diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-adapter-api/pom.xml b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-adapter-api/pom.xml
index 66a1cb1..9d9e33a 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-adapter-api/pom.xml
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-adapter-api/pom.xml
@@ -100,5 +100,10 @@
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.squareup.okio</groupId>
+      <artifactId>okio</artifactId>
+      <version>1.13.0</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-adapter-ext-clients/pom.xml b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-adapter-ext-clients/pom.xml
index da778d2..91478e1 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-adapter-ext-clients/pom.xml
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-adapter-ext-clients/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
               <apiPackage>org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.lcn.api</apiPackage>
               <modelPackage>org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.lcn.model</modelPackage>
               <configOptions>
-                <jackson>true</jackson>
                 <sourceFolder>src/gen/java/main</sourceFolder>
                 <withXml>true</withXml>
                 <useRxJava2>true</useRxJava2>
@@ -79,15 +78,16 @@
               <inputSpec>${basedir}/src/main/resources/SOL003-VNFLifecycleOperationGranting-API.json
                             </inputSpec>
               <language>java</language>
-              <library>retrofit2</library>
+              <library>okhttp-gson</library>
               <output>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/sol003-vnf-grant</output>
-              <generateApis>false</generateApis>
+              <apiPackage>org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.grant.api</apiPackage>
               <modelPackage>org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.grant.model</modelPackage>
               <configOptions>
                 <generateSupportingFiles>false</generateSupportingFiles>
                 <sourceFolder>src/gen/java/main</sourceFolder>
                 <withXml>true</withXml>
                 <useRxJava2>true</useRxJava2>
+                <serializableModel>true</serializableModel>
               </configOptions>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/pom.xml b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/pom.xml
index c561721..09c28f9 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/pom.xml
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/pom.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/VnfmAdapterApplication.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/VnfmAdapterApplication.java
index 30ce0c2..62d2f7e 100755
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/VnfmAdapterApplication.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/VnfmAdapterApplication.java
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter;
 
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.rest.VnfmAdapterController;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
-import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jackson.JacksonAutoConfiguration;
 
 /**
  * The spring boot application for the VNFM (Virtual Network Function Manager) Adapter.
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
  *      SOL003 v2.5.1</a>
  */
 @SpringBootApplication(scanBasePackages = {"org.onap.so"})
+@EnableAutoConfiguration(exclude = {JacksonAutoConfiguration.class})
 public class VnfmAdapterApplication {
     private static final Logger logger = getLogger(VnfmAdapterApplication.class);
 
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/SdcPackageProvider.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/SdcPackageProvider.java
index f1074bc..fd92910 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/SdcPackageProvider.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/SdcPackageProvider.java
@@ -22,32 +22,6 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients;
 
-import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
-import com.google.gson.Gson;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
-import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
-import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
-import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
-import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
-import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
-import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
-import org.onap.so.utils.CryptoUtils;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
-import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
-import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
-import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
 import static com.google.common.base.Splitter.on;
 import static com.google.common.collect.Iterables.filter;
 import static com.google.common.io.ByteStreams.toByteArray;
@@ -60,13 +34,39 @@
 import static org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.NvfmAdapterUtils.children;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 import static org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM_VALUE;
+import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
+import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
+import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
+import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
+import org.onap.so.utils.CryptoUtils;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
 
 @Component
 public class SdcPackageProvider {
-    private static final String GET_PACKAGE_URL = "%s/catalog/resources/%s/toscaModel";
+    private static final String GET_PACKAGE_URL = "%s/sdc/v1/catalog/resources/%s/toscaModel";
     @Value("${sdc.toscametapath:TOSCA-Metadata/TOSCA.meta}")
     private List<String> toscaMetaPaths;
-    private final String TOSCA_VNFD_KEY = "Entry-Definitions";
+    private static final String TOSCA_VNFD_KEY = "Entry-Definitions";
     private static Logger logger = getLogger(SdcPackageProvider.class);
 
     @Value("${sdc.username}")
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     @Value("${sdc.endpoint}")
     private String baseUrl;
 
-    public String getVnfdId(String csarId) {
+    public String getVnfdId(final String csarId) {
         return getVnfNodeProperty(csarId, "descriptor_id");
     }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
             for (final JsonObject child : children(nodeTemplates)) {
                 final String type = childElement(child, "type").getAsString();
                 String propertyValue = null;
-                if (type.equals("tosca.nodes.nfv.VNF")) {
+                if ("tosca.nodes.nfv.VNF".equals(type)) {
                     final JsonObject properties = child(child, "properties");
                     logger.debug("properties: " + properties.toString());
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         final JsonObject nodeTypes = child(root, "node_types");
         final JsonObject nodeType = child(nodeTypes, nodeTypeName);
 
-        if (childElement(nodeType, "derived_from").getAsString().equals("tosca.nodes.nfv.VNF")) {
+        if ("tosca.nodes.nfv.VNF".equals(childElement(nodeType, "derived_from").getAsString())) {
             final JsonObject properties = child(nodeType, "properties");
             logger.debug("properties: " + properties.toString());
             final JsonObject property = child(properties, propertyName);
@@ -130,34 +130,33 @@
         return null;
     }
 
