# Written Documentation

- [Getting Started](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/getting-started.md): Documentation for getting started on the NHLBI BioData CatalystⓇ (BDC) ecosystem.
- [Data Access](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/data-access.md)
- [Data Interoperability](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/data-access/data-interoperability.md): How to access additional data stacks
- [Understanding Access](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/data-access/understanding-access-requirements-for-biodata-catalyst.md): This checklist is intended to help new users understand their obligations regarding access and permissions, which individual users are responsible for obtaining and maintaining.
- [Submitting a dbGaP Data Access Request](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/data-access/submitting-a-dbgap-data-access-request.md): Users who want to access a hosted controlled study on the ecosystem must be approved for access to that study in dbGaP
- [Checking Access](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/data-access/check-my-access-to-data.md): You can check your access to data on BDC using the website or on a specific platform
- [Explore Available Data](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data.md)
- [Dug Semantic Search](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/dug-semantic-search.md): Step-by-step guidance on using Dug Semantic Search: efficiently and effectively perform and interpret a search using Dug.
- [Search and Results](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/dug-semantic-search/search-and-results.md)
- [PIC-SURE User Guide](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide.md): PIC-SURE: Patient Information Commons Standard Unification of Research Elements
- [Getting Started](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started.md)
- [Requirements and Login](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/pic-sure-2nd-heading.md)
- [Available Data and Managing Data Access](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/available-data.md)
- [TOPMed and TOPMed related datasets](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/available-data/topmed-and-topmed-related-datasets.md)
- [BioLINCC Datasets](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/available-data/biolincc-datasets.md)
- [CONNECTS Dataset](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/getting-started/available-data/connects-dataset.md)
- [Data Organization in PIC-SURE](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/data-organization-in-pic-sure.md)
- [PIC-SURE Features and General Layout](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-features-and-general-layout.md)
- [PIC-SURE Open Access vs. PIC-SURE Authorized Access](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-open-access-vs.-pic-sure-authorized-access.md)
- [PIC-SURE Open Access](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-open-access-vs.-pic-sure-authorized-access/search-pic-sure-open-access.md)
- [PIC-SURE Authorized Access](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-open-access-vs.-pic-sure-authorized-access/search-authorized-access.md)
- [Data Analysis Using the PIC-SURE API](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/data-analysis-using-the-pic-sure-api.md): Once you have refined your queries and created a cohort of interest, you can begin analyzing data using other components of the BDC ecosystem.
- [Additional Resources](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/additional-resources.md)
- [PIC-SURE API Documentation](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/pic-sure-api-documentation.md): How to get started with PIC-SURE and the common endpoints you can use to query any resource registered with PIC-SURE
- [Appendix 1: BDC Identifiers - dbGaP, TOPMed, and PIC-SURE](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/appendix-1-bdc-identifiers-dbgap-topmed-and-pic-sure.md)
- [Appendix 2: Table of Harmonized Variables](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/pic-sure-for-biodata-catalyst-user-guide/appendix-2-table-of-harmonized-variables.md)
- [Discovering Data Using Gen3](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data.md): How to login to the BDC Powered by Gen3 (BDC-Gen3) platform and view available genomic and phenotypic data.
- [Dictionary](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/dictionary.md): Interactive Data Dictionary on BDC-Gen3
- [Exploration](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/exploration.md): An explanation for the Exploration page on BDC-Gen3
- [Query](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/query.md): Overview of the Query page on BDC-Gen3
- [Workspace](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/workspace.md): Overview of Workspaces on BDC-Gen3
- [Profile](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/profile.md): Overview of the Profile page on the BDC-Gen3
- [PFB Files](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/pfb-files.md): Overview of the Portable Format for Bioinformatics (PFB) file type
- [Current Projects](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/explore-available-data/gen3-discovering-data/parent-study-versus-topmed-study.md): Overview of current projects hosted on BDC-Gen3, including their dependencies, characteristics, and relationships.
- [Analyze Data](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1.md)
- [Transferring Files Between Seven Bridges and Terra](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/transferring-files-between-seven-bridges-and-terra.md): Instructions on transferring files between BDC-Seven Bridges and BDC-Terra
- [BDC-Seven Bridges](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/seven-bridges.md)
- [Knowledge Center](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/seven-bridges/knowledge-center.md)
- [Getting Started Guide](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/seven-bridges/getting-started-guide.md)
- [Comprehensive Analysis Tips](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/seven-bridges/comprehensive-analysis-tips.md): This guide has been prepared to help you with your first set of projects on BDC-Seven Bridges.
