diff --git a/robot/assets/templates/vnfsdk/vnfsdk_validation_request.jinja b/robot/assets/templates/vnfsdk/vnfsdk_validation_request.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18f77b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/robot/assets/templates/vnfsdk/vnfsdk_validation_request.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[{
+    "scenario": "{{scenario}}",
+    "testSuiteName": "{{test_suite_name}}",
+    "testCaseName": "{{test_case_name}}",
+    "parameters": {
+        "csar": "file://{{file_name}}",
+          "pnf":"{{pnf}}"
+    }
+  }]
diff --git a/robot/resources/sdc_interface.robot b/robot/resources/sdc_interface.robot
index a85ba27..4780a35 100644
--- a/robot/resources/sdc_interface.robot
+++ b/robot/resources/sdc_interface.robot
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@
     Create Multi Part     ${files}  upload  ${file_path}    contentType=application/zip
     ${resp}=    SDC.Run Post Files Request    ${SDC_BE_ONBOARD_ENDPOINT}    ${SDC_VENDOR_SOFTWARE_PRODUCT_PATH}/${software_product_id}/versions/${version_id}${SDC_VENDOR_SOFTWARE_UPLOAD_PATH}     ${files}    ${SDC_DESIGNER_USER_ID}    auth=${GLOBAL_SDC_AUTHENTICATION}
     Should Be Equal As Strings      ${resp.status_code}     200
+    [Return]   ${resp}
 
 Add SDC Catalog Service
     [Documentation]    Creates an SDC Catalog Service and returns its id
diff --git a/robot/resources/test_templates/vnfsdk_validation_template.robot b/robot/resources/test_templates/vnfsdk_validation_template.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56cd0b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/robot/resources/test_templates/vnfsdk_validation_template.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+*** Settings ***
+Documentation     This test template encapsulates the VNF Orchestration use case.
+
+Library             OperatingSystem
+Library             ArchiveLibrary
+Library           Collections
+
+Library             ONAPLibrary.Templating    WITH NAME    Templating
+Resource            ../global_properties.robot
+Resource            ../vnfsdk_interface.robot
+Resource            ../sdc_interface.robot
+
+*** Variables ***
+${VNFSDK_TEST}   vnfsdk/vnfsdk_validation_request.jinja
+
+
+
+*** Variables ***
+${VNFSDK_TOSCA_ONBOARDING_PACKAGES_DIRECTORY}    ${GLOBAL_TOSCA_ONBOARDING_PACKAGES_FOLDER}/vnfsdk
+${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}   ${VNFSDK_TOSCA_ONBOARDING_PACKAGES_DIRECTORY}/temp
+@{empty_list}
+*** Keywords ***
+
+Validate Onboarding Package
+    [Arguments]   ${package_folder}   ${scenario}=onap-vtp  ${test_suite_name}=validation  ${test_case_name}=csar-validate  ${pnf}=TRUE  ${secured_package}=FALSE  ${negative_test_case}=TRUE  ${failed_vnfreqNames}=@{empty_list}  ${sdc_response}=@{empty_list}  ${secure_type}=CMS  ${sdc_cert}=sdc-valid
+    Create Directory   ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}
+    ${onboarding_package_path}=   Run Keyword If  "${secured_package}"=='FALSE'   Create CSAR Package  ${package_folder}
+                    ...  ELSE  Create Secured CSAR ZIP Package   ${package_folder}  ${secure_type}  ${sdc_cert}
+    Run Keyword If  "${negative_test_case}"=='FALSE'   Validate Valid Onboarding Package  ${package_folder}  ${onboarding_package_path}  ${scenario}  ${test_suite_name}  ${test_case_name}  ${pnf}  ${secured_package}
+    ...  ELSE  Validate Not Valid Onboarding Package  ${package_folder}  ${onboarding_package_path}  ${scenario}  ${test_suite_name}  ${test_case_name}  ${pnf}  ${failed_vnfreqNames}  ${secured_package}
+    Validate Onboarding Package In SDC  ${onboarding_package_path}  ${package_folder}   ${sdc_cert}  ${negative_test_case}  ${sdc_response}  ${sdc_cert}
