diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/features/ccsdk-sliPluginUtils/pom.xml b/sliPluginUtils/features/ccsdk-sliPluginUtils/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ea5ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/features/ccsdk-sliPluginUtils/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
+        <artifactId>single-feature-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath/>
+    </parent>
+
+    <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+    <artifactId>ccsdk-sliPluginUtils</artifactId>
+    <version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>feature</packaging>
+
+    <name>ccsdk-sli-core :: sliPluginUtils :: ${project.artifactId}</name>
+
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.opendaylight.mdsal.model</groupId>
+                <artifactId>mdsal-model-artifacts</artifactId>
+                <version>0.11.1</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.opendaylight.controller</groupId>
+                <artifactId>mdsal-artifacts</artifactId>
+                <version>1.6.1</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.opendaylight.controller</groupId>
+            <artifactId>odl-mdsal-broker</artifactId>
+            <type>xml</type>
+            <classifier>features</classifier>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+            <artifactId>ccsdk-sli</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <type>xml</type>
+            <classifier>features</classifier>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+            <artifactId>sliPluginUtils-provider</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>equinoxSDK381</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.eclipse.osgi</artifactId>
+            <version>${equinox.osgi.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/features/features-sliPluginUtils/pom.xml b/sliPluginUtils/features/features-sliPluginUtils/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..004277d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/features/features-sliPluginUtils/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
+		<artifactId>feature-repo-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath/>
+	</parent>
+
+	<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+	<artifactId>features-sliPluginUtils</artifactId>
+	<version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>feature</packaging>
+
+	<name>ccsdk-sli-core :: sliPluginUtils :: ${project.artifactId}</name>
+
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>ccsdk-sliPluginUtils</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<type>xml</type>
+			<classifier>features</classifier>
+		</dependency>
+
+	</dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/features/pom.xml b/sliPluginUtils/features/pom.xml
index 19d32f7..4a1f899 100755
--- a/sliPluginUtils/features/pom.xml
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/features/pom.xml
@@ -1,127 +1,23 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-
-	<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-features</artifactId>
-	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<parent>
-		<artifactId>sliPluginUtils</artifactId>
-		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
+		<artifactId>odlparent-lite</artifactId>
+		<version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
-	<name>SliPluginUtils Plugin - Features</name>
+	<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+	<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-features</artifactId>
+	<version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
-			<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-provider</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
-			<version>${commons.lang.version}</version>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.opendaylight.mdsal</groupId>
-			<artifactId>features-mdsal</artifactId>
-			<version>${odl.mdsal.features.version}</version>
-			<classifier>features</classifier>
-			<type>xml</type>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<!-- dependency for opendaylight-karaf-empty for use by testing -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.opendaylight.odlparent</groupId>
-			<artifactId>opendaylight-karaf-empty</artifactId>
-			<version>${odl.karaf.empty.distro.version}</version>
-			<type>zip</type>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<!-- Required for launching the feature tests -->
-			<groupId>org.opendaylight.odlparent</groupId>
-			<artifactId>features-test</artifactId>
-			<version>${odl.commons.opendaylight.version}</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.opendaylight.yangtools</groupId>
-			<artifactId>features-yangtools</artifactId>
-			<version>${odl.yangtools.version}</version>
-			<classifier>features</classifier>
-			<type>xml</type>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
-		</dependency>
-	</dependencies>
+	<name>ccsdk-sli-core :: sliPluginUtils :: ${project.artifactId}</name>
 
