diff --git a/packages/base/src/files/bin/policy.sh b/packages/base/src/files/bin/policy.sh
index 17ad281..d5fabde 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/files/bin/policy.sh
+++ b/packages/base/src/files/bin/policy.sh
@@ -66,10 +66,21 @@
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
+	echo
 	policy_op "status"
 
 	NUM_CRONS=$(crontab -l 2> /dev/null | wc -l)
 	echo "	${NUM_CRONS} cron jobs installed."
+
+	echo
+	echo "[features]"
+	features status
+	
+	local databases=$(ls -d "${POLICY_HOME}"/etc/db/migration/*/ 2> /dev/null)
+	if [[ -n ${databases} ]]; then
+		echo "[migration]"
+		db-migrator -s ALL -o ok
+	fi
 	
 }
 
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/server-gen/bin/db-migrator b/policy-management/src/main/server-gen/bin/db-migrator
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..328ad0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/server-gen/bin/db-migrator
@@ -0,0 +1,625 @@
+#!/bin/bash 
+#
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# ONAP
+# ================================================================================
+# 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=========================================================
+
+# #####################################################################
+#
+# Upgrade/Downgrade SQL File Name Format:  
+#
+# 	<VERSION>-<pdp|feature-name>[-description](.upgrade|.downgrade).sql
+#
+# This tool operates on a migration working directory at
+# 
+#	$POLICY_HOME/etc/db/migration
+#
+# Upgrade/Downgrade files for each schema (aka database) names to be maintained 
+# by this tool are located at
+#
+#	$POLICY_HOME/etc/db/migration/<schema-name>/sql
+#
+# The nature of the migration directories is dynamic.
+# Other tooling aware of when migrations are needed are in charge to populate
+# the migrations directory accordingly.   
+#
+# One of these tools is the 'features' when a feature with DB requirements
+# is 'enabled', the upgrade scripts will be made present in the migration directory.
+# When a features is 'disabled' downgrade scripts will be made available in the
+# migration directory.
+#
+# The 'policy' tool via its operations 'status' or 'start' will signal the 
+# need to perform upgrade or downgrade for a given schema.
+#
+# At any given time the following invariant must be preserved in any given
+# $POLICY_HOME/etc/db/migration/<schema-name>/sql directory
+#
+# 	There is only upgrade scripts, or only downgrade scripts, or none.
+#
+# #####################################################################
+
+METADATA_DB=migration
+METADATA_TABLE="${METADATA_DB}".metadata_versions
+MIGRATION_DIR="${POLICY_HOME}"/etc/db/migration
+
+ZERO_VERSION="0"
+UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX=".upgrade.sql"
+DOWNGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX=".downgrade.sql"
+
+SQL_QUOTES="SET SESSION SQL_MODE=ANSI_QUOTES;"
+
+#####################################################
+# usage
+#####################################################
+
+function usage() {
+	echo
+	echo -e "syntax: $(basename "$0") "
+	echo -e "\t -s <schema-name> "
+	echo -e "\t [-b <migration-dir>] "
+	echo -e "\t [-f <from-version>]"
+	echo -e "\t [-t <target-version>]"
+	echo -e "\t -o <operations> "
+	echo 
+	echo -e "\t where <operations>=upgrade|downgrade|auto|version|erase|report"
+	echo
+	echo
+	echo -e "Configuration Options:"
+	echo -e "\t -s|--schema|--database:  schema to operate on ('ALL' to apply on all)"		
+	echo -e "\t -b|--basedir: overrides base DB migration directory"
+	echo -e "\t -f|--from: overrides current release version for operations"
+	echo -e "\t -t|--target: overrides target release to upgrade/downgrade"
+	echo
+	echo -e "Operations:"
+	echo -e "\t upgrade: upgrade operation"
+	echo -e "\t downgrade: performs a downgrade operation"
+	echo -e "\t auto: autonomous operation, determines upgrade or downgrade"
+	echo -e "\t version: returns current version, and in conjunction if '-f' sets the current version"
+	echo -e "\t erase: erase all data related <schema> (use with care)"
+	echo -e "\t report: migration detailed report on an schema"
+	echo -e "\t ok: is the migration status valid"
+	echo
+	echo
+}
+
+#####################################################
+# ensure global metadata
+#####################################################
+
+function ensure_metadata
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local sql rc
+	
+    sql="CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ${METADATA_DB};"
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${sql}"
+	rc=$?
+	if [[ ${rc} != 0 ]]; then
+		return ${rc}
+	fi
+    
+    sql="CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${METADATA_TABLE} "
+    sql+="(name VARCHAR(60) NOT NULL, version VARCHAR(20), PRIMARY KEY(name));"
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${sql}"
+	return $?
+}
+
+
+#####################################################
+# ensure metadata on a per schema basis
+#####################################################
+
+function ensure_metadata_schema
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local sql rc
+	
+	sql="CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${METADATA_HISTORY} "
+	sql+="(script VARCHAR(80) NOT NULL, operation VARCHAR(10), success VARCHAR(1), "
+	sql+="atTime TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, "
+	sql+="PRIMARY KEY(script));"
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${sql}"
+	rc=$?
+	if [[ ${rc} != 0 ]]; then
+		return ${rc}
+	fi
+	
+	sql="CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ${SCHEMA_DB};"
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${sql}"
+	return $?
+}
+
+
+#####################################################
+# target_release
+#####################################################
+
+function target_release
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local sql sqlName upgradeSqls downgradeSqls
