The Quantify QIAseq RNA Expression ready-to-use workflow
The Quantify QIAseq RNA Expression ready-to-use workflow can be found here:
Ready-to-Use Workflows | QIAseq Panel Analysis (
) | Quantify QIAseq RNA Expression (
)
Double-click on the Quantify QIAseq RNA Expression ready-to-use workflow to run the analysis.
If you are connected to a CLC Server via your Workbench, you will be asked where you would like to run the analysis. We recommend that you run the analysis on a CLC Server when possible.
In the next step, select QIAseq RNA Panels hg38 and Download the set if you have not done so before.
The workflow can and should be run in batch mode, allowing the analysis of several samples at once. Once you have checked the Batch option, you can select the folder holding the samples that should be analyzed (figure 8.1).
Figure 8.1: Select the samples to analyze by working in batch mode and choosing the top folder holding all samples.
When working in batch mode, it is important to select the folder containing the samples, and not the subfolders containing the sequence lists, nor the reads themselves. In the two latter cases, each sequence list would be considered as an independent sample, when in fact, individual samples are usually made of several sequence lists.
The batch overview dialog that comes next in the wizard allows you to check that the batch unit is the sample, as opposed to independent sequence lists. You can take advantage of this dialog to exclude some samples from your analysis (figure 8.2).
Figure 8.2: Check in this dialog that the batch unit is the sample and not the reads.
The following dialog helps you set up the relevant Reference Data Set. If you have not downloaded the Reference Data Set yet, the dialog will suggest the relevant data set and offer the opportunity to download it using the Download to Workbench (figure 8.3).
Figure 8.3: The relevant Reference Data Set is highlighted; in the text to the right, the types of reference needed by the workflow are listed. There is also an indication of how many data set can be used with the workflow. In this case, the other relevant data sets are visible when opening the "QIAGEN Previous" folder.
Note that if you wish to Cancel or Resume the Download, you can close the ready to use workflow and open the Reference Data Manager where the Cancel, Pause and Resume buttons are available.
If the Reference Data Set was previously downloaded, the option "Skip data set selection and use defaults" is available and will ensure the relevant data set is used. You can always check the "Select data set" option to be able to specify another Reference Data Set than the one suggested.
In the Quantify QIAseq RNA dialog, select the reference relevant for the panel used. If you have configured the Reference Data Manager, the Reference sequence should already be available from a drop-down menu. In the field below, specify the Target regions file that correspond to the panel used. You can find this reference in the folder CLC_References as indicated on figure 8.4.
Figure 8.4: Select the Target regions track that correspond to the panel used.
Finally, in the last wizard step, choose to Save the results of the workflow before clicking Finish.
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