-    private byte[] getPackage(String csarId) {
+    private byte[] getPackage(final String csarId) {
         final String SERVICE_NAME = "vnfm-adapter";
         try (CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.createDefault()) {
-            HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(format(GET_PACKAGE_URL, baseUrl, csarId));
+            final HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(format(GET_PACKAGE_URL, baseUrl, csarId));
             httpget.setHeader(ACCEPT, APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM_VALUE);
             httpget.setHeader("X-ECOMP-InstanceID", SERVICE_NAME);
             httpget.setHeader("X-FromAppId", SERVICE_NAME);
-            String auth = sdcUsername + ":" + CryptoUtils.decrypt(sdcPassword, sdcKey);
-            byte[] encodedAuth = Base64.encodeBase64(auth.getBytes(StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1));
-            String authHeader = "Basic " + new String(encodedAuth);
+            final String auth = sdcUsername + ":" + CryptoUtils.decrypt(sdcPassword, sdcKey);
+            final byte[] encodedAuth = Base64.encodeBase64(auth.getBytes(StandardCharsets.ISO_8859_1));
+            final String authHeader = "Basic " + new String(encodedAuth);
             httpget.setHeader(AUTHORIZATION, authHeader);
             logger.debug("Fetching from SDC: " + httpget);
-            CloseableHttpResponse response = client.execute(httpget);
-            HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
-            InputStream is = entity.getContent();
-            byte[] bytes = toByteArray(is);
-            return bytes;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
+            final CloseableHttpResponse response = client.execute(httpget);
+            final HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
+            final InputStream is = entity.getContent();
+            return toByteArray(is);
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
             throw abortOperation("Unable to download " + csarId + " package from SDC", e);
         }
     }
 
-    private String getVnfdLocation(InputStream stream) throws IOException {
-        Iterator pathIterator = toscaMetaPaths.iterator();
+    private String getVnfdLocation(final InputStream stream) throws IOException {
+        final Iterator<String> pathIterator = toscaMetaPaths.iterator();
         while (pathIterator.hasNext()) {
-            String toscaMetadata = new String(getFileInZip(stream, pathIterator.next().toString()).toByteArray());
+            final String toscaMetadata = new String(getFileInZip(stream, pathIterator.next()).toByteArray());
             if (!toscaMetadata.isEmpty()) {
-                String toscaVnfdLine =
+                final String toscaVnfdLine =
                         filter(on("\n").split(toscaMetadata), line -> line.contains(TOSCA_VNFD_KEY)).iterator().next();
                 return toscaVnfdLine.replace(TOSCA_VNFD_KEY + ":", "").trim();
             }
@@ -165,20 +164,21 @@
         throw abortOperation("Unable to find valid Tosca Path");
     }
 
-    private static ByteArrayOutputStream getFileInZip(InputStream zip, String path) throws IOException {
-        ZipInputStream zipInputStream = new ZipInputStream(zip);
-        ByteArrayOutputStream fileContent = getFileInZip(zipInputStream, path);
+    private static ByteArrayOutputStream getFileInZip(final InputStream zip, final String path) throws IOException {
+        final ZipInputStream zipInputStream = new ZipInputStream(zip);
+        final ByteArrayOutputStream fileContent = getFileInZip(zipInputStream, path);
         zipInputStream.close();
         return fileContent;
     }
 
-    private static ByteArrayOutputStream getFileInZip(ZipInputStream zipInputStream, String path) throws IOException {
+    private static ByteArrayOutputStream getFileInZip(final ZipInputStream zipInputStream, final String path)
+            throws IOException {
         ZipEntry zipEntry;
-        Set<String> items = new HashSet<>();
+        final Set<String> items = new HashSet<>();
         while ((zipEntry = zipInputStream.getNextEntry()) != null) {
             items.add(zipEntry.getName());
             if (zipEntry.getName().matches(path)) {
-                ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+                final ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
                 ByteStreams.copy(zipInputStream, byteArrayOutputStream);
                 return byteArrayOutputStream;
             }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         throw new NoSuchElementException("Unable to find the " + path + " in archive found: " + items);
     }
 
-    public String getFlavourId(String csarId) {
+    public String getFlavourId(final String csarId) {
         return getVnfNodeProperty(csarId, "flavour_id");
     }
 }
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiHelper.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiHelper.java
index 50fd5bc..867b652 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiHelper.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiHelper.java
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.aai;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrSystemInfo;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrSystemInfoList;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrVnfm;
@@ -40,9 +43,6 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * Provides helper methods for interactions with AAI.
@@ -257,7 +257,12 @@
         relationship.setRelatedTo("tenant");
         relationship.setRelatedLink("/aai/" + AAIVersion.LATEST + AAIUriFactory.createResourceUri(AAIObjectType.TENANT,
                 tenant.getCloudOwner(), tenant.getRegionName(), tenant.getTenantId()).build().toString());
+        relationship.getRelationshipData()
+                .add(createRelationshipData("cloud-region.cloud-owner", tenant.getCloudOwner()));
+        relationship.getRelationshipData()
+                .add(createRelationshipData("cloud-region.cloud-region-id", tenant.getRegionName()));
         relationship.getRelationshipData().add(createRelationshipData("tenant.tenant-id", tenant.getTenantId()));
         return relationship;
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiServiceProvider.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiServiceProvider.java
index f991ffa..7021c02 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiServiceProvider.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiServiceProvider.java
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrVnfm;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrVnfmList;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnf;
+import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnfs;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.Vserver;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.Tenant;
-import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Provides methods for invoking REST calls to AAI.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
      * @param selfLink the selfLink
      * @return the matching generic vnfs
      */
-    List<GenericVnf> invokeQueryGenericVnf(final String selfLink);
+    GenericVnfs invokeQueryGenericVnf(final String selfLink);
 
     /**
      * Invoke a GET request for the VNFMs.
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiServiceProviderImpl.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiServiceProviderImpl.java
index fa07ab5..50e579d 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiServiceProviderImpl.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/aai/AaiServiceProviderImpl.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrVnfm;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrVnfmList;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnf;
+import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnfs;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.Vserver;
 import org.onap.so.client.aai.AAIObjectType;
 import org.onap.so.client.aai.entities.uri.AAIUriFactory;
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-import java.util.List;
 
