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-/*
-$Log$
-Revision 1.33  2007/04/03 13:56:01  acolla
-Grid Storage at the end of preprocessing. Added virtual method to disable DCS query according to the
-run type.
-
-Revision 1.32  2007/02/28 10:41:56  acolla
-Run type field added in SHUTTLE framework. Run type is read from "run type" logbook and retrieved by
-AliPreprocessor::GetRunType() function.
-Added some ldap definition files.
-
-Revision 1.30  2007/02/13 11:23:21  acolla
-Moved getters and setters of Shuttle's main OCDB/Reference, local
-OCDB/Reference, temp and log folders to AliShuttleInterface
-
-Revision 1.27  2007/01/30 17:52:42  jgrosseo
-adding monalisa monitoring
-
-Revision 1.26  2007/01/23 19:20:03  acolla
-Removed old ldif files, added TOF, MCH ldif files. Added some options in
-AliShuttleConfig::Print. Added in Ali Shuttle: SetShuttleTempDir and
-SetShuttleLogDir
-
-Revision 1.25  2007/01/15 19:13:52  acolla
-Moved some AliInfo to AliDebug in SendMail function
-
-Revision 1.21  2006/12/07 08:51:26  jgrosseo
-update (alberto):
-table, db names in ldap configuration
-added GRP preprocessor
-DCS data can also be retrieved by data point
-
-Revision 1.20  2006/11/16 16:16:48  jgrosseo
-introducing strict run ordering flag
-removed giving preprocessor name to preprocessor, they have to know their name themselves ;-)
-
-Revision 1.19  2006/11/06 14:23:04  jgrosseo
-major update (Alberto)
-o) reading of run parameters from the logbook
-o) online offline naming conversion
-o) standalone DCSclient package
-
-Revision 1.18  2006/10/20 15:22:59  jgrosseo
-o) Adding time out to the execution of the preprocessors: The Shuttle forks and the parent process monitors the child
-o) Merging Collect, CollectAll, CollectNew function
-o) Removing implementation of empty copy constructors (declaration still there!)
-
-Revision 1.17  2006/10/05 16:20:55  jgrosseo
-adapting to new CDB classes
-
-Revision 1.16  2006/10/05 15:46:26  jgrosseo
-applying to the new interface
-
-Revision 1.15  2006/10/02 16:38:39  jgrosseo
-update (alberto):
-fixed memory leaks
-storing of objects that failed to be stored to the grid before
-interfacing of shuttle status table in daq system
-
-Revision 1.14  2006/08/29 09:16:05  jgrosseo
-small update
-
-Revision 1.13  2006/08/15 10:50:00  jgrosseo
-effc++ corrections (alberto)
-
-Revision 1.12  2006/08/08 14:19:29  jgrosseo
-Update to shuttle classes (Alberto)
-
-- Possibility to set the full object's path in the Preprocessor's and
-Shuttle's  Store functions
-- Possibility to extend the object's run validity in the same classes
-("startValidity" and "validityInfinite" parameters)
-- Implementation of the StoreReferenceData function to store reference
-data in a dedicated CDB storage.
-
-Revision 1.11  2006/07/21 07:37:20  jgrosseo
-last run is stored after each run
-
-Revision 1.10  2006/07/20 09:54:40  jgrosseo
-introducing status management: The processing per subdetector is divided into several steps,
-after each step the status is stored on disk. If the system crashes in any of the steps the Shuttle
-can keep track of the number of failures and skips further processing after a certain threshold is
-exceeded. These thresholds can be configured in LDAP.
-
-Revision 1.9  2006/07/19 10:09:55  jgrosseo
-new configuration, accesst to DAQ FES (Alberto)
-
-Revision 1.8  2006/07/11 12:44:36  jgrosseo
-adding parameters for extended validity range of data produced by preprocessor
-
-Revision 1.7  2006/07/10 14:37:09  jgrosseo
-small fix + todo comment
-
-Revision 1.6  2006/07/10 13:01:41  jgrosseo
-enhanced storing of last sucessfully processed run (alberto)
-
-Revision 1.5  2006/07/04 14:59:57  jgrosseo
-revision of AliDCSValue: Removed wrapper classes, reduced storage size per value by factor 2
-
-Revision 1.4  2006/06/12 09:11:16  jgrosseo
-coding conventions (Alberto)
-
-Revision 1.3  2006/06/06 14:26:40  jgrosseo
-o) removed files that were moved to STEER
-o) shuttle updated to follow the new interface (Alberto)
-
-Revision 1.2  2006/03/07 07:52:34  hristov
-New version (B.Yordanov)
-
-Revision 1.6  2005/11/19 17:19:14  byordano
-RetrieveDATEEntries and RetrieveConditionsData added
-
-Revision 1.5  2005/11/19 11:09:27  byordano
-AliShuttle declaration added
-
-Revision 1.4  2005/11/17 17:47:34  byordano
-TList changed to TObjArray
-
-Revision 1.3  2005/11/17 14:43:23  byordano
-import to local CVS
-
-Revision 1.1.1.1  2005/10/28 07:33:58  hristov
-Initial import as subdirectory in AliRoot
-
-Revision 1.2  2005/09/13 08:41:15  byordano
-default startTime endTime added
-
-Revision 1.4  2005/08/30 09:13:02  byordano
-some docs added
-
-Revision 1.3  2005/08/29 21:15:47  byordano
-some docs added
-
-*/
+/* $Id$ */
 
 //
 // This class is the main manager for AliShuttle. 
@@ -187,9 +54,10 @@ some docs added
 #include <TMutex.h>
 #include <TSystemDirectory.h>
 #include <TSystemFile.h>
-#include <TFileMerger.h>
+#include <TFile.h>
 #include <TGrid.h>
 #include <TGridResult.h>
+#include <TMap.h>
 
 #include <TMonaLisaWriter.h>
 
@@ -198,6 +66,8 @@ some docs added
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
+#include <signal.h>
+
 ClassImp(AliShuttle)
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
@@ -208,13 +78,16 @@ fTimeout(timeout), fRetries(retries),
 fPreprocessorMap(),
 fLogbookEntry(0),
 fCurrentDetector(),
+fFirstProcessing(0),
+fFXSError(-1),
 fStatusEntry(0),
 fMonitoringMutex(0),
 fLastActionTime(0),
 fLastAction(),
 fMonaLisa(0),
 fTestMode(kNone),
-fReadTestMode(kFALSE)
+fReadTestMode(kFALSE),
+fOutputRedirected(kFALSE)
 {
        //
        // config: AliShuttleConfig used
@@ -382,6 +255,8 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreOCDB()
        // Then calls StoreRefFilesToGrid to store reference files. 
        //
        
+       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStoreStarted);
+                               
        if (fTestMode & kErrorGrid)
        {
                Log("SHUTTLE", "StoreOCDB - In TESTMODE - Simulating error while storing in the Grid");
@@ -389,28 +264,72 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreOCDB()
                return kFALSE;
        }
        
-       AliInfo("Storing OCDB data ...");
-       Bool_t resultCDB = StoreOCDB(fgkMainCDB);
+       Log("SHUTTLE","StoreOCDB - Storing OCDB data ...");
+       Int_t resultCDB = StoreOCDB(fgkMainCDB);
 
-       AliInfo("Storing reference data ...");
-       Bool_t resultRef = StoreOCDB(fgkMainRefStorage);
+       Log("SHUTTLE","StoreOCDB - Storing reference data ...");
+       Int_t resultRef = StoreOCDB(fgkMainRefStorage);
+       
+       Log("SHUTTLE","StoreOCDB - Storing reference files ...");
+       Bool_t resultRefFiles = CopyFilesToGrid("reference");
+       
+       Bool_t resultMetadata = kTRUE;
+       if(fCurrentDetector == "GRP") 
+       {
+               Log("StoreOCDB - SHUTTLE","Storing Run Metadata file ...");
+               resultMetadata = CopyFilesToGrid("metadata");
+       }
        
-       AliInfo("Storing reference files ...");
-       Bool_t resultRefFiles = StoreRefFilesToGrid();
+       Int_t storeResult = 0;
        
-       return resultCDB && resultRef && resultRefFiles;
+       if (resultCDB < 0 || resultRef < 0 || resultRefFiles == kFALSE || resultMetadata == kFALSE)
+               storeResult = -1;
+       else if (resultCDB > 0 || resultRef > 0)
+               storeResult = 1;
+               
+       if (storeResult < 0)
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", 
+                       Form("\t\t\t****** run %d - %s: STORAGE ERROR ******",
+                               GetCurrentRun(), fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStoreError);
+       } 
+       else if (storeResult > 0)
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", 
+                       Form("\t\t\t****** run %d - %s: STORAGE DELAYED ******",
+                               GetCurrentRun(), fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStoreDelayed);
+       }
+       else if (storeResult == 0) 
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", 
+                       Form("\t\t\t****** run %d - %s: DONE ******",
+                               GetCurrentRun(), fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDone);
+               UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector, "DONE");
+       }
+
+       return (storeResult == 0);
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreOCDB(const TString& gridURI)
+Int_t AliShuttle::StoreOCDB(const TString& gridURI)
 {
        //
        // Called by StoreOCDB(), performs actual storage to the main OCDB and reference storages (Grid)
        //
+       // Return code:
+       //   -2 initialization error
+       //   -1 storage error
+       //   0  success
+       //   1  storage delayed (e.g. previous unprocessed runs)
+       //
 
        TObjArray* gridIds=0;
 
        Bool_t result = kTRUE;
+       Bool_t delayed = kFALSE;
 
        const char* type = 0;
        TString localURI;
@@ -422,7 +341,7 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreOCDB(const TString& gridURI)
                localURI = fgkLocalRefStorage;
        } else {
                AliError(Form("Invalid storage URI: %s", gridURI.Data()));
-               return kFALSE;
+               return -2;
        }
 
        AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
@@ -431,7 +350,7 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreOCDB(const TString& gridURI)
        if(!gridSto) {
                Log("SHUTTLE",
                        Form("StoreOCDB - cannot activate main %s storage", type));
-               return kFALSE;
+               return -2;
        }
 
        gridIds = gridSto->GetQueryCDBList();
@@ -441,7 +360,7 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreOCDB(const TString& gridURI)
        if(!localSto) {
                Log("SHUTTLE",
                        Form("StoreOCDB - cannot activate local %s storage", type));
-               return kFALSE;
+               return -2;
        }
        AliCDBPath aPath(GetOfflineDetName(fCurrentDetector.Data()),"*","*");
        // Local objects were stored with current run as Grid version!
@@ -465,6 +384,10 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreOCDB(const TString& gridURI)
                        Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreOCDB - %s: object %s has validity infinite but "
                                                "there are previous unprocessed runs!",
                                                fCurrentDetector.Data(), aLocId.GetPath().Data()));
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), Form("StoreOCDB - %s: object %s has validity infinite but "
+                                               "there are previous unprocessed runs!",
+                                               fCurrentDetector.Data(), aLocId.GetPath().Data()));
+                       delayed = kTRUE;
                        continue;
                }
 
@@ -494,33 +417,147 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreOCDB(const TString& gridURI)
                                Log("SHUTTLE",
                                        Form("StoreOCDB - Object <%s> successfully put into %s storage",
                                                aLocId.ToString().Data(), type));
+                               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                                       Form("StoreOCDB - Object <%s> successfully put into %s storage",
+                                               aLocId.ToString().Data(), type));
                        }
 
                        // removing local filename...
                        TString filename;
                        localSto->IdToFilename(aLocId, filename);
-                       AliInfo(Form("Removing local file %s", filename.Data()));
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreOCDB - Removing local file %s", filename.Data()));
                        RemoveFile(filename.Data());
                        continue;
                } else  {
                        Log("SHUTTLE",
                                Form("StoreOCDB - Grid %s storage of object <%s> failed",
                                        type, aLocId.ToString().Data()));
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                               Form("StoreOCDB - Grid %s storage of object <%s> failed",
+                                       type, aLocId.ToString().Data()));
                        result = kFALSE;
                }
        }
        localEntries->Clear();
 
