cms-sw · tropiano · Dec 9, 2013 · Dec 12, 2013 · Dec 13, 2013 · Dec 16, 2013
diff --git a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/MagneticField_38T_cff.py b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/MagneticField_38T_cff.py
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@
 #Default is version 85l
 from MagneticField.Engine.volumeBasedMagneticField_090322_2pi_scaled_cfi import *
 
+# Parabolic parametrized magnetic field used for track building
+from MagneticField.ParametrizedEngine.ParabolicParametrizedField_cfi import ParametrizedMagneticFieldProducer as ParabolicParametrizedMagneticFieldProducer
+ParabolicParametrizedMagneticFieldProducer.label = "ParabolicMf"
+
 
diff --git a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/MagneticField_AutoFromDBCurrent_cff.py b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/MagneticField_AutoFromDBCurrent_cff.py
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
 # and loading the best map available for that current as specified in the file 
 from MagneticField.Engine.autoMagneticFieldProducer_cfi import *
 
+# Parabolic parametrized magnetic field used for track building
+from MagneticField.ParametrizedEngine.ParabolicParametrizedField_cfi import ParametrizedMagneticFieldProducer as ParabolicParametrizedMagneticFieldProducer
+ParabolicParametrizedMagneticFieldProducer.label = "ParabolicMf"
+
 
diff --git a/MagneticField/ParametrizedEngine/plugins/ParabolicParametrizedMagneticField.cc b/MagneticField/ParametrizedEngine/plugins/ParabolicParametrizedMagneticField.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ParabolicParametrizedMagneticField::inTesla(const GlobalPoint& gp) const {
   if (isDefined(gp)) {
     return inTeslaUnchecked(gp);
   } else {
-    edm::LogWarning("MagneticField|FieldOutsideValidity") << " Point " << gp << " is outside the validity region of ParabolicParametrizedMagneticField";
+    LogDebug("MagneticField|FieldOutsideValidity") << " Point " << gp << " is outside the validity region of ParabolicParametrizedMagneticField";
     return GlobalVector();
   }
 }

diff --git a/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/python/CkfTrackCandidates_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/python/CkfTrackCandidates_cfi.py
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
     maxSeedsBeforeCleaning = cms.uint32(5000),
 # SeedProducer:SeedLabel descoped to src
     src = cms.InputTag('globalMixedSeeds'),                                  
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf'),
     NavigationSchool = cms.string('SimpleNavigationSchool'),
     TrajectoryBuilder = cms.string('GroupedCkfTrajectoryBuilder'),
     TransientInitialStateEstimatorParameters = cms.PSet(
-        propagatorAlongTISE = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterial'),
-        propagatorOppositeTISE = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialOpposite'),
+        propagatorAlongTISE = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMf'),
+        propagatorOppositeTISE = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMfOpposite'),
         numberMeasurementsForFit = cms.int32(4)
     ),
     MeasurementTrackerEvent = cms.InputTag("MeasurementTrackerEvent"),

diff --git a/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/python/CkfTrajectories_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/python/CkfTrajectories_cfi.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     TrajectoryBuilder = cms.string('GroupedCkfTrajectoryBuilder'),
     # nested parameter set for TransientInitialStateEstimator
     TransientInitialStateEstimatorParameters = cms.PSet(
-        propagatorAlongTISE = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterial'),
-        propagatorOppositeTISE = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialOpposite'),
+        propagatorAlongTISE = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMf'),
+        propagatorOppositeTISE = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMfOpposite'),
         numberMeasurementsForFit = cms.int32(4)
     ),
     MeasurementTrackerEvent = cms.InputTag("MeasurementTrackerEvent")

diff --git a/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/python/CkfTrajectoryBuilderESProducer_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/python/CkfTrajectoryBuilderESProducer_cfi.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
 CkfTrajectoryBuilder = cms.ESProducer("CkfTrajectoryBuilderESProducer",
-    propagatorAlong = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterial'),
+    propagatorAlong = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMf'),
     trajectoryFilterName = cms.string('ckfBaseTrajectoryFilter'),
     maxCand = cms.int32(5),
     ComponentName = cms.string('CkfTrajectoryBuilder'),
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     TTRHBuilder = cms.string('WithTrackAngle'),
     updator = cms.string('KFUpdator'),
     alwaysUseInvalidHits = cms.bool(True),
-    propagatorOpposite = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialOpposite'),
+    propagatorOpposite = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMfOpposite'),
     lostHitPenalty = cms.double(30.0),
     #SharedSeedCheck = cms.bool(False)
 )