+
+
+Create CSAR Package
+    [Arguments]  ${package_folder}
+    Empty Directory  ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}
+    ${csar}=    Catenate    ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}/${package_folder}.csar
+    Copy File   ${GLOBAL_TOSCA_ONBOARDING_PACKAGES_FOLDER}/vnfsdk/${package_folder}.csar  ${csar}
+    [Return]  ${csar}
+
+Create Secured CSAR ZIP Package
+    [Arguments]  ${package_folder}  ${secure_type}  ${sdc_cert}
+    ${zip}=  Run Keyword If   "${secure_type}"=='CMS'  Create Secured CSAR ZIP Package with CMS   ${package_folder}  ${sdc_cert}
+                    ...  ELSE  Create Secured CSAR ZIP Package with CMS and CERT    ${package_folder}  ${sdc_cert}
+    [Return]  ${zip}
+
+Create Secured CSAR ZIP Package with CMS
+    [Arguments]   ${package_folder}  ${cert}
+    ${zip}=   Catenate   ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}/${package_folder}.zip
+    ${cms}=   Catenate   ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}/${package_folder}.cms
+    ${csar}=  Create CSAR Package   ${package_folder}
+    ${rc} =     Run and Return RC   openssl cms -sign -signer /tmp/package-robot-${cert}.cert -inkey /tmp/package-private-robot-${cert}.key -outform PEM -binary -in ${csar} -out ${cms}
+    Should Be Equal As Integers         ${rc}    0
+    ${rc} =     Run and Return RC   cd ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}; zip -r ${zip} *
+    Should Be Equal As Integers         ${rc}    0
+    [Return]  ${zip}
+
+Create Secured CSAR ZIP Package with CMS and CERT
+    [Arguments]   ${package_folder}  ${cert}
+    ${zip}=   Catenate   ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}/${package_folder}.zip
+    ${cms}=   Catenate   ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}/${package_folder}.cms
+    ${csar}=  Create CSAR Package   ${package_folder}
+    Copy File  /tmp/package-robot-${cert}.cert   ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}/${package_folder}.cert
+    ${rc} =     Run and Return RC   openssl cms -sign -signer /tmp/package-robot-${cert}.cert -inkey /tmp/package-private-robot-${cert}.key -outform PEM -binary -nocerts -in ${csar} -out ${cms}
+    Should Be Equal As Integers         ${rc}    0
+    ${rc} =     Run and Return RC   cd ${VNFSDK_CSAR_DIRECTORY}; zip -r ${zip} *
+    Should Be Equal As Integers         ${rc}    0
+    [Return]  ${zip}
+
+Validate Valid Onboarding Package
+    [Arguments]  ${package_folder}  ${onboarding_package_path}  ${scenario}  ${test_suite_name}  ${test_case_name}  ${pnf}  ${secured_package}
+    ${onboarding_package_name}=  Run Keyword If  "${secured_package}"=='FALSE'  Catenate  ${package_folder}.csar
+                    ...  ELSE  Catenate  ${package_folder}.zip
+    ${result}=  Run VNFSDK Validate Request  ${onboarding_package_name}   ${onboarding_package_path}  ${scenario}  ${test_suite_name}  ${test_case_name}  ${pnf}
+    Log  ${result.json()}
+    ${json}=  Set Variable  ${result.json()}
+    ${status}=  Set Variable  ${json[0]['results']['criteria']}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings  ${status}     PASS
+
+Run VNFSDK Validate Request
+    [Arguments]  ${onboarding_package_name}  ${onboarding_package_path}  ${scenario}  ${test_suite_name}  ${test_case_name}  ${pnf}
+    ${arguments}=    Create Dictionary     scenario=${scenario}  onboarding_package_path=${onboarding_package_path}   test_suite_name=${test_suite_name}   test_case_name=${test_case_name}   pnf=${pnf}   file_name=${onboarding_package_name}
+    Templating.Create Environment    vnfsdk    ${GLOBAL_TEMPLATE_FOLDER}
+    ${executions}=    Templating.Apply Template    vnfsdk    ${VNFSDK_TEST}     ${arguments}