-       return result;
+       Int_t returnCode = 0;
+       
+       if (result == kFALSE)
+               returnCode = -1;
+       else if (delayed != kFALSE)
+               returnCode =  1;
+
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreOCDB - Returning with %d (result = %d, delayed = %d)", returnCode, result, delayed));
+       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), Form("StoreOCDB - Returning with %d (result = %d, delayed = %d)", returnCode, result, delayed));
+       
+       return returnCode;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::CleanReferenceStorage(const char* detector)
+{
+       // clears the directory used to store reference files of a given subdetector
+  
+       AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
+       AliCDBStorage* sto = man->GetStorage(fgkLocalRefStorage);
+       TString localBaseFolder = sto->GetBaseFolder();
+
+       TString targetDir = GetRefFilePrefix(localBaseFolder.Data(), detector);
+       
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CleanReferenceStorage - Cleaning %s", targetDir.Data()));
+
+       TString begin;
+       begin.Form("%d_", GetCurrentRun());
+       
+       TSystemDirectory* baseDir = new TSystemDirectory("/", targetDir);
+       if (!baseDir)
+               return kTRUE;
+               
+       TList* dirList = baseDir->GetListOfFiles();
+       delete baseDir;
+       
+       if (!dirList) return kTRUE;
+                       
+       if (dirList->GetEntries() < 3) 
+       {
+               delete dirList;
+               return kTRUE;
+       }
+                               
+       Int_t nDirs = 0, nDel = 0;
+       TIter dirIter(dirList);
+       TSystemFile* entry = 0;
+
+       Bool_t success = kTRUE;
+       
+       while ((entry = dynamic_cast<TSystemFile*> (dirIter.Next())))
+       {                                       
+               if (entry->IsDirectory())
+                       continue;
+               
+               TString fileName(entry->GetName());
+               if (!fileName.BeginsWith(begin))
+                       continue;
+                       
+               nDirs++;
+                                               
+               // delete file
+               Int_t result = gSystem->Unlink(fileName.Data());
+               
+               if (result)
+               {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CleanReferenceStorage - Could not delete file %s!", fileName.Data()));
+                       success = kFALSE;
+               } else {
+                       nDel++;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if(nDirs > 0)
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CleanReferenceStorage - %d (over %d) reference files in folder %s were deleted.", 
+                       nDel, nDirs, targetDir.Data()));
+
+               
+       delete dirList;
+       return success;
+
+
+
+
+
+
+  Int_t result = gSystem->GetPathInfo(targetDir, 0, (Long64_t*) 0, 0, 0);
+  if (result == 0)
+  {
+    // delete directory
+    result = gSystem->Exec(Form("rm -rf %s", targetDir.Data()));
+    if (result != 0)
+    {  
+      Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CleanReferenceStorage - Could not clean directory %s", targetDir.Data()));
+      return kFALSE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  result = gSystem->mkdir(targetDir, kTRUE);
+  if (result != 0)
+  {
+    Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CleanReferenceStorage - Error creating base directory %s", targetDir.Data()));
+    return kFALSE;
+  }
+       
+  return kTRUE;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreReferenceFile(const char* detector, const char* localFile, const char* gridFileName)
 {
        //
-       // Stores reference file directly (without opening it). This function stores the file locally
-       // renaming it to #runNumber_gridFileName.
+       // Stores reference file directly (without opening it). This function stores the file locally.
        //
+       // The file is stored under the following location: 
+       // <base folder of local reference storage>/<DET>/<RUN#>_<gridFileName>
+       // where <gridFileName> is the second parameter given to the function
+       // 
        
        if (fTestMode & kErrorStorage)
        {
@@ -533,98 +570,216 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreReferenceFile(const char* detector, const char* localFil
        
        TString localBaseFolder = sto->GetBaseFolder();
        
-       TString targetDir;
-       targetDir.Form("%s/%s", localBaseFolder.Data(), detector);
+       TString target = GetRefFilePrefix(localBaseFolder.Data(), detector);    
+       target.Append(Form("/%d_%s", GetCurrentRun(), gridFileName));
        
-       TString target;
-       target.Form("%s/%d_%s", targetDir.Data(), GetCurrentRun(), gridFileName);
+       return CopyFileLocally(localFile, target);
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreRunMetadataFile(const char* localFile, const char* gridFileName)
+{
+       //
+       // Stores Run metadata file to the Grid, in the run folder
+       //
+       // Only GRP can call this function.
        
-       Int_t result = gSystem->GetPathInfo(targetDir, 0, (Long64_t*) 0, 0, 0);
+       if (fTestMode & kErrorStorage)
+       {
+               Log(fCurrentDetector, "StoreRunMetaDataFile - In TESTMODE - Simulating error while storing locally");
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       
+       AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
+       AliCDBStorage* sto = man->GetStorage(fgkLocalRefStorage);
+       
+       TString localBaseFolder = sto->GetBaseFolder();
+       
+       // Build Run level folder
+       // folder = /alice/data/year/lhcPeriod/runNb/raw
+       
+               
+       TString lhcPeriod = GetLHCPeriod();     
+       if (lhcPeriod.Length() == 0) 
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE","StoreRunMetaDataFile - LHCPeriod not found in logbook!");
+               return 0;
+       }
+       
+       // TODO partitions with one detector only write data into LHCperiod_DET
+       TString partition = GetRunParameter("detector");
+       
+       if (partition.Length() > 0 && partition != "ALICE")
+       {
+               lhcPeriod.Append(Form("_%s", partition.Data()));
+               Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("Run data tags merged file will be written in %s", 
+                               lhcPeriod.Data()));
+       }
+               
+       TString target = Form("%s/GRP/RunMetadata%s%d/%s/%09d/raw/%s", 
+                               localBaseFolder.Data(), fConfig->GetAlienPath(), GetCurrentYear(), 
+                               lhcPeriod.Data(), GetCurrentRun(), gridFileName);
+                                       
+       return CopyFileLocally(localFile, target);
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::CopyFileLocally(const char* localFile, const TString& target)
+{
+       //
+       // Stores file locally. Called by StoreReferenceFile and StoreRunMetadataFile
+       // Files are temporarily stored in the local reference storage. When the preprocessor 
+       // finishes, the Shuttle calls CopyFilesToGrid to transfer the files to AliEn 
+       // (in reference or run level folders)
+       //
+       
+       TString targetDir(target(0, target.Last('/')));
+       
+       //try to open base dir folder, if it does not exist
+       void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(targetDir.Data());
+       if (dir == NULL) {
+               if (gSystem->mkdir(targetDir.Data(), kTRUE)) {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFileLocally - Can't open directory <%s>", targetDir.Data()));
+                       return kFALSE;
+               }
+
+       } else {
+               gSystem->FreeDirectory(dir);
+       }
+       
+       Int_t result = 0;
+       
+       result = gSystem->GetPathInfo(localFile, 0, (Long64_t*) 0, 0, 0);
        if (result)
        {
-               result = gSystem->mkdir(targetDir, kTRUE);
-               if (result != 0)
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFileLocally - %s does not exist", localFile));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       result = gSystem->GetPathInfo(target, 0, (Long64_t*) 0, 0, 0);
+       if (!result)
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFileLocally - target file %s already exist, removing...", target.Data()));
+               if (gSystem->Unlink(target.Data()))
                {
-                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreReferenceFile - Error creating base directory %s", targetDir.Data()));
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFileLocally - Could not remove existing target file %s!", target.Data()));
                        return kFALSE;
                }
-       }
-               
+       }       
+       
        result = gSystem->CopyFile(localFile, target);
 
        if (result == 0)
        {
-               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreReferenceFile - Stored file %s locally to %s", localFile, target.Data()));
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFileLocally - File %s stored locally to %s", localFile, target.Data()));
                return kTRUE;
        }
        else
        {
-               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreReferenceFile - Storing file %s locally to %s failed", localFile, target.Data()));
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFileLocally - Could not store file %s to %s! Error code = %d", 
+                               localFile, target.Data(), result));
                return kFALSE;
        }       
+
+
+
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreRefFilesToGrid()
+Bool_t AliShuttle::CopyFilesToGrid(const char* type)
 {
        //
-       // Transfers the reference file to the Grid.
-       // The final full path of the file is:
-       // gridBaseReferenceFolder/DET/#runNumber_gridFileName
+       // Transfers local files to the Grid. Local files can be reference files 
+       // or run metadata file (from GRP only).
        //
-       
+       // According to the type (ref, metadata) the files are stored under the following location: 
+       // ref --> <base folder of reference storage>/<DET>/<RUN#>_<gridFileName>
+       // metadata --> <run data folder>/<MetadataFileName>
+       //
+               
        AliCDBManager* man = AliCDBManager::Instance();
        AliCDBStorage* sto = man->GetStorage(fgkLocalRefStorage);
        if (!sto)
                return kFALSE;
        TString localBaseFolder = sto->GetBaseFolder();
-               
-       TString dir;
-       dir.Form("%s/%s", localBaseFolder.Data(), fCurrentDetector.Data());
        
-       AliCDBStorage* gridSto = man->GetStorage(fgkMainRefStorage);
-       if (!gridSto)
-               return kFALSE;
-       TString gridBaseFolder = gridSto->GetBaseFolder();
+       TString dir;
        TString alienDir;
-       alienDir.Form("%s%s", gridBaseFolder.Data(), fCurrentDetector.Data());
-       
-       if(!gGrid) 
-               return kFALSE;
+       TString begin;
        
-       // check that DET folder exists, otherwise create it
-       TGridResult* result = gGrid->Ls(alienDir.Data());
+       if (strcmp(type, "reference") == 0) 
+       {
+               dir = GetRefFilePrefix(localBaseFolder.Data(), fCurrentDetector.Data());
+               AliCDBStorage* gridSto = man->GetStorage(fgkMainRefStorage);
+               if (!gridSto)
+                       return kFALSE;
+               TString gridBaseFolder = gridSto->GetBaseFolder();
+               alienDir = GetRefFilePrefix(gridBaseFolder.Data(), fCurrentDetector.Data());
+               begin = Form("%d_", GetCurrentRun());
+       } 
+       else if (strcmp(type, "metadata") == 0)
+       {
+                       
+               TString lhcPeriod = GetLHCPeriod();
        
-       if(!result)
-               return kFALSE;
+               if (lhcPeriod.Length() == 0) 
+               {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE","CopyFilesToGrid - LHCPeriod not found in logbook!");
+                       return 0;
+               }
+               
+               // TODO partitions with one detector only write data into LHCperiod_DET
+               TString partition = GetRunParameter("detector");
        
-       if(!result->GetFileName(0)) {
-               if(!gGrid->Mkdir(alienDir.Data(),"",0)){
-                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreRefFilesToGrid - Cannot create directory %s",
-                                       alienDir.Data()));
-                       return kFALSE;
+               if (partition.Length() > 0 && partition != "ALICE")
+               {
+                       lhcPeriod.Append(Form("_%s", partition.Data()));
                }
                
+               dir = Form("%s/GRP/RunMetadata%s%d/%s/%09d/raw", 
+                               localBaseFolder.Data(), fConfig->GetAlienPath(), GetCurrentYear(), 
+                               lhcPeriod.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+               alienDir = dir(dir.Index(fConfig->GetAlienPath()), dir.Length());
+               
+               begin = "";
        }
-
-       TString begin;
-       begin.Form("%d_", GetCurrentRun());
-       
+       else 
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "CopyFilesToGrid - Unexpected: type label must be reference or metadata!");
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+               
        TSystemDirectory* baseDir = new TSystemDirectory("/", dir);
-       TList* dirList            = baseDir->GetListOfFiles();
-       if (!dirList)
+       if (!baseDir)
                return kTRUE;
                
-       Int_t nDirs               = dirList->GetEntries();
-       
-       Bool_t success = kTRUE;
+       TList* dirList = baseDir->GetListOfFiles();
+       delete baseDir;
        
-       for (Int_t iDir=0; iDir<nDirs; ++iDir)
+       if (!dirList) return kTRUE;
+               
+       if (dirList->GetEntries() < 3) 
        {
-               TSystemFile* entry = dynamic_cast<TSystemFile*> (dirList->At(iDir));
-               if (!entry)
-                       continue;
+               delete dirList;
+               return kTRUE;
+       }
                        
+       if (!gGrid)
+       { 
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "CopyFilesToGrid - Connection to Grid failed: Cannot continue!");
+               delete dirList;
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       
+       Int_t nDirs = 0, nTransfer = 0;
+       TIter dirIter(dirList);
+       TSystemFile* entry = 0;
+
+       Bool_t success = kTRUE;
+       Bool_t first = kTRUE;
+       
+       while ((entry = dynamic_cast<TSystemFile*> (dirIter.Next())))
+       {                       
                if (entry->IsDirectory())
                        continue;
                        
@@ -632,32 +787,89 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::StoreRefFilesToGrid()
                if (!fileName.BeginsWith(begin))
                        continue;
                        
+               nDirs++;
+                       
+               if (first)
+               {
+                       first = kFALSE;
+                       // check that folder exists, otherwise create it
+                       TGridResult* result = gGrid->Ls(alienDir.Data(), "a");
+                       
+                       if (!result)
+                       {
+                               delete dirList;
+                               return kFALSE;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if (!result->GetFileName(1)) // TODO: It looks like element 0 is always 0!!
+                       {
+                               // TODO It does not work currently! Bug in TAliEn::Mkdir
+                               // TODO Manually fixed in local root v5-16-00
+                               if (!gGrid->Mkdir(alienDir.Data(),"-p",0))
+                               {
+                                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFilesToGrid - Cannot create directory %s",
+                                                       alienDir.Data()));
+                                       delete dirList;
+                                       return kFALSE;
+                               } else {
+                                       Log("SHUTTLE",Form("CopyFilesToGrid - Folder %s created", alienDir.Data()));
+                               }
+                               
+                       } else {
+                                       Log("SHUTTLE",Form("CopyFilesToGrid - Folder %s found", alienDir.Data()));
+                       }
+               }
+                       
                TString fullLocalPath;
                fullLocalPath.Form("%s/%s", dir.Data(), fileName.Data());
                
