SONAR-249 add 2 periods for variation values + rename SNAPSHOT.VAR_xxx columns + fix saving of dependencies

25 files changed, 277 insertions, 277 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/api/PurgeUtilsTest/purgeSnapshots-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/api/PurgeUtilsTest/purgeSnapshots-result.xml
index 20e03fa384c..8016617f8b9 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/api/PurgeUtilsTest/purgeSnapshots-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/api/PurgeUtilsTest/purgeSnapshots-result.xml
@@ -30,23 +30,23 @@
             enabled="true" language="java" copy_resource_id="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
              <!--project_id="3"-->
              <!--parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
              <!--path="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
              <!--project_id="4"-->
              <!--parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
              <!--path="[null]"/>-->
@@ -62,28 +62,28 @@
   <!--<RULE_FAILURES ID="4" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>-->
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
                     <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
                     <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
                     <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
                     <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
                     <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
                     <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
                     <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
                     <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/api/PurgeUtilsTest/purgeSnapshots.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/api/PurgeUtilsTest/purgeSnapshots.xml
index a751e5f3b5f..ec7e6ebc3e9 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/api/PurgeUtilsTest/purgeSnapshots.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/api/PurgeUtilsTest/purgeSnapshots.xml
@@ -30,23 +30,23 @@
             enabled="true" language="java" copy_resource_id="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -62,28 +62,28 @@
   <RULE_FAILURES ID="4" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/period/DefaultPeriodCleanerTest/dbContent-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/period/DefaultPeriodCleanerTest/dbContent-result.xml
index 3e463135c2f..8b438b81120 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/period/DefaultPeriodCleanerTest/dbContent-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/period/DefaultPeriodCleanerTest/dbContent-result.xml
@@ -17,28 +17,28 @@
 
   <!-- snapshots older than the dateToStartDeletingAllSnapshots-->
   <!-- keep this one because version event -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-02 13:58:00.00" version="0.9"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-02 13:58:00.00" version="0.9"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]"
-                    diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]"
+                    variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-01-01 13:58:00.00"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-01-01 13:58:00.00"-->
              <!--version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"-->
              <!--project_id="1"-->
              <!--parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"-->
              <!--path="[null]"/>-->
   <!--<project_measures ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2"/>-->
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="1" id="10" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2010-01-01 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="1" id="10" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2010-01-01 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
              <!--project_id="2"-->
              <!--parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="1" root_snapshot_id="2" status="P" islast="false"-->
              <!--path="1"/>-->
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="2" id="20" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2010-01-01 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="2" id="20" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2010-01-01 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
              <!--project_id="3"-->
              <!--parent_snapshot_id="10" root_project_id="1" root_snapshot_id="2" status="P" islast="false"-->
              <!--path="1.10"/>-->
@@ -49,32 +49,32 @@
 
   <!-- snapshots between dateToStartKeepingOneSnapshotByMonth and dateToStartDeletingAllSnapshots-->
   <!-- single snapshot on this month (except version events) -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="100" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-03-01 13:58:00.00"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="100" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-03-01 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="110" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-03-02 13:58:00.00"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="110" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-03-02 13:58:00.00"-->
              <!--version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"-->
              <!--project_id="1"-->
              <!--parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"-->
              <!--path="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="120" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-03-03 13:58:00.00"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="120" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-03-03 13:58:00.00"-->
              <!--version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"-->
              <!--project_id="1"-->
              <!--parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"-->
              <!--path="[null]"/>-->
 
   <!-- this one has a version event -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="130" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-04-01 13:58:00.00"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="130" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-04-01 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
    <!-- keep this one -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="140" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-04-15 13:58:00.00"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="140" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-04-15 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@
 
 
   <!-- snapshots whose qualifier = LIB must not be deleted -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="150" scope="PRJ" qualifier="LIB" created_at="2010-04-22 13:58:00.00" version="0.1"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="150" scope="PRJ" qualifier="LIB" created_at="2010-04-22 13:58:00.00" version="0.1"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="160" scope="PRJ" qualifier="LIB" created_at="2010-04-23 13:58:00.00" version="0.2"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="160" scope="PRJ" qualifier="LIB" created_at="2010-04-23 13:58:00.00" version="0.2"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -101,26 +101,26 @@
 
