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diff --git a/test/common/testcase_common.sh b/test/common/testcase_common.sh
index f2783f39..78f27fd2 100755
--- a/test/common/testcase_common.sh
+++ b/test/common/testcase_common.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,65 @@
 #  ============LICENSE_END=================================================
 #
 
-# This is a script that contains all the functions needed for auto test
-# Arg: local|remote|remote-remove [auto-clean] [--stop-at-error] [--ricsim-prefix <prefix> ] [ --env-file <environment-filename> ] [--use-local-image <app-nam> [<app-name>]*]
+# This is a script that contains all the common functions needed for auto test.
+# Specific test function are defined in scripts  XXXX_functions.sh
 
+. ../common/api_curl.sh
+. ../common/testengine_config.sh
 
+__print_args() {
+	echo "Args: remote|remote-remove docker|kube --env-file <environment-filename> [release] [auto-clean] [--stop-at-error] "
+	echo "      [--ricsim-prefix <prefix> ] [--use-local-image <app-nam>+]  [--use-snapshot-image <app-nam>+]"
+	echo "      [--use-staging-image <app-nam>+] [--use-release-image <app-nam>+] [--image-repo <repo-address>]"
+	echo "      [--repo-policy local|remote] [--cluster-timeout <timeout-in seconds>] [--print-stats]"
+	echo "      [--override <override-environment-filename>] [--pre-clean] [--gen-stats] [--delete-namespaces]"
+	echo "      [--delete-containers] [--endpoint-stats] [--kubeconfig <config-file>] [--host-path-dir <local-host-dir>]"
+	echo "      [--kubecontext <context-name>] [--docker-host <docker-host-url>] [--docker-proxy <host-or-ip>]"
+}
+
+if [ $# -eq 1 ] && [ "$1" == "help" ]; then
+
+	if [ ! -z "$TC_ONELINE_DESCR" ]; then
+		echo "Test script description:"
+		echo $TC_ONELINE_DESCR
+		echo ""
+	fi
+	__print_args
+	echo ""
+	echo "remote                -  Use images from remote repositories. Can be overridden for individual images using the '--use_xxx' flags"
+	echo "remote-remove         -  Same as 'remote' but will also try to pull fresh images from remote repositories"
+	echo "docker                -  Test executed in docker environment"
+	echo "kube                  -  Test executed in kubernetes environment - requires an already started kubernetes environment"
+	echo "--env-file  <file>    -  The script will use the supplied file to read environment variables from"
+	echo "release               -  If this flag is given the script will use release version of the images"
+	echo "auto-clean            -  If the function 'auto_clean_containers' is present in the end of the test script then all containers will be stopped and removed. If 'auto-clean' is not given then the function has no effect."
+    echo "--stop-at-error       -  The script will stop when the first failed test or configuration"
+	echo "--ricsim-prefix       -  The a1 simulator will use the supplied string as container prefix instead of 'ricsim'"
+	echo "--use-local-image     -  The script will use local images for the supplied apps, space separated list of app short names"
+	echo "--use-snapshot-image  -  The script will use images from the nexus snapshot repo for the supplied apps, space separated list of app short names"
+	echo "--use-staging-image   -  The script will use images from the nexus staging repo for the supplied apps, space separated list of app short names"
+	echo "--use-release-image   -  The script will use images from the nexus release repo for the supplied apps, space separated list of app short names"
+	echo "--image-repo          -  Url to optional image repo. Only locally built images will be re-tagged and pushed to this repo"
+	echo "--repo-policy         -  Policy controlling which images to re-tag and push if param --image-repo is set. Default is 'local'"
+	echo "--cluster-timeout     -  Optional timeout for cluster where it takes time to obtain external ip/host-name. Timeout in seconds. "
+	echo "--print-stats         -  Print current test stats after each test."
+	echo "--override <file>     -  Override setting from the file supplied by --env-file"
+	echo "--pre-clean           -  Will clean kube resouces when running docker and vice versa"
+	echo "--gen-stats           -  Collect container/pod runtime statistics"
+	echo "--delete-namespaces   -  Delete kubernetes namespaces before starting tests - but only those created by the test scripts. Kube mode only. Ignored if running with prestarted apps."
+	echo "--delete-containers   -  Delete docker containers before starting tests - but only those created by the test scripts. Docker mode only."
+	echo "--endpoint-stats      -  Collect endpoint statistics"
+	echo "--kubeconfig          -  Configure kubectl to use cluster specific cluster config file"
+	echo "--host-path-dir       -  (Base-)path on local-hostmounted to all VMs (nodes), for hostpath volumes in kube"
+	echo "--kubecontext         -  Configure kubectl to use a certain context, e.g 'minikube'"
+	echo "--docker-host         -  Configure docker to use docker in e.g. a VM"
+	echo "--docker-proxy        -  Configure ip/host to docker when docker is running in a VM"
+	echo ""
+	echo "List of app short names supported: "$APP_SHORT_NAMES
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+AUTOTEST_HOME=$PWD
 # Create a test case id, ATC (Auto Test Case), from the name of the test case script.
 # FTC1.sh -> ATC == FTC1
 ATC=$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[$i+1]}" .sh)
@@ -40,55 +95,48 @@ YELLOW="\033[33m\033[1m"
 EYELLOW="\033[0m"
 SAMELINE="\033[0K\r"
 
-tmp=$(which python3)
-if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z tmp ]; then
-	echo -e $RED"python3 is required to run the test environment, pls install"$ERED
-	exit 1
-fi
-tmp=$(which docker)
-if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z tmp ]; then
-	echo -e $RED"docker is required to run the test environment, pls install"$ERED
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-tmp=$(which docker-compose)
-if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z tmp ]; then
-	echo -e $RED"docker-compose is required to run the test environment, pls install"$ERED
-	exit 1
-fi
-
 # Just resetting any previous echo formatting...
 echo -ne $EBOLD
 
 # default test environment variables
 TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE=""
+#Override env file, will be added on top of the above file
+TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE_OVERRIDE=""
 
 echo "Test case started as: ${BASH_SOURCE[$i+1]} "$@
 
-#Localhost constant
-LOCALHOST="http://localhost:"
+# Var to hold 'auto' in case containers shall be stopped when test case ends
+AUTO_CLEAN=""
 
-# Make curl retries towards ECS for http response codes set in this env var, space separated list of codes
-ECS_RETRY_CODES=""
+# Var to indicate pre clean, if flag --pre-clean is set the script will clean kube resouces when running docker and vice versa
+PRE_CLEAN="0"
 
-# Make curl retries towards the agent for http response codes set in this env var, space separated list of codes
-AGENT_RETRY_CODES=""
+# Var to hold the app names to use local images for
+USE_LOCAL_IMAGES=""
 
-# Var to contol if the agent runs in a container (normal = 0) or as application on the local machine ( = 1)
-AGENT_STAND_ALONE=0
+# Var to hold the app names to use remote snapshot images for
+USE_SNAPSHOT_IMAGES=""
 
-# Var to hold 'auto' in case containers shall be stopped when test case ends
-AUTO_CLEAN=""
+# Var to hold the app names to use remote staging images for
+USE_STAGING_IMAGES=""
 
-# Var to hold the app names to use local image for when running 'remote' or 'remote-remove'
-USE_LOCAL_IMAGES=""
+# Var to hold the app names to use remote release images for
+USE_RELEASE_IMAGES=""
 
-# List of available apps to override with local image
-AVAILABLE_LOCAL_IMAGES_OVERRIDE="PA ECS CP SDNC RICSIM RC"
 
 # Use this var (STOP_AT_ERROR=1 in the test script) for debugging/trouble shooting to take all logs and exit at first FAIL test case
 STOP_AT_ERROR=0
 
+# The default value "DEV" indicate that development image tags (SNAPSHOT) and nexus repos (nexus port 10002) are used.
+# The value "RELEASE" indicate that relase image tag and nexus repos (nexus port) are used
+# Applies only to images defined in the test-env files with image names and tags defined as XXXX_RELEASE
+IMAGE_CATEGORY="DEV"
+
+#Var to indicate docker-compose version, V1 or V2
+#V1 names replicated containers <proj-name>_<service-name>_<index>
+#V2 names replicated containers <proj-name>-<service-name>-<index>
+DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERION="V1"
+
 # Function to indent cmd output with one space
 indent1() { sed 's/^/ /'; }
 
@@ -116,15 +164,60 @@ TESTLOGS=$PWD/logs
 
 # Create the tmp dir for temporary files that is not needed after the test
 # hidden files for the test env is still stored in the current dir
+# files in the ./tmp is moved to ./tmp/prev when a new test is started
 if [ ! -d "tmp" ]; then
     mkdir tmp
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "Cannot create dir for temp files, $PWD/tmp"
+		echo "Exiting...."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+curdir=$PWD
+cd tmp
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "Cannot cd to $PWD/tmp"
+	echo "Exiting...."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+TESTENV_TEMP_FILES=$PWD
+
+if [ ! -d "prev" ]; then
+    mkdir prev
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "Cannot create dir for previous temp files, $PWD/prev"
+		echo "Exiting...."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+TMPFILES=$(ls -A  | grep -vw prev)
+if [ ! -z "$TMPFILES" ]; then
+	cp -r $TMPFILES prev   #Move all temp files to prev dir
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "Cannot move temp files in $PWD to previous temp files in, $PWD/prev"
+		echo "Exiting...."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	if [ $(pwd | xargs basename) == "tmp" ]; then    #Check that current dir is tmp...for safety
+
+		rm -rf $TMPFILES # Remove all temp files
+	fi
 fi
 
+cd $curdir
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "Cannot cd to $curdir"
+	echo "Exiting...."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+
 # Create a http message log for this testcase
 HTTPLOG=$PWD"/.httplog_"$ATC".txt"
 echo "" > $HTTPLOG
 
-
 # Create a log dir for the test case
 mkdir -p $TESTLOGS/$ATC
 
@@ -144,6 +237,9 @@ rm $TESTLOGS/$ATC/*.log &> /dev/null
 rm $TESTLOGS/$ATC/*.txt &> /dev/null
 rm $TESTLOGS/$ATC/*.json &> /dev/null
 
+#Create result file in the log dir
+echo "1" > "$TESTLOGS/$ATC/.result$ATC.txt"
+
 # Log all output from the test case to a TC log
 TCLOG=$TESTLOGS/$ATC/TC.log
 exec &>  >(tee ${TCLOG})
@@ -155,24 +251,68 @@ RES_FAIL=0
 RES_CONF_FAIL=0
 RES_DEVIATION=0
 
+#Var to control if current stats shall be printed
+PRINT_CURRENT_STATS=0
+
+#Var to control if container/pod runtim statistics shall be collected
+COLLECT_RUNTIME_STATS=0
+COLLECT_RUNTIME_STATS_PID=0
+
+#Var to control if endpoint statistics shall be collected
+COLLECT_ENDPOINT_STATS=0
+
+#Var to control if namespaces shall be delete before test setup
+DELETE_KUBE_NAMESPACES=0
+
+#Var to control if containers shall be delete before test setup
+DELETE_CONTAINERS=0
+
+#Var to configure kubectl from a config file or context
+KUBECONF=""
+
+#Localhost, may be set to another host/ip by cmd parameter
+LOCALHOST_NAME="localhost"
+
+#Reseting vars related to token/keys used by kubeproxy when istio is enabled
+#The vars are populated if istio is used in the testcase
+KUBE_PROXY_CURL_JWT=""
+KUBE_PROXY_ISTIO_JWKS_KEYS=""
+
+#Var pointing to dir mounted to each kubernetes node (master and workers)
+#Persistent volumes using "hostpath" are allocated beneath the point.
+#Typically it is a dir on local host mounted to each VM running the master and worker.
+#So the intention is make this dir available so the PODs can be restarted on any
+#node and still access the persistent data
+#If not set from cmd line, the path is defaults to "/tmp"
+HOST_PATH_BASE_DIR=""
+
 #File to keep deviation messages
 DEVIATION_FILE=".tmp_deviations"
 rm $DEVIATION_FILE &> /dev/null
 
-
 # Trap "command not found" and make the script fail
 trap_fnc() {
 
 	if [ $? -eq 127 ]; then
 		echo -e $RED"Function not found, setting script to FAIL"$ERED
 		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		__print_current_stats
 	fi
 }
 trap trap_fnc ERR
 
+# Trap to kill subprocess for stats collection (if running)
+trap_fnc2() {
+	if [ $COLLECT_RUNTIME_STATS_PID -ne 0 ]; then
+ 		kill $COLLECT_RUNTIME_STATS_PID
+	fi
+}
+trap trap_fnc2 EXIT
+
 # Counter for tests
 TEST_SEQUENCE_NR=1
 
+# Function to log the start of a test case
 __log_test_start() {
 	TIMESTAMP=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 	echo -e $BOLD"TEST $TEST_SEQUENCE_NR (${BASH_LINENO[1]}): ${FUNCNAME[1]}" $@ $EBOLD
@@ -181,40 +321,59 @@ __log_test_start() {
 	((TEST_SEQUENCE_NR++))
 }
 
+# Function to print current statistics
+__print_current_stats() {
+	if [ $PRINT_CURRENT_STATS -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo " Current stats - exe-time, tests, passes, fails, conf fails, deviations: $(($SECONDS-$TCTEST_START)), $RES_TEST, $RES_PASS, $RES_FAIL, $RES_CONF_FAIL, $RES_DEVIATION"
+	fi
+}
+
+# General function to log a failed test case
 __log_test_fail_general() {
 	echo -e $RED" FAIL."$1 $ERED
 	((RES_FAIL++))
+	__print_current_stats
 	__check_stop_at_error
 }
 
+# Function to log a test case failed due to incorrect response code
 __log_test_fail_status_code() {
 	echo -e $RED" FAIL. Exepected status "$1", got "$2 $3 $ERED
 	((RES_FAIL++))
+	__print_current_stats
 	__check_stop_at_error
 }
 
+# Function to log a test case failed due to incorrect response body
 __log_test_fail_body() {
 	echo -e $RED" FAIL, returned body not correct"$ERED
 	((RES_FAIL++))
+	__print_current_stats
 	__check_stop_at_error
 }
 
+# Function to log a test case that is not supported
 __log_test_fail_not_supported() {
 	echo -e $RED" FAIL, function not supported"$ERED
 	((RES_FAIL++))
+	__print_current_stats
 	__check_stop_at_error
 }
 
+# General function to log a passed test case
 __log_test_pass() {
 	if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
 		echo $@
 	fi
 	((RES_PASS++))
 	echo -e $GREEN" PASS"$EGREEN
+	__print_current_stats
 }
 
 #Counter for configurations
 CONF_SEQUENCE_NR=1
+
+# Function to log the start of a configuration setup
 __log_conf_start() {
 	TIMESTAMP=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 	echo -e $BOLD"CONF $CONF_SEQUENCE_NR (${BASH_LINENO[1]}): "${FUNCNAME[1]} $@ $EBOLD
@@ -222,38 +381,103 @@ __log_conf_start() {
 	((CONF_SEQUENCE_NR++))
 }
 
+# Function to log a failed configuration setup
 __log_conf_fail_general() {
 	echo -e $RED" FAIL."$1 $ERED
 	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+	__print_current_stats
 	__check_stop_at_error
 }
 
+# Function to log a failed configuration setup due to incorrect response code
 __log_conf_fail_status_code() {
 	echo -e $RED" FAIL. Exepected status "$1", got "$2 $3 $ERED
 	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+	__print_current_stats
 	__check_stop_at_error
 }
 
+# Function to log a failed configuration setup due to incorrect response body
 __log_conf_fail_body() {
 	echo -e $RED" FAIL, returned body not correct"$ERED
 	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+	__print_current_stats
+	__check_stop_at_error
+}
+
+# Function to log a configuration that is not supported
+__log_conf_fail_not_supported() {
+	echo -e $RED" FAIL, function not supported"$ERED$@
+	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+	__print_current_stats
 	__check_stop_at_error
 }
 
