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Recorded 21 May 2026 · ~30 minutes · Luc van de Boom
What this webinar covers
A 30-minute walkthrough of Scaler's full custom feature suite, framed around one question: how do you make Scaler reflect the way your organization actually works? Luc covers the five pillars that connect input, calculation, analysis, and reporting: custom data collection, custom calculations and emission factors, custom metrics and targets, custom dashboards, and the new asset-level target overlay. The second half is a live demo across all five, ending with how clients combine them to build LP DDQ dashboards inside Scaler.
Articles to read alongside the recording
These are the canonical references. Always defer to them for current functionality.
- Customising Scaler end-to-end: from inputs to dashboards — new walkthrough of how the five custom layers connect, with worked examples for LP DDQs and KPI tracking
- Using custom fields in Scaler — define and manage custom inputs at company, portfolio, and asset level
- Custom Metrics dashboard — build tailored KPI tables for analysis and reporting
- Custom Dashboard Builder — create custom charts and dashboards from your data
- Setting and viewing Targets, Pathways & Benchmarks — configure portfolio and asset-level performance goals
Key takeaways
- The five pillars connect end-to-end. Custom inputs feed custom calculations, which feed custom metrics and targets, which surface in custom dashboards. The goal is to do everything in Scaler instead of spreadsheets and bolt-on BI tools.
- Calculations are fully customizable. Custom formulas with if-statements and lookup tables (postal codes, GFA conversion factors) replace the Excel logic most clients used to maintain externally. Every estimation carries a full audit trail.
- Emission factors are editable down to state and e-grid sub-region level for location-based, and supplier region for market-based. Defaults align with CRREM and IEA; manual overrides are one-click.
- Asset-level target overlay (recently launched) takes a portfolio target and applies it to every asset, then shows you which assets are on or off track. Sort and filter to see exactly where the gaps are.
- LP DDQs live inside Scaler. Combine custom graphs, free-text widgets, and existing metrics to build a DDQ dashboard, then share the link with one external user. Data updates live, so the DDQ stays current without a manual refresh.
Chapter timestamps
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- 01:44 — Why customization matters at Scaler
- 03:26 — Overview of the five pillars
- 07:53 — Custom input fields: types, dropdowns, sections
- 10:13 — Custom calculations: lookup tables and consumption formulas
- 13:46 — Custom emission factors
- 14:50 — Custom Metrics tables (biodiversity score example, filtering, download)
- 17:22 — Custom targets and benchmarks
- 19:19 — Asset-level target overlay (recently launched)
- 20:23 — Custom Dashboard Builder
- 23:00 — Building custom graphs (chart types, weighting, color)
- 24:30 — Target overlays in custom dashboards
- 25:30 — Narrative text widgets for LP DDQs
- 26:00 — Renewable energy dashboard, layout, and download
- 27:00 — Tying it all together: value for clients
- 28:50 — Close
💡 This is a snapshot of what was covered on 21 May 2026. Custom features in Scaler continue to evolve quickly. For current functionality always defer to the linked articles above.