                TString fullGridPath;
                fullGridPath.Form("alien://%s/%s", alienDir.Data(), fileName.Data());
 
-               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreRefFilesToGrid - Copying local file %s to %s", fullLocalPath.Data(), fullGridPath.Data()));
-               
-               TFileMerger fileMerger;
-               Bool_t result = fileMerger.Cp(fullLocalPath, fullGridPath);
+               Bool_t result = TFile::Cp(fullLocalPath, fullGridPath);
                
                if (result)
                {
-                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreRefFilesToGrid - Copying local file %s to %s succeeded", fullLocalPath.Data(), fullGridPath.Data()));
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFilesToGrid - Copying local file %s to %s succeeded!", 
+                                               fullLocalPath.Data(), fullGridPath.Data()));
                        RemoveFile(fullLocalPath);
+                       nTransfer++;
                }
                else
                {
-                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("StoreRefFilesToGrid - Copying local file %s to %s failed", fullLocalPath.Data(), fullGridPath.Data()));
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFilesToGrid - Copying local file %s to %s FAILED!", 
+                                               fullLocalPath.Data(), fullGridPath.Data()));
                        success = kFALSE;
                }
        }
+
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("CopyFilesToGrid - %d (over %d) files in folder %s copied to Grid.", 
+                                               nTransfer, nDirs, dir.Data()));
+
+               
+       delete dirList;
+       return success;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+const char* AliShuttle::GetRefFilePrefix(const char* base, const char* detector)
+{
+       //
+       // Get folder name of reference files 
+       //
+
+       TString offDetStr(GetOfflineDetName(detector));
+       TString dir;
+       if (offDetStr == "ITS" || offDetStr == "MUON" || offDetStr == "PHOS")
+       {
+               dir.Form("%s/%s/%s", base, offDetStr.Data(), detector);
+       } else {
+               dir.Form("%s/%s", base, offDetStr.Data());
+       }
        
-       delete baseDir;
+       return dir.Data();
        
-       return success;
+
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
@@ -671,7 +883,7 @@ void AliShuttle::CleanLocalStorage(const TString& uri)
        if(uri == fgkLocalCDB) {
                type = "OCDB";
        } else if(uri == fgkLocalRefStorage) {
-               type = "reference";
+               type = "Reference";
        } else {
                AliError(Form("Invalid storage URI: %s", uri.Data()));
                return;
@@ -688,11 +900,11 @@ void AliShuttle::CleanLocalStorage(const TString& uri)
        }
 
        TString filename(Form("%s/%s/*/Run*_v%d_s*.root",
-               localSto->GetBaseFolder().Data(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun()));
+               localSto->GetBaseFolder().Data(), GetOfflineDetName(fCurrentDetector.Data()), GetCurrentRun()));
 
-       AliInfo(Form("filename = %s", filename.Data()));
+       AliDebug(2, Form("filename = %s", filename.Data()));
 
-       AliInfo(Form("Removing remaining local files from run %d and detector %s ...",
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Removing remaining local files for run %d and detector %s ...",
                GetCurrentRun(), fCurrentDetector.Data()));
 
        RemoveFile(filename.Data());
@@ -770,7 +982,7 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::WriteShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus* status)
                return kFALSE;
        }
        
-       SendMLInfo();
+       SendMLDetInfo();
 
        return kTRUE;
 }
@@ -790,7 +1002,7 @@ void AliShuttle::UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::Status newStatus, Bool_t
        AliShuttleStatus* status = dynamic_cast<AliShuttleStatus*> (fStatusEntry->GetObject());
 
        if (!status){
-               Log("SHUTTLE", "UNEXPECTED: status could not be read from current CDB entry");
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "UpdateShuttleStatus - UNEXPECTED: status could not be read from current CDB entry");
                return;
        }
 
@@ -806,11 +1018,11 @@ void AliShuttle::UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::Status newStatus, Bool_t
 
        AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkLocalCDB)->Put(fStatusEntry);
 
-       SendMLInfo();
+       SendMLDetInfo();
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-void AliShuttle::SendMLInfo()
+void AliShuttle::SendMLDetInfo()
 {
        //
        // sends ML information about the current status of the current detector being processed
@@ -819,7 +1031,7 @@ void AliShuttle::SendMLInfo()
        AliShuttleStatus* status = dynamic_cast<AliShuttleStatus*> (fStatusEntry->GetObject());
        
        if (!status){
-               Log("SHUTTLE", "SendMLInfo - UNEXPECTED: status could not be read from current CDB entry");
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "SendMLDetInfo - UNEXPECTED: status could not be read from current CDB entry");
                return;
        }
        
@@ -830,7 +1042,9 @@ void AliShuttle::SendMLInfo()
        mlList.Add(&mlStatus);
        mlList.Add(&mlRetryCount);
 
-       fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList);
+       TString mlID;
+       mlID.Form("%d", GetCurrentRun());
+       fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList, mlID);
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
@@ -840,21 +1054,22 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::ContinueProcessing()
        // checks if the processing should be continued
        // if yes it returns kTRUE and updates the AliShuttleStatus with nextStatus
 
-       if (!fConfig->HostProcessDetector(fCurrentDetector)) return kFALSE;
+       if (!fConfig->HostProcessDetector(fCurrentDetector))
+               return kFALSE;
 
        AliPreprocessor* aPreprocessor =
                dynamic_cast<AliPreprocessor*> (fPreprocessorMap.GetValue(fCurrentDetector));
        if (!aPreprocessor)
        {
-               AliInfo(Form("%s: no preprocessor registered", fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: no preprocessor registered", fCurrentDetector.Data()));
                return kFALSE;
        }
 
        AliShuttleLogbookEntry::Status entryStatus =
                fLogbookEntry->GetDetectorStatus(fCurrentDetector);
 
-       if(entryStatus != AliShuttleLogbookEntry::kUnprocessed) {
-               AliInfo(Form("ContinueProcessing - %s is %s",
+       if (entryStatus != AliShuttleLogbookEntry::kUnprocessed) {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s is %s",
                                fCurrentDetector.Data(),
                                fLogbookEntry->GetDetectorStatusName(entryStatus)));
                return kFALSE;
@@ -866,47 +1081,59 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::ContinueProcessing()
        if (fConfig->StrictRunOrder(fCurrentDetector) &&
                !fFirstUnprocessed[GetDetPos(fCurrentDetector)])
        {
-               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s requires strict run ordering but this is not the first unprocessed run!"));
-               return kFALSE;
+               if (fTestMode == kNone)
+               {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s requires strict run ordering"
+                                       " but this is not the first unprocessed run!"));
+                       return kFALSE;
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - In TESTMODE - "
+                                       "Although %s requires strict run ordering "
+                                       "and this is not the first unprocessed run, "
+                                       "the SHUTTLE continues"));
+               }
        }
 
+       // Is the subdetector processed first time for this run?
+       fFirstProcessing = kFALSE;
+
        AliShuttleStatus* status = ReadShuttleStatus();
        if (!status) {
                // first time
                Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: Processing first time",
                                fCurrentDetector.Data()));
                status = new AliShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStarted);
+               fFirstProcessing = kTRUE;
                return WriteShuttleStatus(status);
        }
 
-       // The following two cases shouldn't happen if Shuttle Logbook was correctly updated.
+       // The following case shouldn't happen if Shuttle Logbook was correctly updated.
        // If it happens it may mean Logbook updating failed... let's do it now!
        if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kDone ||
-           status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kFailed){
+           status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kFailed ||
+           status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kSkipped) {
                Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s is already %s. Updating Shuttle Logbook",
                                        fCurrentDetector.Data(),
                                        status->GetStatusName(status->GetStatus())));
-               UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector.Data(),
-                                       status->GetStatusName(status->GetStatus()));
+               
+               if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kSkipped)
+               {
+                       UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "DONE");
+               }
+               else
+                       UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector.Data(), status->GetStatusName(status->GetStatus()));
+                       
                return kFALSE;
        }
 
-       if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kStoreError) {
+       if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kStoreStarted || status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kStoreDelayed ||status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kStoreError) {
                Log("SHUTTLE",
-                       Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: Grid storage of one or more objects failed. Trying again now",
-                               fCurrentDetector.Data()));
-               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStoreStarted);
-               if (StoreOCDB()){
-                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: all objects successfully stored into main storage",
+                       Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: Grid storage of one or more "
+                               "objects failed. Trying again now",
                                fCurrentDetector.Data()));
-                       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDone);
-                       UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "DONE");
-               } else {
-                       Log("SHUTTLE",
-                               Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: Grid storage failed again",
-                                       fCurrentDetector.Data()));
-                       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStoreError);
-               }
+               StoreOCDB();
                return kFALSE;
        }
 
@@ -930,18 +1157,22 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::ContinueProcessing()
                // UpdateTableFailCase();
                
                // Send mail to detector expert!
-               AliInfo(Form("Sending mail to %s expert...", fCurrentDetector.Data()));
-               if (!SendMail())
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - Sending mail to %s expert...", 
+                                   fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+               if (!SendMail(kPPEMail))
                        Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - Could not send mail to %s expert",
-                                       fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+                                           fCurrentDetector.Data()));
 
        } else {
                Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ContinueProcessing - %s: restarting. "
                                "Aborted before with %s. Retry number %d.", fCurrentDetector.Data(),
                                status->GetStatusName(), status->GetCount()));
                Bool_t increaseCount = kTRUE;
-               if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError || status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kDCSStarted)
-                       increaseCount = kFALSE;
+               if (status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError || 
+                   status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kDCSStarted ||
+                   status->GetStatus() == AliShuttleStatus::kFXSError)
+                               increaseCount = kFALSE;
+                               
                UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStarted, increaseCount);
                cont = kTRUE;
        }
@@ -949,6 +1180,31 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::ContinueProcessing()
        return cont;
 }
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+void AliShuttle::SendMLRunInfo(const char* status)
+{
+       // 
+       // Send information about this run to ML
+       
+       TMonaLisaText  mlStatus("SHUTTLE_status", status);
+       TString runType(fLogbookEntry->GetRunType());
+       if (strlen(fLogbookEntry->GetRunParameter("log")) > 0){
+
+               runType += "(";
+               runType += fLogbookEntry->GetRunParameter("log");
+               runType += ")";
+       }
+       TMonaLisaText  mlRunType("SHUTTLE_runtype", runType);
+
+       TList mlList;
+       mlList.Add(&mlStatus);
+       mlList.Add(&mlRunType);
+
+       TString mlID;
+       mlID.Form("%d", GetCurrentRun());
+       fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList, mlID);       
+}
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
 {
@@ -963,23 +1219,13 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
 
        fLogbookEntry = entry;
 
-       AliInfo(Form("\n\n \t\t\t^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* run %d: START ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* \n",
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("\t\t\t^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* run %d: START ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*",
                                        GetCurrentRun()));
 
-       // create ML instance that monitors this run
-       fMonaLisa = new TMonaLisaWriter(Form("%d", GetCurrentRun()), "SHUTTLE", "aliendb1.cern.ch");
-       // disable monitoring of other parameters that come e.g. from TFile
-       gMonitoringWriter = 0;
-
+       CountOpenRuns();
+       
        // Send the information to ML
-       TMonaLisaText  mlStatus("SHUTTLE_status", "Processing");
-       TMonaLisaText  mlRunType("SHUTTLE_runtype", Form("%s (%s)", entry->GetRunType(), entry->GetRunParameter("log")));
-
-       TList mlList;
-       mlList.Add(&mlStatus);
-       mlList.Add(&mlRunType);
-
-       fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList);
+       SendMLRunInfo("Processing");
 
        if (fLogbookEntry->IsDone())
        {
@@ -992,6 +1238,7 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
        // read test mode if flag is set
        if (fReadTestMode)
        {
+               fTestMode = kNone;
                TString logEntry(entry->GetRunParameter("log"));
                //printf("log entry = %s\n", logEntry.Data());
                TString searchStr("Testmode: ");
@@ -1012,7 +1259,7 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                                        Int_t testMode = tmpStr->String().Atoi();
                                        if (testMode > 0)
                                        {
-                                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Enabling test mode %d", testMode));
+                                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - Enabling test mode %d", testMode));
                                                SetTestMode((TestMode) testMode);
                                        }
                                }
@@ -1020,44 +1267,67 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                        }
                }
        }
-       
+               
        fLogbookEntry->Print("all");
 
        // Initialization
        Bool_t hasError = kFALSE;
 
