diff --git a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/02__cert_basic_auth_tests.robot b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/02__cert_basic_auth_tests.robot
index 6df6627..a459387 100644
--- a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/02__cert_basic_auth_tests.robot
+++ b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/02__cert_basic_auth_tests.robot
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Enable VESC HTTPS with certBasicAuth
     [Tags]    DCAE-VESC-R1  DCAE-VESC-HC
     [Documentation]  Enable VESC Https and Authentication and Run Health Check
-    Enable VESC with certBasicAuth
+    Override Collector Properties  ${VES_CERT_BASIC_AUTH_COLLECTOR_PROPERTIES}
     Run Healthcheck  ${https_basic_auth_session}
 
 VES Collector HTTP Health Check with certBasicAuth
diff --git a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/03__stndDefined_tests.robot b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/03__stndDefined_tests.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b3ab8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/03__stndDefined_tests.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+*** Settings ***
+Resource          ./resources/dcae_keywords.robot
+*** Test Cases ***
+Disable VESC StndDefined Validation Checkflag
+    [Tags]    DCAE-VESC-R1  DCAE-VESC-HC  DCAE-VESC-STNDDEFINED
+    [Documentation]  Disable VESC StndDefined Validation Checkflag and Run Health Check
+    Override Collector Properties  ${VES_DISABLED_STNDDEFINED_COLLECTOR_PROPERTIES}
+    Run Healthcheck  ${https_basic_auth_session}
+
+Publish Single VES Event With Incorrect StndDefined Data
+    [Tags]    DCAE-VESC-R1 DCAE-VESC-STNDDEFINED
+    [Documentation]   Post single event with incorrect stndDefined data
+    Send Request And Validate Response  Publish Event To VES Collector  ${https_basic_auth_session}  ${VES_EVENTLISTENER_V7}  ${VES_STND_DEFINED_INVALID_DATA}  202
+
diff --git a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/assets/json_events/ves_stdnDefined_invalid_data_fields.json b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/assets/json_events/ves_stdnDefined_invalid_data_fields.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..963d876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/assets/json_events/ves_stdnDefined_invalid_data_fields.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "event": {
+    "commonEventHeader": {
+      "version": "4.1",
+      "vesEventListenerVersion": "7.2",
+      "domain": "stndDefined",
+      "eventId": "stndDefined-gNB_Nokia000001",
+      "eventName": "stndDefined-gNB-Nokia-PowerLost",
+      "stndDefinedNamespace": "3GPP-FaultSupervision",
+      "startEpochMicrosec": 1413378172000000,
+      "lastEpochMicrosec": 1413378172000000,
+      "reportingEntityName": "ibcx0001vm002oam001",
+      "sourceName": "scfx0001vm002cap001",
+      "sequence": 1,
+      "priority": "High"
+    },
+    "stndDefinedFields": {
+      "schemaReference": "https://forge.3gpp.org/rep/sa5/data-models/blob/REL-16/OpenAPI/faultMnS.yaml#components/schemas/NotifyNewAlarm",
+      "data": {},
+      "stndDefinedFieldsVersion": "1.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector.properties b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector_basic_auth.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector.properties
rename to tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector_basic_auth.properties
diff --git a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector_stnd_defined.properties b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector_stnd_defined.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9712dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector_stnd_defined.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+###############################################################################
+##
+## Collector Server config
+##
+##	- Default values are shown as commented settings.
