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Appendix B Options for standard components Version/Issue: 2.0.0
Appendix B
Options for standard components
The following is a list of options that may be set for the standard components: e.g. data files for input,
print-out level for the message service, etc. The options are listed in tabular form for each component
along with the default value and a short explanation. The component name is given in the table caption
thus: [ComponentName].
Table B.1 Standard Options for the Application manager [ApplicationMgr]
Option name Default value Meaning
EvtSel a "" "NONE"; (if no event input) b
EvtMax -1 Maximum number of events to process. The default is -1 (infinite)
unless EvtSel = "NONE"; in which case it is 10.
TopAlg {} List of top level algorithms. Format:
{/[, /,...]};
ExtSvc {} List of external services names (not known to the ApplicationMgr,
see section 13.2). Format:
{/[, /,...]};
OutStream {} Declares an output stream object for writing data to a persistent
store, e.g. {“DstWriter”};
See also Table B.10
DLLs {} Search list of libraries for dynamic loading. Format:
{[,,...]};
HistogramPersistency "NONE" Histogram persistency mechanism. Available options are
"HBOOK", "ROOT", "NONE"
Runable "AppMgrRunable" Type of runable object to be created by Application manager
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