diff --git a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProvider.java b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProvider.java
index b0494ff..af1c88f 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProvider.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProvider.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroup;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpStatistics;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpSubGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.models.tosca.authorative.concepts.ToscaPolicy;
@@ -52,6 +51,9 @@
      */
     public void init() throws PfModelException;
 
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws PfModelException;
+
     /**
      * Get policy types.
      *
@@ -145,10 +147,13 @@
      * Get policies for a policy type name.
      *
      * @param policyTypeName the name of the policy type for which to get policies
+     * @param policyTypeVersion the version of the policy type, null returns all versions of deployed policies for
+     *        policy types
      * @return the policies found
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting policies
      */
-    public List<ToscaPolicy> getPolicyList4PolicyType(@NonNull final String policyTypeName) throws PfModelException;
+    public List<ToscaPolicy> getPolicyList4PolicyType(@NonNull final String policyTypeName,
+            final String policyTypeVersion) throws PfModelException;
 
     /**
      * Get latest policies.
@@ -284,25 +289,25 @@
      * @return the PDP groups found
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting PDP groups
      */
-    public PdpGroups getPdpGroups(final String name, final String version) throws PfModelException;
+    public List<PdpGroup> getPdpGroups(final String name, final String version) throws PfModelException;
 
     /**
-     * Get latest PDP Groups.
+     * Get latest PDP Groups, returns PDP groups in all states.
      *
      * @param name the name of the PDP group to get, null to get all PDP groups
      * @return the PDP groups found
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting policies
      */
-    public PdpGroups getLatestPdpGroups(final String name) throws PfModelException;
+    public List<PdpGroup> getLatestPdpGroups(final String name) throws PfModelException;
 
     /**
-     * Get a filtered list of PDP groups.
+     * Get a filtered list of PDP groups, returns only active PDP groups.
      *
-     * @param pdpType The PDP type filter for the returned PDP groups
+     * @param pdpType The PDP type filter for the returned PDP groups, null to get policy types across PDP subgroups
      * @param supportedPolicyTypes a list of policy type name/version pairs that the PDP groups must support.
      * @return the PDP groups found
      */
-    public PdpGroups getFilteredPdpGroups(@NonNull final String pdpType,
+    public List<PdpGroup> getFilteredPdpGroups(final String pdpType,
             @NonNull final List<Pair<String, String>> supportedPolicyTypes);
 
     /**
@@ -312,7 +317,7 @@
      * @return the PDP groups created
      * @throws PfModelException on errors creating PDP groups
      */
-    public PdpGroups createPdpGroups(@NonNull final PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException;
+    public List<PdpGroup> createPdpGroups(@NonNull final List<PdpGroup> pdpGroups) throws PfModelException;
 
     /**
      * Updates PDP groups.
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@
      * @return the PDP groups updated
      * @throws PfModelException on errors updating PDP groups
      */
-    public PdpGroups updatePdpGroups(@NonNull final PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException;
+    public List<PdpGroup> updatePdpGroups(@NonNull final List<PdpGroup> pdpGroups) throws PfModelException;
 
 
     /**
@@ -372,8 +377,9 @@
      * Get deployed policies.
      *
      * @param name the name of the policy to get, null to get all policies
-     * @return the policies deployed as a map of policy lists keyed by PDP group
+     * @return the policies deployed as a map of policy lists keyed by PDP group name and version
      * @throws PfModelException on errors getting policies
      */
-    public Map<PdpGroup, List<ToscaPolicy>> getDeployedPolicyList(final String name) throws PfModelException;
+    public Map<Pair<String, String>, List<ToscaPolicy>> getDeployedPolicyList(final String name)
+            throws PfModelException;
 }
diff --git a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProviderFactory.java b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProviderFactory.java
index 718668b..86551b3 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProviderFactory.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/PolicyModelsProviderFactory.java
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@
         }
 
         try {
-            return (PolicyModelsProvider) implementationClass.getConstructor(PolicyModelsProviderParameters.class)
-                    .newInstance(parameters);
+            PolicyModelsProvider provider = (PolicyModelsProvider) implementationClass
+                    .getConstructor(PolicyModelsProviderParameters.class).newInstance(parameters);
+
+            provider.init();
+
+            return provider;
         } catch (Exception exc) {
             String errorMessage =
                     "could not create an instance of PolicyModelsProvider \"" + parameters.getImplementation() + "\"";
diff --git a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl.java b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
index ee8ed73..96185b6 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 import org.onap.policy.models.dao.PfDaoFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.models.dao.impl.DefaultPfDao;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroup;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpStatistics;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpSubGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.persistence.provider.PdpProvider;
@@ -84,6 +83,12 @@
         LOGGER.debug("opening the database connection to {} using persistence unit {}", parameters.getDatabaseUrl(),
                 parameters.getPersistenceUnit());
 
