[Feature]: Time blocks for Q_power and Q_extraSD parameters

[okenk]

Describe the solution you would like.

When I put time blocks on a Q_power or Q_extraSD parameter, it appears that they are not being read based on the echoinput file, key lines pasted below. You can see it reads the time varying parameter for base_Q, but not the other two. As a result, the indexing of the control file is off and it fails to read in the control file. Is there something I am doing wrong or is this not an option? I am using V3.30.23.2.

 timevary Q for fleet: 3
 check for env 0
baseparm:  -20 2 -11.097 0 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
block pattern: 10 method 1 Nblocks: 2
 create parm for block 1
 block method 1
read timevary block parameter:  0.0001 2 0.597283 0.5 0.5 6 3
 create parm for block 2
 block method 1
read timevary block parameter:  -2 2 0.597283 0.5 0.5 0 3
timevary_setup 3 3 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 167 0
fleet 6 base index 6
fleet 7 base index 8

2025widow.ctl.txt
2025widow.dat.txt
forecast.ss.txt
starter.ss.txt

Describe alternatives you have considered

I could add an additional fleet.

Statistical validity, if applicable

No response

Describe if this is needed for a management application

No response

Additional context

No response

[Rick-Methot-NOAA]

Hi Kiva,
Unfortunately, both of those parameters are not time-varying. We should note that in the manual. I looked at the code and concluded that it would be a lot of work to make them time-varying.

[okenk]

Ah got it, thank you!

[e-perl-NOAA]

See the PR in the ss3-doc repo