-	<build>
-		<resources>
-			<resource>
-				<filtering>true</filtering>
-				<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
-			</resource>
-		</resources>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>filter</id>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<phase>generate-resources</phase>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-
-					<!-- launches the feature test, which validates that your karaf feature
-					can be installed inside of a karaf container. It doesn't validate that your
-					functionality works correctly, just that you have all of the dependent bundles
-					defined correctly.
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.16</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<systemPropertyVariables>
-						<karaf.distro.groupId>org.opendaylight.odlparent</karaf.distro.groupId>
-						<karaf.distro.artifactId>opendaylight-karaf-empty</karaf.distro.artifactId>
-						<karaf.distro.version>${odl.karaf.empty.distro.version}</karaf.distro.version>
-					</systemPropertyVariables>
-					<dependenciesToScan>
-						<dependency>org.opendaylight.yangtools:features-test</dependency>
-					</dependenciesToScan>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-			-->
-
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>attach-artifacts</id>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>attach-artifact</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<phase>package</phase>
-						<configuration>
-							<artifacts>
-								<artifact>
-									<file>${project.build.directory}/classes/${features.file}</file>
-									<type>xml</type>
-									<classifier>features</classifier>
-								</artifact>
-							</artifacts>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
+	<modules>
+		<module>features-sliPluginUtils</module>
+		<module>ccsdk-sliPluginUtils</module>
+	</modules>
 </project>
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/features/src/main/resources/features.xml b/sliPluginUtils/features/src/main/resources/features.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index f59cea4..0000000
--- a/sliPluginUtils/features/src/main/resources/features.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
-  ONAP : CCSDK
-  ================================================================================
-  Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights
-  						reserved.
-  ================================================================================
-  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  limitations under the License.
-  ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
-  -->
-
-
-<features name="sdnc-sliPluginUtils-${project.version}" xmlns="http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.2.0"
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.2.0 http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.2.0">
-
-    <repository>mvn:org.opendaylight.mdsal/features-mdsal/${odl.mdsal.features.version}/xml/features</repository>
-
-
-    <feature name='sdnc-sliPluginUtils' description="sdnc-sliPluginUtils" version='${project.version}'>
-        <!-- Most applications will have a dependency on the ODL MD-SAL Broker -->
-        <feature version="${odl.mdsal.version}">odl-mdsal-broker</feature>
-        <feature>sdnc-sli</feature>
-        <bundle>mvn:org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core/sliPluginUtils-provider/${project.version}</bundle>
-    </feature>
-
-</features>
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/installer/pom.xml b/sliPluginUtils/installer/pom.xml
index 736d222..1c0704a 100755
--- a/sliPluginUtils/installer/pom.xml
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/installer/pom.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
 	<parent>
-		<artifactId>sliPluginUtils</artifactId>
-		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
+		<artifactId>odlparent-lite</artifactId>
+		<version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
+
+	<groupId>org.onap.ccsdl.sli.core</groupId>
 	<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-installer</artifactId>
-	<name>SLI Plugin Utilities - Karaf  Installer</name>
+	<version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
+	<name>ccsdk-sli-core :: sliPluginUtils :: ${project.artifactId}</name>
+
 	<properties>
-		<application.name>sdnc-sliPluginUtils</application.name>
-		<features.boot>sdnc-sliPluginUtils</features.boot>
+		<application.name>ccsdk-sliPluginUtils</application.name>
+		<features.boot>${application.name}</features.boot>
 		<features.repositories>mvn:org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core/sliPluginUtils-features/${project.version}/xml/features</features.repositories>
 		<include.transitive.dependencies>false</include.transitive.dependencies>
 	</properties>
@@ -21,10 +27,10 @@
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
-			<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-features</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>${application.name}</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
-			<classifier>features</classifier>
 			<type>xml</type>
+			<classifier>features</classifier>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>*</groupId>
@@ -134,5 +140,4 @@
 
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/pom.xml b/sliPluginUtils/pom.xml
index 21efb17..45be684 100755
--- a/sliPluginUtils/pom.xml
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/pom.xml
@@ -1,38 +1,22 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
+		<artifactId>odlparent-lite</artifactId>
+		<version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath/>
+	</parent>
 
 	<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
 	<artifactId>sliPluginUtils</artifactId>
-	<version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
-	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-
-	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
-		<artifactId>ccsdk-sli-core</artifactId>
-        	<version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-	</parent>
-	<name>Service Logic Interface Plugin Utilities</name>
+	<name>ccsdk-sli-core :: sliPluginUtils</name>
 	<description>A package of static utility functions to be used when developing SLI plugins</description>
 
