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Hi,

I'm going through the bottle tutorial and am now at the point where I need to import the Impact Assessment methods. however, when I download them form the Nexus Website, I don't get a .zolca file, but rather a .zip file with primarily .json files. 

I can't find any instructions for how to import that, even in the forum posts about zip files, all I can find is how to deal with .zolca files.

In the import dialogue, I can't see either the .zip file or the unziped files. 

Windows 7, openLCA 1.10.2, lcia v_2_0_4

I'd appreciate  any help on how to deal with these file types. 

Thanks and regards

Matthias

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Hello,

to import a JSON-LD file (not unzipped), right click on the name of the active database where you want to import the methods, then select IMPORT-> select Linked Data (JSON-LD)-> next ->select the directory in your computer where you have dowloaded the methods -> select the zip file containing the method-> click on Finish.

It should work quite smoothly, I hope this helps!
by (230 points)
Hi,

Unfortunately, the .zip file is not selectable (i.e. does not appear in the file browser).
I have added a screenshot to the original message showing the situation.

any idea why that is?

thanks,
Matthias
by (1.6k points)
Hi Matthias,

yes, just select the folder where the zip file is (not the zip file). In your case ...LCA/DB and click on "select folder", then you should be able to see and select the methods to import.
by (230 points)
Oh, thanks!

If someone has the same issue:
What I did wrong was; I didn't 'only' select the folder, but misunderstood 'select' as 'open'. So I had to go back one hierarchy level.
 
Thanks again!
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