+	
+	TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE=${ZERO_VERSION}
+	TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE=${ZERO_VERSION}
+	
+	upgradeSqls=$(ls -v -r "${UPGRADE_DIR}"/*"${UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX}" 2> /dev/null)
+	for sql in ${upgradeSqls}; do
+		sqlName=$(basename "${sql}")
+		TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE="${sqlName%-*}"
+		break
+	done
+	
+	# default unless overriden
+	TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE="${ZERO_VERSION}"
+}
+
+#####################################################
+# is_upgrade
+#####################################################
+
+function is_upgrade
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local upgradeSqls
+	
+	upgradeSqls=$(ls "${UPGRADE_DIR}"/*"${UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX}" 2> /dev/null)
+	if [[ -z ${upgradeSqls} ]]; then
+		return 1
+	else
+		return 0
+	fi
+}
+
+
+#####################################################
+# is_downgrade
+#####################################################
+
+function is_downgrade
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local downgradeSqls
+	
+	downgradeSqls=$(ls "${DOWNGRADE_DIR}"/*"${DOWNGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX}" 2> /dev/null)
+	if [[ -z ${downgradeSqls} ]]; then
+		return 1
+	else
+		return 0
+	fi
+}
+
+
+#####################################################
+# current_release
+#####################################################
+
+function current_release
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local rc
+	local query="SELECT version FROM ${METADATA_TABLE} WHERE name='${SCHEMA}'"
+	
+	CURRENT_RELEASE=$(${MYSQL} --skip-column-names --silent --execute "${query}")	
+	if [[ -z ${CURRENT_RELEASE} ]]; then
+		set_current_release "${ZERO_VERSION}"
+		return $?
+	fi
+	
+	return 0
+}
+
+
+#####################################################
+# set_current_release
+#####################################################
+
+function set_current_release
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	CURRENT_RELEASE="${1}"
+	
+	local sql="INSERT INTO ${METADATA_TABLE} (name, version) "
+	sql+="VALUES('${SCHEMA}', '${CURRENT_RELEASE}') "
+	sql+="ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE version='${CURRENT_RELEASE}';"
+					
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${sql}"
+	return $?
+}
+
+
+#####################################################
+# execute sql script history
+#####################################################
+
+function track_script
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local script="${1}" operation="${2}" success="${3}"	
+	local sql="INSERT INTO ${METADATA_HISTORY}(script,operation,success,atTime) "
+	sql+="VALUES ('${script}','${operation}','${success}',now()) "
+	sql+="ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE operation=values(operation), success=values(success), atTime=values(atTime);"
+				
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${sql}"
+	return $?
+}
+
+
+#####################################################
+# execute sql script
+#####################################################
+
+function run_script
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local operation="${1}" script="${2}" scriptPath="${3}"
+	
+	echo
+	echo "> ${operation} ${script}"
+	
+	${MYSQL} --verbose < "${scriptPath}"
+	local rc=$?
+	if [[ ${rc} != 0 ]]; then
+		success="0"
+	else
+		success="1"
+	fi
+	
+	track_script "${script}" "${operation}" "${success}"
+	
+	return ${rc}
+}
+
+#####################################################
+# upgrade
+#####################################################
+
+function upgrade
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local sqlName sqlFile schemaVersion upgradeSqls rc
+	
+	${MYSQL} --execute "USE ${SCHEMA_DB}"
+	
+	echo "upgrade: ${CURRENT_RELEASE} -> ${TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE}"
+	
+	if [[ ${CURRENT_RELEASE} < ${TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE} ]]; then 
+		upgradeSqls=$(ls -v "${UPGRADE_DIR}"/*"${UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX}" 2> /dev/null)
+	    for sqlFile in ${upgradeSqls}; do
+	    	sqlName=$(basename "${sqlFile}")
+			schemaVersion="${sqlName%-*}"
+	    	if [ "${schemaVersion}" -gt "${CURRENT_RELEASE}" ] && \
+	    		[ "${schemaVersion}" -le "${TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE}" ]; then
+	    		run_script "upgrade" "${sqlName}" "${sqlFile}"
+	    		rc=$?
+				if [[ ${rc} != 0 ]]; then
+	        		echo "${SCHEMA}: upgrade aborted at ${schemaVersion} by script ${sqlName}"
+	        		set_current_release "${schemaVersion}"
+	        		return ${rc}
+	        	fi
+	    	fi
+	    done
+   	
+    	set_current_release "${TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE}"
+	fi
+	
+	return 0
+}
+
+#####################################################
+# downgrade
+#####################################################
+
+function downgrade
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local sqlName sqlFile schemaVersion downgradeSqls rc
+	
+	${MYSQL} --execute "USE ${SCHEMA_DB}"
+	
+	echo "downgrade: ${CURRENT_RELEASE} -> ${TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE}"
+	
+	if [[ ${CURRENT_RELEASE} > ${TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE} ]]; then 
+		downgradeSqls=$(ls -v -r "${DOWNGRADE_DIR}"/*"${DOWNGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX}" 2> /dev/null)
+		for sqlFile in ${downgradeSqls}; do
+	    	sqlName=$(basename "${sqlFile}")
+			schemaVersion="${sqlName%-*}"
+	    	if [ "${schemaVersion}" -le "${CURRENT_RELEASE}" ] && \
+	    		[ "${schemaVersion}" -gt "${TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE}" ]; then
+	        	run_script "downgrade" "${sqlName}" "${sqlFile}"
+	        	rc=$?
+				if [[ ${rc} != 0 ]]; then
+	        		echo "${SCHEMA}: downgrade aborted at ${schemaVersion} by script ${sqlName}"