-	<dependencyManagement>
-		<dependencies>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
-				<artifactId>SliPluginUtils-features</artifactId>
-				<classifier>features</classifier>
-				<type>xml</type>
-				<version>${project.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
-				<artifactId>SliPluginUtils-provider</artifactId>
-				<version>${project.version}</version>
-				</dependency>
-		</dependencies>
-	</dependencyManagement>
-
 	<modules>
 		<module>provider</module>
 		<module>features</module>
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/provider/pom.xml b/sliPluginUtils/provider/pom.xml
index 61b5e95..0a274ed 100755
--- a/sliPluginUtils/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/provider/pom.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-
-	<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-provider</artifactId>
-	<packaging>bundle</packaging>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
-		<artifactId>sliPluginUtils</artifactId>
-		<version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.parent</groupId>
+		<artifactId>binding-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
-	<name>SliPluginUtils Plugin - Provider</name>
+	<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+	<artifactId>sliPluginUtils-provider</artifactId>
+	<version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>bundle</packaging>
+
+	<name>ccsdk-sli-core :: sliPluginUtils :: ${project.artifactId}</name>
 	<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -22,11 +25,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>${junit.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>sli-common</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
@@ -34,22 +36,18 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>equinoxSDK381</groupId>
 			<artifactId>org.eclipse.osgi</artifactId>
-			<version>${equinox.osgi.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-			<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-			<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-			<version>3.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
@@ -68,27 +66,4 @@
 			<version>1.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
-
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${bundle.plugin.version}</version>
-				<extensions>true</extensions>
-				<configuration>
-					<instructions>
-						<Bundle-SymbolicName>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils</Bundle-SymbolicName>
-						<Export-Package>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.slipluginutils</Export-Package>
-						<Import-Package>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.*,org.osgi.framework.*,org.slf4j.*,java.net.*</Import-Package>
-						<Embed-Dependency>*;scope=compile|runtime;artifactId=!sli-common|org.eclipse.osgi|mariadb-java-client|slf4j-api|jcl-over-slf4j</Embed-Dependency>
-						<Embed-Transitive>true</Embed-Transitive>
-					</instructions>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-
-		</plugins>
-
-	</build>
 </project>
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/Dme2PropertiesProvider.java b/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/Dme2PropertiesProvider.java
index 07c84c6..6802c9a 100644
--- a/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/Dme2PropertiesProvider.java
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/slipluginutils/Dme2PropertiesProvider.java
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
  * 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.
@@ -31,193 +31,248 @@
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.Vector;
 
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.utils.JREFileResolver;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.utils.KarafRootFileResolver;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.utils.PropertiesFileResolver;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.utils.common.CoreDefaultFileResolver;
+import org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.utils.common.SdncConfigEnvVarFileResolver;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
- * Immutable properties container for dme2 properties.  Since the initial design decision was made to
- * utilize <code>Properties</code> instead of an OSGi <code>ManagedService</code>, it was decided
- * to make these properties immutable.
+ * Immutable properties container for dme2 properties. Since the initial design
+ * decision was made to utilize <code>Properties</code> instead of an OSGi
+ * <code>ManagedService</code>, it was decided to make these properties
+ * immutable.
  */
 public final class Dme2PropertiesProvider {
 
-    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Dme2PropertiesProvider.class);
+	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Dme2PropertiesProvider.class);
 
-    /**
-     * The name of the environment variable to specify the configuration directory.
-     */
-    private static final String SDNC_ROOT_DIR_ENV_VAR_KEY = "SDNC_CONFIG_DIR";
+	/**
+	 * The name of the environment variable to specify the configuration directory.
+	 */
+	private static final String SDNC_ROOT_DIR_ENV_VAR_KEY = "SDNC_CONFIG_DIR";
 
-    /**
-     * the dme2 properties file name.
-     */
-    private static final String DME2_PROPERTIES_FILE_NAME = "dme2.properties";
+	/**
+	 * the dme2 properties file name.
+	 */
+	private static final String DME2_PROPERTIES_FILE_NAME = "dme2.properties";
 
-    /**
-     * the key for <code>proxyUrl</code>, which represents a CSV list of urls
-     */
-    static final String PROXY_URL_KEY = "proxyUrl";
+	/**
+	 * the key for <code>proxyUrl</code>, which represents a CSV list of urls
+	 */
+	static final String PROXY_URL_KEY = "proxyUrl";
 
-    /**
-     * indicates that proxy urls are separated by commas
-     */
-    private static final String PROXY_URLS_VALUE_SEPARATOR = ",";
+	/**
+	 * indicates that proxy urls are separated by commas
+	 */
+	private static final String PROXY_URLS_VALUE_SEPARATOR = ",";
 
