diff --git a/MAC/APL/StationCU/configure.in b/MAC/APL/StationCU/configure.in
index b926cc4bc410fd78c1850015e10ecaa5565c1494..6835f24171898c2ed684366c84903e571b7b70a5 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/StationCU/configure.in
+++ b/MAC/APL/StationCU/configure.in
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ lofar_INTERNAL(MAC/APL/APLCommon, aplcommon,, 1, APL/APLCommon/APL_Defines.h,,)
 lofar_INTERNAL(MAC/APL/PAC/BS_Protocol, BS_Protocol,, 1, APL/BS_Protocol/BS_Protocol.ph,,)
 lofar_INTERNAL(MAC/APL/PAC/CAL_Protocol, CAL_Protocol,, 1, APL/CAL_Protocol/CAL_Protocol.ph,,)
 lofar_INTERNAL(MAC/APL/PIC/RSP_Protocol, RSP_Protocol,, 1, APL/RSP_Protocol/RSP_Protocol.ph,,)
-dnl lofar_EXTERNAL(boost,1.32,boost/date_time/date.hpp, boost_date_time-gcc)
+lofar_EXTERNAL(boost,1.32,boost/date_time/date.hpp, boost_date_time-gcc)
 dnl lofar_EXTERNAL(pqxx,2.5.5,pqxx/pqxx, pqxx)
 dnl lofar_EXTERNAL(pq,,libpq-fe.h, pq, /usr/local/pgsql)
 
diff --git a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.cc b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.cc
index eb581131ddc88fdefe3796a43e270ded3251b8fd..1454cb518ca11031c08ed3f966a86933aa2e4ed7 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.cc
+++ b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <APL/APLCommon/APLUtilities.h>
 #include <APL/APLCommon/APLCommonExceptions.h>
 #include <APL/APLCommon/Controller_Protocol.ph>
+#include <APL/APLCommon/StationInfo.h>
 #include <APL/BS_Protocol/BS_Protocol.ph>
 
 #include "BeamControl.h"
@@ -65,11 +66,22 @@ BeamControl::BeamControl(const string&	cntlrName) :
 {
 	LOG_TRACE_OBJ_STR (cntlrName << " construction");
 
+	// First readin our observation related config file.
+	LOG_DEBUG_STR("Reading parset file:" << LOFAR_SHARE_LOCATION << "/" << cntlrName);
+	globalParameterSet()->adoptFile(string(LOFAR_SHARE_LOCATION)+"/"+cntlrName);
+
+
 	// Readin some parameters from the ParameterSet.
 	itsTreePrefix = globalParameterSet()->getString("prefix");
-	itsInstanceNr = globalParameterSet()->getUint32(itsTreePrefix + ".instanceNr");
-	itsStartTime  = globalParameterSet()->getTime  (itsTreePrefix + ".starttime");
-	itsStopTime   = globalParameterSet()->getTime  (itsTreePrefix + ".stoptime");
+	itsInstanceNr = globalParameterSet()->getUint32("_instanceNr");
+
+	// get Observation based information
+	itsStartTime     = time_from_string(globalParameterSet()->
+											 getString("Observation.startTime"));
+	itsStopTime      = time_from_string(globalParameterSet()->
+											 getString("Observation.stopTime"));
+	itsClaimPeriod   = globalParameterSet()->getTime  ("Observation.claimPeriod");
+	itsPreparePeriod = globalParameterSet()->getTime  ("Observation.preparePeriod");
 
 	// attach to parent control task
 	itsParentControl = ParentControl::instance();
@@ -151,7 +163,7 @@ void BeamControl::handlePropertySetAnswer(GCFEvent& answer)
 										getName().c_str(), pPropAnswer->pScope));
 		}
 		// always let timer expire so main task will continue.
-		itsTimerPort->setTimer(0.0);
+		itsTimerPort->setTimer(1.0);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -208,10 +220,10 @@ GCFEvent::TResult BeamControl::initial_state(GCFEvent& event,
 	GCFEvent::TResult status = GCFEvent::HANDLED;
   
 	switch (event.signal) {
-    case F_INIT:
+	case F_ENTRY:
    		break;
 
