Patch set 2: changes to MR_Client

Also introduces new AAF API call (userRoles)

Change-Id: I9861fe7f3339ced504f006da7aaa159a3cd67b70
Signed-off-by: dglFromAtt <dgl@research.att.com>
Issue-ID: DMAAP-856
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 5ba2eef..9eab4da 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@
         "local": true, 
         "openStackAvailabilityZone": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subnet": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -371,7 +370,6 @@
         "local": true, 
         "openStackAvailabilityZone": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subnet": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -396,7 +394,6 @@
         "local": true, 
         "openStackAvailabilityZone": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subnet": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -478,7 +475,6 @@
         "local": true, 
         "openStackAvailabilityZone": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subnet": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -550,7 +546,6 @@
         "local": true, 
         "openStackAvailabilityZone": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subnet": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -632,7 +627,6 @@
         "local": true, 
         "openStackAvailabilityZone": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subnet": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -662,7 +656,7 @@
 ~~~~~
 
 
-Endpoint for this instance of DMaaP object containing values for this OpenDCAE deployment
+V2 Endpoint for this instance of DMaaP object containing values for this OpenDCAE deployment
 
 
 
@@ -713,7 +707,6 @@
         "loggingUrl": "somestring", 
         "nodeKey": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicNsRoot": "somestring", 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
@@ -786,7 +779,6 @@
         "loggingUrl": "somestring", 
         "nodeKey": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicNsRoot": "somestring", 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
@@ -859,7 +851,6 @@
         "loggingUrl": "somestring", 
         "nodeKey": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicNsRoot": "somestring", 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
@@ -932,7 +923,6 @@
         "loggingUrl": "somestring", 
         "nodeKey": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicNsRoot": "somestring", 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
@@ -1005,7 +995,6 @@
         "loggingUrl": "somestring", 
         "nodeKey": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicNsRoot": "somestring", 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
@@ -1078,7 +1067,6 @@
         "loggingUrl": "somestring", 
         "nodeKey": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicNsRoot": "somestring", 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
@@ -1157,7 +1145,6 @@
         "hostName": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -1236,7 +1223,6 @@
         "hostName": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -1258,7 +1244,6 @@
         "hostName": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -1337,7 +1322,6 @@
         "hostName": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -1406,7 +1390,6 @@
         "hostName": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -1485,7 +1468,6 @@
         "hostName": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -1563,7 +1545,6 @@
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "pubId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "username": "somestring", 
         "userpwd": "somestring"
     }
@@ -1643,7 +1624,6 @@
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "pubId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "username": "somestring", 
         "userpwd": "somestring"
     }
@@ -1666,7 +1646,6 @@
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "pubId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "username": "somestring", 
         "userpwd": "somestring"
     }
@@ -1746,7 +1725,6 @@
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "pubId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "username": "somestring", 
         "userpwd": "somestring"
     }
@@ -1816,7 +1794,6 @@
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "pubId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "username": "somestring", 
         "userpwd": "somestring"
     }
@@ -1896,7 +1873,6 @@
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "pubId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "username": "somestring", 
         "userpwd": "somestring"
     }
@@ -1981,7 +1957,6 @@
         "logURL": "somestring", 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subId": "somestring", 
         "suspended": true, 
         "use100": true, 
@@ -2070,7 +2045,6 @@
         "logURL": "somestring", 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subId": "somestring", 
         "suspended": true, 
         "use100": true, 
@@ -2159,7 +2133,6 @@
         "logURL": "somestring", 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subId": "somestring", 
         "suspended": true, 
         "use100": true, 
@@ -2238,7 +2211,6 @@
         "logURL": "somestring", 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subId": "somestring", 
         "suspended": true, 
         "use100": true, 
@@ -2327,7 +2299,6 @@
         "logURL": "somestring", 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subId": "somestring", 
         "suspended": true, 
         "use100": true, 
@@ -2435,7 +2406,6 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }, 
@@ -2445,13 +2415,11 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subs": [
             {
                 "bytes": [
@@ -2465,7 +2433,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -2484,7 +2451,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -2587,7 +2553,6 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }, 
@@ -2597,13 +2562,11 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subs": [
             {
                 "bytes": [
@@ -2617,7 +2580,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -2636,7 +2598,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -2682,7 +2643,6 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }, 
@@ -2692,13 +2652,11 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subs": [
             {
                 "bytes": [
@@ -2712,7 +2670,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -2731,7 +2688,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -2818,7 +2774,6 @@
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "pubId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "username": "somestring", 
         "userpwd": "somestring"
     }
@@ -2916,7 +2871,6 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }, 
@@ -2926,13 +2880,11 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subs": [
             {
                 "bytes": [
@@ -2946,7 +2898,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -2965,7 +2916,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -3068,7 +3018,6 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }, 
@@ -3078,13 +3027,11 @@
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "pubId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "username": "somestring", 
                 "userpwd": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "subs": [
             {
                 "bytes": [
@@ -3098,7 +3045,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -3117,7 +3063,6 @@
                 "logURL": "somestring", 
                 "owner": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "subId": "somestring", 
                 "suspended": true, 
                 "use100": true, 
@@ -3206,7 +3151,6 @@
         "loggingUrl": "somestring", 
         "nodeKey": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicNsRoot": "somestring", 
         "version": "somestring"
     }
@@ -3250,14 +3194,14 @@
 Summary
 +++++++
 
-return MR_Client details
+Associate an MR_Client object to a Topic
 
 Description
 +++++++++++
 
 .. raw:: html
 
-    Create a  `MR_Client` object.
