Python addData for fieldOutput object

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I am trying to use the addData method for a FieldOutput object. I have failure margins values at the nodes of the model in the component directions 11,22,33,12,13,23. I call the method and place the data in the odb and save it, but when I open the odb in abaqus viewer and open the new field I have created, it tells me that "The selected primary variable is not available in the current frame for any elements in the current display group". All of the elements are shown when i get this message

Manual inspection of the odb using the scripting commands shows that the data in fact does exist at the displayed step. Each fieldvalue has all 6 components at each node as it should. The data is also located at the correct nodeLabel (a node that in fact does is exist and is currently displayed in the viewport).

    fO_components=frame.FieldOutput(name=fi_comp_name,
                                    description='FI_11,FI_22,FI_33,FI_12,FI_13,FI_23',
                                    type=TENSOR_3D_FULL,
                                    componentLabels=('FI_11','FI_22','FI_33','FI_12','FI_13','FI_23'),
                                    validInvariants=(),
                                    )
    comp_data = [FI_11_array,FI_22_array,FI_33_array,FI_12_array,FI_13_array,FI_23_array]
    
    comp_data = tuple(zip(*comp_data))
    fO_components.addData(position=NODAL,instance=instance,labels=node_list,data=comp_data)

Changing the above code to have a fieldoutput of type VECTOR as opposed to TENSOR_3D_FULL and only add the first three components of the data works (shown below)

    fO_components=frame.FieldOutput(name=fi_comp_name,
                                    description='FI_11,FI_22,FI_33',
                                    type=VECTOR,
                                    componentLabels=('FI_11','FI_22','FI_33'),
                                    validInvariants=(),
                                    )
    comp_data = [FI_11_array,FI_22_array,FI_33_array]
    comp_data = tuple(zip(*comp_data))
    fO_components.addData(position=NODAL,instance=instance,labels=node_list,data=comp_data)

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I'm very confused here. All 6 components of data that I added to the odb show up in scripting, but claims it cant be seen in the viewport for some reason. Then when I switch to a VECTOR and only use 3 components it displays as expected. Is there something about the FULL_3D_TENSOR type that doesn't allow the display of the data that is added to the odb? Only thing I can think of since it works on a vector level splitting the 6 components into two groups of 3 (11,22,33 and 12,13,23 in separate vector field outputs works fine).

Any thoughts?

Thanks, Jeff