+# Function to log a passed configuration setup
 __log_conf_ok() {
 	if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
 		echo $@
 	fi
 	echo -e $GREEN" OK"$EGREEN
+	__print_current_stats
+}
+
+# Function to collect stats on endpoints
+# args: <app-id> <end-point-no> <http-operation> <end-point-url> <http-status> [<count>]
+__collect_endpoint_stats() {
+	if [ $COLLECT_ENDPOINT_STATS -eq 0 ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+	ENDPOINT_COUNT=1
+	if [ $# -gt 5 ]; then
+		ENDPOINT_COUNT=$6
+	fi
+	ENDPOINT_STAT_FILE=$TESTLOGS/$ATC/endpoint_$ATC_$1_$2".log"
+	ENDPOINT_POS=0
+	ENDPOINT_NEG=0
+	if [ -f $ENDPOINT_STAT_FILE ]; then
+		ENDPOINT_VAL=$(< $ENDPOINT_STAT_FILE)
+		ENDPOINT_POS=$(echo $ENDPOINT_VAL | cut -f4 -d ' ' | cut -f1 -d '/')
+		ENDPOINT_NEG=$(echo $ENDPOINT_VAL | cut -f5 -d ' ' | cut -f1 -d '/')
+	fi
+
+	if [ $5 -ge 200 ] && [ $5 -lt 300 ]; then
+		let ENDPOINT_POS=ENDPOINT_POS+$ENDPOINT_COUNT
+	else
+		let ENDPOINT_NEG=ENDPOINT_NEG+$ENDPOINT_COUNT
+	fi
+
+	printf '%-2s %-10s %-45s %-16s %-16s' "#" "$3" "$4" "$ENDPOINT_POS/$ENDPOINT_POS" "$ENDPOINT_NEG/$ENDPOINT_NEG" > $ENDPOINT_STAT_FILE
+}
+
+# Function to collect stats on endpoints
+# args: <app-id> <image-info>
+__collect_endpoint_stats_image_info() {
+	if [ $COLLECT_ENDPOINT_STATS -eq 0 ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+	ENDPOINT_STAT_FILE=$TESTLOGS/$ATC/imageinfo_$ATC_$1".log"
+	echo $A1PMS_IMAGE > $ENDPOINT_STAT_FILE
 }
 
 #Var for measuring execution time
 TCTEST_START=$SECONDS
 
+#Vars to hold the start time and timer text for a custom timer
+TC_TIMER_STARTTIME=""
+TC_TIMER_TIMER_TEXT=""
+TC_TIMER_CURRENT_FAILS="" # Then numer of failed test when timer starts.
+                          # Compared with the current number of fails at timer stop
+						  # to judge the measurement reliability
+
 #File to save timer measurement results
 TIMER_MEASUREMENTS=".timer_measurement.txt"
-echo -e "Activity \t Duration" > $TIMER_MEASUREMENTS
+echo -e "Activity \t Duration \t Info" > $TIMER_MEASUREMENTS
 
+# If this is set, some images (controlled by the parameter repo-policy) will be re-tagged and pushed to this repo before any
+IMAGE_REPO_ADR=""
+IMAGE_REPO_POLICY="local"
+CLUSTER_TIME_OUT=0
 
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 echo "-----------------------------------      Test case: "$ATC
@@ -263,21 +487,52 @@ echo "-- Description: "$TC_ONELINE_DESCR
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 echo "-----------------------------------      Test case setup      -----------------------------------"
 
+echo "Setting AUTOTEST_HOME="$AUTOTEST_HOME
 START_ARG=$1
 paramerror=0
+paramerror_str=""
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
 	paramerror=1
 fi
 if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
-	if [ "$1" != "remote" ] && [ "$1" != "remote-remove" ] && [ "$1" != "local" ]; then
+	if [ "$1" != "remote" ] && [ "$1" != "remote-remove" ]; then
+		paramerror=1
+		if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+			paramerror_str="First arg shall be 'remote' or 'remote-remove'"
+		fi
+	else
+		shift;
+	fi
+fi
+if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+	if [ "$1" != "docker" ] && [ "$1" != "kube" ]; then
 		paramerror=1
+		if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+			paramerror_str="Second arg shall be 'docker' or 'kube'"
+		fi
 	else
+		if [ $1 == "docker" ]; then
+			RUNMODE="DOCKER"
+			echo "Setting RUNMODE=DOCKER"
+		fi
+		if [ $1 == "kube" ]; then
+			RUNMODE="KUBE"
+			echo "Setting RUNMODE=KUBE"
+		fi
 		shift;
 	fi
 fi
 foundparm=0
 while [ $paramerror -eq 0 ] && [ $foundparm -eq 0 ]; do
 	foundparm=1
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "release" ]; then
+			IMAGE_CATEGORY="RELEASE"
+			echo "Option set - Release image tags used for applicable images "
+			shift;
+			foundparm=0
+		fi
+	fi
 	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
 		if [ "$1" == "auto-clean" ]; then
 			AUTO_CLEAN="auto"
@@ -297,9 +552,12 @@ while [ $paramerror -eq 0 ] && [ $foundparm -eq 0 ]; do
 	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
 		if [ "$1" == "--ricsim-prefix" ]; then
 			shift;
-			RIC_SIM_PREFIX=$1
+			TMP_RIC_SIM_PREFIX=$1  #RIC_SIM_PREFIX need to be updated after sourcing of the env file
 			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No prefix found for flag: '--ricsim-prefix'"
+				fi
 			else
 				echo "Option set - Overriding RIC_SIM_PREFIX with: "$1
 				shift;
@@ -313,6 +571,9 @@ while [ $paramerror -eq 0 ] && [ $foundparm -eq 0 ]; do
 			TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE=$1
 			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No env file found for flag: '--env-file'"
+				fi
 			else
 				echo "Option set - Reading test env from: "$1
 				shift;
@@ -326,599 +587,1291 @@ while [ $paramerror -eq 0 ] && [ $foundparm -eq 0 ]; do
 			shift
 			while [ $# -gt 0 ] && [[ "$1" != "--"* ]]; do
 				USE_LOCAL_IMAGES=$USE_LOCAL_IMAGES" "$1
-				if [[ "$AVAILABLE_LOCAL_IMAGES_OVERRIDE" != *"$1"* ]]; then
+				if [[ "$AVAILABLE_IMAGES_OVERRIDE" != *"$1"* ]]; then
 					paramerror=1
+					if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+						paramerror_str="App name $1 is not available for local override for flag: '--use-local-image'"
+					fi
 				fi
 				shift;
 			done
 			foundparm=0
 			if [ -z "$USE_LOCAL_IMAGES" ]; then
 				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No app name found for flag: '--use-local-image'"
+				fi
 			else
-				echo "Option set - Override remote images for app(s):"$USE_LOCAL_IMAGES
+				echo "Option set - Overriding with local images for app(s):"$USE_LOCAL_IMAGES
 			fi
 		fi
 	fi
-done
-echo ""
-
-#Still params left?
-if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ] && [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
-	paramerror=1
-fi
-
-if [ $paramerror -eq 1 ]; then
-	echo -e $RED"Expected arg: local|remote|remote-remove [auto-clean] [--stop-at-error] [--ricsim-prefix <prefix> ] [ --env-file <environment-filename> ] [--use-local-image <app-nam> [<app-name>]*]"$ERED
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-# sourcing the selected env variables for the test case
-if [ -f "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE" ]; then
-	echo -e $BOLD"Sourcing env vars from: "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE$EBOLD
-	. $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE
-
-	if [ -z "$TEST_ENV_PROFILE" ] || [ -z "$SUPPORTED_PROFILES" ]; then
-		echo -e $YELLOW"This test case may no work with selected test env file. TEST_ENV_PROFILE is missing in test_env file or SUPPORTED_PROFILES is missing in test case file"$EYELLOW
-	else
-		if [[ "$SUPPORTED_PROFILES" == *"$TEST_ENV_PROFILE"* ]]; then
-			echo -e $GREEN"Test case support the selected test env file"$EGREEN
-		else
-			echo -e $RED"Test case does not support the selected test env file"$ERED
-			echo -e $RED"Exiting...."$ERED
-			exit 1
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--use-snapshot-image" ]; then
+			USE_SNAPSHOT_IMAGES=""
+			shift
+			while [ $# -gt 0 ] && [[ "$1" != "--"* ]]; do
+				USE_SNAPSHOT_IMAGES=$USE_SNAPSHOT_IMAGES" "$1
+				if [[ "$AVAILABLE_IMAGES_OVERRIDE" != *"$1"* ]]; then
+					paramerror=1
+					if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+						paramerror_str="App name $1 is not available for snapshot override for flag: '--use-snapshot-image'"
+					fi
+				fi
+				shift;
+			done
+			foundparm=0
+			if [ -z "$USE_SNAPSHOT_IMAGES" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No app name found for flag: '--use-snapshot-image'"
+				fi
+			else
+				echo "Option set - Overriding with snapshot images for app(s):"$USE_SNAPSHOT_IMAGES
+			fi
 		fi
 	fi
-else
-	echo -e $RED"Selected env var file does not exist: "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE$ERED
-	echo " Select one of following env var file matching the intended target of the test"
-	echo " Restart the test using the flag '--env-file <path-to-env-file>"
-	ls ../common/test_env* | indent1
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-#Vars for A1 interface version and container count
-G1_A1_VERSION=""
-G2_A1_VERSION=""
-G3_A1_VERSION=""
-G4_A1_VERSION=""
-G5_A1_VERSION=""
-G1_COUNT=0
-G2_COUNT=0
-G3_COUNT=0
-G4_COUNT=0
-G5_COUNT=0
-
-# Vars to switch between http and https. Extra curl flag needed for https
-export RIC_SIM_HTTPX="http"
-export RIC_SIM_LOCALHOST=$RIC_SIM_HTTPX"://localhost:"
-export RIC_SIM_PORT=$RIC_SIM_INTERNAL_PORT
-export RIC_SIM_CERT_MOUNT_DIR="./cert"
-
-export MR_HTTPX="http"
-export MR_PORT=$MR_INTERNAL_PORT
-export MR_LOCAL_PORT=$MR_EXTERNAL_PORT #When agent is running outside the docker net
-
-export CR_HTTPX="http"
-export CR_PORT=$CR_INTERNAL_PORT
-export CR_LOCAL_PORT=$CR_EXTERNAL_PORT #When CR is running outside the docker net
-export CR_PATH="$CR_HTTPX://$CR_APP_NAME:$CR_PORT$CR_APP_CALLBACK"
-
-export PROD_STUB_HTTPX="http"
-export PROD_STUB_PORT=$PROD_STUB_INTERNAL_PORT
-export PROD_STUB_LOCAL_PORT=$PROD_STUB_EXTERNAL_PORT #When Prodstub is running outside the docker net
-export PROD_STUB_LOCALHOST=$PROD_STUB_HTTPX"://localhost:"$PROD_STUB_LOCAL_PORT
-
-export SDNC_HTTPX="http"
-export SDNC_PORT=$SDNC_INTERNAL_PORT
-export SDNC_LOCAL_PORT=$SDNC_EXTERNAL_PORT #When agent is running outside the docker net
-
-export RAPP_CAT_HTTPX="http"
-export RAPP_CAT_PORT=$RAPP_CAT_INTERNAL_PORT
-export RAPP_CAT_LOCAL_PORT=$RAPP_CAT_EXTERNAL_PORT #When Rapp catalogue is running outside the docker net
-
-echo -e $BOLD"Checking configured image setting for this test case"$EBOLD
-
-#Temp var to check for image variable name errors
-IMAGE_ERR=0
-#Create a file with image info for later printing as a table
-image_list_file="./tmp/.image-list"
-echo -e " Container\tImage\ttag" > $image_list_file
-
-# Check if image env var is set and if so export the env var with image to use (used by docker compose files)
-# arg: <image name> <script start-arg> <target-variable-name> <image-variable-name> <image-tag-variable-name> <app-short-name>
-__check_image_var() {
-	if [ $# -ne 6 ]; then
-		echo "Expected arg: <image name> <script start-arg> <target-variable-name> <image-variable-name> <image-tag-variable-name> <app-short-name>"
-		((IMAGE_ERR++))
-		return
-	fi
-	__check_included_image $6
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo -e "$1\t<image-excluded>\t<no-tag>"  >> $image_list_file
-		# Image is excluded since the corresponding app is not used in this test
-		return
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--use-staging-image" ]; then
+			USE_STAGING_IMAGES=""
+			shift
+			while [ $# -gt 0 ] && [[ "$1" != "--"* ]]; do
+				USE_STAGING_IMAGES=$USE_STAGING_IMAGES" "$1
+				if [[ "$AVAILABLE_IMAGES_OVERRIDE" != *"$1"* ]]; then
+					paramerror=1
+					if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+						paramerror_str="App name $1 is not available for staging override for flag: '--use-staging-image'"
+					fi
+				fi
+				shift;
+			done
+			foundparm=0
+			if [ -z "$USE_STAGING_IMAGES" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No app name found for flag: '--use-staging-image'"
+				fi
+			else
+				echo "Option set - Overriding with staging images for app(s):"$USE_STAGING_IMAGES
+			fi
+		fi
 	fi
-	tmp=${1}"\t"
-	#Create var from the input var names
-	image="${!4}"
-	tag="${!5}"
-
-	if [ -z $image ]; then
-	 	echo -e $RED"\$"$4" not set in $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE"$ERED
-	 	((IMAGE_ERR++))
-		echo ""
-		tmp=$tmp"<no-image>\t"
-	else
-		tmp=$tmp$image"\t"
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--use-release-image" ]; then
+			USE_RELEASE_IMAGES=""
+			shift
+			while [ $# -gt 0 ] && [[ "$1" != "--"* ]]; do
+				USE_RELEASE_IMAGES=$USE_RELEASE_IMAGES" "$1
+				if [[ "$AVAILABLE_IMAGES_OVERRIDE" != *"$1"* ]]; then
+					paramerror=1
+					if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+						paramerror_str="App name $1 is not available for release override for flag: '--use-release-image'"
+					fi
+				fi
+				shift;
+			done
+			foundparm=0
+			if [ -z "$USE_RELEASE_IMAGES" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No app name found for flag: '--use-release-image'"
+				fi
+			else
+				echo "Option set - Overriding with release images for app(s):"$USE_RELEASE_IMAGES
+			fi
+		fi
 	fi
-	if [ -z $tag ]; then
-	 	echo -e $RED"\$"$5" not set in $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE"$ERED
-	 	((IMAGE_ERR++))
-		echo ""
-		tmp=$tmp"<no-tag>\t"
-	else
-		tmp=$tmp$tag
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--image-repo" ]; then
+			shift;
+			IMAGE_REPO_ADR=$1
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No image repo url found for : '--image-repo'"
+				fi
+			else
+				echo "Option set - Image repo url: "$1
+				shift;
+				foundparm=0
+			fi
+		fi
 	fi
-	echo -e "$tmp" >> $image_list_file
-	#Export the env var
-	export "${3}"=$image":"$tag
-
-	#echo " Configured image for ${1} (script start arg=${2}): "$image":"$tag
-}
-
-
-#Check if app local image shall override remote image
-# Possible IDs for local image override: PA, CP, SDNC, RICSIM, ECS
-__check_image_local_override() {
-	for im in $USE_LOCAL_IMAGES; do
-		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
-			return 1
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--repo-policy" ]; then
+			shift;
+			IMAGE_REPO_POLICY=$1
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No policy found for : '--repo-policy'"
+				fi
+			else
+			    if [ "$1" == "local" ] || [ "$1" == "remote" ]; then
+					echo "Option set - Image repo policy: "$1
+					shift;
+					foundparm=0
+				else
+					paramerror=1
+					if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+						paramerror_str="Repo policy shall be 'local' or 'remote'"
+					fi
+				fi
+			fi
 		fi
-	done
-	return 0
-}
-
-# Check if app uses image included in this test run
-# Returns 0 if image is included, 1 if not
-# Possible IDs for image inclusion: CBS, CONSUL, CP, CR, ECS, MR, PA, PRODSTUB, RICSIM, SDNC
-__check_included_image() {
-	for im in $INCLUDED_IMAGES; do
-		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
-			return 0
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--cluster-timeout" ]; then
+			shift;
+			CLUSTER_TIME_OUT=$1
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No timeout value found for : '--cluster-timeout'"
+				fi
+			else
+				#Check if positive int
+				case ${CLUSTER_TIME_OUT#[+]} in
+  					*[!0-9]* | '')
+					  	paramerror=1
+						if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+							paramerror_str="Value for '--cluster-timeout' not an int : "$CLUSTER_TIME_OUT
+					  	fi
+					  	;;
+  					* ) ;; # Ok
+				esac
+				echo "Option set - Cluster timeout: "$1
+				shift;
+				foundparm=0
+			fi
 		fi
-	done
-	return 1
-}
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--override" ]; then
+			shift;
+			TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE_OVERRIDE=$1
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No env file found for flag: '--override'"
+				fi
+			else
+				if [ ! -f $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE_OVERRIDE ]; then
+					paramerror=1
+					if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+						paramerror_str="File for '--override' does not exist : "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE_OVERRIDE
+					fi
+				fi
+				echo "Option set - Override env from: "$1
+				shift;
+				foundparm=0
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--pre-clean" ]; then
+			PRE_CLEAN=1
+			echo "Option set - Pre-clean of kube/docker resouces"
+			shift;
+			foundparm=0
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--print-stats" ]; then
+			PRINT_CURRENT_STATS=1
+			echo "Option set - Print stats after every test-case and config"
+			shift;
+			foundparm=0
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--gen-stats" ]; then
+			COLLECT_RUNTIME_STATS=1
+			echo "Option set - Collect runtime statistics"
+			shift;
+			foundparm=0
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--delete-namespaces" ]; then
+			if [ $RUNMODE == "DOCKER" ]; then
+				DELETE_KUBE_NAMESPACES=0
+				echo "Option ignored - Delete namespaces (ignored when running docker)"
+			else
+				if [ -z "KUBE_PRESTARTED_IMAGES" ]; then
+					DELETE_KUBE_NAMESPACES=0
+					echo "Option ignored - Delete namespaces (ignored when using prestarted apps)"
+				else
+					DELETE_KUBE_NAMESPACES=1
+					echo "Option set - Delete namespaces"
+				fi
+			fi
+			shift;
+			foundparm=0
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--delete-containers" ]; then
+			if [ $RUNMODE == "DOCKER" ]; then
+				DELETE_CONTAINERS=1
+				echo "Option set - Delete containers started by previous test(s)"
+			else
+				echo "Option ignored - Delete containers (ignored when running kube)"
+			fi
+			shift;
+			foundparm=0
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--endpoint-stats" ]; then
+			COLLECT_ENDPOINT_STATS=1
+			echo "Option set - Collect endpoint statistics"
+			shift;
+			foundparm=0
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--kubeconfig" ]; then
+			shift;
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No path found for : '--kubeconfig'"
+				fi
+			else
+			    if [ -f  $1 ]; then
+					if [ ! -z "$KUBECONF" ]; then
+						paramerror=1
+						if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+							paramerror_str="Only one of --kubeconfig/--kubecontext can be set"
+						fi
+					else
+						KUBECONF="--kubeconfig $1"
+						echo "Option set - Kubeconfig path: "$1
+						shift;
+						foundparm=0
+					fi
+				else
+					paramerror=1
+					if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+						paramerror_str="File $1 for --kubeconfig not found"
+					fi
+				fi
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--kubecontext" ]; then
+			shift;
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No context-name found for : '--kubecontext'"
+				fi
+			else
+				if [ ! -z "$KUBECONF" ]; then
+					paramerror=1
+					if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+						paramerror_str="Only one of --kubeconfig or --kubecontext can be set"
+					fi
+				else
+					KUBECONF="--context $1"
+					echo "Option set - Kubecontext name: "$1
+					shift;
+					foundparm=0
+				fi
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--host-path-dir" ]; then
+			shift;
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No path found for : '--host-path-dir'"
+				fi
+			else
+				HOST_PATH_BASE_DIR=$1
+				echo "Option set - Host path for kube set to: "$1
+				shift
+				foundparm=0
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--docker-host" ]; then
+			shift;
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No url found for : '--docker-host'"
+				fi
+			else
+				export DOCKER_HOST="$1"
+				echo "Option set - DOCKER_HOST set to: "$1
+				shift
+				foundparm=0
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--docker-host" ]; then
+			shift;
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No url found for : '--docker-host'"
+				fi
+			else
+				export DOCKER_HOST="$1"
+				echo "Option set - DOCKER_HOST set to: "$1
+				shift
+				foundparm=0
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+	if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ]; then
+		if [ "$1" == "--docker-proxy" ]; then
+			shift;
+			if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+				paramerror=1
+				if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+					paramerror_str="No ip/host found for : '--docker-proxy'"
+				fi
+			else
+				export LOCALHOST_NAME=$1
+				echo "Option set - docker proxy set to: "$1
+				shift
+				foundparm=0
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+done
+echo ""
+
+#Still params left?
+if [ $paramerror -eq 0 ] && [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+	paramerror=1
+	if [ -z "$paramerror_str" ]; then
+		paramerror_str="Unknown parameter(s): "$@
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [ $paramerror -eq 1 ]; then
+	echo -e $RED"Incorrect arg list: "$paramerror_str$ERED
+	__print_args
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+LOCALHOST_HTTP="http://$LOCALHOST_NAME"
+LOCALHOST_HTTPS="https://$LOCALHOST_NAME"
+
+# sourcing the selected env variables for the test case
+if [ -f "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE" ]; then
+	echo -e $BOLD"Sourcing env vars from: "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE$EBOLD
+	. $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE
+	if [ ! -z "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE_OVERRIDE" ]; then
+		echo -e $BOLD"Sourcing override env vars from: "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE_OVERRIDE$EBOLD
+		. $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE_OVERRIDE
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "$TEST_ENV_PROFILE" ] || [ -z "$SUPPORTED_PROFILES" ]; then
+		echo -e $YELLOW"This test case may not work with selected test env file. TEST_ENV_PROFILE is missing in test_env file or SUPPORTED_PROFILES is missing in test case file"$EYELLOW
+	else
+		found_profile=0
+		for prof in $SUPPORTED_PROFILES; do
+			if [ "$TEST_ENV_PROFILE" == "$prof" ]; then
+				echo -e $GREEN"Test case supports the selected test env file"$EGREEN
+				found_profile=1
+			fi
+		done
+		if [ $found_profile -ne 1 ]; then
+			echo -e $RED"Test case does not support the selected test env file"$ERED
+			echo "Profile: "$TEST_ENV_PROFILE"     Supported profiles: "$SUPPORTED_PROFILES
+			echo -e $RED"Exiting...."$ERED
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	fi
+else
+	echo -e $RED"Selected env var file does not exist: "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE$ERED
+	echo " Select one of following env var file matching the intended target of the test"
+	echo " Restart the test using the flag '--env-file <path-to-env-file>"
+	ls $AUTOTEST_HOME/../common/test_env* | indent1
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+#This var need be preserved from the command line option, if set, when env var is sourced.
+if [ ! -z "$TMP_RIC_SIM_PREFIX" ]; then
+	RIC_SIM_PREFIX=$TMP_RIC_SIM_PREFIX
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$PROJECT_IMAGES_APP_NAMES" ]; then
+	echo -e $RED"Var PROJECT_IMAGES_APP_NAMES must be defined in: "$TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE $ERED
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $SUPPORTED_RUNMODES != *"$RUNMODE"* ]]; then
+	echo -e $RED"This test script does not support RUNMODE $RUNMODE"$ERED
+	echo "Supported RUNMODEs: "$SUPPORTED_RUNMODES
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Choose list of included apps depending on run-mode
+if [ $RUNMODE == "KUBE" ]; then
+	INCLUDED_IMAGES=$KUBE_INCLUDED_IMAGES
+else
+	INCLUDED_IMAGES=$DOCKER_INCLUDED_IMAGES
+fi
 
