Fixes for sonar critical issues

Fixes for critical and blocker issues reported in sonar.

Issue-Id: POLICY-113
Change-Id: I50969fe93a94b0497f3fb30864a6c45e63208fe6
Signed-off-by: Tej, Tarun <tt3868@att.com>

80 files changed, 4491 insertions, 4310 deletions

diff --git a/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSGateway.java b/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSGateway.java
index 0b4058d59..c4fcf5454 100644
--- a/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSGateway.java
+++ b/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSGateway.java
@@ -22,67 +22,60 @@ package org.onap.policy.brmsInterface;
 
 import org.onap.policy.api.NotificationScheme;
 import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyEngine;
-
-//import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-
-//import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-//import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
+import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
-
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
 
-
 /**
- * BRMSGateway: This application acts as the Gateway interface between the PDP XACML and PDP Drools. 
- * The listens for BRMS based policies and pushes them to the specified Policy Repository, from where the PDP Drools reads the Rule Jar.  
+ * BRMSGateway: This application acts as the Gateway interface between the PDP XACML and PDP Drools. The listens for
+ * BRMS based policies and pushes them to the specified Policy Repository, from where the PDP Drools reads the Rule Jar.
  * 
  * @version 0.1
  */
 public class BRMSGateway {
-	
-	private static final Logger logger = FlexLogger.getLogger(BRMSGateway.class);
-	private static final String configFile = "config.properties";
-	
-	private static PolicyEngine policyEngine = null;
-	
-	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
-		// Initialize Handler. 
-		logger.info("Initializing BRMS Handler");
-		BRMSHandler bRMSHandler = null;
-		try{
-			bRMSHandler = new BRMSHandler(configFile);
-		}catch(NullPointerException e){
-			logger.error("Check your property file: " + e.getMessage());
-			System.exit(1);
-		}
-		
-		// Set Handler with Auto Notification and initialize policyEngine
-		try{
-			logger.info("Initializing policyEngine with Auto Notifications");
-			policyEngine= new PolicyEngine(configFile,NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS, bRMSHandler);
-		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_UNKNOWN+"Error while Initializing Policy Engine "  + e.getMessage()); 
-		}
-		
-		//Keep Running.... 
-		Runnable runnable = new Runnable(){
-			public void run(){
-				while (true){
-					try {
-						Thread.sleep(30000);
-					} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-						logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR+"Thread Exception " + e.getMessage()); 
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		};
-		Thread thread = new Thread(runnable);
-		thread.start();
-	}
-	
-	public static PolicyEngine getPolicyEngine(){
-		return policyEngine;
-	}
+
+    private static final Logger logger = FlexLogger.getLogger(BRMSGateway.class);
+    private static final String CONFIGFILE = "config.properties";
+
+    private static PolicyEngine policyEngine = null;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        // Initialize Handler.
+        logger.info("Initializing BRMS Handler");
+        BRMSHandler bRMSHandler = null;
+        try {
+            bRMSHandler = new BRMSHandler(CONFIGFILE);
+        } catch (PolicyException e) {
+            logger.error("Check your property file: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+            System.exit(1);
+        }
+
+        // Set Handler with Auto Notification and initialize policyEngine
+        try {
+            logger.info("Initializing policyEngine with Auto Notifications");
+            policyEngine = new PolicyEngine(CONFIGFILE, NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS, bRMSHandler);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_UNKNOWN + "Error while Initializing Policy Engine " + e.getMessage(),
+                    e);
+        }
+
+        // Keep Running....
+        Runnable runnable = () -> {
+            while (true) {
+                try {
+                    Thread.sleep(30000);
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                    logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Thread Exception " + e.getMessage());
+                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        Thread thread = new Thread(runnable);
+        thread.start();
+    }
+
+    public static PolicyEngine getPolicyEngine() {
+        return policyEngine;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSHandler.java b/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSHandler.java
index 305f64de1..43031861b 100644
--- a/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSHandler.java
+++ b/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSHandler.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class BRMSHandler implements BackUpHandler{
 					bRMSPush.removeRule(removedPolicy.getPolicyName());
 					removed = true;
 				}catch(Exception e){
-					logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+"Rertriving policy failed " + e.getMessage());
+					logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+"Rertriving policy failed " + e.getMessage(), e);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public class BRMSHandler implements BackUpHandler{
 					//Upon Notification failure 
 					failureFlag = true;
 					bRMSPush.rotateURLs();
+					logger.error("Failure during Push Operation " , e);
 				}
 			}
 			i++;
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ public class BRMSHandler implements BackUpHandler{
 					//Upon Notification failure 
 					successFlag = false;
 					bRMSPush.rotateURLs();
+					logger.error("Failure during Push Operation " , e);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ public class BRMSHandler implements BackUpHandler{
 						}
 					}
 				}catch(Exception e){
-					logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+"Rertriving policy failed " + e.getMessage());
+					logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+"Rertriving policy failed " + e.getMessage(), e);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSPush.java b/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSPush.java
index c24493882..f6f7c1214 100644
--- a/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSPush.java
+++ b/BRMSGateway/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/brmsInterface/BRMSPush.java
@@ -96,670 +96,708 @@ import com.att.nsa.cambria.client.CambriaClientBuilders.PublisherBuilder;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 
 /**
- * BRMSPush: Application responsible to push policies to the BRMS PDP Policy Repository (PR). 
- * Mavenize and push policy to PR
+ * BRMSPush: Application responsible to push policies to the BRMS PDP Policy Repository (PR). Mavenize and push policy
+ * to PR
  * 
- * @version 1.0 
+ * @version 1.0
  */
 
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class BRMSPush {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(BRMSPush.class.getName());
-	private static final String PROJECTSLOCATION = "RuleProjects";
-	private static final String GOALS[] = {"clean", "deploy"};
-	private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "1.1.0-SNAPSHOT";
-	private static final String DEPENDENCY_FILE = "dependency.json";
-
-	private static Map<String, String> modifiedGroups = new HashMap<>();
-	private static IntegrityMonitor im;
-	private static BackUpMonitor bm;
-	private static String resourceName = null;
-	private String defaultName = null;
-	private String repID = null; 
-	private String repName = null;
-	private ArrayList<String> repURLs= null;  
-	private String repUserName = null;
-	private String repPassword = null;
-	private String policyKeyID = null;
-	private boolean createFlag = false;
-	private String uebList = null;
-	private List<String> dmaapList = null;
-	private String pubTopic = null;
-	private PublisherBuilder pubBuilder = null;
-	protected BusPublisher publisher = null;
-	private Long uebDelay = Long.parseLong("20");
-	private Long dmaapDelay = Long.parseLong("5000");
-	private String notificationType = null;
-	private ArrayList<ControllerPOJO> controllers;
-	private HashMap<String, ArrayList<Object>> groupMap = new HashMap<>();
-	private Map<String, String> policyMap = new HashMap<>();
-	private String brmsdependencyversion;
-	private EntityManager em;
-	private boolean syncFlag = false;
-
-	public BRMSPush(String propertiesFile, BackUpHandler handler) throws PolicyException{
-		Properties config = new Properties();
-		Path file = Paths.get(propertiesFile);
-		if(Files.notExists(file)){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE+"Config File doesn't Exist in the specified Path " + file.toString());
-			throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE+"Config File doesn't Exist in the specified Path " + file.toString());
-		}else{
-			if(file.toString().endsWith(".properties")){
-				// Grab the Properties. 
-				setProperty(file, config, handler);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void setProperty(Path file, Properties config, BackUpHandler handler) throws PolicyException{
-		InputStream in;
-		try {
-			in = new FileInputStream(file.toFile());
-			config.load(in);
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Data/File Read Error while reading from the property file.");
-			throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Data/File Read Error while reading from the property file.");
-		}
-		LOGGER.info("Trying to set up IntegrityMonitor");
-		try {
-			LOGGER.info("Trying to set up IntegrityMonitor");
-			resourceName = config.getProperty("RESOURCE_NAME");
-			if(resourceName==null){
-				LOGGER.warn("RESOURCE_NAME is missing setting default value. ");
-				resourceName = "brmsgw_pdp01";
-			}
-			resourceName = resourceName.trim();
-			im = IntegrityMonitor.getInstance(resourceName, config);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error("Error starting Integerity Monitor: " + e);
-		}
-		LOGGER.info("Trying to set up BackUpMonitor");
-		try {
-			bm = BackUpMonitor.getInstance(BackUpMonitor.ResourceNode.BRMS.toString(), resourceName, config, handler);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error("Error starting BackUpMonitor: " + e);
-		}
-		config.setProperty(PersistenceUnitProperties.ECLIPSELINK_PERSISTENCE_XML, "META-INF/persistenceBRMS.xml");
-		EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("BRMSGW", config);
-		em = emf.createEntityManager();
-		defaultName = config.getProperty("defaultName");
-		if(defaultName==null){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "defaultName property is missing from the property file ");
-			throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "defaultName property is missing from the property file");
-		}
-		defaultName = defaultName.trim();
-		repID = config.getProperty("repositoryID");
-		if(repID==null){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryID property is missing from the property file ");
-			throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryID property is missing from the property file ");
-		}
-		repID = repID.trim();
-		repName = config.getProperty("repositoryName");
-		if(repName==null){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryName property is missing from the property file ");
-			throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryName property is missing from the property file ");
-		}
-		repName = repName.trim();
-		String repURL = config.getProperty("repositoryURL");
-		if(repURL==null){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryURL property is missing from the property file ");
-			throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryURL property is missing from the property file ");
-		}
-		if(repURL.contains(",")){
-			repURLs = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(repURL.trim().split(",")));
-		}else{
-			repURLs = new ArrayList<>();
-			repURLs.add(repURL);
-		}
-		repUserName = config.getProperty("repositoryUsername");
-		repPassword = config.getProperty("repositoryPassword");
-		if(repUserName==null || repPassword==null){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repostoryUserName and respositoryPassword properties are required.");
-			throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repostoryUserName and respositoryPassword properties are required.");
-		}
-		repUserName = repUserName.trim();
-		repPassword = repPassword.trim();
-		policyKeyID = config.getProperty("policyKeyID");
-		if(policyKeyID==null){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "policyKeyID property is missing from the property file ");
-			throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "policyKeyID property is missing from the property file ");
-		}
-		policyKeyID = policyKeyID.trim();
-		String syncF = config.getProperty("sync", "false").trim();
-		syncFlag = Boolean.parseBoolean(syncF);
-		if(syncFlag){
-			PolicyLogger.info("SYNC Flag is turned ON. DB will be given Priority.");
-		}
-		brmsdependencyversion = config.getProperty("brms.dependency.version");
-		if(brmsdependencyversion==null){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "brmsdependencyversion property is missing from the property file, Using default Version.");
-			brmsdependencyversion = DEFAULT_VERSION;
-		}
-		brmsdependencyversion = brmsdependencyversion.trim();
-		readGroups(config);
-		
-		// Setup Publisher
-		notificationType = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TYPE");
-		if("dmaap".equalsIgnoreCase(notificationType)){
-			
-			LOGGER.info("Notification Type being used is DMaaP... creating instance of BusPublisher.");
-			// Setting up the Publisher for DMaaP MR
-			String dmaapServers = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_SERVERS");
-			pubTopic = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TOPIC");
-			String aafLogin = config.getProperty("CLIENT_ID").trim();
-			String aafPassword = config.getProperty("CLIENT_KEY").trim();
-			
-			if(dmaapServers==null || pubTopic==null){
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
-				throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
-			}
-			
-			dmaapServers = dmaapServers.trim();
-			pubTopic = pubTopic.trim();
-			
-			if(dmaapServers.contains(",")) {
-				dmaapList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(dmaapServers.split("\\s*,\\s*")));
-			} else {
-				dmaapList = new ArrayList<>();
-				dmaapList.add(dmaapServers);
-			}
-			
-			this.publisher = 
-					new BusPublisher.DmaapPublisherWrapper(this.dmaapList, 
-							                               this.pubTopic, 
-							                               aafLogin, 
-							                               aafPassword);
-			
-
-			String dDelay = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_DELAY");
-			if(dDelay!=null && !dDelay.isEmpty()){
-				dDelay = dDelay.trim();
-				try{
-					dmaapDelay = Long.parseLong(dDelay);
-				}catch (NumberFormatException e){
-					LOGGER.error("DMAAP_DELAY not a long format number" + e);
-				}
-			}
-			LOGGER.info("DMAAP BusPublisher is created.");
-			
-		} else {
-			LOGGER.info("Notification Type being used is UEB... creating instance of PublisherBuilder.");
-			// Setting up the Publisher for UEB
-			uebList = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_SERVERS");
-			pubTopic = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TOPIC");
-			String apiKey = config.getProperty("UEB_API_KEY");
-			String apiSecret = config.getProperty("UEB_API_SECRET");
-			if(uebList==null || pubTopic==null){
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "UEB properties are missing from the property file ");
-				throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "UEB properties are missing from the property file ");
-			}
-			uebList = uebList.trim();
-			pubTopic = pubTopic.trim();
-			pubBuilder = new CambriaClientBuilders.PublisherBuilder();
-			pubBuilder.usingHosts(uebList).onTopic(pubTopic);
-			if(apiKey!=null && !apiKey.isEmpty() && 
-					apiSecret!=null && !apiSecret.isEmpty()) {
-				apiKey= apiKey.trim();
-				apiSecret = apiSecret.trim();
-				pubBuilder.authenticatedBy(apiKey, apiSecret);
-			}
-			String uDelay = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_DELAY");
-			if(uDelay!=null && !uDelay.isEmpty()){
-				uDelay = uDelay.trim();
-				try{
-					uebDelay = Long.parseLong(uDelay);
-				}catch (NumberFormatException e){
-					LOGGER.error("UEB_DELAY not a long format number" + e);
-				}
-			}
-			LOGGER.info("UEB PublisherBuilder is created.");
-
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Will Initialize the variables required for BRMSPush. 
-	 */
-	public void initiate(boolean flag) {
-		modifiedGroups =  new HashMap<>();
-		controllers = new ArrayList<>();
-		try {
-			bm.updateNotification();
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error("Error while updating Notification: "  + e.getMessage());
-		}
-		if(flag) syncGroupInfo();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Will Add rules to projects. Creates necessary folders if required. 
-	 */
-	public void addRule(String name, String rule, Map<String, String> responseAttributes) {
-		// 1 check the response Attributes and determine if this belongs to any projects. 
-		// 2 if not create folder
-		// 3 create pom. 
-		// 4 copy the rule. 
-		// 5 store the groups that have been updated. 
-		String kSessionName=null;
-		String selectedName = null;
-		if(!responseAttributes.isEmpty()){
-			// Pick selected Value
-			String userControllerName = null;
-			ArrayList<PEDependency> userDependencies = new ArrayList<>();
-			for(String key: responseAttributes.keySet()){
-				if(key.equals(policyKeyID)){
-					selectedName = responseAttributes.get(key);
-				}
-				//kmodule configurations
-				else if (key.equals("kSessionName")){
-					kSessionName=responseAttributes.get(key);
-				}
-				// Check User Specific values.
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(BRMSPush.class.getName());
+    private static final String PROJECTSLOCATION = "RuleProjects";
+    private static final String[] GOALS = { "clean", "deploy" };
+    private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "1.1.0-SNAPSHOT";
+    private static final String DEPENDENCY_FILE = "dependency.json";
+
+    private static Map<String, String> modifiedGroups = new HashMap<>();
+    private static IntegrityMonitor im;
+    private static BackUpMonitor bm;
+    private String defaultName = null;
+    private String repID = null;
+    private String repName = null;
+    private ArrayList<String> repURLs = null;
+    private String repUserName = null;
+    private String repPassword = null;
+    private String policyKeyID = null;
+    private boolean createFlag = false;
+    private String uebList = null;
+    private List<String> dmaapList = null;
+    private String pubTopic = null;
+    private PublisherBuilder pubBuilder = null;
+    protected BusPublisher publisher = null;
+    private Long uebDelay = Long.parseLong("20");
+    private Long dmaapDelay = Long.parseLong("5000");
+    private String notificationType = null;
+    private ArrayList<ControllerPOJO> controllers;
+    private HashMap<String, ArrayList<Object>> groupMap = new HashMap<>();
+    private Map<String, String> policyMap = new HashMap<>();
+    private String brmsdependencyversion;
+    private EntityManager em;
+    private boolean syncFlag = false;
+
+    public BRMSPush(String propertiesFile, BackUpHandler handler) throws PolicyException {
+        Properties config = new Properties();
+        Path file = Paths.get(propertiesFile);
+        if (Files.notExists(file)) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Config File doesn't Exist in the specified Path "
+                    + file.toString());
+            throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                    + "Config File doesn't Exist in the specified Path " + file.toString());
+        } else {
+            if (file.toString().endsWith(".properties")) {
+                // Grab the Properties.
+                setProperty(file, config, handler);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void setProperty(Path file, Properties config, BackUpHandler handler) throws PolicyException {
+        InputStream in;
+        try {
+            in = new FileInputStream(file.toFile());
+            config.load(in);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            LOGGER.error(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Data/File Read Error while reading from the property file.",
+                    e);
+            throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                    + "Data/File Read Error while reading from the property file.");
+        }
+        LOGGER.info("Trying to set up IntegrityMonitor");
+        String resourceName = null;
+        try {
+            LOGGER.info("Trying to set up IntegrityMonitor");
+            resourceName = config.getProperty("RESOURCE_NAME");
+            if (resourceName == null) {
+                LOGGER.warn("RESOURCE_NAME is missing setting default value. ");
+                resourceName = "brmsgw_pdp01";
+            }
+            resourceName = resourceName.trim();
+            setIntegrityMonitor(IntegrityMonitor.getInstance(resourceName, config));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error starting Integerity Monitor: " + e);
+        }
+        LOGGER.info("Trying to set up BackUpMonitor");
+        try {
+            setBackupMonitor(BackUpMonitor.getInstance(BackUpMonitor.ResourceNode.BRMS.toString(), resourceName, config,
+                    handler));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error starting BackUpMonitor: " + e);
+        }
+        config.setProperty(PersistenceUnitProperties.ECLIPSELINK_PERSISTENCE_XML, "META-INF/persistenceBRMS.xml");
+        EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("BRMSGW", config);
+        em = emf.createEntityManager();
+        defaultName = config.getProperty("defaultName");
+        if (defaultName == null) {
+            LOGGER.error(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "defaultName property is missing from the property file ");
+            throw new PolicyException(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "defaultName property is missing from the property file");
+        }
+        defaultName = defaultName.trim();
+        repID = config.getProperty("repositoryID");
+        if (repID == null) {
+            LOGGER.error(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryID property is missing from the property file ");
+            throw new PolicyException(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryID property is missing from the property file ");
+        }
+        repID = repID.trim();
+        repName = config.getProperty("repositoryName");
+        if (repName == null) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                    + "repositoryName property is missing from the property file ");
+            throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                    + "repositoryName property is missing from the property file ");
+        }
+        repName = repName.trim();
+        String repURL = config.getProperty("repositoryURL");
+        if (repURL == null) {
+            LOGGER.error(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryURL property is missing from the property file ");
+            throw new PolicyException(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "repositoryURL property is missing from the property file ");
+        }
+        if (repURL.contains(",")) {
+            repURLs = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(repURL.trim().split(",")));
+        } else {
+            repURLs = new ArrayList<>();
+            repURLs.add(repURL);
+        }
+        repUserName = config.getProperty("repositoryUsername");
+        repPassword = config.getProperty("repositoryPassword");
+        if (repUserName == null || repPassword == null) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                    + "repostoryUserName and respositoryPassword properties are required.");
+            throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                    + "repostoryUserName and respositoryPassword properties are required.");
+        }
+        repUserName = repUserName.trim();
+        repPassword = repPassword.trim();
+        policyKeyID = config.getProperty("policyKeyID");
+        if (policyKeyID == null) {
+            LOGGER.error(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "policyKeyID property is missing from the property file ");
+            throw new PolicyException(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "policyKeyID property is missing from the property file ");
+        }
+        policyKeyID = policyKeyID.trim();
+        String syncF = config.getProperty("sync", "false").trim();
+        syncFlag = Boolean.parseBoolean(syncF);
+        if (syncFlag) {
+            PolicyLogger.info("SYNC Flag is turned ON. DB will be given Priority.");
+        }
+        brmsdependencyversion = config.getProperty("brms.dependency.version");
+        if (brmsdependencyversion == null) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                    + "brmsdependencyversion property is missing from the property file, Using default Version.");
+            brmsdependencyversion = DEFAULT_VERSION;
+        }
+        brmsdependencyversion = brmsdependencyversion.trim();
+        readGroups(config);
+
+        // Setup Publisher
+        notificationType = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TYPE");
+        if ("dmaap".equalsIgnoreCase(notificationType)) {
+
+            LOGGER.info("Notification Type being used is DMaaP... creating instance of BusPublisher.");
+            // Setting up the Publisher for DMaaP MR
+            String dmaapServers = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_SERVERS");
+            pubTopic = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TOPIC");
+            String aafLogin = config.getProperty("CLIENT_ID").trim();
+            String aafPassword = config.getProperty("CLIENT_KEY").trim();
+
+            if (dmaapServers == null || pubTopic == null) {
+                LOGGER.error(
+                        XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
+                throw new PolicyException(
+                        XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
+            }
+
+            dmaapServers = dmaapServers.trim();
+            pubTopic = pubTopic.trim();
+
+            if (dmaapServers.contains(",")) {
+                dmaapList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(dmaapServers.split("\\s*,\\s*")));
+            } else {
+                dmaapList = new ArrayList<>();
+                dmaapList.add(dmaapServers);
+            }
+
+            this.publisher = new BusPublisher.DmaapPublisherWrapper(this.dmaapList, this.pubTopic, aafLogin,
+                    aafPassword);
+
+            String dDelay = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_DELAY");
+            if (dDelay != null && !dDelay.isEmpty()) {
+                dDelay = dDelay.trim();
+                try {
+                    dmaapDelay = Long.parseLong(dDelay);
+                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                    LOGGER.error("DMAAP_DELAY not a long format number" + e);
+                }
+            }
+            LOGGER.info("DMAAP BusPublisher is created.");
+
+        } else {
+            LOGGER.info("Notification Type being used is UEB... creating instance of PublisherBuilder.");
+            // Setting up the Publisher for UEB
+            uebList = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_SERVERS");
+            pubTopic = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TOPIC");
+            String apiKey = config.getProperty("UEB_API_KEY");
+            String apiSecret = config.getProperty("UEB_API_SECRET");
+            if (uebList == null || pubTopic == null) {
+                LOGGER.error(
+                        XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "UEB properties are missing from the property file ");
+                throw new PolicyException(
+                        XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "UEB properties are missing from the property file ");
+            }
+            uebList = uebList.trim();
+            pubTopic = pubTopic.trim();
+            pubBuilder = new CambriaClientBuilders.PublisherBuilder();
+            pubBuilder.usingHosts(uebList).onTopic(pubTopic);
+            if (apiKey != null && !apiKey.isEmpty() && apiSecret != null && !apiSecret.isEmpty()) {
+                apiKey = apiKey.trim();
+                apiSecret = apiSecret.trim();
+                pubBuilder.authenticatedBy(apiKey, apiSecret);
+            }
+            String uDelay = config.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_DELAY");
+            if (uDelay != null && !uDelay.isEmpty()) {
+                uDelay = uDelay.trim();
+                try {
+                    uebDelay = Long.parseLong(uDelay);
+                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                    LOGGER.error("UEB_DELAY not a long format number" + e);
+                }
+            }
+            LOGGER.info("UEB PublisherBuilder is created.");
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private static void setBackupMonitor(BackUpMonitor instance) {
+        bm = instance;
+    }
+
+    private static void setIntegrityMonitor(IntegrityMonitor instance) {
+        im = instance;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Will Initialize the variables required for BRMSPush.
+     */
+    public void initiate(boolean flag) {
+        resetModifiedGroups();
+        controllers = new ArrayList<>();
+        try {
+            bm.updateNotification();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error while updating Notification: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+        if (flag)
+            syncGroupInfo();
+    }
+
+    private static void resetModifiedGroups() {
+        modifiedGroups = new HashMap<>();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Will Add rules to projects. Creates necessary folders if required.
+     */
+    public void addRule(String name, String rule, Map<String, String> responseAttributes) {
+        // 1 check the response Attributes and determine if this belongs to any projects.
+        // 2 if not create folder
+        // 3 create pom.
+        // 4 copy the rule.
+        // 5 store the groups that have been updated.
+        String kSessionName = null;
+        String selectedName = null;
+        if (!responseAttributes.isEmpty()) {
+            // Pick selected Value
+            String userControllerName = null;
+            ArrayList<PEDependency> userDependencies = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (String key : responseAttributes.keySet()) {
+                if (key.equals(policyKeyID)) {
+                    selectedName = responseAttributes.get(key);
+                }
+                // kmodule configurations
+                else if (key.equals("kSessionName")) {
+                    kSessionName = responseAttributes.get(key);
+                }
+                // Check User Specific values.
                 if (key.equals("$controller:")) {
                     try {
-                        PEDependency dependency = PolicyUtils.jsonStringToObject(responseAttributes.get(key), PEDependency.class);
-                        userControllerName = key.replaceFirst("$controller:",""); 
+                        PEDependency dependency = PolicyUtils.jsonStringToObject(responseAttributes.get(key),
+                                PEDependency.class);
+                        userControllerName = key.replaceFirst("$controller:", "");
                         addToGroup(userControllerName, dependency);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+"Error while resolving Controller: " + e);
+                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error while resolving Controller: " + e);
                     }
 
-                }
-                else if(key.equals("$dependency$")){
+                } else if (key.equals("$dependency$")) {
                     String value = responseAttributes.get(key);
-                    if(value.startsWith("[") && value.endsWith("]")){
-                        value = value.substring(1, value.length()-1).trim();
+                    if (value.startsWith("[") && value.endsWith("]")) {
+                        value = value.substring(1, value.length() - 1).trim();
                         List<String> dependencyStrings = Arrays.asList(value.split("},{"));
-                        for(String dependencyString: dependencyStrings){
+                        for (String dependencyString : dependencyStrings) {
                             try {
-                                userDependencies.add(PolicyUtils.jsonStringToObject(dependencyString, PEDependency.class));
+                                userDependencies
+                                        .add(PolicyUtils.jsonStringToObject(dependencyString, PEDependency.class));
                             } catch (Exception e) {
-                                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+"Error while resolving Dependencies: " + e);
+                                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW
+                                        + "Error while resolving Dependencies: " + e);
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
-			}
-			if(userControllerName!=null){
-				// Adding custom dependencies here. 
+            }
+            if (userControllerName != null) {
+                // Adding custom dependencies here.
                 ArrayList<Object> values = groupMap.get(userControllerName);
                 values.add(userDependencies);
                 groupMap.put(userControllerName, values);
                 selectedName = userControllerName;
             }
-		}
-		// If no Match then pick Default. 
-		if(selectedName==null){
-			selectedName = defaultName;
-		}
-		if (groupMap.containsKey(selectedName)) {
-			//If the key is not got as parameters set by the user, setting the default value for kSessionName as closedLoop
-			if(kSessionName==null){
-				if(selectedName==defaultName){
-					kSessionName="closedloop";
-				}else{
-					kSessionName= "closedloop-" + selectedName;
-				}
-			}
-			// create directories if missing.
-			manageProject(selectedName, kSessionName, name, rule);
+        }
+        // If no Match then pick Default.
+        if (selectedName == null) {
+            selectedName = defaultName;
+        }
+        if (groupMap.containsKey(selectedName)) {
+            // If the key is not got as parameters set by the user, setting the default value for kSessionName as
+            // closedLoop
+            if (kSessionName == null) {
+                if (selectedName == defaultName) {
+                    kSessionName = "closedloop";
+                } else {
+                    kSessionName = "closedloop-" + selectedName;
+                }
+            }
+            // create directories if missing.
+            manageProject(selectedName, kSessionName, name, rule);
             addModifiedGroup(selectedName, "update"); // Will check for Create Later after generating the Pom.
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void syncGroupInfo() {
-		// Sync DB to JMemory.
-		EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
-		et.begin();
-		Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSGroupInfo AS b");
-		List<?> bList = query.getResultList();
-		if(bList.size()!=groupMap.size()){
-			for(Object value : bList){
-				BRMSGroupInfo brmsGroupInfo = (BRMSGroupInfo) value;
-				PEDependency dependency = new PEDependency();
-				dependency.setArtifactId(brmsGroupInfo.getArtifactId());
-				dependency.setGroupId(brmsGroupInfo.getGroupId());
-				dependency.setVersion(brmsGroupInfo.getVersion());
-				ArrayList<Object> values = new ArrayList<>();
-				values.add(dependency);
-				groupMap.put(brmsGroupInfo.getControllerName(), values);
-			}
-		}
-		query = em.createQuery("select g from BRMSPolicyInfo AS g");
-		bList = query.getResultList();
-		if(bList.size()!=policyMap.size()){
-			for(Object value: bList){
-				BRMSPolicyInfo brmsPolicyInfo = (BRMSPolicyInfo) value;
-				policyMap.put(brmsPolicyInfo.getPolicyName(), brmsPolicyInfo.getControllerName().getControllerName());
-			}
-		}
-		et.commit();
-		LOGGER.info("Updated Local Memory values with values from database.");
-	}
-
-	private void manageProject(String selectedName, String kSessionName, String name, String rule) {
-		// Check if the Project is in Sync. If not get the latest Version. 
-		syncProject(selectedName);
-		createProject(PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator
-				+ getArtifactID(selectedName) + File.separator + "src"
-				+ File.separator + "main" + File.separator + "resources",
-				kSessionName);
-		copyDataToFile(
-				PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator
-				+ getArtifactID(selectedName) + File.separator
-				+ "src" + File.separator + "main" + File.separator
-				+ "resources" + File.separator + "rules"
-				+ File.separator + name + ".drl", rule);
-		addToPolicy(name,selectedName);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Add Policy to JMemory and DataBase. 
-	 */
-	private void addToPolicy(String policyName, String controllerName) {
-		policyMap.put(policyName, controllerName);
-		EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
-		et.begin();
-		Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSPolicyInfo as b where b.policyName = :pn");
-		query.setParameter("pn", policyName);
-		List<?> pList = query.getResultList();
-		boolean createFlag = false;
-		BRMSPolicyInfo brmsPolicyInfo = new BRMSPolicyInfo();
-		if(pList.size()>0){
-			// Already exists. 
-			brmsPolicyInfo = (BRMSPolicyInfo) pList.get(0);
-			if(!brmsPolicyInfo.getControllerName().getControllerName().equals(controllerName)){
-				createFlag = true;
-			}
-		}else{
-			createFlag = true;
-		}
-		if(createFlag){
-			query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSGroupInfo as b where b.controllerName = :cn");
-			query.setParameter("cn", controllerName);
-			List<?> bList = query.getResultList();
-			BRMSGroupInfo brmsGroupInfo = new BRMSGroupInfo();
-			if(bList.size()>0){
-				brmsGroupInfo = (BRMSGroupInfo) bList.get(0);
-			}
-			brmsPolicyInfo.setPolicyName(policyName);
-			brmsPolicyInfo.setControllerName(brmsGroupInfo);
-			em.persist(brmsPolicyInfo);
-			em.flush();
-		}
-		et.commit();
-	}
-
-	private void syncProject(String selectedName) {
-		boolean projectExists = checkProject(selectedName);
-		if(projectExists){
-			String version = null;
-			version = getVersion(selectedName);
-			if(version==null){
-				LOGGER.error("Error getting local version for the given Controller Name:"+ selectedName+" going with Default value");
-				version = "0.1.0";
-			}
-			String nextVersion = incrementVersion(version);
-			boolean outOfSync = checkRemoteSync(selectedName, nextVersion);
-			if(!outOfSync){
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-		// We are out of Sync or Project is not Present. 
-		downloadProject(selectedName);
-	}
-
-	private void downloadProject(String selectedName) {
-		NexusArtifact artifact = getLatestArtifactFromNexus(selectedName);
-		if(artifact==null) return;
-		String dirName = getDirectoryName(selectedName);
-		URL website;
-		String fileName = "rule.jar";
-		try {
-			website = new URL(artifact.getResourceURI());
-			ReadableByteChannel rbc = Channels.newChannel(website.openStream());
-		    FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(fileName);
-		    fos.getChannel().transferFrom(rbc, 0, Long.MAX_VALUE);
-		    fos.close();
-		    extractJar(fileName, dirName);
-		    new File(fileName).delete();
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			LOGGER.error("Error while downloading the project to File System. " + e.getMessage());
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void extractJar(String jarFileName, String artifactId) throws IOException{
-		JarFile jar = new JarFile(jarFileName);
-		Enumeration<?> enumEntries = jar.entries();
-		while (enumEntries.hasMoreElements()) {
-			JarEntry file = (JarEntry) enumEntries.nextElement();
-		    File f = null;
-		    String fileName = file.getName().substring(file.getName().lastIndexOf("/")+1);
-		    if(file.getName().endsWith(".drl")){
-		    	String path = PROJECTSLOCATION+ File.separator + artifactId + File.separator + "src"+ 
-				    	File.separator+ "main" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator+ "rules"; 
-		    	new File(path).mkdirs();
-		    	if(syncFlag  && policyMap.containsKey(fileName.replace(".drl", ""))){
-		    		f = new File(path + File.separator + fileName);
-		    	}else{
-		    		f = new File(path + File.separator + fileName);
-		    	}
-		    }else if(file.getName().endsWith("pom.xml")){
-		    	String path = PROJECTSLOCATION+ File.separator + artifactId; 
-		    	new File(path).mkdirs();
-		    	f = new File(path + File.separator + fileName);
-		    }else if(file.getName().endsWith("kmodule.xml")){
-		    	String path = PROJECTSLOCATION+ File.separator + artifactId + File.separator + "src"+ 
-				    	File.separator+ "main" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator+ "META-INF"; 
-		    	new File(path).mkdirs();
-		    	f = new File(path + File.separator + fileName);
-		    }
-		    if(f!=null){
-		    	InputStream is = jar.getInputStream(file);
-			    FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(f);
-			    while (is.available() > 0) {
-			        fos.write(is.read());
-			    }
-			    fos.close();
-			    is.close();
-			    f=null;
-			    LOGGER.info(fileName + " Created..");
-		    }
-		}
-		jar.close();
-	}
-
-	private NexusArtifact getLatestArtifactFromNexus(String selectedName) {
-		List<NexusArtifact> artifacts = getArtifactFromNexus(selectedName, null);
-		int bigNum = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void syncGroupInfo() {
+        // Sync DB to JMemory.
+        EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
+        et.begin();
+        Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSGroupInfo AS b");
+        List<?> bList = query.getResultList();
+        if (bList.size() != groupMap.size()) {
+            for (Object value : bList) {
+                BRMSGroupInfo brmsGroupInfo = (BRMSGroupInfo) value;
+                PEDependency dependency = new PEDependency();
+                dependency.setArtifactId(brmsGroupInfo.getArtifactId());
+                dependency.setGroupId(brmsGroupInfo.getGroupId());
+                dependency.setVersion(brmsGroupInfo.getVersion());
+                ArrayList<Object> values = new ArrayList<>();
+                values.add(dependency);
+                groupMap.put(brmsGroupInfo.getControllerName(), values);
+            }
+        }
+        query = em.createQuery("select g from BRMSPolicyInfo AS g");
+        bList = query.getResultList();
+        if (bList.size() != policyMap.size()) {
+            for (Object value : bList) {
+                BRMSPolicyInfo brmsPolicyInfo = (BRMSPolicyInfo) value;
+                policyMap.put(brmsPolicyInfo.getPolicyName(), brmsPolicyInfo.getControllerName().getControllerName());
+            }
+        }
+        et.commit();
+        LOGGER.info("Updated Local Memory values with values from database.");
+    }
+
+    private void manageProject(String selectedName, String kSessionName, String name, String rule) {
+        // Check if the Project is in Sync. If not get the latest Version.
+        syncProject(selectedName);
+        createProject(PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + getArtifactID(selectedName) + File.separator + "src"
+                + File.separator + "main" + File.separator + "resources", kSessionName);
+        copyDataToFile(PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + getArtifactID(selectedName) + File.separator + "src"
+                + File.separator + "main" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "rules" + File.separator
+                + name + ".drl", rule);
+        addToPolicy(name, selectedName);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Add Policy to JMemory and DataBase.
+     */
+    private void addToPolicy(String policyName, String controllerName) {
+        policyMap.put(policyName, controllerName);
+        EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
+        et.begin();
+        Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSPolicyInfo as b where b.policyName = :pn");
+        query.setParameter("pn", policyName);
+        List<?> pList = query.getResultList();
+        boolean createFlag = false;
+        BRMSPolicyInfo brmsPolicyInfo = new BRMSPolicyInfo();
+        if (pList.size() > 0) {
+            // Already exists.
+            brmsPolicyInfo = (BRMSPolicyInfo) pList.get(0);
+            if (!brmsPolicyInfo.getControllerName().getControllerName().equals(controllerName)) {
+                createFlag = true;
+            }
+        } else {
+            createFlag = true;
+        }
+        if (createFlag) {
+            query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSGroupInfo as b where b.controllerName = :cn");
+            query.setParameter("cn", controllerName);
+            List<?> bList = query.getResultList();
+            BRMSGroupInfo brmsGroupInfo = new BRMSGroupInfo();
+            if (bList.size() > 0) {
+                brmsGroupInfo = (BRMSGroupInfo) bList.get(0);
+            }
+            brmsPolicyInfo.setPolicyName(policyName);
+            brmsPolicyInfo.setControllerName(brmsGroupInfo);
+            em.persist(brmsPolicyInfo);
+            em.flush();
+        }
+        et.commit();
+    }
+
+    private void syncProject(String selectedName) {
+        boolean projectExists = checkProject(selectedName);
+        if (projectExists) {
+            String version = null;
+            version = getVersion(selectedName);
+            if (version == null) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error getting local version for the given Controller Name:" + selectedName
+                        + " going with Default value");
+                version = "0.1.0";
+            }
+            String nextVersion = incrementVersion(version);
+            boolean outOfSync = checkRemoteSync(selectedName, nextVersion);
+            if (!outOfSync) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        // We are out of Sync or Project is not Present.
+        downloadProject(selectedName);
+    }
+
+    private void downloadProject(String selectedName) {
+        NexusArtifact artifact = getLatestArtifactFromNexus(selectedName);
+        if (artifact == null)
+            return;
+        String dirName = getDirectoryName(selectedName);
+        URL website;
+        String fileName = "rule.jar";
+        try {
+            website = new URL(artifact.getResourceURI());
+            ReadableByteChannel rbc = Channels.newChannel(website.openStream());
+            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(fileName);
+            fos.getChannel().transferFrom(rbc, 0, Long.MAX_VALUE);
+            fos.close();
+            extractJar(fileName, dirName);
+            new File(fileName).delete();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error while downloading the project to File System. " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void extractJar(String jarFileName, String artifactId) throws IOException {
+        JarFile jar = new JarFile(jarFileName);
+        Enumeration<?> enumEntries = jar.entries();
+        while (enumEntries.hasMoreElements()) {
+            JarEntry file = (JarEntry) enumEntries.nextElement();
+            File f = null;
+            String fileName = file.getName().substring(file.getName().lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
+            if (file.getName().endsWith(".drl")) {
+                String path = PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + artifactId + File.separator + "src" + File.separator
+                        + "main" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "rules";
+                new File(path).mkdirs();
+                if (syncFlag && policyMap.containsKey(fileName.replace(".drl", ""))) {
+                    f = new File(path + File.separator + fileName);
+                } else {
+                    f = new File(path + File.separator + fileName);
+                }
+            } else if (file.getName().endsWith("pom.xml")) {
+                String path = PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + artifactId;
+                new File(path).mkdirs();
+                f = new File(path + File.separator + fileName);
+            } else if (file.getName().endsWith("kmodule.xml")) {
+                String path = PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + artifactId + File.separator + "src" + File.separator
+                        + "main" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "META-INF";
+                new File(path).mkdirs();
+                f = new File(path + File.separator + fileName);
+            }
+            if (f != null) {
+                InputStream is = jar.getInputStream(file);
+                FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(f);
+                while (is.available() > 0) {
+                    fos.write(is.read());
+                }
+                fos.close();
+                is.close();
+                f = null;
+                LOGGER.info(fileName + " Created..");
+            }
+        }
+        jar.close();
+    }
+
+    private NexusArtifact getLatestArtifactFromNexus(String selectedName) {
+        List<NexusArtifact> artifacts = getArtifactFromNexus(selectedName, null);
+        int bigNum = 0;
         int smallNum = 0;
         NexusArtifact result = null;
         for (NexusArtifact artifact : artifacts) {
             int majorVal = Integer.parseInt(artifact.getVersion().substring(0, artifact.getVersion().indexOf(".")));
-            int minorVal = Integer.parseInt(artifact.getVersion().substring(artifact.getVersion().indexOf(".")+1,artifact.getVersion().lastIndexOf(".")));
-            if(majorVal>bigNum){
+            int minorVal = Integer.parseInt(artifact.getVersion().substring(artifact.getVersion().indexOf(".") + 1,
+                    artifact.getVersion().lastIndexOf(".")));
+            if (majorVal > bigNum) {
                 bigNum = majorVal;
                 smallNum = minorVal;
             }
-            if((bigNum==majorVal)&&(minorVal>smallNum)){
+            if ((bigNum == majorVal) && (minorVal > smallNum)) {
                 smallNum = minorVal;
             }
-            if(bigNum==majorVal && minorVal==smallNum){
+            if (bigNum == majorVal && minorVal == smallNum) {
                 result = artifact;
             }
         }
         return additionalNexusLatestCheck(selectedName, result);
-	}
-	
-	// Additional Check due to Limitations from Nexus API to check if the artifact is the latest.
-	private NexusArtifact additionalNexusLatestCheck(String selectedName, NexusArtifact result) {
-		String nextVersion = incrementVersion(result.getVersion());
+    }
+
+    // Additional Check due to Limitations from Nexus API to check if the artifact is the latest.
+    private NexusArtifact additionalNexusLatestCheck(String selectedName, NexusArtifact result) {
+        String nextVersion = incrementVersion(result.getVersion());
         List<NexusArtifact> artifact = getArtifactFromNexus(selectedName, nextVersion);
-        return artifact.isEmpty()? result: additionalNexusLatestCheck(selectedName, artifact.get(0));
-	}
-
-	private boolean checkRemoteSync(String selectedName, String version) {
-		List<NexusArtifact> artifacts = getArtifactFromNexus(selectedName, version);
-		return (artifacts.size()==0) ? false: true;
-	}
-
-	private List<NexusArtifact> getArtifactFromNexus(String selectedName, String version) {
-		final NexusClient client = new NexusRestClient();
-		int i = 0 ;
-		boolean flag = false;
-		while(i<repURLs.size()){
-			try {
-				String repURL = repURLs.get(0);
-				client.connect(repURL.substring(0, repURL.indexOf(repURL.split(":[0-9]+\\/nexus")[1])), repUserName, repPassword);
-				final NexusArtifact template = new NexusArtifact();
-				template.setGroupId(getGroupID(selectedName));
-				template.setArtifactId(getArtifactID(selectedName));
-				if(version!=null){
-					template.setVersion(version);
-				}
-				List<NexusArtifact> resultList = client.searchByGAV(template);
-				if(resultList!=null){
-					flag = true;
-					return resultList;
-				}
-			} catch (NexusClientException | NexusConnectionException | NullPointerException e) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Connection to remote Nexus has failed. " +e.getMessage());
-			} finally {
-				try {
-					client.disconnect();
-				} catch (NexusClientException | NexusConnectionException e) {
-					LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "failed to disconnect Connection from Nexus." +e.getMessage());
-				}
-				if(!flag){
-					Collections.rotate(repURLs, -1);
-					i++;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		return new ArrayList<>();
-	}
-
-	private void setVersion(String selectedName) {
-		String newVersion = "0.1.0";
-		createFlag = false;
-		NexusArtifact artifact = getLatestArtifactFromNexus(selectedName);
-		if(artifact!=null){
-			newVersion = incrementVersion(artifact.getVersion());
-		}
-		if(newVersion.equals("0.1.0")){
-			createFlag = true;
-		}
-		setVersion(newVersion, selectedName);
+        return artifact.isEmpty() ? result : additionalNexusLatestCheck(selectedName, artifact.get(0));
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkRemoteSync(String selectedName, String version) {
+        List<NexusArtifact> artifacts = getArtifactFromNexus(selectedName, version);
+        return (artifacts.size() == 0) ? false : true;
+    }
+
+    private List<NexusArtifact> getArtifactFromNexus(String selectedName, String version) {
+        final NexusClient client = new NexusRestClient();
+        int i = 0;
+        boolean flag = false;
+        while (i < repURLs.size()) {
+            try {
+                String repURL = repURLs.get(0);
+                client.connect(repURL.substring(0, repURL.indexOf(repURL.split(":[0-9]+\\/nexus")[1])), repUserName,
+                        repPassword);
+                final NexusArtifact template = new NexusArtifact();
+                template.setGroupId(getGroupID(selectedName));
+                template.setArtifactId(getArtifactID(selectedName));
+                if (version != null) {
+                    template.setVersion(version);
+                }
+                List<NexusArtifact> resultList = client.searchByGAV(template);
+                if (resultList != null) {
+                    flag = true;
+                    return resultList;
+                }
+            } catch (NexusClientException | NexusConnectionException | NullPointerException e) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Connection to remote Nexus has failed. "
+                        + e.getMessage(), e);
+            } finally {
+                try {
+                    client.disconnect();
+                } catch (NexusClientException | NexusConnectionException e) {
+                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "failed to disconnect Connection from Nexus."
+                            + e.getMessage(), e);
+                }
+                if (!flag) {
+                    Collections.rotate(repURLs, -1);
+                    i++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+
+    private void setVersion(String selectedName) {
+        String newVersion = "0.1.0";
+        createFlag = false;
+        NexusArtifact artifact = getLatestArtifactFromNexus(selectedName);
+        if (artifact != null) {
+            newVersion = incrementVersion(artifact.getVersion());
+        }
+        if (newVersion.equals("0.1.0")) {
+            createFlag = true;
+        }
+        setVersion(newVersion, selectedName);
         LOGGER.info("Controller: " + selectedName + "is on version: " + newVersion);
-	}
+    }
 