-       AliCDBStorage *mainCDBSto = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainCDB);
-       if(mainCDBSto) mainCDBSto->QueryCDB(GetCurrentRun());
-       AliCDBStorage *mainRefSto = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainRefStorage);
-       if(mainRefSto) mainRefSto->QueryCDB(GetCurrentRun());
-
+       // Set the CDB and Reference folders according to the year and LHC period
+       TString lhcPeriod(GetLHCPeriod());
+       if (lhcPeriod.Length() == 0) 
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE","Process - LHCPeriod not found in logbook!");
+               return 0; 
+       }       
+       
+       // build cdb paths (repeat each time, LHCperiod might have changed)
+       fgkMainCDB.Form("alien://folder=%s%d/%s/OCDB?user=alidaq?cacheFold=/tmp/OCDBCache", 
+                                       fConfig->GetAlienPath(), GetCurrentYear(), lhcPeriod.Data());
+       
+       fgkMainRefStorage.Form("alien://folder=%s%d/%s/Reference?user=alidaq?cacheFold=/tmp/OCDBCache", 
+                                       fConfig->GetAlienPath(), GetCurrentYear(), lhcPeriod.Data());
+       
        // Loop on detectors in the configuration
        TIter iter(fConfig->GetDetectors());
        TObjString* aDetector = 0;
 
+       Bool_t first = kTRUE;
+
        while ((aDetector = (TObjString*) iter.Next()))
        {
                fCurrentDetector = aDetector->String();
 
-               if (ContinueProcessing() == kFALSE) continue;
+               if (ContinueProcessing() == kFALSE) 
+                       continue;
+               
+               if (first)
+               {
+                 // only read QueryCDB when needed and only once
+                 AliCDBStorage *mainCDBSto = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainCDB);
+                 if(mainCDBSto) mainCDBSto->QueryCDB(GetCurrentRun());
+                 AliCDBStorage *mainRefSto = AliCDBManager::Instance()->GetStorage(fgkMainRefStorage);
+                 if(mainRefSto) mainRefSto->QueryCDB(GetCurrentRun());
+                 first = kFALSE;
+               }
 
-               AliInfo(Form("\n\n \t\t\t****** run %d - %s: START  ******",
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("\t\t\t****** run %d - %s: START  ******",
                                                GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
 
                for(Int_t iSys=0;iSys<3;iSys++) fFXSCalled[iSys]=kFALSE;
 
-               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "Starting processing");
+               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "Process - Starting processing");
 
                Int_t pid = fork();
 
                if (pid < 0)
                {
-                       Log("SHUTTLE", "ERROR: Forking failed");
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", "Process - ERROR: Forking failed");
                }
                else if (pid > 0)
                {
                        // parent
-                       AliInfo(Form("In parent process of %d - %s: Starting monitoring",
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - In parent process of %d - %s: Starting monitoring",
                                                        GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
 
                        Long_t begin = time(0);
@@ -1070,23 +1340,21 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                                if (expiredTime > fConfig->GetPPTimeOut())
                                {
                                        TString tmp;
-                                       tmp.Form("Process of %s time out. Run time: %d seconds. Killing...",
-                                                               fCurrentDetector.Data(), expiredTime);
+                                       tmp.Form("Process - Process of %s time out. "
+                                                       "Run time: %d seconds. Killing...",
+                                                       fCurrentDetector.Data(), expiredTime);
                                        Log("SHUTTLE", tmp);
                                        Log(fCurrentDetector, tmp);
 
                                        kill(pid, 9);
 
-                                       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kPPTimeOut);
+                                       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kPPTimeOut);
                                        hasError = kTRUE;
 
                                        gSystem->Sleep(1000);
                                }
                                else
                                {
-                                       if (expiredTime % 60 == 0)
-                                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Checked process. Run time: %d seconds.",
-                                                               expiredTime));
                                        gSystem->Sleep(1000);
                                        
                                        TString checkStr;
@@ -1094,14 +1362,15 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                                        FILE* pipe = gSystem->OpenPipe(checkStr, "r");
                                        if (!pipe)
                                        {
-                                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Error: Could not open pipe to %s", checkStr.Data()));
+                                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - Error: "
+                                                       "Could not open pipe to %s", checkStr.Data()));
                                                continue;
                                        }
                                                
                                        char buffer[100];
                                        if (!fgets(buffer, 100, pipe))
                                        {
-                                               Log("SHUTTLE", "Error: ps did not return anything");
+                                               Log("SHUTTLE", "Process - Error: ps did not return anything");
                                                gSystem->ClosePipe(pipe);
                                                continue;
                                        }
@@ -1112,17 +1381,23 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                                        Int_t mem = 0;
                                        if ((sscanf(buffer, "%d\n", &mem) != 1) || !mem)
                                        {
-                                               Log("SHUTTLE", "Error: Could not parse output of ps");
+                                               Log("SHUTTLE", "Process - Error: Could not parse output of ps");
                                                continue;
                                        }
                                        
                                        if (expiredTime % 60 == 0)
-                                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("The process consumes %d KB of memory.", mem));
+                                       {
+                                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - %s: Checking process. "
+                                                       "Run time: %d seconds - Memory consumption: %d KB",
+                                                       fCurrentDetector.Data(), expiredTime, mem));
+                                               SendAlive();
+                                       }
                                        
                                        if (mem > fConfig->GetPPMaxMem())
                                        {
                                                TString tmp;
-                                               tmp.Form("Process exceeds maximum allowed memory (%d KB > %d KB). Killing...",
+                                               tmp.Form("Process - Process exceeds maximum allowed memory "
+                                                       "(%d KB > %d KB). Killing...",
                                                        mem, fConfig->GetPPMaxMem());
                                                Log("SHUTTLE", tmp);
                                                Log(fCurrentDetector, tmp);
@@ -1137,14 +1412,14 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                                }
                        }
 
-                       AliInfo(Form("In parent process of %d - %s: Client has terminated.",
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - In parent process of %d - %s: Client has terminated.",
                                                                GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
 
                        if (WIFEXITED(status))
                        {
                                Int_t returnCode = WEXITSTATUS(status);
 
-                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("%s: the return code is %d", fCurrentDetector.Data(),
+                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - %s: the return code is %d", fCurrentDetector.Data(),
                                                                                returnCode));
 
                                if (returnCode == 0) hasError = kTRUE;
@@ -1152,30 +1427,77 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                }
                else if (pid == 0)
                {
-                       // client
-                       AliInfo(Form("In client process of %d - %s", GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
+                       // child
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - In child process of %d - %s", GetCurrentRun(),
+                               aDetector->GetName()));
+
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - Redirecting output to %s log",fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+
+                       if ((freopen(GetLogFileName(fCurrentDetector), "a", stdout)) == 0)
+                       {
+                               Log("SHUTTLE", "Process - Could not freopen stdout");
+                       }
+                       else
+                       {
+                               fOutputRedirected = kTRUE;
+                               if ((dup2(fileno(stdout), fileno(stderr))) < 0)
+                                       Log("SHUTTLE", "Process - Could not redirect stderr");
+                               
+                       }
+                       
+                       TString wd = gSystem->WorkingDirectory();
+                       TString tmpDir = Form("%s/%s_%d_process", GetShuttleTempDir(), 
+                               fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+                       
+                       Int_t result = gSystem->GetPathInfo(tmpDir.Data(), 0, (Long64_t*) 0, 0, 0);
+                       if (!result) // temp dir already exists!
+                       {
+                               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), 
+                                       Form("Process - %s dir already exists! Removing...", tmpDir.Data()));
+                               gSystem->Exec(Form("rm -rf %s",tmpDir.Data()));         
+                       } 
+                       
+                       if (gSystem->mkdir(tmpDir.Data(), 1))
+                       {
+                               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "Process - could not make temp directory!!");
+                               gSystem->Exit(1);
+                       }
+                       
+                       if (!gSystem->ChangeDirectory(tmpDir.Data())) 
+                       {
+                               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "Process - could not change directory!!");
+                               gSystem->Exit(1);                       
+                       }
+                       
+                       Int_t success = ProcessCurrentDetector();
 
-                       Bool_t success = ProcessCurrentDetector();
-                       if (success) // Preprocessor finished successfully!
+                       gSystem->ChangeDirectory(wd.Data());
+                                               
+                       if (success == 1) // Preprocessor finished successfully!
                        { 
+                               // remove temporary folder or DCS map
+                               if (!fConfig->KeepTempFolder())
+                               {
+                                       gSystem->Exec(Form("rm -rf %s",tmpDir.Data()));
+                               } else if (!fConfig->KeepDCSMap())
+                               {
+                                       gSystem->Exec(Form("rm -f %s/DCSMap.root",tmpDir.Data()));
+                               }
+                               
                                // Update time_processed field in FXS DB
                                if (UpdateTable() == kFALSE)
-                                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - %s: Could not update FXS databases!"));
+                                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - %s: Could not update FXS databases!", 
+                                                       fCurrentDetector.Data()));
 
                                // Transfer the data from local storage to main storage (Grid)
-                               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStoreStarted);
                                if (StoreOCDB() == kFALSE)
-                               {
-                                       AliInfo(Form("\n \t\t\t****** run %d - %s: STORAGE ERROR ****** \n\n",
-                                                       GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
-                                       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kStoreError);
                                        success = kFALSE;
-                               } else {
-                                       AliInfo(Form("\n \t\t\t****** run %d - %s: DONE ****** \n\n",
-                                                       GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
-                                       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDone);
-                                       UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector, "DONE");
-                               }
+                       } 
+                       else if (success == 0)
+                       {
+                               Log("SHUTTLE", 
+                                       Form("\t\t\t****** run %d - %s: PP ERROR ******",
+                                               GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName()));
                        }
 
                        for (UInt_t iSys=0; iSys<3; iSys++)
@@ -1183,7 +1505,7 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                                if (fFXSCalled[iSys]) fFXSlist[iSys].Clear();
                        }
 
-                       AliInfo(Form("Client process of %d - %s is exiting now with %d.",
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - Client process of %d - %s is exiting now with %d.",
                                                        GetCurrentRun(), aDetector->GetName(), success));
 
                        // the client exits here
@@ -1193,14 +1515,15 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                }
        }
 
-       AliInfo(Form("\n\n \t\t\t^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* run %d: FINISH ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* \n",
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("\t\t\t^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* run %d: FINISH ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*",
                                                        GetCurrentRun()));
 
        //check if shuttle is done for this run, if so update logbook
        TObjArray checkEntryArray;
        checkEntryArray.SetOwner(1);
        TString whereClause = Form("where run=%d", GetCurrentRun());
-       if (!QueryShuttleLogbook(whereClause.Data(), checkEntryArray) || checkEntryArray.GetEntries() == 0) {
+       if (!QueryShuttleLogbook(whereClause.Data(), checkEntryArray) || 
+                       checkEntryArray.GetEntries() == 0) {
                Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Process - Warning: Cannot check status of run %d on Shuttle logbook!",
                                                GetCurrentRun()));
                return hasError == kFALSE;
@@ -1227,123 +1550,187 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Process(AliShuttleLogbookEntry* entry)
                                        fFirstUnprocessed[iDet] = kFALSE;
                                }
                        }
+                       SendMLRunInfo("Pending");
                }
        }
 
-       // remove ML instance
-       delete fMonaLisa;
-       fMonaLisa = 0;
-
        fLogbookEntry = 0;
 
        return hasError == kFALSE;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::ProcessCurrentDetector()
+Int_t AliShuttle::ProcessCurrentDetector()
 {
        //
         // Makes data retrieval just for a specific detector (fCurrentDetector).
        // Threre should be a configuration for this detector.
 
