Common Workflow Language (CWL)

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf workflow language
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CWL
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Seven_Bridges
gptkb:Cromwell
gptkb:galaxy
gptkb:DNAnexus
gptkb:Arvados
gptkb:Rabix
Toil
Nextflow (partial support)
gptkbp:category scientific computing
bioinformatics
workflow management system
gptkbp:designedFor data-intensive scientific workflows
gptkbp:documentation https://www.commonwl.org/user_guide/
gptkbp:fileExtension .cwl
gptkbp:firstReleased 2014
gptkbp:focusesOn interoperability
reproducibility
portability
gptkbp:governedBy CWL Working Group
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Common Workflow Language (CWL)
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion 2020
v1.2
gptkbp:license gptkb:Apache_License_2.0
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:JSON
YAML
gptkbp:notablePublication https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004570
gptkbp:relatedStandard gptkb:Nextflow
gptkb:Snakemake
Workflow Description Language (WDL)
gptkbp:specifies https://www.commonwl.org/specification/
gptkbp:standardizedBy true
CWL Working Group
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Docker
gptkb:Singularity
cloud computing
high-performance computing
scalability
software portability
containerized tools
gptkbp:usedFor describing analysis workflows
reproducible computational research
gptkbp:website https://www.commonwl.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stian_Soiland-Reyes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7