Remove participantType and references

Issue-ID: POLICY-4538
Change-Id: Idf3f0308254a318b3e72aa8a234fd7c78f6ffd82
Signed-off-by: saul.gill <saul.gill@est.tech>

22 files changed, 56 insertions, 209 deletions

diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/AutomationCompositionElement.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/AutomationCompositionElement.java
index bea2278a8..b153ef508 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/AutomationCompositionElement.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/AutomationCompositionElement.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElement {
     private ToscaConceptIdentifier definition = new ToscaConceptIdentifier(PfConceptKey.getNullKey());
 
     @NonNull
-    private ToscaConceptIdentifier participantType = new ToscaConceptIdentifier(PfConceptKey.getNullKey());
-
-    @NonNull
     private UUID participantId = UUID.randomUUID();
 
     @NonNull
@@ -74,7 +71,6 @@ public class AutomationCompositionElement {
     public AutomationCompositionElement(final AutomationCompositionElement otherElement) {
         this.id = otherElement.id;
         this.definition = new ToscaConceptIdentifier(otherElement.definition);
-        this.participantType = new ToscaConceptIdentifier(otherElement.participantType);
         this.participantId = otherElement.participantId;
         this.state = otherElement.state;
         this.orderedState = otherElement.orderedState;
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/Participant.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/Participant.java
index 8503516a1..c045c928b 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/Participant.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/Participant.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * Class to represent details of a running participant instance.
@@ -45,9 +44,6 @@ public class Participant {
     private ParticipantState participantState = ParticipantState.ON_LINE;
 
     @NonNull
-    private ToscaConceptIdentifier participantType = new ToscaConceptIdentifier();
-
-    @NonNull
     private Map<UUID, ParticipantSupportedElementType> participantSupportedElementTypes = new HashMap<>();
 
     /**
@@ -57,7 +53,6 @@ public class Participant {
      */
     public Participant(Participant otherParticipant) {
         this.participantState = otherParticipant.participantState;
-        this.participantType = otherParticipant.participantType;
         this.participantId = otherParticipant.participantId;
         this.participantSupportedElementTypes = PfUtils.mapMap(otherParticipant.getParticipantSupportedElementTypes(),
                 ParticipantSupportedElementType::new);
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantDefinition.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantDefinition.java
index aff619873..d3e800cf1 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantDefinition.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantDefinition.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.ToString;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * Class to represent a participant definition update instance.
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ public class ParticipantDefinition {
 
     private UUID participantId;
 
-    private ToscaConceptIdentifier participantType;
 
     // List of AutomationCompositionElementDefinition values for a particular participant
     private List<AutomationCompositionElementDefinition> automationCompositionElementDefinitionList = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ public class ParticipantDefinition {
      */
     public ParticipantDefinition(final ParticipantDefinition participantDefinition) {
         this.participantId = participantDefinition.participantId;
-        this.participantType = participantDefinition.participantType;
         this.automationCompositionElementDefinitionList =
             PfUtils.mapList(participantDefinition.automationCompositionElementDefinitionList,
                 AutomationCompositionElementDefinition::new);
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantUtils.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantUtils.java
index 9d26ce406..015a96aad 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantUtils.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,14 +21,10 @@
 package org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts;
 
 import java.util.Map;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.Coder;
-import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
-import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaNodeTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 
@@ -40,24 +36,6 @@ public final class ParticipantUtils {
         "org.onap.policy.clamp.acm.AutomationCompositionElement";
 
