diff --git a/code/classes/SCDclass_algo.m b/code/classes/SCDclass_algo.m
index 7e24487d008f236ddc0893358348d0c2a779d47f..14995f68fff9e6088360632e71772f431544e1f8 100644
--- a/code/classes/SCDclass_algo.m
+++ b/code/classes/SCDclass_algo.m
@@ -496,10 +496,12 @@ classdef SCDclass_algo
         end
         
         function obj = addwavegen(obj, wavegen)
-            for ii=1:numel(wavegen)
-              wavegen(ii) = wavegen(ii).bind(obj.modelname,obj.datadictionary,obj.timing);
-            end
-            obj.mdscontainer=obj.mdscontainer.addwavegen(wavegen);
+          % bind wavegen to modelname, dd and algo timing
+          for ii=1:numel(wavegen)
+            wavegen(ii) = wavegen(ii).bind(obj.modelname,obj.datadictionary,obj.timing);
+          end
+          % add to algo's mds object container
+          obj.mdscontainer=obj.mdscontainer.addwavegen(wavegen);
         end
         
         function obj = printwavegens(obj)
diff --git a/code/classes/SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer.m b/code/classes/SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer.m
index 9c477bdcc74673462c78c7749dcbcac56dcc4469..106a1187d460c61bd7b2296a5855e9e1c01fc540 100644
--- a/code/classes/SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer.m
+++ b/code/classes/SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer.m
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer
         end
         
         function obj = actualizeparameters(obj, shot)
-          % actualize the parameters on the gove data dictionary,
+          % actualize the parameters in the data dictionary,
           % naive version with a mds acces for every parameter
           for ii=1:obj.getnumparams
-            if(strcmp(obj.modeltoactualize,'all'))
+            if strcmp(obj.modeltoactualize,'all')
               obj.mdsparams(ii).actualizedata(shot);
             else
-              if(strcmp(obj.modeltoactualize,obj.mdsparams(ii).getmodelname))
+              if strcmp(obj.modeltoactualize,obj.mdsparams(ii).getmodelname)
                 obj.mdsparams(ii).actualizedata(shot);
               end
             end
@@ -56,36 +56,29 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer
         end
         
         function obj = setwavegenbasestruct(obj, basestruct)
-            if obj.getnumwavegens>0
-                for ii=1:obj.getnumwavegens
-                    obj.mdswavegens(ii)=obj.mdswavegens(ii).setbasestruct(basestruct);
-                end
-            end    
+          for ii=1:obj.getnumwavegens
+            obj.mdswavegens(ii)=obj.mdswavegens(ii).setbasestruct(basestruct);
+          end
         end
         
         function obj = printwavegens(obj)
-            % prints the wavegen list
-            if obj.getnumwavegens>0
-               for ii=1:obj.getnumwavegens
-                  obj.mdswavegens(ii).printinfo();
-               end
-            end
+          for ii=1:obj.getnumwavegens
+            obj.mdswavegens(ii).printinfo();
+          end
         end
         
         function obj = actualizewavegens(obj, shot)
-            % actualize the wavegen waves timeseries
-            % naive version, a mds connection is called for every object
-            if obj.getnumwavegens>0
-               for ii=1:obj.getnumwavegens
-                  if(strcmp(obj.modeltoactualize,'all'))
-                    obj.mdswavegens(ii).actualizedata(shot);
-                  else
-                    if(strcmp(obj.modeltoactualize,obj.mdswavegens(ii).getmodelname)) 
-                        obj.mdswavegens(ii).actualizedata(shot);
-                    end
-                  end
-               end
+          % actualize the wavegen waves timeseries
+          % naive version, a mds connection is called for every object
+          for ii=1:obj.getnumwavegens
+            if(strcmp(obj.modeltoactualize,'all'))
+              obj.mdswavegens(ii).actualizedata(shot);
+            else
+              if(strcmp(obj.modeltoactualize,obj.mdswavegens(ii).getmodelname))
+                obj.mdswavegens(ii).actualizedata(shot);
+              end
             end
+          end
         end
                 
         function obj = cleanwavegens(obj)
@@ -99,26 +92,28 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer
         end
       
         function obj = importmdsparams(obj, source)
-            % parameters import
+            % import mds parameters into this container from another source
 
