Purpose
Ensure that all mate-pair information is in sync between each read and it's mate pair. Reads marked with the secondary alignment flag are written to the output file unchanged.
Warning on using ASSUME_SORTED option
Datasets imported into Galaxy are automatically coordinate sorted. So use this option (set it to True) only if you are sure that this is necessary. If you are not sure - a good rule of thumb is to assume that the BAM you are working with is coordinate sorted.
Dataset collections - processing large numbers of datasets at once
This will be added shortly
Inputs, outputs, and parameters
Either a SAM file or a BAM file must be supplied. Galaxy automatically coordinate-sorts all uploaded BAM files.
From Picard documentation( http://broadinstitute.github.io/picard/):
ASSUME_SORTED=Boolean AS=Boolean If true, assume that the input file is queryname sorted, even if the header says otherwise. Default value: false. ADD_MATE_CIGAR=Boolean MC=Boolean Adds the mate CIGAR tag (MC) if true, does not if false. Default value: true.
Additional information
Additional information about Picard tools is available from Picard web site at http://broadinstitute.github.io/picard/ .