# News and current request policy

Links to the root campaigns used for each Monte Carlo production per RunII-year:

* 2016: [RunIISummer15\*GS](https://cms-pdmv.cern.ch/mcm/campaigns?prepid=RunIISummer15*GS\&page=0\&shown=63)
* 2017: [RunIIFall17\*GS](https://cms-pdmv.cern.ch/mcm/campaigns?prepid=RunIIFall17*GS\&page=0\&shown=63)
* 2018: [RunIIFall18\*GS](https://cms-pdmv.cern.ch/mcm/campaigns?prepid=RunIIFall18*GS\&page=0\&shown=63)

An overview of the CMSSW releases, global tags and  campaigns can be found in the PdmV analysis summary table:

![Taken from last version of https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YTANRT\_ZeL5VubnFq7lNGHKsiD7D3sDiOPNgXUYVI0I/edit?ts=5c08ea2e#slide=id.g54ddca43ca\_6\_0](/files/-LayujENid6B_qCkfZ8z)

* **Priority blocks:**
  * **BLOCK1: Moriond (very exceptional) requests, PhaseIIMTDTDR requests, RunIIWinter19CosmicsGS requests.**
  * **BLOCK2: HINPbPbAutumn18 high-priority requests**
  * **BLOCK3: LHCP requests (tag them with “PAGLHCP19” -> will be increased to 86k), other requests of summer conferences**
  * **BLOCK4, 5 and 6 not used for now**
  *
* **Chains and campaigns to use:**
  * **2016: RunIISummer15 (GS,wmLHEGS) with chain: chain\_RunIISummer15\*\_flowRunIISummer16DR80PremixPUMoriond17\_flowRunIISummer16MiniAODv3\_flowRunIISummer16NanoAODv4**
  * **2017: RunIIFall17 (GS, wmLHEGS, pLHE) with chain: chain\_RunIIFall17\*\_flowRunIIFall17DRPremixPU2017\_flowRunIIFall17MiniAODv2\_flowRunIIFall17NanoAODv4**
  * **2018: RunIIFall18 (GS, wmLHEGS, pLHE) with chain: chain\_RunIIFall18\*\_flowRunIIAutumn18DRPremix\_flowRunIIAutumn18MiniAOD\_flowRunIIAutumn18NanoAODv4**
*
* **Plan for UL campaigns defined at the workshop:** [**Link**](https://indico.cern.ch/event/781231/contributions/3291756/attachments/1795063/2925860/UL_MC_preparation-3.pdf)
  * [**https://cms-pdmv.cern.ch/mcm/campaigns?prepid=RunIISummer19UL\*\&page=0\&shown=63**](https://cms-pdmv.cern.ch/mcm/campaigns?prepid=RunIISummer19UL*\&page=0\&shown=63)
  * **3 campaigns per year (for root requests), 1 DR, 1DRPremix, 1MiniAOD, 1NanoAOD**
  * **Everything handled by chains (which define the conditions for each year)**
  *
* **Plan for PFCalib campaigns defined at the workshop:** [**Link**](https://indico.cern.ch/event/781231/contributions/3291756/attachments/1795063/2925860/UL_MC_preparation-3.pdf)
  * [**https://cms-pdmv.cern.ch/mcm/campaigns?prepid=\*PFCalib\*GS\&page=0\&shown=63**](https://cms-pdmv.cern.ch/mcm/campaigns?prepid=*PFCalib*GS\&page=0\&shown=63)
  * **3 campaigns per year (for root requests), 1 DR, 1DRPremix, 1MiniAOD, 1NanoAOD**
  * **Everything handled by chains (which define the conditions for each year)**


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