 @Service
 public class AaiServiceProviderImpl implements AaiServiceProvider {
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public List<GenericVnf> invokeQueryGenericVnf(final String selfLink) {
+    public GenericVnfs invokeQueryGenericVnf(final String selfLink) {
         return aaiClientProvider.getAaiClient()
-                .get(List.class,
+                .get(GenericVnfs.class,
                         AAIUriFactory.createResourceUri(AAIObjectType.GENERIC_VNFS).queryParam("selflink", selfLink))
                 .orElseGet(() -> {
                     logger.debug("No vnf found in AAI with selflink: {}", selfLink);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     @Override
     public void invokePutVserver(final String cloudOwner, final String cloudRegion, final String tenant,
             final Vserver vserver) {
-        aaiClientProvider.getAaiClient().update(AAIUriFactory.createResourceUri(AAIObjectType.VSERVER, cloudOwner,
+        aaiClientProvider.getAaiClient().create(AAIUriFactory.createResourceUri(AAIObjectType.VSERVER, cloudOwner,
                 cloudRegion, tenant, vserver.getVserverId()), vserver);
     }
 
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmHelper.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmHelper.java
index 31399f7..249cf74 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmHelper.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmHelper.java
@@ -20,10 +20,16 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm;
 
+import static org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.Constants.BASE_URL;
+import static org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.Constants.OPERATION_NOTIFICATION_ENDPOINT;
 import com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken;
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrSystemInfo;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.aai.AaiServiceProvider;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vim.model.AccessInfo;
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.SubscriptionsFilterVnfInstanceSubscriptionFilter;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.VnfInstancesvnfInstanceIdinstantiateExtVirtualLinks;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.VnfInstancesvnfInstanceIdinstantiateVimConnectionInfo;
-import org.onap.so.security.WebSecurityConfig;
+import org.onap.so.utils.CryptoUtils;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.CreateVnfRequest;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.ExternalVirtualLink;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.Tenant;
@@ -49,11 +55,6 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import static org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.Constants.BASE_URL;
-import static org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.Constants.OPERATION_NOTIFICATION_ENDPOINT;
 
 /**
  * Provides helper methods for interactions with VNFM.
@@ -64,15 +65,19 @@
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(VnfmHelper.class);
     private static final String SEPARATOR = "_";
     private final AaiServiceProvider aaiServiceProvider;
-    private final WebSecurityConfig webSecurityConfig;
 
     @Value("${vnfmadapter.endpoint}")
     private String vnfmAdapterEndoint;
 
+    @Value("${vnfmadapter.auth:E39823AAB2739CC654C4E92B52C05BC34149342D0A46451B00CA508C8EDC62242CE4E9DA9445D3C01A3F13}")
+    private String vnfmAdapterAuth;
+
+    @Value("${mso.key}")
+    private String msoEncryptionKey;
+
     @Autowired
-    public VnfmHelper(final AaiServiceProvider aaiServiceProvider, final WebSecurityConfig webSecurityConfig) {
+    public VnfmHelper(final AaiServiceProvider aaiServiceProvider) {
         this.aaiServiceProvider = aaiServiceProvider;
-        this.webSecurityConfig = webSecurityConfig;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -171,8 +176,10 @@
      *
      * @param the ID of the VNF notifications are required for
      * @return the request
+     * @throws GeneralSecurityException
      */
-    public LccnSubscriptionRequest createNotificationSubscriptionRequest(final String vnfId) {
+    public LccnSubscriptionRequest createNotificationSubscriptionRequest(final String vnfId)
+            throws GeneralSecurityException {
         final LccnSubscriptionRequest lccnSubscriptionRequest = new LccnSubscriptionRequest();
         lccnSubscriptionRequest.setAuthentication(getSubscriptionsAuthentication());
         lccnSubscriptionRequest.setCallbackUri(vnfmAdapterEndoint + BASE_URL + OPERATION_NOTIFICATION_ENDPOINT);
@@ -186,12 +193,11 @@
         return lccnSubscriptionRequest;
     }
 
-    private SubscriptionsAuthentication getSubscriptionsAuthentication() {
+    private SubscriptionsAuthentication getSubscriptionsAuthentication() throws GeneralSecurityException {
         final SubscriptionsAuthenticationParamsBasic basicAuthParams = new SubscriptionsAuthenticationParamsBasic();
-        basicAuthParams.setUserName("vnfm");
-        basicAuthParams.setPassword(webSecurityConfig.getUsercredentials().stream()
-                .filter(userCredentials -> "vnfm".equals(userCredentials.getUsername())).findFirst().get()
-                .getPassword());
+        final String[] decrypedAuth = CryptoUtils.decrypt(vnfmAdapterAuth, msoEncryptionKey).split(":");
+        basicAuthParams.setUserName(decrypedAuth[0]);
+        basicAuthParams.setPassword(decrypedAuth[1]);
 