-	case F_ENTRY: {
+    case F_INIT: {
 		// Get access to my own propertyset.
 		LOG_DEBUG ("Activating PropertySet");
 		string	propSetName = formatString(BC_PROPSET_NAME, itsInstanceNr);
@@ -243,16 +255,11 @@ GCFEvent::TResult BeamControl::initial_state(GCFEvent& event,
 		break;
 
 	case F_CONNECTED:
-		ASSERTSTR (&port == itsBeamServer, 
+		ASSERTSTR (&port == itsParentPort, 
 									"F_CONNECTED event from port " << port.getName());
 		break;
 
 	case F_DISCONNECTED:
-		port.close();
-		ASSERTSTR (&port == itsBeamServer, 
-								"F_DISCONNECTED event from port " << port.getName());
-		LOG_DEBUG("Connection with BeamServer failed, retry in 2 seconds");
-		itsTimerPort->setTimer(2.0);
 		break;
 	
 	default:
@@ -276,9 +283,6 @@ GCFEvent::TResult BeamControl::active_state(GCFEvent& event, GCFPortInterface& p
 	GCFEvent::TResult status = GCFEvent::HANDLED;
 
 	switch (event.signal) {
-	case F_INIT:
-		break;
-
 	case F_ENTRY: {
 		// update PVSS
 		itsPropertySet->setValue(string(PVSSNAME_FSM_STATE),GCFPVString("active"));
@@ -286,18 +290,25 @@ GCFEvent::TResult BeamControl::active_state(GCFEvent& event, GCFPortInterface& p
 		break;
 	}
 
+	case F_INIT:
+		itsBeamServer->open();
+		break;
+
 	case F_ACCEPT_REQ:
 		break;
 
 	case F_CONNECTED: {
-		ASSERTSTR (&port == itsBeamServer, 
+		ASSERTSTR (&port == itsBeamServer || &port == itsParentPort, 
 									"F_CONNECTED event from port " << port.getName());
-		itsTimerPort->cancelAllTimers();
-		LOG_DEBUG ("Connected with BeamServer");
-		setState(CTState::CLAIMED);
-		CONTROLClaimedEvent		answer;
-//TODO		answer.cntlrName = msg.cntlrName;
-		port.send(answer);
+		if (&port == itsBeamServer) {
+			itsTimerPort->cancelAllTimers();
+			LOG_DEBUG ("Connected with BeamServer");
+			setState(CTState::CLAIMED);
+			CONTROLClaimedEvent		answer;
+			answer.cntlrName = getName();
+			answer.result    = CT_RESULT_NO_ERROR;
+			itsParentPort->send(answer);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -347,11 +358,7 @@ GCFEvent::TResult BeamControl::active_state(GCFEvent& event, GCFPortInterface& p
 		CONTROLPrepareEvent		msg(event);
 		LOG_DEBUG_STR("Received PREPARE(" << msg.cntlrName << ")");
 		setState(CTState::PREPARE);
-		doPrepare (msg.cntlrName);
-		setState(CTState::PREPARED);
-		CONTROLPreparedEvent	answer;
-		answer.cntlrName = msg.cntlrName;
-		port.send(answer);
+		doPrepare(msg.cntlrName);	// will result in BS_BEAMALLOCACK event
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -359,6 +366,7 @@ GCFEvent::TResult BeamControl::active_state(GCFEvent& event, GCFPortInterface& p
 		CONTROLResumeEvent		msg(event);
 		LOG_DEBUG_STR("Received RESUME(" << msg.cntlrName << ")");
 		setState(CTState::ACTIVE);
+		// TODO: implement something useful
 		CONTROLResumedEvent		answer;
 		answer.cntlrName = msg.cntlrName;
 		port.send(answer);
@@ -369,6 +377,7 @@ GCFEvent::TResult BeamControl::active_state(GCFEvent& event, GCFPortInterface& p
 		CONTROLSuspendEvent		msg(event);
 		LOG_DEBUG_STR("Received SUSPEND(" << msg.cntlrName << ")");
 		setState(CTState::SUSPENDED);
+		// TODO: implement something useful
 		CONTROLSuspendedEvent		answer;
 		answer.cntlrName = msg.cntlrName;
 		port.send(answer);
@@ -388,9 +397,19 @@ GCFEvent::TResult BeamControl::active_state(GCFEvent& event, GCFPortInterface& p
 	}
 
