Use Cases for Workbench¶

Running/Testing Workflow that I wrote¶

I want to run a workflow on a collection that exists

• did my workflow run correctly?
• if finished - check status, logs and output

Running a Workflow that I didn't write¶

• Assumption that workflow already works.

I want to run a workflow that someone built for me.

Debugging Workflows¶

I have a collection with buggy/suspect results. I need to figure out where in the pipeline the bug crept in.

• any big differences between the different "foo_XX" steps?
• flags passed to the "foo_XX" steps
• logs from one (all?) of the "bar_XX" steps
• docker image metadata (docker image ID, name, version, dockerfile)

Finding and Comparing Workflows¶

I need to find a "good" workflow invocation, and compare it to something that isn't working now

• when did this workflow last succeed?

Creating a collection¶

I want to create a new collection

• from data already in an existing collection
• from a subset of files in an existing collection
• combining files from different subsets of different collections
• uploading from my desktop
• downloading from ftp, s3 or other location
• from the results of a already run workflow

Getting Collection Lineage¶

I have a collection that is valuable/interesting. I need to review/share/publish how it was generated (tools/versions/options/inputs).

Find a Collection¶

I need to find some data, and confirm I'm looking at the right collection.

Cost Estimation¶

I want to estimate how much money it will cost to run a workflow.

Run-time Estimation¶

I want to know how long it will take to run my workflow.

• queued? when will it start?
• taking a long time? how long does it normally take?
• slower than it should be? should I run it with more CPUs, RAM, etc.?