diff --git a/dblib/provider/pom.xml b/dblib/provider/pom.xml
index ad1cc9d..6d4d932 100755
--- a/dblib/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/dblib/provider/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         </dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
-			<artifactId>utils</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>utils-provider</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a369181..efbe273 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@
 
 	</build>
 	<modules>
+        <module>utils</module>
 		<module>dblib</module>
 		<module>sli</module>
 		<module>filters</module>
 		<module>sliPluginUtils</module>
 		<module>sliapi</module>
-		<module>utils</module>
 	</modules>
 	<organization>
 		<name>ONAP</name>
diff --git a/utils/features/pom.xml b/utils/features/pom.xml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6871d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/features/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+<?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>utils</artifactId>
+		<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+		<version>0.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	</parent>
+	<artifactId>utils-features</artifactId>
+	<name>DBLIB Adaptor - Features</name>
+
+	<packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+	<dependencies>
+
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>utils-provider</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
+			<version>2.6</version>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.opendaylight.mdsal</groupId>
+			<artifactId>features-mdsal</artifactId>
+			<version>${odl.mdsal.features.version}</version>
+			<classifier>features</classifier>
+			<type>xml</type>
+
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+		    <groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
+		    <artifactId>tomcat-jdbc</artifactId>
+		    <version>${tomcat-jdbc.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- dependency for opendaylight-karaf-empty for use by testing -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.opendaylight.odlparent</groupId>
+			<artifactId>opendaylight-karaf-empty</artifactId>
+            <version>${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>
+
+	<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/${features.file}</file>
+									<type>xml</type>
+									<classifier>features</classifier>
+								</artifact>
+							</artifacts>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
diff --git a/utils/features/src/main/resources/features.xml b/utils/features/src/main/resources/features.xml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..409f8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/features/src/main/resources/features.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<features name="sdnc-slicore-utils-${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/${odl.mdsal.features.version}/xml/features</repository>
+
+
+    <feature name='sdnc-slicore-utils' description="sdnc-slicore-utils" version='${project.version}'>
+        <!-- Most applications will have a dependency on the ODL MD-SAL Broker -->
+        <feature version="${odl.mdsal.version}">odl-mdsal-broker</feature>
+        <bundle>mvn:org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core/util-provider/${project.version}</bundle>
+    </feature>
+
+</features>
diff --git a/utils/installer/pom.xml b/utils/installer/pom.xml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b6f7f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/installer/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+<?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>utils</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+        <version>0.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+    <artifactId>utils-installer</artifactId>
+    <name>SLI core utils - Karaf  Installer</name>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+    <properties>
+        <application.name>sdnc-core-utils</application.name>
+        <features.boot>sdnc-core-utils</features.boot>
+        <features.repositories>mvn:org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core/utils-features/${project.version}/xml/features</features.repositories>
+        <include.transitive.dependencies>false</include.transitive.dependencies>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>utils-features</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <classifier>features</classifier>
+            <type>xml</type>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>*</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>*</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>utils-provider</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>maven-repo-zip</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>single</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <attach>false</attach>
+                            <finalName>stage/${application.name}-${project.version}</finalName>
+                            <descriptors>
+                                <descriptor>src/assembly/assemble_mvnrepo_zip.xml</descriptor>
+                            </descriptors>
+			    <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>installer-zip</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>single</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <attach>true</attach>
+                            <finalName>${application.name}-${project.version}-installer</finalName>
+                            <descriptors>
+                                <descriptor>src/assembly/assemble_installer_zip.xml</descriptor>
+                            </descriptors>
+			    <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <transitive>false</transitive>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/assembly/system</outputDirectory>
+                            <overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
+                            <overWriteSnapshots>true</overWriteSnapshots>
+                            <overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
+                            <useRepositoryLayout>true</useRepositoryLayout>
+                            <addParentPoms>false</addParentPoms>
+                            <copyPom>false</copyPom>
+                            <includeGroupIds>org.onap.ccsdk.sli,org.apache.tomcat</includeGroupIds>
+                            <excludeArtifactIds>sli-common,sli-provider</excludeArtifactIds>
+                            <scope>provided</scope>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.6</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-version</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals><!-- here the phase you need -->
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/stage</outputDirectory>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>src/main/resources/scripts</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>install-feature.sh</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>true</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/utils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_installer_zip.xml b/utils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_installer_zip.xml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a6a22a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_installer_zip.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<!-- Defines how we build the .zip file which is our distribution. -->
+
+<assembly
+	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
+	<id>bin</id>
+
+	<formats>
+		<format>zip</format>
+	</formats>
+
+	<!--  we want "system" and related files right at the root level
+		  as this file is suppose to be unzip on top of a karaf
+		  distro. -->
+	<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
+
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/stage/</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>${application.name}</outputDirectory>
+			<fileMode>755</fileMode>
+			<includes>
+				<include>*.sh</include>
+			</includes>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/stage/</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>${application.name}</outputDirectory>
+			<fileMode>644</fileMode>
+			<excludes>
+				<exclude>*.sh</exclude>
+			</excludes>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+
+
+
+</assembly>
diff --git a/utils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_mvnrepo_zip.xml b/utils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_mvnrepo_zip.xml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d96c9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/installer/src/assembly/assemble_mvnrepo_zip.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<!-- Defines how we build the .zip file which is our distribution. -->
+
+<assembly
+	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
+	<id>bin</id>
+
+	<formats>
+		<format>zip</format>
+	</formats>
+
+	<!--  we want "system" and related files right at the root level
+		  as this file is suppose to be unzip on top of a karaf
+		  distro. -->
+	<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
+
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/assembly/</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>.</outputDirectory>
+			<excludes>
+			</excludes>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+
+
+
+</assembly>
diff --git a/utils/installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh b/utils/installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16b5be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+ODL_HOME=${ODL_HOME:-/opt/opendaylight/current}
+ODL_KARAF_CLIENT=${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT:-${ODL_HOME}/bin/client}
+ODL_KARAF_CLIENT_OPTS=${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT_OPTS:-"-u karaf"}
+INSTALLERDIR=$(dirname $0)
+
+REPOZIP=${INSTALLERDIR}/${features.boot}-${project.version}.zip
+
+if [ -f ${REPOZIP} ]
+then
+	unzip -d ${ODL_HOME} ${REPOZIP}
+else
+	echo "ERROR : repo zip ($REPOZIP) not found"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT} ${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT_OPTS} feature:repo-add ${features.repositories}
+${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT} ${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT_OPTS} feature:install ${features.boot}
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 93326a9..cf7dbc5
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -1,56 +1,79 @@
 <?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">
-
+<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">
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>ccsdk-sli-core</artifactId>
         <version>0.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
+
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <packaging>bundle</packaging>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
     <artifactId>utils</artifactId>
-    <name>SLI Core Utilities Package</name>
 
