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The fist question regarding 8760 hours of data requires a reporting frequency of hourly. If you use Output:VariableDictionary,IDF; then the rdd file will show VRF related report variables as:

Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Cooling Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Cooling Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Total Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Sensible Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Latent Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Total Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Sensible Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Latent Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Heating Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Heating Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Total Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Sensible Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Latent Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Total Heating Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Sensible Heating Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Latent Heating Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone VRF Air Terminal Fan Availability Status,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Total Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Total Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Cooling Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Cooling Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Heating Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Heating Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Cooling COP,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Heating COP,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump COP,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Defrost Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Defrost Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Part Load Ratio,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Runtime Fraction,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Cycling Ratio,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Operating Mode,hourly; !- HVAC Average []
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Condenser Inlet Temperature,hourly; !- HVAC Average [C]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Maximum Capacity Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Maximum Capacity Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Crankcase Heater Electric Power,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Crankcase Heater Electric Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Terminal Unit Cooling Load Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,VRF Heat Pump Terminal Unit Heating Load Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]

These can be copied directly into your input file. You would most likely want to use the energy variables as they can also be summed to yield annual energy use. Also note that the rate (W) reports, on an hourly basis, yield Wh and can also be summed. If these summed data are divided by 1000, the result is kWh/year.

Note that these data will not actually show the cooling and heating loads unless the zone thermostat temperature set point is maintained, which is not likely with VRF systems.

The zone loads can be reported using (again, summing will provide kWh/year):

Output:Variable,*,Zone Predicted Sensible Load to Heating Setpoint Heat Transfer Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone Predicted Sensible Load to Cooling Setpoint Heat Transfer Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]

Alternately, using the zone energy transfer report variables, the delivered capacity from the terminal units can also be reported. These variables report the air-side energy entering the zone through the zone inlet nodes and are calculated with respect to the current zone temperature.

Output:Variable,*,Zone Air System Sensible Heating Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone Air System Sensible Cooling Energy,hourly; !- HVAC Sum [J]
Output:Variable,*,Zone Air System Sensible Heating Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]
Output:Variable,*,Zone Air System Sensible Cooling Rate,hourly; !- HVAC Average [W]