-export RICPLT_NAMESPACE=$plt_namespace
-export RICXAPP_NAMESPACE=$xapp_namespace
-export RICAUX_NAMESPACE=$aux_namespace
-export RICINFRA_NAMESPACE=$infra_namespace
+if [ -z "$OVERRIDEYAML" ];then
+ echo "****************************************************************************************************************"
+ echo " ERROR "
+ echo "****************************************************************************************************************"
+ echo "RIC deployment without deployment recipe is currently disabled. Please specify an recipe with the -f option."
+ echo "****************************************************************************************************************"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+
+ROOT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null && pwd )"