diff --git a/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/bad_manifest_structure.json b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/bad_manifest_structure.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f228f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/bad_manifest_structure.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"a":"b"}
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diff --git a/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/manifest.json b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7d969c
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+++ b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "serviceModelList": [
+    {
+      "serviceModelVersionId": "uuid1",
+      "recoveryAction": "abort"
+    },
+    {
+      "serviceModelVersionId": "uuid2",
+      "recoveryAction": "retry"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/manifest2.json b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/manifest2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ef2734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/manifest2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "a":"b"
+}
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diff --git a/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/manifest_with_wrong_recovery_action.json b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/manifest_with_wrong_recovery_action.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..379f926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/manifest_with_wrong_recovery_action.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "serviceModelList": [
+    {
+      "serviceModelVersionId": "uuid1",
+      "recoveryAction": "leave"
+    },
+    {
+      "serviceModelVersionId": "uuid2",
+      "recoveryAction": "retry"
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/non_valid_json.json b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/non_valid_json.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef1e245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vid-automation/src/main/resources/applicationEnvironment/non_valid_json.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+abvbv
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