+##
+###############################################################################
+##
+## HTTP(S) service
+##
+##	Normally:
+##
+##		- 8080 is http service
+##		- https is disabled by default
+##
+##		- At this time, the server always binds to 0.0.0.0
+##
+##
+collector.service.port=8080
+
+## Authentication is only supported via secure port
+## When enabled - require valid keystore defined
+collector.service.secure.port=8443
+
+# auth.method flags:
+#
+# noAuth - default option - no security (http)
+# certBasicAuth - auth by certificate and basic auth username / password (https)
+auth.method=certBasicAuth
+
+## Combination of userid,hashPassword encoded pwd list to be supported
+## userid and pwd comma separated; pipe delimitation between each pair
+## Password is generated by crypt-password library using BCrypt algorithm stored in dcaegen2/sdk package
+## or https://nexus.onap.org/#nexus-search;quick~crypt-password
+header.authlist=sample1,$2a$10$0buh.2WeYwN868YMwnNNEuNEAMNYVU9.FSMJGyIKV3dGET/7oGOi6
+
+## The keystore must be setup per installation when secure port is configured
+collector.keystore.file.location=etc/keystore
+collector.keystore.passwordfile=etc/passwordfile
+
+collector.cert.subject.matcher=etc/certSubjectMatcher.properties
+
+## The truststore must be setup per installation when mutual tls support is configured
+collector.truststore.file.location=etc/truststore
+collector.truststore.passwordfile=etc/trustpasswordfile
+
+## Schema Validation checkflag
+## default no validation checkflag (-1)
+## If enabled (1) - schemafile location must be specified
+collector.schema.checkflag=1
+collector.schema.file={\"v1\":\"./etc/CommonEventFormat_27.2.json\",\"v2\":\"./etc/CommonEventFormat_27.2.json\",\"v3\":\"./etc/CommonEventFormat_27.2.json\",\"v4\":\"./etc/CommonEventFormat_27.2.json\",\"v5\":\"./etc/CommonEventFormat_28.4.1.json\",\"v7\":\"./etc/CommonEventFormat_30.2_ONAP.json\"}
+
+## Schema StndDefinedFields Validation checkflag
+## default no validation checkflag (-1)
+## If enabled (1) - schema files locations must be specified, mapping file path must be specified, schema reference path
+## in event json must be specified, path to stndDefined data field in event json must be specified
+collector.externalSchema.checkflag=-1
+collector.externalSchema.schemasLocation=./etc/externalRepo/
+collector.externalSchema.mappingFileLocation=./etc/externalRepo/schema-map.json
+event.externalSchema.schemaRefPath=/event/stndDefinedFields/schemaReference
+event.externalSchema.stndDefinedDataPath=/event/stndDefinedFields/data
+
+## List all streamid per domain to be supported. The streamid should match to channel name on dmaapfile
+collector.dmaap.streamid=fault=ves-fault|syslog=ves-syslog|heartbeat=ves-heartbeat|measurementsForVfScaling=ves-measurement|mobileFlow=ves-mobileflow|other=ves-other|stateChange=ves-statechange|thresholdCrossingAlert=ves-thresholdCrossingAlert|voiceQuality=ves-voicequality|sipSignaling=ves-sipsignaling|notification=ves-notification|pnfRegistration=ves-pnfRegistration|3GPP-FaultSupervision=ves-3gpp-fault-supervision|3GPP-Heartbeat=ves-3gpp-heartbeat|3GPP-Provisioning=ves-3gpp-provisioning|3GPP-PerformanceAssurance=ves-3gpp-performance-assurance
+collector.dmaapfile=./etc/DmaapConfig.json
+
+## Event transformation Flag - when set expects configurable transformation
+## defined under ./etc/eventTransform.json
+## Enabled by default; to disable set to 0
+event.transform.flag=1
+
+# Describes at what frequency (measured in minutes) should application try to fetch config from CBS
+collector.dynamic.config.update.frequency=5
diff --git a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_properties.robot b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_properties.robot
index f608b71..c6c1e77 100644
--- a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_properties.robot
+++ b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/dcae_properties.robot
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 ${VES_STND_DEFINED_3GPP_HEARTBEAT}       %{WORKSPACE}/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/assets/json_events/ves_stdnDefined_3GPP-Heartbeat.json
 ${VES_STND_DEFINED_3GPP_FAULTSUPERVISION}  %{WORKSPACE}/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/assets/json_events/ves_stdnDefined_3GPP-FaultSupervision.json
 ${VES_STND_DEFINED_3GPP_PERFORMANCE_ASSURANCE}  %{WORKSPACE}/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/assets/json_events/ves_stdnDefined_3GPP-PerformanceAssurance.json
+${VES_STND_DEFINED_INVALID_DATA}         %{WORKSPACE}/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/assets/json_events/ves_stdnDefined_invalid_data_fields.json
+${VES_CERT_BASIC_AUTH_COLLECTOR_PROPERTIES}  %{WORKSPACE}/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector_basic_auth.properties
+${VES_DISABLED_STNDDEFINED_COLLECTOR_PROPERTIES}  %{WORKSPACE}/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector_stnd_defined.properties
 
 #DCAE Health Check
 ${CONFIG_BINDING_URL}                    http://localhost:8443
diff --git a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/override_collector_properties.sh b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/override_collector_properties.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f6a46e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/override_collector_properties.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright 2016-2017 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
+#
+# 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.
