Index: trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM_CFC_C14b/EXP00/iodef.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM_CFC_C14b/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3983)
+++ trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM_CFC_C14b/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3984)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
     -->
     
-    <file_definition type="multiple_file" sync_freq="1d" min_digits="4">
+    <file_definition type="multiple_file" name="@expname@_@freq@_@startdate@_@enddate@" sync_freq="1d" min_digits="4">
     
       <file_group id="1h" output_freq="1h"  output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE."/> <!-- 1h files -->
Index: trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM_PISCES/EXP00/iodef.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM_PISCES/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3983)
+++ trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_LIM_PISCES/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3984)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
     -->
     
-    <file_definition type="multiple_file" sync_freq="1d" min_digits="4">
+    <file_definition type="multiple_file" name="@expname@_@freq@_@startdate@_@enddate@" sync_freq="10d" min_digits="4">
     
       <file_group id="1h" output_freq="1h"  output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE."/> <!-- 1h files -->
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
       <file_group id="1d" output_freq="1d"  output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE."> <!-- 1d files -->
 
-	<file id="1d_grid_T" name="auto" description="ocean T grid variables" >
+	<file id="file1" name_suffix="_grid_T" description="ocean T grid variables" >
 	  <field field_ref="sst"          name="sosstsst"  />
 	  <field field_ref="sss"          name="sosaline"  />
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 	</file>
 
-	<file id="1d_grid_U" name="auto" description="ocean U grid variables" >
+	<file id="file2" name_suffix="_grid_U" description="ocean U grid variables" >
 	  <field field_ref="suoce"         name="vozocrtx"  />
 	</file>
 	
-	<file id="1d_grid_V" name="auto" description="ocean V grid variables" >
+	<file id="file3" name_suffix="_grid_V" description="ocean V grid variables" >
 	  <field field_ref="svoce"         name="vomecrty"  />
 	</file>
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
       <file_group id="5d" output_freq="5d"  output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE.">  <!-- 5d files -->   
 
-	<file id="5d_grid_T" name="auto" description="ocean T grid variables" >
+	<file id="file4" name_suffix="_grid_T" description="ocean T grid variables" >
 	  <field field_ref="toce"         name="votemper"  />
 	  <field field_ref="soce"         name="vosaline"  />
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@
 	</file>
 	
-	<file id="5d_grid_U" name="auto" description="ocean U grid variables" >
+	<file id="file5" name_suffix="_grid_U" description="ocean U grid variables" >
 	  <field field_ref="uoce"         name="vozocrtx"  />
 	  <field field_ref="uoce_eiv"     name="vozoeivu"  />
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@
 	</file>
 	
-	<file id="5d_grid_V" name="auto" description="ocean V grid variables" >
+	<file id="file6" name_suffix="_grid_V" description="ocean V grid variables" >
 	  <field field_ref="voce"         name="vomecrty"  />
 	  <field field_ref="voce_eiv"     name="vomeeivv"  />
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@
 	</file>
 	
-	<file id="5d_grid_W" name="auto" description="ocean W grid variables" >
+	<file id="file7" name_suffix="_grid_W" description="ocean W grid variables" >
 	  <field field_ref="woce"         name="vovecrtz" />
 	  <field field_ref="avt"          name="votkeavt" />
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@
 	</file>
 	
-	<file id="5d_icemod" name="auto" description="ice variables" >
+	<file id="file8" name_suffix="_icemod" description="ice variables" >
 	  <field field_ref="ice_pres"                     />
 	  <field field_ref="snowthic_cea" name="isnowthi" />
@@ -108,5 +108,5 @@
       <file_group id="1m" output_freq="1mo" output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE."> <!-- real monthly files -->
 
-	<file id="1m_ptrc_T" name="auto" description="pisces sms variables" >
+	<file id="file9" name_suffix="_ptrc_T" description="pisces sms variables" >
           <field field_ref="DIC"      />
           <field field_ref="Alkalini" />
@@ -120,5 +120,5 @@
 	</file>
 	
-	<file id="1m_diad_T" name="auto" description="additional pisces diagnostics" >
+	<file id="file10" name_suffix="_diad_T" description="additional pisces diagnostics" >
           <field field_ref="Cflx"     />
           <field field_ref="Dpco2"    />
@@ -133,5 +133,5 @@
       <file_group id="1y"  output_freq="1y" output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE."> <!-- real yearly files -->
 