         final SubscriptionsAuthentication authentication = new SubscriptionsAuthentication();
         authentication.addAuthTypeItem(AuthTypeEnum.BASIC);
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmServiceProviderImpl.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmServiceProviderImpl.java
index 951c6f1..645f37e 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmServiceProviderImpl.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmServiceProviderImpl.java
@@ -84,10 +84,12 @@
     @Override
     public InlineResponse2001 subscribeForNotifications(final String vnfmId,
             final LccnSubscriptionRequest subscriptionRequest) {
+        logger.info("Subscribing for notifications {}", subscriptionRequest);
         final String url = urlProvider.getSubscriptionsUrl(vnfmId);
         ResponseEntity<InlineResponse2001> response = null;
         try {
             response = httpServiceProvider.postHttpRequest(subscriptionRequest, url, InlineResponse2001.class);
+            logger.info("Subscribing for notifications response {}", response);
         } catch (final Exception exception) {
             final String errorMessage =
                     "Subscription to VNFM " + vnfmId + " resulted in exception" + subscriptionRequest;
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@
     @Override
     public Optional<InlineResponse201> createVnf(final String vnfmId, final CreateVnfRequest createVnfRequest) {
         final String url = urlProvider.getCreationUrl(vnfmId);
+        logger.debug("Sending create request {} to : {}", createVnfRequest, url);
         try {
             return httpServiceProvider.post(createVnfRequest, url, InlineResponse201.class);
         } catch (final Exception exception) {
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmUrlProvider.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmUrlProvider.java
index d4aa65d..f948f3c 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmUrlProvider.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/extclients/vnfm/VnfmUrlProvider.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm;
 
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+import java.net.URI;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrSystemInfo;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrSystemInfoList;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.aai.AaiServiceProvider;
@@ -28,8 +30,6 @@
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponentsBuilder;
-import java.net.URI;
-import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 
 /**
  * Provides URLs for REST calls to a VNFM.
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/lifecycle/LifecycleManager.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/lifecycle/LifecycleManager.java
index e6b787b..32bb9b9 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/lifecycle/LifecycleManager.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/lifecycle/LifecycleManager.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.lifecycle;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Optional;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrVnfm;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnf;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.SdcPackageProvider;
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
-import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * Manages lifecycle operations towards the VNFMs.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     @Autowired
     LifecycleManager(final AaiServiceProvider aaiServiceProvider, final AaiHelper aaiHelper,
             final VnfmHelper vnfmHelper, final VnfmServiceProvider vnfmServiceProvider, final JobManager jobManager,
-            SdcPackageProvider packageProvider) {
+            final SdcPackageProvider packageProvider) {
         this.aaiServiceProvider = aaiServiceProvider;
         this.vnfmServiceProvider = vnfmServiceProvider;
         this.aaiHelper = aaiHelper;
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@
             aaiHelper.addRelationshipFromGenericVnfToVnfm(genericVnf, vnfm.getVnfmId());
         }
         aaiHelper.addRelationshipFromGenericVnfToTenant(genericVnf, request.getTenant());
-        InlineResponse201 vnfmResponse = sendCreateRequestToVnfm(request, genericVnf, vnfIdInAai, vnfm.getVnfmId());
+        final InlineResponse201 vnfmResponse =
+                sendCreateRequestToVnfm(request, genericVnf, vnfIdInAai, vnfm.getVnfmId());
+
+        logger.info("Create response: {}", vnfmResponse);
+
         genericVnf.setSelflink(vnfmResponse.getLinks().getSelf().getHref());
         aaiServiceProvider.invokePutGenericVnf(genericVnf);
         final String vnfIdInVnfm = vnfmResponse.getId();
@@ -135,18 +139,18 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private InlineResponse201 sendCreateRequestToVnfm(CreateVnfRequest aaiRequest, GenericVnf genericVnf,
-            String vnfIdInAai, String vnfmId) {
+    private InlineResponse201 sendCreateRequestToVnfm(final CreateVnfRequest aaiRequest, final GenericVnf genericVnf,
+            final String vnfIdInAai, final String vnfmId) {
         logger.debug("Sending a create request to SVNFM " + aaiRequest);
-        org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.CreateVnfRequest vnfmRequest =
+        final org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.CreateVnfRequest vnfmRequest =
                 new org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.CreateVnfRequest();
 
-        String vnfdId = packageProvider.getVnfdId(genericVnf.getModelVersionId());
+        final String vnfdId = packageProvider.getVnfdId(genericVnf.getModelVersionId());
         vnfmRequest.setVnfdId(vnfdId);
         vnfmRequest.setVnfInstanceName(aaiRequest.getName().replaceAll(" ", "_"));
         vnfmRequest.setVnfInstanceDescription(vnfIdInAai);
 
-        Optional<InlineResponse201> optionalResponse = vnfmServiceProvider.createVnf(vnfmId, vnfmRequest);
+        final Optional<InlineResponse201> optionalResponse = vnfmServiceProvider.createVnf(vnfmId, vnfmRequest);
 
         try {
             return optionalResponse.get();
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/notificationhandling/NotificationHandler.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/notificationhandling/NotificationHandler.java
index a339b9b..d39a2cb 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/notificationhandling/NotificationHandler.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/notificationhandling/NotificationHandler.java
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.notificationhandling;
 
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnf;
@@ -36,10 +40,6 @@
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.InlineResponse201VimConnectionInfo;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.jobmanagement.JobManager;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 
 /**
  * Performs updates to AAI based on a received notification. The updates are executed in a separate thread so as the
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
     }
 
     private void handleVnfInstantiateCompleted() {
-        final GenericVnf genericVnf =
-                aaiServiceProvider.invokeQueryGenericVnf(vnfInstance.getLinks().getSelf().getHref()).get(0);
+        final GenericVnf genericVnf = aaiServiceProvider
+                .invokeQueryGenericVnf(vnfInstance.getLinks().getSelf().getHref()).getGenericVnf().get(0);
         setOamIpAddress(genericVnf, vnfInstance);
         genericVnf.setOrchestrationStatus("Created");
 
