Sulca 5.1 releases

Sulca 5.1.3 (23.11.2018)

• EcoInvent 2 process import does not work for uncategorized variables and units
• Import PEF impact assessment method in ILCD format
• Fix UI errors caused by variables with unset reference quantities

Sulca 5.1.4 (18.1.2019)

• Faster model removal (move to trash bin)
• Parameter value changes are not automatically updated to process flows
  • This could lead to confusing situation, when parameters were showing old values, while calculation results used latest results.
• Removed Save as 5.0 model support
  • Changes in Simantics platform forced us to remove the support.
• Fixed Sankey diagram flow hiding

Sulca 5.1.5 (9.5.2019)

• Error checking does not detect if junction is set to share/fixed without a value.
• Exporting report to Excel file selects newer excel file format automatically (old Excel format has 65k lines limit)
• User controllable connected flow filtering was giving confusing results
• Alternative UI for configuring variables.
  • Added new buttons for configuring quantities, synonyms, and impact assessment factors of a variable.
• Improved input validation
  • For example, typing same synonym twice is no longer allowed

Sulca 5.1.6 (6.6.2019)

• Copy-paste allows pasting random objects directly into the model
  • Copied objects were not shown in the UI, but potentially increased model size (space consumed on DB and exported files)
• Improved flowsheet copy-paste performance
• Variables / Codes / Variable sums report excludes transport processes.
• Transport selection combo shows “Not available” if model does not contain transport processes.

Sulca 5.1.7 (9.8.2019)

• Junction equations are not copied
•  Workaround for case, when multiple processes contains same internal ID (and cause copy-errors).
  • Now copy-paste utilizes also unit names, and prevents copying, if processes cannot be uniquely identified.

Sulca 5.1.8 (9.9.2019)

• Fixed a memory leak
  • Sparse solver native memory is not released (this has existed in all Sulca 5 releases)
• Variable sum reports cannot handle variables on different level of the same category hierarchy
  • When a process contains a variable that has a namesake at a higher level of the hierarchy that is not present in the process, report did not show up, or results were missing some flows.
• Renamed categories are not reflected to the report

Sulca 5.1.9 (11.12.2019)

• Fixed memory leak in sub-flowsheet calculation.
• Switching impact assessment method did not clear previous calculation results properly.
• Transports were not calculated correctly, if reference factor was not 1.0

Sulca 5.1.10 (6.4.2020)

•  Prevent FMU export generating overlapping variable names.
•  Performance improvement for ILCD import (reuse JAXB context).
•  Fixed some error messages not showing up.
•   Copying transport process configuration between flows now copies selected mass correctly.
  •    Concerns cases where there are many possible choises for transported mass.

Sulca 5.1.11 (30.10.2020)

• New features
  • Shares can be calculated with actual values, not just absolute values (configurable).
  • Overriding impact assessment methods in processes are highlighted on a diagram an in a report.
  • Allow impact assessment category to have input and output factor for the same variable.
  • Attempt to improve modelling/UI performance
    • Explicit flow synchronization, instead of DB query based.
    • Can be enabled with -Dfi.vtt.sulca.useFlowSync=true launch parameter (Sulca.ini)
• Bug fixes
  • Fixed report excel export, which had misaligned columns.
  • Small memory footprint reduction of calculation report (using FastUtils hashmap for collapsed nodes)
  • Excel unit process export could reuse configuration from previous import, which lead to import errors.
  • Removing impact assessment method and recalculating results lead to visual corruption in the report.
  • Fixed report search functionality.
  • Switching between two flowsheets with calculated results expanded the report after recalculation.
  • Removing bound variables from a hidden connection was supposed to remove the connection.
  • Copy pasting impact categories was not allowed.
  • Copy paste can now handle a case, where a transport is copied between models, and the transport is using factor that is not found in the target model.
  • Simple chart was not able to show impact assessment results.

Sulca 5.1.12 (16.2.2021)

• Improvements
  • Updated variables list and CML and ReCiPe methods.
• Bug fixes
  • Transport unit conversions do not work, if reference factor uses some other unit than kg (reference unit).
  • Unconfigured connection shows as connected (solid line style) when it has a transport.
  • Transport factor is not selected, if connected variables are selected after setting a transport.
  • Calculation with missing transport conversion factor was handled as an error. Now it is shown as a warning, which does not prevent producing calculation results.

Sulca 5.1.13 (11.3.2021)

• Improvements
  • Show exceptions if solving fails.
  • Improved flowsheet solving error analysis logic.
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• Bug fixes
  • Impact assessment calculation may fail with index out of bounds exception.
  • Transport processes in child flowsheets are causing issues.

Sulca 5.1.14 (20.5.2021)

• Performance improvements
  • Removed explicit internal exchange id and name properties to reduce memory consumption.
  • Revised exchange synchronization logic.
  •  Very slow performance in variable name mapping, when only name is used.
• Other improvements
  • Improve ILCD import logging.
  • Linux support for FMI
  • Allow importing a Sulca model file with corrupted Module configuration.
• Bug fixes
  • An empty "No Code" entry is left in the report tree structure.
  • Memory leaks in property tabs.
  • Flowsheet JSON export / import fixes.
  • Prevent duplicated items in ILCD import.

Sulca 5.1.15 (30.12.2021)

• Performance improvements
  
  • Fixed revised exchange synchronization logic.
    
    • 5.1.14 implementation had a bug that prevented copying flowsheets
    • In case of problems, the old logic can be taken into use with -Dfi.vtt.sulca.useFlowSync=false launch parameter (Sulca.ini).
  • Fixed report table updated logic, that refreshed the table contents several times after calculation.
• FMU improvements
  
  • Support sub modules and equation-based junctions.
  • Fixed unit conversions.
  • Ability to show primary and secondary codes.
• Other improvements
  
  • Simple charts can indicate if the report is not in correct mode.
  • Unconfigured variables cannot be added to processes.
  • Secondary code color is taken account when selecting text color for a process.
  • JSON ecport/import supports sub modules.
  • Updated tutorial.
  • Added EcoInvent 3.8 compatible variables and impact assessment methods.
• Bug fixes
  
  • Fixed various memory leaks in property tabs, charts, and in the editor.
  • In some rare cases, charts could show wrong values.
  • Drag and drop operations could show unnecessary “Cannot drop on dragged object" errors.
  • Fixed variable dialog layout.
  • Fixed junctions tab showing “*” instead of “=” for junction equations.

Sulca 5.1.16 (1.2.2022)

• Locations
  
  • Locations are stored in their own library
  • Support for location specific impact factors
  • Note: Due to data model changes, models saved with this version cannot be opened with older Sulca versions.
• Other improvements
  
  • ILCD import is able to fill missing data from Sulca DB.
  • ILCD import converts unit process metadata as a comment.
• Bug fixes
  
  • Diagram element cut and paste could cause data corruption.
  • Transport flows were not synchronized with copy paste.
  • Replacing t*km transport process with cargo-based process left hidden distance factor in place, causing cargo transport results to be multiplied by the hidden distance factor.
  • Reporting transport related unit conversion problems failed to produce readable error description.
  • Fixed a minor memory leak in Solver model update.
• Known issues
  
  • FMU does not support location specific impact factors.
    
    • Exporting a model with location specific impact factors as a FMU creates a FMU, which crashes on load.

Sulca 5.1.17 (7.11.2022)

• Bug fixes
  
  • Support for EcoInvent 3.9 processes.
  • Chart system fixes.