This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to add data assigned to you on the North Star Carbon platform.
Alert: Alert! Data field visibility is based on User Rights.
If you cannot see a field described below or do not have access to editing, contact your company's administrator to review your User Rights.
1. Navigate to https://app.northstarcarbon.com/dashboard
2. Click "Emissions Data Assigned to Me"
3. Navigate to the data line assigned to you.
4. Click the "Edit" icon to start entering data.
5. "Emission description" field is intended for internal naming of this specific data line.
6. Click the "Estimated value" field if the amout to be entered is not based on actual usage data.
7. Select the "Unit of Measure" and enter the "Usage" amount
8. Click "+ Note" to open the notes field.
Alert: Alert! All notes show up on the Audit report.
Tip: Tip! Many users add notes about where the data came from to help with the collection in future years.
9. Click "Document" to access the Document Upload function.
Tip: Tip! It is highly recommended to always attach a document to each data line to ensure the auditability of the final inventory.
10. Click "Dates (from-to)" to enter the reporting period for the usage entered.
11. Click "+ Cost" to enter associated costs related to the entered usage.
Tip: Tip! Adding costs to data lines allows your organization to estimate cost savings from reduction strategies.
12. Click "+ Owner" to update the person responsible for final review of this data.
Click the "Owner" field.
13. Click "+ Dataline Tags" to access your organization's unique tags.
You can also create new tags by simply entering text and hitting Enter.
14. Click "Save" to close the data line and save all entered information.
Alert: Alert! Clicking Save overrides all existing information permanently.
Verify the year, location and data line information before saving.