diff --git a/src/python/CRABClient/ClientMapping.py b/src/python/CRABClient/ClientMapping.py
index be0cd83be..d42de3b3c 100644
--- a/src/python/CRABClient/ClientMapping.py
+++ b/src/python/CRABClient/ClientMapping.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                   'savelogsflag'   : {'default': False,      'config': ['General.transferLogs'],            'type': 'BooleanType', 'required': False},
                   'faillimit'      : {'default': None,       'config': ['General.failureLimit'],            'type': 'IntType',     'required': False},
                   'inputdata'      : {'default': None,       'config': ['Data.inputDataset',
-                                                                        'Data.primaryDataset'],             'type': 'StringType',  'required': False},
+                                                                        'Data.outputPrimaryDataset'],       'type': 'StringType',  'required': False},
                   'nonvaliddata'   : {'default': False,      'config': ['Data.allowNonValidInputDataset'],  'type': 'BooleanType', 'required': False},
                   'userfiles'      : {'default': None,       'config': ['Data.userInputFiles'],             'type': 'ListType',    'required': False},
                   'dbsurl'         : {'default': 'global',   'config': ['Data.inputDBS'],                   'type': 'StringType',  'required': False},
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     'JobType.maxjobruntime'           : {'newParam' : 'JobType.maxJobRuntimeMin',        'version' : None},
     'JobType.allowNonProductionCMSSW' : {'newParam' : 'JobType.allowUndistributedCMSSW', 'version' : 'v3.3.16'},
     'Data.secondaryDataset'           : {'newParam' : 'Data.secondaryInputDataset',      'version' : 'v3.3.1511'},
+    'Data.primaryDataset'             : {'newParam' : 'Data.outputPrimaryDataset',       'version' : 'v3.3.1511'},
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/python/CRABClient/JobType/Analysis.py b/src/python/CRABClient/JobType/Analysis.py
index 36f408a79..0bf50c318 100644
--- a/src/python/CRABClient/JobType/Analysis.py
+++ b/src/python/CRABClient/JobType/Analysis.py
@@ -190,12 +190,12 @@ def run(self, filecacheurl = None):
                 self.logger.warning(msg)
             configArguments['userfiles'] = set(userFilesList)
             ## Get the user-specified primary dataset name.
-            primaryDataset = getattr(self.config.Data, 'primaryDataset', 'CRAB_UserFiles')
+            outputPrimaryDataset = getattr(self.config.Data, 'outputPrimaryDataset', 'CRAB_UserFiles')
             # Normalizes "foo/bar" and "/foo/bar" to "/foo/bar"
-            primaryDataset = "/" + os.path.join(*primaryDataset.split("/"))
-            if not re.match("/%(primDS)s.*" % (lfnParts), primaryDataset):
-                self.logger.warning("Invalid primary dataset name %s; publication may fail." % (primaryDataset))
-            configArguments['inputdata'] = primaryDataset
+            outputPrimaryDataset = "/" + os.path.join(*outputPrimaryDataset.split("/"))
+            if not re.match("/%(primDS)s.*" % (lfnParts), outputPrimaryDataset):
+                self.logger.warning("Invalid primary dataset name %s; publication may fail." % (outputPrimaryDataset))
+            configArguments['inputdata'] = outputPrimaryDataset
 
         lumi_mask_name = getattr(self.config.Data, 'lumiMask', None)
         lumi_list = None
@@ -265,9 +265,10 @@ def validateConfig(self, config):
         ## When running over an input dataset, we don't accept that the user specifies a
         ## primary dataset name, because the primary dataset name will already be extracted
         ## from the input dataset name.
-        if getattr(config.Data, 'inputDataset', None) and getattr(config.Data, 'primaryDataset', None):
-            msg  = "Invalid CRAB configuration: Analysis job type with input dataset does not accept a primary dataset name to be specified."
-            msg += "\nSuggestion: Remove the parameter Data.primaryDataset."
+        if getattr(config.Data, 'inputDataset', None) and getattr(config.Data, 'outputPrimaryDataset', None):
+            msg  = "Invalid CRAB configuration: Analysis job type with input dataset does not accept an output primary dataset name to be specified,"
+            msg += " because the later will be extracted from the first."
+            msg += "\nSuggestion: Remove the parameter Data.outputPrimaryDataset."
             return False, msg
 
         ## When running over user input files, make sure the splitting mode is 'FileBased'.
diff --git a/src/python/CRABClient/JobType/PrivateMC.py b/src/python/CRABClient/JobType/PrivateMC.py
index 135e40535..7dc439ea9 100644
--- a/src/python/CRABClient/JobType/PrivateMC.py
+++ b/src/python/CRABClient/JobType/PrivateMC.py
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ def run(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 self.logger.warning(msg)
 
         ## Get the user-specified primary dataset name.
-        primaryDataset = getattr(self.config.Data, 'primaryDataset', 'CRAB_PrivateMC')
+        outputPrimaryDataset = getattr(self.config.Data, 'outputPrimaryDataset', 'CRAB_PrivateMC')
         # Normalizes "foo/bar" and "/foo/bar" to "/foo/bar"
-        primaryDataset = "/" + os.path.join(*primaryDataset.split("/"))
-        if not re.match("/%(primDS)s.*" % (lfnParts), primaryDataset):
-            self.logger.warning("Invalid primary dataset name %s; publication may fail." % (primaryDataset))
-        configArguments['inputdata'] = primaryDataset
+        outputPrimaryDataset = "/" + os.path.join(*outputPrimaryDataset.split("/"))
+        if not re.match("/%(primDS)s.*" % (lfnParts), outputPrimaryDataset):
+            self.logger.warning("Invalid primary dataset name %s; publication may fail." % (outputPrimaryDataset))
+        configArguments['inputdata'] = outputPrimaryDataset
         return tarFilename, configArguments
 
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ def validateConfig(self, config):
 
         ## If publication is True, check that there is a primary dataset name specified.
         if getattr(config.Data, 'publication', getParamDefaultValue('Data.publication')):
-            if not hasattr(config.Data, 'primaryDataset'):
-                msg  = "Invalid CRAB configuration: Parameter Data.primaryDataset not specified."
+            if not hasattr(config.Data, 'outputPrimaryDataset'):
+                msg  = "Invalid CRAB configuration: Parameter Data.outputPrimaryDataset not specified."
                 msg += "\nMC generation job type requires this parameter for publication."
                 return False, msg