diff --git a/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/python/GroupedCkfTrajectoryBuilderESProducer_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/python/GroupedCkfTrajectoryBuilderESProducer_cfi.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 GroupedCkfTrajectoryBuilder = cms.ESProducer("GroupedCkfTrajectoryBuilderESProducer",
     bestHitOnly = cms.bool(True),
-    propagatorAlong = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterial'),
+    propagatorAlong = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMf'),
     # Filter used on tracks at end of all tracking (in-out + out-in)
     trajectoryFilterName = cms.string('ckfBaseTrajectoryFilter'),
     # Filter used on tracks at end of in-out tracking phase
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     requireSeedHitsInRebuild = cms.bool(True),
     keepOriginalIfRebuildFails = cms.bool(False),
     estimator = cms.string('Chi2'),
-    propagatorOpposite = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialOpposite'),
+    propagatorOpposite = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMfOpposite'),
     # Out-in tracking will not be attempted unless this many hits
     # are on track after in-out tracking phase.
     minNrOfHitsForRebuild = cms.int32(5)

diff --git a/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/src/CkfTrackCandidateMakerBase.cc b/RecoTracker/CkfPattern/src/CkfTrackCandidateMakerBase.cc
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ namespace cms{
 
     //services
     es.get<TrackerRecoGeometryRecord>().get( theGeomSearchTracker );
-    es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get( theMagField );
+    if (conf_.exists("SimpleMagneticField"))
+      es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(conf_.getParameter<std::string>("SimpleMagneticField"), theMagField );
+    else 
+      es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(theMagField );
 
     if (!theInitialState){
       // constructor uses the EventSetup, it must be in the setEventSetup were it has a proper value.

diff --git a/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/MixedTripletStep_cff.py b/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/MixedTripletStep_cff.py
@@ -133,13 +133,12 @@
     )
 
 # Propagator taking into account momentum uncertainty in multiple scattering calculation.
-import TrackingTools.MaterialEffects.MaterialPropagator_cfi
-mixedTripletStepPropagator = TrackingTools.MaterialEffects.MaterialPropagator_cfi.MaterialPropagator.clone(
+import TrackingTools.MaterialEffects.MaterialPropagatorParabolicMf_cff
+mixedTripletStepPropagator = TrackingTools.MaterialEffects.MaterialPropagatorParabolicMf_cff.MaterialPropagatorParabolicMF.clone(
     ComponentName = 'mixedTripletStepPropagator',
     ptMin = 0.1
     )
-import TrackingTools.MaterialEffects.OppositeMaterialPropagator_cfi
-mixedTripletStepPropagatorOpposite = TrackingTools.MaterialEffects.OppositeMaterialPropagator_cfi.OppositeMaterialPropagator.clone(
+mixedTripletStepPropagatorOpposite = TrackingTools.MaterialEffects.MaterialPropagatorParabolicMf_cff.OppositeMaterialPropagatorParabolicMF.clone(
     ComponentName = 'mixedTripletStepPropagatorOpposite',
     ptMin = 0.1
     )

diff --git a/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/PixelLessTripletStep_cff.py b/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/PixelLessTripletStep_cff.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     chi2_cuts = cms.vdouble(),
     maxChi2 = cms.double(4.0),
     extraPhiKDBox = cms.double(0.0),
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf'),
     refitHits = cms.bool(True),
     ClusterShapeHitFilterName = cms.string('ClusterShapeHitFilter'),
     debug = cms.bool(False),

diff --git a/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/PostLS1_PixelLessTripletStep_cff.py b/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/PostLS1_PixelLessTripletStep_cff.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     maxChi2 = cms.double(4.0),#3.0 in v3
     refitHits = cms.bool(True),
     extraPhiKDBox = cms.double(0.),
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf'),
     ClusterShapeHitFilterName = cms.string('ClusterShapeHitFilter'),
     debug = cms.bool(False),
     detIdsToDebug = cms.vint32(0,0,0)
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@
     chi2_cuts = cms.vdouble(),
     maxChi2 = cms.double(6.0),#5.0 in v3 #4.0 in v2
     extraPhiKDBox = cms.double(0.),
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf'),
     refitHits = cms.bool(True),
     ClusterShapeHitFilterName = cms.string('ClusterShapeHitFilter'),
     debug = cms.bool(False),

