Pre-Work: Building Computational Workflows
Data Deep Dive | March 11 | 12-2pm
Why This Matters
This Deep Dive includes a live demonstration, if you would like to follow-along submission of a WDL workflows on Hutch infrastructure. Completing the setup below ensures you can fully participate without spending session time troubleshooting access.
⏱ Estimated time: 10–15 minutes
✅ Required (For Full Participation)
1️⃣ Confirm Cluster Access
- Ensure you have cluster credentials set up with SciComp (go here for more details)
- Test that you can log in by going to the terminal and typing:
ssh <your_hutch_username>@rhino.fredhutch.org(more details here on how to test your credentials) - If you do not have access, contact SciComp before the session:
2️⃣ Log into PROOF Workbench Once
- Visit the PROOF Workbench interface at:https://pwb.fredhutch.org/
- Log in using your Hutch credentials (go here to read more about PROOF Workbench)
- Confirm you can access the dashboard
- (Optional) Start a Server (go here for instructions)
- You do not need to submit anything yet — just verify access.
3️⃣ Download the Demo Workflows (Optional but Helpful)
- We will use a small example WDL during the session.
- Download the demo WDLs (download all the files inside the wdls folder here)
🔎 Optional (Helpful Background)
- If you want to arrive with extra context start by reading about Computational Workflows and the Workflow Description Language
- Review the short Glossary page on this page
- Skim the minimal WDL example shared in advance
🆘 If You Get Stuck
- Do not debug alone.
- Post in Slack: #workflow-managers
- Email: datascience@fredhutch.org
We would much rather help you beforehand than during the session.
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