Direction for use Version 1.1 12 th of March 2004

1. Direction for use Version 1.1 12th of March 2004 9

2. Table of contents 1 - Introduction…..………3 2 - Administrator profile…………..8 3 - Process expert profile…….14 4 - Project expert profile………35 5 - User profile………………….81 6 - Appendix……………………99 10

3. 1. INTRODUCTION 11

4. 1.1 Towef0 in a glimpse • A project inscribed in the framework of EU funded LIFE projects • A software tool for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for textile industry • A software designed to inform and assist decision making concerning textile waste water treatment and recycling • A software designed to handle discreet time-frames, corresponding to production lots. 12

5. 1.1 Towef0 in a glimpse • The software accounts for • Textile manufacturing processes where water is used • Treatment of process water and wastewater in textile manufacturing • Selected general processes • The scope includes • Operation of the textile plant and on-site water treatment plant • Production of consumables used by the plants • Off-site treatment and landfilling of waste waters, sludge and biogas • Incineration with or without energy recovery 13

6. 1.2 Overview of the 4 types of user profiles 3 - Project Manager • To build the project’s system called ‘project’ in the software by assembling the processes/treatments created • To create and modify these projects based on the created processes/treatments • To create and modify the project’s scenarios • To define and modify the contents of reports on the calculated LCA inventories • To launch single or comparison reports using the defined reports 4 - User • To create and modify scenarios • To launch single or comparison calculations 1 - Administrator • To create, modify information on users or delete users 2 - Process Expert • To create the processes relevant to the project, using the generic textile industry processes and wastewater treatments modelled in Towef0 • To modify an existing process 14

7. 1.3 Logging in • In order to log in • Fill in a user login • Fill in the associated password • Click on the "Display" button to log in 15

8. 2. ADMIN PROFILE 16

9. 2.1 Index Page • An admin can • Create a new user • Open and modify a user • Delete a user • You can display a contextual help in every page by clicking on the icon. 17

10. 2.2 Creation of a user • In order to create a new user • Fill in the fields • All the fields are mandatory except the 'Comment' field which can remain empty • The role field defined the profile of the new user • Site user • Process expert • Project expert • Company admin 18

11. 2.3 Modification of a user • In order to modify a user • Select a user in the list • Click on the "Modify user" button • Remark: When you select a user in the list, its comments are displayed below 19

12. 2.3 Modification of a user • When you have clicked on the "Modify user" button, the information about the user is displayed • You are able to modify all the fields • Remark: Don't write anything in the password field if you want to keep the existing one 20

13. 2.4 Deletion of a user • In order to delete a user • Select a user in the list • Click on the "Delete user" button • Remark: When you select a user in the list, its comments are displayed below 21

14. 3. PROCESS EXPERT PROFILE 22

15. 3.1 Index Page • From the index page, the process expert can choose between 3 categories of generic processes/treatments: 1 - Manufacturing processes 2 - WasteWater treatments 3 - General (multipurpose) processes • You can display a contextual help in every page by clicking on the icon. 23

16. 3.2 Manufacturing processes • The process expert clicks on one of the 3 icons representing each of the 3 types of generic processes/treatments • From this page, the process expert can: • Create a new process • Open and modify a process • Copy a process • Delete a non validated process • Validate a process • Note: a validated process can not be modified, but if you click on modify process, you will be able to indicate that a validated process is obsolete 24

17. 3.2 Manufacturing processes • In order to create a new manufacturing process: • Fill in a name to the process • Select the manufacturing phase in the list • Select the process type • Fill in comments to the process (not mandatory) • Then, click on the "Submit" button • Caution: when naming a process, make sure that you do not use any of the following characters : \ / : * ? ” < > | 25

18. 3.2 Manufacturing processes • In order to modify a manufacturing process: • Click on the process in the list (or choose its phase and type in the lists before) • Click on the "Modify process" button • Remark: When you select a process in the list, its comments are displayed below • Caution: You cannot modify a validated process. If you want to do so, make a copy, and modify the copy 26

19. 3.2 Manufacturing processes • Once you have clicked on the ‘modify’ button, a window showing all the values of the variables of the process will show. • Once you have made your changes, make sure you click on the “Modify values” button to make the changes operational • Caution: You cannot modify a validated process. If you want to do so, make a copy, and modify the copy Button ‘Modify values ’ to make changes operational 27

20. 3.2 Manufacturing processes • In order to copy a manufacturing process: • Click on the process in the list (or choose its phase and type in the lists before) • Click on the "Copy process" button • Remark: When you select a process in the list, its comments are displayed below 28

