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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/schema/validation/MultiplicityValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/schema/validation/MultiplicityValidator.java
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+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.schema.validation;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
+import org.onap.crud.entity.Edge;
+import org.onap.crud.exception.CrudException;
+import org.onap.crud.parser.EdgePayload;
+import org.onap.crud.parser.util.EdgePayloadUtil;
+import org.onap.schema.EdgeRulesLoader;
+import org.onap.schema.RelationshipSchema;
+
+/**
+ * Validator to enforce multiplicity rules on the creation of a new Edge
+ *
+ */
+public class MultiplicityValidator {
+
+    public enum MultiplicityType {
+        MANY2ONE("Many2One"), MANY2MANY("Many2Many"), ONE2MANY("One2Many"), ONE2ONE("One2One");
+
+        private final String value;
+
+        MultiplicityType(String value) {
+            this.value = value;
+        }
+
+        public String getValue() {
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validates the Edge payload's source and target vertices against multiplicity rule
+     *
+     * @param payload
+     * @param edgesForSourceVertex
+     * @param edgesForTargetVertex
+     * @param type
+     * @param version
+     * @throws CrudException
+     */
+    public static void validatePayloadMultiplicity(EdgePayload payload, List<Edge> edgesForSourceVertex,
+            List<Edge> edgesForTargetVertex, String type, String version)
+            throws CrudException {
+        RelationshipSchema schema = EdgeRulesLoader.getSchemaForVersion(version);
+        // find the validate the key from the schema
+        String key = EdgePayloadUtil.generateEdgeKey(payload.getSource(), payload.getTarget(), type);
+
+        // get the multiplicity rule for the relationships
+        String multiplicityTypeValue = schema.lookupRelationMultiplicity(key);
+        if (multiplicityTypeValue != null) {
+            MultiplicityType multiplicityType = MultiplicityType.valueOf(multiplicityTypeValue.toUpperCase());
+
+            boolean isVertexValidForMultiplicityType =
+                    isVertexValidForMultiplicityType(edgesForSourceVertex, edgesForTargetVertex, multiplicityType);
+
+            if (!isVertexValidForMultiplicityType) {
+                throw new CrudException(
+                        multiplicityType.toString() + " multiplicity rule broken for Edge:" + key,
+                        Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Compare vertex existing relationships to ensure its not in breach of multiplicity rules
+     *
+     * @param edgesForVertex
+     * @param multiplicityType
+     * @return
+     */
+    public static Boolean isVertexValidForMultiplicityType(List<Edge> edgesForSourceVertex,
+            List<Edge> edgesForTargetVertex,
+            MultiplicityType multiplicityType) {
+
+        switch (multiplicityType) {
+            case MANY2MANY:
+                return true;
+            case MANY2ONE:
+                if (edgesForSourceVertex != null && !edgesForSourceVertex.isEmpty()) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                break;
+            case ONE2MANY:
+                if (edgesForTargetVertex != null && !edgesForTargetVertex.isEmpty()) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                break;
+            case ONE2ONE:
+                if ((edgesForSourceVertex != null && !edgesForSourceVertex.isEmpty())
+                        || (edgesForTargetVertex != null && !edgesForTargetVertex.isEmpty())) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+}
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/schema/validation/OxmModelValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/schema/validation/OxmModelValidator.java
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+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.schema.validation;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
+import org.eclipse.persistence.dynamic.DynamicType;
+import org.eclipse.persistence.internal.helper.DatabaseField;
+import org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.dynamic.DynamicJAXBContext;
+import org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.DatabaseMapping;
+import org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.XMLField;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.api.Logger;
+import org.onap.aai.cl.eelf.LoggerFactory;
+import org.onap.crud.entity.Vertex;
+import org.onap.crud.exception.CrudException;
+import org.onap.crud.logging.CrudServiceMsgs;
+import org.onap.crud.util.CrudServiceConstants;
+import org.onap.crud.util.CrudServiceUtil;
+import org.onap.schema.OxmModelLoader;
+import com.google.common.base.CaseFormat;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonNull;
+
+public class OxmModelValidator {
+  private static Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getInstance().getLogger(OxmModelValidator.class.getName());
+
+  public enum Metadata {
