Update a private workflow - AWS HealthOmics
Updating a workflow using the console Updating a workflow using the CLIUpdating a workflow using an SDK

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Update a private workflow

You can update a workflow using the HealthOmics console, AWS CLI commands, or one of the AWS SDKs.

Note

Don’t include any personally identifiable information (PII) in workflow names. These names are visible in CloudWatch logs.

Updating a workflow using the console

Steps to update a workflow

  1. Open the HealthOmics console.

  2. If required, open the left navigation pane (≡). Choose Private workflows.

  3. On the Private workflows page, choose the workflow to update.

  4. On the Workflow page:

    • If the workflow has versions, make sure that you select the Default version.

    • Choose Edit selected from the Actions list.

  5. On the Edit workflow page, you can change any of the following values:

    • Workflow name.

    • Workflow description.

    • The default Run storage type for the workflow.

    • The default Run storage capacity (if the run storage type is static storage). For more information about the default run storage configuration, see Creating a workflow using the console.

  6. Choose Save changes to apply the changes.

Updating a workflow using the CLI

As shown in the following example, you can update the workflow name and description. You can also change the default run storage type (STATIC or DYNAMIC) and run storage capacity (for static storage type). For more information about run storage types, see Run storage types in HealthOmics workflows.

aws omics update-workflow    \
  --id 1234567    \
  --name my_workflow      \
  --description "updated workflow"    \
  --storage-type 'STATIC'    \
  --storage-capacity 1200

You don't receive a response to the update-workflow request.

Updating a workflow using an SDK

You can update a workflow using one of the SDKs.

The following example shows how to update a workflow using the Python SDK

import boto3

omics = boto3.client('omics')

response = omics.update_workflow(
   name='my_workflow',
   description='updated workflow'
)