21. 3.2 Manufacturing processes • In order to delete a manufacturing process • Click on the process in the list (or choose its phase and type in the lists before) • Click on the "Delete process" button • Remark: When you select a process in the list, its comments are displayed below • Caution: Only a non-validated process can de deleted 29

22. 3.2 Manufacturing processes • The validation of a process indicates that this process has been checked and that all the values entered are correct • In order to validate a manufacturing process • Click on the process in the list (or choose its phase and type in the lists before) • Click on the "validate process" button • Caution: when you have validated a manufacturing process, you cannot modify it later, only by creating a copy of it 30

23. 3.3 Wastewater treatments • A process expert can • Create a new treatment • Open and modify a treatment • Copy a treatment • Delete a treatment • Validate a treatment 31

24. 3.3 Wastewater treatments • In order to create a new wastewater treatment • Fill in a name to the treatment • Select the WWtreatment phase • Select the treatment type • Fill in comments to the treatment (not mandatory) • Then, click on the "Submit" button • Caution: when naming a treatment, make sure that you do not use any of the following characters : \ / : * ? ” < > | 32

25. 3.3 Wastewater treatments • In order to modify a wastewater treatment • Click on the treatment in the list (or choose its phase and type in the lists before) • Click on the "Modify treatment" button • When you have modified the values, click on the “Modify values” button to make the changes operational • Remark: When you select a treatment in the list, its comments are displayed below • Caution: You cannot modify a validated treatment.(If you want to do so, make a copy, and modify the copy). 33

26. 3.3 Wastewater treatments • In order to copy a wastewater treatment • Click on the treatment in the list (or choose its phase and type in the lists before) • Click on the "Copy treatment" button • Remark: When you select a treatment in the list, its comments are displayed below 34

27. 3.3 Wastewater treatments • In order to delete a wastewater treatment • Click on the treatment in the list (or choose its phase and type in the lists before) • Click on the "Delete treatment" button • Remark: When you select a treatment in the list, its comments are displayed below • Caution: Only a non-validated treatment can de deleted 35

28. 3.3 Wastewater treatments • In order to validate a wastewater treatment • Click on the treatment in the list (or choose its phase and type in the lists before) • Click on the "validate treatment" button • Caution: If you validate a wastewater treatment, you will not be able to modify later, only by making a copy of it 36

29. 3.4 General processes • A process expert can • Create a new general process • Open and modify a general process • Copy a general process • Delete a general process • Validate a general process 37

30. 3.4 General processes • In order to create a new general process • Fill in a name to the process • Select the process type • Fill in comments to the process (not mandatory) • Then, click on the "Submit" button • Caution: when naming a process, make sure that you do not use any of the following characters : \ / : * ? ” < > | 38

31. 3.4 General processes • In order to modify a general process • Click on the process in the list (or choose type in the list before) • Click on the "Modify process" button • Remark: When you select a process in the list, its comments are displayed below • Caution: You cannot modify a validated process. If you want to do so, make a copy, and modify the copy 39

32. 3.4 General processes • In order to copy a general process • Click on the process in the list (or choose its type in the list before) • Click on the "Copy process" button • Remark: When you select a process in the list, its comments are displayed below 40

33. 3.4 General processes • In order to delete a general process • Click on the process in the list (or choose its type in the list before) • Click on the "Delete process" button • Remark: When you select a process in the list, its comments are displayed below • Caution: Only the non-validated processes can de deleted 41

34. 3.4 General processes • In order to validate a general process • Click on the process in the list (or choose its type in the list before) • Click on the "validate process" button • Caution: If you validate a general process, you will not be able to modify it later, only by creating a copy of it 42

35. 4. PROJECT EXPERT PROFILE 43

36. 4.1 Index Page • The project expert can • Create a new project • Open and modify an existing project • Copy an existing project • Delete an existing project • In order to access to these functionalities, click on the associated icon • The signification of the icons are displayed on the screen • You can display a contextual help in every page by clicking on the icon 44

37. 4.2 Project creation Page This field cannot remain empty • In order to create a new project • Fill in a name to the project • Fill in some relevant comments for the project • Select a type of tissue in the list • Fill in a quantity of tissue in Kg • Select a country of electricity production in the list. • Then, click on the "submit" button to submit the newly created project • For the next steps to follow, refer to “Scenarios in a project” • Caution: • The name and country of production cannot remain empty • When naming a project, make sure that you do not use any of the following characters : \ / : * ? ” < > | This field cannot remain empty 45

