Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 19768)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 19769)
@@ -131,5 +131,5 @@
     }
 
-    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(workdir, config->args, "-set_workdir", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(workdir, config->args, "-set_workdir", true, false);
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(label, config->args, "-set_label", false, false);
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(reduction, config->args, "-set_reduction", false, false);
Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 19768)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 19769)
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_type",          PS_META_REPLACE, "search by exp_type", "object");
 
-    psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_workdir",  0,            "define workdir", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_workdir",  0,            "define workdir (required)", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_label",  0,            "define label", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_reduction",  0,            "define reduction class", NULL);