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+void MakeCTPTimeAlignEntry(const char *cdbStorage = "local://$ALICE_ROOT/OCDB",Bool_t storeFill1069 = kFALSE){
+
+ // Example macro to put in OCDB the dummy entries for CTP timing params valid for perioid
+ // File *.tip interpretation:
+ // 1st column = trigger input name
+ // 2nd column = dummy (to keep compatibilyu with *.tim file
+ // 3rd column = time between L0 and reference
+ // 4th column = as in tim file
+ // 5th column = as in tim file
+ AliCDBManager *man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
+ man->SetDefaultStorage(cdbStorage);
+ Char_t * filenameCTPtimeAlignIdeal = gSystem->ExpandPathName("$ALICE_ROOT/GRP/CTP/stdln.tip");
+ Char_t * filenameCTPtimeAlign1069 = gSystem->ExpandPathName("$ALICE_ROOT/GRP/CTP/fill1069.tip");
+
+ AliCTPTimeParams *ctptimealignideal = AliCTPTimeParams::LoadCTPTimeParams(filenameCTPtimeAlignIdeal);
+ AliCTPTimeParams *ctptimealign1069 = AliCTPTimeParams::LoadCTPTimeParams(filenameCTPtimeAlign1069);
+
+ AliCDBMetaData* metactptimeideal = new AliCDBMetaData();
+ AliCDBMetaData* metactptime1069 = new AliCDBMetaData();
+ metactptimeideal->SetResponsible("Roman Lietava");
+ metactptime1069->SetResponsible("Roman Lietava");
+ metactptimeideal->SetComment("CTP time-alignment params (Ideal)");
+ metactptime1069->SetComment("CTP time-alignment params for period of runs corresponding to fill 1069");
+ AliCDBId idctptimeideal("GRP/CTP/TimeAlign",0,AliCDBRunRange::Infinity());
+ AliCDBId idctptime1069("GRP/CTP/TimeAlign",118556,118780);
+ man->Put(ctptimealignideal,idctptimeideal, metactptimeideal);
+ if (storeFill1069) man->Put(ctptimealign1069,idctptime1069, metactptime1069);
+
+ return;
+}