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A *Workflow* is a definition of work to be performed by a Crunch2 process. It defines the steps and inputs for the process.

h2. Methods

See "workflows":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods/workflows.html

h2. Resource

Each Workflow offers the following optional attributes, in addition to the usual "attributes of Arvados resources":{{site.baseurl}}/api/resources.html:

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|_. Attribute|_. Type|_. Description|_. Example|
|name|string|If not specified, will be set to any "name" from the "definition" attribute.||
|description|string|If not specified, will be set to any "description" from the "definition" attribute.||
|definition|string|A "Common Workflow Language" document.|Visit "Common Workflow Language":http://www.commonwl.org/ for details.|