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HEPDATA wishlist

HEPDATA is seen as crucial for long-term data curation, and for ease of access, for example for Rivet.

Several desirable extensions were discussed, some of which are essential.

* There is a need to end the assumption that all data are in the form of histograms (with x/y axes). Non-histogram data which needs to be stored include:

• cross sections w/o artificial bin, co
• correlation/error matrices
• +/- excursions for multiple systematics (this should be output for rivet, and is the preferred format for storing/expressing correlations)
• link to Rivet analysis
• link to paper and other documentation (arXiv/inpsire)

Search facility upgrade: keywords

Auto-entry, formatted (test uploads, authorisation by experiment contact

Export to & import by Rivet - plot titles and captions - data year, experiment, luminosity Rivet to add these to plots

Also in HepMC, include MC name & version, pass to Rivet, add to plot legend.

auxilliary data (backgrounds, theory curves)