-# Check that image env setting are available
 echo ""
+# auto adding system apps
+__added_apps=""
+echo -e $BOLD"Auto adding system apps"$EBOLD
+if [ $RUNMODE == "KUBE" ]; then
+	INCLUDED_IMAGES=$INCLUDED_IMAGES" "$TESTENV_KUBE_SYSTEM_APPS
+	TMP_APPS=$TESTENV_KUBE_SYSTEM_APPS
+else
+	INCLUDED_IMAGES=$INCLUDED_IMAGES" "$TESTENV_DOCKER_SYSTEM_APPS
+	TMP_APPS=$TESTENV_DOCKER_SYSTEM_APPS
+fi
+if [ ! -z "$TMP_APPS" ]; then
+	for iapp in "$TMP_APPS"; do
+		file_pointer=$(echo $iapp | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+		file_pointer="../common/"$file_pointer"_api_functions.sh"
+	    padded_iapp=$iapp
+		while [ ${#padded_iapp} -lt 16 ]; do
+			padded_iapp=$padded_iapp" "
+		done
+		echo " Auto-adding system app   $padded_iapp  Sourcing $file_pointer"
+		. $file_pointer
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo " Include file $file_pointer contain errors. Exiting..."
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		__added_apps=" $iapp "$__added_apps
+	done
+else
+	echo " None"
+fi
 
-if [ $START_ARG == "local" ]; then
+if [ $RUNMODE == "KUBE" ]; then
+	TMP_APPS=$INCLUDED_IMAGES" "$KUBE_PRESTARTED_IMAGES
+else
+	TMP_APPS=$INCLUDED_IMAGES
+fi
 
-	#Local agent image
-	__check_image_var " Policy Agent" $START_ARG "POLICY_AGENT_IMAGE" "POLICY_AGENT_LOCAL_IMAGE" "POLICY_AGENT_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" PA
+echo -e $BOLD"Auto adding included apps"$EBOLD
+	for iapp in $TMP_APPS; do
+		if [[ "$__added_apps" != *"$iapp"* ]]; then
+			file_pointer=$(echo $iapp | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+			file_pointer="../common/"$file_pointer"_api_functions.sh"
+			padded_iapp=$iapp
+			while [ ${#padded_iapp} -lt 16 ]; do
+				padded_iapp=$padded_iapp" "
+			done
+			echo " Auto-adding included app $padded_iapp  Sourcing $file_pointer"
+			if [ ! -f "$file_pointer" ]; then
+				echo " Include file $file_pointer for app $iapp does not exist"
+				exit 1
+			fi
+			. $file_pointer
+			if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+				echo " Include file $file_pointer contain errors. Exiting..."
+				exit 1
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+echo ""
 
-	#Local Control Panel image
-	__check_image_var " Control Panel" $START_ARG "CONTROL_PANEL_IMAGE" "CONTROL_PANEL_LOCAL_IMAGE" "CONTROL_PANEL_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" CP
+echo -e $BOLD"Test environment info"$EBOLD
 
-	#Local SNDC image
-	__check_image_var " SDNC A1 Controller" $START_ARG "SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_IMAGE" "SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_LOCAL_IMAGE" "SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" SDNC
+# Check needed installed sw
 
-	#Local ric sim image
-	__check_image_var " RIC Simulator" $START_ARG "RIC_SIM_IMAGE" "RIC_SIM_LOCAL_IMAGE" "RIC_SIM_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" RICSIM
+tmp=$(which bash)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$tmp" ]; then
+	echo -e $RED"bash is required to run the test environment, pls install"$ERED
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo " bash is installed and using version:"
+echo "$(bash --version)" | indent2
 
-elif [ $START_ARG == "remote" ] || [ $START_ARG == "remote-remove" ]; then
+tmp=$(which python3)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$tmp" ]; then
+	echo -e $RED"python3 is required to run the test environment, pls install"$ERED
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo " python3 is installed and using version: $(python3 --version)"
 
-	__check_image_local_override 'PA'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		#Remote agent image
-		__check_image_var " Policy Agent" $START_ARG "POLICY_AGENT_IMAGE" "POLICY_AGENT_REMOTE_IMAGE" "POLICY_AGENT_REMOTE_IMAGE_TAG" PA
+tmp=$(which docker)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$tmp" ]; then
+	echo -e $RED"docker is required to run the test environment, pls install"$ERED
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo " docker is installed and using versions:"
+echo  "  $(docker version --format 'Client version {{.Client.Version}} Server version {{.Server.Version}}')"
+
+if [ $RUNMODE == "DOCKER" ]; then
+	tmp=$(which docker-compose)
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$tmp" ]; then
+		echo -e $RED"docker-compose is required to run the test environment, pls install"$ERED
+		exit 1
 	else
-		#Local agent image
-		__check_image_var " Policy Agent" $START_ARG "POLICY_AGENT_IMAGE" "POLICY_AGENT_LOCAL_IMAGE" "POLICY_AGENT_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" PA
+		tmp=$(docker-compose version)
+		echo " docker-compose installed and using version $tmp"
+		if [[ "$tmp" == *'v2'* ]]; then
+			DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERION="V2"
+		fi
 	fi
-
-	__check_image_local_override 'CP'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		#Remote Control Panel image
-		__check_image_var " Control Panel" $START_ARG "CONTROL_PANEL_IMAGE" "CONTROL_PANEL_REMOTE_IMAGE" "CONTROL_PANEL_REMOTE_IMAGE_TAG" CP
+fi
+if [ $RUNMODE == "KUBE" ]; then
+	tmp=$(which kubectl)
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z tmp ]; then
+		echo -e $RED"kubectl is required to run the test environment in kubernetes mode, pls install"$ERED
+		exit 1
 	else
-		#Local Control Panel image
-		__check_image_var " Control Panel" $START_ARG "CONTROL_PANEL_IMAGE" "CONTROL_PANEL_LOCAL_IMAGE" "CONTROL_PANEL_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" CP
+		echo " kubectl is installed and using versions:"
+		echo $(kubectl $KUBECONF version --short=true) | indent2
+		res=$(kubectl $KUBECONF cluster-info 2>&1)
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo -e "$BOLD$RED############################################# $ERED$EBOLD"
+			echo -e  $BOLD$RED"Command 'kubectl '$KUBECONF' cluster-info' returned error $ERED$EBOLD"
+			echo -e "$BOLD$RED############################################# $ERED$EBOLD"
+			echo " "
+			echo "kubectl response:"
+			echo $res
+			echo " "
+			echo "This script may have been started with user with no permission to run kubectl"
+			echo "Try running with 'sudo', set env KUBECONFIG or set '--kubeconfig' parameter"
+			echo "Do either 1, 2 or 3 "
+			echo " "
+			echo "1"
+			echo "Run with sudo"
+			echo -e $BOLD"sudo <test-script-and-parameters>"$EBOLD
+			echo " "
+			echo "2"
+			echo "Export KUBECONFIG and pass env to sudo - (replace user)"
+			echo -e $BOLD"export KUBECONFIG='/home/<user>/.kube/config'"$EBOLD
+			echo -e $BOLD"sudo -E <test-script-and-parameters>"$EBOLD
+			echo " "
+			echo "3"
+			echo "Set KUBECONFIG via script parameter"
+			echo -e $BOLD"sudo ... --kubeconfig /home/<user>/.kube/<config-file> ...."$EBOLD
+			echo "The config file need to downloaded from the cluster"
+
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		echo " Node(s) and container runtime config"
+		kubectl $KUBECONF get nodes -o wide | indent2
+		echo ""
+		if [ -z "$HOST_PATH_BASE_DIR" ]; then
+			HOST_PATH_BASE_DIR="/tmp"
+			echo " Persistent volumes will be mounted to $HOST_PATH_BASE_DIR on applicable node"
+			echo " No guarantee that persistent volume data is available on all nodes in the cluster"
+		else
+			echo "Persistent volumes will be mounted to base dir: $HOST_PATH_BASE_DIR"
+			echo "Assuming this dir is mounted from each node to a dir on the localhost or other"
+			echo "file system available to all nodes"
+		fi
 	fi
+fi
 