+	        		set_current_release "${schemaVersion}"
+	        		return ${rc}
+	        	fi
+	    	fi
+	    done
+    	
+    	set_current_release "${TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE}"
+	fi
+	
+	return 0
+}
+
+#####################################################
+# erase
+#####################################################
+
+function erase
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local updateMetadata="UPDATE ${METADATA_TABLE} SET version='${ZERO_VERSION}';"
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${updateMetadata}"
+	
+	local deleteHistory="DELETE FROM ${METADATA_HISTORY};"
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${deleteHistory}"
+	
+	local dropDB="DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS ${SCHEMA_DB}";
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${dropDB}"
+}
+
+#####################################################
+# report
+#####################################################
+
+function report
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local versionSql="SELECT * FROM ${METADATA_TABLE} WHERE name='${SCHEMA}';"
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${versionSql}"
+	
+	local historySql="SELECT * FROM ${METADATA_HISTORY} ORDER BY atTime ASC;"
+	${MYSQL} --execute "${historySql}"
+	
+	okay
+}
+
+function okay
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local rc=0
+	if is_upgrade; then
+		if [[ ${CURRENT_RELEASE} == "${TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE}" ]]; then
+			echo "${SCHEMA}: OK @ ${CURRENT_RELEASE}"
+		else
+			echo "${SCHEMA}: upgrade available: ${CURRENT_RELEASE} -> ${TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE}"
+			rc=1
+		fi
+	else
+		if [[ ${CURRENT_RELEASE} == "${TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE}" ]]; then
+			echo "${SCHEMA}: OK @ ${CURRENT_RELEASE}"
+		else
+			echo "${SCHEMA}: downgrade available: ${CURRENT_RELEASE} -> ${TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE}"
+			rc=1
+		fi
+	fi
+	
+	return ${rc}
+}
+
+#####################################################
+# MAIN
+#####################################################
+
+if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+	echo "-- $0 $* --"
+	set -x
+fi
+
+until [[ -z "$1" ]]; do
+	case $1 in
+		-s|--schema|--database)	shift
+								SCHEMA=$1
+								;;
+		-b|--basedir)   shift
+						MIGRATION_DIR=$1		
+						;;
+		-t|--target)    shift
+						TARGET_RELEASE=$1		
+						;;
+		-f|--from)      shift
+						CURRENT_RELEASE=$1		
+						;;
+		-o|--operation) shift
+						OPERATION=$1		
+						;;
+		*)				usage
+						exit 1
+						;;
+	esac
+	shift
+done
+
+case ${OPERATION} in
+	upgrade)	;;
+	downgrade)	;;
+	auto)	;;
+	version)	;;
+	erase)		;;
+	report)		;;
+	ok)			;;
+	*)			echo "error: invalid operation provided"
+				usage
+				exit 1
+				;;
+esac
+
+if [[ -z ${SCHEMA} ]]; then
+	echo "error: a database name must be provided"
+	usage
+	exit 2
+fi
+
+source "${POLICY_HOME}"/etc/profile.d/base.conf
+
+if [[ -z ${SQL_HOST} ]] || [[ -z ${SQL_USER} ]] || [[ -z ${SQL_PASSWORD} ]]; then
+	echo "error: no database has been set up" 
+	exit 4
+fi
+
+MYSQL="mysql -u${SQL_USER} -p${SQL_PASSWORD} -h ${SQL_HOST}";
+if ! ${MYSQL} -h"${SQL_HOST}" --execute "show databases;" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "error: No DB connectivity to ${SQL_HOST} for ${SQL_USER}"
+	exit 5
+fi
+
+if [[ ${SCHEMA} == ALL ]]; then
+	SCHEMA="*"
+fi
+
+SCHEMA_S=$(ls -d "${MIGRATION_DIR}"/${SCHEMA}/ 2> /dev/null)
+if [[ -z ${SCHEMA_S} ]]; then
+	echo "error: no databases available"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+if ! ensure_metadata; then
+	echo "error: migration metadata not accessible"
+	exit 7
+fi
+
+rc=0
+for dbPath in ${SCHEMA_S}; do
+	SCHEMA=$(basename "${dbPath}")
+	SCHEMA_DB="\`${SCHEMA}\`"
+	UPGRADE_DIR="${MIGRATION_DIR}"/"${SCHEMA}"/sql
+	DOWNGRADE_DIR=${UPGRADE_DIR}
+	METADATA_HISTORY="${METADATA_DB}.\`${SCHEMA}_history\`"
+	
+	if is_upgrade && is_downgrade; then
+		echo "${SCHEMA}: failure: invalid configuration: ${UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX} and "\
+			"${DOWNGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX} exist under ${DOWNGRADE_DIR}"
+		rc=1
+		continue
+	fi
+	
+	if [[ ${operation} == auto ]]; then
+		if is_upgrade; then
+			operation=upgrade
+		else
+			operation=downgrade
+		fi
+	fi
+	
+	if ! ensure_metadata_schema; then
+		echo "${SCHEMA}: failure: metadata not accessible for this schema"
+		continue
+	fi	
+	
+	if [[ -z ${TARGET_RELEASE} ]]; then
+		target_release
+	else
+		# user asked to override
+		TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE="${TARGET_RELEASE}"
+		TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE="${TARGET_RELEASE}"
+	fi
+	
+	if [[ -z ${CURRENT_RELEASE} ]]; then
+		if ! current_release; then
+			echo "${SCHEMA}: failure: cannot obtain current release"
+			continue
+		fi
+	else
+		if ! set_current_release "${CURRENT_RELEASE}"; then
+			echo "${SCHEMA}: failure: cannot set current release"
+			continue
+		fi
+	fi
+	
+	case ${OPERATION} in
+		upgrade) 	if upgrade; then
+						echo "${SCHEMA}: OK: upgrade (${CURRENT_RELEASE})"
+					else
+						rc=1
+						echo "${SCHEMA}: failure: upgrade to release ${TARGET_UPGRADE_RELEASE} (${CURRENT_RELEASE})"
+					fi			
+					;;
+		downgrade)  if downgrade; then
+						echo "${SCHEMA}: OK: downgrade (${CURRENT_RELEASE})"
+					else
+						rc=1
+						echo "${SCHEMA}: failure: downgrade to release ${TARGET_DOWNGRADE_RELEASE} (${CURRENT_RELEASE})"
+					fi					
+					;;
+		version) 	echo "${SCHEMA}: ${CURRENT_RELEASE}"
+					;;
+		erase) 		erase 
+					;;
+		report) 	report
+					;;
+		ok) 		okay
+					;;
+	esac
+
+done
+exit ${rc}
diff --git a/policy-management/src/main/server-gen/bin/features b/policy-management/src/main/server-gen/bin/features
index 5bbac7a..057abeb 100644