-    /**
-     * the key for <code>aafUserName</code>
-     */
-    static final String AAF_USERNAME_KEY = "aafUserName";
+	/**
+	 * the key for <code>aafUserName</code>
+	 */
+	static final String AAF_USERNAME_KEY = "aafUserName";
 
-    /**
-     * the key for <code>aafPassword</code>
-     */
-    static final String AAF_PASSWORD_KEY = "aafPassword";
+	/**
+	 * the key for <code>aafPassword</code>
+	 */
+	static final String AAF_PASSWORD_KEY = "aafPassword";
 
-    /**
-     * the key for <code>envContext</code>
-     */
-    static final String ENV_CONTEXT_KEY = "envContext";
+	/**
+	 * the key for <code>envContext</code>
+	 */
+	static final String ENV_CONTEXT_KEY = "envContext";
 
-    /**
-     * the key for <code>routeOffer</code>
-     */
-    static final String ROUTE_OFFER_KEY = "routeOffer";
+	/**
+	 * the key for <code>routeOffer</code>
+	 */
+	static final String ROUTE_OFFER_KEY = "routeOffer";
 
-    /**
-     * the key for <code>commonServiceVersion</code>
-     */
-    static final String COMMON_SERVICE_VERSION_KEY = "commonServiceVersion";
+	/**
+	 * the key for <code>commonServiceVersion</code>
+	 */
+	static final String COMMON_SERVICE_VERSION_KEY = "commonServiceVersion";
 
-    /**
-     * the key for <code>partner</code>
-     */
-    static final String PARTNER_KEY = "partner";
+	/**
+	 * the key for <code>partner</code>
+	 */
+	static final String PARTNER_KEY = "partner";
 
-    private Optional<String []> proxyUrls = Optional.empty();
+	private Optional<String[]> proxyUrls = Optional.empty();
 
-    private Optional<String> aafUsername = Optional.empty();
+	private Optional<String> aafUsername = Optional.empty();
 
-    private Optional<String> aafPassword = Optional.empty();
+	private Optional<String> aafPassword = Optional.empty();
 
-    private Optional<String> envContext = Optional.empty();
+	private Optional<String> envContext = Optional.empty();
 
-    private Optional<String> routeOffer = Optional.empty();
+	private Optional<String> routeOffer = Optional.empty();
 
-    private Optional<String> commonServiceVersion = Optional.empty();
+	private Optional<String> commonServiceVersion = Optional.empty();
 
-    private Optional<String> partner = Optional.empty();
+	private Optional<String> partner = Optional.empty();
 
+	/**
+	 * A prioritized list of strategies for resolving dme2 properties files.
+	 */
+	private Vector<PropertiesFileResolver> dme2PropertiesFileResolvers = new Vector<>();
 
-    /**
-     * Instantiates the properties provider, which involves loading the appropriate properties for dme2.
-     */
-    public Dme2PropertiesProvider() {
-        this(getDme2Path(SDNC_ROOT_DIR_ENV_VAR_KEY, DME2_PROPERTIES_FILE_NAME).toString());
-    }
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates the properties provider, which involves loading the appropriate
+	 * properties for dme2.
+	 */
+	public Dme2PropertiesProvider() {
+		this(DME2_PROPERTIES_FILE_NAME);
+	}
 
-    /**
-     * Instantiates the properties provider, which involves loading the appropriate properties for dme2.
-     *
-     * @param dme2Path location of the dme2.properties file
-     */
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    Dme2PropertiesProvider(final String dme2Path) {
-        final Properties properties;
-        try {
-            properties = getProperties(dme2Path);
-            this.proxyUrls = getProxyUrls(properties);
-            this.aafUsername = getAafUsername(properties);
-            this.aafPassword = getAafPassword(properties);
-            this.envContext = getEnvContext(properties);
-            this.routeOffer = getRouteOffer(properties);
-            this.commonServiceVersion = getCommonServiceVersion(properties);
-            this.partner = getPartner(properties);
-        } catch (final FileNotFoundException e) {
-            LOG.error("dme2.properties file could not be found at path: {}", dme2Path, e);
-        } catch (final IOException e) {
-            LOG.error("fatal error reading dme2.properties at path: {}", dme2Path, e);
-        }
-    }
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates the properties provider, which involves loading the appropriate
+	 * properties for dme2.
+	 *
+	 * @param dme2Path
+	 *            location of the dme2.properties file
+	 */
+	@VisibleForTesting
+	Dme2PropertiesProvider(final String dme2FileName) {
+		dme2PropertiesFileResolvers
+				.add(new SdncConfigEnvVarFileResolver("Using property file (1) from environment variable"));
+		dme2PropertiesFileResolvers.add(new CoreDefaultFileResolver("Using property file (2) from default directory"));
 