-	__check_image_local_override 'SDNC'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		#Remote SDNC image
-		__check_image_var " SDNC A1 Controller" $START_ARG "SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_IMAGE" "SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_REMOTE_IMAGE" "SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_REMOTE_IMAGE_TAG" SDNC
-	else
-		#Local SNDC image
-		__check_image_var " SDNC A1 Controller" $START_ARG "SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_IMAGE" "SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_LOCAL_IMAGE" "SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" SDNC
+echo ""
+
+echo -e $BOLD"Checking configured image setting for this test case"$EBOLD
+
+#Temp var to check for image variable name errors
+IMAGE_ERR=0
+#Create a file with image info for later printing as a table
+image_list_file="./tmp/.image-list"
+echo -e "Application\tApp short name\tImage\ttag\ttag-switch" > $image_list_file
+
+# Check if image env var is set and if so export the env var with image to use (used by docker compose files)
+# arg: <app-short-name> <target-variable-name> <image-variable-name> <image-tag-variable-name> <tag-suffix> <image name>
+__check_and_create_image_var() {
+
+	if [ $# -ne 6 ]; then
+		echo "Expected arg: <app-short-name> <target-variable-name> <image-variable-name> <image-tag-variable-name> <tag-suffix> <image name>"
+		((IMAGE_ERR++))
+		return
 	fi
 
-	__check_image_local_override 'RICSIM'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		#Remote ric sim image
-		__check_image_var " RIC Simulator" $START_ARG "RIC_SIM_IMAGE" "RIC_SIM_REMOTE_IMAGE" "RIC_SIM_REMOTE_IMAGE_TAG" RICSIM
-	else
-		#Local ric sim image
-		__check_image_var " RIC Simulator" $START_ARG "RIC_SIM_IMAGE" "RIC_SIM_LOCAL_IMAGE" "RIC_SIM_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" RICSIM
+	__check_included_image $1
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo -e "$6\t$1\t<image-excluded>\t<no-tag>"  >> $image_list_file
+		# Image is excluded since the corresponding app is not used in this test
+		return
 	fi
+	tmp=${6}"\t"${1}"\t"
+	#Create var from the input var names
+	image="${!3}"
+	tmptag=$4"_"$5
+	tag="${!tmptag}"
 
-	__check_image_local_override 'ECS'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		#Remote ecs image
-		__check_image_var " ECS" $START_ARG "ECS_IMAGE" "ECS_REMOTE_IMAGE" "ECS_REMOTE_IMAGE_TAG" ECS
+	optional_image_repo_target=""
+
+	if [ -z $image ]; then
+		__check_ignore_image $1
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+			app_ds=$6
+			if [ -z "$6" ]; then
+				app_ds="<app ignored>"
+			fi
+			echo -e "$app_ds\t$1\t<image-ignored>\t<no-tag>"  >> $image_list_file
+			# Image is ignored since the corresponding the images is not set in the env file
+			__remove_included_image $1   # Remove the image from the list of included images
+			return
+		fi
+		echo -e $RED"\$"$3" not set in $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE"$ERED
+		((IMAGE_ERR++))
+		echo ""
+		tmp=$tmp"<no-image>\t"
 	else
-		#Local ecs image
-		__check_image_var " ECS" $START_ARG "ECS_IMAGE" "ECS_LOCAL_IMAGE" "ECS_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" ECS
+
+		optional_image_repo_target=$image
+
+		#Add repo depending on image type
+		if [ "$5" == "REMOTE_RELEASE" ]; then
+			image=$NEXUS_RELEASE_REPO$image
+		fi
+		if [ "$5" == "REMOTE" ]; then
+			image=$NEXUS_STAGING_REPO$image
+		fi
+		if [ "$5" == "REMOTE_SNAPSHOT" ]; then
+			image=$NEXUS_SNAPSHOT_REPO$image
+		fi
+		if [ "$5" == "REMOTE_PROXY" ]; then
+			image=$NEXUS_PROXY_REPO$image
+		fi
+		if [ "$5" == "REMOTE_RELEASE_ONAP" ]; then
+			image=$NEXUS_RELEASE_REPO_ONAP$image
+		fi
+		if [ "$5" == "REMOTE_RELEASE_ORAN" ]; then
+			image=$NEXUS_RELEASE_REPO_ORAN$image
+		fi
+		#No nexus repo added for local images, tag: LOCAL
+		tmp=$tmp$image"\t"
+	fi
+	if [ -z $tag ]; then
+		echo -e $RED"\$"$tmptag" not set in $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE"$ERED
+		((IMAGE_ERR++))
+		echo ""
+		tmp=$tmp"<no-tag>\t"
+	else
+		tmp=$tmp$tag
 	fi
+	tmp=$tmp"\t"$5
+	echo -e "$tmp" >> $image_list_file
+	#Export the env var
+	export "${2}"=$image":"$tag  #Note, this var may be set to the value of the target value below in __check_and_pull_image
 
-		__check_image_local_override 'RC'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		#Remote ecs image
-		__check_image_var " RC" $START_ARG "RAPP_CAT_IMAGE" "RAPP_CAT_REMOTE_IMAGE" "RAPP_CAT_REMOTE_IMAGE_TAG" RC
+	remote_or_local_push=false
+	if [ ! -z "$IMAGE_REPO_ADR" ] && [[ $5 != *"PROXY"* ]]; then
+		if [ $5 == "LOCAL" ]; then
+			remote_or_local_push=true
+		fi
+		if [[ $5 == *"REMOTE"* ]]; then
+			if [ "$IMAGE_REPO_POLICY" == "remote" ]; then
+				remote_or_local_push=true
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+	if $remote_or_local_push; then    # Only re-tag and push images according to policy, if repo is given
+		export "${2}_SOURCE"=$image":"$tag  #Var to keep the actual source image
+		if [[ $optional_image_repo_target == *"/"* ]]; then # Replace all / with _ for images to push to external repo
+			optional_image_repo_target_tmp=${optional_image_repo_target//\//_}
+			optional_image_repo_target=$optional_image_repo_target_tmp
+		fi
+		export "${2}_TARGET"=$IMAGE_REPO_ADR"/"$optional_image_repo_target":"$tag  #Create image + tag for optional image repo - pushed later if needed
 	else
-		#Local ecs image
-		__check_image_var " RC" $START_ARG "RAPP_CAT_IMAGE" "RAPP_CAT_LOCAL_IMAGE" "RAPP_CAT_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" RC
+		export "${2}_SOURCE"=""
+		export "${2}_TARGET"=""
 	fi
+}
 
-else
-	#Should never get here....
-	echo "Unknow args: "$@
-	exit 1
-fi
+# Check if app uses image included in this test run
+# Returns 0 if image is included, 1 if not
+__check_included_image() {
+	for im in $INCLUDED_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+	return 1
+}
 
+# Check if app uses a project image
+# Returns 0 if image is included, 1 if not
+__check_project_image() {
+	for im in $PROJECT_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+	return 1
+}
 
-# These images are not built as part of this project official images, just check that env vars are set correctly
-__check_image_var " Message Router" $START_ARG "MRSTUB_IMAGE" "MRSTUB_LOCAL_IMAGE" "MRSTUB_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" MR
-__check_image_var " Callback Receiver" $START_ARG "CR_IMAGE" "CR_LOCAL_IMAGE" "CR_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" CR
-__check_image_var " Producer stub" $START_ARG "PROD_STUB_IMAGE" "PROD_STUB_LOCAL_IMAGE" "PROD_STUB_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG" PRODSTUB
-__check_image_var " Consul" $START_ARG "CONSUL_IMAGE" "CONSUL_REMOTE_IMAGE" "CONSUL_REMOTE_IMAGE_TAG" CONSUL
-__check_image_var " CBS" $START_ARG "CBS_IMAGE" "CBS_REMOTE_IMAGE" "CBS_REMOTE_IMAGE_TAG" CBS
-__check_image_var " SDNC DB" $START_ARG "SDNC_DB_IMAGE" "SDNC_DB_REMOTE_IMAGE" "SDNC_DB_REMOTE_IMAGE_TAG" SDNC #Uses sdnc app name
+# Check if app uses image built by the test script
+# Returns 0 if image is included, 1 if not
+__check_image_local_build() {
+	for im in $LOCAL_IMAGE_BUILD; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+	return 1
+}
 
-#Errors in image setting - exit
-if [ $IMAGE_ERR -ne 0 ]; then
-	exit 1
-fi
+# Check if app image is conditionally ignored in this test run
+# Returns 0 if image is conditionally ignored, 1 if not
+__check_ignore_image() {
+	for im in $CONDITIONALLY_IGNORED_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+	return 1
+}
 
-#Print a tables of the image settings
-echo -e $BOLD"Images configured for start arg: "$START $EBOLD
-column -t -s $'\t' $image_list_file
+# Removed image from included list of included images
+# Used when an image is marked as conditionally ignored
+__remove_included_image() {
+	tmp_img_rem_list=""
+	for im in $INCLUDED_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" != "$im" ]; then
+			tmp_img_rem_list=$tmp_img_rem_list" "$im
+		fi
+	done
+	INCLUDED_IMAGES=$tmp_img_rem_list
+	return 0
+}
 
-echo ""
+# Check if app is included in the prestarted set of apps
+# Returns 0 if image is included, 1 if not
+__check_prestarted_image() {
+	for im in $KUBE_PRESTARTED_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+	return 1
+}
 
+# Check if an app shall use a local image, based on the cmd parameters
+__check_image_local_override() {
+	for im in $USE_LOCAL_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			return 1
+		fi
+	done
+	return 0
+}
+
+# Check if app uses image override
+# Returns the image/tag suffix LOCAL for local image or REMOTE/REMOTE_RELEASE/REMOTE_SNAPSHOT for staging/release/snapshot image
+__check_image_override() {
+
+	for im in $ORAN_IMAGES_APP_NAMES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			echo "REMOTE_RELEASE_ORAN"
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+
+	for im in $ONAP_IMAGES_APP_NAMES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			echo "REMOTE_RELEASE_ONAP"
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+
+	found=0
+	for im in $PROJECT_IMAGES_APP_NAMES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			found=1
+		fi
+	done
 
-#Set the SIM_GROUP var
-echo -e $BOLD"Setting var to main dir of all container/simulator scripts"$EBOLD
-if [ -z "$SIM_GROUP" ]; then
-	SIM_GROUP=$PWD/../simulator-group
-	if [ ! -d  $SIM_GROUP ]; then
-		echo "Trying to set env var SIM_GROUP to dir 'simulator-group' in the nontrtric repo, but failed."
-		echo -e $RED"Please set the SIM_GROUP manually in the applicable $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE"$ERED
+	if [ $found -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "REMOTE_PROXY"
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	suffix=""
+	if [ $IMAGE_CATEGORY == "RELEASE" ]; then
+		suffix="REMOTE_RELEASE"
+	fi
+	if [ $IMAGE_CATEGORY == "DEV" ]; then
+		suffix="REMOTE"
+	fi
+	CTR=0
+	for im in $USE_STAGING_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			suffix="REMOTE"
+			((CTR++))
+		fi
+	done
+	for im in $USE_RELEASE_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			suffix="REMOTE_RELEASE"
+			((CTR++))
+		fi
+	done
+	for im in $USE_SNAPSHOT_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			suffix="REMOTE_SNAPSHOT"
+			((CTR++))
+		fi
+	done
+	for im in $USE_LOCAL_IMAGES; do
+		if [ "$1" == "$im" ]; then
+			suffix="LOCAL"
+			((CTR++))
+		fi
+	done
+	echo $suffix
+	if [ $CTR -gt 1 ]; then
 		exit 1
-	else
-		echo " SIM_GROUP auto set to: " $SIM_GROUP
 	fi
-elif [ $SIM_GROUP = *simulator_group ]; then
-	echo -e $RED"Env var SIM_GROUP does not seem to point to dir 'simulator-group' in the repo, check $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE"$ERED
-	exit 1
-else
-	echo " SIM_GROUP env var already set to: " $SIM_GROUP
-fi
+	return 0
+}
 
-echo ""
+# Function to re-tag and image and push to another image repo
+__retag_and_push_image() {
+	if [ ! -z "$IMAGE_REPO_ADR" ]; then
+		source_image="${!1}"
+		trg_var_name=$1_"TARGET" # This var is created in func __check_and_create_image_var
+		target_image="${!trg_var_name}"
 
-#Temp var to check for image pull errors
-IMAGE_ERR=0
+		if [ -z $target_image ]; then
+			return 0  # Image with no target shall not be pushed
+		fi
+
+		echo -ne "  Attempt to re-tag image to: ${BOLD}${target_image}${EBOLD}${SAMELINE}"
+		tmp=$(docker image tag $source_image ${target_image} )
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			docker stop $tmp &> ./tmp/.dockererr
+			((IMAGE_ERR++))
+			echo ""
+			echo -e "  Attempt to re-tag image to: ${BOLD}${target_image}${EBOLD} - ${RED}Failed${ERED}"
+			cat ./tmp/.dockererr
+			return 1
+		else
+			echo -e "  Attempt to re-tag image to: ${BOLD}${target_image}${EBOLD} - ${GREEN}OK${EGREEN}"
+		fi
+		echo -ne "  Attempt to push re-tagged image: ${BOLD}${target_image}${EBOLD}${SAMELINE}"
+		tmp=$(docker push ${target_image} )
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			docker stop $tmp &> ./tmp/.dockererr
+			((IMAGE_ERR++))
+			echo ""
+			echo -e "  Attempt to push re-tagged image: ${BOLD}${target_image}${EBOLD} - ${RED}Failed${ERED}"
+			cat ./tmp/.dockererr
+			return 1
+		else
+			echo -e "  Attempt to push re-tagged image: ${BOLD}${target_image}${EBOLD} - ${GREEN}OK${EGREEN}"
+		fi
+		export "${1}"=$target_image
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
 
 #Function to check if image exist and stop+remove the container+pull new images as needed
-#args <script-start-arg> <descriptive-image-name> <container-base-name> <image-with-tag>
+#args <script-start-arg> <descriptive-image-name> <container-base-name> <image-with-tag-var-name>
 __check_and_pull_image() {
 
