topic InfoWater Pro Input Error 213 in Water Utilities Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/infowater-pro-input-error-213/m-p/1692317#M2079 <P>Hi there,</P><P>I was running simulations in ArcGIS InfoWater Pro without errors, before I suddenly started getting this:</P><P><SPAN>Input Error 213: illegal option value in [Times] section: DURATION 24.000000 Hours</SPAN>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Input Error 213: illegal option value in [Times] section: HYDRAULIC TIMESTEP 0.250000 Hours </SPAN></P><P>ETC.&nbsp;</P><P>If I open Simulation Time and change the HYRAULIC TIMESTEP to 15 Minutes, I can run the simulation without errors. Another issue is that the Junction Demand Modeling Data in the DB Editor has defaulted to 0, whereas before I could see the input data here.&nbsp;</P><P>Has there been a recent change in Time format etc that can explain all this?&nbsp; My current InfoWater Pro version is 2026.2.0 December 2025.&nbsp;</P><P>Appreciate any help!</P><P>Thank you</P> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:31:53 GMT AinaCrozier 2026-03-24T18:31:53Z InfoWater Pro Input Error 213 https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/infowater-pro-input-error-213/m-p/1692317#M2079 <P>Hi there,</P><P>I was running simulations in ArcGIS InfoWater Pro without errors, before I suddenly started getting this:</P><P><SPAN>Input Error 213: illegal option value in [Times] section: DURATION 24.000000 Hours</SPAN>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Input Error 213: illegal option value in [Times] section: HYDRAULIC TIMESTEP 0.250000 Hours </SPAN></P><P>ETC.&nbsp;</P><P>If I open Simulation Time and change the HYRAULIC TIMESTEP to 15 Minutes, I can run the simulation without errors. Another issue is that the Junction Demand Modeling Data in the DB Editor has defaulted to 0, whereas before I could see the input data here.&nbsp;</P><P>Has there been a recent change in Time format etc that can explain all this?&nbsp; My current InfoWater Pro version is 2026.2.0 December 2025.&nbsp;</P><P>Appreciate any help!</P><P>Thank you</P> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:31:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/water-utilities-questions/infowater-pro-input-error-213/m-p/1692317#M2079 AinaCrozier 2026-03-24T18:31:53Z