   <!-- snapshots between dateToStartKeepingOneSnapshotByWeek and dateToStartKeepingOneSnapshotByMonth-->
   <!-- keep this one -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="500" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-17 13:58:00.00"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="500" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-17 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="510" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-18 13:58:00.00"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="510" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-18 13:58:00.00"-->
              <!--version="1.1-SNAPSHOT"-->
              <!--project_id="1"-->
              <!--parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"-->
              <!--path="[null]"/>-->
   
   <!-- this one has a version event -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="520" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-25 13:58:00.00"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="520" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-25 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
   <!-- this one has a version event -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="530" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-26 13:58:00.00"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="530" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-26 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.2-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
@@ -132,18 +132,18 @@
     snapshots before dateToStartKeepingOneSnapshotByWeek : nothing is currently purged
     It will be improved later by keeping only one daily snapshot : snapshot 1010 should be removed -->
   -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1000" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-11-02 13:58:00.00"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1000" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-11-02 13:58:00.00"
              version="3.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1010" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-11-03 13:58:00.00"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1010" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-11-03 13:58:00.00"
              version="3.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
   <!-- same day than 1010 -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1020" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-11-03 20:26:00.00"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1020" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-11-03 20:26:00.00"
              version="3.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/period/DefaultPeriodCleanerTest/dbContent.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/period/DefaultPeriodCleanerTest/dbContent.xml
index 53fc6ff607f..05327e879f4 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/period/DefaultPeriodCleanerTest/dbContent.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/period/DefaultPeriodCleanerTest/dbContent.xml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ to ensure that unit tests pass on any locale.
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-02 13:58:00.00" version="0.9"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]"
-                    diff_value_3="[null]"
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]"
+                    variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ to ensure that unit tests pass on any locale.
              version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <project_measures ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2"/>
   <snapshots depth="1" id="10" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2010-01-01 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="1" root_snapshot_id="2" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="1" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="1" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="2" id="20" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2010-01-01 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="10" root_project_id="1" root_snapshot_id="2" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="1.10" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="1.10" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
 
 
@@ -57,27 +57,27 @@ to ensure that unit tests pass on any locale.
              version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="110" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-03-02 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="120" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-03-03 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="130" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-04-01 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="140" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-04-15 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
 
 
@@ -86,51 +86,51 @@ to ensure that unit tests pass on any locale.
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="150" scope="PRJ" qualifier="LIB" created_at="2010-04-22 13:58:00.00" version="0.1"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="160" scope="PRJ" qualifier="LIB" created_at="2010-04-23 13:58:00.00" version="0.2"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- snapshots between dateToStartKeepingOneSnapshotByWeek and dateToStartKeepingOneSnapshotByMonth-->
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="500" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-17 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="510" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-19 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="520" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-25 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="530" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-08-26 13:58:00.00"
              version="1.2-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- snapshots before dateToStartKeepingOneSnapshotByWeek-->
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="1000" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-11-02 13:58:00.00"
              version="3.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="1010" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-11-03 13:58:00.00"
              version="3.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
   <!-- same day than 1010 -->
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="1020" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2010-11-03 20:26:00.00"
              version="3.0-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeletedResourcesTest/purgeDeletedResources-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeletedResourcesTest/purgeDeletedResources-result.xml
index 930949a6c5b..b8fc9ad93b8 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeletedResourcesTest/purgeDeletedResources-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeletedResourcesTest/purgeDeletedResources-result.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 <dataset>
 
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="3"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -31,28 +31,28 @@
   <!--<RULE_FAILURES ID="3" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg3" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>-->
   <RULE_FAILURES ID="4" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeletedResourcesTest/purgeDeletedResources.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeletedResourcesTest/purgeDeletedResources.xml
index 081370c07f0..01cf54c20c9 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeletedResourcesTest/purgeDeletedResources.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeletedResourcesTest/purgeDeletedResources.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 <dataset>
 
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -31,28 +31,28 @@
   <RULE_FAILURES ID="3" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg3" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>
   <RULE_FAILURES ID="4" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDependenciesTest/purgeDependencies-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDependenciesTest/purgeDependencies-result.xml
index 1482e67fc06..2d37ec58db4 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDependenciesTest/purgeDependencies-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDependenciesTest/purgeDependencies-result.xml
@@ -28,53 +28,53 @@
 
 
   <!-- old snapshots -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="1" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="3" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="5"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="3" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- last snapshots -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="6" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="6" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="9" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="9" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="8" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="8" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="10" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="10" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="8" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="8" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDependenciesTest/purgeDependencies.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDependenciesTest/purgeDependencies.xml
index 2644f9a6806..6f6023b783c 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDependenciesTest/purgeDependencies.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDependenciesTest/purgeDependencies.xml
@@ -28,53 +28,53 @@
 
