Merge "Sonar improvements and class renaming"

20 files changed, 468 insertions, 284 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/DcaeInventoryServices.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/DcaeInventoryServices.java
index c35eb0da..192dcdb9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/DcaeInventoryServices.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/DcaeInventoryServices.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class DcaeInventoryServices {
             List<String> resourceUuidList = global.getResourceVf();

             String serviceUuid = sdcCatalogServices.getServiceUuidFromServiceInvariantId(invariantServiceUuid);

             String resourceUuid = "";

-            if (resourceUuidList != null && resourceUuidList.size() > 0) {

+            if (resourceUuidList != null && !resourceUuidList.isEmpty()) {

                 resourceUuid = resourceUuidList.get(0).toString();

             }

             /* Invemtory service url is called in this method */

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/OperationalPolicyDelegate.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/OperationalPolicyDelegate.java
index 566d11a2..493b3b3c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/OperationalPolicyDelegate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/OperationalPolicyDelegate.java
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ public class OperationalPolicyDelegate implements JavaDelegate {
      */
     @Override
     public void execute(DelegateExecution execution) throws IOException, BuilderException, PolicyEngineException {
-
-        // execution.setVariable("operationalPolicyRequestUuid",
-        // operationalPolicyRequestUuid);
         String responseMessage = null;
         String operationalPolicyRequestUuid = null;
         ModelProperties prop = ModelProperties.create(execution);
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyDelegate implements JavaDelegate {
                 operationalPolicyRequestUuid = LoggingUtils.getRequestId();
                 Map<AttributeType, Map<String, String>> attributes = OperationalPolicyReq.formatAttributes(refProp,
                         prop, prop.getType(Policy.class).getId(), policyChain);
-                responseMessage = policyClient.sendBrms(attributes, prop, operationalPolicyRequestUuid);
+                responseMessage = policyClient.sendBrmsPolicy(attributes, prop, operationalPolicyRequestUuid);
             }
             if (responseMessage != null) {
                 execution.setVariable("operationalPolicyResponseMessage", responseMessage.getBytes());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/PolicyClient.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/PolicyClient.java
index 22f215cc..2b49a8ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/PolicyClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/PolicyClient.java
@@ -62,10 +62,15 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
  */
 public class PolicyClient {
 
+    protected static final String     POLICY_PREFIX_BASE         = "Config_";
+    protected static final String     POLICY_PREFIX_BRMS_PARAM   = "Config_BRMS_Param_";
+    protected static final String     POLICY_PREFIX_MICROSERVICE = "Config_MS_";
+
     protected static final String     LOG_POLICY_PREFIX = "Response is ";
 
-    protected static final EELFLogger logger            = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(PolicyClient.class);
-    protected static final EELFLogger metricsLogger     = EELFManager.getInstance().getMetricsLogger();
+    protected static final EELFLogger logger                     = EELFManager.getInstance()
+            .getLogger(PolicyClient.class);
+    protected static final EELFLogger metricsLogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getMetricsLogger();
 
     @Value("${org.onap.clamp.config.files.cldsPolicyConfig:'classpath:/clds/clds-policy-config.properties'}")
     protected String                  cldsPolicyConfigFile;
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ public class PolicyClient {
     protected RefProp                 refProp;
 
     /**
-     * Perform send of microservice policy.
+     * Perform BRMS policy type.
      *
      * @param attributes
      *            A map of attributes
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ public class PolicyClient {
      *             In case of issues with the PolicyEngine class
      * 
      */
-    public String sendBrms(Map<AttributeType, Map<String, String>> attributes, ModelProperties prop,
+    public String sendBrmsPolicy(Map<AttributeType, Map<String, String>> attributes, ModelProperties prop,
             String policyRequestUuid) throws PolicyEngineException, IOException {
 
         PolicyParameters policyParameters = new PolicyParameters();
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ public class PolicyClient {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Perform send of microservice policy.
+     * Perform send of microservice policy in JSON.
      *
      * @param policyJson
      *            The policy JSON
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ public class PolicyClient {
      * @throws IOException
      *             In case of issue with the Stream
      */
-    public String sendMicroService(String policyJson, ModelProperties prop, String policyRequestUuid)
+    public String sendMicroServiceInJson(String policyJson, ModelProperties prop, String policyRequestUuid)
             throws IOException, PolicyEngineException {
 
         PolicyParameters policyParameters = new PolicyParameters();
@@ -164,6 +169,47 @@ public class PolicyClient {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Perform send of base policy in OTHER type.
+     * 
+     * @param configBody
+     *            The config policy string body
+     * @param prop
+     *            The ModelProperties
+     * @param policyRequestUuid
+     *            The policy request UUID
+     * @return
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             In case of issues with the policy engine class creation
+     * @throws PolicyEngineException
+     *             In case of issue with the Stream
+     */
+    public String sendBasePolicyInOther(String configBody, ModelProperties prop, String policyRequestUuid)
+            throws IOException, PolicyEngineException {
+
+        PolicyParameters policyParameters = new PolicyParameters();
+
+        // Set Policy Type
+        policyParameters.setPolicyConfigType(PolicyConfigType.Base);
+        policyParameters.setEcompName(refProp.getStringValue("policy.ecomp.name"));
+        policyParameters.setPolicyName(prop.getCurrentPolicyScopeAndPolicyName());
+
+        policyParameters.setConfigBody(configBody);
+        policyParameters.setConfigBodyType(PolicyType.OTHER);
+        policyParameters.setConfigName("HolmesPolicy");
+
+        policyParameters.setRequestID(UUID.fromString(policyRequestUuid));
+
+        // Adding this line to clear the policy id from policy name while
+        // pushing to policy engine
+        prop.setPolicyUniqueId("");
+
+        String rtnMsg = send(policyParameters, prop, POLICY_PREFIX_BASE);
+        push(PolicyConfigType.Base.toString(), prop);
+
+        return rtnMsg;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Perform send of policy.
      *
      * @param policyParameters
@@ -204,7 +250,7 @@ public class PolicyClient {
                 responseMessage = response.getResponseMessage();
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("Exception occurred during policy communnication", e);
+            logger.error("Exception occurred during policy communication", e);
         }
         logger.info(LOG_POLICY_PREFIX + responseMessage);
 
@@ -266,7 +312,7 @@ public class PolicyClient {
             response = policyEngine.pushPolicy(pushPolicyParameters);
             responseMessage = response.getResponseMessage();
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("Exception occurred during policy communnication", e);
+            logger.error("Exception occurred during policy communication", e);
         }
         logger.info(LOG_POLICY_PREFIX + responseMessage);
 
@@ -350,9 +396,20 @@ public class PolicyClient {
      *             In case of issues with the PolicyEngine creation
      */
     public String deleteMicrosService(ModelProperties prop) throws PolicyEngineException, IOException {
-        String policyNamePrefix = refProp.getStringValue("policy.ms.policyNamePrefix");
         String policyType = refProp.getStringValue("policy.ms.type");
-        return deletePolicy(policyNamePrefix, prop, policyType);
+        return deletePolicy(prop, policyType);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method delete the Base policy.
+     *
+     * @param prop The model Properties
+     * @return A string with the answer from policy
+     * @throws PolicyEngineException In case of issues with the policy engine
+     * @throws IOException In case of issues with the stream
+     */
+    public String deleteBasePolicy(ModelProperties prop) throws PolicyEngineException, IOException {
+        return deletePolicy(prop, PolicyConfigType.Base.toString());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -367,26 +424,23 @@ public class PolicyClient {
      *             In case of issues with the PolicyEngine creation
      */
     public String deleteBrms(ModelProperties prop) throws PolicyEngineException, IOException {
-        String policyNamePrefix = refProp.getStringValue("policy.op.policyNamePrefix");
         String policyType = refProp.getStringValue("policy.op.type");
-        return deletePolicy(policyNamePrefix, prop, policyType);
+        return deletePolicy(prop, policyType);
     }
 
