diff --git a/lib_com/options.h b/lib_com/options.h
index e4d3a06b589e5bc8982f4c9a738860aa0751817b..804c5d2643198f8dd8526bb4ae480f3005959b2f 100644
--- a/lib_com/options.h
+++ b/lib_com/options.h
@@ -134,9 +134,14 @@
 
 /* #################### End DEBUGGING switches ############################ */
 
-/* ################# Start DEVELOPMENT switches ######################## */
 
+/* keep as part of options.h */
 #define BASOP_NOGLOB                                    /* Disable global symbols in BASOPs, Overflow/Carry in BASOPs disabled, additional BASOPs in case of Overflow */
+
+
+/* ################# Start BE DEVELOPMENT switches ######################## */
+/* only BE switches wrt operation points tested in selection */
+
 /*#define FIX_I4_OL_PITCH*/                             /* fix open-loop pitch used for EVS core switching */
 
 
@@ -162,7 +167,16 @@
 #define FIX_580_PARAMMC_ENER_BURSTS                     /* FhG: issue 580: energy bursts due to ILD holding when energy relations change too much */
 
 
-/* ################## End DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
+/* ################## End BE DEVELOPMENT switches ######################### */
+
+
+/* #################### Start NON-BE CR switches ########################## */
+/* any switch which is non-be wrt operation points tested in selection */
+/* all switches in this category should start with "CR_" */
+
+
+/* ##################### End NON-BE CR switches ########################### */
+
 /* clang-format on */
 
 #endif