diff --git a/MAC/APL/MainCU/src/ObservationControl/APLObservationControl.dpl b/MAC/APL/MainCU/src/ObservationControl/APLObservationControl.dpl
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--- a/MAC/APL/MainCU/src/ObservationControl/APLObservationControl.dpl
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-# ascii dump of database
-
-# DpType
-#TypeName
-#LOFAR.LOFAR	1#1
-#	state	25#2
-
-TypeName
-ObsSW.ObsSW	1#1
-	state	25#2
-
-TypeName
-ObsCtrl.ObsCtrl	1#1
-	state	25#2
-	error	25#3
-	observationState	25#4
-	
-