diff --git a/templates/prepare_rundir.sh b/templates/prepare_rundir.sh
index 99fef65c204447ee617d2750018a95b0844099b5..5d213be03661e0b0d75af8169d6b07e8c8ad2646 100644
--- a/templates/prepare_rundir.sh
+++ b/templates/prepare_rundir.sh
@@ -37,10 +37,61 @@ function download_file() {
 }
 
 # Download or copy required input files
+# download_file http://icon-downloads.mpimet.mpg.de/grids/public/edzw/$BGRID_GLOBAL
+# download_file http://icon-downloads.mpimet.mpg.de/grids/public/edzw/$RGRID_GLOBAL
 
-download_file http://icon-downloads.mpimet.mpg.de/grids/public/edzw/$BGRID_GLOBAL
-download_file http://icon-downloads.mpimet.mpg.de/grids/public/edzw/$RGRID_GLOBAL
+# # input for radiation
+# ln -sf ${ICON_DATA_PATH}/rrtmg_lw.nc .
+# ln -sf ${ICON_DATA_PATH}/ECHAM6_CldOptProps.nc .
+
+
+
+# some settings
+MEMBER=001
+INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PARENT_FOLDER=/archive/meteo/external-models/dwd/icon/oper/icon_oper_eps_gridded-global_rolling/
+#INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PATH=${INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PARENT_FOLDER}/$(date -u +"%Y%m")/$(date -u +"%Y%m%dT00")
+#AN_FILE=igaf$(date -u +"%Y%m%d")00.m${MEMBER}.grb
+#FG_FILE=igfff00030000.m${MEMBER}.grb
+
+
+AN_SOURCE=$(find ${INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PARENT_FOLDER} -name igfff00030000.m${MEMBER}.grb | sort | tail -n 1)
+FG_SOURCE=$(find ${INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PARENT_FOLDER} -name "igaf*00.m${MEMBER}.grb" | sort | tail -n 1)
+
+AN_FILE=analysis.nc
+FG_FILE=fg.nc
+
+START_DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT00:00:00Z")
+NHOURS=02
+
+#END_DATE=$(date -u -d "+1 day" +"%Y-%m-%dT00:00:00Z")
+END_DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT${NHOURS}:00:00Z")
+
+BGRID=icon_grid_0016_R02B06_G.nc
+RGRID=icon_grid_0015_R02B05_R.nc
+BEXTPAR=icon_extpar_0016_R02B06_G_20131206.nc
+
+BASEURL=http://icon-downloads.mpimet.mpg.de/grids/public/edzw
+download_file $BASEURL/$BGRID
+download_file $BASEURL/$RGRID
+download_file $BASEURL/$BEXTPAR
+
+# grid definition
+
+# get first guess and analysis from irods
+# if [ ! -e $FG_FILE ]; then iget -v /LMUPH/$INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PATH/$FG_FILE; fi
+# if [ ! -e $AN_FILE ]; then iget -v /LMUPH/$INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PATH/$AN_FILE; fi
+
+# or in case that we are at LMU, from the archive
+# ln -sf /archive/$INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PATH/$FG_FILE
+# ln -sf /archive/$INITIAL_CONDITIONS_PATH/$AN_FILE
+
+ln -sf $FG_FILE
+ln -sf $AN_FILE
+
+#enstools-compression compress ${FG_SOURCE} -o ${FG_FILE} --compression None
+#enstools-compression compress ${AN_SOURCE} -o ${AN_FILE} --compression None
 
 # input for radiation
 ln -sf ${ICON_DATA_PATH}/rrtmg_lw.nc .
 ln -sf ${ICON_DATA_PATH}/ECHAM6_CldOptProps.nc .
+ln -sf ${ICON_BASE_PATH}/run/ana_varnames_map_file.txt .
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