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Incorrect number of parameters"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+LOCAL_COLLECTOR_PROPERTIES_PATH=$1
+FILENAME=$(basename $LOCAL_COLLECTOR_PROPERTIES_PATH)
+ETC_PATH=/opt/app/VESCollector/etc
+APP_CONTROLLER_PATH=/opt/app/VESCollector/bin/appController.sh
+
+docker exec vesc $APP_CONTROLLER_PATH stop
+sleep 2
+docker cp $LOCAL_COLLECTOR_PROPERTIES_PATH vesc:$ETC_PATH
+sleep 10
+docker exec vesc mv $ETC_PATH/$FILENAME $ETC_PATH/collector.properties
+docker exec vesc $APP_CONTROLLER_PATH start
+sleep 5
+echo "VES Collector Restarted with overridden collector.properties"
diff --git a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/robot_library/DcaeLibrary.py b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/robot_library/DcaeLibrary.py
index a467431..d5dd972 100644
--- a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/robot_library/DcaeLibrary.py
+++ b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/robot_library/DcaeLibrary.py
@@ -18,37 +18,37 @@
 
     def __init__(self):
         pass
-    
+
     @staticmethod
-    def enable_vesc_with_cert_basic_auth():
+    def override_collector_properties(properties_path):
         global client
         if 'Windows' in platform.system():
             try:
-                DcaeLibrary.enable_https_auth_for_windows_platform_system()
+                DcaeLibrary.change_properties_for_windows_platform_system(properties_path)
             finally:
                 client.close()
             return
-        DcaeLibrary.enable_https_auth_for_non_windows_platform_system()
+        DcaeLibrary.change_properties_for_non_windows_platform_system(properties_path)
         return
 
     @staticmethod
-    def enable_https_auth_for_non_windows_platform_system():
+    def change_properties_for_non_windows_platform_system(properties_path):
         ws = os.environ['WORKSPACE']
-        script2run = ws + "/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/vesc_enable_https_auth.sh"
+        script2run = ws + '/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/override_collector_properties.sh'
         logger.info("Running script: " + script2run)
         logger.console("Running script: " + script2run)
-        subprocess.call(script2run)
+        subprocess.call([script2run, properties_path])
         time.sleep(5)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def enable_https_auth_for_windows_platform_system():
+    def change_properties_for_windows_platform_system(properties_path):
         global client
         client = paramiko.SSHClient()
         client.load_system_host_keys()
         client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
         client.connect(os.environ['CSIT_IP'], port=22, username=os.environ['CSIT_USER'], password=os.environ['CSIT_PD'])
         stdin, stdout, stderr = client.exec_command(
-            '%{WORKSPACE}/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/vesc_enable_https_auth.sh')
+            '%{WORKSPACE}' + '/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/override_collector_properties.sh', properties_path)
         logger.console(stdout.read())
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/vesc_enable_https_auth.sh b/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/vesc_enable_https_auth.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 29700bc..0000000
--- a/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/vesc_enable_https_auth.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Copyright 2016-2017 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
-#
-# 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.
-
-docker exec vesc /opt/app/VESCollector/bin/appController.sh stop
-sleep 2
-docker cp ${WORKSPACE}/tests/dcaegen2/testcases/resources/collector.properties vesc:/opt/app/VESCollector/etc
-sleep 10
-docker exec vesc /opt/app/VESCollector/bin/appController.sh start
-sleep 5
-echo "VES Collector Restarted with certBasicAuth"