+    NODE_TYPE("aai-node-type"),
+    URI("aai-uri"),
+    CREATED_TS("aai-created-ts"),
+    UPDATED_TS("aai-last-mod-ts"),
+    SOT("source-of-truth"),
+    LAST_MOD_SOT("last-mod-source-of-truth");
+
+    private final String propName;
+
+    Metadata(String propName) {
+      this.propName = propName;
+    }
+
+    public String propertyName() {
+      return propName;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isProperty(String property) {
+      for (Metadata meta : Metadata.values()) {
+        if (meta.propName.equals(property)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static Map<String, Object> resolveCollectionfilter(String version, String type, Map<String, String> filter)
+      throws CrudException {
+
+    DynamicJAXBContext jaxbContext = null;
+    try {
+      jaxbContext = OxmModelLoader.getContextForVersion(version);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new CrudException(e);
+    }
+
+    Map<String, Object> result = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+    if (jaxbContext == null) {
+      logger.error(CrudServiceMsgs.OXM_LOAD_ERROR, "Error loading oxm model: " + version);
+      throw new CrudException("Error loading oxm model: " + version, Status.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+    final DynamicType modelObjectType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType(
+        CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL, CaseFormat.LOWER_HYPHEN.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL, type)));
+    final DynamicType reservedObjectType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType("ReservedPropNames");
+
+    for (String key : filter.keySet()) {
+        if ((key == CrudServiceConstants.CRD_RESERVED_VERSION )  || key == CrudServiceConstants.CRD_RESERVED_NODE_TYPE ) {
+          result.put ( key, filter.get ( key ) );
+          continue;
+        }
+      String keyJavaName = CaseFormat.LOWER_HYPHEN.to(CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL, key);
+      DatabaseMapping mapping = modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName);
+
+      // Try both the model for the specified type and the reserved properties for our key
+      if (mapping == null) {
+        mapping = reservedObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName);
+      }
+      if (mapping != null) {
+        try {
+          Object value = CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(filter.get(key), mapping.getField().getType());
+          result.put(key, value);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+          // Skip any exceptions thrown while validating the filter
+          // key value
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
+  }
+
+  public static String resolveCollectionType(String version, String type) throws CrudException {
+
+    DynamicJAXBContext jaxbContext = null;
+    try {
+      jaxbContext = OxmModelLoader.getContextForVersion(version);
+    } catch (CrudException ce) {
+      throw new CrudException(ce.getMessage(), ce.getHttpStatus());
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new CrudException(e);
+    }
+
+    if (jaxbContext == null) {
+      logger.error(CrudServiceMsgs.OXM_LOAD_ERROR, "Error loading oxm model: " + version);
+      throw new CrudException("Error loading oxm model: " + version, Status.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+    // Determine if the Object part is a collection type in the model
+    // definition
+    final DynamicType modelObjectType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType(
+        CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL, CaseFormat.LOWER_HYPHEN.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL, type)));
+
+    if (modelObjectType == null) {
+      logger.error(CrudServiceMsgs.INVALID_OXM_FILE, "Object of collection type not found: " + type);
+      throw new CrudException("Object of collection type not found: " + type, Status.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+
+    if (modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappings().size() == 1
+        && modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappings().get(0).isCollectionMapping()) {
+      String childJavaObjectName = modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappings().get(0).getAttributeName();
+      childJavaObjectName = CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL, childJavaObjectName);
+      final DynamicType childObjectType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType(childJavaObjectName);
+      if (childObjectType == null) {
+        // Should not happen as child object is defined in oxm model itself
+        logger.error(CrudServiceMsgs.INVALID_OXM_FILE, "Child Object Type for Java Object not found: " + childJavaObjectName);
+        throw new CrudException("Child Object Type for Java Object not found: " + childJavaObjectName, Status.NOT_FOUND);
+      }
+      return childObjectType.getDescriptor().getTableName();
+    } else {
+      return modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getTableName();
