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 | vcffilter | min_samples_pass | Integer | 1 | Minimum amount of samples which pass custom filter (requires additional flags) |
 | vcffilter | filter_ref_calls | Boolean | true | Remove reference calls |
 
+Since Shiva uses the [Mapping](../mapping.md) pipeline internally, mapping config values can be specified as well.
+For all the options, please see the corresponding documentation for the mapping pipeline.
+
 ### Modes
 
 Shiva furthermore supports three modes. The default and recommended option is `multisample_variantcalling`.