diff --git a/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/PostLS1_TobTecHybridStep_cff.py b/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/PostLS1_TobTecHybridStep_cff.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     chi2_cuts = cms.vdouble(),
     refitHits = cms.bool(True),
     extraPhiKDBox = cms.double(0.),
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf'),
     ClusterShapeHitFilterName = cms.string('ClusterShapeHitFilter'),
     debug = cms.bool(False),
     detIdsToDebug = cms.vint32(0,0,0)

diff --git a/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/TobTecHybridStep_cff.py b/RecoTracker/IterativeTracking/python/TobTecHybridStep_cff.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     chi2_cuts = cms.vdouble(),#2.5,3.5,3.5,3.5,3.5
     refitHits = cms.bool(True),
     extraPhiKDBox = cms.double(0.),
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf'),
     ClusterShapeHitFilterName = cms.string('ClusterShapeHitFilter'),
     debug = cms.bool(False),
     detIdsToDebug = cms.vint32(0,0,0)

diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkNavigation/plugins/CfgNavigationSchoolESProducer.cc b/RecoTracker/TkNavigation/plugins/CfgNavigationSchoolESProducer.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ NavigationSchoolESProducer::ReturnType CfgNavigationSchoolESProducer::produce(co
 
   // get the field
   edm::ESHandle<MagneticField>                field;
-  iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(field);
+  if (theNavigationPSet.exists("SimpleMagneticField"))
+    iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(theNavigationPSet.getParameter<std::string>("SimpleMagneticField"), field);
+  else 
+    iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(field);
 
   //get the geometricsearch tracker geometry
   edm::ESHandle<GeometricSearchTracker>         geometricSearchTracker;

diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkNavigation/plugins/NavigationSchoolESProducer.cc b/RecoTracker/TkNavigation/plugins/NavigationSchoolESProducer.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ NavigationSchoolESProducer::produce(const NavigationSchoolRecord& iRecord)
 
    // get the field
    edm::ESHandle<MagneticField>                field;
-   iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(field);
+   if (theNavigationPSet.exists("SimpleMagneticField"))
+     iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(theNavigationPSet.getParameter<std::string>("SimpleMagneticField"), field);
+   else 
+     iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(field);
 
    //get the geometricsearch tracker geometry
    edm::ESHandle<GeometricSearchTracker>         geometricSearchTracker;

diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkNavigation/python/CfgNavigationSchool_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/TkNavigation/python/CfgNavigationSchool_cfi.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
 CfgNavigationSchoolESProducer = cms.ESProducer("CfgNavigationSchoolESProducer",
-                                               ComponentName = cms.string('CfgNavigationSchool'))
+                                               ComponentName = cms.string('CfgNavigationSchool'),
+                                               SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf'),
+                                               )
 
 _defaultPSetWithIn=cms.PSet(IN = cms.vstring(''),OUT = cms.vstring(''))
 _defaultPSetInverseRelation=cms.PSet(OUT = cms.vstring(''))

diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkNavigation/python/NavigationSchoolESProducer_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/TkNavigation/python/NavigationSchoolESProducer_cfi.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
 navigationSchoolESProducer = cms.ESProducer("NavigationSchoolESProducer",
-    ComponentName = cms.string('SimpleNavigationSchool')
+    ComponentName = cms.string('SimpleNavigationSchool'),
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf')
 )
 
 
diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/plugins/MultiHitGeneratorFromChi2.cc b/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/plugins/MultiHitGeneratorFromChi2.cc
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ MultiHitGeneratorFromChi2::MultiHitGeneratorFromChi2(const edm::ParameterSet& cf
     detIdsToDebug.push_back(0);
     detIdsToDebug.push_back(0);
   }
+  if (cfg.exists("SimpleMagneticField")) {
+    useSimpleMF = true;
+    mfName_ = cfg.getParameter<std::string>("SimpleMagneticField");
+  }
   bfield = 0;
   nomField = -1.;
 }
@@ -114,7 +118,10 @@ void MultiHitGeneratorFromChi2::hitSets(const TrackingRegion& region,
   es.get<TrackerDigiGeometryRecord>().get(tracker);
   if (nomField<0 && bfield == 0) {
     edm::ESHandle<MagneticField> bfield_h;
-    es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(bfield_h);
+    if (useSimpleMF) 
+      es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(mfName_, bfield_h);
+    else
+      es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(bfield_h);
     bfield = bfield_h.product();
     nomField = bfield->nominalValue();
   }

diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/plugins/MultiHitGeneratorFromChi2.h b/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/plugins/MultiHitGeneratorFromChi2.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ typedef CombinedMultiHitGenerator::LayerCacheType       LayerCacheType;
   bool debug;
   std::string filterName_;
   std::vector<int> detIdsToDebug;
-
+  bool useSimpleMF;
+  std::string mfName_;  
 };
 #endif
 

diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/plugins/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator.cc b/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/plugins/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ void SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator::init(const TrackingRegion & iregion,
   // get propagator
   es.get<TrackingComponentsRecord>().get(thePropagatorLabel, propagatorHandle);
   // mag field
-  es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(bfield);
+  if (useSimpleMF) 
+    es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(mfName_, bfield);
+  else
+    es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(bfield);
   nomField = bfield->nominalValue();
   isBOFF = (0==nomField);  
 }

diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/plugins/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator.h b/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/plugins/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator.h
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ class SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator : public SeedCreator {
     theBOFFMomentum(cfg.existsAs<double>("SeedMomentumForBOFF") ? cfg.getParameter<double>("SeedMomentumForBOFF") : 5.0),
     theOriginTransverseErrorMultiplier(cfg.existsAs<double>("OriginTransverseErrorMultiplier") ? cfg.getParameter<double>("OriginTransverseErrorMultiplier") : 1.0),
     theMinOneOverPtError(cfg.existsAs<double>("MinOneOverPtError") ? cfg.getParameter<double>("MinOneOverPtError") : 1.0)
-      {}
+      {  
+	if (cfg.exists("SimpleMagneticField")) {
+	  useSimpleMF = true;
+	  mfName_ = cfg.getParameter<std::string>("SimpleMagneticField");
+	}
+      }
 
   SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator( 
       const std::string & propagator = "PropagatorWithMaterial", double seedMomentumForBOFF = -5.0, 
       double aOriginTransverseErrorMultiplier = 1.0, double aMinOneOverPtError = 1.0) 
     : thePropagatorLabel(propagator), theBOFFMomentum(seedMomentumForBOFF), 
-    theOriginTransverseErrorMultiplier(aOriginTransverseErrorMultiplier), theMinOneOverPtError(aMinOneOverPtError) { }
+    theOriginTransverseErrorMultiplier(aOriginTransverseErrorMultiplier), theMinOneOverPtError(aMinOneOverPtError), useSimpleMF(false) { }
 
   //dtor
   virtual ~SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator();
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ class SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator : public SeedCreator {
   edm::ESHandle<MagneticField> bfield;
   float nomField;
   bool isBOFF = false;
-
+  bool useSimpleMF;
+  std::string mfName_;
 };
 #endif 
diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/python/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/python/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator_cfi.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator = cms.PSet(
   ComponentName = cms.string('SeedFromConsecutiveHitsCreator'),
-  propagator = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterial'),
+  propagator = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMf'),
   SeedMomentumForBOFF = cms.double(5.0),
   OriginTransverseErrorMultiplier = cms.double(1.0),
-  MinOneOverPtError = cms.double(1.0)
+  MinOneOverPtError = cms.double(1.0),
+  SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf')
 )
diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/python/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsStraightLineCreator_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/python/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsStraightLineCreator_cfi.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 SeedFromConsecutiveHitsStraightLineCreator = cms.PSet(
   ComponentName = cms.string('SeedFromConsecutiveHitsStraightLineCreator'),
-  propagator = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterial'),
+  propagator = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMf'),
   OriginTransverseErrorMultiplier = cms.double(1.0),
   MinOneOverPtError = cms.double(1.0)
 )
diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/python/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsTripletOnlyCreator_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/python/SeedFromConsecutiveHitsTripletOnlyCreator_cfi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 SeedFromConsecutiveHitsTripletOnlyCreator = cms.PSet(
   ComponentName = cms.string('SeedFromConsecutiveHitsTripletOnlyCreator'),
-  propagator = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterial')
+  propagator = cms.string('PropagatorWithMaterialParabolicMf')
 )
diff --git a/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/src/SeedFromProtoTrack.cc b/RecoTracker/TkSeedGenerator/src/SeedFromProtoTrack.cc
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void SeedFromProtoTrack::init(const reco::Track & proto, const edm::EventSetup&
   const Propagator*  propagator = &(*propagatorHandle);
 
   edm::ESHandle<MagneticField> field;
-  es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(field);
+  es.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(field);//fixme
 
   reco::TrackBase::Point  vtx = proto.referencePoint();
   reco::TrackBase::Vector mom = proto.momentum();

