# Custom Components

The **Custom Component** feature enables users to create customized or project-specific components tailored to unique use cases. Once created, these components can be accessed directly in the **Pipeline Workflow Editor** and used in workflows like standard components.

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**Prerequisites:** To create custom components, you must have **Pipeline Settings** access enabled under your profile settings or be assigned to the **Admin Role** user group.
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### Key Capabilities

* Create **custom components** tailored to specific projects or use cases.
* Manage and configure components via the **List Component page** in **Settings**.
* Access saved custom components from the **Custom tab** in the Component Palette.
* Reuse components across multiple workflows to maintain consistency.

### Configuration Overview

All Custom Component configurations are grouped into:

* **Basic Information**
* **Meta Information**
* **Resource Configuration**

### Steps to Configure a Custom Component

1. **Navigate to Settings**
   * Open the **Settings menu**.
   * Go to the **List Component page**.
2. **Create a New Custom Component**
   * Enter the required details in the configuration fields.
   * Define **component behavior, input, and output events**.
3. **Save the Component**
   * Click **Save** once the configuration is complete.
   * A success notification confirms the component is created.
4. **Access the Component**
   * Open the **Pipeline Workflow Editor**.
   * The saved component will appear under the **Custom tab** in the Component Palette.
5. **Use in Workflows**
   * Drag and drop the custom component into a pipeline workflow.
   * Configure it as needed, similar to standard components.

### Example Use Cases

* A custom data validation component for **domain-specific rules**.
* A project-specific component to integrate with a **proprietary API**.
* A reusable component for **data transformation** unique to a business workflow.


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