-	echo -e " Checking $BOLD$2$EBOLD container(s) with basename: $BOLD$3$EBOLD using image: $BOLD$4$EBOLD"
+	source_image="${!4}"
+
+	echo -e " Checking $BOLD$2$EBOLD container(s) with basename: $BOLD$3$EBOLD using image: $BOLD$source_image$EBOLD"
 	format_string="\"{{.Repository}}\\t{{.Tag}}\\t{{.CreatedSince}}\\t{{.Size}}\""
-	tmp_im=$(docker images --format $format_string ${4})
+	tmp_im=$(docker images --format $format_string $source_image)
 
 	if [ $1 == "local" ]; then
 		if [ -z "$tmp_im" ]; then
-			echo -e "  "$2" (local image): \033[1m"$4"\033[0m $RED does not exist in local registry, need to be built (or manually pulled)"$ERED
+			echo -e "  "$2" (local image): \033[1m"$source_image"\033[0m $RED does not exist in local registry, need to be built (or manually pulled)"$ERED
 			((IMAGE_ERR++))
 			return 1
 		else
-			echo -e "  "$2" (local image): \033[1m"$4"\033[0m "$GREEN"OK"$EGREEN
+			echo -e "  "$2" (local image): \033[1m"$source_image"\033[0m "$GREEN"OK"$EGREEN
 		fi
 	elif [ $1 == "remote" ] || [ $1 == "remote-remove" ]; then
 		if [ $1 == "remote-remove" ]; then
-			echo -ne "  Attempt to stop and remove container(s), if running - ${SAMELINE}"
-			tmp="$(docker ps -aq --filter name=${3})"
-			if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$tmp" ]; then
-				docker stop $tmp &> ./tmp/.dockererr
-				if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-					((IMAGE_ERR++))
-					echo ""
-					echo -e $RED"  Container(s) could not be stopped - try manual stopping the container(s)"$ERED
-					cat ./tmp/.dockererr
-					return 1
-				fi
-			fi
-			echo -ne "  Attempt to stop and remove container(s), if running - "$GREEN"stopped"$EGREEN"${SAMELINE}"
-			tmp="$(docker ps -aq --filter name=${3})" &> /dev/null
-			if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$tmp" ]; then
-				docker rm $tmp &> ./tmp/.dockererr
-				if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-					((IMAGE_ERR++))
-					echo ""
-					echo -e $RED"  Container(s) could not be removed - try manual removal of the container(s)"$ERED
-					cat ./tmp/.dockererr
-					return 1
+			if [ $RUNMODE == "DOCKER" ]; then
+				echo -ne "  Attempt to stop and remove container(s), if running - ${SAMELINE}"
+				tmp=$(docker ps -aq --filter name=${3} --filter network=${DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME})
+				if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$tmp" ]; then
+					docker stop $tmp &> ./tmp/.dockererr
+					if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+						((IMAGE_ERR++))
+						echo ""
+						echo -e $RED"  Container(s) could not be stopped - try manual stopping the container(s)"$ERED
+						cat ./tmp/.dockererr
+						return 1
+					fi
 				fi
-			fi
-			echo -e "  Attempt to stop and remove container(s), if running - "$GREEN"stopped removed"$EGREEN
-			echo -ne "  Removing image - ${SAMELINE}"
-			tmp="$(docker images -q ${4})" &> /dev/null
-			if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$tmp" ]; then
-				docker rmi --force $4 &> ./tmp/.dockererr
-				if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-					((IMAGE_ERR++))
-					echo ""
-					echo -e $RED"  Image could not be removed - try manual removal of the image"$ERED
-					cat ./tmp/.dockererr
-					return 1
+				echo -ne "  Attempt to stop and remove container(s), if running - "$GREEN"stopped"$EGREEN"${SAMELINE}"
+				tmp=$(docker ps -aq --filter name=${3} --filter network=${DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME}) &> /dev/null
+				if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$tmp" ]; then
+					docker rm $tmp &> ./tmp/.dockererr
+					if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+						((IMAGE_ERR++))
+						echo ""
+						echo -e $RED"  Container(s) could not be removed - try manual removal of the container(s)"$ERED
+						cat ./tmp/.dockererr
+						return 1
+					fi
 				fi
-				echo -e "  Removing image - "$GREEN"removed"$EGREEN
+				echo -e "  Attempt to stop and remove container(s), if running - "$GREEN"stopped removed"$EGREEN
+				tmp_im=""
 			else
-				echo -e "  Removing image - "$GREEN"image not in repository"$EGREEN
+				tmp_im=""
 			fi
-			tmp_im=""
 		fi
 		if [ -z "$tmp_im" ]; then
 			echo -ne "  Pulling image${SAMELINE}"
-			docker pull $4	&> ./tmp/.dockererr
-			tmp_im=$(docker images ${4} | grep -v REPOSITORY)
-			if [ -z "$tmp_im" ]; then
+			out=$(docker pull $source_image)
+			if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 				echo ""
 				echo -e "  Pulling image -$RED could not be pulled"$ERED
 				((IMAGE_ERR++))
-				cat ./tmp/.dockererr
+				echo $out > ./tmp/.dockererr
+				echo $out
 				return 1
 			fi
-			echo -e "  Pulling image -$GREEN Pulled $EGREEN"
+			echo $out > ./tmp/.dockererr
+			if [[ $out == *"up to date"* ]]; then
+				echo -e "  Pulling image -$GREEN Image is up to date $EGREEN"
+			elif [[ $out == *"Downloaded newer image"* ]]; then
+				echo -e "  Pulling image -$GREEN Newer image pulled $EGREEN"
+			else
+				echo -e "  Pulling image -$GREEN Pulled $EGREEN"
+			fi
 		else
 			echo -e "  Pulling image -$GREEN OK $EGREEN(exists in local repository)"
 		fi
 	fi
-	return 0
+
+	__retag_and_push_image $4
+
+	return $?
 }
 
+setup_testenvironment() {
+	# Check that image env setting are available
+	echo ""
 
-echo -e $BOLD"Pulling configured images, if needed"$EBOLD
+	# Image var setup for all project images included in the test
+	for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+		__check_included_image $imagename
+		incl=$?
+		__check_project_image $imagename
+		proj=$?
+		if [ $incl -eq 0 ]; then
+			if [ $proj -eq 0 ]; then
+				IMAGE_SUFFIX=$(__check_image_override $imagename)
+				if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+					echo -e $RED"Image setting from cmd line not consistent for $imagename."$ERED
+					((IMAGE_ERR++))
+				fi
+			else
+				IMAGE_SUFFIX="none"
+			fi
+			# A function name is created from the app short name
+			# for example app short name 'ICS' -> produce the function
+			# name __ICS_imagesetup
+			# This function is called and is expected to exist in the imported
+			# file for the ics test functions
+			# The resulting function impl will call '__check_and_create_image_var' function
+			# with appropriate parameters
+			# If the image suffix is none, then the component decides the suffix
+			function_pointer="__"$imagename"_imagesetup"
+			$function_pointer $IMAGE_SUFFIX
+
+			function_pointer="__"$imagename"_test_requirements"
+			$function_pointer
+		fi
+	done
 
-__check_included_image 'PA'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	START_ARG_MOD=$START_ARG
-	__check_image_local_override 'PA'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		START_ARG_MOD="local"
+	#Errors in image setting - exit
+	if [ $IMAGE_ERR -ne 0 ]; then
+		exit 1
 	fi
-	app="Policy Agent";             __check_and_pull_image $START_ARG_MOD "$app" $POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME $POLICY_AGENT_IMAGE
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding PA image from image check/pull"$EYELLOW
-fi
 
-__check_included_image 'ECS'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	START_ARG_MOD=$START_ARG
-	__check_image_local_override 'ECS'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		START_ARG_MOD="local"
-	fi
-	app="ECS";             __check_and_pull_image $START_ARG_MOD "$app" $ECS_APP_NAME $ECS_IMAGE
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding ECS image from image check/pull"$EYELLOW
-fi
+	#Print a tables of the image settings
+	echo -e $BOLD"Images configured for start arg: "$START_ARG $EBOLD
+	column -t -s $'\t' $image_list_file | indent1
 
-__check_included_image 'CP'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	START_ARG_MOD=$START_ARG
-	__check_image_local_override 'CP'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		START_ARG_MOD="local"
-	fi
-	app="Non-RT RIC Control Panel"; __check_and_pull_image $START_ARG_MOD "$app" $CONTROL_PANEL_APP_NAME $CONTROL_PANEL_IMAGE
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding Non-RT RIC Control Panel image from image check/pull"$EYELLOW
-fi
+	echo ""
 
-__check_included_image 'RC'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	START_ARG_MOD=$START_ARG
-	__check_image_local_override 'RC'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		START_ARG_MOD="local"
+	#Set the SIM_GROUP var
+	echo -e $BOLD"Setting var to main dir of all container/simulator scripts"$EBOLD
+	if [ -z "$SIM_GROUP" ]; then
+		SIM_GROUP=$AUTOTEST_HOME/../simulator-group
+		if [ ! -d  $SIM_GROUP ]; then
+			echo "Trying to set env var SIM_GROUP to dir 'simulator-group' in the nontrtric repo, but failed."
+			echo -e $RED"Please set the SIM_GROUP manually in the applicable $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE"$ERED
+			exit 1
+		else
+			echo " SIM_GROUP auto set to: " $SIM_GROUP
+		fi
+	elif [ $SIM_GROUP = *simulator_group ]; then
+		echo -e $RED"Env var SIM_GROUP does not seem to point to dir 'simulator-group' in the repo, check $TEST_ENV_VAR_FILE"$ERED
+		exit 1
+	else
+		echo " SIM_GROUP env var already set to: " $SIM_GROUP
 	fi
-	app="RAPP Catalogue"; __check_and_pull_image $START_ARG_MOD "$app" $RAPP_CAT_APP_NAME $RAPP_CAT_IMAGE
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding RAPP Catalogue image from image check/pull"$EYELLOW
-fi
 
-__check_included_image 'RICSIM'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	START_ARG_MOD=$START_ARG
-	__check_image_local_override 'RICSIM'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		START_ARG_MOD="local"
-	fi
-	app="Near-RT RIC Simulator";    __check_and_pull_image $START_ARG_MOD "$app" $RIC_SIM_PREFIX"_"$RIC_SIM_BASE $RIC_SIM_IMAGE
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding Near-RT RIC Simulator image from image check/pull"$EYELLOW
-fi
+	echo ""
 
+	#Temp var to check for image pull errors
+	IMAGE_ERR=0
 
-__check_included_image 'CONSUL'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	app="Consul";                   __check_and_pull_image $START_ARG "$app" $CONSUL_APP_NAME $CONSUL_IMAGE
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding Consul image from image check/pull"$EYELLOW
-fi
+	# Delete namespaces
+	echo -e $BOLD"Deleting namespaces"$EBOLD
 
-__check_included_image 'CBS'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	app="CBS";                      __check_and_pull_image $START_ARG "$app" $CBS_APP_NAME $CBS_IMAGE
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding CBS image from image check/pull"$EYELLOW
-fi
 
-__check_included_image 'SDNC'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	START_ARG_MOD=$START_ARG
-	__check_image_local_override 'SDNC'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		START_ARG_MOD="local"
+	if [ "$DELETE_KUBE_NAMESPACES" -eq 1 ]; then
+		test_env_namespaces=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get ns  --no-headers -o custom-columns=":metadata.name" -l autotest=engine) #Get list of ns created by the test env
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo " Cannot get list of namespaces...ignoring delete"
+		else
+			for test_env_ns in $test_env_namespaces; do
+				__kube_delete_namespace $test_env_ns
+			done
+		fi
+	else
+		echo " Namespace delete option not set or ignored"
 	fi
-	app="SDNC A1 Controller";       __check_and_pull_image $START_ARG_MOD "$app" $SDNC_APP_NAME $SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_IMAGE
-	app="SDNC DB";                  __check_and_pull_image $START_ARG "$app" $SDNC_APP_NAME $SDNC_DB_IMAGE
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding SDNC image and related DB image from image check/pull"$EYELLOW
-fi
-
-#Errors in image setting - exit
-if [ $IMAGE_ERR -ne 0 ]; then
-	echo ""
-	echo "#################################################################################################"
-	echo -e $RED"One or more images could not be pulled or containers using the images could not be stopped/removed"$ERED
-	echo -e $RED"Or local image, overriding remote image, does not exist"$ERED
-	echo "#################################################################################################"
 	echo ""
-	exit 1
-fi
 
-echo ""
-
-echo -e $BOLD"Building images needed for test"$EBOLD
+	# Delete containers
+	echo -e $BOLD"Deleting containers"$EBOLD
 
-curdir=$PWD
-__check_included_image 'MR'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	cd $curdir
-	cd ../mrstub
-	echo " Building mrstub image: $MRSTUB_LOCAL_IMAGE:$MRSTUB_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG"
-	docker build  --build-arg NEXUS_PROXY_REPO=$NEXUS_PROXY_REPO -t $MRSTUB_LOCAL_IMAGE . &> .dockererr
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		echo -e  $GREEN" Build Ok"$EGREEN
+	if [ "$DELETE_CONTAINERS" -eq 1 ]; then
+		echo " Stopping containers label 'nrttest_app'..."
+		docker stop $(docker ps -qa  --filter "label=nrttest_app") 2> /dev/null
+		echo " Removing stopped containers..."
+		docker rm $(docker ps -qa  --filter "label=nrttest_app") 2> /dev/null
 	else
-		echo -e $RED" Build Failed"$ERED
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		cat .dockererr
-		echo -e $RED"Exiting...."$ERED
-		exit 1
+		echo " Contatiner delete option not set or ignored"
 	fi
-	cd $curdir
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding mrstub from image build"$EYELLOW
-fi
+	echo ""
 
-__check_included_image 'CR'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	cd ../cr
-	echo " Building Callback Receiver image: $CR_LOCAL_IMAGE:$CR_IMAGE_TAG"
-	docker build  --build-arg NEXUS_PROXY_REPO=$NEXUS_PROXY_REPO -t $CR_LOCAL_IMAGE . &> .dockererr
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		echo -e  $GREEN" Build Ok"$EGREEN
+	# The following sequence pull the configured images
+	echo -e $BOLD"Pulling configured images, if needed"$EBOLD
+	if [ ! -z "$IMAGE_REPO_ADR" ] && [ $IMAGE_REPO_POLICY == "local" ]; then
+		echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding all remote image check/pull when running with image repo: $IMAGE_REPO_ADR and image policy $IMAGE_REPO_POLICY"$EYELLOW
 	else
-		echo -e $RED" Build Failed"$ERED
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		cat .dockererr
-		echo -e $RED"Exiting...."$ERED
-		exit 1
+		for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+			__check_included_image $imagename
+			incl=$?
+			__check_project_image $imagename
+			proj=$?
+			if [ $incl -eq 0 ]; then
+				if [ $proj -eq 0 ]; then
+					START_ARG_MOD=$START_ARG
+					__check_image_local_override $imagename
+					if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+						START_ARG_MOD="local"
+					fi
+				else
+					START_ARG_MOD=$START_ARG
+				fi
+				__check_image_local_build $imagename
+				#No pull of images built locally
+				if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+					# A function name is created from the app short name
+					# for example app short name 'HTTPPROXY' -> produce the function
+					# name __HTTPPROXY_imagesetup
+					# This function is called and is expected to exist in the imported
+					# file for the httpproxy test functions
+					# The resulting function impl will call '__check_and_pull_image' function
+					# with appropriate parameters
+					function_pointer="__"$imagename"_imagepull"
+					$function_pointer $START_ARG_MOD $START_ARG
+				fi
+			else
+				echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding $imagename image from image check/pull"$EYELLOW
+			fi
+		done
 	fi
-	cd $curdir
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding Callback Receiver from image build"$EYELLOW
-fi
 
-__check_included_image 'PRODSTUB'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	cd ../prodstub
-	echo " Building Producer stub image: $PROD_STUB_LOCAL_IMAGE:$PROD_STUB_LOCAL_IMAGE_TAG"
-	docker build  --build-arg NEXUS_PROXY_REPO=$NEXUS_PROXY_REPO -t $PROD_STUB_LOCAL_IMAGE . &> .dockererr
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		echo -e  $GREEN" Build Ok"$EGREEN
-	else
-		echo -e $RED" Build Failed"$ERED
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		cat .dockererr
-		echo -e $RED"Exiting...."$ERED
+	#Errors in image setting - exit
+	if [ $IMAGE_ERR -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo ""
+		echo "#################################################################################################"
+		echo -e $RED"One or more images could not be pulled or containers using the images could not be stopped/removed"$ERED
+		echo -e $RED"Or local image, overriding remote image, does not exist"$ERED
+		if [ $IMAGE_CATEGORY == "DEV" ]; then
+		    echo ""
+			echo -e $RED"Note that SNAPSHOT and staging images may be purged from nexus after a certain period."$ERED
+			echo -e $RED"In addition, the image may not have been updated in the current release so no SNAPSHOT or staging image exists"$ERED
+			echo -e $RED"In these cases, switch to use a released image instead, use the flag '--use-release-image <App-short-name>'"$ERED
+			echo -e $RED"Use the 'App-short-name' for the applicable image from the above table: 'Images configured for start arg'."$ERED
+		fi
+		echo "#################################################################################################"
+		echo ""
 		exit 1
 	fi
-	cd $curdir
-else
-	echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding Producer stub from image build"$EYELLOW
-fi
 
