diff --git a/src/core/pyros_django/majordome/agent/Agent.py b/src/core/pyros_django/majordome/agent/Agent.py
index 44a8ae7..3db9644 100755
--- a/src/core/pyros_django/majordome/agent/Agent.py
+++ b/src/core/pyros_django/majordome/agent/Agent.py
@@ -3517,7 +3517,30 @@ class Agent:
             ephem_target = pickle.load(open(eph_file,"rb"))
         self._oc['config'].fn.fcontext = fcontext0
         return ephem_target
+    
+
+    def get_period(self) -> dict:
+        """Returns a dictionary of the period in various formats
+
+        Returns:
+            Dictionay of following items:
 
+                * id: integer of the period number
+                * Pxxx: string of the period symbol for file names
+        """
+        period_dict = {}
+        operiod = Period.objects.exploitation_period()
+        if operiod == None:
+            log.info("No period valid in the database")
+            raise Exception
+        period_dict['id'] = int(operiod.id)
+        period_id = str(operiod.id)
+        if len(str(operiod.id)) < 3:
+            while len(period_id) < 3:
+                period_id = "0" + period_id
+        period_id = "P" + period_id
+        period_dict['Pxxx'] = period_id
+        return period_dict
 """
 =================================================================
     MAIN
@@ -3539,6 +3562,7 @@ def parse_args(args):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Start an agent.')
     parser.add_argument("--computer",dest="computer",help='Launch agent with simulated computer hostname',action="store")
     parser.add_argument("-t", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-d", action="store_true" )
     args = vars(parser.parse_args(args))
     return args
 
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