     /**
      * Format and send delete PAP and PDP requests to Policy.
      *
-     * @param policyNamePrefix
-     *            The String policyNamePrefix
      * @param prop
      *            The ModelProperties
+     *
      * @return The response message from policy
      * @throws IOException
      *             in case of issues with the Stream
      * @throws PolicyEngineException
      *             In case of issues with the PolicyEngine class creation
      */
-    protected String deletePolicy(String policyNamePrefix, ModelProperties prop, String policyType)
-            throws PolicyEngineException, IOException {
+    protected String deletePolicy(ModelProperties prop, String policyType) throws PolicyEngineException, IOException {
         DeletePolicyParameters deletePolicyParameters = new DeletePolicyParameters();
 
         if (prop.getPolicyUniqueId() != null && !prop.getPolicyUniqueId().isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/SdcCatalogServices.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/SdcCatalogServices.java
index 24a3d3c4..d418ea55 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/SdcCatalogServices.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/SdcCatalogServices.java
@@ -569,11 +569,7 @@ public class SdcCatalogServices {
     }

 

     private String removeUnwantedBracesFromString(String id) {

-        String idReworked = "";

-        if (id != null && id.contains("\"")) {

-            idReworked = id.replaceAll("\"", "");

-        }

-        return idReworked;

+        return (id != null) ? id.replaceAll("\"", "") : "";

     }

 

     private List<CldsAlarmCondition> getAlarmCondtionsFromVfc(String vfcResponse) throws IOException {

@@ -740,7 +736,7 @@ public class SdcCatalogServices {
                 String inputLine;

                 while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) {

                     if (!inputLine.isEmpty()) {

-                        response.append(inputLine);

+                    response.append(inputLine);

                     }

                     if (alarmConditions) {

                         response.append("\n");

@@ -985,12 +981,13 @@ public class SdcCatalogServices {
                                 alertDescNode.put(currCldsAlarmCondition.getAlarmConditionKey(),

                                         currCldsAlarmCondition.getAlarmConditionKey());

                             }

+                            }

                         }

-                    }

+

                     vfcObjectNode.putPOJO("alarmCondition", alarmCondNode);

                     vfcObjectNode.putPOJO("alertDescription", alertDescNode);

                     vfcResourceUuidObjectNode.putPOJO(currCldsVfcData.getVfcInvariantResourceUUID(), vfcObjectNode);

-                }

+                    }

             }

         } else {

             alarmCondNode.put("", "");

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/SdcSendReqDelegate.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/SdcSendReqDelegate.java
index ee233686..0ffde932 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/SdcSendReqDelegate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/SdcSendReqDelegate.java
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ public class SdcSendReqDelegate implements JavaDelegate {
         getSdcAttributes((String) execution.getVariable("controlName"));
         ModelProperties prop = ModelProperties.create(execution);
         String bluprintPayload = SdcReq.formatBlueprint(refProp, prop, docText);
-        String formatttedSdcReq = SdcReq.formatSdcReq(bluprintPayload, artifactName, artifactLabel, artifactType);
-        if (formatttedSdcReq != null) {
-            execution.setVariable("formattedArtifactReq", formatttedSdcReq.getBytes());
+        String formattedSdcReq = SdcReq.formatSdcReq(bluprintPayload, artifactName, artifactLabel, artifactType);
+        if (formattedSdcReq != null) {
+            execution.setVariable("formattedArtifactReq", formattedSdcReq.getBytes());
         }
         List<String> sdcReqUrlsList = SdcReq.getSdcReqUrlsList(prop, baseUrl, sdcCatalogServices, execution);
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class SdcSendReqDelegate implements JavaDelegate {
         if (formattedSdcLocationReq != null) {
             execution.setVariable("formattedLocationReq", formattedSdcLocationReq.getBytes());
         }
-        sdcCatalogServices.uploadToSdc(prop, userid, sdcReqUrlsList, formatttedSdcReq, formattedSdcLocationReq,
+        sdcCatalogServices.uploadToSdc(prop, userid, sdcReqUrlsList, formattedSdcReq, formattedSdcLocationReq,
                 artifactName, locationArtifactName);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/StringMatchPolicyDelegate.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/StringMatchPolicyDelegate.java
index 50126d55..d149137b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/StringMatchPolicyDelegate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/StringMatchPolicyDelegate.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class StringMatchPolicyDelegate implements JavaDelegate {
         StringMatch stringMatch = prop.getType(StringMatch.class);
         if (stringMatch.isFound()) {
             String policyJson = StringMatchPolicyReq.format(refProp, prop);
-            String responseMessage = policyClient.sendMicroService(policyJson, prop, stringMatchPolicyRequestUuid);
+            String responseMessage = policyClient.sendMicroServiceInJson(policyJson, prop, stringMatchPolicyRequestUuid);
             if (responseMessage != null) {
                 execution.setVariable("stringMatchPolicyResponseMessage", responseMessage.getBytes());
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/TcaPolicyDelegate.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/TcaPolicyDelegate.java
index e8b92a42..9debcc2a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/TcaPolicyDelegate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/TcaPolicyDelegate.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class TcaPolicyDelegate implements JavaDelegate {
         Tca tca = prop.getType(Tca.class);
         if (tca.isFound()) {
             String policyJson = TcaMPolicyReq.formatTca(refProp, prop);
-            String responseMessage = policyClient.sendMicroService(policyJson, prop, tcaPolicyRequestUuid);
+            String responseMessage = policyClient.sendMicroServiceInJson(policyJson, prop, tcaPolicyRequestUuid);
             if (responseMessage != null) {
                 execution.setVariable("tcaPolicyResponseMessage", responseMessage.getBytes());
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/OperationalPolicyReq.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/OperationalPolicyReq.java
index e7f956d3..2b1762a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/OperationalPolicyReq.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/OperationalPolicyReq.java
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
         String operationTopic = "";
         String notificationTopic = "";
         String controller = "";
-        Tca tca = prop.getTca();
-        if (tca.isFound()) {
+        Tca tca = prop.getType(Tca.class);
+        if (tca != null && tca.isFound()) {
             if (!global.getActionSet().equalsIgnoreCase("enbRecipe")) {
                 throw new BadRequestException(
                         "Operation Policy validation problem: action set is not selected properly.");
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
         String recipeTopic = refProp.getStringValue("op.recipeTopic", global.getService());
 
         // ruleAttributes
-        Map<String, String> ruleAttributes = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        Map<String, String> ruleAttributes = new HashMap<>();
 
-        if (operationTopic == null || operationTopic.length() == 0) {
+        if (operationTopic == null || operationTopic.isEmpty()) {
             logger.info("templateName=" + templateName);
             logger.info("recipeTopic=" + recipeTopic);
             logger.info("notificationTopic=" + notificationTopic);
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
         }
 
         // matchingAttributes
-        Map<String, String> matchingAttributes = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        Map<String, String> matchingAttributes = new HashMap<>();
         matchingAttributes.put("controller", controller);
 