     /**
-     * Finds participantType from a map of properties.
-     *
-     * @param properties Map of properties
-     * @return participantType
-     */
-    public static ToscaConceptIdentifier findParticipantType(Map<String, Object> properties) {
-        var objParticipantType = properties.get("participantType");
-        if (objParticipantType != null) {
-            try {
-                return CODER.decode(objParticipantType.toString(), ToscaConceptIdentifier.class);
-            } catch (CoderException e) {
-                throw new PfModelRuntimeException(Response.Status.BAD_REQUEST, e.getMessage(), e);
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Get the First StartPhase.
      *
      * <p>This depends on the state of the automation composition and also on all start phases defined in the
@@ -91,9 +69,9 @@ public final class ParticipantUtils {
      * @return startPhase
      */
     public static int findStartPhase(Map<String, Object> properties) {
-        var objParticipantType = properties.get("startPhase");
-        if (objParticipantType != null) {
-            return Integer.valueOf(objParticipantType.toString());
+        var objStartPhase = properties.get("startPhase");
+        if (objStartPhase != null) {
+            return Integer.valueOf(objStartPhase.toString());
         }
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantAckMessage.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantAckMessage.java
index 8d847f8d4..bdb2be861 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantAckMessage.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantAckMessage.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import lombok.ToString;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.ParticipantState;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * Class to represent participant Ack message.
@@ -48,11 +47,6 @@ public class ParticipantAckMessage {
     private ParticipantMessageType messageType;
 
     /**
-     * Participant Type, or {@code null} for messages from participants.
-     */
-    private ToscaConceptIdentifier participantType;
-
-    /**
      * Participant ID, or {@code null} for messages from participants.
      */
     private UUID participantId;
@@ -81,7 +75,6 @@ public class ParticipantAckMessage {
         this.result = source.result;
         this.message = source.message;
         this.messageType = source.messageType;
-        this.participantType = source.participantType;
         this.participantId = source.participantId;
         this.state = source.state;
     }
@@ -89,22 +82,11 @@ public class ParticipantAckMessage {
     /**
      * Determines if this message applies to this participant type.
      *
-     * @param participantType type of the participant to match against
      * @param participantId id of the participant to match against
      * @return {@code true} if this message applies to this participant, {@code false} otherwise
      */
-    public boolean appliesTo(@NonNull final ToscaConceptIdentifier participantType,
-            @NonNull final UUID participantId) {
+    public boolean appliesTo(@NonNull final UUID participantId) {
         // Broadcast message to all participants
-        if (this.participantType == null) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (!participantType.equals(this.participantType)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // Broadcast message to all automation composition elements on this participant
         if (this.participantId == null) {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantMessage.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantMessage.java
index 525dab75f..81eda8ce2 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantMessage.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantMessage.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import lombok.ToString;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * Class to represent the base class for various messages that will be exchanged between the ACM runtime and
@@ -48,11 +47,6 @@ public class ParticipantMessage {
     private Instant timestamp = Instant.now();
 
     /**
-     * Participant Type, or {@code null} for messages from participants.
-     */
-    private ToscaConceptIdentifier participantType;
-
-    /**
      * Participant ID, or {@code null} for messages from participants.
      */
     private UUID participantId;
@@ -80,7 +74,6 @@ public class ParticipantMessage {
      */
     public ParticipantMessage(final ParticipantMessage source) {
         this.messageType = source.messageType;
-        this.participantType = source.participantType;
         this.participantId = source.participantId;
         this.automationCompositionId = source.automationCompositionId;
         this.compositionId = source.compositionId;
@@ -89,22 +82,11 @@ public class ParticipantMessage {
     /**
      * Determines if this message applies to this participant type.
      *
-     * @param participantType type of the participant to match against
      * @param participantId id of the participant to match against
      * @return {@code true} if this message applies to this participant, {@code false} otherwise
      */
-    public boolean appliesTo(@NonNull final ToscaConceptIdentifier participantType,
-            @NonNull final UUID participantId) {
+    public boolean appliesTo(@NonNull final UUID participantId) {
         // Broadcast message to all participants
-        if (this.participantType == null) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (!participantType.equals(this.participantType)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // Broadcast message to all automation composition elements on this participant
         if (this.participantId == null) {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaAutomationCompositionElement.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaAutomationCompositionElement.java
index 23fc0a93e..743bb7fd3 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaAutomationCompositionElement.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaAutomationCompositionElement.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ public class JpaAutomationCompositionElement extends Validated
     @AttributeOverride(name = "version", column = @Column(name = "definition_version"))
     private PfConceptKey definition;
 
