Add fix for checking is_time_series() property based on data_type…

… attr (#881)

auxiliary_tools/cdat_regression_testing/877-attr-error/run_script.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import os
+from e3sm_diags.parameter.core_parameter import CoreParameter
+from e3sm_diags.run import runner
+
+param = CoreParameter()
+
+param.reference_data_path = (
+    "/global/cfs/cdirs/e3sm/diagnostics/observations/Atm/time-series"
+)
+param.test_data_path = "/global/cfs/cdirs/e3sm/chengzhu/eamxx/post/data/rgr"
+param.test_name = "eamxx_decadal"
+param.seasons = ["ANN"]
+# param.save_netcdf = True
+
+param.ref_timeseries_input = True
+# Years to slice the ref data, base this off the years in the filenames.
+param.ref_start_yr = "1996"
+param.ref_end_yr = "1996"
+
+prefix = "/global/cfs/cdirs/e3sm/www/cdat-migration-fy24/877-attr-err"
+param.results_dir = os.path.join(prefix, "eamxx_decadal_1996_1024_edv2")
+
+runner.sets_to_run = [
+    "lat_lon",
+    # "zonal_mean_xy",
+    # "zonal_mean_2d",
+    # "zonal_mean_2d_stratosphere",
+    # "polar",
+    # "cosp_histogram",
+    # "meridional_mean_2d",
+    # "annual_cycle_zonal_mean",
+]
+
+runner.run_diags([param])

e3sm_diags/driver/utils/dataset_xr.py

@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ def __init__(
 
     @property
     def is_time_series(self):
-        if self.parameter.ref_timeseries_input or self.parameter.test_timeseries_input:
+        if (self.data_type == "ref" and self.parameter.ref_timeseries_input) or (
+            self.data_type == "test" and self.parameter.test_timeseries_input
+        ):
             return True
         else:
             return False