 
   <!-- old snapshots -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="1" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="3" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="5"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="3" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- last snapshots -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="6" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="6" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="9" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="9" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="8" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="8" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="10" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="10" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="8" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="8" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeprecatedLastTest/purgeDeprecatedLast-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeprecatedLastTest/purgeDeprecatedLast-result.xml
index f2044b2b59c..a42c0957935 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeprecatedLastTest/purgeDeprecatedLast-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeprecatedLastTest/purgeDeprecatedLast-result.xml
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@
 
   <!-- old snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
 
   <!-- last but project is not last -->
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="3"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="true"-->
   <!--path="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -34,28 +34,28 @@
   <RULE_FAILURES ID="4" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeprecatedLastTest/purgeDeprecatedLast.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeprecatedLastTest/purgeDeprecatedLast.xml
index bf578692d64..ccecea3a765 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeprecatedLastTest/purgeDeprecatedLast.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDeprecatedLastTest/purgeDeprecatedLast.xml
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@
 
   <!-- old snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
 
   <!-- last but project is not last -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -34,28 +34,28 @@
   <RULE_FAILURES ID="4" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/nothingToPurge-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/nothingToPurge-result.xml
index 2f2ad96c06b..4e657d07d0a 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/nothingToPurge-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/nothingToPurge-result.xml
@@ -24,54 +24,54 @@
             description="[null]"
             enabled="true" language="java" copy_resource_id="1"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path=""/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="1" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1.2."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1.2.3."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path=""/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/nothingToPurge.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/nothingToPurge.xml
index 2f2ad96c06b..4e657d07d0a 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/nothingToPurge.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/nothingToPurge.xml
@@ -24,54 +24,54 @@
             description="[null]"
             enabled="true" language="java" copy_resource_id="1"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path=""/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="1" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1.2."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1.2.3."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path=""/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledModule-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledModule-result.xml
index cf5ea35113a..b40bb736b36 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledModule-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledModule-result.xml
@@ -22,49 +22,49 @@
   <!--enabled="true" language="java" copy_resource_id="1"/>-->
 
 
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+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path=""/>
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="2"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="1."/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="3"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="1.2."/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="4"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="1.2.3."/>-->
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledModule.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledModule.xml
index 43770744db0..75633ab1470 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledModule.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledModule.xml
@@ -25,49 +25,49 @@
             enabled="false" language="java" copy_resource_id="1"/>
 
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path=""/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="1" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1.2."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1.2.3."/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledProject-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledProject-result.xml
index 8882a13385c..0b530d602ae 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledProject-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledProject-result.xml
@@ -28,61 +28,61 @@
             enabled="true" language="java" copy_resource_id="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="1"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path=""/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="2"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="1" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="1."/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="3"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="1.2."/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="4"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="1.2.3."/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="1"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path=""/>-->
 
 
   <!-- enabled -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="6" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-02-14 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="6" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-02-14 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="5"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path=""/>
 
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="6" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="6" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledProject.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledProject.xml
index 957344e9286..f24e7653019 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledProject.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeDisabledResourcesTest/purgeDisabledProject.xml
@@ -33,61 +33,61 @@
 
 
   <!-- disabled -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path=""/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="1" id="2" scope="PRJ" qualifier="BRC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="1" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="2" id="3" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1.2."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="3" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="1.2.3."/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path=""/>
 
 
   <!-- enabled -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="0" id="6" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-02-14 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="0" id="6" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-02-14 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="5"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path=""/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="6" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="6" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeEntitiesTest/purgeEntities-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeEntitiesTest/purgeEntities-result.xml
index ee898f01332..520b2c67dcc 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeEntitiesTest/purgeEntities-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeEntitiesTest/purgeEntities-result.xml
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 
   <!-- old snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="3"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="4"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="[null]"/>-->
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@
 
   <!-- last snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="5" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="6" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -67,28 +67,28 @@
   <RULE_FAILURES ID="8" SNAPSHOT_ID="8" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- old measures -->
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
@@ -97,28 +97,28 @@
 
 
   <!-- last measures -->
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="6" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="6" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="7" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="7" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="8" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="8" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeEntitiesTest/purgeEntities.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeEntitiesTest/purgeEntities.xml
index 91f71062b9f..ffda72fb300 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeEntitiesTest/purgeEntities.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeEntitiesTest/purgeEntities.xml
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 
   <!-- old snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@
 
