Merge "Remove restarting implementation from participants"

21 files changed, 367 insertions, 1072 deletions

diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
index 75f3edb0a..47870ea39 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
@@ -23,26 +23,21 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.a1pms.handler;
 import jakarta.validation.Validation;
 import jakarta.validation.ValidationException;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
-import lombok.AccessLevel;
-import lombok.Getter;
 import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.a1pms.exception.A1PolicyServiceException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.a1pms.models.ConfigurationEntity;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.a1pms.webclient.AcA1PmsClient;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.CompositionElementDto;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.InstanceElementDto;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.ParticipantIntermediaryApi;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.impl.AcElementListenerV1;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcElementDeploy;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.impl.AcElementListenerV2;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.DeployState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.LockState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.StateChangeResult;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.utils.AcmUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
-import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
@@ -51,7 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
  * This class handles implementation of automationCompositionElement updates.
  */
 @Component
-public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
+public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV2 {
 
     private static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
 
@@ -59,10 +54,6 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
 
     private final AcA1PmsClient acA1PmsClient;
 
-    // Map of acElement Id and A1PMS services
-    @Getter(AccessLevel.PACKAGE)
-    private final Map<UUID, ConfigurationEntity> configRequestMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-
     public AutomationCompositionElementHandler(ParticipantIntermediaryApi intermediaryApi,
         AcA1PmsClient acA1PmsClient) {
         super(intermediaryApi);
@@ -72,20 +63,21 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
     /**
      * Handle a automation composition element state change.
      *
-     * @param automationCompositionId the ID of the automation composition
-     * @param automationCompositionElementId the ID of the automation composition element
+     * @param compositionElement the information of the Automation Composition Definition Element
+     * @param instanceElement the information of the Automation Composition Instance Element
      * @throws A1PolicyServiceException in case of a model exception
      */
     @Override
-    public void undeploy(UUID automationCompositionId, UUID automationCompositionElementId)
+    public void undeploy(CompositionElementDto compositionElement, InstanceElementDto instanceElement)
             throws A1PolicyServiceException {
-        var configurationEntity = configRequestMap.get(automationCompositionElementId);
+        Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>(compositionElement.inProperties());
+        properties.putAll(instanceElement.inProperties());
+        var configurationEntity = getConfigurationEntity(properties);
         if (configurationEntity != null && acA1PmsClient.isPmsHealthy()) {
             acA1PmsClient.deleteService(configurationEntity.getPolicyServiceEntities());
-            configRequestMap.remove(automationCompositionElementId);
-            intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId,
-                    automationCompositionElementId, DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR,
-                    "Undeployed");
+            intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceElement.instanceId(),
+                    instanceElement.elementId(), DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null,
+                    StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Undeployed");
         } else {
             LOGGER.warn("Failed to connect with A1PMS. Service configuration is: {}", configurationEntity);
             throw new A1PolicyServiceException(HttpStatus.SC_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, "Unable to connect with A1PMS");
@@ -95,60 +87,45 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
     /**
      * Callback method to handle an update on an automation composition element.
      *
-     * @param automationCompositionId the ID of the automation composition
-     * @param element the information on the automation composition element
-     * @param properties properties Map
+     * @param compositionElement the information of the Automation Composition Definition Element
+     * @param instanceElement the information of the Automation Composition Instance Element
+     * @throws A1PolicyServiceException in case of a model exception
      */
     @Override
-    public void deploy(UUID automationCompositionId, AcElementDeploy element, Map<String, Object> properties)
+    public void deploy(CompositionElementDto compositionElement, InstanceElementDto instanceElement)
             throws A1PolicyServiceException {
+        Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>(compositionElement.inProperties());
+        properties.putAll(instanceElement.inProperties());
         try {
-            var configurationEntity = CODER.convert(properties, ConfigurationEntity.class);
-            var violations = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory().getValidator().validate(configurationEntity);
-            if (violations.isEmpty()) {
-                if (acA1PmsClient.isPmsHealthy()) {
-                    acA1PmsClient.createService(configurationEntity.getPolicyServiceEntities());
-                    configRequestMap.put(element.getId(), configurationEntity);
+            var configurationEntity = getConfigurationEntity(properties);
+            if (acA1PmsClient.isPmsHealthy()) {
+                acA1PmsClient.createService(configurationEntity.getPolicyServiceEntities());
 
-                    intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, element.getId(),
-                            DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
-                } else {
-                    LOGGER.error("Failed to connect with A1PMS");
-                    throw new A1PolicyServiceException(HttpStatus.SC_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
-                            "Unable to connect with A1PMS");
-                }
+                intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceElement.instanceId(),
+                        instanceElement.elementId(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, null,
+                        StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
             } else {
-                LOGGER.error("Violations found in the config request parameters: {}", violations);
-                throw new ValidationException("Constraint violations in the config request");
+                LOGGER.error("Failed to connect with A1PMS");
+                throw new A1PolicyServiceException(HttpStatus.SC_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, "Unable to connect with A1PMS");
             }
-        } catch (ValidationException | CoderException | A1PolicyServiceException e) {
+        } catch (ValidationException | A1PolicyServiceException e) {
             throw new A1PolicyServiceException(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid Configuration", e);
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void handleRestartInstance(UUID automationCompositionId, AcElementDeploy element,
-            Map<String, Object> properties, DeployState deployState, LockState lockState) throws PfModelException {
-        if (DeployState.DEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            deploy(automationCompositionId, element, properties);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState) || DeployState.DEPLOYED.equals(deployState)
-                || DeployState.UPDATING.equals(deployState)) {
-            try {
-                var configurationEntity = CODER.convert(properties, ConfigurationEntity.class);
-                configRequestMap.put(element.getId(), configurationEntity);
-            } catch (ValidationException | CoderException e) {
-                throw new A1PolicyServiceException(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid Configuration", e);
+    private ConfigurationEntity getConfigurationEntity(Map<String, Object> properties) throws A1PolicyServiceException {
+        try {
+            var configurationEntity = CODER.convert(properties, ConfigurationEntity.class);
+            try (var validatorFactory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory()) {
+                var violations = validatorFactory.getValidator().validate(configurationEntity);
+                if (!violations.isEmpty()) {
+                    LOGGER.error("Violations found in the config request parameters: {}", violations);
+                    throw new ValidationException("Constraint violations in the config request");
+                }
             }
+            return  configurationEntity;
+        } catch (CoderException e) {
+            throw new A1PolicyServiceException(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid Configuration", e);
         }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            undeploy(automationCompositionId, element.getId());
-            return;
-        }
-        deployState = AcmUtils.deployCompleted(deployState);
-        lockState = AcmUtils.lockCompleted(deployState, lockState);
-        intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, element.getId(), deployState,
-                lockState, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
     }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
index 1d3a262d6..37b102d48 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2022-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.UUID;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -38,11 +36,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.a1pms.utils.CommonTestData;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.a1pms.utils.ToscaUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.a1pms.webclient.AcA1PmsClient;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.ParticipantIntermediaryApi;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcTypeState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.DeployState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.LockState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.StateChangeResult;
-import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 
 class AcElementHandlerTest {
@@ -72,23 +67,22 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
         var automationCompositionElementHandler =
                 new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
 