-    <description>
-        The SLI Core Utilities Package provides common functionality for setting up SLI connectivity.
-    </description>
 
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-            <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>equinoxSDK381</groupId>
-            <artifactId>org.eclipse.osgi</artifactId>
-            <version>${equinox.osgi.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
+    <name>SLI Utils</name>
+    <description>Utilities used across sli-core</description>
 
-        <!-- Testing Dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
+    <version>0.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${bundle.plugin.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
+
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.compile.plugin.version}</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <source>${java.version.source}</source>
+                        <target>${java.version.target}</target>
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.10</version>
+
+                    <executions>
+                        <execution>
+                            <id>aggregate</id>
+                            <goals>
+                                <goal>aggregate</goal>
+                            </goals>
+                            <phase>site</phase>
+
+                        </execution>
+                    </executions>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.1.1</version>
+                    <executions>
+                        <execution>
+                            <id>bundle-sources</id>
+                            <phase>package</phase>
+                            <goals>
+                                <!-- produce source artifact for main project sources -->
+                                <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+
+                                <!-- produce source artifact for project test sources -->
+                                <goal>test-jar-no-fork</goal>
+                            </goals>
+                        </execution>
+                    </executions>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+
+        </pluginManagement>
     </build>
     <organization>
-        <name>Inocybe Technologies and Others</name>
+        <name>AT&amp;T</name>
     </organization>
+  <modules>
+    <module>provider</module>
+    <module>features</module>
+    <module>installer</module>
+  </modules>
 </project>
diff --git a/utils/provider/pom.xml b/utils/provider/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41527f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/provider/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?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">
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ccsdk-sli-core</artifactId>
+        <version>0.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <packaging>bundle</packaging>
+    <artifactId>utils-provider</artifactId>
+    <name>SLI Core Utilities Package</name>
+
+    <description>
+        The SLI Core Utilities Package provides common functionality for setting up SLI connectivity.
+    </description>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
+            <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>equinoxSDK381</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.eclipse.osgi</artifactId>
+            <version>${equinox.osgi.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Testing Dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${bundle.plugin.version}</version>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+    <organization>
+        <name>Inocybe Technologies and Others</name>
+    </organization>
+</project>
diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/DefaultFileResolver.java b/utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/DefaultFileResolver.java
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/DefaultFileResolver.java
rename to utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/DefaultFileResolver.java
diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/EnvVarFileResolver.java b/utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/EnvVarFileResolver.java
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/EnvVarFileResolver.java
rename to utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/EnvVarFileResolver.java
diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/JREFileResolver.java b/utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/JREFileResolver.java
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rename from utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/JREFileResolver.java
rename to utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/JREFileResolver.java
diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/KarafRootFileResolver.java b/utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/KarafRootFileResolver.java
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rename from utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/KarafRootFileResolver.java
rename to utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/KarafRootFileResolver.java
diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/PropertiesFileResolver.java b/utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/PropertiesFileResolver.java
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rename from utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/PropertiesFileResolver.java
rename to utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/PropertiesFileResolver.java
diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibDefaultFileResolver.java b/utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibDefaultFileResolver.java
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rename from utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibDefaultFileResolver.java
rename to utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibDefaultFileResolver.java
diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibEnvVarFileResolver.java b/utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibEnvVarFileResolver.java
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rename from utils/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibEnvVarFileResolver.java
rename to utils/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibEnvVarFileResolver.java
diff --git a/utils/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/JREFileResolverTest.java b/utils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/JREFileResolverTest.java
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rename from utils/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/JREFileResolverTest.java
rename to utils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/JREFileResolverTest.java
diff --git a/utils/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/KarafRootFileResolverTest.java b/utils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/KarafRootFileResolverTest.java
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rename from utils/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/KarafRootFileResolverTest.java
rename to utils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/KarafRootFileResolverTest.java
diff --git a/utils/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibDefaultFileResolverTest.java b/utils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibDefaultFileResolverTest.java
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rename from utils/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibDefaultFileResolverTest.java
rename to utils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibDefaultFileResolverTest.java
diff --git a/utils/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibEnvVarFileResolverTest.java b/utils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibEnvVarFileResolverTest.java
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rename from utils/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibEnvVarFileResolverTest.java
rename to utils/provider/src/test/java/org/onap/ccsdk/sli/core/utils/dblib/DblibEnvVarFileResolverTest.java