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  public static Vertex validateIncomingUpsertPayload(String id, String version, String type, JsonElement properties)
+      throws CrudException {
+
+    try {
+      type = resolveCollectionType(version, type);
+      DynamicJAXBContext jaxbContext = OxmModelLoader.getContextForVersion(version);
+      String modelObjectClass = CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL,
+          CaseFormat.LOWER_HYPHEN.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL, type));
+
+      final DynamicType modelObjectType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType(modelObjectClass);
+      final DynamicType reservedType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType("ReservedPropNames");
+
+      Set<Map.Entry<String, JsonElement>> payloadEntriesSet = properties.getAsJsonObject().entrySet();
+
+      // loop through input to validate against schema
+      for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : payloadEntriesSet) {
+        String keyJavaName = CaseFormat.LOWER_HYPHEN.to(CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL, entry.getKey());
+
+        // check for valid field
+        if (modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName) == null) {
+          if (reservedType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName) == null) {
+            throw new CrudException("Invalid field: " + entry.getKey(), Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+          }
+        }
+
+      }
+
+      Map<String, JsonElement> entriesMap = new HashMap<String, JsonElement>();
+      for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : payloadEntriesSet) {
+        entriesMap.put(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+      }
+
+      Vertex.Builder modelVertexBuilder = new Vertex.Builder(type);
+      if (id != null) {
+        modelVertexBuilder.id(id);
+      }
+      for (DatabaseMapping mapping : modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappings()) {
+        if (mapping.isAbstractDirectMapping()) {
+          DatabaseField field = mapping.getField();
+          String defaultValue = mapping.getProperties().get("defaultValue") == null ? ""
+              : mapping.getProperties().get("defaultValue").toString();
+
+          String keyName = field.getName().substring(0, field.getName().indexOf("/"));
+
+          if (((XMLField) field).isRequired() && !entriesMap.containsKey(keyName) && !defaultValue.isEmpty()) {
+            modelVertexBuilder.property(keyName, CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(defaultValue, field.getType()));
+          }
+          // if schema field is required and not set then reject
+          if (((XMLField) field).isRequired() && !entriesMap.containsKey(keyName) && defaultValue.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new CrudException("Missing required field: " + keyName, Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+          }
+          // If invalid field then reject
+          if (entriesMap.containsKey(keyName)) {
+            Object value = CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(entriesMap.get(keyName).getAsString(), field.getType());
+            modelVertexBuilder.property(keyName, value);
+          }
+
+          // Set defaults
+          if (!defaultValue.isEmpty() && !entriesMap.containsKey(keyName)) {
+            modelVertexBuilder.property(keyName, CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(defaultValue, field.getType()));
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Handle reserved properties
+      for (DatabaseMapping mapping : reservedType.getDescriptor().getMappings()) {
+        if (mapping.isAbstractDirectMapping()) {
+          DatabaseField field = mapping.getField();
+          String keyName = field.getName().substring(0, field.getName().indexOf("/"));
+
+          if (entriesMap.containsKey(keyName)) {
+            Object value = CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(entriesMap.get(keyName).getAsString(), field.getType());
+            modelVertexBuilder.property(keyName, value);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      return modelVertexBuilder.build();
+    } catch (CrudException ce) {
+      throw new CrudException(ce.getMessage(), ce.getHttpStatus());
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new CrudException(e.getMessage(), Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static Vertex validateIncomingPatchPayload(String id, String version, String type, JsonElement properties,
+      Vertex existingVertex) throws CrudException {
+    try {
+      type = resolveCollectionType(version, type);
+      DynamicJAXBContext jaxbContext = OxmModelLoader.getContextForVersion(version);
+      String modelObjectClass = CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL,
+          CaseFormat.LOWER_HYPHEN.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL, type));
+
+      final DynamicType modelObjectType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType(modelObjectClass);