-       AliInfo(Form("Retrieving values for %s, run %d", fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun()));
-
-       TMap dcsMap;
-       dcsMap.SetOwner(1);
-
-       Bool_t aDCSError = kFALSE;
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - Retrieving values for %s, run %d", 
+                                               fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun()));
 
+       TString wd = gSystem->WorkingDirectory();
+       
+       if (!CleanReferenceStorage(fCurrentDetector.Data()))
+               return 0;
+       
+       gSystem->ChangeDirectory(wd.Data());
+       
        // call preprocessor
        AliPreprocessor* aPreprocessor =
                dynamic_cast<AliPreprocessor*> (fPreprocessorMap.GetValue(fCurrentDetector));
 
+       // check if the preprocessor wants to process this run type
+       if (aPreprocessor->ProcessRunType() == kFALSE)
+       {
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kSkipped);
+               UpdateShuttleLogbook(fCurrentDetector, "DONE");
+               Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - %s preprocessor is not interested in this run type", fCurrentDetector.Data()));
+       
+               return 2;
+       }
+       
+       TMap* dcsMap = new TMap();
+       
        aPreprocessor->Initialize(GetCurrentRun(), GetCurrentStartTime(), GetCurrentEndTime());
 
        Bool_t processDCS = aPreprocessor->ProcessDCS();
 
-       if (!processDCS || fTestMode & kSkipDCS)
+       if (!processDCS)
        {
-               AliInfo("In TESTMODE - Skipping DCS processing!");
+               Log(fCurrentDetector, "ProcessCurrentDetector -"
+                       " The preprocessor requested to skip the retrieval of DCS values");
+       }
+       else if (fTestMode & kSkipDCS)
+       {
+               Log(fCurrentDetector, "ProcessCurrentDetector - In TESTMODE: Skipping DCS processing");
        } 
        else if (fTestMode & kErrorDCS)
        {
-               AliInfo("In TESTMODE - Simulating DCS error");
+               Log(fCurrentDetector, "ProcessCurrentDetector - In TESTMODE: Simulating DCS error");
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSStarted);
                UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError);
-               return kFALSE;
+               delete dcsMap;
+               return 0;
        } else {
 
                UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSStarted);
 
-               TString host(fConfig->GetDCSHost(fCurrentDetector));
-               Int_t port = fConfig->GetDCSPort(fCurrentDetector);
-
-               // Retrieval of Aliases
-               TObjString* anAlias = 0;
-               Int_t iAlias = 1;
-               Int_t nTotAliases= ((TMap*)fConfig->GetDCSAliases(fCurrentDetector))->GetEntries();
-               TIter iterAliases(fConfig->GetDCSAliases(fCurrentDetector));
-               while ((anAlias = (TObjString*) iterAliases.Next()))
+               // Query DCS archive
+               Int_t nServers = fConfig->GetNServers(fCurrentDetector);
+               
+               for (int iServ=0; iServ<nServers; iServ++)
                {
-                       TObjArray *valueSet = new TObjArray();
-                       valueSet->SetOwner(1);
+               
+                       TString host(fConfig->GetDCSHost(fCurrentDetector, iServ));
+                       Int_t port = fConfig->GetDCSPort(fCurrentDetector, iServ);
+                       Int_t multiSplit = fConfig->GetMultiSplit(fCurrentDetector, iServ);
 
-                       if (((iAlias-1) % 500) == 0 || iAlias == nTotAliases)
-                               AliInfo(Form("Querying DCS archive: alias %s (%d of %d)",
-                                               anAlias->GetName(), iAlias++, nTotAliases));
-                       aDCSError = (GetValueSet(host, port, anAlias->String(), valueSet, kAlias) == 0);
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("ProcessCurrentDetector -"
+                                       " Querying DCS Amanda server %s:%d (%d of %d)", 
+                                       host.Data(), port, iServ+1, nServers));
+                       
+                       TMap* aliasMap = 0;
+                       TMap* dpMap = 0;
 
-                       if(!aDCSError)
+                       if (fConfig->GetDCSAliases(fCurrentDetector, iServ)->GetEntries() > 0)
                        {
-                               dcsMap.Add(anAlias->Clone(), valueSet);
-                       } else {
-                               Log(fCurrentDetector,
-                                       Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - Error while retrieving alias %s",
-                                               anAlias->GetName()));
-                               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError);
-                               dcsMap.DeleteAll();
-                               return kFALSE;
-                       }
-               }
+                               aliasMap = GetValueSet(host, port, 
+                                               fConfig->GetDCSAliases(fCurrentDetector, iServ), 
+                                               kAlias, multiSplit);
+                               if (!aliasMap)
+                               {
+                                       Log(fCurrentDetector, 
+                                               Form("ProcessCurrentDetector -"
+                                                       " Error retrieving DCS aliases from server %s."
+                                                       " Sending mail to DCS experts!", host.Data()));
+                                       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError);
+                                       
+                                       if (!SendMail(kDCSEMail))
+                                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - "
+                                                                   "Could not send mail to DCS experts!"));
 
-               // Retrieval of Data Points
-               TObjString* aDP = 0;
-               Int_t iDP = 0;
-               Int_t nTotDPs= ((TMap*)fConfig->GetDCSDataPoints(fCurrentDetector))->GetEntries();
-               TIter iterDP(fConfig->GetDCSDataPoints(fCurrentDetector));
-               while ((aDP = (TObjString*) iterDP.Next()))
-               {
-                       TObjArray *valueSet = new TObjArray();
-                       valueSet->SetOwner(1);
-                       if (((iDP-1) % 500) == 0 || iDP == nTotDPs)
-                               AliInfo(Form("Querying DCS archive: DP %s (%d of %d)",
-                                               aDP->GetName(), iDP++, nTotDPs));
-                       aDCSError = (GetValueSet(host, port, aDP->String(), valueSet, kDP) == 0);
-
-                       if(!aDCSError)
+                                       delete dcsMap;
+                                       return 0;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       
+                       if (fConfig->GetDCSDataPoints(fCurrentDetector, iServ)->GetEntries() > 0)
                        {
-                               dcsMap.Add(aDP->Clone(), valueSet);
-                       } else {
-                               Log(fCurrentDetector,
-                                       Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - Error while retrieving data point %s",
-                                               aDP->GetName()));
-                               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError);
-                               dcsMap.DeleteAll();
-                               return kFALSE;
+                               dpMap = GetValueSet(host, port, 
+                                               fConfig->GetDCSDataPoints(fCurrentDetector, iServ), 
+                                               kDP, multiSplit);
+                               if (!dpMap)
+                               {
+                                       Log(fCurrentDetector, 
+                                               Form("ProcessCurrentDetector -"
+                                                       " Error retrieving DCS data points from server %s."
+                                                       " Sending mail to DCS experts!", host.Data()));
+                                       UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kDCSError);
+                                       
+                                       if (!SendMail(kDCSEMail))
+                                               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - "
+                                                                   "Could not send mail to DCS experts!"));
+                                       
+                                       if (aliasMap) delete aliasMap;
+                                       delete dcsMap;
+                                       return 0;
+                               }                               
+                       }
+                       
+                       // merge aliasMap and dpMap into dcsMap
+                       if(aliasMap) {
+                               TIter iter(aliasMap);
+                               TObjString* key = 0;
+                               while ((key = (TObjString*) iter.Next()))
+                                       dcsMap->Add(key, aliasMap->GetValue(key->String()));
+                               
+                               aliasMap->SetOwner(kFALSE);
+                               delete aliasMap;
+                       }       
+                       
+                       if(dpMap) {
+                               TIter iter(dpMap);
+                               TObjString* key = 0;
+                               while ((key = (TObjString*) iter.Next()))
+                                       dcsMap->Add(key, dpMap->GetValue(key->String()));
+                               
+                               dpMap->SetOwner(kFALSE);
+                               delete dpMap;
                        }
                }
        }
-
+       
+       // save map into file, to help debugging in case of preprocessor error
+       TFile* f = TFile::Open("DCSMap.root","recreate");
+       f->cd();
+       dcsMap->Write("DCSMap", TObject::kSingleKey);
+       f->Close();
+       delete f;
+       
        // DCS Archive DB processing successful. Call Preprocessor!
        UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kPPStarted);
 
-       UInt_t returnValue = aPreprocessor->Process(&dcsMap);
+       fFXSError = -1; // this variable is kTRUE after ::Process if an FXS error occured
+       
+       UInt_t returnValue = aPreprocessor->Process(dcsMap);
+       
+       if (fFXSError!=-1) {
+               UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kFXSError);
+               SendMail(kFXSEMail, fFXSError);
+               dcsMap->DeleteAll();
+               delete dcsMap;
+               return 0;
+       }
 
        if (returnValue > 0) // Preprocessor error!
        {
-               Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("Preprocessor failed. Process returned %d.", returnValue));
+               Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - "
+                               "Preprocessor failed. Process returned %d.", returnValue));
                UpdateShuttleStatus(AliShuttleStatus::kPPError);
-               dcsMap.DeleteAll();
-               return kFALSE;
+               dcsMap->DeleteAll();
+               delete dcsMap;
+               return 0;
        }
        
        // preprocessor ok!
@@ -1351,9 +1738,62 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::ProcessCurrentDetector()
        Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("ProcessCurrentDetector - %s preprocessor returned success",
                                fCurrentDetector.Data()));
 
-       dcsMap.DeleteAll();
+       dcsMap->DeleteAll();
+       delete dcsMap;
 
-       return kTRUE;
+       return 1;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+void AliShuttle::CountOpenRuns()
+{
+       // Query DAQ's Shuttle logbook and sends the number of open runs to ML
+       
+       // check connection, in case connect
+       if (!Connect(3)) 
+               return;
+
+       TString sqlQuery;
+       sqlQuery = Form("select count(*) from %s where shuttle_done=0", fConfig->GetShuttlelbTable());
+       
+       TSQLResult* aResult = fServer[3]->Query(sqlQuery);
+       if (!aResult) {
+               AliError(Form("Can't execute query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               return;
+       }
+
+       AliDebug(2,Form("Query = %s", sqlQuery.Data()));
+       
+       if (aResult->GetRowCount() == 0) {
+               AliError(Form("No result for query %s received", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (aResult->GetFieldCount() != 1) {
+               AliError(Form("Invalid field count for query %s received", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               return;
+       }
+
+       TSQLRow* aRow = aResult->Next();
+       if (!aRow) {
+               AliError(Form("Could not receive result of query %s", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               return;
+       }
+       
+       TString result(aRow->GetField(0), aRow->GetFieldLength(0));
+       Int_t count = result.Atoi();
+       
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("%d unprocessed runs", count));
+       
+       delete aRow;
+       delete aResult;
+
+       TMonaLisaValue mlStatus("SHUTTLE_openruns", count);
+
+       TList mlList;
+       mlList.Add(&mlStatus);
+
+       fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList, "__PROCESSINGINFO__");
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
@@ -1367,7 +1807,7 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::QueryShuttleLogbook(const char* whereClause,
        entries.SetOwner(1);
 
        // check connection, in case connect
-       if(!Connect(3)) return kFALSE;
+       if (!Connect(3)) return kFALSE;
 
        TString sqlQuery;
        sqlQuery = Form("select * from %s %s order by run", fConfig->GetShuttlelbTable(), whereClause);
@@ -1381,15 +1821,15 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::QueryShuttleLogbook(const char* whereClause,
        AliDebug(2,Form("Query = %s", sqlQuery.Data()));
 
        if(aResult->GetRowCount() == 0) {
-               AliInfo("No entries in Shuttle Logbook match request");
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "No entries in Shuttle Logbook match request");
                delete aResult;
                return kTRUE;
        }
 
        // TODO Check field count!
-       const UInt_t nCols = 22;
+       const UInt_t nCols = 23;
        if (aResult->GetFieldCount() != (Int_t) nCols) {
-               AliError("Invalid SQL result field number!");
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "Invalid SQL result field number!");
                delete aResult;
                return kFALSE;
        }
@@ -1431,7 +1871,7 @@ AliShuttleLogbookEntry* AliShuttle::QueryRunParameters(Int_t run)
 
        TSQLResult* aResult = fServer[3]->Query(sqlQuery);
        if (!aResult) {
-               AliError(Form("Can't execute query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Can't execute query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
                return 0;
        }
 
@@ -1442,7 +1882,8 @@ AliShuttleLogbookEntry* AliShuttle::QueryRunParameters(Int_t run)
        }
 
        if (aResult->GetRowCount() > 1) {
-               AliError(Form("More than one entry in DAQ Logbook for run %d. Skipping", run));
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("QueryRunParameters - UNEXPECTED: "
+                               "more than one entry in DAQ Logbook for run %d!", run));
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
        }
@@ -1450,7 +1891,7 @@ AliShuttleLogbookEntry* AliShuttle::QueryRunParameters(Int_t run)
        TSQLRow* aRow = aResult->Next();
        if (!aRow)
        {
-               AliError(Form("Could not retrieve row for run %d. Skipping", run));
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("QueryRunParameters - Could not retrieve row for run %d. Skipping", run));
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
        }
@@ -1460,69 +1901,89 @@ AliShuttleLogbookEntry* AliShuttle::QueryRunParameters(Int_t run)
        for (Int_t ii = 0; ii < aResult->GetFieldCount(); ii++)
                entry->SetRunParameter(aResult->GetFieldName(ii), aRow->GetField(ii));
 
+       delete aRow;
+       delete aResult;
+       
        UInt_t startTime = entry->GetStartTime();
        UInt_t endTime = entry->GetEndTime();
-
-       if (!startTime || !endTime || startTime > endTime) {
-               Log("SHUTTLE",
-                       Form("QueryRunParameters - Invalid parameters for Run %d: startTime = %d, endTime = %d",
-                               run, startTime, endTime));
-               delete entry;
-               delete aRow;
-               delete aResult;
-               return 0;
+       Bool_t ecsSuccess = entry->GetECSSuccess();
+       
+       TString totEventsStr = entry->GetRunParameter("totalEvents");  
+       Int_t totEvents = totEventsStr.Atoi();
+       
+       // runs are accepted if they have ecsSuccess set or more than 1 event
+       if (startTime != 0 && endTime != 0 && endTime > startTime && (totEvents > 1 || ecsSuccess))
+       {
+               if (ecsSuccess == kFALSE)
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Processing run %d although in status ECS failure, Reason: %s", run, entry->GetRunParameter("eor_reason")));
+               return entry;
        }
 
