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You're missing the ZoneHVAC:EquipmentList, and probably the ZoneHVAC:EquipmentConnections.

Take a look at the example file PurchAirTables.idf for example. Here are the actual bits you do need:

  ZoneHVAC:EquipmentList,
    Zone1Equipment,          !- Name
    SequentialLoad,          !- Load Distribution Scheme
    ZoneHVAC:IdealLoadsAirSystem,  !- Zone Equipment 1 Object Type
    Zone1Air,                !- Zone Equipment 1 Name
    1,                       !- Zone Equipment 1 Cooling Sequence
    1,                       !- Zone Equipment 1 Heating or No-Load Sequence
    ,                        !- Zone Equipment 1 Sequential Cooling Load Fraction Schedule Name
    ;                        !- Zone Equipment 1 Sequential Heating Load Fraction Schedule Name

  ZoneHVAC:IdealLoadsAirSystem,
    Zone1Air,                !- Name
    ,                        !- Availability Schedule Name
    NODE_1,                  !- Zone Supply Air Node Name
    [...];

  ZoneHVAC:EquipmentConnections,
    West Zone,               !- Zone Name
    Zone1Equipment,          !- Zone Conditioning Equipment List Name
    Zone1Inlets,             !- Zone Air Inlet Node or NodeList Name
    ,                        !- Zone Air Exhaust Node or NodeList Name
    NODE_4,                  !- Zone Air Node Name
    NODE_5;                  !- Zone Return Air Node or NodeList Name

  NodeList,
    Zone1Inlets,             !- Name
    NODE_1;                  !- Node 1 Name