Abstract
LabFlow is a workflow management system designed for large scale biology research laboratories. It provides a workflow model in which objects flow from task to task under programmatic control. The model supports parallelism, meaning that an object can flow down several paths simultaneously, and sub-workflows which can be invoked subroutine-style from a task. The system allocates tasks to Unix processes to achieve requisite levels of multiprocessing. The system uses the LabBase data management system to store workflow-state and laboratory results. LabFlow provides a Perl5 object-oriented framework for defining workflows, and an engine for executing these. The software is freely available.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, ISMB 1998 |
| Publisher | AAAI Press |
| Pages | 69-77 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 1577350537, 9781577350538 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 6th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, ISMB 1998 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 28 06 1998 → 01 07 1998 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, ISMB 1998 |
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Conference
| Conference | 6th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, ISMB 1998 |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Montreal |
| Period | 28/06/98 → 01/07/98 |
Bibliographical note
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