Last update: 29 ^th August 2001 by Igor A. Gaponenko

This page contains detailed information concerning the Conditions (calibration and alignment) Database, documentation, evaluations, examples and talks. The documents are presented in chronological order (in each subsection).

Note: that the mainstream format for these documents is HTML. Most of the documents are also available in other formats.

Here is a list of topics for quick navigation:

Documentation

Obsolete documentation

Talks

Publications

Other related documents of general interest

You are invited to to send your comments and wishes regarding the contents (not the design) of this page to Igor A. Gaponenko

Documentation

This section presents the current database documentation. The obsolete documentation is also available.

The BdbIntervalUtil Reference Manual

• Igor A. Gaponenko, LBNL, December 2000
• Other formats: (not available)

Using BdbCondProxyBase class

• David N. Brown, LBNL, November 2000
• Other formats: (not available)

Schema Evolution Strategy for the Conditions Database (HTML is not available)

• Igor A. Gaponenko, LBNL, April 1999
• Other formats:
  • PDF
  • PS

Talks

Conditions/DB: Updated Status

• Igor A. Gaponenko, Database Workshop, April 2001
• Other formats:
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • PS

Using the OID Server to optimize access to the Conditions/DB in OPR/REPRO

• Igor A. Gaponenko, OPR/REPRO Workshop, February 2001
• Other formats:
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • PS

Revisions in the Conditions/DB

• Igor A. Gaponenko, BaBar Collaboration Meeting, December 2000
• Other formats:
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • PDF
  • PS

Experience with Conditions/DB in BABAR

• Igor A. Gaponenko, IT/DB seminar at CERN, October 2000
• Other formats:
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • PS

The Status of the BaBar Conditions Database

• Igor A. Gaponenko, BaBar Comuting Review, September 2000
• Other formats:
  • PS

The OID Server

• Igor A. Gaponenko, Database Workshop Meeting at LBNL, July 2000
• Other formats:
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • PS

The Conditions/DB Setup at SLAC

• Igor A. Gaponenko, Database Workshop Meeting at LBNL, July 2000
• Other formats:
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • PS

An overview of the Conditions/DB

• Igor A. Gaponenko, Database Workshop Meeting at LBNL, July 2000
• Other formats:
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • PS

An Overview of the BaBar Conditions Database

• Igor A. Gaponenko, CHEP 2000, Padova (Italy), February 2000
• Other formats:
  • PS

Revision interface to Conditions DB

• Igor A. Gaponenko, Online Reconstruction Meeting, May 1999
• Other formats
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • PS

Data Distribution for Conditions DB

• Igor A. Gaponenko, BaBar Software Week, April 1999
• Other formats:
  • Microsoft Power Point
  • PDF
  • PS

Schema Evolution Strategy for Conditions/DB

• Igor A. Gaponenko, BaBar Collaboration Meeting, February 1999
• Other formats:
  • PS

Database Issues

• David R. Quarrie, Common Reconstruction Meeting, June 1996
• Other formats: (not available)

Access to Conditions Information

• David R. Quarrie, Common Reconstruction Meeting, June 1996
• Other formats: (not available)

Conditions Database Evaluations

• David R. Quarrie, BaBar Collaboration Meeting, July 1996
• Other formats:
  • PS    (1 slide per page),  PS   (2 slides per page)
  • PDF (1 slide per page),  PDF (2 slides per page)

Conceptual Design (HTML is not available)

• David R. Quarrie, BaBar Collaboration Meeting, June 1995
• Other formats:
  •  PS

Publications

An Overview of the BaBar Conditions Database

• Igor A. Gaponenko et al., CHEP 2000, Padova (Italy), February 2000
• Other formats:
  • PS

The BaBar Conditions Database (this just a link onto the abstract of this article)

• David N. Brown et al., CHEP 1998, Chicago (USA), August-September 1998
• Other formats: (not available)

Other related documents of general interest

Draft version of the evaluation report comparing the ObjectStore and Objectivity OODBMS products (HTML is not available)

• James Ohnemus, LBNL, August 1996
• Other formats:
  • PostScript
  • PDF

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