Index: DamClients/DamLive/trunk/src/Deltares.DamLive.Tests/GeneralHelper.cs
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diff -u -r5721 -r5752
--- DamClients/DamLive/trunk/src/Deltares.DamLive.Tests/GeneralHelper.cs	(.../GeneralHelper.cs)	(revision 5721)
+++ DamClients/DamLive/trunk/src/Deltares.DamLive.Tests/GeneralHelper.cs	(.../GeneralHelper.cs)	(revision 5752)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 // Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
 // All rights reserved.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using Deltares.Dam.Application.Live;
@@ -112,4 +113,28 @@
             Assert.Fail("The test failed. See the error log in the test output console for more info");
         }
     }
+    
+    /// <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?.Series[0] != null && inputTimeSeries.Series[0].Entries.Count > 3)
+        {
+            double entriesCount = inputTimeSeries.Series[0].Entries.Count;
+            var middleIndex = (int)Math.Round(entriesCount / 2);  
+            foreach (TimeSerie serie in inputTimeSeries.Series)
+            {
+                for (int i = serie.Entries.Count - 2; i > 0; i--)
+                {
+                    if (i != middleIndex) // keep the time entry in the middle of the serie
+                    {
+                        serie.Entries.RemoveAt(i);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
 }
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