To produce the best physics results, high energy physics experiments require access to calibration and other non-event data during event data processing. These conditions data are typically stored in databases that provide versioning functionality, allowing physicists to make improvements while simultaneously guaranteeing the reproducibility of their results. With the increased complexity of modern experiments, and the evolution of computing models that demand large scale access to conditions data, the solutions for managing this access have evolved over time. In this white paper we give an overview of the conditions data access problem, present convergence on a common solution and present some considerations for the future.
@article{arxiv.1901.05429,
title = {HEP Software Foundation Community White Paper Working Group -- Conditions Data},
author = {Paul Laycock and Marko Bracko and Marco Clemencic and Dave Dykstra and Andrea Formica and Giacomo Govi and Michel Jouvin and David Lange and Lynn Wood},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.05429},
year = {2019}
}