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OS Required Hourly Outputs and Reporting Time

Does OpenStudio automatically create hourly output variables for Zone Air Temperature and Zone Air Relative Humidity? These output variables are marked as 'OFF' on the output variables tab of my OS model, and I don't see them defined as objects in my OSM file either. However, when I run a simulation and open the ESO output file, I see hourly temperature and humidity results for every zone in my model.

Question 1: Is OS plotting these variables (behind the scenes) for every run so it can pull values for OS summary reports? Is there a way I can turn these off when running an OS simulation?

Possibly related to this, I've noticed it can take an additional 5-10 minutes for the entire 'OS simulation' to finish after a successful 'E+ simulation' is reported in the run tab of OS. After the 'E+ simulation' completion message is displayed in the OS run tab, I believe E+ is still creating reports and then OS is parsing those reports when complete.

Question 2: Is there a way to cut down post E+ simulation time for my OpenStudio run?