--- a/policy-management/src/main/server-gen/bin/features
+++ b/policy-management/src/main/server-gen/bin/features
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@
 # Features Directory Layout:
 #
 # POLICY_HOME/
-#   └── features/
-#        └── <feature-name>*/
-#            └── [config]/
-#            │   └── <config-file>+
-#            └── lib/
-#            │   └── [dependencies]/
-#            │   │   └── <dependent-jar>+
-#            │   └── feature/
-#            │       └── <feature-jar>
-#            └── [db]/
-#            │   └── <db-name>/+
-#            │       └── sql/
-#            │           └── <sql-scripts>*
-#            └── [install]
-#                └── [enable]
-#                └── [disable]
-#                └── [other-directories-or-files]
+#   L─ features/
+#        L─ <feature-name>*/
+#            L─ [config]/
+#            |   L─ <config-file>+
+#            L─ lib/
+#            |   L─ [dependencies]/
+#            |   |   L─ <dependent-jar>+
+#            │   L─ feature/
+#            │       L─ <feature-jar>
+#            L─ [db]/
+#            │   L─ <db-name>/+
+#            │       L─ sql/
+#            │           L─ <sql-scripts>*
+#            L─ [install]
+#                L─ [enable]
+#                L─ [disable]
+#                L─ [other-directories-or-files]
 #
 # notes:  [] = optional , * = 0 or more , + = 1 or more
 #   <feature-name> directory without "feature-" prefix.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #                  a somewhat independent isolated unit of functionality,the <db-name>
 #                  database ideally isolates all its data.
 #   [db]/<db-name>/sql  directory with all the sql scripts.
-#   [db]/<db-name>/sql/<sql-scripts>  for this featuresql scripts
+#   [db]/<db-name>/sql/<sql-scripts>  for this feature sql scripts
 #                  upgrade scripts should be suffixed with ".upgrade.sql"
 #                  downgrade scripts should be suffixed with ".downgrade.sql"
 #   [install]      custom installation directory where custom enable or disable scripts
@@ -76,33 +76,59 @@
 #                  by the feature designer.
 #  
 # Operations:
-#   enable : enables 1) dependencies, 2) configuration, 3) database, and 4) feature 
-#   disable: disables 1) dependencies, 2) configuration, and 3) feature 
-#               * note: no operation on the DB.
+#   install: installs a feature
+#   uninstall: uninstalls a feature
+#   enable : enables 1) dependencies, 2) configuration, 3) database, 4) feature, 5) customization
+#   disable: disables 1) dependencies, 2) configuration, 3) database, 4) feature, 6) customization
 #   status : status of a feature
 #
+# 'enable' operation details:
+#  0. Validates current state before the operation is committed
+#  1. sets the symbolic link to the actual feature jar in pdp-d classpath ($POLICY_HOME/lib)
+#  2. sets symbolic links to feature dependencies in pdp-d classpath ($POLICY_HOME/lib)
+#  3. sets symbolic links to feature configuration in pdp-d configuration directory ($POLICY_HOME/config)
+#  4. sets symbolic links to feature upgrade scripts and removes links to downgrade scripts (if any) 
+#     in the pdp-d migration directory ($POLICY_HOME/etc/db/migration).
+#  5. cd to the feature 'install' directory an executes (if exists) the 'enable' script to allow for specific
+#     customizations for this feature.
+#
+# 'disable' operation details:
+#  0. Validates current state before the operation is committed
+#  1. removes the symbolic link to the actual feature jar in pdp-d classpath ($POLICY_HOME/lib)
+#  2. removes symbolic links to feature dependencies in pdp-d classpath ($POLICY_HOME/lib)
+#  3. removes symbolic links to feature configuration in pdp-d configuration directory ($POLICY_HOME/config)
+#  4. removes symbolic links to feature upgrade scripts and sets links to downgrade scripts (if any) 
+#     in the pdp-d migration directory ($POLICY_HOME/etc/db/migration).
+#  5. cd to the feature 'install' directory an executes (if exists) the 'disable' script to allow for specific
+#     customizations for this feature.
+# 
+# Notes for DB enabled features:
+# 	A. Upgrade/Downgrade SQL File Name Format:  
+# 			<VERSION>-<pdp|feature-name>[-description](.upgrade|.downgrade).sql
+#   B. See related tooling: db-migrator and policy
+#
 # Example:
 #
 # POLICY_HOME/
-#   └── features/
-#        ├── eelf/
-#        │   ├── config/
-#        │   │   ├── logback-eelf.xml
-#        │   └── lib/
-#        │   │   └── dependencies/
-#        │   │   │   └── ONAP-Logging-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
-#        │   │   │   └── eelf-core-1.0.0.jar
-#        │   │   └── feature/
-#        │   │       └── feature-eelf-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
-#        │   └── install/
-#        │       └── enable
-#        │       └── disable
-#        └── healthcheck/
-#            ├── config/
-#            │   └── feature-healthcheck.properties
-#            └── lib/
-#                └── feature/
-#                    └── feature-healthcheck-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
+#   L─ features/
+#        L── eelf/
+#        │   L── config/
+#        │   │   L── logback-eelf.xml
+#        │   L─ lib/
+#        │   │   L─ dependencies/
+#        │   │   │   L─ ONAP-Logging-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
+#        │   │   │   L─ eelf-core-1.0.0.jar
+#        │   │   L─ feature/
+#        │   │       L─ feature-eelf-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
+#        │   L─ install/
+#        │       L─ enable
+#        │       L─ disable
+#        L─ healthcheck/
+#            L── config/
+#            │   L─ feature-healthcheck.properties
+#            L─ lib/
+#                L─ feature/
+#                    L─ feature-healthcheck-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
 # #############################################################
 
