diff --git a/Configuration/EventContent/python/EventContent_cff.py b/Configuration/EventContent/python/EventContent_cff.py
index 34313f402cb32..369c332dbaa8e 100644
--- a/Configuration/EventContent/python/EventContent_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/EventContent/python/EventContent_cff.py
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ def SwapKeepAndDrop(l):
 from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.approxSiStripClusters_cff import approxSiStripClusters
 approxSiStripClusters.toModify(RAWEventContent,
                               outputCommands = RAWEventContent.outputCommands+[
-                                  'keep *_hltSiStripClusters2ApproxClusters_*_*'
+                                  'keep *_hltSiStripClusters2ApproxClusters_*_*',
+                                  'keep DetIdedmEDCollection_hltSiStripRawToDigi_*_*'
                               ])
 
 #
@@ -622,7 +623,8 @@ def SwapKeepAndDrop(l):
 FEVTDEBUGEventContent.outputCommands.extend(SimFastTimingFEVTDEBUG.outputCommands)
 approxSiStripClusters.toModify(FEVTDEBUGEventContent,
                               outputCommands = FEVTDEBUGEventContent.outputCommands+[
-                                  'keep *_hltSiStripClusters2ApproxClusters_*_*'
+                                  'keep *_hltSiStripClusters2ApproxClusters_*_*',
+                                  'keep DetIdedmEDCollection_hltSiStripRawToDigi_*_*'
                               ])
 #
 #
@@ -640,7 +642,8 @@ def SwapKeepAndDrop(l):
 FEVTDEBUGHLTEventContent.outputCommands.append('keep *_*_PixelDigiSimLink_*')
 approxSiStripClusters.toModify(FEVTDEBUGHLTEventContent,
                               outputCommands = FEVTDEBUGHLTEventContent.outputCommands+[
-                                  'keep *_hltSiStripClusters2ApproxClusters_*_*'
+                                  'keep *_hltSiStripClusters2ApproxClusters_*_*',
+                                  'keep DetIdedmEDCollection_hltSiStripRawToDigi_*_*'
                               ])
 phase2_muon.toModify(FEVTDEBUGHLTEventContent, 
     outputCommands = FEVTDEBUGHLTEventContent.outputCommands + ['keep recoMuons_muons1stStep_*_*'])
diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
index 43113b3a397c1..803d4e7b7b118 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ def lhegensim2018ml(fragment,howMuch):
                            '--era':'Run2_2018_pp_on_AA',
                            '-n':'10',
                            '--procModifiers':'approxSiStripClusters',
-                           '--customise_commands':'\"process.siStripDigisHLT.ProductLabel=\'rawDataCollector\';process.hltScalersRawToDigi.scalersInputTag=\'rawDataCollector\'\"',
+                           '--customise_commands':'\"process.hltSiStripRawToDigi.ProductLabel=\'rawDataCollector\';process.hltScalersRawToDigi.scalersInputTag=\'rawDataCollector\'\"',
                            '--process':'REHLT'
 }
 
@@ -2199,7 +2199,7 @@ def lhegensim2018ml(fragment,howMuch):
                         '--eventcontent':'REPACKRAW',
                         '--era':'Run3_pp_on_PbPb_approxSiStripClusters',
                         '-n':'10',
-                        '--customise_commands':'\"process.siStripDigisHLT.ProductLabel=\'rawDataCollector\';process.hltScalersRawToDigi.scalersInputTag=\'rawDataCollector\'\"',
+                        '--customise_commands':'\"process.hltSiStripRawToDigi.ProductLabel=\'rawDataCollector\';process.hltScalersRawToDigi.scalersInputTag=\'rawDataCollector\'\"',
                         '--process':'REHLT'
 }
 
diff --git a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/DigiToRaw_Repack_cff.py b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/DigiToRaw_Repack_cff.py
index 56bf9825f1c8f..a712ecaf6fc06 100644
--- a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/DigiToRaw_Repack_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/DigiToRaw_Repack_cff.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 DigiToSplitRawRepack = cms.Sequence( DigiToRawRepackTask, DigiToVirginRawRepackTask )
 
 from EventFilter.SiStripRawToDigi.SiStripDigis_cfi import siStripDigis
-siStripDigisHLT = siStripDigis.clone(ProductLabel = "rawDataRepacker")
+hltSiStripRawToDigi = siStripDigis.clone(ProductLabel = "rawDataRepacker")
 
 from RecoLocalTracker.Configuration.RecoLocalTracker_cff import siStripZeroSuppressionHLT
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 siStripClustersHLT = cms.EDProducer("SiStripClusterizer",
                                     Clusterizer = DefaultClusterizer,
                                     DigiProducersList = cms.VInputTag(
-                                        cms.InputTag('siStripDigisHLT','ZeroSuppressed'),
+                                        cms.InputTag('hltSiStripRawToDigi','ZeroSuppressed'),
                                         cms.InputTag('siStripZeroSuppressionHLT','VirginRaw'),
                                         cms.InputTag('siStripZeroSuppressionHLT','ProcessedRaw'),
                                         cms.InputTag('siStripZeroSuppressionHLT','ScopeMode')),
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@
    scalersInputTag = cms.InputTag( "rawDataRepacker" )
 )
 
