> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/running-analyses-on-terra/batch-processing-with-workflows.md).
# Batch Processing with Workflows
The batch workflow features of Terra provide support for computationally-intensive, long-running, and large-scale analysis.
You can perform whole pipelines—from preprocessing and trimming sequencing data to alignment and downstream analyses—using Terra workflows. Written in the human-readable Workflow Description Language ([WDL](https://openwdl.org/)), you can search for and import workflows into your workspace from [Dockstore](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/analyze-data/dockstore) or the [Broad Methods Repository](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360025674392).
Video: [Data Analysis with Gen3, Terra and Dockstore](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Vehqt8j1c)\
Article: [How to import data from Gen3 into Terra and run the TOPMed aligner workflow](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-tutorials/tutorials/topmed-aligner-or-how-to-import-data-from-gen3-into-terra-and-run-a-workflow-on-it)\
Article: [Configure a workflow to process your data](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360026521831-Configure-a-workflow-to-process-your-data)\
Article: [Getting workflows up and running faster with a JSON file
](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360027735471)Article: [Importing a Dockstore workflow into Terra](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360038137292)\
Video: [Importing a Dockstore workflow into Terra walkthrough](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtKlYqWBW6A)\
Video: [Workflows Quickstart walkthrough](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HObb_J9fPc0)\
Workspace: [Workflows Quickstart workspace
](https://terra.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov//#workspaces/fc-product-demo/Terra-Workflows-Quickstart)Workspace for BDC: [TOPMed Aligner workspace
](https://terra.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov/#workspaces/biodata-catalyst/TOPMed%20Aligner%20Gen3%20Data)Workspace for BDC: [GWAS with 1000 Genomes and synthetic clinical data](https://terra.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov/#workspaces/biodata-catalyst/BioData%20Catalyst%20GWAS%201000%20Genomes%20Tutorial)\
Workspace for BDC: [GWAS with TOPMed data](https://terra.biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov/#workspaces/biodata-catalyst/BioData%20Catalyst%20GWAS%20blood%20pressure%20trait)
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