 if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
@@ -114,21 +140,21 @@
 
 LIB=${POLICY_HOME}/lib
 CONFIG=${POLICY_HOME}/config
-DB=${POLICY_HOME}/etc/db
+DB=${POLICY_HOME}/etc/db/migration
 FEATURES=${POLICY_HOME}/features
 
 if [[ ! ( -d "${LIB}" && -x "${LIB}" ) ]]; then
-	echo "ERROR: no ${LIB} directory"
+	echo "error: no ${LIB} directory"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 if [[ ! ( -d "${CONFIG}" && -x "${CONFIG}" ) ]]; then
-	echo "ERROR: no ${CONFIG} directory"
+	echo "error: no ${CONFIG} directory"
 	exit 2
 fi
 
 # ensure that the directory exists
-mkdir -p "${FEATURES}"
+mkdir -p "${FEATURES}" 2> /dev/null
 
 if [[ ! -d "${DB}" ]]; then
 	mkdir -p "${DB}"
@@ -143,6 +169,9 @@
 FEATURE_DB="db"
 FEATURE_SQL="sql"
 
+UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX=".upgrade.sql"
+DOWNGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX=".downgrade.sql"
+
 featureJars=$(find "${FEATURES}" -name "feature-*.jar" -type f -exec basename {} \; 2> /dev/null)
 
 # default field lengths
@@ -198,7 +227,7 @@
 function status
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -228,6 +257,7 @@
 		fi
 		printf "${format}" "${name}" "${version}" "${status}"
 	done
+	echo
 }
 
 # ##########################################################
@@ -238,7 +268,7 @@
 function enableDepAnalysis ()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -246,7 +276,7 @@
 	local featureDepJars featureDepJarPath depJarName multiVersionJars
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
@@ -257,7 +287,7 @@
 		# it could be a base jar
 
 		if [[ -f "${LIB}"/"${depJarName}" ]]; then
-			echo "WARN: dependency ${depJarName} already in use"
+			echo "warning: dependency ${depJarName} already in use"
 			continue
 		fi
 		
@@ -271,7 +301,7 @@
 
 		multiVersionJars=$(ls "${LIB}"/"${depJarName%%-[0-9]*.jar}"-*.jar 2> /dev/null)
 		if [[ -n "${multiVersionJars}" ]]; then
-			echo "WARN: other version of library ${depJarName} present: ${multiVersionJars}"
+			echo "warning: other version of library ${depJarName} present: ${multiVersionJars}"
 			return 2
 		fi
 	done
@@ -285,7 +315,7 @@
 function enableConfigAnalysis ()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -293,7 +323,7 @@
 	local featureConfigs configPath configFileName
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
@@ -301,7 +331,7 @@
 	for configPath in ${featureConfigs}; do
 		configFileName=$(basename "${configPath}")
 		if [[ -e "${LIB}"/"${configFileName}" ]]; then
-			echo "ERROR: a config file of the same name is already in the base: ${configFileName}"
+			echo "error: a config file of the same name is already in the base: ${configFileName}"
 			return 2
 		fi
 	done
@@ -315,7 +345,7 @@
 function enableDbAnalysis()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -323,37 +353,28 @@
 	local featureSqls
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
-	featureSqls=$(ls "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_DB}"/*/sql/*.upgrade.sql 2> /dev/null)
+	featureSqls=$(ls "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_DB}"/*/${FEATURE_SQL}/*${UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX} 2> /dev/null)
 	if [[ -z ${featureSqls} ]]; then
 		return 0
 	fi
 	
 	source "${POLICY_HOME}"/etc/profile.d/base.conf
 	if [[ -z ${SQL_HOST} ]] || [[ -z ${SQL_USER} ]] || [[ -z ${SQL_PASSWORD} ]]; then
-		echo "ERROR: not existing configuration to contact the database"
+		echo "error: not existing configuration to contact the database"
 		return 2
 	fi
 	
-	# check reachability
+	# check DB set up
 	
-	if which mysqlshow; then
-		if ! mysqlshow -u"${SQL_USER}" -p"${SQL_PASSWORD}" -h"${SQL_HOST}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-			echo "ERROR: No DB connectivity to ${SQL_HOST} for ${SQL_USER}"
-			return 3
-		else
-			echo "OK: DB connect to ${SQL_HOST} connectivity for ${SQL_USER}"
-		fi
-	else 
-		if ! ping -c2 -W2 "${SQL_HOST}"; then
-			echo "ERROR: database ${SQL_HOST} not reachable"
-			return 4
-		else
-			echo "OK: ping ${SQL_HOST} connectivity"
-		fi
+	source "${POLICY_HOME}"/etc/profile.d/base.conf
+	
+	if [[ -z ${SQL_HOST} ]] || [[ -z ${SQL_USER} ]] || [[ -z ${SQL_PASSWORD} ]]; then
+		echo "error: database credentials do not exist" 
+		return 3
 	fi
 	
 	return 0
@@ -367,7 +388,7 @@
 function enableFeatureDeps()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -375,7 +396,7 @@
 	local featureDeps featureDepPath depJarName
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
@@ -396,7 +417,7 @@
 function enableFeatureConfig()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -404,7 +425,7 @@
 	local featureConfigs featureConfigPath
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
@@ -422,7 +443,7 @@
 function enableFeatureDbSchema()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -431,31 +452,46 @@
 	local schemaName="$3"
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureDbPath} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature DB path"
+		echo "warning: ${featureName} contains no DB path"
 		return 2
 	fi
 	
 	if [[ -z ${schemaName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature schema name"
+		echo "warning: feature ${featureName} contains no schema name"
 		return 3
 	fi
 	
-	sqlUpgradeScripts=$(ls "${featureDbPath%/}"/sql/*.upgrade.sql 2> /dev/null)
-	if [[ -z "${sqlUpgradeScripts}" ]]; then
-		return 0
+	rc=0
+	sqlUpgradeScripts=$(ls "${featureDbPath%/}"/${FEATURE_SQL}/*${UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX} 2> /dev/null)
+	for sqlUpgradeScript in ${sqlUpgradeScripts}; do
+		if [[ ! -d "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/${FEATURE_SQL} ]]; then
+			mkdir -p "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/${FEATURE_SQL} 2> /dev/null
+		fi		
+		ln -s -f "${sqlUpgradeScript}" "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/${FEATURE_SQL}/
+	done
+	
+	sqlDowngradeScripts=$(ls "${featureDbPath%/}"/${FEATURE_SQL}/*${DOWNGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX} 2> /dev/null)
+	for sqlDowngradeScript in ${sqlDowngradeScripts}; do
+		if [[ -d "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/${FEATURE_SQL} ]]; then
+			sqlName=$(basename "${sqlDowngradeScript}")
+			rm -f "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/"${sqlName}" 2> /dev/null
+		else
+			echo "warning: feature ${featureName} only contains downgrade scripts"
+			rc=4
+			break
+		fi
+	done
+	
+	if [[ -n ${sqlUpgradeScripts} || -n ${sqlDowngradeScripts} ]]; then
+		DEBUG=${DEBUG} db-migrator -s "${schemaName}" -o ok
 	fi
 	