-DigiToApproxClusterRawTask = cms.Task(siStripDigisHLT,siStripZeroSuppressionHLT,hltScalersRawToDigi,hltBeamSpotProducer,siStripClustersHLT,hltSiStripClusters2ApproxClusters,rawPrimeDataRepacker)
+DigiToApproxClusterRawTask = cms.Task(hltSiStripRawToDigi,siStripZeroSuppressionHLT,hltScalersRawToDigi,hltBeamSpotProducer,siStripClustersHLT,hltSiStripClusters2ApproxClusters,rawPrimeDataRepacker)
 DigiToApproxClusterRaw = cms.Sequence(DigiToApproxClusterRawTask)
diff --git a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/RawToDigi_Repacked_cff.py b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/RawToDigi_Repacked_cff.py
index 3d64a8c1c4912..6e3cfe37df872 100644
--- a/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/RawToDigi_Repacked_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/StandardSequences/python/RawToDigi_Repacked_cff.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
     castorDigis,
     scalersRawToDigi)
 
+from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.approxSiStripClusters_cff import approxSiStripClusters
+approxSiStripClusters.toModify(RawToDigiTask, 
+                               RawToDigiTask.copyAndExclude(siStripDigis)) # in case of the approximate cluster wf don't run the 
+
 RawToDigi = cms.Sequence(RawToDigiTask)
 
 RawToDigiTask_woGCT = RawToDigiTask.copyAndExclude([gctDigis])
diff --git a/RecoLocalTracker/SiStripZeroSuppression/python/SiStripZeroSuppression_cfi.py b/RecoLocalTracker/SiStripZeroSuppression/python/SiStripZeroSuppression_cfi.py
index 4bbc6e15648d2..1dd478402609d 100644
--- a/RecoLocalTracker/SiStripZeroSuppression/python/SiStripZeroSuppression_cfi.py
+++ b/RecoLocalTracker/SiStripZeroSuppression/python/SiStripZeroSuppression_cfi.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
                            'simSiStripDigis:ScopeMode' ]
 )
 
+# For the HI RAW' workflow
 siStripZeroSuppressionHLT = siStripZeroSuppression.clone(
-    RawDigiProducersList =[("siStripDigisHLT","VirginRaw"), ("siStripDigisHLT","ProcessedRaw"), ("siStripDigisHLT","ScopeMode")]
+    RawDigiProducersList =[("hltSiStripRawToDigi","VirginRaw"), ("hltSiStripRawToDigi","ProcessedRaw"), ("hltSiStripRawToDigi","ScopeMode")]
 )
     
diff --git a/RecoTracker/MeasurementDet/python/MeasurementTrackerEventProducer_cfi.py b/RecoTracker/MeasurementDet/python/MeasurementTrackerEventProducer_cfi.py
index 83a33b2313769..885d4d282156a 100644
--- a/RecoTracker/MeasurementDet/python/MeasurementTrackerEventProducer_cfi.py
+++ b/RecoTracker/MeasurementDet/python/MeasurementTrackerEventProducer_cfi.py
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
     badPixelFEDChannelCollectionLabels = ['siPixelDigis'],
 )
 
+# in case of RAW' (approximated SiStrip clusters) 
+# take the list of inactive strip labels directly from RAW data
+from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.approxSiStripClusters_cff import approxSiStripClusters
+approxSiStripClusters.toModify(MeasurementTrackerEvent,
+                               inactiveStripDetectorLabels = ["hltSiStripRawToDigi"])
+
 # This customization will be removed once we have phase2 pixel digis
 # Need this line to stop error about missing siPixelDigis
 from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_phase2_tracker_cff import phase2_tracker
@@ -31,4 +37,9 @@
 
 MeasurementTrackerEventPreSplitting = MeasurementTrackerEvent.clone(
     pixelClusterProducer = 'siPixelClustersPreSplitting'
-    )
+)
+
+# in case of RAW' (approximated SiStrip clusters) 
+# take the list of inactive strip labels directly from RAW data 
+approxSiStripClusters.toModify(MeasurementTrackerEventPreSplitting,
+                               inactiveStripDetectorLabels = ["hltSiStripRawToDigi"])