The CDF Run II Event Data Model Page

Event Data Model Documentation and Related Materials

14 February 2002 

• DH I/O Modules Project Status Report (pdf), 18 September 2001
• Output Module Class Chart (postscript), 17 September 2001
• Input Module Class Chart (postscript), 17 September 2001
• CDF Multi-Branch Event I/O (postscript), 17 September 2001
• Multi-Branch Event I/O - original text updated for current model (text), 19 September 2001

• abstract as originally submitted (plain text), June 2001
• slides (Applixware), 14 June 2001
• slides (postscript), 14 June 2001
• slides (pdf), 14 June 2001

• abstract as originally submitted (plain text), 06 November 1999
• short paper submitted (postscript), 16 January 2000
• slides in native format (Applixware), 02 February 2000
• slides as submitted (postscript), 02 February 2000
• slide show used at CHEP, only pages 1-7 were presented (PDF), 08 February 2000

Some terse examples of development/debugging with CDF Offline and EDM.

• Mini-HOW-TO on debugger status on various platforms by Rob Kennedy, updated: 14 February 2002
• Mini-HOW-TO on use of gdb CLI debugger by Rob Kennedy, updated: 14 February 2002
• Mini-HOW-TO on use of ddd GUI debugger by Rob Kennedy, updated: 14 February 2002
• Mini-HOW-TO on use of purify as a memory use debugger by Rob Kennedy, updated: 04 February 2002
• Mini-HOW-TO on code examples of use of the new CDF EDM by Rob Kennedy, 29 October 1999

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Project Administration

• Charge to the CDF Run II Event Data Model Working Group (plain text), 08 December 1998
• Current Members of the CDF Run II Event Data Model Working Group (plain text), 22 February 2000
• Annotated Event Data Model WBS (plain text, infrequently updated), 23 March 2000

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Documentation Archive

CDF Run II Event Data Model Documentation

• Original Introduction to the CDF Run II Event Data Model Working Group, 08 December 1998
• CDF Run II Event Data Model Upgrade Proposal, DRAFT SNAPSHOT as of 01 February 1999
• CDF4819: CDF Run II Event Data Model, 24 November 1998 --- EARLY DRAFT

Surveys of Offline Software and the CDF Event Data Model based on YBOS/Trybos

• Preliminary Survey of EM Clustering and Electron Software and the EDM by Bob Wagner, 15 January 1999
• Preliminary Survey of Physics Event Generator Software and the EDM by Marjorie Shapiro, 16 December 1998
• Preliminary Survey of Detector Simulation Software and the EDM by Marjorie Shapiro, 15 December 1998
• Preliminary Survey of general and silicon-related Tracking Software and the EDM by Chris Green, 14 December 1998
• Preliminary Survey of COT-related Tracking Software and the EDM by Peter Tamburello, 11 December 1998
• Preliminary Survey of Muon Software and the EDM by Prem Singh, 11 December 1998

Minutes and Slides - CDF Run II Event Data Model Working Group

• March 2000 - TODAY
• Meeting Minutes with updated items(plain text), 06 September 2000
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 02 March 2000
• September 1999 - February 2000: Preparation for CDF Mock Data Challenge 1
• July - August 1999
• Meeting held, 17 August 1999
• EDM Update by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 17 August 1999
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 03 August 1999
• Meeting held, 06 July 1999
• May - June 1999
• Meeting held, 22 June 1999
• Meeting cancelled due to Von Ruden Review ( The CDF Run 2 Event Data Model), 08 June 1999
• EDM Status Update by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 25 May 1999
• Meeting held, 25 May 1999
• EDM Status Update by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 11 May 1999
• Meeting held, 11 May 1999
• March - April 1999
• Meeting held, 27 April 1999
• EDM Status Update by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 13 April 1999
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 13 April 1999
• Event I/O and ROOT by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 30 March 1999
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 30 March 1999
• EDM Prototype by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 16 March 1999
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 16 March 1999
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 02 March 1999
• January - February 1999
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 16 February 1999
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 02 February 1999
• Four EDM Proposals by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 19 January 1999
• Cover; Requirements on EDM by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 19 January 1999
• Summary of Surveys by Liz Sexton-Kennedy (plain text), 19 January 1999
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 19 January 1999
• November - December 1998
• D0 Event Data Model Tutorial by Marc Paterno (.html), 11 December 1998
• D0 Event Data Model Tutorial: ToyClusterColl.hpp (plain text)
• D0 Event Data Model Tutorial: ToyClusterColl.cpp (plain text)
• F77 Use of Ybos in Current Offline by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 08 December 1998
• Meeting Introduction by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 08 December 1998
• Meeting Minutes (plain text), 08 December 1998