+        if (connection != null || pfDao != null) {
+            String errorMessage = "provider is already initialized";
+            LOGGER.warn(errorMessage);
+            throw new PfModelException(Response.Status.NOT_ACCEPTABLE, errorMessage);
+        }
+
         // Decode the password using Base64
         String decodedPassword = new String(Base64.getDecoder().decode(parameters.getDatabasePassword()));
 
@@ -201,9 +206,10 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<ToscaPolicy> getPolicyList4PolicyType(@NonNull final String policyTypeName) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<ToscaPolicy> getPolicyList4PolicyType(@NonNull final String policyTypeName,
+            final String policyTypeVersion) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
-        return new AuthorativeToscaProvider().getPolicyList4PolicyType(pfDao, policyTypeName);
+        return new AuthorativeToscaProvider().getPolicyList4PolicyType(pfDao, policyTypeName, policyTypeVersion);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -293,32 +299,32 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups getPdpGroups(final String name, final String version) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<PdpGroup> getPdpGroups(final String name, final String version) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         return new PdpProvider().getPdpGroups(pfDao, name, version);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups getLatestPdpGroups(final String name) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<PdpGroup> getLatestPdpGroups(final String name) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         return new PdpProvider().getLatestPdpGroups(pfDao, name);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups getFilteredPdpGroups(@NonNull final String pdpType,
+    public List<PdpGroup> getFilteredPdpGroups(final String pdpType,
             @NonNull final List<Pair<String, String>> supportedPolicyTypes) {
         assertInitilized();
         return new PdpProvider().getFilteredPdpGroups(pfDao, pdpType, supportedPolicyTypes);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups createPdpGroups(@NonNull final PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<PdpGroup> createPdpGroups(@NonNull final List<PdpGroup> pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         return new PdpProvider().createPdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroups);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups updatePdpGroups(@NonNull final PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<PdpGroup> updatePdpGroups(@NonNull final List<PdpGroup> pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         return new PdpProvider().updatePdpGroups(pfDao, pdpGroups);
     }
@@ -345,14 +351,15 @@
     @Override
     public void updatePdpStatistics(@NonNull final String pdpGroupName, @NonNull final String pdpGroupVersion,
             @NonNull final String pdpType, @NonNull final String pdpInstanceId,
-            @NonNull final PdpStatistics pdppStatistics)  throws PfModelException {
+            @NonNull final PdpStatistics pdppStatistics) throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         new PdpProvider().updatePdpStatistics(pfDao, pdpGroupName, pdpGroupVersion, pdpType, pdpInstanceId,
                 pdppStatistics);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Map<PdpGroup, List<ToscaPolicy>> getDeployedPolicyList(final String name) throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<Pair<String, String>, List<ToscaPolicy>> getDeployedPolicyList(final String name)
+            throws PfModelException {
         assertInitilized();
         return new PdpProvider().getDeployedPolicyList(pfDao, name);
     }
diff --git a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl.java b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
index 3db8e5e..bf707ef 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/main/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderImpl.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroup;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpStatistics;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpSubGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
@@ -120,7 +119,8 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<ToscaPolicy> getPolicyList4PolicyType(@NonNull final String policyTypeName) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<ToscaPolicy> getPolicyList4PolicyType(@NonNull final String policyTypeName,
+            final String policyTypeVersion) throws PfModelException {
         return new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
@@ -199,29 +199,29 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups getPdpGroups(final String name, final String version) throws PfModelException {
-        return null;
+    public List<PdpGroup> getPdpGroups(final String name, final String version) throws PfModelException {
+        return new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups getLatestPdpGroups(final String name) throws PfModelException {
-        return null;
+    public List<PdpGroup> getLatestPdpGroups(final String name) throws PfModelException {
+        return new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups getFilteredPdpGroups(@NonNull final String pdpType,
+    public List<PdpGroup> getFilteredPdpGroups(final String pdpType,
             @NonNull final List<Pair<String, String>> supportedPolicyTypes) {
-        return null;
+        return new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups createPdpGroups(@NonNull final PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
-        return null;
+    public List<PdpGroup> createPdpGroups(@NonNull final List<PdpGroup> pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
+        return new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups updatePdpGroups(@NonNull final PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
-        return null;
+    public List<PdpGroup> updatePdpGroups(@NonNull final List<PdpGroup> pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
+        return new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -243,12 +243,13 @@
     @Override
     public void updatePdpStatistics(@NonNull final String pdpGroupName, @NonNull final String pdpGroupVersion,
             @NonNull final String pdpType, @NonNull final String pdpInstanceId,
-            @NonNull final PdpStatistics pdppStatistics)  throws PfModelException {
+            @NonNull final PdpStatistics pdppStatistics) throws PfModelException {
         // Not implemented
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Map<PdpGroup, List<ToscaPolicy>> getDeployedPolicyList(final String name) throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<Pair<String, String>, List<ToscaPolicy>> getDeployedPolicyList(final String name)
+            throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest.java
index d925333..7ad2217 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DatabasePolicyModelsProviderTest.java
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Base64;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderParameters;
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
         parameters.setDatabaseUrl("jdbc://www.acmecorp.nonexist");
 