-    @VerifyKey
-    @NotNull
-    @AttributeOverride(name = "name",    column = @Column(name = "participant_type_name"))
-    @AttributeOverride(name = "version", column = @Column(name = "participant_type_version"))
-    private PfConceptKey participantType;
-
-    @Column
     @NotNull
     private String participantId;
 
@@ -120,7 +113,7 @@ public class JpaAutomationCompositionElement extends Validated
      * @param instanceId The id of the automation composition instance
      */
     public JpaAutomationCompositionElement(@NonNull final String elementId, @NonNull final String instanceId) {
-        this(elementId, instanceId, new PfConceptKey(), new PfConceptKey(), AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED);
+        this(elementId, instanceId, new PfConceptKey(), AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -129,16 +122,14 @@ public class JpaAutomationCompositionElement extends Validated
      * @param elementId The id of the automation composition instance Element
      * @param instanceId The id of the automation composition instance
      * @param definition the TOSCA definition of the automation composition element
-     * @param participantType the TOSCA definition of the participant running the automation composition element
      * @param state the state of the automation composition
      */
     public JpaAutomationCompositionElement(@NonNull final String elementId, @NonNull final String instanceId,
-            @NonNull final PfConceptKey definition, @NonNull final PfConceptKey participantType,
+            @NonNull final PfConceptKey definition,
             @NonNull final AutomationCompositionState state) {
         this.elementId = elementId;
         this.instanceId = instanceId;
         this.definition = definition;
-        this.participantType = participantType;
         this.state = state;
     }
 
@@ -151,7 +142,6 @@ public class JpaAutomationCompositionElement extends Validated
         this.elementId = copyConcept.elementId;
         this.instanceId = copyConcept.instanceId;
         this.definition = new PfConceptKey(copyConcept.definition);
-        this.participantType = new PfConceptKey(copyConcept.participantType);
         this.participantId = copyConcept.participantId;
         this.state = copyConcept.state;
         this.orderedState = copyConcept.orderedState;
@@ -174,7 +164,6 @@ public class JpaAutomationCompositionElement extends Validated
 
         element.setId(UUID.fromString(elementId));
         element.setDefinition(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(definition));
-        element.setParticipantType(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(participantType));
         element.setParticipantId(UUID.fromString(participantId));
         element.setState(state);
         element.setOrderedState(orderedState != null ? orderedState : state.asOrderedState());
@@ -187,7 +176,6 @@ public class JpaAutomationCompositionElement extends Validated
     @Override
     public void fromAuthorative(@NonNull final AutomationCompositionElement element) {
         this.definition = element.getDefinition().asConceptKey();
-        this.participantType = element.getParticipantType().asConceptKey();
         this.participantId = element.getParticipantId().toString();
         this.state = element.getState();
         this.orderedState = element.getOrderedState();
@@ -219,11 +207,6 @@ public class JpaAutomationCompositionElement extends Validated
             return result;
         }
 
-        result = participantType.compareTo(other.participantType);
-        if (result != 0) {
-            return result;
-        }
-
         result = participantId.compareTo(other.participantId);
         if (result != 0) {
             return result;
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipant.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipant.java
index b7e95cfa7..0674873a9 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipant.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipant.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import javax.persistence.AttributeOverride;
 import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
@@ -46,9 +45,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.ParticipantState;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.onap.policy.common.parameters.annotations.Valid;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfAuthorative;
-import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfConceptKey;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.Validated;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * Class to represent a participant in the database.
@@ -68,11 +65,6 @@ public class JpaParticipant extends Validated
     @NotNull
     private String participantId;
 