@@ -141,16 +141,16 @@
     }
 
     private void handleVnfTerminateFailed() {
-        final GenericVnf genericVnf =
-                aaiServiceProvider.invokeQueryGenericVnf(vnfInstance.getLinks().getSelf().getHref()).get(0);
+        final GenericVnf genericVnf = aaiServiceProvider
+                .invokeQueryGenericVnf(vnfInstance.getLinks().getSelf().getHref()).getGenericVnf().get(0);
         updateVservers(vnfLcmOperationOccurrenceNotification, genericVnf.getVnfId(),
                 vnfInstance.getVimConnectionInfo());
         jobManager.notificationProcessedForOperation(vnfLcmOperationOccurrenceNotification.getId(), false);
     }
 
     private void handleVnfTerminateCompleted() {
-        final GenericVnf genericVnf =
-                aaiServiceProvider.invokeQueryGenericVnf(vnfInstance.getLinks().getSelf().getHref()).get(0);
+        final GenericVnf genericVnf = aaiServiceProvider
+                .invokeQueryGenericVnf(vnfInstance.getLinks().getSelf().getHref()).getGenericVnf().get(0);
         updateVservers(vnfLcmOperationOccurrenceNotification, genericVnf.getVnfId(),
                 vnfInstance.getVimConnectionInfo());
 
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003GrantController.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003GrantController.java
index 6b8802e..e241d0d 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003GrantController.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003GrantController.java
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.rest;
 
+import static org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.Constants.BASE_URL;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.aai.AaiHelper;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.aai.AaiServiceProvider;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.VnfmHelper;
@@ -36,15 +41,10 @@
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
-import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.UUID;
-import static org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.Constants.BASE_URL;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 
 @Controller
 @RequestMapping(value = BASE_URL, produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON, consumes = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
 
     private static final String SEPARATOR = "_";
     private static final String VIM_TYPE = "OPENSTACK";
-    private static final String CLOUD_OWNER = "myTestCloudOwner";
-    private static final String REGION = "myTestRegion";
-    private static final String TENANT_ID = "myTestTenantId";
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Sol003GrantController.class);
     public final AaiServiceProvider aaiServiceProvider;
     public final AaiHelper aaiHelper;
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@
     @GetMapping(value = "/grants/{grantId}")
     public ResponseEntity<InlineResponse201> grantsGrantIdGet(@PathVariable("grantId") final String grantId) {
         logger.info("Get grant received from VNFM, grant id: " + grantId);
-        return new ResponseEntity<InlineResponse201>(HttpStatus.NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
     }
 
     @PostMapping(value = "/grants")
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@
 
         final InlineResponse201 grantResponse = createGrantResponse(grantRequest);
         logger.info("Grant request returning to VNFM: " + grantResponse);
-        return new ResponseEntity<InlineResponse201>(grantResponse, HttpStatus.CREATED);
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(grantResponse, HttpStatus.CREATED);
     }
 
     private InlineResponse201 createGrantResponse(final GrantRequest grantRequest) {
@@ -88,8 +85,9 @@
         grantResponse.setId(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
         grantResponse.setVnfInstanceId(grantRequest.getVnfInstanceId());
         grantResponse.setVnfLcmOpOccId(grantRequest.getVnfLcmOpOccId());
-        final Tenant tenant =
-                aaiHelper.getAssignedTenant(aaiServiceProvider.invokeGetGenericVnf((grantRequest.getVnfInstanceId())));
+        final String vnfSelfLink = grantRequest.getLinks().getVnfInstance().getHref();
+        final Tenant tenant = aaiHelper
+                .getAssignedTenant(aaiServiceProvider.invokeQueryGenericVnf(vnfSelfLink).getGenericVnf().get(0));
 
         String vimConnectionId = "";
         final InlineResponse201VimConnections vimConnection = vnfmHelper.getVimConnections(tenant);
@@ -104,14 +102,6 @@
         return grantResponse;
     }
 
-    private InlineResponse201VimConnections getVimConnectionsItem(final Tenant tenant) {
-        final InlineResponse201VimConnections vimConnection = new InlineResponse201VimConnections();
-        vimConnection.setId(createVimConnectionId(tenant.getCloudOwner(), tenant.getRegionName()));
-        vimConnection.setVimId(vimConnection.getId());
-        vimConnection.setVimType(VIM_TYPE);
-        return vimConnection;
-    }
-
     private List<InlineResponse201AddResources> getResources(final List<GrantsAddResources> requestResources,
             final String vimId) {
         final List<InlineResponse201AddResources> resources = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -123,8 +113,4 @@
         }
         return resources;
     }
-
-    private String createVimConnectionId(String cloudOwner, String cloudRegionId) {
-        return cloudOwner + SEPARATOR + cloudRegionId;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 4fb1103..951d4a3 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@
 # 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.
+spring:
+  security:
+    usercredentials:
+      - username: test
+        password: '$2a$12$Zi3AuYcZoZO/gBQyUtST2.F5N6HqcTtaNci2Et.ufsQhski56srIu'
+        role: BPEL-Client
+      - username: vnfm
+        password: '$2a$10$Fh9ffgPw2vnmsghsRD3ZauBL1aKXebigbq3BB1RPWtE62UDILsjke'
+        role: BPEL-Client
+  http:
+    converters:
+    preferred-json-mapper: gson
+        
 server:
   port: 9092
   tomcat:
@@ -29,6 +42,9 @@
   password: sdcPassword
   key: adadadadad
   endpoint: http://sdc.onap/1234A
+  
+vnfmadapter:
+  endpoint: http://so-vnfm-adapter.onap:9092
 
 #Actuator
 management:
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003GrantControllerTest.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003GrantControllerTest.java
index b7f5e96..4af0da1 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003GrantControllerTest.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003GrantControllerTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.rest;
 
