Index: trunk/ippTools/src/releasetoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/releasetoolConfig.c	(revision 35048)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/releasetoolConfig.c	(revision 35196)
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@
     psMetadataAddS32(definereleaseArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_dataRelease", 0,   "define dataRelease", -1);
     psMetadataAddStr(definereleaseArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_release_state", 0, "define release state", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddS32(definereleaseArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_priority", 0,      "define release priority", -1);
+    psMetadataAddS32(definereleaseArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_priority", 0,      "define release priority", 0);
 
     // -uptdaterelease
@@ -73,5 +73,5 @@
 
     // Only support changing state and priority for now
-    psMetadataAddStr(updatereleaseArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_release_state", 0,  "define new release state(required)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(updatereleaseArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_release_state", 0,  "define new release state", NULL);
     psMetadataAddS32(updatereleaseArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_priority", 0,       "define new release priority", 0);
 
@@ -109,8 +109,11 @@
         // parameters of the relExp
     psMetadataAddStr(definerelexpArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_state", 0,      "define state (required)", NULL);
-    psMetadataAddStr(definerelexpArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_path_base", 0,  "define state", NULL);
     psMetadataAddU32(definerelexpArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_flags", 0,      "define flags", 0);
-
-    psMetadataAddBool(definerelexpArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-pretend",  0, "do not actual modify the database", false);
+    psMetadataAddF32(definerelexpArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_zpt_obs", 0,    "define zero point", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(definerelexpArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_zpt_stdev", 0,  "define zero point stdev", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelexpArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_path_base", 0,  "define state (required)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddS16(definerelexpArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_fault", 0,      "define fault", 0);
+
+    psMetadataAddBool(definerelexpArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-pretend",  0, "do not actually modify the database", false);
     psMetadataAddBool(definerelexpArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-simple",  0, "use the simpel output format", false);
 
@@ -155,4 +158,34 @@
     psMetadataAddBool(listrelexpArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-simple",      0, "use the simple output format", false);
 
+    // -definerelstack
+    psMetadata *definerelstackArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
+
+        // set the target release
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-releaseName", 0, "define release name", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddS32(definerelstackArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL,  "-rel_id", 0,      "define release ID", 0);
+
+        // select the processing
+    psMetadataAddS64(definerelstackArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL,  "-stack_id", 0,    "select by stack ID", 0);
+    psMetadataAddS64(definerelstackArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL,  "-skycal_id", 0,   "select by skycal ID", 0);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-label",  0,      "select by stackRun.label", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-data_group", 0,  "select by stackRun.data_group", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-skycal_label",  0, "select by skycalRun.label", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-skycal_data_group", 0,  "select by skycalRun.data_group", NULL);
+
+        // parameters of the relStack
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_state", 0,      "define state (required)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddU32(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_flags", 0,      "define flags", 0);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_stack_type", 0, "define stack type (required)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddF32(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_zpt_obs", 0,    "define zero point", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_zpt_stdev", 0,  "define zero point stdev", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_fwhm_major", 0, "define fwhm_major", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_path_base", 0,  "define state (required)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddS16(definerelstackArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_fault", 0,      "define fault", 0);
+
+    psMetadataAddBool(definerelstackArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-pretend",  0, "do not actually modify the database", false);
+    psMetadataAddBool(definerelstackArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-simple",  0, "use the simpel output format", false);
+
+    // ******************************************************************
+
     psMetadata *argSets = psMetadataAlloc();
     psMetadata *modes = psMetadataAlloc();
@@ -160,10 +193,15 @@
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-definesurvey",     "define a survey",              RELEASETOOL_MODE_DEFINESURVEY,  definesurveyArgs);
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-listsurvey",       "list skycell parameters",      RELEASETOOL_MODE_LISTSURVEY,    listsurveyArgs);
+
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-definerelease",    "define a release",             RELEASETOOL_MODE_DEFINERELEASE, definereleaseArgs);
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-updaterelease",    "update a release",             RELEASETOOL_MODE_UPDATERELEASE, updatereleaseArgs);
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-listrelease",      "list releases",                RELEASETOOL_MODE_LISTRELEASE,   listreleaseArgs);
+
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-definerelexp",     "define a released exposure",   RELEASETOOL_MODE_DEFINERELEXP,  definerelexpArgs);
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-updaterelexp",     "update a released exposure",   RELEASETOOL_MODE_UPDATERELEXP,  updaterelexpArgs);
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-listrelexp",       "list released exposures",      RELEASETOOL_MODE_LISTRELEXP,    listrelexpArgs);
+
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-definerelstack",     "define a released stack",    RELEASETOOL_MODE_DEFINERELSTACK,  definerelstackArgs);
+
 
     if (!pxGetOptions(stderr, argc, argv, config, modes, argSets)) {