-echo ""
+	echo ""
+
+	echo -e $BOLD"Building images needed for test"$EBOLD
+
+	for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+		cd $AUTOTEST_HOME #Always reset to orig dir
+		__check_image_local_build $imagename
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+			__check_included_image $imagename
+			if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+				# A function name is created from the app short name
+				# for example app short name 'MR' -> produce the function
+				# name __MR_imagebuild
+				# This function is called and is expected to exist in the imported
+				# file for the mr test functions
+				# The resulting function impl shall build the imagee
+				function_pointer="__"$imagename"_imagebuild"
+				$function_pointer
+
+			else
+				echo -e $YELLOW" Excluding image for app $imagename from image build"$EYELLOW
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+
+	cd $AUTOTEST_HOME # Just to make sure...
+
+	echo ""
+
+	# Create a table of the images used in the script - from local repo
+	echo -e $BOLD"Local docker registry images used in this test script"$EBOLD
+
+	docker_tmp_file=./tmp/.docker-images-table
+	format_string="{{.Repository}}\\t{{.Tag}}\\t{{.CreatedSince}}\\t{{.Size}}\\t{{.CreatedAt}}"
+	echo -e "Application\tRepository\tTag\tCreated since\tSize\tCreated at" > $docker_tmp_file
+
+	for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+		__check_included_image $imagename
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+			# Only print image data if image repo is null, or if image repo is set and image is local
+			print_image_data=0
+			if [ -z "$IMAGE_REPO_ADR" ]; then
+				print_image_data=1
+			else
+				__check_image_local_build $imagename
+				if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+					print_image_data=1
+				fi
+			fi
+			if [ $print_image_data -eq 1 ]; then
+				# A function name is created from the app short name
+				# for example app short name 'MR' -> produce the function
+				# name __MR_imagebuild
+				# This function is called and is expected to exist in the imported
+				# file for the mr test functions
+				# The resulting function impl shall build the imagee
+				function_pointer="__"$imagename"_image_data"
+				$function_pointer "$format_string" $docker_tmp_file
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+
+	column -t -s $'\t' $docker_tmp_file | indent1
+
+	echo ""
+
+	if [ ! -z "$IMAGE_REPO_ADR" ]; then
+
+		# Create a table of the images used in the script - from remote repo
+		echo -e $BOLD"Remote repo images used in this test script"$EBOLD
+		echo -e $YELLOW"-- Note: These image will be pulled when the container starts. Images not managed by the test engine --"$EYELLOW
+
+		docker_tmp_file=./tmp/.docker-images-table
+		format_string="{{.Repository}}\\t{{.Tag}}"
+		echo -e "Application\tRepository\tTag" > $docker_tmp_file
+
+		for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+			__check_included_image $imagename
+			if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+				# Only print image data if image repo is null, or if image repo is set and image is local
+				__check_image_local_build $imagename
+				if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+					# A function name is created from the app short name
+					# for example app short name 'MR' -> produce the function
+					# name __MR_imagebuild
+					# This function is called and is expected to exist in the imported
+					# file for the mr test functions
+					# The resulting function impl shall build the imagee
+					function_pointer="__"$imagename"_image_data"
+					$function_pointer "$format_string" $docker_tmp_file
+				fi
+			fi
+		done
+
+		column -t -s $'\t' $docker_tmp_file | indent1
+
+		echo ""
+	fi
+
+	if [ $RUNMODE == "KUBE" ]; then
 
-# Create a table of the images used in the script
-echo -e $BOLD"Local docker registry images used in the this test script"$EBOLD
+		echo "================================================================================="
+		echo "================================================================================="
 
-docker_tmp_file=./tmp/.docker-images-table
-format_string="{{.Repository}}\\t{{.Tag}}\\t{{.CreatedSince}}\\t{{.Size}}\\t{{.CreatedAt}}"
-echo -e " Application\tRepository\tTag\tCreated since\tSize\tCreated at" > $docker_tmp_file
-__check_included_image 'PA'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " Policy Agent\t$(docker images --format $format_string $POLICY_AGENT_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'ECS'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " ECS\t$(docker images --format $format_string $ECS_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'CP'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " Control Panel\t$(docker images --format $format_string $CONTROL_PANEL_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'RICSIM'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " RIC Simulator\t$(docker images --format $format_string $RIC_SIM_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'RC'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " RAPP Catalogue\t$(docker images --format $format_string $RAPP_CAT_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'MR'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " Message Router\t$(docker images --format $format_string $MRSTUB_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'CR'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " Callback Receiver\t$(docker images --format $format_string $CR_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'PRODSTUB'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " Produccer stub\t$(docker images --format $format_string $PROD_STUB_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'CONSUL'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " Consul\t$(docker images --format $format_string $CONSUL_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'CBS'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " CBS\t$(docker images --format $format_string $CBS_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
-__check_included_image 'SDNC'
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo -e " SDNC A1 Controller\t$(docker images --format $format_string $SDNC_A1_CONTROLLER_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-	echo -e " SDNC DB\t$(docker images --format $format_string $SDNC_DB_IMAGE)" >>   $docker_tmp_file
-fi
+		if [ -z "$IMAGE_REPO_ADR" ]; then
+			echo -e $YELLOW" The image pull policy is set to 'Never' - assuming a local image repo is available for all images"$EYELLOW
+			echo -e " This setting only works on single node clusters on the local machine"
+			echo -e " It does not work with multi-node clusters or remote clusters. "
+			export KUBE_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY="Never"
+		else
+			echo -e $YELLOW" The image pull policy is set to 'Always'"$EYELLOW
+			echo -e " This setting work on local clusters, multi-node clusters and remote cluster. "
+			echo -e " Only locally built images are managed. Remote images are always pulled from remote repos"
+			echo -e " Pulling remote snapshot or staging images my in some case result in pulling newer image versions outside the control of the test engine"
+			export KUBE_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY="Always"
+		fi
+		#CLUSTER_IP=$(kubectl $KUBECONF config view -o jsonpath={.clusters[0].cluster.server} | awk -F[/:] '{print $4}')
+		#echo -e $YELLOW" The cluster hostname/ip is: $CLUSTER_IP"$EYELLOW
+
+		echo "================================================================================="
+		echo "================================================================================="
+		echo ""
+	fi
 
-column -t -s $'\t' $docker_tmp_file
+	echo -e $BOLD"======================================================="$EBOLD
+	echo -e $BOLD"== Common test setup completed -  test script begins =="$EBOLD
+	echo -e $BOLD"======================================================="$EBOLD
+	echo ""
 
-echo ""
+	LOG_STAT_ARGS=""
+
+	for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+		__check_included_image $imagename
+		retcode_i=$?
+		__check_prestarted_image $imagename
+		retcode_p=$?
+		if [ $retcode_i -eq 0 ] || [ $retcode_p -eq 0 ]; then
+			# A function name is created from the app short name
+			# for example app short name 'RICMSIM' -> produce the function
+			# name __RICSIM__initial_setup
+			# This function is called and is expected to exist in the imported
+			# file for the ricsim test functions
+			# The resulting function impl shall perform initial setup of port, host etc
+
+			function_pointer="__"$imagename"_initial_setup"
+			$function_pointer
+
+			function_pointer="__"$imagename"_statisics_setup"
+			LOG_STAT_ARGS=$LOG_STAT_ARGS" "$($function_pointer)
+		fi
+	done
 
-echo -e $BOLD"======================================================="$EBOLD
-echo -e $BOLD"== Common test setup completed -  test script begins =="$EBOLD
-echo -e $BOLD"======================================================="$EBOLD
-echo ""
+	if [ $COLLECT_RUNTIME_STATS -eq 1 ]; then
+		../common/genstat.sh $RUNMODE $SECONDS $TESTLOGS/$ATC/stat_data.csv $LOG_STAT_ARGS &
+		COLLECT_RUNTIME_STATS_PID=$!
+	fi
+
+}
 
 # Function to print the test result, shall be the last cmd in a test script
 # args: -
@@ -949,8 +1902,16 @@ print_result() {
 	echo "Timer measurement in the test script"
 	echo "===================================="
 	column -t -s $'\t' $TIMER_MEASUREMENTS
+	if [ $RES_PASS != $RES_TEST ]; then
+		echo -e $RED"Measurement may not be reliable when there are failed test - failures may cause long measurement values due to timeouts etc."$ERED
+	fi
 	echo ""
 
+	if [ $COLLECT_RUNTIME_STATS -eq 1 ]; then
+		echo "Runtime statistics collected in file: "$TESTLOGS/$ATC/stat_data.csv
+		echo ""
+	fi
+
 	total=$((RES_PASS+RES_FAIL))
 	if [ $RES_TEST -eq 0 ]; then
 		echo -e "\033[1mNo tests seem to have been executed. Check the script....\033[0m"
@@ -965,7 +1926,7 @@ print_result() {
 		echo -e "\033[31m\033[1m\__ \ (__|   /| ||  _/ | |   | _/ _ \ | || |_| |_| |   / _| \033[0m"
  		echo -e "\033[31m\033[1m|___/\___|_|_\___|_|   |_|   |_/_/ \_\___|____\___/|_|_\___|\033[0m"
 	elif [ $RES_CONF_FAIL -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo -e "\033[1mOne or more configure regest has failed. Check the script log....\033[0m"
+		echo -e "\033[1mOne or more configurations has failed. Check the script log....\033[0m"
 		echo -e "\033[31m\033[1m ___  ___ ___ ___ ___ _____   ___ _   ___ _   _   _ ___ ___ \033[0m"
 		echo -e "\033[31m\033[1m/ __|/ __| _ \_ _| _ \_   _| | __/_\ |_ _| | | | | | _ \ __|\033[0m"
 		echo -e "\033[31m\033[1m\__ \ (__|   /| ||  _/ | |   | _/ _ \ | || |_| |_| |   / _| \033[0m"
@@ -988,7 +1949,8 @@ print_result() {
 			echo " - "$ATC " -- "$TC_ONELINE_DESCR"  Execution time: "$duration" seconds" >> .tmp_tcsuite_pass
 		fi
 		#Create file with OK exit code
-		echo "0" > "$PWD/.result$ATC.txt"
+		echo "0" > "$AUTOTEST_HOME/.result$ATC.txt"
+		echo "0" > "$TESTLOGS/$ATC/.result$ATC.txt"
 	else
 		echo -e "One or more tests with status  \033[31m\033[1mFAIL\033[0m "
 		echo -e "\033[31m\033[1m  ___ _   ___ _    \033[0m"
@@ -1025,57 +1987,44 @@ print_result() {
 #####################################################################
 
 # Start timer for time measurement
-# args - (any args will be printed though)
+# args:  <timer message to print>  -  timer value and message will be printed both on screen
+#                                     and in the timer measurement report - if at least one "print_timer is called"
 start_timer() {
 	echo -e $BOLD"INFO(${BASH_LINENO[0]}): "${FUNCNAME[0]}"," $@ $EBOLD
-	TC_TIMER=$SECONDS
-	echo " Timer started"
+	TC_TIMER_STARTTIME=$SECONDS
+	TC_TIMER_TIMER_TEXT="${@:1}"
+	if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+		__print_err "need 1 arg,  <timer message to print>" $@
+		TC_TIMER_TIMER_TEXT=${FUNCNAME[0]}":"${BASH_LINENO[0]}
+		echo " Assigning timer name: "$TC_TIMER_TIMER_TEXT
+	fi
+	TC_TIMER_CURRENT_FAILS=$(($RES_FAIL+$RES_CONF_FAIL))
+	echo " Timer started: $(date)"
 }
 
-# Print the value of the time (in seconds)
-# args - <timer message to print>  -  timer value and message will be printed both on screen
-#                                     and in the timer measurement report
+# Print the running timer  the value of the time (in seconds)
+# Timer value and message will be printed both on screen and in the timer measurement report
 print_timer() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"INFO(${BASH_LINENO[0]}): "${FUNCNAME[0]}"," $@ $EBOLD
-	if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-    	__print_err "need 1 or more args,  <timer message to print>" $@
-		exit 1
+	echo -e $BOLD"INFO(${BASH_LINENO[0]}): "${FUNCNAME[0]}"," $TC_TIMER_TIMER_TEXT $EBOLD
+	if [ -z  "$TC_TIMER_STARTTIME" ]; then
+		__print_err "timer not started" $@
+		return 1
 	fi
-	duration=$(($SECONDS-$TC_TIMER))
+	duration=$(($SECONDS-$TC_TIMER_STARTTIME))
 	if [ $duration -eq 0 ]; then
 		duration="<1 second"
 	else
 		duration=$duration" seconds"
 	fi
 	echo " Timer duration :" $duration
-
-	echo -e "${@:1} \t $duration" >> $TIMER_MEASUREMENTS
-}
-
-# Print the value of the time (in seconds) and reset the timer
-# args - <timer message to print>  -  timer value and message will be printed both on screen
-#                                     and in the timer measurement report
-print_and_reset_timer() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"INFO(${BASH_LINENO[0]}): "${FUNCNAME[0]}"," $@ $EBOLD
-	if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-    	__print_err "need 1 or more args,  <timer message to print>" $@
-		exit 1
-	fi
-	duration=$(($SECONDS-$TC_TIMER))" seconds"
-	if [ $duration -eq 0 ]; then
-		duration="<1 second"
-	else
-		duration=$duration" seconds"
+	res="-"
+	if [ $(($RES_FAIL+$RES_CONF_FAIL)) -ne $TC_TIMER_CURRENT_FAILS ]; then
+		res="Failures occured during test - timer not reliabled"
 	fi
-	echo " Timer duration :" $duration
-	TC_TIMER=$SECONDS
-	echo " Timer reset"
-
-	echo -e "${@:1} \t $duration" >> $TIMER_MEASUREMENTS
 
+	echo -e "$TC_TIMER_TIMER_TEXT \t $duration \t $res" >> $TIMER_MEASUREMENTS
 }
+
 # Print info about a deviations from intended tests
 # Each deviation counted is also printed in the testreport
 # args <deviation message to print>
@@ -1089,6 +2038,7 @@ deviation() {
 	((RES_DEVIATION++))
 	echo -e $BOLD$YELLOW" Test case deviation: ${@:1}"$EYELLOW$EBOLD
 	echo "Line: ${BASH_LINENO[0]} - ${@:1}" >> $DEVIATION_FILE
+	__print_current_stats
 	echo ""
 }
 
@@ -1097,63 +2047,123 @@ __check_stop_at_error() {
 	if [ $STOP_AT_ERROR -eq 1 ]; then
 		echo -e $RED"Test script configured to stop at first FAIL, taking all logs and stops"$ERED
 		store_logs "STOP_AT_ERROR"
+
+		# Update test suite counter
+		if [ -f .tmp_tcsuite_fail_ctr ]; then
+			tmpval=$(< .tmp_tcsuite_fail_ctr)
+			((tmpval++))
+			echo $tmpval > .tmp_tcsuite_fail_ctr
+		fi
+		if [ -f .tmp_tcsuite_fail ]; then
+			echo " - "$ATC " -- "$TC_ONELINE_DESCR"  Execution stopped due to error" >> .tmp_tcsuite_fail
+		fi
 		exit 1
 	fi
 	return 0
 }
 
-# Check if app name var is set. If so return the app name otherwise return "NOTSET"
-__check_app_name() {
-	if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo $1
-	else
-		echo "NOTSET"
-	fi
-}
-
 # Stop and remove all containers
 # args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-clean_containers() {
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__clean_containers() {
+
+	echo -e $BOLD"Docker clean and stopping and removing all running containers, by container name"$EBOLD
+
+	#Create empty file
+	running_contr_file="./tmp/running_contr.txt"
+	> $running_contr_file
 