-import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.onap.so.client.RestTemplateConfig.CONFIGURABLE_REST_TEMPLATE;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher;
 import org.hamcrest.Description;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -30,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrSystemInfo;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.EsrSystemInfoList;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnf;
+import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnfs;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.Relationship;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.RelationshipData;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.RelationshipList;
@@ -38,6 +46,8 @@
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.grant.model.GrantRequest.OperationEnum;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.grant.model.GrantsAddResources;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.grant.model.GrantsAddResources.TypeEnum;
+import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.grant.model.GrantsLinks;
+import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.grant.model.GrantsLinksVnfLcmOpOcc;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.grant.model.InlineResponse201;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.grant.model.InlineResponse201VimConnections;
 import org.onap.so.client.aai.AAIResourcesClient;
@@ -54,12 +64,6 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.web.client.MockRestServiceServer;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
-import static org.onap.so.client.RestTemplateConfig.CONFIGURABLE_REST_TEMPLATE;
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(classes = VnfmAdapterApplication.class, webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
@@ -84,7 +88,6 @@
 
     @Autowired
     private Sol003GrantController controller;
-    private final Gson gson = new Gson();
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -94,17 +97,17 @@
 
     @Test
     public void grantRequest_ValidRequestInstantiate_GrantApproved() {
-        GrantRequest grantRequest = createGrantRequest("INSTANTIATE");
+        final GrantRequest grantRequest = createGrantRequest("INSTANTIATE");
         setUpGenericVnfWithVnfmRelationshipInMockAai("vnfmType", "vnfm1");
         final ResponseEntity<InlineResponse201> response = controller.grantsPost(grantRequest);
         assertEquals(HttpStatus.CREATED, response.getStatusCode());
         assertEquals(1, response.getBody().getAddResources().size());
 
         assertEquals(vimConnectionId, response.getBody().getAddResources().get(0).getVimConnectionId());
-        assertEquals("myTestVnfId", response.getBody().getVnfInstanceId());
+        assertEquals("myTestVnfIdOnVnfm", response.getBody().getVnfInstanceId());
         assertEquals("123456", response.getBody().getVnfLcmOpOccId());
 
-        InlineResponse201VimConnections vimConnections = response.getBody().getVimConnections().get(0);
+        final InlineResponse201VimConnections vimConnections = response.getBody().getVimConnections().get(0);
         assertEquals(vimConnectionId, vimConnections.getVimId());
         assertEquals("OPENSTACK", vimConnections.getVimType());
         assertNotNull(vimConnections.getAccessInfo());
@@ -120,17 +123,17 @@
 
     @Test
     public void grantRequest_ValidRequestTerminate_GrantApproved() {
-        GrantRequest grantRequest = createGrantRequest("TERMINATE");
+        final GrantRequest grantRequest = createGrantRequest("TERMINATE");
         setUpGenericVnfWithVnfmRelationshipInMockAai("vnfmType", "vnfm1");
         final ResponseEntity<InlineResponse201> response = controller.grantsPost(grantRequest);
 
         assertEquals(HttpStatus.CREATED, response.getStatusCode());
         assertEquals(1, response.getBody().getAddResources().size());
         assertEquals(vimConnectionId, response.getBody().getAddResources().get(0).getVimConnectionId());
-        assertEquals("myTestVnfId", response.getBody().getVnfInstanceId());
+        assertEquals("myTestVnfIdOnVnfm", response.getBody().getVnfInstanceId());
         assertEquals("123456", response.getBody().getVnfLcmOpOccId());
 
-        InlineResponse201VimConnections vimConnections = response.getBody().getVimConnections().get(0);
+        final InlineResponse201VimConnections vimConnections = response.getBody().getVimConnections().get(0);
         assertEquals(vimConnectionId, vimConnections.getVimId());
         assertEquals("OPENSTACK", vimConnections.getVimType());
         assertNotNull(vimConnections.getAccessInfo());
@@ -139,19 +142,21 @@
 
     }
 
-    private GrantRequest createGrantRequest(String operation) {
-        GrantRequest grantRequest = new GrantRequest();
-        grantRequest.setVnfInstanceId("myTestVnfId");
+    private GrantRequest createGrantRequest(final String operation) {
+        final GrantRequest grantRequest = new GrantRequest();
+        grantRequest.setVnfInstanceId("myTestVnfIdOnVnfm");
         grantRequest.setVnfLcmOpOccId("123456");
+        grantRequest.links(new GrantsLinks()
+                .vnfInstance(new GrantsLinksVnfLcmOpOcc().href("http://vnfm:8080/vnfs/myTestVnfIdOnVnfm")));
         if (operation == "INSTANTIATE") {
             grantRequest.setOperation(OperationEnum.INSTANTIATE);
-            GrantsAddResources resource = new GrantsAddResources();
+            final GrantsAddResources resource = new GrantsAddResources();
             resource.setId("123");
             resource.setType(TypeEnum.COMPUTE);
             grantRequest.addAddResourcesItem(resource);
         } else if (operation == "TERMINATE") {
             grantRequest.setOperation(OperationEnum.TERMINATE);
-            GrantsAddResources resource = new GrantsAddResources();
+            final GrantsAddResources resource = new GrantsAddResources();
             resource.setId("123");
             resource.setType(TypeEnum.COMPUTE);
             grantRequest.addRemoveResourcesItem(resource);
@@ -210,6 +215,14 @@
 
         doReturn(Optional.of(genericVnf)).when(aaiResourcesClient).get(eq(GenericVnf.class),
                 MockitoHamcrest.argThat(new AaiResourceUriMatcher("/network/generic-vnfs/generic-vnf/myTestVnfId")));
+
+        final List<GenericVnf> listOfGenericVnfs = new ArrayList<>();
+        listOfGenericVnfs.add(genericVnf);
+        final GenericVnfs genericVnfs = new GenericVnfs();
+        genericVnfs.getGenericVnf().addAll(listOfGenericVnfs);
+        doReturn(Optional.of(genericVnfs)).when(aaiResourcesClient).get(eq(GenericVnfs.class),
+                MockitoHamcrest.argThat(new AaiResourceUriMatcher(
+                        "/network/generic-vnfs?selflink=http%3A%2F%2Fvnfm%3A8080%2Fvnfs%2FmyTestVnfIdOnVnfm")));
     }
 