- [Troubleshooting Tasks](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/seven-bridges/troubleshooting-tasks.md)
- [GWAS with GENESIS workflows](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/seven-bridges/gwas-page-placeholder.md)
- [Annotation Explorer](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/seven-bridges/annotation-explorer.md)
- [BDC-Terra](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra.md)
- [Account Setup](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/account-setup.md)
- [Billing](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/account-setup/billing.md)
- [Managing Costs](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/account-setup/managing-costs.md)
- [Workspace Setup](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/workspace-setup.md)
- [Data Storage & Management](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/workspace-setup/data-storage-and-management.md)
- [Collaboration](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/workspace-setup/collaboration.md)
- [Security](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/workspace-setup/security.md)
- [Bring Data into a Workspace](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/bringing-data-into-a-workspace.md)
- [Bring in Data from Gen3](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/bringing-data-into-a-workspace/bringing-in-data-from-gen3.md)
- [From Terra’s Data Library](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/bringing-data-into-a-workspace/from-terras-data-library.md)
- [Use Your Own Data with Terra](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/bringing-data-into-a-workspace/using-your-own-data-with-terra.md)
- [Run Analyses](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/running-analyses-on-terra.md)
- [Batch Processing with Workflows](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/running-analyses-on-terra/batch-processing-with-workflows.md)
- [Interactive Analysis](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/running-analyses-on-terra/interactive-analysis-with-jupyter-notebooks.md)
- [Genome-Wide Association Studies](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/running-analyses-on-terra/genome-wide-association-studies.md)
- [Troubleshooting & Support](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/troubleshooting-and-support.md)
- [Community Tools & Integration](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/community-tools-and-integration-1.md)
- [Bring Your Own Tool(s)](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/community-tools-and-integration-1/bring-your-own-tool-s-to-biodata-catalyst.md)
- [BYOT Glossary](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/community-tools-and-integration-1/bring-your-own-tool-s-to-biodata-catalyst/byot_glossary.md): An introduction to terms used in this document
- [Working with Docker](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/community-tools-and-integration-1/bring-your-own-tool-s-to-biodata-catalyst/working-with-docker.md)
- [Creating, testing & scaling WDL workflows](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/community-tools-and-integration-1/bring-your-own-tool-s-to-biodata-catalyst/creating-testing-and-scaling-wdl-workflows.md)
- [Creating, testing & scaling CWL workflows](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/community-tools-and-integration-1/bring-your-own-tool-s-to-biodata-catalyst/creating-testing-and-scaling-cwl-workflows.md)
- [Version Control, Publishing & Validation of Workflows](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/community-tools-and-integration-1/bring-your-own-tool-s-to-biodata-catalyst/version-control-publishing-and-validation-of-workflows.md)
- [Advanced Topics](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/community-tools-and-integration-1/bring-your-own-tool-s-to-biodata-catalyst/advanced-topics.md)
- [Writing BDC into a Grant Proposal](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/writing-biodata-catalyst-into-a-grant-proposal.md): Guidance on writing BDC into a research proposal
- [Incurring Cloud Costs](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/writing-biodata-catalyst-into-a-grant-proposal-1.md): Various costs associated with cloud computing
- [Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes.md)
- [2026-01-15 BDC Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2026-01-15-bdc-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2025-11-15 BDC Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2025-11-15-bdc-ecosystem-release-notes.md): This is the 23rd update to the BDC ecosystem.
- [2025-07-15 BDC Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2025-07-15-bdc-release-notes.md)
- [2025-04-15 BDC Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2025-04-15-bdc-release-notes.md)
- [2025-01-15 NHLBI BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2025-01-15-nhlbi-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2024-10-21 NHLBI BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2024-10-21-nhlbi-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2024-07-02 NHLBI BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2024-07-02-nhlbi-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2024-04-01 NHLBI BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2024-04-01-nhlbi-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2024-01-08 NHLBI BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2024-01-08-nhlbi-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2023-10-04 NHLBI BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2023-10-04-nhlbi-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2023-07-11 NHLBI BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2023-07-11-nhlbi-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2023-04-04 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2023-04-04-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2023-01-09 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2023-01-09-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2022-10-03 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2022-10-03-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2022-07-11 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2022-07-11-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2022-04-04 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2022-04-04-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2022-01-24 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2022-01-24-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2021-10-04 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2021-10-04-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2021-07-09 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2021-07-09-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2021-04-02 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2021-04-02-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2021-01-15 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2021-01-15-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2020-10-23 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2020-10-23-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2020-08-24 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2020-08-24-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [2020-04-02 BioData Catalyst Ecosystem Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/release-notes/2020-04-02-biodata-catalyst-ecosystem-release-notes.md)
- [Data Versioning Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/data-versioning-release-notes.md)
- [NIH RECOVER Release Notes](/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/nih-recover-release-notes.md): Adult Observational Cohort Study: Dataset Release Notes