+    ${fileData}=  Get Binary File  ${onboarding_package_path}
+    ${fileDir}  ${fileName}=  Split Path   ${onboarding_package_path}
+    ${file_part}=  Create List   ${fileName}  ${fileData}  application/octet-stream
+    ${executions_parts}=  Create List  ${executions}
+    ${fileParts}=  Create Dictionary
+    Set to Dictionary  ${fileParts}  file=${file_part}
+    Set to Dictionary  ${fileParts}  executions=${executions}
+    ${resp}=  Run VNFSDK Post Request   /onapapi/vnfsdk-marketplace/v1/vtp/executions     ${fileParts}
+    [Return]  ${resp}
+
+Validate Not Valid Onboarding Package
+    [Arguments]  ${package_folder}  ${onboarding_package_path}  ${scenario}  ${test_suite_name}  ${test_case_name}  ${pnf}  ${failed_req_list}  ${secured_package}
+    ${onboarding_package_name}=  Run Keyword If  "${secured_package}"=='FALSE'  Catenate  ${package_folder}.csar
+                    ...  ELSE  Catenate  ${package_folder}.zip
+    ${result}=  Run VNFSDK Validate Request  ${onboarding_package_name}   ${onboarding_package_path}  ${scenario}  ${test_suite_name}  ${test_case_name}  ${pnf}
+    Log  ${result.json()}
+    ${json}=  Set Variable  ${result.json()}
+    ${status}=  Set Variable  ${json[0]['results']['criteria']}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings  ${status}     FAILED
+    ${status_req_list}=  Set Variable  ${json[0]['results']['results']}
+    ${failed_req_from_test_run}=    Create List
+    :FOR    ${status_req}     IN      @{status_req_list}
+    \    ${req_status}=  Get From Dictionary   ${status_req}     passed
+    \    Run Keyword If  "${req_status}"=='False'  Add Failed Requirement To List  ${status_req}   ${failed_req_from_test_run}  vnfreqName
+    Log  ${failed_req_from_test_run}
+    Lists Should Be Equal   ${failed_req_from_test_run}    ${failed_req_list}
+
+Add Failed Requirement To List
+    [Arguments]  ${status_req}   ${failed_req}  ${param_name}
+    ${req}=    Get From Dictionary   ${status_req}     ${param_name}
+    Append To List    ${failed_req}    ${req}
+
+Get And Comapre Error Responses From SDC API
+    [Arguments]  ${resp}    ${sdc_response}
+    ${json}=  Set Variable  ${resp.json()}
+    ${sdc_response_list}    Set Variable   ${json['errors']['uploadFile']}
+    ${failed_req_from_test_run}=    Create List
+    :FOR    ${message_item}     IN      @{sdc_response_list}
+    \    ${req_status}=  Get From Dictionary   ${message_item}     level
+    \    Run Keyword If  "${req_status}"=='ERROR'  Add Failed Requirement To List  ${message_item}   ${failed_req_from_test_run}  message
+    Log  ${failed_req_from_test_run}
+    Lists Should Be Equal   ${failed_req_from_test_run}    ${sdc_response}
+
+Validate Onboarding Package In SDC
+    [Arguments]  ${onboarding_package_path}  ${package_folder}  ${sdc_validation}  ${negative_test_case}  ${sdc_response}  ${sdc_cert}
+    ${license_model_id}   ${license_model_version_id}=    Add SDC License Model
+    ${license_temp_date}=   Get Current Date
+    ${license_start_date}=   Get Current Date     result_format=%m/%d/%Y
+    ${license_end_date}=     Add Time To Date   ${license_temp_date}    365 days    result_format=%m/%d/%Y
+    ${key_group_id}=    Add SDC License Group    ${license_model_id}   ${license_model_version_id}  ${license_start_date}  ${license_end_date}
+    ${pool_id}=    Add SDC Entitlement Pool    ${license_model_id}   ${license_model_version_id}  ${license_start_date}  ${license_end_date}
+    ${feature_group_id}=    Add SDC Feature Group    ${license_model_id}    ${key_group_id}    ${pool_id}  ${license_model_version_id}
+    ${license_agreement_id}=    Add SDC License Agreement    ${license_model_id}    ${feature_group_id}   ${license_model_version_id}