 	// -------------------- EVENTS RECEIVED FROM BEAMSERVER --------------------
-	case BS_BEAMALLOCACK:
-		handleBeamAllocAck(event);
+	case BS_BEAMALLOCACK: {
+		BSBeamallocackEvent		msg(event);
+		uint16 result  = handleBeamAllocAck(event);
+		if (result == CT_RESULT_NO_ERROR) {
+			setState(CTState::PREPARED);
+		}
+
+		CONTROLPreparedEvent	answer;
+		answer.cntlrName = getName();
+		answer.result    = result;
+		port.send(answer);
 		break;
+	}
 
 	case BS_BEAMFREEACK:
 		handleBeamFreeAck(event);
@@ -411,87 +430,92 @@ GCFEvent::TResult BeamControl::active_state(GCFEvent& event, GCFPortInterface& p
 //
 void BeamControl::doPrepare(const string&	cntlrName)
 {
-	try {
-		vector<int> subbandsVector;
-		vector<int> beamletsVector;
-		// TODO	use parameterset of 'cntlrname'
-		APLUtilities::string2Vector(m_parameterSet.getString(string("subbands")),subbandsVector);
-		APLUtilities::string2Vector(m_parameterSet.getString(string("beamlets")),beamletsVector);
-
-		BSBeamallocEvent beamAllocEvent;
-		beamAllocEvent.name 		= getName();
-		beamAllocEvent.subarrayname = m_parameterSet.getString(string("subarrayName"));
-		vector<int>::iterator beamletIt = beamletsVector.begin();
-		vector<int>::iterator subbandIt = subbandsVector.begin();
-		while (beamletIt != beamletsVector.end() && subbandIt != subbandsVector.end()) {
-			beamAllocEvent.allocation()[*beamletIt++] = *subbandIt++;
-		}
-		itsBeamServer->send(beamAllocEvent);		// will result in BS_BEAMALLOCACK;
-	}
-	catch(Exception& e) {
-		LOG_ERROR(formatString("Error preparing BeamServer: %s",e.message().c_str()));
+	// TODO	use parameterset of 'cntlrname' when being shared controller
+
+	string	subbandList(globalParameterSet()->getString("Observation.subbandList"));
+	string	beamletList(globalParameterSet()->getString("Observation.beamletList"));
+	LOG_DEBUG_STR("subbandlist:" << subbandList);
+	LOG_DEBUG_STR("beamletList:" << beamletList);
+
+	vector<int> subbandsVector;
+	vector<int> beamletsVector;
+	APLUtilities::string2Vector(subbandList,subbandsVector);
+	APLUtilities::string2Vector(beamletList,beamletsVector);
+	ASSERTSTR (subbandsVector.size() == beamletsVector.size(),
+			"size of subbandList " << subbandsVector.size() << " != " <<
+			" size of beamletList" << beamletsVector.size());
+
+	BSBeamallocEvent beamAllocEvent;
+	beamAllocEvent.name 		= getName();
+	beamAllocEvent.subarrayname = globalParameterSet()->getString("Observation.subarrayName");
+	LOG_DEBUG_STR("subarrayName:" << beamAllocEvent.subarrayname);
+
+	vector<int>::iterator beamletIt = beamletsVector.begin();
+	vector<int>::iterator subbandIt = subbandsVector.begin();
+	while (beamletIt != beamletsVector.end() && subbandIt != subbandsVector.end()) {
+		beamAllocEvent.allocation()[*beamletIt++] = *subbandIt++;
 	}
+
+	LOG_DEBUG_STR("Sending Alloc event to BeamServer");
+	itsBeamServer->send(beamAllocEvent);		// will result in BS_BEAMALLOCACK;
 }
 