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+            databaseProvider.close();
             databaseProvider.init();
         }).hasMessage("could not connect to database with URL \"jdbc://www.acmecorp.nonexist\"");
 
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@
     public void testProviderMethodsNull() throws Exception {
         PolicyModelsProvider databaseProvider =
                 new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
-        databaseProvider.init();
 
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.getPolicyTypes(null, null);
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@
         PolicyModelsProvider databaseProvider =
                 new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
 
+        databaseProvider.close();
+
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
             databaseProvider.getPolicyTypes("name", "version");
         }).hasMessage("policy models provider is not initilaized");
@@ -244,7 +246,6 @@
     public void testProviderMethods() {
         try (PolicyModelsProvider databaseProvider =
                 new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters)) {
-            databaseProvider.init();
 
             assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
                 databaseProvider.getPolicyTypes("name", "version");
@@ -310,9 +311,12 @@
                 databaseProvider.deleteGuardPolicy("policy_id");
             }).hasMessage("no policy found for policy ID: policy_id");
 
-            assertNotNull(databaseProvider.getPdpGroups("name", "version"));
-            assertNotNull(databaseProvider.createPdpGroups(new PdpGroups()));
-            assertNotNull(databaseProvider.updatePdpGroups(new PdpGroups()));
+            assertThatThrownBy(() -> {
+                databaseProvider.getPdpGroups("name", "version");
+            }).hasMessage("PDP group not found: name:version");
+
+            assertNotNull(databaseProvider.createPdpGroups(new ArrayList<>()));
+            assertNotNull(databaseProvider.updatePdpGroups(new ArrayList<>()));
             assertNotNull(databaseProvider.deletePdpGroup("name", "version"));
 
         } catch (Exception exc) {
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyBadProviderImpl.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyBadProviderImpl.java
index 9320df5..c64603d 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyBadProviderImpl.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyBadProviderImpl.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.base.PfModelRuntimeException;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroup;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpStatistics;
 import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpSubGroup;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void close() throws Exception {}
+    public void close() throws PfModelException {}
 
     @Override
     public void init() throws PfModelException {}
@@ -86,14 +85,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ToscaServiceTemplate createPolicies(@NonNull ToscaServiceTemplate serviceTemplate)
-            throws PfModelException {
+    public ToscaServiceTemplate createPolicies(@NonNull ToscaServiceTemplate serviceTemplate) throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ToscaServiceTemplate updatePolicies(@NonNull ToscaServiceTemplate serviceTemplate)
-            throws PfModelException {
+    public ToscaServiceTemplate updatePolicies(@NonNull ToscaServiceTemplate serviceTemplate) throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -147,17 +144,17 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups getPdpGroups(String name, String version) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<PdpGroup> getPdpGroups(String name, String version) throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups createPdpGroups(@NonNull PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<PdpGroup> createPdpGroups(@NonNull List<PdpGroup> pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups updatePdpGroups(@NonNull PdpGroups pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<PdpGroup> updatePdpGroups(@NonNull List<PdpGroup> pdpGroups) throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -187,7 +184,8 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<ToscaPolicy> getPolicyList4PolicyType(@NonNull String policyTypeName) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<ToscaPolicy> getPolicyList4PolicyType(@NonNull String policyTypeName, final String policyTypeVersion)
+            throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -202,20 +200,19 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups getLatestPdpGroups(String name) throws PfModelException {
+    public List<PdpGroup> getLatestPdpGroups(String name) throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PdpGroups getFilteredPdpGroups(@NonNull String pdpType,
+    public List<PdpGroup> getFilteredPdpGroups(@NonNull String pdpType,
             @NonNull List<Pair<String, String>> supportedPolicyTypes) {
         return null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void updatePdpSubGroup(@NonNull String pdpGroupName, @NonNull String pdpGroupVersion,
-            @NonNull PdpSubGroup pdpSubGroup) throws PfModelException {
-    }
+            @NonNull PdpSubGroup pdpSubGroup) throws PfModelException {}
 