+    Create a  `MR_Client` object.The `dcaeLocation` attribute is used to match an `MR_Cluster` object with the same value, with the intent of localizing message traffic.  In legacy implementation, the `clientRole` is granted appropriate permission in AAF.  Newer implementions may instead specify an AAF Identity, which will be added to the appropriate `Topic` role.
 
 
 Request
@@ -3284,13 +3228,13 @@
             "somestring", 
             "somestring"
         ], 
+        "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
         "clientRole": "somestring", 
         "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
         "fqtn": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "mrClientId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicURL": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -3324,7 +3268,7 @@
 Summary
 +++++++
 
-return MR_Client details
+Delete an MR_Client object
 
 Description
 +++++++++++
@@ -3368,13 +3312,13 @@
             "somestring", 
             "somestring"
         ], 
+        "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
         "clientRole": "somestring", 
         "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
         "fqtn": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "mrClientId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicURL": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -3395,13 +3339,13 @@
             "somestring", 
             "somestring"
         ], 
+        "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
         "clientRole": "somestring", 
         "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
         "fqtn": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "mrClientId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicURL": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -3469,13 +3413,13 @@
             "somestring", 
             "somestring"
         ], 
+        "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
         "clientRole": "somestring", 
         "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
         "fqtn": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "mrClientId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicURL": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -3553,13 +3497,13 @@
             "somestring", 
             "somestring"
         ], 
+        "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
         "clientRole": "somestring", 
         "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
         "fqtn": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "mrClientId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicURL": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -3593,7 +3537,7 @@
 Summary
 +++++++
 
-return MR_Client details
+Update an MR_Client object
 
 Description
 +++++++++++
@@ -3637,13 +3581,13 @@
             "somestring", 
             "somestring"
         ], 
+        "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
         "clientRole": "somestring", 
         "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
         "fqtn": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
         "mrClientId": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "topicURL": "somestring"
     }
 
@@ -3722,7 +3666,6 @@
         "replicationGroup": "somestring", 
         "sourceReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "targetReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "topicPort": "somestring", 
         "topicProtocol": "somestring"
@@ -3804,7 +3747,6 @@
         "replicationGroup": "somestring", 
         "sourceReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "targetReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "topicPort": "somestring", 
         "topicProtocol": "somestring"
@@ -3829,7 +3771,6 @@
         "replicationGroup": "somestring", 
         "sourceReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "targetReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "topicPort": "somestring", 
         "topicProtocol": "somestring"
@@ -3911,7 +3852,6 @@
         "replicationGroup": "somestring", 
         "sourceReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "targetReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "topicPort": "somestring", 
         "topicProtocol": "somestring"
@@ -3983,7 +3923,6 @@
         "replicationGroup": "somestring", 
         "sourceReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "targetReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "topicPort": "somestring", 
         "topicProtocol": "somestring"
@@ -4065,7 +4004,6 @@
         "replicationGroup": "somestring", 
         "sourceReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
         "targetReplicationPort": "somestring", 
         "topicPort": "somestring", 
         "topicProtocol": "somestring"
@@ -4110,14 +4048,14 @@
 Summary
 +++++++
 
-return Topic details
+Create a Topic object
 
 Description
 +++++++++++
 
 .. raw:: html
 
-    Create  `Topic` object.
+    Create  `Topic` object.For convenience, the message body may populate the `clients` array, in which case each entry will be added as an `MR_Client`.  Beginning in ONAP Dublin Release, dbcapi will create two AAF Roles by default, one each for the publisher and subscriber per topic.  MR_Clients can then specify an AAF Identity to be added to the appropriate default Role, avoiding the need to create Role(s) in advance.
