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 // The reconstruction requires digits or raw data as input. For the creation //
 // of digits and raw data have a look at the class AliSimulation.            //
 //                                                                           //
+// The input data of a detector can be replaced by the corresponding HLT     //
+// data by calling (usual detector string)                                   //
+// SetUseHLTData("...");                                                     //
+//                                                                           //
 // For debug purposes the method SetCheckPointLevel can be used. If the      //
 // argument is greater than 0, files with ESD events will be written after   //
 // selected steps of the reconstruction for each event:                      //
 
 #include <TArrayF.h>
 #include <TFile.h>
+#include <TList.h>
 #include <TSystem.h>
 #include <TROOT.h>
 #include <TPluginManager.h>
-#include <TStopwatch.h>
 #include <TGeoManager.h>
 #include <TLorentzVector.h>
+#include <TArrayS.h>
+#include <TArrayD.h>
+#include <TObjArray.h>
 
 #include "AliReconstruction.h"
+#include "AliCodeTimer.h"
 #include "AliReconstructor.h"
 #include "AliLog.h"
 #include "AliRunLoader.h"
 #include "AliRawReaderDate.h"
 #include "AliRawReaderRoot.h"
 #include "AliRawEventHeaderBase.h"
-#include "AliESD.h"
+#include "AliESDEvent.h"
+#include "AliESDMuonTrack.h"
 #include "AliESDfriend.h"
 #include "AliESDVertex.h"
+#include "AliESDcascade.h"
+#include "AliESDkink.h"
+#include "AliESDtrack.h"
+#include "AliESDCaloCluster.h"
+#include "AliESDCaloCells.h"
 #include "AliMultiplicity.h"
 #include "AliTracker.h"
 #include "AliVertexer.h"
 #include "AliPID.h"
 #include "AliESDpid.h"
 #include "AliESDtrack.h"
+#include "AliESDPmdTrack.h"
 
-#include "AliRunTag.h"
-#include "AliDetectorTag.h"
-#include "AliEventTag.h"
+#include "AliESDTagCreator.h"
+#include "AliAODTagCreator.h"
 
 #include "AliGeomManager.h"
 #include "AliTrackPointArray.h"
 #include "AliCDBManager.h"
+#include "AliCDBStorage.h"
 #include "AliCDBEntry.h"
 #include "AliAlignObj.h"
 
 #include "AliCentralTrigger.h"
+#include "AliTriggerConfiguration.h"
+#include "AliTriggerClass.h"
 #include "AliCTPRawStream.h"
 
 #include "AliAODEvent.h"
 #include "AliAODHeader.h"
 #include "AliAODTrack.h"
 #include "AliAODVertex.h"
-#include "AliAODCluster.h"
+#include "AliAODv0.h"
+#include "AliAODJet.h"
+#include "AliAODCaloCells.h"
+#include "AliAODCaloCluster.h"
+#include "AliAODPmdCluster.h"
+#include "AliAODFmdCluster.h"
+#include "AliAODTracklets.h"
+
+#include "AliQADataMakerRec.h" 
+#include "AliGlobalQADataMaker.h" 
+#include "AliQA.h"
+#include "AliQADataMakerSteer.h"
+
+#include "AliPlaneEff.h"
+
+#include "AliSysInfo.h" // memory snapshots
+#include "AliRawHLTManager.h"
 
 
 ClassImp(AliReconstruction)
@@ -174,23 +207,33 @@ ClassImp(AliReconstruction)
 const char* AliReconstruction::fgkDetectorName[AliReconstruction::fgkNDetectors] = {"ITS", "TPC", "TRD", "TOF", "PHOS", "HMPID", "EMCAL", "MUON", "FMD", "ZDC", "PMD", "T0", "VZERO", "ACORDE", "HLT"};
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-AliReconstruction::AliReconstruction(const char* gAliceFilename, const char* cdbUri,
+AliReconstruction::AliReconstruction(const char* gAliceFilename,
                                     const char* name, const char* title) :
   TNamed(name, title),
 
   fUniformField(kTRUE),
   fRunVertexFinder(kTRUE),
+  fRunVertexFinderTracks(kTRUE),
   fRunHLTTracking(kFALSE),
   fRunMuonTracking(kFALSE),
+  fRunV0Finder(kTRUE),
+  fRunCascadeFinder(kTRUE),
   fStopOnError(kFALSE),
   fWriteAlignmentData(kFALSE),
   fWriteESDfriend(kFALSE),
   fWriteAOD(kFALSE),
   fFillTriggerESD(kTRUE),
 
+  fCleanESD(kTRUE),
+  fV0DCAmax(3.),
+  fV0CsPmin(0.),
+  fDmax(50.),
+  fZmax(50.),
+
   fRunLocalReconstruction("ALL"),
   fRunTracking("ALL"),
   fFillESD("ALL"),
+  fUseTrackingErrorsForAlignment(""),
   fGAliceFileName(gAliceFilename),
   fInput(""),
   fEquipIdMap(""),
@@ -202,16 +245,28 @@ AliReconstruction::AliReconstruction(const char* gAliceFilename, const char* cdb
   fLoadAlignFromCDB(kTRUE),
   fLoadAlignData("ALL"),
   fESDPar(""),
+  fUseHLTData(),
 
   fRunLoader(NULL),
   fRawReader(NULL),
+  fParentRawReader(NULL),
 
   fVertexer(NULL),
   fDiamondProfile(NULL),
+  fMeanVertexConstraint(kTRUE),
+
+  fGRPList(NULL),
 
   fAlignObjArray(NULL),
-  fCDBUri(cdbUri),
-  fSpecCDBUri()
+  fCDBUri(),
+  fSpecCDBUri(), 
+  fInitCDBCalled(kFALSE),
+  fSetRunNumberFromDataCalled(kFALSE),
+  fRunQA(kTRUE),  
+  fRunGlobalQA(kFALSE),
+  fInLoopQA(kFALSE),
+
+  fRunPlaneEff(kFALSE)
 {
 // create reconstruction object with default parameters
   
@@ -219,7 +274,10 @@ AliReconstruction::AliReconstruction(const char* gAliceFilename, const char* cdb
     fReconstructor[iDet] = NULL;
     fLoader[iDet] = NULL;
     fTracker[iDet] = NULL;
+    fQADataMaker[iDet] = NULL;
+       fQACycles[iDet] = 999999;       
   }
+  fQADataMaker[fgkNDetectors]=NULL;  //Global QA
   AliPID pid;
 }
 
@@ -229,17 +287,27 @@ AliReconstruction::AliReconstruction(const AliReconstruction& rec) :
 
   fUniformField(rec.fUniformField),
   fRunVertexFinder(rec.fRunVertexFinder),
+  fRunVertexFinderTracks(rec.fRunVertexFinderTracks),
   fRunHLTTracking(rec.fRunHLTTracking),
   fRunMuonTracking(rec.fRunMuonTracking),
+  fRunV0Finder(rec.fRunV0Finder),
+  fRunCascadeFinder(rec.fRunCascadeFinder),
   fStopOnError(rec.fStopOnError),
   fWriteAlignmentData(rec.fWriteAlignmentData),
   fWriteESDfriend(rec.fWriteESDfriend),
   fWriteAOD(rec.fWriteAOD),
   fFillTriggerESD(rec.fFillTriggerESD),
 
+  fCleanESD(rec.fCleanESD),
+  fV0DCAmax(rec.fV0DCAmax),
+  fV0CsPmin(rec.fV0CsPmin),
+  fDmax(rec.fDmax),
+  fZmax(rec.fZmax),
+
   fRunLocalReconstruction(rec.fRunLocalReconstruction),
   fRunTracking(rec.fRunTracking),
   fFillESD(rec.fFillESD),
+  fUseTrackingErrorsForAlignment(rec.fUseTrackingErrorsForAlignment),
   fGAliceFileName(rec.fGAliceFileName),
   fInput(rec.fInput),
   fEquipIdMap(rec.fEquipIdMap),
@@ -257,10 +325,19 @@ AliReconstruction::AliReconstruction(const AliReconstruction& rec) :
 
   fVertexer(NULL),
   fDiamondProfile(NULL),
+  fMeanVertexConstraint(rec.fMeanVertexConstraint),
+
+  fGRPList(NULL),
 
   fAlignObjArray(rec.fAlignObjArray),
   fCDBUri(rec.fCDBUri),
-  fSpecCDBUri()
+  fSpecCDBUri(), 
+  fInitCDBCalled(rec.fInitCDBCalled),
+  fSetRunNumberFromDataCalled(rec.fSetRunNumberFromDataCalled),
+  fRunQA(rec.fRunQA),  
+  fRunGlobalQA(rec.fRunGlobalQA),
+  fInLoopQA(rec.fInLoopQA),
+  fRunPlaneEff(rec.fRunPlaneEff)
 {
 // copy constructor
 
@@ -271,7 +348,10 @@ AliReconstruction::AliReconstruction(const AliReconstruction& rec) :
     fReconstructor[iDet] = NULL;
     fLoader[iDet] = NULL;
     fTracker[iDet] = NULL;
+    fQADataMaker[iDet] = NULL;
+       fQACycles[iDet] = rec.fQACycles[iDet];  
   }
+  fQADataMaker[fgkNDetectors]=NULL;  //Global QA
   for (Int_t i = 0; i < rec.fSpecCDBUri.GetEntriesFast(); i++) {
     if (rec.fSpecCDBUri[i]) fSpecCDBUri.Add(rec.fSpecCDBUri[i]->Clone());
   }
@@ -295,15 +375,20 @@ AliReconstruction::~AliReconstruction()
   CleanUp();
   fOptions.Delete();
   fSpecCDBUri.Delete();
+
+  AliCodeTimer::Instance()->Print();
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-void AliReconstruction::InitCDBStorage()
+void AliReconstruction::InitCDB()
 {
 // activate a default CDB storage
 // First check if we have any CDB storage set, because it is used 
 // to retrieve the calibration and alignment constants
 
+  if (fInitCDBCalled) return;
+  fInitCDBCalled = kTRUE;
+
   AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
   if (man->IsDefaultStorageSet())
   {
@@ -311,12 +396,22 @@ void AliReconstruction::InitCDBStorage()
     AliWarning("Default CDB storage has been already set !");
     AliWarning(Form("Ignoring the default storage declared in AliReconstruction: %s",fCDBUri.Data()));
     AliWarning("!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
-    fCDBUri = "";
+    fCDBUri = man->GetDefaultStorage()->GetURI();
   }
   else {
-    AliDebug(2, "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
-    AliDebug(2, Form("Default CDB storage is set to: %s",fCDBUri.Data()));
-    AliDebug(2, "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
+    if (fCDBUri.Length() > 0) 
+    {
+       AliDebug(2,"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Default CDB storage is set to: %s", fCDBUri.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
+    } else {
+       fCDBUri="local://$ALICE_ROOT";
+       AliWarning("!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
+       AliWarning("Default CDB storage not yet set !!!!");
+       AliWarning(Form("Setting it now to: %s", fCDBUri.Data()));
+       AliWarning("!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
+               
+    }
     man->SetDefaultStorage(fCDBUri);
   }
 
@@ -329,7 +424,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::InitCDBStorage()
     AliDebug(2, "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!");
     man->SetSpecificStorage(obj->GetName(), obj->GetTitle());
   }
-  man->Print();
+  
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
@@ -362,20 +457,20 @@ void AliReconstruction::SetSpecificStorage(const char* calibType, const char* ur
        }
   }
 
-  // check that calibType refers to a "valid" detector name
-  Bool_t isDetector = kFALSE;
-  for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
-    TString detName = fgkDetectorName[iDet];
-    if(aPath.GetLevel0() == detName) {
-       isDetector = kTRUE;
-       break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if(!isDetector) {
-       AliError(Form("Not a valid detector: %s", aPath.GetLevel0().Data()));
-       return;
-  }
+//  // check that calibType refers to a "valid" detector name
+//  Bool_t isDetector = kFALSE;
+//  for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
+//    TString detName = fgkDetectorName[iDet];
+//    if(aPath.GetLevel0() == detName) {
+//     isDetector = kTRUE;
+//     break;
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  if(!isDetector) {
+//     AliError(Form("Not a valid detector: %s", aPath.GetLevel0().Data()));
+//     return;
+//  }
 
   TObject* obj = fSpecCDBUri.FindObject(aPath.GetPath().Data());
   if (obj) fSpecCDBUri.Remove(obj);
@@ -383,25 +478,30 @@ void AliReconstruction::SetSpecificStorage(const char* calibType, const char* ur
 
 }
 
-
-
-
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::SetRunNumber()
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::SetRunNumberFromData()
 {
   // The method is called in Run() in order
   // to set a correct run number.
   // In case of raw data reconstruction the
   // run number is taken from the raw data header
 