diff --git a/RecoTracker/TrackProducer/interface/TrackProducerBase.icc b/RecoTracker/TrackProducer/interface/TrackProducerBase.icc
@@ -56,7 +56,15 @@ TrackProducerBase<T>::getFromES(const edm::EventSetup& setup,
   //get magnetic field
   //
   LogDebug("TrackProducer") << "get magnetic field" << "\n";
-  setup.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(theMF);  
+  bool simpleMF = false;
+  if (conf_.exists("useSimpleMF")) simpleMF = conf_.getParameter<bool>("useSimpleMF");
+  if (simpleMF){
+	std::string mfName_ = conf_.getParameter<std::string>("SimpleMagneticField"); 
+	setup.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(mfName_, theMF);  
+	}
+  else 		
+	setup.get<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(theMF);
+
   //
   // get the fitter from the ES
   //

diff --git a/TrackingTools/GeomPropagators/python/AnalyticalPropagatorParabolicMf_cff.py b/TrackingTools/GeomPropagators/python/AnalyticalPropagatorParabolicMf_cff.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
+
+from TrackingTools.GeomPropagators.AnalyticalPropagator_cfi import AnalyticalPropagator
+AnalyticalPropagatorParabolicMF = AnalyticalPropagator.clone(
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf'),
+    ComponentName = cms.string('AnalyticalPropagatorParabolicMf')
+)
+
+from TrackingTools.GeomPropagators.OppositeAnalyticalPropagator_cfi import OppositeAnalyticalPropagator
+OppositeAnalyticalPropagatorParabolicMF = OppositeAnalyticalPropagator.clone(
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf'),
+    ComponentName = cms.string('AnalyticalPropagatorParabolicMfOpposite')
+)
diff --git a/TrackingTools/KalmanUpdators/plugins/TrackingRecHitPropagatorESProducer.cc b/TrackingTools/KalmanUpdators/plugins/TrackingRecHitPropagatorESProducer.cc
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ TrackingRecHitPropagatorESProducer::~TrackingRecHitPropagatorESProducer() {}
 boost::shared_ptr<TrackingRecHitPropagator> 
 TrackingRecHitPropagatorESProducer::produce(const TrackingComponentsRecord& iRecord){ 
    ESHandle<MagneticField> magfield;
-   iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(magfield );	 
+   if (pset_.exists("SimpleMagneticField"))
+     iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(pset_.getParameter<std::string>("SimpleMagneticField"), magfield);
+   else 
+     iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(magfield);
    theHitPropagator= boost::shared_ptr<TrackingRecHitPropagator>(new TrackingRecHitPropagator(magfield.product()));
    return theHitPropagator;
 }

diff --git a/TrackingTools/KalmanUpdators/python/TrackingRecHitPropagatorESProducer_cfi.py b/TrackingTools/KalmanUpdators/python/TrackingRecHitPropagatorESProducer_cfi.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
 trackingRecHitPropagator = cms.ESProducer("TrackingRecHitPropagatorESProducer",
-    ComponentName = cms.string('trackingRecHitPropagator')
+    ComponentName = cms.string('trackingRecHitPropagator'),
+    SimpleMagneticField = cms.string('ParabolicMf')
 )
 
 
diff --git a/TrackingTools/MaterialEffects/plugins/PropagatorWithMaterialESProducer.cc b/TrackingTools/MaterialEffects/plugins/PropagatorWithMaterialESProducer.cc
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ PropagatorWithMaterialESProducer::produce(const TrackingComponentsRecord & iReco
 //     delete _propagator;
 //     _propagator = 0;
 //   }
-  ESHandle<MagneticField> magfield;
-  iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(magfield );
-
 
   std::string pdir = pset_.getParameter<std::string>("PropagationDirection");
   double mass      = pset_.getParameter<double>("Mass");
@@ -40,6 +37,13 @@ PropagatorWithMaterialESProducer::produce(const TrackingComponentsRecord & iReco
     pset_.getParameter<bool>("useOldAnalPropLogic") : true;
   double ptMin     = pset_.existsAs<double>("ptMin") ? pset_.getParameter<double>("ptMin") : -1.0;
 
+  ESHandle<MagneticField> magfield;
+  if (pset_.exists("SimpleMagneticField"))
+    iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(pset_.getParameter<std::string>("SimpleMagneticField"), magfield);
+  else 
+    iRecord.getRecord<IdealMagneticFieldRecord>().get(magfield);
+  //fixme check that useRK is false when using SimpleMagneticField 
+
   PropagationDirection dir = alongMomentum;
 
   if (pdir == "oppositeToMomentum") dir = oppositeToMomentum;