diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/asdc_interface.robot b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/asdc_interface.robot
index 88053e8..c01dc09 100644
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/asdc_interface.robot
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/asdc_interface.robot
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Library           OperatingSystem
 Library           RequestsLibrary
 Library           ONAPLibrary.Utilities
-
+Library           ONAPLibrary.Templating    WITH NAME    Templating
 Resource          common.robot
 
 ***Variables ***
@@ -14,14 +14,11 @@
 ${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICE_DISTRIBUTION_STATE_PATH}    /distribution-state
 ${ASDC_DISTRIBUTION_STATE_APPROVE_PATH}    /approve
 
-${ASDC_CATALOG_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE}   ${ASSETS_DIR}component_catalog_resource.template
-${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICE_TEMPLATE}    ${ASSETS_DIR}catalog_service.template
-${ASDC_ARTIFACT_UPLOAD_TEMPLATE}    ${ASSETS_DIR}artifact_upload.template
-${ASDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${ASSETS_DIR}user_remarks.template
-${DCAE_VFCMT_TEMPLATE}   ${ASSETS_DIR}create_vfcmt.template
-${DCAE_COMPOSITION_TEMPLATE}   ${ASSETS_DIR}dcae_composition.template
-${DCAE_MONITORING_CONFIGURATION_TEMPLATE}   ${ASSETS_DIR}dcae_monitoring_configuration.template
-${ASDC_RESOURCE_INSTANCE_TEMPLATE}    ${ASSETS_DIR}resource_instance.template
+${SDC_CATALOG_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE}   component_catalog_resource.jinja
+${SDC_CATALOG_SERVICE_TEMPLATE}    catalog_service.jinja
+${SDC_ARTIFACT_UPLOAD_TEMPLATE}    artifact_upload.jinja
+${SDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    user_remarks.jinja
+${SDC_RESOURCE_INSTANCE_TEMPLATE}    resource_instance.jinja
 
 ${ASDC_BE_ENDPOINT}  http://localhost:8080
 
@@ -31,7 +28,8 @@
     [Documentation]    Creates and returns data for ASDC Catalog Resource
     [Arguments]    ${resource_name}    ${vendor_name}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    resource_name=${resource_name}    vendor_name=${vendor_name}
-    ${data}=   json_templater.Fill JSON Template File    ${ASDC_CATALOG_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Templating.Create Environment    sdc_catalog_resource    ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Templating.Apply Template    sdc_catalog_resource   ${SDC_CATALOG_RESOURCE_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     [Return]    ${data}
 
 # Based on testsuite/robot/resources/asdc_interface.robot's 'Post ASDC Resource Request' keyword
@@ -59,13 +57,15 @@
     [Documentation]    Runs an ASDC post request with MD5 Checksum header without authentication and returns the HTTP response
     [Arguments]    ${data_path}    ${data}    ${user}=${ASDC_DESIGNER_USER_ID}   ${MY_ASDC_BE_ENDPOINT}=${ASDC_BE_ENDPOINT}
     Log    Creating session ${MY_ASDC_BE_ENDPOINT}
+    # This is needed to ensure that the data is in dict format - otherwise the checksum will not match
+    ${dict_data}=     evaluate  json.loads('''${data}''')    json
     ${session}=    Create Session       asdc    ${MY_ASDC_BE_ENDPOINT}
     ${uuid}=    Generate UUID4
-    ${data_string}=   Evaluate    json.dumps(${data})     json
+    ${data_string}=   Evaluate    json.dumps(${dict_data})     json
     ${md5checksum}=   Evaluate    md5.new('''${data_string}''').hexdigest()   modules=md5
     ${base64md5checksum}=  Evaluate     base64.b64encode("${md5checksum}")     modules=base64
     ${headers}=  Create Dictionary     Accept=application/json    Content-Type=application/json    USER_ID=${user}    X-TransactionId=${GLOBAL_APPLICATION_ID}-${uuid}    X-FromAppId=${GLOBAL_APPLICATION_ID}   Content-MD5=${base64md5checksum}
-    ${resp}=    Post Request    asdc    ${data_path}     data=${data}    headers=${headers}
+    ${resp}=    Post Request    asdc    ${data_path}     data=${dict_data}    headers=${headers}
     Log   Received response from asdc: ${resp.text}
     [Return]    ${resp}
 
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
     ${blueprint_data}    OperatingSystem.Get File    ${ASSETS_DIR}${artifact}.yaml
     ${payloadData}=   Evaluate   base64.b64encode('''${blueprint_data}'''.encode('utf-8'))   modules=base64
     ${dict}=    Create Dictionary  artifactLabel=${artifact}  artifactName=${artifact}.yaml   artifactType=DCAE_TOSCA  artifactGroupType=DEPLOYMENT  description=${artifact}.yaml  payloadData=${payloadData}
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${ASDC_ARTIFACT_UPLOAD_TEMPLATE}    ${dict}
+    Templating.Create Environment    sdc_artifact_upload    ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Templating.Apply Template    sdc_artifact_upload   ${SDC_ARTIFACT_UPLOAD_TEMPLATE}    ${dict}
     # POST artifactUpload to resource
     ${resp}=    Run ASDC MD5 Post Request Unauthenticated    ${ASDC_CATALOG_RESOURCES_PATH}/${vf_id}/artifacts    ${data}   ${ASDC_DESIGNER_USER_ID}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     200
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@
     [Documentation]    Certifies an ASDC Catalog Resource by its id and returns the new id
     [Arguments]    ${catalog_resource_id}    ${user_id}=${ASDC_TESTER_USER_ID}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    user_remarks=Robot remarks
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${ASDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Templating.Create Environment    sdc_user_remarks    ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Templating.Apply Template    sdc_user_remarks   ${SDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run ASDC Post Request Unauthenticated    ${ASDC_CATALOG_RESOURCES_PATH}/${catalog_resource_id}${ASDC_CATALOG_LIFECYCLE_PATH}/certify    ${data}    ${user_id}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     200