-  if(AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetRun() < 0) {
-    if (!fRunLoader) {
+  if (fSetRunNumberFromDataCalled) return kTRUE;
+  fSetRunNumberFromDataCalled = kTRUE;
+  
+  AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
+  
+  if(man->GetRun() > 0) {
+       AliWarning("Run number is taken from event header! Ignoring settings in AliCDBManager!");
+  } 
+  
+  if (!fRunLoader) {
       AliError("No run loader is found !"); 
       return kFALSE;
     }
     // read run number from gAlice
     if(fRunLoader->GetAliRun())
-      AliCDBManager::Instance()->SetRun(fRunLoader->GetAliRun()->GetRunNumber());
+      AliCDBManager::Instance()->SetRun(fRunLoader->GetHeader()->GetRun());
     else {
       if(fRawReader) {
        if(fRawReader->NextEvent()) {
@@ -417,12 +517,21 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::SetRunNumber()
        AliError("Neither gAlice nor RawReader objects are found !");
        return kFALSE;
       }
-    }
-    AliInfo(Form("CDB Run number: %d",AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetRun()));
   }
+
+  man->Print();  
+  
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+void AliReconstruction::SetCDBLock() {
+  // Set CDB lock: from now on it is forbidden to reset the run number
+  // or the default storage or to activate any further storage!
+  
+  AliCDBManager::Instance()->SetLock(1);
+}
+
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliReconstruction::MisalignGeometry(const TString& detectors)
 {
@@ -445,14 +554,15 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::MisalignGeometry(const TString& detectors)
       loadAlObjsListOfDets += fgkDetectorName[iDet];
       loadAlObjsListOfDets += " ";
     } // end loop over detectors
-    (AliGeomManager::Instance())->ApplyAlignObjsFromCDB(loadAlObjsListOfDets.Data());
+    loadAlObjsListOfDets.Prepend("GRP "); //add alignment objects for non-sensitive modules
+    AliGeomManager::ApplyAlignObjsFromCDB(loadAlObjsListOfDets.Data());
   }else{
     // Check if the array with alignment objects was
     // provided by the user. If yes, apply the objects
     // to the present TGeo geometry
     if (fAlignObjArray) {
       if (gGeoManager && gGeoManager->IsClosed()) {
-       if ((AliGeomManager::Instance())->ApplyAlignObjsToGeom(fAlignObjArray) == kFALSE) {
+       if (AliGeomManager::ApplyAlignObjsToGeom(*fAlignObjArray) == kFALSE) {
          AliError("The misalignment of one or more volumes failed!"
                   "Compare the list of simulated detectors and the list of detector alignment data!");
          return kFALSE;
@@ -467,9 +577,6 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::MisalignGeometry(const TString& detectors)
   
   delete fAlignObjArray; fAlignObjArray=0;
 
-  // Update the TGeoPhysicalNodes
-  gGeoManager->RefreshPhysicalNodes();
-
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
@@ -493,53 +600,89 @@ void AliReconstruction::SetOption(const char* detector, const char* option)
 
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input, Bool_t IsOnline)
 {
 // run the reconstruction
 
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
+  
   // set the input
-  if (!input) input = fInput.Data();
-  TString fileName(input);
-  if (fileName.EndsWith("/")) {
-    fRawReader = new AliRawReaderFile(fileName);
-  } else if (fileName.EndsWith(".root")) {
-    fRawReader = new AliRawReaderRoot(fileName);
-  } else if (!fileName.IsNull()) {
-    fRawReader = new AliRawReaderDate(fileName);
-    fRawReader->SelectEvents(7);
+  if (!IsOnline) {
+    if (!input) input = fInput.Data();
+    TString fileName(input);
+    if (fileName.EndsWith("/")) {
+      fRawReader = new AliRawReaderFile(fileName);
+    } else if (fileName.EndsWith(".root")) {
+      fRawReader = new AliRawReaderRoot(fileName);
+    } else if (!fileName.IsNull()) {
+      fRawReader = new AliRawReaderDate(fileName);
+    }
   }
+  else {
+    if (!input) {
+      AliError("Null pointer to the event structure!");
+      return kFALSE;
+    }
+    fRawReader = new AliRawReaderDate((void *)input);
+  }
+
   if (!fEquipIdMap.IsNull() && fRawReader)
     fRawReader->LoadEquipmentIdsMap(fEquipIdMap);
 
+  if (!fUseHLTData.IsNull()) {
+    // create the RawReaderHLT which performs redirection of HLT input data for
+    // the specified detectors
+    AliRawReader* pRawReader=AliRawHLTManager::CreateRawReaderHLT(fRawReader, fUseHLTData.Data());
+    if (pRawReader) {
+      fParentRawReader=fRawReader;
+      fRawReader=pRawReader;
+    } else {
+      AliError(Form("can not create Raw Reader for HLT input %s", fUseHLTData.Data()));
+    }
+  }
 
+   AliSysInfo::AddStamp("Start");
   // get the run loader
   if (!InitRunLoader()) return kFALSE;
+   AliSysInfo::AddStamp("LoadLoader");
 
   // Initialize the CDB storage
-  InitCDBStorage();
+  InitCDB();
+  
+  AliSysInfo::AddStamp("LoadCDB");
 
   // Set run number in CDBManager (if it is not already set by the user)
-  if (!SetRunNumber()) if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
-
+  if (!SetRunNumberFromData()) if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
+  
+  // Set CDB lock: from now on it is forbidden to reset the run number
+  // or the default storage or to activate any further storage!
+  SetCDBLock();
+  
   // Import ideal TGeo geometry and apply misalignment
   if (!gGeoManager) {
     TString geom(gSystem->DirName(fGAliceFileName));
     geom += "/geometry.root";
-    TGeoManager::Import(geom.Data());
+    AliGeomManager::LoadGeometry(geom.Data());
     if (!gGeoManager) if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
   }
 
-  AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
   if (!MisalignGeometry(fLoadAlignData)) if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
+   AliSysInfo::AddStamp("LoadGeom");
 
+  //QA 
+  AliQADataMakerSteer qas ; 
+  if (fRunQA && fRawReader) qas.Run(fRunLocalReconstruction, fRawReader) ; 
+  // checking the QA of previous steps
+  //CheckQA() ; 
+  /*
   // local reconstruction
   if (!fRunLocalReconstruction.IsNull()) {
     if (!RunLocalReconstruction(fRunLocalReconstruction)) {
       if (fStopOnError) {CleanUp(); return kFALSE;}
     }
   }
-//  if (!fRunVertexFinder && fRunTracking.IsNull() && 
-//      fFillESD.IsNull()) return kTRUE;
+  */
 
   // get vertexer
   if (fRunVertexFinder && !CreateVertexer()) {
@@ -548,6 +691,7 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
       return kFALSE;
     }
   }
+   AliSysInfo::AddStamp("Vertexer");
 
   // get trackers
   if (!fRunTracking.IsNull() && !CreateTrackers(fRunTracking)) {
@@ -556,13 +700,10 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
       return kFALSE;
     }      
   }
-
-
-  TStopwatch stopwatch;
-  stopwatch.Start();
+   AliSysInfo::AddStamp("LoadTrackers");
 
   // get the possibly already existing ESD file and tree
-  AliESD* esd = new AliESD(); AliESD* hltesd = new AliESD();
+  AliESDEvent* esd = new AliESDEvent(); AliESDEvent* hltesd = new AliESDEvent();
   TFile* fileOld = NULL;
   TTree* treeOld = NULL; TTree *hlttreeOld = NULL;
   if (!gSystem->AccessPathName("AliESDs.root")){
@@ -585,12 +726,12 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
   }
 
   TTree* tree = new TTree("esdTree", "Tree with ESD objects");
-  esd = new AliESD();
+  esd = new AliESDEvent();
   esd->CreateStdContent();
   esd->WriteToTree(tree);
 
   TTree* hlttree = new TTree("HLTesdTree", "Tree with HLT ESD objects");
-  hltesd = new AliESD();
+  hltesd = new AliESDEvent();
   hltesd->CreateStdContent();
   hltesd->WriteToTree(hlttree);
 
@@ -599,6 +740,9 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
   esd = NULL; hltesd = NULL;
   */
   // create the branch with ESD additions
+
+
+
   AliESDfriend *esdf = 0; 
   if (fWriteESDfriend) {
     esdf = new AliESDfriend();
@@ -606,7 +750,17 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
     br->SetFile("AliESDfriends.root");
     esd->AddObject(esdf);
   }
+
   
+  // Get the GRP CDB entry
+  AliCDBEntry* entryGRP = AliCDBManager::Instance()->Get("GRP/GRP/Data");
+       
+  if(entryGRP) {
+       fGRPList = dynamic_cast<TList*> (entryGRP->GetObject());  
+  } else {
+       AliError("No GRP entry found in OCDB!");
+  }
+
   // Get the diamond profile from OCDB
   AliCDBEntry* entry = AliCDBManager::Instance()
        ->Get("GRP/Calib/MeanVertex");
@@ -618,11 +772,51 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
   }
 
   AliVertexerTracks tVertexer(AliTracker::GetBz());
-  if(fDiamondProfile) tVertexer.SetVtxStart(fDiamondProfile);
+  if(fDiamondProfile && fMeanVertexConstraint) tVertexer.SetVtxStart(fDiamondProfile);
 
-  // loop over events
   if (fRawReader) fRawReader->RewindEvents();
+
+  ProcInfo_t ProcInfo;
+  gSystem->GetProcInfo(&ProcInfo);
+  AliInfo(Form("Current memory usage %d %d", ProcInfo.fMemResident, ProcInfo.fMemVirtual));
   
+
+  //Initialize the QA and start of cycle for out-of-cycle QA
+  if (fRunQA) {
+     TString detStr(fFillESD); 
+     for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
+        if (!IsSelected(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detStr)) continue;
+        AliQADataMakerRec *qadm = GetQADataMaker(iDet);  
+        if (!qadm) continue;
+        AliInfo(Form("Initializing the QA data maker for %s", 
+               fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+        qadm->Init(AliQA::kRECPOINTS, AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetRun());
+        qadm->Init(AliQA::kESDS, AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetRun());
+        if (!fInLoopQA) {
+           qadm->StartOfCycle(AliQA::kRECPOINTS);
+           qadm->StartOfCycle(AliQA::kESDS,"same");
+        }
+     }
+     if (fRunGlobalQA) {
+        AliQADataMakerRec *qadm = GetQADataMaker(fgkNDetectors);
+       AliInfo(Form("Initializing the global QA data maker"));
+        TObjArray *arr=
+          qadm->Init(AliQA::kRECPOINTS, AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetRun());
+       AliTracker::SetResidualsArray(arr);
+        qadm->Init(AliQA::kESDS, AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetRun());
+        if (!fInLoopQA) {
+           qadm->StartOfCycle(AliQA::kRECPOINTS);
+           qadm->StartOfCycle(AliQA::kESDS,"same");
+        }
+     }
+  }
+
+  //Initialize the Plane Efficiency framework
+  if (fRunPlaneEff && !InitPlaneEff()) {
+    if(fStopOnError) {CleanUp(file, fileOld); return kFALSE;}
+  }
+
+  //******* The loop over events
   for (Int_t iEvent = 0; iEvent < fRunLoader->GetNumberOfEvents(); iEvent++) {
     if (fRawReader) fRawReader->NextEvent();
     if ((iEvent < fFirstEvent) || ((fLastEvent >= 0) && (iEvent > fLastEvent))) {
@@ -641,6 +835,24 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
     }
     
     AliInfo(Form("processing event %d", iEvent));
+
+    //Start of cycle for the in-loop QA
+    if (fRunQA && fInLoopQA) {
+       TString detStr(fFillESD); 
+       for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
+          if (!IsSelected(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detStr)) continue;
+          AliQADataMakerRec *qadm = GetQADataMaker(iDet);  
+          if (!qadm) continue;
+          qadm->StartOfCycle(AliQA::kRECPOINTS);
+          qadm->StartOfCycle(AliQA::kESDS, "same") ;   
+       }
+       if (fRunGlobalQA) {
+          AliQADataMakerRec *qadm = GetQADataMaker(fgkNDetectors);
+          qadm->StartOfCycle(AliQA::kRECPOINTS);
+          qadm->StartOfCycle(AliQA::kESDS,"same");
+       }
+    }
+
     fRunLoader->GetEvent(iEvent);
 
     char aFileName[256];
@@ -649,14 +861,13 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
            fRunLoader->GetHeader()->GetEventNrInRun());
     if (!gSystem->AccessPathName(aFileName)) continue;
 
-    // local reconstruction
+    // local signle event reconstruction
     if (!fRunLocalReconstruction.IsNull()) {
       if (!RunLocalEventReconstruction(fRunLocalReconstruction)) {
        if (fStopOnError) {CleanUp(file, fileOld); return kFALSE;}
       }
     }
 
-  
     esd->SetRunNumber(fRunLoader->GetHeader()->GetRun());
     hltesd->SetRunNumber(fRunLoader->GetHeader()->GetRun());
     esd->SetEventNumberInFile(fRunLoader->GetHeader()->GetEventNrInRun());
@@ -684,7 +895,7 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
     // HLT tracking
     if (!fRunTracking.IsNull()) {
       if (fRunHLTTracking) {
-       hltesd->SetVertex(esd->GetVertex());
+       hltesd->SetPrimaryVertexSPD(esd->GetVertex());
        if (!RunHLTTracking(hltesd)) {
          if (fStopOnError) {CleanUp(file, fileOld); return kFALSE;}
        }
@@ -694,7 +905,7 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
     // Muon tracking
     if (!fRunTracking.IsNull()) {
       if (fRunMuonTracking) {
-       if (!RunMuonTracking()) {
+       if (!RunMuonTracking(esd)) {
          if (fStopOnError) {CleanUp(file, fileOld); return kFALSE;}
        }
       }
@@ -716,6 +927,7 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
        if (fStopOnError) {CleanUp(file, fileOld); return kFALSE;}
       }
     }
+  
     // fill Event header information from the RawEventHeader
     if (fRawReader){FillRawEventHeaderESD(esd);}
 
@@ -732,44 +944,110 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
       }
     }
 
