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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# ONAP
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018 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=========================================================
+#
+
+# #################################
+# Usage
+# #################################
+
+function usage {
+    echo
+    echo "Usage: $(basename $0)"
+    echo
+}
+
+if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
+if [[ -z ${BUILD_VERSION} ]]; then
+    echo "no BUILD_VERSION available as environment variable""
+    usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z ${POLICY_INSTALL} ]]; then
+    echo "no POLICY_INSTALL available as environment variable""
+    usage
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+CONFIG_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+echo "invoking ${CONFIG_DIR}/apps-install.sh for controlloop ${BUILD_VERSION} at ${POLICY_INSTALL}"
+export DEBUG=y
+bash ${CONFIG_DIR}/apps-install.sh controlloop ${BUILD_VERSION} ${POLICY_INSTALL}
+unzip -o ${POLICY_INSTALL}/app*.zip -d ${POLICY_INSTALL}