Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.m
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.m	(revision 23775)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.m	(revision 23776)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 %      org = organizer('repository','Models/','prefix','AGU2015','steps',0);  %build an empty organizer object with a given repository
 
 classdef organizer < handle
-    properties (SetAccess=private) 
+	properties (SetAccess=private) 
 		% {{{
 		currentstep   =0;
 	end
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		prefix        ='';
 		color         ='';
 		steps         =[];
+		skipio        = false;
 		requestedsteps=[0];
 		%}}}
 	end
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@
 			%Get steps
 			org.requestedsteps=getfieldvalue(options,'steps',0);
 
+			%Skip io?
+			org.skipio=getfieldvalue(options,'skipio',0);
 		end
 		%}}}
 		function disp(org) % {{{
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@
 			disp(sprintf('   Repository: ''%s''',org.repository));
 			disp(sprintf('   Prefix:     ''%s''\n',org.prefix));
 			disp(sprintf('   Color:      ''%s''\n',org.color));
+			disp(sprintf('   skipio:     %i\n',org.skipio));
 			if isempty(org.steps)
 				disp('   no step');
 			else
@@ -70,6 +74,13 @@
 			if ~ischar(string), error('argument provided is not a string'); end
 			path=[org.repository '/' org.prefix string];
 
+			%Skip if requested
+			if org.skipio,
+				disp(['WARNING: Skipping loading ' path]);
+				md = evalin('base', 'md');
+				return;
+			end
+
 			%figure out if the model is there
 			if exist(path,'file'),
 				path=path;
@@ -92,6 +103,13 @@
 			if ~ischar(string), error('argument provided is not a string'); end
 			path=[org.repository '/' org.prefix string];
 
+			%Skip if requested
+			if org.skipio,
+				disp(['WARNING: Skipping loading ' path]);
+				md = evalin('base', 'md');
+				return;
+			end
+
 			%figure out if the model is there, otherwise, we have to use the default path supplied by user.
 			if exist(path,'file') | exist([path '.mat'],'file'),
 				md=loadmodel(path);
@@ -174,6 +192,12 @@
 			name=[org.repository '/' org.prefix org.steps(org.currentstep).string ];
 			disp(['saving model as: ' name]);
 
+			%Skip if requested
+			if org.skipio,
+				disp(['WARNING: Skipping saving ' name]);
+				return;
+			end
+
 			%check that md is a model
 			if ~isa(md,'model') & ~isa(md,'sealevelmodel'), warning('second argument is not a model'); end
 			if (org.currentstep>length(org.steps)), error(['organizer error message: element with id ' num2str(org.currentstep) ' not found']); end
@@ -190,6 +214,12 @@
 			name=[org.repository '/' org.prefix org.steps(org.currentstep).string ];
 			disp(['saving data in: ' name]);
 
+			%Skip if requested
+			if org.skipio,
+				disp(['WARNING: Skipping saving ' name]);
+				return;
+			end
+
 			%check that md is a model
 			if (org.currentstep>length(org.steps)), error(['organizer error message: element with id ' num2str(org.currentstep) ' not found']); end