+      final DynamicType reservedType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType("ReservedPropNames");
+
+      Set<Map.Entry<String, JsonElement>> payloadEntriesSet = properties.getAsJsonObject().entrySet();
+
+      // Loop through the payload properties and merge with existing
+      // vertex props
+      for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : payloadEntriesSet) {
+
+        String keyJavaName = CaseFormat.LOWER_HYPHEN.to(CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL, entry.getKey());
+
+        DatabaseField field = null;
+        String defaultValue = null;
+
+        if (modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName) != null) {
+          field = modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName).getField();
+          defaultValue = modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName).getProperties()
+              .get("defaultValue") == null ? ""
+                  : modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName).getProperties()
+                      .get("defaultValue").toString();
+        } else if (reservedType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName) != null) {
+          field = reservedType.getDescriptor().getMappingForAttributeName(keyJavaName).getField();
+          defaultValue = "";
+        }
+
+        if (field == null) {
+          throw new CrudException("Invalid field: " + entry.getKey(), Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+        }
+
+        // check if mandatory field is not set to null
+        if (((XMLField) field).isRequired() && entry.getValue() instanceof JsonNull && !defaultValue.isEmpty()) {
+          existingVertex.getProperties().put(entry.getKey(),
+              CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(defaultValue, field.getType()));
+        } else if (((XMLField) field).isRequired() && entry.getValue() instanceof JsonNull && defaultValue.isEmpty()) {
+          throw new CrudException("Mandatory field: " + entry.getKey() + " can't be set to null", Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+        } else if (!((XMLField) field).isRequired() && entry.getValue() instanceof JsonNull
+            && existingVertex.getProperties().containsKey(entry.getKey())) {
+          existingVertex.getProperties().remove(entry.getKey());
+        } else if (!(entry.getValue() instanceof JsonNull)) {
+          // add/update the value if found in existing vertex
+          Object value = CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(entry.getValue().getAsString(), field.getType());
+          existingVertex.getProperties().put(entry.getKey(), value);
+        }
+      }
+
+      return existingVertex;
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      throw new CrudException(e.getMessage(), Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static DatabaseField getDatabaseField(String fieldName, DynamicType modelObjectType) {
+    for (DatabaseField field : modelObjectType.getDescriptor().getAllFields()) {
+      int ix = field.getName().indexOf("/");
+      if (ix <= 0) {
+        ix = field.getName().length();
+      }
+
+      String keyName = field.getName().substring(0, ix);
+      if (fieldName.equals(keyName)) {
+        return field;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public static Vertex validateOutgoingPayload(String version, Vertex vertex) {
+    Vertex.Builder modelVertexBuilder = new Vertex.Builder(vertex.getType()).id(vertex.getId().get());
+
+    try {
+      DynamicJAXBContext jaxbContext = OxmModelLoader.getContextForVersion(version);
+      String modelObjectClass = CaseFormat.LOWER_CAMEL.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL,
+          CaseFormat.LOWER_HYPHEN.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL,
+              vertex.getProperties().get(Metadata.NODE_TYPE.propertyName()) != null
+                  ? vertex.getProperties().get(Metadata.NODE_TYPE.propertyName()).toString() : vertex.getType()));
+      final DynamicType modelObjectType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType(modelObjectClass);
+      final DynamicType reservedObjectType = jaxbContext.getDynamicType("ReservedPropNames");
+
+      for (String key : vertex.getProperties().keySet()) {
+        DatabaseField field = getDatabaseField(key, modelObjectType);
+        if (field == null) {
+          field = getDatabaseField(key, reservedObjectType);
+        }
+        if (field != null) {
+          modelVertexBuilder.property(key, vertex.getProperties().get(key));
+        }
+      }
+
+      return modelVertexBuilder.build();
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+      return vertex;
+    }
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/schema/validation/RelationshipSchemaValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/schema/validation/RelationshipSchemaValidator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2717d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/schema/validation/RelationshipSchemaValidator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.aai
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2017-2018 Amdocs
