diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp
index 2d70712b..6aa66f82 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ LocalPoolDataSetBase::LocalPoolDataSetBase(HasLocalDataPoolIF *hkOwner,
 
 LocalPoolDataSetBase::LocalPoolDataSetBase(sid_t sid, PoolVariableIF** registeredVariablesArray,
         const size_t maxNumberOfVariables):
-                PoolDataSetBase(registeredVariablesArray, maxNumberOfVariables)  {
+        PoolDataSetBase(registeredVariablesArray, maxNumberOfVariables)  {
     HasLocalDataPoolIF* hkOwner = objectManager->get<HasLocalDataPoolIF>(
             sid.objectId);
     if(hkOwner != nullptr) {
@@ -96,15 +96,22 @@ ReturnValue_t LocalPoolDataSetBase::serializeWithValidityBuffer(uint8_t **buffer
         SerializeIF::Endianness streamEndianness) const {
     ReturnValue_t result = HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
     const uint8_t validityMaskSize = std::ceil(static_cast<float>(fillCount)/8.0);
+    uint8_t* validityPtr = nullptr;
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
     /* Use a std::vector here because MSVC will (rightly) not create a fixed size array
     with a non constant size specifier */
     std::vector<uint8_t> validityMask(validityMaskSize);
+    validityPtr = validityMask.data();
+#else
+    uint8_t validityMask[validityMaskSize];
+    validityPtr = validityMask;
+#endif
     uint8_t validBufferIndex = 0;
     uint8_t validBufferIndexBit = 0;
     for (uint16_t count = 0; count < fillCount; count++) {
         if(registeredVariables[count]->isValid()) {
             /* Set bit at correct position */
-            bitutil::bitSet(validityMask.data() + validBufferIndex, validBufferIndexBit);
+            bitutil::bitSet(validityMask + validBufferIndex, validBufferIndexBit);
         }
         if(validBufferIndexBit == 7) {
             validBufferIndex ++;
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ ReturnValue_t LocalPoolDataSetBase::serializeWithValidityBuffer(uint8_t **buffer
         return SerializeIF::BUFFER_TOO_SHORT;
     }
     // copy validity buffer to end
-    std::memcpy(*buffer, validityMask.data(), validityMaskSize);
+    std::memcpy(*buffer, validityPtr, validityMaskSize);
     *size += validityMaskSize;
     return result;
 }
@@ -264,11 +271,9 @@ bool LocalPoolDataSetBase::getReportingEnabled() const {
     return reportingEnabled;
 }
 
-void LocalPoolDataSetBase::initializePeriodicHelper(
-        float collectionInterval, dur_millis_t minimumPeriodicInterval,
-        bool isDiagnostics, uint8_t nonDiagIntervalFactor) {
-    periodicHelper->initialize(collectionInterval, minimumPeriodicInterval,
-            isDiagnostics, nonDiagIntervalFactor);
+void LocalPoolDataSetBase::initializePeriodicHelper(float collectionInterval,
+        dur_millis_t minimumPeriodicInterval, uint8_t nonDiagIntervalFactor) {
+    periodicHelper->initialize(collectionInterval, minimumPeriodicInterval, nonDiagIntervalFactor);
 }
 
 void LocalPoolDataSetBase::setChanged(bool changed) {
@@ -308,3 +313,12 @@ void LocalPoolDataSetBase::setAllVariablesReadOnly() {
         registeredVariables[idx]->setReadWriteMode(pool_rwm_t::VAR_READ);
     }
 }
+
+float LocalPoolDataSetBase::getCollectionInterval() const {
+    if(periodicHelper != nullptr) {
+        return periodicHelper->getCollectionIntervalInSeconds();
+    }
+    else {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h
index 404509ae..ab67dc3f 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.h
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@ public:
 
     object_id_t getCreatorObjectId();
 
+    bool getReportingEnabled() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the current periodic HK generation interval this set
+     * belongs to a HK manager and the interval is not 0. Otherwise,
+     * returns 0.0
+     * @return
+     */
+    float getCollectionInterval() const;
+
 protected:
     sid_t sid;
     //! This mutex is used if the data is created by one object only.
@@ -180,11 +190,9 @@ protected:
      */
     bool reportingEnabled = false;
     void setReportingEnabled(bool enabled);
-    bool getReportingEnabled() const;
 
-    void initializePeriodicHelper(float collectionInterval,
-            dur_millis_t minimumPeriodicInterval,
-            bool isDiagnostics, uint8_t nonDiagIntervalFactor = 5);
+    void initializePeriodicHelper(float collectionInterval, dur_millis_t minimumPeriodicInterval,
+            uint8_t nonDiagIntervalFactor = 5);
 
     /**
      * If the valid state of a dataset is always relevant to the whole