fatal error on preceding conditions

i have saved the idf file and launched it with energy plus. it is showing fatal error in preceding conditions

Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 8.7.0-78a111df4a, YMD=2017.05.03 17:37,IDD_Version 8.7.0
** Severe  ** IP: IDF line~562 Object=CONSTRUCTION, name=E, Required Field=[Outside Layer] was blank.
** Warning ** IP: Note -- Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details.
**   ~~~   ** Possible Invalid Numerics or other problems
**  Fatal  ** IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination.
...Summary of Errors that led to program termination:
..... Reference severe error count=1
..... Last severe

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Program Version,EnergyPlus, Version 8.7.0-78a111df4a, YMD=2017.05.03 17:37,IDD_Version 8.7.0 * Severe * IP: IDF line~562 Object=CONSTRUCTION, name=E, Required Field=[Outside Layer] was blank. * Warning * IP: Note -- Some missing fields have been filled with defaults. See the audit output file for details. * ~~~ * Possible Invalid Numerics or other problems * Fatal * IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination. ...Summary of Errors that led to program termination: ..... Reference severe error count=1 ..... Last severe

aditi1693 (2017-05-03 07:24:20 -0500) edit

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The key error message is:

   ** Severe  ** IP: IDF line~562 Object=CONSTRUCTION, name=E, Required Field=[Outside Layer] was blank.

This is saying that you have a Construction object in your model, where the Name input field is set to E. The next input field for Outside Layer was left blank. The Construction object is ultimately a simple list of names of Material objects in the same IDF ordered from outside material layer to inside material layer. If you leave these input fields blank, then your construction assembly has no layers.

If you search for the object causing the severe error in a text editor, it will look something like this:

Construction,
  E,                  !- Name
  ;                   !- Outside Layer

If you search for the object causing the severe error in IDF editor, it will look something like this:

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Aaron Boranian

answered 2017-05-03 08:30:33 -0500

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