--- a/IDScoreSwitcher.xml	Wed Sep 23 13:49:53 2020 +0000
+++ b/IDScoreSwitcher.xml	Tue Oct 13 18:55:37 2020 +0000
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@
   </configfiles>
   <inputs>
     <param name="in" argument="-in" type="data" format="idxml" optional="false" label="Input file" help=" select idxml data sets(s)"/>
-    <param name="new_score" argument="-new_score" type="text" optional="false" value="" label="Name of the meta value to use as the new score" help="">
+    <param name="proteins" argument="-proteins" type="boolean" truevalue="true" falsevalue="false" checked="false" label="Apply to protein scores instead of PSM scores" help=""/>
+    <param name="new_score" argument="-new_score" type="text" optional="true" value="" label="Name of the meta value to use as the new score" help="">
       <expand macro="list_string_san"/>
     </param>
-    <param name="new_score_orientation" argument="-new_score_orientation" display="radio" type="select" optional="false" label="Orientation of the new score (are higher or lower values better?)" help="">
+    <param name="new_score_orientation" argument="-new_score_orientation" display="radio" type="select" optional="true" label="Orientation of the new score (are higher or lower values better?)" help="">
+      <option value="">default (nothing chosen)</option>
       <option value="lower_better">lower_better</option>
       <option value="higher_better">higher_better</option>
       <expand macro="list_string_san"/>
@@ -56,14 +58,13 @@
     <param name="old_score" argument="-old_score" type="text" optional="true" value="" label="Name to use for the meta value storing the old score (default: old score type)" help="">
       <expand macro="list_string_san"/>
     </param>
-    <param name="proteins" argument="-proteins" type="boolean" truevalue="true" falsevalue="false" checked="false" label="Apply to protein scores instead of PSM scores" help=""/>
     <expand macro="adv_opts_macro">
-      <param name="force" argument="-force" type="boolean" truevalue="true" falsevalue="false" checked="false" label="Overwrite tool specific checks" help=""/>
+      <param name="force" argument="-force" type="boolean" truevalue="true" falsevalue="false" checked="false" label="Overrides tool-specific checks" help=""/>
       <param name="test" argument="-test" type="hidden" optional="true" value="False" label="Enables the test mode (needed for internal use only)" help="">
         <expand macro="list_string_san"/>
       </param>
     </expand>
-    <param name="OPTIONAL_OUTPUTS" type="select" multiple="true" label="Optional outputs" optional="true">
+    <param name="OPTIONAL_OUTPUTS" type="select" optional="true" multiple="true" label="Optional outputs">
       <option value="ctd_out_FLAG">Output used ctd (ini) configuration file</option>
     </param>
   </inputs>
@@ -80,6 +81,6 @@
   <help><![CDATA[Switches between different scores of peptide or protein hits in identification data
 
 
-For more information, visit http://www.openms.de/documentation/UTILS_IDScoreSwitcher.html]]></help>
+For more information, visit http://www.openms.de/doxygen/release/2.6.0/html/UTILS_IDScoreSwitcher.html]]></help>
   <expand macro="references"/>
 </tool>