-        Map<AttributeType, Map<String, String>> attributes = new HashMap<AttributeType, Map<String, String>>();
+        Map<AttributeType, Map<String, String>> attributes = new HashMap<>();
         attributes.put(AttributeType.RULE, ruleAttributes);
         attributes.put(AttributeType.MATCHING, matchingAttributes);
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
         builder.addResource(vfcResources);
 
         // process each policy
-        HashMap<String, org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Policy> policyObjMap = new HashMap<String, org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Policy>();
+        HashMap<String, org.onap.policy.controlloop.policy.Policy> policyObjMap = new HashMap<>();
         List<PolicyItem> policyItemList = orderParentFirst(policyChain.getPolicyItems());
         Target target = new Target();
         target.setType(TargetType.VM);
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
             logger.info("results.getSpecification()=" + results.getSpecification());
         } else {
             // throw exception with error info
-            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
             sb.append("Operation Policy validation problem: ControlLoopPolicyBuilder failed with following messages: ");
             for (Message message : results.getMessages()) {
                 sb.append(message.getMessage());
@@ -235,10 +235,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
             }
             throw new BadRequestException(sb.toString());
         }
-
-        String encodedYaml = URLEncoder.encode(results.getSpecification(), "UTF-8");
-
-        return encodedYaml;
+        return URLEncoder.encode(results.getSpecification(), "UTF-8");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -269,7 +266,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
         builder.addResource(vfcResources);
 
         // process each policy
-        HashMap<String, Policy> policyObjMap = new HashMap<String, Policy>();
+        HashMap<String, Policy> policyObjMap = new HashMap<>();
         List<PolicyItem> policyItemList = addAOTSActorRecipe(refProp, global.getService(),
                 policyChain.getPolicyItems());
         Target target = new Target();
@@ -281,7 +278,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
             String policyName = policyItem.getRecipe() + " Policy";
             if (i == 0) {
                 // To set up time window payload for trigger policy
-                Map<String, String> payloadMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
+                Map<String, String> payloadMap = new HashMap<>();
                 payloadMap.put("timeWindow", refProp.getStringValue("op.eNodeB.timeWindow"));
                 String policyDescription = policyItem.getRecipe()
                         + " Policy - the trigger (no parent) policy - created by CLDS";
@@ -314,7 +311,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
             logger.info("results.getSpecification()=" + results.getSpecification());
         } else {
             // throw exception with error info
-            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
             sb.append("Operation Policy validation problem: ControlLoopPolicyBuilder failed with following messages: ");
             for (Message message : results.getMessages()) {
                 sb.append(message.getMessage());
@@ -322,10 +319,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
             }
             throw new BadRequestException(sb.toString());
         }
-
-        String encodedYaml = URLEncoder.encode(results.getSpecification(), "UTF-8");
-
-        return encodedYaml;
+        return URLEncoder.encode(results.getSpecification(), "UTF-8");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -335,7 +329,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
      * @return
      */
     private static List<PolicyItem> addAOTSActorRecipe(RefProp refProp, String service, List<PolicyItem> inOrigList) {
-        List<PolicyItem> outList = new ArrayList<PolicyItem>();
+        List<PolicyItem> outList = new ArrayList<>();
         try {
             PolicyItem policyItem = inOrigList.get(0);
             ObjectNode rootNode = (ObjectNode) refProp.getJsonTemplate("op.eNodeB.recipe", service);
@@ -354,7 +348,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
                     policyItemObj.setRetryTimeLimit(Integer.parseInt(recipeNode.path("TimeLimit").asText()));
                 }
                 if (!recipeNode.path("PPConditions").asText().isEmpty()) {
-                    List<String> parentPolicyConditions = new ArrayList<String>();
+                    List<String> parentPolicyConditions = new ArrayList<>();
                     for (String ppCondition : recipeNode.path("PPConditions").asText().split(",")) {
                         parentPolicyConditions.add(ppCondition);
                     }
@@ -395,7 +389,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
                 // check for trigger policy (no parent)
                 String parent = inItem.getParentPolicy();
                 if (parent == null || parent.length() == 0) {
-                    if (outList.size() > 0) {
+                    if (!outList.isEmpty()) {
                         throw new BadRequestException(
                                 "Operation Policy validation problem: more than one trigger policy");
                     } else {
@@ -431,7 +425,7 @@ public class OperationalPolicyReq {
             return new Resource[0];
         }
         return stringList.stream().map(stringElem -> new Resource(stringElem, resourceType)).toArray(Resource[]::new);
-    }
+        }
 
     /**
      * Convert a List of policy result strings to an array of PolicyResult
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/SdcReq.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/SdcReq.java
index 9c2ebcda..93c56260 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/SdcReq.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/client/req/SdcReq.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class SdcReq {
         String resourceInstanceName = "";
         if (globalProps != null) {
             List<String> resourceVf = globalProps.getResourceVf();
-            if (resourceVf != null && resourceVf.size() > 0) {
+            if (resourceVf != null && !resourceVf.isEmpty()) {
                 resourceInstanceName = resourceVf.get(0);
             }
             if (globalProps.getService() != null) {
@@ -258,35 +258,35 @@ public class SdcReq {
         // TODO : refact and regroup with very similar code
         List<String> urlList = new ArrayList<>();
         try {
-            Global globalProps = prop.getGlobal();
-            if (globalProps != null) {
-                if (globalProps.getService() != null) {
-                    String serviceInvariantUUID = globalProps.getService();
-                    execution.setVariable("serviceInvariantUUID", serviceInvariantUUID);
-                    List<String> resourceVfList = globalProps.getResourceVf();
-                    String serviceUUID = sdcCatalogServices.getServiceUuidFromServiceInvariantId(serviceInvariantUUID);
-                    String sdcServicesInformation = sdcCatalogServices.getSdcServicesInformation(serviceUUID);
-                    CldsSdcServiceDetail CldsSdcServiceDetail = sdcCatalogServices
-                            .getCldsSdcServiceDetailFromJson(sdcServicesInformation);
-                    if (CldsSdcServiceDetail != null && resourceVfList != null) {
-                        List<CldsSdcResource> CldsSdcResourcesList = CldsSdcServiceDetail.getResources();
-                        if (CldsSdcResourcesList != null && CldsSdcResourcesList.size() > 0) {
-                            for (CldsSdcResource CldsSdcResource : CldsSdcResourcesList) {
-                                if (CldsSdcResource != null && CldsSdcResource.getResoucreType() != null
-                                        && CldsSdcResource.getResoucreType().equalsIgnoreCase("VF")) {
-                                    if (resourceVfList.contains(CldsSdcResource.getResourceInvariantUUID())) {
-                                        String normalizedResourceInstanceName = normalizeResourceInstanceName(
-                                                CldsSdcResource.getResourceInstanceName());
-                                        String svcUrl = baseUrl + "/" + serviceUUID + "/resourceInstances/"
-                                                + normalizedResourceInstanceName + "/artifacts";
-                                        urlList.add(svcUrl);
-                                    }
+        Global globalProps = prop.getGlobal();
+        if (globalProps != null) {
+            if (globalProps.getService() != null) {
+                String serviceInvariantUUID = globalProps.getService();
+                execution.setVariable("serviceInvariantUUID", serviceInvariantUUID);
+                List<String> resourceVfList = globalProps.getResourceVf();
+                String serviceUUID = sdcCatalogServices.getServiceUuidFromServiceInvariantId(serviceInvariantUUID);
+                String sdcServicesInformation = sdcCatalogServices.getSdcServicesInformation(serviceUUID);
+                CldsSdcServiceDetail CldsSdcServiceDetail = sdcCatalogServices
+                        .getCldsSdcServiceDetailFromJson(sdcServicesInformation);
+                if (CldsSdcServiceDetail != null && resourceVfList != null) {
+                    List<CldsSdcResource> CldsSdcResourcesList = CldsSdcServiceDetail.getResources();
+                        if (CldsSdcResourcesList != null && !CldsSdcResourcesList.isEmpty()) {
+                        for (CldsSdcResource CldsSdcResource : CldsSdcResourcesList) {
+                            if (CldsSdcResource != null && CldsSdcResource.getResoucreType() != null
+                                    && CldsSdcResource.getResoucreType().equalsIgnoreCase("VF")) {
+                                if (resourceVfList.contains(CldsSdcResource.getResourceInvariantUUID())) {
+                                    String normalizedResourceInstanceName = normalizeResourceInstanceName(
+                                            CldsSdcResource.getResourceInstanceName());
+                                    String svcUrl = baseUrl + "/" + serviceUUID + "/resourceInstances/"
+                                            + normalizedResourceInstanceName + "/artifacts";
+                                    urlList.add(svcUrl);
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
+        }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new SdcCommunicationException("Exception occurred during the SDC communication",e);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/dao/CldsDao.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/dao/CldsDao.java
index d54976b8..3b69502a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/dao/CldsDao.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/dao/CldsDao.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 package org.onap.clamp.clds.dao;
 