     private class AaiResourceUriMatcher extends BaseMatcher<AAIResourceUri> {
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003LcnControllerTest.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003LcnControllerTest.java
index 66e8e99..822201e 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003LcnControllerTest.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/Sol003LcnControllerTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,25 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.rest;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.timeout;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions;
+import static org.onap.so.client.RestTemplateConfig.CONFIGURABLE_REST_TEMPLATE;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.client.match.MockRestRequestMatchers.requestTo;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.client.response.MockRestResponseCreators.withStatus;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.client.response.MockRestResponseCreators.withSuccess;
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
 import org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher;
 import org.hamcrest.Description;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -29,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
 import org.mockito.hamcrest.MockitoHamcrest;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnf;
+import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.GenericVnfs;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.Relationship;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.Vserver;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.VnfmAdapterApplication;
@@ -64,24 +83,6 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.web.client.MockRestServiceServer;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
-import javax.inject.Inject;
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.timeout;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import static org.onap.so.client.RestTemplateConfig.CONFIGURABLE_REST_TEMPLATE;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.client.match.MockRestRequestMatchers.requestTo;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.client.response.MockRestResponseCreators.withStatus;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.client.response.MockRestResponseCreators.withSuccess;
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(classes = VnfmAdapterApplication.class, webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
@@ -166,9 +167,11 @@
                 .andRespond(withSuccess(gson.toJson(vnfInstance), MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON));
 
         final GenericVnf genericVnf = createGenericVnf("vnfmType1");
-        final List<GenericVnf> genericVnfs = new ArrayList<>();
-        genericVnfs.add(genericVnf);
-        doReturn(Optional.of(genericVnfs)).when(aaiResourcesClient).get(eq(List.class),
+        final List<GenericVnf> listOfGenericVnfs = new ArrayList<>();
+        listOfGenericVnfs.add(genericVnf);
+        final GenericVnfs genericVnfs = new GenericVnfs();
+        genericVnfs.getGenericVnf().addAll(listOfGenericVnfs);
+        doReturn(Optional.of(genericVnfs)).when(aaiResourcesClient).get(eq(GenericVnfs.class),
                 MockitoHamcrest.argThat(new AaiResourceUriMatcher(
                         "/network/generic-vnfs?selflink=http%3A%2F%2Fvnfm%3A8080%2Fvnfs%2FmyTestVnfIdOnVnfm")));
 
@@ -176,23 +179,27 @@
                 controller.lcnVnfLcmOperationOccurrenceNotificationPost(vnfLcmOperationOccurrenceNotification);
         assertEquals(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT, response.getStatusCode());
 
-        final ArgumentCaptor<Object> bodyArgument = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Object.class);
-        final ArgumentCaptor<AAIResourceUri> uriArgument = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(AAIResourceUri.class);
+        final ArgumentCaptor<Object> bodyArgument1 = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Object.class);
+        final ArgumentCaptor<AAIResourceUri> uriArgument1 = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(AAIResourceUri.class);
 
-        verify(aaiResourcesClient, timeout(1000).times(2)).update(uriArgument.capture(), bodyArgument.capture());
+        verify(aaiResourcesClient, timeout(1000)).update(uriArgument1.capture(), bodyArgument1.capture());
 
         assertEquals("/network/generic-vnfs/generic-vnf/myTestVnfId",
-                uriArgument.getAllValues().get(0).build().toString());
-        final GenericVnf updatedGenericVnf = (GenericVnf) bodyArgument.getAllValues().get(0);
+                uriArgument1.getAllValues().get(0).build().toString());
+        final GenericVnf updatedGenericVnf = (GenericVnf) bodyArgument1.getAllValues().get(0);
         assertEquals("10.10.10.10", updatedGenericVnf.getIpv4OamAddress());
         assertEquals("Created", updatedGenericVnf.getOrchestrationStatus());
 
+        final ArgumentCaptor<Object> bodyArgument2 = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Object.class);
+        final ArgumentCaptor<AAIResourceUri> uriArgument2 = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(AAIResourceUri.class);
+        verify(aaiResourcesClient, timeout(1000)).create(uriArgument2.capture(), bodyArgument2.capture());
+
         assertEquals(
                 "/cloud-infrastructure/cloud-regions/cloud-region/" + CLOUD_OWNER + "/" + REGION + "/tenants/tenant/"
                         + TENANT_ID + "/vservers/vserver/myVnfc1",
-                uriArgument.getAllValues().get(1).build().toString());
+                uriArgument2.getAllValues().get(0).build().toString());
 
