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Varicent ELT Assistant

Creating custom tools

Create your own custom tools to reuse the tool logic when you want to reuse a specific configuration of tools. 

Each time you add a custom tool  onto a pipe, Varicent ELT creates a new instance of that mini‑pipe with its own Input and Output endpoints so it can:

  • Map the columns coming from your upstream node(s) into the tool’s expected inputs.

  • Keep the custom tool isolated from the rest of the pipe, so multiple users don't interfere with each other.

  • Expose a single, clean output node to connect to the rest of the pipe.

  1. Go to the Pipes module from the side navigation bar.

  2. From the Pipes tab, click an existing pipe to open, or create a new pipe. To create a new pipe, read the Creating a pipe documentation.

  3. In the Pipe builder, add a data source to your pipe. For more information on adding a data source, see the Data Input tool.Data Input

  4. Select one or more tools together and click the createTool.png Create tool icon on the toolbar.

    Tip

    You can select multiple tools using the following actions:

    1. Click Shift + move your pressed mouse to select the tools you want to use for your custom tool.

    2. Mac: Press and hold Command and click.

      Windows: Press and hold Ctrl and click.

  5. On the Save as tool modal, enter a tool name and optionally add a description.

    Note

    The tool name must be unique.

  6. Click Save.

    You can now find and use your new tool in the Tools modal.