-    @NotNull
-    @AttributeOverride(name = "name", column = @Column(name = "participant_type_name"))
-    @AttributeOverride(name = "version", column = @Column(name = "participant_type_version"))
-    private PfConceptKey participantType;
-
     @Column
     @NotNull
     private ParticipantState participantState;
@@ -114,7 +106,6 @@ public class JpaParticipant extends Validated
     public JpaParticipant(@NonNull final JpaParticipant copyConcept) {
         this.participantState = copyConcept.participantState;
         this.description = copyConcept.description;
-        this.participantType = copyConcept.participantType;
         this.participantId = copyConcept.participantId;
         this.supportedElements = copyConcept.supportedElements;
     }
@@ -133,7 +124,6 @@ public class JpaParticipant extends Validated
         var participant = new Participant();
 
         participant.setParticipantState(participantState);
-        participant.setParticipantType(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(participantType));
         participant.setParticipantId(UUID.fromString(participantId));
         participant.setParticipantSupportedElementTypes(new LinkedHashMap<>(this.supportedElements.size()));
         for (var element : this.supportedElements) {
@@ -147,7 +137,6 @@ public class JpaParticipant extends Validated
     @Override
     public void fromAuthorative(@NonNull final Participant participant) {
         this.setParticipantState(participant.getParticipantState());
-        this.participantType = participant.getParticipantType().asConceptKey();
         this.participantId = participant.getParticipantId().toString();
         this.supportedElements = new ArrayList<>(participant.getParticipantSupportedElementTypes().size());
 
@@ -178,11 +167,6 @@ public class JpaParticipant extends Validated
             return result;
         }
 
-        result = ObjectUtils.compare(participantType, other.participantType);
-        if (result != 0) {
-            return result;
-        }
-
         return ObjectUtils.compare(description, other.description);
     }
 }
diff --git a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/utils/AcmUtils.java b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/utils/AcmUtils.java
index 220a3c132..8bd9039fd 100644
--- a/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/utils/AcmUtils.java
+++ b/models/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/utils/AcmUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.UnaryOperator;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -112,13 +113,14 @@ public final class AcmUtils {
     /**
      * Prepare ParticipantDefinitionUpdate to set in the message.
      *
-     * @param acParticipantType participant type
+     * @param acParticipantId participant id
      * @param entryKey key for the entry
      * @param entryValue value relates to toscaNodeTemplate
      * @param participantDefinitionUpdates list of participantDefinitionUpdates
      */
-    public static void prepareParticipantDefinitionUpdate(ToscaConceptIdentifier acParticipantType, String entryKey,
-            ToscaNodeTemplate entryValue, List<ParticipantDefinition> participantDefinitionUpdates) {
+    public static void prepareParticipantDefinitionUpdate(UUID acParticipantId, String entryKey,
+                                                          ToscaNodeTemplate entryValue,
+                                                          List<ParticipantDefinition> participantDefinitionUpdates) {
 
         var acDefinition = new AutomationCompositionElementDefinition();
         acDefinition.setAcElementDefinitionId(new ToscaConceptIdentifier(entryKey, entryValue.getVersion()));
@@ -127,28 +129,30 @@ public final class AcmUtils {
         List<AutomationCompositionElementDefinition> automationCompositionElementDefinitionList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         if (participantDefinitionUpdates.isEmpty()) {
-            participantDefinitionUpdates.add(getParticipantDefinition(acDefinition, acParticipantType,
+            participantDefinitionUpdates.add(getParticipantDefinition(acDefinition, acParticipantId,
                     automationCompositionElementDefinitionList));
         } else {
             var participantExists = false;
             for (ParticipantDefinition participantDefinitionUpdate : participantDefinitionUpdates) {
-                if (participantDefinitionUpdate.getParticipantType().equals(acParticipantType)) {
-                    participantDefinitionUpdate.getAutomationCompositionElementDefinitionList().add(acDefinition);
-                    participantExists = true;
+                if (acParticipantId != null || participantDefinitionUpdate.getParticipantId() != null) {
+                    if (participantDefinitionUpdate.getParticipantId().equals(acParticipantId)) {
+                        participantDefinitionUpdate.getAutomationCompositionElementDefinitionList().add(acDefinition);
+                        participantExists = true;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if (!participantExists) {
-                participantDefinitionUpdates.add(getParticipantDefinition(acDefinition, acParticipantType,
+                participantDefinitionUpdates.add(getParticipantDefinition(acDefinition, acParticipantId,
                         automationCompositionElementDefinitionList));
             }
         }
     }
 