-    private static Path getDme2Path(final String sdncRootDirectory, final String dme2Filename) {
-        return Paths.get(sdncRootDirectory, dme2Filename);
-    }
+		dme2PropertiesFileResolvers
+				.add(new JREFileResolver("Using property file (3) from JRE argument", Dme2PropertiesProvider.class));
+		dme2PropertiesFileResolvers.add(new KarafRootFileResolver("Using property file (4) from karaf root", this));
 
-    private static Properties getProperties(final String dme2Path) throws IOException {
-        final File dme2File = new File(dme2Path);
-        final Properties properties = new Properties();
-        properties.load(new FileReader(dme2File));
-        return properties;
-    }
+		File dme2File = getDme2File(dme2FileName);
 
-    private String getProxyUrl(final Properties properties) {
-        return properties.getProperty(PROXY_URL_KEY);
-    }
+		init(dme2File);
+	}
 
-    private Optional<String []> getProxyUrls(final Properties properties) {
-        final String proxyUrlsValue = getProxyUrl(properties);
-        if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(proxyUrlsValue)) {
-            return Optional.ofNullable(proxyUrlsValue.split(PROXY_URLS_VALUE_SEPARATOR));
-        }
-        return Optional.empty();
-    }
+	private void init(final File dme2Path) {
+		final Properties properties;
+		try {
+			properties = getProperties(dme2Path);
+			this.proxyUrls = getProxyUrls(properties);
+			this.aafUsername = getAafUsername(properties);
+			this.aafPassword = getAafPassword(properties);
+			this.envContext = getEnvContext(properties);
+			this.routeOffer = getRouteOffer(properties);
+			this.commonServiceVersion = getCommonServiceVersion(properties);
+			this.partner = getPartner(properties);
+		} catch (final FileNotFoundException e) {
 
-    public Optional<String []> getProxyUrls() {
-        return this.proxyUrls;
-    }
+			LOG.error("dme2.properties file could not be found at path: {}", dme2Path, e);
+		} catch (final IOException e) {
+			LOG.error("fatal error reading dme2.properties at path: {}", dme2Path, e);
+		}
+	}
 
-    private Optional<String> getAafUsername(final Properties properties) {
-        final String aafUsernameValue = properties.getProperty(AAF_USERNAME_KEY);
-        return Optional.ofNullable(aafUsernameValue);
-    }
+	/**
+	 * Reports the method chosen for properties resolution to the
+	 * <code>Logger</code>.
+	 *
+	 * @param message
+	 *            Some user friendly message
+	 * @param fileOptional
+	 *            The file location of the chosen properties file
+	 * @return the file location of the chosen properties file
+	 */
+	private static File reportSuccess(final String message, final Optional<File> fileOptional) {
+		if (fileOptional.isPresent()) {
+			final File file = fileOptional.get();
+			LOG.info("{} {}", message, file.getPath());
+			return file;
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 
-    Optional<String> getAafUsername() {
-        return this.aafUsername;
-    }
+	private File getDme2File(final String dme2Filename) {
 
-    private Optional<String> getAafPassword(final Properties properties) {
-        final String aafPassword = properties.getProperty(AAF_PASSWORD_KEY);
-        return Optional.ofNullable(aafPassword);
-    }
+		for (final PropertiesFileResolver dblibPropertiesFileResolver : dme2PropertiesFileResolvers) {
+			final Optional<File> fileOptional = dblibPropertiesFileResolver.resolveFile(dme2Filename);
+			if (fileOptional.isPresent()) {
+				return reportSuccess(dblibPropertiesFileResolver.getSuccessfulResolutionMessage(), fileOptional);
+			}
+		}
+		return (new File(dme2Filename));
+	}
 
