry Global Warming Potentials 2 Industrial Processes and Product Use Secretariat 2 The list of gases and their GWP values will be displayed The list displays 5 gases by default Click on the left right arrows or on the page number located at the bottom left of the table to browse through the list Name Value HFC 227ea 3220 HFC 365mfc 794 HFC 143 353 HFC 32 675 C10F18 7500 LUE eee ee 100 2 3 4 5 6j 7 3 To increase the number of gases to be displayed in the list click on the corresponding tab located at the bottom right of the table 4 To sort the name of gases alphabetically click on the arrow next to Name 5 To sort the values in ascending or descending order click on the arrow next to Value 6 Refresh the page to return to the default settings CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 69 Annex 3 Data mapping from old to new CRF categories The table below presents the correspondence of categories from the old to the new CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 at the lowest level where data can be entered This data mapping is followed in the import of the XML file generated from the
36. LULUCF tables select the field With data Transfer Please click on the link if you wish to export all data to excel file Excel Export Data Entry re XML Export Export reporting tables My Data Export Excel XML Import With variables for administrative usage i My Data Import Export EJS TreeGrid v0 2 Click on the Export button A message will appear below the button indicating that the generation of the reporting tables for all years included in the inventory is initiated Transfer Please click on the link if you wish to export all data to excel file Excel Export Data Entry XML Export Export reporting tables Export reporting tables TATINO C Exclude KP tables from export he Export party profile ZN i My Data Export S Vh Gata m Excel XML import With variables for administrative usage My Data Import Export We have received your request for exporting reporting tables Please be patient this may take a few minutes You can check progress of export in My Data Export lt 2 EJS TreeGridve2 Go to My Data Export The list of export tasks will be displayed with the latest task on the first row The status of the import process can be seen under the Status column The table also clearly indicates the exact start and finish times for the task Should the task be in the waiting queue the position of the task in the queue is indicated in the
37. LULUCR Processes and Product Use Ss EJS TreeGrid v9 2 Name LTU_2014_3 Inventory Energy E DEES 1960 Submission year 2015 industrial Processes and Prodi l 1961 Creator ikogler Agriculture 1962 Creation date 2014 07 07 14 52 23 783 Option_A Status review Option_8 Updater Ikogler Option_C Submission date LULUCF Approach_A 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 136R JI9 OO8 Annrnach R1 JIOO0000000 Reject Send for Approval 4 The status of the inventory will change to awaiting approval submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date LTU 2014 2 Inventory 2015 2014 06 26 23 00 27 awaiting approval Ds An e mail notification will automatically be sent to the NFP indicating the version of the inventory that requires his her approval 5 5 Approval of inventory The approval of an inventory is the responsibility of the NFP or the DNFP Once the e mail notification has been received by the NFP he she may choose to either approve the inventory or to reject it CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 58 Figure 7 Approval of inventory workflow Approval of inventory workflow Click on Approve button Approve gt Click on Send for Reject button Send inventory for approval Select appropriate PP Peron Enter reason for inventory and click Mea ame m rejection and press on Reject Enter Submission button
38. On the log in page click on the Forgot your login name link United Nations C Framework Convention on Climate Change User name Welcome to the Online CRF Reporter GHG inventory software CRF Web Application parece Sign in Forgot your login name fForgot your password privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 9 2 The Recovery Login page will be displayed Enter the e mail address associated to your credentials and click on the Submit e mail address button y United Nations C Framework Convention on Climate Change Recovery Login page E mail address Welcome to the Online CRF Reporter GHG cortyen sopicnon Ceja eb Application privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 3 The following message will be displayed y United Nations G y Framework Convention on Climate Change An e mail has been sent to the e mail address specified with login credentials Login page privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 4 An e mail will automatically be sent to the e mail address indicated above containing the user s login name information 3 2 4 Forgot password In the event that the user forgets his her password the possibility to recover this information is offered by the CRF Reporter CRF Reporter v5 12 0 Use
39. Parties to commence creating and compiling their GHG inventories in order to enable them to submit their GHG inventories by 15 April 2015 Below are the latest versions of the configuration items included in this release Software version Simple XML schema Metadata XML schema Metadata URL https unfccc int crfapp In the current implementation it is only possible to enter textual report but not attach any file The secretariat will strive to improve this in the future CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 6 2 2 Software requirements To be able to fully use the functionalities available in the CRF Reporter the user s computer should be equipped with e Modern browsers following the latest HTML standards this version has been tested in Microsoft Internet 10 and in recent desktop versions of Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome e Microsoft Excel 2010 or higher the CRF Reporter allows for export and import of data entry grids in Excel format and the export of reporting tables into Excel 2 3 Data storage and backup The data entered in the application are stored in a central database maintained by the UNFCCC secretariat Regular backups and continuous management of this database are performed In the current implementation there is no retention schedule provided hence all data entered are stored indefinitely 3 User roles and log in 3 1 User roles The CRF Reporter is intended to be used by all register
40. S a E an ny DE NE Soa 65 Global warming potentials 355s n0scascnssancssnnaaqasaeraentasunstetcnuaeaadtasavataccuatendenteearseusseqaseenasters 68 Data mapping from old to new CRE Cate Qories cccccccccccccccccceceececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 70 Frequently Asked Questions cccccccccccccccsscceeceeeceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeseseeeseeeeeseseeeeeeseeeaas 85 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 3 1 Introduction The COP at its nineteenth session adopted the Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex to the Convention Part UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual greenhouse gas inventories hereinafter referred to as the revised Annex inventory reporting guidelines in an effort to improve the transparency completeness comparability consistency and accuracy of GHG inventories required under the UNFCCC The objectives of the revised Annex inventory reporting guidelines include to assist Annex Parties in meeting their commitments under the Convention and to facilitate the process of consideration of inventories including verification technical assessment and expert review of inventory information The UNFCCC secretariat in accordance with decisions 24 CP 19 and 6 CMP 9 made a release of the upgraded version of the CRF Reporter software available to Parties on 30 June 2014 The upgraded version is a web based software reflecting the revised Annex inventory report
41. Years OK OO 8 lt COACE ECICHOG Agriculture Send for Review gt Enter the following information e General Properties gt fill in the Submission year field e g 2015 e Sectors gt tick the corresponding boxes of the sectors and options approaches that will be reported in the inventory see table 4 for further information on the sectors e Inventory Years gt tick the corresponding boxes of the years that will be reported in the inventory submission Table 4 Details of available sector selections Setting type Available selections Agriculture Option_A Option_B Option_C LULUCF Approach_A Approach_B1 Approach_B2 Approach_C KP LULUCF Base_year Business as usual_ projection Zero_at_1 January_2013 Energy Industrial processes and Product Use Agriculture LULUCF Waste Other KP LULUCF CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Description If selected the sector will be available for editing by the NIC and SEs assigned the sector If not selected the sector will not appear in the navigation tree for data entry If a Party is required or voluntarily wishes to do so to report emissions from activities under Articles 3 3 and 3 4 of the Kyoto Protocol one of the approaches applied for the FMRL under KP LULUCF must be selected These options describe the subcategories for cattle Only one of the options may be selected These describe the different approaches that can be used
42. a Er E E EE 41 5 3 5 1 Kode Comnen sae E E E EE 41 Doda Cell COMMICIUGS aero r EE iaia 42 eA Docin on Osha asa e EAEN AE EEN EE EAA EENS 43 5 3 5 4 Notation key xplanatiOns 0cscses deceseecveseyeecvesieoneseactetedereveoseeseteesdesteoeesentirs 43 IO CUSIONNZIN 2 VCOVS 1 HOGS sais ntecrsunscatocesncreia E 44 B OVW TIS ONT OS saticereteoncteceenneencemep E eoesse ete eee 45 DD OOO ya aap caine E dees E I E E E tare E E E 45 Dee KOY Cale orv ANG STS ROSU S strc sapeeseencnnemasatoemerieuine anerneeaeumanisenaeuieenctseuieets 46 aiani Bro A e E E E E E E 46 34d Perjorm QUALILY assurance CHECKS ssuesiesuaernoenni iiei aie i at 47 5 4 1 1 CGMS CICS S sinn E EEA NA AA 47 SA ORNS 1S UCC e sess sas caiete aco sace cose ouseaeceaets saneauteesiecceeao csarsyeavesei au iesaeesowess 48 5 4 1 3 ONE CA CNS ONS E I E E E E T 50 IA S TOS ae A W ee EAEE AA en eee 32 5 4 3 Review PIOCESS vsscscsnssisssesasignenssaniehostsavheseoaissseensigsaswaendsbensiasbaseeadbasdousheserssantehaossastes 54 5 4 3 1 RE ea NI N pe E E E A E ERS 57 5 4 3 2 Send Or approval oeeo E A ENE OO NOE ERRE 37 APO OLV OE E E E E E EE E 58 Idle APPI OVE 1112111 O71 oniacasereacnasaasunsag tae teasnsianan teenie wedsiesse aeeceaaneenie Heceueetuome neneeiats 59 DZ OVC CL IV COV praca ersten E E E T E 60 R Oy a kcicd 10 Deer ee eee res ee E ene eee E ee een rene eer 62 Submission comparison Utility sssini ans iE nRa N EAEE EEE rE A EELEE eee 64 Terns aa bro Dy I O
43. a is not available for certain categories the CRF Reporter allows users to report information in the parent category This can be done by directly entering data in the green cells i e overwriting formulas Entering data in green cells is only possible when the parent node to which the grid with green cells belongs does not have any child nodes For example if information is not available for any of the subcategories under 1 A 1 a Public Electricity and Heat Production namely 1 A 1 a i Electricity Generation 1 A 1 a ii Combined Heat and power Generation 1 A 1 a iii Heat Plants and 1 A 1 a iv Other the user does not have to add any of these subcategories under 1 A 1 a Instead the user should enter data in the grid corresponding to node 1 A 1 a Public Electricity and Heat Production Navigation Tree J 1 Energy 1 AA Fuel it 2012 C Sectors Totals Combustion Sectoral approach 1 A 1 Energy Industries 1 A 1 a en Public Electricity and Heat i 1AA Fuel Combustion Sectoral approach Production 1 Energy Fuel Consumption TJ lu 4A4 a Public Electricity and Heat Production Liquid fuels TJ b 1A1 b Petroleum Refining i Solid fuels TJ i Gaseous fuels TJ In the category where disaggregated data Other fossil fuels TJ Peat TJ i Biomass TJ is not available DO NOT add child nodes i 1A4 Other Sectors 1 A5 Other Not specified elsewhere Calorific value i T gt
44. a new task is not put in the queue until the task is completed either in SUCCESS or ERROR status WORKING Signifies that the data import process is ongoing It is important that a new task is not put in the queue until the task is completed either in SUCCESS or ERROR status SUCCESS Signifies that the data import process is successfully completed Signifies that the data import process could not be successfully completed All data import tasks generate a report that is available to the user in the Report Link column The report may contain reasons for any errors encountered during the operation such as unrecognized structure of the Excel file invalid or inconsistent data within the Excel file e submission being imported into is currently not editable server side malfunction The report may also contain warnings and explanations for non critical situations during import such as when full import was not possible due to the limited user rights In case of successful import the report contains the list of values imported into the software CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 32 5 3 2 3 Input through XML Importing data using an XML file can be done by either the NIC or SE Two types of XML files can be imported into the software e the official XML file generated by the previous standalone CRF Reporter software e the simple XML file generated by this upgraded web based CRF Reporter software While the XML file contai