-	for sqlUpgradeScript in ${sqlUpgradeScripts}; do
-		if [[ ! -d "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/sql ]]; then
-			mkdir -p "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/sql 2> /dev/null
-		fi		
-		ln -s -f "${sqlUpgradeScript}" "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/sql/
-	done
+	return ${rc}
 }
 
 # ##########################################################
@@ -466,21 +502,22 @@
 function enableFeatureDb()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
 	local featureName="$1"
-	local featureDbs featureDbPath schemaName
+	local featureDbs featureDbPath schemaName sqls
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
 	featureDbs=$(ls -d "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_DB}"/*/ 2> /dev/null)
 	for featureDbPath in ${featureDbs}; do
-		if [[ -z "$(ls "${featureDbPath%/}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/*.upgrade.sql 2> /dev/null)" ]]; then
+		sqls=$(ls "${featureDbPath%/}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/*.sql 2> /dev/null)
+		if [[ -z ${sqls} ]]; then
 			continue
 		fi
 		schemaName=$(basename "${featureDbPath%/}")
@@ -488,31 +525,40 @@
 	done
 }
 
-
 # ##########################################################
-# enableFeatureOp(featureName): 'enable' feature operation
-#   featureName: name of the feature
+# customize(featureName): 
+#	executes customized script for an operation.
+#
+# featureName - feature name
+# operation - operation, ie. 
+#  'enable', 'disable', 'install', or 'uninstall'
 # ##########################################################
-function enableFeatureOp()
+function customOpScript()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
 	local featureName="$1"
+	local operation="$2"
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
-	enableScript="${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_INSTALL}"/enable
-	if [[ -f ${enableScript} ]]; then
+	if [[ -z ${operation} ]]; then
+		echo "warning: ${featureName} : a custom operation script must be provided"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	
+	local customScript="${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_INSTALL}"/"${operation}"
+	if [[ -f ${customScript} ]]; then
 		(
 			cd "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_INSTALL}"
-			chmod u+x enable
-			./enable
+			chmod u+x "${customScript}"
+			./"$(basename "${customScript}")"
 		)
 	fi
 }
@@ -525,7 +571,7 @@
 function enableFeature()
 {
 	if [[ $DEBUG == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -533,12 +579,12 @@
 	local featureJar="$2"
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureJar} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature jar"
+		echo "warning: no feature jar"
 		return 2
 	fi
 	
@@ -572,7 +618,7 @@
 
 	# run custom enable if any
 
-	enableFeatureOp "${featureName}"
+	customOpScript "${featureName}" "enable"
 }
 
 # ##########################################################
@@ -582,7 +628,7 @@
 function disableFeatureDeps()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -592,7 +638,7 @@
 	local depJarPath depJarName depJarRealPath
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
@@ -646,7 +692,7 @@
 function disableFeatureConfig()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
@@ -654,7 +700,7 @@
 	local featureConfigs featureConfigPath
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
@@ -666,6 +712,68 @@
 }
 
 # ##########################################################
+# disableFeatureDbSchema(featureName, featureDbPath, schemaName):  
+# 				disables feature db configuration for a schema
+#   featureName: name of the feature
+# ##########################################################
+function disableFeatureDbSchema()
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local featureName="$1" featureDbPath="$2" schemaName="$3"
+	local upgradeFeatureSqls downgradeFeatureSqls featureSql sqlDir sqlName schemaDir schemaName
+	
+	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	
+	if [[ -z ${featureDbPath} ]]; then
+		echo "warning: ${featureName} contains no DB path"
+		return 2
+	fi
+	
+	if [[ -z ${schemaName} ]]; then
+		echo "warning: feature ${featureName} contains no schema name"
+		return 3
+	fi
+	
+	
+	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	
+	upgradeFeatureSqls=$(find "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_DB}"/"${schemaName}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/*"${UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX}" -type f -maxdepth 1 2> /dev/null)
+	for featureSql in ${upgradeFeatureSqls}; do
+		sqlName=$(basename "${featureSql}")
+		sqlDir=$(dirname "${featureSql}")
+		schemaDir=$(dirname "${sqlDir}")
+		schemaName=$(basename "${schemaDir}")
+		rm -f "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/"${sqlName}" 2> /dev/null
+	done
+	
+	downgradeFeatureSqls=$(find "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_DB}"/"${schemaName}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/*"${DOWNGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX}" -type f -maxdepth 1 2> /dev/null)
+	for featureSql in ${downgradeFeatureSqls}; do
+		sqlName=$(basename "${featureSql}")
+		sqlDir=$(dirname "${featureSql}")
+		schemaDir=$(dirname "${sqlDir}")
+		schemaName=$(basename "${schemaDir}")
+		if [[ ! -d "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/${FEATURE_SQL} ]]; then
+			mkdir -p "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/${FEATURE_SQL} 2> /dev/null
+		fi		
+		ln -s -f "${featureSql}" "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/${FEATURE_SQL}/
+	done
+	
+	if [[ -n ${sqlUpgradeScripts} || -n ${sqlDowngradeScripts} ]]; then
+		DEBUG=${DEBUG} db-migrator -s "${schemaName}" -o ok
+	fi
+}
+
+# ##########################################################
 # disableFeatureDb(featureName):  
 # 				disables feature db configuration
 #   featureName: name of the feature
@@ -673,71 +781,43 @@
 function disableFeatureDb()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 
 	local featureName="$1"
-	local featureSqls sqlDir schemaDir schemaName
+	local featureDbPath featureDbs schemaName
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
-	featureSqls=$(find "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_DB}"/*/sql/*.upgrade.sql -type f -maxdepth 1 2> /dev/null)
-	for featureSql in ${featureSqls}; do
-		sqlName=$(basename "${featureSql}")
-		sqlDir=$(dirname "${featureSql}")
-		schemaDir=$(dirname "${sqlDir}")
-		schemaName=$(basename "${schemaDir}")
-		rm -f "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/"${sqlName}" 2> /dev/null
+	featureDbs=$(ls -d "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_DB}"/*/ 2> /dev/null)
+	for featureDbPath in ${featureDbs}; do
+		if [[ -z "$(ls "${featureDbPath%/}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/*${UPGRADE_SQL_SUFFIX} 2> /dev/null)" ]]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+		schemaName=$(basename "${featureDbPath%/}")
+		disableFeatureDbSchema "${featureName}" "${featureDbPath%/}" "${schemaName}"
 	done
 }
 