 
 Parameters
 ++++++++++
@@ -4150,23 +4088,19 @@
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
     {
-        "bytes": [
-            "somestring", 
-            "somestring"
-        ], 
         "clients": [
             {
                 "action": [
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }, 
             {
@@ -4174,13 +4108,13 @@
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
@@ -4189,13 +4123,13 @@
         "fqtnStyle": "FQTN_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "globalMrURL": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
-        "numClients": 1, 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "partitionCount": "somestring", 
+        "publisherRole": "somestring", 
         "replicationCase": "REPLICATION_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "replicationCount": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
+        "subscriberRole": "somestring", 
         "tnxEnabled": "somestring", 
         "topicDescription": "somestring", 
         "topicName": "somestring", 
@@ -4272,23 +4206,19 @@
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
     {
-        "bytes": [
-            "somestring", 
-            "somestring"
-        ], 
         "clients": [
             {
                 "action": [
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }, 
             {
@@ -4296,13 +4226,13 @@
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
@@ -4311,13 +4241,13 @@
         "fqtnStyle": "FQTN_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "globalMrURL": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
-        "numClients": 1, 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "partitionCount": "somestring", 
+        "publisherRole": "somestring", 
         "replicationCase": "REPLICATION_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "replicationCount": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
+        "subscriberRole": "somestring", 
         "tnxEnabled": "somestring", 
         "topicDescription": "somestring", 
         "topicName": "somestring", 
@@ -4337,23 +4267,19 @@
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
     {
-        "bytes": [
-            "somestring", 
-            "somestring"
-        ], 
         "clients": [
             {
                 "action": [
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }, 
             {
@@ -4361,13 +4287,13 @@
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
@@ -4376,13 +4302,13 @@
         "fqtnStyle": "FQTN_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "globalMrURL": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
-        "numClients": 1, 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "partitionCount": "somestring", 
+        "publisherRole": "somestring", 
         "replicationCase": "REPLICATION_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "replicationCount": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
+        "subscriberRole": "somestring", 
         "tnxEnabled": "somestring", 
         "topicDescription": "somestring", 
         "topicName": "somestring", 
@@ -4459,23 +4385,19 @@
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
     {
-        "bytes": [
-            "somestring", 
-            "somestring"
-        ], 
         "clients": [
             {
                 "action": [
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }, 
             {
@@ -4483,13 +4405,13 @@
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
@@ -4498,13 +4420,13 @@
         "fqtnStyle": "FQTN_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "globalMrURL": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
-        "numClients": 1, 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "partitionCount": "somestring", 
+        "publisherRole": "somestring", 
         "replicationCase": "REPLICATION_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "replicationCount": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
+        "subscriberRole": "somestring", 
         "tnxEnabled": "somestring", 
         "topicDescription": "somestring", 
         "topicName": "somestring", 
@@ -4571,23 +4493,19 @@
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
     {
-        "bytes": [
-            "somestring", 
-            "somestring"
-        ], 
         "clients": [
             {
                 "action": [
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }, 
             {
@@ -4595,13 +4513,13 @@
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
@@ -4610,13 +4528,13 @@
         "fqtnStyle": "FQTN_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "globalMrURL": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
-        "numClients": 1, 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "partitionCount": "somestring", 
+        "publisherRole": "somestring", 
         "replicationCase": "REPLICATION_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "replicationCount": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
+        "subscriberRole": "somestring", 
         "tnxEnabled": "somestring", 
         "topicDescription": "somestring", 
         "topicName": "somestring", 
@@ -4693,23 +4611,19 @@
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
     {
-        "bytes": [
-            "somestring", 
-            "somestring"
-        ], 
         "clients": [
             {
                 "action": [
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }, 
             {
@@ -4717,13 +4631,13 @@
                     "somestring", 
                     "somestring"
                 ], 
+                "clientIdentity": "somestring", 
                 "clientRole": "somestring", 
                 "dcaeLocationName": "somestring", 
                 "fqtn": "somestring", 
                 "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
