AWS HealthOmics now supports automatic detection of WDL workflow parameters

Today, AWS HealthOmics announces automatic parameter interpolation for Workflow Description Language (WDL) workflows to help streamline the workflow creation process. This new capability automatically identifies and extracts required and optional parameters along with their descriptions directly from WDL workflow definitions, eliminating the need for customers to manually create input parameter templates. AWS HealthOmics is a HIPAA-eligible service that helps healthcare and life sciences customers accelerate scientific breakthroughs with fully managed biological data stores and workflows.

Removing the need to define parameters simplifies and accelerates building and deploying bioinformatics workflows. Customers can now onboard new WDL workflows more rapidly while retaining complete flexibility through optional customization. For organizations with extensive WDL workflow libraries, this feature significantly reduces the time required to migrate or deploy new workflows. Additionally, HealthOmics customers still maintain full control by providing custom input parameter templates when needed to override the automatic interpolation.

Input parameter interpolation for WDL workflows is now supported in all regions where AWS HealthOmics is available: US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Europe (Frankfurt, Ireland, London), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and Israel (Tel Aviv).

To learn more about automatic parameter interpolation and how to implement WDL workflows, see the AWS HealthOmics documentation.