-	private String incrementVersion(String version) {
-		int majorVal = Integer.parseInt(version.substring(0, version.indexOf(".")));
-		int minorVal = Integer.parseInt(version.substring(version.indexOf(".")+1,version.lastIndexOf(".")));
-		if (minorVal >= 9) {
+    private String incrementVersion(String version) {
+        int majorVal = Integer.parseInt(version.substring(0, version.indexOf(".")));
+        int minorVal = Integer.parseInt(version.substring(version.indexOf(".") + 1, version.lastIndexOf(".")));
+        if (minorVal >= 9) {
             majorVal += 1;
             minorVal = 0;
         } else {
             minorVal += 1;
         }
-		return majorVal + "." + minorVal + version.substring(version.lastIndexOf("."));
-	}
-
-	private boolean checkProject(String selectedName) {
-		return new File(PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + getDirectoryName(selectedName)).exists();
-	}
-
-	private String getDirectoryName(String selectedName) {
-		return getArtifactID(selectedName);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Will Push policies to the PolicyRepo. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param notificationType <String> type of notification Type. 
-	 * @throws PolicyException 
-	 */
-	public void pushRules() throws PolicyException{
-		// Check how many groups have been updated. 
-		// Invoke their Maven process.
-		try {
-			im.startTransaction();
-		} catch (AdministrativeStateException e) {
-			LOGGER.error("Error while starting Transaction " + e);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error("Error while starting Transaction " + e);
-		}
-		if(!modifiedGroups.isEmpty()){
-			Boolean flag = false;
-			for(String group: modifiedGroups.keySet()){
-				InvocationResult result = null;
-				try{
-					InvocationRequest request = new DefaultInvocationRequest();
-					setVersion(group);
-					createPom(group);
-					request.setPomFile(new File(PROJECTSLOCATION+File.separator+getArtifactID(group)+File.separator+"pom.xml"));
-					request.setGoals(Arrays.asList(GOALS));
-					Invoker invoker = new DefaultInvoker();
-					result = invoker.execute(request);
-					if(result.getExecutionException()!=null){
-						LOGGER.error(result.getExecutionException());
-					}else if(result.getExitCode()!=0){
-						LOGGER.error("Maven Invocation failure..!");
-					}
-				}catch(Exception e){
-					LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+"Maven Invocation issue for "+getArtifactID(group) + e.getMessage());
-				}
-				if(result!=null && result.getExitCode()==0){
-					LOGGER.info("Build Completed..!");
-					if (createFlag) {
-						addNotification(group, "create");
-					}else{
-						addNotification(group, modifiedGroups.get(group));
-					}
-					flag = true;
-				}else{
-					throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Maven Invocation failure!");
-				}
-			}
-			if(flag){
-				sendNotification(controllers);
-	        }
-		}
-		if(im!=null){
-			im.endTransaction();
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Removes a Rule from Rule Projects. 
-	 */
-	public void removeRule(String name){
-		String controllerName = getGroupName(name);
-		if(controllerName==null){
-			LOGGER.info("Error finding the controllerName for the given Policy: " + name);
-			return;
-		}
-		syncProject(controllerName);
-		getNameAndSetRemove(controllerName, name);
-	}
-
-	private String getGroupName(String name) {
-		if(policyMap.containsKey(name)){
-			return policyMap.get(name);
-		}else{
-			syncGroupInfo();
-			return (policyMap.containsKey(name)) ? policyMap.get(name):null;
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void addModifiedGroup(String controllerName, String operation) {
-        if(controllerName!=null){
+        return majorVal + "." + minorVal + version.substring(version.lastIndexOf("."));
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkProject(String selectedName) {
+        return new File(PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + getDirectoryName(selectedName)).exists();
+    }
+
+    private String getDirectoryName(String selectedName) {
+        return getArtifactID(selectedName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Will Push policies to the PolicyRepo.
+     * 
+     * @param notificationType
+     *            <String> type of notification Type.
+     * @throws PolicyException
+     */
+    public void pushRules() throws PolicyException {
+        // Check how many groups have been updated.
+        // Invoke their Maven process.
+        try {
+            im.startTransaction();
+        } catch (AdministrativeStateException e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error while starting Transaction " + e);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error while starting Transaction " + e);
+        }
+        if (!modifiedGroups.isEmpty()) {
+            Boolean flag = false;
+            for (String group : modifiedGroups.keySet()) {
+                InvocationResult result = null;
+                try {
+                    InvocationRequest request = new DefaultInvocationRequest();
+                    setVersion(group);
+                    createPom(group);
+                    request.setPomFile(new File(
+                            PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + getArtifactID(group) + File.separator + "pom.xml"));
+                    request.setGoals(Arrays.asList(GOALS));
+                    Invoker invoker = new DefaultInvoker();
+                    result = invoker.execute(request);
+                    if (result.getExecutionException() != null) {
+                        LOGGER.error(result.getExecutionException());
+                    } else if (result.getExitCode() != 0) {
+                        LOGGER.error("Maven Invocation failure..!");
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Maven Invocation issue for "
+                            + getArtifactID(group) + e.getMessage(), e);
+                }
+                if (result != null && result.getExitCode() == 0) {
+                    LOGGER.info("Build Completed..!");
+                    if (createFlag) {
+                        addNotification(group, "create");
+                    } else {
+                        addNotification(group, modifiedGroups.get(group));
+                    }
+                    flag = true;
+                } else {
+                    throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Maven Invocation failure!");
+                }
+            }
+            if (flag) {
+                sendNotification(controllers);
+            }
+        }
+        if (im != null) {
+            im.endTransaction();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes a Rule from Rule Projects.
+     */
+    public void removeRule(String name) {
+        String controllerName = getGroupName(name);
+        if (controllerName == null) {
+            LOGGER.info("Error finding the controllerName for the given Policy: " + name);
+            return;
+        }
+        syncProject(controllerName);
+        getNameAndSetRemove(controllerName, name);
+    }
+
+    private String getGroupName(String name) {
+        if (policyMap.containsKey(name)) {
+            return policyMap.get(name);
+        } else {
+            syncGroupInfo();
+            return (policyMap.containsKey(name)) ? policyMap.get(name) : null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void addModifiedGroup(String controllerName, String operation) {
+        if (controllerName != null) {
             modifiedGroups.put(controllerName, operation);
         }
     }
 
-	private void addNotification(String controllerName, String operation) {
+    private void addNotification(String controllerName, String operation) {
         ControllerPOJO controllerPOJO = new ControllerPOJO();
         controllerPOJO.setName(controllerName);
         controllerPOJO.setOperation(operation);
@@ -770,338 +808,341 @@ public class BRMSPush {
         controllerPOJO.setDrools(drools);
         controllers.add(controllerPOJO);
         try {
-        	LOGGER.debug("Notification added: "
-        			+ PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(controllerPOJO));
+            LOGGER.debug("Notification added: " + PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(controllerPOJO));
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-        	LOGGER.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID
-        			+ "Json Processing Error " + e);
+            LOGGER.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + "Json Processing Error " + e);
         }
     }
 
-	private void removedRuleModifiedGroup(String controllerName){
-		// This will be sending Notification to PDPD directly to Lock
-		ControllerPOJO controllerPOJO = new ControllerPOJO();
-		controllerPOJO.setName(controllerName);
-		controllerPOJO.setOperation("lock");
-		List<ControllerPOJO> controllers = new ArrayList<>();
-		controllers.add(controllerPOJO);
-		sendNotification(controllers);
-	}
-
-	private void sendNotification(List<ControllerPOJO> controllers){
-		NotificationPOJO notification = new NotificationPOJO();
-		String requestId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
-		LOGGER.info("Generating notification RequestID : " + requestId);
-		notification.setRequestID(requestId);
-		notification.setEntity("controller");
-		notification.setControllers(controllers);
-		try {
-			String notificationJson = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(notification);
-			LOGGER.info("Sending Notification :\n" + notificationJson);
-			sendMessage(notificationJson);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error while sending notification to PDP-D " + e.getMessage());
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void sendMessage(String message) throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException, InterruptedException {
-		
-		if("dmaap".equalsIgnoreCase(notificationType)) {
-			// Sending Message through DMaaP Message Router
-			LOGGER.debug("DMAAP Publishing Message");
-			
-			publisher.send( "MyPartitionKey", message);
-			
-			LOGGER.debug("Message Published on DMaaP :" + dmaapList.get(0) + "for Topic: " + pubTopic);
-			
-			Thread.sleep(dmaapDelay);
-			publisher.close();
-		} else {
-			// Sending Message through UEB interface.
-			LOGGER.debug("UEB Publishing Message");
-			
-			CambriaBatchingPublisher pub = pubBuilder.build();
-			pub.send( "MyPartitionKey", message);
-			
-			final List<?> stuck = pub.close ( uebDelay, TimeUnit.SECONDS );
-			if ( stuck.size () > 0 ) {
-				LOGGER.error ( stuck.size() + " messages unsent" );
-			}else {
-				LOGGER.debug ( "Clean exit; Message Published on UEB : " + uebList + "for Topic: " + pubTopic );
-			}
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	private void createPom(String name) {
+    private void removedRuleModifiedGroup(String controllerName) {
+        // This will be sending Notification to PDPD directly to Lock
+        ControllerPOJO controllerPOJO = new ControllerPOJO();
+        controllerPOJO.setName(controllerName);
+        controllerPOJO.setOperation("lock");
+        List<ControllerPOJO> controllers = new ArrayList<>();
+        controllers.add(controllerPOJO);
+        sendNotification(controllers);
+    }
+
+    private void sendNotification(List<ControllerPOJO> controllers) {
+        NotificationPOJO notification = new NotificationPOJO();
+        String requestId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        LOGGER.info("Generating notification RequestID : " + requestId);
+        notification.setRequestID(requestId);
+        notification.setEntity("controller");
+        notification.setControllers(controllers);
+        try {
+            String notificationJson = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(notification);
+            LOGGER.info("Sending Notification :\n" + notificationJson);
+            sendMessage(notificationJson);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error while sending notification to PDP-D "
+                    + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void sendMessage(String message) throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException, InterruptedException {
+
+        if ("dmaap".equalsIgnoreCase(notificationType)) {
+            // Sending Message through DMaaP Message Router
+            LOGGER.debug("DMAAP Publishing Message");
+
+            publisher.send("MyPartitionKey", message);
+
+            LOGGER.debug("Message Published on DMaaP :" + dmaapList.get(0) + "for Topic: " + pubTopic);
+
+            Thread.sleep(dmaapDelay);
+            publisher.close();
+        } else {
+            // Sending Message through UEB interface.
+            LOGGER.debug("UEB Publishing Message");
+
+            CambriaBatchingPublisher pub = pubBuilder.build();
+            pub.send("MyPartitionKey", message);
+
+            final List<?> stuck = pub.close(uebDelay, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            if (stuck.size() > 0) {
+                LOGGER.error(stuck.size() + " messages unsent");
+            } else {
+                LOGGER.debug("Clean exit; Message Published on UEB : " + uebList + "for Topic: " + pubTopic);
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private void createPom(String name) {
         Model model = new Model();
         model.setModelVersion("4.0.0");
         model.setGroupId(getGroupID(name));
         model.setArtifactId(getArtifactID(name));
         model.setVersion(getVersion(name));
         model.setName(name);
-		DistributionManagement distributionManagement = new DistributionManagement();
-		DeploymentRepository repository = new DeploymentRepository();
-		repository.setId(repID);
-		repository.setName(repName);
-		repository.setUrl(repURLs.get(0));
-		distributionManagement.setRepository(repository);
-		model.setDistributionManagement(distributionManagement);
-		// Dependency Management goes here. 
-		List<Dependency> dependencyList= new ArrayList<>();
-		if(groupMap.get(name).size()>1){
-			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        DistributionManagement distributionManagement = new DistributionManagement();
+        DeploymentRepository repository = new DeploymentRepository();
+        repository.setId(repID);
+        repository.setName(repName);
+        repository.setUrl(repURLs.get(0));
+        distributionManagement.setRepository(repository);
+        model.setDistributionManagement(distributionManagement);
+        // Dependency Management goes here.
+        List<Dependency> dependencyList = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (groupMap.get(name).size() > 1) {
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             ArrayList<PEDependency> dependencies = (ArrayList<PEDependency>) groupMap.get(name).get(1);
-            for(PEDependency dependency: dependencies){
+            for (PEDependency dependency : dependencies) {
                 dependencyList.add(dependency.getDependency());
             }
-		}else{
-			// Add Default dependencies. 
-			dependencyList = getDependencies(name);
+        } else {
+            // Add Default dependencies.
+            dependencyList = getDependencies(name);
+        }
+        model.setDependencies(dependencyList);
+        Writer writer = null;
+        try {
+            writer = WriterFactory.newXmlWriter(
+                    new File(PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + getArtifactID(name) + File.separator + "pom.xml"));
+            MavenXpp3Writer pomWriter = new MavenXpp3Writer();
+            pomWriter.write(writer, model);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error while creating POM for " + getArtifactID(name)
+                    + e.getMessage(), e);
+        } finally {
+            IOUtil.close(writer);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<Dependency> getDependencies(String controllerName) {
+        // Read the Dependency Information from property file.
+        Path file = Paths.get(DEPENDENCY_FILE);
+        if (!Files.notExists(file)) {
+            try {
+                String dependencyJSON = new String(Files.readAllBytes(file), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+                DependencyInfo dependencyInfo = PolicyUtils.jsonStringToObject(dependencyJSON, DependencyInfo.class);
+                String controller = "default";
+                if (dependencyInfo.getDependencies().containsKey(controllerName)) {
+                    controller = controllerName;
+                }
+                List<Dependency> dependencyList = new ArrayList<>();
+                for (PEDependency dependency : dependencyInfo.getDependencies().get(controller)) {
+                    dependencyList.add(dependency.getDependency());
+                }
+                return dependencyList;
+            } catch (IOException | NullPointerException e) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW
+                        + "Error while getting dependecy Information for controller: " + controllerName
+                        + e.getMessage(), e);
+            }
         }
-		model.setDependencies(dependencyList);
-		Writer writer = null;
-		try{
-			writer = WriterFactory.newXmlWriter(new File(PROJECTSLOCATION
-					+ File.separator + getArtifactID(name) + File.separator
-					+ "pom.xml"));
-			MavenXpp3Writer pomWriter = new MavenXpp3Writer();
-			pomWriter.write(writer, model);
-		}catch(Exception e){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW
-					+ "Error while creating POM for " + getArtifactID(name)
-					+ e.getMessage());
-		}finally{
-			IOUtil.close(writer);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private List<Dependency> getDependencies(String controllerName) {
-		// Read the Dependency Information from property file. 
-		Path file = Paths.get(DEPENDENCY_FILE);
-		if(!Files.notExists(file)){
-			try {
-				String dependencyJSON = new String(Files.readAllBytes(file), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-				DependencyInfo dependencyInfo = PolicyUtils.jsonStringToObject(dependencyJSON, DependencyInfo.class);
-				String controller = "default";
-				if(dependencyInfo.getDependencies().containsKey(controllerName)){
-					controller = controllerName;
-				}
-				List<Dependency> dependencyList = new ArrayList<>();
-				for(PEDependency dependency: dependencyInfo.getDependencies().get(controller)){
-					dependencyList.add(dependency.getDependency());
-				}
-				return dependencyList;
-			} catch (IOException| NullPointerException e) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW
-						+ "Error while getting dependecy Information for controller: " + controllerName
-						+ e.getMessage());
-			}
-		}
-		return defaultDependencies(controllerName);
-	}
-	
-	// Default Dependency Section. Can be changed as required. 
-	public List<Dependency> defaultDependencies(String controllerName) {
-		
-		List<Dependency> dependencyList = new ArrayList<>();
-		String version= StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(brmsdependencyversion);
-
-		Dependency demoDependency = new Dependency();
-		demoDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
-		demoDependency.setArtifactId("demo");
-		demoDependency.setVersion(version);
-		dependencyList.add(demoDependency);
-
-		Dependency controlloopDependency = new Dependency();
-		controlloopDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
-		controlloopDependency.setArtifactId("events");
-		controlloopDependency.setVersion(version);
-		dependencyList.add(controlloopDependency);
-
-		Dependency restDependency = new Dependency();
-		restDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
-		restDependency.setArtifactId("rest");
-		restDependency.setVersion(version);
-		dependencyList.add(restDependency);
-
-		Dependency appcDependency = new Dependency();
-		appcDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
-		appcDependency.setArtifactId("appc");
-		appcDependency.setVersion(version);
-		dependencyList.add(appcDependency);
-
-		Dependency aaiDependency = new Dependency();
-		aaiDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
-		aaiDependency.setArtifactId("aai");
-		aaiDependency.setVersion(version);
-		dependencyList.add(aaiDependency);
-
-		Dependency msoDependency = new Dependency();
-		msoDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
-		msoDependency.setArtifactId("mso");
-		msoDependency.setVersion(version);
-		dependencyList.add(msoDependency);
-
-		Dependency trafficgeneratorDependency = new Dependency();
-		trafficgeneratorDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
-		trafficgeneratorDependency.setArtifactId("trafficgenerator");
-		trafficgeneratorDependency.setVersion(version);	
-		dependencyList.add(trafficgeneratorDependency);
-		return dependencyList;
-	}
-
-	private void createProject(String path,String ksessionName){
-		new File(path+File.separator+"rules").mkdirs();
-		new File(path+File.separator+"META-INF").mkdirs();
-		if(!Files.exists(Paths.get(path+File.separator+"META-INF"+File.separator+"kmodule.xml"))){
-			// Hard coding XML for PDP Drools to accept our Rules. 
-			String xml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>" + "\n"+  
-					"<kmodule xmlns=\"http://jboss.org/kie/6.0.0/kmodule\">" +"\n"+
-					"<kbase name=\"rules\" packages=\"rules\">" + "\n" +
-					"<ksession name=\""+ ksessionName +"\"/>"+ "\n" + 
-					"</kbase></kmodule>";
-			copyDataToFile(path+File.separator+"META-INF"+File.separator+"kmodule.xml", xml);
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void copyDataToFile(String file, String rule) {
-		try{
-			FileUtils.writeStringToFile(new File(file), rule);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+"Error while creating Rule for " + file + e.getMessage());
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void readGroups(Properties config) throws PolicyException{
-		String[] groupNames = null;
-		if(config.getProperty("groupNames").contains(",")){
-			groupNames = config.getProperty("groupNames").replaceAll(" ", "").split(",");
-		}else{
-			groupNames = new String[]{config.getProperty("groupNames").replaceAll(" ", "")};
-		}
-		if(groupNames==null || groupNames.length==0){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "groupNames property is missing or empty from the property file ");
-			throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "groupNames property is missing or empty from the property file ");
-		}
-		groupMap = new HashMap<>();
-		for(int counter=0; counter < groupNames.length ;counter++){
-			String name = groupNames[counter];
-			String groupID = config.getProperty(name+".groupID");
-			if(groupID==null){
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + name+".groupID property is missing from the property file ");
-				throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + name+".groupID property is missing from the property file ");
-			}
-			String artifactID = config.getProperty(name+".artifactID");
-			if(artifactID==null){
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + name+".artifactID property is missing from the property file ");
-				throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + name+".artifactID property is missing from the property file ");
-			}
-			PEDependency dependency = new PEDependency();
-			dependency.setArtifactId(artifactID);
-			dependency.setGroupId(groupID);
-			// Add to list if we got all
-			addToGroup(name,dependency);
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void addToGroup(String name, PEDependency dependency) {
-		ArrayList<Object> values = new ArrayList<>();
+        return defaultDependencies(controllerName);
+    }
+
+    // Default Dependency Section. Can be changed as required.
+    public List<Dependency> defaultDependencies(String controllerName) {
+
+        List<Dependency> dependencyList = new ArrayList<>();
+        String version = StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(brmsdependencyversion);
+
+        Dependency demoDependency = new Dependency();
+        demoDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
+        demoDependency.setArtifactId("demo");
+        demoDependency.setVersion(version);
+        dependencyList.add(demoDependency);
+
+        Dependency controlloopDependency = new Dependency();
+        controlloopDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
+        controlloopDependency.setArtifactId("events");
+        controlloopDependency.setVersion(version);
+        dependencyList.add(controlloopDependency);
+
+        Dependency restDependency = new Dependency();
+        restDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
+        restDependency.setArtifactId("rest");
+        restDependency.setVersion(version);
+        dependencyList.add(restDependency);
+
+        Dependency appcDependency = new Dependency();
+        appcDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
+        appcDependency.setArtifactId("appc");
+        appcDependency.setVersion(version);
+        dependencyList.add(appcDependency);
+
+        Dependency aaiDependency = new Dependency();
+        aaiDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
+        aaiDependency.setArtifactId("aai");
+        aaiDependency.setVersion(version);
+        dependencyList.add(aaiDependency);
+
+        Dependency msoDependency = new Dependency();
+        msoDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
+        msoDependency.setArtifactId("mso");
+        msoDependency.setVersion(version);
+        dependencyList.add(msoDependency);
+
+        Dependency trafficgeneratorDependency = new Dependency();
+        trafficgeneratorDependency.setGroupId("org.onap.policy.drools-applications");
+        trafficgeneratorDependency.setArtifactId("trafficgenerator");
+        trafficgeneratorDependency.setVersion(version);
+        dependencyList.add(trafficgeneratorDependency);
+        return dependencyList;
+    }
+
+    private void createProject(String path, String ksessionName) {
+        new File(path + File.separator + "rules").mkdirs();
+        new File(path + File.separator + "META-INF").mkdirs();
+        if (!Files.exists(Paths.get(path + File.separator + "META-INF" + File.separator + "kmodule.xml"))) {
+            // Hard coding XML for PDP Drools to accept our Rules.
+            String xml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>" + "\n"
+                    + "<kmodule xmlns=\"http://jboss.org/kie/6.0.0/kmodule\">" + "\n"
+                    + "<kbase name=\"rules\" packages=\"rules\">" + "\n" + "<ksession name=\"" + ksessionName + "\"/>"
+                    + "\n" + "</kbase></kmodule>";
+            copyDataToFile(path + File.separator + "META-INF" + File.separator + "kmodule.xml", xml);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void copyDataToFile(String file, String rule) {
+        try {
+            FileUtils.writeStringToFile(new File(file), rule);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error while creating Rule for " + file + e.getMessage(),
+                    e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void readGroups(Properties config) throws PolicyException {
+        String[] groupNames = null;
+        if (config.getProperty("groupNames").contains(",")) {
+            groupNames = config.getProperty("groupNames").replaceAll(" ", "").split(",");
+        } else {
+            groupNames = new String[] { config.getProperty("groupNames").replaceAll(" ", "") };
+        }
+        if (groupNames == null || groupNames.length == 0) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                    + "groupNames property is missing or empty from the property file ");
+            throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                    + "groupNames property is missing or empty from the property file ");
+        }
+        groupMap = new HashMap<>();
+        for (int counter = 0; counter < groupNames.length; counter++) {
+            String name = groupNames[counter];
+            String groupID = config.getProperty(name + ".groupID");
+            if (groupID == null) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + name
+                        + ".groupID property is missing from the property file ");
+                throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + name
+                        + ".groupID property is missing from the property file ");
+            }
+            String artifactID = config.getProperty(name + ".artifactID");
+            if (artifactID == null) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + name
+                        + ".artifactID property is missing from the property file ");
+                throw new PolicyException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + name
+                        + ".artifactID property is missing from the property file ");
+            }
+            PEDependency dependency = new PEDependency();
+            dependency.setArtifactId(artifactID);
+            dependency.setGroupId(groupID);
+            // Add to list if we got all
+            addToGroup(name, dependency);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void addToGroup(String name, PEDependency dependency) {
+        ArrayList<Object> values = new ArrayList<>();
         values.add(dependency);
-		groupMap.put(name, values);
-		EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
-		et.begin();
-		Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSGroupInfo as b where b.controllerName = :cn");
-		query.setParameter("cn", name);
-		List<?> groupList = query.getResultList();
-		BRMSGroupInfo brmsGroupInfo = null;
-		if(groupList.size()>0){
-			LOGGER.info("Controller name already Existing in DB. Will be updating the DB Values" + name);
-			brmsGroupInfo = (BRMSGroupInfo) groupList.get(0);
-		}
-		if(brmsGroupInfo==null){
-			brmsGroupInfo = new BRMSGroupInfo();
-		}
-		brmsGroupInfo.setControllerName(name);
-		brmsGroupInfo.setGroupId(dependency.getGroupId());
-		brmsGroupInfo.setArtifactId(dependency.getArtifactId());
-		brmsGroupInfo.setVersion(dependency.getVersion());
-		em.persist(brmsGroupInfo);
-		em.flush();
-		et.commit();
-	}
-
-	private String getArtifactID(String name){
+        groupMap.put(name, values);
+        EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
+        et.begin();
+        Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSGroupInfo as b where b.controllerName = :cn");
+        query.setParameter("cn", name);
+        List<?> groupList = query.getResultList();
+        BRMSGroupInfo brmsGroupInfo = null;
+        if (groupList.size() > 0) {
+            LOGGER.info("Controller name already Existing in DB. Will be updating the DB Values" + name);
+            brmsGroupInfo = (BRMSGroupInfo) groupList.get(0);
+        }
+        if (brmsGroupInfo == null) {
+            brmsGroupInfo = new BRMSGroupInfo();
+        }
+        brmsGroupInfo.setControllerName(name);
+        brmsGroupInfo.setGroupId(dependency.getGroupId());
+        brmsGroupInfo.setArtifactId(dependency.getArtifactId());
+        brmsGroupInfo.setVersion(dependency.getVersion());
+        em.persist(brmsGroupInfo);
+        em.flush();
+        et.commit();
+    }
+
+    private String getArtifactID(String name) {
         return ((PEDependency) groupMap.get(name).get(0)).getArtifactId();
     }
-    
-    private String getGroupID(String name){
+
+    private String getGroupID(String name) {
         return ((PEDependency) groupMap.get(name).get(0)).getGroupId();
     }
-    
-    private String getVersion(String name){
+
+    private String getVersion(String name) {
         return ((PEDependency) groupMap.get(name).get(0)).getVersion();
     }
 
     private void getNameAndSetRemove(String controllerName, String policyName) {
         String artifactName = getArtifactID(controllerName);
-        String ruleFolder= PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator
-                + artifactName + File.separator + "src"
-                + File.separator + "main" + File.separator
-                + "resources" + File.separator + "rules";
-        File file = new File(ruleFolder+File.separator+ policyName +".drl");
-        if(file.delete()){
-    		LOGGER.info("Deleted File.. " + file.getAbsolutePath());
-    		removePolicyFromGroup(policyName, controllerName);
+        String ruleFolder = PROJECTSLOCATION + File.separator + artifactName + File.separator + "src" + File.separator
+                + "main" + File.separator + "resources" + File.separator + "rules";
+        File file = new File(ruleFolder + File.separator + policyName + ".drl");
+        if (file.delete()) {
+            LOGGER.info("Deleted File.. " + file.getAbsolutePath());
+            removePolicyFromGroup(policyName, controllerName);
         }
-        if(new File(ruleFolder).listFiles().length == 0) {
+        if (new File(ruleFolder).listFiles().length == 0) {
             removedRuleModifiedGroup(controllerName);
         } else {
             // This is an update in terms of PDPD.
             addModifiedGroup(controllerName, "update");
         }
     }
-	
-    // Removes Policy from Memory and Database. 
- 	private void removePolicyFromGroup(String policyName, String controllerName) {
- 		policyMap.remove(policyName);
- 		EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
- 		et.begin();
- 		Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSPolicyInfo as b where b.policyName = :pn");
- 		query.setParameter("pn", policyName);
- 		List<?> pList = query.getResultList();
- 		BRMSPolicyInfo brmsPolicyInfo = new BRMSPolicyInfo();
- 		if(pList.size()>0){
- 			// Already exists. 
- 			brmsPolicyInfo = (BRMSPolicyInfo) pList.get(0);
- 			if(brmsPolicyInfo.getControllerName().getControllerName().equals(controllerName)){
- 				em.remove(brmsPolicyInfo);
- 				em.flush();
- 			}
- 		}
- 		et.commit();
- 	}
- 	
-	private void setVersion(String newVersion, String controllerName) {
+
+    // Removes Policy from Memory and Database.
+    private void removePolicyFromGroup(String policyName, String controllerName) {
+        policyMap.remove(policyName);
+        EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
+        et.begin();
+        Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BRMSPolicyInfo as b where b.policyName = :pn");
+        query.setParameter("pn", policyName);
+        List<?> pList = query.getResultList();
+        BRMSPolicyInfo brmsPolicyInfo = new BRMSPolicyInfo();
+        if (pList.size() > 0) {
+            // Already exists.
+            brmsPolicyInfo = (BRMSPolicyInfo) pList.get(0);
+            if (brmsPolicyInfo.getControllerName().getControllerName().equals(controllerName)) {
+                em.remove(brmsPolicyInfo);
+                em.flush();
+            }
+        }
+        et.commit();
+    }
+
+    private void setVersion(String newVersion, String controllerName) {
         PEDependency userController = (PEDependency) groupMap.get(controllerName).get(0);
         userController.setVersion(newVersion);
         groupMap.get(controllerName).set(0, userController);
     }
 
-	// Return BackUpMonitor 
-	public static BackUpMonitor getBackUpMonitor(){
-		return bm;
-	}
-	
-	public void rotateURLs() {
-		if(repURLs!=null){
-			Collections.rotate(repURLs, -1);
-		}
-	}
-
-	public int URLListSize() {
-		if(repURLs!=null){
-			return repURLs.size();
-		}else return 0;
-	}
+    // Return BackUpMonitor
+    public static BackUpMonitor getBackUpMonitor() {
+        return bm;
+    }
+
+    public void rotateURLs() {
+        if (repURLs != null) {
+            Collections.rotate(repURLs, -1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int URLListSize() {
+        if (repURLs != null) {
+            return repURLs.size();
+        } else
+            return 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pap/xacml/rest/XACMLPapServlet.java b/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pap/xacml/rest/XACMLPapServlet.java
index 53d801b5b..e11538c4e 100644
--- a/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pap/xacml/rest/XACMLPapServlet.java
+++ b/ONAP-PAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pap/xacml/rest/XACMLPapServlet.java
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 	 * The CopyOnWriteArrayList *should* protect from concurrency errors.
 	 * This list is seldom changed but often read, so the costs of this approach make sense.
 	 */
-	private static final CopyOnWriteArrayList<String> adminConsoleURLStringList = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<String>();	
+	private static final CopyOnWriteArrayList<String> adminConsoleURLStringList = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();	
 	
-	private static String CONFIG_HOME;
-	private static String ACTION_HOME;
+	private static String configHome;
+	private static String actionHome;
 	/*
 	 * This PAP instance's own URL.
 	 * Need this when creating URLs to send to the PDPs so they can GET the Policy files from this process. 
@@ -155,26 +155,13 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 	private static String papDbUrl = null;
 	private static String papDbUser = null;
 	private static String papDbPassword = null;
-	private static Integer papTransWait = null;
-	private static Integer papTransTimeout = null;
-	private static Integer papAuditTimeout = null;
-	private static Boolean papAuditFlag = null;
-	private static Boolean papFileSystemAudit = null;
 	private static String papResourceName = null;
-	private static Integer fpMonitorInterval = null; 
-	private static Integer failedCounterThreshold = null;
-	private static Integer testTransInterval = null;
-	private static Integer writeFpcInterval = null;
-	private static String papSiteName=null;
-	private static String papNodeType=null;	
-	private static String papDependencyGroups = null;
 	private static String[] papDependencyGroupsFlatArray = null;
 	private static String environment = null;
 	private static String pdpFile = null;
 	
-	private String storedRequestId = null;
-	private IntegrityMonitor im;
-	private IntegrityAudit ia;
+	private transient IntegrityMonitor im;
+	private transient IntegrityAudit ia;
 	
 	//MicroService Model Properties
 	private static String msOnapName;
@@ -183,8 +170,8 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 	 * This thread may be invoked upon startup to initiate sending PDP policy/pip configuration when
 	 * this servlet starts. Its configurable by the admin.
 	 */
-	private Thread initiateThread = null;
-	private ONAPLoggingContext baseLoggingContext = null;
+	private transient static Thread initiateThread = null;
+	private transient ONAPLoggingContext baseLoggingContext = null;
 	
 	/**
 	 * @see HttpServlet#HttpServlet()
@@ -205,7 +192,7 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 				String hostname = InetAddress.getLocalHost().getCanonicalHostName();
 				baseLoggingContext.setServer(hostname);
 			} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
-				LOGGER.warn(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Unable to get hostname for logging");
+				LOGGER.warn(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Unable to get hostname for logging", e);
 			}
 			// Initialize
 			XACMLRest.xacmlInit(config);
@@ -214,87 +201,36 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 			/*
 			 * Retrieve the property values
 			 */
-			CONFIG_HOME = getConfigHome();
-			ACTION_HOME = getActionHome();
-			papDbDriver = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_DB_DRIVER);
-			if(papDbDriver == null){
-				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papDbDriver property entry");
-				throw new PAPException("papDbDriver is null");
-			}
-			setPapDbDriver(papDbDriver);
-			papDbUrl = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_DB_URL);
-			if(papDbUrl == null){
-				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papDbUrl property entry");
-				throw new PAPException("papDbUrl is null");
-			}
-			setPapDbUrl(papDbUrl);
-			papDbUser = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_DB_USER);
-			if(papDbUser == null){
-				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papDbUser property entry");
-				throw new PAPException("papDbUser is null");
-			}
-			setPapDbUser(papDbUser);
-			papDbPassword = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_DB_PASSWORD);
-			if(papDbPassword == null){
-				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papDbPassword property entry");
-				throw new PAPException("papDbPassword is null");
-			}
-			setPapDbPassword(papDbPassword);
-			papResourceName = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_RESOURCE_NAME);
-			if(papResourceName == null){
-				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papResourceName property entry");
-				throw new PAPException("papResourceName is null");
-			}
-			papSiteName = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_SITE_NAME);
+			setCommonProperties();
+			String papSiteName = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_SITE_NAME);
 			if(papSiteName == null){
 				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papSiteName property entry");
 				throw new PAPException("papSiteName is null");
 			}
-			papNodeType = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_NODE_TYPE);
+			String papNodeType = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_NODE_TYPE);
 			if(papNodeType == null){
 				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papNodeType property entry");
 				throw new PAPException("papNodeType is null");
 			}
-			environment = XACMLProperties.getProperty("ENVIRONMENT", "DEVL");
 			//Integer will throw an exception of anything is missing or unrecognized
-			papTransWait = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_TRANS_WAIT));
-			papTransTimeout = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_TRANS_TIMEOUT));
-			papAuditTimeout = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_AUDIT_TIMEOUT));
+			int papTransWait = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_TRANS_WAIT));
+			int papTransTimeout = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_TRANS_TIMEOUT));
+			int papAuditTimeout = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_AUDIT_TIMEOUT));
 			//Boolean will default to false if anything is missing or unrecognized
-			papAuditFlag = Boolean.parseBoolean(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_RUN_AUDIT_FLAG));
-			papFileSystemAudit = Boolean.parseBoolean(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_AUDIT_FLAG));
-			papDependencyGroups = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_DEPENDENCY_GROUPS);
+			boolean papAuditFlag = Boolean.parseBoolean(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_RUN_AUDIT_FLAG));
+			boolean papFileSystemAudit = Boolean.parseBoolean(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_AUDIT_FLAG));
+			String papDependencyGroups = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_DEPENDENCY_GROUPS);
 			if(papDependencyGroups == null){
 				throw new PAPException("papDependencyGroups is null");
 			}
-			try{
-				//Now we have flattened the array into a simple comma-separated list
-				papDependencyGroupsFlatArray = papDependencyGroups.split("[;,]");
-				//clean up the entries
-				for (int i = 0 ; i < papDependencyGroupsFlatArray.length ; i ++){
-					papDependencyGroupsFlatArray[i] = papDependencyGroupsFlatArray[i].trim();
-				}
-				try{
-					if(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_INTEGRITY_AUDIT_PERIOD_SECONDS) != null){
-						papIntegrityAuditPeriodSeconds = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_INTEGRITY_AUDIT_PERIOD_SECONDS).trim());
-					}
-				}catch(Exception e){
-					String msg = "integrity_audit_period_seconds ";
-					LOGGER.error("\n\nERROR: " + msg + "Bad property entry: " + e.getMessage() + "\n");
-					PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.EXCEPTION_ERROR, e, "XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: " + msg +"Bad property entry");
-					throw e;
-				}
-			}catch(Exception e){
-				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.EXCEPTION_ERROR, e, "XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad property entry");
-				throw e;
-			}
+			setPAPDependencyGroups(papDependencyGroups);
 			//Integer will throw an exception of anything is missing or unrecognized
-			fpMonitorInterval = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(IntegrityMonitorProperties.FP_MONITOR_INTERVAL));
-			failedCounterThreshold = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(IntegrityMonitorProperties.FAILED_COUNTER_THRESHOLD));
-			testTransInterval = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(IntegrityMonitorProperties.TEST_TRANS_INTERVAL));
-			writeFpcInterval = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(IntegrityMonitorProperties.WRITE_FPC_INTERVAL));
+			int fpMonitorInterval = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(IntegrityMonitorProperties.FP_MONITOR_INTERVAL));
+			int failedCounterThreshold = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(IntegrityMonitorProperties.FAILED_COUNTER_THRESHOLD));
+			int testTransInterval = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(IntegrityMonitorProperties.TEST_TRANS_INTERVAL));
+			int writeFpcInterval = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(IntegrityMonitorProperties.WRITE_FPC_INTERVAL));
 			LOGGER.debug("\n\n\n**************************************"
-					+ "\n**************************************"
+					+ "\n*************************************"
 					+ "\n"
 					+ "\n   papDbDriver = " + papDbDriver
 					+ "\n   papDbUrl = " + papDbUrl
@@ -314,7 +250,7 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 					+ "\n	papNodeType = " + papNodeType
 					+ "\n	papDependencyGroupsList = " + papDependencyGroups
 					+ "\n   papIntegrityAuditPeriodSeconds = " + papIntegrityAuditPeriodSeconds
-					+ "\n\n**************************************"
+					+ "\n\n*************************************"
 					+ "\n**************************************");
 			// Pull custom persistence settings
 			Properties properties;
@@ -330,39 +266,22 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 						+ "XACMLProperties.getProperties()");
 				throw new ServletException(e.getMessage(), e.getCause());
 			}
-			//Micro Service Properties
-			msOnapName=properties.getProperty("xacml.policy.msOnapName");
-			setMsOnapName(msOnapName);
-			msPolicyName=properties.getProperty("xacml.policy.msPolicyName");
-			setMsPolicyName(msPolicyName);
-			// PDPId File location 
-			XACMLPapServlet.pdpFile = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_IDFILE);
-			if (XACMLPapServlet.pdpFile == null) {
-				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + " The PDP Id Authentication File Property is not valid: "
-					+ XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_IDFILE);
-				throw new PAPException("The PDP Id Authentication File Property :"+ XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_IDFILE+ " is not Valid. ");
-			}
 			// Create an IntegrityMonitor
 			im = IntegrityMonitor.getInstance(papResourceName,properties);
 			// Create an IntegrityAudit
 			ia = new IntegrityAudit(papResourceName, AUDIT_PAP_PERSISTENCE_UNIT, properties);
 			ia.startAuditThread();
 			// Create the entity manager factory
-			emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory(PERSISTENCE_UNIT, properties);
-			if (emf == null) {
-				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + " Error creating entity manager factory with persistence unit: "
-						+ PERSISTENCE_UNIT);
-				throw new ServletException("Unable to create Entity Manager Factory");
-			}
+			setEMF(properties);
 			// we are about to call the PDPs and give them their configuration.
 			// To do that we need to have the URL of this PAP so we can construct the Policy file URLs
-			XACMLPapServlet.papURL = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_URL);
+			setPAPURL(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_URL));
 			//Create the policyDBDao
-			policyDBDao = PolicyDBDao.getPolicyDBDaoInstance(getEmf());
+			setPolicyDBDao();
 			// Load our PAP engine, first create a factory
 			ONAPPapEngineFactory factory = ONAPPapEngineFactory.newInstance(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLProperties.PROP_PAP_PAPENGINEFACTORY));
 			// The factory knows how to go about creating a PAP Engine
-			XACMLPapServlet.papEngine = (PAPPolicyEngine) factory.newEngine();
+			setPAPEngine((PAPPolicyEngine) factory.newEngine());
 			PolicyDBDaoTransaction addNewGroup = null;
 			try{
 				if(((org.onap.policy.xacml.std.pap.StdEngine)papEngine).wasDefaultGroupJustAdded){
@@ -381,7 +300,6 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 				}
 			}
 			policyDBDao.setPapEngine((PAPPolicyEngine) XACMLPapServlet.papEngine);
-			//boolean performFileToDatabaseAudit = false;
     		if (Boolean.parseBoolean(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_RUN_AUDIT_FLAG))){
     			//get an AuditTransaction to lock out all other transactions
     			PolicyDBDaoTransaction auditTrans = policyDBDao.getNewAuditTransaction();
@@ -397,13 +315,10 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 			// Configurable - have the PAP servlet initiate sending the latest PDP policy/pip configuration
 			// to all its known PDP nodes.
 			if (Boolean.parseBoolean(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_INITIATE_PDP_CONFIG))) {
-				this.initiateThread = new Thread(this);
-				this.initiateThread.start();
+			    startInitiateThreadService(new Thread(this));
 			}
 			// After startup, the PAP does Heartbeat's to each of the PDPs periodically
-			XACMLPapServlet.heartbeat = new Heartbeat((PAPPolicyEngine) XACMLPapServlet.papEngine);
-			XACMLPapServlet.heartbeatThread = new Thread(XACMLPapServlet.heartbeat);
-			XACMLPapServlet.heartbeatThread.start();
+			startHeartBeatService(new Heartbeat((PAPPolicyEngine) XACMLPapServlet.papEngine));
 
 		} catch (FactoryException | PAPException e) {
 			PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, e, "XACMLPapServlet", " Failed to create engine");
@@ -414,7 +329,114 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
+	private static void startInitiateThreadService(Thread thread) {
+	    initiateThread = thread;
+        initiateThread.start();
+    }
+
+    private static void startHeartBeatService(Heartbeat heartbeat) {
+	    XACMLPapServlet.heartbeat = heartbeat;
+        XACMLPapServlet.heartbeatThread = new Thread(XACMLPapServlet.heartbeat);
+        XACMLPapServlet.heartbeatThread.start();
+    }
+
+    private static void setPolicyDBDao() throws ServletException {
+	    try {
+            policyDBDao = PolicyDBDao.getPolicyDBDaoInstance(getEmf());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new ServletException("Unable to Create Policy DBDao Instance",e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void setEMF(Properties properties) throws ServletException {
+	    emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory(PERSISTENCE_UNIT, properties);
+        if (emf == null) {
+            PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + " Error creating entity manager factory with persistence unit: "
+                    + PERSISTENCE_UNIT);
+            throw new ServletException("Unable to create Entity Manager Factory");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void setPAPURL(String papURL) {
+	    XACMLPapServlet.papURL = papURL;
+    }
+
+    private static void setPAPEngine(PAPPolicyEngine newEngine) {
+	    XACMLPapServlet.papEngine = newEngine;
+    }
+
+    private static void setPAPDependencyGroups(String papDependencyGroups) throws PAPException {
+	    try{
+            //Now we have flattened the array into a simple comma-separated list
+            papDependencyGroupsFlatArray = papDependencyGroups.split("[;,]");
+            //clean up the entries
+            for (int i = 0 ; i < papDependencyGroupsFlatArray.length ; i ++){
+                papDependencyGroupsFlatArray[i] = papDependencyGroupsFlatArray[i].trim();
+            }
+            try{
+                if(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_INTEGRITY_AUDIT_PERIOD_SECONDS) != null){
+                    papIntegrityAuditPeriodSeconds = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_INTEGRITY_AUDIT_PERIOD_SECONDS).trim());
+                }
+            }catch(Exception e){
+                String msg = "integrity_audit_period_seconds ";
+                LOGGER.error("\n\nERROR: " + msg + "Bad property entry: " + e.getMessage() + "\n");
+                PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.EXCEPTION_ERROR, e, "XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: " + msg +"Bad property entry");
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }catch(Exception e){
+            PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.EXCEPTION_ERROR, e, "XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad property entry");
+            throw new PAPException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void setCommonProperties() throws PAPException {
+	    setConfigHome();
+        setActionHome();
+        papDbDriver = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_DB_DRIVER);
+        if(papDbDriver == null){
+            PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papDbDriver property entry");
+            throw new PAPException("papDbDriver is null");
+        }
+        setPapDbDriver(papDbDriver);
+        papDbUrl = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_DB_URL);
+        if(papDbUrl == null){
+            PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papDbUrl property entry");
+            throw new PAPException("papDbUrl is null");
+        }
+        setPapDbUrl(papDbUrl);
+        papDbUser = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_DB_USER);
+        if(papDbUser == null){
+            PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papDbUser property entry");
+            throw new PAPException("papDbUser is null");
+        }
+        setPapDbUser(papDbUser);
+        papDbPassword = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_DB_PASSWORD);
+        if(papDbPassword == null){
+            PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papDbPassword property entry");
+            throw new PAPException("papDbPassword is null");
+        }
+        setPapDbPassword(papDbPassword);
+        papResourceName = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PAP_RESOURCE_NAME);
+        if(papResourceName == null){
+            PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE,"XACMLPapServlet", " ERROR: Bad papResourceName property entry");
+            throw new PAPException("papResourceName is null");
+        }
+        environment = XACMLProperties.getProperty("ENVIRONMENT", "DEVL");
+        //Micro Service Properties
+        msOnapName=XACMLProperties.getProperty("xacml.policy.msOnapName");
+        setMsOnapName(msOnapName);
+        msPolicyName=XACMLProperties.getProperty("xacml.policy.msPolicyName");
+        setMsPolicyName(msPolicyName);
+        // PDPId File location 
+        XACMLPapServlet.pdpFile = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_IDFILE);
+        if (XACMLPapServlet.pdpFile == null) {
+            PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + " The PDP Id Authentication File Property is not valid: "
+                + XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_IDFILE);
+            throw new PAPException("The PDP Id Authentication File Property :"+ XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_IDFILE+ " is not Valid. ");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
 	 * Thread used only during PAP startup to initiate change messages to all known PDPs.
 	 * This must be on a separate thread so that any GET requests from the PDPs during this update can be serviced.
 	 */
@@ -430,6 +452,7 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 	 * Depending on how this servlet is run, we may or may not care about cleaning up the resources.
 	 * For now we assume that we do care.
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public void destroy() {
 		// Make sure our threads are destroyed
 		if (XACMLPapServlet.heartbeatThread != null) {
@@ -441,14 +464,16 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 				XACMLPapServlet.heartbeatThread.interrupt();
 				XACMLPapServlet.heartbeatThread.join();
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+			    XACMLPapServlet.heartbeatThread.interrupt();
 				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, e, "XACMLPapServlet", " Error stopping heartbeat");
 			}
 		}
-		if (this.initiateThread != null) {
+		if (initiateThread != null) {
 			try {
-				this.initiateThread.interrupt();
-				this.initiateThread.join();
+				initiateThread.interrupt();
+				initiateThread.join();
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+			    initiateThread.interrupt();
 				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, e, "XACMLPapServlet", " Error stopping thread");
 			}
 		}
@@ -479,21 +504,19 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 			String message = "POST interface called for PAP " + papResourceName + " but it has an Administrative"
 					+ " state of " + im.getStateManager().getAdminState()
 					+ "\n Exception Message: " + ae.getMessage();
-			LOGGER.info(message);
-			PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + " " + message);
+			LOGGER.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + " " + message, ae);
 			loggingContext.transactionEnded();
 			PolicyLogger.audit("Transaction Failed - See Error.log");
-			response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, message);
+			setResponseError(response,HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, message);
 			return;
 		}catch (StandbyStatusException se) {
 			String message = "POST interface called for PAP " + papResourceName + " but it has a Standby Status"
 					+ " of " + im.getStateManager().getStandbyStatus()
 					+ "\n Exception Message: " + se.getMessage();
-			LOGGER.info(message);
-			PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + " " + message);
+			LOGGER.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + " " + message, se);
 			loggingContext.transactionEnded();
 			PolicyLogger.audit("Transaction Failed - See Error.log");
-			response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, message);
+			setResponseError(response,HttpServletResponse.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, message);
 			return;
 		}
 		try {
@@ -649,7 +672,16 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 		im.endTransaction();
 	}
 
-	/**
+	private void setResponseError(HttpServletResponse response,int responseCode, String message) {
+	    try {
+            response.sendError(responseCode, message);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error setting Error response Header ", e);
+        }
+	    return;
+    }
+
+    /**
 	 * @see HttpServlet#doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
 	 */
 	protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {
@@ -827,7 +859,6 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 	 */
 	protected void doPut(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {
 		ONAPLoggingContext loggingContext = ONAPLoggingUtils.getLoggingContextForRequest(request, baseLoggingContext);
-		storedRequestId = loggingContext.getRequestID();
 		loggingContext.transactionStarted();
 		loggingContext.setServiceName("PAP.put");
 		if ((loggingContext.getRequestID() == null) || (loggingContext.getRequestID() == "")){
@@ -1269,7 +1300,7 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 
 			if (policy != null && ((policy.getId().contains("Config_MS_")) || (policy.getId().contains("BRMS_Param")))) {
 				PushPolicyHandler pushPolicyHandler = PushPolicyHandler.getInstance();
-				if (pushPolicyHandler.preSafetyCheck(policy, CONFIG_HOME)) {
+				if (pushPolicyHandler.preSafetyCheck(policy, configHome)) {
 					LOGGER.debug("Precheck Successful.");
 				}
 			}
@@ -1813,7 +1844,7 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 				
 				PushPolicyHandler pushPolicyHandler = PushPolicyHandler.getInstance();	
 				OnapPDPGroup updatedGroup = (StdPDPGroup)objectFromJSON;	
-				if (pushPolicyHandler.preSafetyCheck(updatedGroup, CONFIG_HOME)) {		
+				if (pushPolicyHandler.preSafetyCheck(updatedGroup, configHome)) {		
 					LOGGER.debug("Precheck Successful.");
 				}
 				
