Index: DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.TestHelpers/GeneralHelper.cs
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diff -u -r5747 -r5750
--- DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.TestHelpers/GeneralHelper.cs	(.../GeneralHelper.cs)	(revision 5747)
+++ DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.TestHelpers/GeneralHelper.cs	(.../GeneralHelper.cs)	(revision 5750)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 using System.Text;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Data.Design;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Data.General;
+using Deltares.DamEngine.Data.General.TimeSeries;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Data.Standard.Logging;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Interface;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Io;
@@ -280,6 +281,27 @@
         }
         return output;
     }
-    
-    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Make timeserie shorter for testing: the first, the last and the middle entry are only used
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="inputTimeSeries"></param>
+    private static void ShortenTimeSeries(TimeSerieCollection inputTimeSeries) // ToDo the: Currently not used, but keep for future use
+    {
+        if (inputTimeSeries != null && inputTimeSeries.Series[0] != null && inputTimeSeries.Series[0].Entries.Count > 3)
+        {
+            double halfEntriesCount = inputTimeSeries.Series[0].Entries.Count;
+            var halfWay = (int)Math.Round(halfEntriesCount / 2);  
+            foreach (Data.General.TimeSeries.TimeSerie serie in inputTimeSeries.Series)
+            {
+                for (int i = serie.Entries.Count - 2; i > 0; i--)
+                {
+                    if (i != halfWay) // keep the time entry in the middle of the serie
+                    {
+                        serie.Entries.RemoveAt(i);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+   
 }
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