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+.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
+.. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
+.. Copyright 2017 Huawei Intellectual Property.  All rights reserved.
+
+
+A&AI Release Notes
+==================
+
+.. note::
+	* This Release Notes must be updated each time the team decides to Release new artifacts.
+	* The scope of this Release Notes is for this particular component. In other words, each ONAP component has its Release Notes.
+	* This Release Notes is cumulative, the most recently Released artifact is made visible in the top of this Release Notes.
+	* Except the date and the version number, all the other sections are optional but there must be at least one section describing the purpose of this new release.
+	* This note must be removed after content has been added.
+		   
+
+Version: x.y.z
+--------------
+
+
+:Release Date: yyyy-mm-dd
+
+
+
+**New Features**
+	Initial release of Active and Available Inventory (AAI) for Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP)
+
+
+**Bug Fixes**
+	- `CIMAN-65 <https://jira.onap.org/browse/CIMAN-65>`_ and a sentence explaining what this defect is addressing.
+**Known Issues**
+	- `CIMAN-65 <https://jira.onap.org/browse/CIMAN-65>`_ and two, three sentences.
+	  One sentences explaining what is the issue.
+	  
+	  Another sentence explaining the impact of the issue.
+	  
+	  And an optional sentence providing a workaround.
+
+**Security Issues**
+	You may want to include a reference to CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) `CVE <https://cve.mitre.org>`_
+
+
+**Upgrade Notes**
+
+**Deprecation Notes**
+	AAI Amsterdam provides support for legacy versions of the API, v8 and v11 in this release.  v11 is the latest and preferred version.
+
+**Other**
+
+===========
+
+End of Release Notes