   <!-- last snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="5" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="6" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -67,28 +67,28 @@
   <RULE_FAILURES ID="8" SNAPSHOT_ID="8" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- old measures -->
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
@@ -97,28 +97,28 @@
 
 
   <!-- last measures -->
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="6" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="6" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="7" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="7" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="8" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="8" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeRuleMeasuresTest/purgeRuleMeasures-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeRuleMeasuresTest/purgeRuleMeasures-result.xml
index 9c7e56512dd..becb815ecca 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeRuleMeasuresTest/purgeRuleMeasures-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeRuleMeasuresTest/purgeRuleMeasures-result.xml
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 
   <!-- old snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -20,36 +20,36 @@
 
   <!-- last snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="4" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="4" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="5" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="4" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- old measures -->
   <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" rule_priority="[null]" RULE_ID="[null]" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"
-                    url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+                    url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
                     <!--rule_priority="4"-->
                     <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"-->
                     <!--RULE_ID="[null]"-->
                     <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
                     <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
                     <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
                     <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"-->
                     <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
@@ -58,21 +58,21 @@
 
 
   <!-- last measures -->
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="[null]"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="4"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="6" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="6" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="[null]"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeRuleMeasuresTest/purgeRuleMeasures.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeRuleMeasuresTest/purgeRuleMeasures.xml
index 663af150574..e970b6bf29b 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeRuleMeasuresTest/purgeRuleMeasures.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeRuleMeasuresTest/purgeRuleMeasures.xml
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 
   <!-- old snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -20,36 +20,36 @@
 
   <!-- last snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="4" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="4" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="5" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="4" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- old measures -->
   <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" rule_priority="[null]" RULE_ID="[null]" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"
-                    url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+                    url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="4"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="[null]"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
@@ -58,21 +58,21 @@
 
 
   <!-- last measures -->
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="[null]"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="4"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="6" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="6" RULES_CATEGORY_ID="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="[null]"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeUnprocessedTest/purgeUnprocessed-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeUnprocessedTest/purgeUnprocessed-result.xml
index 03b78c412ce..8a2352b8805 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeUnprocessedTest/purgeUnprocessed-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeUnprocessedTest/purgeUnprocessed-result.xml
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 
   <!-- valid snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@
 
   <!-- unprocessed snapshots -->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="1"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="U" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="2"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="5" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="U" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="3"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="6" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="U" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
+  <!--<snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"-->
   <!--project_id="4"-->
   <!--parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="U" islast="false"-->
   <!--path="[null]"/>-->
@@ -67,28 +67,28 @@
   <!--<RULE_FAILURES ID="8" SNAPSHOT_ID="8" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>-->
 
   <!-- valid measures -->
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
@@ -97,28 +97,28 @@
 
 
   <!-- unprocessed measures -->
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="6" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="6" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="7" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="7" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
   <!--text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>-->
 
-  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"-->
+  <!--<project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"-->
   <!--rule_priority="[null]"-->
   <!--alert_text="[null]" ID="8" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="8" rules_category_id="[null]"-->
   <!--RULE_ID="1"-->
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeUnprocessedTest/purgeUnprocessed.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeUnprocessedTest/purgeUnprocessed.xml
index dc314d178be..b8457fee81e 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeUnprocessedTest/purgeUnprocessed.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/PurgeUnprocessedTest/purgeUnprocessed.xml
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 
   <!-- valid snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="3" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="2" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="4" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@
 
   <!-- unprocessed snapshots -->
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="U" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="5" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="U" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="7" scope="FIL" qualifier="CLA" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="3"
              parent_snapshot_id="6" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="U" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" depth="[null]" id="8" scope="FIL" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="4"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="U" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -67,28 +67,28 @@
   <RULE_FAILURES ID="8" SNAPSHOT_ID="8" RULE_ID="1" FAILURE_LEVEL="2" MESSAGE="msg4" LINE="[null]" COST="[null]" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" checksum="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- valid measures -->
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="1" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="1" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="2" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="2" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="3" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="3" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="4" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="4" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
@@ -97,28 +97,28 @@
 
 
   <!-- unprocessed measures -->
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="5" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="5" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="6" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="6" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="7" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="7" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
                     text_value="[null]" tendency="[null]" measure_date="[null]" project_id="[null]"
                     alert_status="[null]" description="[null]"/>
 
