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Project setup biosphere clarifications in wiki
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marc-vdm committed Oct 11, 2024
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### Installing a biosphere and impact categories
In the `Project` tab there is initially a button called `Set up your project with default data`.
Click this button to add the default data.
This adds a `biosphere` database which contains a number of standardized biosphere flows.

> [!NOTE]
> Once a project is set up, you cannot reset it.
This adds a `biosphere` database which contains a number of standardized biosphere flows
and compatible impact categories.

![project setup - choose type](./assets/project_setup_dialog_choose_type.png)

#### Setting up with Biosphere3 data
You can choose a biosphere version, this biosphere version will be compatible with that version of ecoinvent,
if you choose to import that later.
If you don't use ecoinvent, don't worry about this and choose the highest version.
You can choose a biosphere version, which will install a biosphere database and compatible impact categories.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> In case you want to install ecoinvent later, choosing a biosphere version will make your project compatible with
> **only** the version of biosphere you install.
> e.g. installing biosphere `3.6` will make your project only compatible with ecoinvent `3.6` databases.
>
> Setting the biosphere version is **permanent** for a project, you cannot change this version later.
>
> If you do not plan on using ecoinvent in this project, don't worry about this and choose the highest version.
![project setup - choose biosphere version](./assets/project_setup_dialog_bio_vsn.png)

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