Index: wflow-py/UnitTests/TestBMI.py
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diff -u -r7c0948e83bbec06cddb1761a13b0dfa812b5b620 -r1a48a465ada7a88083436a6e944e0daa0986c58e
--- wflow-py/UnitTests/TestBMI.py	(.../TestBMI.py)	(revision 7c0948e83bbec06cddb1761a13b0dfa812b5b620)
+++ wflow-py/UnitTests/TestBMI.py	(.../TestBMI.py)	(revision 1a48a465ada7a88083436a6e944e0daa0986c58e)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     def testbmirun(self):
         bmiobj = bmi.wflowbmi_csdms()
         bmiobj.initialize('wflow_sceleton/wflow_sceleton.ini',loglevel=logging.ERROR)
-
+        print(bmiobj.get_var_type("IF"))
         et = bmiobj.get_end_time()
         bmiobj.update_until(et)
         bmiobj.finalize()
Index: wflow-py/UnitTests/wflow_sceleton/outstate/TSoil.map
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diff -u -r0c22e2dea6556f1beee9f29e172e49ebbbcb825a -r1a48a465ada7a88083436a6e944e0daa0986c58e
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Index: wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py
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diff -u -rd659dd80702515f254fde0a3baae4600f4faac52 -r1a48a465ada7a88083436a6e944e0daa0986c58e
--- wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision d659dd80702515f254fde0a3baae4600f4faac52)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 1a48a465ada7a88083436a6e944e0daa0986c58e)
@@ -605,6 +605,19 @@
 
         :return:
         """
+
+        def _initAPIVars(self):
+            """
+            Sets vars in the API that are forcing variables to the model
+            """
+            apivars = self.wf_supplyVariableNamesAndRoles()
+
+            for var in apivars:
+                exec "self._userModel()."+ var[0] + " = cover(scalar(0.0))"
+
+
+        _initAPIVars(self)
+
         self.framework_setup = True
         caseName = self._userModel().caseName
         runId = self._userModel().runId
@@ -1326,7 +1339,7 @@
             if self.APIDebug:
                 self.logger.debug("wf_supplyMapAsNumpy returning: " + mapname)
         else:
-            self.logger.warn(mapname + " is not defined in the usermodel, returning empty list")
+            self.logger.warn(mapname + " is not defined in the usermodel, returning empty array")
             return []
 
         return retval
Index: wflow-py/wflow/wflow_sbm.py
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diff -u -rfb1146ad4bdf7157ba384923f5a3ceebae59b170 -r1a48a465ada7a88083436a6e944e0daa0986c58e
--- wflow-py/wflow/wflow_sbm.py	(.../wflow_sbm.py)	(revision fb1146ad4bdf7157ba384923f5a3ceebae59b170)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wflow_sbm.py	(.../wflow_sbm.py)	(revision 1a48a465ada7a88083436a6e944e0daa0986c58e)
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
 
 
 def usage(*args):
-    #: Ha die Jaap
     sys.stdout = sys.stderr
     """Way"""
     for msg in args: print msg