DaVinci FAQ

• Simple Example - An complete example of a very simple selection algorithm. Good for getting started.
• Write a miniDST - How to write out a subset of events in DaVinci and store them in a new DST-file.
• Samples - A little overview of the samples one can use for an analysis.
• Force positive label - How to revert the ID of stored particles in DecayTreeTuple always to a positive number
• Take all tracks as input - How to include all track types in an analysis.
• Find correct DB tags - How to find the correct tags for your data and how to introduce them in the options file.
• Find particles for DecayDescriptor - How to dump the particle list which can be used in the DecayDescriptor.
• Find available data-types - Get the code-line defining the available data-types
• Resolve the ParticleID - How to turn a ParticleID into a human readable string.
• XMLCounters - How to get XML counters for all your algorithms.
• MC Association - How to implement a MC associator.
• Cut for TT hits on tracks - How to cut on the number of TT hits on long tracks with LoKi.
• Removing TT hits from long tracks - How to remove TT hits from long tracks and then refit.
• Note: Some information concerning DaVinci may also be found in the Gaudi-section!