     private static ParticipantDefinition getParticipantDefinition(AutomationCompositionElementDefinition acDefinition,
-            ToscaConceptIdentifier acParticipantType,
+            UUID acParticipantId,
             List<AutomationCompositionElementDefinition> automationCompositionElementDefinitionList) {
         var participantDefinition = new ParticipantDefinition();
-        participantDefinition.setParticipantType(acParticipantType);
+        participantDefinition.setParticipantId(acParticipantId);
         automationCompositionElementDefinitionList.add(acDefinition);
         participantDefinition.setAutomationCompositionElementDefinitionList(automationCompositionElementDefinitionList);
         return participantDefinition;
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantUtilsTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantUtilsTest.java
index 77b3cccf8..b3efc2765 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantUtilsTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/concepts/ParticipantUtilsTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardCoder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.StandardYamlCoder;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.resources.ResourceUtils;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaNodeTemplate;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaServiceTemplate;
 
@@ -47,13 +46,6 @@ class ParticipantUtilsTest {
     private static final StandardYamlCoder YAML_TRANSLATOR = new StandardYamlCoder();
 
     @Test
-    void testFindParticipantType() throws CoderException {
-        var identifier = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("Identifier", "1.0.1");
-        var result = ParticipantUtils.findParticipantType(Map.of("participantType", CODER.encode(identifier)));
-        assertThat(result).isEqualTo(identifier);
-    }
-
-    @Test
     void testFindStartPhase() {
         var identifier = 13;
         var result = ParticipantUtils.findStartPhase(Map.of("startPhase", identifier));
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/AutomationCompositionAckTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/AutomationCompositionAckTest.java
index cfae1b1db..8c5528cc6 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/AutomationCompositionAckTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/AutomationCompositionAckTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionElementAck
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.AutomationCompositionState;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.utils.CommonTestData;
 import org.onap.policy.common.utils.coder.CoderException;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 class AutomationCompositionAckTest {
 
@@ -50,8 +49,6 @@ class AutomationCompositionAckTest {
         // verify with all values
         orig.setAutomationCompositionId(UUID.randomUUID());
         orig.setParticipantId(CommonTestData.getParticipantId());
-        var id = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("id", "1.2.3");
-        orig.setParticipantType(id);
         var acElementResult = new AutomationCompositionElementAck(AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED,
             true, "AutomationCompositionElement result");
         final var automationCompositionResultMap = Map.of(UUID.randomUUID(), acElementResult);
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/AutomationCompositionUpdateTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/AutomationCompositionUpdateTest.java
index 8125c37d7..c1be28958 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/AutomationCompositionUpdateTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/AutomationCompositionUpdateTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class AutomationCompositionUpdateTest {
 
         var participantId = CommonTestData.getParticipantId();
         acElement.setParticipantId(participantId);
-        acElement.setParticipantType(id);
 
         var property = new ToscaProperty();
         property.setName("test");
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantAckMessageTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantAckMessageTest.java
index 3594755b8..32f9b2462 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantAckMessageTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantAckMessageTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ class ParticipantAckMessageTest {
     @Test
     void testAppliesTo_NullParticipantId() {
         message = makeMessage();
-
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> message.appliesTo(null, null)).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> message.appliesTo(PTYPE_456, null)).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
-        var participantId = CommonTestData.getParticipantId();
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> message.appliesTo(null, participantId)).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> message.appliesTo(null)).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -73,9 +69,8 @@ class ParticipantAckMessageTest {
         message = makeMessage();
 
