Heatmap2 Workflow

transcriptomics-rna-seq-viz-with-heatmap2/rna-seq-viz-with-heatmap2

Author(s)
Maria Doyle
version Version
5
last_modification Last updated
Nov 24, 2025
license License
MIT
galaxy-tags Tags
transcriptomics

Features
Tutorial
hands_on Visualization of RNA-Seq results with heatmap2

Workflow Testing
Tests: ✅
Results: Not yet automated
FAIRness purl PURL
https://gxy.io/GTN:W00252
RO-Crate logo with flask Download Workflow RO-Crate Workflowhub cloud with gears logo View on WorkflowHub
Launch in Tutorial Mode question
galaxy-download Download
flowchart TD
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  1["ℹ️ Input Dataset\nnormalized counts"];
  style 1 stroke:#2c3143,stroke-width:4px;
  2["ℹ️ Input Dataset\nheatmap genes"];
  style 2 stroke:#2c3143,stroke-width:4px;
  3["Filter"];
  0 -->|output| 3;
  4["Join two Datasets"];
  2 -->|output| 4;
  1 -->|output| 4;
  5["Filter"];
  3 -->|out_file1| 5;
  6["Cut"];
  4 -->|out_file1| 6;
  7["Sort"];
  5 -->|out_file1| 7;
  8["Sort"];
  5 -->|out_file1| 8;
  9["Transpose"];
  6 -->|out_file1| 9;
  10["Select first"];
  7 -->|outfile| 10;
  11["Select first"];
  8 -->|outfile| 11;
  12["Select last"];
  8 -->|outfile| 12;
  13["heatmap2"];
  9 -->|out_file| 13;
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  14["Join two Datasets"];
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  1 -->|output| 14;
  15["Concatenate datasets"];
  11 -->|out_file1| 15;
  12 -->|out_file1| 15;
  16["Sort"];
  14 -->|out_file1| 16;
  17["Cut"];
  14 -->|out_file1| 17;
  18["Join two Datasets"];
  15 -->|out_file1| 18;
  1 -->|output| 18;
  19["Cut"];
  16 -->|outfile| 19;
  20["heatmap2"];
  17 -->|out_file1| 20;
  ac189295-2211-41b1-8f9c-d92d24ba1cac["Output\nheatmap top 20 genes"];
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  21["heatmap2"];
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  23["heatmap2"];
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Inputs

Input Label
Input dataset DE results
Input dataset normalized counts
Input dataset heatmap genes

Outputs

From Output Label
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/ggplot2_heatmap2/ggplot2_heatmap2/3.2.0+galaxy1 heatmap2
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/ggplot2_heatmap2/ggplot2_heatmap2/3.2.0+galaxy1 heatmap2

Tools

Tool Links
Cut1
Filter1
Show beginning1
Show tail1
cat1
join1
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/bgruening/text_processing/tp_sort_header_tool/9.5+galaxy2
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/datamash_transpose/datamash_transpose/1.9+galaxy0
toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/ggplot2_heatmap2/ggplot2_heatmap2/3.2.0+galaxy1 View in ToolShed

To use these workflows in Galaxy you can either click the links to download the workflows, or you can right-click and copy the link to the workflow which can be used in the Galaxy form to import workflows.

Importing into Galaxy

Below are the instructions for importing these workflows directly into your Galaxy server of choice to start using them!
Hands On: Importing a workflow
  1. Click on galaxy-workflows-activity Workflows in the Galaxy activity bar (on the left side of the screen, or in the top menu bar of older Galaxy instances). You will see a list of all your workflows
  2. Click on galaxy-upload Import at the top-right of the screen
  3. Provide your workflow
    • Option 1: Paste the URL of the workflow into the box labelled “Archived Workflow URL”
    • Option 2: Upload the workflow file in the box labelled “Archived Workflow File”
  4. Click the Import workflow button

Below is a short video demonstrating how to import a workflow from GitHub using this procedure:

Video: Importing a workflow from URL

Version History

Version Commit Time Comments
7 ab44ab524 2025-11-20 13:40:10 lint
6 4ec8ee14f 2025-11-20 13:32:23 update workflow and tests
5 2e2cb42d8 2020-10-04 11:59:11 add tests from workflow-testing for blockclust and rna-seq-viz-with-volcano-plot, edit workflows
4 667ff3de9 2020-01-22 10:59:29 annotation
3 eb4d724e0 2020-01-15 10:41:35 Workflow renaming
2 08df9d7e1 2018-12-30 08:10:57 Start on workflow test for heatmap2
1 0ea8c7901 2018-12-30 07:40:49 Rename tutorial and image folders to the updated titles

For Admins

Installing the workflow tools

wget https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/transcriptomics/tutorials/rna-seq-viz-with-heatmap2/workflows/rna-seq-viz-with-heatmap2.ga -O workflow.ga
workflow-to-tools -w workflow.ga -o tools.yaml
shed-tools install -g GALAXY -a API_KEY -t tools.yaml
workflow-install -g GALAXY -a API_KEY -w workflow.ga --publish-workflows