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# workflows versions defaults update

Update workflow defaults for a given default ID

## Synopsis

### Update Workflow Defaults

```shell
omics workbench workflows versions defaults update DEFAULT_ID
[--namespace=NAMESPACE]
[--workflow=WORKFLOW_ID]
[--version=VERSION_ID]
[--name=NAME]
[--engine=ENGINE]
[--provider=PROVIDER]
[--region=REGION]
[--values=VALUES]
```

## Description

Update an existing workflow default for a given default ID. Updating completely replaces the old defaults. You can modify properties like name, engine, provider, region, or values for the specified workflow default.

## Examples

Update the name and values of a workflow default:

```shell
omics workbench workflows versions defaults update default-id-1 --name new-default-name --values '{"input1": "new_value"}'
```

Update the engine and provider of a workflow default:

```shell
omics workbench workflows versions defaults update default-id-1 --name "foo" --provider new-provider --values @defaults.json
```

## Positional Arguments

### `DEFAULT_ID`=`STRING`

The ID of the workflow default to be updated. This positional argument is required.

## Flags

### `--namespace`=`STRING`

An optional flag to define the namespace to connect to. By default, the namespace is extracted from the user's credentials.

### `--workflow`=`STRING`

The ID of the workflow for which the defaults will be updated.

### `--version`=`STRING`

The ID of the workflow version for which the defaults will be updated.

### `--name`=`STRING`

The new name for the workflow default.

### `--engine`=`STRING`

The selector to use when updating the defaults. This can be used to target a specific execution engine.

### `--provider`=`STRING`

The provider selector to use when updating the defaults. This helps in specifying the backend provider.

### `--region`=`STRING`

The region selector to use when updating the defaults. This helps in specifying the region for execution.

### `--values`=`JSON`

The configuration values to use when updating the defaults. This must be a non-empty JSON object that contains key-value pairs for the workflow inputs.


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