Answers.Body: <p>I believe adding a comma after <code>val(sample_name)</code> on line <code>tuple val(sample_name) path(reads)</code> will solve the issue.</p>
  <p>EDIT: Also documented here: <a href="https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/discussions/2714" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/discussions/2714</a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: Good eye! I had the same and I was sure something was odd but couldn't "see" the missing comma. The resulting error message is really misleading in this case...
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Body: <p>I am trying to write a nextflow script below:</p>
  <pre><code>/*
   * pipeline input parameters
   */
  params.reads = &quot;/path/to/fq/files/&quot;
  params.guide_library = &quot;/path/to/guidelibrary/&quot;
  params.outdir = &quot;results&quot;
  
  log.info &quot;&quot;&quot;\
      DUAL GUIDE CRISPR QC - N F   P I P E L I N E
      ===================================
      guide library: <span class="math-container">${params.guide_library}
  reads        : $</span>{params.reads}
      outdir       : ${params.outdir}
      &quot;&quot;&quot;
      .stripIndent(true)
  
  /*
   * define the `index` process that creates a binary index
   * given the transcriptome file
   */
  
  
  process READCOUNT {
      input:
      path guide_library
      tuple val(sample_name) path(reads)
  
      output:
      path &quot;$sample_name&quot;
  
      script:
      &quot;&quot;&quot;
      exactcounts.py -inputlibrary <span class="math-container">$guide_library -read1 $</span>{reads[0]} -read2 <span class="math-container">${reads[1]} -prefix $</span>sample_name
      &quot;&quot;&quot;
  }
  
  workflow {
      Channel
          .fromFilePairs(params.reads, checkIfExists: true)
          .set { read_pairs_ch }
     count_ch = READCOUNT(params.guide_library,read_pairs_ch)
      
  }
  </code></pre>
  <p>But am getting the following error:</p>
  <pre><code>Process 'READCOUNT' has been already used -- If you need to reuse the same component, include it with a different name or include it in a different workflow context
  </code></pre>
  
Tags: <nextflow>
Title: Nextflow - Process has already been used
ThreadText: # Nextflow - Process has already been used
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-06-15)
  
  I am trying to write a nextflow script below:
  
  ```
  /*
   * pipeline input parameters
   */
  params.reads = "/path/to/fq/files/"
  params.guide_library = "/path/to/guidelibrary/"
  params.outdir = "results"
  
  log.info """\
      DUAL GUIDE CRISPR QC - N F   P I P E L I N E
      ===================================
      guide library: ${params.guide_library}
  reads        : ${params.reads}
      outdir       : ${params.outdir}
      """
      .stripIndent(true)
  
  /*
   * define the `index` process that creates a binary index
   * given the transcriptome file
   */
  
  process READCOUNT {
      input:
      path guide_library
      tuple val(sample_name) path(reads)
  
      output:
      path "$sample_name"
  
      script:
      """
      exactcounts.py -inputlibrary $guide_library -read1 ${reads[0]} -read2 ${reads[1]} -prefix $sample_name
      """
  }
  
  workflow {
      Channel
          .fromFilePairs(params.reads, checkIfExists: true)
          .set { read_pairs_ch }
     count_ch = READCOUNT(params.guide_library,read_pairs_ch)
      
  }
  
  ```
  
  But am getting the following error:
  
  ```
  Process 'READCOUNT' has been already used -- If you need to reuse the same component, include it with a different name or include it in a different workflow context
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** nextflow
  
  
  ---
  
  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-06-15. Score: 6
  
  I believe adding a comma after `val(sample_name)` on line `tuple val(sample_name) path(reads)` will solve the issue.
  
  EDIT: Also documented here: <https://github.com/nextflow-io/nextflow/discussions/2714>
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Good eye! I had the same and I was sure something was odd but couldn't "see" the missing comma. The resulting error message is really misleading in this case...  
  
  ---
  
  