     [Return]    ${resp.json()['uniqueId']}   ${resp.json()['uuid']}
@@ -96,7 +98,8 @@
     [Documentation]    Creates an ASDC Catalog Service for Monitoring Template with given name
     [Arguments]   ${service_name}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    service_name=${service_name}
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICE_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Templating.Create Environment    sdc_catalog_service    ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Templating.Apply Template    sdc_catalog_service   ${SDC_CATALOG_SERVICE_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run ASDC Post Request Unauthenticated    ${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICES_PATH}    ${data}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     201
     [Return]    ${resp.json()['uniqueId']}   ${resp.json()['uuid']}
@@ -109,7 +112,8 @@
     ${xoffset}=    Set Variable   ${xoffset+306}
     ${yoffset}=    Set Variable   ${yoffset+248}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    catalog_resource_id=${catalog_resource_id}    catalog_resource_name=${catalog_resource_name}    milli_timestamp=${milli_timestamp}   posX=${xoffset}    posY=${yoffset}    originType=${resourceType}
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${ASDC_RESOURCE_INSTANCE_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Templating.Create Environment    sdc_resource_instance    ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Templating.Apply Template    sdc_resource_instance   ${SDC_RESOURCE_INSTANCE_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run ASDC Post Request Unauthenticated    ${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICES_PATH}/${catalog_service_id}${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICE_RESOURCE_INSTANCE_PATH}     ${data}    ${ASDC_DESIGNER_USER_ID}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     201
     [Return]    ${resp.json()['uniqueId']}   ${resp.json()['name']}
@@ -120,7 +124,8 @@
     [Documentation]    Checks in an ASDC Catalog Service by its id
     [Arguments]    ${catalog_service_id}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    user_remarks=Robot remarks
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${ASDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Templating.Create Environment    sdc_user_remarks    ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Templating.Apply Template    sdc_user_remarks   ${SDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run ASDC Post Request Unauthenticated    ${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICES_PATH}/${catalog_service_id}${ASDC_CATALOG_LIFECYCLE_PATH}/checkin    ${data}    ${ASDC_DESIGNER_USER_ID}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     200
     [Return]    ${resp.json()}
@@ -129,7 +134,8 @@
     [Documentation]    Requests certification of an ASDC Catalog Service by its id
     [Arguments]    ${catalog_service_id}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    user_remarks=Robot remarks
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${ASDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Templating.Create Environment    sdc_user_remarks    ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Templating.Apply Template    sdc_user_remarks   ${SDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run ASDC Post Request Unauthenticated    ${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICES_PATH}/${catalog_service_id}${ASDC_CATALOG_LIFECYCLE_PATH}/certificationRequest    ${data}    ${ASDC_DESIGNER_USER_ID}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     200
     [Return]    ${resp.json()}
@@ -145,7 +151,8 @@
     [Documentation]    Certifies an ASDC Catalog Service by its id and returns the new id
     [Arguments]    ${catalog_service_id}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    user_remarks=Robot remarks
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${ASDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Templating.Create Environment    sdc_user_remarks    ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Templating.Apply Template    sdc_user_remarks   ${SDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run ASDC Post Request Unauthenticated    ${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICES_PATH}/${catalog_service_id}${ASDC_CATALOG_LIFECYCLE_PATH}/certify    ${data}    ${ASDC_TESTER_USER_ID}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     200
     [Return]    ${resp.json()['uniqueId']}
@@ -154,7 +161,8 @@
     [Documentation]    Approves an ASDC Catalog Service by its id
     [Arguments]    ${catalog_service_id}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    user_remarks=Robot remarks
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${ASDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Templating.Create Environment    sdc_user_remarks    ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Templating.Apply Template    sdc_user_remarks   ${SDC_USER_REMARKS_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run ASDC Post Request Unauthenticated    ${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICES_PATH}/${catalog_service_id}${ASDC_CATALOG_SERVICE_DISTRIBUTION_STATE_PATH}${ASDC_DISTRIBUTION_STATE_APPROVE_PATH}    ${data}    ${ASDC_GOVERNOR_USER_ID}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     200
     [Return]    ${resp.json()}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/artifact_upload.jinja b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/artifact_upload.jinja
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..80e6fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/artifact_upload.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "artifactLabel":"{{artifactLabel}}",