                 "mrClientId": "somestring", 
                 "status": "EMPTY", 
-                "statusValid": true, 
                 "topicURL": "somestring"
             }
         ], 
@@ -4732,13 +4646,13 @@
         "fqtnStyle": "FQTN_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "globalMrURL": "somestring", 
         "lastMod": "2015-01-01T15:00:00.000Z", 
-        "numClients": 1, 
         "owner": "somestring", 
         "partitionCount": "somestring", 
+        "publisherRole": "somestring", 
         "replicationCase": "REPLICATION_NOT_SPECIFIED", 
         "replicationCount": "somestring", 
         "status": "EMPTY", 
-        "statusValid": true, 
+        "subscriberRole": "somestring", 
         "tnxEnabled": "somestring", 
         "topicDescription": "somestring", 
         "topicName": "somestring", 
@@ -4813,9 +4727,8 @@
         dcaeLocationName | No | string |  |  | 
         fqdn | No | string |  |  | 
         hostName | No | string |  |  | 
-        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | 
+        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | datestamp for last update to this object
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
         version | No | string |  |  | 
 
 .. _d_e926d3fa8701e0cc9c8ed1761b3255cd:
@@ -4830,10 +4743,9 @@
 
         dcaeLocationName | No | string |  |  | 
         feedId | No | string |  |  | 
-        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | 
+        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | datestamp for last update to this object
         pubId | No | string |  |  | 
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
         username | No | string |  |  | 
         userpwd | No | string |  |  | 
 
@@ -4851,11 +4763,10 @@
         dcaeLocationName | No | string |  |  | 
         deliveryURL | No | string |  |  | 
         feedId | No | string |  |  | 
-        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | 
+        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | datestamp for last update to this object
         logURL | No | string |  |  | 
         owner | No | string |  |  | 
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
         subId | No | string |  |  | 
         suspended | No | boolean |  |  | 
         use100 | No | boolean |  |  | 
@@ -4876,11 +4787,10 @@
         clli | No | string |  |  | 
         dcaeLayer | No | string |  |  | 
         dcaeLocationName | No | string |  |  | 
-        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | 
+        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | datestamp for last update to this object
         local | No | boolean |  |  | 
         openStackAvailabilityZone | No | string |  |  | 
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
         subnet | No | string |  |  | 
 
 .. _d_4ea0e7758a1f8502222793e4a13b04f7:
@@ -4897,11 +4807,10 @@
         bridgeAdminTopic | No | string |  |  | 
         dmaapName | No | string |  |  | 
         drProvUrl | No | string |  |  | 
-        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | 
+        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | datestamp for last update to this object
         loggingUrl | No | string |  |  | 
         nodeKey | No | string |  |  | 
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
         topicNsRoot | No | string |  |  | 
         version | No | string |  |  | 
 
@@ -4922,13 +4831,12 @@
         feedName | No | string |  |  | 
         feedVersion | No | string |  |  | 
         formatUuid | No | string |  |  | 
-        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | 
+        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | datestamp for last update to this object
         logURL | No | string |  |  | 
         owner | No | string |  |  | 
         publishURL | No | string |  |  | 
         pubs | No | array of :ref:`DR_Pub <d_e926d3fa8701e0cc9c8ed1761b3255cd>` |  |  | 
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
         subs | No | array of :ref:`DR_Sub <d_48cf328d246f41e1d11a09251b042f02>` |  |  | 
         subscribeURL | No | string |  |  | 
         suspended | No | boolean |  |  | 
@@ -4943,15 +4851,15 @@
     :header: "Name", "Required", "Type", "Format", "Properties", "Description"
     :widths: 20, 10, 15, 15, 30, 25
 
-        action | No | array of string |  |  | 
-        clientRole | No | string |  |  | 
-        dcaeLocationName | No | string |  |  | 
-        fqtn | No | string |  |  | 
-        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | 
-        mrClientId | No | string |  |  | 
+        action | No | array of string |  |  | one or more actions from the set ('pub', 'sub', 'view') for which this client needs Permission
+        clientIdentity | No | string |  |  | an AAF identity to be associated to an appropriate topic Role
+        clientRole | No | string |  |  | an AAF Role to be granted an appropriate Permission.  If specified, takes precedence over clientIdentity, for backwards compatibility.
+        dcaeLocationName | No | string |  |  | a tag indicating a logical deployment site
+        fqtn | No | string |  |  | Fully Qualified Topic Name constructed by dbcapi
+        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | datestamp for last update to this object
+        mrClientId | No | string |  |  | a unique identifier generated by dbcapi for this client
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
-        topicURL | No | string |  |  | 
+        topicURL | No | string |  |  | the URL for a MR instance - typically in the same dcaeLocation - that this client should use to access the topic
 
 .. _d_eec7176a0080debe1b19c2dad2e97c24:
 
@@ -4969,7 +4877,6 @@
         replicationGroup | No | string |  |  | 
         sourceReplicationPort | No | string |  |  | 
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
         targetReplicationPort | No | string |  |  | 