-        var automationCompositionId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        var automationCompositionElementId = element.getId();
-
         var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
+        var compositionElement = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(
                 nodeTemplatesMap.get(A1_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId,
-                automationCompositionElementId, DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
+        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
+
+        automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElement, element);
+        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(element.instanceId(),
+                element.elementId(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
 
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.undeploy(automationCompositionId, automationCompositionElementId);
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId,
-                automationCompositionElementId, DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Undeployed");
+        automationCompositionElementHandler.undeploy(compositionElement, element);
+        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(element.instanceId(),
+                element.elementId(), DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Undeployed");
 
         when(acA1PmsClient.isPmsHealthy()).thenReturn(Boolean.FALSE);
-        assertThrows(A1PolicyServiceException.class, () -> automationCompositionElementHandler
-                .undeploy(automationCompositionId, automationCompositionElementId));
+        assertThrows(A1PolicyServiceException.class,
+                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.undeploy(compositionElement, element));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -97,12 +91,14 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
         var automationCompositionElementHandler =
                 new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
 
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
         var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
+        var compositionElement = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(
                 nodeTemplatesMap.get(A1_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
+        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
+
+        automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElement, element);
         verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(
-                commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element.getId(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, null,
+                element.instanceId(), element.elementId(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, null,
                 StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
     }
 
@@ -112,13 +108,14 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
         var automationCompositionElementHandler =
                 new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
 
+        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
+        var compositionElement = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(
+                nodeTemplatesMap.get(A1_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
         var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
         when(acA1PmsClient.isPmsHealthy()).thenReturn(Boolean.FALSE);
 
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
         assertThrows(A1PolicyServiceException.class,
-                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
-                        nodeTemplatesMap.get(A1_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties()));
+                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElement, element));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -127,167 +124,9 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
         var automationCompositionElementHandler =
                 new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
 
+        var compositionElement = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(Map.of());
         var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        assertThrows(A1PolicyServiceException.class, () -> automationCompositionElementHandler
-                .deploy(commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element, Map.of()));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testLock() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var automationCompositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var elementId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.lock(automationCompositionId, elementId);
-
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, elementId,
-                null, LockState.LOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Locked");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testUnlock() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var automationCompositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var elementId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.unlock(automationCompositionId, elementId);
-
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, elementId,
-                null, LockState.UNLOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Unlocked");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testUpdate() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var automationCompositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.update(automationCompositionId, element, Map.of());
-
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId,
-                element.getId(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Update not supported");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testDelete() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var automationCompositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var elementId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.delete(automationCompositionId, elementId);
-
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, elementId,
-                DeployState.DELETED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deleted");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testPrime() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var compositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.prime(compositionId, List.of());
-
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.PRIMED,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Primed");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testDeprime() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var compositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.deprime(compositionId);
-
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.COMMISSIONED,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deprimed");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartComposition() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var compositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(compositionId, List.of(), AcTypeState.PRIMED);
-
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.PRIMED,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeploying() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var automationCompositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        var automationCompositionElementId = element.getId();
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(automationCompositionId, element,
-                nodeTemplatesMap.get(A1_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties(), DeployState.DEPLOYING,
-                LockState.NONE);
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId,
-                automationCompositionElementId, DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeployed() throws PfModelException {
-        var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(intermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var automationCompositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(automationCompositionId, element,
-                nodeTemplatesMap.get(A1_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties(), DeployState.DEPLOYED,
-                LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, element.getId(),
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceUndeployed() throws PfModelException {
-        var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(intermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var automationCompositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        var automationCompositionElementId = element.getId();
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(automationCompositionId, element,
-                nodeTemplatesMap.get(A1_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties(), DeployState.UNDEPLOYING,
-                LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId,
-                automationCompositionElementId, DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Undeployed");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testMigrate() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acA1PmsClient);
-
-        var automationCompositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.migrate(automationCompositionId, element, UUID.randomUUID(), Map.of());
-
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId,
-                element.getId(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Migrated");
+        assertThrows(A1PolicyServiceException.class,
+                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElement, element));
     }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/utils/CommonTestData.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/utils/CommonTestData.java
index d31e81fe8..89e834390 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/utils/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-a1pms/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/a1pms/utils/CommonTestData.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2022-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2022 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.a1pms.utils;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.a1pms.models.A1PolicyServiceEntity;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcElementDeploy;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.messages.rest.instantiation.DeployOrder;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.CompositionElementDto;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.InstanceElementDto;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 public class CommonTestData {
@@ -34,16 +35,25 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     private static final List<UUID> AC_ID_LIST = List.of(UUID.randomUUID(), UUID.randomUUID());
 
     /**
-     * Get a automationComposition Element.
+     * Get a new InstanceElement.
      *
-     * @return automationCompositionElement object
+     * @return InstanceElementDto object
      */
-    public AcElementDeploy getAutomationCompositionElement() {
-        var element = new AcElementDeploy();
-        element.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
-        element.setDefinition(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(TEST_KEY_NAME, "1.0.1"));
-        element.setOrderedState(DeployOrder.DEPLOY);
-        return element;
+    public InstanceElementDto getAutomationCompositionElement() {
+        return new InstanceElementDto(
+                getAutomationCompositionId(), UUID.randomUUID(), null, Map.of(), Map.of());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a new CompositionElement.
+     *
+     * @param properties common properties from service template
+     * @return CompositionElementDto object
+     */
+    public CompositionElementDto getCompositionElement(Map<String, Object> properties) {
+        return new CompositionElementDto(UUID.randomUUID(),
+                new ToscaConceptIdentifier(TEST_KEY_NAME, "1.0.1"),
+                properties, Map.of());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
index 752b8d938..161cf9278 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.StateChangeResult;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
-import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
@@ -76,11 +75,9 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
      * @param automationCompositionId the automationComposition Id
      * @param element the information on the automation composition element
      * @param properties properties Map
-     * @throws PfModelException in case of a exception
      */
     @Override
-    public void deploy(UUID automationCompositionId, AcElementDeploy element, Map<String, Object> properties)
-            throws PfModelException {
+    public void deploy(UUID automationCompositionId, AcElementDeploy element, Map<String, Object> properties) {
         try {
             var configRequest = getConfigRequest(properties);
             var restResponseMap = acHttpClient.run(configRequest);
@@ -104,11 +101,13 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
     private ConfigRequest getConfigRequest(Map<String, Object> properties) throws AutomationCompositionException {
         try {
             var configRequest = CODER.convert(properties, ConfigRequest.class);
-            var violations = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory().getValidator().validate(configRequest);
-            if (!violations.isEmpty()) {
-                LOGGER.error("Violations found in the config request parameters: {}", violations);
-                throw new AutomationCompositionException(Status.BAD_REQUEST,
-                        "Constraint violations in the config request");
+            try (var validatorFactory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory()) {
+                var violations = validatorFactory.getValidator().validate(configRequest);
+                if (!violations.isEmpty()) {
+                    LOGGER.error("Violations found in the config request parameters: {}", violations);
+                    throw new AutomationCompositionException(Status.BAD_REQUEST,
+                            "Constraint violations in the config request");
+                }
             }
             return configRequest;
         } catch (CoderException e) {
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
index 634e78880..9c0b9aecd 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.http.handler;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.http.main.handler.AutomationCompositionElementHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.http.main.models.ConfigRequest;
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.DeployState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.LockState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.StateChangeResult;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
+import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 
 class AcElementHandlerTest {
 