-	echo -e $BOLD"Stopping and removing all running containers, by container name"$EBOLD
+	# Get list of all containers started by the test script
+	for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+		docker ps -a --filter "label=nrttest_app=$imagename"  --filter "network=$DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME" --format ' {{.Label "nrttest_dp"}}\n{{.Label "nrttest_app"}}\n{{.Names}}' >> $running_contr_file
+	done
+	running_contr_file_empty="No docker containers running, started by previous test execution"
+	if [ -s $running_contr_file ]; then
+		running_contr_file_empty=""
+	fi
 
-	CONTAINTER_NAMES=("Policy Agent           " $(__check_app_name $POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME)\
-					  "ECS                    " $(__check_app_name $ECS_APP_NAME)\
-					  "RAPP Catalogue         " $(__check_app_name $RAPP_CAT_APP_NAME)\
-					  "Non-RT RIC Simulator(s)" $(__check_app_name $RIC_SIM_PREFIX)\
-					  "Message Router         " $(__check_app_name $MR_APP_NAME)\
-					  "Callback Receiver      " $(__check_app_name $CR_APP_NAME)\
-					  "Producer stub          " $(__check_app_name $PROD_STUB_APP_NAME)\
-					  "Control Panel          " $(__check_app_name $CONTROL_PANEL_APP_NAME)\
-					  "SDNC A1 Controller     " $(__check_app_name $SDNC_APP_NAME)\
-					  "SDNC DB                " $(__check_app_name $SDNC_DB_APP_NAME)\
-					  "CBS                    " $(__check_app_name $CBS_APP_NAME)\
-					  "Consul                 " $(__check_app_name $CONSUL_APP_NAME))
+	# Kill all containers started by the test env - to speed up shut down
+    docker kill $(docker ps -a  --filter "label=nrttest_app" --format '{{.Names}}') &> /dev/null
 
-	nw=0 # Calc max width of container name, to make a nice table
-	for (( i=1; i<${#CONTAINTER_NAMES[@]} ; i+=2 )) ; do
+	tab_heading1="App display name"
+	tab_heading2="App short name"
+	tab_heading3="Container name"
 
-		if [ ${#CONTAINTER_NAMES[i]} -gt $nw ]; then
-			nw=${#CONTAINTER_NAMES[i]}
+	tab_heading1_len=${#tab_heading1}
+	tab_heading2_len=${#tab_heading2}
+	tab_heading3_len=${#tab_heading3}
+	cntr=0
+	#Calc field lengths of each item in the list of containers
+	while read p; do
+		if (( $cntr % 3 == 0 ));then
+			if [ ${#p} -gt $tab_heading1_len ]; then
+				tab_heading1_len=${#p}
+			fi
 		fi
+		if (( $cntr % 3 == 1));then
+			if [ ${#p} -gt $tab_heading2_len ]; then
+				tab_heading2_len=${#p}
+			fi
+		fi
+		if (( $cntr % 3 == 2));then
+			if [ ${#p} -gt $tab_heading3_len ]; then
+				tab_heading3_len=${#p}
+			fi
+		fi
+		let cntr=cntr+1
+	done <$running_contr_file
+
+	let tab_heading1_len=tab_heading1_len+2
+	while (( ${#tab_heading1} < $tab_heading1_len)); do
+		tab_heading1="$tab_heading1"" "
 	done
 
-	for (( i=0; i<${#CONTAINTER_NAMES[@]} ; i+=2 )) ; do
-		APP="${CONTAINTER_NAMES[i]}"
-		CONTR="${CONTAINTER_NAMES[i+1]}"
-		if [ $CONTR != "NOTSET" ]; then
-			for((w=${#CONTR}; w<$nw; w=w+1)); do
-				CONTR="$CONTR "
-			done
-			echo -ne " $APP: $CONTR - ${GREEN}stopping${EGREEN}${SAMELINE}"
-			docker stop $(docker ps -qa --filter name=${CONTR}) &> /dev/null
-			echo -ne " $APP: $CONTR - ${GREEN}stopped${EGREEN}${SAMELINE}"
-			docker rm --force $(docker ps -qa --filter name=${CONTR}) &> /dev/null
-			echo -e  " $APP: $CONTR - ${GREEN}stopped removed${EGREEN}"
-		fi
+	let tab_heading2_len=tab_heading2_len+2
+	while (( ${#tab_heading2} < $tab_heading2_len)); do
+		tab_heading2="$tab_heading2"" "
 	done
 
+	let tab_heading3_len=tab_heading3_len+2
+	while (( ${#tab_heading3} < $tab_heading3_len)); do
+		tab_heading3="$tab_heading3"" "
+	done
+
+	if [ ! -z "$running_contr_file_empty" ]; then
+		echo $running_contr_file_empty | indent1
+	else
+		echo " $tab_heading1$tab_heading2$tab_heading3"" Actions"
+		cntr=0
+		while read p; do
+			if (( $cntr % 3 == 0 ));then
+				row=""
+				heading=$p
+				heading_len=$tab_heading1_len
+			fi
+			if (( $cntr % 3 == 1));then
+				heading=$p
+				heading_len=$tab_heading2_len
+			fi
+			if (( $cntr % 3 == 2));then
+				contr=$p
+				heading=$p
+				heading_len=$tab_heading3_len
+			fi
+			while (( ${#heading} < $heading_len)); do
+				heading="$heading"" "
+			done
+			row=$row$heading
+			if (( $cntr % 3 == 2));then
+				echo -ne $row$SAMELINE
+				echo -ne " $row ${GREEN}stopping...${EGREEN}${SAMELINE}"
+				docker stop $(docker ps -qa --filter name=${contr} --filter network=$DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME) &> /dev/null
+				echo -ne " $row ${GREEN}stopped removing...${EGREEN}${SAMELINE}"
+				docker rm --force $(docker ps -qa --filter name=${contr} --filter network=$DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME) &> /dev/null
+				echo -e  " $row ${GREEN}stopped removed     ${EGREEN}"
+			fi
+			let cntr=cntr+1
+		done <$running_contr_file
+	fi
+
 	echo ""
 
 	echo -e $BOLD" Removing docker network"$EBOLD
@@ -1190,1022 +2200,778 @@ clean_containers() {
 	fi
 }
 
-# Function stop and remove all container in the end of the test script, if the arg 'auto-clean' is given at test script start
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-auto_clean_containers() {
-	echo
-	if [ "$AUTO_CLEAN" == "auto" ]; then
-		echo -e $BOLD"Initiating automatic cleaning of started containers"$EBOLD
-		clean_containers
-	fi
-}
-
-# Function to sleep a test case for a numner of seconds. Prints the optional text args as info
-# args: <sleep-time-in-sec> [any-text-in-quotes-to-be-printed]
-# (Function for test scripts)
-sleep_wait() {
+###################################
+### Functions for kube management
+###################################
 
-	echo -e $BOLD"INFO(${BASH_LINENO[0]}): "${FUNCNAME[0]}"," $@ $EBOLD
-	if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		__print_err "need at least one arg, <sleep-time-in-sec> [any-text-to-printed]" $@
-		exit 1
+# Get resource type for scaling
+# args: <resource-name> <namespace>
+__kube_get_resource_type() {
+	kubectl $KUBECONF get deployment $1 -n $2 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "deployment"
+		return 0
 	fi
-	#echo "---- Sleep for " $1 " seconds ---- "$2
-	start=$SECONDS
-	duration=$((SECONDS-start))
-	while [ $duration -lt $1 ]; do
-		echo -ne "  Slept for ${duration} seconds${SAMELINE}"
-		sleep 1
-		duration=$((SECONDS-start))
-	done
-	echo -ne "  Slept for ${duration} seconds${SAMELINE}"
-	echo ""
-}
-
-# Print error info for the call in the parent script (test case). Arg: <error-message-to-print>
-# Not to be called from the test script itself.
-__print_err() {
-    echo -e $RED ${FUNCNAME[1]} " "$1" " ${BASH_SOURCE[2]} " line" ${BASH_LINENO[1]} $ERED
-	if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED" Got: "${FUNCNAME[1]} ${@:2} $ERED
+	kubectl $KUBECONF get sts $1 -n $2 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "sts"
+		return 0
 	fi
-	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+	echo "unknown-resource-type"
+	return 1
 }
 
-
-# Helper function to get a the port of a specific ric simulatpor
-# args: <ric-id>
+# Scale a kube resource to a specific count
+# args: <resource-type> <resource-name> <namespace> <target-count>
 # (Not for test scripts)
-__find_sim_port() {
-    name=$1" " #Space appended to prevent matching 10 if 1 is desired....
-    cmdstr="docker inspect --format='{{(index (index .NetworkSettings.Ports \"$RIC_SIM_PORT/tcp\") 0).HostPort}}' ${name}"
-    res=$(eval $cmdstr)
-	if [[ "$res" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-		echo $res
-	else
-		echo "0"
-    fi
-}
-
-# Function to create the docker network for the test
-# Not to be called from the test script itself.
-__create_docker_network() {
-	tmp=$(docker network ls --format={{.Name}} --filter name=$DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME)
+__kube_scale() {
+	echo -ne "  Setting $1 $2 replicas=$4 in namespace $3"$SAMELINE
+	kubectl $KUBECONF scale  $1 $2  -n $3 --replicas=$4 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED" Could not check if docker network $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME exists"$ERED
+		echo -e "  Setting $1 $2 replicas=$4 in namespace $3 $RED Failed $ERED"
+		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		echo "  Message: $(<./tmp/kubeerr)"
 		return 1
-	fi
-	if [ "$tmp" != $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME ]; then
-		echo -e " Creating docker network:$BOLD $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME $EBOLD"
-		docker network create $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME | indent2
-		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-			echo -e $RED" Could not create docker network $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME"$ERED
-			return 1
-		else
-			echo -e "$GREEN  Done$EGREEN"
-		fi
 	else
-		echo -e " Docker network $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME already exists$GREEN OK $EGREEN"
+		echo -e "  Setting $1 $2 replicas=$4 in namespace $3 $GREEN OK $EGREEN"
 	fi
-}
 
-# Check if container is started by calling url on localhost using a port, expects response code 2XX
-# args: <container-name> <port> <url> https|https
-# Not to be called from the test script itself.
-__check_container_start() {
-	paramError=0
-	if [ $# -ne 4 ]; then
-		paramError=1
-	elif [ $4 != "http" ] && [ $4 != "https" ]; then
-		paramError=1
-	fi
-	if [ $paramError -ne 0 ]; then
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		__print_err "need 3 args, <container-name> <port> <url> https|https" $@
-		return 1
-	fi
-	echo -ne " Container $BOLD$1$EBOLD starting${SAMELINE}"
-	appname=$1
-	localport=$2
-	url=$3
-	if [[ $appname != "STANDALONE_"* ]]	; then
-		app_started=0
-		for i in {1..10}; do
-			if [ "$(docker inspect --format '{{ .State.Running }}' $appname)" == "true" ]; then
-					echo -e " Container $BOLD$1$EBOLD$GREEN running$EGREEN on$BOLD image $(docker inspect --format '{{ .Config.Image }}' ${appname}) $EBOLD"
-					app_started=1
-					break
-				else
-					sleep $i
-			fi
-		done
-		if [ $app_started -eq 0 ]; then
-			((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-			echo ""
-			echo -e $RED" Container $BOLD${appname}$EBOLD could not be started"$ERED
-			echo -e $RED" Stopping script..."$ERED
-			exit 1
+	TSTART=$SECONDS
+
+	for i in {1..500}; do
+		count=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get $1/$2  -n $3 -o jsonpath='{.status.replicas}' 2> /dev/null)
+		retcode=$?
+		if [ -z "$count" ]; then
+			#No value is sometimes returned for some reason, in case the resource has replica 0
+			count=0
 		fi
-		if [ $localport -eq 0 ]; then
-			while [ $localport -eq 0 ]; do
-				echo -ne " Waiting for container ${appname} to publish its ports...${SAMELINE}"
-				localport=$(__find_sim_port $appname)
-				sleep 1
-				echo -ne " Waiting for container ${appname} to publish its ports...retrying....${SAMELINE}"
-			done
-			echo -ne " Waiting for container ${appname} to publish its ports...retrying....$GREEN OK $EGREEN"
-			echo ""
+		if [ $retcode -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo -e "$RED  Cannot fetch current replica count for $1 $2 in namespace $3 $ERED"
+			((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+			return 1
 		fi
-	fi
-
-	pa_st=false
-	echo -ne " Waiting for container ${appname} service status...${SAMELINE}"
-	TSTART=$SECONDS
-	for i in {1..50}; do
-		if [ $4 == "https" ]; then
-			result="$(__do_curl "-k https://localhost:"${localport}${url})"
+		#echo ""
+		if [ $count -ne $4 ]; then
+			echo -ne "  Waiting for $1 $2 replicas=$4 in namespace $3. Replicas=$count after $(($SECONDS-$TSTART)) seconds $SAMELINE"
+			sleep $i
 		else
-			result="$(__do_curl $LOCALHOST${localport}${url})"
+			echo -e "  Waiting for $1 $2 replicas=$4 in namespace $3. Replicas=$count after $(($SECONDS-$TSTART)) seconds"
+			echo -e "  Replicas=$4 after $(($SECONDS-$TSTART)) seconds $GREEN OK $EGREEN"
+			echo ""
+			return 0
 		fi
-		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-			if [ ${#result} -gt 15 ]; then
-				#If response is too long, truncate
-				result="...response text too long, omitted"
-			fi
-			echo -ne " Waiting for container $BOLD${appname}$EBOLD service status, result: $result${SAMELINE}"
-	   		echo -ne " Container $BOLD${appname}$EBOLD$GREEN is alive$EGREEN, responds to service status:$GREEN $result $EGREEN after $(($SECONDS-$TSTART)) seconds"
-	   		pa_st=true
-	   		break
-	 	else
-		 	TS_TMP=$SECONDS
-			while [ $(($TS_TMP+$i)) -gt $SECONDS ]; do
-				echo -ne " Waiting for container ${appname} service status...$(($SECONDS-$TSTART)) seconds, retrying in $(($TS_TMP+$i-$SECONDS)) seconds   ${SAMELINE}"
-				sleep 1
-			done
-	 	fi
 	done
-
-	if [ "$pa_st" = "false"  ]; then
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		echo -e $RED" Container ${appname} did not respond to service status in $(($SECONDS-$TSTART)) seconds"$ERED
-		return 0
-	fi
-
 	echo ""
+	echo -e "$RED  Replica count did not reach target replicas=$4. Failed with replicas=$count $ERED"
+	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
 	return 0
 }
 
