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Hi David: Im (finally) looking at this issue, which is also tracked here: https://bugtracking.unidata.ucar.edu/browse/TDS-470 I want to make sure Im understanding these files. Lansing downloaded Files found= Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0007.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0006.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0001.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0005.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0003.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0004.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0002.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0005.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0006.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0004.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0003.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0002.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0001.nc Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0007.nc The first 7 files are all at runtime 2013-05-05, and the second 7 at 2013-05-06. IS taht corrct? I see these offsets: Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0007.nc = time 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z offsets=146.0, 148.0, 150.0, 152.0, 154.0, 156.0, 158.0, 160.0, 162.0, 164.0, 166.0, 168.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0006.nc = time 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z offsets=122.0, 124.0, 126.0, 128.0, 130.0, 132.0, 134.0, 136.0, 138.0, 140.0, 142.0, 144.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0001.nc = time 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z offsets=0.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 14.0, 16.0, 18.0, 20.0, 22.0, 24.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0005.nc = time 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z offsets=98.0, 100.0, 102.0, 104.0, 106.0, 108.0, 110.0, 112.0, 114.0, 116.0, 118.0, 120.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0003.nc = time 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z offsets=50.0, 52.0, 54.0, 56.0, 58.0, 60.0, 62.0, 64.0, 66.0, 68.0, 70.0, 72.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0004.nc = time 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z offsets=74.0, 76.0, 78.0, 80.0, 82.0, 84.0, 86.0, 88.0, 90.0, 92.0, 94.0, 96.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130505_0000_0002.nc = time 2013-05-05T00:00:00Z offsets=26.0, 28.0, 30.0, 32.0, 34.0, 36.0, 38.0, 40.0, 42.0, 44.0, 46.0, 48.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0005.nc = time 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z offsets=98.0, 100.0, 102.0, 104.0, 106.0, 108.0, 110.0, 112.0, 114.0, 116.0, 118.0, 120.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0006.nc = time 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z offsets=122.0, 124.0, 126.0, 128.0, 130.0, 132.0, 134.0, 136.0, 138.0, 140.0, 142.0, 144.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0004.nc = time 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z offsets=74.0, 76.0, 78.0, 80.0, 82.0, 84.0, 86.0, 88.0, 90.0, 92.0, 94.0, 96.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0003.nc = time 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z offsets=50.0, 52.0, 54.0, 56.0, 58.0, 60.0, 62.0, 64.0, 66.0, 68.0, 70.0, 72.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0002.nc = time 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z offsets=26.0, 28.0, 30.0, 32.0, 34.0, 36.0, 38.0, 40.0, 42.0, 44.0, 46.0, 48.0, opened Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0001.nc rundate = 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0001.nc = time 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z offsets=0.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0, 14.0, 16.0, 18.0, 20.0, 22.0, 24.0, Fmr add GridDatasetInv Q:/support/DavidRobertson/espresso/espresso_his_20130506_0000_0007.nc = time 2013-05-06T00:00:00Z offsets=146.0, 148.0, 150.0, 152.0, 154.0, 156.0, 158.0, 160.0, 162.0, 164.0, 166.0, 168.0, Since you are asking to exclude offsets less than 26, this would be the same as excluding espresso_his_20130501_0000_0001 and espresso_his_20130506_0000_0001 is that correct? John > Hi, > > I have added a near (no ConstantForecasts) complete featured FMRC at: > > http://tds.marine.rutgers.edu:8080/thredds/catalog/roms/espresso/2013_da/fmrc_t1/his/catalog.html > > That dataset is with the 26 hour offset for Best. You should be able to > reproduce the behavior by retrieving the *_20130505_* and *_20130506_* > files and mimicking my configuration at the bottom of this email. > HTTPServer access is enabled for the individual files. > > When we tested the dataset we compared the variable zeta in the first > record from the "Best" dataset to zeta in the first record of file > espresso_his_20130505_0000_0002.nc and the second record of file > espresso_his_20130506_0000_0001.nc. > > We expected the first record of file espresso_his_20130505_0000_0002.nc > to match but instead the second record from > espresso_his_20130506_0000_0001.nc matched. > > Please let me know if you need any other information. > > Thanks, > Dave > > > > > On 5/22/13 2:16 PM, Unidata THREDDS Support wrote: > > David, > > > > Can bundle these files up and send them to us, or point us to where we can > > grab them? We'd like to reproduce the behavior locally for testing and > > debugging. > > > > -Lansing > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > Hello, > > > > I am running the latest stable versions (as of May 20, 2013) of Java > > (1.7.0_21), Tomcat(7.0.40) and TDS(Version 4.3.16 - 20130319.1353). > > > > I have 7 day hindcast/forecasts that run once daily with output every 2 > > hours that I am trying to put into an fmrc. My files are named using the > > the start date/time of the hindcast. I want to exclude the first 24 hours > > of each run from "Best" datasets. I thought using offsetsGreaterEqual="26" > > would do the trick but it only excludes the first 24 hours from run 0 and > > not from subsequent runs. Meaning, if I look at hour 26 of the "Best" > > dataset (the first record in that dataset) I'm getting data from the > > beginning (first 24 hours) of run 1 instead of hour 26 from run0. > > > > Is this the intended behavior of offsetsGreaterEqual? If so I think the > > documentation at: > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/THREDDS/tech/tds4.3/reference/collections/FmrcCollection.html > > > > should be clarified. Otherwise I'd like to report a bug. > > > > Thanks, > > David Robertson > > > > > > > > Catalog entry: > > > > <featureCollection name="espresso_2013_da_history_fmrc" > > featureType="FMRC" > > harvest="true" > > path="roms/espresso/2013_da/fmrc/his"> > > <metadata inherited="true"> > > <serviceName>both</serviceName> > > </metadata> > > <collection > > spec="/home/om/dods-data/thredds/roms/espresso/tmp/.*\.nc$" > > name="espresso_2013_da_his_fmrc" > > dateFormatMark="#espresso_his_#yyyyMMdd_HHmm" > > olderThan="5 min" /> > > <update startup="true" rescan="0 0/5 * * * ? *" trigger="allow" /> > > <protoDataset choice="Penultimate"> > > <netcdf > > xmlns="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/namespaces/netcdf/ncml-2.2" > > location="nc/cldc.mean.nc"> > > <remove name="ocean_time" type="variable" /> > > </netcdf> > > </protoDataset> > > <fmrcConfig regularize="false" > > datasetTypes="TwoD Files Runs ConstantForecasts > > ConstantOffsets"> > > <dataset name="Best" offsetsGreaterEqual="26" /> > > </fmrcConfig> > > </featureCollection> > > > > -Lansing Madry > > Unidata > > Boulder, Colorado > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: KKM-141749 Department: Support THREDDS Priority: Low Status: Open