Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test218.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test218.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test218.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=md.mesh.numberofvertices;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','linear','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions);
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 
 %Dakota options
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test218.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test218.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test218.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = md.mesh.numberofvertices
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions)
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 
 #Dakota options
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test234.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test234.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test234.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=20;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','chaco','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions,'weighting','on');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 
 %variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test234.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test234.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test234.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = 20
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions, 'weighting', 'on')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test235.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test235.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test235.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=20;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','chaco','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions,'weighting','on');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 
 %variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test235.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test235.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test235.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = 20
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions, 'weighting', 'on')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test244.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test244.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test244.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@
 %partitioning
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=md.mesh.numberofelements;
-md=partitioner(md,'package','linear');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md=partitioner(md,'package','linear','type','element');
+md.qmu.epartition=md.qmu.epartition-1;
 
 %variables
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
 mint_on_partition=telms;
 for pa=1:length(mint_on_partition)
-	vi=find(md.qmu.partition+1 == pa);
+	vi=find(md.qmu.epartition+1 == pa);
 	mint=telms(vi).*1.05;
 	pos=find(mint < Tmin);
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test244.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test244.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test244.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@
 #partitioning
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = md.mesh.numberofelements
-md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear')
-md.qmu.partition = (md.qmu.partition - 1).reshape(-1, 1).T
+md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear','type','element')
+md.qmu.epartition = (md.qmu.epartition - 1).reshape(-1, 1).T
 
 #variables
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@
 mint_on_partition = telms.flatten()
 for pa in range(np.size(mint_on_partition)):
-    vi = np.where(md.qmu.partition == pa)
+    vi = np.where(md.qmu.epartition == pa)
     mint = telms[vi] * 1.05
     pos = np.where(mint < Tmin)
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=md.mesh.numberofvertices;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','linear');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 
 %variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test250.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = md.mesh.numberofvertices
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test251.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test251.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test251.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=md.mesh.numberofvertices;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','linear');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 
 %variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test251.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test251.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test251.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = md.mesh.numberofvertices
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test412.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test412.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test412.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=md.mesh.numberofvertices;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','linear','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions);
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 md.qmu.isdakota=1;
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test412.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test412.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test412.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = md.mesh.numberofvertices
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions)
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 md.qmu.isdakota = 1
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test413.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test413.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test413.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=20;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','chaco','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions,'weighting','on');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 
 %variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test413.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test413.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test413.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = 20
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions, 'weighting', 'on')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test414.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test414.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test414.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=20;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','chaco','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions,'weighting','on');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 
 %variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test414.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test414.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test414.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = 20
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions, 'weighting', 'on')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test417.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test417.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test417.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=20;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','chaco','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions,'weighting','on');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 md.qmu.isdakota=1;
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test417.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test417.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test417.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = 20
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions, 'weighting', 'on')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 
 #variables
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test418.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test418.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test418.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=100;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','chaco','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions);
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 
 vector=(1:1:md.mesh.numberofvertices)';
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test418.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test418.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test418.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions)
 
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 
 vector = np.arange(1, 1 + md.mesh.numberofvertices, 1).reshape(-1, 1)
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test420.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test420.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test420.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=10;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','chaco','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions);
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 md.qmu.isdakota=1;
 
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
 
 %project onto grid
-thickness=h(md.qmu.partition+1);
+thickness=h(md.qmu.vpartition+1);
 
 %Fields and tolerances to track changes
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test420.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test420.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test420.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = 10
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions)
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 md.qmu.isdakota = 1
 
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@
 
 #project onto grid
-thickness = h[(md.qmu.partition).flatten()]
+thickness = h[(md.qmu.vpartition).flatten()]
 
 #Fields and tolerances to track changes
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test440.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test440.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test440.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=md.mesh.numberofvertices;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','linear');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 md.qmu.isdakota=1;
 
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
 
 %project onto grid
-thickness=h(md.qmu.partition+1);
+thickness=h(md.qmu.vpartition+1);
 
 %Fields and tolerances to track changes
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test440.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test440.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test440.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = md.mesh.numberofvertices
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'linear')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 md.qmu.isdakota = 1
 
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@
 
 #project onto grid
-thickness = h[md.qmu.partition]
+thickness = h[md.qmu.vpartition]
 
 #Fields and tolerances to track changes
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test444.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test444.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test444.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=10;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','chaco','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions,'weighting','on');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 md.qmu.isdakota=1;
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test444.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test444.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test444.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -101,5 +101,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = 10
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions, 'weighting', 'on')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 md.qmu.isdakota = 1
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test445.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test445.m	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test445.m	(revision 24174)
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions=10;
 md=partitioner(md,'package','chaco','npart',md.qmu.numberofpartitions,'weighting','on');
-md.qmu.partition=md.qmu.partition-1;
+md.qmu.vpartition=md.qmu.vpartition-1;
 md.qmu.isdakota=1;
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test445.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test445.py	(revision 24173)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test445.py	(revision 24174)
@@ -72,5 +72,5 @@
 md.qmu.numberofpartitions = 10
 md = partitioner(md, 'package', 'chaco', 'npart', md.qmu.numberofpartitions, 'weighting', 'on')
-md.qmu.partition = md.qmu.partition - 1
+md.qmu.vpartition = md.qmu.vpartition - 1
 md.qmu.isdakota = 1