-  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" diff_value_1="[null]" diff_value_2="[null]" diff_value_3="[null]"
+  <project_measures characteristic_id="[null]" url="[null]" variation_value_1="[null]" variation_value_2="[null]" variation_value_3="[null]" variation_value_4="[null]" variation_value_5="[null]"
                     rule_priority="[null]"
                     alert_text="[null]" ID="8" VALUE="10.0" METRIC_ID="1" SNAPSHOT_ID="8" rules_category_id="[null]"
                     RULE_ID="1"
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/UnflagLastDoublonsTest/unflagLastDoublons-result.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/UnflagLastDoublonsTest/unflagLastDoublons-result.xml
index 1836074bf8e..7d758155b48 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/UnflagLastDoublonsTest/unflagLastDoublons-result.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/UnflagLastDoublonsTest/unflagLastDoublons-result.xml
@@ -24,45 +24,45 @@
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" />
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" />
 
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="1" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" />
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" />
 
 
   <!-- second analysis, flag islast => false -->
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="3" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-02-14 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" />
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" />
 
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="4" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2009-02-14 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="3" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" />
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" />
 
   <!-- third analysis, flag islast => false -->
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-04-01 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" />
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" />
 
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2009-04-01 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="5" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" />
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" />
 
 
   <!-- last analysis -->
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="7" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-05-18 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" />
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" />
 
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="8" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2009-05-18 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="7" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="7" status="P" islast="true"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" />
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" />
 </dataset>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/UnflagLastDoublonsTest/unflagLastDoublons.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/UnflagLastDoublonsTest/unflagLastDoublons.xml
index 9fe4c1e0fac..8d71f041cff 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/UnflagLastDoublonsTest/unflagLastDoublons.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/purges/UnflagLastDoublonsTest/unflagLastDoublons.xml
@@ -24,45 +24,45 @@
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="1" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" />
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" />
 
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="2" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2008-12-02 13:58:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="1" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="1" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
 
   <!-- second analysis, crazy state : project not last, but package flagged as last -->
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="3" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-02-14 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="4" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2009-02-14 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="3" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="3" status="P" islast="true"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- third analysis, flagged as last -->
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="5" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-04-01 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="6" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2009-04-01 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="5" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="5" status="P" islast="true"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
 
   <!-- last analysis -->
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="7" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-05-18 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="1"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 
   <snapshots depth="[null]" id="8" scope="DIR" qualifier="PAC" created_at="2009-05-18 00:00:00.00" version="[null]"
              project_id="2"
              parent_snapshot_id="7" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="7" status="P" islast="true"
-             path="[null]" var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]"/>
+             path="[null]" variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]"/>
 </dataset>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/runner/PurgeRunnerTest/shared.xml b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/runner/PurgeRunnerTest/shared.xml
index 1959e4d7fb6..89e488f470e 100644
--- a/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/runner/PurgeRunnerTest/shared.xml
+++ b/plugins/sonar-dbcleaner-plugin/src/test/resources/org/sonar/plugins/dbcleaner/runner/PurgeRunnerTest/shared.xml
@@ -12,25 +12,25 @@
             enabled="true" language="java" copy_resource_id="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- first snapshot -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" id="100" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-02 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" id="100" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-02 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1" depth="[null]"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- unvalid snapshot (status = UNPROCESSED) -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" id="200" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-03 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" id="200" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-03 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1" depth="[null]"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="U" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- second snapshot -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" id="300" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-04 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" id="300" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-04 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1" depth="[null]"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="false"
              path="[null]"/>
 
   <!-- last snapshot -->
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" id="400" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-05 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" id="400" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-05 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="1" depth="[null]"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
             description="[null]"
             enabled="true" language="java" copy_resource_id="[null]"/>
 
-  <snapshots var_mode_1="[null]" var_label_1="[null]" var_mode_2="[null]" var_label_2="[null]" var_mode_3="[null]" var_label_3="[null]" id="1000" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-05 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
+  <snapshots variation_mode_1="[null]" variation_param_1="[null]" variation_mode_2="[null]" variation_param_2="[null]" variation_mode_3="[null]" variation_param_3="[null]" variation_mode_4="[null]" variation_param_4="[null]" variation_mode_5="[null]" variation_param_5="[null]" id="1000" scope="PRJ" qualifier="TRK" created_at="2009-11-05 13:58:00.00" version="0.1-SNAPSHOT"
              project_id="2" depth="[null]"
              parent_snapshot_id="[null]" root_project_id="[null]" root_snapshot_id="[null]" status="P" islast="true"
              path="[null]"/>