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+my_branch:
+  BEC_CORE_BRANCH: "main"
+  CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH: $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+  CSAXS_BEC_BRANCH: "main"
+  PXIII_BEC_BRANCH: "main"
+  DEBYE_BEC_BRANCH: "main"
+  TOMCAT_BEC_BRANCH: "main"
+  XTREME_BEC_BRANCH: "main"
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