text: autoCond = {
  
      ### NEW KEYS ###
      # GlobalTag for MC production with perfectly aligned and calibrated detector for Run1
      'run1_design'       :   '106X_mcRun1_design_v1',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (pp collisions) with realistic alignment and calibrations for Run1
      'run1_mc'           :   '106X_mcRun1_realistic_v1',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (Heavy Ions collisions) with realistic alignment and calibrations for Run1
      'run1_mc_hi'        :   '106X_mcRun1_HeavyIon_v1',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (p-Pb collisions) with realistic alignment and calibrations for Run1
      'run1_mc_pa'        :   '106X_mcRun1_pA_v1',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with pessimistic alignment and calibrations for Run2
      'run2_mc_50ns'      :   '106X_mcRun2_startup_v2',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (L1 Trigger Stage1) with starup-like alignment and calibrations for Run2, L1 trigger in Stage1 mode
      'run2_mc_l1stage1'  :   '106X_mcRun2_asymptotic_l1stage1_v2',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with perfectly aligned and calibrated detector for Run2
      'run2_design'       :   '106X_mcRun2_design_v3',
      #GlobalTag for MC production with optimistic alignment and calibrations for Run2
      'run2_mc'           :   '106X_mcRun2_asymptotic_v3',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (cosmics) with starup-like alignment and calibrations for Run2, Strip tracker in peak mode
      'run2_mc_cosmics'   :   '106X_mcRun2cosmics_startup_deco_v2',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (Heavy Ions collisions) with optimistic alignment and calibrations for Run2
      'run2_mc_hi'        :   '106X_mcRun2_HeavyIon_v2',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (p-Pb collisions) with realistic alignment and calibrations for Run2
      'run2_mc_pa'        :   '106X_mcRun2_pA_v2',
      # GlobalTag for Run1 data reprocessing
      'run1_data'         :   '106X_dataRun2_v11',
      # GlobalTag for Run2 data reprocessing
      'run2_data'         :   '106X_dataRun2_v11',
      # GlobalTag for Run2 data relvals: allows customization to run with fixed L1 menu
      'run2_data_relval'  :   '106X_dataRun2_relval_v10',
      # GlobalTag for Run2 data 2018B relvals only: HEM-15-16 fail
      'run2_data_promptlike_HEfail' : '106X_dataRun2_PromptLike_HEfail_v6',
      # GlobalTag for Run2 data 2016H relvals only: Prompt Conditions + fixed L1 menu (to be removed)
      'run2_data_promptlike'    : '106X_dataRun2_PromptLike_v7',
      'run2_data_promptlike_hi' : '106X_dataRun2_PromptLike_HI_v7',
      # GlobalTag for Run1 HLT: it points to the online GT
      'run1_hlt'          :   '101X_dataRun2_HLT_frozen_v9',
      # GlobalTag for Run2 HLT: it points to the online GT
      'run2_hlt'          :   '101X_dataRun2_HLT_frozen_v9',
      # GlobalTag for Run2 HLT RelVals: customizations to run with fixed L1 Menu
      'run2_hlt_relval'      :   '103X_dataRun2_HLT_relval_v8',
      'run2_hlt_relval_hi'   :   '103X_dataRun2_HLT_relval_HI_v4',
      # GlobalTag for Run2 HLT for HI (not 2018 HI): it points to the online GT
      'run2_hlt_hi'       :   '101X_dataRun2_HLTHI_frozen_v9',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with perfectly aligned and calibrated detector for Phase1 2017 (and 0,0,~0-centred beamspot)
      'phase1_2017_design'       :  '106X_mc2017_design_IdealBS_v4',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic conditions for Phase1 2017 detector
      'phase1_2017_realistic'    :  '106X_mc2017_realistic_v3',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (cosmics) with realistic alignment and calibrations for Phase1 2017 detector, Strip tracker in DECO mode
      'phase1_2017_cosmics'      :  '106X_mc2017cosmics_realistic_deco_v2',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (cosmics) with realistic alignment and calibrations for Phase1 2017 detector, Strip tracker in PEAK mode
      'phase1_2017_cosmics_peak' :  '106X_mc2017cosmics_realistic_peak_v2',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with perfectly aligned and calibrated detector for full Phase1 2018 (and 0,0,0-centred beamspot)
      'phase1_2018_design'       :  '106X_upgrade2018_design_v3',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic conditions for full Phase1 2018 detector
      'phase1_2018_realistic'    :  '106X_upgrade2018_realistic_v4',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic conditions for full Phase1 2018 detector for Heavy Ion
      'phase1_2018_realistic_hi' :  '106X_upgrade2018_realistic_HI_v2',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic conditions for full Phase1 2018 detector: HEM-15-16 fail
      'phase1_2018_realistic_HEfail' :  '106X_upgrade2018_realistic_HEfail_v4',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (cosmics) with realistic conditions for full Phase1 2018 detector,  Strip tracker in DECO mode
      'phase1_2018_cosmics'      :   '106X_upgrade2018cosmics_realistic_deco_v3',
      # GlobalTag for MC production (cosmics) with realistic conditions for full Phase1 2018 detector,  Strip tracker in PEAK mode
      'phase1_2018_cosmics_peak' :   '106X_upgrade2018cosmics_realistic_peak_v3',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with perfectly aligned and calibrated detector for Phase1 2021
      'phase1_2021_design'       : '106X_upgrade2021_design_v1', # GT containing design conditions for Phase1 2021
      # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic conditions for Phase1 2021
      'phase1_2021_realistic'    : '106X_upgrade2021_realistic_v5', # GT containing realistic conditions for Phase1 2021
      # GlobalTag for MC production (cosmics) with realistic conditions for Phase1 2021,  Strip tracker in DECO mode
      'phase1_2021_cosmics'      : '106X_upgrade2021cosmics_realistic_deco_v2',
      # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic conditions for Phase2 2023
      'phase2_realistic'         : '106X_upgrade2023_realistic_v3'
  }
  
  aliases = {
      'MAINGT' : 'FT_P_V42D|AN_V4',
      'BASEGT' : 'BASE1_V1|BASE2_V1'
  }
  
  # dedicated GlobalTags for HLT
  from Configuration.HLT.autoCondHLT import autoCondHLT
  autoCond = autoCondHLT(autoCond)
  
  ### OLD KEYS ### kept for backward compatibility
      # GlobalTag for MC production with perfectly aligned and calibrated detector
  autoCond['mc']               = ( autoCond['run1_design'] )
      # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic alignment and calibrations
  autoCond['startup']          = ( autoCond['run1_mc'] )
      # GlobalTag for MC production of Heavy Ions events with realistic alignment and calibrations
  autoCond['starthi']          = ( autoCond['run1_mc_hi'] )
      # GlobalTag for MC production of p-Pb events with realistic alignment and calibrations
  autoCond['startpa']          = ( autoCond['run1_mc_pa'] )
      # GlobalTag for data reprocessing
  autoCond['com10']            = ( autoCond['run1_data'] )
      # GlobalTag for running HLT on recent data: it points to the online GT (remove the snapshot!)
  autoCond['hltonline']        = ( autoCond['run1_hlt'] )
      # GlobalTag for POSTLS1 upgrade studies:
  autoCond['upgradePLS1']      = ( autoCond['run2_mc'] )
  autoCond['upgradePLS150ns']  = ( autoCond['run2_mc_50ns'] )
  autoCond['upgrade2017']      = ( autoCond['phase1_2017_design'] )
  autoCond['upgrade2021']      = ( autoCond['phase1_2021_design'] )
  autoCond['upgradePLS3']      = ( autoCond['phase2_realistic'] )
  