-    //Try to improve the reconstructed primary vertex position using the tracks
-    AliESDVertex *pvtx=0;
-    Bool_t dovertex=kTRUE;
-    TObject* obj = fOptions.FindObject("ITS");
+    file->cd();
+
+    //
+    // Propagate track to the beam pipe  (if not laready done by ITS)
+    //
+    const Int_t ntracks = esd->GetNumberOfTracks();
+    const Double_t kBz = esd->GetMagneticField();
+    const Double_t kRadius  = 2.8; //something less than the beam pipe radius
+
+    TObjArray trkArray;
+    UShort_t *selectedIdx=new UShort_t[ntracks];
+
+    for (Int_t itrack=0; itrack<ntracks; itrack++){
+      const Double_t kMaxStep = 5;   //max step over the material
+      Bool_t ok;
+
+      AliESDtrack *track = esd->GetTrack(itrack);
+      if (!track) continue;
+
+      AliExternalTrackParam *tpcTrack =
+           (AliExternalTrackParam *)track->GetTPCInnerParam();
+      ok = kFALSE;
+      if (tpcTrack)
+       ok = AliTracker::
+         PropagateTrackTo(tpcTrack,kRadius,track->GetMass(),kMaxStep,kTRUE);
+      if (ok) {
+       Int_t n=trkArray.GetEntriesFast();
+        selectedIdx[n]=track->GetID();
+        trkArray.AddLast(tpcTrack);
+      }
+
+      if (track->GetX() < kRadius) continue;
+
+      ok = AliTracker::
+           PropagateTrackTo(track,kRadius,track->GetMass(),kMaxStep,kTRUE);
+      if (ok) {
+         track->RelateToVertex(esd->GetPrimaryVertexSPD(), kBz, kRadius);
+      }
+    }
+
+    //
+    // Improve the reconstructed primary vertex position using the tracks
+    //
+    TObject *obj = fOptions.FindObject("ITS");
     if (obj) {
       TString optITS = obj->GetTitle();
       if (optITS.Contains("cosmics") || optITS.Contains("COSMICS")) 
-       dovertex=kFALSE;
+       fRunVertexFinderTracks=kFALSE;
     }
-    if(dovertex) pvtx=tVertexer.FindPrimaryVertex(esd);
+    if (fRunVertexFinderTracks) {
+       // TPC + ITS primary vertex
+       AliESDVertex *pvtx=tVertexer.FindPrimaryVertex(esd);
+       if (pvtx) {
+          if (pvtx->GetStatus()) {
+             esd->SetPrimaryVertex(pvtx);
+             for (Int_t i=0; i<ntracks; i++) {
+                AliESDtrack *t = esd->GetTrack(i);
+                 t->RelateToVertex(pvtx, kBz, kRadius);
+             } 
+          }
+       }
+
+       // TPC-only primary vertex
+       pvtx=tVertexer.FindPrimaryVertex(&trkArray,selectedIdx);
+       if (pvtx) {
+          if (pvtx->GetStatus()) {
+             esd->SetPrimaryVertexTPC(pvtx);
+             Int_t nsel=trkArray.GetEntriesFast();
+             for (Int_t i=0; i<nsel; i++) {
+                AliExternalTrackParam *t = 
+                   (AliExternalTrackParam *)trkArray.UncheckedAt(i);
+                 t->PropagateToDCA(pvtx, kBz, kRadius);
+             } 
+          }
+       }
+
+    }
+    delete[] selectedIdx;
+
     if(fDiamondProfile) esd->SetDiamond(fDiamondProfile);
     
-    if (pvtx)
-    if (pvtx->GetStatus()) {
-       // Store the improved primary vertex
-       esd->SetPrimaryVertex(pvtx);
-       // Propagate the tracks to the DCA to the improved primary vertex
-       Double_t somethingbig = 777.;
-       Double_t bz = esd->GetMagneticField();
-       Int_t nt=esd->GetNumberOfTracks();
-       while (nt--) {
-        AliESDtrack *t = esd->GetTrack(nt);
-         t->RelateToVertex(pvtx, bz, somethingbig);
-       } 
-    }
 
-    {
-    // V0 finding
-    AliV0vertexer vtxer;
-    vtxer.Tracks2V0vertices(esd);
+    if (fRunV0Finder) {
+       // V0 finding
+       AliV0vertexer vtxer;
+       vtxer.Tracks2V0vertices(esd);
 
-    // Cascade finding
-    AliCascadeVertexer cvtxer;
-    cvtxer.V0sTracks2CascadeVertices(esd);
+       if (fRunCascadeFinder) {
+          // Cascade finding
+          AliCascadeVertexer cvtxer;
+          cvtxer.V0sTracks2CascadeVertices(esd);
+       }
     }
  
     // write ESD
+    if (fCleanESD) CleanESD(esd);
+
+    if (fRunQA && fRunGlobalQA) {
+       AliQADataMakerRec *qadm = GetQADataMaker(fgkNDetectors);
+       if (qadm) qadm->Exec(AliQA::kESDS, esd);
+    }
+
     if (fWriteESDfriend) {
+      esdf->~AliESDfriend();
       new (esdf) AliESDfriend(); // Reset...
       esd->GetESDfriend(esdf);
     }
@@ -781,14 +1059,72 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
     if (fCheckPointLevel > 0)  WriteESD(esd, "final"); 
     esd->Reset();
     hltesd->Reset();
-    // esdf->Reset();
-    // delete esdf; esdf = 0;
+    if (fWriteESDfriend) {
+      esdf->~AliESDfriend();
+      new (esdf) AliESDfriend(); // Reset...
+    }
+    gSystem->GetProcInfo(&ProcInfo);
+    AliInfo(Form("Event %d -> Current memory usage %d %d",iEvent, ProcInfo.fMemResident, ProcInfo.fMemVirtual));
+  
+
+  // End of cycle for the in-loop QA
+     if (fRunQA && fInLoopQA) {
+        RunQA(fFillESD.Data(), esd);
+        TString detStr(fFillESD); 
+        for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
+          if (!IsSelected(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detStr)) continue;
+          AliQADataMakerRec * qadm = GetQADataMaker(iDet);
+          if (!qadm) continue;
+          qadm->EndOfCycle(AliQA::kRECPOINTS);
+          qadm->EndOfCycle(AliQA::kESDS);
+          qadm->Finish();
+        }
+        if (fRunGlobalQA) {
+           AliQADataMakerRec *qadm = GetQADataMaker(fgkNDetectors);
+           if (qadm) {
+             qadm->EndOfCycle(AliQA::kRECPOINTS);
+             qadm->EndOfCycle(AliQA::kESDS);
+             qadm->Finish();
+          }
+        }
+     }
   } 
+  //******** End of the loop over events 
+
 
 
   tree->GetUserInfo()->Add(esd);
   hlttree->GetUserInfo()->Add(hltesd);
-
+  
+  const TMap *cdbMap = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorageMap();      
+  const TList *cdbList = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetRetrievedIds();  
+                
+   TMap *cdbMapCopy = new TMap(cdbMap->GetEntries());   
+   cdbMapCopy->SetOwner(1);     
+   cdbMapCopy->SetName("cdbMap");       
+   TIter iter(cdbMap->GetTable());      
+        
+   TPair* pair = 0;     
+   while((pair = dynamic_cast<TPair*> (iter.Next()))){  
+         TObjString* keyStr = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (pair->Key());  
+         TObjString* valStr = dynamic_cast<TObjString*> (pair->Value());        
+         cdbMapCopy->Add(new TObjString(keyStr->GetName()), new TObjString(valStr->GetName()));         
+   }    
+        
+   TList *cdbListCopy = new TList();    
+   cdbListCopy->SetOwner(1);    
+   cdbListCopy->SetName("cdbList");     
+        
+   TIter iter2(cdbList);        
+        
+   AliCDBId* id=0;      
+   while((id = dynamic_cast<AliCDBId*> (iter2.Next()))){        
+         cdbListCopy->Add(new TObjString(id->ToString().Data()));       
+   }    
+        
+   tree->GetUserInfo()->Add(cdbMapCopy);        
+   tree->GetUserInfo()->Add(cdbListCopy);
 
 
   if(fESDPar.Contains("ESD.par")){
@@ -798,85 +1134,116 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::Run(const char* input)
   }
 
 
-  AliInfo(Form("Execution time for filling ESD : R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-              stopwatch.RealTime(),stopwatch.CpuTime()));
-
   file->cd();
+
   if (fWriteESDfriend)
     tree->SetBranchStatus("ESDfriend*",0);
-  tree->Write();
+  // we want to have only one tree version number
+  tree->Write(tree->GetName(),TObject::kOverwrite);
   hlttree->Write();
 
+// Finish with Plane Efficiency evaluation: before of CleanUp !!!
+  if (fRunPlaneEff && !FinishPlaneEff()) {
+   AliWarning("Finish PlaneEff evaluation failed");
+  }
+
+  gROOT->cd();
+  CleanUp(file, fileOld);
+    
   if (fWriteAOD) {
+    TFile *esdFile = TFile::Open("AliESDs.root", "READONLY");
     TFile *aodFile = TFile::Open("AliAOD.root", "RECREATE");
-    ESDFile2AODFile(file, aodFile);
+    ESDFile2AODFile(esdFile, aodFile);
     aodFile->Close();
+    esdFile->Close();
   }
 
-  gROOT->cd();
   // Create tags for the events in the ESD tree (the ESD tree is always present)
   // In case of empty events the tags will contain dummy values
-  CreateTag(file);
-
- CleanUp(file, fileOld);
-
+  AliESDTagCreator *esdtagCreator = new AliESDTagCreator();
+  esdtagCreator->CreateESDTags(fFirstEvent,fLastEvent,fGRPList);
+  if (fWriteAOD) {
+    AliAODTagCreator *aodtagCreator = new AliAODTagCreator();
+    aodtagCreator->CreateAODTags(fFirstEvent,fLastEvent,fGRPList);
+  }
+
+  //Finish QA and end of cycle for out-of-loop QA
+  if (fRunQA && !fInLoopQA) {
+     qas.Run(fRunLocalReconstruction.Data(), AliQA::kRECPOINTS);
+     //qas.Reset() ;
+     qas.Run(fRunTracking.Data(), AliQA::kESDS);
+
+     if (fRunGlobalQA) {
+        AliQADataMakerRec *qadm = GetQADataMaker(fgkNDetectors);
+        if (qadm) {
+          qadm->EndOfCycle(AliQA::kRECPOINTS);
+          qadm->EndOfCycle(AliQA::kESDS);
+          qadm->Finish();
+       }
+     }
+  }
+  
+  // Cleanup of CDB manager: cache and active storages!
+  AliCDBManager::Instance()->ClearCache();
+  
+  
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunLocalReconstruction(const TString& detectors)
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunLocalReconstruction(const TString& /*detectors*/)
 {
 // run the local reconstruction
+  static Int_t eventNr=0;
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
 
 TStopwatch stopwatch;
-  stopwatch.Start();
//  AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
+//   Bool_t origCache = man->GetCacheFlag();
 
-  AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
-  Bool_t origCache = man->GetCacheFlag();
-
-  TString detStr = detectors;
-  for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
-    if (!IsSelected(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detStr)) continue;
-    AliReconstructor* reconstructor = GetReconstructor(iDet);
-    if (!reconstructor) continue;
-    if (reconstructor->HasLocalReconstruction()) continue;
+//   TString detStr = detectors;
+//   for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
+//     if (!IsSelected(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detStr)) continue;
+//     AliReconstructor* reconstructor = GetReconstructor(iDet);
+//     if (!reconstructor) continue;
+//     if (reconstructor->HasLocalReconstruction()) continue;
 
-    AliInfo(Form("running reconstruction for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
-    TStopwatch stopwatchDet;
-    stopwatchDet.Start();
-
-    AliInfo(Form("Loading calibration data from OCDB for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
-
-    man->SetCacheFlag(kTRUE);
-    TString calibPath = Form("%s/Calib/*", fgkDetectorName[iDet]);
-    man->GetAll(calibPath); // entries are cached!
+//     AliCodeTimerStart(Form("running reconstruction for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+//     AliInfo(Form("running reconstruction for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+    
+//     AliCodeTimerStart(Form("Loading calibration data from OCDB for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));                          
+//     AliInfo(Form("Loading calibration data from OCDB for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
 
-    if (fRawReader) {
-      fRawReader->RewindEvents();
-      reconstructor->Reconstruct(fRunLoader, fRawReader);
-    } else {
-      reconstructor->Reconstruct(fRunLoader);
-    }
-    AliInfo(Form("Execution time for %s: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-                fgkDetectorName[iDet],
-                stopwatchDet.RealTime(),stopwatchDet.CpuTime()));
+//     man->SetCacheFlag(kTRUE);
+//     TString calibPath = Form("%s/Calib/*", fgkDetectorName[iDet]);
+//     man->GetAll(calibPath); // entries are cached!
 
-    // unload calibration data
-    man->ClearCache();
-  }
+//     AliCodeTimerStop(Form("Loading calibration data from OCDB for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+     
+//     if (fRawReader) {
+//       fRawReader->RewindEvents();
+//       reconstructor->Reconstruct(fRunLoader, fRawReader);
+//     } else {
+//       reconstructor->Reconstruct(fRunLoader);
+//     }
+     
+//      AliCodeTimerStop(Form("running reconstruction for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+    // AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("LRec%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr));
 
-  man->SetCacheFlag(origCache);
+//     // unload calibration data
+//     man->UnloadFromCache(calibPath);
+//     //man->ClearCache();
+//   }
 
-  if ((detStr.CompareTo("ALL") != 0) && !detStr.IsNull()) {
-    AliError(Form("the following detectors were not found: %s",
-                  detStr.Data()));
-    if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
-  }
+//   man->SetCacheFlag(origCache);
 
-  AliInfo(Form("Execution time: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-              stopwatch.RealTime(),stopwatch.CpuTime()));
+//   if ((detStr.CompareTo("ALL") != 0) && !detStr.IsNull()) {
+//     AliError(Form("the following detectors were not found: %s",
+//                   detStr.Data()));
+//     if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
+//   }
 
+         eventNr++;
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
@@ -885,8 +1252,8 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunLocalEventReconstruction(const TString& detectors)
 {
 // run the local reconstruction
 
-  TStopwatch stopwatch;
-  stopwatch.Start();
+  static Int_t eventNr=0;
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
 