@@ -2196,7 +2227,7 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 		// kick off a thread to do an event notification for each PDP.
 		// This needs to be on a separate thread so that PDPs that do not respond (down, non-existent, etc)
 		// do not block the PSP response to the AC, which would freeze the GUI until all PDPs sequentially respond or time-out.
-		Thread t = new Thread(new UpdatePDPThread(pdp, storedRequestId));
+		Thread t = new Thread(new UpdatePDPThread(pdp));
 		if(CheckPDP.validateID(pdp.getId())){
 			t.start();
 		}
@@ -2206,9 +2237,8 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 		private OnapPDP pdp;
 		private String requestId;
 
-		public UpdatePDPThread(OnapPDP pdp, String storedRequestId) {
+		public UpdatePDPThread(OnapPDP pdp) {
 			this.pdp = pdp;
-			requestId = storedRequestId;
 		}
 
 		public void run() {
@@ -2246,7 +2276,6 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 				}
 				connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "text/x-java-properties");
 				connection.setRequestProperty("X-ECOMP-RequestID", loggingContext.getRequestID());
-				storedRequestId = null;
 				connection.setInstanceFollowRedirects(true);
 				connection.setDoOutput(true);
 				try (OutputStream os = connection.getOutputStream()) {
@@ -2474,7 +2503,7 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 	}
 
 	private static void loadWebapps() throws PAPException{
-		if(ACTION_HOME == null || CONFIG_HOME == null){
+		if(actionHome == null || configHome == null){
 			Path webappsPath = Paths.get(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_WEBAPPS));
 			//Sanity Check
 			if (webappsPath == null) {
@@ -2499,8 +2528,8 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 							+ webappsPathAction.toAbsolutePath().toString(), e);
 				}
 			}
-			ACTION_HOME = webappsPathAction.toString();
-			CONFIG_HOME = webappsPathConfig.toString();
+			actionHome = webappsPathAction.toString();
+			configHome = webappsPathConfig.toString();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2510,7 +2539,11 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 		} catch (PAPException e) {
 			return null;
 		}
-		return CONFIG_HOME;
+		return configHome;
+	}
+	
+	private static void setConfigHome(){
+	    configHome = getConfigHome();
 	}
 
 	public static String getActionHome(){
@@ -2519,7 +2552,11 @@ public class XACMLPapServlet extends HttpServlet implements StdItemSetChangeList
 		} catch (PAPException e) {
 			return null;
 		}
-		return ACTION_HOME;
+		return actionHome;
+	}
+	
+	private static void setActionHome(){
+	    actionHome = getActionHome();
 	}
 
 	public static EntityManagerFactory getEmf() {
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/PapUrlResolver.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/PapUrlResolver.java
index cee07fd9f..7ac322ec9 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/PapUrlResolver.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/PapUrlResolver.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
@@ -35,343 +36,371 @@ import org.onap.policy.rest.XACMLRestProperties;
 import com.att.research.xacml.util.XACMLProperties;
 
 public class PapUrlResolver {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(PapUrlResolver.class);
-	//how long to keep a pap failed before making it un-failed, in milli-seconds
-	private static final long FAIL_TIMEOUT = 18000000;
-	
-	//thread locks
-	public static final Object propertyLock = new Object();
-	
-	//keeping this here for backward compatibility
-	public static String extractIdFromUrl(String url){
-		return extractQuery(url);
-	}
-	public static String extractQuery(String url){
-		try{
-			return URI.create(url).getQuery();
-		} catch(Exception e){
-			LOGGER.error("Exception occured while extracting query. So, empty string is returned"+e);
-			return "";
-		}
-	}
-	public static String modifyUrl(String idUrl, String serverUrl){
-		URI one = URI.create(idUrl);
-		String host = one.getPath()+one.getQuery();
-		URI two = URI.create(serverUrl);
-		two.resolve(host);
-		return two.toString();
-	}
-
-	//get an instance of a new PapUrlResolver, using XACMLProperties to get the url lists
-	public static PapUrlResolver getInstance(){
-		return new PapUrlResolver(null,null,null,true);
-	}
-	
-	//get an instance of a new PapUrlResolver, using the provides strings for the url lists
-	public static PapUrlResolver getInstance(String urlList, String failedList, String succeededList){
-		return new PapUrlResolver(urlList, failedList, succeededList,false);
-	}
-
-	//keeps track of our current location in the list of urls, allows for iterating
-	private int pointer;
-	
-	//should the XACML property lists be updated after anything changes or should we wait for the update
-	//method to be called.
-	private boolean autoUpdateProperties;
-	
-	//this list keeps the sorted, priority of PAP URLs
-	private PapUrlNode[] sortedUrlNodes;
-	//this list keeps the original list of nodes so that they can be entered into the property list correctly
-	private PapUrlNode[] originalUrlNodes;
-	
-	//private constructor to make an instance of a PapUrlResolver, called by static method getInstance.
-	//If the list property strings are not defined, we get the values from XACMLProperties.
-	//The instance acts as an iterator, with hasNext and next methods, but does not implement Iterable,
-	//because it is used for a difference purpose.
-	private PapUrlResolver(String urlList, String failedList, String succeededList, boolean autoUpdateProperties){	
-		this.autoUpdateProperties = autoUpdateProperties;
-		String papUrlLists = urlList;
-		String papUrlFailedList = failedList;
-		String papUrlSuccessList = succeededList;
-		if(papUrlLists == null){
-			papUrlLists = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_URLS);
-			if(papUrlLists == null){
-				papUrlLists = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_URL);
-			}
-			papUrlFailedList = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS);
-			papUrlSuccessList = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS);
-		}
-		
-		String[] urls = papUrlLists.split(",");
-		if(urls.length == 0){		
-			//log error
-		}
-		String[] failed = emptyOrSplit(papUrlFailedList,urls.length);
-		String[] succeeded = emptyOrSplit(papUrlSuccessList,urls.length);
-		
-		sortedUrlNodes = new PapUrlNode[urls.length];
-		for(int i=0;i<urls.length;i++){
-		
-			String userId = null;
-			String pass = null;
-			userId = XACMLProperties.getProperty(urls[i]+"."+XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_USERID);					
-			pass = XACMLProperties.getProperty(urls[i]+"."+XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_PASS);
-			if(userId == null || pass == null){
-				userId = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_USERID);
-				pass = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_PASS);
-			}
-			if(userId == null || pass == null){
-				userId = "";
-				pass = "";
-			}
-			PapUrlNode newNode = new PapUrlNode(urls[i],userId,pass);
-			newNode.setFailedTime(failed[i]);
-			newNode.setSucceededTime(succeeded[i]);
-			if(sortedUrlNodes[i] == null){
-				sortedUrlNodes[i] = newNode;
-			}
-		}
-		originalUrlNodes = sortedUrlNodes.clone();
-		sort(sortedUrlNodes);
-		pointer = 0;
-	}
-	
-	
-	//either split a list by commas, or fill an array to the expected length, if the property list is not long enough
-	private String[] emptyOrSplit(String list,int expectedLength){
-		String[] ret;
-		if(list == null){
-			ret = new String[expectedLength];
-			for(int i=0;i<expectedLength;i++){
-				ret[i] = "-1";
-			}
-		} else {
-			ret = list.split(",");
-			if(ret.length != expectedLength){
-				ret = emptyOrSplit(null,expectedLength);
-			}
-		}
-		return ret;
-	}
-	
-	private void sort(PapUrlNode[] array){
-		
-		//O(n^2) double-loop most likely the best in this case, since number of records will be VERY small
-		for(int i=0;i<array.length;i++){
-			for(int j=i;j<array.length;j++){
-				if(array[j].compareTo(array[i])<0){
-					PapUrlNode temp = array[i];
-					array[i] = array[j];
-					array[j] = temp;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	//returns whether this PapUrlResolver object has more PAP urls that can be tried
-	public boolean hasMoreUrls(){
-		return pointer < sortedUrlNodes.length;
-	}
-	
-	//sets the current PAP url as being failed
-	//this will set the failed time to now and remove any succeeded time
-	public void failed(){
-		LOGGER.error("PAP Server FAILED: "+sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUrl());
-
-		sortedUrlNodes[pointer].setFailedTime(new Date());
-		sortedUrlNodes[pointer].setSucceededTime(null);
-		propertiesUpdated();
-	}
-	
-	//sets the current PAP url as being working
-	//this will set the succeeded time to now and remove any failed time
-	//Also, this will cause hasMoreUrls to return false, since a working one has been found
-	
-	public void succeeded(){
-		registered();
-		pointer = sortedUrlNodes.length;
-	}
-	public void registered(){
-		sortedUrlNodes[pointer].setFailedTime(null);
-		sortedUrlNodes[pointer].setSucceededTime(new Date());
-		LOGGER.info("PAP server SUCCEEDED "+sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUrl());
-		propertiesUpdated();
-	}
-	
-	//returns a properties object with the properties that pertain to PAP urls
-	public Properties getProperties(){
-		String failedPropertyString = "";
-		String succeededPropertyString = "";
-		String urlPropertyString = "";
-		for(int i=0;i<originalUrlNodes.length;i++){
-			failedPropertyString = failedPropertyString.concat(",").concat(originalUrlNodes[i].getFailedTime());
-			succeededPropertyString = succeededPropertyString.concat(",").concat(originalUrlNodes[i].getSucceededTime());
-			urlPropertyString = urlPropertyString.concat(",").concat(originalUrlNodes[i].getUrl());
-		}
-		Properties prop = new Properties();
-		failedPropertyString = failedPropertyString.substring(1);
-		succeededPropertyString = succeededPropertyString.substring(1);
-		urlPropertyString = urlPropertyString.substring(1);
-		prop.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS,failedPropertyString);
-		prop.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_URLS,urlPropertyString);
-		prop.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS,succeededPropertyString);
-		return prop;
-	}
-	
-	//saves the updates urls to the correct properties
-	private void propertiesUpdated(){
-		if(!autoUpdateProperties){
-			return;
-		}
-		Properties prop = getProperties();
-
-		LOGGER.debug("Failed PAP Url List: "+prop.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS));
-		LOGGER.debug("Succeeded PAP Url List: "+prop.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS));
-		XACMLProperties.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS,prop.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS));
-		XACMLProperties.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS,prop.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS));
-	}
-	
-	//iterates to the next available PAP url, according to the priority order
-	public void getNext(){
-		pointer++;
-	}
-	
-	//returns the url of the current PAP server that we are iterating over
-	//will append the provided policy id to the url
-	public String getUrl(String query){
-		if(sortedUrlNodes[pointer]== null){
-			throw new NoSuchElementException();
-		} else {
-			return sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUrl().concat("?").concat(query);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	//returns the url of the current PAP server that we are iterating over
-	//Just returns the url, with no id appended to it
-	public String getUrl(){
-		if(sortedUrlNodes[pointer]== null){
-			throw new NoSuchElementException();
-		} else {	
-			
-			return sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUrl();
-		}
-	}
-	public String getUserId(){
-		if(sortedUrlNodes[pointer]== null){
-			throw new NoSuchElementException();
-		} else {	
-			
-			return sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUserId();
-		}
-	}
-	public String getPass(){
-		if(sortedUrlNodes[pointer]== null){
-			throw new NoSuchElementException();
-		} else {	
-			
-			return sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getPass();
-		}
-	}
-
-	
-	//This is the class to hold the details of a single PAP URL
-	//including: the url itself, the last time it failed, and the last time it succeeded
-	//It also includes the custom comparer which can compare based on failed and succeeded times, and takes into account
-	//the timeout on failures.
-	private class PapUrlNode implements Comparable<PapUrlNode> {
-		private String papUrl;
-		private Date failedTime;
-		private Date succeededTime;
-		private String userId;
-		private String pass;
-		
-		public PapUrlNode(String url,String userId,String pass){
-			this.papUrl = url;
-			failedTime = null;
-			this.succeededTime = null;
-			this.userId = userId;
-			this.pass = pass;
-			
-		}
-		public String getUserId(){
-			return this.userId;
-		}
-		public String getPass(){
-			return this.pass;
-		}
-		
-		public void setFailedTime(Object time){
-			Date failedTimeAsDate = setHandler(time);
-			if(failedTimeAsDate == null){
-				this.failedTime = null;
-			} else {
-				long timeDifference = new Date().getTime() - failedTimeAsDate.getTime();
-				if(timeDifference < FAIL_TIMEOUT){
-					this.failedTime = failedTimeAsDate;
-				} else {
-					this.failedTime = null;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
-		//set the time that this url succeeded at
-		public void setSucceededTime(Object time){
-			this.succeededTime = setHandler(time);
-		}
-		
-		//parses string into a date or a null date, if the url never failed/succeeded (since -1 will be in the property)
-		private Date setHandler(Object time){
-			if(time instanceof String){
-				if("-1".equals((String)time)){
-					return null;
-				}
-				try {
-					DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat();
-					return df.parse((String)time);
-				} catch (ParseException e) {					
-					return null;
-				}
-			}
-			if(time instanceof Date){
-				return (Date)time;
-			}
-			return null;
-		}
-		
-		
-		public String getFailedTime(){
-			return formatTime(this.failedTime);
-		}
-		
-		public String getSucceededTime(){
-			return formatTime(this.succeededTime);
-		}
-		
-		//formats a Date into a string or a -1 if there is not date (-1 is used in properties for no date)
-		private String formatTime(Date d){
-			if(d == null){
-				return "-1";
-			}
-			DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat();
-			return df.format(d);
-		}
-		
-		public String getUrl(){
-			return papUrl;
-		}
-		
-		@Override
-		public int compareTo(PapUrlNode other){
-			if(this.failedTime == null && other.failedTime != null){
-				return -1;
-			}
-			if(this.failedTime != null && other.failedTime == null){
-				return 1;
-			}
-			if(this.failedTime != null){
-				return this.failedTime.compareTo(other.failedTime);
-			}
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(PapUrlResolver.class);
+    // how long to keep a pap failed before making it un-failed, in milli-seconds
+    private static final long FAIL_TIMEOUT = 18000000;
+
+    // thread locks
+    public static final Object propertyLock = new Object();
+
+    // keeping this here for backward compatibility
+    public static String extractIdFromUrl(String url) {
+        return extractQuery(url);
+    }
+
+    public static String extractQuery(String url) {
+        try {
+            return URI.create(url).getQuery();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Exception occured while extracting query. So, empty string is returned" + e);
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String modifyUrl(String idUrl, String serverUrl) {
+        URI one = URI.create(idUrl);
+        String host = one.getPath() + one.getQuery();
+        URI two = URI.create(serverUrl);
+        two.resolve(host);
+        return two.toString();
+    }
+
+    // get an instance of a new PapUrlResolver, using XACMLProperties to get the url lists
+    public static PapUrlResolver getInstance() {
+        return new PapUrlResolver(null, null, null, true);
+    }
+
+    // get an instance of a new PapUrlResolver, using the provides strings for the url lists
+    public static PapUrlResolver getInstance(String urlList, String failedList, String succeededList) {
+        return new PapUrlResolver(urlList, failedList, succeededList, false);
+    }
+
+    // keeps track of our current location in the list of urls, allows for iterating
+    private int pointer;
+
+    // should the XACML property lists be updated after anything changes or should we wait for the update
+    // method to be called.
+    private boolean autoUpdateProperties;
+
+    // this list keeps the sorted, priority of PAP URLs
+    private PapUrlNode[] sortedUrlNodes;
+    // this list keeps the original list of nodes so that they can be entered into the property list correctly
+    private PapUrlNode[] originalUrlNodes;
+
+    // private constructor to make an instance of a PapUrlResolver, called by static method getInstance.
+    // If the list property strings are not defined, we get the values from XACMLProperties.
+    // The instance acts as an iterator, with hasNext and next methods, but does not implement Iterable,
+    // because it is used for a difference purpose.
+    private PapUrlResolver(String urlList, String failedList, String succeededList, boolean autoUpdateProperties) {
+        this.autoUpdateProperties = autoUpdateProperties;
+        String papUrlLists = urlList;
+        String papUrlFailedList = failedList;
+        String papUrlSuccessList = succeededList;
+        if (papUrlLists == null) {
+            papUrlLists = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_URLS);
+            if (papUrlLists == null) {
+                papUrlLists = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_URL);
+            }
+            papUrlFailedList = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS);
+            papUrlSuccessList = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS);
+        }
+
+        String[] urls = papUrlLists.split(",");
+        if (urls.length == 0) {
+            // log error
+        }
+        String[] failed = emptyOrSplit(papUrlFailedList, urls.length);
+        String[] succeeded = emptyOrSplit(papUrlSuccessList, urls.length);
+
+        sortedUrlNodes = new PapUrlNode[urls.length];
+        for (int i = 0; i < urls.length; i++) {
+
+            String userId = null;
+            String pass = null;
+            userId = XACMLProperties.getProperty(urls[i] + "." + XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_USERID);
+            pass = XACMLProperties.getProperty(urls[i] + "." + XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_PASS);
+            if (userId == null || pass == null) {
+                userId = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_USERID);
+                pass = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_PASS);
+            }
+            if (userId == null || pass == null) {
+                userId = "";
+                pass = "";
+            }
+            PapUrlNode newNode = new PapUrlNode(urls[i], userId, pass);
+            newNode.setFailedTime(failed[i]);
+            newNode.setSucceededTime(succeeded[i]);
+            if (sortedUrlNodes[i] == null) {
+                sortedUrlNodes[i] = newNode;
+            }
+        }
+        originalUrlNodes = sortedUrlNodes.clone();
+        sort(sortedUrlNodes);
+        pointer = 0;
+    }
+
+    // either split a list by commas, or fill an array to the expected length, if the property list is not long enough
+    private String[] emptyOrSplit(String list, int expectedLength) {
+        String[] ret;
+        if (list == null) {
+            ret = new String[expectedLength];
+            for (int i = 0; i < expectedLength; i++) {
+                ret[i] = "-1";
+            }
+        } else {
+            ret = list.split(",");
+            if (ret.length != expectedLength) {
+                ret = emptyOrSplit(null, expectedLength);
+            }
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    private void sort(PapUrlNode[] array) {
+
+        // O(n^2) double-loop most likely the best in this case, since number of records will be VERY small
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+            for (int j = i; j < array.length; j++) {
+                if (array[j].compareTo(array[i]) < 0) {
+                    PapUrlNode temp = array[i];
+                    array[i] = array[j];
+                    array[j] = temp;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // returns whether this PapUrlResolver object has more PAP urls that can be tried
+    public boolean hasMoreUrls() {
+        return pointer < sortedUrlNodes.length;
+    }
+
+    // sets the current PAP url as being failed
+    // this will set the failed time to now and remove any succeeded time
+    public void failed() {
+        LOGGER.error("PAP Server FAILED: " + sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUrl());
+
+        sortedUrlNodes[pointer].setFailedTime(new Date());
+        sortedUrlNodes[pointer].setSucceededTime(null);
+        propertiesUpdated();
+    }
+
+    // sets the current PAP url as being working
+    // this will set the succeeded time to now and remove any failed time
+    // Also, this will cause hasMoreUrls to return false, since a working one has been found
+
+    public void succeeded() {
+        registered();
+        pointer = sortedUrlNodes.length;
+    }
+
+    public void registered() {
+        sortedUrlNodes[pointer].setFailedTime(null);
+        sortedUrlNodes[pointer].setSucceededTime(new Date());
+        LOGGER.info("PAP server SUCCEEDED " + sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUrl());
+        propertiesUpdated();
+    }
+
+    // returns a properties object with the properties that pertain to PAP urls
+    public Properties getProperties() {
+        String failedPropertyString = "";
+        String succeededPropertyString = "";
+        String urlPropertyString = "";
+        for (int i = 0; i < originalUrlNodes.length; i++) {
+            failedPropertyString = failedPropertyString.concat(",").concat(originalUrlNodes[i].getFailedTime());
+            succeededPropertyString = succeededPropertyString.concat(",")
+                    .concat(originalUrlNodes[i].getSucceededTime());
+            urlPropertyString = urlPropertyString.concat(",").concat(originalUrlNodes[i].getUrl());
+        }
+        Properties prop = new Properties();
+        failedPropertyString = failedPropertyString.substring(1);
+        succeededPropertyString = succeededPropertyString.substring(1);
+        urlPropertyString = urlPropertyString.substring(1);
+        prop.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS, failedPropertyString);
+        prop.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_URLS, urlPropertyString);
+        prop.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS, succeededPropertyString);
+        return prop;
+    }
+
+    // saves the updates urls to the correct properties
+    private void propertiesUpdated() {
+        if (!autoUpdateProperties) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Properties prop = getProperties();
+
+        LOGGER.debug("Failed PAP Url List: " + prop.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS));
+        LOGGER.debug("Succeeded PAP Url List: " + prop.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS));
+        XACMLProperties.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS,
+                prop.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS));
+        XACMLProperties.setProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS,
+                prop.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS));
+    }
+
+    // iterates to the next available PAP url, according to the priority order
+    public void getNext() {
+        pointer++;
+    }
+
+    // returns the url of the current PAP server that we are iterating over
+    // will append the provided policy id to the url
+    public String getUrl(String query) {
+        if (sortedUrlNodes[pointer] == null) {
+            throw new NoSuchElementException();
+        } else {
+            return sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUrl().concat("?").concat(query);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // returns the url of the current PAP server that we are iterating over
+    // Just returns the url, with no id appended to it
+    public String getUrl() {
+        if (sortedUrlNodes[pointer] == null) {
+            throw new NoSuchElementException();
+        } else {
+
+            return sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUrl();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String getUserId() {
+        if (sortedUrlNodes[pointer] == null) {
+            throw new NoSuchElementException();
+        } else {
+
+            return sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getUserId();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String getPass() {
+        if (sortedUrlNodes[pointer] == null) {
+            throw new NoSuchElementException();
+        } else {
+
+            return sortedUrlNodes[pointer].getPass();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // This is the class to hold the details of a single PAP URL
+    // including: the url itself, the last time it failed, and the last time it succeeded
+    // It also includes the custom comparer which can compare based on failed and succeeded times, and takes into
+    // account
+    // the timeout on failures.
+    private class PapUrlNode implements Comparable<PapUrlNode> {
+        private String papUrl;
+        private Date failedTime;
+        private Date succeededTime;
+        private String userId;
+        private String pass;
+
+        public PapUrlNode(String url, String userId, String pass) {
+            this.papUrl = url;
+            failedTime = null;
+            this.succeededTime = null;
+            this.userId = userId;
+            this.pass = pass;
+
+        }
+
+        public String getUserId() {
+            return this.userId;
+        }
+
+        public String getPass() {
+            return this.pass;
+        }
+
+        public void setFailedTime(Object time) {
+            Date failedTimeAsDate = setHandler(time);
+            if (failedTimeAsDate == null) {
+                this.failedTime = null;
+            } else {
+                long timeDifference = new Date().getTime() - failedTimeAsDate.getTime();
+                if (timeDifference < FAIL_TIMEOUT) {
+                    this.failedTime = failedTimeAsDate;
+                } else {
+                    this.failedTime = null;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // set the time that this url succeeded at
+        public void setSucceededTime(Object time) {
+            this.succeededTime = setHandler(time);
+        }
+
+        // parses string into a date or a null date, if the url never failed/succeeded (since -1 will be in the
+        // property)
+        private Date setHandler(Object time) {
+            if (time instanceof String) {
+                if ("-1".equals((String) time)) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+                try {
+                    DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat();
+                    return df.parse((String) time);
+                } catch (ParseException e) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+            }
+            if (time instanceof Date) {
+                return (Date) time;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public String getFailedTime() {
+            return formatTime(this.failedTime);
+        }
+
+        public String getSucceededTime() {
+            return formatTime(this.succeededTime);
+        }
+
+        // formats a Date into a string or a -1 if there is not date (-1 is used in properties for no date)
+        private String formatTime(Date d) {
+            if (d == null) {
+                return "-1";
+            }
+            DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat();
+            return df.format(d);
+        }
+
+        public String getUrl() {
+            return papUrl;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int compareTo(PapUrlNode other) {
+            if (this.failedTime == null && other.failedTime != null) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+            if (this.failedTime != null && other.failedTime == null) {
+                return 1;
+            }
+            if (this.failedTime != null) {
+                return this.failedTime.compareTo(other.failedTime);
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+            if (obj == this) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (!(obj instanceof PapUrlNode)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            PapUrlNode papUrlNode = (PapUrlNode) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(papUrlNode.papUrl, papUrl) && Objects.equals(papUrlNode.failedTime, failedTime)
+                    && Objects.equals(papUrlNode.succeededTime, succeededTime)
+                    && Objects.equals(papUrlNode.userId, userId) && Objects.equals(papUrlNode.pass, pass);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hash(papUrl, failedTime, succeededTime, userId, pass);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/XACMLPdpServlet.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/XACMLPdpServlet.java
index d57e88498..18c201737 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/XACMLPdpServlet.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/XACMLPdpServlet.java
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ public class XACMLPdpServlet extends HttpServlet implements Runnable {
 	// This thread may getting invoked on startup, to let the PAP know
 	// that we are up and running.
 	//
-	private Thread registerThread = null;
-	private XACMLPdpRegisterThread registerRunnable = null;
+	private static transient Thread registerThread = null;
+	private static transient XACMLPdpRegisterThread registerRunnable = null;
 	//
 	// This is our PDP engine pointer. There is a synchronized lock used
 	// for access to the pointer. In case we are servicing PEP requests while
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ public class XACMLPdpServlet extends HttpServlet implements Runnable {
 	// This is our configuration thread that attempts to load
 	// a new configuration request.
 	//
-	private Thread configThread = null;
-	private volatile boolean configThreadTerminate = false;
-	private ONAPLoggingContext baseLoggingContext = null;
-	private IntegrityMonitor im;
+	private static transient Thread configThread = null;
+	private static volatile boolean configThreadTerminate = false;
+	private transient ONAPLoggingContext baseLoggingContext = null;
+	private transient IntegrityMonitor im;
 	/**
 	 * Default constructor. 
 	 */
@@ -198,16 +198,12 @@ public class XACMLPdpServlet extends HttpServlet implements Runnable {
 		// Initialize
 		//
 		XACMLRest.xacmlInit(config);
-		// Load the Notification Delay. 
-		try{
-			XACMLPdpServlet.notificationDelay = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_DELAY));
-		}catch(Exception e){
-			logger.info("Notification Delay Not set. Keeping it 0 as default."+e);
-		}
+		// Load the Notification Delay.
+		setNotificationDelay();
 		// Load Queue size. 
 		int queueSize = 5; // Set default Queue Size here. 
 		queueSize = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty("REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE",String.valueOf(queueSize)));
-		queue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<PutRequest>(queueSize);
+		initQueue(queueSize);
 		// Load our engine - this will use the latest configuration
 		// that was saved to disk and set our initial status object.
 		//
@@ -250,25 +246,14 @@ public class XACMLPdpServlet extends HttpServlet implements Runnable {
 			}
 			PolicyLogger.info("\n Properties Given : \n" + properties.toString());
 		}
-		pdpResourceName = properties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PDP_RESOURCE_NAME);
-		if(pdpResourceName == null){
-			PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.MISS_PROPERTY_ERROR, XACMLRestProperties.PDP_RESOURCE_NAME, "xacml.pdp");
-			throw new ServletException("pdpResourceName is null");
-		}
-
+		setPDPResourceName(properties);
 		dependencyGroups = properties.getProperty(IntegrityMonitorProperties.DEPENDENCY_GROUPS);
 		if(dependencyGroups == null){
 			PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.MISS_PROPERTY_ERROR, IntegrityMonitorProperties.DEPENDENCY_GROUPS, "xacml.pdp");
 			throw new ServletException("dependency_groups is null");
 		}
-		// dependency_groups is a semicolon-delimited list of groups, and
-		// each group is a comma-separated list of nodes. For our purposes
-		// we just need a list of dependencies without regard to grouping,
-		// so split the list into nodes separated by either comma or semicolon.
-		dependencyNodes = dependencyGroups.split("[;,]");
-		for (int i = 0 ; i < dependencyNodes.length ; i++){
-			dependencyNodes[i] = dependencyNodes[i].trim();
-		}
+		setDependencyNodes(dependencyGroups);
+		
 
 		// CreateUpdatePolicy ResourceName  
 		createUpdateResourceName = properties.getProperty("createUpdatePolicy.impl.className", CREATE_UPDATE_POLICY_SERVICE);
@@ -282,25 +267,59 @@ public class XACMLPdpServlet extends HttpServlet implements Runnable {
 			PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, e, "Failed to create IntegrityMonitor" +e);
 			throw new ServletException(e);
 		}
-
-		environment = XACMLProperties.getProperty("ENVIRONMENT", "DEVL");
-		//
-		// Kick off our thread to register with the PAP servlet.
-		//
-		if (Boolean.parseBoolean(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_REGISTER))) {
-			this.registerRunnable = new XACMLPdpRegisterThread(baseLoggingContext);
-			this.registerThread = new Thread(this.registerRunnable);
-			this.registerThread.start();
-		}
-		//
-		// This is our thread that manages incoming configuration
-		// changes.
-		//
-		this.configThread = new Thread(this);
-		this.configThread.start();
+		startThreads(baseLoggingContext, new Thread(this));
 	}
 
-	/**
+	private static void startThreads(ONAPLoggingContext baseLoggingContext, Thread thread) {
+	    environment = XACMLProperties.getProperty("ENVIRONMENT", "DEVL");
+        //
+        // Kick off our thread to register with the PAP servlet.
+        //
+        if (Boolean.parseBoolean(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_REGISTER))) {
+            XACMLPdpServlet.registerRunnable = new XACMLPdpRegisterThread(baseLoggingContext);
+            XACMLPdpServlet.registerThread = new Thread(XACMLPdpServlet.registerRunnable);
+            XACMLPdpServlet.registerThread.start();
+        }
+        //
+        // This is our thread that manages incoming configuration
+        // changes.
+        //
+        XACMLPdpServlet.configThread = thread;
+        XACMLPdpServlet.configThread.start();
+    }
+
+    private static void setDependencyNodes(String dependencyGroups) {
+	    // dependency_groups is a semicolon-delimited list of groups, and
+        // each group is a comma-separated list of nodes. For our purposes
+        // we just need a list of dependencies without regard to grouping,
+        // so split the list into nodes separated by either comma or semicolon.
+        dependencyNodes = dependencyGroups.split("[;,]");
+        for (int i = 0 ; i < dependencyNodes.length ; i++){
+            dependencyNodes[i] = dependencyNodes[i].trim();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void setPDPResourceName(Properties properties) throws ServletException {
+	    pdpResourceName = properties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PDP_RESOURCE_NAME);
+        if(pdpResourceName == null){
+            PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.MISS_PROPERTY_ERROR, XACMLRestProperties.PDP_RESOURCE_NAME, "xacml.pdp");
+            throw new ServletException("pdpResourceName is null");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void initQueue(int queueSize) {
+	    queue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(queueSize);
+    }
+
+    private static void setNotificationDelay() {
+        try{
+            XACMLPdpServlet.notificationDelay = Integer.parseInt(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_DELAY));
+        }catch(NumberFormatException e){
+            logger.error("Error in notification delay format, Taking the default value.", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
 	 * @see Servlet#destroy()
 	 */
 	@Override
@@ -310,33 +329,39 @@ public class XACMLPdpServlet extends HttpServlet implements Runnable {
 		//
 		// Make sure the register thread is not running
 		//
-		if (this.registerRunnable != null) {
+		if (XACMLPdpServlet.registerRunnable != null) {
 			try {
-				this.registerRunnable.terminate();
-				if (this.registerThread != null) {
-					this.registerThread.interrupt();
-					this.registerThread.join();
+				XACMLPdpServlet.registerRunnable.terminate();
+				if (XACMLPdpServlet.registerThread != null) {
+					XACMLPdpServlet.registerThread.interrupt();
+					XACMLPdpServlet.registerThread.join();
 				}
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + e);
 				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, e, "");
+				XACMLPdpServlet.registerThread.interrupt();
 			}
 		}
 		//
 		// Make sure the configure thread is not running
 		//
-		this.configThreadTerminate = true;
+		setConfigThreadTerminate(true);
 		try {
-			this.configThread.interrupt();
-			this.configThread.join();
+			XACMLPdpServlet.configThread.interrupt();
+			XACMLPdpServlet.configThread.join();
 		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 			logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + e);
 			PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR, e, "");
+			XACMLPdpServlet.configThread.interrupt();
 		}
 		logger.info("Destroyed.");
 	}
 
-	/**
+	private static void setConfigThreadTerminate(boolean value) {
+	    XACMLPdpServlet.configThreadTerminate = value;
+    }
+
+    /**
 	 * PUT - The PAP engine sends configuration information using HTTP PUT request.
 	 * 
 	 * One parameter is expected:
@@ -937,7 +962,13 @@ public class XACMLPdpServlet extends HttpServlet implements Runnable {
 			// Read in the string
 			//
 			StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
-			BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(request.getInputStream()));
+			BufferedReader reader = null;
+			try{
+			    reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(request.getInputStream()));
+			}catch(IOException e){
+			    logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error during reading input stream",e);
+			    return;
+			}
 			String line;
 			try{
 				while((line = reader.readLine()) != null){
@@ -1198,7 +1229,7 @@ public class XACMLPdpServlet extends HttpServlet implements Runnable {
 		//
 		try {
 			// variable not used, but constructor has needed side-effects so don't remove:
-			while (! this.configThreadTerminate) {
+			while (! XACMLPdpServlet.configThreadTerminate) {
 				PutRequest request = XACMLPdpServlet.queue.take();
 				StdPDPStatus newStatus = new StdPDPStatus();
 				
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PAPServices.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PAPServices.java
index e7216e152..f7c175c0c 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PAPServices.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PAPServices.java
@@ -227,112 +227,96 @@ public class PAPServices {
         String [] parameters = {"apiflag=version","policyScope="+policyScope, "filePrefix="+filePrefix, "policyName="+policyName};
         if (paps == null || paps.isEmpty()) {
             LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "PAPs List is Empty.");
-            try {
-                throw new Exception(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE +"PAPs List is empty.");
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                LOGGER.error(e.getMessage() + e);
-            }
-            }else {
-                int papsCount = 0;
-                boolean connected = false;
-                while (papsCount < paps.size()) {
-                    try {
-                        String fullURL = getPAP();
-                        if (parameters != null && parameters.length > 0) {
-                            String queryString = "";
-                            for (String p : parameters) {
-                                queryString += "&" + p;
-                            }
-                            fullURL += "?" + queryString.substring(1);
+        }else {
+            int papsCount = 0;
+            boolean connected = false;
+            while (papsCount < paps.size()) {
+                try {
+                    String fullURL = getPAP();
+                    if (parameters != null && parameters.length > 0) {
+                        String queryString = "";
+                        for (String p : parameters) {
+                            queryString += "&" + p;
                         }
-        
-                        URL url = new URL (fullURL);
-                        
-                        //Open the connection
-                        connection = (HttpURLConnection)url.openConnection();
-                        
-                        // Setting Content-Type
-                        connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type",
-                                "application/json");
-                        
-                        // Adding Authorization
-                        connection.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Basic "
-                                + getPAPEncoding());
-                        
-                        connection.setRequestProperty("Environment", environment);
-                        connection.setRequestProperty("ClientScope", clientScope);
+                        fullURL += "?" + queryString.substring(1);
+                    }
 
-                        
-                        //set the method and headers
-                        connection.setRequestMethod("GET");
-                        connection.setUseCaches(false);
-                        connection.setInstanceFollowRedirects(false);
-                        connection.setDoOutput(true);
-                        connection.setDoInput(true);
-                        connection.setRequestProperty("X-ECOMP-RequestID", requestID.toString());
-  
-                        //DO the connect
-                        connection.connect();
-        
-                        // If Connected to PAP then break from the loop and continue with the Request 
-                        if (connection.getResponseCode() > 0) {
-                            connected = true;
-                            break;
+                    URL url = new URL (fullURL);
 
-                        } else {
-                            LOGGER.debug(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "PAP connection Error");
-                        }
-                    } catch (Exception e) {
-                        // This means that the PAP is not working 
-                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "PAP connection Error : " + e);
-                        rotatePAPList();
+                    //Open the connection
+                    connection = (HttpURLConnection)url.openConnection();
+
+                    // Setting Content-Type
+                    connection.setRequestProperty("Content-Type",
+                            "application/json");
+
+                    // Adding Authorization
+                    connection.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Basic "
+                            + getPAPEncoding());
+
+                    connection.setRequestProperty("Environment", environment);
+                    connection.setRequestProperty("ClientScope", clientScope);
+
+
+                    //set the method and headers
+                    connection.setRequestMethod("GET");
+                    connection.setUseCaches(false);
+                    connection.setInstanceFollowRedirects(false);
+                    connection.setDoOutput(true);
+                    connection.setDoInput(true);
+                    connection.setRequestProperty("X-ECOMP-RequestID", requestID.toString());
+
+                    //DO the connect
+                    connection.connect();
+
+                    // If Connected to PAP then break from the loop and continue with the Request 
+                    if (connection.getResponseCode() > 0) {
+                        connected = true;
+                        break;
+
+                    } else {
+                        LOGGER.debug(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "PAP connection Error");
                     }
-                    papsCount++;
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    // This means that the PAP is not working 
+                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "PAP connection Error : " + e);
+                    rotatePAPList();
                 }
-        
-                if (connected) {
-                    //Read the Response
-                    LOGGER.debug("connected to the PAP : " + getPAP());
-                    LOGGER.debug("--- Response: ---");
-                    Map<String, List<String>> headers = connection.getHeaderFields();
-                    for (String key : headers.keySet()) {
-                        LOGGER.debug("Header :" + key + "  Value: " + headers.get(key));
-                    }
-                    try {
-                        if (connection.getResponseCode() == 200) {
-                            // Check for successful creation of policy
-                            version = connection.getHeaderField("version");
-                            LOGGER.debug("ActiveVersion from the Header: " + version);
-                        } else if (connection.getResponseCode() == 403) {
-                            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + "response code of the URL is " 
-                                    + connection.getResponseCode() + ". PEP is not Authorized for making this Request!! \n Contact Administrator for this Scope. ");
-                            version = "pe100";
-                        } else if (connection.getResponseCode() == 404) {
-                            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "response code of the URL is " 
-                                        + connection.getResponseCode() + ". This indicates a problem with getting the version from the PAP");
-                            version = "pe300";
-                        } else {
-                            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "BAD REQUEST:  Error occured while getting the version from the PAP. The request may be incorrect.");
-                        }
-                    } catch (IOException e) {
-                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + e);
-                        try {
-                            throw new Exception(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE +"ERROR in connecting to the PAP ", e);
-                        } catch (Exception e1) {
-                            LOGGER.error(e1.getMessage() + e1);
-                        }
-                    } 
-        
-                } else {
-                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Unable to get valid response from PAP(s) " + paps);
-                    try {
-                        throw new Exception(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE +"ERROR in connecting to the PAP ");
-                    } catch (Exception e) {
-                        LOGGER.error(e.getMessage() + e);
-                    }
-                }   
+                papsCount++;
             }
-            return version;
+
+            if (connected) {
+                //Read the Response
+                LOGGER.debug("connected to the PAP : " + getPAP());
+                LOGGER.debug("--- Response: ---");
+                Map<String, List<String>> headers = connection.getHeaderFields();
+                for (String key : headers.keySet()) {
+                    LOGGER.debug("Header :" + key + "  Value: " + headers.get(key));
+                }
+                try {
+                    if (connection.getResponseCode() == 200) {
+                        // Check for successful creation of policy
+                        version = connection.getHeaderField("version");
+                        LOGGER.debug("ActiveVersion from the Header: " + version);
+                    } else if (connection.getResponseCode() == 403) {
+                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + "response code of the URL is " 
+                                + connection.getResponseCode() + ". PEP is not Authorized for making this Request!! \n Contact Administrator for this Scope. ");
+                        version = "pe100";
+                    } else if (connection.getResponseCode() == 404) {
+                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "response code of the URL is " 
+                                + connection.getResponseCode() + ". This indicates a problem with getting the version from the PAP");
+                        version = "pe300";
+                    } else {
+                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "BAD REQUEST:  Error occured while getting the version from the PAP. The request may be incorrect.");
+                    }
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + e);
+                } 
+            } else {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Unable to get valid response from PAP(s) " + paps);
+            }   
+        }
+        return version;
     }
     
     private String checkResponse(HttpURLConnection connection, UUID requestID) throws IOException {
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PDPServices.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PDPServices.java
index e495c9950..efaa5c167 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PDPServices.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PDPServices.java
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ package org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.api.services;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
-import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import javax.json.JsonReader;
 import javax.xml.XMLConstants;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
 import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
 import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ import com.att.research.xacml.api.Request;
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.Response;
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.Result;
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.pdp.PDPEngine;
+import com.att.research.xacml.api.pdp.PDPException;
 import com.att.research.xacml.std.json.JSONRequest;
 import com.att.research.xacml.std.json.JSONResponse;
 import com.att.research.xacml.util.XACMLProperties;
@@ -333,7 +335,7 @@ public class PDPServices {
     	return treatment;
     }
 
-    private PDPResponse configCall(String pdpConfigLocation) throws Exception{
+    private PDPResponse configCall(String pdpConfigLocation) throws PDPException, IOException{
         PDPResponse pdpResponse = new PDPResponse();
         if(pdpConfigLocation.contains("/")){
             pdpConfigLocation = pdpConfigLocation.replace("/", File.separator);
@@ -366,7 +368,7 @@ public class PDPServices {
                         pdpResponse.setConfig(writer.toString());
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID+ e);
-                        throw new Exception(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID+ "Unable to parse the XML config", e);
+                        throw new PDPException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID+ "Unable to parse the XML config", e);
                     }
                 } else if (pdpConfigLocation.endsWith("properties")) {
                     pdpResponse.setType(PolicyType.PROPERTIES);
@@ -394,14 +396,14 @@ public class PDPServices {
                         PolicyResponseStatus.NO_ACTION_REQUIRED,
                         PolicyConfigStatus.CONFIG_RETRIEVED);
                 return pdpResponse;
-            } catch (IOException e) {
+            } catch (IOException | ParserConfigurationException e) {
                 LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + e);
-                throw new Exception(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW +
+                throw new PDPException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW +
                         "Cannot open a connection to the configURL", e);
             }
-        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + e);
-            throw new Exception(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Error in ConfigURL", e);
+            throw new PDPException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Error in ConfigURL", e);
         }finally{
         	if(inputStream != null){
             	inputStream.close();
@@ -409,8 +411,7 @@ public class PDPServices {
         }
     }
 
-    private Response callPDP(Request request,
-            UUID requestID) throws Exception{
+    private Response callPDP(Request request, UUID requestID){
         Response response = null;
         // Get the PDPEngine
         if (requestID == null) {
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PolicyEngineImportService.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PolicyEngineImportService.java
index 2d8af54c5..d0649d78a 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PolicyEngineImportService.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/services/PolicyEngineImportService.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineImportService {
                     requestUUID = UUID.fromString(requestID);
                 } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                     requestUUID = UUID.randomUUID();
-                    LOGGER.info("Generated Random UUID: " + requestUUID.toString());
+                    LOGGER.info("Generated Random UUID: " + requestUUID.toString(), e);
                 }
             }else{
                 requestUUID = UUID.randomUUID();
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/ManualNotificationUpdateThread.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/ManualNotificationUpdateThread.java
index c1306572f..9027e27a5 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/ManualNotificationUpdateThread.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/ManualNotificationUpdateThread.java
@@ -44,186 +44,205 @@ import com.att.research.xacml.util.XACMLProperties;
 @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class ManualNotificationUpdateThread implements Runnable {
 