Status Reports and Other Presentations Outside of Working Group

• August 1999
• EDM Tasks (Offline Management Meeting on the EDM) by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides),
• CDF Run II Event Data Model (GAUDI visit) by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 18 August 1999
• July 1999
• ROOT Format (CDF Week Level 3 Workshop) by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 28 July 1999
• Topics in Physics Objects and the Event Data Model by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 26 July 1999
• ROOT Issues for the CDF Run II Event Data Model by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 13 July 1999
• CDF RUN II EDM and ROOT-Related Topics, at PAS-ROOT Meeting by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 09 July 1999
• EDM Status, at Offline Meeting by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 01 July 1999
• June 1999
• The CDF Run 2 Event Data Model, at Von Ruden Review by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 07 June 1999
• May 1999
• EDM Status, at Offline Meeting by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 05 May 1999
• April 1999
• EDM Mini-Overview, at DAQ Upgrade Meeting by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 28 April 1999
• Summary of CDF - ROOT Event I/O Meeting on 29 March by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 12 April 1999
• March 1999
• Event I/O and ROOT at Offline Meeting by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 31 March 1999
• Photo of CDF - ROOT Event I/O Meeting on 29 March taken by Rene' Brun (jpeg), 29 March 1999
• ROOT I/O at CDF, at US HENP ROOT Users Workshop by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 24 March 1999
• EDM Overview Part 2/2, at Offline Meeting by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 03 March 1999
• February 1999
• EDM Overview Part 1/2, at Offline Meeting by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 24 February 1999
• EDM Brief Status, at CDF Collaboration Meeting presented by Liz Buckley-Geer (plain text), 12 February 1999
• January 1999
• EDM Brief Status Report, at Offline Meeting by Rob Kennedy (.ps slides), 20 January 1999

Selected Design Notes, Instructions, and Commentary

• October 1999
• Mini-HOW-TO on using the new CDF EDM in a test release by Liz Sexton-Kennedy, 29 October 1999
• Mini-HOW-TO on setting up the new CDF EDM in a base release by Liz Sexton-Kennedy, 29 October 1999
• Mini-HOW-TO on schedule for cut-over to the new EDM in CDF Offline development by Liz Sexton-Kennedy, 29 October 1999
• July 1999
• Phases in EventRecord Processing by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 13 July 1999
• June 1999
• Containers, Templates, and ROOT I/O by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 14 June 1999
• March 1999
• Write-lock by Design, Use-cases by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 31 March 1999
• 0-th Order EDM EventRecord, ObjectHandles by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 15-30 March 1999
• Notes on RRL3; 0-th Order EDM Prototype classes by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 08-10 March 1999
• Notes on EDM Changes and Prototyping by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 03-08 March 1999
• Notes on StorablePointers, Collections by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 25 Feb - 02 March 1999
• February 1999
• Notes on EDM Issues by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 18-25 February 1999
• RRL3 e-mail from Armin Reichold (plain text), 24 February 1999
• RRL3-related e-mail collected by Armin Reichold (plain text), 23 February 1999
• RRL3, EDM, and Framework (e-mail) by Chris Green (plain text), 16 February 1999
• Heterogenous Container Support by Jim Kowalkowski (plain text), 11 February 1999
• Notes on EDM Use-Cases by Rob Kennedy (plain text), 10-11 February 1999

Related Projects

Related Projects at CDF

• CDF Run II Computing and Software
• CDF Run II Data Handling
• AC++ Framework package
• eN Event Ntuples
• Trybos and Banks packages

Event Data Models at Other Experiments

• D0: D0 Event Data Model Tutorial
• D0: D0 Run II Event Data Model Homepage
• D0: D0 Run II Object Management Homepage
• BaBar: The BaBar Event Store
• BaBar: Overview of BaBar Database; What Happens to Persist BaBar Data
• RHIC: Report of the RHIC Off-line Computing Committee II
• PHENIX: PHENIX and ROOT
• STAR: Software Infrastructure

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