-        final Vserver vserver = (Vserver) bodyArgument.getAllValues().get(1);
+        final Vserver vserver = (Vserver) bodyArgument2.getAllValues().get(0);
         assertEquals("myVnfc1", vserver.getVserverId());
         final Relationship relationship = vserver.getRelationshipList().getRelationship().get(0);
         assertEquals("generic-vnf", relationship.getRelatedTo());
@@ -218,9 +225,12 @@
 
         final GenericVnf genericVnf = createGenericVnf("vnfmType1");
         genericVnf.setSelflink("http://vnfm:8080/vnfs/myTestVnfIdOnVnfm");
-        final List<GenericVnf> genericVnfs = new ArrayList<>();
-        genericVnfs.add(genericVnf);
-        doReturn(Optional.of(genericVnfs)).when(aaiResourcesClient).get(eq(List.class),
+        final List<GenericVnf> listOfGenericVnfs = new ArrayList<>();
+        listOfGenericVnfs.add(genericVnf);
+        final GenericVnfs genericVnfs = new GenericVnfs();
+        genericVnfs.getGenericVnf().addAll(listOfGenericVnfs);
+
+        doReturn(Optional.of(genericVnfs)).when(aaiResourcesClient).get(eq(GenericVnfs.class),
                 MockitoHamcrest.argThat(new AaiResourceUriMatcher(
                         "/network/generic-vnfs?selflink=http%3A%2F%2Fvnfm%3A8080%2Fvnfs%2FmyTestVnfIdOnVnfm")));
 
diff --git a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/VnfmAdapterControllerTest.java b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/VnfmAdapterControllerTest.java
index 20a074b..73a49e9 100644
--- a/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/VnfmAdapterControllerTest.java
+++ b/adapters/mso-vnfm-adapter/mso-vnfm-etsi-adapter/src/test/java/org/onap/so/adapters/vnfmadapter/rest/VnfmAdapterControllerTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,21 @@
 
 package org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.rest;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.onap.so.client.RestTemplateConfig.CONFIGURABLE_REST_TEMPLATE;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.client.match.MockRestRequestMatchers.content;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.client.match.MockRestRequestMatchers.requestTo;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.client.response.MockRestResponseCreators.withBadRequest;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.client.response.MockRestResponseCreators.withStatus;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.client.response.MockRestResponseCreators.withSuccess;
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher;
 import org.hamcrest.Description;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -36,24 +50,23 @@
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.Relationship;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.RelationshipData;
 import org.onap.aai.domain.yang.RelationshipList;
+import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.VnfmAdapterApplication;
+import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.SdcPackageProvider;
+import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.InlineResponse200;
+import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.InlineResponse2001;
+import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.InlineResponse201;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.InlineResponse201Links;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.InlineResponse201LinksSelf;
+import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.rest.exceptions.VnfmNotFoundException;
+import org.onap.so.client.aai.AAIResourcesClient;
+import org.onap.so.client.aai.entities.uri.AAIResourceUri;
+import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.CreateVnfRequest;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.CreateVnfResponse;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.DeleteVnfResponse;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.OperationEnum;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.OperationStateEnum;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.QueryJobResponse;
-import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.VnfmAdapterApplication;
-import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.SdcPackageProvider;
-import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.*;
-import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.rest.exceptions.VnfmNotFoundException;
-import org.onap.so.client.aai.AAIResourcesClient;
-import org.onap.so.client.aai.entities.uri.AAIResourceUri;
-import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.CreateVnfRequest;
 import org.onap.vnfmadapter.v1.model.Tenant;
-import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.InlineResponse200;
-import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.InlineResponse2001;
-import org.onap.so.adapters.vnfmadapter.extclients.vnfm.model.InlineResponse201;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
@@ -72,18 +85,6 @@
 import org.threeten.bp.LocalDateTime;
 import org.threeten.bp.OffsetDateTime;
 import org.threeten.bp.ZoneOffset;
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import static org.onap.so.client.RestTemplateConfig.CONFIGURABLE_REST_TEMPLATE;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.client.match.MockRestRequestMatchers.content;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.client.match.MockRestRequestMatchers.requestTo;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.client.response.MockRestResponseCreators.*;
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(classes = VnfmAdapterApplication.class, webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@
         setUpVimInMockAai();
 
         final String expectedsubscriptionRequest =
-                "{\"filter\":{\"vnfInstanceSubscriptionFilter\":{\"vnfInstanceIds\":[\"vnfId\"]},\"notificationTypes\":[\"VnfLcmOperationOccurrenceNotification\"]},\"callbackUri\":\"https://so-vnfm-adapter.onap:30406/so/vnfm-adapter/v1/lcn/VnfLcmOperationOccurrenceNotification\",\"authentication\":{\"authType\":[\"BASIC\"],\"paramsBasic\":{\"userName\":\"vnfm\",\"password\":\"$2a$10$Fh9ffgPw2vnmsghsRD3ZauBL1aKXebigbq3BB1RPWtE62UDILsjke\"}}}";
+                "{\"filter\":{\"vnfInstanceSubscriptionFilter\":{\"vnfInstanceIds\":[\"vnfId\"]},\"notificationTypes\":[\"VnfLcmOperationOccurrenceNotification\"]},\"callbackUri\":\"https://so-vnfm-adapter.onap:30406/so/vnfm-adapter/v1/lcn/VnfLcmOperationOccurrenceNotification\",\"authentication\":{\"authType\":[\"BASIC\"],\"paramsBasic\":{\"userName\":\"vnfm\",\"password\":\"password1$\"}}}";
         final InlineResponse2001 subscriptionResponse = new InlineResponse2001();
 
         final InlineResponse201 createResponse = createCreateResponse();
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/rest/service/HttpRestServiceProviderImpl.java b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/rest/service/HttpRestServiceProviderImpl.java
index 8e6ebab..a627e82 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/rest/service/HttpRestServiceProviderImpl.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/onap/so/rest/service/HttpRestServiceProviderImpl.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
     private <T> Optional<T> createOptional(final ResponseEntity<T> response, final String url,
             final HttpMethod httpMethod) {
-        if (!response.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.OK)) {
+        if (!response.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.OK) && !response.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.CREATED)) {
             final String message = "Unable to invoke HTTP " + httpMethod + " using URL: " + url + ", Response Code: "
                     + response.getStatusCode();
             LOGGER.error(message);