From survey data to Alignment Object

1. From survey datato Alignment Object Status update Weekly Offline Meeting - 08/02/2007 ricardo.silva@cern.ch

2. First step:Survey  DCDB (1) • File format agreed with TS/SU • First file provided by TS/SU, regular uploading starting soon • Interface to upload files developed by Bartosz Orlewicz, soon in production • Dictionary used: • Subdetector / Structure, Date, EDMS Report Number and EDMS Report Version ricardo.silva@cern.ch

3. First step:Survey  DCDB (2) ricardo.silva@cern.ch

4. First step:Survey  DCDB (3) ricardo.silva@cern.ch

5. Second step:DCDB  Alignment Object (1) • Framework to provide access to the files and store Alignment Objects in OCDB AliROOT API OCDB Detector Procedures Retrieve files DCDB Parse files ricardo.silva@cern.ch

6. Second step:DCDB  Alignment Object (2) • API to access DCDB needs to be defined with DCDB group • Create methods to retrieve reports from DCDB • Code to parse the text files exists • Create method to write AliAlignObjs to OCDB with complete metadata ricardo.silva@cern.ch

7. Second step:DCDB  Alignment Object (3) • Subdetector procedures status: • Work in progress: • MUON, HMPID, PHOS • Data available, no progress: • TPC, TRD • No data available: • T0, V0, FMD, TOF, PMD, EMCAL • Data available from other sources: • ITS ricardo.silva@cern.ch

8. Next: • DCDB  Alignment Objects • Define API to access DCDB • Code AliSurvey class (?) • Keep pressuring detectors to develop procedures • Document the guidelines for the detectors procedures Thank you. ricardo.silva@cern.ch