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
@@ -51,9 +54,6 @@ import org.springframework.jdbc.core.namedparam.SqlParameterSource;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.simple.SimpleJdbcCall;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
 
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
-
 /**
  * Data Access for CLDS Model tables.
  */
@@ -63,19 +63,19 @@ public class CldsDao {
     protected static final EELFLogger logger        = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(CldsDao.class);
     protected static final EELFLogger metricsLogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getMetricsLogger();
 
-    private JdbcTemplate            jdbcTemplateObject;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procGetModel;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procGetModelTemplate;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procSetModel;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procInsEvent;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procUpdEvent;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procSetTemplate;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procGetTemplate;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procDelAllModelInstances;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procInsModelInstance;
-    private SimpleJdbcCall          procDelModelInstance;
+    private JdbcTemplate              jdbcTemplateObject;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procGetModel;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procGetModelTemplate;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procSetModel;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procInsEvent;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procUpdEvent;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procSetTemplate;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procGetTemplate;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procDelAllModelInstances;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procInsModelInstance;
+    private SimpleJdbcCall            procDelModelInstance;
 
-    private static final String     healthcheck   = "Select 1";
+    private static final String       HEALTHCHECK   = "Select 1";
 
     /**
      * Log message when instantiating
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public class CldsDao {
                 cldsServiceData = (CldsServiceData) oip.readObject();
                 cldsServiceData.setAgeOfRecord(age);
             } catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
-                logger.error("Error caught while retrieving cldsServiceData from database");
+                logger.error("Error caught while retrieving cldsServiceData from database", e);
             }
             return cldsServiceData;
         }
@@ -463,8 +463,7 @@ public class CldsDao {
         return template;
     }
 
-    public CldsServiceData getCldsServiceCache(String invariantUUID)
-            throws SQLException, IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
+    public CldsServiceData getCldsServiceCache(String invariantUUID) {
         CldsServiceData cldsServiceData = null;
         List<CldsServiceData> cldsServiceDataList = new ArrayList<>();
         try {
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ public class CldsDao {
         return cldsServiceData;
     }
 
-    public void setCldsServiceCache(CldsDBServiceCache cldsDBServiceCache) throws SQLException, IOException {
+    public void setCldsServiceCache(CldsDBServiceCache cldsDBServiceCache) {
         if (cldsDBServiceCache != null && cldsDBServiceCache.getInvariantId() != null
                 && cldsDBServiceCache.getServiceId() != null) {
             String invariantUuid = cldsDBServiceCache.getInvariantId();
@@ -501,7 +500,7 @@ public class CldsDao {
     }
 
     public void doHealthCheck() throws SQLException, IOException {
-        jdbcTemplateObject.execute(healthcheck);
+        jdbcTemplateObject.execute(HEALTHCHECK);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/exception/CldsConfigException.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/exception/CldsConfigException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3122fbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/exception/CldsConfigException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP CLAMP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
+ *                             reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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============================================
+ * ===================================================================
+ * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ */
+
+package org.onap.clamp.clds.exception;
+
+/**
+ * New exception to CldsUser errors.
+ *
+ */
+public class CldsConfigException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 5958873136187918505L;
+
+    /**
+     * This constructor can be used to create a new CldsConfigException.
+     * 
+     * @param message
+     *            A string message detailing the problem
+     * @param e
+     *            The exception sent by the code
+     */
+    public CldsConfigException(String message, Throwable e) {
+        super(message, e);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This constructor can be used to create a new CldsConfigException. Use
+     * this constructor only if you are creating a new exception stack, not if
+     * an exception was already raised by another code.
+     *
+     * @param message
+     *            A string message detailing the problem
+     */
+    public CldsConfigException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsDBServiceCache.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsDBServiceCache.java
index 4b2a2e30..f9a760b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsDBServiceCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsDBServiceCache.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class CldsDBServiceCache {
         this.serviceId = serviceId;
     }
 
-    public InputStream getCldsDataInstream() throws IOException {
+    public InputStream getCldsDataInstream() {
         return cldsDataInstream;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcResource.java
index 7fa741c8..9c47f450 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcResource.java
@@ -23,26 +23,26 @@
 
 package org.onap.clamp.clds.model;
 
-import java.math.BigDecimal;
-import java.util.List;
-
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.util.List;
+
 @JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
 public class CldsSdcResource implements Comparable<CldsSdcResource> {
 
     protected static final EELFLogger logger        = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(CldsSdcResource.class);
     protected static final EELFLogger metricsLogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getMetricsLogger();
 
-    private String                  resourceInstanceName;
-    private String                  resourceName;
-    private String                  resourceInvariantUuid;
-    private String                  resourceVersion;
-    private String                  resoucreType;
-    private String                  resourceUuid;
-    private List<CldsSdcArtifact>   artifacts;
+    private String                    resourceInstanceName;
+    private String                    resourceName;
+    private String                    resourceInvariantUuid;
+    private String                    resourceVersion;
+    private String                    resoucreType;
+    private String                    resourceUuid;
+    private List<CldsSdcArtifact>     artifacts;
 
     public String getResourceInstanceName() {
         return resourceInstanceName;
@@ -117,6 +117,37 @@ public class CldsSdcResource implements Comparable<CldsSdcResource> {
         return rtn;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        final int prime = 31;
+        int result = 1;
+        result = prime * result + ((resourceInstanceName == null) ? 0 : resourceInstanceName.hashCode());
+        result = prime * result + ((resourceVersion == null) ? 0 : resourceVersion.hashCode());
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj)
+            return true;
+        if (obj == null)
+            return false;
+        if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+            return false;
+        CldsSdcResource other = (CldsSdcResource) obj;
+        if (resourceInstanceName == null) {
+            if (other.resourceInstanceName != null)
+                return false;
+        } else if (!resourceInstanceName.equals(other.resourceInstanceName))
+            return false;
+        if (resourceVersion == null) {
+            if (other.resourceVersion != null)
+                return false;
+        } else if (!resourceVersion.equals(other.resourceVersion))
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert version String into a BigDecimal
      *
@@ -124,7 +155,7 @@ public class CldsSdcResource implements Comparable<CldsSdcResource> {
      * @return
      */
     private BigDecimal convertVersion(String versionText) {
-        BigDecimal rtn = new BigDecimal(0.0);
+        BigDecimal rtn = BigDecimal.valueOf(0.0);
         try {
             rtn = new BigDecimal(versionText);
         } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo.java
index 80fa787e..f91e36a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo.java
@@ -23,28 +23,29 @@
 
 package org.onap.clamp.clds.model;
 