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.schema.validation;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
+import org.onap.crud.entity.Edge;
+import org.onap.crud.entity.Vertex;
+import org.onap.crud.exception.CrudException;
+import org.onap.crud.parser.EdgePayload;
+import org.onap.crud.parser.util.EdgePayloadUtil;
+import org.onap.crud.util.CrudServiceUtil;
+import org.onap.schema.EdgeRulesLoader;
+import org.onap.schema.RelationshipSchema;
+import org.onap.schema.validation.OxmModelValidator.Metadata;
+import org.radeox.util.logging.Logger;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonNull;
+
+public class RelationshipSchemaValidator {
+
+  private static final String SOURCE_LABEL = "Source";
+  private static final String TARGET_LABEL = "Target";
+
+  public static Map<String, Object> resolveCollectionfilter(String version, String type, Map<String, String> filter) throws CrudException {
+    RelationshipSchema schema = EdgeRulesLoader.getSchemaForVersion(version);
+    if (schema == null) {
+      throw new CrudException("", Status.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+
+    Map<String, Class<?>> props = schema.lookupRelationType(type);
+    Map<String, Object> result = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+
+    for (String key : filter.keySet()) {
+
+      if (props.containsKey(key)) {
+        try {
+          Object value = CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(filter.get(key), props.get(key));
+          result.put(key, value);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+          // Skip any exceptions thrown while validating the filter key value
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  public static void validateType(String version, String type) throws CrudException {
+    RelationshipSchema schema = EdgeRulesLoader.getSchemaForVersion(version);
+    if (!schema.isValidType(type)) {
+      throw new CrudException("Invalid " + RelationshipSchema.SCHEMA_RELATIONSHIP_TYPE
+          + ": " + type,
+          Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  public static Edge validateIncomingAddPayload(String version, String type, EdgePayload payload,
+    List<Edge> sourceVertexEdges, List<Edge> targetVertexEdges) throws CrudException {
+
+    //perform standard validation
+    Edge edge = validateIncomingAddPayload(version, type, payload);
+
+    // validate payload using multiplicity edge rules
+    MultiplicityValidator.validatePayloadMultiplicity(payload, sourceVertexEdges, targetVertexEdges, type, version);
+
+    return edge;
+  }
+
+  public static Edge validateIncomingAddPayload(String version, String type, EdgePayload payload)
+      throws CrudException {
+    RelationshipSchema schema = EdgeRulesLoader.getSchemaForVersion(version);
+
+    try {
+      if (payload.getSource() == null || payload.getTarget() == null) {
+        throw new CrudException("Source/Target not specified", Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+      }
+
+      String key = EdgePayloadUtil.generateEdgeKey(payload.getSource(), payload.getTarget(), type);
+
+      // find the validate the key from the schema
+      Map<String, Class<?>> schemaObject = schema.lookupRelation(key);
+
+      if (schemaObject == null) {
+        throw new CrudException("Invalid source/target/relationship type: " + key, Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+      }
+
+      Edge.Builder modelEdgeBuilder = EdgePayloadUtil.getBuilderFromEdgePayload(payload.getSource(), payload.getTarget(), type);
+
+      // validate it properties
+      validateEdgeProps(modelEdgeBuilder, payload.getProperties(), schemaObject);
+
+      return modelEdgeBuilder.build();
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+      throw new CrudException(ex.getMessage(), Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static Edge validateIncomingPatchPayload(Edge edge, String version, EdgePayload payload)
+      throws CrudException {
+    RelationshipSchema schema = EdgeRulesLoader.getSchemaForVersion(version);
+
+    try {
+      validateEdgeVertexMatchesPayload(edge.getSource(), payload.getSource(), SOURCE_LABEL);
+      validateEdgeVertexMatchesPayload(edge.getTarget(), payload.getTarget(), TARGET_LABEL);
+
+      // Remove the timestamp properties from the existing edge, as these should be managed by Champ.
+      Map<String,Object> existingProps = edge.getProperties();
+
+      if (existingProps.containsKey(Metadata.CREATED_TS.propertyName())) {
+        existingProps.remove(Metadata.CREATED_TS.propertyName());
+      }
+      if (existingProps.containsKey(Metadata.UPDATED_TS.propertyName())) {
+        existingProps.remove(Metadata.UPDATED_TS.propertyName());
+      }
+
+      // create key based on source:target:relationshipType
+      String key = edge.getSource().getType() + ":" + edge.getTarget().getType()
+          + ":" + edge.getType();
+
+      // find the validate the key from the schema
+      Map<String, Class<?>> schemaObject = schema.lookupRelation(key);
+
+      if (schemaObject == null) {
+        Logger.warn("key :" + key
