diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.cpp
index 40541ce27..fed910d07 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.cpp
@@ -72,17 +72,18 @@ void CFileRemove::serial(NLMISC::IStream &stream) throw (NLMISC::EStream)
 	stream.serial(Lost);
 }
 
-void CProjectResult::CFileResult::serial(NLMISC::IStream &stream) throw (NLMISC::EStream)
+void CProcessResult::CFileResult::serial(NLMISC::IStream &stream) throw (NLMISC::EStream)
 {
 	uint version = stream.serialVersion(1);
 	stream.serial(CRC32);
 	stream.serial((uint8 &)Level); // test this :o)
 }
 
-void CProjectResult::serial(NLMISC::IStream &stream) throw (NLMISC::EStream)
+void CProcessResult::serial(NLMISC::IStream &stream) throw (NLMISC::EStream)
 {
 	uint version = stream.serialVersion(1);
-	stream.serialCont(FilePaths);
+	stream.serial(LastSuccessfulBuildStart);
+	stream.serialCont(MacroPaths);
 	stream.serialCont(FileResults);
 }
 
@@ -133,6 +134,29 @@ void CMetadataStorage::eraseStatus(const std::string &path)
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+std::string CMetadataStorage::getResultPath(const std::string &projectName, const std::string &pluginName)
+{
+	std::string lwPluginName = NLMISC::toLower(pluginName);
+	std::string resultPath = CWorkspaceStorage::getMetaDirectoryPath(
+		CWorkspaceStorage::getProjectDirectory(projectName))
+		+ lwPluginName + PIPELINE_DATABASE_RESULT_SUFFIX;
+	nldebug("Result path: '%s'", resultPath.c_str());
+	return resultPath;
+}
+
+void CMetadataStorage::readProcessResult(CProcessResult &result, const std::string &path)
+{
+	// TODO
+	result.LastSuccessfulBuildStart = 0;
+	result.MacroPaths.clear();
+	result.FileResults.clear();
+	// TODO
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 } /* namespace PIPELINE */
 
 /* end of file */
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.h b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.h
index eb2150433..9b8f55458 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/metadata_storage.h
@@ -103,12 +103,17 @@ public:
 #define PIPELINE_DATABASE_DEPEND_SUFFIX ".depend"
 // .......................
 
-/// Suffix for metafiles that contain the result of the last build of a project
+/// Suffix for metafiles that contain the result of the last build of a process
 #define PIPELINE_DATABASE_RESULT_SUFFIX ".result"
-struct CProjectResult
+struct CProcessResult
 {
 public:
-	std::vector<std::string> FilePaths;
+	// Note: this file may have been erased on build start in case something went wrong!
+	// In that case, the last successfulbuild start is 0, and no output files will be known.
+	// This is the same situation as if the project never built before.
+	// It must be handled sanely.
+	uint32 LastSuccessfulBuildStart;
+	std::vector<std::string> MacroPaths;
 	struct CFileResult
 	{
 		uint32 CRC32;
@@ -145,7 +150,8 @@ public:
 	// static void eraseRemove(const std::string &path);
 
 	// Pathname for result metadata is like .../project.projectname.meta/pluginname.result
-	// static std::string getResultPath(const std::string &projectName, const std::string &pluginName);
+	static std::string getResultPath(const std::string &projectName, const std::string &pluginName);
+	static void readProcessResult(CProcessResult &result, const std::string &path);
 
 }; /* class CMetadataStorage */
 
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/pipeline_process_impl.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/pipeline_process_impl.cpp
index 35e02f636..f785176f5 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/pipeline_process_impl.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/pipeline_process_impl.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ std::string CPipelineProcessImpl::getTempDirectory()
 		ss << ".";
 		ss << rand();
 		ss << PIPELINE_DIRECTORY_TEMP_SUFFIX;
+		ss << "/";
 		return ss.str();
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/pipeline_project.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/pipeline_project.cpp
index be98af81a..1ee4067a6 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/pipeline_project.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/pipeline_project.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 // Project includes
 #include "pipeline_service.h"
+#include "workspace_storage.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 // using namespace NLMISC;
@@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ std::string CPipelineProject::getName()
 
 std::string CPipelineProject::getOutputDirectory()
 {
-	return g_WorkDir + PIPELINE_DIRECTORY_PREFIX_PROJECT + getName() + "/";
+	// return g_WorkDir + PIPELINE_DIRECTORY_PREFIX_PROJECT + getName() + "/";
+	return CWorkspaceStorage::getProjectDirectory(getName());
 }
 
 std::string CPipelineProject::getTempDirectory()
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ std::string CPipelineProject::getTempDirectory()
 		ss << ".";
 		ss << rand();
 		ss << PIPELINE_DIRECTORY_TEMP_SUFFIX;
+		ss << "/";
 		m_TempDirectory = ss.str();
 	}
 	return m_TempDirectory;
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/workspace_storage.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/workspace_storage.cpp
index 04cc8188b..dc980ea28 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/workspace_storage.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/workspace_storage.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ std::string CWorkspaceStorage::getMetaDirectoryPath(const std::string &path)
 	return standardizePath(CWorkspaceStorage::getMetaFilePath(path, ""), true);
 }
 
+std::string CWorkspaceStorage::getProjectDirectory(const std::string &projectName)
+{
+	std::string lwProjectName = NLMISC::toLower(projectName);
+	return g_WorkDir + PIPELINE_DIRECTORY_PREFIX_PROJECT + lwProjectName + "/";
+}
+
 } /* namespace PIPELINE */
 
 /* end of file */
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/workspace_storage.h b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/workspace_storage.h
index 47c5d9cce..3e12c26da 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/workspace_storage.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/service/workspace_storage.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ public:
 	/// Get the directory where metadata files are stored, based on the filepath containing the files which the containing metadata represents
 	static std::string getMetaDirectoryPath(const std::string &path);
 
-	// TODO: getProjectDirectory /// Format like .../project.common/
+	/// Format like .../project.someproject/
+	static std::string getProjectDirectory(const std::string &projectName);
 
 }; /* class CWorkspaceStorage */