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== '''Goals''' ==

* Replicate analyses
* Facilitate comparisons across workflows

== Discussion ==

* Regression testing
* Versioning of software - high or low level in a package?
* Assistance from third party developers - NIFTI
* How to support branching and merging in workflows
* Formed cross testbed '''data''' '''provenance''' specification update (DPSU) and workflow '''provenance''' integration (WPI) working group:
** Nicole (morph, chair for DPSU)
** Dan, Anthony (morph)
** Jeff, Neil (CC)
** Syam, Randy, Dingying (function)
** Hans (Brians2)
** Anthony (LDDMM)
** Mike M. (workflows, chair for WPI)
** Arash (mouse/Loni)

== Deliverables ==

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| Dissemination of information via '''MBIRN''' WIKI.
| Nov/06 + ongoing
| Nicole
|-
| Bi-weekly teleconferences to update specification
| 1pm Eastern, Nov 16, Nov 30, Dec 14
| DSPU
|-
| Updated '''Data''' '''Provenance''' specification with new fields required by use cases.
| Jan 8/07
| Nicole
|-
| Updated tool list.
| Jan 8/06
| DPSU
|-
| List of sample use cases (scripts, workflows).
| Jan 15/07
| DPSU
|-
| Sample C code for XML Output
| Jan 29/07
| Nicole
|-
| Teleconferences to update workflow '''provenance''' integration
| Jan/07
| WPI
|-
| Contact external tool developers
| Feb 15/07
| DPSU
|-
| Updated BIRN tools.
| Mar 1/07
| Tool developers
|-
| Updated workflow tools for collecting '''provenance''' information
| May/07
| WPI
|}