         topicPort | No | string |  |  | 
         topicProtocol | No | string |  |  | 
@@ -4984,11 +4891,10 @@
     :header: "Name", "Required", "Type", "Format", "Properties", "Description"
     :widths: 20, 10, 15, 15, 30, 25
 
-        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | 
+        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | datestamp for last update to this object
         mmName | No | string |  |  | 
         sourceCluster | No | string |  |  | 
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
         targetCluster | No | string |  |  | 
         topicCount | No | integer | int32 |  | 
         topics | No | array of string |  |  | 
@@ -5004,22 +4910,21 @@
     :header: "Name", "Required", "Type", "Format", "Properties", "Description"
     :widths: 20, 10, 15, 15, 30, 25
 
-        bytes | No | array of string |  |  | 
-        clients | No | array of :ref:`MR_Client <d_56ff81dc98986e27074d9be2731e3f4c>` |  |  | 
-        formatUuid | No | string |  |  | 
-        fqtn | No | string |  |  | 
-        fqtnStyle | No | string |  | {'enum': ['FQTN_NOT_SPECIFIED', 'FQTN_LEGACY_FORMAT', 'FQTN_PROJECTID_FORMAT', 'FQTN_PROJECTID_VERSION_FORMAT']} | 
-        globalMrURL | No | string |  |  | 
-        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | 
-        numClients | No | integer | int32 |  | 
-        owner | No | string |  |  | 
-        partitionCount | No | string |  |  | 
-        replicationCase | No | string |  | {'enum': ['REPLICATION_NOT_SPECIFIED', 'REPLICATION_NONE', 'REPLICATION_EDGE_TO_CENTRAL', 'REPLICATION_EDGE_TO_CENTRAL_TO_GLOBAL', 'REPLICATION_CENTRAL_TO_EDGE', 'REPLICATION_CENTRAL_TO_GLOBAL', 'REPLICATION_GLOBAL_TO_CENTRAL', 'REPLICATION_GLOBAL_TO_CENTRAL_TO_EDGE', 'REPLICATION_EDGE_TO_FQDN', 'REPLICATION_FQDN_TO_EDGE', 'REPLICATION_FQDN_TO_GLOBAL', 'REPLICATION_GLOBAL_TO_FQDN', 'REPLICATION_EDGE_TO_FQDN_TO_GLOBAL', 'REPLICATION_GLOBAL_TO_FQDN_TO_EDGE']} | 
-        replicationCount | No | string |  |  | 
+        clients | No | array of :ref:`MR_Client <d_56ff81dc98986e27074d9be2731e3f4c>` |  |  | an array of `MR_Client` objects associated to this `Topic`
+        formatUuid | No | string |  |  | a reference to an identifier that describes a data format used for this `Topic`
+        fqtn | No | string |  |  | Fully Qualified Topic Name constructed by dbcapi, following the rules for `fqtnStyle`
+        fqtnStyle | No | string |  | {'enum': ['FQTN_NOT_SPECIFIED', 'FQTN_LEGACY_FORMAT', 'FQTN_PROJECTID_FORMAT', 'FQTN_PROJECTID_VERSION_FORMAT']} | the construction rule for the `fqtn` field
+        globalMrURL | No | string |  |  | the URL of an outside MR instance
+        lastMod | No | string | date-time |  | datestamp for last update to this object
+        owner | No | string |  |  | a label used to identify who requested this `Topic` to be provisioned.  In the future this may be an AAF Identity.
+        partitionCount | No | string |  |  | the kafka attribute for specifying the number of partitions
+        publisherRole | No | string |  |  | a value generated by dbcapi, this AAF Role has permission to publish to this `Topic`
+        replicationCase | No | string |  | {'enum': ['REPLICATION_NOT_SPECIFIED', 'REPLICATION_NONE', 'REPLICATION_EDGE_TO_CENTRAL', 'REPLICATION_EDGE_TO_CENTRAL_TO_GLOBAL', 'REPLICATION_CENTRAL_TO_EDGE', 'REPLICATION_CENTRAL_TO_GLOBAL', 'REPLICATION_GLOBAL_TO_CENTRAL', 'REPLICATION_GLOBAL_TO_CENTRAL_TO_EDGE', 'REPLICATION_EDGE_TO_FQDN', 'REPLICATION_FQDN_TO_EDGE', 'REPLICATION_FQDN_TO_GLOBAL', 'REPLICATION_GLOBAL_TO_FQDN', 'REPLICATION_EDGE_TO_FQDN_TO_GLOBAL', 'REPLICATION_GLOBAL_TO_FQDN_TO_EDGE']} | An indicator for how this `Topic` should be replicated when there are more than one `MR_Cluster` instances
+        replicationCount | No | string |  |  | the kafka attribute for specifying replication within an `MR_Cluster` instance
         status | No | string |  | {'enum': ['EMPTY', 'NEW', 'STAGED', 'VALID', 'INVALID', 'DELETED']} | 
-        statusValid | No | boolean |  |  | 
+        subscriberRole | No | string |  |  | a value generated by dbcapi, this AAF Role has permission to subscribe to this `Topic`
         tnxEnabled | No | string |  |  | 
-        topicDescription | No | string |  |  | 
-        topicName | No | string |  |  | 
-        version | No | string |  |  | 
+        topicDescription | No | string |  |  | a description of what this Topic is used for
+        topicName | No | string |  |  | the short name used by humans, and utilized to construct the `FQTN`
+        version | No | string |  |  | a hook for any versioning needed for managing a `Topic` over time
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdef5cb..8db05b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<jettyVersion>9.3.8.RC0</jettyVersion> 
 		<eelf.version>1.0.0</eelf.version>
-		<artifact.version>1.0.19-SNAPSHOT</artifact.version>
+		<artifact.version>1.0.20-SNAPSHOT</artifact.version>
 		<!-- SONAR -->
 		<jacoco.version>0.7.7.201606060606</jacoco.version>
 		<sonar-jacoco-listeners.version>3.2</sonar-jacoco-listeners.version>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/aaf/AafService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/aaf/AafService.java
index 4778aff..253ad11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/aaf/AafService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/aaf/AafService.java
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
 		logger.info( "entry: addGrant() "  );
 		return doPost( grant, "authz/role/perm", 201 );
 	}
+	public int addUserRole( AafUserRole ur ) {
+		logger.info( "entry: addUserRole() "  );
+		return doPost( ur, "authz/userRole", 201 );
+	}
 
 	public int delGrant( DmaapGrant grant ) {
 		int rc = -1;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/aaf/AafUserRole.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/aaf/AafUserRole.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b4f882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/aaf/AafUserRole.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.dmaap