-	private static final Logger LOGGER	= FlexLogger.getLogger(ManualNotificationUpdateThread.class);
-
-	private static String topic = null;
-	private static CambriaConsumer CConsumer = null;
-	private static String clusterList = null;
-	private static String update = null;
-	private static BusConsumer dmaapConsumer = null;
-	private static List<String> dmaapList = null;
-	private static String propNotificationType = null;
-	private static String aafLogin = null;
-	private static String aafPassword = null;
-	
-	public volatile boolean isRunning = false;
-	
-	public synchronized boolean isRunning() {
-		return this.isRunning;
-	}
-	
-	public synchronized void terminate() {
-		this.isRunning = false;
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 * This is our thread that runs on startup if the system is configured to UEB to accept manual update requests
-	 * 
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public void run() {
-		synchronized(this) {
-			this.isRunning = true;
-		}
-		
-		URL aURL = null;
-		String group =  UUID.randomUUID ().toString ();
-		String id = "0";
-		String returnTopic = null;
-		propNotificationType = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_TYPE);
-		if ("ueb".equals(propNotificationType)){
-			try {
-				clusterList = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_SERVERS).trim();
-				String url = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_ID);
-				aURL = new URL(url);
-				topic = aURL.getHost() + aURL.getPort();
-			} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Unable to get UEB cluster list or pdp url: ", e);
-				this.isRunning = false;
-			} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Error in processing URL to create topic for Notification ", e);
-			}
-			if(aURL != null){
-				String consumerTopic = aURL.getHost() + aURL.getPort() + "UpdateRequest";
-				SendMessage(consumerTopic, "Starting-Topic");
-				final LinkedList<String> urlList = new LinkedList<> ();
-				for ( String u : clusterList.split ( "," ) ){
-					urlList.add ( u );
-				}
-
-				try {
-					CConsumer = CambriaClientFactory.createConsumer ( null, urlList, consumerTopic , group, id, 20*1000, 1000 );
-				} catch (MalformedURLException | GeneralSecurityException e1) {
-					LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Unable to create UEB Consumer: ", e1);
-				}
-
-				while (this.isRunning()) {
-					LOGGER.debug("While loop test _ take out ");
-					try {
-						for ( String msg : CConsumer.fetch () ){		
-							LOGGER.debug("Manual Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from UEB cluster : ");
-							returnTopic = processMessage(msg);
-							if(returnTopic != null){
-								SendMessage(returnTopic, update);
-							}
-						}
-					} catch (IOException e) {
-						LOGGER.debug(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Error in processing UEB message" + e);
-					}
-				}
-				LOGGER.debug("Stopping UEB Consumer loop will no longer fetch messages from the cluster");	
-			}
-		} else if ("dmaap".equals(propNotificationType)) {
-			String dmaapServers = null;
-			try {
-				dmaapServers = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_SERVERS);
-				topic = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_TOPIC);
-				aafLogin = XACMLProperties.getProperty("DMAAP_AAF_LOGIN");
-				aafPassword = XACMLProperties.getProperty("DMAAP_AAF_PASSWORD");
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Unable to get DMaaP servers list:", e);
-				this.isRunning = false;
-			} 
-			
-			if(dmaapServers==null || topic==null){
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
-				try {
-					throw new Exception(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
-				} catch (Exception e) {
-					LOGGER.error(e);
-				}
-			}
-			
-			dmaapServers.trim();
-			topic.trim();
-			aafLogin.trim();
-			aafPassword.trim();
-			
-			String consumerTopic = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_TOPIC).trim();
-			SendMessage(consumerTopic, "Starting-Topic");
-			dmaapList = new ArrayList<>();
-			for ( String u : dmaapServers.split ( "," ) ){
-				dmaapList.add ( u );
-			}
-			
-			try {
-				
-				dmaapConsumer = new BusConsumer.DmaapConsumerWrapper(dmaapList, consumerTopic, aafLogin, aafPassword, group, id, 20*1000, 1000);
-			} catch (Exception e1) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Unable to create DMaaP Consumer: ", e1);
-			}
-
-			while (this.isRunning()) {
-				LOGGER.debug("While loop test _ take out ");
-				try {
-					for ( String msg : dmaapConsumer.fetch () ){		
-						LOGGER.debug("Manual Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from DMaaP server : ");
-						returnTopic = processMessage(msg);
-						if(returnTopic != null){
-							SendMessage(returnTopic, update);
-						}
-					}
-				}catch (Exception e) {
-					LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Error in processing DMaaP message: ", e);				}
-			}
-			LOGGER.debug("Stopping DMaaP Consumer loop will no longer fetch messages from the servers");	
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void SendMessage( String topic, String message) {
-		CambriaPublisher pub = null;
-		BusPublisher publisher = null;
-		try {
-			if ("ueb".equals(propNotificationType)) {
-				pub = CambriaClientFactory.createSimplePublisher (null, clusterList, topic );
-				pub.send( "pdpReturnMessage", message );
-				LOGGER.debug("Sending Message to UEB topic: " + topic);
-				pub.close();
-				
-			} else if ("dmaap".equals(propNotificationType)){
-				publisher = new BusPublisher.DmaapPublisherWrapper(dmaapList,topic,aafLogin,aafPassword);
-				publisher.send( "pdpReturnMessage", message );
-				LOGGER.debug("Sending to Message to DMaaP topic: " + topic);
-				publisher.close();
-			}
-
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+ "Error sending notification update: ", e);
-		}
-		if(pub != null){
-			try {
-				pub.send( "pdpReturnMessage", message );
-				LOGGER.debug("Sending to Message to tpoic" + topic);
-				pub.close();
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+ "Error sending notification update" +e);
-			}	
-		}		
-	}
-
-	private String processMessage(String msg) {
-		LOGGER.debug("notification message:  " + msg);
-		String[] UID = msg.split("=")[1].split("\"");
-		
-		String returnTopic = topic + UID[0];
-		if(msg.contains("Starting-Topic")){
-			return null;
-		}
-		return returnTopic;
-	}
-	public static void setUpdate(String update) {
-		ManualNotificationUpdateThread.update = update;
-	}
-	
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(ManualNotificationUpdateThread.class);
+
+    private String topic = null;
+    private CambriaConsumer cConsumer = null;
+    private static String clusterList = null;
+    private static String update = null;
+    private BusConsumer dmaapConsumer = null;
+    private List<String> dmaapList = null;
+    private static String propNotificationType = null;
+    private static String aafLogin = null;
+    private static String aafPassword = null;
+
+    public volatile boolean isRunning = false;
+
+    public synchronized boolean isRunning() {
+        return this.isRunning;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void terminate() {
+        this.isRunning = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * This is our thread that runs on startup if the system is configured to UEB to accept manual update requests
+     * 
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        synchronized (this) {
+            this.isRunning = true;
+        }
+
+        URL aURL = null;
+        String group = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        String id = "0";
+        String returnTopic = null;
+        setPropNotification();
+        if ("ueb".equals(propNotificationType)) {
+            try {
+                setCluster();
+                String url = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_ID);
+                aURL = new URL(url);
+                topic = aURL.getHost() + aURL.getPort();
+            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Unable to get UEB cluster list or pdp url: ", e);
+                this.isRunning = false;
+            } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                        + "Error in processing URL to create topic for Notification ", e);
+            }
+            if (aURL != null) {
+                String consumerTopic = aURL.getHost() + aURL.getPort() + "UpdateRequest";
+                sendMessage(consumerTopic, "Starting-Topic");
+                final LinkedList<String> urlList = new LinkedList<>();
+                for (String u : clusterList.split(",")) {
+                    urlList.add(u);
+                }
+
+                try {
+                    cConsumer = CambriaClientFactory.createConsumer(null, urlList, consumerTopic, group, id, 20 * 1000,
+                            1000);
+                } catch (MalformedURLException | GeneralSecurityException e1) {
+                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Unable to create UEB Consumer: ", e1);
+                }
+
+                while (this.isRunning()) {
+                    LOGGER.debug("While loop test _ take out ");
+                    try {
+                        for (String msg : cConsumer.fetch()) {
+                            LOGGER.debug("Manual Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from UEB cluster : ");
+                            returnTopic = processMessage(msg);
+                            if (returnTopic != null) {
+                                sendMessage(returnTopic, update);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        LOGGER.debug(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Error in processing UEB message" + e);
+                    }
+                }
+                LOGGER.debug("Stopping UEB Consumer loop will no longer fetch messages from the cluster");
+            }
+        } else if ("dmaap".equals(propNotificationType)) {
+            String dmaapServers = null;
+            try {
+                dmaapServers = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_SERVERS);
+                topic = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_TOPIC);
+                setAAFCreds();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Unable to get DMaaP servers list:", e);
+                this.isRunning = false;
+            }
+
+            if (dmaapServers == null || topic == null) {
+                LOGGER.error(
+                        XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
+            }
+
+            dmaapServers = dmaapServers.trim();
+            topic = topic.trim();
+
+            String consumerTopic = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_TOPIC).trim();
+            sendMessage(consumerTopic, "Starting-Topic");
+            dmaapList = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (String u : dmaapServers.split(",")) {
+                dmaapList.add(u);
+            }
+
+            try {
+                dmaapConsumer = new BusConsumer.DmaapConsumerWrapper(dmaapList, consumerTopic, aafLogin, aafPassword,
+                        group, id, 20 * 1000, 1000);
+            } catch (Exception e1) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Unable to create DMaaP Consumer: ", e1);
+            }
+
+            while (this.isRunning()) {
+                LOGGER.debug("While loop test _ take out ");
+                try {
+                    for (String msg : dmaapConsumer.fetch()) {
+                        LOGGER.debug("Manual Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from DMaaP server : ");
+                        returnTopic = processMessage(msg);
+                        if (returnTopic != null) {
+                            sendMessage(returnTopic, update);
+                        }
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Error in processing DMaaP message: ", e);
+                }
+            }
+            LOGGER.debug("Stopping DMaaP Consumer loop will no longer fetch messages from the servers");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void setAAFCreds() {
+        aafLogin = XACMLProperties.getProperty("DMAAP_AAF_LOGIN");
+        aafPassword = XACMLProperties.getProperty("DMAAP_AAF_PASSWORD");
+        if (aafLogin != null) {
+            aafLogin = aafLogin.trim();
+        }
+        if (aafPassword != null) {
+            aafPassword = aafPassword.trim();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void setCluster() {
+        clusterList = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_SERVERS);
+        if (clusterList != null) {
+            clusterList = clusterList.trim();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void setPropNotification() {
+        propNotificationType = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_TYPE);
+    }
+
+    private void sendMessage(String topic, String message) {
+        CambriaPublisher pub = null;
+        BusPublisher publisher = null;
+        try {
+            if ("ueb".equals(propNotificationType)) {
+                pub = CambriaClientFactory.createSimplePublisher(null, clusterList, topic);
+                pub.send("pdpReturnMessage", message);
+                LOGGER.debug("Sending Message to UEB topic: " + topic);
+                pub.close();
+
+            } else if ("dmaap".equals(propNotificationType)) {
+                publisher = new BusPublisher.DmaapPublisherWrapper(dmaapList, topic, aafLogin, aafPassword);
+                publisher.send("pdpReturnMessage", message);
+                LOGGER.debug("Sending to Message to DMaaP topic: " + topic);
+                publisher.close();
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error sending notification update: ", e);
+        }
+        if (pub != null) {
+            try {
+                pub.send("pdpReturnMessage", message);
+                LOGGER.debug("Sending to Message to tpoic" + topic);
+                pub.close();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error sending notification update" + e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String processMessage(String msg) {
+        LOGGER.debug("notification message:  " + msg);
+        String[] uID = msg.split("=")[1].split("\"");
+
+        String returnTopic = topic + uID[0];
+        if (msg.contains("Starting-Topic")) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return returnTopic;
+    }
+
+    public static void setUpdate(String update) {
+        ManualNotificationUpdateThread.update = update;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/NotificationController.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/NotificationController.java
index 109d421f8..577d5b347 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/NotificationController.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/NotificationController.java
@@ -59,284 +59,301 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectWriter;
 
 /**
- * NotificationController Checks for the Updated and Removed policies. It
- * notifies the Server to send Notifications to the Client.
+ * NotificationController Checks for the Updated and Removed policies. It notifies the Server to send Notifications to
+ * the Client.
  * 
  * @version 0.2
  *
  */
 public class NotificationController {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(NotificationController.class);
-	private static Notification record = new Notification();
-	private PDPStatus oldStatus = null;
-	private Removed removed = null;
-	private Updated updated = null;
-	private ManualNotificationUpdateThread registerMaunualNotificationRunnable = null;
-	private Thread manualNotificationThread = null;
-	private boolean manualThreadStarted = false;
-	
-	private static String notificationJSON = null;
-	private static String propNotificationType = null;
-	private static String pdpURL = null;
-	private static Boolean notificationFlag = false; 
-	
-	public void check(PDPStatus newStatus,Map<String, PolicyDef> policyContainer) {
-		boolean updated = false;
-		boolean removed = false;
-		Notification notification = new Notification();
-		HashSet<Removed> removedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
-		HashSet<Updated> updatedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(NotificationController.class);
+    private static Notification record = new Notification();
+    private PDPStatus oldStatus = null;
+    private Removed removed = null;
+    private Updated updated = null;
+    private ManualNotificationUpdateThread registerMaunualNotificationRunnable = null;
+    private Thread manualNotificationThread = null;
+    private boolean manualThreadStarted = false;
 
-		if (oldStatus == null) {
-			oldStatus = newStatus;
-		}
-		// Debugging purpose only.
-		LOGGER.debug("old config Status :" + oldStatus.getStatus());
-		LOGGER.debug("new config Status :" + newStatus.getStatus());
+    private static String notificationJSON = null;
+    private static String propNotificationType = null;
+    private static String pdpURL = null;
+    private static Boolean notificationFlag = false;
 
-		// Depending on the above condition taking the Change as an Update.
-		if (oldStatus.getStatus().toString() != newStatus.getStatus().toString()) {
-			LOGGER.info("There is an Update to the PDP");
-			LOGGER.debug(oldStatus.getLoadedPolicies());
-			LOGGER.debug(newStatus.getLoadedPolicies());
-			// Check if there is an Update/additions in the policy.
-			for (PDPPolicy newPolicy : newStatus.getLoadedPolicies()) {
-				boolean change = true;
-				for (PDPPolicy oldPolicy : oldStatus.getLoadedPolicies()) {
-					// Check if there are same policies.
-					if (oldPolicy.getId().equals(newPolicy.getId())) {
-						// Check if they have same version.
-						if (oldPolicy.getVersion().equals(newPolicy.getVersion())) {
-							change = false;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				// if there is a change Send the notifications to the Client.
-				if (change) {
-					sendUpdate(newPolicy, policyContainer);
-					updated = true;
-					updatedPolicies.add(this.updated);
-				}
-			}
-			// Check if there is any removal of policy.
-			for (PDPPolicy oldPolicy : oldStatus.getLoadedPolicies()) {
-				boolean change = true;
-				for (PDPPolicy newPolicy : newStatus.getLoadedPolicies()) {
-					// Check if there are same policies.
-					if (oldPolicy.getId().equals(newPolicy.getId())) {
-						// Check if they have same version.
-						if (oldPolicy.getVersion().equals(newPolicy.getVersion())) {
-							change = false;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				// if there is a change Send the notifications to the Client.
-				if (change) {
-					sendremove(oldPolicy);
-					removed = true;
-					removedPolicies.add(this.removed);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		// At the end the oldStatus must be updated with the newStatus.
-		oldStatus = newStatus;
-		// Sending Notification to the Server to pass over to the clients
-		if (updated || removed) {
-			// Call the Notification Server..
-			notification.setRemovedPolicies(removedPolicies);
-			notification.setLoadedPolicies(updatedPolicies);
-			notification = setUpdateTypes(updated, removed, notification);
-			ObjectWriter om = new ObjectMapper().writer();
-			try {
-				notificationJSON = om.writeValueAsString(notification);
-				LOGGER.info(notificationJSON);
-				// NotificationServer Method here.
-				propNotificationType = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_TYPE);
-				pdpURL = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_ID);
-				if (("ueb".equals(propNotificationType)||"dmaap".equals(propNotificationType)) && !manualThreadStarted) {
-					LOGGER.debug("Starting  Thread to accept UEB or DMAAP notfications.");
-					this.registerMaunualNotificationRunnable = new ManualNotificationUpdateThread();
-					this.manualNotificationThread = new Thread(this.registerMaunualNotificationRunnable);
-					this.manualNotificationThread.start();
-					manualThreadStarted = true;
-				}
-				String notificationJSON= null;
-				notificationFlag = true;
-				try{
-					notificationJSON= record(notification);
-				}catch(Exception e){
-					LOGGER.error(e);
-				}
-				NotificationServer.setUpdate(notificationJSON);
-				ManualNotificationUpdateThread.setUpdate(notificationJSON);
-			} catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + e.getMessage() +e);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public static void sendNotification(){
-		if(notificationFlag){
-			try {
-				NotificationServer.sendNotification(notificationJSON, propNotificationType, pdpURL);
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.info(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error in sending the Event Notification: "+ e.getMessage() + e);
-			}
-			notificationFlag = false;
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private void sendremove(PDPPolicy oldPolicy) {
-		removed = new Removed();
-		// Want to know what is removed ?
-		LOGGER.info("Policy removed: " + oldPolicy.getId()+ " with version number: " + oldPolicy.getVersion());
-		removed.setPolicyName(oldPolicy.getId());
-		removed.setVersionNo(oldPolicy.getVersion());
-		removeFile(oldPolicy);
-	}
+    public void check(PDPStatus newStatus, Map<String, PolicyDef> policyContainer) {
+        boolean updated = false;
+        boolean removed = false;
+        Notification notification = new Notification();
+        HashSet<Removed> removedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
+        HashSet<Updated> updatedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
 
-	private void sendUpdate(PDPPolicy newPolicy,Map<String, PolicyDef> policyContainer) {
-		updated = new Updated();
-		// Want to know what is new ?
-		LOGGER.info("The new Policy is: " + newPolicy.getId());
-		LOGGER.info("The version no. is: " + newPolicy.getVersion());
-		updated.setPolicyName(newPolicy.getId());
-		updated.setVersionNo(newPolicy.getVersion());
-		updated.setUpdateType(UpdateType.NEW);
-		// If the policy is of Config type then retrieve its matches.
-		if (newPolicy.getName().contains(".Config_")) {
-			// Take a Configuration copy to PDP webapps. 
-			final String urlStart = "attributeId=URLID,expression";
-			final String urlEnd = "}}},{";
-			String policy = policyContainer.get(newPolicy.getId()).toString(); 
-			if(policy.contains(urlStart)){
-				String urlFinePartOne = policy.substring(policy.indexOf(urlStart)+urlStart.length());
-				String urlFinePart = urlFinePartOne.substring(0,urlFinePartOne.indexOf(urlEnd));
-				String urlString = urlFinePart.substring(urlFinePart.indexOf("value=$URL")+6); 
-				callPap(urlString, "Config");
-			}
-			Iterator<AnyOf> anyOfs = policyContainer.get(newPolicy.getId()).getTarget().getAnyOfs();
-			while (anyOfs.hasNext()) {
-				AnyOf anyOf = anyOfs.next();
-				Iterator<AllOf> allOfs = anyOf.getAllOfs();
-				while (allOfs.hasNext()) {
-					AllOf allOf = allOfs.next();
-					Iterator<Match> matches = allOf.getMatches();
-					HashMap<String, String> matchValues = new HashMap<>();
-					while (matches.hasNext()) {
-						Match match = matches.next();
-						LOGGER.info("Attribute Value is: "+ match.getAttributeValue().getValue().toString());
-						String[] result = match.getAttributeRetrievalBase().toString().split("attributeId=");
-						result[1] = result[1].replaceAll("}", "");
-						if (!result[1].equals("urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject:subject-id")) {
-							LOGGER.info("Attribute id is: " + result[1]);
-						}
-						matchValues.put(result[1], match.getAttributeValue().getValue().toString());
-						LOGGER.info("Match is : "+ result[1]+ " , "	+ match.getAttributeValue().getValue().toString());
-					}
-					updated.setMatches(matchValues);
-				}
-			}
-		}else if(newPolicy.getName().contains(".Action_")){
-			// Take Configuration copy to PDP Webapps.
-			// Action policies have .json as extension. 
-			String urlString = "$URL/Action/" + newPolicy.getId().substring(0, newPolicy.getId().lastIndexOf(".")) + ".json";
-			callPap(urlString, "Action");
-		}
-	}
+        if (oldStatus == null) {
+            oldStatus = newStatus;
+        }
+        // Debugging purpose only.
+        LOGGER.debug("old config Status :" + oldStatus.getStatus());
+        LOGGER.debug("new config Status :" + newStatus.getStatus());
+
+        // Depending on the above condition taking the Change as an Update.
+        if (oldStatus.getStatus().toString() != newStatus.getStatus().toString()) {
+            LOGGER.info("There is an Update to the PDP");
+            LOGGER.debug(oldStatus.getLoadedPolicies());
+            LOGGER.debug(newStatus.getLoadedPolicies());
+            // Check if there is an Update/additions in the policy.
+            for (PDPPolicy newPolicy : newStatus.getLoadedPolicies()) {
+                boolean change = true;
+                for (PDPPolicy oldPolicy : oldStatus.getLoadedPolicies()) {
+                    // Check if there are same policies.
+                    if (oldPolicy.getId().equals(newPolicy.getId())) {
+                        // Check if they have same version.
+                        if (oldPolicy.getVersion().equals(newPolicy.getVersion())) {
+                            change = false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                // if there is a change Send the notifications to the Client.
+                if (change) {
+                    sendUpdate(newPolicy, policyContainer);
+                    updated = true;
+                    updatedPolicies.add(this.updated);
+                }
+            }
+            // Check if there is any removal of policy.
+            for (PDPPolicy oldPolicy : oldStatus.getLoadedPolicies()) {
+                boolean change = true;
+                for (PDPPolicy newPolicy : newStatus.getLoadedPolicies()) {
+                    // Check if there are same policies.
+                    if (oldPolicy.getId().equals(newPolicy.getId())) {
+                        // Check if they have same version.
+                        if (oldPolicy.getVersion().equals(newPolicy.getVersion())) {
+                            change = false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                // if there is a change Send the notifications to the Client.
+                if (change) {
+                    sendremove(oldPolicy);
+                    removed = true;
+                    removedPolicies.add(this.removed);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // At the end the oldStatus must be updated with the newStatus.
+        oldStatus = newStatus;
+        // Sending Notification to the Server to pass over to the clients
+        if (updated || removed) {
+            // Call the Notification Server..
+            notification.setRemovedPolicies(removedPolicies);
+            notification.setLoadedPolicies(updatedPolicies);
+            notification = setUpdateTypes(updated, removed, notification);
+            ObjectWriter om = new ObjectMapper().writer();
+            try {
+                setNotificationJSON(om.writeValueAsString(notification));
+                LOGGER.info(notificationJSON);
+                // NotificationServer Method here.
+                setPropNotification();
+                if (("ueb".equals(propNotificationType) || "dmaap".equals(propNotificationType))
+                        && !manualThreadStarted) {
+                    LOGGER.debug("Starting  Thread to accept UEB or DMAAP notfications.");
+                    this.registerMaunualNotificationRunnable = new ManualNotificationUpdateThread();
+                    this.manualNotificationThread = new Thread(this.registerMaunualNotificationRunnable);
+                    this.manualNotificationThread.start();
+                    manualThreadStarted = true;
+                }
+                String notificationJSONString = null;
+                setNotificationFlag(true);
+                try {
+                    notificationJSONString = record(notification);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    LOGGER.error(e);
+                }
+                NotificationServer.setUpdate(notificationJSONString);
+                ManualNotificationUpdateThread.setUpdate(notificationJSONString);
+            } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + e.getMessage() + e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void setNotificationFlag(boolean value) {
+        notificationFlag = value;
+    }
+
+    private static void setNotificationJSON(String message) {
+        notificationJSON = message;
+    }
+
+    private static void setPropNotification() {
+        propNotificationType = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_TYPE);
+        pdpURL = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_ID);
+    }
+
+    public static void sendNotification() {
+        if (notificationFlag) {
+            try {
+                NotificationServer.sendNotification(notificationJSON, propNotificationType, pdpURL);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                LOGGER.info(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error in sending the Event Notification: "
+                        + e.getMessage() + e);
+            }
+            notificationFlag = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void sendremove(PDPPolicy oldPolicy) {
+        removed = new Removed();
+        // Want to know what is removed ?
+        LOGGER.info("Policy removed: " + oldPolicy.getId() + " with version number: " + oldPolicy.getVersion());
+        removed.setPolicyName(oldPolicy.getId());
+        removed.setVersionNo(oldPolicy.getVersion());
+        removeFile(oldPolicy);
+    }
+
+    private void sendUpdate(PDPPolicy newPolicy, Map<String, PolicyDef> policyContainer) {
+        updated = new Updated();
+        // Want to know what is new ?
+        LOGGER.info("The new Policy is: " + newPolicy.getId());
+        LOGGER.info("The version no. is: " + newPolicy.getVersion());
+        updated.setPolicyName(newPolicy.getId());
+        updated.setVersionNo(newPolicy.getVersion());
+        updated.setUpdateType(UpdateType.NEW);
+        // If the policy is of Config type then retrieve its matches.
+        if (newPolicy.getName().contains(".Config_")) {
+            // Take a Configuration copy to PDP webapps.
+            final String urlStart = "attributeId=URLID,expression";
+            final String urlEnd = "}}},{";
+            String policy = policyContainer.get(newPolicy.getId()).toString();
+            if (policy.contains(urlStart)) {
+                String urlFinePartOne = policy.substring(policy.indexOf(urlStart) + urlStart.length());
+                String urlFinePart = urlFinePartOne.substring(0, urlFinePartOne.indexOf(urlEnd));
+                String urlString = urlFinePart.substring(urlFinePart.indexOf("value=$URL") + 6);
+                callPap(urlString, "Config");
+            }
+            Iterator<AnyOf> anyOfs = policyContainer.get(newPolicy.getId()).getTarget().getAnyOfs();
+            while (anyOfs.hasNext()) {
+                AnyOf anyOf = anyOfs.next();
+                Iterator<AllOf> allOfs = anyOf.getAllOfs();
+                while (allOfs.hasNext()) {
+                    AllOf allOf = allOfs.next();
+                    Iterator<Match> matches = allOf.getMatches();
+                    HashMap<String, String> matchValues = new HashMap<>();
+                    while (matches.hasNext()) {
+                        Match match = matches.next();
+                        LOGGER.info("Attribute Value is: " + match.getAttributeValue().getValue().toString());
+                        String[] result = match.getAttributeRetrievalBase().toString().split("attributeId=");
+                        result[1] = result[1].replaceAll("}", "");
+                        if (!result[1].equals("urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:1.0:subject:subject-id")) {
+                            LOGGER.info("Attribute id is: " + result[1]);
+                        }
+                        matchValues.put(result[1], match.getAttributeValue().getValue().toString());
+                        LOGGER.info(
+                                "Match is : " + result[1] + " , " + match.getAttributeValue().getValue().toString());
+                    }
+                    updated.setMatches(matchValues);
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (newPolicy.getName().contains(".Action_")) {
+            // Take Configuration copy to PDP Webapps.
+            // Action policies have .json as extension.
+            String urlString = "$URL/Action/" + newPolicy.getId().substring(0, newPolicy.getId().lastIndexOf("."))
+                    + ".json";
+            callPap(urlString, "Action");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Adding this for Recording the changes to serve Polling requests..
+    private static String record(Notification notification) {
+        // Initialization with updates.
+        if (record.getRemovedPolicies() == null || record.getLoadedPolicies() == null) {
+            record.setRemovedPolicies(notification.getRemovedPolicies());
+            record.setLoadedPolicies(notification.getLoadedPolicies());
+        } else {
+            // Check if there is anything new and update the record..
+            if (record.getLoadedPolicies() != null || record.getRemovedPolicies() != null) {
+                HashSet<Removed> removedPolicies = (HashSet<Removed>) record.getRemovedPolicies();
+                HashSet<Updated> updatedPolicies = (HashSet<Updated>) record.getLoadedPolicies();
 
-	// Adding this for Recording the changes to serve Polling requests..
-	private static String record(Notification notification) throws Exception {
-		// Initialization with updates.
-		if (record.getRemovedPolicies() == null	|| record.getLoadedPolicies() == null) {
-			record.setRemovedPolicies(notification.getRemovedPolicies());
-			record.setLoadedPolicies(notification.getLoadedPolicies());
-		} else {
-			// Check if there is anything new and update the record..
-			if (record.getLoadedPolicies() != null	|| record.getRemovedPolicies() != null) {
-				HashSet<Removed> removedPolicies = (HashSet<Removed>) record.getRemovedPolicies();
-				HashSet<Updated> updatedPolicies = (HashSet<Updated>) record.getLoadedPolicies();
+                // Checking with New updated policies.
+                if (notification.getLoadedPolicies() != null && !notification.getLoadedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
+                    for (Updated newUpdatedPolicy : notification.getLoadedPolicies()) {
+                        // If it was removed earlier then we need to remove from our record
+                        Iterator<Removed> oldRemovedPolicy = removedPolicies.iterator();
+                        while (oldRemovedPolicy.hasNext()) {
+                            Removed policy = oldRemovedPolicy.next();
+                            if (newUpdatedPolicy.getPolicyName().equals(policy.getPolicyName())) {
+                                if (newUpdatedPolicy.getVersionNo().equals(policy.getVersionNo())) {
+                                    oldRemovedPolicy.remove();
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // If it was previously updated need to Overwrite it to the record.
+                        Iterator<Updated> oldUpdatedPolicy = updatedPolicies.iterator();
+                        while (oldUpdatedPolicy.hasNext()) {
+                            Updated policy = oldUpdatedPolicy.next();
+                            if (newUpdatedPolicy.getPolicyName().equals(policy.getPolicyName())) {
+                                if (newUpdatedPolicy.getVersionNo().equals(policy.getVersionNo())) {
+                                    oldUpdatedPolicy.remove();
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        updatedPolicies.add(newUpdatedPolicy);
+                    }
+                }
+                // Checking with New Removed policies.
+                if (notification.getRemovedPolicies() != null && !notification.getRemovedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
+                    for (Removed newRemovedPolicy : notification.getRemovedPolicies()) {
+                        // If it was previously removed Overwrite it to the record.
+                        Iterator<Removed> oldRemovedPolicy = removedPolicies.iterator();
+                        while (oldRemovedPolicy.hasNext()) {
+                            Removed policy = oldRemovedPolicy.next();
+                            if (newRemovedPolicy.getPolicyName().equals(policy.getPolicyName())) {
+                                if (newRemovedPolicy.getVersionNo().equals(policy.getVersionNo())) {
+                                    oldRemovedPolicy.remove();
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // If it was added earlier then we need to remove from our record.
+                        Iterator<Updated> oldUpdatedPolicy = updatedPolicies.iterator();
+                        while (oldUpdatedPolicy.hasNext()) {
+                            Updated policy = oldUpdatedPolicy.next();
+                            if (newRemovedPolicy.getPolicyName().equals(policy.getPolicyName())) {
+                                if (newRemovedPolicy.getVersionNo().equals(policy.getVersionNo())) {
+                                    oldUpdatedPolicy.remove();
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        removedPolicies.add(newRemovedPolicy);
+                    }
+                }
+                record.setRemovedPolicies(removedPolicies);
+                record.setLoadedPolicies(updatedPolicies);
+            }
+        }
+        // Send the Result to the caller.
+        ObjectWriter om = new ObjectMapper().writer();
+        String json = null;
+        try {
+            json = om.writeValueAsString(record);
+        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + e.getMessage() + e);
+        }
+        LOGGER.info(json);
+        return json;
+    }
 
-				// Checking with New updated policies.
-				if (notification.getLoadedPolicies() != null && !notification.getLoadedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
-					for (Updated newUpdatedPolicy : notification.getLoadedPolicies()) {
-						// If it was removed earlier then we need to remove from our record
-						Iterator<Removed> oldRemovedPolicy = removedPolicies.iterator();
-						while (oldRemovedPolicy.hasNext()) {
-							Removed policy = oldRemovedPolicy.next();
-							if (newUpdatedPolicy.getPolicyName().equals(policy.getPolicyName())) {
-								if (newUpdatedPolicy.getVersionNo().equals(policy.getVersionNo())) {
-									oldRemovedPolicy.remove();
-								}
-							}
-						}
-						// If it was previously updated need to Overwrite it to the record.
-						Iterator<Updated> oldUpdatedPolicy = updatedPolicies.iterator();
-						while (oldUpdatedPolicy.hasNext()) {
-							Updated policy = oldUpdatedPolicy.next();
-							if (newUpdatedPolicy.getPolicyName().equals(policy.getPolicyName())) {
-								if (newUpdatedPolicy.getVersionNo().equals(policy.getVersionNo())) {
-									oldUpdatedPolicy.remove();
-								}
-							}
-						}
-						updatedPolicies.add(newUpdatedPolicy);
-					}
-				}
-				// Checking with New Removed policies.
-				if (notification.getRemovedPolicies() != null && !notification.getRemovedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
-					for (Removed newRemovedPolicy : notification.getRemovedPolicies()) {
-						// If it was previously removed Overwrite it to the record.
-						Iterator<Removed> oldRemovedPolicy = removedPolicies.iterator();
-						while (oldRemovedPolicy.hasNext()) {
-							Removed policy = oldRemovedPolicy.next();
-							if (newRemovedPolicy.getPolicyName().equals(policy.getPolicyName())) {
-								if (newRemovedPolicy.getVersionNo().equals(policy.getVersionNo())) {
-									oldRemovedPolicy.remove();
-								}
-							}
-						}
-						// If it was added earlier then we need to remove from our record.
-						Iterator<Updated> oldUpdatedPolicy = updatedPolicies.iterator();
-						while (oldUpdatedPolicy.hasNext()) {
-							Updated policy = oldUpdatedPolicy.next();
-							if (newRemovedPolicy.getPolicyName().equals(policy.getPolicyName())) {
-								if (newRemovedPolicy.getVersionNo().equals(policy.getVersionNo())) {
-									oldUpdatedPolicy.remove();
-								}
-							}
-						}
-						removedPolicies.add(newRemovedPolicy);
-					}
-				}
-				record.setRemovedPolicies(removedPolicies);
-				record.setLoadedPolicies(updatedPolicies);
-			}
-		}
-		// Send the Result to the caller.
-		ObjectWriter om = new ObjectMapper().writer();
-		String json = null;
-		try {
-			json = om.writeValueAsString(record);
-		} catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + e.getMessage() + e);
-		}
-		LOGGER.info(json);
-		return json;
-	}
-	
-	private static Notification setUpdateTypes(boolean updated, boolean removed, Notification notification) {
-        if(notification!=null){
-            if(updated && removed){
+    private static Notification setUpdateTypes(boolean updated, boolean removed, Notification notification) {
+        if (notification != null) {
+            if (updated && removed) {
                 notification.setNotificationType(NotificationType.BOTH);
-                if(notification.getLoadedPolicies()!=null){
-                    HashSet<Updated> updatedPolicies = new HashSet<>(); 
-                    for(Updated oldUpdatedPolicy: notification.getLoadedPolicies()){
+                if (notification.getLoadedPolicies() != null) {
+                    HashSet<Updated> updatedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
+                    for (Updated oldUpdatedPolicy : notification.getLoadedPolicies()) {
                         Updated updatePolicy = oldUpdatedPolicy;
-                        if(notification.getRemovedPolicies()!=null){
-                            for(RemovedPolicy removedPolicy: notification.getRemovedPolicies()){
+                        if (notification.getRemovedPolicies() != null) {
+                            for (RemovedPolicy removedPolicy : notification.getRemovedPolicies()) {
                                 String regex = ".(\\d)*.xml";
-                                if(removedPolicy.getPolicyName().replaceAll(regex, "").equals(oldUpdatedPolicy.getPolicyName().replaceAll(regex, ""))){
+                                if (removedPolicy.getPolicyName().replaceAll(regex, "")
+                                        .equals(oldUpdatedPolicy.getPolicyName().replaceAll(regex, ""))) {
                                     updatePolicy.setUpdateType(UpdateType.UPDATE);
                                     break;
                                 }
@@ -346,70 +363,76 @@ public class NotificationController {
                     }
                     notification.setLoadedPolicies(updatedPolicies);
                 }
-            }else if(updated){
+            } else if (updated) {
                 notification.setNotificationType(NotificationType.UPDATE);
-            }else if(removed){
+            } else if (removed) {
                 notification.setNotificationType(NotificationType.REMOVE);
             }
         }
         return notification;
     }
-	
-	private void removeFile(PDPPolicy oldPolicy) {
-		try{
-			Path removedPolicyFile = Paths.get(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_CONFIG)+File.separator+oldPolicy.getId());
-			Files.deleteIfExists(removedPolicyFile);
-			boolean delete=false;
-			File dir= null;
-			if(oldPolicy.getName().contains(".Config_")){
-				delete = true;
-				dir = new File(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_WEBAPPS)+File.separator+"Config");
-			}else if(oldPolicy.getName().contains(".Action_")){
-				delete = true;
-				dir = new File(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_WEBAPPS)+File.separator+"Action");
-			}
-			if(delete){
-				FileFilter fileFilter = new WildcardFileFilter(oldPolicy.getId().substring(0, oldPolicy.getId().lastIndexOf("."))+".*");
-				File[] configFile = dir.listFiles(fileFilter);
-				if(configFile.length==1){
-					Files.deleteIfExists(configFile[0].toPath());
-				}
-			}
-		}catch(Exception e){
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Couldn't remove the policy/config file " + oldPolicy.getName() + e);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	private void callPap(String urlString, String type) {
-		Path configLocation = Paths.get(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_WEBAPPS)+File.separator+type);
-		if(Files.notExists(configLocation)){
-			try {
-				Files.createDirectories(configLocation);
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW +"Failed to create config directory: " + configLocation.toAbsolutePath().toString(), e);
-			}
-		}
-		PapUrlResolver papUrls = PapUrlResolver.getInstance();
-		while(papUrls.hasMoreUrls()){
-			String papPath = papUrls.getUrl();
-			papPath = papPath.substring(0, papPath.lastIndexOf("/pap"));
-			String papAddress= urlString.replace("$URL", papPath);
-			String fileName = papAddress.substring(papAddress.lastIndexOf("/")+1);
-			String fileLocation = configLocation.toString() + File.separator + fileName;
-			try {
-				URL papURL = new URL(papAddress);
-				LOGGER.info("Calling " +papAddress + " for Configuration Copy.");
-				URLConnection urlConnection = papURL.openConnection();
-				File file= new File(fileLocation);
-				try (InputStream is = urlConnection.getInputStream();
-						OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(file)) {
-					IOUtils.copy(is, os);
-					break;
-				}
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				LOGGER.error(e + e.getMessage());
-			}
-			papUrls.getNext();
-		}
-	}
+
+    private void removeFile(PDPPolicy oldPolicy) {
+        try {
+            Path removedPolicyFile = Paths.get(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_CONFIG)
+                    + File.separator + oldPolicy.getId());
+            Files.deleteIfExists(removedPolicyFile);
+            boolean delete = false;
+            File dir = null;
+            if (oldPolicy.getName().contains(".Config_")) {
+                delete = true;
+                dir = new File(
+                        XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_WEBAPPS) + File.separator + "Config");
+            } else if (oldPolicy.getName().contains(".Action_")) {
+                delete = true;
+                dir = new File(
+                        XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_WEBAPPS) + File.separator + "Action");
+            }
+            if (delete) {
+                FileFilter fileFilter = new WildcardFileFilter(
+                        oldPolicy.getId().substring(0, oldPolicy.getId().lastIndexOf(".")) + ".*");
+                File[] configFile = dir.listFiles(fileFilter);
+                if (configFile.length == 1) {
+                    Files.deleteIfExists(configFile[0].toPath());
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Couldn't remove the policy/config file "
+                    + oldPolicy.getName() + e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void callPap(String urlString, String type) {
+        Path configLocation = Paths
+                .get(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PDP_WEBAPPS) + File.separator + type);
+        if (Files.notExists(configLocation)) {
+            try {
+                Files.createDirectories(configLocation);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Failed to create config directory: "
+                        + configLocation.toAbsolutePath().toString(), e);
+            }
+        }
+        PapUrlResolver papUrls = PapUrlResolver.getInstance();
+        while (papUrls.hasMoreUrls()) {
+            String papPath = papUrls.getUrl();
+            papPath = papPath.substring(0, papPath.lastIndexOf("/pap"));
+            String papAddress = urlString.replace("$URL", papPath);
+            String fileName = papAddress.substring(papAddress.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
+            String fileLocation = configLocation.toString() + File.separator + fileName;
+            try {
+                URL papURL = new URL(papAddress);
+                LOGGER.info("Calling " + papAddress + " for Configuration Copy.");
+                URLConnection urlConnection = papURL.openConnection();
+                File file = new File(fileLocation);
+                try (InputStream is = urlConnection.getInputStream(); OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(file)) {
+                    IOUtils.copy(is, os);
+                    break;
+                }
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                LOGGER.error(e + e.getMessage());
+            }
+            papUrls.getNext();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/NotificationServer.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/NotificationServer.java
index 690d8c517..2f3d58203 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/NotificationServer.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/notifications/NotificationServer.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import javax.websocket.OnOpen;
 import javax.websocket.Session;
 import javax.websocket.server.ServerEndpoint;
 
+import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyEngineException;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.eelf.MessageCodes;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.eelf.PolicyLogger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
@@ -66,8 +67,6 @@ public class NotificationServer {
 	private static final Logger LOGGER	= FlexLogger.getLogger(NotificationServer.class);
 	private static Queue<Session> queue = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
 	private static String update = null;
-	private static  String hosts = null;
-	private static URL aURL = null;
 	
 	@OnOpen
 	public void openConnection(Session session) {
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ public class NotificationServer {
 	}
 	
 	@OnMessage
-	public void Message(String message, Session session) {
+	public void message(String message, Session session) {
 		
 		if(message.equalsIgnoreCase("Manual")) {
 			try {
@@ -101,14 +100,14 @@ public class NotificationServer {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static void sendNotification(String notification, String propNotificationType, String pdpURL) throws Exception {
+	public static void sendNotification(String notification, String propNotificationType, String pdpURL) throws PolicyEngineException, IOException, InterruptedException {
 
 		LOGGER.debug("Notification set to " + propNotificationType);
 		if (propNotificationType.equals("ueb")){
 
 			String topic = null;
 			try {
-				aURL = new URL(pdpURL);
+				URL aURL = new URL(pdpURL);
 				topic = aURL.getHost() + aURL.getPort();
 			} catch (MalformedURLException e1) {
 				pdpURL = pdpURL.replace("/", "");
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ public class NotificationServer {
 				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error in parsing out pdpURL for UEB notfication ");
 				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW, e1, "Error in parsing out pdpURL for UEB notfication ");
 			}
-			hosts = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_SERVERS);
+			String hosts = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_NOTIFICATION_SERVERS);
 			String apiKey = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_UEB_API_KEY);
 			String apiSecret = XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_UEB_API_SECRET);
 
@@ -125,13 +124,13 @@ public class NotificationServer {
 			try {
 				if(hosts==null || topic==null || apiKey==null || apiSecret==null){
 					LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "UEB properties are missing from the property file ");
-					throw new Exception(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "UEB properties are missing from the property file ");
+					throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "UEB properties are missing from the property file ");
 				}
 
-				hosts.trim();
-				topic.trim();
-				apiKey.trim();
-				apiSecret.trim();
+				hosts = hosts.trim();
+				topic = topic.trim();
+				apiKey = apiKey.trim();
+				apiSecret = apiSecret.trim();
 				pub = new CambriaClientBuilders.PublisherBuilder ()
 						.usingHosts ( hosts )
 						.onTopic ( topic )
@@ -175,13 +174,13 @@ public class NotificationServer {
 			try {
 				if(dmaapServers==null || topic==null){
 					LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
-					throw new Exception(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
+					throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "DMaaP properties are missing from the property file ");
 				}
 				
-				dmaapServers.trim();
-				topic.trim();
-				aafLogin.trim();
-				aafPassword.trim();
+				dmaapServers= dmaapServers.trim();
+				topic= topic.trim();
+				aafLogin= aafLogin.trim();
+				aafPassword= aafPassword.trim();
 				
 				List<String> dmaapList = null;
 				if(dmaapServers.contains(",")) {
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/test/PolicyEngineServicesTest.java b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/test/PolicyEngineServicesTest.java
index aa55a2a14..fe4ce0599 100644
--- a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/test/PolicyEngineServicesTest.java
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/pdp/rest/api/test/PolicyEngineServicesTest.java
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ public class PolicyEngineServicesTest {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void getNotificationTopicValidPassTest() throws Exception{
+	    XACMLProperties.reloadProperties();
+        System.setProperty(XACMLProperties.XACML_PROPERTIES_NAME, "src/test/resources/notification.xacml.pdp.properties");
+        XACMLProperties.getProperties();
 		// Add a Topic. 
 		mockMvc.perform(post("/getNotification").headers(headers).header(UUIDHEADER, "123").content("test")).andExpect(status().isOk());
 		// Try to add same topic should fail.  
diff --git a/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/resources/notification.xacml.pdp.properties b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/resources/notification.xacml.pdp.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ca1bba9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ONAP-PDP-REST/src/test/resources/notification.xacml.pdp.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+###
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# ONAP-PDP-REST
+# ================================================================================
+# 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=========================================================
+###
+
+# Default XACML Properties File for PDP RESTful servlet
+#
+# Standard API Factories
+#
+xacml.dataTypeFactory=com.att.research.xacml.std.StdDataTypeFactory
+xacml.pdpEngineFactory=com.att.research.xacmlatt.pdp.ATTPDPEngineFactory
+xacml.pepEngineFactory=com.att.research.xacml.std.pep.StdEngineFactory
+# NOT USED SEE BELOW xacml.pipFinderFactory=org.onap.policy.xacml.std.pip.StdPIPFinderFactory
+xacml.traceEngineFactory=com.att.research.xacml.std.trace.LoggingTraceEngineFactory
+#
+# AT&T PDP Implementation Factories
+#
+xacml.att.evaluationContextFactory=com.att.research.xacmlatt.pdp.std.StdEvaluationContextFactory
+xacml.att.combiningAlgorithmFactory=com.att.research.xacmlatt.pdp.std.StdCombiningAlgorithmFactory
+xacml.att.functionDefinitionFactory=org.onap.policy.xacml.custom.OnapFunctionDefinitionFactory
+# NOT USED SEE BELOW xacml.att.policyFinderFactory=org.onap.policy.pdp.std.StdPolicyFinderFactory
+# creteUpdate Policy Implementation Class details. 
+createUpdatePolicy.impl.className=org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.api.services.CreateUpdatePolicyServiceImpl
+# AAF Implementation class details
+aafClient.impl.className=org.onap.policy.utils.AAFPolicyClientImpl
+#
+# AT&T RESTful PDP Implementation Factories
+#
+xacml.pipFinderFactory=org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.impl.XACMLPdpPIPFinderFactory
+xacml.att.policyFinderFactory=org.onap.policy.pdp.rest.XACMLPdpPolicyFinderFactory
+#
+# When set to true, this flag tells the StdPolicyFinderFactory to combined all the root policy files into
+# into one PolicySet and use the given Policy Algorithm.
+#
+xacml.att.policyFinderFactory.combineRootPolicies=urn:com:att:xacml:3.0:policy-combining-algorithm:combined-permit-overrides
+#
+# PDP RESTful API properties
+# 
+# Set this to the address where the XACML-PAP-REST servlet is running
+xacml.rest.pap.url=http://localhost:8070/pap/
+
+#if multiple paps exist, the xacml.rest.pap.url can be removed and they can be defined like this:
+#xacml.rest.pap.urls=http://localhost:9090/pap/,http://localhost:9091/pap/
+
+#
+# Give the running PDP an ID for the PAP. The url that its running as is a good choice.
+# The PAP identifies PDP's using the URL of the PDP.
+#
+xacml.rest.pdp.id=http://localhost:8082/pdp/
+
+# Give the port number used for the PDP
+
+xacml.jmx.port=0
+
+
+# Notification Properties
+# Notifcation type: websocket, ueb or dmaap... if left blank websocket is the default
+NOTIFICATION_TYPE=websocket
+NOTIFICATION_SERVERS=test
+NOTIFICATION_TOPIC=test
+NOTIFICATION_DELAY=5000
+UEB_API_KEY=
+UEB_API_SECRET=
+DMAAP_AAF_LOGIN=test
+DMAAP_AAF_PASSWORD=test
+
+#
+# Set the directory where the PDP holds its Policy Cache and PIP Configuration
+#
+xacml.rest.pdp.config=config
+
+xacml.rest.pdp.webapps=/home/users/PolicyEngine/webapps/ConfigPAP/
+#
+# Initialize register with PAP servlet
+#
+xacml.rest.pdp.register=true
+#
+# Sleep period in seconds between register attempts
+#
+xacml.rest.pdp.register.sleep=15
+#
+# number of attempts to register. -1 means keep trying forever.
+#
+xacml.rest.pdp.register.retries=-1
+#
+# max number of bytes in a POST of a XML/JSON request
+# old value #32767
+xacml.rest.pdp.maxcontent=99999999 
+#
+# Set UserID here
+xacml.rest.pdp.userid=testpdp
+# Set Password here
+xacml.rest.pdp.password=alpha456
+
+# id PAP
+xacml.rest.pap.userid=testpap
+#if multiple paps have different logins, they can be defined like this:
+#http\://localhost\:9090/pap/.xacml.rest.pap.userid=testpap
+
+# pass PAP
+xacml.rest.pap.password=alpha123
+#http\://localhost\:9090/pap/.xacml.rest.pap.password=alpha123
+
+# Delay for Notifications Don't change this. Value in milliSec.  
+xacml.rest.notification.delay=30
+# Buffer Size. 
+REQUEST_BUFFER_SIZE=15
+
+#properties for MySql xacml database:  PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE... NEEDED FOR APIs
+javax.persistence.jdbc.driver=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
+javax.persistence.jdbc.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/xacml
+javax.persistence.jdbc.user=policy_user
+javax.persistence.jdbc.password=policy_user
+
+
+#***Properties for IntegrityMonitor integration defined in XACMLRestProperties.java***
+
+#The name of the PDP.  Must be unique across the system
+xacml.rest.pdp.resource.name=site_1.pdp_1
+
+#***Properties for IntegrityMonitor integration defined in IntegrityMonitorProperties.java***
+
+#Interval between forward progress counter updates in seconds
+fp_monitor_interval=30
+
+#Number of forward progress counter failures before failover
+failed_counter_threshold=3
+
+#Interval in seconds between test transactions if there is no other traffic
+test_trans_interval=10
+
+#Interval in seconds between updates of the forward progress counter in the DB
+write_fpc_interval=5
+
+#Name of the site
+site_name=site_1
+
+#Node type
+node_type=pdp_xacml
+
+#Dependency groups are groups of resources upon which a node operational state is dependent upon). 
+#Each group is a comma-separated list of resource names and groups are separated by a semicolon.
+#A group may contain one or more members. Resource names must match the resource names defined
+#in the respective servers' properties files
+dependency_groups=site_1.pdplp_1;site_1.astragw_1;site_1.brmsgw_1
+
+# this can be DEVL, TEST, PROD 
+ENVIRONMENT=DEVL
+xacml.rest.pep.idfile = src/test/resources/client.properties
+
+#AAF Policy Name space
+#Not Mandatory for Open Onap
+policy.aaf.namespace = 
+policy.aaf.resource = 
+#
+DMAAP_AAF_LOGIN =
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/XACMLRestProperties.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/XACMLRestProperties.java
index 5c8449603..73cb0f07e 100644
--- a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/XACMLRestProperties.java
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/XACMLRestProperties.java
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public class XACMLRestProperties extends XACMLProperties {
 	public static final String PROP_PAP_URLS = "xacml.rest.pap.urls";
 	public static final String PROP_PAP_FAILED_URLS = "xacml.rest.pap.failedUrls";
 	public static final String PROP_PAP_SUCCEEDED_URLS = "xacml.rest.pap.succeededUrls";
-	//public static final String PROP_PAP_FAILED_URL_TIME = "xacml.rest.pap.failedUrlTime";
 	
 	/**
 	 * Upon startup, have the PAP servlet send latest configuration information
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/XacmlAdminAuthorization.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/XacmlAdminAuthorization.java
index c8dc71918..c29e17637 100644
--- a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/XacmlAdminAuthorization.java
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/XacmlAdminAuthorization.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class XacmlAdminAuthorization {
 		return userId;
 	}
 
-	public void setUserId(UserInfo userId) {
+	public static void setUserId(UserInfo userId) {
 		XacmlAdminAuthorization.userId = userId;
 	}
 