45. ailable in the data entry grid To run the completeness check the user should L Log in to the CRF Reporter CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 47 2 Go to the Data Checks tab and select Completeness Administration Inventories Data Enty Reporting Tables Import Export f Data Checks Useful Links Key Categories Analysis Results Completeness Quality Assurance Control Navigation Tree Sectors Totals 1 Energy 2 Industrial Processes and Product Use Consistency 3 A page containing a navigation tree sorted by the years included in the inventory and then by sector will be displayed For each node the status of completeness of reporting is shown through the corresponding color User Preferences Settings Users Management Submission Management Data Entry Key Categories List Reporting Tables Data Export Impot Quality Assurance Control Sectors Totals 5 Waste 45 C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste 5 C 1 Waste Incineration 5 C 1 1 Biogenic 45 C 1 1 4 Municipal Solid Waste Description Completeness 1990 Sectors Totals 5 Waste 5 C Incineration and Unit 1990 Open Burning of Waste 5 C_1 Waste Incineration 5 C 1 1 Biogenic 5 C 1 1 a Municipal Solid Wastell G 1 Energy t Amount of wastes incinerated ope kt C Method coz z CH4 Lm N20 Emission factor information co2 CH4 N20 G 2 Industrial Processes and Product Use 3
46. and press Enter The status of the inventory will change to rejected submission Modifications to data can be done in the copy automatically created after the inventory is sent for review or if necessary create a new inventory and make modifications Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date LTU_2014_3_Inventory 2015 2014 07 09 19 07 0 rejected_submission ikoglert EJS TreeGridv9 2 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 61 5 6 Inventory submission This section describes the process through which an official submission can be generated see figure 8 below This process can only be initiated after the inventory has been approved by the NFP This step only generates the official submission file that will be sent to the secretariat The official submission to the secretariat should still be done through the Submission Portal Figure 8 Inventory submission workflow Inventory submission workflow Approved submission Click on Generate Download file and ele S STOP Official Submission save on computer Generate submission file zip format containing Zip file CRF tables in Excel i and corresponding XML files CRF Reporter After receipt of the e mail notification regarding the approval of the inventory the NIC should 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 In the landing page where the list of inventories available are shown select the in
47. ariat containing GHG data of Annex and non Annex Parties Link to the page containing the latest national communications received from Annex Parties The reporting tables will be further refined in the forthcoming versions of the CRF Reporter 4 3 Inventory management This section describes the central component of the page and is also referred to as the View Inventories Progress item in section 4 2 above It allows all users to see the list of all available inventories of a Party as well as their properties e Inventory name e Submission year e Creator and creation date e Status CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 15 e Updater e Submission date e Selected categories options e Selected years 4 4 Frame resizing In an effort to improve visibility of the pages of the software the size of each section of a page can be changed This can be done by moving the border of each frame to the sides For example in the Data Entry section the grids can be enlarged by dragging the border to the right dragging the border to the left makes the frame smaller 5 Preparing an inventory submission This section of the manual details the process of compiling an inventory using the CRF Reporter The overall inventory submission workflow is outlined in figure 2 below and is composed of six main steps The description of these steps and the associated inventory status are provided in table 3 Table 3 Overview
48. as completed 8 To open or save the file exported click on File in the Result column and follow the instructions indicated 5 3 4 Adding deleting subcategories New nodes can be added to the navigation tree in order to add a country specific category such as a fluorinated gas a fuel a livestock type or a subdivision in the LULUCF sector KP LULUCF activities This can be done by any user who has editing rights in that particular sector There are two different types of nodes that can be added e a pre defined item from a dropdown list the names of the items in the list cannot be changed items will be displayed in the order that they were added e auser defined item should have a minimum of 3 characters special characters are not accepted except sw underscore _ brackets and hyphen It is currently not possible to rename user defined items If the user has made a mistake in specifying the name he she should delete the node with the wrong name and create a new one Refer to section O for adding nodes and section 5 3 4 2 for deleting nodes The categories for which it is possible to add nodes are clearly identified in the navigation tree by an orange highlight on the node Navigation Tree Sectors Totals 1 Energy i 1 44 Fuel Combustion Sectoral approach 1 4 2 Manufacturing industries and Construction 1 4 3 Transport i 1 4 3 4 Domestic Aviation
49. assword button CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 22 After successfully changing the password the following message will be displayed f C y United Nations V y Framework Convention on AS Climate Change You have successfully changed your password in the CRF Reporter GHG inventory software CRF Login page 5 1 5 Unlock user account If a user enters his her password wrongly for five consecutive times his her account is automatically disabled In this case an e mail will be sent to the NIC as well as the subject user informing them that the user s account has been disabled In order to reactivate the account the NIC should 1 mo Se e YL Log in to the CRF Reporter go to the Administration tab and select Users Management gt Users Administration Highlight the row for the user whose account has been disabled Enter a password for the user keeping in mind the required properties of a password Remove the tick mark in the Disabled field To ensure that the information entered has been saved wait until the row for the user being created is highlighted yellow The user will automatically receive an e mail indicating that his her account has been reactivated 5 2 Inventory creation The second step in the preparation of an inventory submission is the creation of an inventory This step is the responsibility of the NIC This section provides detailed instructions on how to set
50. ate emissions in CO equivalent are as follows Greenhouse gas Carbon dioxide Methane Nitrous oxide HFC 23 HFC 32 HFC 41 HFC 43 10mee HFC 125 HFC 134 HFC 134a HFC 143 HFC 143a HFC 152 HFC 152a HFC 161 HFC 227ea HFC 236cb HFC 236ea HFC 236fa HFC 245ca HFC 245fa HFC 365mfc Perfluoromethane PFC 14 Perfluoroethane PFC 116 Perfluoropropane PFC 218 Perfluorobutane PFC 3 1 10 Perfluorocyclobutane PFC 318 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Chemical formula CO CH NO CHF CHF CHF CF4CHFCHFCF CF CHF CHF CHF CHF2 CHF CH2FCF3 CH3F3 CHF CH F C H3F3 CF3CH3 CH FCH gt F CyH4F gt CH3CHF CH3CH gt F C3HF CH FCF CF3 CHF CHFCF3 C3H Fe C3H3F5 CHF CH CF CH3CF CH gt CF3 CF CF6 C3 C4F10 c CyFe 00 GWP value 25 298 14 800 675 92 1 640 3 500 1 100 1 430 353 4 470 53 124 12 3 220 1 340 1 370 9 810 693 1 030 794 7 390 12 200 8 830 8 860 10 300 Page 68 Greenhouse gas GWP value Perfluourpentane PFC 4 1 12 9 160 Perfluorohexane PFC 5 1 14 9 300 Perfluorodecalin PFC 9 1 18 7 500 Perfluorocyclopropane 17 340 Sulphur hexafluoride 22 800 17 200 These GWP values can also be viewed online in the CRF Reporter To do so the user should i Click on the Useful Links tab and select Reporting Guidelines Global Warming Potentials Administration
51. ation tree Cell comments official comment party comment user comment 5 Click on the appropriate tab representing the type of cell comment and double click on the corresponding box CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 42 6 8 The box will be shaded pink Type the relevant comment in the box and press Enter Cell comments official comment party comment user comment Wait until the comment has changed from bold to normal font to ensure that it has been saved in the database Click again on the node to refresh the page A red box will appear around the cell to indicate that a comment for that cell is available 3 Agriculture 3 H Urea i 1995 Application jee Amount applied D Method i C02 a Emission factor information gz CO Emissions pi Implied emission factor t CO2 Cit To delete any type of cell comment the following steps are to be followed m oS ae e N Click on the cell with a comment The cell comments section will appear at the bottom of the navigation tree Click on the appropriate tab representing the type of cell comment and double click on the corresponding box Delete the text in the pink shaded box and press Enter Click again on the node to refresh the page The red box around the cell disappears and the comment is deleted 5 3 5 3 Documentation box The last line in each data entry grid is identified as Documentation box Contrary to the node comment
52. atus of the deletion process refresh the page by clicking again on My Data Export The process is completed once the status has changed to SUCCESS An email notification is also sent to the user once the process has completed 5 3 5 Adding deleting comments The CRF Reporter allows users to enter different types of comments e Node comments section 5 3 5 1 e Cell comments section 5 3 5 2 e Documentation box comments section 5 3 5 3 e Notation key explanations section 5 3 5 4 These are described in detail in the following sections 5 3 5 1 Node comments Comments for a particular category subcategory node which are applicable to all years being reported in the inventory should be included in the node comments These comments will be reflected in the documentation box section of the corresponding reporting table see section 5 4 3 for a description of the reporting tables To add this type of comment the user should 1 Log in as NIC or SE and go to Data Entry tab 2 Select a node in the navigation tree where the comment should be inserted 3 The comment section at the bottom of the navigation tree will be displayed Node comment Node year insert text here 4 Type the relevant comment in the box provided and click on the Save button CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 41 5 A message will appear below the menu bar confirming that the comment has been saved Saved su
53. ccessfull Sera Enea Unt 1590 A etjek oy T T T gt 161 69434341 150 16412390 79 153836756 60 471 18350790 49 07311090 296 22114565 20 PELE GE AAFP IY ENE DA 64223853245 38 620949374 31 564421552 NON 22577549644 87 157833S24 31583262271 NO NA Node comment Node year a NE i Documentation box O 55 TreeGed v9 2 5 3 5 2 Cell comments Cell comments are applicable only to white colored cells those cells where data entry is possible There are three types of cell comments these are explained in table 7 below Table 7 Types of cell comments Type of cell comment Description Official comment This will be reflected in the official GHG inventory submission Party comment A comment entered by a user which he she would like to share with the other users within his her Party This will be reflected in the reporting tables view but not in the official submission User comment A comment entered by a user and is visible only to that user A user can put reminders for himself herself here This will be reflected in his her view of the reporting tables but not in the official submission To add any type of cell comment the following steps are to be followed 1 Log in as NIC or SE and go to Data Entry tab Select a node in the navigation tree and display the data entry grid Click on an editable white cell in the grid oY W The cell comments section will appear at the bottom of the navig
54. child node is an edit operation on the Inventory being worked on If the inventory is locked for any reason for example due to ongoing import export or other node deletion operations you will not be able to make any changes on the inventory The status of the working inventory Editable or Locked is available at the top of the page User Interface browser related issues Which browser does CRF Reporter support CRF Reporter aims to support all modern browsers by following the latest HTML standards We are testing our application in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and in recent desktop versions of Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome I requested an export of Simple XML Normally it takes less than a minute but this time it takes too long why Import and export inventory copying workflow transitions and creation and removal of user created nodes operations lock the inventory for their entire duration in order to assure consistency of the result If you have requested a longer running asynchronous operation such as export of reporting tables all other asynchronous operations that need to lock the inventory will add for this operation to release the lock Operations on different inventories may happen in parallel and we currently have three queues processing different types of asynchronous tasks Should you experience longer delays over an hour in completing any asynchronous task please don t hesitate to contact customer support for help CRF Rep
55. ck Sum is 100 L Sectors Totais 2 industrial Processes and Product C02 0 1668 0725048882641 1990 Tine series conustency OS _ sS TreeGrid v9 2 lt Navigation Tree a 201 Gas name Activity data value Reported emissions Inventory year fe GAChecks number QAAD to NO check GA AD to NO check 1990 QA AD to NO check 1991 f QAAD 10 NO check 1995 QA AD to NO check 2010 Confidential aggregation check j Confidential agaregation check 1990 Confidential aggregation check 1991 Confidential aggregation check 1995 Confidential aggregation check 2010 L Confidential aggregation check 2013 Sum is 100 O Ext 5 ES treetig 2 o O ESTA 3 5 4 2 Send inventory for review This function allows the NIC to initiate the review process by other stakeholders within the Party To do so the following steps should be followed 1 Log in as NIC 2 In the landing page where the list of inventories available are shown select the inventory that will be sent for review and tick the corresponding box under the column Working inventory note the inventory should be in status started 3 Go to the Inventories tab and select Work on Inventories The page containing the name of the inventory selected will be displayed CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 52 Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy Industnal Agriculture Option _A Option _B Opt
