fixing to deal with occasions where there are no surveys

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@ variables:
 
   OUTPUT_DIR: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/outputs/"
   TEST_WORKSPACE_DIR: "/storage/app/EWS_prod/regions/EastAfrica/test_workspace/"
-#  FULL_FAT_RUN_DATE_TYPE:
-#    value: "default"
-#    options:
-#      - "default"
-#      - "today"
-#      - "yesterday"
-#      - "custom"
-#    description: "Full-fat tests will pull data from the deployment environment. For robustness, the default option is a
-#    pre-selected date we know works. Select \"today\" or \"yesterday\" to test with recent live data. If \"custom\" is
-#    selected, manually enter the key value pair using the format in this example: CUSTOM_RUN_DATE 20230115"
 
   CUSTOM_RUN_DATE:
     value: "20240715"
@@ -77,7 +67,7 @@ stages:
       - ls $PACKAGES_DIR
 
 half_fat_tests:
-  when: manual
+  when: always
   stage: half-fat
   extends: .before_script