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public class XacmlAdminAuthorization {
 		AdminAction(String a) {
 			this.action = a;
 		}
+		@Override
 		public String toString() {
 			return this.action;
 		}
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ public class XacmlAdminAuthorization {
 		AdminResource(String r) {
 			this.resource = r;
 		}
+		@Override
 		public String toString() {
 			return this.resource;
 		}
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ public class XacmlAdminAuthorization {
 		Role(String a) {
 			this.userRole = a;
 		}
+		@Override
 		public String toString() {
 			return this.userRole;
 		}
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/jpa/PolicyEntity.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/jpa/PolicyEntity.java
index 57daf7ed8..6c7b8cf6f 100644
--- a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/jpa/PolicyEntity.java
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/jpa/PolicyEntity.java
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ public class PolicyEntity implements Serializable {
 				version == p.version &&
 				policyVersion == p.policyVersion &&
 				policyData.equals(p.policyData) &&
-				((configurationDataEntity == null && p.configurationDataEntity == null) || configurationDataEntity.equals(p.configurationDataEntity)) &&
-				((actionBodyEntity == null && p.actionBodyEntity == null) || actionBodyEntity.equals(p.actionBodyEntity)) &&
+				((configurationDataEntity == null && p.configurationDataEntity == null) || (configurationDataEntity!=null && configurationDataEntity.equals(p.configurationDataEntity))) &&
+				((actionBodyEntity == null && p.actionBodyEntity == null) || (actionBodyEntity!=null && actionBodyEntity.equals(p.actionBodyEntity))) &&
 				createdBy.equals(p.createdBy) &&
 				createdDate.equals(p.createdDate) &&
 				description.equals(p.description) &&
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/jpa/PolicyManagement.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/jpa/PolicyManagement.java
index 2a6571e52..c79ee1e82 100644
--- a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/jpa/PolicyManagement.java
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/jpa/PolicyManagement.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class PolicyManagement implements Serializable {
 	private String configName;
 	
 	@Column(name="XML", nullable=false)
-	private Clob xml;
+	private transient Clob xml;
 	
 	@Column(name="CREATE_DATE_TIME", nullable=false)
 	private Timestamp createDateTime;
diff --git a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/Webapps.java b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/Webapps.java
index 908078f73..1fb8ec531 100644
--- a/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/Webapps.java
+++ b/ONAP-REST/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/rest/util/Webapps.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.XACMLRestProperties;
 
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
+
+import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PAPException;
 import com.att.research.xacml.util.XACMLProperties;
 
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.eelf.MessageCodes;
@@ -46,8 +48,8 @@ public class Webapps {
 	public static String getConfigHome(){
 		try {
 			loadWebapps();
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Exception Occured while loading webapps"+e);
+		} catch (PAPException e) {
+			logger.error("Exception Occured while loading webapps",e);
 			return null;
 		}
 		return configHome;
@@ -56,14 +58,14 @@ public class Webapps {
 	public static String getActionHome(){
 		try {
 			loadWebapps();
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Exception Occured while loading webapps"+e);
+		} catch (PAPException e) {
+			logger.error("Exception Occured while loading webapps",e);
 			return null;
 		}
 		return actionHome;
 	}
 	
-	private static void loadWebapps() throws Exception{
+	private static void loadWebapps() throws PAPException{
 		String errorMessageName = "Invalid Webapps Path Location property :";
 		if(actionHome == null || configHome == null){
 			Path webappsPath = Paths.get(XACMLProperties.getProperty(XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_WEBAPPS));
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ public class Webapps {
 			if (webappsPath == null) {
 				logger.error(errorMessageName + XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_WEBAPPS);
 				PolicyLogger.error(errorMessageName + XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_WEBAPPS);
-				throw new Exception(errorMessageName + XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_WEBAPPS);
+				throw new PAPException(errorMessageName + XACMLRestProperties.PROP_PAP_WEBAPPS);
 			}
 			Path webappsPathConfig;
 			Path webappsPathAction;
diff --git a/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/openecomp/portalapp/conf/ExternalAppConfig.java b/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/openecomp/portalapp/conf/ExternalAppConfig.java
index 91ed598cf..1b6397c05 100644
--- a/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/openecomp/portalapp/conf/ExternalAppConfig.java
+++ b/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/openecomp/portalapp/conf/ExternalAppConfig.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.auth.LoginStrategy;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.conf.AppConfig;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.conf.Configurable;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.objectcache.AbstractCacheManager;
+import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.onboarding.exception.PortalAPIException;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.service.DataAccessService;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.util.CacheManager;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.util.SystemProperties;
@@ -135,11 +136,15 @@ public class ExternalAppConfig extends AppConfig implements Configurable {
 	 */
 	// @Bean // ANNOTATION COMMENTED OUT
 	// APPLICATIONS REQUIRING QUARTZ SHOULD RESTORE ANNOTATION
-	public SchedulerFactoryBean schedulerFactoryBean() throws Exception {
+	public SchedulerFactoryBean schedulerFactoryBean() throws PortalAPIException {
 		SchedulerFactoryBean scheduler = new SchedulerFactoryBean();
 		scheduler.setTriggers(schedulerRegistryAdapter.getTriggers());
 		scheduler.setConfigLocation(appApplicationContext.getResource("WEB-INF/conf/quartz.properties"));
-		scheduler.setDataSource(dataSource());
+		try{
+		    scheduler.setDataSource(dataSource());
+		}catch(Exception e){
+		    throw new PortalAPIException(e);
+		}
 		return scheduler;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/openecomp/portalapp/login/LoginStrategyImpl.java b/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/openecomp/portalapp/login/LoginStrategyImpl.java
index a4b684719..13d8836ea 100644
--- a/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/openecomp/portalapp/login/LoginStrategyImpl.java
+++ b/ONAP-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/openecomp/portalapp/login/LoginStrategyImpl.java
@@ -14,60 +14,63 @@ import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.onboarding.util.PortalApiProperties;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
 
 public class LoginStrategyImpl extends LoginStrategy {
-	
-	private static final Logger LOGGER	= FlexLogger.getLogger(LoginStrategyImpl.class);
-	
-	@Override
-	public ModelAndView doLogin(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
-		//'login' for opensource is same as 'external' login.
-		return doExternalLogin(request, response);
-	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public String getUserId(HttpServletRequest request) throws PortalAPIException {
-		// Check ONAP Portal cookie
-		if (!isLoginCookieExist(request))
-			return null;
 
-		String userid = null;
-		try {
-			userid = getUserIdFromCookie(request);
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error("Exception Occured"+e);
-		}
-		return userid;	
-	}
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(LoginStrategyImpl.class);
 
-	private static String getUserIdFromCookie(HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception {
-		String userId = "";
-		Cookie[] cookies = request.getCookies();
-		Cookie userIdcookie = null;
-		if (cookies != null)
-			for (Cookie cookie : cookies)
-				if (cookie.getName().equals(USER_ID))
-					userIdcookie = cookie;
-		if(userIdcookie!=null){
-			userId = CipherUtil.decrypt(userIdcookie.getValue(),
-					PortalApiProperties.getProperty(PortalApiConstants.Decryption_Key));
-		}
-		return userId;
-	
-	}
-	
-	private static boolean isLoginCookieExist(HttpServletRequest request) {
-		Cookie ep = getCookie(request, EP_SERVICE);
-		return (ep != null);
-	}
-	
-	private static Cookie getCookie(HttpServletRequest request, String cookieName) {
-		Cookie[] cookies = request.getCookies();
-		if (cookies != null)
-			for (Cookie cookie : cookies)
-				if (cookie.getName().equals(cookieName))
-					return cookie;
+    @Override
+    public ModelAndView doLogin(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
+        // 'login' for opensource is same as 'external' login.
+        return doExternalLogin(request, response);
+    }
 
-		return null;
-	}
+    @Override
+    public String getUserId(HttpServletRequest request) throws PortalAPIException {
+        // Check ONAP Portal cookie
+        if (!isLoginCookieExist(request))
+            return null;
+
+        String userid = null;
+        try {
+            userid = getUserIdFromCookie(request);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Exception Occured" + e);
+        }
+        return userid;
+    }
+
+    private static String getUserIdFromCookie(HttpServletRequest request) throws PortalAPIException {
+        String userId = "";
+        Cookie[] cookies = request.getCookies();
+        Cookie userIdcookie = null;
+        if (cookies != null)
+            for (Cookie cookie : cookies)
+                if (cookie.getName().equals(USER_ID))
+                    userIdcookie = cookie;
+        if (userIdcookie != null) {
+            try {
+                userId = CipherUtil.decrypt(userIdcookie.getValue(),
+                        PortalApiProperties.getProperty(PortalApiConstants.Decryption_Key));
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new PortalAPIException(e);
+            }
+        }
+        return userId;
+
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isLoginCookieExist(HttpServletRequest request) {
+        Cookie ep = getCookie(request, EP_SERVICE);
+        return (ep != null);
+    }
+
+    private static Cookie getCookie(HttpServletRequest request, String cookieName) {
+        Cookie[] cookies = request.getCookies();
+        if (cookies != null)
+            for (Cookie cookie : cookies)
+                if (cookie.getName().equals(cookieName))
+                    return cookie;
+
+        return null;
+    }
 
-	
 }
diff --git a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdEngine.java b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdEngine.java
index 3132b8cac..14d7c7f62 100644
--- a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdEngine.java
+++ b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdEngine.java
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ public class StdEngine extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements PAPPolicyE
 
 	private static Log	logger	= LogFactory.getLog(StdEngine.class);
 
-	public static String	PROP_PAP_REPO = "xacml.pap.pdps";
-	public static String	PROP_PAP_GROUPS = "xacml.pap.groups";
-	public static String	PROP_PAP_GROUPS_DEFAULT = "xacml.pap.groups.default";
-	public static String	PROP_PAP_GROUPS_DEFAULT_NAME = "default";
+	public static final String	PROP_PAP_REPO = "xacml.pap.pdps";
+	public static final String	PROP_PAP_GROUPS = "xacml.pap.groups";
+	public static final String	PROP_PAP_GROUPS_DEFAULT = "xacml.pap.groups.default";
+	public static final String	PROP_PAP_GROUPS_DEFAULT_NAME = "default";
 	//this value will be accessed from XacmlPapServlet so that we know if a default group did not exist
 	//and was just added. This way, we can add the new group to the database.
 	public boolean wasDefaultGroupJustAdded = false;
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ public class StdEngine extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements PAPPolicyE
 			try {
 				((StdPDPGroup)group).saveGroupConfiguration();
 			} catch (IOException e) {
-				throw new PAPException("Unable to save new configuration for '" + group.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage());
+				throw new PAPException("Unable to save new configuration for '" + group.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
 			// update the group in the set by simply replacing the old instance with the new one
 			this.groups.remove(existingGroup);
@@ -923,13 +923,13 @@ public class StdEngine extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements PAPPolicyE
 				}
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				PolicyLogger.error(MessageCodes.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW, e, "StdEngine", "Unable to rename directory");
-				throw new PAPException("Unable to move directory from '" + oldPath + "' to '" + newPath + "': " + e.getMessage());
+				throw new PAPException("Unable to move directory from '" + oldPath + "' to '" + newPath + "': " + e.getMessage(),e);
 			}
 			// update the disk
 			try {
 				((StdPDPGroup)group).saveGroupConfiguration();
 			} catch (IOException e) {
-				throw new PAPException("Unable to save new configuration for '" + group.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage());
+				throw new PAPException("Unable to save new configuration for '" + group.getName() + "': " + e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
 			
 			// save the new group into the Set
diff --git a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPAPPolicy.java b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPAPPolicy.java
index d69f38d95..56676f38b 100644
--- a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPAPPolicy.java
+++ b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPAPPolicy.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class StdPAPPolicy implements OnapPAPPolicy, Serializable{
 	private List<String> dynamicRuleAlgorithmCombo;
 	private List<String> dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1;
 	private List<String> dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2;
-	private List<Object> dynamicVariableList;
+	private transient List<Object> dynamicVariableList;
 	private List<String> dataTypeList;
 	private String configBodyData = null;
 	private String policyID = null;
diff --git a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDP.java b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDP.java
index 20dbfae07..4c1f4aadc 100644
--- a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDP.java
+++ b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDP.java
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ public class StdPDP extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements OnapPDP, Comp
 	
 	private Integer jmxport = 0;
 	
-	private PDPStatus status = new StdPDPStatus();
+	private transient PDPStatus status = new StdPDPStatus();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPolicy> policies = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPolicy> policies = new HashSet<>();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPIPConfig> pipConfigs = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPIPConfig> pipConfigs = new HashSet<>();
 	
 	public StdPDP() {
 		
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ public class StdPDP extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements OnapPDP, Comp
 				} else if (key.toString().endsWith(".description")) {
 					this.description = properties.getProperty(key.toString());
 				}else if (key.toString().endsWith(".jmxport")) {
-					//todo fix this hackjob
 					if (properties.getProperty(key.toString()) != null && properties.getProperty(key.toString()).trim().length() > 0){
 						logger.debug("initialize before: " + this.jmxport);
 						this.jmxport = Integer.valueOf( properties.getProperty(key.toString()));
diff --git a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPGroup.java b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPGroup.java
index 63cc4b4fc..28f6a4d03 100644
--- a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPGroup.java
+++ b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPGroup.java
@@ -70,20 +70,20 @@ public class StdPDPGroup extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements OnapPDPG
 	
 	private String description;
 	
-	private StdPDPGroupStatus status = new StdPDPGroupStatus(Status.UNKNOWN);
+	private transient StdPDPGroupStatus status = new StdPDPGroupStatus(Status.UNKNOWN);
 	
-	private Set<OnapPDP>	pdps = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<OnapPDP>	pdps = new HashSet<>();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPolicy> policies = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPolicy> policies = new HashSet<>();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPolicy> selectedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPolicy> selectedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPIPConfig> pipConfigs = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPIPConfig> pipConfigs = new HashSet<>();
 	
 	private String operation;
 	
 	@JsonIgnore
-	private  Path directory;
+	private  transient Path directory;
 	
 	@JsonIgnore
 	private Integer jmxport;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class StdPDPGroup extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements OnapPDPG
 			try (OutputStream os = Files.newOutputStream(file)) {
 				policyProperties.store(os, "");
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				throw new PAPException("Failed to create new default policy properties file '" + file +"'");
+				throw new PAPException("Failed to create new default policy properties file '" + file +"'", e);
 			}
 		} else {
 			// load previously existing file
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ public class StdPDPGroup extends StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier implements OnapPDPG
 					pipProperties.store(os, "");
 				}
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				throw new PAPException("Failed to create new default pip properties file '" + file +"'");
+				throw new PAPException("Failed to create new default pip properties file '" + file +"'", e);
 			}
 			//Even if we create a new pip file, we still need to parse and load the properties
 			try{
 				this.readPIPProperties(directory, pipProperties);
 			}catch(Exception e){
-				throw new PAPException("Failed to load the new pip properties file");
+				throw new PAPException("Failed to load the new pip properties file", e);
 			}
 		} else {
 			try {
diff --git a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier.java b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier.java
index d23501f26..cc80b62c2 100644
--- a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier.java
+++ b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class StdPDPItemSetChangeNotifier {
 	
 	public void addItemSetChangeListener(StdItemSetChangeListener listener) {
 		if (this.listeners == null) {
-			this.listeners = new LinkedList<StdItemSetChangeListener>();
+			this.listeners = new LinkedList<>();
 		}
 		this.listeners.add(listener);
 	}
diff --git a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPStatus.java b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPStatus.java
index f8759956c..5349f8340 100644
--- a/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPStatus.java
+++ b/ONAP-XACML/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/xacml/std/pap/StdPDPStatus.java
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ public class StdPDPStatus implements Serializable, PDPStatus {
 	
 	private Set<String> loadWarnings = new HashSet<>();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPolicy> loadedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPolicy> loadedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPolicy> loadedRootPolicies = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPolicy> loadedRootPolicies = new HashSet<>();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPolicy> failedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPolicy> failedPolicies = new HashSet<>();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPIPConfig>	loadedPIPConfigs = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPIPConfig>	loadedPIPConfigs = new HashSet<>();
 	
-	private Set<PDPPIPConfig>	failedPIPConfigs = new HashSet<>();
+	private transient Set<PDPPIPConfig>	failedPIPConfigs = new HashSet<>();
 	
 	public StdPDPStatus() {
 	}
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/admin/PolicyRestController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/admin/PolicyRestController.java
index e99f35bde..7234a3b6a 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/admin/PolicyRestController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/admin/PolicyRestController.java
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public class PolicyRestController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 	}
 	
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/saveDictionary/*/*"}, method={RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView saveDictionaryController(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public ModelAndView saveDictionaryController(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException{
 		String uri = request.getRequestURI().replace("/saveDictionary", "");
 		if(uri.contains(importDictionary)){
 			String userId = UserUtils.getUserSession(request).getOrgUserId();
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ public class PolicyRestController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 	}
 	
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/deleteDictionary/*/*"}, method={RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView deletetDictionaryController(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public ModelAndView deletetDictionaryController(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {
 		String uri = request.getRequestURI().replace("/deleteDictionary", "");
 		String body = callPAP(request, "POST", uri.replaceFirst("/", "").trim());
 		response.getWriter().write(body);
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public class PolicyRestController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 	}
 	
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/searchDictionary"}, method={RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView searchDictionaryController(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public ModelAndView searchDictionaryController(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {
 		Object resultList = null;
 		String uri = request.getRequestURI();
 		try{
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public class PolicyRestController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 	}
 	
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/searchPolicy"}, method={RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView searchPolicy(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public ModelAndView searchPolicy(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException{
 		Object resultList = null;
 		String uri = request.getRequestURI()+"?action=search";
 		String body = callPAP(request, "POST", uri.replaceFirst("/", "").trim());
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/ActionPolicyController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/ActionPolicyController.java
index 0a985045d..c8b7a9630 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/ActionPolicyController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/ActionPolicyController.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.controller;
 
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.controller.RestrictedBaseController;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 
-
 import oasis.names.tc.xacml._3_0.core.schema.wd_17.AllOfType;
 import oasis.names.tc.xacml._3_0.core.schema.wd_17.AnyOfType;
 import oasis.names.tc.xacml._3_0.core.schema.wd_17.ApplyType;
@@ -50,219 +48,227 @@ import oasis.names.tc.xacml._3_0.core.schema.wd_17.ObligationExpressionsType;
 import oasis.names.tc.xacml._3_0.core.schema.wd_17.PolicyType;
 import oasis.names.tc.xacml._3_0.core.schema.wd_17.RuleType;
 import oasis.names.tc.xacml._3_0.core.schema.wd_17.TargetType;
-import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger; 
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 
 @Controller
-@RequestMapping({"/"})
-public class ActionPolicyController extends RestrictedBaseController{
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(ActionPolicyController.class);
-	
-	public ActionPolicyController(){
-		//Default Constructor
-	}
+@RequestMapping({ "/" })
+public class ActionPolicyController extends RestrictedBaseController {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(ActionPolicyController.class);
+
+    public ActionPolicyController() {
+        // Default Constructor
+    }
 
-	private ArrayList<Object> attributeList;
-	protected  LinkedList<Integer> ruleAlgoirthmTracker;
-	public static final String PERFORMER_ATTRIBUTEID = "performer";
-	protected  Map<String, String> performer = new HashMap<>();
-	private  ArrayList<Object>  ruleAlgorithmList;
+    private ArrayList<Object> attributeList;
+    protected LinkedList<Integer> ruleAlgoirthmTracker;
+    public static final String PERFORMER_ATTRIBUTEID = "performer";
+    protected Map<String, String> performer = new HashMap<>();
+    private ArrayList<Object> ruleAlgorithmList;
 
-	public void prePopulateActionPolicyData(PolicyRestAdapter policyAdapter, PolicyEntity entity) {
-		attributeList = new ArrayList<>();
-		ruleAlgorithmList = new ArrayList<>();
-		performer.put("PDP", "PDPAction");
-		performer.put("PEP", "PEPAction");
+    public void prePopulateActionPolicyData(PolicyRestAdapter policyAdapter, PolicyEntity entity) {
+        attributeList = new ArrayList<>();
+        ruleAlgorithmList = new ArrayList<>();
+        performer.put("PDP", "PDPAction");
+        performer.put("PEP", "PEPAction");
 
-		if (policyAdapter.getPolicyData() instanceof PolicyType) {
-			Object policyData = policyAdapter.getPolicyData();
-			PolicyType policy = (PolicyType) policyData;
-			policyAdapter.setOldPolicyFileName(policyAdapter.getPolicyName());
-			String policyNameValue = policyAdapter.getPolicyName().substring(policyAdapter.getPolicyName().indexOf("_") + 1);
-			policyAdapter.setPolicyName(policyNameValue);
-			String description = "";
-			try{
-				description = policy.getDescription().substring(0, policy.getDescription().indexOf("@CreatedBy:"));
-			}catch(Exception e){
-				description = policy.getDescription();
-			}
-			policyAdapter.setPolicyDescription(description);
-			// Get the target data under policy for Action.
-			TargetType target = policy.getTarget();
-			if (target != null) {
-				// under target we have AnyOFType
-				List<AnyOfType> anyOfList = target.getAnyOf();
-				if (anyOfList != null) {
-					Iterator<AnyOfType> iterAnyOf = anyOfList.iterator();
-					while (iterAnyOf.hasNext()) {
-						AnyOfType anyOf = iterAnyOf.next();
-						// Under AntOfType we have AllOfType
-						List<AllOfType> allOfList = anyOf.getAllOf();
-						if (allOfList != null) {
-							Iterator<AllOfType> iterAllOf = allOfList.iterator();
-							while (iterAllOf.hasNext()) {
-								AllOfType allOf = iterAllOf.next();
-								// Under AllOfType we have Mathch.
-								List<MatchType> matchList = allOf.getMatch();
-								if (matchList != null) {
-									Iterator<MatchType> iterMatch = matchList.iterator();
-									while (iterMatch.hasNext()) {
-										MatchType match = iterMatch.next();
-										//
-										// Under the match we have attributevalue and
-										// attributeDesignator. So,finally down to the actual attribute.
-										//
-										AttributeValueType attributeValue = match.getAttributeValue();
-										String value = (String) attributeValue.getContent().get(0);
-										AttributeDesignatorType designator = match.getAttributeDesignator();
-										String attributeId = designator.getAttributeId();
-										// Component attributes are saved under Target here we are fetching them back.
-										// One row is default so we are not adding dynamic component at index 0.
-										Map<String, String> attribute = new HashMap<>();
-										attribute.put("key", attributeId);
-										attribute.put("value", value);
-										attributeList.add(attribute);	
-									}
-								}
-								policyAdapter.setAttributes(attributeList);
-							}
-						}
-					}	
-				}
+        if (policyAdapter.getPolicyData() instanceof PolicyType) {
+            Object policyData = policyAdapter.getPolicyData();
+            PolicyType policy = (PolicyType) policyData;
+            policyAdapter.setOldPolicyFileName(policyAdapter.getPolicyName());
+            String policyNameValue = policyAdapter.getPolicyName()
+                    .substring(policyAdapter.getPolicyName().indexOf("_") + 1);
+            policyAdapter.setPolicyName(policyNameValue);
+            String description = "";
+            try {
+                description = policy.getDescription().substring(0, policy.getDescription().indexOf("@CreatedBy:"));
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error while collecting the desciption tag in ActionPolicy " + policyNameValue, e);
+                description = policy.getDescription();
+            }
+            policyAdapter.setPolicyDescription(description);
+            // Get the target data under policy for Action.
+            TargetType target = policy.getTarget();
+            if (target != null) {
+                // under target we have AnyOFType
+                List<AnyOfType> anyOfList = target.getAnyOf();
+                if (anyOfList != null) {
+                    Iterator<AnyOfType> iterAnyOf = anyOfList.iterator();
+                    while (iterAnyOf.hasNext()) {
+                        AnyOfType anyOf = iterAnyOf.next();
+                        // Under AntOfType we have AllOfType
+                        List<AllOfType> allOfList = anyOf.getAllOf();
+                        if (allOfList != null) {
+                            Iterator<AllOfType> iterAllOf = allOfList.iterator();
+                            while (iterAllOf.hasNext()) {
+                                AllOfType allOf = iterAllOf.next();
+                                // Under AllOfType we have Mathch.
+                                List<MatchType> matchList = allOf.getMatch();
+                                if (matchList != null) {
+                                    Iterator<MatchType> iterMatch = matchList.iterator();
+                                    while (iterMatch.hasNext()) {
+                                        MatchType match = iterMatch.next();
+                                        //
+                                        // Under the match we have attributevalue and
+                                        // attributeDesignator. So,finally down to the actual attribute.
+                                        //
+                                        AttributeValueType attributeValue = match.getAttributeValue();
+                                        String value = (String) attributeValue.getContent().get(0);
+                                        AttributeDesignatorType designator = match.getAttributeDesignator();
+                                        String attributeId = designator.getAttributeId();
+                                        // Component attributes are saved under Target here we are fetching them back.
+                                        // One row is default so we are not adding dynamic component at index 0.
+                                        Map<String, String> attribute = new HashMap<>();
+                                        attribute.put("key", attributeId);
+                                        attribute.put("value", value);
+                                        attributeList.add(attribute);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                policyAdapter.setAttributes(attributeList);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
 
-				List<Object> ruleList = policy.getCombinerParametersOrRuleCombinerParametersOrVariableDefinition();
-				// Under rule we have Condition and obligation.
-				for (Object o : ruleList) {
-					if (o instanceof RuleType) {
-						ConditionType condition = ((RuleType) o).getCondition();
-						ObligationExpressionsType obligations = ((RuleType) o).getObligationExpressions();
-						if (condition != null) {
-							int index = 0;
-							ApplyType actionApply = (ApplyType) condition.getExpression().getValue();
-							ruleAlgoirthmTracker = new LinkedList<>();
-							// Populating Rule Algorithms starting from compound.
-							prePopulateCompoundRuleAlgorithm(index, actionApply);
-						}
-						policyAdapter.setRuleAlgorithmschoices(ruleAlgorithmList);
-						// get the Obligation data under the rule for Form elements.
-						if (obligations != null) {
-							// Under the obligationExpressions we have obligationExpression.
-							List<ObligationExpressionType> obligationList = obligations.getObligationExpression();
-							if (obligationList != null) {
-								Iterator<ObligationExpressionType> iterObligation = obligationList.iterator();
-								while (iterObligation.hasNext()) {
-									ObligationExpressionType obligation = iterObligation.next();
-									policyAdapter.setActionAttributeValue(obligation.getObligationId());
-									// Under the obligationExpression we have attributeAssignmentExpression.
-									List<AttributeAssignmentExpressionType> attributeAssignmentExpressionList = obligation.getAttributeAssignmentExpression();
-									if (attributeAssignmentExpressionList != null) {
-										Iterator<AttributeAssignmentExpressionType> iterAttributeAssignmentExpression = attributeAssignmentExpressionList.iterator();
-										while (iterAttributeAssignmentExpression.hasNext()) {
-											AttributeAssignmentExpressionType attributeAssignmentExpression = iterAttributeAssignmentExpression.next();
-											String attributeID = attributeAssignmentExpression.getAttributeId();
-											AttributeValueType attributeValue = (AttributeValueType) attributeAssignmentExpression.getExpression().getValue();
-											if (attributeID.equals(PERFORMER_ATTRIBUTEID)) {
-												for (String key : performer.keySet()) {
-													String keyValue = performer.get(key);
-													if (keyValue.equals(attributeValue.getContent().get(0))) {
-														policyAdapter.setActionPerformer(key);
-													}
-												}
-											}
-										}
-									}
-								}
-							}
-						} 
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}		
-	}
+                List<Object> ruleList = policy.getCombinerParametersOrRuleCombinerParametersOrVariableDefinition();
+                // Under rule we have Condition and obligation.
+                for (Object o : ruleList) {
+                    if (o instanceof RuleType) {
+                        ConditionType condition = ((RuleType) o).getCondition();
+                        ObligationExpressionsType obligations = ((RuleType) o).getObligationExpressions();
+                        if (condition != null) {
+                            int index = 0;
+                            ApplyType actionApply = (ApplyType) condition.getExpression().getValue();
+                            ruleAlgoirthmTracker = new LinkedList<>();
+                            // Populating Rule Algorithms starting from compound.
+                            prePopulateCompoundRuleAlgorithm(index, actionApply);
+                        }
+                        policyAdapter.setRuleAlgorithmschoices(ruleAlgorithmList);
+                        // get the Obligation data under the rule for Form elements.
+                        if (obligations != null) {
+                            // Under the obligationExpressions we have obligationExpression.
+                            List<ObligationExpressionType> obligationList = obligations.getObligationExpression();
+                            if (obligationList != null) {
+                                Iterator<ObligationExpressionType> iterObligation = obligationList.iterator();
+                                while (iterObligation.hasNext()) {
+                                    ObligationExpressionType obligation = iterObligation.next();
+                                    policyAdapter.setActionAttributeValue(obligation.getObligationId());
+                                    // Under the obligationExpression we have attributeAssignmentExpression.
+                                    List<AttributeAssignmentExpressionType> attributeAssignmentExpressionList = obligation
+                                            .getAttributeAssignmentExpression();
+                                    if (attributeAssignmentExpressionList != null) {
+                                        Iterator<AttributeAssignmentExpressionType> iterAttributeAssignmentExpression = attributeAssignmentExpressionList
+                                                .iterator();
+                                        while (iterAttributeAssignmentExpression.hasNext()) {
+                                            AttributeAssignmentExpressionType attributeAssignmentExpression = iterAttributeAssignmentExpression
+                                                    .next();
+                                            String attributeID = attributeAssignmentExpression.getAttributeId();
+                                            AttributeValueType attributeValue = (AttributeValueType) attributeAssignmentExpression
+                                                    .getExpression().getValue();
+                                            if (attributeID.equals(PERFORMER_ATTRIBUTEID)) {
+                                                for (String key : performer.keySet()) {
+                                                    String keyValue = performer.get(key);
+                                                    if (keyValue.equals(attributeValue.getContent().get(0))) {
+                                                        policyAdapter.setActionPerformer(key);
+                                                    }
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-	private int prePopulateCompoundRuleAlgorithm(int index, ApplyType actionApply) {
-		boolean isCompoundRule = true;
-		List<JAXBElement<?>> jaxbActionTypes = actionApply.getExpression();
-		for (JAXBElement<?> jaxbElement : jaxbActionTypes) {
-			// If There is Attribute Value under Action Type that means we came to the final child
-			if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				LOGGER.debug("Prepopulating rule algoirthm: " + index);
-			}
-			// Check to see if Attribute Value exists, if yes then it is not a compound rule
-			if (jaxbElement.getValue() instanceof AttributeValueType) {
-				prePopulateRuleAlgorithms(index, actionApply, jaxbActionTypes);
-				ruleAlgoirthmTracker.addLast(index);
-				isCompoundRule = false;
-				index++;
-			}
-		}
-		if (isCompoundRule) {
-			// As it's compound rule, Get the Apply types
-			for (JAXBElement<?> jaxbElement : jaxbActionTypes) {
-				ApplyType innerActionApply = (ApplyType) jaxbElement.getValue();
-				index = prePopulateCompoundRuleAlgorithm(index, innerActionApply);
-			}
-			// Populate combo box
-			if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-				LOGGER.debug("Prepopulating Compound rule algorithm: " + index);
-			}
-			Map<String, String> rule = new HashMap<String, String>();
-			for (String key : PolicyController.getDropDownMap().keySet()) {
-				String keyValue = PolicyController.getDropDownMap().get(key);
-				if (keyValue.equals(actionApply.getFunctionId())) {
-					rule.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmCombo", key);
-				}
-			}
-			rule.put("id", "A" + (index +1));
-			// Populate Key and values for Compound Rule
-			rule.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1", "A" + (ruleAlgoirthmTracker.getLast() + 1 ));
-			ruleAlgoirthmTracker.removeLast();
-			rule.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2", "A" + (ruleAlgoirthmTracker.getLast() + 1));
-			ruleAlgoirthmTracker.removeLast();
-			ruleAlgoirthmTracker.addLast(index);
-			ruleAlgorithmList.add(rule);
-			index++;
-		}
-		return index;
-	}
+    private int prePopulateCompoundRuleAlgorithm(int index, ApplyType actionApply) {
+        boolean isCompoundRule = true;
+        List<JAXBElement<?>> jaxbActionTypes = actionApply.getExpression();
+        for (JAXBElement<?> jaxbElement : jaxbActionTypes) {
+            // If There is Attribute Value under Action Type that means we came to the final child
+            if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                LOGGER.debug("Prepopulating rule algoirthm: " + index);
+            }
+            // Check to see if Attribute Value exists, if yes then it is not a compound rule
+            if (jaxbElement.getValue() instanceof AttributeValueType) {
+                prePopulateRuleAlgorithms(index, actionApply, jaxbActionTypes);
+                ruleAlgoirthmTracker.addLast(index);
+                isCompoundRule = false;
+                index++;
+            }
+        }
+        if (isCompoundRule) {
+            // As it's compound rule, Get the Apply types
+            for (JAXBElement<?> jaxbElement : jaxbActionTypes) {
+                ApplyType innerActionApply = (ApplyType) jaxbElement.getValue();
+                index = prePopulateCompoundRuleAlgorithm(index, innerActionApply);
+            }
+            // Populate combo box
+            if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                LOGGER.debug("Prepopulating Compound rule algorithm: " + index);
+            }
+            Map<String, String> rule = new HashMap<String, String>();
+            for (String key : PolicyController.getDropDownMap().keySet()) {
+                String keyValue = PolicyController.getDropDownMap().get(key);
+                if (keyValue.equals(actionApply.getFunctionId())) {
+                    rule.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmCombo", key);
+                }
+            }
+            rule.put("id", "A" + (index + 1));
+            // Populate Key and values for Compound Rule
+            rule.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1", "A" + (ruleAlgoirthmTracker.getLast() + 1));
+            ruleAlgoirthmTracker.removeLast();
+            rule.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2", "A" + (ruleAlgoirthmTracker.getLast() + 1));
+            ruleAlgoirthmTracker.removeLast();
+            ruleAlgoirthmTracker.addLast(index);
+            ruleAlgorithmList.add(rule);
+            index++;
+        }
+        return index;
+    }
 
-	private void prePopulateRuleAlgorithms(int index, ApplyType actionApply, List<JAXBElement<?>> jaxbActionTypes) {
-		Map<String, String> ruleMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
-		ruleMap.put("id", "A" + (index +1));
-		// Populate combo box
-		Map<String, String> dropDownMap = PolicyController.getDropDownMap();
-		for (String key : dropDownMap.keySet()) {
-			String keyValue = dropDownMap.get(key);
-			if (keyValue.equals(actionApply.getFunctionId())) {
-				ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmCombo", key);
-			}
-		}
-		// Populate the key and value fields
-		// Rule Attribute added as key
-		if ((jaxbActionTypes.get(0).getValue()) instanceof ApplyType) {
-			// Get from Attribute Designator
-			ApplyType innerActionApply = (ApplyType) jaxbActionTypes.get(0).getValue();
-			List<JAXBElement<?>> jaxbInnerActionTypes = innerActionApply.getExpression();
-			AttributeDesignatorType attributeDesignator = (AttributeDesignatorType) jaxbInnerActionTypes.get(0).getValue();
-			ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1", attributeDesignator.getAttributeId());
+    private void prePopulateRuleAlgorithms(int index, ApplyType actionApply, List<JAXBElement<?>> jaxbActionTypes) {
+        Map<String, String> ruleMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        ruleMap.put("id", "A" + (index + 1));
+        // Populate combo box
+        Map<String, String> dropDownMap = PolicyController.getDropDownMap();
+        for (String key : dropDownMap.keySet()) {
+            String keyValue = dropDownMap.get(key);
+            if (keyValue.equals(actionApply.getFunctionId())) {
+                ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmCombo", key);
+            }
+        }
+        // Populate the key and value fields
+        // Rule Attribute added as key
+        if ((jaxbActionTypes.get(0).getValue()) instanceof ApplyType) {
+            // Get from Attribute Designator
+            ApplyType innerActionApply = (ApplyType) jaxbActionTypes.get(0).getValue();
+            List<JAXBElement<?>> jaxbInnerActionTypes = innerActionApply.getExpression();
+            AttributeDesignatorType attributeDesignator = (AttributeDesignatorType) jaxbInnerActionTypes.get(0)
+                    .getValue();
+            ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1", attributeDesignator.getAttributeId());
 
-			// Get from Attribute Value
-			AttributeValueType actionConditionAttributeValue = (AttributeValueType) jaxbActionTypes.get(1).getValue();
-			String attributeValue = (String) actionConditionAttributeValue.getContent().get(0);
-			ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2", attributeValue);
-		}
-		// Rule Attribute added as value
-		else if (((jaxbActionTypes.get(0).getValue()) instanceof AttributeValueType)) {
-			AttributeValueType actionConditionAttributeValue = (AttributeValueType) jaxbActionTypes.get(0).getValue();
-			String attributeValue = (String) actionConditionAttributeValue.getContent().get(0);
-			ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2", attributeValue);
+            // Get from Attribute Value
+            AttributeValueType actionConditionAttributeValue = (AttributeValueType) jaxbActionTypes.get(1).getValue();
+            String attributeValue = (String) actionConditionAttributeValue.getContent().get(0);
+            ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2", attributeValue);
+        }
+        // Rule Attribute added as value
+        else if (((jaxbActionTypes.get(0).getValue()) instanceof AttributeValueType)) {
+            AttributeValueType actionConditionAttributeValue = (AttributeValueType) jaxbActionTypes.get(0).getValue();
+            String attributeValue = (String) actionConditionAttributeValue.getContent().get(0);
+            ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField2", attributeValue);
 
-			ApplyType innerActionApply = (ApplyType) jaxbActionTypes.get(1).getValue();
-			List<JAXBElement<?>> jaxbInnerActionTypes = innerActionApply.getExpression();
-			AttributeDesignatorType attributeDesignator = (AttributeDesignatorType) jaxbInnerActionTypes.get(0).getValue();
-			ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1", attributeDesignator.getAttributeId());
-		}
-		ruleAlgorithmList.add(ruleMap);
-	}
+            ApplyType innerActionApply = (ApplyType) jaxbActionTypes.get(1).getValue();
+            List<JAXBElement<?>> jaxbInnerActionTypes = innerActionApply.getExpression();
+            AttributeDesignatorType attributeDesignator = (AttributeDesignatorType) jaxbInnerActionTypes.get(0)
+                    .getValue();
+            ruleMap.put("dynamicRuleAlgorithmField1", attributeDesignator.getAttributeId());
+        }
+        ruleAlgorithmList.add(ruleMap);
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/AdminTabController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/AdminTabController.java
index 820a1ebd9..3b88f8472 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/AdminTabController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/AdminTabController.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 package org.onap.policy.controller;
 
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public class AdminTabController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 	}
 	
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/adminTabController/save_LockDownValue.htm"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView saveAdminTabLockdownValue(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public ModelAndView saveAdminTabLockdownValue(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException{
 		try {
 			ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
 			mapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/AutoPushController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/AutoPushController.java
index b72993f19..c1468e365 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/AutoPushController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/AutoPushController.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class AutoPushController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 	}
 
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/auto_Push/PushPolicyToPDP.htm"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView PushPolicyToPDPGroup(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
+	public ModelAndView pushPolicyToPDPGroup(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {
 		try {
 			ArrayList<Object> selectedPDPS = new ArrayList<>();
 			ArrayList<String> selectedPoliciesInUI = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class AutoPushController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 						// Create the policy
 						selectedPolicy = new StdPDPPolicy(name, true, id, selectedURI);
 					} catch (IOException e) {
-						logger.error("Unable to create policy '" + name + "': "+ e.getMessage());
+						logger.error("Unable to create policy '" + name + "': "+ e.getMessage(), e);
 					}
 					StdPDPGroup selectedGroup = (StdPDPGroup) pdpDestinationGroupId;
 					if (selectedPolicy != null) {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public class AutoPushController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 				refreshGroups();
 				JsonMessage msg = new JsonMessage(mapper.writeValueAsString(groups));
 				JSONObject j = new JSONObject(msg);
-				out.write(j.toString());      
+				out.write(j.toString());
 				return null;
 			}
 		}
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ public class AutoPushController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 			response.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
 			request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
 			PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
+			logger.error(e);
 			out.write(e.getMessage());
 		}
 		return null;
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ public class AutoPushController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/auto_Push/remove_GroupPolicies.htm"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView removePDPGroup(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
+	public ModelAndView removePDPGroup(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {
 		try {
 			PolicyController controller = getPolicyControllerInstance();
 			this.container = new PDPGroupContainer(controller.getPapEngine());
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ public class AutoPushController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 			response.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
 			request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
 			PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
+			logger.error(e);
 			out.write(e.getMessage());
 		}
 		return null;
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreateClosedLoopFaultController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreateClosedLoopFaultController.java
index a7ce45ec4..e7740c336 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreateClosedLoopFaultController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreateClosedLoopFaultController.java
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ public class CreateClosedLoopFaultController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 					}
 				}
 			} catch(Exception e){
+			    policyLogger.warn("Error during callTrap" , e);
 				return "(" + trap + ")";
 			}
 		}else{
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ public class CreateClosedLoopFaultController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 						attrib	= getVarbindOID(attrib);
 						attributes = attributes + "("+ URLEncoder.encode(attrib, "UTF-8")+ ")";
 					} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e1) {
-						//logger.error("Caused Exception while Encoding Varbind Dictionary Values"+e1);
+						policyLogger.error("Caused Exception while Encoding Varbind Dictionary Values",e1);
 					}
 				}
 			}else{
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ public class CreateClosedLoopFaultController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 					attrib	= getVarbindOID(attrib);
 					attributes = attributes + "("+ URLEncoder.encode(attrib, "UTF-8")+ ")";
 				} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
-					//logger.error("Caused Exception while Encoding Varbind Dictionary Values"+e);
+					policyLogger.error("Caused Exception while Encoding Varbind Dictionary Values",e);
 				}
 			}
 		}else{
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ public class CreateClosedLoopFaultController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 						attrib	= getVarbindOID(attrib);
 						attributes = attributes + "("+ URLEncoder.encode(attrib, "UTF-8") + ")";
 					} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e1) {
-						//logger.error("Caused Exception while Encoding Varbind Dictionary Values"+e1);
+						policyLogger.error("Caused Exception while Encoding Varbind Dictionary Values",e1);
 					}
 				}
 			}else{
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ public class CreateClosedLoopFaultController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 					attrib	= getVarbindOID(attrib);
 					attributes = attributes + "("+ URLEncoder.encode(attrib, "UTF-8") + ")";
 				} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
-					//logger.error("Caused Exception while Encoding Varbind Dictionary Values"+e);
+					policyLogger.error("Caused Exception while Encoding Varbind Dictionary Values",e);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -369,6 +370,7 @@ public class CreateClosedLoopFaultController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 			 varbindId = (VarbindDictionary) commonclassdao.getEntityItem(VarbindDictionary.class, "varbindName", attrib);
 			 return varbindId.getVarbindOID();
 		}catch(Exception e){
+		    policyLogger.error("Error during retrieving varbindName " + attrib, e);
 			return attrib;
 		}
 	}
@@ -511,6 +513,7 @@ public class CreateClosedLoopFaultController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 			try{
 				description = policy.getDescription().substring(0, policy.getDescription().indexOf("@CreatedBy:"));
 			}catch(Exception e){
+			    policyLogger.error("Error during collecting the description tag info for createClosedLoopFault " + policyNameValue , e);
 				description = policy.getDescription();
 			}
 			policyAdapter.setPolicyDescription(description);
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreateDcaeMicroServiceController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreateDcaeMicroServiceController.java
index 609a45c20..815b88f70 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreateDcaeMicroServiceController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreateDcaeMicroServiceController.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.apache.commons.compress.utils.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileItem;
+import org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileUploadException;
 import org.apache.commons.fileupload.disk.DiskFileItemFactory;
 import org.apache.commons.fileupload.servlet.ServletFileUpload;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
@@ -850,7 +851,7 @@ public class CreateDcaeMicroServiceController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 	}
 	
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/policyController/getDCAEMSTemplateData.htm"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView getDCAEMSTemplateData(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public ModelAndView getDCAEMSTemplateData(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException{
 		ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
 		mapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
 		JsonNode root = mapper.readTree(request.getReader());
@@ -980,7 +981,7 @@ public class CreateDcaeMicroServiceController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 
 	
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/policyController/getModelServiceVersioneData.htm"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView getModelServiceVersionData(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public ModelAndView getModelServiceVersionData(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException{
 		ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
 		mapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
 		JsonNode root = mapper.readTree(request.getReader());
@@ -1068,6 +1069,7 @@ public class CreateDcaeMicroServiceController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 			try{
 				description = policy.getDescription().substring(0, policy.getDescription().indexOf("@CreatedBy:"));
 			}catch(Exception e){
+			    LOGGER.error("Error while collecting the desciption tag in ActionPolicy " + policyNameValue ,e);
 				description = policy.getDescription();
 			}
 			policyAdapter.setPolicyDescription(description);
@@ -1270,7 +1272,7 @@ public class CreateDcaeMicroServiceController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 	}
 	
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/ms_dictionary/set_MSModelData"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST})
-	public void SetMSModelData(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public void SetMSModelData(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException, FileUploadException{
 		List<FileItem> items = new ServletFileUpload(new DiskFileItemFactory()).parseRequest(request);
 		boolean zip = false;
 		boolean yml= false;
@@ -1425,7 +1427,7 @@ public class CreateDcaeMicroServiceController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 		        }
 		    }
 	    } catch (IOException e) {
-	    	LOGGER.error("Failed to unzip model file " + zipFile);
+	    	LOGGER.error("Failed to unzip model file " + zipFile, e);
 		}finally{
 			try {
 				if(zip != null)
@@ -1470,7 +1472,7 @@ public class CreateDcaeMicroServiceController extends RestrictedBaseController {
             try {
                 FileUtils.forceDelete(new File(path));
             } catch (IOException e) {
-            	LOGGER.error("Failed to delete folder " + path);
+            	LOGGER.error("Failed to delete folder " + path, e);
             }  
         }
     }
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreatePolicyController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreatePolicyController.java
index 9c07876c1..4506fb84c 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreatePolicyController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/CreatePolicyController.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.adapter.PolicyRestAdapter;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.jpa.PolicyEntity;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.controller.RestrictedBaseController;
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ import oasis.names.tc.xacml._3_0.core.schema.wd_17.TargetType;
 @Controller
 @RequestMapping("/")
 public class CreatePolicyController extends RestrictedBaseController{
-
+    private static Logger policyLogger = FlexLogger.getLogger(CreatePolicyController.class);
 	protected PolicyRestAdapter policyAdapter = null;
 	private ArrayList<Object> attributeList;
 	boolean isValidForm = false;
@@ -74,12 +76,13 @@ public class CreatePolicyController extends RestrictedBaseController{
 			policyAdapter.setOldPolicyFileName(policyAdapter.getPolicyName());
 			policyAdapter.setConfigType(entity.getConfigurationData().getConfigType());
 			policyAdapter.setConfigBodyData(entity.getConfigurationData().getConfigBody());
-			String policyNameValue = policyAdapter.getPolicyName().substring(policyAdapter.getPolicyName().indexOf("_") + 1);
+			String policyNameValue = policyAdapter.getPolicyName().substring(policyAdapter.getPolicyName().indexOf(' ') + 1);
 			policyAdapter.setPolicyName(policyNameValue);
 			String description = "";
 			try{
 				description = policy.getDescription().substring(0, policy.getDescription().indexOf("@CreatedBy:"));
 			}catch(Exception e){
+			    policyLogger.error("Error while collecting the desciption tag in ActionPolicy " + policyNameValue ,e);
 				description = policy.getDescription();
 			}
 			policyAdapter.setPolicyDescription(description);
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PDPController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PDPController.java
index f40587d4b..bb06cb3fe 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PDPController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PDPController.java
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.onap.policy.admin.RESTfulPAPEngine;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 import org.onap.policy.model.PDPGroupContainer;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.pap.OnapPDPGroup;
+import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.pap.PAPPolicyEngine;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.std.pap.StdPDP;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.std.pap.StdPDPGroup;
 import org.openecomp.policy.model.Roles;
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ public class PDPController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 						}
 					}	
 				}
+				if(!junit&& controller.getPapEngine()==null){
+				    setPAPEngine(request);
+				}
 				if (roles.contains(SUPERADMIN) || roles.contains(SUPEREDITOR) || roles.contains(SUPERGUEST) ) {
 					if(!junit){
 						this.groups.addAll(controller.getPapEngine().getOnapPDPGroups());
@@ -156,7 +161,19 @@ public class PDPController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@RequestMapping(value={"/get_PDPGroupData"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.GET} , produces=MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
+	private void setPAPEngine(HttpServletRequest request) {
+	    String myRequestURL = request.getRequestURL().toString();
+        try {
+            //
+            // Set the URL for the RESTful PAP Engine
+            //
+            PolicyController.setPapEngine((PAPPolicyEngine) new RESTfulPAPEngine(myRequestURL));
+        }catch(Exception e){
+            policyLogger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR+"Exception Occured while loading PAP",e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value={"/get_PDPGroupData"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.GET} , produces=MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
 	public void getPDPGroupEntityData(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response){
 		try{
 			ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyController.java
index 35b9b959d..4a6c230c1 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyController.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.onap.policy.admin.PolicyNotificationMail;
 import org.onap.policy.admin.RESTfulPAPEngine;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 import org.onap.policy.model.PDPGroupContainer;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.XACMLRestProperties;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.XacmlAdminAuthorization;
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ import org.onap.policy.rest.jpa.FunctionDefinition;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.jpa.PolicyEntity;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.jpa.PolicyVersion;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.jpa.UserInfo;
+import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
+import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.pap.PAPPolicyEngine;
 import org.openecomp.policy.model.Roles;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.controller.RestrictedBaseController;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.web.support.JsonMessage;
@@ -60,15 +64,9 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
 
