Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/stacktool.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/stacktool.c	(revision 15300)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/stacktool.c	(revision 15301)
@@ -506,15 +506,8 @@
         return false;
     }
-    if (!uri) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-uri is required");
-        return false;
-    }
+
     psString path_base = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-path_base");
     if (!status) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -path_base");
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (!path_base) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-path_base is required");
         return false;
     }
@@ -671,5 +664,5 @@
 {
     PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
-    
+
     psString query = pxDataGet("stacktool_revertsumskyfile.sql");
     if (!query) {
Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/stacktoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/stacktoolConfig.c	(revision 15300)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/stacktoolConfig.c	(revision 15301)
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@
     psMetadata *addsumskyfileArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
     psMetadataAddStr(addsumskyfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-stack_id", 0,
-            "define warp ID (required)", NULL);
+            "define stack ID (required)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(addsumskyfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-uri", 0,
-            "define URI of file (required)", 0);
+            "define URI of file", 0);
     psMetadataAddStr(addsumskyfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-path_base", 0,
-            "define base output location (required)", 0);
+            "define base output location", 0);
     psMetadataAddF64(addsumskyfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg",  0,
             "define exposue background", NAN);