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.dmaap.dbcapi.aaf;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
+
+public class AafUserRole extends AafObject  {
+	static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(AafUserRole.class);
+
+	private String 	identity;
+	private	String	role;
+
+
+	
+	public AafUserRole(String identity,  String role ) {
+		super();
+		this.identity = identity;
+		this.role = role;
+	}
+
+	public void setRole(String role) {
+		this.role = role;
+	}
+	public String getRole() {
+		return role;
+	}
+
+	public String getIdentity() {
+		return identity;
+	}
+
+	public void setIdentity(String identity) {
+		this.identity = identity;
+	}
+
+	public String toJSON() {
+
+		String postJSON = String.format(" { \"user\": \"%s\", \"role\": \"%s\" }",  
+				this.getIdentity(), 
+				this.getRole()
+				);
+		logger.info( "returning JSON: " + postJSON);
+			
+		return postJSON;
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DmaapObject.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DmaapObject.java
index 8e804b2..1b3f824 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DmaapObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/DmaapObject.java
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@
 
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.logging.BaseLoggingClass;
 
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiModelProperty;
+
 @XmlRootElement
 public abstract class DmaapObject extends BaseLoggingClass {
+	@ApiModelProperty( value = "datestamp for last update to this object")
 	protected Date lastMod;
 	protected	DmaapObject_Status	status;
 	
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 	
+	@ApiModelProperty( hidden=true )
 	public boolean isStatusValid() {
 		if ( this.status == DmaapObject_Status.VALID ) {
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/MR_Client.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/MR_Client.java
index 580800c..f182fd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/MR_Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/MR_Client.java
@@ -26,15 +26,25 @@
 
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.database.DatabaseClass;
 
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiModelProperty;
+
 @XmlRootElement
 public class MR_Client extends DmaapObject {
 
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="a tag indicating a logical deployment site")
 	private String dcaeLocationName;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="the URL for a MR instance - typically in the same dcaeLocation - that this client should use to access the topic")
 	private	String	topicURL;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="Fully Qualified Topic Name constructed by dbcapi")
 	private String fqtn;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="an AAF Role to be granted an appropriate Permission.  If specified, takes precedence over clientIdentity, for backwards compatibility.")
 	private String clientRole;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="one or more actions from the set (\"pub\", \"sub\", \"view\") for which this client needs Permission")
 	private String[] action;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="a unique identifier generated by dbcapi for this client")
 	private String mrClientId;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="an AAF identity to be associated to an appropriate topic Role")
+	private	String clientIdentity;
 	
 
 	public MR_Client() {
@@ -97,7 +107,24 @@
 	public void setAction(String[] action) {
 		this.action = action;
 	}
-
+	
+	@ApiModelProperty( hidden=true )
+	public boolean isPublisher() {
+		return hasAction( "pub");
+	}
+	@ApiModelProperty( hidden=true )
+	public boolean isSubscriber() {
+		return hasAction( "sub");
+	}
+	
+	public boolean hasAction( String val ) {
+		for (String s: this.action) {
+			if ( s!= null && s.equals(val)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
 	public String getMrClientId() {
 		return mrClientId;
 	}
@@ -115,5 +142,21 @@
 	public void setTopicURL(String topicURL) {
 		this.topicURL = topicURL;
 	}
+
+	public String getClientIdentity() {
+		return clientIdentity;
+	}
+
+	public void setClientIdentity(String clientIdentity) {
+		this.clientIdentity = clientIdentity;
+	}
+	public boolean hasClientIdentity() {
+		if ( this.clientIdentity == null || this.clientIdentity.isEmpty() ) {
+			return false;
+		} else {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/Topic.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/Topic.java
index bfd948b..7eea5f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/Topic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/model/Topic.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.util.DmaapConfig;
 
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiModelProperty;
+
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.DmaapService;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.service.TopicService;
 
@@ -37,22 +39,36 @@
 @XmlRootElement
 public class Topic extends DmaapObject  {
 
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="Fully Qualified Topic Name constructed by dbcapi, following the rules for `fqtnStyle`")
 	private String fqtn;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="the short name used by humans, and utilized to construct the `FQTN`")
 	private	String topicName;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="a description of what this Topic is used for")
 	private	String	topicDescription;
 	private	String	tnxEnabled;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="a label used to identify who requested this `Topic` to be provisioned.  In the future this "
+			+ "may be an AAF Identity.")