-    Optional<String> getAafPassword() {
-        return this.aafPassword;
-    }
+	private static Properties getProperties(final File dme2File) throws IOException {
 
-    private Optional<String> getEnvContext(final Properties properties) {
-        final String envContext = properties.getProperty(ENV_CONTEXT_KEY);
-        return Optional.ofNullable(envContext);
-    }
+		final Properties properties = new Properties();
+		properties.load(new FileReader(dme2File));
+		return properties;
+	}
 
-    Optional<String> getEnvContext() {
-        return this.envContext;
-    }
+	private String getProxyUrl(final Properties properties) {
+		return properties.getProperty(PROXY_URL_KEY);
+	}
 
-    private Optional<String> getRouteOffer(final Properties properties) {
-        final String routeOffer = properties.getProperty(ROUTE_OFFER_KEY);
-        return Optional.ofNullable(routeOffer);
-    }
+	private Optional<String[]> getProxyUrls(final Properties properties) {
+		final String proxyUrlsValue = getProxyUrl(properties);
+		if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(proxyUrlsValue)) {
+			return Optional.ofNullable(proxyUrlsValue.split(PROXY_URLS_VALUE_SEPARATOR));
+		}
+		return Optional.empty();
+	}
 
-    Optional<String> getRouteOffer() {
-        return this.routeOffer;
-    }
+	public Optional<String[]> getProxyUrls() {
+		return this.proxyUrls;
+	}
 
-    private Optional<String> getCommonServiceVersion(final Properties properties) {
-        final String commonServiceVersion = properties.getProperty(COMMON_SERVICE_VERSION_KEY);
-        return Optional.ofNullable(commonServiceVersion);
-    }
+	private Optional<String> getAafUsername(final Properties properties) {
+		final String aafUsernameValue = properties.getProperty(AAF_USERNAME_KEY);
+		return Optional.ofNullable(aafUsernameValue);
+	}
 
-    Optional<String> getCommonServiceVersion() {
-        return this.commonServiceVersion;
-    }
+	Optional<String> getAafUsername() {
+		return this.aafUsername;
+	}
 
-    private Optional<String> getPartner(final Properties properties) {
-        final String partner = properties.getProperty(PARTNER_KEY);
-        return Optional.ofNullable(partner);
-    }
+	private Optional<String> getAafPassword(final Properties properties) {
+		final String aafPassword = properties.getProperty(AAF_PASSWORD_KEY);
+		return Optional.ofNullable(aafPassword);
+	}
 
-    Optional<String> getPartner() {
-        return this.partner;
-    }
+	Optional<String> getAafPassword() {
+		return this.aafPassword;
+	}
+
+	private Optional<String> getEnvContext(final Properties properties) {
+		final String envContext = properties.getProperty(ENV_CONTEXT_KEY);
+		return Optional.ofNullable(envContext);
+	}
+
+	Optional<String> getEnvContext() {
+		return this.envContext;
+	}
+
+	private Optional<String> getRouteOffer(final Properties properties) {
+		final String routeOffer = properties.getProperty(ROUTE_OFFER_KEY);
+		return Optional.ofNullable(routeOffer);
+	}
+
+	Optional<String> getRouteOffer() {
+		return this.routeOffer;
+	}
+
+	private Optional<String> getCommonServiceVersion(final Properties properties) {
+		final String commonServiceVersion = properties.getProperty(COMMON_SERVICE_VERSION_KEY);
+		return Optional.ofNullable(commonServiceVersion);
+	}
+
+	Optional<String> getCommonServiceVersion() {
+		return this.commonServiceVersion;
+	}
+
+	private Optional<String> getPartner(final Properties properties) {
+		final String partner = properties.getProperty(PARTNER_KEY);
+		return Optional.ofNullable(partner);
+	}
+
+	Optional<String> getPartner() {
+		return this.partner;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/resources/dme2.properties b/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/resources/dme2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3734484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sliPluginUtils/provider/src/main/resources/dme2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+aafUserName=user@sample.com
+aafPassword=fake
+envContext=UAT
+routeOffer=UAT
+proxyUrl=http://sample.com:25055,http://sample.com:25055
+commonServiceVersion=1702.0
+partner=
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