56. cluding non energy use energy use reductants and feedstocks and feedstocks 1 AC Comparison of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion Comparison of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion Solid Fuels Solid Fuels Apparent energy consumption excluding non Apparent energy consumption excluding non energy use and energy use reductants and feedstocks feedstocks 1 AC Comparison of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion Comparison of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion Gaseous Gaseous Fuels Apparent energy consumption excluding Fuels Apparent energy consumption excluding non energy use non energy use reductants and feedstocks and feedstocks 1 AC Comparison of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion Comparison of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion Other Other Fossil Fuels Apparent energy consumption excluding Apparent energy consumption excluding non energy use and non energy use reductants and feedstocks feedstocks 1 AC Comparison of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion Peat Apparent energy consumption excluding non energy use reductants and feedstocks 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Crude oil 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Orimulsion 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels 1 AD Feedstocks and non energy use of fuels Natural gas Natural gas liquids 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non
57. curring not estimated not applicable included elsewhere Confidential Activity data Carbon Carbon dioxide equivalent Conference of the Parties Page 65 CR CRF CS DB DNFP DNIC GCV GHG GWP HWP IEF IPCC IPPU KP LULUCF M MCF MMS NCV NFP NIC NR OTH PDF PS QA RA CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual CORINAIR Common reporting format Country specific IPCC default Database Designated National Focal Point Designated National Inventory Compiler Gross calorific value Greenhouse gas Global warming potential Harvested wood product Implied emission factor Instantaneous oxidation Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Industrial processes and product use Kyoto Protocol Land use land use change and forestry Model Methane correction factor Manure management systems Net calorific value National Focal Point National Inventory Compiler National Reviewer Other Portable Document Format Plant specific Quality assurance Reference approach Page 66 SE T1 Tia T1b Tic T2 T3 UNFCCC XML CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Sectoral Expert IPCC Tier 1 IPCC Tier 1a IPCC Tier 1b IPCC Tier 1c IPCC Tier 2 IPCC Tier 3 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change eXtensible Markup Language Page 67 Annex 2 Global warming potentials The GHGs and their GWP values used in the CRF Reporter to calcul
58. e to update the status of generation The table also clearly indicates the exact start and finish times for the task Should the export task be in the waiting queue the position of the task in the queue is indicated in the Queue column The process is completed once the status has changed to SUCCESS An email notification is also sent to the user once the process has completed 6 Click on File under the column Result to download the zip file generated by the software containing the CRF tables as well as the simple and official XML files corresponding to the submission Save the file in your computer to be able to officially submit it to the secretariat through the Submission Portal CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 63 5 7 Submission comparison utility This utility allows the comparison of any two inventories and provides a report on the differences identified It works on the basis of Simple XML files and the comparison is done record by record The report on the differences is provided as a comma separated CSV file To compare inventories the following steps are to be followed 1 Download and save the executable file simplexmlcompare xml from the CRF Reporter Resources and Tooling section of the FAQs page lt https confluence unfccc int display AUF CRF Reporter Resources and Tooling gt XConfluence Spaces Browse 5 12 0 changes 5 12 0_txt Search Simple XML handling Script CRF Repor
59. ears of reporting in particular nodes the user should 1 Log in as NIC or SE 2 Click on the Data Entry tab 3 Go to the particular node in the navigation tree and click on Node Year at the bottom of the tree Navigation Tree maid 4 Land Use Land Use Change Unit 1990 1991 1995 2010 2013 Fouad and Forestry 4 G Harvested 3 A Wetend Wood Products Activity Data 4E Settlements 4F Other Land Sawnwood 4 G Harvested Wood Products i Production i Imports CF Wood panels pa Production am Imports gt metric t gt G EJS TreeGrd v32 metric t Node i metrict Node comment f EJS TreeGrid v3 2 11960 inherited 11961 11963 4 4 Tick the field Custom and select the years that should be reported for that particular node by ticking the corresponding boxes next to the year Note that this selection will also apply to all subcategories of that particular category CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 44 5 Refresh the page by clicking on the node again and the years selected will appear on the columns in the data entry grid To undo the customization simply tick the Inherited field The years in the columns of the data entry grid will correspond to the years reported in the parent node of that category 5 3 7 Overwriting formulas As discussed in section 5 3 2 1 there are cases where country specific categories can be added However if disaggregated dat
60. ecommended for any implementation in national systems Note there is a function to import some variables from the legacy CRF Reporter s Submission XML format This function can be used to salvage some data from old XML files and or legacy Party systems For any new development Simple XML is the recommended format How to find emission factor information and method applied for a variable For variables where method and emission factor are available they are reported in supplementary variables that have all the same dimensions listed in square brackets in variable entities in Simple XML except Measure and Unit Measure dimension is set to Emission factor information for emission factor and Method for method These are both variables of the type LIST the unit for them may be ignored They may be found in Simple XML exports as well as in Party Profile exports How can I find out to which node does the variable belong You need to work with Metadata XML for that The lt line gt entities contain links to variable UIDs these lines represent I have imported old official XML into my inventory before version 5 0 0 and filled additional years manually Version 5 0 0 has better mappings to old CRF Reporter so I want to re import old official XML on the new version How can I achieve that without losing new data that I entered manually You can form an inventory that consists of an import of old official XML by the new version and the da
61. ed cells To manually enter data in those cells the user with editing rights NIC or SE should 1 Click on the Data Entry tab Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks Useful Links 2 The page containing the navigation tree will be displayed Administration Inventories Data Enty Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks Useful Links Navigation Tree Industrial Processes and Product Use Agriculture Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry 5 Waste 3 Navigate to a node in the tree by using the sign in front of the nodes 4 Click on the node to display the data entry grid on the right hand side Navigation Tree id 1 Energy 1 AA Fuel Unit 1990 1995 2000 Sectors Totals Combustion Sectoral approach 1A 1 Energy Industries 1 A 1 b Q 3 eid Petroleum Refining Liquid Fuels 1AA Fuel Combustion Sectoral approach Fuel consumption TJ Q 1 A 1 Energy Industries Lo Came Value a K l 1 A 1 b Petroleum Refining i CO2 oiala OO ofaga afola navigation tree _ Mie mee ee T D E EJS TreeGrd v9 2 afafa akaga OW amp Node data entry grid Node comment Node year CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 30 5 In the data entry grid provide the required information in the corresponding cells such as AD method used information on emission factor used and emissions Values in green cells w
62. ed users involved in the preparation of a Party s national GHG inventory Each user must be assigned a role The CRF Reporter defines different user roles and levels of access rights see table 1 and the NIC for a specific Party is responsible for providing access credentials to all users of that Party see section 5 1 below Each Party must have at a minimum assigned an NIC and an NFP It is important to note that the roles are not necessarily identical to a person s title e g National Focal Point and that a person can take on several or all roles A Party can have multiple experts but may have only one NIC and one NFP Table 1 Description of the roles in the CRF Reporter and their access rights Description of role within the CRF Reporter Type of access rights National Focal Point NFP Responsible for the final approval of e Has the right to approve reject an inventory the national GHG inventory e Has the right to view data in all sectors e Has the right to export all grids tables e Has the right to run QA checks and view reports Designated National Focal Point DNFP e Responsible as back up to the NFP e Has the same access rights as the NFP National Inventory Compiler NIC Responsible for creating and editing e Has the right to create disable user accounts user profiles for all members of the e Has the right to create and edit properties of team an inventory Responsible for creating and editing e Has the right to enter ed
63. ell color Description White grid cells denote that the user can enter data In white grid cells marked with v the user can select value s from a dropdown list Green cells show where data are automatically calculated by the application The formula used for the calculation is displayed as hints Place the cursor over a green cell in the second column of a grid to see the formula Where a green cell is marked with x the user can enter data by selecting value s from the dropdown list Users can also enter data in green cells ie overwriting formulas provided the node for the grid with green cells does not have any child nodes See section 5 3 7 for further details Light blue Light blue cells mean cross references from a different category for example in 1 B 1 a 1 i Where the cell is grey no input is necessary i The final set of CRF tables as discussed at SBSTA 39 and agreed at COP 19 decision 24 CP 19 is published on the secretariat website at lt https unfccc int national_reports annex_i_ghg_inventories reporting_requirements items 5333 php gt The final set of tables for LULUCF activities for the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol as referred to in decision 6 CMP 9 is available at lt http unfccc int national reports accounting reporting and review under the kyoto protocol items 7969 php gt CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 29 As described in table 5 above users can enter data in white color
64. energy use of fuels Gasoline 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Jet kerosene 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Other kerosene 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Shale oil 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels 1 AD Feedstocks and non energy use of fuels Gas diesel oil Gas diesel oil 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Residual fuel oil 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels 1 AD Feedstocks and non energy use of fuels LPG Liquefied petroleum gases LPG 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels 1 AD Feedstocks and non energy use of fuels Ethane CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 73 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 Ethane 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels 1 AD Feedstocks and non energy use of fuels Naphtha Naphtha 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels 1 AD Feedstocks and non energy use of fuels Bitumen Bitumen 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels 1 AD Feedstocks and non energy use of fuels Lubricants Lubricants 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Petroleum coke 1 AD Feedstocks reduc
65. er data checks This section incorporates a number of other data quality checks which are summarized in table 8 below Table 8 Other data checks Name of check Description QA AD to NO check To check whether there are categories for which emissions are reported as a number but AD are reported as NO The report will list the sectors and categories where this is the case otherwise the report will be blank CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 50 Name of check Description Confidential aggregation check To verify whether the value in the parent node is greater than the sum of the child nodes when C is reported in one or more child nodes The report will list the sectors and categories where the value in the parent node is less than the sum of the child nodes otherwise the list will be blank Sum is 100 To check whether the sum of the following adds up to 100 e Shares of all MMS for each animal type Percentage distribution of domestic and international fuel consumption for both aviation and marine The report will list where the sum is not 100 otherwise the report will be blank Time series consistency To check the year to year change between values reported based on the percentage threshold set by the user through the User Preference Settings The report will list the sectors and categories where the change deviates from the threshold set otherwise the report will be blank To run these checks the use
