HowToRunASystemTest

To run the system tests from a release file:

1. Set SCTDAQ_ROD_CONFIGURATION_PATH to $SCT_DAQ_ROOT/config/TestConfig/DefaultRod.xml. This is now the default if you don't set it.
2. get SctTestApiData from /atlas/daq/code/SctTestApiData at Cambridge and put it into $SCT_DAQ_ROOT/installed/share. This directory is included with the releases.
3. Set TDAQ_DB_DATA to $SCT_DAQ_ROOT/config/databases/SCT_test.data.xml. This is the default if you don't set it
4. Run in the normal way. You should see a single module. You should be able to use the CalibrationController to do scans in the normal way (although not all work) and see data generated.

If you want to test the system further, you should:

1. Create appropriate ModuleDataFile and XmlSummaryFile for your locally available SCTDAQ root data. Perhaps by using a variant of the createLookUpTables.cam.pl script.
2. Either put those files in place of the default ones, or else, when everything is running, use the IPC interfaces to tell the test system which files to use.
3. Generate a ConfigurationService xml file. Do this by running GenerateConfiguration.pl. For example, try typing GenerateConfiguration.pl 20 in the TestConfig directory.
4. Run as above

I hope this provides a useful-ish guide!