call hbase functions from phoenix

If I use a Hbase patch/function and want to use that function on a column in phoenix, how should I do it?

Re: Squirrel SQL Client doesnt work with phoenix-4.9.0-HBase-1.2

turns out that the only way to connect to phoenix from the latest version of Squirrel is with "jdbc:phoenix:thin:url=http://172.17.0.2:8765;serialization=PROTOBUF; instead of just "jdbc:phoenix:thin:url=http://172.17.0.2:8765;; If I'm using the default phoenix 4.9.0 settings