2 files changed, 19 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/controlloop/common/model-impl/vfc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/vfc/VFCManager.java b/controlloop/common/model-impl/vfc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/vfc/VFCManager.java
index 175223968..9a7bf8894 100644
--- a/controlloop/common/model-impl/vfc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/vfc/VFCManager.java
+++ b/controlloop/common/model-impl/vfc/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/vfc/VFCManager.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Corp. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Intel Corp, AT&T. 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.
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ public final class VFCManager implements Runnable {
 
 		restManager = new RESTManager();
 
-		setVFCParams(getPEManagerEnvProperty("vfc.url"), getPEManagerEnvProperty("vfc.username"), getPEManagerEnvProperty("vfc.password"));
+		// use getPEManagerEnvProperty() for required properties; others are optional
+        setVFCParams(getPEManagerEnvProperty("vfc.url"), PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironmentProperty("vfc.username"),
+                        PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironmentProperty("vfc.password"));
 	}
 
 	public void setVFCParams(String baseUrl, String name, String pwd) {
diff --git a/controlloop/common/model-impl/vfc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/vfc/TestVFCManager.java b/controlloop/common/model-impl/vfc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/vfc/TestVFCManager.java
index 9260430d4..fa2a1ee9f 100644
--- a/controlloop/common/model-impl/vfc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/vfc/TestVFCManager.java
+++ b/controlloop/common/model-impl/vfc/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/vfc/TestVFCManager.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * vfc
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson, AT&T. 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.
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.drools.core.WorkingMemory;
+import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -104,6 +105,13 @@ public class TestVFCManager {
 		response.setResponseDescriptor(responseDescriptor);
 	}
 
+    @After
+    public void tearDown() {
+        PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironment().remove("vfc.password");
+        PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironment().remove("vfc.username");
+        PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironment().remove("vfc.url");
+    }
+
 	@Test
 	public void testVFCInitiation() {
 		try {
@@ -129,31 +137,17 @@ public class TestVFCManager {
 		catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
 			assertEquals("The value of policy engine manager environment property \"vfc.url\" may not be null", e.getMessage());
 		}
-
+        
+        // add url; username & password are not required
 		PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironment().put("vfc.url", "http://somewhere.over.the.rainbow");
-		try {
-			new VFCManager(mockedWorkingMemory, request);
-			fail("test should throw an exception here");
-		}
-		catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-			assertEquals("The value of policy engine manager environment property \"vfc.username\" may not be null", e.getMessage());
-		}
+        new VFCManager(mockedWorkingMemory, request);
 
+        // url & username, but no password
 		PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironment().put("vfc.username", "Dorothy");
-		try {
-			new VFCManager(mockedWorkingMemory, request);
-			fail("test should throw an exception here");
-		}
-		catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-			assertEquals("The value of policy engine manager environment property \"vfc.password\" may not be null", e.getMessage());
-		}
 
+		// url, username, and password
 		PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironment().put("vfc.password", "Toto");
-		assertNotNull(new VFCManager(mockedWorkingMemory, request));
-
-		PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironment().remove("vfc.password");
-		PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironment().remove("vfc.username");
-		PolicyEngine.manager.getEnvironment().remove("vfc.url");
+		new VFCManager(mockedWorkingMemory, request);
 	}
 
 	@Test