+    Submit SDC License Model    ${license_model_id}   ${license_model_version_id}
+    ${license_model_resp}=    Get SDC License Model    ${license_model_id}   ${license_model_version_id}
+    ${software_product_id}   ${software_product_version_id}=    Add SDC Software Product    ${license_agreement_id}    ${feature_group_id}    ${license_model_resp['vendorName']}    ${license_model_id}    ${license_model_version_id}    ${package_folder}
+    ${resp}=  Upload SDC Heat Package    ${software_product_id}    ${onboarding_package_path}   ${software_product_version_id}
+    Run Keyword If  "${negative_test_case}"=='TRUE' or "${sdc_cert}"=='sdc-invalid'   Get And Comapre Error Responses From SDC API  ${resp}    ${sdc_response}
+    ...  ELSE  Validate SDC Software Product    ${software_product_id}  ${software_product_version_id}
diff --git a/robot/resources/vnfsdk_interface.robot b/robot/resources/vnfsdk_interface.robot
index 01cacf4..fea6b31 100644
--- a/robot/resources/vnfsdk_interface.robot
+++ b/robot/resources/vnfsdk_interface.robot
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@
      Log    Received response from VNFSDK ${resp.text}
      [Return]    ${resp}
 
+Run VNFSDK Post Request
+     [Documentation]    Runs VNFSDK Get request
+     [Arguments]    ${data_path}     ${files}   ${headers}
+     ${session}=    Create Session    vnfsdk    ${VNFSDK_ENDPOINT}
+     ${resp}=     Post Request     vnfsdk     ${data_path}   files=${files}
+     Log    Received response from VNFSDK ${resp}
+     [Return]    ${resp}
diff --git a/robot/testsuites/vnfsdk_validation.robot b/robot/testsuites/vnfsdk_validation.robot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..993efca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/robot/testsuites/vnfsdk_validation.robot
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+*** Settings ***
+Documentation     This test suite creates csara and signed zip tosca VSP packages, validates them in VNFSDK and SDC
+Test Timeout      1m
+
+Resource          ../resources/test_templates/vnfsdk_validation_template.robot
+Library           String
+Test Template     Validate Onboarding Package
+Default Tags      vnfsdk
+
+
+*** Variables ***
+@{allMandatoryEntriesDefinedInTOSCAMeta}       r146092
+@{no_pnfd_release_date_time_error}       r57019
+@{non_mano_artifact_sets_is_mandatory}   r146092
+@{noETSI-Entry-ManifestOrETSI-Entry-Change-Log}  r293901
+@{PNFD_missing}  SOL004  r10087  r87234  r35854  r15837  r17852  r293901  r146092  r57019  r787965
+@{allMandatoryEntriesDefinedInTOSCAMeta_sdc_message}  Following entry not supported in TOSCA.meta Entry-Tests=Artifacts/Tests  Manifest contains invalid line : #The manifest file shall include a list of all files contained in or referenced from the VNF package with their location
+@{no_pnfd_release_date_time_error_sdc_message}  Following entry not supported in TOSCA.meta Entry-Tests=Artifacts/Tests  Manifest contains invalid line : #The manifest file shall include a list of all files contained in or referenced from the VNF package with their location
+@{non_mano_artifact_sets_is_mandatory_sdc_message}  Following entry not supported in TOSCA.meta Entry-Tests=Artifacts/Tests  Manifest contains invalid line : #The manifest file shall include a list of all files contained in or referenced from the VNF package with their location
+@{noETSI-Entry-ManifestOrETSI-Entry-Change-Log_sdc_message}   Manifest contains invalid line : #The manifest file shall include a list of all files contained in or referenced from the VNF package with their location
+@{PNFD_missing_sdc_message}   TOSCA.meta file in TOSCA-metadata directory missing entry Created-By
+@{invalid_certificate}  Could not verify signature!