-import java.math.BigDecimal;
-
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+
 @JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
 public class CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo implements Comparable<CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo> {
 
-    protected static final EELFLogger logger        = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo.class);
+    protected static final EELFLogger logger        = EELFManager.getInstance()
+            .getLogger(CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo.class);
     protected static final EELFLogger metricsLogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getMetricsLogger();
 
-    private String                  uuid;
-    private String                  invariantUUID;
-    private String                  name;
-    private String                  version;
-    private String                  toscaModelURL;
-    private String                  category;
-    private String                  subCategory;
-    private String                  resourceType;
-    private String                  lifecycleState;
-    private String                  lastUpdaterUserId;
+    private String                    uuid;
+    private String                    invariantUUID;
+    private String                    name;
+    private String                    version;
+    private String                    toscaModelURL;
+    private String                    category;
+    private String                    subCategory;
+    private String                    resourceType;
+    private String                    lifecycleState;
+    private String                    lastUpdaterUserId;
 
     @Override
     public int compareTo(CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo in) {
@@ -62,6 +63,37 @@ public class CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo implements Comparable<CldsSdcResourceBasic
         return rtn;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        final int prime = 31;
+        int result = 1;
+        result = prime * result + ((name == null) ? 0 : name.hashCode());
+        result = prime * result + ((version == null) ? 0 : version.hashCode());
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj)
+            return true;
+        if (obj == null)
+            return false;
+        if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+            return false;
+        CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo other = (CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo) obj;
+        if (name == null) {
+            if (other.name != null)
+                return false;
+        } else if (!name.equals(other.name))
+            return false;
+        if (version == null) {
+            if (other.version != null)
+                return false;
+        } else if (!version.equals(other.version))
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert version String into a BigDecimal
      *
@@ -69,7 +101,7 @@ public class CldsSdcResourceBasicInfo implements Comparable<CldsSdcResourceBasic
      * @return
      */
     private BigDecimal convertVersion(String version) {
-        BigDecimal rtn = new BigDecimal(0.0);
+        BigDecimal rtn = BigDecimal.valueOf(0.0);
         try {
             rtn = new BigDecimal(version);
         } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcServiceInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcServiceInfo.java
index 175dc753..cf447c5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcServiceInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsSdcServiceInfo.java
@@ -23,25 +23,25 @@
 
 package org.onap.clamp.clds.model;
 
-import java.math.BigDecimal;
-
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
 import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
 
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+
 public class CldsSdcServiceInfo implements Comparable<CldsSdcServiceInfo> {
 
-    protected static final EELFLogger       logger      = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(CldsSdcServiceInfo.class);
+    protected static final EELFLogger logger      = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(CldsSdcServiceInfo.class);
     protected static final EELFLogger auditLogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getAuditLogger();
 
-    private String                  uuid;
-    private String                  invariantUUID;
-    private String                  name;
-    private String                  version;
-    private String                  toscaModelURL;
-    private String                  category;
-    private String                  lifecycleState;
-    private String                  lastUpdaterUserId;
-    private String                  distributionStatus;
+    private String                    uuid;
+    private String                    invariantUUID;
+    private String                    name;
+    private String                    version;
+    private String                    toscaModelURL;
+    private String                    category;
+    private String                    lifecycleState;
+    private String                    lastUpdaterUserId;
+    private String                    distributionStatus;
 
     public String getUuid() {
         return uuid;
@@ -135,6 +135,37 @@ public class CldsSdcServiceInfo implements Comparable<CldsSdcServiceInfo> {
         return rtn;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        final int prime = 31;
+        int result = 1;
+        result = prime * result + ((name == null) ? 0 : name.hashCode());
+        result = prime * result + ((version == null) ? 0 : version.hashCode());
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj)
+            return true;
+        if (obj == null)
+            return false;
+        if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+            return false;
+        CldsSdcServiceInfo other = (CldsSdcServiceInfo) obj;
+        if (name == null) {
+            if (other.name != null)
+                return false;
+        } else if (!name.equals(other.name))
+            return false;
+        if (version == null) {
+            if (other.version != null)
+                return false;
+        } else if (!version.equals(other.version))
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert version String into a BigDecimal
      *
@@ -147,7 +178,7 @@ public class CldsSdcServiceInfo implements Comparable<CldsSdcServiceInfo> {
         } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
             logger.warn("SDC version=" + versionText + " is not decimal for name=" + name);
         }
-        return new BigDecimal(0.0);
+        return BigDecimal.valueOf(0.0);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsServiceData.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsServiceData.java
index dad7cb61..943532f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsServiceData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/CldsServiceData.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 package org.onap.clamp.clds.model;
 
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
+
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -32,20 +35,17 @@ import javax.ws.rs.NotAuthorizedException;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.dao.CldsDao;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.service.CldsService;
 
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
-
 public class CldsServiceData implements Serializable {
 
-    private static final long       serialVersionUID = -9153372664377279423L;
+    private static final long         serialVersionUID = -9153372664377279423L;
 
-    protected static final EELFLogger       logger           = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(CldsServiceData.class);
+    protected static final EELFLogger logger           = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(CldsServiceData.class);
     protected static final EELFLogger auditLogger      = EELFManager.getInstance().getAuditLogger();
 
-    private String                  serviceInvariantUUID;
-    private String                  serviceUUID;
-    private Long                    ageOfRecord;
-    private List<CldsVfData>        cldsVfs;
+    private String                    serviceInvariantUUID;
+    private String                    serviceUUID;
+    private Long                      ageOfRecord;
+    private List<CldsVfData>          cldsVfs;
 
     public String getServiceInvariantUUID() {
         return serviceInvariantUUID;
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ public class CldsServiceData implements Serializable {
         this.serviceUUID = serviceUUID;
     }
 
-    public CldsServiceData getCldsServiceCache(CldsDao cldsDao, String invariantServiceUUID) throws Exception {
+    public CldsServiceData getCldsServiceCache(CldsDao cldsDao, String invariantServiceUUID) {
         return cldsDao.getCldsServiceCache(invariantServiceUUID);
     }
 
-    public void setCldsServiceCache(CldsDao cldsDao, CldsDBServiceCache cldsDBServiceCache) throws Exception {
+    public void setCldsServiceCache(CldsDao cldsDao, CldsDBServiceCache cldsDBServiceCache) {
         cldsDao.setCldsServiceCache(cldsDBServiceCache);
     }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class CldsServiceData implements Serializable {
                         filteredCldsVfs.add(vf);
                     }
                 } catch (NotAuthorizedException e) {
-                    logger.debug("user not authorized for {}", vf.getVfInvariantResourceUUID());
+                    logger.error("user not authorized for {}" + vf.getVfInvariantResourceUUID(), e);
                     // when not NotAuthorizedException - don't add to
                     // filteredCldsVfs list
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/refprop/RefProp.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/refprop/RefProp.java
index 3b1f9682..4b26bc05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/refprop/RefProp.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/model/refprop/RefProp.java
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 
 package org.onap.clamp.clds.model.refprop;
 
