diff --git a/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_cadiValues.tpl b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_cadiValues.tpl
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+++ b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_cadiValues.tpl
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+{{- define "so.cadi.keys" -}}
+{{-   $dot := default . .dot -}}
+{{-   $initRoot := default $dot.Values.soHelpers .initRoot -}}
+cadiLoglevel: {{ $initRoot.cadi.logLevel }}
+cadiKeyFile: {{ $initRoot.certInitializer.credsPath }}/{{ $initRoot.aaf.keyFile }}
+cadiTrustStore: {{ $initRoot.certInitializer.credsPath }}/{{ $initRoot.aaf.trustore }}
+cadiTruststorePassword: ${TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD}
+cadiLatitude: {{ $initRoot.cadi.latitude }}
+cadiLongitude: {{ $initRoot.cadi.longitude }}
+aafEnv: {{ $initRoot.cadi.aafEnv }}
+aafApiVersion: {{ $initRoot.cadi.aafApiVersion }}
+aafRootNs: {{ $initRoot.cadi.aafRootNs }}
+aafId: {{ $initRoot.cadi.aafId }}
+aafPassword: {{ $initRoot.cadi.aafPassword }}
+aafLocateUrl: {{ $initRoot.cadi.aafLocateUrl }}
+aafUrl: {{ $initRoot.cadi.aafUrl }}
+apiEnforcement: {{ $initRoot.cadi.apiEnforcement }}
+{{- if ($initRoot.cadi.noAuthn) }}
+noAuthn: {{ $initRoot.cadi.noAuthn }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_certificates.tpl b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_certificates.tpl
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+++ b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_certificates.tpl
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+{{- define "so.certificate.container_importer" -}}
+{{-   $dot := default . .dot -}}
+{{-   $initRoot := default $dot.Values.soHelpers .initRoot -}}
+{{- $subchartDot := fromJson (include "common.subChartDot" (dict "dot" $dot "initRoot" $initRoot)) }}
+{{ include "common.certInitializer.initContainer" $subchartDot }}
+{{- if $dot.Values.global.aafEnabled }}
+- name: {{ include "common.name" $dot }}-msb-cert-importer
+  image: "{{ include "common.repository" $dot }}/{{ $dot.Values.global.aafAgentImage }}"
+  imagePullPolicy: {{ $dot.Values.global.pullPolicy | default $subchartDot.Values.pullPolicy }}
+  command:
+  - "/bin/sh"
+  args:
+  - "-c"
+  - |
+    export $(grep '^c' {{ $subchartDot.Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/mycreds.prop | xargs -0)
+    keytool -import -trustcacerts -alias msb_root -file \
+      /certificates/msb-ca.crt -keystore \
+      "{{ $subchartDot.Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/{{ $subchartDot.Values.aaf.trustore }}" \
+      -keypass $cadi_truststore_password -noprompt
+  volumeMounts:
+  {{ include "common.certInitializer.volumeMount" $subchartDot | indent 2 | trim }}
+  - name: {{ include "common.name" $dot }}-msb-certificate
+    mountPath: /certificates
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "so.certificate.volumes" -}}
+{{-   $dot := default . .dot -}}
+{{-   $initRoot := default $dot.Values.soHelpers .initRoot -}}
+{{- $subchartDot := fromJson (include "common.subChartDot" (dict "dot" $dot "initRoot" $initRoot)) }}
+{{ include "common.certInitializer.volumes" $subchartDot }}
+{{- if $dot.Values.global.aafEnabled }}
+- name: {{ include "common.name" $dot }}-msb-certificate
+  secret:
+    secretName: {{ include "common.secret.getSecretNameFast" (dict "global" $subchartDot "uid" "so-onap-certs") }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "so.certificate.volumeMount" -}}
+{{-   $dot := default . .dot -}}
+{{-   $initRoot := default $dot.Values.soHelpers .initRoot -}}
+{{- $subchartDot := fromJson (include "common.subChartDot" (dict "dot" $dot "initRoot" $initRoot)) }}
+{{ include "common.certInitializer.volumeMount" $subchartDot }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "so.certificates.env" -}}
+{{-   $dot := default . .dot -}}
+{{-   $initRoot := default $dot.Values.soHelpers .initRoot -}}
+{{- $subchartDot := fromJson (include "common.subChartDot" (dict "dot" $dot "initRoot" $initRoot)) }}
+{{-   if $dot.Values.global.aafEnabled }}
+- name: TRUSTSTORE
+  value: {{ $subchartDot.Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/{{ $subchartDot.Values.aaf.trustore }}
+{{-     if $dot.Values.global.security.aaf.enabled }}
+- name: KEYSTORE
+  value: {{ $subchartDot.Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/org.onap.so.jks
+{{-     end }}
+{{-   end }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_livenessProbe.tpl b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_livenessProbe.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cde9474
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+++ b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_livenessProbe.tpl
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+{{- define "so.helpers.livenessProbe" -}}
+{{-   $dot := default . .dot -}}
+{{-   $initRoot := default $dot.Values.soHelpers .initRoot -}}
+{{- $subchartDot := fromJson (include "common.subChartDot" (dict "dot" $dot "initRoot" $initRoot)) }}
+livenessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: {{ $subchartDot.Values.livenessProbe.path }}
+    port: {{ $subchartDot.Values.containerPort }}
+    scheme: {{  $subchartDot.Values.livenessProbe.scheme }}
+    {{- if $subchartDot.Values.global.security.aaf.enabled }}
+    httpHeaders:
+    - name: Authorization
+      value: {{ $subchartDot.Values.global.aaf.auth.header }}
+    {{- end }}
+  initialDelaySeconds: {{ $subchartDot.Values.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+  periodSeconds: {{ $subchartDot.Values.livenessProbe.periodSeconds }}
+  timeoutSeconds: {{ $subchartDot.Values.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
+  successThreshold: {{ $subchartDot.Values.livenessProbe.successThreshold }}
+  failureThreshold: {{ $subchartDot.Values.livenessProbe.failureThreshold }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_profileProperty.tpl b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_profileProperty.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56910eb
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+++ b/kubernetes/so/components/soHelpers/templates/_profileProperty.tpl
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+{{- define "so.helpers.profileProperty" -}}
+  {{ if .condition }}{{ .value1 }}{{ else }}{{ .value2 }}{{ end }}
+{{- end -}}