PLATFORM - Customization (Windows) > Customizing the Metamodel > Managing the Metamodel > Perimeters > Using a Perimeter in a MetaTool
Using a Perimeter in a MetaTool
To use a perimeter in a MetaTool, you must connect this perimeter to the MetaTool concerned.
*You can connect a perimeter to several MetaTools, enabling reuse of the same perimeter in different contexts.
To connect a perimeter to a MetaTool:
1. In the MetaStudio navigation window, expand the Perimeters folder.
2. Expand the Standard Perimeters or Custom Perimeters folder concerned (see Creating a Perimeter).
3. Expand the perimeter concerned.
4. Right-click the Tools folder and select Connect > MetaTool.
5. Using the Query tool, select the MetaTool concerned.
*You can select several MetaTools.
The MetaTool is added to the Tools folder.
In the following example, the "Compare and Align" MetaTool is connected to the "Specific comparison" perimeter