Index: trunk/ippTools/src/dettoolConfig.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/dettoolConfig.c	(revision 19772)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/dettoolConfig.c	(revision 19813)
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@
     psMetadataAddStr(definebydetrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_label",  0,            "define detrun label", NULL);
     psMetadataAddBool(definebydetrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-simple", 0,            "use the simple output format", false);
-    psMetadataAddStr(definebydetrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_input_begin", 0,     "require input exp to be in this period", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(definebydetrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_input_end", 0,       "require input exp to be in this period", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddTime(definebydetrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_input_begin", 0,     "input exp must be in this period", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddTime(definebydetrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_input_end", 0,       "input exp must be in this period", NULL);
     psMetadataAddBool(definebydetrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-only_accepted", 0,       "limit input exp to those accepted in the source detRun", false);
-    psMetadataAddS32(definebydetrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-iteration",  0,            "det ID to base a new detRun on (required)", -1);
+    psMetadataAddS32(definebydetrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-iteration",  0,            "det ID to base a new detRun on", -1);
 
     // *** these are in dettool_correction.c ***