need to be able to specify parameters to load

[havardf]

Today, each load-program will try to load all parameters in a given model file. If config for a parameter is missing, the load program generates error messages.

It would be very useful to be able to specify to the load program which parameters you want to load, so there is less need to make special 'stripped-down' versions of model files.

E.g:
feltLoad could have a config file /etc/feltLoad/loadparameters.conf where you specify source/dataprovider and list all parameters you want to load for this dataprovider. If /etc/feltLoad/loadparameters.conf is missing or empty, the load program defaults to loading all parameters. If a parameter is listed in loadparameters.conf, but do not exist in model file, an error is issued.

Does this sound doable?

[havardf]

Hmm, eps2probandltf.netcdfload.xml for netcdfLoad looks like its doing just this?

The config for the other load programs seems very different though.

[michaeloa]

The config file allows you to specify which parameters to load and which not to. If one wants to distinguish between dataproviders (i.e., certain parameters need to be loaded for some dataproviders but not others, one could do this by switching which conf module is used depending on the dataprovider).