Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBcomponents.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBcomponents.m	(revision 24799)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBcomponents.m	(revision 24800)
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@
 			end
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.steps_per_step','>=',1,'numel',[1]);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging',,'numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.requested_outputs','stringrow',1);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.isclimatology','values',[0 1]);
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.m	(revision 24799)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBd18opdd.m	(revision 24800)
@@ -116,5 +116,5 @@
 			end
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.steps_per_step','>=',1,'numel',[1]);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging',,'numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.requested_outputs','stringrow',1);
 		end % }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgradients.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgradients.m	(revision 24799)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgradients.m	(revision 24800)
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@
 			end
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.steps_per_step','>=',1,'numel',[1]);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging',,'numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.requested_outputs','stringrow',1);
 		end % }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgradientscomponents.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgradientscomponents.m	(revision 24799)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgradientscomponents.m	(revision 24800)
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
 			end
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.steps_per_step','>=',1,'numel',[1]);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging',,'numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','masstransport.requested_outputs','stringrow',1);
 		end % }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgradientsela.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgradientsela.m	(revision 24799)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBgradientsela.m	(revision 24800)
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
 			end
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.steps_per_step','>=',1,'numel',[1]);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging',,'numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.requested_outputs','stringrow',1);
 		end % }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBhenning.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBhenning.m	(revision 24799)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBhenning.m	(revision 24800)
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
 			end
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.steps_per_step','>=',1,'numel',[1]);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging',,'numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.requested_outputs','stringrow',1);
 		end % }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBmeltcomponents.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBmeltcomponents.m	(revision 24799)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBmeltcomponents.m	(revision 24800)
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@
 			end
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.steps_per_step','>=',1,'numel',[1]);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging',,'numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.requested_outputs','stringrow',1);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.isclimatology','values',[0 1]);
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBsemic.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBsemic.m	(revision 24799)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/SMBsemic.m	(revision 24800)
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@
 			end
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.steps_per_step','>=',1,'numel',[1]);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging',,'numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.averaging','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','smb.requested_outputs','stringrow',1);
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/hydrologydc.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/hydrologydc.m	(revision 24799)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/hydrologydc.m	(revision 24800)
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.max_iter','>',0,'numel',1);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.steps_per_step','>',0,'numel',1);
-			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.averaging',,'numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
+			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.averaging','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.sedimentlimit_flag','numel',[1],'values',[0 1 2 3]);
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','hydrology.transfer_flag','numel',[1],'values',[0 1]);