diff --git a/macro/beamtime/CMakeLists.txt b/macro/beamtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f5c5649214f13359a95e3c588e19c35ddef21c6..4a20b41b8208c3a157a5215b35fa257aec0cf786 100644
--- a/macro/beamtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/macro/beamtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ add_subdirectory(mcbm2021)
add_subdirectory(mcbm2022)
# mCBM 2024: install parameter files
add_subdirectory(mcbm2024)
+# Common scripts/configs for beamtime
+add_subdirectory(common)
################################################################################
#--- Deprecated (not running)
diff --git a/macro/beamtime/common/.rootrc b/macro/beamtime/common/.rootrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e20b6c43f21a332e0fd5b28d52a04224f6a645c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macro/beamtime/common/.rootrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Load the rootalias file from the macro/include directory.
+# The file contains some functions which are needed for several different ROOT macros.
+# Instead of putting them in all ROOT macros they are defined only once and can be used everywhere.
+Rint.Load: $VMCWORKDIR/macro/include/rootalias.C
diff --git a/macro/beamtime/common/CMakeLists.txt b/macro/beamtime/common/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..72153848805140d9c87c73810a62af4569d682ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macro/beamtime/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+# ROOT macros, par files, documentation files, bash scripts
+Install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+ DESTINATION share/cbmroot/macro/beamtime
+ FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.C"
+ PATTERN "*.par"
+ PATTERN "*.md"
+ PATTERN "*.sh"
+ )
+# # RICH calibration file, resolve symlink to get the full file
+# get_filename_component(_resolvedRichFile ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/icd_offset_it_0.data REALPATH)
+# Install(FILES ${_resolvedRichFile}
+# DESTINATION share/cbmroot/macro/beamtime/mcbm2022
+# )
+
+# SLURM scripts, bash scripts
+Install(DIRECTORY online
+ DESTINATION share/cbmroot/macro/beamtime/common
+ FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.sbatch"
+ PATTERN "*.sh"
+ )
+
+# Just the empty folder for output
+Install(DIRECTORY data
+ DESTINATION share/cbmroot/macro/beamtime/common
+ PATTERN "*" EXCLUDE)
diff --git a/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/reco_mcbm.sh b/macro/beamtime/common/reco_mcbm.sh
similarity index 99%
rename from macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/reco_mcbm.sh
rename to macro/beamtime/common/reco_mcbm.sh
index f004b131b993ba68abf4cfa365f8a1d8b334b348..ac037f0591a8511ff1ab51ad137b41171fed8fb2 100755
--- a/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/reco_mcbm.sh
+++ b/macro/beamtime/common/reco_mcbm.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
# @since 21.05.2024
# @author Sergei Zharko <s.zharko@gsi.de>
#
+# TODO:
+# - set digi-event input
+# - replace mcbm_reco_event_L1.C with a binary
+#
# **********************************************************************************************************************
# *** User Manual (v. 0.1.0, 22.01.2025) ***
# **********************************************************************************************************************
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@
# - TSA file unpacking [--unpack]
# - reconstruction [--reco]
# - main QA [--qa]
-# - reconstruciton QA (Alex) [--qa-module]
+# - reconstruction QA (Alex) [--qa-module]
# - KF Particle Finder (Lambda) [--kfpf]
#
# Required options:
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@
# <kfp.ana>: Output from the lambda analysis: <top_dir>/<label>.kfp.ana.root
# [optional] QA file: <top_dir>/<label>.qa.kfp.ana.root
#
-# 4. Knwon missing features
+# 4. Known missing features
#
# - Script and its sub-process is not killed if CTEST is stopped with CTRL+C
# - Error in reco of run 3105:
diff --git a/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/reco_mcbm_job.sh b/macro/beamtime/common/reco_mcbm_job.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/reco_mcbm_job.sh
rename to macro/beamtime/common/reco_mcbm_job.sh
diff --git a/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/CMakeLists.txt b/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/CMakeLists.txt
index 99eb9954c6a9c0998367e1f7a8d18bf6a4bc40c4..b7c7ff3d0b75d7b31452c01ce95698ef2ae1bb02 100644
--- a/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ If(DEFINED ENV{RAW_DATA_PATH} )
# ============================================================================
# ===== Create test script with all environment needed for the reco chain script
- GENERATE_TEST_SCRIPT(${CBMROOT_SOURCE_DIR}/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/reco_mcbm.sh)
+ GENERATE_TEST_SCRIPT(${CBMROOT_SOURCE_DIR}/macro/beamtime/common/reco_mcbm.sh)
# ============================================================================
## Run only if raw data files present: 2024
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ If(DEFINED ENV{RAW_DATA_PATH} )
### Complete reco chain script by S. Zharko
Set(testname mcbm_2024_unp_${RUN})
Set(fixture_unp_${RUN} fixture_done_${testname})
- Add_Test(${testname} ${CBMROOT_BINARY_DIR}/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/reco_mcbm.sh
+ Add_Test(${testname} ${CBMROOT_BINARY_DIR}/macro/beamtime/common/reco_mcbm.sh
--tsa ${RAW_DATA_PATH}/${RUN}_first20Ts.tsa
--nts ${RECO_TS_NB}
--setup --unpack
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ If(DEFINED ENV{RAW_DATA_PATH} )
Set(testname mcbm_2024_rec_${RUN})
Set(fixture_rec_${RUN} fixture_done_${testname})
- Add_Test(${testname} ${CBMROOT_BINARY_DIR}/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/reco_mcbm.sh
+ Add_Test(${testname} ${CBMROOT_BINARY_DIR}/macro/beamtime/common/reco_mcbm.sh
--tsa ${RAW_DATA_PATH}/${RUN}_first20Ts.tsa
--nts ${RECO_TS_NB}
--reco
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ If(DEFINED ENV{RAW_DATA_PATH} )
Set(testname mcbm_2024_qa_${RUN})
Set(fixture_qa_${RUN} fixture_done_${testname})
- Add_Test(${testname} ${CBMROOT_BINARY_DIR}/macro/beamtime/mcbm2024/reco_mcbm.sh
+ Add_Test(${testname} ${CBMROOT_BINARY_DIR}/macro/beamtime/common/reco_mcbm.sh
--tsa ${RAW_DATA_PATH}/${RUN}_first20Ts.tsa
--nts ${RECO_TS_NB}
--qa --qa-module