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testDeployConstraintViolations() throws PfModelException {
+    void testDeployConstraintViolations() {
         var instanceId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
         var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
         var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testDeployError() throws PfModelException {
+    void testDeployError() {
         var instanceId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
         var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
         var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
@@ -95,7 +99,30 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testDeploy() throws Exception {
+    void testDeployFailed() {
+        var serviceTemplate = ToscaUtils.readAutomationCompositionFromTosca();
+        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
+        var map = new HashMap<>(nodeTemplatesMap.get(HTTP_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
+        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
+        map.putAll(element.getProperties());
+        var instanceId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
+        var acHttpClient = mock(AcHttpClient.class);
+        when(acHttpClient.run(any())).thenReturn(Map.of(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(),
+                Pair.of(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST.value(), "")));
+        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
+
+        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
+                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, acHttpClient);
+
+        automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(instanceId, element, map);
+        verify(acHttpClient).run(any(ConfigRequest.class));
+        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(),
+                DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.FAILED,
+                "Error on Invoking the http request: [(400,)]");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testDeploy() {
         var serviceTemplate = ToscaUtils.readAutomationCompositionFromTosca();
         var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
         var map = new HashMap<>(nodeTemplatesMap.get(HTTP_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
@@ -198,50 +225,6 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testHandleRestartComposition() throws PfModelException {
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, mock(AcHttpClient.class));
-
-        var compositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(compositionId, List.of(), AcTypeState.PRIMED);
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.PRIMED,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeploying() throws PfModelException {
-        var serviceTemplate = ToscaUtils.readAutomationCompositionFromTosca();
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        var map = new HashMap<>(nodeTemplatesMap.get(HTTP_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        map.putAll(element.getProperties());
-        var instanceId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, mock(AcHttpClient.class));
-
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(instanceId, element, map, DeployState.DEPLOYING,
-                LockState.NONE);
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(),
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeployed() throws PfModelException {
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        var instanceId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
-        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, mock(AcHttpClient.class));
-
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(instanceId, element, element.getProperties(),
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(participantIntermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(),
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
-
-    @Test
     void testMigrate() throws PfModelException {
         var instanceId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
         var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
index f6c0c5a8a..149d8d910 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-http/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/http/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -53,39 +53,42 @@ class ActuatorControllerTest extends CommonActuatorController {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGePrometheus() throws Exception {
+    void testGePrometheus() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
index d4b09c923..d9c932efd 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
@@ -26,28 +26,23 @@ import jakarta.validation.Validation;
 import jakarta.validation.ValidationException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
-import java.util.concurrent.Future;
-import lombok.AccessLevel;
-import lombok.Getter;
 import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.CompositionElementDto;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.InstanceElementDto;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.ParticipantIntermediaryApi;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.impl.AcElementListenerV1;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.impl.AcElementListenerV2;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.exception.KserveException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.k8s.InferenceServiceValidator;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.k8s.KserveClient;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.models.ConfigurationEntity;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.models.KserveInferenceEntity;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcElementDeploy;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.DeployState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.LockState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.StateChangeResult;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.utils.AcmUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
@@ -60,20 +55,17 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
  * This class handles implementation of automationCompositionElement updates.
  */
 @Component
-public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
+public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV2 {
 
     private static final Coder CODER = new StandardCoder();
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass());
 
-    private ExecutorService executor = Context.taskWrapping(
+    private final ExecutorService executor = Context.taskWrapping(
             Executors.newFixedThreadPool(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors()));
 
     private final KserveClient kserveClient;
 