   TString detStr = detectors;
   for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
@@ -894,13 +1261,16 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunLocalEventReconstruction(const TString& detectors)
     AliReconstructor* reconstructor = GetReconstructor(iDet);
     if (!reconstructor) continue;
     AliLoader* loader = fLoader[iDet];
-
+    if (!loader) {
+      AliWarning(Form("No loader is defined for %s!",fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+      continue;
+    }
     // conversion of digits
     if (fRawReader && reconstructor->HasDigitConversion()) {
       AliInfo(Form("converting raw data digits into root objects for %s", 
                   fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
-      TStopwatch stopwatchDet;
-      stopwatchDet.Start();
+      AliCodeTimerAuto(Form("converting raw data digits into root objects for %s", 
+                            fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
       loader->LoadDigits("update");
       loader->CleanDigits();
       loader->MakeDigitsContainer();
@@ -908,16 +1278,10 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunLocalEventReconstruction(const TString& detectors)
       reconstructor->ConvertDigits(fRawReader, digitsTree);
       loader->WriteDigits("OVERWRITE");
       loader->UnloadDigits();
-      AliInfo(Form("Execution time for %s: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-                  fgkDetectorName[iDet],
-                  stopwatchDet.RealTime(),stopwatchDet.CpuTime()));
     }
-
     // local reconstruction
-    if (!reconstructor->HasLocalReconstruction()) continue;
     AliInfo(Form("running reconstruction for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
-    TStopwatch stopwatchDet;
-    stopwatchDet.Start();
+    AliCodeTimerAuto(Form("running reconstruction for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
     loader->LoadRecPoints("update");
     loader->CleanRecPoints();
     loader->MakeRecPointsContainer();
@@ -935,11 +1299,26 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunLocalEventReconstruction(const TString& detectors)
       }
       loader->UnloadDigits();
     }
+
+    // In-loop QA for local reconstrucion 
+    if (fRunQA && fInLoopQA) {
+       AliQADataMakerRec * qadm = GetQADataMaker(iDet);
+       if (qadm) {
+         //AliCodeTimerStart
+         //(Form("Running QA data maker for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+         //AliInfo
+          //(Form("Running QA data maker for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+
+         qadm->Exec(AliQA::kRECPOINTS, clustersTree) ;
+         //AliCodeTimerStop
+          //(Form("Running QA data maker for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+       }
+    }
+
     loader->WriteRecPoints("OVERWRITE");
     loader->UnloadRecPoints();
-    AliInfo(Form("Execution time for %s: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-                fgkDetectorName[iDet],
-                stopwatchDet.RealTime(),stopwatchDet.CpuTime()));
+    AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("LRec%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr), iDet,1,eventNr);
   }
 
   if ((detStr.CompareTo("ALL") != 0) && !detStr.IsNull()) {
@@ -947,20 +1326,16 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunLocalEventReconstruction(const TString& detectors)
                   detStr.Data()));
     if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
   }
-  
-  AliInfo(Form("Execution time: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-              stopwatch.RealTime(),stopwatch.CpuTime()));
-
+  eventNr++;
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunVertexFinder(AliESD*& esd)
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunVertexFinder(AliESDEvent*& esd)
 {
 // run the barrel tracking
 
-  TStopwatch stopwatch;
-  stopwatch.Start();
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
 
   AliESDVertex* vertex = NULL;
   Double_t vtxPos[3] = {0, 0, 0};
@@ -998,7 +1373,7 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunVertexFinder(AliESD*& esd)
     AliWarning("no vertex reconstructed");
     vertex = new AliESDVertex(vtxPos, vtxErr);
   }
-  esd->SetVertex(vertex);
+  esd->SetPrimaryVertexSPD(vertex);
   // if SPD multiplicity has been determined, it is stored in the ESD
   AliMultiplicity *mult = fVertexer->GetMultiplicity();
   if(mult)esd->SetMultiplicity(mult);
@@ -1008,19 +1383,15 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunVertexFinder(AliESD*& esd)
   }  
   delete vertex;
 
-  AliInfo(Form("Execution time: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-              stopwatch.RealTime(),stopwatch.CpuTime()));
-
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunHLTTracking(AliESD*& esd)
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunHLTTracking(AliESDEvent*& esd)
 {
 // run the HLT barrel tracking
 
-  TStopwatch stopwatch;
-  stopwatch.Start();
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
 
   if (!fRunLoader) {
     AliError("Missing runLoader!");
@@ -1038,7 +1409,7 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunHLTTracking(AliESD*& esd)
     TString detName = fgkDetectorName[iDet];
     AliDebug(1, Form("%s HLT tracking", detName.Data()));
     reconstructor->SetOption(detName.Data());
-    AliTracker *tracker = reconstructor->CreateTracker(fRunLoader);
+    AliTracker *tracker = reconstructor->CreateTracker();
     if (!tracker) {
       AliWarning(Form("couldn't create a HLT tracker for %s", detName.Data()));
       if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
@@ -1068,19 +1439,15 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunHLTTracking(AliESD*& esd)
     delete tracker;
   }
 
-  AliInfo(Form("Execution time: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-              stopwatch.RealTime(),stopwatch.CpuTime()));
-
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunMuonTracking()
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunMuonTracking(AliESDEvent*& esd)
 {
 // run the muon spectrometer tracking
 
-  TStopwatch stopwatch;
-  stopwatch.Start();
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
 
   if (!fRunLoader) {
     AliError("Missing runLoader!");
@@ -1097,52 +1464,50 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunMuonTracking()
   
   TString detName = fgkDetectorName[iDet];
   AliDebug(1, Form("%s tracking", detName.Data()));
-  AliTracker *tracker =  reconstructor->CreateTracker(fRunLoader);
+  AliTracker *tracker =  reconstructor->CreateTracker();
   if (!tracker) {
     AliWarning(Form("couldn't create a tracker for %s", detName.Data()));
     return kFALSE;
   }
      
-  // create Tracks
-  fLoader[iDet]->LoadTracks("update");
-  fLoader[iDet]->CleanTracks();
-  fLoader[iDet]->MakeTracksContainer();
-
   // read RecPoints
-  fLoader[iDet]->LoadRecPoints("read");
+  fLoader[iDet]->LoadRecPoints("read");  
 
-  if (!tracker->Clusters2Tracks(0x0)) {
+  tracker->LoadClusters(fLoader[iDet]->TreeR());
+  
+  Int_t rv = tracker->Clusters2Tracks(esd);
+  
+  if ( rv )
+  {
     AliError(Form("%s Clusters2Tracks failed", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
     return kFALSE;
   }
+  
   fLoader[iDet]->UnloadRecPoints();
 
-  fLoader[iDet]->WriteTracks("OVERWRITE");
-  fLoader[iDet]->UnloadTracks();
-
+  tracker->UnloadClusters();
+  
   delete tracker;
   
-
-  AliInfo(Form("Execution time: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-              stopwatch.RealTime(),stopwatch.CpuTime()));
-
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunTracking(AliESD*& esd)
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunTracking(AliESDEvent*& esd)
 {
 // run the barrel tracking
-
-  TStopwatch stopwatch;
-  stopwatch.Start();
+  static Int_t eventNr=0;
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
 
   AliInfo("running tracking");
 
   //Fill the ESD with the T0 info (will be used by the TOF) 
-  if (fReconstructor[11])
-      GetReconstructor(11)->FillESD(fRunLoader, esd);
+  if (fReconstructor[11] && fLoader[11]) {
+    fLoader[11]->LoadRecPoints("READ");
+    TTree *treeR = fLoader[11]->TreeR();
+    GetReconstructor(11)->FillESD((TTree *)NULL,treeR,esd);
+  }
 
   // pass 1: TPC + ITS inwards
   for (Int_t iDet = 1; iDet >= 0; iDet--) {
@@ -1151,13 +1516,14 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunTracking(AliESD*& esd)
 
     // load clusters
     fLoader[iDet]->LoadRecPoints("read");
+    AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("RLoadCluster%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr),iDet,1, eventNr);
     TTree* tree = fLoader[iDet]->TreeR();
     if (!tree) {
       AliError(Form("Can't get the %s cluster tree", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
       return kFALSE;
     }
     fTracker[iDet]->LoadClusters(tree);
-
+    AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("TLoadCluster%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr), iDet,2, eventNr);
     // run tracking
     if (fTracker[iDet]->Clusters2Tracks(esd) != 0) {
       AliError(Form("%s Clusters2Tracks failed", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
@@ -1168,13 +1534,14 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunTracking(AliESD*& esd)
     }
     // preliminary PID in TPC needed by the ITS tracker
     if (iDet == 1) {
-      GetReconstructor(1)->FillESD(fRunLoader, esd);
       GetReconstructor(1)->FillESD((TTree*)NULL, (TTree*)NULL, esd);
       AliESDpid::MakePID(esd);
-    }
+    } 
+    AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("Tracking0%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr), iDet,3,eventNr);
   }
 
   // pass 2: ALL backwards
+
   for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
     if (!fTracker[iDet]) continue;
     AliDebug(1, Form("%s back propagation", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
@@ -1183,12 +1550,14 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunTracking(AliESD*& esd)
     if (iDet > 1) {     // all except ITS, TPC
       TTree* tree = NULL;
       fLoader[iDet]->LoadRecPoints("read");
+      AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("RLoadCluster0%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr), iDet,1, eventNr);
       tree = fLoader[iDet]->TreeR();
       if (!tree) {
        AliError(Form("Can't get the %s cluster tree", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
        return kFALSE;
       }
-      fTracker[iDet]->LoadClusters(tree);
+      fTracker[iDet]->LoadClusters(tree); 
+      AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("TLoadCluster0%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr), iDet,2, eventNr);
     }
 
     // run tracking
@@ -1207,10 +1576,10 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunTracking(AliESD*& esd)
     }
     // updated PID in TPC needed by the ITS tracker -MI
     if (iDet == 1) {
-      GetReconstructor(1)->FillESD(fRunLoader, esd);
       GetReconstructor(1)->FillESD((TTree*)NULL, (TTree*)NULL, esd);
       AliESDpid::MakePID(esd);
     }
+    AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("Tracking1%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr), iDet,3, eventNr);
   }
 
   // write space-points to the ESD in case alignment data output
@@ -1219,6 +1588,9 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunTracking(AliESD*& esd)
     WriteAlignmentData(esd);
 
   // pass 3: TRD + TPC + ITS refit inwards
+
+  if (fRunQA && fRunGlobalQA) AliTracker::SetFillResiduals(kTRUE);     
+
   for (Int_t iDet = 2; iDet >= 0; iDet--) {
     if (!fTracker[iDet]) continue;
     AliDebug(1, Form("%s inward refit", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
@@ -1228,55 +1600,67 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunTracking(AliESD*& esd)
       AliError(Form("%s inward refit failed", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
       //      return kFALSE;
     }
+    // run postprocessing
+    if (fTracker[iDet]->PostProcess(esd) != 0) {
+      AliError(Form("%s postprocessing failed", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+      //      return kFALSE;
+    }
     if (fCheckPointLevel > 1) {
       WriteESD(esd, Form("%s.refit", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
     }
-
+    AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("Tracking2%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr), iDet,3, eventNr);
     // unload clusters
     fTracker[iDet]->UnloadClusters();
+    AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("TUnloadCluster%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr), iDet,4, eventNr);
     fLoader[iDet]->UnloadRecPoints();
+    AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("RUnloadCluster%s_%d",fgkDetectorName[iDet],eventNr), iDet,5, eventNr);
   }
+
+  if (fRunQA && fRunGlobalQA) AliTracker::SetFillResiduals(kFALSE);     
+
+  eventNr++;
+  return kTRUE;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::CleanESD(AliESDEvent *esd){
   //
-  // Propagate track to the vertex - if not done by ITS
+  // Remove the data which are not needed for the physics analysis.
   //
-  Int_t ntracks = esd->GetNumberOfTracks();
-  for (Int_t itrack=0; itrack<ntracks; itrack++){
-    const Double_t kRadius  = 3;   // beam pipe radius
-    const Double_t kMaxStep = 5;   // max step
-    const Double_t kMaxD    = 123456;  // max distance to prim vertex
-    Double_t       fieldZ   = AliTracker::GetBz();  //
-    AliESDtrack * track = esd->GetTrack(itrack);
-    if (!track) continue;
-    if (track->IsOn(AliESDtrack::kITSrefit)) continue;
-    track->PropagateTo(kRadius, fieldZ, track->GetMass(),kMaxStep,kTRUE);
-    track->RelateToVertex(esd->GetVertex(),fieldZ, kMaxD);
-  }
-  
-  AliInfo(Form("Execution time: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-              stopwatch.RealTime(),stopwatch.CpuTime()));
 
-  return kTRUE;
+  Int_t nTracks=esd->GetNumberOfTracks();
+  Int_t nV0s=esd->GetNumberOfV0s();
+  AliInfo
+  (Form("Number of ESD tracks and V0s before cleaning: %d %d",nTracks,nV0s));
+
+  Float_t cleanPars[]={fV0DCAmax,fV0CsPmin,fDmax,fZmax};
+  Bool_t rc=esd->Clean(cleanPars);
+
+  nTracks=esd->GetNumberOfTracks();
+  nV0s=esd->GetNumberOfV0s();
+  AliInfo
+  (Form("Number of ESD tracks and V0s after cleaning %d %d",nTracks,nV0s));
+
+  return rc;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillESD(AliESD*& esd, const TString& detectors)
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillESD(AliESDEvent*& esd, const TString& detectors)
 {
 // fill the event summary data
 
-  TStopwatch stopwatch;
-  stopwatch.Start();
-  AliInfo("filling ESD");
-
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
+    static Int_t eventNr=0; 
   TString detStr = detectors;
+  
   for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
-    if (!IsSelected(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detStr)) continue;
+  if (!IsSelected(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detStr)) continue;
     AliReconstructor* reconstructor = GetReconstructor(iDet);
     if (!reconstructor) continue;
-
     if (!ReadESD(esd, fgkDetectorName[iDet])) {
       AliDebug(1, Form("filling ESD for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
       TTree* clustersTree = NULL;
-      if (reconstructor->HasLocalReconstruction() && fLoader[iDet]) {
+      if (fLoader[iDet]) {
        fLoader[iDet]->LoadRecPoints("read");
        clustersTree = fLoader[iDet]->TreeR();
        if (!clustersTree) {
@@ -1301,15 +1685,10 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillESD(AliESD*& esd, const TString& detectors)
        reconstructor->FillESD(digitsTree, clustersTree, esd);
        if (fLoader[iDet]) fLoader[iDet]->UnloadDigits();
       }
-      if (reconstructor->HasLocalReconstruction() && fLoader[iDet]) {
+      if (fLoader[iDet]) {
        fLoader[iDet]->UnloadRecPoints();
       }
 