+            + " not found in relationship schema . Skipping the schema validation");
+        return edge;
+      }
+
+      validateEdgePropertiesFromPayload(edge, payload, schemaObject);
+
+      return edge;
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+      throw new CrudException(ex.getMessage(), Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static void validateEdgePropertiesFromPayload(Edge edge, EdgePayload payload, Map<String, Class<?>> schemaObject) throws CrudException {
+    Set<Map.Entry<String, JsonElement>> entries = payload.getProperties().getAsJsonObject().entrySet();
+    for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : entries) {
+
+      if (!schemaObject.containsKey(entry.getKey())) {
+        throw new CrudException("Invalid property: " + entry.getKey(), Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+      } else if (entry.getValue() instanceof JsonNull && edge.getProperties().containsKey(entry.getKey())) {
+        edge.getProperties().remove(entry.getKey());
+      } else if (!(entry.getValue() instanceof JsonNull)) {
+        Object value = CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(entry.getValue().getAsString(), schemaObject.get(entry.getKey()));
+        edge.getProperties().put(entry.getKey(), value);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  public static Edge validateIncomingUpdatePayload(Edge edge, String version, EdgePayload payload, String type,
+            List<Edge> sourceVertexEdges, List<Edge> targetVertexEdges) throws CrudException {
+
+    //perform standard validation
+    Edge validatedEdge = validateIncomingUpdatePayload(edge, version, payload);
+
+    // validate payload using multiplicity edge rules
+    MultiplicityValidator.validatePayloadMultiplicity(payload, sourceVertexEdges, targetVertexEdges, type, version);
+
+    return validatedEdge;
+  }
+
+  public static Edge validateIncomingUpdatePayload(Edge edge, String version, EdgePayload payload)
+      throws CrudException {
+    RelationshipSchema schema = EdgeRulesLoader.getSchemaForVersion(version);
+
+    try {
+      validateEdgeVertexMatchesPayload(edge.getSource(), payload.getSource(), SOURCE_LABEL);
+      validateEdgeVertexMatchesPayload(edge.getTarget(), payload.getTarget(), TARGET_LABEL);
+
+      // create key based on source:target:relationshipType
+      String key = edge.getSource().getType() + ":" + edge.getTarget().getType()
+          + ":" + edge.getType();
+
+      // find the validate the key from the schema
+      Map<String, Class<?>> schemaObject = schema.lookupRelation(key);
+
+      if (schemaObject == null) {
+        Logger.warn("key :" + key
+            + " not found in relationship schema . Skipping the schema validation");
+        return edge;
+      }
+
+      Edge.Builder updatedEdgeBuilder = EdgePayloadUtil.getBuilderFromEdge(edge);
+
+      validateEdgeProps(updatedEdgeBuilder, payload.getProperties(), schemaObject);
+
+      return updatedEdgeBuilder.build();
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+      throw new CrudException(ex.getMessage(), Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static void validateEdgeVertexMatchesPayload(Vertex edgeVertex, String payloadVertex, String vertexTypeLabel) throws CrudException {
+    if (payloadVertex != null) {
+      String sourceNodeId = EdgePayloadUtil.getVertexNodeId(payloadVertex);
+      if (!sourceNodeId.equals(edgeVertex.getId().get())) {
+        throw new CrudException(vertexTypeLabel + " can't be updated", Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static void validateEdgeProps(Edge.Builder builder, JsonElement props, Map<String, Class<?>> schemaObject) throws CrudException {
+    Set<Map.Entry<String, JsonElement>> entries = props.getAsJsonObject().entrySet();
+
+    for (Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : entries) {
+      if (!schemaObject.containsKey(entry.getKey())) {
+        throw new CrudException("Invalid property: " + entry.getKey(), Status.BAD_REQUEST);
+      } else {
+        Object value = CrudServiceUtil.validateFieldType(entry.getValue().getAsString(),
+            schemaObject.get(entry.getKey()));
+        builder.property(entry.getKey(), value);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static Edge validateOutgoingPayload(String version, Edge edge) throws CrudException {
+    Edge.Builder modelEdgeBuilder = new Edge.Builder(edge.getType()).id(edge.getId()
+        .get()).source(edge.getSource())
+        .target(edge.getTarget());
+
+    RelationshipSchema schema = EdgeRulesLoader.getSchemaForVersion(version);
+
+    String key = edge.getSource().getType() + ":" + edge.getTarget().getType()
+        + ":" + edge.getType();
+    Map<String, Class<?>> schemaObject = schema.lookupRelation(key);
+
+    if (schemaObject == null || schemaObject.isEmpty()) {
+      return edge;
+    }
+
+    for (String prop : edge.getProperties().keySet()) {
+      if (schemaObject.containsKey(prop)) {
+        modelEdgeBuilder.property(prop, edge.getProperties().get(prop));
+      }
+
+    }
+    return modelEdgeBuilder.build();
+  }
+}