-    @Getter(AccessLevel.PACKAGE)
-    private final Map<UUID, ConfigurationEntity> configRequestMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
-
     public AutomationCompositionElementHandler(ParticipantIntermediaryApi intermediaryApi, KserveClient kserveClient) {
         super(intermediaryApi);
         this.kserveClient = kserveClient;
@@ -86,20 +78,25 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void undeploy(UUID automationCompositionId, UUID automationCompositionElementId) {
-        var configurationEntity = configRequestMap.get(automationCompositionElementId);
+    public void undeploy(CompositionElementDto compositionElement, InstanceElementDto instanceElement)
+            throws PfModelException {
+        Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>(compositionElement.inProperties());
+        properties.putAll(instanceElement.inProperties());
+        var configurationEntity = getConfigurationEntity(properties);
         if (configurationEntity != null) {
             try {
                 for (KserveInferenceEntity kserveInferenceEntity : configurationEntity.getKserveInferenceEntities()) {
                     kserveClient.undeployInferenceService(kserveInferenceEntity.getNamespace(),
                             kserveInferenceEntity.getName());
                 }
-                configRequestMap.remove(automationCompositionElementId);
-                intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId,
-                        automationCompositionElementId, DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR,
-                        "Undeployed");
+                intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceElement.instanceId(),
+                        instanceElement.elementId(), DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null,
+                        StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Undeployed");
             } catch (IOException | ApiException exception) {
                 LOGGER.warn("Deletion of Inference service failed", exception);
+                intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceElement.instanceId(),
+                        instanceElement.elementId(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, null,
+                        StateChangeResult.FAILED, "Undeploy Failed");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -107,49 +104,71 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
     /**
      * Callback method to handle an update on an automation composition element.
      *
-     * @param automationCompositionId the ID of the automation composition
-     * @param element the information on the automation composition element
-     * @param properties properties Map
+     * @param compositionElement the information of the Automation Composition Definition Element
+     * @param instanceElement the information of the Automation Composition Instance Element
+     * @throws PfModelException if error occurs
      */
     @Override
-    public void deploy(UUID automationCompositionId, AcElementDeploy element, Map<String, Object> properties)
+    public void deploy(CompositionElementDto compositionElement, InstanceElementDto instanceElement)
             throws PfModelException {
+        Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>(compositionElement.inProperties());
+        properties.putAll(instanceElement.inProperties());
         try {
-            var configurationEntity = CODER.convert(properties, ConfigurationEntity.class);
-            var violations = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory().getValidator().validate(configurationEntity);
-            if (violations.isEmpty()) {
-                boolean isAllInferenceSvcDeployed = true;
-                var config = CODER.convert(properties, ThreadConfig.class);
-                for (KserveInferenceEntity kserveInferenceEntity : configurationEntity.getKserveInferenceEntities()) {
-                    kserveClient.deployInferenceService(kserveInferenceEntity.getNamespace(),
-                            kserveInferenceEntity.getPayload());
-
-                    if (!checkInferenceServiceStatus(kserveInferenceEntity.getName(),
-                            kserveInferenceEntity.getNamespace(), config.uninitializedToPassiveTimeout,
-                            config.statusCheckInterval)) {
-                        isAllInferenceSvcDeployed = false;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                if (isAllInferenceSvcDeployed) {
-                    configRequestMap.put(element.getId(), configurationEntity);
-                    intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, element.getId(),
-                            DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
-                } else {
-                    LOGGER.error("Inference Service deployment failed");
+            var configurationEntity = getConfigurationEntity(properties);
+            boolean isAllInferenceSvcDeployed = true;
+            var config = getThreadConfig(properties);
+            for (var kserveInferenceEntity : configurationEntity.getKserveInferenceEntities()) {
+                kserveClient.deployInferenceService(kserveInferenceEntity.getNamespace(),
+                        kserveInferenceEntity.getPayload());
+
+                if (!checkInferenceServiceStatus(kserveInferenceEntity.getName(),
+                        kserveInferenceEntity.getNamespace(), config.uninitializedToPassiveTimeout,
+                        config.statusCheckInterval)) {
+                    isAllInferenceSvcDeployed = false;
+                    break;
                 }
+            }
+            if (isAllInferenceSvcDeployed) {
+                intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceElement.instanceId(),
+                        instanceElement.elementId(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, null,
+                        StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
             } else {
-                LOGGER.error("Violations found in the config request parameters: {}", violations);
-                throw new ValidationException("Constraint violations in the config request");
+                LOGGER.error("Inference Service deployment failed");
+                intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceElement.instanceId(),
+                        instanceElement.elementId(), DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null,
+                        StateChangeResult.FAILED, "Deploy Failed");
             }
-        } catch (CoderException e) {
-            throw new KserveException(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid inference service configuration", e);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
             throw new KserveException("Interrupt in configuring the inference service", e);
         } catch (IOException | ExecutionException | ApiException e) {
             throw new KserveException("Failed to configure the inference service", e);
         }
+
+    }
+
+    private ConfigurationEntity getConfigurationEntity(Map<String, Object> properties) throws KserveException {
+        try {
+            var configurationEntity = CODER.convert(properties, ConfigurationEntity.class);
+            try (var validatorFactory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory()) {
+                var violations = validatorFactory.getValidator().validate(configurationEntity);
+                if (!violations.isEmpty()) {
+                    LOGGER.error("Violations found in the config request parameters: {}", violations);
+                    throw new ValidationException("Constraint violations in the config request");
+                }
+            }
+            return  configurationEntity;
+        } catch (CoderException e) {
+            throw new KserveException(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid inference service configuration", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private ThreadConfig getThreadConfig(Map<String, Object> properties) throws KserveException {
+        try {
+            return CODER.convert(properties, ThreadConfig.class);
+        } catch (CoderException e) {
+            throw new KserveException(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid inference service configuration", e);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -166,34 +185,8 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
     public boolean checkInferenceServiceStatus(String inferenceServiceName, String namespace, int timeout,
             int statusCheckInterval) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
         // Invoke runnable thread to check pod status
-        Future<String> result = executor.submit(new InferenceServiceValidator(inferenceServiceName, namespace, timeout,
+        var result = executor.submit(new InferenceServiceValidator(inferenceServiceName, namespace, timeout,
                 statusCheckInterval, kserveClient), "Done");
         return (!result.get().isEmpty()) && result.isDone();
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void handleRestartInstance(UUID automationCompositionId, AcElementDeploy element,
-            Map<String, Object> properties, DeployState deployState, LockState lockState) throws PfModelException {
-        if (DeployState.DEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            deploy(automationCompositionId, element, properties);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState) || DeployState.DEPLOYED.equals(deployState)
-                || DeployState.UPDATING.equals(deployState)) {
-            try {
-                var configurationEntity = CODER.convert(properties, ConfigurationEntity.class);
-                configRequestMap.put(element.getId(), configurationEntity);
-            } catch (CoderException e) {
-                throw new KserveException(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST, "Invalid inference service configuration", e);
-            }
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            undeploy(automationCompositionId, element.getId());
-            return;
-        }
-        deployState = AcmUtils.deployCompleted(deployState);
-        lockState = AcmUtils.lockCompleted(deployState, lockState);
-        intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, element.getId(), deployState,
-                lockState, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
index 07dc021b1..ccdb31f82 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/handler/AcElementHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.handler;
 
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
@@ -28,51 +27,26 @@ import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.ApiException;
+import jakarta.validation.ValidationException;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
-import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.Spy;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.ParticipantIntermediaryApi;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.exception.KserveException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.k8s.KserveClient;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.utils.CommonTestData;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.utils.ToscaUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcTypeState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.DeployState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.LockState;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
-import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 
-@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 class AcElementHandlerTest {
 
-    private final KserveClient kserveClient = mock(KserveClient.class);
-
-    private ParticipantIntermediaryApi participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-
-    @InjectMocks
-    @Spy
-    private AutomationCompositionElementHandler automationCompositionElementHandler =
-            new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, kserveClient);
-
-    @Mock
-    private ExecutorService executor;
-    @Mock
-    private Future<String> result;
-
     private final CommonTestData commonTestData = new CommonTestData();
 
     private static ToscaServiceTemplate serviceTemplate;
@@ -84,137 +58,104 @@ class AcElementHandlerTest {
         serviceTemplate = ToscaUtils.readAutomationCompositionFromTosca();
     }
 
-    @BeforeEach
-    void startMocks() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, IOException, ApiException {
-        doReturn(true).when(kserveClient).deployInferenceService(any(), any());
-        doReturn(true).when(automationCompositionElementHandler).checkInferenceServiceStatus(any(), any(), anyInt(),
-                anyInt());
-    }
-
     @Test
-    void test_automationCompositionElementStateChange() throws PfModelException {
-        var automationCompositionId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        var automationCompositionElementId = element.getId();
-
+    void test_automationCompositionElementStateChange()
+            throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, IOException, ApiException {
         var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
+        var compositionElement = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(
                 nodeTemplatesMap.get(KSERVE_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
-
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.undeploy(automationCompositionId,
-                automationCompositionElementId));
-
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void test_AutomationCompositionElementUpdate() throws IOException, ApiException {
         var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
 
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(),
-                element, nodeTemplatesMap.get(KSERVE_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties()));
-        assertThat(automationCompositionElementHandler.getConfigRequestMap()).hasSize(1).containsKey(element.getId());
-
-        doThrow(new ApiException("Error installing the inference service")).when(kserveClient)
-                .deployInferenceService(any(), any());
-
-        var elementId2 = UUID.randomUUID();
-        element.setId(elementId2);
-        assertThrows(KserveException.class,
-                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
-                        nodeTemplatesMap.get(KSERVE_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties()));
+        var kserveClient = mock(KserveClient.class);
+        doReturn(true).when(kserveClient).deployInferenceService(any(), any());
+        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
+        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
+                spy(new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, kserveClient));
+        doReturn(true).when(automationCompositionElementHandler)
+                .checkInferenceServiceStatus(any(), any(), anyInt(), anyInt());
 
-        assertThat(automationCompositionElementHandler.getConfigRequestMap().containsKey(elementId2)).isFalse();
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElement, element));
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.undeploy(compositionElement, element));
     }
 