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
+import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -36,33 +41,20 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-
 /**
  * Holds reference properties.
  */
 public class RefProp {
-    protected static final EELFLogger       logger      = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(RefProp.class);
+    protected static final EELFLogger logger      = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(RefProp.class);
     protected static final EELFLogger auditLogger = EELFManager.getInstance().getAuditLogger();
 
     @Autowired
-    private ApplicationContext      appContext;
+    private ApplicationContext        appContext;
 
-    private Properties              prop;
+    private Properties                prop;
 
     @Value("${org.onap.clamp.config.files.cldsReference:'classpath:/clds/clds-reference.properties'}")
-    private String                  cldsReferenceValuesFile;
-
-    /**
-     * Load reference properties via null constructor
-     *
-     * @throws IOException
-     */
-    public RefProp() throws IOException {
-    }
+    private String                    cldsReferenceValuesFile;
 
     @PostConstruct
     public void loadConfig() throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsService.java
index 3d6d54a1..ff4cfda1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsService.java
@@ -24,16 +24,12 @@
 package org.onap.clamp.clds.service;
 
 import com.att.ajsc.common.AjscService;
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -54,16 +50,18 @@ import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.QueryParam;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
-import javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.camunda.bpm.engine.RuntimeService;
 import org.camunda.bpm.engine.runtime.ProcessInstance;
+import org.json.simple.parser.ParseException;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.client.DcaeDispatcherServices;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.client.DcaeInventoryServices;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.client.SdcCatalogServices;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.dao.CldsDao;
+import org.onap.clamp.clds.exception.CldsConfigException;
+import org.onap.clamp.clds.exception.SdcCommunicationException;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.model.CldsDBServiceCache;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.model.CldsEvent;
 import org.onap.clamp.clds.model.CldsHealthCheck;
@@ -93,43 +91,40 @@ import io.swagger.annotations.ApiOperation;
  * Service to save and retrieve the CLDS model attributes.
  */
 @AjscService
-@Api(value = "/clds", description = "Clds operations")
+@Api(value = "/clds")
 @Path("/clds")
 public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
 
     @Autowired
-    private ApplicationContext        appContext;
+    private ApplicationContext      appContext;
 
-    private static final String       RESOURCE_NAME = "clds-version.properties";
-
-    protected static final EELFLogger logger        = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(CldsService.class);
-    protected static final EELFLogger auditLogger   = EELFManager.getInstance().getAuditLogger();
+    private static final String     RESOURCE_NAME = "clds-version.properties";
 
     @Value("${CLDS_PERMISSION_TYPE_CL:permission-type-cl}")
-    private String                    cldsPersmissionTypeCl;
+    private String                  cldsPersmissionTypeCl;
 
     @Value("${CLDS_PERMISSION_TYPE_CL_MANAGE:permission-type-cl-manage}")
-    private String                    cldsPermissionTypeClManage;
+    private String                  cldsPermissionTypeClManage;
 
     @Value("${CLDS_PERMISSION_TYPE_CL_EVENT:permission-type-cl-event}")
-    private String                    cldsPermissionTypeClEvent;
+    private String                  cldsPermissionTypeClEvent;
 
     @Value("${CLDS_PERMISSION_TYPE_FILTER_VF:permission-type-filter-vf}")
-    private String                    cldsPermissionTypeFilterVf;
+    private String                  cldsPermissionTypeFilterVf;
 
     @Value("${CLDS_PERMISSION_TYPE_TEMPLATE:permission-type-template}")
-    private String                    cldsPermissionTypeTemplate;
+    private String                  cldsPermissionTypeTemplate;
 
     @Value("${CLDS_PERMISSION_INSTANCE:dev}")
-    private String                    cldsPermissionInstance;
+    private String                  cldsPermissionInstance;
 
-    private SecureServicePermission   permissionReadCl;
+    private SecureServicePermission permissionReadCl;
 
-    private SecureServicePermission   permissionUpdateCl;
+    private SecureServicePermission permissionUpdateCl;
 
-    private SecureServicePermission   permissionReadTemplate;
+    private SecureServicePermission permissionReadTemplate;
 
-    private SecureServicePermission   permissionUpdateTemplate;
+    private SecureServicePermission permissionUpdateTemplate;
 
     @PostConstruct
     private final void afterConstruction() {
@@ -192,23 +187,14 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
         // Get CLDS application version
         String cldsVersion = "";
         Properties props = new Properties();
-        InputStream resourceStream = null;
 
-        try {
-            ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
-            resourceStream = loader.getResourceAsStream(RESOURCE_NAME);
+        ClassLoader loader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
+
+        try (InputStream resourceStream = loader.getResourceAsStream(RESOURCE_NAME)) {
             props.load(resourceStream);
             cldsVersion = props.getProperty("clds.version");
         } catch (Exception ex) {
-            ex.printStackTrace();
-        } finally {
-            if (resourceStream != null) {
-                try {
-                    resourceStream.close();
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                }
-            }
+            logger.error("Exception caught during the clds.version reading", ex);
         }
         cldsInfo.setCldsVersion(cldsVersion);
 
@@ -232,22 +218,12 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
             cldsHealthCheck.setHealthCheckComponent("CLDS-APP");
             cldsHealthCheck.setHealthCheckStatus("UP");
             cldsHealthCheck.setDescription("OK");
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-            logger.error("CLAMP application DB Error" + e);
-            cldsHealthCheck.setHealthCheckComponent("CLDS-APP");
-            cldsHealthCheck.setHealthCheckStatus("DOWN");
-            cldsHealthCheck.setDescription("NOT-OK");
-            // return Response.status(500).entity("Database down for CLDS
-            // application").build();
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("CLAMP application DB Error" + e);
+            logger.error("CLAMP application DB Error", e);
             cldsHealthCheck.setHealthCheckComponent("CLDS-APP");
             cldsHealthCheck.setHealthCheckStatus("DOWN");
             cldsHealthCheck.setDescription("NOT-OK");
-            // return Response.status(500).entity("Database down for CLDS
-            // application").build();
         }
-
         return cldsHealthCheck;
 
     }
@@ -360,13 +336,12 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
      *
      * @param modelName
      * @return clds model - clds model for the given model name
-     * @throws NotAuthorizedException
      */
     @ApiOperation(value = "Retrieves a CLDS model by name from the database", notes = "", response = String.class)
     @GET
     @Path("/model/{modelName}")
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-    public CldsModel getModel(@PathParam("modelName") String modelName) throws NotAuthorizedException {
+    public CldsModel getModel(@PathParam("modelName") String modelName) {
         Date startTime = new Date();
         LoggingUtils.setRequestContext("CldsService: GET model", getPrincipalName());
         isAuthorized(permissionReadCl);
@@ -376,7 +351,7 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
         cldsModel.setUserAuthorizedToUpdate(isAuthorizedNoException(permissionUpdateCl));
 