 //
 // handleBeamAllocAck(event);
 //
-bool	BeamControl::handleBeamAllocAck(GCFEvent&	event)
+uint16	BeamControl::handleBeamAllocAck(GCFEvent&	event)
 {
 	// check the beam ID and status of the ACK message
 	BSBeamallocackEvent ackEvent(event);
 	if (ackEvent.status != 0) {
-//		errorCode = CT_RESULT_BEAMALLOC_ERROR;
 		LOG_ERROR_STR("Beamlet allocation failed with errorcode: " << ackEvent.status);
-		return (false);
+		return (CT_RESULT_BEAMALLOC_FAILED);
 	}
+	itsBeamID = ackEvent.handle;
 
 	// read new angles from parameterfile.
-	m_beamID = ackEvent.handle;
-
-	double directionAngle1(0.0);
-	double directionAngle2(0.0);
-	vector<string> sourceTimes;
-	vector<double> declinations;
-	vector<double> rightAscentions;
-
-	try {
-		sourceTimes = m_parameterSet.getStringVector(string("sourceTimes"));
-		declinations = m_parameterSet.getDoubleVector(string("declination"));
-		rightAscentions = m_parameterSet.getDoubleVector(string("rightAscention"));
-	}
-	catch(Exception &e) {
-	}
+	vector<string>	sourceTimes;
+	vector<double>	angles1;
+	vector<double>	angles2;
+	string			beam(globalParameterSet()->locateModule("Beam")+".");
+	sourceTimes     = globalParameterSet()->getStringVector(beam+"angleTimes");
+	angles1    = globalParameterSet()->getDoubleVector(beam+"angle1");
+	angles2 = globalParameterSet()->getDoubleVector(beam+"angle2");
 
 	// point the new beam
 	BSBeampointtoEvent beamPointToEvent;
-	beamPointToEvent.handle = m_beamID;
+	beamPointToEvent.handle = itsBeamID;
 	beamPointToEvent.pointing.setType(static_cast<Pointing::Type>
-				(convertDirection(m_parameterSet.getString(string("directionType")))));
+				(convertDirection(globalParameterSet()->getString(beam+"directionTypes"))));
 
-	if (sourceTimes.size() == 0 || sourceTimes.size() != declinations.size() || 
-								  sourceTimes.size() != rightAscentions.size()) {
+	// only 1 angle?
+	if (sourceTimes.size() == 0 || sourceTimes.size() != angles1.size() || 
+								  sourceTimes.size() != angles2.size()) {
 		// key sourceTimes not found: use one fixed angle
-		directionAngle1=m_parameterSet.getDouble(string("declination"));
-		directionAngle2=m_parameterSet.getDouble(string("rightAscention"));
+		double	directionAngle1(0.0);
+		double	directionAngle2(0.0);
+		directionAngle1=globalParameterSet()->getDouble(beam+"declination");
+		directionAngle2=globalParameterSet()->getDouble(beam+"rightAscention");
 
 		beamPointToEvent.pointing.setTime(RTC::Timestamp()); // asap
 		beamPointToEvent.pointing.setDirection(directionAngle1,directionAngle2);
 		itsBeamServer->send(beamPointToEvent);
-	}
-	else { 	// its a vecor with angles.
-		vector<double>::iterator declination = declinations.begin();
-		vector<double>::iterator rightAscention = rightAscentions.begin();
-		for (vector<string>::iterator timesIt = sourceTimes.begin(); 
-									  timesIt != sourceTimes.end(); ++timesIt) { 
-			beamPointToEvent.pointing.setTime(RTC::Timestamp(
-											APLUtilities::decodeTimeString(*timesIt),0));
-			beamPointToEvent.pointing.setDirection(*declination++,*rightAscention++);
-			itsBeamServer->send(beamPointToEvent);
-		}
+		// NB: will NOT result in an answer event of the beamserver.
+		return (CT_RESULT_NO_ERROR);
 	}
 