     @Test
-    void test_checkInferenceServiceStatus() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
-        doReturn(result).when(executor).submit(any(Runnable.class), any());
-        doReturn("Done").when(result).get();
-        doReturn(true).when(result).isDone();
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.checkInferenceServiceStatus("sklearn-iris",
-                "kserve-test", 1, 1));
-    }
+    void test_automationCompositionElementFailed()
+            throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, IOException, ApiException {
+        var kserveClient = mock(KserveClient.class);
+        doReturn(false).when(kserveClient).deployInferenceService(any(), any());
+        doReturn(false).when(kserveClient).undeployInferenceService(any(), any());
+        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
+        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
+                spy(new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, kserveClient));
+        doReturn(false).when(automationCompositionElementHandler)
+                .checkInferenceServiceStatus(any(), any(), anyInt(), anyInt());
 
-    @Test
-    void testUpdate() throws PfModelException {
-        var automationCompositionId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
+        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
+        var compositionElement = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(
+                nodeTemplatesMap.get(KSERVE_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
         var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        assertDoesNotThrow(
-                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.update(automationCompositionId, element, Map.of()));
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElement, element));
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.undeploy(compositionElement, element));
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testLock() throws PfModelException {
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.lock(UUID.randomUUID(), UUID.randomUUID()));
-    }
+    void test_automationCompositionElementWrongData() {
+        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
+        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
 
-    @Test
-    void testUnlock() throws PfModelException {
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.unlock(UUID.randomUUID(), UUID.randomUUID()));
-    }
+        var kserveClient = mock(KserveClient.class);
+        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
+        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
+                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, kserveClient);
 
-    @Test
-    void testDelete() throws PfModelException {
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.delete(UUID.randomUUID(), UUID.randomUUID()));
-    }
+        var compositionElementEmpty = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(Map.of());
+        assertThrows(ValidationException.class,
+                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElementEmpty, element));
 
-    @Test
-    void testPrime() throws PfModelException {
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.prime(UUID.randomUUID(), List.of()));
-    }
+        var compositionElementWrong = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(Map.of("kserveInferenceEntities", "1"));
+        assertThrows(KserveException.class,
+                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElementWrong, element));
 
-    @Test
-    void testDeprime() throws PfModelException {
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deprime(UUID.randomUUID()));
+        var map = new HashMap<>(nodeTemplatesMap.get(KSERVE_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
+        map.put("uninitializedToPassiveTimeout", " ");
+        var compositionElementWrong2 = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(map);
+        assertThrows(KserveException.class,
+                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElementWrong2, element));
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testHandleRestartComposition() throws PfModelException {
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(UUID.randomUUID(),
-                List.of(), AcTypeState.PRIMED));
-    }
+    void test_AutomationCompositionElementUpdate()
+            throws IOException, ApiException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        var kserveClient = mock(KserveClient.class);
+        doReturn(true).when(kserveClient).deployInferenceService(any(), any());
 
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeploying() throws PfModelException {
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
+        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
+        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
+                spy(new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, kserveClient));
+        doReturn(true).when(automationCompositionElementHandler)
+                .checkInferenceServiceStatus(any(), any(), anyInt(), anyInt());
+        doThrow(new ApiException("Error installing the inference service")).when(kserveClient)
+                .deployInferenceService(any(), any());
 
         var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(
-                commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
-                nodeTemplatesMap.get(KSERVE_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties(), DeployState.DEPLOYING,
-                LockState.NONE));
-        assertThat(automationCompositionElementHandler.getConfigRequestMap()).containsKey(element.getId());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeployed() throws PfModelException {
+        var compositionElement = commonTestData.getCompositionElement(
+                nodeTemplatesMap.get(KSERVE_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties());
         var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
+        assertThrows(KserveException.class,
+                () -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deploy(compositionElement, element));
 
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(
-                commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
-                nodeTemplatesMap.get(KSERVE_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties(), DeployState.DEPLOYED,
-                LockState.LOCKED));
-        assertThat(automationCompositionElementHandler.getConfigRequestMap()).containsKey(element.getId());
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceUndeployed() throws PfModelException {
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = serviceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(
-                commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
-                nodeTemplatesMap.get(KSERVE_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties(), DeployState.UNDEPLOYING,
-                LockState.LOCKED));
-    }
+    void test_checkInferenceServiceStatus() throws IOException, ApiException {
+        var kserveClient = mock(KserveClient.class);
+        doReturn("True").when(kserveClient).getInferenceServiceStatus(any(), any());
+        doReturn(true).when(kserveClient).deployInferenceService(any(), any());
+        var participantIntermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
+        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
+                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(participantIntermediaryApi, kserveClient);
 
-    @Test
-    void testMigrate() throws PfModelException {
-        var automationCompositionId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
-        var element = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionElement();
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.migrate(automationCompositionId, element,
-                UUID.randomUUID(), Map.of()));
+        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.checkInferenceServiceStatus("sklearn-iris",
+                "kserve-test", 1, 1));
     }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/k8s/InferenceServiceValidatorTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/k8s/InferenceServiceValidatorTest.java
index 6f1b8c433..5bf7bf13b 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/k8s/InferenceServiceValidatorTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/k8s/InferenceServiceValidatorTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,30 +24,24 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes.assertThatThrownBy;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.ApiException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.exception.KserveException;
-import org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.MockBean;
-import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 
-
-@ExtendWith(SpringExtension.class)
 class InferenceServiceValidatorTest {
 
-    private static int TIMEOUT = 2;
-    private static int STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL = 1;
-
-    @MockBean
-    private KserveClient kserveClient;
+    private static final int TIMEOUT = 2;
+    private static final int STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL = 1;
 
-    String inferenceSvcName = "inference-test";
-    String namespace = "test";
+    private static final String inferenceSvcName = "inference-test";
+    private static final String namespace = "test";
 
     @Test
     void test_runningPodState() throws IOException, ApiException {
+        var kserveClient = mock(KserveClient.class);
         doReturn("True").when(kserveClient).getInferenceServiceStatus(any(), any());
         var inferenceServiceValidator =
                 new InferenceServiceValidator(inferenceSvcName, namespace, TIMEOUT, STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL,
@@ -57,6 +51,7 @@ class InferenceServiceValidatorTest {
 
     @Test
     void test_EmptyPodState() throws IOException, ApiException {
+        var kserveClient = mock(KserveClient.class);
         doReturn("").when(kserveClient).getInferenceServiceStatus(any(), any());
         var inferenceServiceValidator =
                 new InferenceServiceValidator("", namespace, TIMEOUT, STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL,
@@ -67,6 +62,7 @@ class InferenceServiceValidatorTest {
 
     @Test
     void test_PodFailureState() throws IOException, ApiException {
+        var kserveClient = mock(KserveClient.class);
         doReturn("False").when(kserveClient).getInferenceServiceStatus(any(), any());
         var inferenceServiceValidator =
                 new InferenceServiceValidator(inferenceSvcName, namespace, TIMEOUT, STATUS_CHECK_INTERVAL,
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
index b7cc7b843..dbdefd25a 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -58,39 +58,41 @@ class ActuatorControllerTest extends CommonActuatorController {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGePrometheus() throws Exception {
+    void testGePrometheus() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/utils/CommonTestData.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/utils/CommonTestData.java
index 440018d3f..18f314c62 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/utils/CommonTestData.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kserve/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kserve/utils/CommonTestData.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  *  Modifications Copyright (C) 2022 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kserve.utils;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcElementDeploy;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.messages.rest.instantiation.DeployOrder;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.CompositionElementDto;
+import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.InstanceElementDto;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 public class CommonTestData {
@@ -34,16 +35,25 @@ public class CommonTestData {
     private static final List<UUID> AC_ID_LIST = List.of(UUID.randomUUID(), UUID.randomUUID());
 