-       delete aRow;
-       delete aResult;
-
-       return entry;
+       Bool_t skip = kFALSE;
+                               
+       if (totEvents <= 1) 
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("QueryRunParameters - Run %d has 1 event or less - Skipping!", run));
+               skip = kTRUE;
+       } 
+       else
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("QueryRunParameters - Invalid parameters for Run %d: "
+                       "startTime = %d, endTime = %d. Skipping (Shuttle won't be marked as DONE)!",
+                       run, startTime, endTime));
+       }
+       
+       if (skip)
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Marking SHUTTLE skipped for run %d", run));
+               fLogbookEntry = entry;
+               if (!UpdateShuttleLogbook("shuttle_skipped"))
+               {
+                       AliError(Form("Could not update logbook for run %d !", run));
+               }
+               fLogbookEntry = 0;
+       }
+                       
+       delete entry;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::GetValueSet(const char* host, Int_t port, const char* entry,
-                               TObjArray* valueSet, DCSType type)
+TMap* AliShuttle::GetValueSet(const char* host, Int_t port, const TSeqCollection* entries,
+                             DCSType type, Int_t multiSplit)
 {
        // Retrieve all "entry" data points from the DCS server
        // host, port: TSocket connection parameters
-       // entry: name of the alias or data point
-       // valueSet: array of retrieved AliDCSValue's
+       // entries: list of name of the alias or data point
        // type: kAlias or kDP
+       // returns TMap of values, 0 when failure
+       
+       AliDCSClient client(host, port, fTimeout, fRetries, multiSplit);
 
-       AliDCSClient client(host, port, fTimeout, fRetries);
-       if (!client.IsConnected())
-       {
-               return kFALSE;
-       }
-
-       Int_t result=0;
-
+       TMap* result = 0;
        if (type == kAlias)
        {
-               result = client.GetAliasValues(entry,
-                       GetCurrentStartTime(), GetCurrentEndTime(), valueSet);
-       } else
-       if (type == kDP)
+               result = client.GetAliasValues(entries, GetCurrentStartTime(), 
+                       GetCurrentEndTime());
+       } 
+       else if (type == kDP)
        {
-               result = client.GetDPValues(entry,
-                       GetCurrentStartTime(), GetCurrentEndTime(), valueSet);
+               result = client.GetDPValues(entries, GetCurrentStartTime(), 
+                       GetCurrentEndTime());
        }
 
-       if (result < 0)
+       if (result == 0)
        {
-               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), Form("GetValueSet - Can't get '%s'! Reason: %s",
-                       entry, AliDCSClient::GetErrorString(result)));
-
-               if (result == AliDCSClient::fgkServerError)
-               {
-                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), Form("GetValueSet - Server error: %s",
+               Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), Form("GetValueSet - Can't get entries! Reason: %s",
+                       client.GetErrorString(client.GetResultErrorCode())));
+               if (client.GetResultErrorCode() == AliDCSClient::fgkServerError)        
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), Form("GetValueSet - Server error code: %s",
                                client.GetServerError().Data()));
-               }
 
-               return kFALSE;
+               return 0;
        }
-
-       return kTRUE;
+               
+       return result;
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
@@ -1548,6 +2009,7 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
        if (!Connect(system))
        {
                Log(detector, Form("GetFile - Couldn't connect to %s FXS database", GetSystemName(system)));
+               fFXSError = system;
                return 0;
        }
 
@@ -1570,7 +2032,6 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
        else if (system == kHLT)
        {
                whereClause += Form(" and DDLnumbers=\"%s\"", source);
-               nFields = 3;
        }
 
        TString sqlQuery = Form("%s %s", sqlQueryStart.Data(), whereClause.Data());
@@ -1581,15 +2042,16 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
        TSQLResult* aResult = 0;
        aResult = dynamic_cast<TSQLResult*> (fServer[system]->Query(sqlQuery));
        if (!aResult) {
-               Log(detector, Form("GetFileName - Can't execute SQL query to %s database for: id = %s, source = %s",
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFile - Can't execute SQL query to %s database for: id = %s, source = %s",
                                GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
+               fFXSError = system;
                return 0;
        }
 
-       if(aResult->GetRowCount() == 0)
+       if (aResult->GetRowCount() == 0)
        {
                Log(detector,
-                       Form("GetFileName - No entry in %s FXS db for: id = %s, source = %s",
+                       Form("GetFile - No entry in %s FXS db for: id = %s, source = %s",
                                GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
@@ -1597,8 +2059,9 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
 
        if (aResult->GetRowCount() > 1) {
                Log(detector,
-                       Form("GetFileName - More than one entry in %s FXS db for: id = %s, source = %s",
+                       Form("GetFile - More than one entry in %s FXS db for: id = %s, source = %s",
                                GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
+               fFXSError = system;
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
        }
@@ -1607,6 +2070,7 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
                Log(detector,
                        Form("GetFileName - Wrong field count in %s FXS db for: id = %s, source = %s",
                                GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
+               fFXSError = system;
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
        }
@@ -1614,8 +2078,9 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
        TSQLRow* aRow = dynamic_cast<TSQLRow*> (aResult->Next());
 
        if (!aRow){
-               Log(detector, Form("GetFileName - Empty set result in %s FXS db from query: id = %s, source = %s",
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFile - Empty set result in %s FXS db from query: id = %s, source = %s",
                                GetSystemName(system), id, sourceName.Data()));
+               fFXSError = system;
                delete aResult;
                return 0;
        }
@@ -1631,8 +2096,10 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
                                filePath.Data(), fileSize.Data(), fileChecksum.Data()));
 
        // retrieved file is renamed to make it unique
-       TString localFileName = Form("%s_%s_%d_%s_%s.shuttle",
-                                       GetSystemName(system), detector, GetCurrentRun(), id, sourceName.Data());
+       TString localFileName = Form("%s/%s_%d_process/%s_%s_%d_%s_%s.shuttle",
+                                       GetShuttleTempDir(), detector, GetCurrentRun(),
+                                       GetSystemName(system), detector, GetCurrentRun(), 
+                                       id, sourceName.Data());
 
 
        // file retrieval from FXS
@@ -1641,29 +2108,45 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
        Bool_t result = kFALSE;
 
        // copy!! if successful TSystem::Exec returns 0
-       while(nRetries++ < maxRetries) {
+       while (nRetries++ < maxRetries) {
                AliDebug(2, Form("Trying to copy file. Retry # %d", nRetries));
                result = RetrieveFile(system, filePath.Data(), localFileName.Data());
-               if(!result)
+               if (!result)
                {
-                       Log(detector, Form("GetFileName - Copy of file %s from %s FXS failed",
+                       Log(detector, Form("GetFile - Copy of file %s from %s FXS failed",
                                        filePath.Data(), GetSystemName(system)));
                        continue;
+               } 
+
+                if (fileSize.Length()>0)
+                {
+                        // compare filesize of local file with the one stored in the FXS DB
+                       Long_t size = -1;
+                       Int_t sizeComp = gSystem->GetPathInfo(localFileName.Data(), 0, &size, 0, 0);
+
+                       if (sizeComp != 0 || size != fileSize.Atoi())
+                       {
+                               Log(detector, Form("GetFile - size of file %s does not match with local copy!",
+                                                       filePath.Data()));
+                               result = kFALSE;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
                } else {
-                       AliInfo(Form("File %s copied from %s FXS into %s/%s",
-                                               filePath.Data(), GetSystemName(system),
-                                               GetShuttleTempDir(), localFileName.Data()));
-               }
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("GetFile - size of file %s not set in %s database, skipping comparison",
+                                               filePath.Data(), GetSystemName(system)));
+                }
 
                if (fileChecksum.Length()>0)
                {
                        // compare md5sum of local file with the one stored in the FXS DB
-                       Int_t md5Comp = gSystem->Exec(Form("md5sum %s/%s |grep %s 2>&1 > /dev/null",
-                                               GetShuttleTempDir(), localFileName.Data(), fileChecksum.Data()));
+                       if(fileChecksum.Contains(' ')) fileChecksum.Resize(fileChecksum.First(' '));
+                       Int_t md5Comp = gSystem->Exec(Form("md5sum %s |grep %s > /dev/null 2> /dev/null",
+                                               localFileName.Data(), fileChecksum.Data()));
 
                        if (md5Comp != 0)
                        {
-                               Log(detector, Form("GetFileName - md5sum of file %s does not match with local copy!",
+                               Log(detector, Form("GetFile - md5sum of file %s does not match with local copy!",
                                                        filePath.Data()));
                                result = kFALSE;
                                continue;
@@ -1675,19 +2158,24 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetFile(Int_t system, const char* detector,
                if (result) break;
        }
 
-       if(!result) return 0;
+       if (!result) 
+       {
+               fFXSError = system;
+               return 0;
+       }
 
        fFXSCalled[system]=kTRUE;
        TObjString *fileParams = new TObjString(Form("%s#!?!#%s", id, sourceName.Data()));
        fFXSlist[system].Add(fileParams);
 
-       static TString fullLocalFileName;
-       fullLocalFileName = TString::Format("%s/%s", GetShuttleTempDir(), localFileName.Data());
-
-       AliInfo(Form("fullLocalFileName = %s", fullLocalFileName.Data()));
-
-       return fullLocalFileName.Data();
-
+       static TString staticLocalFileName;
+       staticLocalFileName.Form("%s", localFileName.Data());
+       
+       Log(fCurrentDetector, Form("GetFile - Retrieved file with id %s and "
+                       "source %s from %s to %s", id, source, 
+                       GetSystemName(system), localFileName.Data()));
+                       
+       return staticLocalFileName.Data();
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
@@ -1698,42 +2186,29 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::RetrieveFile(UInt_t system, const char* fxsFileName, const ch
        //
 
        // check temp directory: trying to cd to temp; if it does not exist, create it
-       AliDebug(2, Form("Copy file %s from %s FXS into %s/%s",
-                       GetSystemName(system), fxsFileName, GetShuttleTempDir(), localFileName));
-
-       void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(GetShuttleTempDir());
-       if (dir == NULL) {
-               if (gSystem->mkdir(GetShuttleTempDir(), kTRUE)) {
-                       AliError(Form("Can't open directory <%s>", GetShuttleTempDir()));
-                       return kFALSE;
-               }
-
-       } else {
-               gSystem->FreeDirectory(dir);
-       }
+       AliDebug(2, Form("Copy file %s from %s FXS into %s",
+                       GetSystemName(system), fxsFileName, localFileName));
+                       
+       TString tmpDir(localFileName);
+       
+       tmpDir = tmpDir(0,tmpDir.Last('/'));
 
-       TString baseFXSFolder;
-       if (system == kDAQ)
+       Int_t noDir = gSystem->GetPathInfo(tmpDir.Data(), 0, (Long64_t*) 0, 0, 0);
+       if (noDir) // temp dir does not exists!
        {
-               baseFXSFolder = "FES/";
-       }
-       else if (system == kDCS)
-       {
-               baseFXSFolder = "";
-       }
-       else if (system == kHLT)
-       {
-               baseFXSFolder = "~/";
+               if (gSystem->mkdir(tmpDir.Data(), 1))
+               {
+                       Log(fCurrentDetector.Data(), "RetrieveFile - could not make temp directory!!");
+                       return kFALSE;
+               }
        }
 
-
-       TString command = Form("scp -oPort=%d -2 %s@%s:%s%s %s/%s",
+       TString command = Form("scp -oPort=%d -2 %s@%s:%s/%s %s",
                fConfig->GetFXSPort(system),
                fConfig->GetFXSUser(system),
                fConfig->GetFXSHost(system),
-               baseFXSFolder.Data(),
+               fConfig->GetFXSBaseFolder(system),
                fxsFileName,
-               GetShuttleTempDir(),
                localFileName);
 
        AliDebug(2, Form("%s",command.Data()));
@@ -1748,7 +2223,15 @@ TList* AliShuttle::GetFileSources(Int_t system, const char* detector, const char
 {
        //
        // Get sources producing the condition file Id from file exchange servers
+       // if id is NULL all sources are returned (distinct)
        //
+
+       if (id)
+       {
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFileSources - Querying %s FXS for files with id %s produced by %s", GetSystemName(system), id, detector));
+       } else {
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFileSources - Querying %s FXS for files produced by %s", GetSystemName(system), detector));
+       }
        
        // check if test mode should simulate a FXS error
        if (fTestMode & kErrorFXSSources)
@@ -1757,17 +2240,20 @@ TList* AliShuttle::GetFileSources(Int_t system, const char* detector, const char
                return 0;
        }
 
-
        if (system == kDCS)
        {
-               AliError("DCS system has only one source of data!");
-               return NULL;
+               Log(detector, "GetFileSources - WARNING: DCS system has only one source of data!");
+               TList *list = new TList();
+               list->SetOwner(1);
+               list->Add(new TObjString(" "));
+               return list;
        }
 
