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FuncMerger Specifications

Process Details

  • Name: FuncMerger
  • Process UUID: 0c02b172d22e45b5990102c0b9364926
  • Process Group: Functional Profiling

Overview

FuncMerger is a sample merger tool designed specifically for combining functional annotation outputs from various bioinformatics tools. This process consolidates multiple functional annotation results into a unified format, facilitating downstream analysis and interpretation of functional profiling data across different samples or experimental conditions.

This process is implemented in Bash, which invokes an R script for merging functional annotation data.

Key Functionality

  • Data Consolidation: Merges multiple functional annotation output files from various tools into a single comprehensive dataset
  • Format Standardization: Ensures consistent formatting across different functional annotation tool outputs
  • Sample Integration: Combines results from multiple samples or experimental conditions for comparative analysis

Input/Output Specification

Inputs

Required Inputs

  • Input TSV Files
    • Description: Functional annotation output files from various profiling tools
    • Format: TSV (Tab-Separated Values)

Outputs

  • Merged Functional Annotation Data
    • Description: Consolidated functional annotation results combining all input files
    • Format: TSV (Tab-Separated Values)

Parameters & Settings

No user-configurable parameters are available for this process.

References & Resources

  • Tool Documentation: Contact the team for details on func_merge.R