     /**
-     * Get a automationComposition Element.
+     * Get a new InstanceElement.
      *
-     * @return automationCompositionElement object
+     * @return InstanceElementDto object
      */
-    public AcElementDeploy getAutomationCompositionElement() {
-        var element = new AcElementDeploy();
-        element.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
-        element.setDefinition(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(TEST_KEY_NAME, "1.0.1"));
-        element.setOrderedState(DeployOrder.DEPLOY);
-        return element;
+    public InstanceElementDto getAutomationCompositionElement() {
+        return new InstanceElementDto(
+                getAutomationCompositionId(), UUID.randomUUID(), null, Map.of(), Map.of());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a new CompositionElement.
+     *
+     * @param properties common properties from service template
+     * @return CompositionElementDto object
+     */
+    public CompositionElementDto getCompositionElement(Map<String, Object> properties) {
+        return new CompositionElementDto(UUID.randomUUID(),
+                new ToscaConceptIdentifier(TEST_KEY_NAME, "1.0.1"),
+                properties, Map.of());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
index ae8e47461..1c40c7281 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
@@ -39,12 +38,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.models.ChartInfo;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.service.ChartService;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.common.acm.exception.AutomationCompositionException;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcElementDeploy;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcTypeState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionElementDefinition;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.DeployState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.LockState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.StateChangeResult;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.utils.AcmUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
@@ -177,77 +172,4 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
                 DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
 
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void lock(UUID instanceId, UUID elementId) throws PfModelException {
-        intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId, null, LockState.LOCKED,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Locked");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void unlock(UUID instanceId, UUID elementId) throws PfModelException {
-        intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId, null, LockState.UNLOCKED,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Unlocked");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void delete(UUID instanceId, UUID elementId) throws PfModelException {
-        intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId, DeployState.DELETED, null,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deleted");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void update(UUID instanceId, AcElementDeploy element, Map<String, Object> properties)
-            throws PfModelException {
-        intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, null,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Update not supported");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void prime(UUID compositionId, List<AutomationCompositionElementDefinition> elementDefinitionList)
-            throws PfModelException {
-        intermediaryApi.updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.PRIMED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Primed");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void deprime(UUID compositionId) throws PfModelException {
-        intermediaryApi.updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.COMMISSIONED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR,
-                "Deprimed");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void handleRestartComposition(UUID compositionId,
-            List<AutomationCompositionElementDefinition> elementDefinitionList, AcTypeState state)
-            throws PfModelException {
-        var finalState = AcTypeState.PRIMED.equals(state) || AcTypeState.PRIMING.equals(state) ? AcTypeState.PRIMED
-                : AcTypeState.COMMISSIONED;
-        intermediaryApi.updateCompositionState(compositionId, finalState, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void handleRestartInstance(UUID automationCompositionId, AcElementDeploy element,
-            Map<String, Object> properties, DeployState deployState, LockState lockState) throws PfModelException {
-        if (DeployState.DEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            deploy(automationCompositionId, element, properties);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState) || DeployState.DEPLOYED.equals(deployState)
-                || DeployState.UPDATING.equals(deployState)) {
-            try {
-                var chartInfo = getChartInfo(properties);
-                chartMap.put(element.getId(), chartInfo);
-            } catch (AutomationCompositionException e) {
-                intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, element.getId(),
-                        DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.FAILED, e.getMessage());
-            }
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            undeploy(automationCompositionId, element.getId());
-            return;
-        }
-        deployState = AcmUtils.deployCompleted(deployState);
-        lockState = AcmUtils.lockCompleted(deployState, lockState);
-        intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, element.getId(), deployState,
-                lockState, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
index 14b505f66..26dcb05ff 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-kubernetes/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/kubernetes/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
@@ -53,9 +50,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.models.ChartList;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.parameters.CommonTestData;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.service.ChartService;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.kubernetes.utils.TestUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcTypeState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.DeployState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.LockState;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
@@ -84,11 +78,6 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
     @Mock
     private ChartService chartService;
 
-    @Mock
-    private ExecutorService executor;
-    @Mock
-    private Future<String> result;
-
     @BeforeAll
     static void init() throws CoderException {
         charts = CODER.decode(new File(CHART_INFO_YAML), ChartList.class).getCharts();
@@ -116,7 +105,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
 
     @Test
     void test_AutomationCompositionElementUpdate()
-            throws PfModelException, IOException, ServiceException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+            throws PfModelException, IOException, ServiceException, InterruptedException {
         doNothing().when(automationCompositionElementHandler).checkPodStatus(any(), any(), any(), anyInt(), anyInt());
         var element = CommonTestData.createAcElementDeploy();
         var nodeTemplatesMap = toscaServiceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
@@ -143,7 +132,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void test_checkPodStatus() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+    void test_checkPodStatus() {
         var chartInfo = charts.get(0);
         var automationCompositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
         assertThrows(ServiceException.class, () -> automationCompositionElementHandler
@@ -151,7 +140,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testUpdate() throws PfModelException {
+    void testUpdate() {
         var element = CommonTestData.createAcElementDeploy();
         var automationCompositionId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
         assertDoesNotThrow(
@@ -159,82 +148,32 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testLock() throws PfModelException {
+    void testLock() {
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.lock(UUID.randomUUID(), UUID.randomUUID()));
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testUnlock() throws PfModelException {
+    void testUnlock() {
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.unlock(UUID.randomUUID(), UUID.randomUUID()));
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testDelete() throws PfModelException {
+    void testDelete() {
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.delete(UUID.randomUUID(), UUID.randomUUID()));
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testPrime() throws PfModelException {
+    void testPrime() {
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.prime(UUID.randomUUID(), List.of()));
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testDeprime() throws PfModelException {
+    void testDeprime() {
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.deprime(UUID.randomUUID()));
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testHandleRestartComposition() throws PfModelException {
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(UUID.randomUUID(),
-                List.of(), AcTypeState.PRIMED));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeploying()
-            throws PfModelException, InterruptedException, ServiceException, IOException {
-        doNothing().when(automationCompositionElementHandler).checkPodStatus(any(), any(), any(), anyInt(), anyInt());
-        var element = CommonTestData.createAcElementDeploy();
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = toscaServiceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-
-        doReturn(true).when(chartService).installChart(any());
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(
-                commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
-                nodeTemplatesMap.get(K8S_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties(), DeployState.DEPLOYING,
-                LockState.NONE));
-
-        assertThat(automationCompositionElementHandler.getChartMap()).containsKey(element.getId());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeployed()
-            throws PfModelException, InterruptedException, ServiceException, IOException {
-        doNothing().when(automationCompositionElementHandler).checkPodStatus(any(), any(), any(), anyInt(), anyInt());
-        var element = CommonTestData.createAcElementDeploy();
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = toscaServiceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(
-                commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
-                nodeTemplatesMap.get(K8S_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties(), DeployState.DEPLOYED,
-                LockState.LOCKED));
-
-        assertThat(automationCompositionElementHandler.getChartMap()).containsKey(element.getId());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceUndeploying()
-            throws PfModelException, InterruptedException, ServiceException, IOException {
-        doNothing().when(automationCompositionElementHandler).checkPodStatus(any(), any(), any(), anyInt(), anyInt());
-        var element = CommonTestData.createAcElementDeploy();
-        var nodeTemplatesMap = toscaServiceTemplate.getToscaTopologyTemplate().getNodeTemplates();
-
-        assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(
-                commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId(), element,
-                nodeTemplatesMap.get(K8S_AUTOMATION_COMPOSITION_ELEMENT).getProperties(), DeployState.UNDEPLOYING,
-                LockState.LOCKED));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testMigrate() throws PfModelException {
+    void testMigrate() {
         var element = CommonTestData.createAcElementDeploy();
         var automationCompositionId = commonTestData.getAutomationCompositionId();
         assertDoesNotThrow(() -> automationCompositionElementHandler.migrate(automationCompositionId, element,
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
index d66ab3154..ae906e1ef 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandler.java
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.policy.client.PolicyApiHttpClient;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.policy.client.PolicyPapHttpClient;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcElementDeploy;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.DeployState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.LockState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.StateChangeResult;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.utils.AcmUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.DeploymentSubGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
@@ -221,26 +219,4 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandler extends AcElementListenerV1 {
 