         // ParticipantId matches
-        assertTrue(message.appliesTo(PTYPE_456, CommonTestData.getParticipantId()));
-        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(PTYPE_456, CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
-        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(PTYPE_457, CommonTestData.getParticipantId()));
+        assertTrue(message.appliesTo(CommonTestData.getParticipantId()));
+        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -83,18 +78,13 @@ class ParticipantAckMessageTest {
         message = makeMessage();
 
         // ParticipantId does not match
-        ToscaConceptIdentifier id = new ToscaConceptIdentifier();
-        id.setName("id1111");
-        id.setVersion("3.2.1");
-        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(id, CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
-        message.setParticipantType(null);
-        assertTrue(message.appliesTo(id, CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
+        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
+        assertTrue(message.appliesTo(CommonTestData.getParticipantId()));
     }
 
     private ParticipantAckMessage makeMessage() {
         ParticipantAckMessage msg = new ParticipantAckMessage(ParticipantMessageType.PARTICIPANT_DEREGISTER_ACK);
 
-        msg.setParticipantType(PTYPE_456);
         msg.setParticipantId(CommonTestData.getParticipantId());
         msg.setMessage("Successfull Ack");
         msg.setResult(true);
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantDeregisterTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantDeregisterTest.java
index dec168232..91d3ffacb 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantDeregisterTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantDeregisterTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class ParticipantDeregisterTest {
         id.setVersion("1.2.3");
         orig.setAutomationCompositionId(UUID.randomUUID());
         orig.setParticipantId(CommonTestData.getParticipantId());
-        orig.setParticipantType(id);
         orig.setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID());
         orig.setTimestamp(Instant.ofEpochMilli(3000));
 
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantMessageTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantMessageTest.java
index 42c3152c3..96d3ac8a3 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantMessageTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantMessageTest.java
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ class ParticipantMessageTest {
     void testAppliesTo_NullParticipantId() {
         message = makeMessage();
 
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> message.appliesTo(null, null)).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> message.appliesTo(PTYPE_456, null)).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
-        var participantId = CommonTestData.getParticipantId();
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> message.appliesTo(null, participantId)).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
+        assertThatThrownBy(() -> message.appliesTo(null)).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -76,28 +73,20 @@ class ParticipantMessageTest {
         message = makeMessage();
 
         // ParticipantId matches
-        assertTrue(message.appliesTo(PTYPE_456, CommonTestData.getParticipantId()));
-        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(PTYPE_456, CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
-        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(PTYPE_457, CommonTestData.getParticipantId()));
+        assertTrue(message.appliesTo(CommonTestData.getParticipantId()));
+        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
     }
 
     @Test
     void testAppliesTo_ParticipantIdNoMatch() {
         message = makeMessage();
-
-        // ParticipantId does not match
-        var id = new ToscaConceptIdentifier();
-        id.setName("id1111");
-        id.setVersion("3.2.1");
-        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(id, CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
-        message.setParticipantType(null);
-        assertTrue(message.appliesTo(id, CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
+        assertFalse(message.appliesTo(CommonTestData.getRndParticipantId()));
+        assertTrue(message.appliesTo(CommonTestData.getParticipantId()));
     }
 
     private ParticipantMessage makeMessage() {
         var msg = new ParticipantMessage(ParticipantMessageType.PARTICIPANT_STATE_CHANGE);
 
-        msg.setParticipantType(PTYPE_456);
         msg.setParticipantId(CommonTestData.getParticipantId());
         msg.setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID());
         msg.setTimestamp(Instant.ofEpochMilli(3000));
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantRegisterTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantRegisterTest.java
index af1b9e692..fc73dffd6 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantRegisterTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantRegisterTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class ParticipantRegisterTest {
         id.setVersion("1.2.3");
         orig.setAutomationCompositionId(UUID.randomUUID());
         orig.setParticipantId(CommonTestData.getParticipantId());
-        orig.setParticipantType(id);
         orig.setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID());
         orig.setTimestamp(Instant.ofEpochMilli(3000));
 