-      if (fRawReader) {
-        reconstructor->FillESD(fRunLoader, fRawReader, esd);
-      } else {
-        reconstructor->FillESD(fRunLoader, esd);
-      }
       if (fCheckPointLevel > 2) WriteESD(esd, fgkDetectorName[iDet]);
     }
   }
@@ -1319,22 +1698,24 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillESD(AliESD*& esd, const TString& detectors)
                   detStr.Data()));
     if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
   }
-
-  AliInfo(Form("Execution time: R:%.2fs C:%.2fs",
-              stopwatch.RealTime(),stopwatch.CpuTime()));
-
+  AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("FillESD%d",eventNr), 0,1, eventNr);
+  eventNr++;
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillTriggerESD(AliESD*& esd)
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillTriggerESD(AliESDEvent*& esd)
 {
   // Reads the trigger decision which is
   // stored in Trigger.root file and fills
   // the corresponding esd entries
 
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
+  
   AliInfo("Filling trigger information into the ESD");
 
+  AliCentralTrigger *aCTP = NULL;
+
   if (fRawReader) {
     AliCTPRawStream input(fRawReader);
     if (!input.Next()) {
@@ -1343,12 +1724,19 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillTriggerESD(AliESD*& esd)
     }
     esd->SetTriggerMask(input.GetClassMask());
     esd->SetTriggerCluster(input.GetClusterMask());
+
+    aCTP = new AliCentralTrigger();
+    TString configstr("");
+    if (!aCTP->LoadConfiguration(configstr)) { // Load CTP config from OCDB
+      AliError("No trigger configuration found in OCDB! The trigger classes information will no be stored in ESD!");
+      return kFALSE;
+    }
   }
   else {
     AliRunLoader *runloader = AliRunLoader::GetRunLoader();
     if (runloader) {
       if (!runloader->LoadTrigger()) {
-       AliCentralTrigger *aCTP = runloader->GetTrigger();
+       aCTP = runloader->GetTrigger();
        esd->SetTriggerMask(aCTP->GetClassMask());
        esd->SetTriggerCluster(aCTP->GetClusterMask());
       }
@@ -1363,6 +1751,21 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillTriggerESD(AliESD*& esd)
     }
   }
 
+  // Now fill the trigger class names into AliESDRun object
+  AliTriggerConfiguration *config = aCTP->GetConfiguration();
+  if (!config) {
+    AliError("No trigger configuration has been found! The trigger classes information will no be stored in ESD!");
+    return kFALSE;
+  }
+
+  const TObjArray& classesArray = config->GetClasses();
+  Int_t nclasses = classesArray.GetEntriesFast();
+  for( Int_t j=0; j<nclasses; j++ ) {
+    AliTriggerClass* trclass = (AliTriggerClass*)classesArray.At( j );
+    Int_t trindex = (Int_t)TMath::Log2(trclass->GetMask());
+    esd->SetTriggerClass(trclass->GetName(),trindex);
+  }
+
   return kTRUE;
 }
 
@@ -1371,7 +1774,7 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillTriggerESD(AliESD*& esd)
 
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillRawEventHeaderESD(AliESD*& esd)
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::FillRawEventHeaderESD(AliESDEvent*& esd)
 {
   // 
   // Filling information from RawReader Header
@@ -1469,6 +1872,11 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::InitRunLoader()
       return kFALSE;
     }
 
+    //PH This is a temporary fix to give access to the kinematics
+    //PH that is needed for the labels of ITS clusters
+    fRunLoader->LoadHeader();
+    fRunLoader->LoadKinematics();
+
   } else {               // galice.root does not exist
     if (!fRawReader) {
       AliError(Form("the file %s does not exist", fGAliceFileName.Data()));
@@ -1521,15 +1929,6 @@ AliReconstructor* AliReconstruction::GetReconstructor(Int_t iDet)
   TString recName = "Ali" + detName + "Reconstructor";
   if (gAlice && !gAlice->GetDetector(detName) && (detName != "HLT")) return NULL;
 
-  if (detName == "HLT") {
-    if (!gROOT->GetClass("AliLevel3")) {
-      gSystem->Load("libAliHLTSrc.so");
-      gSystem->Load("libAliHLTMisc.so");
-      gSystem->Load("libAliHLTHough.so");
-      gSystem->Load("libAliHLTComp.so");
-    }
-  }
-
   AliReconstructor* reconstructor = NULL;
   // first check if a plugin is defined for the reconstructor
   TPluginHandler* pluginHandler = 
@@ -1554,7 +1953,7 @@ AliReconstructor* AliReconstruction::GetReconstructor(Int_t iDet)
   if (reconstructor) {
     TObject* obj = fOptions.FindObject(detName.Data());
     if (obj) reconstructor->SetOption(obj->GetTitle());
-    reconstructor->Init(fRunLoader);
+    reconstructor->Init();
     fReconstructor[iDet] = reconstructor;
   }
 
@@ -1608,7 +2007,7 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::CreateVertexer()
   fVertexer = NULL;
   AliReconstructor* itsReconstructor = GetReconstructor(0);
   if (itsReconstructor) {
-    fVertexer = itsReconstructor->CreateVertexer(fRunLoader);
+    fVertexer = itsReconstructor->CreateVertexer();
   }
   if (!fVertexer) {
     AliWarning("couldn't create a vertexer for ITS");
@@ -1639,11 +2038,12 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::CreateTrackers(const TString& detectors)
     }
 
 
-    fTracker[iDet] = reconstructor->CreateTracker(fRunLoader);
+    fTracker[iDet] = reconstructor->CreateTracker();
     if (!fTracker[iDet] && (iDet < 7)) {
       AliWarning(Form("couldn't create a tracker for %s", detName.Data()));
       if (fStopOnError) return kFALSE;
     }
+    AliSysInfo::AddStamp(Form("LTracker%s",fgkDetectorName[iDet]), iDet,0);
   }
 
   return kTRUE;
@@ -1660,16 +2060,26 @@ void AliReconstruction::CleanUp(TFile* file, TFile* fileOld)
     fLoader[iDet] = NULL;
     delete fTracker[iDet];
     fTracker[iDet] = NULL;
+//    delete fQADataMaker[iDet];
+//    fQADataMaker[iDet] = NULL;
   }
   delete fVertexer;
   fVertexer = NULL;
-  delete fDiamondProfile;
-  fDiamondProfile = NULL;
+  
+  if(!(AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetCacheFlag())) {
+       delete fDiamondProfile;
+       fDiamondProfile = NULL;
+  }
+
+  delete fGRPList;
+  fGRPList = NULL;
 
   delete fRunLoader;
   fRunLoader = NULL;
   delete fRawReader;
   fRawReader = NULL;
+  if (fParentRawReader) delete fParentRawReader;
+  fParentRawReader=NULL;
 
   if (file) {
     file->Close();
@@ -1683,9 +2093,9 @@ void AliReconstruction::CleanUp(TFile* file, TFile* fileOld)
   }
 }
 
-
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliReconstruction::ReadESD(AliESD*& esd, const char* recStep) const
+
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::ReadESD(AliESDEvent*& esd, const char* recStep) const
 {
 // read the ESD event from a file
 
@@ -1706,14 +2116,17 @@ Bool_t AliReconstruction::ReadESD(AliESD*& esd, const char* recStep) const
 
   gROOT->cd();
   delete esd;
-  esd = (AliESD*) file->Get("ESD");
+  esd = (AliESDEvent*) file->Get("ESD");
   file->Close();
   delete file;
   return kTRUE;
+
 }
 
+
+
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-void AliReconstruction::WriteESD(AliESD* esd, const char* recStep) const
+void AliReconstruction::WriteESD(AliESDEvent* esd, const char* recStep) const
 {
 // write the ESD event to a file
 
@@ -1736,304 +2149,12 @@ void AliReconstruction::WriteESD(AliESD* esd, const char* recStep) const
 
 
 