38. 4.2 Project Modification Page • In order to open or modify a project • Select a project in the list • Then, click on the "Modify project" button in order to edit the selected project • Remark: When you select a project, its comments are displayed below • When you have click on the button, you can edit or modify the project • You can manage the scenarios of the project • You can manage the reports of the project • You can manage the users who are allowed to use this project 46

39. 4.2.1 Scenarios in a project • When you create a project, the first step that must be done is to define a reference scenario, on which the future scenarios will be based • Once created, the reference scenario must be validated • Once the reference scenario validated, you can create and manage others scenarios which will be based on the reference scenario • Note : The reference scenario models the project’s system. It is built by assembling the relevant processes/treatments created by the process expert 47

40. 4.2.1.1 The reference scenario Select a process (before or after the characteristics) When you have selected a process, click on the "Add" button • First step: Creation of process • Select a type of process in the list (or select the characteristics and then a process) • Click on the "Add" button • A new line is created in the selected type of process with a blank space • Fill the name of your process in this blank space • When you have finish to create your processes, click on the "submit" button to save them • You can change the position of the processes by clicking on the arrows • You can delete the processes by clicking on the associated "delete" button. When you have click on "Add", a new line is displayed where you can fill in the name When you have created all your process, click on the submit button 48

41. 4.2.1.1 The reference scenario • Second step: Creation of treatment • Select a type of treatment in the list (or select the characteristics and then a treatment) • Fill in a name • If you want to link the treatment with a process (not necessary), • Check the box • Select a process • Select a direction • Click on the "Add" button 49

42. 4.2.1.1 The reference scenario • Second step: Creation of treatment • When you have clicked on the "Add" button, a new line is created with the parameters of the treatment • When you have created all your treatments, click on the "Submit" button to continue. • You can modify the parameters of the treatment by clicking on the "Modify" button". Make the modifications, and then click "Apply" to save. • You can also delete a treatment by clicking on "Delete". This treatment has not been linked to a process This treatment has been linked to a process 50

43. 4.2.1.1 The reference scenario • Third step: Creation of general process • Select a general process in the list (or the characteristics and then a process) • Fill in a name • Then click on the "Add" button • When you have added a general process, a new line is created • You can also delete a general process by clicking on "Delete" • When you have created all your general processes, click on the "Next" button to continue All the created general processes are indexed in this list 51

44. 4.2.1.1 The reference scenario • Fourth step: Summary and creation of link • You can create or delete links between the elements created before • Select the element of origin in the "From" column • Select the end element in the "To" column. • Click on the "Link" button to create a new link, or the "Erase" button to delete Click on this button if the elements on the graph are not clickable. It happens when you display the page for the first time 52

45. 4.2.1.1 The reference scenario • Fourth step: Summary and creation of link • You can directly see your scenario on the graph • All the elements (blocks an arrows) are clickable in order to modify their values • To make the elements active, you must click on the icon “Click to make useful the element blocks” at the top of the web page 53

46. 4.2.1.1 The reference scenario • Fourth step: Summary and creation of link • When you click on a block, you can change the values of the associated variables • Change the values and click on "Modify values" to save them • The default values are the values defined by the process expert who has created the process, general process or treatment • You can verify the reference scenario by clicking on the "Check the reference scenario" button. • An information message will be displayed to help to correct the reference scenario 54

47. 4.2.1.1 The reference scenario • Remarks: • On all the creation page of a scenario, you can navigate from one step to another easily by selecting the wanted step in the list • You can also display a summary of which elements (with theirs characteristics) that you can use in the scenario by clicking on the "Summary page" button Click on this button to display a summary page of all the elements Select the Step you want to go 55

48. 4.2.1.1 The reference scenario • When you have finished to create your reference scenario, you must validate it in order to continue • Caution: When you validate a reference scenario, you will not be able to modify it, and all the future scenarios will be based on it • So please make sure of the relevance of your reference scenario before its validation 56

49. 4.2.1.2 The scenarios • When you have validated the reference scenario, the project expert can • Create scenarios based on the reference one • Open and modify existing scenarios • Copy existing scenarios • Delete existing scenarios 57

50. 4.2.1.2 The scenarios • In order to create a new scenario: • Fill in a name • Fill in relevant comments to the scenario (can remain empty) • Click on the "Submit" button • In order to open and modify a scenario: • Select a scenario in the list • Click on the "Open" button • Remark: when you select a scenario, its comments are displayed below 58