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantStatusReqTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantStatusReqTest.java
index 5cbbc2c5d..c5687ac19 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantStatusReqTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantStatusReqTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class ParticipantStatusReqTest {
         // verify with all values
         orig.setParticipantId(CommonTestData.getParticipantId());
         orig.setAutomationCompositionId(null);
-        orig.setParticipantType(null);
         orig.setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID());
         orig.setTimestamp(Instant.ofEpochMilli(3000));
 
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantStatusTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantStatusTest.java
index 8675d24ff..feeb692e1 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantStatusTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantStatusTest.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class ParticipantStatusTest {
         var participantId = CommonTestData.getParticipantId();
         orig.setParticipantId(participantId);
         var type = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("type", "2.3.4");
-        orig.setParticipantType(type);
         orig.setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID());
         orig.setState(ParticipantState.ON_LINE);
         orig.setTimestamp(Instant.ofEpochMilli(3000));
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ class ParticipantStatusTest {
 
         var participantDefinitionUpdate = new ParticipantDefinition();
         participantDefinitionUpdate.setParticipantId(participantId);
-        participantDefinitionUpdate.setParticipantType(type);
         var acDefinition = getAcElementDefinition(new ToscaConceptIdentifier("id", "1.2.3"));
         participantDefinitionUpdate.setAutomationCompositionElementDefinitionList(List.of(acDefinition));
         orig.setParticipantDefinitionUpdates(List.of(participantDefinitionUpdate));
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantUpdateTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantUpdateTest.java
index 7d57afc3f..ffbd63f1a 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantUpdateTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/messages/dmaap/participant/ParticipantUpdateTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ class ParticipantUpdateTest {
         // verify with all values
         orig.setAutomationCompositionId(UUID.randomUUID());
         orig.setParticipantId(CommonTestData.getParticipantId());
-        var type = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("id", "1.2.3");
-        orig.setParticipantType(type);
         orig.setMessageId(UUID.randomUUID());
         orig.setTimestamp(Instant.ofEpochMilli(3000));
 
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ class ParticipantUpdateTest {
         toscaNodeTemplate.setVersion("1.2.3");
 
         var participantDefinitionUpdate = new ParticipantDefinition();
-        participantDefinitionUpdate.setParticipantType(type);
+        var type = new ToscaConceptIdentifier("id", "1.2.3");
         var acDefinition = getAcElementDefinition(type);
         participantDefinitionUpdate.setAutomationCompositionElementDefinitionList(List.of(acDefinition));
         orig.setParticipantDefinitionUpdates(List.of(participantDefinitionUpdate));
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaAutomationCompositionElementTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaAutomationCompositionElementTest.java
index 460f3ab4b..83e13c74a 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaAutomationCompositionElementTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaAutomationCompositionElementTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -72,30 +72,21 @@ class JpaAutomationCompositionElementTest {
         }).hasMessageMatching(NULL_ELEMENT_ID_ERROR);
 
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
-            new JpaAutomationCompositionElement(null, null, null, null, null);
+            new JpaAutomationCompositionElement(null, null, null, null);
         }).hasMessageMatching(NULL_ELEMENT_ID_ERROR);
 
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
-            new JpaAutomationCompositionElement("key", null, null, null, AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED);
+            new JpaAutomationCompositionElement("key", null, null, AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED);
         }).hasMessageMatching(NULL_INSTANCE_ID_ERROR);
 