         return policyList;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void handleRestartInstance(UUID automationCompositionId, AcElementDeploy element,
-            Map<String, Object> properties, DeployState deployState, LockState lockState) throws PfModelException {
-        if (DeployState.DEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            deploy(automationCompositionId, element, properties);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState) || DeployState.DEPLOYED.equals(deployState)
-                || DeployState.UPDATING.equals(deployState)) {
-            var automationCompositionDefinition = element.getToscaServiceTemplateFragment();
-            serviceTemplateMap.put(element.getId(), automationCompositionDefinition);
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            undeploy(automationCompositionId, element.getId());
-            return;
-        }
-        deployState = AcmUtils.deployCompleted(deployState);
-        lockState = AcmUtils.lockCompleted(deployState, lockState);
-        intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(automationCompositionId, element.getId(), deployState,
-                lockState, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
index af6a401f2..013cb3432 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testDeployPapException() throws PfModelException {
+    void testDeployPapException() {
         var api = mock(PolicyApiHttpClient.class);
         doReturn(Response.ok().build()).when(api).createPolicyType(any());
         doReturn(Response.ok().build()).when(api).createPolicy(any());
@@ -220,55 +220,6 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testHandleRestartComposition() throws PfModelException {
-        var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var automationCompositionElementHandler =
-                new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(mock(PolicyApiHttpClient.class),
-                        mock(PolicyPapHttpClient.class), intermediaryApi);
-
-        var compositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        automationCompositionElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(compositionId, List.of(), AcTypeState.PRIMED);
-
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.PRIMED,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeploying() throws PfModelException {
-        // Mock success scenario for policy creation and deployment
-        var api = mock(PolicyApiHttpClient.class);
-        doReturn(Response.ok().build()).when(api).createPolicyType(any());
-        doReturn(Response.ok().build()).when(api).createPolicy(any());
-
-        var pap = mock(PolicyPapHttpClient.class);
-        doReturn(Response.accepted().build()).when(pap).handlePolicyDeployOrUndeploy(any(), any(), any());
-
-        var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var handler = new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(api, pap, intermediaryApi);
-        var element = getTestingAcElement();
-
-        handler.handleRestartInstance(AC_ID, element, Map.of(), DeployState.DEPLOYING, LockState.NONE);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(AC_ID, automationCompositionElementId,
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
-
-        handler.handleRestartInstance(AC_ID, element, Map.of(), DeployState.UNDEPLOYING, LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(AC_ID, automationCompositionElementId,
-                DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Undeployed");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstanceDeployed() throws PfModelException {
-        var api = mock(PolicyApiHttpClient.class);
-        var pap = mock(PolicyPapHttpClient.class);
-        var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var handler = new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(api, pap, intermediaryApi);
-        var element = getTestingAcElement();
-        handler.handleRestartInstance(AC_ID, element, Map.of(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(AC_ID, automationCompositionElementId,
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-    }
-
-    @Test
     void testMigrate() throws Exception {
         var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
         var handler = new AutomationCompositionElementHandler(mock(PolicyApiHttpClient.class),
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
index b3fe2d3a5..3672e5903 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-policy/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/policy/main/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ package org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.policy.main.rest;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
-import jakarta.ws.rs.client.Invocation;
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -71,21 +70,24 @@ class ActuatorControllerTest extends CommonActuatorController {
     @Test
     void testGetHealth() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
     void testGetMetrics() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
     void testGePrometheus() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1.java
index f503987a2..03a0517e0 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1.java
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.participant.intermediary.api.impl.AcElementList
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcElementDeploy;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AcTypeState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionElementDefinition;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.DeployState;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.LockState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.StateChangeResult;
-import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.utils.AcmUtils;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -104,63 +101,6 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1 extends AcElementListenerV1 {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void handleRestartComposition(UUID compositionId,
-        List<AutomationCompositionElementDefinition> elementDefinitionList, AcTypeState state)
-            throws PfModelException {
-        LOGGER.debug("restart composition definition call compositionId: {}, elementDefinitionList: {}, state: {}",
-                compositionId, elementDefinitionList, state);
-
-        switch (state) {
-            case PRIMING:
-                prime(compositionId, elementDefinitionList);
-                break;
-
-            case DEPRIMING:
-                deprime(compositionId);
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                intermediaryApi.updateCompositionState(compositionId, state, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void handleRestartInstance(UUID instanceId, AcElementDeploy element,
-        Map<String, Object> properties, DeployState deployState, LockState lockState) throws PfModelException {
-        LOGGER.debug("restart instance call instanceId: {}, element: {}, properties: {},"
-                + "deployState: {}, lockState: {}", instanceId, element, properties, deployState, lockState);
-
-        if (!AcmUtils.isInTransitionalState(deployState, lockState)) {
-            intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(),
-                    deployState, lockState, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.DEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            deploy(instanceId, element, properties);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            undeploy(instanceId, element.getId());
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UPDATING.equals(deployState)) {
-            update(instanceId, element, properties);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.DELETING.equals(deployState)) {
-            delete(instanceId, element.getId());
-            return;
-        }
-        if (LockState.LOCKING.equals(lockState)) {
-            lock(instanceId, element.getId());
-            return;
-        }
-        if (LockState.UNLOCKING.equals(lockState)) {
-            unlock(instanceId, element.getId());
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public void migrate(UUID instanceId, AcElementDeploy element, UUID compositionTargetId,
         Map<String, Object> properties) throws PfModelException {
         LOGGER.debug("migrate call instanceId: {}, element: {}, compositionTargetId: {}, properties: {}",
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2.java
index e836c9874..28bade22f 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2.java
@@ -123,59 +123,6 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2 extends AcElementListenerV2 {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void handleRestartComposition(CompositionDto composition, AcTypeState state) throws PfModelException {
-        LOGGER.debug("restart composition definition call");
-        switch (state) {
-            case PRIMING:
-                prime(composition);
-                break;
-
-            case DEPRIMING:
-                deprime(composition);
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                intermediaryApi.updateCompositionState(composition.compositionId(), state,
-                        StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void handleRestartInstance(CompositionElementDto compositionElement, InstanceElementDto instanceElement,
-                                      DeployState deployState, LockState lockState) throws PfModelException {
-        LOGGER.debug("restart instance call");
-        if (!AcmUtils.isInTransitionalState(deployState, lockState)) {
-            intermediaryApi.updateAutomationCompositionElementState(
-                    instanceElement.instanceId(), instanceElement.elementId(), deployState, lockState,
-                    StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.DEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            deploy(compositionElement, instanceElement);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UNDEPLOYING.equals(deployState)) {
-            undeploy(compositionElement, instanceElement);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.UPDATING.equals(deployState)) {
-            update(compositionElement, instanceElement, instanceElement);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (DeployState.DELETING.equals(deployState)) {
-            delete(compositionElement, instanceElement);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (LockState.LOCKING.equals(lockState)) {