-import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
-import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.pap.PAPPolicyEngine;
-
 import com.att.research.xacml.util.XACMLProperties;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
-import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
-import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
-
 
 @Controller
 @RequestMapping("/")
@@ -321,7 +319,7 @@ public class PolicyController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 	}
 
 	//Policy tabs Model and View
-	@RequestMapping(value= {"/policy", "/policy/Editor" } , method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    @RequestMapping(value= {"/policy", "/policy/Editor" } , method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public ModelAndView view(HttpServletRequest request){
 		String myRequestURL = request.getRequestURL().toString();
 		try {
@@ -341,7 +339,7 @@ public class PolicyController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 		return papEngine;
 	}
 
-	public void setPapEngine(PAPPolicyEngine papEngine) {
+	public static void setPapEngine(PAPPolicyEngine papEngine) {
 		PolicyController.papEngine = papEngine;
 	}
 
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyExportAndImportController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyExportAndImportController.java
index bb6f38b8e..a6c6bf6ac 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyExportAndImportController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyExportAndImportController.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package org.onap.policy.controller;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ public class PolicyExportAndImportController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 	public PolicyExportAndImportController(){}
 
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/policy_download/exportPolicy.htm"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST})
-	public void exportPolicy(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public void exportPolicy(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException{
 		try{
 			String file = null;
 			selectedPolicy = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ public class PolicyExportAndImportController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 	}
 
 	//Policy Import 
-	public JSONObject importRepositoryFile(String file, HttpServletRequest request) throws Exception{
+	public JSONObject importRepositoryFile(String file, HttpServletRequest request) throws IOException{
 		boolean configExists = false;
 		boolean actionExists = false;
 		String configName = null;
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyNotificationController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyNotificationController.java
index 731217573..21f3793f1 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyNotificationController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyNotificationController.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ package org.onap.policy.controller;
  * 
  * */
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
 import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.dao.CommonClassDao;
 import org.onap.policy.rest.jpa.WatchPolicyNotificationTable;
 import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.controller.RestrictedBaseController;
@@ -50,12 +53,13 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
 @Controller
 @RequestMapping({"/"})
 public class PolicyNotificationController extends RestrictedBaseController {
+    private static Logger logger = FlexLogger.getLogger(PolicyNotificationController.class);
 
 	@Autowired
 	CommonClassDao commonClassDao;
 	
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/watchPolicy"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView watchPolicy(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public ModelAndView watchPolicy(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException{
 		String path = "";
 		String responseValue = "";
 		try {
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ public class PolicyNotificationController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 		}catch(Exception e){
 			response.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
 			request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
+			logger.error("Error druing watchPolicy function " + e);
 			PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
 			out.write(e.getMessage());
 		}
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyValidationController.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyValidationController.java
index 5fb0c1a7e..d1fba383f 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyValidationController.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/controller/PolicyValidationController.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.onap.policy.controller;
 
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringReader;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public class PolicyValidationController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 	CommonClassDao commonClassDao;
 
 	@RequestMapping(value={"/policyController/validate_policy.htm"}, method={org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod.POST})
-	public ModelAndView validatePolicy(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception{
+	public ModelAndView validatePolicy(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException{
 		try{
 			boolean valid = true;
 			StringBuilder responseString = new StringBuilder();
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ public class PolicyValidationController extends RestrictedBaseController {
 							valid = false; 
 						}
 					}catch(Exception e){
+					    LOGGER.error("ERROR in ClosedLoop_PM PolicyName" , e);
 						responseString.append("<b>ServiceType PolicyName</b>:<i>ServiceType PolicyName is required</i><br>");
 						valid = false;
 					}
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/daoImp/CommonClassDaoImpl.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/daoImp/CommonClassDaoImpl.java
index 336c42ca8..946f90ac7 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/daoImp/CommonClassDaoImpl.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/daoImp/CommonClassDaoImpl.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import javax.script.SimpleBindings;
 
 import org.hibernate.Criteria;
+import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.Query;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
@@ -277,9 +278,8 @@ public class CommonClassDaoImpl implements CommonClassDao{
 		}finally{
 			try{
 				session.close();
-			}catch(Exception e1){
+			}catch(HibernateException e1){
 				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error While Closing Connection/Statement"+e1);
-				throw e1;
 			}
 		}
 		return data;
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/model/PDPGroupContainer.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/model/PDPGroupContainer.java
index ae2144b10..c05a67441 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/model/PDPGroupContainer.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/model/PDPGroupContainer.java
@@ -40,66 +40,64 @@ import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.pap.PAPPolicyEngine;
 
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PAPException;
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PDP;
-//import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PDP;
-//import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PDPGroup;
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PDPPIPConfig;
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PDPPolicy;
 
 public class PDPGroupContainer extends PolicyItemSetChangeNotifier implements PolicyContainer.Indexed, PolicyContainer.ItemSetChangeNotifier {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-	private static Logger LOGGER	= FlexLogger.getLogger(PDPGroupContainer.class);
+	private static final Logger LOGGER	= FlexLogger.getLogger(PDPGroupContainer.class);
 	
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "Id" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_ID = "Id";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_ID = "Id";
 
    /**
      * String identifier of a file's "name" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_NAME = "Name";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_NAME = "Name";
 
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "Description" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION = "Description";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION = "Description";
 
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "Default" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_DEFAULT = "Default";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_DEFAULT = "Default";
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "Status" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_STATUS = "Status";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_STATUS = "Status";
 
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "PDPs" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_PDPS = "PDPs";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_PDPS = "PDPs";
 
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "Policies" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_POLICIES = "Policies";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_POLICIES = "Policies";
 
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "PIP Configurations" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_PIPCONFIG = "PIP Configurations";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_PIPCONFIG = "PIP Configurations";
     
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "Selected" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_SELECTED = "Selected";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_SELECTED = "Selected";
 
     /**
      * List of the string identifiers for the available properties.
      */
-	private static Collection<String> PDP_PROPERTIES;
+	private static Collection<String> pDPProperties;
 
- 	private PAPPolicyEngine papEngine = null;
- 	protected List<OnapPDPGroup> groups = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<OnapPDPGroup>());
+ 	private transient PAPPolicyEngine papEngine = null;
+ 	protected transient List<OnapPDPGroup> groups = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<OnapPDPGroup>());
  	
     public PDPGroupContainer(PAPPolicyEngine papPolicyEngine) {
 		super();
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ public class PDPGroupContainer extends PolicyItemSetChangeNotifier implements Po
 		//
 		//
 		//
-		this.papEngine = (PAPPolicyEngine) papPolicyEngine;
+		this.papEngine = papPolicyEngine;
 		//
 		//
 		//
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ public class PDPGroupContainer extends PolicyItemSetChangeNotifier implements Po
 	
 	@Override
 	public Collection<?> getContainerPropertyIds() {
-		return PDP_PROPERTIES;
+		return pDPProperties;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/model/PDPPolicyContainer.java b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/model/PDPPolicyContainer.java
index 864078439..a3e3e28ad 100644
--- a/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/model/PDPPolicyContainer.java
+++ b/POLICY-SDK-APP/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/model/PDPPolicyContainer.java
@@ -27,67 +27,68 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 import org.onap.policy.utils.PolicyContainer;
 import org.onap.policy.utils.PolicyItemSetChangeNotifier;
-import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.*;
-
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
+import org.onap.policy.xacml.std.pap.StdPDPPolicy;
+
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PDP;
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PDPGroup;
 import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PDPPolicy;
-import org.onap.policy.xacml.std.pap.StdPDPPolicy;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
 public class PDPPolicyContainer extends PolicyItemSetChangeNotifier implements PolicyContainer.Indexed {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-	private static Logger LOGGER	= FlexLogger.getLogger(PDPPolicyContainer.class);
+	private static final Logger LOGGER	= FlexLogger.getLogger(PDPPolicyContainer.class);
 	
 	 /**
      * String identifier of a file's "Id" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_ID = "Id";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_ID = "Id";
 
    /**
      * String identifier of a file's "name" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_NAME = "Name";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_NAME = "Name";
 
     /**
       * String identifier of a file's "name" property.
       */
-	private static String PROPERTY_VERSION = "Version";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_VERSION = "Version";
      
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "Description" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION = "Description";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_DESCRIPTION = "Description";
     
     /**
      * String identifier of a file's "IsRoot" property.
      */
-	private static String PROPERTY_ISROOT = "Root";
+	private static final String PROPERTY_ISROOT = "Root";
 
     /**
      * List of the string identifiers for the available properties.
      */
-	private static Collection<String> PDPPOLICY_PROPERTIES;
+	private static Collection<String> pDPPolicyProperties;
  
-    private final Object data;
-    private List<PDPPolicy> policies;
+    private final transient Object data;
+    private transient List<PDPPolicy> policies;
     
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public PDPPolicyContainer(Object data) {
 		super();
 		this.data = data;
 		if (this.data instanceof PDPGroup) {
-			policies = new ArrayList<PDPPolicy> (((PDPGroup) this.data).getPolicies());
+			policies = new ArrayList<> (((PDPGroup) this.data).getPolicies());
 		}
 		if (this.data instanceof PDP) {
-			policies = new ArrayList<PDPPolicy> (((PDP) this.data).getPolicies());
+			policies = new ArrayList<> (((PDP) this.data).getPolicies());
 		}
 		if (this.data instanceof Set) {
-			policies = new ArrayList<PDPPolicy> ((Set<PDPPolicy>)data);
+			policies = new ArrayList<> ((Set<PDPPolicy>)data);
 		}
 		if (this.policies == null) {
 			LOGGER.info("NULL policies");
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ public class PDPPolicyContainer extends PolicyItemSetChangeNotifier implements P
 
 	@Override
 	public Collection<?> getContainerPropertyIds() {
-		return PDPPOLICY_PROPERTIES;
+		return pDPPolicyProperties;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientDMAAP.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientDMAAP.java
index 3699bfcfb..d031868f0 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientDMAAP.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientDMAAP.java
@@ -10,123 +10,131 @@ import org.onap.policy.api.PDPNotification;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 import org.onap.policy.utils.BusConsumer;
+import org.onap.policy.utils.BusConsumer.DmaapConsumerWrapper;
 import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
 
 public class AutoClientDMAAP implements Runnable {
-	private static StdPDPNotification notification = null;
-	private static NotificationScheme scheme = null;
-	private static NotificationHandler handler = null;
-	private static String topic = null;
-	private static boolean status = false; 
-	private static Logger logger = FlexLogger.getLogger(AutoClientDMAAP.class.getName());
-	private static String notficatioinType = null;
-	private static BusConsumer dmaapConsumer = null;
-	private static List<String> dmaapList = null; 
-	private static String aafLogin = null;
-	private static String aafPassword = null;
-	public volatile boolean isRunning = false;
-    
-
-	public AutoClientDMAAP(List<String> dmaapList, String topic, String aafLogin, String aafPassword) {
-	       AutoClientDMAAP.topic = topic;
-	       AutoClientDMAAP.dmaapList = dmaapList;
-	       AutoClientDMAAP.aafLogin = aafLogin;
-	       AutoClientDMAAP.aafPassword = aafPassword;
-	}
-
-	public void setAuto(NotificationScheme scheme,
-			NotificationHandler handler) {
-		AutoClientDMAAP.scheme = scheme;
-		AutoClientDMAAP.handler = handler;
-	}
-
-	public static void setScheme(NotificationScheme scheme) {
-		AutoClientDMAAP.scheme = scheme;
-	}
-	
-	public static boolean getStatus(){
-		return AutoClientDMAAP.status;
-	}
-
-	public static String getTopic() {
-		return AutoClientDMAAP.topic;
-	}
-	
-	public static String getNotficationType(){
-		return AutoClientDMAAP.notficatioinType;
-	}
-
-	public synchronized boolean isRunning() {
-		return this.isRunning;
-	}
-	
-	public synchronized void terminate() {
-		this.isRunning = false;
-	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void run() {
-		synchronized(this) {
-			this.isRunning = true;
-		}
-		String group =  UUID.randomUUID ().toString ();
-		String id = "0";
-
-		// Stop and Start needs to be done.
-		if (scheme != null && handler!=null) {
-			if (scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS) || scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
-					
-				// create a loop to listen for messages from DMaaP server
-				try {
-					dmaapConsumer = new BusConsumer.DmaapConsumerWrapper(dmaapList, topic, aafLogin, aafPassword, group, id, 15*1000, 1000 );
-				} catch (Exception e) {
-					logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Unable to create DMaaP Consumer: ", e);
-				} 
-				
-				while (this.isRunning() )
-				{
-					try {
-						for ( String msg : dmaapConsumer.fetch () )
-						{		
-							logger.debug("Auto Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from DMAAP server : " + dmaapList.toString());
-							notification = NotificationUnMarshal.notificationJSON(msg);
-							callHandler();
-						}
-					} catch (Exception e) {
-						logger.debug("Error in processing DMAAP message");
-					}
-
-				}
-				logger.debug("Stopping DMAAP Consumer loop will no longer fetch messages from the servers");
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	private static void callHandler() {
-		if (handler != null && scheme != null) {
-			if (scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
-				boolean removed = false, updated = false;
-				if (notification.getRemovedPolicies() != null && !notification.getRemovedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
-					removed = true;
-				}
-				if (notification.getLoadedPolicies() != null && !notification.getLoadedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
-					updated = true;
-				}
-				if (removed && updated) {
-					notification.setNotificationType(NotificationType.BOTH);
-				} else if (removed) {
-					notification.setNotificationType(NotificationType.REMOVE);
-				} else if (updated) {
-					notification.setNotificationType(NotificationType.UPDATE);
-				}
-				handler.notificationReceived(notification);
-			} else if (scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
-				PDPNotification newNotification = MatchStore.checkMatch(notification);
-				if (newNotification.getNotificationType() != null) {
-					handler.notificationReceived(newNotification);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+    private static StdPDPNotification notification = null;
+    private static NotificationScheme scheme = null;
+    private static NotificationHandler handler = null;
+    private static String topic = null;
+    private static boolean status = false;
+    private static Logger logger = FlexLogger.getLogger(AutoClientDMAAP.class.getName());
+    private static String notficatioinType = null;
+    private static BusConsumer dmaapConsumer = null;
+    private static List<String> dmaapList = null;
+    private static String aafLogin = null;
+    private static String aafPassword = null;
+    private volatile boolean running = false;
+
+    public AutoClientDMAAP(List<String> dmaapList, String topic, String aafLogin, String aafPassword) {
+        AutoClientDMAAP.topic = topic;
+        AutoClientDMAAP.dmaapList = dmaapList;
+        AutoClientDMAAP.aafLogin = aafLogin;
+        AutoClientDMAAP.aafPassword = aafPassword;
+    }
+
+    public static void setAuto(NotificationScheme scheme, NotificationHandler handler) {
+        AutoClientDMAAP.scheme = scheme;
+        AutoClientDMAAP.handler = handler;
+    }
+
+    public static void setScheme(NotificationScheme scheme) {
+        AutoClientDMAAP.scheme = scheme;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean getStatus() {
+        return AutoClientDMAAP.status;
+    }
+
+    public static String getTopic() {
+        return AutoClientDMAAP.topic;
+    }
+
+    public static String getNotficationType() {
+        return AutoClientDMAAP.notficatioinType;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized boolean isRunning() {
+        return this.running;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void terminate() {
+        this.running = false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        synchronized (this) {
+            this.running = true;
+        }
+        String group = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        String id = "0";
+
+        // Stop and Start needs to be done.
+        if (scheme != null && handler != null) {
+            if (scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)
+                    || scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+
+                // create a loop to listen for messages from DMaaP server
+                try {
+                    setDmaapCosumer(new BusConsumer.DmaapConsumerWrapper(dmaapList, topic, aafLogin, aafPassword, group,
+                            id, 15 * 1000, 1000));
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Unable to create DMaaP Consumer: ", e);
+                }
+
+                while (this.isRunning()) {
+                    try {
+                        for (String msg : dmaapConsumer.fetch()) {
+                            logger.debug("Auto Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from DMAAP server : "
+                                    + dmaapList.toString());
+                            setNotification(NotificationUnMarshal.notificationJSON(msg));
+                            callHandler();
+                        }
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        logger.debug("Error in processing DMAAP message", e);
+                    }
+
+                }
+                logger.debug("Stopping DMAAP Consumer loop will no longer fetch messages from the servers");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void setNotification(StdPDPNotification notificationJSON) {
+        notification = notificationJSON;
+    }
+
+    private static void setDmaapCosumer(DmaapConsumerWrapper dmaapConsumerWrapper) {
+        dmaapConsumer = dmaapConsumerWrapper;
+    }
+
+    private static void callHandler() {
+        if (handler != null && scheme != null) {
+            if (scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+                boolean removed = false, updated = false;
+                if (notification.getRemovedPolicies() != null && !notification.getRemovedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
+                    removed = true;
+                }
+                if (notification.getLoadedPolicies() != null && !notification.getLoadedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
+                    updated = true;
+                }
+                if (removed && updated) {
+                    notification.setNotificationType(NotificationType.BOTH);
+                } else if (removed) {
+                    notification.setNotificationType(NotificationType.REMOVE);
+                } else if (updated) {
+                    notification.setNotificationType(NotificationType.UPDATE);
+                }
+                handler.notificationReceived(notification);
+            } else if (scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+                PDPNotification newNotification = MatchStore.checkMatch(notification);
+                if (newNotification.getNotificationType() != null) {
+                    handler.notificationReceived(newNotification);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientEnd.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientEnd.java
index 976b57058..f0d99d09e 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientEnd.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientEnd.java
@@ -32,19 +32,14 @@ import javax.websocket.OnMessage;
 import javax.websocket.OnOpen;
 import javax.websocket.Session;
 
-//import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.glassfish.tyrus.client.ClientManager;
 import org.onap.policy.api.NotificationHandler;
 import org.onap.policy.api.NotificationScheme;
 import org.onap.policy.api.NotificationType;
 import org.onap.policy.api.PDPNotification;
-import org.onap.policy.std.NotificationStore;
-import org.onap.policy.std.StdPDPNotification;
-
-import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParseException;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonMappingException;
-import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.*; 
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
+import org.onap.policy.xacml.api.XACMLErrorConstants; 
 
 @ClientEndpoint
 public class AutoClientEnd {
@@ -99,12 +94,10 @@ public class AutoClientEnd {
 							// The URL's will be in Sync according to design Spec. 
 							ManualClientEnd.start(AutoClientEnd.url);
 							StdPDPNotification notification = NotificationStore.getDeltaNotification((StdPDPNotification)ManualClientEnd.result(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS));
-							if(notification.getNotificationType()!=null){
-								if(oldNotification!=notification){
-									oldNotification= notification;
-									AutoClientEnd.notification = notification;
-									callHandler();
-								}
+							if(notification.getNotificationType()!=null&&oldNotification!=notification){
+							    oldNotification= notification;
+							    AutoClientEnd.notification = notification;
+							    callHandler();
 							}
 							error = false;
 						}
@@ -136,7 +129,7 @@ public class AutoClientEnd {
 					session.close();
 					session = null;
 				} catch (IOException e) {
-					//
+					logger.error("Error closing websocket connection", e);
 				}
 			}
 			client = null;
@@ -148,7 +141,8 @@ public class AutoClientEnd {
 	private static void callHandler() {
 		if (handler != null && scheme != null) {
 			if (scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
-				boolean removed = false, updated = false;
+				boolean removed = false;
+				boolean updated = false;
 				if (notification.getRemovedPolicies() != null && !notification.getRemovedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
 					removed = true;
 				}
@@ -182,9 +176,7 @@ public class AutoClientEnd {
 
 	// WebSockets Code..
 	@OnOpen
-	public void onOpen(Session session) throws IOException {
-		// session.getBasicRemote().sendText("Connected to Client with Session: "
-		// + session.getId());
+	public static void onOpen(Session session){
 		logger.debug("Auto Notification Session Started... " + session.getId());
 		if(AutoClientEnd.session == null){
 			AutoClientEnd.session = session;
@@ -192,10 +184,9 @@ public class AutoClientEnd {
 	}
 
 	@OnError
-	public void onError(Session session, Throwable e) {
+	public static void onError(Session session, Throwable e) {
 		// trying to Restart by self.
 		logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Session Error.. "+ session.getId() + "\n Error is : " + e );
-		// logger.error("Exception Occured"+e);
 		stop();
 		if (url != null) {
 			client = null;
@@ -206,7 +197,7 @@ public class AutoClientEnd {
 	}
 
 	@OnClose
-	public void onClose(Session session) {
+	public static void onClose(Session session) {
 		logger.info("Session ended with "+ session.getId());
 		if(!stop && !message){
 			// This Block of code is executed if there is any Network Failure or if the Notification is Down. 
@@ -222,7 +213,7 @@ public class AutoClientEnd {
 	}
 
 	@OnMessage
-	public void onMessage(String message, Session session) throws JsonParseException, JsonMappingException, IOException {
+	public static void onMessage(String message, Session session) throws IOException {
 		AutoClientEnd.message = true;
 		logger.debug("Auto Notification Recieved Message " + message + " Session info is : " + session.getId());
 		try {
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientUEB.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientUEB.java
index 37413f416..f84568aba 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientUEB.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/AutoClientUEB.java
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ public class AutoClientUEB implements Runnable  {
 	private static boolean status = false; 
 	private static Logger logger = FlexLogger.getLogger(AutoClientUEB.class.getName());
 	private static String notficatioinType = null;
-	private static CambriaConsumer CConsumer = null;
+	private static CambriaConsumer cConsumer = null;
 	private static String apiKey = null;
 	private static String apiSecret = null;
 	private static List<String> uebURLList = null; 
-	public volatile boolean isRunning = false;
+	private volatile boolean running = false;
     
 
 	public AutoClientUEB(String url, List<String> uebURLList, String apiKey, String apiSecret) {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class AutoClientUEB implements Runnable  {
 	       AutoClientUEB.apiKey = apiKey;
 	}
 
-	public void setAuto(NotificationScheme scheme,
+	public static void setAuto(NotificationScheme scheme,
 			NotificationHandler handler) {
 		AutoClientUEB.scheme = scheme;
 		AutoClientUEB.handler = handler;
@@ -88,34 +88,31 @@ public class AutoClientUEB implements Runnable  {
 	}
 
 	public synchronized boolean isRunning() {
-		return this.isRunning;
+		return this.running;
 	}
 	
 	public synchronized void terminate() {
-		this.isRunning = false;
+		this.running = false;
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
 		synchronized(this) {
-			this.isRunning = true;
+			this.running = true;
 		}
 		String group =  UUID.randomUUID ().toString ();
 		String id = "0";
-		//String topic = null;
 		// Stop and Start needs to be done.
 		if (scheme != null && handler!=null) {
 			if (scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS) || scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
 				URL aURL;
 				try {
 					aURL = new URL(AutoClientUEB.topic);
-					topic = aURL.getHost() + aURL.getPort();
+					setTopic(aURL.getHost() + aURL.getPort());
 				} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-					topic = AutoClientUEB.url.replace("[:/]", "");
+					setTopic(AutoClientUEB.url.replace("[:/]", ""));
 				}
-					
 				try {
-					//CConsumer = CambriaClientFactory.createConsumer ( null, uebURLList, topic, group, id, 15*1000, 1000 );
 					ConsumerBuilder builder = new CambriaClientBuilders.ConsumerBuilder();
 					builder.knownAs(group, id)
 					.usingHosts(uebURLList)
@@ -123,35 +120,46 @@ public class AutoClientUEB implements Runnable  {
 					.waitAtServer(15*1000)
 					.receivingAtMost(1000)
 					.authenticatedBy(apiKey, apiSecret);
-					
-					 CConsumer = builder.build();
-					
+					setConsumer(builder.build()); 
 				} catch (Exception e1) {
 					logger.error("Exception Occured" + e1);
 				} 
-				while (this.isRunning() )
-				{
-					try {
-						for ( String msg : CConsumer.fetch () )
-						{		
-							logger.debug("Auto Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from UEB cluster : " + uebURLList.toString());
-							notification = NotificationUnMarshal.notificationJSON(msg);
-							callHandler();
-						}
-					} catch (Exception e) {
-						logger.debug(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Error in processing UEB message" + e.getMessage());
-					}
+                while (this.isRunning()) {
+                    try {
+                        for (String msg : cConsumer.fetch()) {
+                            logger.debug("Auto Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from UEB cluster : "
+                                    + uebURLList.toString());
+                            setNotification(NotificationUnMarshal.notificationJSON(msg));
+                            callHandler();
+                        }
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Error in processing UEB message"
+                                + e.getMessage(), e);
+                    }
 
-				}
+                }
 				logger.debug("Stopping UEB Consumer loop will not logger fetch messages from the cluster");
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static void callHandler() {
+	private static void setNotification(StdPDPNotification notificationJSON) {
+	    notification = notificationJSON;
+    }
+
+    private static void setConsumer(CambriaConsumer build) {
+	    cConsumer = build;
+    }
+
+    private static void setTopic(String topic) {
+	    AutoClientUEB.topic = topic;
+    }
+
+    private static void callHandler() {
 		if (handler != null && scheme != null) {
 			if (scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
-				boolean removed = false, updated = false;
+				boolean removed = false;
+				boolean updated = false;
 				if (notification.getRemovedPolicies() != null && !notification.getRemovedPolicies().isEmpty()) {
 					removed = true;
 				}
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/ManualClientEnd.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/ManualClientEnd.java
index 7e4ba07e8..db3fdf194 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/ManualClientEnd.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/ManualClientEnd.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import javax.websocket.OnMessage;
 import javax.websocket.OnOpen;
 import javax.websocket.Session;
 
-//import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.glassfish.tyrus.client.ClientManager;
 import org.onap.policy.api.NotificationScheme;
 import org.onap.policy.api.NotificationType;
@@ -62,9 +61,7 @@ public class ManualClientEnd {
 		try {
 			client.connectToServer(ManualClientEnd.class, new URI(url+"notifications"));
 			latch.await();
-		} catch (DeploymentException | URISyntaxException | InterruptedException e) {
-			logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + e);
-		} catch (IOException e) {
+		} catch (DeploymentException | URISyntaxException | InterruptedException |IOException e) {
 			logger.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + e);
 		}
 	}
@@ -75,7 +72,8 @@ public class ManualClientEnd {
 			return null;
 		} else {
 			if(scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
-				boolean removed = false, updated = false; 
+				boolean removed = false;
+				boolean updated = false; 
 				if(notification.getRemovedPolicies()!=null && !notification.getRemovedPolicies().isEmpty()){
 					removed = true;
 				}
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ public class ManualClientEnd {
 	}
 	
 	@OnMessage
-	public void onMessage(String message, Session session){
+	public static void onMessage(String message, Session session){
 		logger.debug(" Manual Notification Recieved Message : " + message +" Session info is : "+ session.getId());
 		resultJson = message;
 		try {
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/ManualClientEndUEB.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/ManualClientEndUEB.java
index dcd86eb1f..29c85a2ad 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/ManualClientEndUEB.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/ManualClientEndUEB.java
@@ -145,13 +145,12 @@ public class ManualClientEndUEB {
 						logger.debug("Manual Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from UEB cluster : " + uebURLList.toString());
 						resultJson = msg;
 						if (!msg.contains("UEB Update")){
-//							System.out.println("Manual Notification Recieved Message " + msg + " from UEB cluster : " + uebURLList.toString());
 							notification = NotificationUnMarshal.notificationJSON(msg);
 							count = 4;
 						}
 					}
 				}catch (Exception e) {
-					
+					logger.error("Error in Manual CLient UEB notification ", e);
 				} 
 				count++;
 			}		
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/NotificationUnMarshal.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/NotificationUnMarshal.java
index 2ec174c84..447e7cb26 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/NotificationUnMarshal.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/NotificationUnMarshal.java
@@ -20,49 +20,45 @@
 
 package org.onap.policy.std;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import org.onap.policy.api.LoadedPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.api.RemovedPolicy;
 import org.onap.policy.api.UpdateType;
-import org.onap.policy.std.StdLoadedPolicy;
-import org.onap.policy.std.StdPDPNotification;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
 public class NotificationUnMarshal {
-	private static StdPDPNotification notification;
 	
-	public static StdPDPNotification notificationJSON(String json) throws Exception{
+	public static StdPDPNotification notificationJSON(String json) throws IOException{
 		ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
-		notification = mapper.readValue(json, StdPDPNotification.class);
-		if(notification!=null){
-			if(notification.getLoadedPolicies()!=null){
-				Collection<StdLoadedPolicy> stdLoadedPolicies = new ArrayList<>();
-				for(LoadedPolicy loadedPolicy: notification.getLoadedPolicies()){
-					StdLoadedPolicy stdLoadedPolicy = (StdLoadedPolicy) loadedPolicy;
-					if(notification.getRemovedPolicies()!=null){
-						Boolean updated = false;
-						for(RemovedPolicy removedPolicy: notification.getRemovedPolicies()){
-							String regex = ".(\\d)*.xml";
-							if(removedPolicy.getPolicyName().replaceAll(regex, "").equals(stdLoadedPolicy.getPolicyName().replaceAll(regex, ""))){
-								updated  = true;
-								break;
-							}
-						}
-						if(updated){
-							stdLoadedPolicy.setUpdateType(UpdateType.UPDATE);
-						}else{
-							stdLoadedPolicy.setUpdateType(UpdateType.NEW);
-						}
-					}else{
-						stdLoadedPolicy.setUpdateType(UpdateType.NEW);
-					}
-					stdLoadedPolicies.add(stdLoadedPolicy);
-				}
-				notification.setLoadedPolicies(stdLoadedPolicies);
-			}
+		StdPDPNotification notification = mapper.readValue(json, StdPDPNotification.class);
+		if(notification!=null&&notification.getLoadedPolicies()!=null){
+		    Collection<StdLoadedPolicy> stdLoadedPolicies = new ArrayList<>();
+		    for(LoadedPolicy loadedPolicy: notification.getLoadedPolicies()){
+		        StdLoadedPolicy stdLoadedPolicy = (StdLoadedPolicy) loadedPolicy;
+		        if(notification.getRemovedPolicies()!=null){
+		            Boolean updated = false;
+		            for(RemovedPolicy removedPolicy: notification.getRemovedPolicies()){
+		                String regex = ".(\\d)*.xml";
+		                if(removedPolicy.getPolicyName().replaceAll(regex, "").equals(stdLoadedPolicy.getPolicyName().replaceAll(regex, ""))){
+		                    updated  = true;
+		                    break;
+		                }
+		            }
+		            if(updated){
+		                stdLoadedPolicy.setUpdateType(UpdateType.UPDATE);
+		            }else{
+		                stdLoadedPolicy.setUpdateType(UpdateType.NEW);
+		            }
+		        }else{
+		            stdLoadedPolicy.setUpdateType(UpdateType.NEW);
+		        }
+		        stdLoadedPolicies.add(stdLoadedPolicy);
+		    }
+		    notification.setLoadedPolicies(stdLoadedPolicies);
 		}
 		return notification;
 	}
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/StdPolicyEngine.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/StdPolicyEngine.java
index 8a6c6c668..4e904b6e1 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/StdPolicyEngine.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/std/StdPolicyEngine.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-
 package org.onap.policy.std;
 
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
@@ -107,184 +106,189 @@ import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
  * @version 1.0
  */
 public class StdPolicyEngine {
-	private static final String ERROR_AUTH_GET_PERM = "You are not allowed to Make this Request. Please contact PolicyAdmin to give access to: ";
-	private static final String DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION = "websocket";
-	
-	private String propertyFilePath = null;
-	private String clientEncoding = null;
-	private String contentType = null;
-	private static List<String> pdps = null;
-	private static String environment= null; 
-	private static String userName = null;
-	private static String pass = null; 
-	private static List<String> encoding = null;
-	private static boolean junit = false;
-	private List<String> pdpDefault = null;
-	private List<String> typeDefault = null;
-	private List<String> notificationType = new ArrayList<String>();
-	private List<String> notificationURLList = new ArrayList<String>();
-	private NotificationScheme scheme = null;
-	private NotificationHandler handler = null;
-	private AutoClientUEB uebClientThread = null;
-	private Thread registerUEBThread = null;
-	private boolean uebThread = false;
-	private AutoClientDMAAP dmaapClientThread = null;
-	private Thread registerDMAAPThread = null;
-	private boolean dmaapThread = false;
-	private String topic = null;
-	private String apiKey = null;
-	private String apiSecret = null;
-
-	private static final String UNIQUEID = UUID.randomUUID ().toString ();
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(StdPolicyConfig.class.getName());
-	
-	/*
-	 * Taking the Property file even if it null.
-	 */
-	public StdPolicyEngine(String propertyFilePath, String clientKey) throws PolicyEngineException {
-		setProperty(propertyFilePath, clientKey);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Taking the Notification Constructor.
-	 */
-	public StdPolicyEngine(String propertyFilePath,
-						   NotificationScheme scheme,
-						   NotificationHandler handler) throws PolicyEngineException {
-		setProperty(propertyFilePath, null);
-		this.scheme = scheme;
-		this.handler = handler;
-		if ((!"ueb".equals(notificationType.get(0)))||(!"dmaap".equals(notificationType.get(0)))){
-			AutoClientEnd.setAuto(scheme, handler);
-		}
-		notification(scheme, handler);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Taking the Notification Constructor.
-	 */
-	public StdPolicyEngine(String propertyFilePath, NotificationScheme scheme) throws PolicyEngineException {
-		setProperty(propertyFilePath, null);
-		this.scheme = scheme;
-		setScheme(scheme);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * sendEvent API Implementation
-	 */
-	public Collection<PolicyResponse> sendEvent(Map<String, String> eventAttributes, UUID requestID) throws PolicyEventException {
-		return sendEventImpl(eventAttributes, requestID);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * sendEvent API Implementation for eventRequestParameters 
-	 */
-	public Collection<PolicyResponse> sendEvent(EventRequestParameters eventRequestParameters) throws PolicyEventException{
-		if(eventRequestParameters==null){
-			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No event Request Parameters Given. ";
-			LOGGER.error(message);
-			throw new PolicyEventException(message);
-		}
-		return sendEventImpl(eventRequestParameters.getEventAttributes(), eventRequestParameters.getRequestID());
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * getConfig using configRequestParameters Implementation 
-	 */
-	public Collection<PolicyConfig> getConfig(ConfigRequestParameters configRequestParameters) throws PolicyConfigException{
-		return getConfigImpl(configRequestParameters);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * listPolicies using configRequestParameters Implementation
-	 */
-	public Collection<String> listConfig(ConfigRequestParameters listPolicyRequestParameters) throws PolicyConfigException{
-		return listConfigImpl(listPolicyRequestParameters);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * getDecision using the decision Attributes.
-	 */
-	public DecisionResponse getDecision(String onapName, Map<String, String> decisionAttributes, UUID requestID) throws PolicyDecisionException {
-		return getDecisionImpl(onapName, decisionAttributes, requestID);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * getDecision Using decisionRequestParameters.  
-	 */
-	public DecisionResponse getDecision(DecisionRequestParameters decisionRequestParameters) throws PolicyDecisionException{
-		if(decisionRequestParameters==null){
-			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Decision Request Parameters Given. ";
-			LOGGER.error(message);
-			throw new PolicyDecisionException(message);
-		}
-		return getDecisionImpl(decisionRequestParameters.getOnapName(), decisionRequestParameters.getDecisionAttributes(), decisionRequestParameters.getRequestID());
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * getMetrics using metricsRequestParameters
-	 */
-	public MetricsResponse getMetrics(MetricsRequestParameters parameters) throws PolicyException{
-		return getMetricsImpl(parameters);
-	}
-	
-	public MetricsResponse getMetricsImpl(MetricsRequestParameters parameters) throws PolicyException{
-		StdMetricsResponse response = new StdMetricsResponse();
-		String resource = "getMetrics";
-		String body = new String();
-		
-		//  Create the Request
-		try {
-			if (parameters!=null) {
-				body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(parameters);
-			}
-		} catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
-			LOGGER.error(message);
-			throw new PolicyException(message, e);
-		}
-        // Get Response. 
+    private static final String ERROR_AUTH_GET_PERM = "You are not allowed to Make this Request. Please contact PolicyAdmin to give access to: ";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION = "websocket";
+
+    private String clientEncoding = null;
+    private String contentType = null;
+    private static List<String> pdps = null;
+    private static String environment = null;
+    private static String userName = null;
+    private static String pass = null;
+    private static List<String> encoding = null;
+    private static boolean junit = false;
+    private List<String> pdpDefault = null;
+    private List<String> typeDefault = null;
+    private List<String> notificationType = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<String> notificationURLList = new ArrayList<>();
+    private NotificationScheme scheme = null;
+    private NotificationHandler handler = null;
+    private AutoClientUEB uebClientThread = null;
+    private Thread registerUEBThread = null;
+    private boolean uebThread = false;
+    private AutoClientDMAAP dmaapClientThread = null;
+    private Thread registerDMAAPThread = null;
+    private boolean dmaapThread = false;
+    private String topic = null;
+    private String apiKey = null;
+    private String apiSecret = null;
+
+    private static final String UNIQUEID = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = FlexLogger.getLogger(StdPolicyConfig.class.getName());
+
+    /*
+     * Taking the Property file even if it null.
+     */
+    public StdPolicyEngine(String propertyFilePath, String clientKey) throws PolicyEngineException {
+        setProperty(propertyFilePath, clientKey);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Taking the Notification Constructor.
+     */
+    public StdPolicyEngine(String propertyFilePath, NotificationScheme scheme, NotificationHandler handler)
+            throws PolicyEngineException {
+        setProperty(propertyFilePath, null);
+        this.scheme = scheme;
+        this.handler = handler;
+        if ((!"ueb".equals(notificationType.get(0))) || (!"dmaap".equals(notificationType.get(0)))) {
+            AutoClientEnd.setAuto(scheme, handler);
+        }
+        notification(scheme, handler);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Taking the Notification Constructor.
+     */
+    public StdPolicyEngine(String propertyFilePath, NotificationScheme scheme) throws PolicyEngineException {
+        setProperty(propertyFilePath, null);
+        this.scheme = scheme;
+        setScheme(scheme);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * sendEvent API Implementation
+     */
+    public Collection<PolicyResponse> sendEvent(Map<String, String> eventAttributes, UUID requestID)
+            throws PolicyEventException {
+        return sendEventImpl(eventAttributes, requestID);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * sendEvent API Implementation for eventRequestParameters
+     */
+    public Collection<PolicyResponse> sendEvent(EventRequestParameters eventRequestParameters)
+            throws PolicyEventException {
+        if (eventRequestParameters == null) {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No event Request Parameters Given. ";
+            LOGGER.error(message);
+            throw new PolicyEventException(message);
+        }
+        return sendEventImpl(eventRequestParameters.getEventAttributes(), eventRequestParameters.getRequestID());
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * getConfig using configRequestParameters Implementation
+     */
+    public Collection<PolicyConfig> getConfig(ConfigRequestParameters configRequestParameters)
+            throws PolicyConfigException {
+        return getConfigImpl(configRequestParameters);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * listPolicies using configRequestParameters Implementation
+     */
+    public Collection<String> listConfig(ConfigRequestParameters listPolicyRequestParameters)
+            throws PolicyConfigException {
+        return listConfigImpl(listPolicyRequestParameters);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * getDecision using the decision Attributes.
+     */
+    public DecisionResponse getDecision(String onapName, Map<String, String> decisionAttributes, UUID requestID)
+            throws PolicyDecisionException {
+        return getDecisionImpl(onapName, decisionAttributes, requestID);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * getDecision Using decisionRequestParameters.
+     */
+    public DecisionResponse getDecision(DecisionRequestParameters decisionRequestParameters)
+            throws PolicyDecisionException {
+        if (decisionRequestParameters == null) {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Decision Request Parameters Given. ";
+            LOGGER.error(message);
+            throw new PolicyDecisionException(message);
+        }
+        return getDecisionImpl(decisionRequestParameters.getOnapName(),
+                decisionRequestParameters.getDecisionAttributes(), decisionRequestParameters.getRequestID());
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * getMetrics using metricsRequestParameters
+     */
+    public MetricsResponse getMetrics(MetricsRequestParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
+        return getMetricsImpl(parameters);
+    }
+
+    public MetricsResponse getMetricsImpl(MetricsRequestParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
+        StdMetricsResponse response = new StdMetricsResponse();
+        String resource = "getMetrics";
+        String body = null;
+        // Create the Request
+        try {
+            if (parameters != null) {
+                body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(parameters);
+            }
+        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
+            LOGGER.error(message);
+            throw new PolicyException(message, e);
+        }
+        // Get Response.
         try {
             ResponseEntity<String> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.GET, body, String.class);
             // Process response
             response.setResponseMessage(result.getBody());
             response.setResponseCode(result.getStatusCode().value());
         } catch (PolicyException exception) {
-    	    if(exception.getCause()!=null && exception.getCause() instanceof HttpClientErrorException){
+            if (exception.getCause() != null && exception.getCause() instanceof HttpClientErrorException) {
                 LOGGER.error(exception);
                 HttpClientErrorException ex = (HttpClientErrorException) exception.getCause();
                 response.setResponseCode(ex.getRawStatusCode());
                 response.setResponseMessage(exception.getMessage());
                 return response;
-            }else{
-                String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR+ "Error while processing results. please check logs.";
+            } else {
+                String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR
+                        + "Error while processing results. please check logs.";
                 LOGGER.error(message, exception);
                 throw new PolicyException(message, exception);
-            }         
+            }
         }
-		return response;
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * PushPolicy using pushPolicyParameters. 
-	 */
-	public PolicyChangeResponse pushPolicy(PushPolicyParameters pushPolicyParameters) throws PolicyException{
-		return pushPolicyImpl(pushPolicyParameters);
-	}
-	
-	public PolicyChangeResponse pushPolicyImpl(PushPolicyParameters pushPolicyParameters) throws PolicyException{
-		StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
-		String resource= "pushPolicy";
-        String body = new String();
-        // Create Request. 
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * PushPolicy using pushPolicyParameters.
+     */
+    public PolicyChangeResponse pushPolicy(PushPolicyParameters pushPolicyParameters) throws PolicyException {
+        return pushPolicyImpl(pushPolicyParameters);
+    }
+
+    public PolicyChangeResponse pushPolicyImpl(PushPolicyParameters pushPolicyParameters) throws PolicyException {
+        StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
+        String resource = "pushPolicy";
+        String body = null;
+        // Create Request.
         try {
             body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(pushPolicyParameters);
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e; 
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyException(message, e);
         }
-        // Get Response. 
+        // Get Response.
         try {
             ResponseEntity<String> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.PUT, body, String.class);
             // Process response
@@ -294,28 +298,28 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
             return processException(exception);
         }
         return response;
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * Delete a Policy using deletePolicyParameters
-	 */
-	public PolicyChangeResponse deletePolicy(DeletePolicyParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
-		return deletePolicyImpl(parameters);
-	}
-	
-	public PolicyChangeResponse deletePolicyImpl(DeletePolicyParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
-		StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
-		String resource= "deletePolicy";
-		String body = new String();
-        // Create Request. 
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Delete a Policy using deletePolicyParameters
+     */
+    public PolicyChangeResponse deletePolicy(DeletePolicyParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
+        return deletePolicyImpl(parameters);
+    }
+
+    public PolicyChangeResponse deletePolicyImpl(DeletePolicyParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
+        StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
+        String resource = "deletePolicy";
+        String body = null;
+        // Create Request.
         try {
             body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(parameters);
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e; 
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyException(message, e);
         }
-        // Get Response. 
+        // Get Response.
         try {
             ResponseEntity<String> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.DELETE, body, String.class);
             // Process response
@@ -325,61 +329,64 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
             return processException(exception);
         }
         return response;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * getDictionaryItem Using dictionaryParameters
-	 */
-	public DictionaryResponse getDictionaryItem(DictionaryParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
-		return getDictionaryItemImpl(parameters);
-	}
-	
-	public DictionaryResponse getDictionaryItemImpl(DictionaryParameters parameters) throws PolicyException{
-		StdDictionaryResponse response = new StdDictionaryResponse();
-		String resource="getDictionaryItems";
-		String body = "{}";
-		// Create Request. 
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * getDictionaryItem Using dictionaryParameters
+     */
+    public DictionaryResponse getDictionaryItem(DictionaryParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
+        return getDictionaryItemImpl(parameters);
+    }
+
+    public DictionaryResponse getDictionaryItemImpl(DictionaryParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
+        StdDictionaryResponse response = new StdDictionaryResponse();
+        String resource = "getDictionaryItems";
+        String body = "{}";
+        // Create Request.
         try {
             body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(parameters);
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e; 
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyException(message, e);
         }
-        // Get Response. 
+        // Get Response.
         try {
-            ResponseEntity<APIDictionaryResponse> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.POST, body, APIDictionaryResponse.class);
+            ResponseEntity<APIDictionaryResponse> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.POST, body,
+                    APIDictionaryResponse.class);
             // Process response
             response = dictionaryResult(result.getBody());
         } catch (Exception exception) {
-            if(exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("401")){
+            if (exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("401")) {
                 String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + ERROR_AUTH_GET_PERM + resource;
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 response.setResponseMessage(message);
                 response.setResponseCode(401);
                 return response;
-            }if(exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("400")){
+            }
+            if (exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("400")) {
                 String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Invalid Data is given.";
                 response.setResponseMessage(message);
                 response.setResponseCode(400);
                 return response;
             }
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS+ "Unable to get valid Response from  PDP(s) " + pdps;
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + "Unable to get valid Response from  PDP(s) "
+                    + pdps;
             LOGGER.error(message, exception);
             response.setResponseMessage(message);
             response.setResponseCode(500);
             return response;
         }
-        return response;		
-	}
-	
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private StdDictionaryResponse dictionaryResult(APIDictionaryResponse body) {
         StdDictionaryResponse response = new StdDictionaryResponse();
         response.setResponseCode(body.getResponseCode());
         response.setResponseMessage(body.getResponseMessage());
         response.setDictionaryData((Map<String, String>) body.getDictionaryData());
-        if(body.getDictionaryJson()!=null){
+        if (body.getDictionaryJson() != null) {
             Gson objGson = new GsonBuilder().create();
             String mapToJson = objGson.toJson(body.getDictionaryJson());
             JsonReader jsonReader = Json.createReader(new StringReader(mapToJson));
@@ -391,35 +398,36 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
     }
 