 	private	String	owner;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="a reference to an identifier that describes a data format used for this `Topic`")
 	private String	formatUuid;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="An indicator for how this `Topic` should be replicated when there are more than one `MR_Cluster` instances")
 	private ReplicationType	replicationCase;  
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="the URL of an outside MR instance")
 	private String	globalMrURL;		// optional: URL of global MR to replicate to/from
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="the construction rule for the `fqtn` field")
 	private FqtnType  fqtnStyle;
-	private String	version;	
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="a hook for any versioning needed for managing a `Topic` over time")
+	private String	version;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="the kafka attribute for specifying the number of partitions")
 	private String	partitionCount;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="the kafka attribute for specifying replication within an `MR_Cluster` instance")
 	private	String	replicationCount;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="a value generated by dbcapi, this AAF Role has permission to publish to this `Topic`")
 	private	String	publisherRole;
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="a value generated by dbcapi, this AAF Role has permission to subscribe to this `Topic`")
 	private	String	subscriberRole;
 
-
+	@ApiModelProperty( value="an array of `MR_Client` objects associated to this `Topic`")
 	private	ArrayList<MR_Client> clients;
 
 
@@ -222,6 +238,7 @@
 		return clients;
 	}
 
+	@ApiModelProperty( hidden=true )
 	public int getNumClients() {
 		if ( this.clients == null ) {
 			return 0;
@@ -311,7 +328,7 @@
 		logger.info( str.toString() );
 		return str.toString();
 	}
-	
+	@ApiModelProperty( hidden=true )
 	public byte[] getBytes() {
 		return toProvJSON().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClientResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClientResource.java
index 1ca4a53..a621338 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClientResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/MR_ClientResource.java
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@
 	}
 		
 	@POST
-	@ApiOperation( value = "return MR_Client details", 
-	notes = "Create a  `MR_Client` object.", 
+	@ApiOperation( value = "Associate an MR_Client object to a Topic", 
+	notes = "Create a  `MR_Client` object."
+			+ "The `dcaeLocation` attribute is used to match an `MR_Cluster` object with the same value, with the intent of localizing message traffic."
+			+ "  In legacy implementation, the `clientRole` is granted appropriate permission in AAF."
+			+ "  Newer implementions may instead specify an AAF Identity, which will be added to the appropriate `Topic` role.", 
 	response = MR_Client.class)
 	@ApiResponses( value = {
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 200, message = "Success", response = MR_Client.class),
@@ -94,7 +97,11 @@
 		try {
 			resp.required( "fqtn", client.getFqtn(), "");
 			resp.required( "dcaeLocationName", client.getDcaeLocationName(), "");
-			resp.required( "clientRole", client.getClientRole(), "" );
+			String s = client.getClientRole();
+			if ( s == null ) {
+				s = client.getClientIdentity();
+			}
+			resp.required( "clientRole or clientIdentity", s, "" );
 			resp.required( "action", client.getAction(), "");
 
 		} catch ( RequiredFieldException rfe ) {
@@ -139,7 +146,7 @@
 	}
 		
 	@PUT
-	@ApiOperation( value = "return MR_Client details", 
+	@ApiOperation( value = "Update an MR_Client object", 
 	notes = "Update a  `MR_Client` object, specified by clientId", 
 	response = MR_Client.class)
 	@ApiResponses( value = {
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@
 	}
 		
 	@DELETE
-	@ApiOperation( value = "return MR_Client details", 
+	@ApiOperation( value = "Delete an MR_Client object", 
 	notes = "Delete a  `MR_Client` object, specified by clientId", 
 	response = MR_Client.class)
 	@ApiResponses( value = {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResource.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResource.java
index 5f027aa..be1b3ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/resources/TopicResource.java
@@ -91,8 +91,11 @@
 	}
 		
 	@POST
-	@ApiOperation( value = "return Topic details", 
-	notes = "Create  `Topic` object.", 
+	@ApiOperation( value = "Create a Topic object", 
+	notes = "Create  `Topic` object."
+			+ "For convenience, the message body may populate the `clients` array, in which case each entry will be added as an `MR_Client`."
+			+ "  Beginning in ONAP Dublin Release, dbcapi will create two AAF Roles by default, one each for the publisher and subscriber per topic."
+			+ "  MR_Clients can then specify an AAF Identity to be added to the appropriate default Role, avoiding the need to create Role(s) in advance.", 
 	response = Topic.class)
 	@ApiResponses( value = {
 	    @ApiResponse( code = 200, message = "Success", response = Topic.class),
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/MR_ClientService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/MR_ClientService.java
index 5bd62cb..186a003 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/MR_ClientService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/MR_ClientService.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.aaf.DmaapGrant;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.aaf.DmaapPerm;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.aaf.AafService.ServiceType;
+import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.aaf.AafUserRole;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.client.MrProvConnection;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.database.DatabaseClass;
 import org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.logging.BaseLoggingClass;
@@ -128,7 +129,22 @@
 			logger.info( "Client  dcaeLocation that doesn't exist or not specified" );
 			return null;
 		}
-		grantClientPerms(  client,  err);
+		// original style: clients specified Role.  This has precedence for backwards
+		//                 compatibility.
