Index: wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py
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diff -u -r77194d628eb5380f03db806ed483bb4d10ac2676 -r556834c2ddcf620b5d7d3d2954ecc171b5c80cf4
--- wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 77194d628eb5380f03db806ed483bb4d10ac2676)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wf_DynamicFramework.py	(.../wf_DynamicFramework.py)	(revision 556834c2ddcf620b5d7d3d2954ecc171b5c80cf4)
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@
 
     if st == "None":
         rinfo = configget(self._userModel().config,'run','runinfo',"None")
+        rinfo = os.path.join(self._userModel().Dir,rinfo)
         if rinfo != "None":
             self.datetime_firststep = getStartTimefromRuninfo(rinfo)
             self.currentdatetime = self.datetime_firststep
@@ -438,6 +439,8 @@
             self._d_firstTimestep = 1
             self._userModel()._setFirstTimeStep(self._d_firstTimestep)
             self._d_lastTimestep = int(nrseconds/self.timestepsecs)
+        else:
+            self.logger.warn("Not enough information in the [run] section. Need start and end time or a runifo file...")
     else:
         self.datetime_firststep=datetime.datetime.strptime(st, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
         self.currentdatetime = self.datetime_firststep
@@ -456,6 +459,7 @@
 
 
 
+
     if self.ncfile != "None":
         mstacks = configsection(self._userModel().config,"inputmapstacks")
         varlst = []
Index: wflow-py/wflow/wflow_sbm.py
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diff -u -r78b81240834b72259fab14b4081f2b9cf0cd44ec -r556834c2ddcf620b5d7d3d2954ecc171b5c80cf4
--- wflow-py/wflow/wflow_sbm.py	(.../wflow_sbm.py)	(revision 78b81240834b72259fab14b4081f2b9cf0cd44ec)
+++ wflow-py/wflow/wflow_sbm.py	(.../wflow_sbm.py)	(revision 556834c2ddcf620b5d7d3d2954ecc171b5c80cf4)
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
     # use sCurve to determine if the roots are wet.At the moment this ise set 
     # to be a 0-1 curve
     wetroots = sCurve(WTable, a=RootingDepth, c=smoothpar)
+    #wetroots = ifthenelse(WTable <= RootingDepth, scalar(1.0), scalar(0.0))
     ActEvapSat = min(PotTrans * wetroots, FirstZoneDepth)
 
     FirstZoneDepth = FirstZoneDepth - ActEvapSat
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@
         """
     Initial part of the model, executed only once. Reads all static data from disk
 
- 
+
     *Soil*
 
     :var M.tbl: M parameter in the SBM model. Governs the decay of Ksat with depth [-]
@@ -397,9 +398,9 @@
         self.OverWriteInit = int(configget(self.config, "model", "OverWriteInit", "0"))
         self.updating = int(configget(self.config, "model", "updating", "0"))
         self.updateFile = configget(self.config, "model", "updateFile", "no_set")
-        self.origTopogLateral = int(configget(self.config, "model", "origTopogLateral", "0"))
+        self.LateralMethod = int(configget(self.config, "model", "lateralmethod", "0"))
 
-        if self.origTopogLateral == 0:
+        if self.LateralMethod == 0:
             self.logger.info("Applying the original topog_sbm lateral transfer formulation")
         else:
             self.logger.warn("Using the original (depreciated!!) wflow lateral transfer formulation")
@@ -1135,10 +1136,10 @@
 
 
         if self.waterdem:
-            if self.origTopogLateral:
+            if self.LateralMethod == 0:
                 Lateral = self.FirstZoneKsatVer * tan(self.waterSlope) *  exp(-self.SaturationDeficit / self.M)
             else:
-                if self.origTopogLateral == 1:
+                if self.LateralMethod == 1:
                     Lateral = self.FirstZoneKsatVer * self.waterSlope * exp(-self.SaturationDeficit / self.M)
                 else:
                     Lateral = Ksat * self.waterSlope
@@ -1151,10 +1152,10 @@
             #MaxHor = max(0,min(self.FirstZoneKsatVer * self.Slope * exp(-SaturationDeficit/self.M),self.FirstZoneDepth*(self.thetaS-self.thetaR))) * timestepsecs/basetimestep
             #MaxHor = max(0.0, min(self.FirstZoneKsatVer * self.Slope * exp(-self.SaturationDeficit / self.M),
             #                      self.FirstZoneDepth))
-            if self.origTopogLateral:
+            if self.LateralMethod:
                 Lateral = self.FirstZoneKsatVer * tan(self.waterSlope) *  exp(-self.SaturationDeficit / self.M)
             else:
-                if self.origTopogLateral == 1:
+                if self.LateralMethod == 1:
                     Lateral = self.FirstZoneKsatVer * self.waterSlope * exp(-self.SaturationDeficit / self.M)
                 else:
                     Lateral = Ksat * self.waterSlope