Insert Plugin from Folder

The document describes the process of using the Add Plugin wizard in LEAP to import .LEAPPlugin files, which can contain standardized methodologies, data structures, and country-specific data when used with the LEAP Cloud Data Server (LCDS). It details how users can map plugin root branches to their model's structure and manage cross-cutting data like fuels and scenarios using either simple or advanced options. After insertion, LEAP provides a summary of changes, developer instructions, and color-coded highlighting of plugin-associated branches.

• LEAP plugins function as "mini models" for specific sectors, subsectors, and industries, and can include standardized methodologies such as data structures, modeling relationships, and default data. When integrated with the LEAP Cloud Data Server (LCDS), these plugins can incorporate data that varies by country.
• The Add Plugin wizard allows users to connect plugin root branches to their model's structure, with LEAP performing checks to prevent incorrect positioning. Users can manage cross-cutting data (such as fuels, scenarios, and units) via a 'simple' option that adds all new data or an 'advanced' option that allows for adding, assigning, or ignoring individual data items, such as mapping a general fuel like "coal" to a specific type like "bituminous coal".
• Following the insertion of a plugin, the software provides a summary of changes and developer-written instructions. To maintain clarity, branches added via plugins are tagged with the plugin's name and are visually distinguished in the LEAP tree through color coding.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). Insert Plugin from Folder. https://leap.sei.org/help24/Plugins/Insert_Plugin_from_Folder.htm

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Insert Plugin from Folder. n.d. https://leap.sei.org/help24/Plugins/Insert_Plugin_from_Folder.htm.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Insert Plugin from Folder |url=https://leap.sei.org/help24/Plugins/Insert_Plugin_from_Folder.htm |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutendinsert, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Insert Plugin from Folder}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://leap.sei.org/help24/Plugins/Insert_Plugin_from_Folder.htm}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }