Pipeline Guide

Processes, the building block of Pipelines

You can access Via Foundry's suite of available processes from the "Processes" section of the left sidebar menu in any pipeline's page. Processes are grouped according to the categories they fall within; for instance, within the "Summary" process menu you'll find all processes underlying how various data are packaged and summarized in a given run. To better visualize, and be able to edit, a process, simply click on the Workflow tab of the pipeline page and drag and drop the desired process into the workspace area. Once you've done this, you'll see the process circle, a figure shown here:

When working with a process in Via Foundry, you will come across several icons on the process circle. Here's what each icon represents:

• Cogwheel Icon: When clicked, it opens process settings drawer. In this window, you can examine the current state of the process, view its details, and navigate between different revisions of the process.
• Pencil Icon: The pencil icon is located at the center of the process circle. Clicking on this icon allows you to edit the process name. The process name is the name that will be used in the generated workflow file as the process identifier. It is important to ensure that process names are unique within the overall pipeline. If there are duplicate process names, a warning will be displayed at the top of the workflow page to alert you about this issue.
• Bin Icon: The bin icon is located at the top of the process circle. Clicking on this icon will delete the current process from the pipeline, so exercise caution when deleting a process.