USE MANIFEST FILES TO SET METADATA IN THE CGC UPLOADER
Use a manifest file to upload large batches of files along with their metadata in the CGC Uploader. This is similar to the functionality already present in the Command Line Uploader.
FILTER BY AND SET CUSTOM METADATA
Custom metadata fields are visible via the visual interface. You can set the values for these fields from the Files tab of your project or from that individual file's page. Use these custom metadata fields for filtering alongside of preset fields. Note that you cannot create new metadata fields on the visual interface. However, you can create custom metadata fields using the API.
Read MoreEXPORT AND IMPORT MANIFEST FILES
Take advantage of new options, Export metadata manifest and Import metadata manifest, from the drop-down menu of the Files tab within a project.
Select Export metadata manifest to export your project files' metadata as an editable manifest file. Use this manifest file to modify the file metadata. Conversely, use Export metadata manifest from filtered files to export and modify the metadata for a subset of your project files based on the filters you've applied.
Select Import metadata manifest to import a manifest file to the CGC and apply the metadata contained in that file to all the files in your project.
Note that a manifest file is formatted as a .CSV file.
Learn more about this feature from our Knowledge Center.
Read MoreJAVASCRIPT COOKBOOK
Check out our new JavaScript cookbook, which provides examples of expressions that are entered in the Tool Editor when wrapping a tool for use on the Platform.
WATCH AND LEARN UPDATE
We've updated our Watch and Learn section to include the following videos:
Read MoreIMPROVE DISPLAY OF USER-DEFINED REPORTS
We’ve improved the display of base64html files. To access an expanded view of the report, select the file from the Filestab in your project dashboard. Then, click Expand report to view the base64html file fullscreen in a new tab.
DEVELOPER DASHBOARD
We've added a Developer Dashboard on the CGC's visual interface which is accessible from the User Settings drop-down menu or from the footer.
Read MoreGROUP PARAMETER SETTINGS
View parameter settings grouped by the apps they belong to on task-related pages, such as the Draft Task page and Task page. This functionality allows you to toggle between viewing:
- all parameters for all apps within your workflow
- editable parameters
- only the parameters whose values are different from the default ones
Note that parameters which are both included in input ports and shared between nodes will be automatically linked. Learn more from the documentation.
Read MoreDOCUMENTATION UPDATE: TOOL TIPS AND TRICKS
Check out our new pages on tips and tricks for tools. These pages go over making files available in your tool’s working directory, setting the default value for an input port, and mounting a USB drive in a Docker container.
Read MoreSEVENBRIDGES-PYTHON ERROR HANDLING
sevenbridges-python 0.6.0 adds error handling libraries to overcome rate limits and platform issues. Users can also add detailed error logging.
WORKING WITH VOLUMES
We've updated our tutorials on working with volumes for both S3 and Google Cloud Storage buckets
Read MoreCREATE AND USE FOLDERS VIA THE API
You can organize your project files within folders via specific API requests. The Folders functionality is an advanced access feature, which means specific feature details are subject to change. Each project is a root folder containing all your project files. Create nesting folders within this root folder to sort your files or mirror external file structures. Currently, this functionality is only accessible via the API. This means you can only see the files in your root folder on the visual interface. You won't be able to see the folders you've created via the API or the files within them via the visual interface Learn more about folders.
IMPROVED SEARCH BY PROPERTIES IN THE DATA BROWSER
Each entity in the Data Browser contains a search functionality you can use to quickly find properties such as Drug name or its value. Add desired values by selecting them from the returned matches. If you wish to add an additional value for the property, simply start searching again. Your previous selections will be preserved as you select further values. Learn more about the Data Browser.
Read MoreVISUAL INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS FOR ADDING FILES AND APPS
We've updated the visual interface of the CGC to make adding files and apps intuitive and convenient. For instance, you can browse and add apps from the Public Apps repository, all without leaving your project.
TOOL INPUT AND OUTPUT DOCUMENTATION
Our documentation on tool input ports and tool output ports are updated to cover additional features such as Load contents and Stage inputs. Check out our improved documentation on the Knowledge Center.
Read MoreOB.TREE.LOG FOR JOB EXECUTIONS
After each job execution, the CGC will generate a job.tree.log file. This file contains the structure of the working directory and can be useful in the debugging process. Learn more from our documentation.
SEARCH FOR A PARTICULAR PROPERTY IN THE DATA BROWSER
When building queries in the Data Browser, take advantage of the new search functionality for each entity to quickly locate its associated properties
Read MoreBROWSE AND QUERY CCLE AND TCGA PROGRAMMATICALLY
We support browsing and querying the CCLE dataset programmatically on the CGC. Use the Datasets API to issue queries sent as API requests in JSON. Or, use the SPARQL query language to issue queries to the SPARQL endpoint: https://opensparql.sbgenomics.com/blazegraph/namespace/tcga_metadata_kb/sparql.
Read MoreTAG FILES VIA THE API
Previously, we introduced file tagging on the visual interface to facilitate finding and organizing your data. We’ve now added support for interacting with tags via the API.
DOCKERFILES DOCUMENTATION
We've improved our developer documentation to include instructions on how to create and use Dockerfiles, which enables users to efficiently build images containing the tools they want to wrap for use on the CGC.
SEVEN BRIDGES IS PARTICIPATING IN THE DREAM CHALLENGE
We’re launching the next ICGC-TCGA DREAM Somatic Mutation Calling - RNA Challenge (SMC-RNA) on the Cancer Genomics Cloud. The SMC-RNA DREAM Challenge is the latest in a series which develop crowdsourced methods to answer specific scientific questions.
Read MoreSET METADATA FOR MULTIPLE FILES UPON UPLOAD
Adding metadata to files just got easier. You can now import tabular metadata formats to the CGC and extract and assign metadata based on your manifest file. Learn more about this feature on our Knowledge Center.
IMPROVED ACCESS TO CCLE DATA ON THE CGC
We recently made data from Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) available on the CGC via the CCLE public project.
Read MoreUPDATED GENOME BROWSER
The genome browser now supports visualization of BAM files aligned with GRCh38 and hg38. Learn more from our documentation.
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