How to delete/remove a hidden element in the openLCA structure?
Posted: 19 Mar 2017 21:08
When working in openLCA environment frequently I have to delete elements (flows, processes, product systems) created by me. Deleting requires attention as the elements are linked among themselves, and the deletion process is time consuming.
Recently I met a problem and I can’t solve still it. I hope here I could get advice on how to proceed.
The problem: I can’t delete a process because I get the message “The selected element cannot be deleted because it is used in other data sets.”
In the usage window for the process, I see the name of the product system to which the process is being linked to. That product system can be opened if I click its name. I call that product system “hidden element” because it does not exist in the Product systems category of the Navigation pane and I cannot delete it. So I got a loop: the process that has to be deleted requires deletion of an element that is hidden and can’t be deleted!!??
Can someone give me advice on what could be done in that case?
Thanks.
Chris P
Recently I met a problem and I can’t solve still it. I hope here I could get advice on how to proceed.
The problem: I can’t delete a process because I get the message “The selected element cannot be deleted because it is used in other data sets.”
In the usage window for the process, I see the name of the product system to which the process is being linked to. That product system can be opened if I click its name. I call that product system “hidden element” because it does not exist in the Product systems category of the Navigation pane and I cannot delete it. So I got a loop: the process that has to be deleted requires deletion of an element that is hidden and can’t be deleted!!??
Can someone give me advice on what could be done in that case?
Thanks.
Chris P