Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/Exceptions/HydraRingCalculationException.cs
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diff -u
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/Exceptions/HydraRingCalculationException.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/Exceptions/HydraRingCalculationException.cs	(revision ccda7c4eae626e537cf8497367664bef0095c19f)
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2016. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of Ringtoets.
+//
+// Ringtoets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+// Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+// All rights reserved.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+
+namespace Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Exceptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The exception that is thrown when a HydraRing calculation encounters an error while performing.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    public class HydraRingCalculationException : Exception
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="HydraRingCalculationException"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public HydraRingCalculationException() {}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="HydraRingCalculationException"/> class
+        /// with a specified error message.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The error message that explains the reason for the exception.</param>
+        public HydraRingCalculationException(string message) : base(message) {}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="HydraRingCalculationException"/> class
+        /// with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is
+        /// the cause of this exception.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The error message that explains the reason for the exception.</param>
+        /// <param name="inner">The exception that is the cause of the current exception, 
+        /// or a null reference if no inner exception is specified.</param>
+        public HydraRingCalculationException(string message, Exception inner) : base(message, inner) {}
+
+        protected HydraRingCalculationException(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) : base(info, context) { }
+    }
+}
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Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj
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diff -u -r12fa48e392e145311f2f6fe5822a8692594aaf0f -rccda7c4eae626e537cf8497367664bef0095c19f
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj)	(revision 12fa48e392e145311f2f6fe5822a8692594aaf0f)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.csproj)	(revision ccda7c4eae626e537cf8497367664bef0095c19f)
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Data\Output\OvertoppingCalculationWaveHeightOutput.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Data\Output\WaveConditionsCalculationOutput.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Data\Settings\TimeIntegrationSetting.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Exceptions\HydraRingCalculationException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Exceptions\HydraRingFileParserException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parsers\LastErrorFileParser.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parsers\OvertoppingCalculationWaveHeightParser.cs" />
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Exceptions/HydraRingCalculationExceptionTest.cs
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diff -u
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Exceptions/HydraRingCalculationExceptionTest.cs	(revision 0)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Exceptions/HydraRingCalculationExceptionTest.cs	(revision ccda7c4eae626e537cf8497367664bef0095c19f)
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Copyright (C) Stichting Deltares 2016. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This file is part of Ringtoets.
+//
+// Ringtoets is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// All names, logos, and references to "Deltares" are registered trademarks of
+// Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
+// All rights reserved.
+
+using System;
+using Core.Common.TestUtil;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Exceptions;
+
+namespace Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.Exceptions
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class HydraRingCalculationExceptionTest
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void DefaultConstructor_InnerExceptionNullAndMessageDefault()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            string expectedMessage = string.Format("Exception of type '{0}' was thrown.", typeof(HydraRingCalculationException).FullName);
+
+            // Call
+            HydraRingCalculationException exception = new HydraRingCalculationException();
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsInstanceOf<Exception>(exception);
+            Assert.IsNull(exception.InnerException);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Constructor_WithCustomMessage_InnerExceptionNullAndMessageSetToCustom()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            const string expectedMessage = "Some exception message";
+
+            // Call
+            HydraRingCalculationException exception = new HydraRingCalculationException(expectedMessage);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsNull(exception.InnerException);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Constructor_WithCustomMessageAndInnerException_InnerExceptionSetAndMessageSetToCustom()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            const string expectedMessage = "Some exception message";
+            Exception expectedInnerException = new Exception();
+
+            // Call
+            HydraRingCalculationException exception = new HydraRingCalculationException(expectedMessage, expectedInnerException);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.AreSame(expectedInnerException, exception.InnerException);
+            Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Constructor_SerializationRoundTrip_ExceptionProperlyInitialized()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            var originalInnerException = new Exception("inner");
+            var originalException = new HydraRingCalculationException("outer", originalInnerException);
+
+            // Precondition
+            Assert.IsNotNull(originalException.InnerException);
+            Assert.IsNull(originalException.InnerException.InnerException);
+
+            // Call
+            HydraRingCalculationException persistedException = SerializationTestHelper.SerializeAndDeserializeException(originalException);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.AreEqual(originalException.Message, persistedException.Message);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(persistedException.InnerException);
+            Assert.AreEqual(originalException.InnerException.GetType(), persistedException.InnerException.GetType());
+            Assert.AreEqual(originalException.InnerException.Message, persistedException.InnerException.Message);
+            Assert.IsNull(persistedException.InnerException.InnerException);
+        }
+    }
+}
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Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj
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diff -u -r12fa48e392e145311f2f6fe5822a8692594aaf0f -rccda7c4eae626e537cf8497367664bef0095c19f
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj)	(revision 12fa48e392e145311f2f6fe5822a8692594aaf0f)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.HydraRing.Calculation.Test.csproj)	(revision ccda7c4eae626e537cf8497367664bef0095c19f)
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Data\Output\ReliabilityIndexCalculationOutputTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Data\Output\WaveConditionsCalculationOutputTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Data\Settings\TimeIntegrationSettingTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Exceptions\HydraRingCalculationExceptionTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Exceptions\HydraRingFileParserExceptionTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parsers\ExceedanceProbabilityCalculationParserTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parsers\LastErrorFileParserTest.cs" />