66. er in comparison with the previous standalone CRF Reporter These are summarized below e Developed as a web based software rather than a standalone application and is accessible without any installation e More user roles in addition to NIC and SE are provided e Ability for multiple users to use the software simultaneously is offered e A function to export data entry grids for offline use and re import into the software is included e Automatic calculation of key categories is incorporated e Generation of two XML formats simple and official rather than four types is supported InterReporter and National System formats are no longer supported e Undo function not available e Versioning of inventory is done automatically without use of an acknowledgement file e A centralized database with regular backups is maintained e Minor functionalities are implemented differently 1 3 Differences between version 5 10 0 and version 5 12 0 of the new CRF Reporter Below is a list of the features implemented in the latest version v5 12 0 e Improvement in mapping of data to reporting tables e Initial implementation of recalculation function in order to populate data in Table 8 e Inventory comparison utility 1 4 User support The UNFCCC secretariat is committed to provide efficient and effective support to users and to continue enhancing the application therefore users are encouraged to immediately report any questions bugs or su
67. es and Tooling page Start them with help parameter to see the full usage syntax Old and new CRF mappings I am trying to import data from previous submissions not all data is importing CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 87 Please note that import will only be possible for those data where there is direct mapping Because of the differences in the structure of the reporting guidelines this may constitute only about 60 of the data How the dimensions map to previous CRF Reporter and how to use the new ones as well as how to handle the missing ones Parameter AWMS The new CRF Reporter is designed in accordance with the new 2006 IPCC guidance and the new UNFCCC reporting guidelines There are serious changes in the representation of data required for new reporting including the number and physical meaning of dimensions As you can see even the number of dimensions has changed There is no consistent way to map dimensions to each other What is possible however is to map some variables that have the same physical meaning in old and new CRF Such mapping is done by variable UID and is used internally by our application for instance to import Old Official XML format We are continuously working on improving this mapping but the realistic estimate is that it will help salvage up to about 60 of variables The current version of the mapping is available to the Parties on request and will be made a standard downloadable item in version 5 0 0
68. ge applied to soils 3 D 1 2 c Other organic fertilizers applied to soils 3 D 1 3 Urine and dung deposited by grazing animals 3 D 1 4 Crop residues 3 D 1 5 Cultivation of organic soils i e histosols 3 D 1 6 Other 3 D 2 1 Atmospheric deposition 3 D 3 2 Nitrogen leaching and run off 3 E Prescribed burning of savannas Forest land specify ecological zone 3 E Prescribed burning of savannas Grassland specify ecological zone 3 F 1 1 Wheat CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 4 B 2 Buffalo 4 B 5 Camels 4 B 4 Goats 4 B 6 Horses 4 B 7 Mules and asses 4 B 9 Poultry 4 C 1 1 Continuously flooded 4 C 1 2 1 Single aeration 4 C 1 2 2 Multiple aeration 4 C 2 1 Flood prone 4 C 2 2 Drought prone 4 C 3 1 Water depth 50 100 cm 4 C 3 2 Water depth gt 100 cm 4 D 1 1 Synthetic fertilizers 4 D 1 2 Animal manure applied to soils 4 D 2 Pasture range and paddock manure 4 D 1 4 Crop residues 4 D 1 5 Cultivation of histosols 4 D 3 1 Atmospheric deposition 4 D 3 2 Nitrogen leaching and run off 4 F 1 1 Wheat Page 80 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 3 F 1 2 Barley 4 F 1 2 Barley 3 F 1 3 Maize 4 F 1 3 Maize 3 F 1 4 Other please specify 3 F 2 1 Other please specify 3 F 3 1 Other please specify 3 F 4 Sugar cane 4 F 4 Sugar cane 3 F 5 Other please specify 3 G 1 Limestone CaCO3 3
69. ggestions for improvements regarding the use of the application The CRF Reporter has an integrated function to facilitate such reports To use this function the user must be logged in to the application refer to section 3 2 1 on how to log in i Click on the Questions Problems Bug reports link located in the upper right hand corner of the top bar ii Questions Problems Bug reports CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 5 2 A box will appear on top of the page which is the space for writing your inquiries reports submit Query 3 Click on Submit Query The following message will be displayed Thank you for your query Our support personne will address it and come back to you as soon as possible L 4 The inquiry report will automatically be saved in the secretariat s issue tracking system which is continuously monitored The secretariat will exert every effort to respond to inquiries through e mail within three working days However in case the inquiry requires further complex investigations the actual resolution may take longer and the use will be informed accordingly 2 Technical information The previous version of the CRF Reporter software is a standalone desktop application This upgraded version is web based and no longer requires installation on the user s computer 2 1 Software version The initial release of the web based CRF Reporter software v3 0 0 already allowed
70. ha 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Bitumen 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Bitumen 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Lubricants 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Lubricants 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Petroleum coke 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Petroleum coke 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Refinery 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Refinery feedstocks feedstocks 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Other oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Other oil 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Anthracite 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Anthracite 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Coking coal 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Coking coal 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Other 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Other bituminous bituminous coal coal 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Sub bituminous 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Sub bituminous coal coal 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Lignite 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Lignite 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Oil shale and tar 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach Oil shale sand 1 AB Fuel combustion Reference approach BKB and patent 1 AB Fuel combustion
71. he CRF Reporter Note that after 30 minutes of inactivity the session is automatically timed out and the user will be required to log in again 3 2 1 Log in To log in to the CRF Reporter the user should 1 Open a web browser and go to lt https unfccc int crfapp gt 2 The log in page will be displayed A f C y United Nations y Framework Convention on Climate Change User nart Welcome to the Online CRF Reporter GHG inventory software CRF Web Application CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 8 3 Enter the User name and Password provided in the e mail Note that both are case sensitive 4 Click on the Sign in button and the landing page see section 0 will be displayed 3 2 2 Log out To log out of the CRF Reporter the user should 1 Click on the Sign Out link located at the upper right corner of the top bar CRF Reporter Inventory Software CRF Reporter v3 0 0 UNFCCC Inventory Editable Questions Problems Bug reports UNFCCC NIC PA The following message will be displayed United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change You have successfully signed out of the CRF Reporter GHG inventory software CRF Login page privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 3 2 3 Forgot login name In the event that the user forgets his her username the possibility to recover this information is offered by the CRF Reporter 1
72. he CRF Reporter under Useful Links gt FAQs Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks v Navigation Tree Sectors Totals Reporting Guidelines 1 Energy s Secretariat 2 Industrial Processes and Product Use j For easy reference the answers compiled as of 12 April 2015 are reproduced below Please follow the link indicated above for any updates XML based interoperability How can I distinguish between editable and aggregated calculated variables The question of whether a cell is editable is more complex than it might seem There are basic definitions about editable status of a cell in the Metadata XML as well as some general rules of when these definitions do not apply In order to find the basic definition 1 Under element lt data entry tree gt find all the lt line gt elements with variable uid attribute of the variable you are looking for 2 The line type attribute will contain the line type If the lLine type is EDITABLE the variable is editable under the grid represented by the lt grid gt element that this lt line gt element belongs to Note that in certain circumstances such as when one of the values aggregated into a certain variable are marked as confidential notation key C it is possible to specify a value for such a variable even though it is calculated and not EDITABLE in any of the grids How do I find ou
73. hecks section 5 4 1 e Send inventory for review section 5 4 2 e Review process section 5 4 3 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 46 Figure 6 Internal review workflow Internal review workflow Send inventory for Send inventory for approval review Reject inventory LY checks Inventory Make necessary compilation modifications to data Lock inventory change status to Change status of review and inventory to Send e mail to NEP create a new rejected_review version if necessary Run checks and produce report CRF Reporter 5 4 1 Perform quality assurance checks Standard QA checks can be performed before sending the inventory for review by other stakeholders within the Party The CRF Reporter has a number of QA tools available to all users These are e Completeness section 5 4 1 1 e Consistency section 5 4 1 2 e Other data checks section 5 4 1 3 All of these checks can be run by all users at any point in time 5 4 1 1 Completeness This check verifies whether all required information have been entered in the grids of an inventory year The status of completeness is presented for each node through the traffic light system e Green required information is complete e Orange only partial data are available in the data entry grid e Red no information is av
74. iew i LTU_2014 2 Inventory 2014 06 26 23 00 review E be LTU_2014_1 Inventory 2014 06 26 20 33 approved 2 EJS TreeGrid v9 2 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 53 5 4 3 Review process The review of data may be done through the reporting tables All users are able to either view single reporting tables or export the complete CRF tables in Excel Data in the reporting tables are automatically populated based on values entered in the data entry grids These data cannot be modified any modifications to data should be done through the data entry grids Reviewers may check the data presented in the tables and provide feedback to the NIC Provision of feedback is done outside of the software e g via e mail or a meeting Depending on the feedback received the NIC may choose to either reject the submission or send it for approval The steps for these options are described in the sections 5 4 3 1 and 5 4 3 2 below Slight modifications to the appearance of the reporting tables will be noticeable in Excel in order to accommodate the design implementation For example the shading of country specific categories is either white or yellow and some additional information boxes have been moved to the bottom of the table e g Table3 D or to a separate worksheet e g Table3 B a s2 Further some tables may have incomplete information especially with regard to some Additional Information boxes This is due to technical issues encou
75. il Waste Disabled f Other Creator UNFCCC NIC KP LULUCF Creation date Sat Jun 28 16 32 06 CE a Expert DelegateNationallnventory DelegateN ationalFocalPoir In the General Properties box it is mandatory to fill in the following fields the other fields are optional e User Name must be unique and contain at least 3 characters The default user name must be changed otherwise a duplicate error will be displayed when a new user is created e Email this allows the user to receive the automatic e mail notifications from the application e Password must have a minimum of 8 characters with at least 1 capital letter and at least 1 numeric character In the Role box identify the role the user will have within the inventory team It is possible to assign multiple roles to one user In the Sector box select one or multiple sectors for which the user should have the ability to enter data by ticking the box in front of the sector name This is applicable to users who have been assigned the role of NIC DNIC or Expert Users who are not assigned a sector will only be able to view data but will not be able to enter edit data Several experts can be assigned the same sector For the roles NFP DNFP and NR it is not necessary to select any sector as he she does not have editing rights 6 To ensure that the information entered has been saved wait until the row for the user being created is highlighted yellow 7 Remove the
