Description
Record an agricultural sustainability metric's output unit and accounting basis.
Farm sustainability accounting needs explicit resource units, system boundaries, reference periods and source versions. A reused-water or renewable-energy share uses a declared total, while a soil carbon stock combines depth, bulk density and carbon mass fraction. Local quantities do not by themselves establish environmental benefit, additionality, certification or comparable life-cycle impacts.
Record an agricultural sustainability metric's output unit and accounting basis.
When to use this tool
Use Sustainability Unit Output Basis when you already have metricId, outputUnit, accountingBasis and need to record an agricultural sustainability metric's output unit and accounting basis.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter metricId, outputUnit, accountingBasis. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read token. Use the output convention below.
Require three nonempty labels; encode [metricId,outputUnit,accountingBasis] as JSON text.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| metricId | Metric Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| outputUnit | Output Unit | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| accountingBasis | Accounting Basis | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| token | Token | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"metricId": "MET17",
"outputUnit": "kg product",
"accountingBasis": "farm gate"
},
"output": {
"token": "[\"MET17\",\"kg product\",\"farm gate\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The labels do not establish sustainability, comparable boundaries or a valid life-cycle assessment.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use a documented farm inventory with matched system boundaries and reference periods for broader sustainability analysis. For soil carbon, retain the original sampling depth, density, carbon assay and coarse-fragment basis rather than interpreting one layer product as a verified stock change.
References
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