        // check connection, in case connect
        if (!Connect(system))
        {
-               Log(detector, Form("GetFile - Couldn't connect to %s FXS database", GetSystemName(system)));
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFileSources - Couldn't connect to %s FXS database", GetSystemName(system)));
+               fFXSError = system;
                return NULL;
        }
 
@@ -1780,9 +2266,11 @@ TList* AliShuttle::GetFileSources(Int_t system, const char* detector, const char
                sourceName = "DDLnumbers";
        }
 
-       TString sqlQueryStart = Form("select %s from %s where", sourceName.Data(), fConfig->GetFXSdbTable(system));
-       TString whereClause = Form("run=%d and detector=\"%s\" and fileId=\"%s\"",
-                               GetCurrentRun(), detector, id);
+       TString sqlQueryStart = Form("select distinct %s from %s where", sourceName.Data(), fConfig->GetFXSdbTable(system));
+       TString whereClause = Form("run=%d and detector=\"%s\"",
+                               GetCurrentRun(), detector);
+       if (id)
+               whereClause += Form(" and fileId=\"%s\"", id);
        TString sqlQuery = Form("%s %s", sqlQueryStart.Data(), whereClause.Data());
 
        AliDebug(2, Form("SQL query: \n%s",sqlQuery.Data()));
@@ -1793,21 +2281,24 @@ TList* AliShuttle::GetFileSources(Int_t system, const char* detector, const char
        if (!aResult) {
                Log(detector, Form("GetFileSources - Can't execute SQL query to %s database for id: %s",
                                GetSystemName(system), id));
+               fFXSError = system;
                return 0;
        }
 
+       TList *list = new TList();
+       list->SetOwner(1);
+       
        if (aResult->GetRowCount() == 0)
        {
                Log(detector,
                        Form("GetFileSources - No entry in %s FXS table for id: %s", GetSystemName(system), id));
                delete aResult;
-               return 0;
+               return list;
        }
 
-       TSQLRow* aRow;
-       TList *list = new TList();
-       list->SetOwner(1);
+       Log(detector, Form("GetFileSources - Found %d sources", aResult->GetRowCount()));
 
+       TSQLRow* aRow;
        while ((aRow = aResult->Next()))
        {
 
@@ -1822,6 +2313,85 @@ TList* AliShuttle::GetFileSources(Int_t system, const char* detector, const char
        return list;
 }
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+TList* AliShuttle::GetFileIDs(Int_t system, const char* detector, const char* source)
+{
+       //
+       // Get all ids of condition files produced by a given source from file exchange servers
+       //
+       
+        Log(detector, Form("GetFileIDs - Retrieving ids with source %s with %s", source, GetSystemName(system)));
+
+       // check if test mode should simulate a FXS error
+       if (fTestMode & kErrorFXSSources)
+       {
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFileIDs - In TESTMODE - Simulating error while connecting to %s FXS", GetSystemName(system)));
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       // check connection, in case connect
+       if (!Connect(system))
+       {
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFileIDs - Couldn't connect to %s FXS database", GetSystemName(system)));
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       TString sourceName = 0;
+       if (system == kDAQ)
+       {
+               sourceName = "DAQsource";
+       } else if (system == kHLT)
+       {
+               sourceName = "DDLnumbers";
+       }
+
+       TString sqlQueryStart = Form("select fileId from %s where", fConfig->GetFXSdbTable(system));
+       TString whereClause = Form("run=%d and detector=\"%s\"",
+                               GetCurrentRun(), detector);
+       if (sourceName.Length() > 0 && source)
+               whereClause += Form(" and %s=\"%s\"", sourceName.Data(), source);
+       TString sqlQuery = Form("%s %s", sqlQueryStart.Data(), whereClause.Data());
+
+       AliDebug(2, Form("SQL query: \n%s",sqlQuery.Data()));
+
+       // Query execution
+       TSQLResult* aResult;
+       aResult = fServer[system]->Query(sqlQuery);
+       if (!aResult) {
+               Log(detector, Form("GetFileIDs - Can't execute SQL query to %s database for source: %s",
+                               GetSystemName(system), source));
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       TList *list = new TList();
+       list->SetOwner(1);
+       
+       if (aResult->GetRowCount() == 0)
+       {
+               Log(detector,
+                       Form("GetFileIDs - No entry in %s FXS table for source: %s", GetSystemName(system), source));
+               delete aResult;
+               return list;
+       }
+
+        Log(detector, Form("GetFileIDs - Found %d ids", aResult->GetRowCount()));
+
+       TSQLRow* aRow;
+
+       while ((aRow = aResult->Next()))
+       {
+
+               TString id(aRow->GetField(0), aRow->GetFieldLength(0));
+               AliDebug(2, Form("fileId = %s", id.Data()));
+               list->Add(new TObjString(id));
+               delete aRow;
+       }
+
+       delete aResult;
+
+       return list;
+}
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliShuttle::Connect(Int_t system)
 {
@@ -2029,18 +2599,21 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::UpdateShuttleLogbook(const char* detector, const char* status
 
        TString detName(detector);
        TString setClause;
-       if(detName == "shuttle_done")
+       if (detName == "shuttle_done" || detName == "shuttle_skipped")
        {
                setClause = "set shuttle_done=1";
-
-               // Send the information to ML
-               TMonaLisaText  mlStatus("SHUTTLE_status", "Done");
-
-               TList mlList;
-               mlList.Add(&mlStatus);
-
-               fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList);
-       } else {
+               
+               if (detName == "shuttle_done")
+               {
+                       if (TouchFile() != kTRUE)
+                               return kFALSE;
+                       
+                       SendMLRunInfo("Done");
+               }
+               else 
+                       SendMLRunInfo("Skipped");
+       } 
+       else {
                TString statusStr(status);
                if(statusStr.Contains("done", TString::kIgnoreCase) ||
                   statusStr.Contains("failed", TString::kIgnoreCase)){
@@ -2102,6 +2675,34 @@ UInt_t AliShuttle::GetCurrentEndTime() const
        return fLogbookEntry ? fLogbookEntry->GetEndTime() : 0;
 }
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+UInt_t AliShuttle::GetCurrentYear() const
+{
+       //
+       // Get current year from logbook entry
+       //
+
+       if (!fLogbookEntry) return 0;
+       
+       TTimeStamp startTime(GetCurrentStartTime());
+       TString year =  Form("%d",startTime.GetDate());
+       year = year(0,4);
+       
+       return year.Atoi();
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+const char* AliShuttle::GetLHCPeriod() const
+{
+       //
+       // Get current LHC period from logbook entry
+       //
+
+       if (!fLogbookEntry) return 0;
+               
+       return fLogbookEntry->GetRunParameter("LHCperiod");
+}
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 void AliShuttle::Log(const char* detector, const char* message)
 {
@@ -2109,9 +2710,13 @@ void AliShuttle::Log(const char* detector, const char* message)
        // Fill log string with a message
        //
 
-       void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(GetShuttleLogDir());
+       TString logRunDir = GetShuttleLogDir();
+       if (GetCurrentRun() >=0)
+               logRunDir += Form("/%d", GetCurrentRun());
+       
+       void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(logRunDir.Data());
        if (dir == NULL) {
-               if (gSystem->mkdir(GetShuttleLogDir(), kTRUE)) {
+               if (gSystem->mkdir(logRunDir.Data(), kTRUE)) {
                        AliError(Form("Can't open directory <%s>", GetShuttleLogDir()));
                        return;
                }
@@ -2120,18 +2725,18 @@ void AliShuttle::Log(const char* detector, const char* message)
                gSystem->FreeDirectory(dir);
        }
 
-       TString toLog = Form("%s (%d): %s - ", TTimeStamp(time(0)).AsString("s"), getpid(), detector);
+       TString toLog = Form("%s UTC (%d): %s - ", TTimeStamp(time(0)).AsString("s"), getpid(), detector);
        if (GetCurrentRun() >= 0) 
                toLog += Form("run %d - ", GetCurrentRun());
        toLog += Form("%s", message);
 
        AliInfo(toLog.Data());
+       
+       // if we redirect the log output already to the file, leave here
+       if (fOutputRedirected && strcmp(detector, "SHUTTLE") != 0)
+               return;
 
-       TString fileName;
-       if (GetCurrentRun() >= 0) 
-               fileName.Form("%s/%s_%d.log", GetShuttleLogDir(), detector, GetCurrentRun());
-       else
-               fileName.Form("%s/%s.log", GetShuttleLogDir(), detector);
+       TString fileName = GetLogFileName(detector);
        
        gSystem->ExpandPathName(fileName);
 
@@ -2148,6 +2753,39 @@ void AliShuttle::Log(const char* detector, const char* message)
        logFile.close();
 }
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+TString AliShuttle::GetLogFileName(const char* detector) const
+{
+       // 
+       // returns the name of the log file for a given sub detector
+       //
+       
+       TString fileName;
+       
+       if (GetCurrentRun() >= 0) 
+       {
+               fileName.Form("%s/%d/%s_%d.log", GetShuttleLogDir(), GetCurrentRun(), 
+                       detector, GetCurrentRun());
+       } else {
+               fileName.Form("%s/%s.log", GetShuttleLogDir(), detector);
+       }
+
+       return fileName;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+void AliShuttle::SendAlive()
+{
+       // sends alive message to ML
+       
+       TMonaLisaText mlStatus("SHUTTLE_status", "Alive");
+
+       TList mlList;
+       mlList.Add(&mlStatus);
+
+       fMonaLisa->SendParameters(&mlList, "__PROCESSINGINFO__");
+}
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliShuttle::Collect(Int_t run)
 {
@@ -2165,6 +2803,13 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Collect(Int_t run)
 
        SetLastAction("Starting");
 
+       // create ML instance
+       if (!fMonaLisa)
+               fMonaLisa = new TMonaLisaWriter(fConfig->GetMonitorHost(), fConfig->GetMonitorTable());
+               
+       SendAlive();
+       CountOpenRuns();
+
        TString whereClause("where shuttle_done=0");
        if (run != -1)
                whereClause += Form(" and run=%d", run);
@@ -2193,9 +2838,9 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Collect(Int_t run)
        {
                // query Shuttle logbook for earlier runs, check if some detectors are unprocessed,
                // flag them into fFirstUnprocessed array
-               TString whereClause(Form("where shuttle_done=0 and run < %d", run));
+               TString whereClauseBis(Form("where shuttle_done=0 and run < %d", run));
                TObjArray tmpLogbookEntries;
-               if (!QueryShuttleLogbook(whereClause, tmpLogbookEntries))
+               if (!QueryShuttleLogbook(whereClauseBis, tmpLogbookEntries))
                {
                        Log("SHUTTLE", "Collect - Can't retrieve entries from Shuttle logbook");
                        return kFALSE;
@@ -2222,10 +2867,12 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::Collect(Int_t run)
        if (!RetrieveConditionsData(shuttleLogbookEntries))
        {
                Log("SHUTTLE", "Collect - Process of at least one run failed");
+               CountOpenRuns();
                return kFALSE;
        }
 
        Log("SHUTTLE", "Collect - Requested run(s) successfully processed");
+       CountOpenRuns();
        return kTRUE;
 }
 
@@ -2247,8 +2894,8 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::RetrieveConditionsData(const TObjArray& dateEntries)
                }
 
                // clean SHUTTLE temp directory
-               TString filename = Form("%s/*.shuttle", GetShuttleTempDir());
-               RemoveFile(filename.Data());
+               //TString filename = Form("%s/*.shuttle", GetShuttleTempDir());
+               //RemoveFile(filename.Data());
        }
 
        return hasError == kFALSE;
@@ -2344,7 +2991,7 @@ AliCDBEntry* AliShuttle::GetFromOCDB(const char* detector, const AliCDBPath& pat
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
-Bool_t AliShuttle::SendMail()
+Bool_t AliShuttle::SendMail(EMailTarget target, Int_t system)
 {
        //
        // sends a mail to the subdetector expert in case of preprocessor error
@@ -2352,13 +2999,25 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::SendMail()
        
        if (fTestMode != kNone)
                return kTRUE;
+               
+       if (!fConfig->SendMail()) 
+               return kTRUE;
 
+       if (target == kDCSEMail || target == kFXSEMail) {
+               if (!fFirstProcessing)
+               return kTRUE;
+       }
+
+       Int_t runMode = (Int_t)fConfig->GetRunMode();
+       TString tmpStr;
+       if (runMode == 0) tmpStr = " Nightly Test:";
+       else tmpStr = " Data Taking:"; 
        void* dir = gSystem->OpenDirectory(GetShuttleLogDir());
        if (dir == NULL)
        {
                if (gSystem->mkdir(GetShuttleLogDir(), kTRUE))
                {
-                       AliError(Form("Can't open directory <%s>", GetShuttleLogDir()));
+                       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("SendMail - Can't open directory <%s>", GetShuttleLogDir()));
                        return kFALSE;
                }
 