+  "artifactName": "{{artifactName}}",
+  "artifactType": "{{artifactType}}",
+  "artifactGroupType": "{{artifactGroupType}}",
+  "description": "{{description}}",
+  "payloadData": "{{payloadData}}"
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/artifact_upload.template b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/artifact_upload.template
deleted file mode 100755
index 9be6ca0..0000000
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/artifact_upload.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "artifactLabel":"${artifactLabel}",
-  "artifactName": "${artifactName}",
-  "artifactType": "${artifactType}",
-  "artifactGroupType": "${artifactGroupType}",
-  "description": "${description}",
-  "payloadData": "${payloadData}"
-}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/catalog_service.template b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/catalog_service.jinja
similarity index 94%
rename from tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/catalog_service.template
rename to tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/catalog_service.jinja
index 5608502..3cd326e 100755
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/catalog_service.template
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/catalog_service.jinja
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
   "icon": "defaulticon",
   "componentInstancesProperties": {},
   "componentInstancesAttributes": {},
-  "name": "${service_name}",
+  "name": "{{service_name}}",
   "tags": [
     "robot-ete",
-    "${service_name}"
+    "{{service_name}}"
   ],
   "capabilities": {},
   "requirements": {},
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/component_catalog_resource.template b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/component_catalog_resource.jinja
similarity index 90%
rename from tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/component_catalog_resource.template
rename to tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/component_catalog_resource.jinja
index cb6c402..a3661b3 100644
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/component_catalog_resource.template
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/component_catalog_resource.jinja
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@
   "icon": "defaulticon",
   "componentInstancesProperties": {},
   "componentInstancesAttributes": {},
-  "name": "${resource_name}",
+  "name": "{{resource_name}}",
   "tags": [
-    "${resource_name}"
+    "{{resource_name}}"
   ],
   "capabilities": {},
   "requirements": {},
   "deploymentArtifacts": {},
   "componentType": "RESOURCE",
-  "vendorName": "${vendor_name}",
+  "vendorName": "{{vendor_name}}",
   "vendorRelease": "1.0",
   "componentInstances": [],
   "properties": [],
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/create_vfcmt.jinja b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/create_vfcmt.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d399e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/create_vfcmt.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+"name":"{{vfcmtName}}",
+"description":"{{description}}"
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/create_vfcmt.template b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/create_vfcmt.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 19ce211..0000000
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/create_vfcmt.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-"name":"${vfcmtName}",
-"description":"${description}"
-}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_composition.template b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_composition.jinja
similarity index 88%
rename from tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_composition.template
rename to tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_composition.jinja
index 81be789..c2557ca 100644
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_composition.template
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_composition.jinja
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "cid": "${cid}",
+    "cid": "{{cid}}",
     "flowType": "TCA Hi Lo",
     "inputs": [],
     "nodes": [
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
                     }
                 }
             ],
-            "description": "/sdc/v1/catalog/resources/${vf_id}/toscaModel/",
-            "id": "${vf_id}",
+            "description": "/sdc/v1/catalog/resources/{{vf_id}}/toscaModel/",
+            "id": "{{vf_id}}",
             "name": "tca-docker",
             "ndata": {
                 "label": "tca-docker",
@@ -160,39 +160,39 @@
                     {
                         "name": "feature",
                         "type": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
                             "name": "tosca.capabilities.Node"
                         }
                     }
                 ],
                 "hierarchy": [
                     {
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dockerApp",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dockerApp",
                         "name": "tosca.dcae.nodes.dockerApp"
                     },
                     {
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.Root",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.Root",
                         "name": "tosca.dcae.nodes.Root"
                     },
                     {
                         "description": "The TOSCA Node Type all other TOSCA base Node Types derive from",
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.nodes.Root",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.nodes.Root",
                         "name": "tosca.nodes.Root"
                     }
                 ],
