diff --git a/Validation/CTPPS/test/simu/run_multiple b/Validation/CTPPS/test/simu/run_multiple
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function RunOne()
+{
+	local config="$1"
+	local era="$2"
+
+	local cfg="simu_${config}_cfg.py"
+	local log="simu_${config}.log"
+	local out_tracks="simu_${config}_tracks.root"
+	local out_protons="simu_${config}_protons.root"
+
+	cat "template_cfg.py" | sed "\
+			s|\$ERA|$era|;\
+			s|\$CONFIG|$config|;\
+			s|\$OUT_TRACKS|$out_tracks|;\
+			s|\$OUT_PROTONS|$out_protons|;\
+		" > "$cfg"
+
+	cmsRun "$cfg" &> "$log" &
+}
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+RunOne "2016_preTS2" "Run2_2016"
+RunOne "2016_postTS2" "Run2_2016"
+
+RunOne "2017_preTS2" "Run2_2017"
+RunOne "2017_postTS2" "Run2_2017"
+
+RunOne "2018_preTS1" "Run2_2018"
+RunOne "2018_TS1_TS2" "Run2_2018"
+RunOne "2018_postTS2" "Run2_2018"
diff --git a/Validation/CTPPS/test/simu/template_cfg.py b/Validation/CTPPS/test/simu/template_cfg.py
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+import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
+
+from Configuration.Eras.Era_$ERA_cff import *
+process = cms.Process('CTPPSTest', $ERA)
+
+# load config
+import Validation.CTPPS.simu_config.year_$CONFIG_cff as config
+process.load("Validation.CTPPS.simu_config.year_$CONFIG_cff")
+config.SetDefaults(process)
+
+# minimal logger settings
+process.MessageLogger = cms.Service("MessageLogger",
+  statistics = cms.untracked.vstring(),
+  destinations = cms.untracked.vstring('cout'),
+  cout = cms.untracked.PSet(
+    threshold = cms.untracked.string('WARNING')
+  )
+)
+
+# number of events
+process.maxEvents = cms.untracked.PSet(
+  input = cms.untracked.int32(1000)
+)
+
+# track distribution plotter
+process.ctppsTrackDistributionPlotter = cms.EDAnalyzer("CTPPSTrackDistributionPlotter",
+  tagTracks = cms.InputTag("ctppsLocalTrackLiteProducer"),
+
+  rpId_45_F = process.rpIds.rp_45_F,
+  rpId_45_N = process.rpIds.rp_45_N,
+  rpId_56_N = process.rpIds.rp_56_N,
+  rpId_56_F = process.rpIds.rp_56_F,
+
+  outputFile = cms.string("$OUT_TRACKS")
+)
+
+# reconstruction plotter
+process.ctppsProtonReconstructionPlotter = cms.EDAnalyzer("CTPPSProtonReconstructionPlotter",
+  tagTracks = cms.InputTag("ctppsLocalTrackLiteProducer"),
+  tagRecoProtonsSingleRP = cms.InputTag("ctppsProtons", "singleRP"),
+  tagRecoProtonsMultiRP = cms.InputTag("ctppsProtons", "multiRP"),
+
+  rpId_45_F = process.rpIds.rp_45_F,
+  rpId_45_N = process.rpIds.rp_45_N,
+  rpId_56_N = process.rpIds.rp_56_N,
+  rpId_56_F = process.rpIds.rp_56_F,
+
+  association_cuts_45 = process.ctppsProtons.association_cuts_45,
+  association_cuts_56 = process.ctppsProtons.association_cuts_56,
+
+  outputFile = cms.string("$OUT_PROTONS")
+)
+
+# processing path
+process.p = cms.Path(
+  process.generator
+  * process.beamDivergenceVtxGenerator
+  * process.ctppsDirectProtonSimulation
+
+  * process.reco_local
+  * process.ctppsProtons
+
+  * process.ctppsTrackDistributionPlotter
+  * process.ctppsProtonReconstructionPlotter
+)