--- title: Launch analysis using workflows description: A guide to applying workflows to define parameters for your group's analyses --- [Skip to content](https://docs.varsome.com/en/launch-analysis-using-workflows#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Submit a Support Request](https://docs.varsome.com/en/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://docs.varsome.com/support-requests?hsLang=en) [![varsome-new.png\]](https://docs.varsome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/varsome-new.png?height=40&name=varsome-new.png)](https://docs.varsome.com/en?hsLang=en) - Editions Show submenu for Editions - [VarSome.com](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome) - [VarSome Clinical](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome-clinical) - [VarSome Premium](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome-premium) - [VarSome API](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome-api) - [VarSome Insights](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome-insights) - About Show submenu for About - [The Company](https://saphetor.com/) - [Contact Us](https://landing.varsome.com/contact) - [Distributors](https://landing.varsome.com/distributors) - [Become a Partner](https://landing.varsome.com/become-varsome-partner) - [Community](https://varsome.com/community-contributions/) - [Cite VarSome!](https://varsome.com/about/general/varsome-citations/) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [Datasources](https://varsome.com/datasources/) - [Germline Classification](https://varsome.com/about/resources/germline-implementation/) - [Somatic Classification](https://varsome.com/about/resources/somatic-implementation/) - [CNV Classification](https://varsome.com/about/resources/sv-implementation/) - [Help Center](https://docs.varsome.com/) - [Library](https://landing.varsome.com/whitepapers) - [IVDR](https://landing.varsome.com/ivdr-whitepaper) - [Legal & Compliance](https://docs.varsome.com/en/legal-compliance) - Blog Show submenu for Blog - [Platform Updates](https://updates.varsome.com/en) - [Company News](https://news.varsome.com/en) - [VarSome Annotated](https://blog.varsome.com/annotated) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Editions Show submenu for Editions - [VarSome.com](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome) - [VarSome Clinical](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome-clinical) - [VarSome Premium](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome-premium) - [VarSome API](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome-api) - [VarSome Insights](https://landing.varsome.com/varsome-insights) - About Show submenu for About - [The Company](https://saphetor.com/) - [Contact Us](https://landing.varsome.com/contact) - [Distributors](https://landing.varsome.com/distributors) - [Become a Partner](https://landing.varsome.com/become-varsome-partner) - [Community](https://varsome.com/community-contributions/) - [Cite VarSome!](https://varsome.com/about/general/varsome-citations/) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [Datasources](https://varsome.com/datasources/) - [Germline Classification](https://varsome.com/about/resources/germline-implementation/) - [Somatic Classification](https://varsome.com/about/resources/somatic-implementation/) - [CNV Classification](https://varsome.com/about/resources/sv-implementation/) - [Help Center](https://docs.varsome.com/) - [Library](https://landing.varsome.com/whitepapers) - [IVDR](https://landing.varsome.com/ivdr-whitepaper) - [Legal & Compliance](https://docs.varsome.com/en/legal-compliance) - Blog Show submenu for Blog - [Platform Updates](https://updates.varsome.com/en) - [Company News](https://news.varsome.com/en) - [VarSome Annotated](https://blog.varsome.com/annotated) - English Show submenu for translations - [Submit a Support Request](https://docs.varsome.com/en/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://docs.varsome.com/support-requests) - [Contact us](https://docs.varsome.com/en/kb-tickets/new) [Contact us](https://docs.varsome.com/en/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [VarSome Help Center](https://docs.varsome.com/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Management of Samples and Analyses](https://docs.varsome.com/en/management-of-samples-and-analyses?hsLang=en) 3. [Managing Workflows](https://docs.varsome.com/en/management-of-samples-and-analyses?hsLang=en#managing-workflows) # Launch analysis using workflows ## A guide to applying workflows to define parameters for your group's analyses To upload your file(s), you can click on **Launch \> 1. Upload/view files** on the top of your screen, and then click on ![](https://docs.varsome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-21-03-5067-AM.png?width=145&height=38&name=image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-21-03-5067-AM.png)or ![](https://docs.varsome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-21-29-2761-AM.png?width=139&height=36&name=image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-21-29-2761-AM.png), depending on the type of analysis you would like to launch.  **- Select DNA file(s)** **[![](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-27-17-7452-AM.png)](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-27-17-7452-AM.png?hsLang=en)**  **- Select RNA file(s)** **[![](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-29-48-0428-AM.png)](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-29-48-0428-AM.png?hsLang=en)** You can also connect your [Illumina BaseSpace account](https://docs.varsome.com/en/illumina-basespace?hsLang=en). To create your samples you need to navigate through: **Launch \> 2. Define new samples** [*![](https://docs.varsome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jun-06-2025-08-31-05-2461-AM.png?width=446&height=293&name=image-png-Jun-06-2025-08-31-05-2461-AM.png)*](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Jun-06-2025-08-31-05-2461-AM.png?hsLang=en) You can then define which files are associated with each sample name. You can also optionally attach additional information to the sample (e.g. phenotypes). Please note that SV and/or Repeat Expansion VCFs do not need to be defined separately, as they can be added during the sample definition of the main analysis. [![](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-40-10-6169-AM.png)](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-09-40-10-6169-AM.png?hsLang=en) To select all files from the table, you can simply check the box in the top left: ![](https://docs.varsome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-04-2026-11-33-10-7691-AM.png?width=360&height=333&name=image-png-May-04-2026-11-33-10-7691-AM.png) FASTQ files are grouped according to the [Illumina or MGI naming convention](https://docs.varsome.com/en/accepted-input-files?hsLang=en) and are given a suggested sample name. The suggested name and associated files can be modified in the following screen. For VCF files, each VCF is associated with a suggested sample name. **Launch \> 2. Define new samples \> Next** to add more information to the sample, e.g. notes, phenotype, etc. [![](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-23-2026-07-08-51-9597-AM.png)](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-23-2026-07-08-51-9597-AM.png?hsLang=en) ### **Create a workflow** Only the group supervisor is capable of editing each workflow’s parameters. To do that, the group supervisor must navigate to: **Workflows \> Add new** **[![](https://docs.varsome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-25-2026-01-18-32-9363-PM.png?width=670&height=699&name=image-png-Feb-25-2026-01-18-32-9363-PM.png)](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Feb-25-2026-01-18-32-9363-PM.png?hsLang=en)** *You can use the locks to set fixed values in the workflow field* Example of a DNA+RNA fusion workflow [![](https://docs.varsome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2026-10-54-20-9754-AM.png?width=670&height=673&name=image-png-Sep-15-2026-10-54-20-9754-AM.png)](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2026-10-54-20-9754-AM.png?hsLang=en) Example of an RNA fusion workflow [![](https://docs.varsome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-11-48-01-6966-AM.png?width=670&height=330&name=image-png-Sep-16-2026-11-48-01-6966-AM.png)](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2026-11-48-01-6966-AM.png?hsLang=en) ⚠️ Please note that in this case the **Analysis type** field will display only the Somatic Single Sample option. Then, navigate to **Launch \> 3. Launch analyses.** [![](https://docs.varsome.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jun-06-2025-08-41-03-9447-AM.png?width=446&height=297&name=image-png-Jun-06-2025-08-41-03-9447-AM.png)](https://docs.varsome.com/hubfs/image-png-Jun-06-2025-08-41-03-9447-AM.png?hsLang=en) From the dropdown menu, select an existing workflow. 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Analysis parameters are loaded as defined in the workflow by the group supervisor. Some fields may be fixed if the supervisor has locked them. Other fields may have a default value (defined by the supervisor) but can be modified. 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