     @Override
     public List<PdpStatistics> getPdpStatistics(String name, String version) throws PfModelException {
@@ -224,11 +221,10 @@
 
     @Override
     public void updatePdpStatistics(@NonNull String pdpGroupName, @NonNull String pdpGroupVersion,
-            @NonNull String pdpType, @NonNull String pdpInstanceId, @NonNull PdpStatistics pdppStatistics) {
-    }
+            @NonNull String pdpType, @NonNull String pdpInstanceId, @NonNull PdpStatistics pdppStatistics) {}
 
     @Override
-    public Map<PdpGroup, List<ToscaPolicy>> getDeployedPolicyList(String name) throws PfModelException {
+    public Map<Pair<String, String>, List<ToscaPolicy>> getDeployedPolicyList(String name) throws PfModelException {
         return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest.java
index a0b4857..01da449 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/DummyPolicyModelsProviderTest.java
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.onap.policy.models.pdp.concepts.PdpGroups;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProvider;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderFactory;
 import org.onap.policy.models.provider.PolicyModelsProviderParameters;
@@ -91,9 +93,9 @@
         assertNotNull(dummyProvider.updateGuardPolicy(new LegacyGuardPolicyInput()));
         assertNotNull(dummyProvider.deleteGuardPolicy("policy_id"));
 
-        assertNull(dummyProvider.getPdpGroups("name", "version"));
-        assertNull(dummyProvider.createPdpGroups(new PdpGroups()));
-        assertNull(dummyProvider.updatePdpGroups(new PdpGroups()));
+        assertTrue(dummyProvider.getPdpGroups("name", "version").isEmpty());
+        assertTrue(dummyProvider.createPdpGroups(new ArrayList<>()).isEmpty());
+        assertTrue(dummyProvider.updatePdpGroups(new ArrayList<>()).isEmpty());
         assertNull(dummyProvider.deletePdpGroup("name", "version"));
 
 
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyGuardPersistenceTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyGuardPersistenceTest.java
index 2cb787d..47f099a 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyGuardPersistenceTest.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyGuardPersistenceTest.java
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
         parameters.setPersistenceUnit("ToscaConceptTest");
 
         databaseProvider = new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
-        databaseProvider.init();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest.java
index 60d577c..65e6a2f 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyLegacyOperationalPersistenceTest.java
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
         parameters.setPersistenceUnit("ToscaConceptTest");
 
         databaseProvider = new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
-        databaseProvider.init();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyPersistenceTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyPersistenceTest.java
index b29e1d6..468d4d7 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyPersistenceTest.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyPersistenceTest.java
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
         parameters.setPersistenceUnit("ToscaConceptTest");
 
         databaseProvider = new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
-        databaseProvider.init();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyToscaPersistenceTest.java b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyToscaPersistenceTest.java
index f2b8676..bf48292 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyToscaPersistenceTest.java
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/java/org/onap/policy/models/provider/impl/PolicyToscaPersistenceTest.java
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
         parameters.setPersistenceUnit("ToscaConceptTest");
 
         databaseProvider = new PolicyModelsProviderFactory().createPolicyModelsProvider(parameters);
-        databaseProvider.init();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/models-provider/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml b/models-provider/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
index 23e8567..c7d6d1e 100644
--- a/models-provider/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
+++ b/models-provider/src/test/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
         <class>org.onap.policy.models.base.PfConceptKey</class>
         <class>org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.JpaToscaPolicyType</class>
         <class>org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.JpaToscaPolicy</class>
+        <class>org.onap.policy.models.pdp.persistence.concepts.JpaPdpGroup</class>
+        <class>org.onap.policy.models.pdp.persistence.concepts.JpaPdpSubGroup</class>
+        <class>org.onap.policy.models.pdp.persistence.concepts.JpaPdp</class>
 
         <properties>
             <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.h2.Driver" />
@@ -46,7 +49,11 @@
         <class>org.onap.policy.models.dao.converters.CDataConditioner</class>
         <class>org.onap.policy.models.dao.converters.Uuid2String</class>
         <class>org.onap.policy.models.base.PfConceptKey</class>
+        <class>org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.JpaToscaPolicyType</class>
         <class>org.onap.policy.models.tosca.simple.concepts.JpaToscaPolicy</class>
+        <class>org.onap.policy.models.pdp.persistence.concepts.JpaPdpGroup</class>
+        <class>org.onap.policy.models.pdp.persistence.concepts.JpaPdpSubGroup</class>
+        <class>org.onap.policy.models.pdp.persistence.concepts.JpaPdp</class>
 
         <properties>
             <property name="javax.persistence.jdbc.driver" value="org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver" />