76. ing guidelines and the guidance for reporting information on activities under Articles 3 3 and 3 4 of the Kyoto Protocol It is intended to allow Parties to commence creating and compiling their GHG inventories in order to enable them to submit by 15 April 2015 The CRF Reporter facilitates the compilation of annual GHG inventories by Annex Parties and was developed to meet the reporting requirements described above It provides Parties with the ability to compile validate and report GHG emission inventories in a user friendly and efficient manner It allows Parties to enter and manipulate GHG inventory data in an intuitive manner by providing a dynamic user interface while ensuring that core data structure and reporting requirements are met The CRF Reporter is not intended to calculate GHG emissions at a category level but rather act as a repository for Parties submissions It is capable of storing multiple versions of a Party s submission as well as carrying out selected quality assurance quality control checks on the data to be submitted 1 1 Organization of this manual This is the user manual for v5 12 0 of the upgraded CRF Reporter which is an enhanced version of the software to be used for the compilation of national GHG inventories due by 15 April 2015 For any resubmissions of 2014 GHG inventories Parties should continue to use the latest version v3 7 of the standalone CRF Reporter desktop application Prior to preparing the 20
77. initiate the export process 4 After the page is automatically refreshed and the navigation tree appears go to My Data Export 5 The list of export tasks will be displayed with the latest task in the first row The status of the export process can be seen under the Status column The export process covers the same types of status as described in table 6 above In addition the table also clearly indicates the exact time the task started and finished Should the export task be in the waiting queue the position of the task in the queue is indicated in the Queue column Requested Started Finished Status Result Queue reporting exporttask Ikogler 21 42 54 0100 2 24 47 54 24 52 39 eS aaa es 6 To see the updated status of the export process refresh the page by clicking again on My Data Export The process is completed once the status has changed to SUCCESS An email notification is also sent to the user once the process has completed 7 To open or save the file exported click on File in the Result column and follow the instructions indicated 5 3 3 2 Export of reporting tables This function allows the export of reporting tables in the format of the agreed CRF tables The reporting tables are in Excel format and can be exported either with data or with variable UIDs To export reporting tables with data please refer to section 5 4 3 of this user manual In order to export reporting tab
78. ion C LULUCF Processes and Drant Itan he LTU_2014_3_Inventory 2015 Mon Jul 07 14 52 23 started Ss EJS TreeGrd v3 2 Name Energy 1960 Working Inventory Industrial Processes and Prodi 1961 Submission year Agriculture 1962 Creator LULUCF 1963 Creation date Waste 1964 Status Other 1965 Updater KP LULUCF Submission date Send for Review 4 Highlight the name of the inventory and click on the Send for Review button The status of the inventory will change to review at this point the inventory is locked and any modifications to data is no longer possible Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy Industrial Processes and Product Use LTU 2014 2 2015 Ikogler 2014 06 26 23 00 2 review Ikogler iv sl a EJS TreeGrid v9 2 5 If there is no other inventory available which is in status started the CRF Reporter automatically creates a copy of the inventory sent for review with a new version number and sets the status to created This new version can be used as the basis for a subsequent submission The new version is added to the list of available inventories which can be found by going to the Inventories tab and selecting View Inventories Progress Working Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Er Inventory OX Ikogler 2014 07 09 14 27 created Ikogler pe LTU_2014 3 Inventory 2014 07 07 14 52 rev
79. is the very first inventory to be created the status displayed is created see step 8 below Otherwise the status displayed is under creation Name i Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy Industrial Agriculture Option_A Processes and Product Use i LTU_2014_5 Inventory Ikogler 2014 11 21 13 4 Ikogler 5 The CRF Reporter will copy all information from the latest working inventory if available to the new one under creation To check the status of this process go to the Import Export tab and click on My Data Export CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 24 6 To see the updated status of this process refresh the page by clicking again on My Data Export The process is completed once the status has changed to SUCCESS Requested started Finished status Result Export Reporting Tables in Excel 914 29 03 CET 22 Nc 14 39 21 n a WORKING No file Export Reporting Tables in Excel 14 27 09 CET 22 Ne 14 27 09 14 39 21 SUCCESS File 7 Go back to the landing page by clicking on the Inventories tab and selecting View Inventories Progress Administration Inventones Data Entry Reporting lables Import Export Data Checks Useful Links View Inventories Progress Navigation Tree Work on Inventories oa 8 The status displayed should be created a Name Working Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy Industrial
80. ist of export tasks will be displayed with the latest task on the first row The status of the import process can be seen under the Status column The table also clearly indicates the exact start and finish times for the task as well as the estimated remaining time for it to complete Should the export task be in the waiting queue the position of the task in the queue is indicated in the Queue column To see the updated status of the export process refresh the page by clicking again on My Data Export The process is completed once the status has changed to SUCCESS An email notification is also sent to the user once the process has completed To open or save the file exported click on File in the Result column and follow the instructions indicated CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 35 5 3 3 3 Export of Simple XML This function allows the export of the Simple XML The Simple XML is the main interoperability format used in the CRF Reporter It is used for integration with other UNFCCC systems and is recommended as a format of choice for integration with national systems and any other software that the Parties may develop which require integration with the CRF Reporter The CRF Reporter fully supports Simple XML import and export In addition to data the Simple XML contains a standard schema reference with a URL of the applicable schema Further in an effort to improve interoperability with national syste
81. it and view data in inventories all sectors e Has the right to export all grids tables This provision is subject for review in the future CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 7 Description of role within the CRF T f igh Reporter ype of access rights e Responsible for setting the inventory e Has the right to import grids for all sectors ready for review e Has the right to run QA checks and view e Responsible for generating the official reports inventory submission e Has the right to reject a submission before sending for review e Has the right to generate the official submission Designated National Inventory Responsible as back up to the NIC e Has the same access rights as the NIC Compiler DNIC Expert SE Responsible for updating inventory e Has the right to enter edit data and data for specific sector s comments in respective sector s e Has the right to view data in all sectors e Has the right to export all grids tables e Has the right to import grids for respective sector s e Has the right to run QA checks and view reports National Reviewer NR Responsible for reviewing inventory e Has the right to view data in all sectors prior to approval e _ Has the right to export all grids tables e Has the right to run QA checks and view reports 3 2 Login and logout Access credentials are provided to users automatically via e mail The steps below describe how to successfully log in to and log out of t
82. ith formulas e g implied emission factor are automatically calculated 5 3 2 2 Input through Excel The function to import data using an Excel file can be done by either the NIC or SE provided they are assigned the sector to which data will be imported In addition the import function will only work with the Excel files for data entry grids generated by the upgraded CRF Reporter Excel files from the previous standalone CRF Reporter or any other system cannot be imported into the upgraded CRF Reporter The import function replaces all existing data in white cells as well as green cells where applicable for the defined set of data imported for example a single grid cement production or an entire sector IPPU If data for cells in the Excel file being imported is blank the values in the grid cells will be replaced by blank cells Data in green cells are automatically recalculated based on updated data During the import process the inventory is locked and data entry is not possible This is to ensure that data currently being imported is not overwritten by a manual entry In order to import an Excel file with the data correctly formatted the user should first export the file from the software It is imperative that the format and structure of the Excel file exported is not changed Instructions on how to export data entry grids are available in section 5 3 3 1 below The following steps outline how users can import data using Exce
83. l files 1 Log in as NIC or SE 2 Click on the Import Export tab Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Expo Data Checks Useful Links 3 In the navigation tree on the left hand side click on Excel XML Import Transfer Please select CRF_Reporter Data file Excel Export Data Entry rarer Browse No file selected Export reporting tables S im Export All QA Checks i Export party profile Submit Query L My Data Export w Excel XML Import t My Data Import Q EJS TreeGrid v3 2 4 Click on the Browse button and select the appropriate Excel file to be imported 5 Click on Submit Query button This will initiate the data import process which includes automatic input of data and recalculation of values in cells with formulas 6 After the page is automatically refreshed and the navigation tree appears click on My Data Import in the navigation tree CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 31 7 The list of import tasks will be displayed with the latest task in the first row The status of the import process can be seen under the Status column and the remaining time to complete the task is shown under the Queue column Should the status be PENDING the position of the task in the queue is i
84. le tag has an optional attribute UuserCreated that is set to true when the variable is user created How do I get a template for my Simple XML files how do I get all variables and years Use Export Party Profile functionality A Party Profile is a Simple XML file that contains all standard variables all user created variables used by the Party and all years added to the current submission You can use Party Profile as a template for filling with data from your national system for further import into CRF Reporter Can import export specific sectors with Simple XML The export of XML in the CRF Reporter is only for all sectors it is not possible to export individual sectors We are currently evaluating the requirement to make import and export for specific years and sectors possible in one of the future versions In the meantime two workarounds may be offered to the Parties who wish to import parts of Simple XML files 1 The import of the Simple XML only overwrites data for the sectors that the user is responsible for If you wish to import only the data that belongs to a specific sector create a user that has only this sector enabled and import while logged in as such user 2 With release 5 0 0 UNFCCC is also releasing two utilities simplexmlfilter and simplexmlmerge that are expected to help Parties handle Simple XML files outside the CRF Reporter These utilities may be used to set up a workflow of constructing the final Simple
85. les with variable UIDs the user should 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 Go to the Import Export tab Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks Useful Links CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 34 3 4 In the navigation tree click on Export reporting tables and on the right hand side select the field With variables for administrative usage Transfer Please click on the link if you wish to export all data to excel file Excel Export Data Entry H A xpor fenem IQ C Exclude KP tables from export OW EJS TreeGrid v0 2 Click on the Export button A message will appear below the button indicating that the generation of the reporting tables for all years included in the inventory is initiated Export CRF reporting grids excel Transfer Please click on the link if you wish to export all data to excel file Excel Export Data Entry E XML Export Export roporiing iabios Export reporting tables Fep AN occ O Exclude KP tables from export My Data Export O With data a Excel XML Import With variables for administrative usage Export party profile My Data Import Export We have received your request for exporting reporting tables Please be patient this may take a few minutes You can check progress of export in My Data Export EJS TreeGrid vo2 Go to My Data Export The l
86. ls 2 F 2 b Open cells 2 F 3 Fire protection 2 F 4 a Metered dose inhalers 2 F 4 b Other please specify 2 F 5 Solvents 2 F 6 a Emissive 2 F 6 b Contained 2 G 1 Electrical equipment 2 G 2 a Military applications 2 G 2 b Accelerators 2 G 2 c Soundproof windows 2 G 2 d Adiabatic properties shoes and tyres 2 G 2 e Other please specify CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 Page 78 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 2 G 3 a Medical applications 2 G 3 b Other 2 G 4 Other 2 H Other please specify 3 A 1 Cattle Option A Dairy cattle 3 A 1 Cattle Option A Non dairy cattle 3 A 1 Cattle Option B Mature dairy cattle 3 A 1 Cattle Option B Other mature cattle 3 A 1 Cattle Option B Growing cattle 3 A 1 Cattle Option C Other please specify 3 A 2 Sheep 3 A 3 Swine 3 A 4 Other livestock 3 A 4 Other livestock Buffalo 3 A 4 Other livestock Camels 3 A 4 Other livestock Deer 3 A 4 Other livestock Goats 3 A 4 Other livestock Horses 3 A 4 Other livestock Mules and asses 3 A 4 Other livestock Poultry 3 A 4 Other livestock Other please specify 3 B 1 Cattle Option A Dairy cattle 3 B 1 Cattle Option A Non dairy cattle 3 B 1 Cattle Option B Mature dairy cattle 3 B 1 Cattle Option B Other mature cattle 3 B 1 Cattle Option B Growing cattle