-                "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dockerApp.tca-docker",
-                "itemId": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dockerApp.tca-docker",
+                "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dockerApp.tca-docker",
+                "itemId": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dockerApp.tca-docker",
                 "name": "tosca.dcae.nodes.dockerApp.tca-docker",
                 "requirements": [
                     {
                         "capability": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic"
                         },
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/stream_subscribe_0",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/stream_subscribe_0",
                         "name": "stream_subscribe_0",
                         "node": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic"
                         },
                         "relationship": {
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@
                     },
                     {
                         "capability": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic"
                         },
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/stream_publish_0",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/stream_publish_0",
                         "name": "stream_publish_0",
                         "node": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic"
                         },
                         "relationship": {
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@
                     },
                     {
                         "capability": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.dockerHost",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.dockerHost",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.dockerHost"
                         },
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/host",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/host",
                         "name": "host",
                         "node": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.dockerHost",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.dockerHost",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.dockerHost"
                         },
                         "relationship": {
@@ -231,25 +231,25 @@
                     },
                     {
                         "capability": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.composition.host"
                         },
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/composition",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/composition",
                         "name": "composition",
                         "node": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.composition.host"
                         }
                     },
                     {
                         "capability": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
                             "name": "tosca.capabilities.Node"
                         },
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/dependency",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/dependency",
                         "name": "dependency",
                         "node": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
                             "name": "tosca.capabilities.Node"
                         },
                         "occurrences": [
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@
                     }
                 }
             ],
-            "description": "/sdc/v1/catalog/resources/${vf_id}/toscaModel/",
-            "id": "${vf_id}",
+            "description": "/sdc/v1/catalog/resources/{{vf_id}}/toscaModel/",
+            "id": "{{vf_id}}",
             "name": "topic0",
             "ndata": {
                 "label": "topic0",
@@ -473,54 +473,54 @@
                     {
                         "name": "topic",
                         "type": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic"
                         }
                     },
                     {
                         "name": "feature",
                         "type": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
                             "name": "tosca.capabilities.Node"
                         }
                     }
                 ],
                 "hierarchy": [
                     {
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.Root",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.Root",
                         "name": "tosca.dcae.nodes.Root"
                     },
                     {
                         "description": "The TOSCA Node Type all other TOSCA base Node Types derive from",
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.nodes.Root",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.nodes.Root",
                         "name": "tosca.nodes.Root"
                     }
                 ],
-                "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
-                "itemId": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
+                "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
+                "itemId": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
                 "name": "tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
                 "requirements": [
                     {
                         "capability": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.composition.host"
                         },
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/composition",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/composition",
                         "name": "composition",
                         "node": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.composition.host"