 # ##########################################################
-# disableFeatureOp(featureName): 'enable' feature operation
-#   featureName: name of the feature
-# ##########################################################
-function disableFeatureOp()
-{
-	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
-		set -x
-	fi
-	
-	local featureName="$1"
-	
-	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
-		return 1
-	fi
-	
-	disableScript="${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_INSTALL}"/disable
-	if [[ -f ${disableScript} ]]; then
-		(
-			cd "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_INSTALL}"
-			chmod u+x disable
-			./disable
-		)
-	fi
-}
-
-# ##########################################################
 # disableFeature(featureName):  disables a feature
 #   featureName: name of the feature
 # ##########################################################
 function disableFeature()
 {
 	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 	
 	local featureName="$1"
 	
 	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
-		echo "WARN: no feature name"
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
 		return
 	fi
 	
@@ -762,58 +842,48 @@
 
 	# run custom disable if any
 
-	disableFeatureOp "${featureName}"
+	customOpScript "${featureName}" "disable"
 }
 
 ############################################################
-# configureComponent <config-file> <features-root-directory>
+# configureFeature <config-file> <features-root-directory>
 #
 # This was copied from 'policy-drools/docker-install.sh'
-# in the 'docker' repository.
+# in the 'docker' repository, and modified where needed.
 ############################################################
-function configure_component() {
+function configureFeature() 
+{
 	if [[ $DEBUG == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 
-	local CONF_FILE COMPONENT_ROOT_DIR SED_LINE SED_FILES name value
-		
-	CONF_FILE=$1
-	COMPONENT_ROOT_DIR=$2
-	
-	SED_LINE="sed -i"
-	SED_LINE+=" -e 's!\${{POLICY_HOME}}!${POLICY_HOME}!g' "
-	SED_LINE+=" -e 's!\${{POLICY_USER}}!${POLICY_USER}!g' "
-	SED_LINE+=" -e 's!\${{POLICY_GROUP}}!${POLICY_GROUP}!g' "
-	SED_LINE+=" -e 's!\${{KEYSTORE_PASSWD}}!${KEYSTORE_PASSWD}!g' "
-	SED_LINE+=" -e 's!\${{JAVA_HOME}}!${JAVA_HOME}!g' "
+	local envConfig=$1 featureRoot=$2 
+	local sedLine="sed -i" 
+	local sedFiles="" nonBinaryFiles sedFile name value
 		
 	while read line || [ -n "${line}" ]; do
 		if [[ -n ${line} ]] && [[ ${line:0:1} != \# ]]; then
-			name=$(echo "${line%%=*}")
-			value=$(echo "${line#*=}")
-			# escape ampersand so that sed does not replace it with the search string
+			name="${line%%=*}"
+			value="${line#*=}"
 			value=$(echo "${value}" | sed -e 's/[\/&]/\\&/g')
 			if [[ -z ${name} ]] || [[ -z ${value} ]]; then
-				echo "WARNING: ${line} missing name or value"
+				echo "warning: ${line} missing name or value"
 			fi
-			SED_LINE+=" -e 's/\${{${name}}}/${value}/g' "
+			sedLine+=" -e 's/\${{${name}}}/${value}/g' "
 		fi
-	done < "$CONF_FILE"
+	done < "${envConfig}"
 	
-	SED_FILES=""
-	for sed_file in $(find "${COMPONENT_ROOT_DIR}" -path ${COMPONENT_ROOT_DIR}/backup -prune -o -name '*.xml' -o -name '*.sh' -o -name '*.properties' -o -name '*.json' -o -name '*.conf' -o -name '*.cfg' -o -name '*.template' -o -name '*.conf' -o -name '*.cron'); do
-		if fgrep -l '${{' ${sed_file} > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-			SED_FILES+="${sed_file} "
+	nonBinaryFiles=$(find "${featureRoot}" -type f -exec grep -Iq . {} \; -print 2> /dev/null)
+	for sedFile in ${nonBinaryFiles}; do
+		if fgrep -l '${{' ${sedFile} > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+			sedFiles+="${sedFile} "
 		fi
 	done
 
-	if [[ -z ${SED_FILES} ]]; then
-		echo "WARNING: no xml, sh, properties, or conf files to perform configuration expansion"
-	else
-		SED_LINE+=${SED_FILES}
-		eval "${SED_LINE}"
+	if [[ -n ${sedFiles} ]]; then
+		sedLine+=${sedFiles}
+		eval "${sedLine}"
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -826,7 +896,7 @@
 function installFeatures
 {
 	if [[ $DEBUG == y ]]; then
-		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $@ --"
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
 		set -x
 	fi
 
@@ -854,41 +924,43 @@
 				# file. If there is more than one, choose the one with the
 				# highest version number.
 				name="${feature}"
-				feature=$(ls -v feature-${name}-[0-9]*.zip 2>/dev/null|tail -1)
+				feature=$(ls -v feature-"${name}"-[0-9]*.zip 2>/dev/null|tail -1)
 			fi
 			if [[ ! -f "${feature}" ]] ; then
 				# include the file name in the error message, unless we don't
 				# have one -- in this case, use the feature name
-				echo "ERROR: feature file ${feature:-for ${name}} not found"
+				echo "error: feature file ${feature:-for ${name}} not found"
 				continue
 			fi
 			if [[ -d "${FEATURES}/${name}" ]] ; then
-				echo "ERROR: feature ${name} has already been installed"
+				echo "error: feature ${name} has already been installed"
 				continue
 			fi
 