87. ms the Simple XML also contains the following variable attributes e userCreated this is to distinguish between standard and country specific categories For country specific categories this attribute will be TRUE e variable type this is to identify the type of the variable which can either be NUMBER LIST or TEXT This function also provides the option to include in the export of Simple XML Party specific inventory structure metadata By selecting this option information regarding the placement of variables in the Party specific nodes will be included in the resulting Simple XML file This information may be used by national systems and the Simple XML handling script Party specific metadata information is however optional and is ignored on import There is also an option to include in the Simple XML file values in reporting tables that are calculated on the fly and do not have a variable association transient values These values may be used by national systems for quality control Transient values are optional and are ignored on import In order to export an XML file the user should 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 Click on the Import Export tab 3 In the navigation tree click on XML Export Transfer Additional options Include Party specific inventory structure metadata Information regarding the placement of variables in the Party specific nodes will be included in the re
88. n be done for a single grid for all grids within a category subcategory or for all data entry grids To export grids the following steps are to be followed 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter and click on the Import Export tab Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables f import Export Data Checks Useful Links select a sector category or subcategory 2 In the navigation tree click on in front of Excel Export Data Entry and navigate through the tree to CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 33 Export NAIIS Data as Excel Please click on one of the links to export data as excel file 1 Energy 2 Industrial Processes and Product U Export selected single grid Bi 3 Agriculture 3 1 Livestock 3 C Rice Cultivation fr 3 D Agricultural Soils 3 E Prescribed Burning of Savanr Export selected sector subsector 3 F Field Burning of Agricultural R 3 G Liming i 3 6 1 Limestone CaCO3 3 6 2 Dolomite CaMa CO3 2 Export all data entry grids 3 H Urea Application 3 1 Other Carbon containing Fertili i 3 J Other please specify 4 Land Use Land Use Change and F 5 Waste pm 6 Other please specify oF 7 KP LULUCF XML Export mmm G E s TreeGrid v9 2 3 Click on the appropriate button on the right hand side Export selected single grid Export selected sector subsector Export all data entry grids This will
89. n to delete users because records data are attached to users If users are deleted the records in the database will also be deleted The accounts of those users who are no longer part of the national inventory team and therefore should not have access to the software should be deactivated This function allows the NIC to do so 1 Log in as NIC go to the Administration tab and select Users Management gt Users Administration 2 In the list of users search for the user whose account should be deactivated and click on the username 3 Tick the Disabled field located either in the General Properties box or the main window General Properties First Name Last Name Name Disabled i Creator Creation date 4 To ensure that the information entered has been saved wait until the row for the user being created is highlighted yellow 5 The user whose account has been disabled will automatically be notified via e mail 5 1 4 Change password This function allows the NIC to require a user to change his her password upon the first log in and also allows a user to change his her password at any point in time For the NIC to require a user to change the password 1 Log in as NIC and follow the steps in section 5 1 1 2 In addition to the user information provided tick the Change password field at the bottom of the General Properties box General Properties Eos ALETI Name Email blagibla com Disabled Creator k
90. n_A Status review Option_8 Updater Ikogler Option_C Submission date LULUCF Approach_A POR NOOO Send for Approval 4 The status of the inventory will change to rejected_review Modifications to data can be done in the copy automatically created after the inventory is sent for review or if necessary create a new inventory and implement the modifications Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy mer CTU 2014 3 2015 2014 07 07 14 52 2 rejected review lkogler 4 gt EJS TreeGrid v9 2 5 4 3 2 Send for approval Once all review processes have been carried out and further modifications to data are no longer necessary the NIC can send the inventory for approval To do so the following steps are to be observed 1 Log in as NIC 2 In the landing page where the list of inventories available are shown select the inventory that should be sent for approval and tick the corresponding box under the column Working inventory note the inventory should be in status review 3 Go to the Inventories tab and select Work on Inventories The page containing the name of the inventory selected will be displayed Highlight the name of the inventory and click on the Send for Approval button CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 57 Name Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission date Energy Industrial Agnculture Option_A Option_B Option_C
91. national Navigation Other liquid fuels please specify 1 D 1 b International Navigation Gaseous fuels 1 D 1 b International Navigation Biomass 1 D 1 b International Navigation Other fossil fuels please specify 1 D 2 Multilateral Operations 1 D 3 CO2 Emissions from Biomass 1 D 4 CO2 Captured 2 A 1 Cement production 2 A 2 Lime production 2 A 3 Glass production 2 A 4 a Ceramics 2 A 4 6 Other uses of soda ash 2 A 4 c Non metallurgical magnesium production 2 A 4 d Other 2 B 1 Ammonia production 2 B 2 Nitric acid production 2 B 3 Adipic acid production CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 1 C Aviation Bunkers Jet Kerosene 1 C Aviation Bunkers Gasoline 1 C Marine Bunkers Residual fuel oil 1 C Marine Bunkers Gas diesel oil 1 C Marine Bunkers Gasoline Multilateral Operations 2 A 1 Cement production 2 A 2 Lime production 2 A 7 1 Glass production 2 B 1 Ammonia production 2 B 2 Nitric acid production 2 B 3 Adipic acid production Page 76 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 2 B 4 a Caprolactam 2 B 4 b Glyoxal 2 B 4 c Glyoxylic acid 2 B 5 a Silicon carbide 2 B 5 b Calcium carbide 2 B 6 Titanium dioxide production 2 B 7 Soda ash production 2 B 8 a Methanol 2 B 8 b Ethylene 2 B 8 c Ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomer 2 B 8 d Ethylene oxide 2 B 8 e Acrylonitrile 2 B 8 f Carbon black
92. ndicated in the Queue column TE Operation Requested Started Finished Status Export a Single Grid in Excel 08 49 18 UTC 18 M 08 49 19 n a WORKING is ee 1 minute s to go 8 To see the updated status of the import process refresh the page by clicking again on My Data Import The process is completed once the status has changed to SUCCESS An email notification is also sent to the user once the process has completed 9 If you wish to compare the updated data in the software with the data in the imported Excel file click on the corresponding File under the Result column to open the Excel file There are five different types of status that may displayed in the Status column during the import process These are described in table 6 Table 6 Types of data import status and their descriptions Status Description PENDING Signifies that the data import task is received and queued for execution Some tasks may stay in this state for some time depending on the number of tasks in the queue It is important that a new task is not put in the queue until the task is completed either in SUCCESS or ERROR status PENDING RETRY Signifies that the data import task is received but cannot be executed yet because the inventory to which data is being imported to is locked e g when there is an ongoing import export task from another user of the same Party It is important that
93. ns data for all sectors only data for those sectors assigned to the user will be overwritten Data in the sectors not assigned to the user will remain unchanged A more fine grained limitation may be achieved with the use of a script see annex 4 During the import process the inventory is locked for data entry As a direct consequence of the implementation of the revised UNFCCC Annex inventory reporting guidelines and decision 6 CMP 9 it is not possible to completely import the previous CRF XML as only the data for which there is a direct mapping of categories between the old UNFCCC reporting guidelines and the revised UNFCCC Annex inventory reporting guidelines can be imported A list of the categories with an indication where direct mapping is possible is provided in annex 3 To import an XML file the same steps as in the Excel import should be followed see section 5 3 2 2 except that the file to be selected for import should be in XML format 5 3 3 Data export All users can export the following from the software e Data entry grids section 5 3 3 1 e Reporting tables section 5 3 3 2 e Simple XML section 5 3 3 3 e Party Profile section 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 1 Export of data entry grids This function enables downloading data entry grids in Excel format and work offline It assists users to either check data entered in the software or to enter edit data and re import it into the application Export of data entry grids ca
94. ntered which will be resolved in a next release For such cases information may have to be reviewed through the data entry grids by either viewing them online or exporting them to Excel To view single reporting tables 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 Go to the Reporting Tables tab Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks Useful Links 3 The page containing the navigation tree to select tables will be displayed The navigation tree here is sorted by the years included in the inventory Energy me Industral processes and product use By Agriculture re LULUCF Waste Summary tables f Cross outting Fj KP LULUCF Key Categories EaJS EJS TreeGrid v9 2 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 54 4 Navigate through the tree to select the table to be viewed by clicking on the corresponding table name The table names correspond to the worksheet names in the CRF tables 5 A message box will be displayed Select Open with Microsoft Excel to view the file Opening ROU_2015_1 Inventory 1990_Table1 A a s1_2015 09 04 14 4 You have chosen to open _Inventory 1990 Table1 Ala s1_2015 09 04 14_53_29 202 xbx which is Microsoft Excel Worksheet from https crf uat dev unfcec int What should Firefox do with this file Open wit Save File Do this automatically for files like this from now on ox 6 The corresponding CRF
95. of CRF Reporter User manual references Would it be possible to add a subcategory for me In the CRF Reporter when the nodes are highlighted orange it means that users are allowed to add subcategories child nodes either by selecting from a dropdown list or typing a category name Please note that after adding the subcategory you will have to add the fuel types for which you have data under that subcategory For the detailed instructions on how to add child nodes please refer to section 5 3 4 1 of the User Manual Can copy paste between the software and Excel The design of the web based CRF Reporter does not allow for copying and pasting numbers to a range of cells What you can do is export the data entry grids to Excel where you can paste data to a range of cells and then re import the Excel file with the complete data into the CRF Reporter Please refer to sections 5 3 3 1 and 5 3 2 2 of the User Manual for the instructions on how to export and import Excel files respectively Excel import and export Is it possible to manage the number of decimal places in CRF Reporter In the current version of CRF Reporter there is no way to manage the number of decimals whether imported from Excel or inserted directly in the data entry grids The maximum decimal digits allowed is 14 Excel floating point precision is fixed at 15 digits Hence all the decimals found in numbers imported from Excel are displayed in CRF Reporter Why do get
96. of the workflow steps and the corresponding status label of the inventory Workflow step description Inventory status User administration This step is required to set up users not applicable Inventory creation This step is required for the initial set up of an inventory under_creation then created Inventory compilation This step is required to input complete information for the inventory Started Internal review This step is necessary to run standard QA checks and to involve review OR rejected_review national experts and stakeholders in checking data in the inventory Approval of inventory This step is required for the NFP to approve an inventory approved OR rejected Inventory submission This step is required to generate an official inventory submission Submitted CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 16 Figure 2 Overall inventory submission workflow Overview of the inventory submission workflow 1 User administration 2 Inventory creation 3 Inventory compilation 4 Internal review 5 Approval of inventory 6 Inventory submission NFP ll Set up user accounts NIC Create and start an inventory Send e mail notification CRF Reporter Prepare a new inventory version and notify SEs via e mail CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Enter edit data manually or via import Send inventory for review Perform data valida