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
-            new JpaAutomationCompositionElement("key", "key", null, new PfConceptKey("participant", "0.0.1"), null);
-        }).hasMessageMatching("definition" + NULL_ERROR);
-
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
-            new JpaAutomationCompositionElement("key", "key", new PfConceptKey(), null,
-                    AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED);
-        }).hasMessageMatching("participantType" + NULL_ERROR);
-
-        assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
-            new JpaAutomationCompositionElement("key", "key", new PfConceptKey(), new PfConceptKey(), null);
+            new JpaAutomationCompositionElement("key", "key", new PfConceptKey(), null);
         }).hasMessageMatching("state" + NULL_ERROR);
 
         assertNotNull(new JpaAutomationCompositionElement());
         assertNotNull(new JpaAutomationCompositionElement("key", "key"));
-        assertNotNull(new JpaAutomationCompositionElement("key", "key", new PfConceptKey(),
-                new PfConceptKey("participant", "0.0.1"), AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED));
+        assertNotNull(new JpaAutomationCompositionElement("key", "key",
+            new PfConceptKey(), AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -198,10 +189,9 @@ class JpaAutomationCompositionElementTest {
         testJpaAutomationCompositionElement.setState(AutomationCompositionState.UNINITIALISED);
         assertEquals(0, testJpaAutomationCompositionElement.compareTo(otherJpaAutomationCompositionElement));
 
-        testJpaAutomationCompositionElement.setParticipantType(new PfConceptKey("dummy", "0.0.1"));
-        assertNotEquals(0, testJpaAutomationCompositionElement.compareTo(otherJpaAutomationCompositionElement));
-        testJpaAutomationCompositionElement.setParticipantType(new PfConceptKey("participantType", "0.0.1"));
         assertEquals(0, testJpaAutomationCompositionElement.compareTo(otherJpaAutomationCompositionElement));
+        testJpaAutomationCompositionElement.setParticipantId(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+        assertNotEquals(0, testJpaAutomationCompositionElement.compareTo(otherJpaAutomationCompositionElement));
 
         assertEquals(testJpaAutomationCompositionElement,
                 new JpaAutomationCompositionElement(testJpaAutomationCompositionElement));
@@ -250,7 +240,6 @@ class JpaAutomationCompositionElementTest {
         var automationCompositionElement = new AutomationCompositionElement();
         automationCompositionElement.setId(UUID.fromString(ELEMENT_ID));
         automationCompositionElement.setDefinition(new ToscaConceptIdentifier("aceDef", "0.0.1"));
-        automationCompositionElement.setParticipantType(new ToscaConceptIdentifier("participantType", "0.0.1"));
         automationCompositionElement.setParticipantId(CommonTestData.getParticipantId());
         automationCompositionElement.setProperties(Map.of("key", "{}"));
 
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipantTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipantTest.java
index f293085c3..1ad757fcb 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipantTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/persistence/concepts/JpaParticipantTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.Participant;
 import org.onap.policy.clamp.models.acm.concepts.ParticipantState;
-import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaConceptIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * Test the {@link JpaParticipant} class.
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ class JpaParticipantTest {
     private Participant createParticipantInstance() {
         var testParticipant = new Participant();
         testParticipant.setParticipantId(UUID.randomUUID());
-        testParticipant.setParticipantType(new ToscaConceptIdentifier("participantTypeName", "0.0.1"));
         testParticipant.setParticipantSupportedElementTypes(new LinkedHashMap<>());
 
         return testParticipant;
diff --git a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/utils/AcmUtilsTest.java b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/utils/AcmUtilsTest.java
index c659f5ae2..c5acada59 100644
--- a/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/utils/AcmUtilsTest.java
+++ b/models/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/clamp/models/acm/utils/AcmUtilsTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class AcmUtilsTest {
         assertNotEquals(participantId, participantUpdates.get(0).getParticipantId());
 
         acElement.setParticipantId(participantId);
-        acElement.setParticipantType(TYPE);
         AcmUtils.prepareParticipantUpdate(acElement, participantUpdates);
         assertEquals(participantId, participantUpdates.get(1).getParticipantId());
     }