CONFIG_TESTS_FILE

Provides CIME with defaults for various SystemTests.

Entry

This is an example entry for config_files.xml.

If the component attribute is provided then it will only apply to SystemTests discovered for that component.

<entry id="CONFIG_TESTS_FILE">
    <type>char</type>
    <values>
    <value>$CIMEROOT/CIME/data/config/config_tests.xml</value>
    <value component="mpaso">$COMP_ROOT_DIR_OCN/cime_config/config_tests.xml</value>
    </values>
    <group>test</group>
    <file>env_test.xml</file>
    <desc>file containing system test descriptions </desc>
</entry>

Definition Schema

This is an example of the default configuration for the ERI system test.

Element/Attribute	Description
test	Define a test configuration.
NAME	Name of the test.
DESC	Description of the test.
INFO_DBUG	Coupler log verbosity.
STOP_OPTION	The stop option, possible values nyears, nmonths, ndays, nhours, nseconds, nsteps.
STOP_N	Length of run.
DOUT_S	Whether to archive.
RUN_TYPE	The type of run the test uses.
RUN_REFCASE	Name of the reference case.
RUN_REFDATE	Date to start branch/hybrid case from.
RUN_REFTOD	Time to start branch/hybrid case from.
REST_OPTION	The restart option, possible values nyears, nmonths, ndays, nhours, nseconds, nsetps.
REST_N	Length between each restart file written.
GET_REFCASE	Whether a reference case is used to pre-stage data.
CONTINUE_RUN	Whether a run should continue after resubmitting.
HIST_OPTION	The history option, possible values nyears, nmonths, ndays, nhours, nseconds, nsetps.
HIST_N	Length between each history file written.

<config_test>
    <test NAME="ERI">
        <DESC>hybrid/branch/exact restart test, default 3+19/10+9/5+4 days</DESC>
        <INFO_DBUG>1</INFO_DBUG>
        <STOP_OPTION>ndays</STOP_OPTION>
        <STOP_N>22</STOP_N>
        <DOUT_S>FALSE</DOUT_S>
        <RUN_TYPE>startup</RUN_TYPE>
        <RUN_REFCASE>case.std</RUN_REFCASE>
        <RUN_REFDATE>0001-01-01</RUN_REFDATE>
        <RUN_REFTOD>00000</RUN_REFTOD>
        <REST_OPTION>ndays</REST_OPTION>
        <REST_N>$STOP_N</REST_N>
        <GET_REFCASE>FALSE</GET_REFCASE>
        <CONTINUE_RUN>FALSE</CONTINUE_RUN>
        <HIST_OPTION>never</HIST_OPTION>
        <HIST_N>-999</HIST_N>
    </test>
</config_test>