97. ofile are as follows 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 Click on the Import Export tab 3 In the navigation tree click on Export party profile Transfer Please click on the link if you wish to export all variable of the Encol Export Data Enty current working submission lu XML Export Export reporting tables ba Export All QA Checks L Export party profile Export Variables of current Working Submission v My Data Export L Excel XML Import ba My Data Import EJs TreeGrid v3 2 4 On the right hand side click on the Export Variables of current Working Submission button This will initiate the generation of the Party Profile 5 After the page is automatically refreshed and the navigation tree appears go to My Data Export CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 37 6 The list of export tasks will be displayed with the latest task on the first row The status of the import process can be seen under the Status column The table also clearly indicates the exact start and finish times for the task Should the export task be in the waiting queue the position of the task in the queue is indicated in the Queue column 7 To see the updated status of the export process refresh the page by clicking again on My Data Export The process is completed once the status has changed to SUCCESS An email notification is also sent to the user once the process h
98. ogler Creation date 2014 06 28 16 32 15 847 Description Password change Password CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 21 3 When the user logs in for the first time he she will be redirected to the Change Password page United Nations C Framework Convention on Climate Change User name UNFCCC_NIC Welcome to the Online CRF Reporter GHG inventory software CRF Web Application Old Password l New Password Confirm Password Change Password Cancel privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change For a user to change the password anytime 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter go to the Administration tab and select User Preferences Settings gt Change My Password Administration f Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Export Data Checks Useful Links User Preferences Settings Application User Settings Change My Password Creation date Status 2 The Change Password page will be displayed To change the password 1 In the Change Password page enter the current password in the Old Password field 2 Enter a new password in the New Password field this should be different from the current password The password must have a minimum of 8 characters with at least 1 capital letter and at least 1 numeric character 3 Re enter the new password in the Confirm Password field 4 Click on the Change P
99. only to the NIC Users Administration Allows the NIC to add and or disable users Inventories This menu is visible to all users but some elements are visible only to the NIC View Inventories Progress Allows all users to see the status of the Party s inventories and select the inventory to work on this is the landing page referred to above Allows the NIC to create a new inventory Work on Inventories Allows the NIC to configure the properties relating to the inventory such as submission year sectors options and years to be included in the inventory Data Entry This menu is visible to all users but some functions are available only to the NIC and SEs Allows the NIC and SEs to enter and or edit data comments in the grids for the NIC this is possible in all sectors for the SEs this is possible in sector s assigned to them Allows all users to view data comments Reporting Tables This menu is visible to all users It allows for viewing single reporting tables in the format of the agreed CRF tables for a particular year Import Export This menu is visible to all users but some functions are available only to the NIC and SEs CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 14 Menu item Data Checks Key Categories Analysis Results Quality Assurance Control Completeness Consistency Useful Links User manual FAQs Reporting Guidelines UNFCCC reporting guidelines 2006 IPCC Guidelines Emission Factor Database EFD
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101. proved Ikogler1 15 TreeGrid v9 2 5 An e mail notification will be sent automatically to the NIC informing him her that the inventory has been approved 5 5 2 Reject inventory The NFP or DNFP may at this stage decide not to approve the submission If so he she should send it for rejection by following these steps 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 In the landing page where the list of inventories available are shown select the inventory that should be sent for rejection and tick the corresponding box under the column Working inventory note the inventory should be in status awaiting approval 3 Go to the Inventories tab and select Work on Inventories The page containing the name of the inventory selected will be displayed Highlight the name of the inventory and click on the Send for Reject button Name Submission year Creator Creation date Status Submission date Energy industrial Agnculture Option _A iption_ 6 Processes and Product Use LTU_2014_2_inventory f2 N EIS TresGid v92 LTU_2014_2 Inventory Energy 7 1980 C z Submission year 2015 industrial Processes and Pro s 1961 Creator ikogler Agriculture 1952 Creation date 2014 06 26 23 00 214 047 Option_A 1963 Status awaiting_approval Option_ amp 1964 Updater ikogler Option_C Submission date LULUCF 1966 Approach_A Annrnach Rt Approve Send for Reject CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 60 4 The status of
102. r Manual Page 10 1 On the log in page click on the Forgot your password link United Nations C Framework Convention on Climate Change Welcome to the Online CRF Reporter GHG inventory software CRF Web Application User name Forgot your login name f Forgot your password privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2 The Recovery Login page will be displayed Enter your user name and click on the Submit user name button United Nations C Framework Convention on Climate Change Recovery Login page cRrReencre Do ooo User name CRF Reporter GHG inventory software ry Submit user name CRF Web Application privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 11 3 The following message will be displayed United Nations G Framework Convention on Climate Change An e mail has been sent to the e mail address registered with the user name specified containing instructions on how to reset your password Login page privacy contact 2013 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 4 An e mail will automatically be sent to the user containing the link to reset his her password 5 By clicking on the link provided in the e mail the user will be directed to the Recovery Login page see step 2 above 6 Enter your user name and click on the Submit user name
103. r should 1 Log in to the CRF Reporter 2 Go to the Data Checks tab and select Quality Assurance Control D Administration Inventories Data Entry Reporting Tables Import Exporj Data Checks f Useful Links Key Categories Analysis Results Navigation Tree Completeness ee Quality Assurance Control 4 Energy 2 Industrial Processes and Product Use Consistency 3 A page containing the different types of checks indicated in table 8 above is displayed This is sorted by type of check and then by the years included in the inventory User Preferences Settings Users Management Submission Management Data Entry Key Categories List Reporting Tables Data Export Import Quality Assurance Control Navigation Tree QA Checks QAAD to NO check Confidential aggregation check Sum is 100 Time series consistency ExtJS EJS TreeGrid v9 2 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 51 4 Click on the appropriate node in the tree to run the check The corresponding results as described in table 8 will be displayed on the right hand side of the page If the report is blank the message No data found will be shown Navigation Tree Gas name Activity data value Reported emissions inventory year GA Checks number QA AD to NO check C pomm QA AD to NO check 1991 QA AD to NO check 1995 l QA AD to NO check 2010 i QAAD to NO check 2013 b Confidential aggregation che
104. row The status of the import process can be seen under the Status column The table also clearly indicates the exact start and finish times for the task as well as the estimated remaining time for it to complete Should the export task be in the waiting queue the position of the task in the queue is indicated in the Queue column 8 To see the updated status of the export process refresh the page by clicking again on My Data Export The process is completed once the status has changed to SUCCESS An email notification is also sent to the user once the process has completed 9 To open or save the file exported click on File in the Result column and follow the instructions indicated The Simple XML contains the information reported for all sectors and all years In order to export information for certain sectors only a workaround solution is provided through a script see section on FAQs in annex 4 5 3 3 4 Export of Party Profile This function allows the export of the Party Profile which is a Simple XML file that contains all standard variables all user created variables used by the Party and all years added to the current submission This XML file does not contain reported data The Party Profile can be used as a template for generation of Simple XML files for further import into the CRF Reporter The steps to import a Simple XML are described in section 5 3 2 3 above The steps to export the Party Pr
105. sion of the inventory to work on 5 3 2 Data entry Once the user has selected the appropriate inventory he she can start to enter GHG inventory information This section details the different options available to the users to enter data into the software e Manual input into the data entry grids section 5 3 2 1 e Partial or full import of data using Excel section 5 3 2 2 e Bulk import of data using XML section 5 3 2 3 It is important to note that data entered in the CRF Reporter should be e Either a number a notation key NO NA IE NE C or a combination of notation keys for emissions activity data or additional information The notation keys entered will automatically be propagated in the subsequent columns e Separated by a dot to signify a decimal point e Between 0 and 1 where fractions are required e Between 0 and 100 where information required is in unit percentage e Anegative number where information required is Losses e In text format where the information required is e g AD description in IPPU feeding situation in agriculture organic amendments added in agriculture identification code in KP LULUCF subdivision in KP LULUCF documentation box Data entered are automatically saved in the database When data are entered they are first shown in bold and changes to normal font when they have been saved Saving occurs immediately usually within two seconds but in case the s
106. sulting Simple XML file This information may be used by national systems and the Simple XML handling script Please note that all Party specific metadata information is optional and it is ignored on import ET Export All QA Checks Export party profile My Data Export fan Excel XML Import My Data Import Include transient values Values in reporting tables that are calculated on the fly and don t have a variable association will be included in the resulting Simple XML file These values may be used by national systems for quality control Please note that transient values are optional and they are ignored on import CAUTION Inclusion of options will delay your export Only add options if you intend to use the resulting additional information Export Simple XML 4 Under Additional options put a tick mark on one or both of the boxes next to Include Party specific inventory structure metadata or Include transient values if such additional information are required Otherwise leave the boxes unticked 5 Click on the Export Simple XML button This will initiate the generation of the XML file 6 After the page is automatically refreshed and the navigation tree appears go to My Data Export This variable type encompasses both numerical data and notation keys CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 36 7 The list of export tasks will be displayed with the latest task on the first
107. t which values are permissible for variables of LIST type Data domains for LIST variables are defined in Metadata XML 1 Under element find the variable UID in the uid attribute Double check that the variable is of LIST type 2 Note drop down uid attribute It contains the UID of a drop down list data domain for this variable 3 Under elementfind the drop down with UID noted in the previous step 4 Element under this drop down contains the list of permissible values in value attribute What is the order of dimension instances in the variable name Data in CRF is stored in a 10 dimensional analytical hypercube Variables are located in the cells of the cube defined by values for each of its dimensions dimension instances Variable names are formed by dimension instance names in CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 85 square brackets concatenated for all ten dimensions used by CRF in a certain order Dimensions are listed in the following order Category Classification Measure Gas Unit Source Method Target Option Type For user created variables we use the following order Category Classification Measure Gas Unit Source Method Target Option Type If you are planning to rely on names of dimension instances in your solution program your solutions flexibly so order of dimensions could be reconfigured later How do I distinguish between a standard and a user created variable In Simple XML format ver 1 3 variab
