Specifying reference data in the launch wizard

In workflows where reference data can be selected during launch, you may see individual wizard steps for selecting particular reference data elements, or, where a workflow supports the use of a Reference Data Set and at least one compatible set is available, a launch wizard step called "Specify reference data handling" will be presented.

Where individual data elements will be selected, that data must already be available locally. When a Reference Data Set supplied by QIAGEN (i.e. a QIAGEN Set) is selected, data from that set not already available locally can be downloaded as part of the workflow launch. This is described further below.

The "Specify reference data handling" wizard step has three sections:

To search for particular Reference Data Sets, enter terms in the search field just under the "Select a reference set to use" option (figure 14.87). To search for just an exact term, put it in quotes. To see a list of only the Reference Data Sets where all the required elements have already been downloaded, add the term "downloaded" to the search.

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Figure 14.86: The arrow beside the text stating how many workflow roles are defined was clicked upon, revealing information about the roles defined in workflow inputs, and any specific data elements that have been pre-configured. The "Use a reference data set" option has been chosen, and a set to use has been selected. The roles defined in that Reference Data Set are shown on the right. The multiple data elements assigned to the target_regions role are revealed by clicking on the small arrow at the right side of that row. The relevant target region element for the analysis is specified in a later wizard step.

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Figure 14.87: Search for Reference Data Sets from within the workflow launch wizard. The list returns all Reference Data Sets containing the terms entered.

Downloading QIAGEN reference data via the workflow launch wizard

When a QIAGEN Set has been selected but one or more elements referred to by that set have not yet been downloaded, a button for downloading that data will be enabled (figure 14.88) . When logged into a CLC Server, an option to download the data to the CLC Server will also be available.

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Figure 14.88: A QIAGEN Set that contains all the necessary roles has been selected. A + symbol to the left of the set name indicates that one or more element in that set is not yet downloaded. Such elements can be downloaded by clicking on the "Download to Workbench" button.