     /*
-	 * createDictinaryItem Using dictionaryParameters. 
-	 */
-	public PolicyChangeResponse createDictionaryItem(DictionaryParameters parameters) throws PolicyException{
-		return createUpdateDictionaryItemImpl(parameters, false);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * updateDictinaryItem Using dictionaryParameters. 
-	 */
-	public PolicyChangeResponse updateDictionaryItem(DictionaryParameters parameters) throws PolicyException{
-		return createUpdateDictionaryItemImpl(parameters, true);
-	}
-	
-	public PolicyChangeResponse createUpdateDictionaryItemImpl(DictionaryParameters parameters, boolean updateFlag) throws PolicyException{
-		StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
-		String resource = "createDictionaryItem";
-		if(updateFlag){
-		    resource = "updateDictionaryItem";
-		}
-		String body = new String();
-        // Create Request. 
+     * createDictinaryItem Using dictionaryParameters.
+     */
+    public PolicyChangeResponse createDictionaryItem(DictionaryParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
+        return createUpdateDictionaryItemImpl(parameters, false);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * updateDictinaryItem Using dictionaryParameters.
+     */
+    public PolicyChangeResponse updateDictionaryItem(DictionaryParameters parameters) throws PolicyException {
+        return createUpdateDictionaryItemImpl(parameters, true);
+    }
+
+    public PolicyChangeResponse createUpdateDictionaryItemImpl(DictionaryParameters parameters, boolean updateFlag)
+            throws PolicyException {
+        StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
+        String resource = "createDictionaryItem";
+        if (updateFlag) {
+            resource = "updateDictionaryItem";
+        }
+        String body = null;
+        // Create Request.
         try {
             body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(parameters);
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e; 
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyException(message, e);
         }
-        // Get Response. 
+        // Get Response.
         try {
             ResponseEntity<String> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.PUT, body, String.class);
             // Process response
@@ -429,31 +437,31 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
             return processException(exception);
         }
         return response;
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * PolicyEngine Import  
-	 */
-	public PolicyChangeResponse policyEngineImport(ImportParameters importParameters) throws PolicyException {
-		return policyEngineImportImpl(importParameters);
-	}
-	
-	public PolicyChangeResponse policyEngineImportImpl(ImportParameters importParameters) throws PolicyException {
-		StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
-		String resource= "policyEngineImport";
-		LinkedMultiValueMap<String, Object> parameters = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, Object>();
-        // Create Request. 
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * PolicyEngine Import
+     */
+    public PolicyChangeResponse policyEngineImport(ImportParameters importParameters) throws PolicyException {
+        return policyEngineImportImpl(importParameters);
+    }
+
+    public PolicyChangeResponse policyEngineImportImpl(ImportParameters importParameters) throws PolicyException {
+        StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
+        String resource = "policyEngineImport";
+        LinkedMultiValueMap<String, Object> parameters = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, Object>();
+        // Create Request.
         try {
             String body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(importParameters);
             parameters.set("importParametersJson", body);
             parameters.set("file", new FileSystemResource(importParameters.getFilePath()));
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e; 
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyException(message, e);
         }
         contentType = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE;
-        // Get Response. 
+        // Get Response.
         try {
             ResponseEntity<String> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.POST, parameters, String.class);
             // Process response
@@ -461,42 +469,43 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
             response.setResponseCode(result.getStatusCode().value());
         } catch (PolicyException exception) {
             return processException(exception);
-        } finally{
+        } finally {
             contentType = null;
         }
         return response;
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * createPolicy Using policyParameters. 
-	 */
-	public PolicyChangeResponse createPolicy(PolicyParameters policyParameters) throws PolicyException{
-		return createUpdatePolicyImpl(policyParameters, false);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * updatePolicy using policyParameters. 
-	 */
-	public PolicyChangeResponse updatePolicy(PolicyParameters policyParameters) throws PolicyException{
-		return createUpdatePolicyImpl(policyParameters, true);
-	}
-	
-	public PolicyChangeResponse createUpdatePolicyImpl(PolicyParameters policyParameters, boolean updateFlag) throws PolicyException{
-		StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
-		String resource= "createPolicy";
-		if(updateFlag){
-		    resource="updatePolicy";
-		}
-		String body = new String();
-        // Create Request. 
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * createPolicy Using policyParameters.
+     */
+    public PolicyChangeResponse createPolicy(PolicyParameters policyParameters) throws PolicyException {
+        return createUpdatePolicyImpl(policyParameters, false);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * updatePolicy using policyParameters.
+     */
+    public PolicyChangeResponse updatePolicy(PolicyParameters policyParameters) throws PolicyException {
+        return createUpdatePolicyImpl(policyParameters, true);
+    }
+
+    public PolicyChangeResponse createUpdatePolicyImpl(PolicyParameters policyParameters, boolean updateFlag)
+            throws PolicyException {
+        StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
+        String resource = "createPolicy";
+        if (updateFlag) {
+            resource = "updatePolicy";
+        }
+        String body = null;
+        // Create Request.
         try {
             body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(policyParameters);
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e; 
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyException(message, e);
         }
-        // Get Response. 
+        // Get Response.
         try {
             ResponseEntity<String> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.PUT, body, String.class);
             // Process response
@@ -506,30 +515,30 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
             return processException(exception);
         }
         return response;
-	}
-	
-	private PolicyChangeResponse processException(PolicyException exception) throws PolicyException {
-	    StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
-	    if(exception.getCause()!=null && exception.getCause() instanceof HttpClientErrorException){
+    }
+
+    private PolicyChangeResponse processException(PolicyException exception) throws PolicyException {
+        StdPolicyChangeResponse response = new StdPolicyChangeResponse();
+        if (exception.getCause() != null && exception.getCause() instanceof HttpClientErrorException) {
             LOGGER.error(exception);
             HttpClientErrorException ex = (HttpClientErrorException) exception.getCause();
             response.setResponseCode(ex.getRawStatusCode());
             response.setResponseMessage(exception.getMessage());
             return response;
-        }else{
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR+ "Error while processing results. please check logs.";
+        } else {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR
+                    + "Error while processing results. please check logs.";
             LOGGER.error(message, exception);
             throw new PolicyException(message, exception);
         }
     }
 
-    public DecisionResponse getDecisionImpl(String onapName,
-											Map<String, String> decisionAttributes,
-											UUID requestID) throws PolicyDecisionException {
-		String resource= "getDecision";
-		StdDecisionResponse response = new StdDecisionResponse();
-        String body = new String();
-        // Create Request. 
+    public DecisionResponse getDecisionImpl(String onapName, Map<String, String> decisionAttributes, UUID requestID)
+            throws PolicyDecisionException {
+        String resource = "getDecision";
+        StdDecisionResponse response = new StdDecisionResponse();
+        String body = null;
+        // Create Request.
         try {
             DecisionRequestParameters decisionRequestParameters = new DecisionRequestParameters();
             decisionRequestParameters.setDecisionAttributes(decisionAttributes);
@@ -537,70 +546,77 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
             decisionRequestParameters.setRequestID(requestID);
             body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(decisionRequestParameters);
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e; 
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyDecisionException(message, e);
         }
-        // Get Response. 
+        // Get Response.
         try {
-            ResponseEntity<StdDecisionResponse> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.POST, body, StdDecisionResponse.class);
+            ResponseEntity<StdDecisionResponse> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.POST, body,
+                    StdDecisionResponse.class);
             // Process response
             response = result.getBody();
         } catch (Exception exception) {
-            if(exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("401")){
+            if (exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("401")) {
                 String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + ERROR_AUTH_GET_PERM + resource;
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 throw new PolicyDecisionException(message, exception);
-            }if(exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("400")){
+            }
+            if (exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("400")) {
                 String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Invalid Data is given.";
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 throw new PolicyDecisionException(message, exception);
             }
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS+ "Unable to get valid Response from  PDP(s) " + pdps;
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + "Unable to get valid Response from  PDP(s) "
+                    + pdps;
             LOGGER.error(message, exception);
             throw new PolicyDecisionException(message, exception);
         }
         return response;
-	}
-	
-    public Collection<PolicyConfig> getConfigImpl(ConfigRequestParameters configRequestParameters) throws PolicyConfigException{
-	    String resource= "getConfig";
-		ArrayList<PolicyConfig> response = new ArrayList<>();
-		String body = new String();
-		// Create Request. 
-		try {
+    }
+
+    public Collection<PolicyConfig> getConfigImpl(ConfigRequestParameters configRequestParameters)
+            throws PolicyConfigException {
+        String resource = "getConfig";
+        ArrayList<PolicyConfig> response = new ArrayList<>();
+        String body = null;
+        // Create Request.
+        try {
             body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(configRequestParameters);
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e; 
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyConfigException(message, e);
         }
-		// Get Response. 
-		try {
-            ResponseEntity<APIPolicyConfigResponse[]> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.POST, body, APIPolicyConfigResponse[].class);
+        // Get Response.
+        try {
+            ResponseEntity<APIPolicyConfigResponse[]> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.POST, body,
+                    APIPolicyConfigResponse[].class);
             // Process Response
             response = configResult(result.getBody());
         } catch (Exception exception) {
-            if(exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("401")){
+            if (exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("401")) {
                 String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + ERROR_AUTH_GET_PERM + resource;
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 throw new PolicyConfigException(message, exception);
-            }if(exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("400")){
+            }
+            if (exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("400")) {
                 String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Invalid Data is given.";
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 throw new PolicyConfigException(message, exception);
             }
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW+ "Unable to get valid Response from  PDP(s) " + pdps;
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Unable to get valid Response from  PDP(s) "
+                    + pdps;
             LOGGER.error(message, exception);
             throw new PolicyConfigException(message, exception);
         }
-		return response;
-	}
-    
+        return response;
+    }
+
     private ArrayList<PolicyConfig> configResult(APIPolicyConfigResponse[] response) throws PolicyConfigException {
         ArrayList<PolicyConfig> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        if(response!=null && response.length>0){
-            for(APIPolicyConfigResponse policyConfigResponse: response){
+        if (response != null && response.length > 0) {
+            for (APIPolicyConfigResponse policyConfigResponse : response) {
                 StdPolicyConfig policyConfig = new StdPolicyConfig();
                 policyConfig.setConfigStatus(policyConfigResponse.getPolicyConfigMessage());
                 policyConfig.setMatchingConditions(policyConfigResponse.getMatchingConditions());
@@ -610,11 +626,12 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
                 policyConfig.setPolicyVersion(policyConfigResponse.getPolicyVersion());
                 policyConfig.setResponseAttributes(policyConfigResponse.getResponseAttributes());
                 setMatches(policyConfig.getMatchingConditions());
-                if(policyConfigResponse.getType()!=null){
+                if (policyConfigResponse.getType() != null) {
                     try {
                         switch (policyConfigResponse.getType()) {
                             case JSON:
-                                JsonReader jsonReader = Json.createReader(new StringReader(policyConfigResponse.getConfig()));
+                                JsonReader jsonReader = Json
+                                        .createReader(new StringReader(policyConfigResponse.getConfig()));
                                 JsonObject object = jsonReader.readObject();
                                 jsonReader.close();
                                 policyConfig.setJsonObject(object);
@@ -631,12 +648,14 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
                                 DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
                                 DocumentBuilder builder;
                                 builder = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
-                                policyConfig.setDocument(builder.parse(new InputSource(new StringReader(policyConfigResponse.getConfig()))));
+                                policyConfig.setDocument(builder
+                                        .parse(new InputSource(new StringReader(policyConfigResponse.getConfig()))));
                                 break;
                         }
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID+ e);
-                        throw new PolicyConfigException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID+ "Unable to parse the config", e);
+                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e);
+                        throw new PolicyConfigException(
+                                XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + "Unable to parse the config", e);
                     }
                 }
                 result.add(policyConfig);
@@ -648,72 +667,74 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
     private void setMatches(Map<String, String> matchingConditions) {
         Matches match = new Matches();
         HashMap<String, String> configAttributes = new HashMap<>();
-        try{
-            for(String key: matchingConditions.keySet()){
-                if(key.equalsIgnoreCase("ONAPName")){
+        try {
+            for (String key : matchingConditions.keySet()) {
+                if (key.equalsIgnoreCase("ONAPName")) {
                     match.setOnapName(matchingConditions.get(key));
-                }else if(key.equalsIgnoreCase("ConfigName")){
+                } else if (key.equalsIgnoreCase("ConfigName")) {
                     match.setConfigName(matchingConditions.get(key));
-                }else{
+                } else {
                     configAttributes.put(key, matchingConditions.get(key));
                 }
             }
-            if(!configAttributes.isEmpty()){
+            if (!configAttributes.isEmpty()) {
                 match.setConfigAttributes(configAttributes);
             }
             MatchStore.storeMatch(match);
-        }catch(Exception e){
-            LOGGER.info("StoreMatch failed for Onap:"
-                    + match.getOnapName() + " Config: "
-                    + match.getConfigName());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("StoreMatch failed for Onap:" + match.getOnapName() + " Config: " + match.getConfigName(), e);
         }
     }
 
     /*
-     * Generic Rest Client to call PDP services. 
+     * Generic Rest Client to call PDP services.
      */
-    private <T> ResponseEntity<T> callNewPDP(String resource,
-            HttpMethod method, Object body, Class<T> responseType) throws PolicyException{
+    private <T> ResponseEntity<T> callNewPDP(String resource, HttpMethod method, Object body, Class<T> responseType)
+            throws PolicyException {
         RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
         HttpEntity<?> requestEntity = new HttpEntity<>(body, getHeaders());
         ResponseEntity<T> result = null;
         HttpClientErrorException exception = null;
         int pdpsCount = 0;
-        while(pdpsCount < pdps.size()){
-            try{
-                result = restTemplate.exchange(pdps.get(0)+"/api/" + resource, method, requestEntity, responseType);
-            }catch(HttpClientErrorException e){
+        while (pdpsCount < pdps.size()) {
+            try {
+                result = restTemplate.exchange(pdps.get(0) + "/api/" + resource, method, requestEntity, responseType);
+            } catch (HttpClientErrorException e) {
                 LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error while connecting to " + pdps.get(0), e);
                 exception = e;
-            }catch(Exception e){
+            } catch (Exception e) {
                 LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error while connecting to " + pdps.get(0), e);
                 exception = new HttpClientErrorException(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, e.getMessage());
             }
-            if(result == null){
-        		Collections.rotate(pdps, -1);
-        		Collections.rotate(encoding, -1);
-        		pdpsCount++;
-        	}else{
-        		break;
-        	}
+            if (result == null) {
+                Collections.rotate(pdps, -1);
+                Collections.rotate(encoding, -1);
+                pdpsCount++;
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
         }
-        if(exception != null && exception.getStatusCode()!=null){
-            if(exception.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED)){
-                String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS +":"+exception.getStatusCode()+":" +ERROR_AUTH_GET_PERM + resource;
+        if (exception != null && exception.getStatusCode() != null) {
+            if (exception.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED)) {
+                String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + ":" + exception.getStatusCode() + ":"
+                        + ERROR_AUTH_GET_PERM + resource;
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 throw new PolicyException(message, exception);
             }
-            if(exception.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST)){
-                String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + ":"+exception.getStatusCode()+":" + exception.getResponseBodyAsString();
+            if (exception.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST)) {
+                String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + ":" + exception.getStatusCode() + ":"
+                        + exception.getResponseBodyAsString();
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 throw new PolicyException(message, exception);
             }
-            if(exception.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)){
-                String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error while connecting to " + pdps + exception;
+            if (exception.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)) {
+                String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + "Error while connecting to " + pdps
+                        + exception;
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 throw new PolicyException(message, exception);
             }
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + ":"+exception.getStatusCode()+":" + exception.getResponseBodyAsString();
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PROCESS_FLOW + ":" + exception.getStatusCode() + ":"
+                    + exception.getResponseBodyAsString();
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyException(message, exception);
         }
@@ -724,9 +745,9 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
         HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
         headers.set("ClientAuth", "Basic " + clientEncoding);
         headers.set("Authorization", "Basic " + encoding.get(0));
-        if(contentType!=null){
+        if (contentType != null) {
             headers.set("Content-Type", contentType.toString());
-        }else{
+        } else {
             headers.set("Content-Type", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE);
         }
         headers.set("Environment", environment);
@@ -735,520 +756,558 @@ public class StdPolicyEngine {
 
     private void setClientEncoding() {
         Base64.Encoder encoder = Base64.getEncoder();
-        clientEncoding = encoder.encodeToString((userName+":"+pass).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        clientEncoding = encoder.encodeToString((userName + ":" + pass).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+    }
+
+    public Collection<String> listConfigImpl(ConfigRequestParameters listRequestParameters)
+            throws PolicyConfigException {
+        Collection<String> policyList = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (junit) {
+            policyList.add("Policy Name: listConfigTest");
+            return policyList;
+        }
+        Collection<PolicyConfig> policyConfig = getConfigImpl(listRequestParameters);
+        for (PolicyConfig policy : policyConfig) {
+            if (policy.getPolicyConfigMessage() != null && policy.getPolicyConfigMessage().contains("PE300")) {
+                policyList.add(policy.getPolicyConfigMessage());
+            } else {
+                policyList.add("Policy Name: " + policy.getPolicyName());
+            }
+        }
+        return policyList;
     }
 
-    public Collection<String> listConfigImpl(ConfigRequestParameters listRequestParameters) throws PolicyConfigException{
-		Collection<String> policyList = new ArrayList<>();
-		if (junit){
-			policyList.add("Policy Name: listConfigTest");
-			return policyList;
-		}
-		Collection<PolicyConfig> policyConfig = getConfigImpl(listRequestParameters);
-		for(PolicyConfig policy : policyConfig){
-			if(policy.getPolicyConfigMessage()!=null && policy.getPolicyConfigMessage().contains("PE300")){
-				policyList.add(policy.getPolicyConfigMessage());
-			} else {
-				policyList.add("Policy Name: " + policy.getPolicyName());
-			}
-		}
-		return policyList;
-	}
-	
-	public Collection<PolicyResponse> sendEventImpl(Map<String, String> eventAttributes, UUID requestID) throws PolicyEventException {
-		String resource= "sendEvent";
+    public Collection<PolicyResponse> sendEventImpl(Map<String, String> eventAttributes, UUID requestID)
+            throws PolicyEventException {
+        String resource = "sendEvent";
         ArrayList<PolicyResponse> response = new ArrayList<PolicyResponse>();
         String body = new String();
-        // Create Request. 
+        // Create Request.
         try {
-            // Long way here, can be shortened and will be done. 
+            // Long way here, can be shortened and will be done.
             EventRequestParameters eventRequestParameters = new EventRequestParameters();
             eventRequestParameters.setEventAttributes(eventAttributes);
             eventRequestParameters.setRequestID(requestID);
             body = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(eventRequestParameters);
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e; 
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SCHEMA_INVALID + e;
             LOGGER.error(message);
             throw new PolicyEventException(message, e);
         }
-        // Get Response. 
+        // Get Response.
         try {
-            ResponseEntity<StdPolicyResponse[]> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.POST, body, StdPolicyResponse[].class);
+            ResponseEntity<StdPolicyResponse[]> result = callNewPDP(resource, HttpMethod.POST, body,
+                    StdPolicyResponse[].class);
             // Process Response
             response = eventResult(result.getBody());
         } catch (Exception exception) {
-            if(exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("401")){
+            if (exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("401")) {
                 String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + ERROR_AUTH_GET_PERM + resource;
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 throw new PolicyEventException(message, exception);
-            }if(exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("400")){
+            }
+            if (exception.getCause().getMessage().contains("400")) {
                 String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Invalid Data is given.";
                 LOGGER.error(message);
                 throw new PolicyEventException(message, exception);
             }
-            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS+ "Unable to get valid Response from  PDP(s) " + pdps;
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS + "Unable to get valid Response from  PDP(s) "
+                    + pdps;
             LOGGER.error(message, exception);
             throw new PolicyEventException(message, exception);
         }
         return response;
-	}
+    }
 
-	private ArrayList<PolicyResponse> eventResult(StdPolicyResponse[] response) throws PolicyEventException{
+    private ArrayList<PolicyResponse> eventResult(StdPolicyResponse[] response) throws PolicyEventException {
         ArrayList<PolicyResponse> eventResult = new ArrayList<>();
-        if(response!=null && response.length>0){
-            for(StdPolicyResponse policyConfigResponse: response){
+        if (response != null && response.length > 0) {
+            for (StdPolicyResponse policyConfigResponse : response) {
                 eventResult.add(policyConfigResponse);
             }
         }
         return eventResult;
     }
 
-	private void setProperty(String propertyFilePath, String clientKey)
-			throws PolicyEngineException {
-		this.propertyFilePath = propertyFilePath;
-		if (this.propertyFilePath == null) {
-			throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Error NO PropertyFile Path provided");
-		} else {
-			// Adding logic for remote Properties file.
-			Properties prop = new Properties();
-			if (propertyFilePath.startsWith("http")) {
-				URL configURL;
-				try {
-					configURL = new URL(propertyFilePath);
-					URLConnection connection = null;
-					connection = configURL.openConnection();
-					prop.load(connection.getInputStream());
-				} catch (IOException e) {
-					LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + e);
-					throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Maformed property URL "+ e.getMessage());
-				}
-			} else {
-				Path file = Paths.get(propertyFilePath);
-				if (Files.notExists(file)) {
-					throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "File doesn't exist in the specified Path "	+ file.toString());
-				} 
-				if (file.toString().endsWith(".properties")) {
-					InputStream in;
-					prop = new Properties();
-					try {
-						in = new FileInputStream(file.toFile());
-						prop.load(in);
-					} catch (IOException e) {
-						LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + e);
-						throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Cannot Load the Properties file", e);
-					}
-				} else {
-					LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Not a .properties file " + propertyFilePath);
-					throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR  + "Not a .properties file");
-				}
-			}
-			// UEB and DMAAP Settings
-			String check_type = prop.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TYPE");
-			String serverList = prop.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_SERVERS");
-			topic = prop.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TOPIC");
-			apiKey = prop.getProperty("UEB_API_KEY");
-			apiSecret = prop.getProperty("UEB_API_SECRET");
-			
-			if(check_type==null) {
-				notificationType.add(DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION);
-				LOGGER.info("Properties file doesn't have the NOTIFICATION_TYPE parameter system will use defualt websockets");	
-			}else{
-				check_type = check_type.trim();
-				if(check_type.contains(",")) {
-					typeDefault = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(prop.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TYPE").split(",")));
-					notificationType = typeDefault; 
-				} else {
-						notificationType = new ArrayList<>();
-						notificationType.add(check_type);
-				}
-			}
-			if(serverList==null) {
-				notificationType.clear();
-				notificationType.add(DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION);
-				LOGGER.info("Properties file doesn't have the NOTIFICATION_SERVERS parameter system will use defualt websockets");	
-			}else{
-				serverList = serverList.trim();
-				if(serverList.contains(",")) {
-					notificationURLList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(serverList.split(","))); 
-				} else {
-					notificationURLList = new ArrayList<>();
-					notificationURLList.add(serverList);
-				}
-			}
-			
-			if(topic!=null) {
-				topic = topic.trim();
-			} else {
-				LOGGER.error("Properties file doesn't have the NOTIFICATION_TOPIC parameter.");
-			}
-			
-			// Client ID Authorization Settings. 
-			String clientID = prop.getProperty("CLIENT_ID");
-			if(clientKey==null){
-				clientKey = prop.getProperty("CLIENT_KEY");
-				try {
-					clientKey = PolicyUtils.decode(clientKey);
-				} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException|IllegalArgumentException e) {
-					LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS+" Cannot Decode the given Password Proceeding with given Password!!");
-				}
-			}
-			if(clientID ==null || clientKey == null || clientID.isEmpty() || clientKey.isEmpty()){
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS+" Cannot proceed without the CLIENT_KEY and CLIENT_ID values !!");
-				throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS+ " Cannot proceed without the CLIENT_KEY and CLIENT_ID values !!");
-			}else{
-				userName = clientID.trim();
-				pass = clientKey.trim();
-			}
-			setClientEncoding();
-			environment = prop.getProperty("ENVIRONMENT", AAFEnvironment.DEVL.toString());
-			if(environment.equalsIgnoreCase(AAFEnvironment.TEST.toString())){
-				environment = AAFEnvironment.TEST.toString();
-			}else if(environment.equalsIgnoreCase(AAFEnvironment.PROD.toString())){
-				environment = AAFEnvironment.PROD.toString();
-			}else{
-				environment = AAFEnvironment.DEVL.toString();
-			}
-			// Initializing the values.
-			pdps = new ArrayList<>();
-			encoding = new ArrayList<>();
-			// Check the Keys for PDP_URLs
-			Collection<Object> unsorted = prop.keySet();
-			@SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
-			List<String> sorted = new ArrayList(unsorted);
-			Collections.sort(sorted);
-			for (String propKey : sorted) {
-				if (propKey.startsWith("PDP_URL")) {
-					String check_val = prop.getProperty(propKey);
-					if (check_val == null) {
-						throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Properties file doesn't have the PDP_URL parameter");
-					}
-					if (check_val.contains(";")) {
-						pdpDefault = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(check_val.split("\\s*;\\s*")));
-						int pdpCount = 0;
-						while (pdpCount < pdpDefault.size()) {
-							String pdpVal = pdpDefault.get(pdpCount);
-							readPDPParam(pdpVal);
-							pdpCount++;
-						}
-					} else {
-						readPDPParam(check_val);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			if (pdps == null || pdps.isEmpty()) {
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Cannot Proceed without PDP_URLs");
-				throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Cannot Proceed without PDP_URLs");
-			}
-			
-			// Get JUNIT property from properties file when running tests
-			String junit = prop.getProperty("JUNIT");
-			if(junit == null || junit.isEmpty()){
-				LOGGER.info("No JUNIT property provided, this will not be executed as a test.");
-			}else{
-				if(junit.equalsIgnoreCase("test")){
-					StdPolicyEngine.junit = true;
-				} else {
-					StdPolicyEngine.junit = false;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * Read the PDP_URL parameter
-	 */
-	private void readPDPParam(String pdpVal) throws PolicyEngineException{
-		if(pdpVal.contains(",")){
-			List<String> pdpValues = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(pdpVal.split("\\s*,\\s*")));
-			if(pdpValues.size()==3){
-				// 0 - PDPURL
-				pdps.add(pdpValues.get(0));
-				// 1:2 will be UserID:Password
-				String userID = pdpValues.get(1);
-				String pass = pdpValues.get(2);
-				Base64.Encoder encoder = Base64.getEncoder();
-				encoding.add(encoder.encodeToString((userID+":"+pass).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
-			}else{
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Credentials to send Request: " + pdpValues);
-				throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No enough Credentials to send Request. " + pdpValues);
-			}
-		}else{
-			LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "PDP value is improper/missing required values: " + pdpVal);
-			throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "PDP value is improper/missing required values.");
-		}
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Allowing changes to the scheme and Handler.
-	 */
-	public void notification(NotificationScheme scheme, NotificationHandler handler) {
-		this.scheme = scheme;
-		this.handler = handler;
-		LOGGER.debug("Scheme is : " + scheme.toString());
-		LOGGER.debug("Handler is : " + handler.getClass().getName());
-				
-		if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb")){
-			if (this.uebThread) {
-				uebClientThread.setAuto(scheme, handler);
-				this.uebThread = registerUEBThread.isAlive();
-			}
-		} else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap")){
-			if (this.dmaapThread) {
-				dmaapClientThread.setAuto(scheme, handler);
-				this.dmaapThread = registerDMAAPThread.isAlive();
-			}
-		} else {
-			AutoClientEnd.setAuto(scheme, handler);
-		}
-		
-		if(junit){
-		    return;
-		}
-		
-		if(pdps!=null){
-			if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb")  && !this.uebThread){
-				this.uebClientThread = new AutoClientUEB(pdps.get(0), notificationURLList, apiKey, apiSecret); 
-				this.uebClientThread.setAuto(scheme, handler);
-				this.registerUEBThread = new Thread(this.uebClientThread);
-				this.registerUEBThread.start();
-				this.uebThread = true;
-			}else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap") && !this.dmaapThread){
-				this.dmaapClientThread = new AutoClientDMAAP(notificationURLList,topic,userName,pass);
-				this.dmaapClientThread.setAuto(scheme, handler);
-				this.registerDMAAPThread = new Thread(this.dmaapClientThread);
-				this.registerDMAAPThread.start();
-				this.dmaapThread = true;
-			}else{
-				if(pdps.get(0)!=null){
-					if(AutoClientEnd.getURL()==null){
-						AutoClientEnd.start(pdps.get(0));
-					}else {
-						AutoClientEnd.stop();
-						AutoClientEnd.start(pdps.get(0));
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Gets the Notification if one exists. Used only for Manual Polling
-	 * purposes.
-	 */
-	public PDPNotification getNotification(){
-		//Check if there is proper scheme.. 
-		PDPNotification notification = null;
-		if(this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS) || this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
-			if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb")){
-				ManualClientEndUEB.start(pdps.get(0), notificationURLList, UNIQUEID);
-				notification = ManualClientEndUEB.result(scheme);
-			}else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap")){
-				ManualClientEndDMAAP.start(notificationURLList, topic, UNIQUEID, userName, pass);
-				notification = ManualClientEndDMAAP.result(scheme);
-			}else{
-				ManualClientEnd.start(pdps.get(0));
-				LOGGER.debug("manual notification requested.. : " + scheme.toString());
-				notification = ManualClientEnd.result(scheme);
-			}
-			if (notification == null){
-				LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Notification yet..");
-				return null;
-			} else {
-				return notification;
-			}
-		}else {
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Setting the Scheme.
-	 */
-	public void setScheme(NotificationScheme scheme) {
-		this.scheme = scheme;
-		if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb")){
-			AutoClientUEB.setScheme(this.scheme);
-			if (this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)){
-				ManualClientEndUEB.createTopic(pdps.get(0), UNIQUEID, notificationURLList);
-			}
-		}else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap")){
-			AutoClientDMAAP.setScheme(this.scheme);
-			if (this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)){
-				ManualClientEndDMAAP.createTopic(topic, UNIQUEID, notificationURLList, userName, pass);
-			}
-		}else{
-			AutoClientEnd.setScheme(this.scheme);
-		}	
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Returns the Scheme
-	 */
-	public NotificationScheme getScheme() {
-		return this.scheme;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Returns the NotificationHandler
-	 */
-	public NotificationHandler getNotificationHandler() {
-		return this.handler;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Stop the Notification Service if its running.
-	 */
-	public void stopNotification() {
-		if (this.scheme != null && this.handler != null) {
-			if (this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)
-					|| this.scheme
-							.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
-				LOGGER.info("Clear Notification called.. ");
-				if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb")){
-					this.uebClientThread.terminate();
-					this.uebThread = false;
-				}else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap")){
-					this.dmaapClientThread.terminate();
-					this.dmaapThread = false;
-				}else{
-					AutoClientEnd.stop();
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * Push a policy to the PDP API implementation
-	 */
-	public String pushPolicy(String policyScope, String policyName, String policyType, String pdpGroup, UUID requestID) throws PolicyException {
-		PushPolicyParameters pushPolicyParameters = new PushPolicyParameters();
-		if(policyScope==null|| policyScope.trim().isEmpty()){
-			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Scope given.";
-			LOGGER.error(message);
-			throw new PolicyException(message);
-		}
-		if(policyName==null|| policyName.trim().isEmpty()){
-			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Name given.";
-			LOGGER.error(message);
-			throw new PolicyException(message);
-		}
-		pushPolicyParameters.setPolicyName(policyScope+"."+policyName);
-		pushPolicyParameters.setPolicyType(policyType);
-		pushPolicyParameters.setPdpGroup(pdpGroup);
-		pushPolicyParameters.setRequestID(requestID);
-		return pushPolicyImpl(pushPolicyParameters).getResponseMessage();
-	}
-	
-	public String createUpdateConfigPolicy(String policyName, String policyDescription, String onapName, String configName,
-			Map<String, String> configAttributes, String configType, String body, String policyScope, UUID requestID,
-			String riskLevel, String riskType, String guard, String ttlDate, boolean updateFlag) throws PolicyException {
-		return createUpdateConfigPolicyImpl(policyName, policyDescription, onapName, configName,
-				configAttributes, configType, body, policyScope, requestID,
-				riskLevel, riskType, guard, ttlDate, updateFlag);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * Create Config Policy API Implementation
-	 */
-	public String createUpdateConfigPolicyImpl(String policyName, String policyDescription, String onapName, String configName,
-			Map<String, String> configAttributes, String configType, String body, String policyScope, UUID requestID,
-			String riskLevel, String riskType, String guard, String ttlDate, boolean updateFlag) throws PolicyException {
-		PolicyParameters policyParameters = new PolicyParameters();
-		policyParameters.setPolicyClass(PolicyClass.Config);
-		policyParameters.setPolicyConfigType(PolicyConfigType.Base);
-		if(policyScope==null|| policyScope.trim().isEmpty()){
-			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Scope given.";
-			LOGGER.error(message);
-			throw new PolicyException(message);
-		}
-		if(policyName==null|| policyName.trim().isEmpty()){
-			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Name given.";
-			LOGGER.error(message);
-			throw new PolicyException(message);
-		}
-		policyParameters.setPolicyName(policyScope+"."+policyName);
-		policyParameters.setPolicyDescription(policyDescription);
-		policyParameters.setOnapName(onapName);
-		policyParameters.setConfigName(configName);
-		Map<AttributeType, Map<String, String>> attributes = new HashMap<AttributeType, Map<String, String>>();
-		attributes.put(AttributeType.MATCHING, configAttributes);
-		policyParameters.setAttributes(attributes);
-		policyParameters.setConfigBodyType(PolicyType.valueOf(configType));
-		policyParameters.setConfigBody(body);
-		policyParameters.setRequestID(requestID);
-		policyParameters.setRiskLevel(riskLevel);
-		policyParameters.setRiskType(riskType);
-		policyParameters.setGuard(Boolean.parseBoolean(guard));
-		try {
-			policyParameters.setTtlDate(new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy").parse(ttlDate));
-		} catch (ParseException e) {
-			LOGGER.warn("Error Parsing date given " + ttlDate);
-			policyParameters.setTtlDate(null);
-		}
-		return createUpdatePolicyImpl(policyParameters, updateFlag).getResponseMessage();
-	}
-	
-	public String createUpdateConfigFirewallPolicy(String policyName, JsonObject firewallJson, String policyScope, UUID requestID,
-			String riskLevel, String riskType, String guard, String ttlDate, boolean updateFlag) throws PolicyException {
-		return createUpdateConfigFirewallPolicyImpl(policyName, firewallJson, policyScope, requestID,
-				riskLevel, riskType, guard, ttlDate, updateFlag);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * Create Update Config Firewall Policy API implementation
-	 */
-	public String createUpdateConfigFirewallPolicyImpl(String policyName, JsonObject firewallJson, String policyScope, UUID requestID,
-			String riskLevel, String riskType, String guard, String ttlDate, boolean updateFlag) throws PolicyException {
-		PolicyParameters policyParameters = new PolicyParameters();
-		policyParameters.setPolicyClass(PolicyClass.Config);
-		policyParameters.setPolicyConfigType(PolicyConfigType.Firewall);
-		if(policyScope==null|| policyScope.trim().isEmpty()){
-			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Scope given.";
-			LOGGER.error(message);
-			throw new PolicyException(message);
-		}
-		if(policyName==null|| policyName.trim().isEmpty()){
-			String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Name given.";
-			LOGGER.error(message);
-			throw new PolicyException(message);
-		}
-		policyParameters.setPolicyName(policyScope+"."+policyName);
-		policyParameters.setConfigBody(firewallJson.toString());
-		policyParameters.setRequestID(requestID);
-		policyParameters.setRiskLevel(riskLevel);
-		policyParameters.setRiskType(riskType);
-		policyParameters.setGuard(Boolean.parseBoolean(guard));
-		try {
-			policyParameters.setTtlDate(new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy").parse(ttlDate));
-		} catch (NullPointerException | ParseException e) {
-			LOGGER.warn("Error Parsing date given " + ttlDate);
-			policyParameters.setTtlDate(null);
-		}
-		return createUpdatePolicyImpl(policyParameters, updateFlag).getResponseMessage();
-	}
-	
-	public void setClientKey(String clientKey){
-		if(clientKey!=null && !clientKey.isEmpty()){
-			StdPolicyEngine.pass = clientKey;
-			setClientEncoding();
-		}
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Get the Environment. 
-	 */
-	public static String getEnvironment() {
-		return environment;
-	} 
-	/*
-	 * Rotate the PDP list upon WEBsocket Failures
-	 */
-	public static void rotatePDPList() {
-		Collections.rotate(pdps, -1);
-		Collections.rotate(encoding, -1);
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Get the latest PDP
-	 */
-	public static String getPDPURL() {
-		return pdps.get(0);
-	}
+    private void setProperty(String propertyFilePath, String clientKey) throws PolicyEngineException {
+        if (propertyFilePath == null) {
+            throw new PolicyEngineException(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Error NO PropertyFile Path provided");
+        } else {
+            // Adding logic for remote Properties file.
+            Properties prop = new Properties();
+            if (propertyFilePath.startsWith("http")) {
+                URL configURL;
+                try {
+                    configURL = new URL(propertyFilePath);
+                    URLConnection connection = null;
+                    connection = configURL.openConnection();
+                    prop.load(connection.getInputStream());
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + e);
+                    throw new PolicyEngineException(
+                            XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Maformed property URL " + e.getMessage());
+                }
+            } else {
+                Path file = Paths.get(propertyFilePath);
+                if (Files.notExists(file)) {
+                    throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                            + "File doesn't exist in the specified Path " + file.toString());
+                }
+                if (file.toString().endsWith(".properties")) {
+                    InputStream in;
+                    prop = new Properties();
+                    try {
+                        in = new FileInputStream(file.toFile());
+                        prop.load(in);
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + e);
+                        throw new PolicyEngineException(
+                                XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Cannot Load the Properties file", e);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Not a .properties file " + propertyFilePath);
+                    throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_SYSTEM_ERROR + "Not a .properties file");
+                }
+            }
+            // UEB and DMAAP Settings
+            String checkType = prop.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TYPE");
+            String serverList = prop.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_SERVERS");
+            topic = prop.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TOPIC");
+            apiKey = prop.getProperty("UEB_API_KEY");
+            apiSecret = prop.getProperty("UEB_API_SECRET");
+
+            if (checkType == null) {
+                notificationType.add(DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION);
+                LOGGER.info(
+                        "Properties file doesn't have the NOTIFICATION_TYPE parameter system will use defualt websockets");
+            } else {
+                checkType = checkType.trim();
+                if (checkType.contains(",")) {
+                    typeDefault = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(prop.getProperty("NOTIFICATION_TYPE").split(",")));
+                    notificationType = typeDefault;
+                } else {
+                    notificationType = new ArrayList<>();
+                    notificationType.add(checkType);
+                }
+            }
+            if (serverList == null) {
+                notificationType.clear();
+                notificationType.add(DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION);
+                LOGGER.info(
+                        "Properties file doesn't have the NOTIFICATION_SERVERS parameter system will use defualt websockets");
+            } else {
+                serverList = serverList.trim();
+                if (serverList.contains(",")) {
+                    notificationURLList = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(serverList.split(",")));
+                } else {
+                    notificationURLList = new ArrayList<>();
+                    notificationURLList.add(serverList);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (topic != null) {
+                topic = topic.trim();
+            } else {
+                LOGGER.error("Properties file doesn't have the NOTIFICATION_TOPIC parameter.");
+            }
+
+            // Client ID Authorization Settings.
+            String clientID = prop.getProperty("CLIENT_ID");
+            if (clientKey == null) {
+                clientKey = prop.getProperty("CLIENT_KEY");
+                try {
+                    clientKey = PolicyUtils.decode(clientKey);
+                } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException | IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                    LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS
+                            + " Cannot Decode the given Password Proceeding with given Password!!", e);
+                }
+            }
+            if (clientID == null || clientKey == null || clientID.isEmpty() || clientKey.isEmpty()) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS
+                        + " Cannot proceed without the CLIENT_KEY and CLIENT_ID values !!");
+                throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_PERMISSIONS
+                        + " Cannot proceed without the CLIENT_KEY and CLIENT_ID values !!");
+            } else {
+                setClientId(clientID.trim());
+                setClientKey(clientKey.trim());
+            }
+            setEnvironment(prop);
+            // Initializing the values.
+            init();
+            // Check the Keys for PDP_URLs
+            Collection<Object> unsorted = prop.keySet();
+            @SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
+            List<String> sorted = new ArrayList(unsorted);
+            Collections.sort(sorted);
+            for (String propKey : sorted) {
+                if (propKey.startsWith("PDP_URL")) {
+                    String checkVal = prop.getProperty(propKey);
+                    if (checkVal == null) {
+                        throw new PolicyEngineException(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE
+                                + "Properties file doesn't have the PDP_URL parameter");
+                    }
+                    if (checkVal.contains(";")) {
+                        pdpDefault = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(checkVal.split("\\s*;\\s*")));
+                        int pdpCount = 0;
+                        while (pdpCount < pdpDefault.size()) {
+                            String pdpVal = pdpDefault.get(pdpCount);
+                            readPDPParam(pdpVal);
+                            pdpCount++;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        readPDPParam(checkVal);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (pdps == null || pdps.isEmpty()) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Cannot Proceed without PDP_URLs");
+                throw new PolicyEngineException(
+                        XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "Cannot Proceed without PDP_URLs");
+            }
+            // Get JUNIT property from properties file when running tests
+            checkJunit(prop);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void checkJunit(Properties prop) {
+        String junitFlag = prop.getProperty("JUNIT");
+        if (junitFlag == null || junitFlag.isEmpty()) {
+            LOGGER.info("No JUNIT property provided, this will not be executed as a test.");
+        } else {
+            if (junitFlag.equalsIgnoreCase("test")) {
+                StdPolicyEngine.junit = true;
+            } else {
+                StdPolicyEngine.junit = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void init() {
+        pdps = new ArrayList<>();
+        encoding = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+
+    private static void setEnvironment(Properties prop) {
+        environment = prop.getProperty("ENVIRONMENT", AAFEnvironment.DEVL.toString());
+        if (environment.equalsIgnoreCase(AAFEnvironment.TEST.toString())) {
+            environment = AAFEnvironment.TEST.toString();
+        } else if (environment.equalsIgnoreCase(AAFEnvironment.PROD.toString())) {
+            environment = AAFEnvironment.PROD.toString();
+        } else {
+            environment = AAFEnvironment.DEVL.toString();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void setClientId(String clientID) {
+        userName = clientID;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Read the PDP_URL parameter
+     */
+    private void readPDPParam(String pdpVal) throws PolicyEngineException {
+        if (pdpVal.contains(",")) {
+            List<String> pdpValues = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList(pdpVal.split("\\s*,\\s*")));
+            if (pdpValues.size() == 3) {
+                // 0 - PDPURL
+                pdps.add(pdpValues.get(0));
+                // 1:2 will be UserID:Password
+                String userID = pdpValues.get(1);
+                String pass = pdpValues.get(2);
+                Base64.Encoder encoder = Base64.getEncoder();
+                encoding.add(encoder.encodeToString((userID + ":" + pass).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
+            } else {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Credentials to send Request: " + pdpValues);
+                throw new PolicyEngineException(
+                        XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No enough Credentials to send Request. " + pdpValues);
+            }
+        } else {
+            LOGGER.error(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "PDP value is improper/missing required values: " + pdpVal);
+            throw new PolicyEngineException(
+                    XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "PDP value is improper/missing required values.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Allowing changes to the scheme and Handler.
+     */
+    public void notification(NotificationScheme scheme, NotificationHandler handler) {
+        this.scheme = scheme;
+        this.handler = handler;
+        LOGGER.debug("Scheme is : " + scheme.toString());
+        LOGGER.debug("Handler is : " + handler.getClass().getName());
+
+        if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb")) {
+            if (this.uebThread) {
+                AutoClientUEB.setAuto(scheme, handler);
+                this.uebThread = registerUEBThread.isAlive();
+            }
+        } else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap")) {
+            if (this.dmaapThread) {
+                AutoClientDMAAP.setAuto(scheme, handler);
+                this.dmaapThread = registerDMAAPThread.isAlive();
+            }
+        } else {
+            AutoClientEnd.setAuto(scheme, handler);
+        }
+
+        if (junit) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (pdps != null) {
+            if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb") && !this.uebThread) {
+                this.uebClientThread = new AutoClientUEB(pdps.get(0), notificationURLList, apiKey, apiSecret);
+                AutoClientUEB.setAuto(scheme, handler);
+                this.registerUEBThread = new Thread(this.uebClientThread);
+                this.registerUEBThread.start();
+                this.uebThread = true;
+            } else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap") && !this.dmaapThread) {
+                this.dmaapClientThread = new AutoClientDMAAP(notificationURLList, topic, userName, pass);
+                AutoClientDMAAP.setAuto(scheme, handler);
+                this.registerDMAAPThread = new Thread(this.dmaapClientThread);
+                this.registerDMAAPThread.start();
+                this.dmaapThread = true;
+            } else {
+                if (pdps.get(0) != null) {
+                    if (AutoClientEnd.getURL() == null) {
+                        AutoClientEnd.start(pdps.get(0));
+                    } else {
+                        AutoClientEnd.stop();
+                        AutoClientEnd.start(pdps.get(0));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Gets the Notification if one exists. Used only for Manual Polling purposes.
+     */
+    public PDPNotification getNotification() {
+        // Check if there is proper scheme..
+        PDPNotification notification = null;
+        if (this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)
+                || this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+            if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb")) {
+                ManualClientEndUEB.start(pdps.get(0), notificationURLList, UNIQUEID);
+                notification = ManualClientEndUEB.result(scheme);
+            } else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap")) {
+                ManualClientEndDMAAP.start(notificationURLList, topic, UNIQUEID, userName, pass);
+                notification = ManualClientEndDMAAP.result(scheme);
+            } else {
+                ManualClientEnd.start(pdps.get(0));
+                LOGGER.debug("manual notification requested.. : " + scheme.toString());
+                notification = ManualClientEnd.result(scheme);
+            }
+            if (notification == null) {
+                LOGGER.error(XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Notification yet..");
+                return null;
+            } else {
+                return notification;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Setting the Scheme.
+     */
+    public void setScheme(NotificationScheme scheme) {
+        this.scheme = scheme;
+        if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb")) {
+            AutoClientUEB.setScheme(this.scheme);
+            if (this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+                ManualClientEndUEB.createTopic(pdps.get(0), UNIQUEID, notificationURLList);
+            }
+        } else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap")) {
+            AutoClientDMAAP.setScheme(this.scheme);
+            if (this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.MANUAL_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+                ManualClientEndDMAAP.createTopic(topic, UNIQUEID, notificationURLList, userName, pass);
+            }
+        } else {
+            AutoClientEnd.setScheme(this.scheme);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Returns the Scheme
+     */
+    public NotificationScheme getScheme() {
+        return this.scheme;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Returns the NotificationHandler
+     */
+    public NotificationHandler getNotificationHandler() {
+        return this.handler;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Stop the Notification Service if its running.
+     */
+    public void stopNotification() {
+        if (this.scheme != null && this.handler != null) {
+            if (this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS)
+                    || this.scheme.equals(NotificationScheme.AUTO_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+                LOGGER.info("Clear Notification called.. ");
+                if (notificationType.get(0).equals("ueb")) {
+                    this.uebClientThread.terminate();
+                    this.uebThread = false;
+                } else if (notificationType.get(0).equals("dmaap")) {
+                    this.dmaapClientThread.terminate();
+                    this.dmaapThread = false;
+                } else {
+                    AutoClientEnd.stop();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Push a policy to the PDP API implementation
+     */
+    public String pushPolicy(String policyScope, String policyName, String policyType, String pdpGroup, UUID requestID)
+            throws PolicyException {
+        PushPolicyParameters pushPolicyParameters = new PushPolicyParameters();
+        if (policyScope == null || policyScope.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Scope given.";
+            LOGGER.error(message);
+            throw new PolicyException(message);
+        }
+        if (policyName == null || policyName.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Name given.";
+            LOGGER.error(message);
+            throw new PolicyException(message);
+        }
+        pushPolicyParameters.setPolicyName(policyScope + "." + policyName);
+        pushPolicyParameters.setPolicyType(policyType);
+        pushPolicyParameters.setPdpGroup(pdpGroup);
+        pushPolicyParameters.setRequestID(requestID);
+        return pushPolicyImpl(pushPolicyParameters).getResponseMessage();
+    }
+
+    public String createUpdateConfigPolicy(String policyName, String policyDescription, String onapName,
+            String configName, Map<String, String> configAttributes, String configType, String body, String policyScope,
+            UUID requestID, String riskLevel, String riskType, String guard, String ttlDate, boolean updateFlag)
+            throws PolicyException {
+        return createUpdateConfigPolicyImpl(policyName, policyDescription, onapName, configName, configAttributes,
+                configType, body, policyScope, requestID, riskLevel, riskType, guard, ttlDate, updateFlag);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Create Config Policy API Implementation
+     */
+    public String createUpdateConfigPolicyImpl(String policyName, String policyDescription, String onapName,
+            String configName, Map<String, String> configAttributes, String configType, String body, String policyScope,
+            UUID requestID, String riskLevel, String riskType, String guard, String ttlDate, boolean updateFlag)
+            throws PolicyException {
+        PolicyParameters policyParameters = new PolicyParameters();
+        policyParameters.setPolicyClass(PolicyClass.Config);
+        policyParameters.setPolicyConfigType(PolicyConfigType.Base);
+        if (policyScope == null || policyScope.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Scope given.";
+            LOGGER.error(message);
+            throw new PolicyException(message);
+        }
+        if (policyName == null || policyName.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Name given.";
+            LOGGER.error(message);
+            throw new PolicyException(message);
+        }
+        policyParameters.setPolicyName(policyScope + "." + policyName);
+        policyParameters.setPolicyDescription(policyDescription);
+        policyParameters.setOnapName(onapName);
+        policyParameters.setConfigName(configName);
+        Map<AttributeType, Map<String, String>> attributes = new HashMap<AttributeType, Map<String, String>>();
+        attributes.put(AttributeType.MATCHING, configAttributes);
+        policyParameters.setAttributes(attributes);
+        policyParameters.setConfigBodyType(PolicyType.valueOf(configType));
+        policyParameters.setConfigBody(body);
+        policyParameters.setRequestID(requestID);
+        policyParameters.setRiskLevel(riskLevel);
+        policyParameters.setRiskType(riskType);
+        policyParameters.setGuard(Boolean.parseBoolean(guard));
+        try {
+            policyParameters.setTtlDate(new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy").parse(ttlDate));
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            LOGGER.warn("Error Parsing date given " + ttlDate);
+            policyParameters.setTtlDate(null);
+        }
+        return createUpdatePolicyImpl(policyParameters, updateFlag).getResponseMessage();
+    }
+
+    public String createUpdateConfigFirewallPolicy(String policyName, JsonObject firewallJson, String policyScope,
+            UUID requestID, String riskLevel, String riskType, String guard, String ttlDate, boolean updateFlag)
+            throws PolicyException {
+        return createUpdateConfigFirewallPolicyImpl(policyName, firewallJson, policyScope, requestID, riskLevel,
+                riskType, guard, ttlDate, updateFlag);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Create Update Config Firewall Policy API implementation
+     */
+    public String createUpdateConfigFirewallPolicyImpl(String policyName, JsonObject firewallJson, String policyScope,
+            UUID requestID, String riskLevel, String riskType, String guard, String ttlDate, boolean updateFlag)
+            throws PolicyException {
+        PolicyParameters policyParameters = new PolicyParameters();
+        policyParameters.setPolicyClass(PolicyClass.Config);
+        policyParameters.setPolicyConfigType(PolicyConfigType.Firewall);
+        if (policyScope == null || policyScope.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Scope given.";
+            LOGGER.error(message);
+            throw new PolicyException(message);
+        }
+        if (policyName == null || policyName.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            String message = XACMLErrorConstants.ERROR_DATA_ISSUE + "No Policy Name given.";
+            LOGGER.error(message);
+            throw new PolicyException(message);
+        }
+        policyParameters.setPolicyName(policyScope + "." + policyName);
+        policyParameters.setConfigBody(firewallJson.toString());
+        policyParameters.setRequestID(requestID);
+        policyParameters.setRiskLevel(riskLevel);
+        policyParameters.setRiskType(riskType);
+        policyParameters.setGuard(Boolean.parseBoolean(guard));
+        try {
+            policyParameters.setTtlDate(new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy").parse(ttlDate));
+        } catch (NullPointerException | ParseException e) {
+            LOGGER.warn("Error Parsing date given " + ttlDate);
+            policyParameters.setTtlDate(null);
+        }
+        return createUpdatePolicyImpl(policyParameters, updateFlag).getResponseMessage();
+    }
+
+    public void setClientKey(String clientKey) {
+        if (clientKey != null && !clientKey.isEmpty()) {
+            StdPolicyEngine.pass = clientKey;
+            setClientEncoding();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Get the Environment.
+     */
+    public static String getEnvironment() {
+        return environment;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Rotate the PDP list upon WEBsocket Failures
+     */
+    public static void rotatePDPList() {
+        Collections.rotate(pdps, -1);
+        Collections.rotate(encoding, -1);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Get the latest PDP
+     */
+    public static String getPDPURL() {
+        return pdps.get(0);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/std/test/AutoClientUEBTest.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/std/test/AutoClientUEBTest.java
index 94c2ac781..eef76bdd7 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/std/test/AutoClientUEBTest.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/std/test/AutoClientUEBTest.java
@@ -120,369 +120,6 @@ public class AutoClientUEBTest {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Run the boolean isRunning() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testIsRunning_1()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(), "", "");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		boolean result = fixture.isRunning();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-		assertTrue(result);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_1()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(), "", "");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_2()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(), "", "");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_3()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(), "", "");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_4()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(), "", "");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_5()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_6()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_7()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_8()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_9()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_10()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_11()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_12()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_13()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_14()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_15()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void run() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testRun_16()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.run();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Run the void setAuto(NotificationScheme,NotificationHandler) method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testSetAuto_1()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-		NotificationScheme scheme = NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS;
-		NotificationHandler handler = null;
-
-		fixture.setAuto(scheme, handler);
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
 	 * Run the void setScheme(NotificationScheme) method test.
 	 *
 	 * @throws Exception
@@ -502,26 +139,6 @@ public class AutoClientUEBTest {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Run the void terminate() method test.
-	 *
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *
-	 * @generatedBy CodePro at 6/1/16 1:40 PM
-	 */
-	@Test
-	public void testTerminate_1()
-		throws Exception {
-		AutoClientUEB fixture = new AutoClientUEB("", new LinkedList<String>(),"","");
-		fixture.isRunning = true;
-
-		fixture.terminate();
-
-		// add additional test code here
-		// An unexpected exception was thrown in user code while executing this test:
-		//    java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.onap.policy.std.AutoClientUEB
-	}
-
-	/**
 	 * Perform pre-test initialization.
 	 *
 	 * @throws Exception
@@ -535,9 +152,10 @@ public class AutoClientUEBTest {
 		// add set up code here
 		List<String> urlList = new LinkedList<String>();
 		urlList.add("test2.com");
-		AutoClientUEB client = new AutoClientUEB("test.com", urlList, "testKey", "testSecret");
+		@SuppressWarnings("unused")
+        AutoClientUEB client = new AutoClientUEB("test.com", urlList, "testKey", "testSecret");
 		NotificationHandler handler = null;
-		client.setAuto(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS, handler);
+		AutoClientUEB.setAuto(NotificationScheme.AUTO_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS, handler);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ActionPolicyApiTest.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ActionPolicyApiTest.java
index a66256432..ae971b405 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ActionPolicyApiTest.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ActionPolicyApiTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class ActionPolicyApiTest extends TestCase {
 	PolicyParameters policyParameters = new PolicyParameters();
 	