-//_____________________________________________________________________________
-void AliReconstruction::CreateTag(TFile* file)
-{
-  //GRP
-  Float_t lhcLuminosity = 0.0;
-  TString lhcState = "test";
-  UInt_t detectorMask = 0;
-
-  /////////////
-  //muon code//
-  ////////////
-  Double_t fMUONMASS = 0.105658369;
-  //Variables
-  Double_t fX,fY,fZ ;
-  Double_t fThetaX, fThetaY, fPyz, fChisquare;
-  Double_t fPxRec,fPyRec, fPzRec, fEnergy;
-  Int_t fCharge;
-  TLorentzVector fEPvector;
-
-  Float_t fZVertexCut = 10.0; 
-  Float_t fRhoVertexCut = 2.0; 
-
-  Float_t fLowPtCut = 1.0;
-  Float_t fHighPtCut = 3.0;
-  Float_t fVeryHighPtCut = 10.0;
-  ////////////
-
-  Double_t partFrac[5] = {0.01, 0.01, 0.85, 0.10, 0.05};
-
-  // Creates the tags for all the events in a given ESD file
-  Int_t ntrack;
-  Int_t nProtons, nKaons, nPions, nMuons, nElectrons;
-  Int_t nPos, nNeg, nNeutr;
-  Int_t nK0s, nNeutrons, nPi0s, nGamas;
-  Int_t nCh1GeV, nCh3GeV, nCh10GeV;
-  Int_t nMu1GeV, nMu3GeV, nMu10GeV;
-  Int_t nEl1GeV, nEl3GeV, nEl10GeV;
-  Float_t maxPt = .0, meanPt = .0, totalP = .0;
-  Int_t fVertexflag;
-  Int_t iRunNumber = 0;
-  TString fVertexName("default");
-
-  AliRunTag *tag = new AliRunTag();
-  AliEventTag *evTag = new AliEventTag();
-  TTree ttag("T","A Tree with event tags");
-  TBranch * btag = ttag.Branch("AliTAG", &tag);
-  btag->SetCompressionLevel(9);
-  
-  AliInfo(Form("Creating the tags......."));   
-  
-  if (!file || !file->IsOpen()) {
-    AliError(Form("opening failed"));
-    delete file;
-    return ;
-  }  
-  Int_t lastEvent = 0;
-  TTree *b = (TTree*) file->Get("esdTree");
-  AliESD *esd = new AliESD();
-  esd->ReadFromTree(b);
-
-  b->GetEntry(fFirstEvent);
-  Int_t iInitRunNumber = esd->GetRunNumber();
-  
-  Int_t iNumberOfEvents = (Int_t)b->GetEntries();
-  if(fLastEvent != -1) iNumberOfEvents = fLastEvent + 1;
-  for (Int_t iEventNumber = fFirstEvent; iEventNumber < iNumberOfEvents; iEventNumber++) {
-    ntrack = 0;
-    nPos = 0;
-    nNeg = 0;
-    nNeutr =0;
-    nK0s = 0;
-    nNeutrons = 0;
-    nPi0s = 0;
-    nGamas = 0;
-    nProtons = 0;
-    nKaons = 0;
-    nPions = 0;
-    nMuons = 0;
-    nElectrons = 0;      
-    nCh1GeV = 0;
-    nCh3GeV = 0;
-    nCh10GeV = 0;
-    nMu1GeV = 0;
-    nMu3GeV = 0;
-    nMu10GeV = 0;
-    nEl1GeV = 0;
-    nEl3GeV = 0;
-    nEl10GeV = 0;
-    maxPt = .0;
-    meanPt = .0;
-    totalP = .0;
-    fVertexflag = 0;
-
-    b->GetEntry(iEventNumber);
-    iRunNumber = esd->GetRunNumber();
-    if(iRunNumber != iInitRunNumber) AliFatal("Inconsistency of run numbers in the AliESD!!!");
-    const AliESDVertex * vertexIn = esd->GetVertex();
-    if (!vertexIn) AliError("ESD has not defined vertex.");
-    if (vertexIn) fVertexName = vertexIn->GetName();
-    if(fVertexName != "default") fVertexflag = 1;
-    for (Int_t iTrackNumber = 0; iTrackNumber < esd->GetNumberOfTracks(); iTrackNumber++) {
-      AliESDtrack * esdTrack = esd->GetTrack(iTrackNumber);
-      UInt_t status = esdTrack->GetStatus();
-      
-      //select only tracks with ITS refit
-      if ((status&AliESDtrack::kITSrefit)==0) continue;
-      //select only tracks with TPC refit
-      if ((status&AliESDtrack::kTPCrefit)==0) continue;
-      
-      //select only tracks with the "combined PID"
-      if ((status&AliESDtrack::kESDpid)==0) continue;
-      Double_t p[3];
-      esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p);
-      Double_t momentum = sqrt(pow(p[0],2) + pow(p[1],2) + pow(p[2],2));
-      Double_t fPt = sqrt(pow(p[0],2) + pow(p[1],2));
-      totalP += momentum;
-      meanPt += fPt;
-      if(fPt > maxPt) maxPt = fPt;
-      
-      if(esdTrack->GetSign() > 0) {
-       nPos++;
-       if(fPt > fLowPtCut) nCh1GeV++;
-       if(fPt > fHighPtCut) nCh3GeV++;
-       if(fPt > fVeryHighPtCut) nCh10GeV++;
-      }
-      if(esdTrack->GetSign() < 0) {
-       nNeg++;
-       if(fPt > fLowPtCut) nCh1GeV++;
-       if(fPt > fHighPtCut) nCh3GeV++;
-       if(fPt > fVeryHighPtCut) nCh10GeV++;
-      }
-      if(esdTrack->GetSign() == 0) nNeutr++;
-      
-      //PID
-      Double_t prob[5];
-      esdTrack->GetESDpid(prob);
-      
-      Double_t rcc = 0.0;
-      for(Int_t i = 0; i < AliPID::kSPECIES; i++) rcc += prob[i]*partFrac[i];
-      if(rcc == 0.0) continue;
-      //Bayes' formula
-      Double_t w[5];
-      for(Int_t i = 0; i < AliPID::kSPECIES; i++) w[i] = prob[i]*partFrac[i]/rcc;
-      
-      //protons
-      if ((w[4]>w[3])&&(w[4]>w[2])&&(w[4]>w[1])&&(w[4]>w[0])) nProtons++;
-      //kaons
-      if ((w[3]>w[4])&&(w[3]>w[2])&&(w[3]>w[1])&&(w[3]>w[0])) nKaons++;
-      //pions
-      if ((w[2]>w[4])&&(w[2]>w[3])&&(w[2]>w[1])&&(w[2]>w[0])) nPions++; 
-      //electrons
-      if ((w[0]>w[4])&&(w[0]>w[3])&&(w[0]>w[2])&&(w[0]>w[1])) {
-       nElectrons++;
-       if(fPt > fLowPtCut) nEl1GeV++;
-       if(fPt > fHighPtCut) nEl3GeV++;
-       if(fPt > fVeryHighPtCut) nEl10GeV++;
-      }          
-      ntrack++;
-    }//track loop
-    
-    /////////////
-    //muon code//
-    ////////////
-    Int_t nMuonTracks = esd->GetNumberOfMuonTracks();
-    // loop over all reconstructed tracks (also first track of combination)
-    for (Int_t iTrack = 0; iTrack <  nMuonTracks;  iTrack++) {
-      AliESDMuonTrack* muonTrack = esd->GetMuonTrack(iTrack);
-      if (muonTrack == 0x0) continue;
-      
-      // Coordinates at vertex
-      fZ = muonTrack->GetZ(); 
-      fY = muonTrack->GetBendingCoor();
-      fX = muonTrack->GetNonBendingCoor(); 
-      
-      fThetaX = muonTrack->GetThetaX();
-      fThetaY = muonTrack->GetThetaY();
-      
-      fPyz = 1./TMath::Abs(muonTrack->GetInverseBendingMomentum());
-      fPzRec = - fPyz / TMath::Sqrt(1.0 + TMath::Tan(fThetaY)*TMath::Tan(fThetaY));
-      fPxRec = fPzRec * TMath::Tan(fThetaX);
-      fPyRec = fPzRec * TMath::Tan(fThetaY);
-      fCharge = Int_t(TMath::Sign(1.,muonTrack->GetInverseBendingMomentum()));
-      
-      //ChiSquare of the track if needed
-      fChisquare = muonTrack->GetChi2()/(2.0 * muonTrack->GetNHit() - 5);
-      fEnergy = TMath::Sqrt(fMUONMASS * fMUONMASS + fPxRec * fPxRec + fPyRec * fPyRec + fPzRec * fPzRec);
-      fEPvector.SetPxPyPzE(fPxRec, fPyRec, fPzRec, fEnergy);
-      
-      // total number of muons inside a vertex cut 
-      if((TMath::Abs(fZ)<fZVertexCut) && (TMath::Sqrt(fY*fY+fX*fX)<fRhoVertexCut)) {
-       nMuons++;
-       if(fEPvector.Pt() > fLowPtCut) {
-         nMu1GeV++; 
-         if(fEPvector.Pt() > fHighPtCut) {
-           nMu3GeV++; 
-           if (fEPvector.Pt() > fVeryHighPtCut) {
-             nMu10GeV++;
-           }
-         }
-       }
-      }
-    }//muon track loop
-    
-    // Fill the event tags 
-    if(ntrack != 0)
-      meanPt = meanPt/ntrack;
-    
-    evTag->SetEventId(iEventNumber+1);
-    if (vertexIn) {
-      evTag->SetVertexX(vertexIn->GetXv());
-      evTag->SetVertexY(vertexIn->GetYv());
-      evTag->SetVertexZ(vertexIn->GetZv());
-      evTag->SetVertexZError(vertexIn->GetZRes());
-    }  
-    evTag->SetVertexFlag(fVertexflag);
-
-    evTag->SetT0VertexZ(esd->GetT0zVertex());
-    
-    evTag->SetTriggerMask(esd->GetTriggerMask());
-    evTag->SetTriggerCluster(esd->GetTriggerCluster());
-    
-    evTag->SetZDCNeutron1Energy(esd->GetZDCN1Energy());
-    evTag->SetZDCProton1Energy(esd->GetZDCP1Energy());
-    evTag->SetZDCNeutron2Energy(esd->GetZDCN2Energy());
-    evTag->SetZDCProton2Energy(esd->GetZDCP2Energy());
-    evTag->SetZDCEMEnergy(esd->GetZDCEMEnergy());
-    evTag->SetNumOfParticipants(esd->GetZDCParticipants());
-    
-    
-    evTag->SetNumOfTracks(esd->GetNumberOfTracks());
-    evTag->SetNumOfPosTracks(nPos);
-    evTag->SetNumOfNegTracks(nNeg);
-    evTag->SetNumOfNeutrTracks(nNeutr);
-    
-    evTag->SetNumOfV0s(esd->GetNumberOfV0s());
-    evTag->SetNumOfCascades(esd->GetNumberOfCascades());
-    evTag->SetNumOfKinks(esd->GetNumberOfKinks());
-    evTag->SetNumOfPMDTracks(esd->GetNumberOfPmdTracks());
-    
-    evTag->SetNumOfProtons(nProtons);
-    evTag->SetNumOfKaons(nKaons);
-    evTag->SetNumOfPions(nPions);
-    evTag->SetNumOfMuons(nMuons);
-    evTag->SetNumOfElectrons(nElectrons);
-    evTag->SetNumOfPhotons(nGamas);
-    evTag->SetNumOfPi0s(nPi0s);
-    evTag->SetNumOfNeutrons(nNeutrons);
-    evTag->SetNumOfKaon0s(nK0s);
-    
-    evTag->SetNumOfChargedAbove1GeV(nCh1GeV);
-    evTag->SetNumOfChargedAbove3GeV(nCh3GeV);
-    evTag->SetNumOfChargedAbove10GeV(nCh10GeV);
-    evTag->SetNumOfMuonsAbove1GeV(nMu1GeV);
-    evTag->SetNumOfMuonsAbove3GeV(nMu3GeV);
-    evTag->SetNumOfMuonsAbove10GeV(nMu10GeV);
-    evTag->SetNumOfElectronsAbove1GeV(nEl1GeV);
-    evTag->SetNumOfElectronsAbove3GeV(nEl3GeV);
-    evTag->SetNumOfElectronsAbove10GeV(nEl10GeV);
-    
-    evTag->SetNumOfPHOSClusters(esd->GetNumberOfPHOSClusters());
-    evTag->SetNumOfEMCALClusters(esd->GetNumberOfEMCALClusters());
-    
-    evTag->SetTotalMomentum(totalP);
-    evTag->SetMeanPt(meanPt);
-    evTag->SetMaxPt(maxPt);
-    
-    tag->SetLHCTag(lhcLuminosity,lhcState);
-    tag->SetDetectorTag(detectorMask);
-
-    tag->SetRunId(iInitRunNumber);
-    tag->AddEventTag(*evTag);
-  }
-  if(fLastEvent == -1) lastEvent = (Int_t)b->GetEntries();
-  else lastEvent = fLastEvent;
-       
-  ttag.Fill();
-  tag->Clear();
-
-  char fileName[256];
-  sprintf(fileName, "Run%d.Event%d_%d.ESD.tag.root", 
-         tag->GetRunId(),fFirstEvent,lastEvent );
-  AliInfo(Form("writing tags to file %s", fileName));
-  AliDebug(1, Form("writing tags to file %s", fileName));
-  TFile* ftag = TFile::Open(fileName, "recreate");
-  ftag->cd();
-  ttag.Write();
-  ftag->Close();
-  file->cd();
-  delete tag;
-  delete evTag;
-}
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
 void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
 {
   // write all files from the given esd file to an aod file
-  
+
   // create an AliAOD object 
   AliAODEvent *aod = new AliAODEvent();
   aod->CreateStdContent();
@@ -2042,68 +2163,71 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
   aodFile->cd();
   
   // create the tree
-  TTree *aodTree = new TTree("AOD", "AliAOD tree");
+  TTree *aodTree = new TTree("aodTree", "AliAOD tree");
   aodTree->Branch(aod->GetList());
 
   // connect to ESD
   TTree *t = (TTree*) esdFile->Get("esdTree");
-  TBranch *b = t->GetBranch("ESD");
-  AliESD *esd = 0;
-  b->SetAddress(&esd);
+  AliESDEvent *esd = new AliESDEvent();
+  esd->ReadFromTree(t);
 
-  Int_t nEvents = b->GetEntries();
+  Int_t nEvents = t->GetEntries();
 
   // set arrays and pointers
   Float_t posF[3];
   Double_t pos[3];
   Double_t p[3];
+  Double_t p_pos[3];
+  Double_t p_neg[3];
   Double_t covVtx[6];
   Double_t covTr[21];
   Double_t pid[10];
 
   // loop over events and fill them
   for (Int_t iEvent = 0; iEvent < nEvents; ++iEvent) {
-    b->GetEntry(iEvent);
+    //cout << "event: " << iEvent << endl;
+    t->GetEntry(iEvent);
 
     // Multiplicity information needed by the header (to be revised!)
     Int_t nTracks   = esd->GetNumberOfTracks();
     Int_t nPosTracks = 0;
     for (Int_t iTrack=0; iTrack<nTracks; ++iTrack) 
-      if (esd->GetTrack(iTrack)->GetSign()> 0) nPosTracks++;
-
-    // Update the header
-    AliAODHeader* header = aod->GetHeader();
-    
-    header->SetRunNumber       (fESD->GetRunNumber()       );
-    header->SetBunchCrossNumber(fESD->GetBunchCrossNumber());
-    header->SetOrbitNumber     (fESD->GetOrbitNumber()     );
-    header->SetPeriodNumber    (fESD->GetPeriodNumber()    );
-    header->SetTriggerMask     (fESD->GetTriggerMask()     ); 
-    header->SetTriggerCluster  (fESD->GetTriggerCluster()  );
-    header->SetEventType       (fESD->GetEventType()       );
-    header->SetMagneticField   (fESD->GetMagneticField()   );
-    header->SetZDCN1Energy     (fESD->GetZDCN1Energy()     );
-    header->SetZDCP1Energy     (fESD->GetZDCP1Energy()     );
-    header->SetZDCN2Energy     (fESD->GetZDCN2Energy()     );
-    header->SetZDCP2Energy     (fESD->GetZDCP2Energy()     );
-    header->SetZDCEMEnergy     (fESD->GetZDCEMEnergy()     );
+      if (esd->GetTrack(iTrack)->Charge()> 0) nPosTracks++;
+
+    // Access the header
+    AliAODHeader *header = aod->GetHeader();
+
+    // fill the header
+    header->SetRunNumber       (esd->GetRunNumber()       );
+    header->SetBunchCrossNumber(esd->GetBunchCrossNumber());
+    header->SetOrbitNumber     (esd->GetOrbitNumber()     );
+    header->SetPeriodNumber    (esd->GetPeriodNumber()    );
+    header->SetTriggerMask     (esd->GetTriggerMask()     ); 
+    header->SetTriggerCluster  (esd->GetTriggerCluster()  );
+    header->SetEventType       (esd->GetEventType()       );
+    header->SetMagneticField   (esd->GetMagneticField()   );
+    header->SetZDCN1Energy     (esd->GetZDCN1Energy()     );
+    header->SetZDCP1Energy     (esd->GetZDCP1Energy()     );
+    header->SetZDCN2Energy     (esd->GetZDCN2Energy()     );
+    header->SetZDCP2Energy     (esd->GetZDCP2Energy()     );
+    header->SetZDCEMEnergy     (esd->GetZDCEMEnergy(0),esd->GetZDCEMEnergy(1));
     header->SetRefMultiplicity   (nTracks);
     header->SetRefMultiplicityPos(nPosTracks);
     header->SetRefMultiplicityNeg(nTracks - nPosTracks);
     header->SetMuonMagFieldScale(-999.); // FIXME
     header->SetCentrality(-999.);        // FIXME
-//
-//
 
     Int_t nV0s      = esd->GetNumberOfV0s();
     Int_t nCascades = esd->GetNumberOfCascades();
     Int_t nKinks    = esd->GetNumberOfKinks();
-    Int_t nVertices = nV0s + nCascades + nKinks;
+       Int_t nVertices = nV0s + 2*nCascades /*could lead to two vertices, one V0 and the Xi */+ nKinks + 1 /* = prim. vtx*/;    
+       Int_t nJets     = 0;
+    Int_t nCaloClus = esd->GetNumberOfCaloClusters();
+    Int_t nFmdClus  = 0;
+    Int_t nPmdClus  = esd->GetNumberOfPmdTracks();
+   
+    aod->ResetStd(nTracks, nVertices, nV0s+nCascades, nJets, nCaloClus, nFmdClus, nPmdClus);
     
-    aod->ResetStd(nTracks, nVertices);
-    AliAODTrack *aodTrack;
-    
-
     // Array to take into account the tracks already added to the AOD
     Bool_t * usedTrack = NULL;
     if (nTracks>0) {
@@ -2122,7 +2246,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
       usedKink = new Bool_t[nKinks];
       for (Int_t iKink=0; iKink<nKinks; ++iKink) usedKink[iKink]=kFALSE;
     }
-
+    
     // Access to the AOD container of vertices
     TClonesArray &vertices = *(aod->GetVertices());
     Int_t jVertices=0;
@@ -2130,7 +2254,11 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
     // Access to the AOD container of tracks
     TClonesArray &tracks = *(aod->GetTracks());
     Int_t jTracks=0; 
-  
+   
+    // Access to the AOD container of V0s
+    TClonesArray &V0s = *(aod->GetV0s());
+    Int_t jV0s=0;
+    
     // Add primary vertex. The primary tracks will be defined
     // after the loops on the composite objects (V0, cascades, kinks)
     const AliESDVertex *vtx = esd->GetPrimaryVertex();
@@ -2139,10 +2267,13 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
     vtx->GetCovMatrix(covVtx); //covariance matrix
 
     AliAODVertex * primary = new(vertices[jVertices++])
-      AliAODVertex(pos, covVtx, vtx->GetChi2toNDF(), NULL, AliAODVertex::kPrimary);
+      AliAODVertex(pos, covVtx, vtx->GetChi2toNDF(), NULL, -1, AliAODVertex::kPrimary);
          