         /**
-         * Checking condtion whether our CLDS model can call INventory Method
+         * Checking condition whether our CLDS model can call INventory Method
          */
         if (cldsModel.canInventoryCall()) {
             try {
@@ -401,16 +376,13 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
      * REST service that saves a CLDS model by name in the database.
      *
      * @param modelName
-     * @throws TransformerException
-     * @throws TransformerConfigurationException
      */
     @ApiOperation(value = "Saves a CLDS model by name in the database", notes = "", response = String.class)
     @PUT
     @Path("/model/{modelName}")
     @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-    public CldsModel putModel(@PathParam("modelName") String modelName, CldsModel cldsModel)
-            throws TransformerException {
+    public CldsModel putModel(@PathParam("modelName") String modelName, CldsModel cldsModel) {
         Date startTime = new Date();
         LoggingUtils.setRequestContext("CldsService: PUT model", getPrincipalName());
         isAuthorized(permissionUpdateCl);
@@ -468,9 +440,8 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
      * @param test
      * @param model
      * @return
-     * @throws Exception
-     * @throws JsonProcessingException
-     * @throws NotAuthorizedException
+     * @throws TransformerException
+     * @throws ParseException
      */
     @ApiOperation(value = "Saves and processes an action for a CLDS model by name", notes = "", response = String.class)
     @PUT
@@ -479,7 +450,7 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     public CldsModel putModelAndProcessAction(@PathParam("action") String action,
             @PathParam("modelName") String modelName, @QueryParam("test") String test, CldsModel model)
-            throws Exception {
+            throws TransformerException, ParseException {
         Date startTime = new Date();
         LoggingUtils.setRequestContext("CldsService: Process model action", getPrincipalName());
         String actionCd = action.toUpperCase();
@@ -656,17 +627,19 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
     @GET
     @Path("/sdc/services")
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-    public String getSdcServices() throws Exception {
+    public String getSdcServices() {
         Date startTime = new Date();
         LoggingUtils.setRequestContext("CldsService: GET sdc services", getPrincipalName());
         String retStr;
+
+        String responseStr = sdcCatalogServices.getSdcServicesInformation(null);
         try {
-            String responseStr = sdcCatalogServices.getSdcServicesInformation(null);
             retStr = createUiServiceFormatJson(responseStr);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.info("{} {}", e.getClass().getName(), e.getMessage());
-            throw e;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.error("IOException during SDC communication", e);
+            throw new SdcCommunicationException("IOException during SDC communication", e);
         }
+
         logger.info("value of sdcServices : {}", retStr);
         // audit log
         LoggingUtils.setTimeContext(startTime, new Date());
@@ -677,14 +650,16 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
 
     /**
      * REST service that retrieves total properties required by UI
+     * 
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             In case of issues
      *
-     * @throws Exception
      */
     @ApiOperation(value = "Retrieves total properties required by UI", notes = "", response = String.class)
     @GET
     @Path("/properties")
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-    public String getSdcProperties() throws Exception {
+    public String getSdcProperties() throws IOException {
         return createPropertiesObjectByUUID(getGlobalCldsString(), "{}");
     }
 
@@ -749,8 +724,8 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
      * @throws NotAuthorizedException
      * @return
      */
-    public boolean isAuthorizedForVf(String vfInvariantUuid) throws NotAuthorizedException {
-        if (cldsPermissionTypeFilterVf != null && cldsPermissionTypeFilterVf.length() > 0) {
+    public boolean isAuthorizedForVf(String vfInvariantUuid) {
+        if (cldsPermissionTypeFilterVf != null && !cldsPermissionTypeFilterVf.isEmpty()) {
             SecureServicePermission permission = SecureServicePermission.create(cldsPermissionTypeFilterVf,
                     cldsPermissionInstance, vfInvariantUuid);
             return isAuthorized(permission);
@@ -769,7 +744,7 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
      * @param model
      * @return
      */
-    private boolean isAuthorizedForVf(CldsModel model) throws NotAuthorizedException {
+    private boolean isAuthorizedForVf(CldsModel model) {
         String vf = ModelProperties.getVf(model);
         if (vf == null || vf.length() == 0) {
             logger.info("VF not found in model");
@@ -789,7 +764,7 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
         ObjectNode invariantIdServiceNode = objectMapper.createObjectNode();
         ObjectNode serviceNode = objectMapper.createObjectNode();
         logger.info("value of cldsserviceiNfolist: {}", rawList);
-        if (rawList != null && rawList.size() > 0) {
+        if (rawList != null && !rawList.isEmpty()) {
             List<CldsSdcServiceInfo> cldsSdcServiceInfoList = sdcCatalogServices.removeDuplicateServices(rawList);
 
             for (CldsSdcServiceInfo currCldsSdcServiceInfo : cldsSdcServiceInfoList) {
@@ -852,40 +827,55 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
     }
 
     private void createVfObjectNode(ObjectNode vfObjectNode2, ObjectMapper mapper,
-            List<CldsSdcResource> rawCldsSdcResourceList) throws IOException {
+            List<CldsSdcResource> rawCldsSdcResourceList) {
         ObjectNode vfNode = mapper.createObjectNode();
         vfNode.put("", "");
 
-        // To remove repeated resource instance name from resourceInstanceList
+        // To remove repeated resource instance name from
+        // resourceInstanceList
         List<CldsSdcResource> cldsSdcResourceList = sdcCatalogServices
                 .removeDuplicateSdcResourceInstances(rawCldsSdcResourceList);
         /**
          * Creating vf resource node using cldsSdcResource Object
          */
-        if (cldsSdcResourceList != null && cldsSdcResourceList.size() > 0) {
+        if (cldsSdcResourceList != null && !cldsSdcResourceList.isEmpty()) {
             for (CldsSdcResource cldsSdcResource : cldsSdcResourceList) {
-                if (cldsSdcResource != null && cldsSdcResource.getResoucreType() != null
-                        && cldsSdcResource.getResoucreType().equalsIgnoreCase("VF")) {
+                if (cldsSdcResource != null && "VF".equalsIgnoreCase(cldsSdcResource.getResoucreType())) {
                     vfNode.put(cldsSdcResource.getResourceUUID(), cldsSdcResource.getResourceName());
                 }
             }
         }
         vfObjectNode2.putPOJO("vf", vfNode);
-        String locationStringValue = refProp.getStringValue("ui.location.default");
-        String alarmStringValue = refProp.getStringValue("ui.alarm.default");
 
         /**
          * creating location json object using properties file value
          */
-        ObjectNode locationJsonNode = (ObjectNode) mapper.readValue(locationStringValue, JsonNode.class);
+        ObjectNode locationJsonNode;
+        try {
+            locationJsonNode = (ObjectNode) mapper.readValue(refProp.getStringValue("ui.location.default"),
+                    JsonNode.class);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.error("Unable to load ui.location.default JSON in clds-references.properties properly", e);
+            throw new CldsConfigException(
+                    "Unable to load ui.location.default JSON in clds-references.properties properly", e);
+        }
         vfObjectNode2.putPOJO("location", locationJsonNode);
 