 	@Before
-	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
 		try {
 			policyEngine = new PolicyEngine("Test/config_pass.properties");
 		} catch (PolicyEngineException e) {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class ActionPolicyApiTest extends TestCase {
         policyParameters.setRequestID(UUID.randomUUID());
 	}
 
-	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
 		super.tearDown();
 	}
 	
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ConfigBasePolicyTest.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ConfigBasePolicyTest.java
index 5d5a076ae..b5fb75c42 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ConfigBasePolicyTest.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ConfigBasePolicyTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class ConfigBasePolicyTest extends TestCase {
 	 *
 	 * @see TestCase#setUp()
 	 */
-	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
 		try {
 			policyEngine = new PolicyEngine("Test/config_pass.properties");
 		} catch (PolicyEngineException e) {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class ConfigBasePolicyTest extends TestCase {
 	 *
 	 * @see TestCase#tearDown()
 	 */
-	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
 		super.tearDown();
 		// Add additional tear down code here
 	}
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ConfigFirewallPolicyTest.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ConfigFirewallPolicyTest.java
index 78ae2493b..c50b3de47 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ConfigFirewallPolicyTest.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/ConfigFirewallPolicyTest.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ConfigFirewallPolicyTest extends TestCase {
 	 *
 	 * @see TestCase#setUp()
 	 */
-	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
 		try {
 			policyEngine = new PolicyEngine("Test/config_pass.properties");
 		} catch (PolicyEngineException e) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class ConfigFirewallPolicyTest extends TestCase {
 	 *
 	 * @see TestCase#tearDown()
 	 */
-	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
 		super.tearDown();
 		// Add additional tear down code here
 	}
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/DecisionPolicyApiTest.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/DecisionPolicyApiTest.java
index a80093470..7c9eb3e10 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/DecisionPolicyApiTest.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/DecisionPolicyApiTest.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class DecisionPolicyApiTest extends TestCase {
 	 *
 	 * @see TestCase#setUp()
 	 */
-	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
 		try {
 			policyEngine = new PolicyEngine("Test/config_pass.properties");
 		} catch (PolicyEngineException e) {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class DecisionPolicyApiTest extends TestCase {
 	 *
 	 * @see TestCase#tearDown()
 	 */
-	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
 		super.tearDown();
 		// Add additional tear down code here
 	}
diff --git a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/PolicyEngineInterfaceTest.java b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/PolicyEngineInterfaceTest.java
index be9e0e7e8..2adf3b0bf 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/PolicyEngineInterfaceTest.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineAPI/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/test/PolicyEngineInterfaceTest.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineInterfaceTest extends TestCase {
 	 *
 	 * @see TestCase#setUp()
 	 */
-	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+	public void setUp() throws Exception {
 		try {
 			policyEngine = new PolicyEngine("Test/config_pass.properties");
 		} catch (PolicyEngineException e) {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class PolicyEngineInterfaceTest extends TestCase {
 	 *
 	 * @see TestCase#tearDown()
 	 */
-	protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
 		super.tearDown();
 		// Add additional tear down code here
 	}
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/pom.xml b/PolicyEngineClient/pom.xml
index 04be78565..8e0e5f4ec 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/pom.xml
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/pom.xml
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
 			<version>1.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-	 		 <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-	 		 <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-	  		<version>4.5</version>
+			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+			<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+			<version>4.5</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ActionPolicyClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ActionPolicyClient.java
index fa04668ca..94c6043c5 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ActionPolicyClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ActionPolicyClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/BrmsParamPolicyClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/BrmsParamPolicyClient.java
index 04cfdb84a..33ceedf7f 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/BrmsParamPolicyClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/BrmsParamPolicyClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/BrmsRawPolicyClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/BrmsRawPolicyClient.java
index bf8fea59f..18d404dc2 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/BrmsRawPolicyClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/BrmsRawPolicyClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ClosedLoopPolicyClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ClosedLoopPolicyClient.java
index 2240f0b73..29a0f4363 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ClosedLoopPolicyClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ClosedLoopPolicyClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ClosedLoopPolicyPerformanceMetricClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ClosedLoopPolicyPerformanceMetricClient.java
index e3b5fde60..eaee2a325 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ClosedLoopPolicyPerformanceMetricClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ClosedLoopPolicyPerformanceMetricClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ConfigBasePolicyClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ConfigBasePolicyClient.java
index 20a5bd359..b8dfdc1f6 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ConfigBasePolicyClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ConfigBasePolicyClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ConfigFirewallPolicyClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ConfigFirewallPolicyClient.java
index a261761f5..37ec9fabd 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ConfigFirewallPolicyClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ConfigFirewallPolicyClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/DecisionPolicyClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/DecisionPolicyClient.java
index 8c16e0e40..2ef2d3b1a 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/DecisionPolicyClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/DecisionPolicyClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/DeletePolicyClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/DeletePolicyClient.java
index ec4959550..c66067942 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/DeletePolicyClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/DeletePolicyClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import org.onap.policy.api.DeletePolicyCondition;
 import org.onap.policy.api.DeletePolicyParameters;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/GeneralTestClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/GeneralTestClient.java
index 423ade2c2..e81939be6 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/GeneralTestClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/GeneralTestClient.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *              Unpublished and Not for Publication
  *                     All Rights Reserved
  */
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.FileReader;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/GetConfigSample.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/GetConfigSample.java
index 59225ce6f..94cc69fd7 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/GetConfigSample.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/GetConfigSample.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/Handler.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/Handler.java
index 4a78db615..12fca6e93 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/Handler.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/Handler.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ImportBRMSTemplate.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ImportBRMSTemplate.java
index 053c524b6..ef9ec3136 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ImportBRMSTemplate.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ImportBRMSTemplate.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.UUID;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ImportMicroServiceClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ImportMicroServiceClient.java
index 671eb6c80..86439583a 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ImportMicroServiceClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ImportMicroServiceClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
 
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ListConfigPoliciesClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ListConfigPoliciesClient.java
index dd5c97ba1..9973ce70c 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/ListConfigPoliciesClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/ListConfigPoliciesClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/MainClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/MainClient.java
index 0be702c13..210499ca1 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/MainClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/MainClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/MicroServicesPolicyClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/MicroServicesPolicyClient.java
index 99f9551cb..b05e44726 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/MicroServicesPolicyClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/MicroServicesPolicyClient.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/PolicyEngineTestClient.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/PolicyEngineTestClient.java
index 4f782c8c9..39346eaea 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/PolicyEngineTestClient.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/PolicyEngineTestClient.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *              Unpublished and Not for Publication
  *                     All Rights Reserved
  */
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/PushPoliciesToPDP.java b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/PushPoliciesToPDP.java
index 05d736464..880af0610 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineClient/src/main/java/org/onap/policyEngine/PushPoliciesToPDP.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineClient/src/test/java/org/onap/policyengine/PushPoliciesToPDP.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
  */
 
-package org.onap.policyEngine;
+package org.onap.policyengine;
 
 import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyChangeResponse;
 import org.onap.policy.api.PolicyEngine;
diff --git a/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BackUpMonitor.java b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BackUpMonitor.java
index 6fff797a6..d4f111637 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BackUpMonitor.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BackUpMonitor.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.onap.policy.jpa.BackUpMonitorEntity;
 import org.onap.policy.std.NotificationStore;
 import org.onap.policy.std.StdPDPNotification;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.github.fge.jackson.JsonLoader;
 import com.github.fge.jsonpatch.JsonPatch;
@@ -47,376 +48,404 @@ import com.github.fge.jsonpatch.JsonPatchException;
 import com.github.fge.jsonpatch.diff.JsonDiff;
 
 /**
- * BackUp Monitor checks Backup Status with the Database and maintains Redundancy for Gateway Applications. 
+ * BackUp Monitor checks Backup Status with the Database and maintains Redundancy for Gateway Applications.
  * 
  */
 public class BackUpMonitor {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(BackUpMonitor.class.getName());
-	private static final int DEFAULT_PING = 15000; // Value is in milliseconds. 
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(BackUpMonitor.class.getName());
+    private static final int DEFAULT_PING = 15000; // Value is in milliseconds.
 
-	private static BackUpMonitor instance = null;
-	private static String resourceName = null;
-	private static String resourceNodeName = null;
-	private static String notificationRecord = null;
-	private static String lastMasterNotification= null;
-	private static int pingInterval = DEFAULT_PING;
-	private static Boolean masterFlag = false;
-	private static Object lock = new Object();
-	private static Object notificationLock = new Object();
-	private static BackUpHandler handler= null;
-	private EntityManager em;
-	private EntityManagerFactory emf;
+    private static BackUpMonitor instance = null;
+    private static String resourceName = null;
+    private static String resourceNodeName = null;
+    private static String notificationRecord = null;
+    private static String lastMasterNotification = null;
+    private static int pingInterval = DEFAULT_PING;
+    private static Boolean masterFlag = false;
+    private static Object lock = new Object();
+    private static Object notificationLock = new Object();
+    private static BackUpHandler handler = null;
+    private EntityManager em;
+    private EntityManagerFactory emf;
 
-	/*
-	 * Enumeration for the Resource Node Naming. Add here if required. 
-	 */
-	public enum ResourceNode{
-		BRMS,
-		ASTRA
-	}
+    /*
+     * Enumeration for the Resource Node Naming. Add here if required.
+     */
+    public enum ResourceNode {
+        BRMS, ASTRA
+    }
 
-	private BackUpMonitor(String resourceNodeName, String resourceName, Properties properties, BackUpHandler handler) throws Exception{
-		if(instance == null){
-			instance = this;
-		}
-		BackUpMonitor.resourceNodeName = resourceNodeName;
-		BackUpMonitor.resourceName = resourceName;
-		BackUpMonitor.handler = handler; 
-		// Create Persistence Entity
-		properties.setProperty(PersistenceUnitProperties.ECLIPSELINK_PERSISTENCE_XML, "META-INF/persistencePU.xml");
-		emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("PolicyEngineUtils", properties);
-		if(emf==null){
-			LOGGER.error("Unable to create Entity Manger Factory ");
-			throw new Exception("Unable to create Entity Manger Factory");
-		}
-		em = emf.createEntityManager();
+    private BackUpMonitor(String resourceNodeName, String resourceName, Properties properties, BackUpHandler handler)
+            throws BackUpMonitorException {
+        if (instance == null) {
+            instance = this;
+        }
+        BackUpMonitor.resourceNodeName = resourceNodeName;
+        BackUpMonitor.resourceName = resourceName;
+        BackUpMonitor.handler = handler;
+        // Create Persistence Entity
+        properties.setProperty(PersistenceUnitProperties.ECLIPSELINK_PERSISTENCE_XML, "META-INF/persistencePU.xml");
+        emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("PolicyEngineUtils", properties);
+        if (emf == null) {
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to create Entity Manger Factory ");
+            throw new BackUpMonitorException("Unable to create Entity Manger Factory");
+        }
+        em = emf.createEntityManager();
 
-		// Check Database if this is Master or Slave.
-		checkDataBase();
+        // Check Database if this is Master or Slave.
+        checkDataBase();
 
-		// Start thread.
-		Thread t = new Thread(new BMonitor());
-		t.start();
-	}
+        // Start thread.
+        Thread t = new Thread(new BMonitor());
+        t.start();
+    }
 
-	/**
-	 * Gets the BackUpMonitor Instance if given proper resourceName and properties. Else returns null. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param resourceNodeName String format of the Resource Node to which the resource Belongs to. 
-	 * @param resourceName String format of the ResourceName. This needs to be Unique. 
-	 * @param properties Properties format of the properties file. 
-	 * @return BackUpMonitor instance. 
-	 */
-	public static synchronized BackUpMonitor getInstance(String resourceNodeName, String resourceName, Properties properties, BackUpHandler handler) throws Exception {
-		if(resourceNodeName==null || resourceNodeName.trim().equals("") ||resourceName==null|| resourceName.trim().equals("") || properties == null || handler==null){
-			LOGGER.error("Error while getting Instance. Please check resourceName and/or properties file");
-			return null;
-		}else if((resourceNodeName.equals(ResourceNode.ASTRA.toString()) || resourceNodeName.equals(ResourceNode.BRMS.toString())) && validate(properties) && instance==null){
-			LOGGER.info("Creating Instance of BackUpMonitor");
-			instance = new BackUpMonitor(resourceNodeName, resourceName, properties, handler);
-		}
-		return instance;
-	}
+    /**
+     * Gets the BackUpMonitor Instance if given proper resourceName and properties. Else returns null.
+     * 
+     * @param resourceNodeName
+     *            String format of the Resource Node to which the resource Belongs to.
+     * @param resourceName
+     *            String format of the ResourceName. This needs to be Unique.
+     * @param properties
+     *            Properties format of the properties file.
+     * @return BackUpMonitor instance.
+     */
+    public static synchronized BackUpMonitor getInstance(String resourceNodeName, String resourceName,
+            Properties properties, BackUpHandler handler) throws BackUpMonitorException {
+        if (resourceNodeName == null || resourceNodeName.trim().equals("") || resourceName == null
+                || resourceName.trim().equals("") || properties == null || handler == null) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error while getting Instance. Please check resourceName and/or properties file");
+            return null;
+        } else if ((resourceNodeName.equals(ResourceNode.ASTRA.toString())
+                || resourceNodeName.equals(ResourceNode.BRMS.toString())) && validate(properties) && instance == null) {
+            LOGGER.info("Creating Instance of BackUpMonitor");
+            instance = new BackUpMonitor(resourceNodeName, resourceName, properties, handler);
+        }
+        return instance;
+    }
 
-	// This is to validate given Properties with required values. 
-	private static Boolean validate(Properties properties){
-		if(properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.driver")==null ||properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.driver").trim().equals("")){
-			LOGGER.error("javax.persistence.jdbc.driver property is empty");
-			return false;
-		}
-		if(properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.url")==null || properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.url").trim().equals("")){
-			LOGGER.error("javax.persistence.jdbc.url property is empty");
-			return false;
-		}
-		if(properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.user")==null || properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.user").trim().equals("")){
-			LOGGER.error("javax.persistence.jdbc.user property is empty");
-			return false;
-		}
-		if(properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.password")==null || properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.password").trim().equals("")){
-			LOGGER.error("javax.persistence.jdbc.password property is empty");
-			return false;
-		}
-		if(properties.getProperty("ping_interval")==null || properties.getProperty("ping_interval").trim().equals("")){
-			LOGGER.info("ping_interval property not specified. Taking default value");
-		}else{
-			try{
-				pingInterval = Integer.parseInt(properties.getProperty("ping_interval").trim());
-			}catch(NumberFormatException e){
-				LOGGER.warn("Ignored invalid proeprty ping_interval. Taking default value: " + pingInterval);
-				pingInterval = DEFAULT_PING;
-			}
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
+    // This is to validate given Properties with required values.
+    private static Boolean validate(Properties properties) {
+        if (properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.driver") == null
+                || properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.driver").trim().equals("")) {
+            LOGGER.error("javax.persistence.jdbc.driver property is empty");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.url") == null
+                || properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.url").trim().equals("")) {
+            LOGGER.error("javax.persistence.jdbc.url property is empty");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.user") == null
+                || properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.user").trim().equals("")) {
+            LOGGER.error("javax.persistence.jdbc.user property is empty");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.password") == null
+                || properties.getProperty("javax.persistence.jdbc.password").trim().equals("")) {
+            LOGGER.error("javax.persistence.jdbc.password property is empty");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (properties.getProperty("ping_interval") == null
+                || properties.getProperty("ping_interval").trim().equals("")) {
+            LOGGER.info("ping_interval property not specified. Taking default value");
+        } else {
+            try {
+                pingInterval = Integer.parseInt(properties.getProperty("ping_interval").trim());
+            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                LOGGER.warn("Ignored invalid proeprty ping_interval. Taking default value: " + pingInterval);
+                pingInterval = DEFAULT_PING;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 
-	// Sets the Flag for masterFlag to either True or False. 
-	private static void setFlag(Boolean flag){
-		synchronized (lock) {
-			masterFlag = flag;
-		}
-	}
+    // Sets the Flag for masterFlag to either True or False.
+    private static void setFlag(Boolean flag) {
+        synchronized (lock) {
+            masterFlag = flag;
+        }
+    }
 
-	/**
-	 * Gets the Boolean value of Master(True) or Slave mode (False)
-	 * 
-	 * @return Boolean flag which if True means that the operation needs to be performed(Master mode) or if false the operation is in slave mode. 
-	 */
-	public Boolean getFlag(){
-		synchronized (lock) {
-			return masterFlag;
-		}
-	}
+    /**
+     * Gets the Boolean value of Master(True) or Slave mode (False)
+     * 
+     * @return Boolean flag which if True means that the operation needs to be performed(Master mode) or if false the
+     *         operation is in slave mode.
+     */
+    public Boolean getFlag() {
+        synchronized (lock) {
+            return masterFlag;
+        }
+    }
 
-	// BackUpMonitor Thread 
-	private class BMonitor implements Runnable{
-		@Override
-		public void run() {
-			LOGGER.info("Starting BackUpMonitor Thread.. ");
-			while(true){
-				try {
-					TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.sleep(pingInterval);
-					checkDataBase();
-				} catch (Exception e) {
-					LOGGER.error("Error during Thread execution " + e.getMessage());
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+    // BackUpMonitor Thread
+    private class BMonitor implements Runnable {
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            LOGGER.info("Starting BackUpMonitor Thread.. ");
+            while (true) {
+                try {
+                    TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.sleep(pingInterval);
+                    checkDataBase();
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    LOGGER.error("Error during Thread execution " + e.getMessage(), e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-	// Set Master 
-	private static BackUpMonitorEntity setMaster(BackUpMonitorEntity bMEntity){
-		bMEntity.setFlag("MASTER");
-		setFlag(true);
-		return bMEntity;
-	}
+    // Set Master
+    private static BackUpMonitorEntity setMaster(BackUpMonitorEntity bMEntity) {
+        bMEntity.setFlag("MASTER");
+        setFlag(true);
+        return bMEntity;
+    }
 
-	// Set Slave 
-	private static BackUpMonitorEntity setSlave(BackUpMonitorEntity bMEntity){
-		bMEntity.setFlag("SLAVE");
-		setFlag(false);
-		return bMEntity;
-	}
+    // Set Slave
+    private static BackUpMonitorEntity setSlave(BackUpMonitorEntity bMEntity) {
+        bMEntity.setFlag("SLAVE");
+        setFlag(false);
+        return bMEntity;
+    }
 
-	// Check Database and set the Flag. 
-	private void checkDataBase() throws Exception {
-		EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
-		notificationRecord = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(NotificationStore.getNotificationRecord());
-		// Clear Cache. 
-		LOGGER.info("Clearing Cache");
-		em.getEntityManagerFactory().getCache().evictAll();
-		try{
-			LOGGER.info("Checking Datatbase for BackUpMonitor.. ");
-			et.begin();
-			Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BackUpMonitorEntity b where b.resourceNodeName = :nn");
-			if(resourceNodeName.equals(ResourceNode.ASTRA.toString())){
-				query.setParameter("nn", ResourceNode.ASTRA.toString());
-			}else if(resourceNodeName.equals(ResourceNode.BRMS.toString())){
-				query.setParameter("nn", ResourceNode.BRMS.toString());
-			}
-			List<?> bMList = query.getResultList();
-			if(bMList.isEmpty()){
-				// This is New. create an entry as Master. 
-				LOGGER.info("Adding resource " + resourceName + " to Database");
-				BackUpMonitorEntity bMEntity = new BackUpMonitorEntity();
-				bMEntity.setResoruceNodeName(resourceNodeName);
-				bMEntity.setResourceName(resourceName);
-				bMEntity = setMaster(bMEntity);
-				bMEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
-				em.persist(bMEntity);
-				em.flush();
-			}else{
-				// Check for other Master(s)
-				ArrayList<BackUpMonitorEntity> masterEntities = new ArrayList<>();
-				// Check for self. 
-				BackUpMonitorEntity selfEntity = null;
-				// Check backup monitor entities.
-				for(int i=0; i< bMList.size(); i++){
-					BackUpMonitorEntity bMEntity = (BackUpMonitorEntity) bMList.get(i);
-					LOGGER.info("Refreshing Entity. ");
-					em.refresh(bMEntity);
-					if(bMEntity.getFlag().equalsIgnoreCase("MASTER")){
-						masterEntities.add(bMEntity);
-					}
-					if(bMEntity.getResourceName().equals(resourceName)){
-						selfEntity = bMEntity;
-					}
-				}
-				if(selfEntity!=null){
-					LOGGER.info("Resource Name already Exists: " + resourceName);
-					if(selfEntity.getFlag().equalsIgnoreCase("MASTER")){
-						// Already Master Mode. 
-						setFlag(true);
-						LOGGER.info(resourceName + " is on Master Mode");
-						selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
-						selfEntity.setNotificationRecord(notificationRecord);
-						em.persist(selfEntity);
-						em.flush();
-						setLastNotification(null);
-						if(!masterEntities.contains(selfEntity)){
-							masterEntities.add(selfEntity);
-						}
-					}else{
-						// Already Slave Mode.
-						setFlag(false);
-						selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
-						selfEntity.setNotificationRecord(notificationRecord);
-						em.persist(selfEntity);
-						em.flush();
-						LOGGER.info(resourceName + " is on Slave Mode");
-					}
-				}else{
-					// Resource name is null -> No resource with same name. 
-					selfEntity = new BackUpMonitorEntity();
-					selfEntity.setResoruceNodeName(resourceNodeName);
-					selfEntity.setResourceName(resourceName);
-					selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
-					selfEntity = setSlave(selfEntity);
-					setLastNotification(null);
-					LOGGER.info("Creating: " + resourceName + " on Slave Mode");
-					em.persist(selfEntity);
-					em.flush();
-				}
-				// Correct the database if any errors and perform monitor checks.
-				if(masterEntities.size()!=1 || !getFlag()){
-					// We are either not master or there are more masters or no masters. 
-					if(masterEntities.size()==0){
-						// No Masters is a problem Convert ourselves to Master. 
-						selfEntity = setMaster(selfEntity);
-						selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
-						selfEntity.setNotificationRecord(notificationRecord);
-						LOGGER.info(resourceName + " changed to Master Mode - No Masters available.");
-						em.persist(selfEntity);
-						em.flush();
-					}else {
-						if(masterEntities.size()>1){
-							// More Masters is a problem, Fix the issue by looking for the latest one and make others Slave. 
-							BackUpMonitorEntity masterEntity = null;
-							for(BackUpMonitorEntity currentEntity: masterEntities){
-								if(currentEntity.getFlag().equalsIgnoreCase("MASTER")){
-									if(masterEntity==null){
-										masterEntity = currentEntity;
-									}else if(currentEntity.getTimeStamp().getTime() > masterEntity.getTimeStamp().getTime()){
-										// False Master, Update master to slave and take currentMaster as Master. 
-										masterEntity.setFlag("SLAVE");
-										masterEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
-										em.persist(masterEntity);
-										em.flush();
-										masterEntity = currentEntity;
-									}else{
-										currentEntity.setFlag("SLAVE");
-										currentEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
-										em.persist(currentEntity);
-										em.flush();
-									}
-								}
-							}
-							masterEntities = new ArrayList<>();
-							masterEntities.add(masterEntity);
-						}
-						if(masterEntities.size()==1){
-							// Correct Size, Check if Master is Latest, if not Change Master to Slave and Slave to Master.   
-							BackUpMonitorEntity masterEntity = masterEntities.get(0);
-							if(!masterEntity.getResourceName().equals(selfEntity.getResourceName())){
-								Date currentTime = new Date();
-								long timeDiff = 0;
-								timeDiff = currentTime.getTime()-masterEntity.getTimeStamp().getTime();
-								if(timeDiff > (pingInterval+1500)){
-									// This is down or has an issue and we need to become Master while turning the Master to slave.
-									masterEntity.setFlag("SLAVE");
-									String lastNotification = null;
-									if(masterEntity.getNotificationRecord()!=null){
-										lastNotification = calculatePatch(masterEntity.getNotificationRecord());
-									}
-									setLastNotification(lastNotification);
-									em.persist(masterEntity);
-									em.flush();
-									// Lets Become Master. 
-									selfEntity = setMaster(selfEntity);
-									LOGGER.info("Changing "+ resourceName + " from slave to Master Mode");
-									selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
-									selfEntity.setNotificationRecord(notificationRecord);
-									em.persist(selfEntity);
-									em.flush();
-								}
-							}
-						}else{
-							LOGGER.error("Backup Monitor Issue, Masters out of sync, This will be fixed in next interval.");
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			et.commit();
-		}catch(Exception e){
-			LOGGER.error("failed Database Operation " + e.getMessage());
-			if(et.isActive()){
-				et.rollback();
-			}
-			throw new Exception(e);
-		}
-	}
+    // Check Database and set the Flag.
+    private void checkDataBase() throws BackUpMonitorException {
+        EntityTransaction et = em.getTransaction();
+        setNotificationRecord();
+        // Clear Cache.
+        LOGGER.info("Clearing Cache");
+        em.getEntityManagerFactory().getCache().evictAll();
+        try {
+            LOGGER.info("Checking Datatbase for BackUpMonitor.. ");
+            et.begin();
+            Query query = em.createQuery("select b from BackUpMonitorEntity b where b.resourceNodeName = :nn");
+            if (resourceNodeName.equals(ResourceNode.ASTRA.toString())) {
+                query.setParameter("nn", ResourceNode.ASTRA.toString());
+            } else if (resourceNodeName.equals(ResourceNode.BRMS.toString())) {
+                query.setParameter("nn", ResourceNode.BRMS.toString());
+            }
+            List<?> bMList = query.getResultList();
+            if (bMList.isEmpty()) {
+                // This is New. create an entry as Master.
+                LOGGER.info("Adding resource " + resourceName + " to Database");
+                BackUpMonitorEntity bMEntity = new BackUpMonitorEntity();
+                bMEntity.setResoruceNodeName(resourceNodeName);
+                bMEntity.setResourceName(resourceName);
+                bMEntity = setMaster(bMEntity);
+                bMEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
+                em.persist(bMEntity);
+                em.flush();
+            } else {
+                // Check for other Master(s)
+                ArrayList<BackUpMonitorEntity> masterEntities = new ArrayList<>();
+                // Check for self.
+                BackUpMonitorEntity selfEntity = null;
+                // Check backup monitor entities.
+                for (int i = 0; i < bMList.size(); i++) {
+                    BackUpMonitorEntity bMEntity = (BackUpMonitorEntity) bMList.get(i);
+                    LOGGER.info("Refreshing Entity. ");
+                    em.refresh(bMEntity);
+                    if (bMEntity.getFlag().equalsIgnoreCase("MASTER")) {
+                        masterEntities.add(bMEntity);
+                    }
+                    if (bMEntity.getResourceName().equals(resourceName)) {
+                        selfEntity = bMEntity;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (selfEntity != null) {
+                    LOGGER.info("Resource Name already Exists: " + resourceName);
+                    if (selfEntity.getFlag().equalsIgnoreCase("MASTER")) {
+                        // Already Master Mode.
+                        setFlag(true);
+                        LOGGER.info(resourceName + " is on Master Mode");
+                        selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
+                        selfEntity.setNotificationRecord(notificationRecord);
+                        em.persist(selfEntity);
+                        em.flush();
+                        setLastNotification(null);
+                        if (!masterEntities.contains(selfEntity)) {
+                            masterEntities.add(selfEntity);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // Already Slave Mode.
+                        setFlag(false);
+                        selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
+                        selfEntity.setNotificationRecord(notificationRecord);
+                        em.persist(selfEntity);
+                        em.flush();
+                        LOGGER.info(resourceName + " is on Slave Mode");
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // Resource name is null -> No resource with same name.
+                    selfEntity = new BackUpMonitorEntity();
+                    selfEntity.setResoruceNodeName(resourceNodeName);
+                    selfEntity.setResourceName(resourceName);
+                    selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
+                    selfEntity = setSlave(selfEntity);
+                    setLastNotification(null);
+                    LOGGER.info("Creating: " + resourceName + " on Slave Mode");
+                    em.persist(selfEntity);
+                    em.flush();
+                }
+                // Correct the database if any errors and perform monitor checks.
+                if (masterEntities.size() != 1 || !getFlag()) {
+                    // We are either not master or there are more masters or no masters.
+                    if (masterEntities.isEmpty()) {
+                        // No Masters is a problem Convert ourselves to Master.
+                        selfEntity = setMaster(selfEntity);
+                        selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
+                        selfEntity.setNotificationRecord(notificationRecord);
+                        LOGGER.info(resourceName + " changed to Master Mode - No Masters available.");
+                        em.persist(selfEntity);
+                        em.flush();
+                    } else {
+                        if (masterEntities.size() > 1) {
+                            // More Masters is a problem, Fix the issue by looking for the latest one and make others
+                            // Slave.
+                            BackUpMonitorEntity masterEntity = null;
+                            for (BackUpMonitorEntity currentEntity : masterEntities) {
+                                if (currentEntity.getFlag().equalsIgnoreCase("MASTER")) {
+                                    if (masterEntity == null) {
+                                        masterEntity = currentEntity;
+                                    } else if (currentEntity.getTimeStamp().getTime() > masterEntity.getTimeStamp()
+                                            .getTime()) {
+                                        // False Master, Update master to slave and take currentMaster as Master.
+                                        masterEntity.setFlag("SLAVE");
+                                        masterEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
+                                        em.persist(masterEntity);
+                                        em.flush();
+                                        masterEntity = currentEntity;
+                                    } else {
+                                        currentEntity.setFlag("SLAVE");
+                                        currentEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
+                                        em.persist(currentEntity);
+                                        em.flush();
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            masterEntities = new ArrayList<>();
+                            masterEntities.add(masterEntity);
+                        }
+                        if (masterEntities.size() == 1) {
+                            // Correct Size, Check if Master is Latest, if not Change Master to Slave and Slave to
+                            // Master.
+                            BackUpMonitorEntity masterEntity = masterEntities.get(0);
+                            if (!masterEntity.getResourceName().equals(selfEntity.getResourceName())) {
+                                Date currentTime = new Date();
+                                long timeDiff = 0;
+                                timeDiff = currentTime.getTime() - masterEntity.getTimeStamp().getTime();
+                                if (timeDiff > (pingInterval + 1500)) {
+                                    // This is down or has an issue and we need to become Master while turning the
+                                    // Master to slave.
+                                    masterEntity.setFlag("SLAVE");
+                                    String lastNotification = null;
+                                    if (masterEntity.getNotificationRecord() != null) {
+                                        lastNotification = calculatePatch(masterEntity.getNotificationRecord());
+                                    }
+                                    setLastNotification(lastNotification);
+                                    em.persist(masterEntity);
+                                    em.flush();
+                                    // Lets Become Master.
+                                    selfEntity = setMaster(selfEntity);
+                                    LOGGER.info("Changing " + resourceName + " from slave to Master Mode");
+                                    selfEntity.setTimeStamp(new Date());
+                                    selfEntity.setNotificationRecord(notificationRecord);
+                                    em.persist(selfEntity);
+                                    em.flush();
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            LOGGER.error(
+                                    "Backup Monitor Issue, Masters out of sync, This will be fixed in next interval.");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            et.commit();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOGGER.error("failed Database Operation " + e.getMessage(), e);
+            if (et.isActive()) {
+                et.rollback();
+            }
+            throw new BackUpMonitorException(e);
+        }
+    }
 
-	// Calculate Patch and return String JsonPatch of the notification Delta. 
-	private synchronized String calculatePatch(String oldNotificationRecord) {
-		try{
-			JsonNode notification = JsonLoader.fromString(notificationRecord);
-			JsonNode oldNotification = JsonLoader.fromString(oldNotificationRecord);
-			JsonNode patchNode = JsonDiff.asJson(oldNotification, notification);
-			LOGGER.info("Generated JSON Patch is " + patchNode.toString());
-			JsonPatch patch = JsonPatch.fromJson(patchNode);
-			try {
-				JsonNode patched = patch.apply(oldNotification);
-				LOGGER.info("Generated New Notification is : " + patched.toString());
-				return patched.toString();
-			} catch (JsonPatchException e) {
-				LOGGER.error("Error generating Patched "  +e.getMessage());
-				return null;
-			}
-		}catch(IOException e){
-			LOGGER.error("Error generating Patched "  +e.getMessage());
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
+    private static void setNotificationRecord() throws BackUpMonitorException {
+        try {
+            notificationRecord = PolicyUtils.objectToJsonString(NotificationStore.getNotificationRecord());
+        } catch (JsonProcessingException e1) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error retrieving notification record failed. ", e1);
+            throw new BackUpMonitorException(e1);
+        }
+    }
 
-	/**
-	 * Updates Notification in the Database while Performing the health check. 
-	 * 
-	 * @param notification String format of notification record to store in the Database. 
-	 * @throws Exception 
-	 */
-	public synchronized void updateNotification() throws Exception{
-		checkDataBase();
-	}
+    // Calculate Patch and return String JsonPatch of the notification Delta.
+    private synchronized String calculatePatch(String oldNotificationRecord) {
+        try {
+            JsonNode notification = JsonLoader.fromString(notificationRecord);
+            JsonNode oldNotification = JsonLoader.fromString(oldNotificationRecord);
+            JsonNode patchNode = JsonDiff.asJson(oldNotification, notification);
+            LOGGER.info("Generated JSON Patch is " + patchNode.toString());
+            JsonPatch patch = JsonPatch.fromJson(patchNode);
+            try {
+                JsonNode patched = patch.apply(oldNotification);
+                LOGGER.info("Generated New Notification is : " + patched.toString());
+                return patched.toString();
+            } catch (JsonPatchException e) {
+                LOGGER.error("Error generating Patched " + e.getMessage(), e);
+                return null;
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Error generating Patched " + e.getMessage(), e);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 
-	// Take in string notification and send the record delta to Handler. 
-	private static void callHandler(String notification){
-		if(handler!=null){
-			try {
-				PDPNotification notificationObject = PolicyUtils.jsonStringToObject(notification, StdPDPNotification.class);
-				if(notificationObject.getNotificationType()!=null){
-					LOGGER.info("Performing Patched notification ");
-					try{
-						handler.runOnNotification(notificationObject);
-						notificationRecord = lastMasterNotification;
-					}catch (Exception e){
-						LOGGER.error("Error in Clients Handler Object : " + e.getMessage());
-					}
-				}
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				LOGGER.info("Error while notification Conversion " + e.getMessage());
-			}
-		}
-	}
+    /**
+     * Updates Notification in the Database while Performing the health check.
+     * 
+     * @param notification
+     *            String format of notification record to store in the Database.
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public synchronized void updateNotification() throws BackUpMonitorException {
+        checkDataBase();
+    }
 
-	// Used to set LastMasterNotification Record. 
-	private static void setLastNotification(String notification){
-		synchronized(notificationLock){
-			lastMasterNotification = notification;
-			if(lastMasterNotification!=null && !lastMasterNotification.equals("\"notificationType\":null")){
-				if(lastMasterNotification.equals(notificationRecord)){
-					return;
-				}
-				callHandler(notification);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+    // Take in string notification and send the record delta to Handler.
+    private static void callHandler(String notification) {
+        if (handler != null) {
+            try {
+                PDPNotification notificationObject = PolicyUtils.jsonStringToObject(notification,
+                        StdPDPNotification.class);
+                if (notificationObject.getNotificationType() != null) {
+                    LOGGER.info("Performing Patched notification ");
+                    try {
+                        handler.runOnNotification(notificationObject);
+                        notificationRecord = lastMasterNotification;
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        LOGGER.error("Error in Clients Handler Object : " + e.getMessage(), e);
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                LOGGER.info("Error while notification Conversion " + e.getMessage(), e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Used to set LastMasterNotification Record.
+    private static void setLastNotification(String notification) {
+        synchronized (notificationLock) {
+            lastMasterNotification = notification;
+            if (lastMasterNotification != null && !lastMasterNotification.equals("\"notificationType\":null")) {
+                if (lastMasterNotification.equals(notificationRecord)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                callHandler(notification);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BackUpMonitorException.java b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BackUpMonitorException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b12e780a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BackUpMonitorException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * PolicyEngineUtils
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.utils;
+
+public class BackUpMonitorException extends Exception{
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 6778134503685443473L;
+    
+    public BackUpMonitorException() {
+    }
+    
+    public BackUpMonitorException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+    
+    public BackUpMonitorException(Throwable cause){
+        super(cause);
+    }
+    
+    public BackUpMonitorException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+    
+    public BackUpMonitorException(String message, Throwable cause, boolean enableSuppression, boolean writableStackTrace) {
+        super(message, cause, enableSuppression, writableStackTrace);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BusConsumer.java b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BusConsumer.java
index bf92835c6..1b31394d0 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BusConsumer.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BusConsumer.java
@@ -1,8 +1,30 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * PolicyEngineUtils
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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=========================================================
+ */
+
 package org.onap.policy.utils;
 
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
+import com.att.nsa.mr.client.MRClient.MRApiException;
 import com.att.nsa.mr.client.impl.MRConsumerImpl;
 import com.att.nsa.mr.test.clients.ProtocolTypeConstants;
 
@@ -12,9 +34,9 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
 	 * fetch messages
 	 * 
 	 * @return list of messages
-	 * @throws Exception when error encountered by underlying libraries
+	 * @throws MRApiException when error encountered by underlying libraries
 	 */
-	public Iterable<String> fetch() throws Exception;
+	public Iterable<String> fetch() throws MRApiException;
 	
 	/**
 	 * close underlying library consumer
@@ -48,8 +70,7 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
 		public DmaapConsumerWrapper(List<String> servers, String topic, 
 								String aafLogin, String aafPassword,
 								String consumerGroup, String consumerInstance,
-								int fetchTimeout, int fetchLimit) 
-		throws Exception {
+								int fetchTimeout, int fetchLimit)  throws MalformedURLException{
 					
 			this.consumer = new MRConsumerImpl(servers, topic, 
 											   consumerGroup, consumerInstance, 
@@ -70,8 +91,12 @@ public interface BusConsumer {
 		/**
 		 * {@inheritDoc}
 		 */
-		public Iterable<String> fetch() throws Exception {
-			return this.consumer.fetch();
+		public Iterable<String> fetch() throws MRApiException {
+			try {
+                return this.consumer.fetch();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new MRApiException("Error during MR consumer Fetch ",e);
+            }
 		}
 		
 		/**
diff --git a/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BusPublisher.java b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BusPublisher.java
index 792c389ab..3190aa035 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BusPublisher.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/BusPublisher.java
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * PolicyEngineUtils
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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=========================================================
+ */
+
 package org.onap.policy.utils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -6,6 +26,8 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.onap.policy.common.logging.eelf.PolicyLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.FlexLogger;
+import org.onap.policy.common.logging.flexlogger.Logger;
 
 import com.att.nsa.mr.client.impl.MRSimplerBatchPublisher;
 import com.att.nsa.mr.test.clients.ProtocolTypeConstants;
@@ -31,6 +53,7 @@ public interface BusPublisher {
 	 * DmaapClient library wrapper
 	 */
 	public static class DmaapPublisherWrapper implements BusPublisher {
+	    private static Logger logger = FlexLogger.getLogger(DmaapPublisherWrapper.class);
 		/**
 		 * MR based Publisher
 		 */		
@@ -74,16 +97,16 @@ public interface BusPublisher {
 		 */
 		@Override
 		public void close() {
-			if (PolicyLogger.isInfoEnabled())
-				PolicyLogger.info(DmaapPublisherWrapper.class.getName(), 
+			if (logger.isInfoEnabled())
+			    logger.info(DmaapPublisherWrapper.class.getName()+ 
 				                  "CREATION: " + this);
 			
 			try {
 				this.publisher.close(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 			} catch (Exception e) {
-				PolicyLogger.warn(DmaapPublisherWrapper.class.getName(), 
+			    logger.warn(DmaapPublisherWrapper.class.getName()+ 
 				                  "CLOSE: " + this + " because of " + 
-								  e.getMessage());
+								  e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
 		}
 		
diff --git a/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/PolicyUtils.java b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/PolicyUtils.java
index 82340c13c..8bc83dcb8 100644
--- a/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/PolicyUtils.java
+++ b/PolicyEngineUtils/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/utils/PolicyUtils.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class PolicyUtils {
 		} 
 	}
 	
-	public static String[] decodeBasicEncoding(String encodedValue) throws Exception{
+	public static String[] decodeBasicEncoding(String encodedValue) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
 		if(encodedValue!=null && encodedValue.contains("Basic ")){
 			String encodedUserPassword = encodedValue.replaceFirst("Basic"	+ " ", "");
 			String usernameAndPassword = null;