             numparamstoimport = source.getnumparams;
             paramstoimport    = source.mdsparams;
-            
-            exclusionlist = false(size(paramstoimport));
-            if ~isempty(obj.mdsparams)
-              destparamlist = obj.mdsparams.gettargetparam; % existing destination parameter names
-              for ii=1:numparamstoimport
-                targetparam = paramstoimport(ii).gettargetparam;
-                if ismember(destparamlist,targetparam)
+
+            % exclusion list of parameters already imported that shuold not
+            % be imported again.
+            exclusionlist = false(size(paramstoimport)); % init
+            if ~isempty(obj.mdsparams) % if there are already model params in the destination
+              destparamlist = obj.mdsparams.getmodelparam; % existing parameter names in destination
+              for ii=1:numparamstoimport % loop over params to import
+                my_modelparam = paramstoimport(ii).getmodelparam;
+                if ismember(destparamlist,my_modelparam)
                   warning('SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer:importmdsobjects',...
                   'An mds object driving ''%s'' is already present in the destination expcode, skipping!',...
-                  targetparam);
+                  my_modelparam);
                   exclusionlist(ii) = true;
                 end
               end  
             end
             
-            % add non-excluded parameters
+            % import non-excluded source parameters into parameter list
             obj=obj.addparameter(paramstoimport(~exclusionlist));
         end
            
diff --git a/code/classes/SCDclass_mdspar.m b/code/classes/SCDclass_mdspar.m
index 400a0fb83e3be74b7c7b5974c08a954e78b2532c..7b7d3a700cbfc895ee94084f54815f9c6bd2fa5c 100644
--- a/code/classes/SCDclass_mdspar.m
+++ b/code/classes/SCDclass_mdspar.m
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
         tdiexprused         % TDI expression actually used
         %tdiexprmarte        % TDI expression actually used converted to MARTe cfg convections
         modelparam          % Full expansion of the model target parameter (modeltpstruct+modeltargetpar)
-        modelparammarte     % Full expansion of the model target oarameter (modeltpstruct+modeltargetpar) with marte separators
         modeltpstruct       % target tunable parameter structure, if left empty it will be filled once binding to an algorithm  
         modeltargetpar      % Model parameter w/o tunable parameters structure
         value               % value of the parameter
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
                 obj.tdiexprused=obj.tdiexprshot;
             end
             obj.modelparam=[obj.modeltpstruct '.' obj.modeltargetpar];
-            obj.modelparammarte = strrep(obj.modelparam, obj.matlabseparator, obj.marteseparator);
         end
         
         function obj=actualizetdiexpr(obj, shot)
@@ -242,7 +240,6 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
                 obj.modeltpstruct = structname;
             end
             obj.modelparam=[obj.modeltpstruct '.' obj.modeltargetpar];
-            obj.modelparammarte = strrep(obj.modelparam, obj.matlabseparator, obj.marteseparator);
         end
         
         function obj = setmodelname(obj, modelname)
@@ -257,7 +254,7 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
     end
     
     methods(Sealed) % works for heterogeneous class arrays
-        function out = gettargetparam(obj)
+        function out = getmodelparam(obj)
             if numel(obj) == 1
               out = obj.modelparam;
             else
@@ -266,11 +263,8 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
         end
         
         function out = gettargetparammarte(obj)
-          if numel(obj) == 1
-            out = obj.modelparammarte; 
-          else
-            out = {obj.modelparammarte}';
-          end
+          % convert model param list into version with marte separators
+          out = strrep(obj.modelparam, obj.matlabseparator, obj.marteseparator);         
         end
              
         function obj = bind(obj,modelname,datadictionary,exportedtp)
@@ -286,7 +280,6 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdspar < matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
         
         function entrystring = genMARTe2entrycommon(obj, shot)
             obj=obj.actualizetdiexpr(shot);
-            %entrystring = sprintf('+%-50s = { Class=%-30s Path=%-40s',obj.gettargetparammarte,obj.marteclassname,obj.tdiexprused);
             entrystring = sprintf('+%-50s = { Class=%-30s Path=%-40s',obj.gettargetparammarte,obj.marteclassname,obj.genMARTe2MDStdiexpression);
             
         end