 			# extract contents of ZIP file in to feature directory
 			mkdir -p "${FEATURES}/${name}" > /dev/null 2>&1
-			(cd "${FEATURES}/${name}"; jar xf ${SOURCE_DIR}/${feature})
+			(cd "${FEATURES}/${name}"; jar xf "${SOURCE_DIR}"/"${feature}")
 
 			# if there is a configuration file available,
 			# use it to configure the feature
 			featureConf="${dir:+$dir/}feature-${name}.conf"
 			if [[ -r "${featureConf}" ]]; then
-				configure_component "${featureConf}" "${FEATURES}"
+				configureFeature "${featureConf}" "${FEATURES}"/"${name}"
 				cp "${featureConf}" "${POLICY_HOME}"/etc/profile.d
 				echo "feature ${name} has been installed (configuration present)"
 			else
 				echo "feature ${name} has been installed (no configuration present)"
 			fi
+					
+			customOpScript "${featureName}" "install"
 		done
 		
 		# check the current directory and the 'config' directory for a
 		# 'base.conf' file -- use the first one that is found
-		for conf in base.conf ${POLICY_HOME}/config/base.conf ; do
+		for conf in base.conf ${POLICY_HOME}/config/base.conf ${POLICY_HOME}/etc/profile.d/base.conf; do
 			if [[ -f "${conf}" ]] ; then
 				echo "applying base configuration '${conf}' to features"
-				configure_component "${conf}" "${FEATURES}"
+				configureFeature "${conf}" "${FEATURES}"
 				break
 			fi
 		done
@@ -898,19 +970,91 @@
 	fi
 }
 
+# ##########################################################
+# uninstallFeatureDb(featureName):  
+# 				uninstalls the feature db configuration
+#   featureName: name of the feature
+# ##########################################################
+function uninstallFeatureDb()
+{
+	if [[ ${DEBUG} == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+
+	local featureName="$1"
+	local featureSqls sqlDir sqlName schemaDir schemaName schemaNames leftSqls
+	
+	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	
+	featureSqls=$(find "${FEATURES}"/"${featureName}"/"${FEATURE_DB}"/*/${FEATURE_SQL}/*.sql -type f -maxdepth 1 2> /dev/null)
+	for featureSql in ${featureSqls}; do
+		sqlName=$(basename "${featureSql}")
+		sqlDir=$(dirname "${featureSql}")
+		schemaDir=$(dirname "${sqlDir}")
+		schemaName=$(basename "${schemaDir}")
+		schemaNames+=${schemaName} 
+		rm -f "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/"${sqlName}" 2> /dev/null
+	done
+	
+	for schemaName in ${schemaNames};
+	do
+		leftSqls=$(ls "${DB}"/"${schemaName}"/"${FEATURE_SQL}"/*.sql 2> /dev/null)
+		if [[ -z ${leftSqls} ]]; then
+			if ! DEBUG=${DEBUG} db-migrator -s "${schemaName}" -o ok; then
+				echo -n "warning: ${featureName}: ${schemaName}: database data is leftover. "
+				echo -n "Consider cleaning left over data with 'db-migrator'."
+			fi
+		fi		
+	done
+}
+
+############################################################
+# uninstallFeature <feature-name> ...
+############################################################
+function uninstallFeature
+{
+	if [[ $DEBUG == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} $* --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
+	local featureName="$1"
+	
+	if [[ -z ${featureName} ]]; then
+		echo "warning: no feature name"
+		return
+	fi
+	
+	disableFeature "${featureName}"
+	uninstallFeatureDb "${featureName}"
+	customOpScript "${featureName}" "uninstall"
+	
+	if [[ -n ${FEATURES} && -n ${featureName} ]]; then
+		rm -rf "${FEATURES:-???}/${featureName}"
+	fi
+}
+
 ############################################################
 # uninstallFeatures <feature-name> ...
 ############################################################
 function uninstallFeatures
 {
+	if [[ $DEBUG == y ]]; then
+		echo "-- ${FUNCNAME[0]} --"
+		set -x
+	fi
+	
 	local name
 	local allFeatures=$'\n'$(cd ${FEATURES};ls)$'\n'
 	for name in "$@" ; do
 		# the following check takes care of potentially troublesome names
 		# like '.', '..', and names containing '/'
 		if [[ "${allFeatures}" =~ $'\n'${name}$'\n' ]] ; then
-			disableFeature "${name}"
-			rm -rf "${FEATURES}/${name}"
+			uninstallFeature "${name}"
 		else
 			echo "feature ${name} not found"
 		fi
@@ -927,7 +1071,7 @@
 	enable)
 	{
 		if [[ -f "${POLICY_HOME}"/PID ]]; then
-			echo "ERROR: enable: not allowed when policy is running .."
+			echo "error: enable: not allowed when policy is running .."
 			echo
 			status
 			exit 10
@@ -946,7 +1090,7 @@
 				# make sure there is only one feature jar
 				countFeatureJars=$(echo "${file}" | wc -w)
 				if [[ ${countFeatureJars} != 1 ]]; then
-					echo "WARNING: skipping ${name},  ${countFeatureJars} feature libraries found"
+					echo "warning: skipping ${name},  ${countFeatureJars} feature libraries found"
 					continue
 				fi			
 				
@@ -965,7 +1109,7 @@
 	disable)
 	{
 		if [[ -f "${POLICY_HOME}"/PID ]]; then
-			echo "ERROR: disable: not allowed when policy is running .."
+			echo "error: disable: not allowed when policy is running .."
 			echo
 			status
 			exit 11
@@ -1001,7 +1145,7 @@
 	uninstall)
 	{
 		if [[ -f "${POLICY_HOME}"/PID ]]; then
-			echo "ERROR: uninstall: not allowed when policy is running .."
+			echo "error: uninstall: not allowed when policy is running .."
 			echo
 			status
 			exit 12