-            lock(compositionElement, instanceElement);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (LockState.UNLOCKING.equals(lockState)) {
-            unlock(compositionElement, instanceElement);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public void migrate(CompositionElementDto compositionElement, CompositionElementDto compositionElementTarget,
                         InstanceElementDto instanceElement, InstanceElementDto instanceElementMigrate)
             throws PfModelException {
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1Test.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1Test.java
index 1061b3ba1..300caa52c 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1Test.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1Test.java
@@ -199,70 +199,6 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1Test {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testHandleRestartComposition() throws PfModelException {
-        var config = new SimConfig();
-        config.setPrimeTimerMs(1);
-        var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var simulatorService = new SimulatorService(intermediaryApi);
-        var acElementHandler = new AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1(intermediaryApi, simulatorService);
-        simulatorService.setConfig(config);
-        var compositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(compositionId, List.of(), AcTypeState.PRIMING);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.PRIMED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR,
-                "Primed");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(compositionId, List.of(), AcTypeState.PRIMED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.PRIMED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR,
-                "Restarted");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(compositionId, List.of(), AcTypeState.DEPRIMING);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.COMMISSIONED,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deprimed");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstance() throws PfModelException {
-        var config = new SimConfig();
-        config.setDeployTimerMs(1);
-        var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var simulatorService = new SimulatorService(intermediaryApi);
-        var acElementHandler = new AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV1(intermediaryApi, simulatorService);
-        simulatorService.setConfig(config);
-        var instanceId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var element = new AcElementDeploy();
-        element.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(instanceId, element, Map.of(), DeployState.DEPLOYING, LockState.NONE);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(),
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(instanceId, element, Map.of(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(),
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(instanceId, element, Map.of(), DeployState.UPDATING, LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(),
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Updated");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(instanceId, element, Map.of(), DeployState.UNDEPLOYING,
-                LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(),
-                DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Undeployed");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(instanceId, element, Map.of(), DeployState.DELETING, LockState.NONE);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(),
-                DeployState.DELETED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deleted");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(instanceId, element, Map.of(), DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKING);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(), null,
-                LockState.LOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Locked");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(instanceId, element, Map.of(), DeployState.DEPLOYED,
-                LockState.UNLOCKING);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, element.getId(), null,
-                LockState.UNLOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Unlocked");
-    }
-
-    @Test
     void testMigrate() throws PfModelException {
         var config = new SimConfig();
         config.setUpdateTimerMs(1);
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2Test.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2Test.java
index c521d3755..51e39067f 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2Test.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/main/handler/AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2Test.java
@@ -223,80 +223,6 @@ class AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2Test {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testHandleRestartComposition() throws PfModelException {
-        var config = new SimConfig();
-        config.setPrimeTimerMs(1);
-        var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var simulatorService = new SimulatorService(intermediaryApi);
-        var acElementHandler = new AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2(intermediaryApi, simulatorService);
-        simulatorService.setConfig(config);
-        var compositionId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var composition = new CompositionDto(compositionId, Map.of(), Map.of());
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(composition, AcTypeState.PRIMING);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.PRIMED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR,
-                "Primed");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(composition, AcTypeState.PRIMED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.PRIMED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR,
-                "Restarted");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartComposition(composition, AcTypeState.DEPRIMING);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateCompositionState(compositionId, AcTypeState.COMMISSIONED,
-                StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deprimed");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testHandleRestartInstance() throws PfModelException {
-        var config = new SimConfig();
-        config.setDeployTimerMs(1);
-        var intermediaryApi = mock(ParticipantIntermediaryApi.class);
-        var simulatorService = new SimulatorService(intermediaryApi);
-        var acElementHandler = new AutomationCompositionElementHandlerV2(intermediaryApi, simulatorService);
-        simulatorService.setConfig(config);
-        var instanceId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var elementId = UUID.randomUUID();
-        var instanceElement = new InstanceElementDto(instanceId, elementId, null, Map.of(), Map.of());
-        var compositionElement = new CompositionElementDto(UUID.randomUUID(), new ToscaConceptIdentifier(),
-                Map.of(), Map.of());
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(compositionElement, instanceElement,
-                DeployState.DEPLOYING, LockState.NONE);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId,
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deployed");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(compositionElement, instanceElement,
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId,
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Restarted");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(compositionElement, instanceElement,
-                DeployState.UPDATING, LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId,
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Updated");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(compositionElement, instanceElement, DeployState.UNDEPLOYING,
-                LockState.LOCKED);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId,
-                DeployState.UNDEPLOYED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Undeployed");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(compositionElement, instanceElement,
-                DeployState.DELETING, LockState.NONE);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId,
-                DeployState.DELETED, null, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Deleted");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(compositionElement, instanceElement,
-                DeployState.DEPLOYED, LockState.LOCKING);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId, null,
-                LockState.LOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Locked");
-
-        acElementHandler.handleRestartInstance(compositionElement, instanceElement, DeployState.DEPLOYED,
-                LockState.UNLOCKING);
-        verify(intermediaryApi).updateAutomationCompositionElementState(instanceId, elementId, null,
-                LockState.UNLOCKED, StateChangeResult.NO_ERROR, "Unlocked");
-    }
-
-
-
-    @Test
     void testMigrate() throws PfModelException {
         var config = new SimConfig();
         config.setUpdateTimerMs(1);
diff --git a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
index 08557f56d..ac24dea72 100644
--- a/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
+++ b/participant/participant-impl/participant-impl-simulator/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/acm/participant/sim/rest/ActuatorControllerTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -53,39 +53,42 @@ class ActuatorControllerTest extends CommonActuatorController {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() throws Exception {
+    void testGetPrometheus_Unauthorized() {
         assertUnauthorizedActGet(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetHealth() throws Exception {
+    void testGetHealth() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(HEALTH_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetMetrics() throws Exception {
+    void testGetMetrics() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(METRICS_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGePrometheus() throws Exception {
+    void testGePrometheus() {
         var invocationBuilder = super.sendActRequest(PROMETHEUS_ENDPOINT);
-        var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke();
-        assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        try (var rawresp = invocationBuilder.buildGet().invoke()) {
+            assertEquals(Response.Status.OK.getStatusCode(), rawresp.getStatus());
+        }
     }
 
 }