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**FATAL:IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file.

__Hi at all.I have tried to run a simulation, but It stopped on 75% with the follow message:


ExpandObjects Started. Begin reading Energy+.idd file. Done reading Energy+.idd file. ExpandObjects Finished. Time: 0.484 [utilities.idf.WorkspaceObject] <0> Object of type 'Schedule:Compact' and named 'HVACTemplate-Always 4', points to an object named HVACTemplate Any Number from field 1, but that object cannot be located. Script executing from: C:/Users/ingmalcangi/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudio.f10408/resources/run/3-UserScript-0 Found argument 'measures_json' with value '[{"arguments":{},"measure":"C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenStudio 1.5.0/share/openstudio-1.5.0/pat/Measures/StandardReports/measure.rb"}]'. Found UserScript 'Report Request'. Processed 1 base script and 0 merged scripts Missing Energy+.ini EnergyPlus Starting EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43 Processing Data Dictionary Processing Input File **FATAL:IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. EnergyPlus Run Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


__Then, I have seen on the "tree Tab" and I have downloaded the eplusout.err file following.


Program Version,EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43,IDDVersion 8.1.0.009 ** IDF Context for following error/warning message: * Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... * 33406 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, * indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3 * Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... * 33407 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3, !- Name * 33408 00ZONE_office, !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33409 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33409 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 3 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33422 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33423 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33423 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33436 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33437 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33437 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33450 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33451 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33451 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank * Warning * IP: Note -- Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details. * Severe * IP: Blank "required" fields found in input * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input * Fatal * IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=9 ..... Last severe error=IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning). Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages. EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. ** EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 1 Warning; 9 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


_What are the problems? How can I solve them? _How can I find the IDF lines that are indicated? __Is there a guideline to read this kind of file?

thanks A.



**FATAL:IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file.

__Hi at all.I have tried to run a simulation, but It stopped on 75% with the follow message:


ExpandObjects Started. Begin reading Energy+.idd file. Done reading Energy+.idd file. ExpandObjects Finished. Time: 0.484 [utilities.idf.WorkspaceObject] <0> Object of type 'Schedule:Compact' and named 'HVACTemplate-Always 4', points to an object named HVACTemplate Any Number from field 1, but that object cannot be located. Script executing from: C:/Users/ingmalcangi/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudio.f10408/resources/run/3-UserScript-0 Found argument 'measures_json' with value '[{"arguments":{},"measure":"C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenStudio 1.5.0/share/openstudio-1.5.0/pat/Measures/StandardReports/measure.rb"}]'. Found UserScript 'Report Request'. Processed 1 base script and 0 merged scripts Missing Energy+.ini EnergyPlus Starting EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43 Processing Data Dictionary Processing Input File **FATAL:IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. EnergyPlus Run Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


__Then, I have seen on the "tree Tab" and I have downloaded the eplusout.err file following.


Program Version,EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43,IDDVersion 8.1.0.009 ** IDF Context for following error/warning message: * Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... * 33406 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, * indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3 * Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... * 33407 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3, !- Name * 33408 00ZONE_office, !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33409 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33409 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 3 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33422 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33423 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33423 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33436 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33437 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33437 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33450 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33451 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33451 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank * Warning * IP: Note -- Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details. * Severe * IP: Blank "required" fields found in input * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input * Fatal * IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=9 ..... Last severe error=IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning). Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages. EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. ** EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 1 Warning; 9 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


_What are the problems? How can I solve them? _How can I find the IDF lines that are indicated? __Is there a guideline to read this kind of file?

thanks A.



**FATAL:IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file.* Severe *...Error in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE...* ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank

__Hi at all.I have tried to run a simulation, but It stopped on 75% with the follow message:


ExpandObjects Started. Begin reading Energy+.idd file. Done reading Energy+.idd file. ExpandObjects Finished. Time: 0.484 [utilities.idf.WorkspaceObject] <0> Object of type 'Schedule:Compact' and named 'HVACTemplate-Always 4', points to an object named HVACTemplate Any Number from field 1, but that object cannot be located. Script executing from: C:/Users/ingmalcangi/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudio.f10408/resources/run/3-UserScript-0 Found argument 'measures_json' with value '[{"arguments":{},"measure":"C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenStudio 1.5.0/share/openstudio-1.5.0/pat/Measures/StandardReports/measure.rb"}]'. Found UserScript 'Report Request'. Processed 1 base script and 0 merged scripts Missing Energy+.ini EnergyPlus Starting EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43 Processing Data Dictionary Processing Input File **FATAL:IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. EnergyPlus Run Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


__Then, I have seen on the "tree Tab" and I have downloaded the eplusout.err file following.


Program Version,EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43,IDDVersion 8.1.0.009 ** IDF Context for following error/warning message: * Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... * 33406 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, * indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3 * Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... * 33407 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3, !- Name * 33408 00ZONE_office, !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33409 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33409 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 3 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33422 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33423 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33423 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33436 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33437 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33437 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33450 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33451 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33451 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank * Warning * IP: Note -- Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details. * Severe * IP: Blank "required" fields found in input * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input * Fatal * IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=9 ..... Last severe error=IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning). Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages. EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. ** EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 1 Warning; 9 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


_What are the problems? How can I solve them? _How can I find the IDF lines that are indicated? __Is there a guideline to read this kind of file?

thanks A.