-	return (true);
+ 	// its a vecor with angles.
+	vector<double>::iterator angle1Iter    = angles1.begin();
+	vector<double>::iterator angle2Iter = angles2.begin();
+	for (vector<string>::iterator timesIt = sourceTimes.begin(); 
+								  timesIt != sourceTimes.end(); ++timesIt) { 
+		beamPointToEvent.pointing.setTime(RTC::Timestamp(
+										APLUtilities::decodeTimeString(*timesIt),0));
+		beamPointToEvent.pointing.setDirection(*angle1Iter++,*angle2Iter++);
+		itsBeamServer->send(beamPointToEvent);
+		// NB: will NOT result in an answer event of the beamserver.
+	}
+	return (CT_RESULT_NO_ERROR);
 }
 
 //
@@ -500,8 +524,8 @@ bool	BeamControl::handleBeamAllocAck(GCFEvent&	event)
 void BeamControl::doRelease(GCFEvent&	event)
 {
 	BSBeamfreeEvent		beamFreeEvent;
-//TODO	beamFreeEvent.handle = ...beamID ...
-	itsBeamServer->send(beamFreeEvent);
+	beamFreeEvent.handle = itsBeamID;
+	itsBeamServer->send(beamFreeEvent);	// will result in BS_BEAMFREEACK event
 }
 
 
diff --git a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.comp b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.comp
deleted file mode 100644
index a11569d2cda8d4b3eabff70d3a96d5451c14c8b5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.comp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Component description of the BeamController
-#
-# $Id$
-#
-# name          name of the node
-# version       version of this node specification
-# quality       stable | test | development
-# constraint    python script to check multiparameter constrains
-#               may return OK, NotOK, Unknown
-# description   What this module does.
-#
-# Note 1: to seperate the parameterlines from the Node lines each node line
-#         begins with the label 'Node'.
-# Note 2: To define dependancies between nodes the label 'Uses' is used.
-#         A + sign may be added to the versionnr to indicate that the given
-#         versionnr is the minimal version the module schould have. (NOT YET IMPLEMENTED)
-#
-
-
-#########################################################################################################
-# -- Station Operations --
-#      name       		 vers   qual  constr.            descr.
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-node  "BeamControl"      1.0.0  test  'node constraint'  "Station BeamControl"
-
-#
-# name				name of the parameter
-# direction			I: input only; O: changes will be logged during runtime; IO: both
-# type				parametertype: should exist in param_type table of OTDB (= ParamTypeConv)
-# unit				name of unit of parameter (should exist in unit table (= UnitConv)
-# pruninglevel		when parameter values are thrown away from the database. (NOT YET USED)
-# validationMoment	moment the parameter values is validated (NOT YET USED)
-# value				value(range) of the parameter.
-# constraint		script to run to check its value
-# description		what the parameter manages.
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#    name                    dir. type   unit   prun. vm   value                   constr.  descr.
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-par	 instanceNr				 I	  uint	 -		10	  0	   0					   -		'BeamController instancenumber'
-par	 starttime				 I	  uint	 -		10	  0	   >>Observation.stoptime  -		'Starttime of observation'
-par	 stoptime		 		 I	  uint	 -		10	  0	   >>Observation.starttime -		'Stoptime of observation'
-par	 subarrayName			 I	  text	 -		10	  0	   0					   -		'Unique name of the subarray'
-par	 subbands		 		 I	  vuint	 -		10	  0	   0					   -		'Subbands in the subarray'
-par	 beamlets				 I	  vuint	 -		10	  0	   0					   -		'The beamlets allocated on the subarray'
-par	 sourceTimes			 I	  vuint	 -		10	  0	   0					   -		'Relative time (to starttime) when to activate the declination and rightAscentions'
-par	 declination			 I	  vdbl	 -		10	  0	   0					   -		'Declination(s) of the source(s)'
-par	 rightAscention			 I	  vdbl	 -		10	  0	   0					   -		'rightAscention(s) of the source(s)'
-par	 directionType			 I	  text	 -		10	  0	   0					   -		'Coord.system used for sources'
-
diff --git a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.conf.in b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.conf.in
deleted file mode 100644
index ec61a61ec386e57706c9d779ec58205e284c8f68..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.conf.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# new setup
-prefix	=	Observation0.BeamServer
-
-Observation0.BeamServer.instanceNr		= 0
-Observation0.BeamServer.starttime		= 0
-Observation0.BeamServer.stoptime		= 1
-
-Observation0.BeamServer.subbands		= [string]
-Observation0.BeamServer.beamlets		= [string]
-Observation0.BeamServer.subarrayName	= string
-Observation0.BeamServer.angleTimes		= [string]
-Observation0.BeamServer.declination		= [double]
-Observation0.BeamServer.rightAscention	= [double]
-Observation0.BeamServer.directionType	= string
-
-# next parameters are optional, defaultvalues are shown
-#ChildControl.StartupRetryInterval		= 10s
-#ChildControl.MaxStartupRetry			= 5
-
diff --git a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.h b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.h
index 4ca2c67bf0d74a0b619237cfee8119b61147bc84..f2901b4a1e4e1a5307871cfef0556ed9a26a0757 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.h
+++ b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 //# Common Includes
 #include <Common/lofar_string.h>
 #include <Common/lofar_vector.h>
+#include <Common/lofar_datetime.h>
 #include <Common/LofarLogger.h>
 