+
+    AliAODTrack *aodTrack = 0x0;
+    
     // Create vertices starting from the most complex objects
-      
+
     // Cascades
     for (Int_t nCascade = 0; nCascade < nCascades; ++nCascade) {
       AliESDcascade *cascade = esd->GetCascade(nCascade);
@@ -2155,12 +2286,13 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                                                        covVtx,
                                                                        cascade->GetChi2Xi(), // = chi2/NDF since NDF = 2*2-3
                                                                        primary,
+                                                                       nCascade,
                                                                        AliAODVertex::kCascade);
 
-      primary->AddDaughter(vcascade);
+      primary->AddDaughter(vcascade); // the cascade 'particle' (represented by a vertex) is added as a daughter to the primary vertex
 
       // Add the V0 from the cascade. The ESD class have to be optimized...
-      // Now we have to search for the corresponding Vo in the list of V0s
+      // Now we have to search for the corresponding V0 in the list of V0s
       // using the indeces of the positive and negative tracks
 
       Int_t posFromV0 = cascade->GetPindex();
@@ -2184,7 +2316,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
 
       AliAODVertex * vV0FromCascade = 0x0;
 
-      if (indV0>-1 && !usedV0[indV0] ) {
+      if (indV0>-1 && !usedV0[indV0]) {
        
        // the V0 exists in the array of V0s and is not used
 
@@ -2197,6 +2329,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                                                 covVtx,
                                                                 v0->GetChi2V0(), // = chi2/NDF since NDF = 2*2-3
                                                                 vcascade,
+                                                                indV0,
                                                                 AliAODVertex::kV0);
       } else {
 
@@ -2212,8 +2345,10 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                                                 covVtx,
                                                                 v0->GetChi2V0(), // = chi2/NDF since NDF = 2*2-3
                                                                 vcascade,
+                                                                indV0,
                                                                 AliAODVertex::kV0);
        vcascade->AddDaughter(vV0FromCascade);
+
       }
 
       // Add the positive tracks from the V0
@@ -2223,7 +2358,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
        usedTrack[posFromV0] = kTRUE;
 
        AliESDtrack *esdTrack = esd->GetTrack(posFromV0);
-       esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p);
+       esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p_pos);
        esdTrack->GetXYZ(pos);
        esdTrack->GetCovarianceXYZPxPyPz(covTr);
        esdTrack->GetESDpid(pid);
@@ -2231,12 +2366,12 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
        vV0FromCascade->AddDaughter(aodTrack =
                                    new(tracks[jTracks++]) AliAODTrack(esdTrack->GetID(),
                                           esdTrack->GetLabel(), 
-                                          p, 
+                                          p_pos
                                           kTRUE,
                                           pos,
                                           kFALSE,
                                           covTr, 
-                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->GetSign(),
+                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->Charge(),
                                           esdTrack->GetITSClusterMap(), 
                                           pid,
                                           vV0FromCascade,
@@ -2258,7 +2393,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
        usedTrack[negFromV0] = kTRUE;
        
        AliESDtrack *esdTrack = esd->GetTrack(negFromV0);
-       esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p);
+       esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p_neg);
        esdTrack->GetXYZ(pos);
        esdTrack->GetCovarianceXYZPxPyPz(covTr);
        esdTrack->GetESDpid(pid);
@@ -2266,12 +2401,12 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
        vV0FromCascade->AddDaughter(aodTrack =
                 new(tracks[jTracks++]) AliAODTrack(esdTrack->GetID(),
                                           esdTrack->GetLabel(),
-                                          p,
+                                          p_neg,
                                           kTRUE,
                                           pos,
                                           kFALSE,
                                           covTr, 
-                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->GetSign(),
+                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->Charge(),
                                           esdTrack->GetITSClusterMap(), 
                                           pid,
                                           vV0FromCascade,
@@ -2286,6 +2421,11 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
             << " track " << negFromV0 << " has already been used!" << endl;
       }
 
+      // add it to the V0 array as well
+      Double_t d0[2] = { -999., -99.};
+      // counting is probably wrong
+      new(V0s[jV0s++]) AliAODv0(vV0FromCascade, -999., -99., p_pos, p_neg, d0); // to be refined
+
       // Add the bachelor track from the cascade
 
       Int_t bachelor = cascade->GetBindex();
@@ -2308,7 +2448,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                           pos,
                                           kFALSE,
                                           covTr, 
-                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->GetSign(),
+                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->Charge(),
                                           esdTrack->GetITSClusterMap(), 
                                           pid,
                                           vcascade,
@@ -2322,19 +2462,19 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
        cerr << "Error: event " << iEvent << " cascade " << nCascade
             << " track " << bachelor << " has already been used!" << endl;
       }
-
+      
       // Add the primary track of the cascade (if any)
-
+      
     } // end of the loop on cascades
-    
     // V0s
         
     for (Int_t nV0 = 0; nV0 < nV0s; ++nV0) {
 
       if (usedV0[nV0]) continue; // skip if aready added to the AOD
 
-      AliESDv0 *v0 = esd->GetV0(nV0);
-      
+      AliESDv0 *v0 = esd->GetV0(nV0); 
+     
       v0->GetXYZ(pos[0], pos[1], pos[2]);
       v0->GetPosCov(covVtx);
 
@@ -2343,6 +2483,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                                covVtx,
                                                v0->GetChi2V0(), // = chi2/NDF since NDF = 2*2-3
                                                primary,
+                                               nV0,
                                                AliAODVertex::kV0);
       primary->AddDaughter(vV0);
 
@@ -2356,7 +2497,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
        usedTrack[posFromV0] = kTRUE;
 
        AliESDtrack *esdTrack = esd->GetTrack(posFromV0);
-       esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p);
+       esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p_pos);
        esdTrack->GetXYZ(pos);
        esdTrack->GetCovarianceXYZPxPyPz(covTr);
        esdTrack->GetESDpid(pid);
@@ -2364,12 +2505,12 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
        vV0->AddDaughter(aodTrack =
                new(tracks[jTracks++]) AliAODTrack(esdTrack->GetID(),
                                           esdTrack->GetLabel(), 
-                                          p, 
+                                          p_pos
                                           kTRUE,
                                           pos,
                                           kFALSE,
                                           covTr, 
-                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->GetSign(),
+                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->Charge(),
                                           esdTrack->GetITSClusterMap(), 
                                           pid,
                                           vV0,
@@ -2391,7 +2532,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
        usedTrack[negFromV0] = kTRUE;
 
        AliESDtrack *esdTrack = esd->GetTrack(negFromV0);
-       esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p);
+       esdTrack->GetPxPyPz(p_neg);
        esdTrack->GetXYZ(pos);
        esdTrack->GetCovarianceXYZPxPyPz(covTr);
        esdTrack->GetESDpid(pid);
@@ -2399,12 +2540,12 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
        vV0->AddDaughter(aodTrack =
                 new(tracks[jTracks++]) AliAODTrack(esdTrack->GetID(),
                                           esdTrack->GetLabel(),
-                                          p,
+                                          p_neg,
                                           kTRUE,
                                           pos,
                                           kFALSE,
                                           covTr, 
-                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->GetSign(),
+                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->Charge(),
                                           esdTrack->GetITSClusterMap(), 
                                           pid,
                                           vV0,
@@ -2419,7 +2560,12 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
             << " track " << negFromV0 << " has already been used!" << endl;
       }
 
-    } // end of the loop on V0s
+      // add it to the V0 array as well
+      Double_t d0[2] = { 999., 99.};
+      new(V0s[jV0s++]) AliAODv0(vV0, 999., 99., p_pos, p_neg, d0); // to be refined
+    }
+       V0s.Expand(jV0s);        
+    // end of the loop on V0s
     
     // Kinks: it is a big mess the access to the information in the kinks
     // The loop is on the tracks in order to find the mother and daugther of each kink
@@ -2427,7 +2573,6 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
 
     for (Int_t iTrack=0; iTrack<nTracks; ++iTrack) {
 
-
       AliESDtrack * esdTrack = esd->GetTrack(iTrack);
 
       Int_t ikink = esdTrack->GetKinkIndex(0);
@@ -2490,7 +2635,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                           pos,
                                           kFALSE,
                                           covTr, 
-                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->GetSign(),
+                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->Charge(),
                                           esdTrack->GetITSClusterMap(), 
                                           pid,
                                           primary,
@@ -2513,6 +2658,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                                    NULL,
                                                    0.,
                                                    mother,
+                                                   esdTrack->GetID(), // This is the track ID of the mother's track!
                                                    AliAODVertex::kKink);
            // Add the daughter track
 
@@ -2536,7 +2682,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                           pos,
                                           kFALSE,
                                           covTr, 
-                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->GetSign(),
+                                          (Short_t)esdTrack->Charge(),
                                           esdTrack->GetITSClusterMap(), 
                                           pid,
                                           vkink,
@@ -2550,20 +2696,14 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
              cerr << "Error: event " << iEvent << " kink " << TMath::Abs(ikink)-1
              << " track " << idaughter << " has already been used!" << endl;
            }
-
-
          }
        }
-
-      }      
-
+      }
     }
+    vertices.Expand(jVertices);
 
-    
     // Tracks (primary and orphan)
-      
     for (Int_t nTrack = 0; nTrack < nTracks; ++nTrack) {
-       
 
       if (usedTrack[nTrack]) continue;
 
@@ -2577,7 +2717,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
 
       esdTrack->GetImpactParameters(impactXY,impactZ);
 
-      if (impactXY<3) {
+      if (impactXY<3.) {
        // track inside the beam pipe
       
        primary->AddDaughter(aodTrack =
@@ -2588,7 +2728,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                         pos,
                                         kFALSE,
                                         covTr, 
-                                        (Short_t)esdTrack->GetSign(),
+                                        (Short_t)esdTrack->Charge(),
                                         esdTrack->GetITSClusterMap(), 
                                         pid,
                                         primary,
@@ -2600,25 +2740,11 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
       }
       else {
        // outside the beam pipe: orphan track
-           aodTrack =
-           new(tracks[jTracks++]) AliAODTrack(esdTrack->GetID(),
-                                        esdTrack->GetLabel(),
-                                        p,
-                                        kTRUE,
-                                        pos,
-                                        kFALSE,
-                                        covTr, 
-                                        (Short_t)esdTrack->GetSign(),
-                                        esdTrack->GetITSClusterMap(), 
-                                        pid,
-                                        NULL,
-                                        kFALSE, // check if this is right
-                                        kFALSE, // check if this is right
-                                        AliAODTrack::kOrphan);
-           aodTrack->ConvertAliPIDtoAODPID();
+       // Don't write them anymore!
+       continue;
       }        
     } // end of loop on tracks
-
+    
     // muon tracks
     Int_t nMuTracks = esd->GetNumberOfMuonTracks();
     for (Int_t nMuTrack = 0; nMuTrack < nMuTracks; ++nMuTrack) {
@@ -2634,7 +2760,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
       // has to be changed once the muon pid is provided by the ESD
       for (Int_t i = 0; i < 10; pid[i++] = 0.); pid[AliAODTrack::kMuon]=1.;
       
-      primary->AddDaughter(
+      primary->AddDaughter(aodTrack =
          new(tracks[jTracks++]) AliAODTrack(0, // no ID provided
                                             0, // no label provided
                                             p,
@@ -2642,79 +2768,140 @@ void AliReconstruction::ESDFile2AODFile(TFile* esdFile, TFile* aodFile)
                                             pos,
                                             kFALSE,
                                             NULL, // no covariance matrix provided
-                                            (Short_t)-99, // no charge provided
-                                            0, // no ITSClusterMap
+                                            esdMuTrack->Charge(),
+                                            0, // ITSClusterMap is set below
                                             pid,
                                             primary,
-                                            kTRUE,  // check if this is right
-                                            kTRUE,  // not used for vertex fit
+                                            kFALSE,  // muon tracks are not used to fit the primary vtx
+                                            kFALSE,  // not used for vertex fit
                                             AliAODTrack::kPrimary)
          );
+
+      aodTrack->SetHitsPatternInTrigCh(esdMuTrack->GetHitsPatternInTrigCh());
+      Int_t track2Trigger = esdMuTrack->GetMatchTrigger();
+      aodTrack->SetMatchTrigger(track2Trigger);
+      if (track2Trigger) 
+       aodTrack->SetChi2MatchTrigger(esdMuTrack->GetChi2MatchTrigger());
+      else 
+       aodTrack->SetChi2MatchTrigger(0.);
     }
-    
+    tracks.Expand(jTracks); // remove 'empty slots' due to unwritten tracks
+       
+    // Access to the AOD container of PMD clusters
+    TClonesArray &pmdClusters = *(aod->GetPmdClusters());
+    Int_t jPmdClusters=0;
+  
+    for (Int_t iPmd = 0; iPmd < nPmdClus; ++iPmd) {
+      // file pmd clusters, to be revised!
+      AliESDPmdTrack *pmdTrack = esd->GetPmdTrack(iPmd);
+      Int_t nLabel = 0;
+      Int_t *label = 0x0;
+      Double_t pos[3] = { pmdTrack->GetClusterX(), pmdTrack->GetClusterY(), pmdTrack->GetClusterZ() };
+      Double_t pid[9] = { 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0. }; // to be revised!
+      // type not set!
+      // assoc cluster not set
+      new(pmdClusters[jPmdClusters++]) AliAODPmdCluster(iPmd, nLabel, label, pmdTrack->GetClusterADC(), pos, pid);
+    }
+
     // Access to the AOD container of clusters
-    TClonesArray &clusters = *(aod->GetClusters());
+    TClonesArray &caloClusters = *(aod->GetCaloClusters());
     Int_t jClusters=0;
-
-    // Calo Clusters
-    Int_t nClusters    = esd->GetNumberOfCaloClusters();
-
-    for (Int_t iClust=0; iClust<nClusters; ++iClust) {
+    for (Int_t iClust=0; iClust<nCaloClus; ++iClust) {
 
       AliESDCaloCluster * cluster = esd->GetCaloCluster(iClust);
 