                         }
                     },
                     {
                         "capability": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
                             "name": "tosca.capabilities.Node"
                         },
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/dependency",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/dependency",
                         "name": "dependency",
                         "node": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
                             "name": "tosca.capabilities.Node"
                         },
                         "occurrences": [
@@ -625,8 +625,8 @@
                     }
                 }
             ],
-            "description": "/sdc/v1/catalog/resources/${vf_id}/toscaModel/",
-            "id": "${vf_id}",
+            "description": "/sdc/v1/catalog/resources/{{vf_id}}/toscaModel/",
+            "id": "{{vf_id}}",
             "name": "topic1",
             "ndata": {
                 "label": "topic1",
@@ -744,54 +744,54 @@
                     {
                         "name": "topic",
                         "type": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.dmmap.topic"
                         }
                     },
                     {
                         "name": "feature",
                         "type": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
                             "name": "tosca.capabilities.Node"
                         }
                     }
                 ],
                 "hierarchy": [
                     {
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.Root",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.Root",
                         "name": "tosca.dcae.nodes.Root"
                     },
                     {
                         "description": "The TOSCA Node Type all other TOSCA base Node Types derive from",
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.nodes.Root",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.nodes.Root",
                         "name": "tosca.nodes.Root"
                     }
                 ],
-                "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
-                "itemId": "${vf_id}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
+                "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
+                "itemId": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
                 "name": "tosca.dcae.nodes.dmaap.topic",
                 "requirements": [
                     {
                         "capability": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.composition.host"
                         },
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/composition",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/composition",
                         "name": "composition",
                         "node": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/dcae.capabilities.composition.host",
                             "name": "dcae.capabilities.composition.host"
                         }
                     },
                     {
                         "capability": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
                             "name": "tosca.capabilities.Node"
                         },
-                        "id": "${vf_id}/dependency",
+                        "id": "{{vf_id}}/dependency",
                         "name": "dependency",
                         "node": {
-                            "id": "${vf_id}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
+                            "id": "{{vf_id}}/tosca.capabilities.Node",
                             "name": "tosca.capabilities.Node"
                         },
                         "occurrences": [
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_monitoring_configuration.jinja b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_monitoring_configuration.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27a5d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_monitoring_configuration.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "{{name}}",
+  "description": "Created by robot",
+  "templateUuid": "{{template_uuid}}",
+  "vfiName": "{{vfi_name}}",
+  "serviceUuid": "{{service_uuid}}",
+  "contextType": "SERVICE",
+  "flowType": "TCA Hi Lo",
+  "cloneVFCMT": true,
+  "updateFlowType": false
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_monitoring_configuration.template b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_monitoring_configuration.template
deleted file mode 100755
index f42e468..0000000
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/dcae_monitoring_configuration.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "${name}",
-  "description": "Created by robot",
-  "templateUuid": "${template_uuid}",
-  "vfiName": "${vfi_name}",
-  "serviceUuid": "${service_uuid}",
-  "contextType": "SERVICE",
-  "flowType": "TCA Hi Lo",
-  "cloneVFCMT": true,
-  "updateFlowType": false
-}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/resource_instance.jinja b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/resource_instance.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18b7168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/resource_instance.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "uniqueId": "{{catalog_resource_id}}{{milli_timestamp}}",
+  "posX": {{posX}},
+  "posY": {{posY}},
+  "name": "{{catalog_resource_name}}",
+  "componentVersion": "1.0",
+  "originType": "{{originType}}",
+  "icon": "defaulticon",
+  "componentUid": "{{catalog_resource_id}}"
+}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/resource_instance.template b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/resource_instance.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 18cf34c..0000000
