diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index 50e1776..d05bd53 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index df46a9a..9de2ed6 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enablePreviewFeatures=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.reportPreviewFeatures=ignore
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e114af..430b186 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
-## [v1.6.0] [r4.23.0] - 2020-05-12
+## [v1.76.0] - 2020-11-20
+
+- Config path passed as parameter
+
+## [v1.6.0] - 2020-05-12
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 70b61d8..3bb1d57 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.gcube.dataanalysis</groupId>
 	<artifactId>dataminer</artifactId>
-	<version>1.6.0</version>
+	<version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>dataminer</name>
 	<description>An e-Infrastructure service providing state-of-the art DataMining algorithms and ecological modelling approaches under the Web Processing Service (WPS) standard.</description>
 	
@@ -46,6 +46,23 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 	</properties>
+	
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<!-- Old solution <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId> 
+			<artifactId>maven-smartgears-bom</artifactId> <version>2.1.0</version> <type>pom</type> 
+			<scope>import</scope> </dependency> </dependencies> -->
+		<dependencies>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
+				<artifactId>gcube-bom</artifactId>
+				<version>2.0.0</version>
+				<type>pom</type>
+				<scope>import</scope>
+			</dependency>
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
+	
+	
 	<dependencies>
 		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.reflections/reflections-maven -->
 		<dependency>
@@ -162,7 +179,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.accounting</groupId>
 			<artifactId>accounting-lib</artifactId>
-			<version>[3.0.0,4.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
@@ -174,31 +190,11 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.18.1</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<skipTests>true</skipTests>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 
-
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<descriptors>
-						<descriptor>descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-					</descriptors>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>servicearchive</id>
-						<phase>install</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>single</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 	<repositories>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
index 97dc538..0cd815a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/ConfigurationManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 	private static Integer maxComputations = null;
 	private static Boolean useStorage = null;
 	static boolean simulationMode = false;
+	private String baseConfigPath;
+	
 	
 	EnvironmentVariableManager env = null;
 	
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 			maxComputations = env.getMaxComputation();
 			useStorage = env.isSaveOnStorage();
 			simulationMode = env.isSimulationMode();
+			baseConfigPath = env.getConfigPath();
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -103,33 +106,35 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 		// selecting persistence path
 //		String persistencePath = File.createTempFile("wpsstatcheck", ".sm").getParent() + "/../cfg/";
 	
-		//TODO: REMOVE this shit (the persistence must be the persistence dir of the webapp)
-		String persistencePath = WPSConfig.getConfigDir() + "../ecocfg/";
-		String configPath = persistencePath;
-		if (!new File(configPath).isDirectory()) {
+		//String webperspath = baseConfigPath + "/persistence/";
+		
+		//String persistencePath = baseConfigPath; WPSConfig.getConfigDir() + "../ecocfg/";
+		String configPath = baseConfigPath + "/ecocfg/"; //persistencePath;
+		/*if (!new File(configPath).isDirectory()) {
 			configPath = "./cfg/";
 			persistencePath = "./";
-		}
-		logger.debug("Taking configuration from " + (new File(configPath).getAbsolutePath()) + " and persistence in " + persistencePath);
+		}*/
+		logger.debug("Taking configuration from  {}", configPath); 
+				//+ " and persistence in " + persistencePath);
 		// setting configuration and logger
-		config.setPersistencePath(persistencePath);
+		config.setPersistencePath(configPath);
 		config.setConfigPath(configPath);
 		config.setNumberOfResources(1);
 		// setting application paths
 		String webapp = WPSConfig.getInstance().getWPSConfig().getServer().getWebappPath();
 		String host = WPSConfig.getInstance().getWPSConfig().getServer().getHostname();
 		String port = WPSConfig.getInstance().getWPSConfig().getServer().getHostport();
-		logger.debug("Host: " + host + " Port: " + port + " Webapp: " + webapp + " ");
-		logger.debug("Web persistence path: " + webperspath);
+		logger.debug("Host: {}  Port: {} Webapp: {} ", host, port, webapp );
+		logger.debug("Web persistence path:{} ", webperspath);
 		
 		String webPath = "http://" + host + ":" + port + "/" + webapp + "/persistence/";
 		
 		// logger.debug("Env Vars: \n"+System.getenv());
-		logger.debug("Web app path: " + webPath);
+		logger.debug("Web app path: {} ",  webPath);
 
 		// retrieving scope
 		scope = (String) inputs.get(scopeParameter);
-		logger.debug("Retrieved scope: " + scope);
+		logger.debug("Retrieved scope: {} ",  scope);
 		if (scope == null)
 			throw new Exception("Error: scope parameter (scope) not set! This violates e-Infrastructure security policies");
 		if (!scope.startsWith("/"))
@@ -138,8 +143,8 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 		username = (String) inputs.get(usernameParameter);
 		token = (String) inputs.get(tokenParameter);
 		
-		logger.debug("User name used by the client: " + username);
-		logger.debug("User token used by the client: " + token);
+		logger.debug("User name used by the client:{} ", username);
+		logger.debug("User token used by the client:{} ", token);
 		
 		if (username == null || username.trim().length() == 0)
 			throw new Exception("Error: user name parameter (user.name) not set! This violates e-Infrastructure security policies");
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ public class ConfigurationManager {
 		config.setGcubeToken(token);
 		// DONE get username from request
 		config.setParam(serviceUserNameParameterVariable, username);
-		config.setParam(processingSessionVariable, "" + UUID.randomUUID());
+		config.setParam(processingSessionVariable, UUID.randomUUID().toString());
 		config.setParam(webpathVariable, webPath);
 		config.setParam(webPersistencePathVariable, webperspath);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java
index 5470d08..34d1512 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/wps/statisticalmanager/synchserver/mapping/EnvironmentVariableManager.java
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class EnvironmentVariableManager {
 	
-	public EnvironmentVariableManager(int maxComputation, boolean saveOnStorage, boolean simulationMode, List<String> shubUsersExcluded) {
+	public EnvironmentVariableManager(int maxComputation, boolean saveOnStorage, boolean simulationMode, List<String> shubUsersExcluded, String configPath ) {
 		super();
 		this.maxComputation = maxComputation;
 		this.saveOnStorage = saveOnStorage;
 		this.simulationMode = simulationMode;
 		this.shubUsersExcluded = shubUsersExcluded;
+		this.configPath = configPath;
 	}
+	
 	private int maxComputation;
 	private boolean saveOnStorage;
 	private boolean  simulationMode;
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ public class EnvironmentVariableManager {
 	//filled: users reported will not write on Shub
 	private List<String> shubUsersExcluded;
 	
+	private String configPath;
+	
 	public int getMaxComputation() {
 		return maxComputation;
 	}
@@ -34,5 +38,7 @@ public class EnvironmentVariableManager {
 		return shubUsersExcluded;
 	}
 	
-	
+	public String getConfigPath() {
+		return configPath;
+	}
 }