* Severe *...Error in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE...* ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank

__Hi at all.I have tried to run a simulation, but It stopped on 75% with the follow message:


ExpandObjects Started. Begin reading Energy+.idd file. Done reading Energy+.idd file. ExpandObjects Finished. Time: 0.484 [utilities.idf.WorkspaceObject] <0> Object of type 'Schedule:Compact' and named 'HVACTemplate-Always 4', points to an object named HVACTemplate Any Number from field 1, but that object cannot be located. Script executing from: C:/Users/ingmalcangi/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudio.f10408/resources/run/3-UserScript-0 Found argument 'measures_json' with value '[{"arguments":{},"measure":"C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenStudio 1.5.0/share/openstudio-1.5.0/pat/Measures/StandardReports/measure.rb"}]'. Found UserScript 'Report Request'. Processed 1 base script and 0 merged scripts Missing Energy+.ini EnergyPlus Starting EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43 Processing Data Dictionary Processing Input File **FATAL:IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. EnergyPlus Run Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


__Then, I have seen on the "tree Tab" and I have downloaded the eplusout.err file following.


Program Version,EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43,IDDVersion 8.1.0.009 ** IDF Context for following error/warning message: * Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... * 33406 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, * indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3 * Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... * 33407 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3, !- Name * 33408 00ZONE_office, !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33409 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33409 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 3 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33422 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33423 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33423 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33436 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33437 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33437 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33450 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33451 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33451 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank * Warning * IP: Note -- Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details. * Severe * IP: Blank "required" fields found in input * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input * Fatal * IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=9 ..... Last severe error=IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning). Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages. EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. ** EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 1 Warning; 9 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


_What are the problems? How can I solve them? _How can I find the IDF lines that are indicated? __Is there a guideline to read this kind of file?

thanks A.



* Severe *...Error in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE...* ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank

__Hi at all.I have tried to run a simulation, but It stopped on 75% with the follow message:


ExpandObjects Started. Begin reading Energy+.idd file. Done reading Energy+.idd file. ExpandObjects Finished. Time: 0.484 [utilities.idf.WorkspaceObject] <0> Object of type 'Schedule:Compact' and named 'HVACTemplate-Always 4', points to an object named HVACTemplate Any Number from field 1, but that object cannot be located. Script executing from: C:/Users/ingmalcangi/AppData/Local/Temp/OpenStudio.f10408/resources/run/3-UserScript-0 Found argument 'measures_json' with value '[{"arguments":{},"measure":"C:/Program Files (x86)/OpenStudio 1.5.0/share/openstudio-1.5.0/pat/Measures/StandardReports/measure.rb"}]'. Found UserScript 'Report Request'. Processed 1 base script and 0 merged scripts Missing Energy+.ini EnergyPlus Starting EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43 Processing Data Dictionary Processing Input File **FATAL:IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. EnergyPlus Run Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


__Then, I have seen on the "tree Tab" and I have downloaded the eplusout.err file following.


Program Version,EnergyPlus-Windows-64 8.1.0.009, YMD=2014.12.13 19:43,IDDVersion 8.1.0.009 ** IDF Context for following error/warning message: * Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... * 33406 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, * indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3 * Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... * 33407 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 3, !- Name * 33408 00ZONE_office, !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33409 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33409 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 3 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33422 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33420 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33421 189.1-2009 - Office - BreakRoom - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33422 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33423 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33423 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - BREAKROOM - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33436 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33434 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33435 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 1, !- Name 33436 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33437 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33437 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 1 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 2 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33450 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Zone or ZoneList Name] is required but was blank IDF Context for following error/warning message: Note -- lines truncated at 300 characters, if necessary... 33448 ZoneInfiltration:DesignFlowRate, indicated Name=189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2 Only last 3 lines before error line shown..... 33449 189.1-2009 - Office - WholeBuilding - Lg Office - CZ1-3 Infiltration 2, !- Name 33450 , !- Zone or ZoneList Name 33451 , !- Schedule Name * Severe * IP: IDF line~33451 Error detected in Object=ZONEINFILTRATION:DESIGNFLOWRATE, name=189.1-2009 - OFFICE - WHOLEBUILDING - LG OFFICE - CZ1-3 INFILTRATION 2 * ~~~ * Field [Schedule Name] is required but was blank * Warning * IP: Note -- Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details. * Severe * IP: Blank "required" fields found in input * Severe * IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input * Fatal * IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=9 ..... Last severe error=IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input Warning: Node connection errors not checked - most system input has not been read (see previous warning). Fatal error -- final processing. Program exited before simulations began. See previous error messages. EnergyPlus Warmup Error Summary. During Warmup: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. EnergyPlus Sizing Error Summary. During Sizing: 0 Warning; 0 Severe Errors. ** EnergyPlus Terminated--Fatal Error Detected. 1 Warning; 9 Severe Errors; Elapsed Time=00hr 00min 1.99sec


_What are the problems? How can I solve them? _How can I find the IDF lines that are indicated? __Is there a guideline to read this kind of file?

thanks A.