         /**
          * creating alarm json object using properties file value
          */
+        String alarmStringValue = refProp.getStringValue("ui.alarm.default");
         logger.info("value of alarm: {}", alarmStringValue);
-        ObjectNode alarmStringJsonNode = (ObjectNode) mapper.readValue(alarmStringValue, JsonNode.class);
+        ObjectNode alarmStringJsonNode;
+        try {
+            alarmStringJsonNode = (ObjectNode) mapper.readValue(alarmStringValue, JsonNode.class);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.error("Unable to ui.alarm.default JSON in clds-references.properties properly", e);
+            throw new CldsConfigException("Unable to load ui.alarm.default JSON in clds-references.properties properly",
+                    e);
+        }
         vfObjectNode2.putPOJO("alarmCondition", alarmStringJsonNode);
+
     }
 
     private ObjectNode createByVFCObjectNode(ObjectMapper mapper, List<CldsSdcResource> cldsSdcResourceList) {
@@ -895,10 +885,9 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
         vfCObjectNode.putPOJO("vfC", emptyObjectNode);
         ObjectNode subVfCObjectNode = mapper.createObjectNode();
         subVfCObjectNode.putPOJO("vfc", emptyObjectNode);
-        if (cldsSdcResourceList != null && cldsSdcResourceList.size() > 0) {
+        if (cldsSdcResourceList != null && !cldsSdcResourceList.isEmpty()) {
             for (CldsSdcResource cldsSdcResource : cldsSdcResourceList) {
-                if (cldsSdcResource != null && cldsSdcResource.getResoucreType() != null
-                        && cldsSdcResource.getResoucreType().equalsIgnoreCase("VF")) {
+                if (cldsSdcResource != null && "VF".equalsIgnoreCase(cldsSdcResource.getResoucreType())) {
                     vfCObjectNode.putPOJO(cldsSdcResource.getResourceUUID(), subVfCObjectNode);
                 }
             }
@@ -920,14 +909,14 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
                 model.getTypeId());
         String operationStatus = "processing";
         long waitingTime = System.nanoTime() + TimeUnit.MINUTES.toNanos(10);
-        while (operationStatus.equalsIgnoreCase("processing")) {
+        while ("processing".equalsIgnoreCase(operationStatus)) {
             // Break the loop if waiting for more than 10 mins
             if (waitingTime < System.nanoTime()) {
                 break;
             }
             operationStatus = dcaeDispatcherServices.getOperationStatus(createNewDeploymentStatusUrl);
         }
-        if (operationStatus.equalsIgnoreCase("succeeded")) {
+        if ("succeeded".equalsIgnoreCase(operationStatus)) {
             String artifactName = model.getControlName();
             if (artifactName != null) {
                 artifactName = artifactName + ".yml";
@@ -958,20 +947,20 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
     @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     public CldsModel unDeployModel(@PathParam("action") String action, @PathParam("modelName") String modelName,
-            @QueryParam("test") String test, CldsModel model) throws Exception {
+            @QueryParam("test") String test, CldsModel model) throws IOException {
         Date startTime = new Date();
         LoggingUtils.setRequestContext("CldsService: Undeploy model", getPrincipalName());
         String operationStatusUndeployUrl = dcaeDispatcherServices.deleteExistingDeployment(model.getDeploymentId(),
                 model.getTypeId());
         String operationStatus = "processing";
         long waitingTime = System.nanoTime() + TimeUnit.MINUTES.toNanos(10);
-        while (operationStatus.equalsIgnoreCase("processing")) {
+        while ("processing".equalsIgnoreCase(operationStatus)) {
             if (waitingTime < System.nanoTime()) {
                 break;
             }
             operationStatus = dcaeDispatcherServices.getOperationStatus(operationStatusUndeployUrl);
         }
-        if (operationStatus.equalsIgnoreCase("succeeded")) {
+        if ("succeeded".equalsIgnoreCase(operationStatus)) {
             String artifactName = model.getControlName();
             if (artifactName != null) {
                 artifactName = artifactName + ".yml";
@@ -997,11 +986,16 @@ public class CldsService extends SecureServiceBase {
         return model;
     }
 
-    private String getGlobalCldsString() throws Exception {
-        if (null == globalCldsProperties) {
-            globalCldsProperties = new Properties();
-            globalCldsProperties.load(appContext.getResource(globalClds).getInputStream());
+    private String getGlobalCldsString() {
+        try {
+            if (null == globalCldsProperties) {
+                globalCldsProperties = new Properties();
+                globalCldsProperties.load(appContext.getResource(globalClds).getInputStream());
+            }
+            return (String) globalCldsProperties.get("globalCldsProps");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.error("Unable to load the globalClds due to an exception", e);
+            throw new CldsConfigException("Unable to load the globalClds due to an exception", e);
         }
-        return (String) globalCldsProperties.get("globalCldsProps");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsTemplateService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsTemplateService.java
index 07b9bb98..87f9c0c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsTemplateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/service/CldsTemplateService.java
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 
 package org.onap.clamp.clds.service;
 
+import com.att.ajsc.common.AjscService;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -51,16 +59,6 @@ import org.onap.clamp.clds.util.LoggingUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 
-import com.att.ajsc.common.AjscService;
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFLogger;
-import com.att.eelf.configuration.EELFManager;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
-
 /**
  * Service to save and retrieve the CLDS model attributes.
  */
@@ -68,12 +66,9 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 @Path("/cldsTempate")
 public class CldsTemplateService extends SecureServiceBase {
 
-    protected static final EELFLogger logger         = EELFManager.getInstance().getLogger(CldsTemplateService.class);
-    protected static final EELFLogger auditLogger    = EELFManager.getInstance().getAuditLogger();
-
-    private static final String     collectorKey   = "Collector";
-    private static final String     stringMatchKey = "StringMatch";
-    private static final String     policyKey      = "Policy";
+    private static final String     COLLECTOR_KEY    = "Collector";
+    private static final String     STRING_MATCH_KEY = "StringMatch";
+    private static final String     POLICY_KEY       = "Policy";
 
     @Value("${CLDS_PERMISSION_TYPE_TEMPLATE:permission-type-template}")
     private String                  cldsPermissionTypeTemplate;
@@ -309,7 +304,7 @@ public class CldsTemplateService extends SecureServiceBase {
         logger.info("value of elementIds:" + bpmnElementIds);
         logger.info("value of prop text:" + propText);
         Map<String, String> bpmnIoIdsMap = new HashMap<>();
-        if (bpmnElementIds != null && bpmnElementIds.size() > 0) {
+        if (bpmnElementIds != null && !bpmnElementIds.isEmpty()) {
             ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
             ObjectNode root = objectMapper.readValue(propText, ObjectNode.class);
             Iterator<Entry<String, JsonNode>> entryItr = root.fields();
@@ -326,12 +321,12 @@ public class CldsTemplateService extends SecureServiceBase {
                             ObjectNode node = (ObjectNode) anArrayNode;
                             String valueNode = node.get("value").asText();
                             logger.info("value of node:" + valueNode);
-                            if (keyPropName.startsWith(collectorKey)) {
-                                valueNode = collectorKey + "_" + valueNode;
-                            } else if (keyPropName.startsWith(stringMatchKey)) {
-                                valueNode = stringMatchKey + "_" + valueNode;
-                            } else if (keyPropName.startsWith(policyKey)) {
-                                valueNode = policyKey + "_" + valueNode;
+                            if (keyPropName.startsWith(COLLECTOR_KEY)) {
+                                valueNode = COLLECTOR_KEY + "_" + valueNode;
+                            } else if (keyPropName.startsWith(STRING_MATCH_KEY)) {
+                                valueNode = STRING_MATCH_KEY + "_" + valueNode;
+                            } else if (keyPropName.startsWith(POLICY_KEY)) {
+                                valueNode = POLICY_KEY + "_" + valueNode;
                             }
                             bpmnIoIdsMap.put(keyPropName, valueNode);
                         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/transform/TransformUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/util/ResourceFileUtil.java
index 2c152c5a..0aaa09ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/transform/TransformUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/clamp/clds/util/ResourceFileUtil.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
  */
 
-package org.onap.clamp.clds.transform;
+package org.onap.clamp.clds.util;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 /**
  * Utility methods supporting transforms.
  */
-public class TransformUtil {
+public class ResourceFileUtil {
+
+    /**
+     * Disable the ResourceFileUtil constructor.
+     */
+    private ResourceFileUtil() {
+
+    }
 
     /**
      * Return resource as a Stream.