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/resource_instance.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "uniqueId": "${catalog_resource_id}${milli_timestamp}",
-  "posX": ${posX},
-  "posY": ${posY},
-  "name": "${catalog_resource_name}",
-  "componentVersion": "1.0",
-  "originType": "${originType}",
-  "icon": "defaulticon",
-  "componentUid": "${catalog_resource_id}"
-}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/user_remarks.jinja b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/user_remarks.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea01a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/user_remarks.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"userRemarks":"{{user_remarks}}"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/user_remarks.template b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/user_remarks.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 465115e..0000000
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/assets/user_remarks.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"userRemarks":"${user_remarks}"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/dcaed_interface.robot b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/dcaed_interface.robot
index e3aa4b9..fb1e7b4 100644
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/dcaed_interface.robot
+++ b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/dcaed_interface.robot
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 *** Settings ***
 Library           json
 Library           ONAPLibrary.Utilities
-
-Resource          json_templater.robot
+Library           ONAPLibrary.Templating    WITH NAME    Templating
 Resource          common.robot
 
 *** Variables ***
 ${DCAE_PATH}    /dcae
 ${DCAE_CREATE_BLUEPRINT_PATH}   /SERVICE/createBluePrint
-${DCAE_VFCMT_TEMPLATE}   ${ASSETS_DIR}create_vfcmt.template
-${DCAE_COMPOSITION_TEMPLATE}   ${ASSETS_DIR}dcae_composition.template
-${DCAE_MONITORING_CONFIGURATION_TEMPLATE}   ${ASSETS_DIR}dcae_monitoring_configuration.template
+${DCAE_VFCMT_TEMPLATE}   create_vfcmt.jinja
+${DCAE_COMPOSITION_TEMPLATE}   dcae_composition.jinja
+${DCAE_MONITORING_CONFIGURATION_TEMPLATE}   dcae_monitoring_configuration.jinja
 ${DCAE_BE_ENDPOINT}   http://localhost:8082
 
 *** Keywords ***
@@ -19,7 +18,8 @@
     [Documentation]   Create VFCMT with the given name and return its uuid
     [Arguments]   ${vfcmt_name}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    vfcmtName=${vfcmt_name}   description=VFCMT created by robot
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${DCAE_VFCMT_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Create Environment   create_vfcmt   ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Apply Template   create_vfcmt   ${DCAE_VFCMT_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run DCAE-DS Post Request    ${DCAE_PATH}/createVFCMT     ${data}    ${ASDC_DESIGNER_USER_ID}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     200
     [Return]    ${resp.json()['uuid']}
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
 Save Composition
     [Arguments]   ${vfcmt_uuid}   ${vf_uuid}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    cid=${vfcmt_uuid}   vf_id=${vf_uuid}
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${DCAE_COMPOSITION_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Create Environment   dcae_composition   ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Apply Template   dcae_composition   ${DCAE_COMPOSITION_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run DCAE-DS Post Request    ${DCAE_PATH}/saveComposition/${vfcmt_uuid}     ${data}    ${ASDC_DESIGNER_USER_ID}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     200
 
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@
 Add Monitoring Configuration To DCAE-DS
     [Arguments]   ${vfcmt_uuid}   ${cs_uuid}   ${vfi_name}   ${mc_name}
     ${map}=    Create Dictionary    template_uuid=${vfcmt_uuid}   service_uuid=${cs_uuid}   vfi_name=${vfi_name}  name=${mc_name}
-    ${data}=   Fill JSON Template File    ${DCAE_MONITORING_CONFIGURATION_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
+    Create Environment   dcae_monitoring_configuration   ${ASSETS_DIR}
+    ${data}=   Apply Template   dcae_monitoring_configuration   ${DCAE_MONITORING_CONFIGURATION_TEMPLATE}    ${map}
     ${resp}=    Run DCAE-DS Post Request    ${DCAE_PATH}/importMC     ${data}    ${ASDC_DESIGNER_USER_ID}
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.status_code}     200
     [Return]    ${resp.json()['vfcmt']['uuid']}
diff --git a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/json_templater.robot b/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/json_templater.robot
deleted file mode 100644
index 33e8baa..0000000
--- a/tests/sdc-dcae-d/dcaed/json_templater.robot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-*** Settings ***
-Documentation     This resource is filling out json string templates and returning the json back
-Library           RequestsLibrary
-Library           ONAPLibrary.TemplatingKeywords
-Library           OperatingSystem
-
-*** Keywords ***
-Fill JSON Template
-    [Documentation]    Runs substitution on template to return a filled in json
-    [Arguments]    ${json}    ${arguments}
-    ${returned_string}=    Template String    ${json}    ${arguments}
-    ${returned_json}=  To Json    ${returned_string}
-    [Return]    ${returned_json}
-
-Fill JSON Template File
-    [Documentation]    Runs substitution on template to return a filled in json
-    [Arguments]    ${json_file}    ${arguments}
-    ${json}=    OperatingSystem.Get File    ${json_file}
-    ${returned_json}=  Fill JSON Template    ${json}    ${arguments}
-    [Return]    ${returned_json}