Why collections?
Collections are one of the super-killer features of Galaxy!
Right tools are everything!
Have you ever found yourself facing a 396-well plate with only a single-channel pipette?
Yeah ... me neither ... But imagine for a second that you actually did — and then someone handed you a multichannel pipette:
Suddenly, life looks a whole lot better.
Collections are Galaxy’s multichannel pipette
Dataset collections are Galaxy’s secret superpower — they let you process dozens, hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of datasets with a single click.
On the left above is a Galaxy history with over 10,000 datasets. Processing them one-by-one? That is just batshit-crazy. Instead, you can bundle them all into a collection — shown on the right — and run your analyses once across the entire set.
Intrigued?
Watch this video to see how this works:
The bottom line
Use collections. Seriously. Use them. They’ll save you time, sanity, and maybe even your pipetting thumb.