108. ta for further years that you entered manually using Simple XML handling scripts Please follow these simple steps 1 Export the current state of your inventory by using XML Export in Import Export menu Let s assume that the Simple XML file you received this way is called original xml 2 Re import the old XML into your inventory confirm that you have good mappings in place 3 Export the new state of your inventory as in point 1 Let s assume that the Simple XML file you received this way is called reimported xml 4 Now what we need to do is to combine the prior years imported from the old XML and new years that you added manually for example 2011 and 2012 in one Simple XML file Let s start by creating a file that only contains manually entered data gt simplexmlfilter iy 2011 2012 original xml _2011_2012 xml 5 Now just in case let s make sure that we don t have any conflicting data in re imported old XML by removing years 2011 and 2012 from it l e e e l l i i i i i MMl 7 Import combined xml using Excel XML Import in Import Export menu Now you have all years from your re imported old official XML and the two manually entered years in one inventory The simplexmlfilter and simplexmlmerge utilities are available on the CRF Reporter Resourc
109. tants and other non energy use of fuels Refinery feedstocks 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Other oil 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Other liquid fossil 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Anthracite 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Feedstocks and non energy use of fuels Coal oils and tars Coking coal from coking coal 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Other bituminous coal 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Sub bituminous Coal 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Lignite 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Oil shale and tar sand 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels BKB and patent fuel 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Coke oven gas coke 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Coal tar 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Other solid fossil 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Natural gas dry 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels Other gaseous fossil 1 AD Feedstocks reductants and other non energy use of fuels CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 74 Categories in the NEW CRF
110. ter FAQ for Parties A Simple XML Win32 1 0 0 simplexmifilter exe Standalone executable does not require Python installation MD5 CRF Reporter Resources and Tooling i i Filter executable d08c9f8434926d5de9da56ffb6749945 FAQs Simple XML Win32 1 0 0 simplexmimerge exe Standalone executable does not require Python installation MD5 Merger executable 6958 1209d3419ec3c30ae1e21fcf049e Simple XML Win32 1 0 0 simplexmicompare exe Standalone executable does not require Python installation MD5 Compare executable 163ddf2e746cd2f781889566decb0789 Source code Python 1 0 0 unfccc SimpleXMLtools 1 0 0 Multi platform Python egg file installable with easy_install MDS egg tar py2 7 egg 7152cide0825e4e4aef6 7 496f4adb302 ace unfccc SimpleXMLtools Compressed source archive installable with pip MDS 1 0 0 tar gz ee675c52d6dcafbb70258b4786a844d3 Package depends on xm library and it is recommended fo install Ixml as OS package Common package name for Linux systems is python 1lxml binary distributions for Windows are available at https pypi _python_org pypi iIxml 3_4 1 2 Save the Simple XML files to be compared in the same location as the executable file 3 Open a Command Prompt window ll r 4 After the username in the command line type cd drive location of the executable file then press Enter Users kogler cd c Ds In the next line that appears type the name of the files in the following order executable file
111. ting Annual waste 5 B 1 b Composting Other please specify 5 B 2 b Anaerobic digestion at biogas facilities Annual waste 5 B 2 b Anaerobic digestion at biogas facilities Other please specify 5 C 1 1 a Waste incineration Biogenic Annual waste 5 C 1 1 b Waste incineration Biogenic Other please specify 5 C 1 2 a Waste incineration Non Biogenic Annual waste 5 C 1 2 b Waste incineration Non Biogenic Other please specify CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 83 Categories in the NEW CRF tables decision 24 CP 19 5 C 2 1 a Open burning of waste Biogenic Annual waste 5 C 2 1 b Open burning of waste Biogenic Other please specify 5 C 2 2 a Open burning of waste Non biogenic Annual waste 5 C 2 2 b Open burning of waste Non biogenic Other please specify 5 D 1 Domestic wastewater 5 D 2 Industrial wastewater 5 D 3 Other please specify 5 E Other please specify 5 F Memo Items 6 Other please specify CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Categories in the OLD CRF tables decision 14 CP 11 Page 84 Annex 4 Frequently Asked Questions The frequently asked questions FAQs are compiled on the basis of feedback received from Parties through various channels The answers also contain recipes for non trivial tasks the users of CRF Reporter face from time to time Useful Links User manual A link to the FAQs section is provided in t
112. tion checks Save data in DB Run checks and provide a report of results Approve inventory Reject or send for approval Generate official submission Lock inventory and create anew editable version of inventory Change status of inventory to rejected_review Generate zip file containing Excel STOP and XML files Page 17 5 1 User administration The first action to be performed is to provide the different users access to the software For this purpose the secretariat will provide the NIC of each Party with his her login credentials upon request The request should be sent to the secretariat by either the UNFCCC National Focal Point of the Inventory Focal Point via e mail to lt crfweb unfccc int gt The NIC will receive an automated e mail notification indicating his her username and password The credentials of the other users within a Party will be provided by the NIC This section provides detailed information on the steps to be followed by the NIC in order to manage the users within his her Party see figure 3 It includes instructions on how to e Add user section 5 1 1 e View edit user section 5 1 2 e Disable user section 5 1 3 e Change password section 5 1 4 e Unlock user account section 5 1 5 Figure 3 User administration workflow User administration workflow
113. trolled burning 4 B 1 4 V Biomass Burning Wildfires 4 B 2 Land converted to cropland Emissions 5 B 2 Land converted to cropland 4 B 2 4 Ill Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 B 2 4 V Biomass burning Controlled burning 4 B 2 4 V Biomass Burning Wildfires 4 C 1 Grassland remaining grassland Emissions 5 C 1 Grassland remaining grassland 4 C 1 4 IIl Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 C 1 4 V Biomass burning Controlled burning 4 C 1 4 V Biomass Burning Wildfires 4 C 2 Land converted to grassland Emissions 5 C 2 Land converted to grassland 4 C 2 A IIl Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 C 2 4 V Biomass burning Controlled burning 4 C 2 4 V Biomass Burning Wildfires 4 D 1 Wetlands remaining wetlands Emissions 5 D 1 Wetlands remaining wetlands 4 D 1 4 11 Non CO2 emissions from management and drainage of organic soils Peatland 4 D 1 4 11 Non CO2 emissions from management and drainage of organic soils Flood lands 4 D 1 4 IIl Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 D 1 4 V Biomass burning Controlled burning 4 D 1 4 V Biomass Burning Wildfires 4 D 2 Land converted to wetlands Emissions 5 D 2 Land converted to wetlands 4 D 2 A IIl Direct N20 emissions from N mineralization immobilization 4 D 2 4 V
114. uality Assurance Control 1 Energy 2 Industrial Processes and Product Use 3 A page containing a navigation tree sorted by year will appear User Preferences Settings Users Management Submission Management Data Entry Key Categories List Reporting Tables Data Export Import Quality Assurance Control Description Consistency be 1990 1991 k 1995 i 2010 l 2013 EJS TreeGrid v9 2 4 Select a year to be checked and click on the corresponding check year year link under column Check The list of data that were updated will be displayed on the right hand side of the page Otherwise the list will be blank and the message No data found will be displayed CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 49 Description eck Description CATEGORY CLASSIFICATIONMEASURE 3 Consistency check year Consiste 5A2 Unmanaged Waste D NA Unmanaged Waste Waste Method B 1990 check year 1990 5 A Solid Waste Disposal C NA Solid Waste Dispos Waste Method 2 1991 check year 1991 5 Waste CATEGORY Waste NA Waste managemer Waste Method bo 1995 check year 1995 i 2010 check year 2010 im 2043 check year 2073 a H a gt EJS TreeGrid v9 2 EJS TreeGrid v9 2 Description heck Description value CATEGORY CLASSIFICATIONMEASURE GAS UNIT F iniaiaiai check year Consiste No data found t 1990 check year 2010 check year 2013 2 EJS TreeGridv92 EJS TreeGrid v9 2 5 4 1 3 Oth
115. up an inventory see figure 4 below It is subdivided into the following steps Create an inventory section 5 2 1 Start an inventory section 5 2 2 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 23 Figure 4 Inventory creation workflow Inventory creation workflow Assign appropriate Create an inventory click properties to the inventory Start the on the button submission year sectors inventory cbs inventory years Set status to started and editable Create an inventory copy Set status to Save properties data from the latest created when in DB the previous inventory and set copy of data is inventory is still status to under_creation completed locked CRF Reporter 5 2 1 Create an inventory This function enables the NIC to set up a new inventory I Log in as NIC 2 The landing page will be displayed If it is the first time for the NIC to create an inventory the list will be blank Working Submission Creator Creation date Status Updater Submission Energy Industrial Agriculture Option_A Option_B Option_C Inventory year date Processes and Product Use No data found 3 Click on the plus sign at the bottom of the box see highlighted above 4 A new line will appear in the table with default name Party ISO code _ creation year _ version number _ Inventory e g LVA_2014 1 Inventory If it
116. ventory for which the official submission should be generated and tick the corresponding box under the column Working inventory note the inventory should be in status approved 3 Go to the Inventories tab and select Work on Inventories The page containing the name of the inventory selected will be displayed Highlight the name of the inventory and click on the Generate Official Submission button Ensure that the field Submissions year in the General Properties box is filled in otherwise the generation of official submission will fail CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 62 Submission year Creator Creation date Status Submission date Energy Agriculture LTU_2014_4 Inventory 2015 2014 07 09 14 27 approved S ES Teei 2 Genera ETOperees Sector O en pweresy years Name Energy 1960 Ej Working Inventory industrial Processes and Pro 1961 Submission year Agriculture 1962 Creator LULUCF 1963 Creation date Waste 1964 Status Other Updater KP LULUCF Submission date 4 The generation of the submission file will be initiated and the status of the inventory will change to submitted Submission year Creator Creation date Status Updater submission date LTU_2014_4 Inventor 2045 2014 07 09 14 2 gt submitted 2074 07 10 1450 5 To check the status of generation go to the Import Export tab and click on the My Data Export menu in the navigation tree Refresh the pag
117. xml first Simple XML file xml second Simple XML file xml output file csv co OF Pica s implexmlcompare js inplexmlcompare exe sinple_1 xmlfsinple_1_reyv xml OUT pUEt cSsy 6 When comparison is completed the command line with the location of the files will appear see step 5 above 7 The CSV file containing the report on differences is automatically saved in the same location 8 Go to the location and open the CSV file The table contains five headings Variable UID Variable Name Year Base Value and New Value Variable UID Variable Name Year Base Value New Value AIDDEAS2 2E5C 49FE 8E7 Fuel Combustion Sectoral appre 1990 0 849963812 30 84934018 F11E5599 321 4623 BB2B Anaerobic Waste MCF no gas 1990 NA 2 3CE5597F CC5A 454B 9F0L CH4 Emissions Cattle Implied 1991 5 98 7147603 F204 934273 CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 64 Annex 1 Terms and abbreviations The terms and abbreviations used in the CRF Reporter and in this manual are presented below Gases CO CH N O HFCs PFCs SF NF F gases NO CO NMVOC SO NH Notation keys NO NE NA Other abbreviations used AD C CO eq COP CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Carbon dioxide Methane Nitrous oxide Hydrofluorocarbons Perfluorocarbons Sulphur hexafluoride Nitrogen trifluoride Fluorinated gases Nitrogen oxide Carbon monoxide Non methane volatile organic compound Sulphur oxide Ammonia not oc
118. ystem becomes slower the user should wait until data are shown in normal font before exiting the grid Otherwise the data entered will not be saved CRF Reporter v5 12 0 User Manual Page 28 5 3 2 1 Manual input Manual data entry can be done in the respective grid of each node in the navigation tree which follows the hierarchy of the agreed CRF and KP LULUCF tables Each node on the navigation tree has a corresponding grid for data entry except e Information Item under 1 AA Fuel Combustion Sectoral Approach e 1 D Memo items e Additional information under 3 D Agricultural Soils e Other Fractions under 3 D Agricultural Soils Additional information e Information Item under each of the approaches under 4 G Harvested Wood Products e 5 F Memo items e NIR 1 as well as Article 3 3 Activities and Article 3 4 Activities underneath it e NIR 3 as well as Article 3 3 Activities and Article 3 4 Activities underneath it e Information Items under KP A 2 Deforestation Carbon stock change e Forest management reference level and technical correction under KP B 1 Forest Management e Carbon equivalent forests under KP B 1 Forest Management Grids were not assigned to these nodes because the information from their subcategories is not aggregated to total estimates The cells in the grids have different colors The description of these colors is provided in table 5 below Table 5 Description of the colors of grid cells C

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