       Int_t id = cluster->GetID();
-      Int_t label = -1;
-      Float_t energy = cluster->GetClusterEnergy();
-      cluster->GetGlobalPosition(posF);
-      AliAODVertex *prodVertex = primary;
-      AliAODTrack *primTrack = NULL;
+      Int_t nLabel = 0;
+      Int_t *label = 0x0;
+      Float_t energy = cluster->E();
+      cluster->GetPosition(posF);
       Char_t ttype=AliAODCluster::kUndef;
-      
-      if (cluster->IsPHOS()) ttype=AliAODCluster::kPHOSNeutral;
-      else if (cluster->IsEMCAL()) {
-       
-       if (cluster->GetClusterType() == AliESDCaloCluster::kPseudoCluster)
-         ttype = AliAODCluster::kEMCALPseudoCluster;
-       else
-         ttype = AliAODCluster::kEMCALClusterv1;
-       
+
+      if (cluster->GetClusterType() == AliESDCaloCluster::kPHOSCluster) {
+       ttype=AliAODCluster::kPHOSNeutral;
+      } 
+      else if (cluster->GetClusterType() == AliESDCaloCluster::kEMCALClusterv1) {
+       ttype = AliAODCluster::kEMCALClusterv1;
       }
+
       
-      new(clusters[jClusters++]) AliAODCluster(id,
-                                              label,
-                                              energy,
-                                              pos,
-                                              NULL, // no covariance matrix provided
-                                              NULL, // no pid for clusters provided
-                                              prodVertex,
-                                              primTrack,
-                                              ttype);
+      AliAODCaloCluster *caloCluster = new(caloClusters[jClusters++]) AliAODCaloCluster(id,
+                                                                                       nLabel,
+                                                                                       label,
+                                                                                       energy,
+                                                                                       pos,
+                                                                                       NULL,
+                                                                                       ttype);
       
-    } // end of loop on calo clusters
-    
+      caloCluster->SetCaloCluster(); // to be refined!
+
+    } 
+    caloClusters.Expand(jClusters); // resize TObjArray to 'remove' slots for pseudo clusters   
+    // end of loop on calo clusters
+
+    // fill EMCAL cell info
+    if (esd->GetEMCALCells()) { // protection against missing ESD information
+      AliESDCaloCells &esdEMcells = *(esd->GetEMCALCells());
+      Int_t nEMcell = esdEMcells.GetNumberOfCells() ;
+      
+      AliAODCaloCells &aodEMcells = *(aod->GetEMCALCells());
+      aodEMcells.CreateContainer(nEMcell);
+      aodEMcells.SetType(AliAODCaloCells::kEMCAL);
+      for (Int_t iCell = 0; iCell < nEMcell; iCell++) {      
+       aodEMcells.SetCell(iCell,esdEMcells.GetCellNumber(iCell),esdEMcells.GetAmplitude(iCell));
+      }
+      aodEMcells.Sort();
+    }
+
+    // fill PHOS cell info
+    if (esd->GetPHOSCells()) { // protection against missing ESD information
+      AliESDCaloCells &esdPHcells = *(esd->GetPHOSCells());
+      Int_t nPHcell = esdPHcells.GetNumberOfCells() ;
+      
+      AliAODCaloCells &aodPHcells = *(aod->GetPHOSCells());
+      aodPHcells.CreateContainer(nPHcell);
+      aodPHcells.SetType(AliAODCaloCells::kPHOS);
+      for (Int_t iCell = 0; iCell < nPHcell; iCell++) {      
+       aodPHcells.SetCell(iCell,esdPHcells.GetCellNumber(iCell),esdPHcells.GetAmplitude(iCell));
+      }
+      aodPHcells.Sort();
+    }
+
+    // tracklets    
+    AliAODTracklets &SPDTracklets = *(aod->GetTracklets());
+    const AliMultiplicity *mult = esd->GetMultiplicity();
+    if (mult) {
+      if (mult->GetNumberOfTracklets()>0) {
+       SPDTracklets.CreateContainer(mult->GetNumberOfTracklets());
+
+       for (Int_t n=0; n<mult->GetNumberOfTracklets(); n++) {
+         SPDTracklets.SetTracklet(n, mult->GetTheta(n), mult->GetPhi(n), mult->GetDeltaPhi(n), mult->GetLabel(n));
+       }
+      }
+    } else {
+      Printf("ERROR: AliMultiplicity could not be retrieved from ESD");
+    }
+
     delete [] usedTrack;
     delete [] usedV0;
     delete [] usedKink;
-    
+
     // fill the tree for this event
     aodTree->Fill();
   } // end of event loop
-  
+
   aodTree->GetUserInfo()->Add(aod);
-  
-  // close ESD file
-  esdFile->Close();
-  
+
   // write the tree to the specified file
   aodFile = aodTree->GetCurrentFile();
   aodFile->cd();
   aodTree->Write();
-  
+
   return;
 }
 
-void AliReconstruction::WriteAlignmentData(AliESD* esd)
+void AliReconstruction::WriteAlignmentData(AliESDEvent* esd)
 {
   // Write space-points which are then used in the alignment procedures
   // For the moment only ITS, TRD and TPC
@@ -2750,8 +2937,18 @@ void AliReconstruction::WriteAlignmentData(AliESD* esd)
          AliTrackPoint p;
          Int_t isp = 0;
          Int_t isp2 = 0;
-         while (isp < nspdet) {
-           Bool_t isvalid = tracker->GetTrackPoint(idx[isp2],p); isp2++;
+         while (isp2 < nspdet) {
+           Bool_t isvalid;
+            TString dets = fgkDetectorName[iDet];
+            if ((fUseTrackingErrorsForAlignment.CompareTo(dets) == 0) ||
+            fUseTrackingErrorsForAlignment.BeginsWith(dets+" ") ||
+            fUseTrackingErrorsForAlignment.EndsWith(" "+dets) ||
+            fUseTrackingErrorsForAlignment.Contains(" "+dets+" ")) {
+              isvalid = tracker->GetTrackPointTrackingError(idx[isp2],p,track);
+           } else {
+             isvalid = tracker->GetTrackPoint(idx[isp2],p); 
+           } 
+           isp2++;
            const Int_t kNTPCmax = 159;
            if (iDet==1 && isp2>kNTPCmax) break;   // to be fixed
            if (!isvalid) continue;
@@ -2767,7 +2964,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::WriteAlignmentData(AliESD* esd)
 }
 
 //_____________________________________________________________________________
-void AliReconstruction::FillRawDataErrorLog(Int_t iEvent, AliESD* esd)
+void AliReconstruction::FillRawDataErrorLog(Int_t iEvent, AliESDEvent* esd)
 {
   // The method reads the raw-data error log
   // accumulated within the rawReader.
@@ -2789,6 +2986,7 @@ void AliReconstruction::FillRawDataErrorLog(Int_t iEvent, AliESD* esd)
 }
 
 TNamed* AliReconstruction::CopyFileToTNamed(TString fPath,TString fName){
+  // Dump a file content into a char in TNamed
   ifstream in;
   in.open(fPath.Data(),ios::in | ios::binary|ios::ate);
   Int_t kBytes = (Int_t)in.tellg();
@@ -2814,7 +3012,6 @@ TNamed* AliReconstruction::CopyFileToTNamed(TString fPath,TString fName){
 }
 
 void AliReconstruction::TNamedToFile(TTree* fTree, TString fName){
-
   // This is not really needed in AliReconstruction at the moment
   // but can serve as a template
 
@@ -2833,4 +3030,170 @@ void AliReconstruction::TNamedToFile(TTree* fTree, TString fName){
   out.close();
 
 }
+  
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+AliQADataMakerRec * AliReconstruction::GetQADataMaker(Int_t iDet)
+{
+ // get the quality assurance data maker object and the loader for a detector
+
+  if (fQADataMaker[iDet]) 
+    return fQADataMaker[iDet];
+
+  AliQADataMakerRec * qadm = NULL;
+  if (iDet == fgkNDetectors) { //Global QA
+     qadm = new AliGlobalQADataMaker();
+     fQADataMaker[iDet] = qadm;
+     return qadm;
+  }
+
+  // load the QA data maker object
+  TPluginManager* pluginManager = gROOT->GetPluginManager();
+  TString detName = fgkDetectorName[iDet];
+  TString qadmName = "Ali" + detName + "QADataMakerRec";
+  if (gAlice && !gAlice->GetDetector(detName) && (detName != "HLT")) 
+    return NULL;
+
+  // first check if a plugin is defined for the quality assurance data maker
+  TPluginHandler* pluginHandler = pluginManager->FindHandler("AliQADataMakerRec", detName);
+  // if not, add a plugin for it
+  if (!pluginHandler) {
+    AliDebug(1, Form("defining plugin for %s", qadmName.Data()));
+    TString libs = gSystem->GetLibraries();
+    if (libs.Contains("lib" + detName + "base.so") ||
+       (gSystem->Load("lib" + detName + "base.so") >= 0)) {
+      pluginManager->AddHandler("AliQADataMakerRec", detName, 
+                               qadmName, detName + "qadm", qadmName + "()");
+    } else {
+      pluginManager->AddHandler("AliQADataMakerRec", detName, 
+                               qadmName, detName, qadmName + "()");
+    }
+    pluginHandler = pluginManager->FindHandler("AliQADataMakerRec", detName);
+  }
+  if (pluginHandler && (pluginHandler->LoadPlugin() == 0)) {
+    qadm = (AliQADataMakerRec *) pluginHandler->ExecPlugin(0);
+  }
+
+  fQADataMaker[iDet] = qadm;
+
+  return qadm;
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::RunQA(const char* detectors, AliESDEvent *& esd)
+{
+  // run the Quality Assurance data producer
+
+  AliCodeTimerAuto("")
+  TString detStr = detectors;
+  for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
+   if (!IsSelected(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detStr)) 
+     continue;
+   AliQADataMakerRec * qadm = GetQADataMaker(iDet);
+   if (!qadm) 
+     continue;
+   AliCodeTimerStart(Form("running quality assurance data maker for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+   AliInfo(Form("running quality assurance data maker for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+    
+   qadm->Exec(AliQA::kESDS, esd) ; 
+   qadm->Increment() ; 
+
+   AliCodeTimerStop(Form("running quality assurance data maker for %s", fgkDetectorName[iDet]));
+ }
+ if ((detStr.CompareTo("ALL") != 0) && !detStr.IsNull()) {
+   AliError(Form("the following detectors were not found: %s",
+                detStr.Data()));
+   if (fStopOnError) 
+     return kFALSE;
+ }
+ return kTRUE;
+  
+}
+
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+void AliReconstruction::CheckQA()
+{
+// check the QA of SIM for this run and remove the detectors 
+// with status Fatal
+  
+       TString newRunLocalReconstruction ; 
+       TString newRunTracking ;
+       TString newFillESD ;
+        
+       for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < AliQA::kNDET; iDet++) {
+               TString detName(AliQA::GetDetName(iDet)) ;
+               AliQA * qa = AliQA::Instance(AliQA::DETECTORINDEX(iDet)) ; 
+               if ( qa->IsSet(AliQA::DETECTORINDEX(iDet), AliQA::kSIM, AliQA::kFATAL)) {
+                               AliInfo(Form("QA status for %s in Hits and/or SDIGITS  and/or Digits was Fatal; No reconstruction performed", detName.Data())) ;
+               } else {
+                       if ( fRunLocalReconstruction.Contains(AliQA::GetDetName(iDet)) || 
+                                       fRunLocalReconstruction.Contains("ALL") )  {
+                               newRunLocalReconstruction += detName ; 
+                               newRunLocalReconstruction += " " ;                      
+                       }
+                       if ( fRunTracking.Contains(AliQA::GetDetName(iDet)) || 
+                                       fRunTracking.Contains("ALL") )  {
+                               newRunTracking += detName ; 
+                               newRunTracking += " " ;                         
+                       }
+                       if ( fFillESD.Contains(AliQA::GetDetName(iDet)) || 
+                                       fFillESD.Contains("ALL") )  {
+                               newFillESD += detName ; 
+                               newFillESD += " " ;                     
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       fRunLocalReconstruction = newRunLocalReconstruction ; 
+       fRunTracking            = newRunTracking ; 
+       fFillESD                = newFillESD ; 
+}
 
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Int_t AliReconstruction::GetDetIndex(const char* detector)
+{
+  // return the detector index corresponding to detector
+  Int_t index = -1 ; 
+  for (index = 0; index < fgkNDetectors ; index++) {
+    if ( strcmp(detector, fgkDetectorName[index]) == 0 )
+       break ; 
+  }    
+  return index ; 
+}
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::FinishPlaneEff() {
+ //
+ // Here execute all the necessary operationis, at the end of the tracking phase,
+ // in case that evaluation of PlaneEfficiencies was required for some detector. 
+ // E.g., write into a DataBase file the PlaneEfficiency which have been evaluated. 
+ //
+ // This Preliminary version works only FOR ITS !!!!!
+ // other detectors (TOF,TRD, etc. have to develop their specific codes)
+ //
+ //  Input: none
+ //  Return: kTRUE if all operations have been done properly, kFALSE otherwise 
+ //
+ Bool_t ret=kFALSE;
+ //for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < fgkNDetectors; iDet++) {
+ for (Int_t iDet = 0; iDet < 1; iDet++) { // for the time being only ITS  
+   //if (!IsSelected(fgkDetectorName[iDet], detStr)) continue;
+   if(fTracker[iDet]) ret=fTracker[iDet]->GetPlaneEff()->WriteIntoCDB();
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+//_____________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliReconstruction::InitPlaneEff() {
+//
+ // Here execute all the necessary operations, before of the tracking phase,
+ // for the evaluation of PlaneEfficiencies, in case required for some detectors.
+ // E.g., read from a DataBase file a first evaluation of the PlaneEfficiency 
+ // which should be updated/recalculated.
+ //
+ // This Preliminary version will work only FOR ITS !!!!!
+ // other detectors (TOF,TRD, etc. have to develop their specific codes)
+ //
+ //  Input: none
+ //  Return: kTRUE if all operations have been done properly, kFALSE otherwise
+ //
+ AliWarning(Form("Implementation of this method not yet done !! Method return kTRUE"));
+ return kTRUE;
+}