-	<file id="1y_ptrc_T" name="auto" description="pisces sms variables" >
+	<file id="file11" name_suffix="_ptrc_T" description="pisces sms variables" >
           <field field_ref="DIC"      />
           <field field_ref="Alkalini" />
@@ -160,5 +160,5 @@
 	</file>
 
-	<file id="1y_diad_T" name="auto" description="additional pisces diagnostics" >
+	<file id="file12" name_suffix="_diad_T" description="additional pisces diagnostics" >
           <field field_ref="PH"       />
           <field field_ref="CO3"      />
Index: trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_OFF_PISCES/EXP00/iodef.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_OFF_PISCES/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3983)
+++ trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_OFF_PISCES/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3984)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
     -->
     
-    <file_definition type="multiple_file" sync_freq="1d" min_digits="4">
+    <file_definition type="multiple_file" name="@expname@_@freq@_@startdate@_@enddate@" sync_freq="1d" min_digits="4">
     
       <file_group id="1h" output_freq="1h"  output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE."/> <!-- 1h files -->
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
       <file_group id="1m" output_freq="1mo" output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE."> <!-- real monthly files -->
 
-	<file id="1m_ptrc_T" name="auto" description="pisces sms variables" >
+	<file id="file1" name_suffix="_ptrc_T" description="pisces sms variables" >
           <field field_ref="DIC"      />
           <field field_ref="Alkalini" />
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@
 	</file>
 	
-	<file id="1m_diad_T" name="auto" description="additional pisces diagnostics" >
+	<file id="file2" name_suffix="_diad_T" description="additional pisces diagnostics" >
           <field field_ref="Cflx"     />
           <field field_ref="Dpco2"    />
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@
       <file_group id="1y"  output_freq="1y" output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE."> <!-- real yearly files -->
 
-	<file id="1y_ptrc_T" name="auto" description="pisces sms variables" >
+	<file id="file3" name_suffix="_ptrc_T" description="pisces sms variables" >
           <field field_ref="DIC"      />
           <field field_ref="Alkalini" />
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@
 	</file>
 
-	<file id="1y_diad_T" name="auto" description="additional pisces diagnostics" >
+	<file id="file4" name_suffix="_diad_T" description="additional pisces diagnostics" >
           <field field_ref="PH"       />
           <field field_ref="CO3"      />
Index: trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_SAS_LIM/EXP00/iodef.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_SAS_LIM/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3983)
+++ trunk/NEMOGCM/CONFIG/ORCA2_SAS_LIM/EXP00/iodef.xml	(revision 3984)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
     -->
     
-    <file_definition type="multiple_file" sync_freq="1d" min_digits="4">
+    <file_definition type="multiple_file" name="@expname@_@freq@_@startdate@_@enddate@" sync_freq="1d" min_digits="4">
     
       <file_group id="1h" output_freq="1h"  output_level="10" enabled=".TRUE."/> <!-- 1h files -->
Index: trunk/NEMOGCM/SETTE/iodef_sette.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/NEMOGCM/SETTE/iodef_sette.xml	(revision 3983)
+++ trunk/NEMOGCM/SETTE/iodef_sette.xml	(revision 3984)
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
     -->
     
-    <file_definition type="multiple_file" sync_freq="1d" min_digits="4">
+    <file_definition type="multiple_file" name="@expname@_@freq@_@startdate@_@enddate@" sync_freq="1d" min_digits="4">
     
       <file_group id="1h" output_freq="1h"  output_level="10" enabled=".FALSE."/> <!-- 1h files -->
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@
     
    <axis_definition>  
-      <axis id="deptht" long_name="Vertical T levels" unit="m"  /><!-- positive=".FALSE." -->
-      <axis id="depthu" long_name="Vertical U levels" unit="m"  /><!-- positive=".FALSE." -->
-      <axis id="depthv" long_name="Vertical V levels" unit="m"  /><!-- positive=".FALSE." -->
-      <axis id="depthw" long_name="Vertical W levels" unit="m"  /><!-- positive=".FALSE." -->
+      <axis id="deptht" long_name="Vertical T levels" unit="m" positive="down" />
+      <axis id="depthu" long_name="Vertical U levels" unit="m" positive="down" />
+      <axis id="depthv" long_name="Vertical V levels" unit="m" positive="down" />
+      <axis id="depthw" long_name="Vertical W levels" unit="m" positive="down" />
       <axis id="nfloat" long_name="Float number"      unit="-"  />
+      <axis id="icbcla" long_name="Iceberg class"     unit="-"  />
    </axis_definition> 
     
