Getting Started

This section covers what you need before you start, how to log in, how to open a case, and how to read the Data Page.

Prerequisites

Before interpreting a case, the following must already be in place, typically handled by your lab's administrator or bioinformatics team:

• A completed analysis run for the sample or family, produced by a supported long-read WGS workflow.

• Access to the workspace that contains the sample, with a Contributor or Admin role. See Workspaces & roles.

• For family-based interpretation, a pedigree describing the relationships between samples. See Family Based Analysis with Pedigree Information.

If a sample isn't appearing, check that you've selected the right instrument and workspace, and that the upstream run has finished. The Data Page shows each sample's workflow status.

The interpretation session at a glance

A typical case review follows the same path. The target is a focused, end-to-end session, from opening the case through submitting the report, measured from login to report submission.

1. Log into Workbench and select your workspace.

2. On the Data Page, select an instrument, find your sample, and open its succeeded run with Review analysis.

3. Orient on the Summary tab and triage the priority findings.

4. Work through the remaining variant tabs, capturing evidence as you go.

5. Apply filters where you need to narrow a list.

6. Generate and submit the report.