+
+
+*** Test Cases ***
+Validate Onboarding allMandatoryEntriesDefinedInTOSCAMeta
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/allMandatoryEntriesDefinedInTOSCAMeta
+     ...  Imports it as csar VSP package to SDC and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     allMandatoryEntriesDefinedInTOSCAMeta   failed_vnfreqNames=@{allMandatoryEntriesDefinedInTOSCAMeta}  sdc_response=@{allMandatoryEntriesDefinedInTOSCAMeta_sdc_message}
+
+Validate Onboarding non_mano_artifact_sets_is_mandatory
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/non_mano_artifact_sets_is_mandatory
+     ...  Imports it as csar VSP package to SDC and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     non_mano_artifact_sets_is_mandatory   failed_vnfreqNames=@{non_mano_artifact_sets_is_mandatory}  sdc_response=@{non_mano_artifact_sets_is_mandatory_sdc_message}
+
+Validate Onboarding no_pnfd_release_date_time_error
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/no_pnfd_release_date_time_error
+     ...  Imports it as csar VSP package to SDC and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     no_pnfd_release_date_time_error   failed_vnfreqNames=@{no_pnfd_release_date_time_error}  sdc_response=@{no_pnfd_release_date_time_error_sdc_message}
+
+Validate Onboarding noETSI-Entry-ManifestOrETSI-Entry-Change-Log
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/noETSI-Entry-ManifestOrETSI-Entry-Change-Log
+     ...  Imports it as csar VSP package to SDC and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     noETSI-Entry-ManifestOrETSI-Entry-Change-Log   failed_vnfreqNames=@{noETSI-Entry-ManifestOrETSI-Entry-Change-Log}  sdc_response=@{noETSI-Entry-ManifestOrETSI-Entry-Change-Log_sdc_message}
+
+Validate Onboarding PNFD_missing
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/PNFD_missing
+     ...  Imports it as csar VSP package to SDC and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and comapres with list of expected errors.
+     PNFD_missing   failed_vnfreqNames=@{PNFD_missing}  sdc_response=@{PNFD_missing_sdc_message}
+
+Validate Onboarding test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API
+     ...  Imports it as csar VSP package to SDC and expects success.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and and expects success.
+     test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API   negative_test_case=FALSE
+
+Validate Onboarding test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API, secured csar, CMS only, valid certificate
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API
+     ...  Next sign with certificate that is imported to SDC onabarding POD using CMS only method (CMS file signs csar, zip contains only csar and cms files )
+     ...  Imports it as zip VSP package to SDC and expects success.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and and expects success.
+     test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API   secured_package=TRUE   negative_test_case=FALSE  secure_type=CMS  sdc_cert=sdc-valid
+
+Validate Onboarding test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API, secured csar, CMS and CERT, valid certificate
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API
+     ...  Next sign with certificate that is imported to SDC onabarding POD using CMS and CERT  method (CMS file signs csar, zip contains csar, certificate and cms files )
+     ...  Imports it as zip VSP package to SDC and expects success.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and and expects success.
+     test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API   secured_package=TRUE   negative_test_case=FALSE  secure_type=CMS_AND_CERT  sdc_cert=sdc-valid
+
+Validate Onboarding test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API secured csar, CMS only, invalid certificate
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API
+     ...  Next sign with certificate that is not imported to SDC onabarding POD using CMS only method (CMS file signs csar, zip contains only csar and cms files )
+     ...  Imports it as zip VSP package to SDC and expects error due to issues with certificate validation.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and and expects success.
+     test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API   secured_package=TRUE   negative_test_case=FALSE  sdc_response=@{invalid_certificate}  secure_type=CMS  sdc_cert=sdc-invalid
+
+Validate Onboarding test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API secured csar, CMS and CERT, invalid certificate
+     [Documentation]
+     ...  This test case creates TOSCA csar software package for PNF, based on /var/opt/ONAP/demo/tosca/vnfsdk/test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API
+     ...  Next sign with certificate that is not imported to SDC onabarding POD using CMS and CERT  method (CMS file signs csar, zip contains csar, certificate and cms files )
+     ...  Imports it as zip VSP package to SDC and expects error due to issues with certificate validation.
+     ...  Runs VNFSDK validation and and expects success
+     test_SDC_and_VNFSDK_API   secured_package=TRUE   negative_test_case=FALSE  sdc_response=@{invalid_certificate}  secure_type=CMS_AND_CERT  sdc_cert=sdc-invalid
+