 //# ACC Includes
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ private:
 
 	int32	convertDirection(const string&	typeName);
 	void	doPrepare(const string&	cntlrName);
-	bool	handleBeamAllocAck(GCFEvent&	event);
+	uint16	handleBeamAllocAck(GCFEvent&	event);
 	bool	handleBeamFreeAck(GCFEvent&	event);
 	void	doRelease(GCFEvent&	event);
    	void	_connectedHandler(GCFPortInterface& port);
@@ -129,12 +130,11 @@ private:
 	// ParameterSet variables
 	string					itsTreePrefix;
 	uint32					itsInstanceNr;
-	time_t					itsStartTime;
-	time_t					itsStopTime;
-
-	//TODO
-	ACC::APS::ParameterSet	m_parameterSet;
-	uint32					m_beamID;
+	ptime					itsStartTime;
+	ptime					itsStopTime;
+	uint32					itsClaimPeriod;
+	uint32					itsPreparePeriod;
+	uint32					itsBeamID;
 };
 
   };//StationCU
diff --git a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.log_prop.in b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.log_prop.in
index 806b2f6567a19675018dd377e2d833893c05cc9e..7696b5b09b9373a768acd5d563415fc91c21f7e3 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.log_prop.in
+++ b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/BeamControl.log_prop.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ log4cplus.additivity.TRC=FALSE
 
 log4cplus.appender.STDOUT=log4cplus::ConsoleAppender
 log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%x %D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{9} - %m [%.25l]%n
+log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{9} - %m [%.25l]%n
 log4cplus.appender.STDOUT.logToStdErr=true
 
 log4cplus.appender.FILE=log4cplus::RollingFileAppender
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ log4cplus.appender.FILE.File=../log/BeamControl.log
 log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxFileSize=5MB
 log4cplus.appender.FILE.MaxBackupIndex=5
 log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout=log4cplus::PatternLayout
-log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%x %D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
+log4cplus.appender.FILE.layout.ConversionPattern=%D{%d-%m-%y %H:%M:%S.%q} %-5p %c{3} - %m [%.25l]%n
 
diff --git a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/Makefile.am
index 0f7665fb86ce52d79507b1da1f1a8b3da6643f4c..a2189efe96be907817106e11011e9b39227e1b5b 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/StationCU/src/BeamControl/Makefile.am
@@ -26,18 +26,11 @@ configfilesdir=$(bindir)
 configfiles_DATA 	= 
 #customPrepPVSSDB.ctl
 
-sysconf_DATA		= BeamControl.conf \
-					  BeamControl.log_prop
+sysconf_DATA		= BeamControl.log_prop
 
 %.log_prop: %.log_prop.in
 	cp $< $@
 
-%.conf: %.conf.in
-	cp $< $@
-
-%.ctl: %.ctl.in
-	cp $< $@
-
 clean-local:
 	rm -f *.ph