def METHOD_NAME():
    cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) # gets dir of currently executing script
    case_list = read_json(os.path.join(cwd,'pod_test_configs.json'))
    models = []
    pods = []
    for i, case in enumerate(case_list['case_list']):
        case_list['case_list'][i]['dir'] = 'MDTF_{}_{}_{}'.format(
            case['CASENAME'], case['FIRSTYR'], case['LASTYR'])
        models.append(case['CASENAME'])
        pods.extend(case['pod_list'])
    case_list['pods'] = pods
    case_list['models'] = models
    return case_list