# Default in workflow and subworkflow

**URL:** <https://cwl.discourse.group/t/default-in-workflow-and-subworkflow/30>\
**Category:** CWL Questions\
**Created:** [September 20, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://cwl.discourse.group/t/default-in-workflow-and-subworkflow/30 "2019-09-20T18:28:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://cwl.discourse.group/t/default-in-workflow-and-subworkflow/30/1 "2019-09-20T18:28:41Z")

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Is there any specification for which default will be used if there are defaults for both a workflow and subworkflow?

Thanks!

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The default from the outer `Workflow` will be used.

The `default` at the outer layer (either `WorkflowStep` or the `inputs` at the `Workflow` level) will be the input provided to the `Process` (`CommandLineTool`, `ExpressionTool`, or sub-`Workflow`) of a `WorkflowStep`. This value is indistinguishable from any other value and thus the `default` will be ignored.

Does that make sense?