[Opaltoolkit-users] Sequential Execution

[Jeffrey A. <Jef...@UT...>]

Hello,

My group has been working on developing an execution pipeline for Bioinformatics programs. We've been considering using SOAP to handle the input parameters for the individual programs; it seems that Opal could be a good foundation for us to use if we go this direction.

My question, however, is whether or not there are any built-in or external projects that offer some control of the "flow" of execution of submitted commands. For instance, a user may submit requests A, B, and C, but would like to specify that B and C depend on the output of A. Thus, the proper execution would be to begin A immediately, then begin B and C once A has completed.

I'd be interested to hear any advice this group has on how to proceed with a project like this. Is this something which could be built on top of Opal, should I consider trying to incorporate this directly into Opal, or is there another platform which I should consider using?

Thanks,

Jeff Allen
Computational Biologist
Quantitative Biomedical Research Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214.648.4171 - NC8.512B
Jef...@UT...<mailto:Jef...@UT...>


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