+		// ONAP style: clients specify Identity to be assigned to generated Role
+		String role = client.getClientRole();
+		if ( role != null ) {
+			grantClientRolePerms(  client,  err);
+		} else if ( client.hasClientIdentity() ){
+			if ( client.isSubscriber() ) {
+				role = topic.getSubscriberRole();
+				assignIdentityToRole( client, role, err );
+			} 
+			if (client.isPublisher() ) {
+				role = topic.getPublisherRole();
+				assignIdentityToRole( client, role, err );
+			}	
+		} 
 		if ( ! client.isStatusValid()) {
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -189,26 +205,46 @@
 		return DmaapObject_Status.INVALID;
 	}
 	
-	private void grantClientPerms( MR_Client client, ApiError err) {
+	private void grantClientRolePerms( MR_Client client, ApiError err) {
 		AafService aaf = new AafService(ServiceType.AAF_TopicMgr);
 		
 		String instance = ":topic." + client.getFqtn();
 		client.setStatus( DmaapObject_Status.VALID);
+		String role = client.getClientRole();
 		for( String want : client.getAction() ) {
 			int rc;
 			DmaapPerm perm = new DmaapPerm( dmaap.getTopicPerm(), instance, want );
-			DmaapGrant g = new DmaapGrant( perm, client.getClientRole() );
-			rc = aaf.addGrant( g );
-			if ( rc != 201 && rc != 409 ) {
-				client.setStatus( DmaapObject_Status.INVALID);
-				err.setCode(rc);
-				err.setMessage( "Grant of " + dmaap.getTopicPerm() + "|" + instance + "|" + want + " failed for " + client.getClientRole() );
-				logger.warn( err.getMessage());
-				return;
-			} 
+			if ( role != null ) {
+				DmaapGrant g = new DmaapGrant( perm, role );
+				rc = aaf.addGrant( g );
+				if ( rc != 201 && rc != 409 ) {
+					client.setStatus( DmaapObject_Status.INVALID);
+					err.setCode(rc);
+					err.setMessage( "Grant of " + dmaap.getTopicPerm() + "|" + instance + "|" + want + " failed for " + role );
+					logger.warn( err.getMessage());
+					return;
+				} 
+			} else {
+				logger.warn( "No Grant of " + dmaap.getTopicPerm() + "|" + instance + "|" + want + " because role is null " );
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	
+	private void assignIdentityToRole( MR_Client client, String role, ApiError err ) {
+		AafService aaf = new AafService(ServiceType.AAF_TopicMgr);
+
+		AafUserRole ur = new AafUserRole( client.getClientIdentity(), role );
+		int rc = aaf.addUserRole( ur );
+		if ( rc != 201 && rc != 409 ) {
+			client.setStatus( DmaapObject_Status.INVALID);
+			err.setCode(rc);
+			err.setMessage( "Failed to add user " + client.getClientIdentity()+  "  to " + role );
+			logger.warn( err.getMessage());
+			return;
+		}
+		client.setStatus( DmaapObject_Status.VALID);
+
+	}
 	private void revokeClientPerms( MR_Client client, ApiError err) {
 		AafService aaf = new AafService(ServiceType.AAF_TopicMgr);
 		
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicService.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicService.java
index a26205c..cfec54e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/dbcapi/service/TopicService.java
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 	private Map<String, Topic> mr_topics = DatabaseClass.getTopics();
 	
 	private static DmaapService dmaapSvc = new DmaapService();
-	private static Dmaap dmaap = new DmaapService().getDmaap();
 	private MR_ClientService clientService = new MR_ClientService();
 	private MR_ClusterService clusters = new MR_ClusterService();
 	private DcaeLocationService locations = new DcaeLocationService();
@@ -258,6 +257,7 @@
 				logger.info( "c fqtn=" + c.getFqtn() + " ID=" + c.getMrClientId() + " url=" + c.getTopicURL());
 				MR_Client nc = new MR_Client( c.getDcaeLocationName(), topic.getFqtn(), c.getClientRole(), c.getAction());
 				nc.setFqtn(topic.getFqtn());
+				nc.setClientIdentity( c.getClientIdentity());
 				logger.info( "nc fqtn=" + nc.getFqtn() + " ID=" + nc.getMrClientId() + " url=" + nc.getTopicURL());
 				clients2.add( clientService.addMr_Client(nc, topic, err));
 				if ( ! err.is2xx()) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/schema_11.sql b/src/main/resources/schema_11.sql
index de848b1..3bf7b1f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/schema_11.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/schema_11.sql
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@
 	add column 	publisher_role	varchar(100),
 	add column	subscriber_role varchar(100)
 ;
+@alter table mr_client
+	add column 	client_identity	varchar(100)
+;
 
 update dmaapbc_sch_ver set version = 11 where version = 10;
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index e09bb38..6623284 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 major=1
 minor=0
-patch=19
+patch=20
 base_version=${major}.${minor}.${patch}
 
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