@@ -2366,6 +3025,55 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::SendMail()
                gSystem->FreeDirectory(dir);
        }
 
+       // det experts in to
+       TString to="";
+       TIter *iterExperts = 0;
+       if (target == kDCSEMail) {
+               iterExperts = new TIter(fConfig->GetAdmins(AliShuttleConfig::kAmanda));
+       }
+       else if (target == kFXSEMail) {
+               iterExperts = new TIter(fConfig->GetAdmins(system));
+       }
+       if (iterExperts) {
+               TObjString *anExpert=0;
+               while ((anExpert = (TObjString*) iterExperts->Next()))
+               {
+                       to += Form("%s,", anExpert->GetName());
+               }
+               delete iterExperts;
+       }
+
+       // add subdetector experts      
+       iterExperts = new TIter(fConfig->GetResponsibles(fCurrentDetector));
+       TObjString *anExpert=0;
+       while ((anExpert = (TObjString*) iterExperts->Next()))
+       {
+               to += Form("%s,", anExpert->GetName());
+       }
+       delete iterExperts;
+       
+       if (to.Length() > 0)
+         to.Remove(to.Length()-1);
+       AliDebug(2, Form("to: %s",to.Data()));
+
+       if (to.IsNull()) {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("List of %d responsibles not set!", (Int_t) target));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       // SHUTTLE responsibles in cc
+       TString cc="";
+       TIter iterAdmins(fConfig->GetAdmins(AliShuttleConfig::kGlobal));
+       TObjString *anAdmin=0;
+       while ((anAdmin = (TObjString*) iterAdmins.Next()))
+       {
+               cc += Form("%s,", anAdmin->GetName());
+       }
+       if (cc.Length() > 0)
+         cc.Remove(cc.Length()-1);
+       AliDebug(2, Form("cc: %s",to.Data()));
+
+       // mail body 
        TString bodyFileName;
        bodyFileName.Form("%s/mail.body", GetShuttleLogDir());
        gSystem->ExpandPathName(bodyFileName);
@@ -2375,37 +3083,67 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::SendMail()
 
        if (!mailBody.is_open())
        {
-               AliError(Form("Could not open mail body file %s", bodyFileName.Data()));
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Could not open mail body file %s", bodyFileName.Data()));
                return kFALSE;
        }
 
-       TString to="";
-       TIter iterExperts(fConfig->GetResponsibles(fCurrentDetector));
-       TObjString *anExpert=0;
-       while ((anExpert = (TObjString*) iterExperts.Next()))
-       {
-               to += Form("%s,", anExpert->GetName());
-       }
-       to.Remove(to.Length()-1);
-       AliDebug(2, Form("to: %s",to.Data()));
 
-       // TODO this will be removed...
-       if (to.Contains("not_yet_set")) {
-               AliInfo("List of detector responsibles not yet set!");
-               return kFALSE;
-       }
+       TString subject;
+       TString body;
 
-       TString cc="alberto.colla@cern.ch";
+       if (target == kDCSEMail){
+               subject = Form("%s Retrieval of data points for %s FAILED in run %d !",
+                               tmpStr.Data(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+               AliDebug(2, Form("subject: %s", subject.Data()));
+               
+               body = Form("Dear DCS experts, \n\n");
+               body += Form("SHUTTLE couldn\'t retrieve the data points for detector %s "
+                            "in run %d!!\n\n", fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+       }
+       else if (target == kFXSEMail){
+               subject = Form("%s FXS communication for %s FAILED in run %d !",
+                               tmpStr.Data(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+               AliDebug(2, Form("subject: %s", subject.Data()));
+               TString sys;
+               if (system == kDAQ) sys="DAQ";
+               else if (system == kDCS) sys="DCS";
+               else if (system == kHLT) sys="HLT";
+               else return kFALSE;
+               body = Form("Dear  %s FXS experts, \n\n",sys.Data());
+               body += Form("SHUTTLE couldn\'t retrieve data from the FXS for detector %s "
+                            "in run %d!!\n\n", fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+       }
+       else {
+               subject = Form("%s %s Shuttle preprocessor FAILED in run %d (run type = %s)!",
+                                      tmpStr.Data(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun(), GetRunType());
+               AliDebug(2, Form("subject: %s", subject.Data()));
+       
+               body = Form("Dear %s expert(s), \n\n", fCurrentDetector.Data());
+               body += Form("SHUTTLE just detected that your preprocessor "
+                            "failed processing run %d (run type = %s)!!\n\n", 
+                            GetCurrentRun(), GetRunType());
+       }
 
-       TString subject = Form("%s Shuttle preprocessor error in run %d !",
+       body += Form("Please check %s status on the SHUTTLE monitoring page: \n\n", 
+                               fCurrentDetector.Data());
+       if (fConfig->GetRunMode() == AliShuttleConfig::kTest)
+       {
+               body += Form("\thttp://pcalimonitor.cern.ch/shuttle.jsp?time=24 \n\n");
+       } else {
+               body += Form("\thttp://pcalimonitor.cern.ch/shuttle.jsp?instance=PROD&time=24 \n\n");
+       }
+       
+       
+       TString logFolder = "logs";
+       if (fConfig->GetRunMode() == AliShuttleConfig::kProd) 
+               logFolder += "_PROD";
+       
+       
+       body += Form("Find the %s log for the current run on \n\n"
+               "\thttp://pcalishuttle01.cern.ch:8880/%s/%d/%s_%d.log \n\n", 
+               fCurrentDetector.Data(), logFolder.Data(), GetCurrentRun(), 
                                fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
-       AliDebug(2, Form("subject: %s", subject.Data()));
-
-       TString body = Form("Dear %s expert(s), \n\n", fCurrentDetector.Data());
-       body += Form("SHUTTLE just detected that your preprocessor "
-                       "exited with ERROR state in run %d!!\n\n", GetCurrentRun());
-       body += Form("Please check %s status on the web page asap!\n\n", fCurrentDetector.Data());
-       body += Form("The last 10 lines of %s log file are following:\n\n");
+       body += Form("The last 10 lines of %s log file are following:\n\n", fCurrentDetector.Data());
 
        AliDebug(2, Form("Body begin: %s", body.Data()));
 
@@ -2413,7 +3151,8 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::SendMail()
        mailBody.close();
        mailBody.open(bodyFileName, ofstream::out | ofstream::app);
 
-       TString logFileName = Form("%s/%s_%d.log", GetShuttleLogDir(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+       TString logFileName = Form("%s/%d/%s_%d.log", GetShuttleLogDir(), 
+               GetCurrentRun(), fCurrentDetector.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
        TString tailCommand = Form("tail -n 10 %s >> %s", logFileName.Data(), bodyFileName.Data());
        if (gSystem->Exec(tailCommand.Data()))
        {
@@ -2423,7 +3162,7 @@ Bool_t AliShuttle::SendMail()
        TString endBody = Form("------------------------------------------------------\n\n");
        endBody += Form("In case of problems please contact the SHUTTLE core team.\n\n");
        endBody += "Please do not answer this message directly, it is automatically generated.\n\n";
-       endBody += "Sincerely yours,\n\n \t\t\tthe SHUTTLE\n";
+       endBody += "Greetings,\n\n \t\t\tthe SHUTTLE\n";
 
        AliDebug(2, Form("Body end: %s", endBody.Data()));
 
@@ -2459,6 +3198,80 @@ const char* AliShuttle::GetRunType()
        return fLogbookEntry->GetRunType();
 }
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::GetHLTStatus()
+{
+       // Return HLT status (ON=1 OFF=0)
+       // Converts the HLT status from the mode string read in the run logbook (not just a bool)
+
+       if(!fLogbookEntry) {
+               AliError("No logbook entry!");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       // TODO implement when HLTMode is inserted in run logbook
+       TString hltMode = fLogbookEntry->GetRunParameter("HLTmode");
+       TSubString firstChar = hltMode(0,1);
+       AliDebug(2,Form("First char = %s ",firstChar.Data())); 
+       if (firstChar == "A") {
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       else if ((firstChar == "B") || (firstChar == "C") || (firstChar == "D") || (firstChar == "E")) {
+               return kTRUE;
+       }
+       else {
+               Log("SHUTTLE","Unexpected HLT mode! Returning 0....");
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+const char* AliShuttle::GetTriggerConfiguration()
+{
+       // Receives the trigger configuration from the DAQ logbook for the current run
+       
+       // check connection, if needed reconnect
+       if (!Connect(3)) 
+               return 0;
+
+       TString sqlQuery;
+       sqlQuery.Form("SELECT configFile FROM logbook_trigger_config WHERE run = %d", GetCurrentRun());
+       TSQLResult* result = fServer[3]->Query(sqlQuery);
+       if (!result)
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", Form("ERROR: Can't execute query <%s>!", sqlQuery.Data()));
+               return 0;
+       }
+       
+       if (result->GetRowCount() == 0)
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "ERROR: Trigger configuration not found in logbook_trigger_config");
+               delete result;
+               return 0;
+       }
+       
+       TSQLRow* row = result->Next();
+       if (!row)
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE", "ERROR: Could not receive logbook_trigger_config data");
+               delete result;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       // static, so that pointer remains valid when it is returned to the calling class       
+       static TString triggerConfig(row->GetField(0));
+       
+       delete row;
+       row = 0;
+       
+       delete result;
+       result = 0;
+       
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Found trigger configuration: %s", triggerConfig.Data()));
+       
+       return triggerConfig;
+}
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________________________
 void AliShuttle::SetShuttleTempDir(const char* tmpDir)
 {
@@ -2478,3 +3291,90 @@ void AliShuttle::SetShuttleLogDir(const char* logDir)
 
        fgkShuttleLogDir = gSystem->ExpandPathName(logDir);
 }
+//______________________________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliShuttle::TouchFile()
+{
+       //
+       // touching a file on the grid if run has been DONE
+       //
+       
+       if (!gGrid)
+       {
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("No TGrid connection estabilished!"));
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("Could not touch file for run %i",GetCurrentRun()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+
+       TString dir;
+       dir.Form("%s%d/%s/SHUTTLE_DONE", fConfig->GetAlienPath(), GetCurrentYear(), GetLHCPeriod());
+       // checking whether directory for touch command exists
+       TString commandLs;
+       commandLs.Form("ls %s",dir.Data());
+       TGridResult *resultLs = dynamic_cast<TGridResult*>(gGrid->Command(commandLs));
+       if (!resultLs){
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("No result for %s command, returning without touching",commandLs.Data()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       TMap *mapLs = dynamic_cast<TMap*>(resultLs->At(0));
+       if (!mapLs){
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("No map for %s command, returning without touching",commandLs.Data()));
+               delete resultLs;
+               resultLs = 0x0;
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       TObjString *valueLsPath = dynamic_cast<TObjString*>(mapLs->GetValue("path"));
+       if (!valueLsPath || (TString)(valueLsPath->GetString()).CompareTo(dir)!=1){ 
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("No directory %s found, creating it",dir.Data()));
+
+               // creating the directory
+
+               Bool_t boolMkdir = gGrid->Mkdir(dir.Data());
+               if (!boolMkdir) {
+                       Log("SHUTTLE",Form("Impossible to create dir %s in alien catalogue for run %i!",dir.Data(),GetCurrentRun()));
+                       delete resultLs;
+                       resultLs = 0x0;
+                       return kFALSE;
+               }
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("Directory %s successfully created in alien catalogue for run %i",dir.Data(),GetCurrentRun()));
+       }
+       else {
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("Directory %s correctly found for run %i",dir.Data(),GetCurrentRun()));
+       }
+
+       delete resultLs;
+       resultLs = 0x0;
+
+       TString command;
+       command.Form("touch %s/%i", dir.Data(), GetCurrentRun());
+       Log("SHUTTLE", Form("Creating entry in file catalog: %s", command.Data()));
+       TGridResult *resultTouch = dynamic_cast<TGridResult*>(gGrid->Command(command));
+       if (!resultTouch){
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("No result for touching command, returning without touching for run %i",GetCurrentRun()));
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       TMap *mapTouch = dynamic_cast<TMap*>(resultTouch->At(0));
+       if (!mapTouch){
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("No map for touching command, returning without touching for run %i",GetCurrentRun()));
+               delete resultTouch;
+               resultTouch = 0x0; 
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       TObjString *valueTouch = dynamic_cast<TObjString*>(mapTouch->GetValue("__result__"));
+       if (!valueTouch){
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("No value for \"__result__\" key set in the map for touching command, returning without touching for run %i",GetCurrentRun()));
+               delete resultTouch;
+               resultTouch = 0x0; 
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       if (valueTouch->GetString()!="1"){
+               Log("SHUTTLE",Form("Failing the touching command, returning without touching for run %i",GetCurrentRun()));
+               delete resultTouch;
+               resultTouch = 0x0; 
+               return kFALSE;
+       }
+       delete resultTouch;
+       resultTouch = 0x0; 
+       return kTRUE;
+}
+
+