diff --git a/test/pargen/data_input.f90 b/test/pargen/data_input.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32aae9fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pargen/data_input.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+!!$ 
+!!$ 
+!!$                           MLD2P4  version 1.0
+!!$  MultiLevel Domain Decomposition Parallel Preconditioners Package
+!!$             based on PSBLAS (Parallel Sparse BLAS version 2.2)
+!!$  
+!!$  (C) Copyright 2008
+!!$
+!!$                      Salvatore Filippone  University of Rome Tor Vergata       
+!!$                      Alfredo Buttari      University of Rome Tor Vergata
+!!$                      Pasqua D'Ambra       ICAR-CNR, Naples
+!!$                      Daniela di Serafino  Second University of Naples
+!!$ 
+!!$  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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+!!$    3. The name of the MLD2P4 group or the names of its contributors may
+!!$       not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
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+!!$
+module data_input
+  
+  interface read_data
+    module procedure read_char, read_int,&
+         & read_double, read_single
+  end interface read_data
+  
+contains
+
+  subroutine read_char(val,file)
+    character(len=*), intent(out) :: val
+    integer, intent(in)           :: file
+    character(len=1024) :: charbuf
+    integer :: idx
+    read(file,'(a)')charbuf
+    charbuf = adjustl(charbuf)
+    idx=index(charbuf,"!")
+    read(charbuf(1:idx-1),'(a)') val
+  end subroutine read_char
+  subroutine read_int(val,file)
+    integer, intent(out) :: val
+    integer, intent(in)  :: file
+    character(len=1024) :: charbuf
+    integer :: idx
+    read(file,'(a)')charbuf
+    charbuf = adjustl(charbuf)
+    idx=index(charbuf,"!")
+    read(charbuf(1:idx-1),*) val
+  end subroutine read_int
+  subroutine read_single(val,file)
+    use psb_base_mod
+    real(psb_spk_), intent(out) :: val
+    integer, intent(in)         :: file
+    character(len=1024) :: charbuf
+    integer :: idx
+    read(file,'(a)')charbuf
+    charbuf = adjustl(charbuf)
+    idx=index(charbuf,"!")
+    read(charbuf(1:idx-1),*) val
+  end subroutine read_single
+  subroutine read_double(val,file)
+    use psb_base_mod
+    real(psb_dpk_), intent(out) :: val
+    integer, intent(in)         :: file
+    character(len=1024) :: charbuf
+    integer :: idx
+    read(file,'(a)')charbuf
+    charbuf = adjustl(charbuf)
+    idx=index(charbuf,"!")
+    read(charbuf(1:idx-1),*) val
+  end subroutine read_double
+end module data_input
+
diff --git a/test/pargen/runs/ppde.inp b/test/pargen/runs/ppde.inp
index c9784b19..565df1d2 100644
--- a/test/pargen/runs/ppde.inp
+++ b/test/pargen/runs/ppde.inp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CSR                         ! Storage format CSR COO JAD
 01                          ! ITRACE
 30                          ! IRST     (restart for RGMRES and BiCGSTABL) 
 1.d-6                       ! EPS
-2L-M-RAS-S-D4               ! Longer descriptive name for preconditioner (up to 20 chars) 
+3L-M-RAS-S-D4               ! Longer descriptive name for preconditioner (up to 20 chars) 
 ML                          ! Preconditioner NONE  DIAG  BJAC  AS ML
 0                           ! Number of overlap layers for AS preconditioner at finest level
 HALO                        ! Restriction operator NONE HALO 
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ DEC                         ! Type of aggregation DEC SYMDEC GLB
 MULT                        ! Type of multilevel correction: ADD MULT
 POST                        ! Side of multiplicative correction PRE POST BOTH (ignored for ADD)
 DIST                        ! Coarse level: matrix distribution DIST  REPL           
-SLU                         ! Coarse level: solver  ILU  ILUT UMF SLU  SLUDIST
+UMF                         ! Coarse level: solver  BJAC UMF SLU  SLUDIST
+ILU                         ! Coarse level: subsolver  ILU UMF SLU  SLUDIST
 0                           ! Coarse level: Level-set N for ILU(N)
 1.d-4                       ! Coarse level: Threshold T for ILU(T,P) 
 4                           ! Coarse level: Number of Jacobi sweeps 
 -1.0d0                      ! Smoother Omega: if < 0 means library choice. 
+0.10d0                      ! Smoother Aggregation Threshold: >= 0.0