-
-# Function to start a container and wait until it responds on the given port and url.
-#args: <docker-compose-dir> NODOCKERARGS|<docker-compose-arg> <app-name> <port-number> <alive-url> [<app-name> <port-number> <alive-url>]*
-__start_container() {
-
-	variableArgCount=$(($#-2))
-	if [ $# -lt 6 ] && [ [ $(($variableArgCount%4)) -ne 0 ]; then
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-    	__print_err "need 6 or more args,  <docker-compose-dir> NODOCKERARGS|<docker-compose-arg> <app-name> <port-number> <alive-url> http|https [<app-name> <port-number> <alive-url> http|https ]*" $@
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	__create_docker_network
-
-	curdir=$PWD
-	cd $SIM_GROUP
-	cd $1
-
-	if [ "$2" == "NODOCKERARGS" ]; then
-		docker-compose up -d &> .dockererr
-		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-			echo -e $RED"Problem to launch container(s) with docker-compose"$ERED
-			cat .dockererr
-			echo -e $RED"Stopping script...."$ERED
-			exit 1
-		fi
-	elif [ "$2" == "STANDALONE" ]; then
-		echo "Skipping docker-compose"
-	else
-		docker-compose up -d $2 &> .dockererr
-		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-			echo -e $RED"Problem to launch container(s) with docker-compose"$ERED
-			cat .dockererr
-			echo -e $RED"Stopping script...."$ERED
-			exit 1
+# Scale all kube resource sets to 0 in a namespace for resources having a certain lable and label-id
+# This function does not wait for the resource to reach 0
+# args: <namespace> <label-name> <label-id>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_scale_all_resources() {
+	namespace=$1
+	labelname=$2
+	labelid=$3
+	resources="deployment replicaset statefulset"
+	for restype in $resources; do
+		result=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get $restype -n $namespace -o jsonpath='{.items[?(@.metadata.labels.'$labelname'=="'$labelid'")].metadata.name}')
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$result" ]; then
+			for resid in $result; do
+				echo -ne "  Ordered caling $restype $resid in namespace $namespace with label $labelname=$labelid to 0"$SAMELINE
+				kubectl $KUBECONF scale  $restype $resid  -n $namespace --replicas=0 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+				echo -e "  Ordered scaling $restype $resid in namespace $namespace with label $labelname=$labelid to 0 $GREEN OK $EGREEN"
+			done
 		fi
-	fi
-	app_prefix=""
-	if [ "$2" == "STANDALONE" ]; then
-		app_prefix="STANDALONE_"
-	fi
-	shift; shift;
-	cntr=0
-	while [ $cntr -lt $variableArgCount ]; do
-		app=$app_prefix$1; shift;
-		port=$1; shift;
-		url=$1; shift;
-		httpx=$1; shift;
-		let cntr=cntr+4
-
-		__check_container_start "$app" "$port" "$url" $httpx
 	done
-
-	cd $curdir
-	echo ""
-	return 0
 }
 
-# Generate a UUID to use as prefix for policy ids
-generate_uuid() {
-	UUID=$(python3 -c 'import sys,uuid; sys.stdout.write(uuid.uuid4().hex)')
-	#Reduce length to make space for serial id, us 'a' as marker where the serial id is added
-	UUID=${UUID:0:${#UUID}-4}"a"
+# Scale all kube resource sets to 0 in a namespace for resources having a certain lable and an optional label-id
+# This function do wait for the resource to reach 0
+# args: <namespace> <label-name> [ <label-id> ]
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_scale_and_wait_all_resources() {
+	namespace=$1
+	labelname=$2
+	labelid=$3
+	if [ -z "$3" ]; then
+		echo "  Attempt to scale - deployment replicaset statefulset - in namespace $namespace with label $labelname"
+	else
+		echo "  Attempt to scale - deployment replicaset statefulset - in namespace $namespace with label $labelname=$labelid"
+	fi
+	resources="deployment replicaset statefulset"
+	scaled_all=1
+	while [ $scaled_all -ne 0 ]; do
+		scaled_all=0
+		for restype in $resources; do
+		    if [ -z "$3" ]; then
+				result=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get $restype -n $namespace -o jsonpath='{.items[?(@.metadata.labels.'$labelname')].metadata.name}')
+			else
+				result=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get $restype -n $namespace -o jsonpath='{.items[?(@.metadata.labels.'$labelname'=="'$labelid'")].metadata.name}')
+			fi
+			if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$result" ]; then
+				for resid in $result; do
+					echo -e "   Ordered scaling $restype $resid in namespace $namespace with label $labelname=$labelid to 0"
+					kubectl $KUBECONF scale  $restype $resid  -n $namespace --replicas=0 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+					count=1
+					T_START=$SECONDS
+					while [ $count -ne 0 ]; do
+						count=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get $restype $resid  -n $namespace -o jsonpath='{.status.replicas}' 2> /dev/null)
+						echo -ne "    Scaling $restype $resid in namespace $namespace with label $labelname=$labelid to 0, current count=$count"$SAMELINE
+						if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$count" ]; then
+							sleep 0.5
+						else
+							count=0
+						fi
+						duration=$(($SECONDS-$T_START))
+						if [ $duration -gt 100 ]; then
+							#Forcring count 0, to avoid hanging for failed scaling
+							scaled_all=1
+							count=0
+						fi
+					done
+					echo -e "    Scaled $restype $resid in namespace $namespace with label $labelname=$labelid to 0, current count=$count $GREEN OK $EGREEN"
+				done
+			fi
+		done
+	done
 }
 
-####################
-### Consul functions
-####################
-
-# Function to load config from a file into consul for the Policy Agent
-# arg: <json-config-file>
-# (Function for test scripts)
-consul_config_app() {
-
-	echo -e $BOLD"Configuring Consul"$EBOLD
-
-	if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-    	__print_err "need one arg,  <json-config-file>" $@
-		exit 1
+# Remove all kube resources in a namespace for resources having a certain label and label-id
+# This function wait until the resources are gone. Scaling to 0 must have been ordered previously
+# args: <namespace> <label-name> <label-id>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_delete_all_resources() {
+	namespace=$1
+	labelname=$2
+	labelid=$3
+	resources="deployments replicaset statefulset services pods configmaps persistentvolumeclaims persistentvolumes serviceaccounts clusterrolebindings secrets authorizationpolicies requestauthentications"
+	deleted_resourcetypes=""
+	for restype in $resources; do
+		ns_flag="-n $namespace"
+		ns_text="in namespace $namespace"
+		if [ $restype == "persistentvolumes" ]; then
+			ns_flag=""
+			ns_text=""
+		fi
+		if [ $restype == "clusterrolebindings" ]; then
+			ns_flag=""
+			ns_text=""
+		fi
+		result=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get $restype $ns_flag -o jsonpath='{.items[?(@.metadata.labels.'$labelname'=="'$labelid'")].metadata.name}' 2> /dev/null)
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$result" ]; then
+			deleted_resourcetypes=$deleted_resourcetypes" "$restype
+			for resid in $result; do
+				if [ $restype == "replicaset" ] || [ $restype == "statefulset" ]; then
+					count=1
+					while [ $count -ne 0 ]; do
+						count=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get $restype $resid  $ns_flag -o jsonpath='{.status.replicas}' 2> /dev/null)
+						echo -ne "  Scaling $restype $resid $ns_text with label $labelname=$labelid to 0, current count=$count"$SAMELINE
+						if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ ! -z "$count" ]; then
+							sleep 0.5
+						else
+							count=0
+						fi
+					done
+					echo -e "  Scaled $restype $resid $ns_text with label $labelname=$labelid to 0, current count=$count $GREEN OK $EGREEN"
+				fi
+				echo -ne "  Deleting $restype $resid $ns_text with label $labelname=$labelid "$SAMELINE
+				kubectl $KUBECONF delete --grace-period=1 $restype $resid $ns_flag 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+				if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+					echo -e "  Deleted $restype $resid $ns_text with label $labelname=$labelid $GREEN OK $EGREEN"
+				else
+					echo -e "  Deleted $restype $resid $ns_text with label $labelname=$labelid $GREEN Does not exist - OK $EGREEN"
+				fi
+				#fi
+			done
+		fi
+	done
+	if [ ! -z "$deleted_resourcetypes" ]; then
+		for restype in $deleted_resources; do
+			ns_flag="-n $namespace"
+			ns_text="in namespace $namespace"
+			if [ $restype == "persistentvolumes" ]; then
+				ns_flag=""
+				ns_text=""
+			fi
+			echo -ne "  Waiting for $restype $ns_text with label $labelname=$labelid to be deleted..."$SAMELINE
+			T_START=$SECONDS
+			result="dummy"
+			while [ ! -z "$result" ]; do
+				sleep 0.5
+				result=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get $restype $ns_flag -o jsonpath='{.items[?(@.metadata.labels.'$labelname'=="'$labelid'")].metadata.name}')
+				echo -ne "  Waiting for $restype $ns_text with label $labelname=$labelid to be deleted...$(($SECONDS-$T_START)) seconds "$SAMELINE
+				if [ -z "$result" ]; then
+					echo -e " Waiting for $restype $ns_text with label $labelname=$labelid to be deleted...$(($SECONDS-$T_START)) seconds $GREEN OK $EGREEN"
+				elif [ $(($SECONDS-$T_START)) -gt 300 ]; then
+					echo -e " Waiting for $restype $ns_text with label $labelname=$labelid to be deleted...$(($SECONDS-$T_START)) seconds $RED Failed $ERED"
+					result=""
+				fi
+			done
+		done
 	fi
+}
 
-	echo " Loading config for "$POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME" from "$1
-
-	curlString="$LOCALHOST${CONSUL_EXTERNAL_PORT}/v1/kv/${POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME}?dc=dc1 -X PUT -H Accept:application/json -H Content-Type:application/json -H X-Requested-With:XMLHttpRequest --data-binary @"$1
-	result=$(__do_curl "$curlString")
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED" FAIL - json config could not be loaded to consul" $ERED
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		return 1
-	fi
-	body="$(__do_curl $LOCALHOST$CBS_EXTERNAL_PORT/service_component_all/$POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME)"
-	echo $body > "./tmp/.output"$1
+# Creates a namespace if it does not exists
+# args: <namespace>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_create_namespace() {
 
+	#Check if test namespace exists, if not create it
+	kubectl $KUBECONF get namespace $1 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED" FAIL - json config could not be loaded from consul/cbs, contents cannot be checked." $ERED
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		return 1
-	else
-		targetJson=$(< $1)
-		targetJson="{\"config\":"$targetJson"}"
-		echo "TARGET JSON: $targetJson" >> $HTTPLOG
-		res=$(python3 ../common/compare_json.py "$targetJson" "$body")
-		if [ $res -ne 0 ]; then
-			echo -e $RED" FAIL - policy json config read from consul/cbs is not equal to the intended json config...." $ERED
+		echo -ne " Creating namespace "$1 $SAMELINE
+		kubectl $KUBECONF create namespace $1 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo -e " Creating namespace $1 $RED$BOLD FAILED $EBOLD$ERED"
 			((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+			echo "  Message: $(<./tmp/kubeerr)"
 			return 1
 		else
-			echo -e $GREEN" Config loaded ok to consul"$EGREEN
+			kubectl $KUBECONF label ns $1 autotest=engine > /dev/null
+			echo -e " Creating namespace $1 $GREEN$BOLD OK $EBOLD$EGREEN"
 		fi
+	else
+		echo -e " Creating namespace $1 $GREEN$BOLD Already exists, OK $EBOLD$EGREEN"
 	fi
-
-	echo ""
-
+	return 0
 }
 
-# Function to perpare the consul configuration according to the current simulator configuration
-# args: SDNC|NOSDNC <output-file>
-# (Function for test scripts)
-prepare_consul_config() {
-  	echo -e $BOLD"Prepare Consul config"$EBOLD
-
-	echo " Writing consul config for "$POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME" to file: "$2
-
-	if [ $# != 2 ];  then
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-    	__print_err "need two args,  SDNC|NOSDNC <output-file>" $@
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	if [ $1 == "SDNC" ]; then
-		echo -e " Config$BOLD including SDNC$EBOLD configuration"
-	elif [ $1 == "NOSDNC" ];  then
-		echo -e " Config$BOLD excluding SDNC$EBOLD configuration"
-	else
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-    	__print_err "need two args,  SDNC|NOSDNC <output-file>" $@
-		exit 1
-	fi
+# Removes a namespace if it exists
+# args: <namespace>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_delete_namespace() {
 
-	config_json="\n            {"
-	if [ $1 == "SDNC" ]; then
-		config_json=$config_json"\n   \"controller\": ["
-		config_json=$config_json"\n                     {"
-		config_json=$config_json"\n                       \"name\": \"$SDNC_APP_NAME\","
-		if [ $AGENT_STAND_ALONE -eq 0 ]; then
-			config_json=$config_json"\n                       \"baseUrl\": \"$SDNC_HTTPX://$SDNC_APP_NAME:$SDNC_PORT\","
+	#Check if test namespace exists, if so remove it
+	kubectl $KUBECONF get namespace $1 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo -ne " Removing namespace "$1 $SAMELINE
+		kubectl $KUBECONF delete namespace $1 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo -e " Removing namespace $1 $RED$BOLD FAILED $EBOLD$ERED"
+			((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+			echo "  Message: $(<./tmp/kubeerr)"
+			return 1
 		else
-			config_json=$config_json"\n                       \"baseUrl\": \"$SDNC_HTTPX://localhost:$SDNC_LOCAL_PORT\","
+			echo -e " Removing namespace $1 $GREEN$BOLD OK $EBOLD$EGREEN"
 		fi
-		config_json=$config_json"\n                       \"userName\": \"$SDNC_USER\","
-		config_json=$config_json"\n                       \"password\": \"$SDNC_PWD\""
-		config_json=$config_json"\n                     }"
-		config_json=$config_json"\n   ],"
-	fi
-
-	config_json=$config_json"\n   \"streams_publishes\": {"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                            \"dmaap_publisher\": {"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                              \"type\": \"$MR_APP_NAME\","
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                              \"dmaap_info\": {"
-	if [ $AGENT_STAND_ALONE -eq 0 ]; then
-		config_json=$config_json"\n                                \"topic_url\": \"$MR_HTTPX://$MR_APP_NAME:$MR_PORT$MR_WRITE_URL\""
-	else
-		config_json=$config_json"\n                                \"topic_url\": \"$MR_HTTPX://localhost:$MR_LOCAL_PORT$MR_WRITE_URL\""
-	fi
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                              }"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                            }"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n   },"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n   \"streams_subscribes\": {"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                             \"dmaap_subscriber\": {"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                               \"type\": \"$MR_APP_NAME\","
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                               \"dmaap_info\": {"
-	if [ $AGENT_STAND_ALONE -eq 0 ]; then
-		config_json=$config_json"\n                                   \"topic_url\": \"$MR_HTTPX://$MR_APP_NAME:$MR_PORT$MR_READ_URL\""
 	else
-		config_json=$config_json"\n                                   \"topic_url\": \"$MR_HTTPX://localhost:$MR_LOCAL_PORT$MR_READ_URL\""
+		echo -e " Namespace $1 $GREEN$BOLD does not exist, OK $EBOLD$EGREEN"
 	fi
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                                 }"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n                               }"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n   },"
-
-	config_json=$config_json"\n   \"ric\": ["
+	return 0
+}
 
-	rics=$(docker ps | grep $RIC_SIM_PREFIX | awk '{print $NF}')
+# Removes and re-create a namespace
+# args: <namespace>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+clean_and_create_namespace() {
+	__log_conf_start $@
 
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$rics" ]; then
-		echo -e $RED" FAIL - the names of the running RIC Simulator cannot be retrieved." $ERED
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+    if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+		__print_err "<namespace>" $@
 		return 1
 	fi
-
-	cntr=0
-	for ric in $rics; do
-		if [ $cntr -gt 0 ]; then
-			config_json=$config_json"\n          ,"
-		fi
-		config_json=$config_json"\n          {"
-		config_json=$config_json"\n            \"name\": \"$ric\","
-		if [ $AGENT_STAND_ALONE -eq 0 ]; then
-			config_json=$config_json"\n            \"baseUrl\": \"$RIC_SIM_HTTPX://$ric:$RIC_SIM_PORT\","
-		else
-			config_json=$config_json"\n            \"baseUrl\": \"$RIC_SIM_HTTPX://localhost:$(__find_sim_port $ric)\","
-		fi
-		if [ $1 == "SDNC" ]; then
-			config_json=$config_json"\n            \"controller\": \"$SDNC_APP_NAME\","
-		fi
-		config_json=$config_json"\n            \"managedElementIds\": ["
-		config_json=$config_json"\n              \"me1_$ric\","
-		config_json=$config_json"\n              \"me2_$ric\""
-		config_json=$config_json"\n            ]"
-		config_json=$config_json"\n          }"
-		let cntr=cntr+1
-	done
-
-	config_json=$config_json"\n           ]"
-	config_json=$config_json"\n}"
-
-
-	printf "$config_json">$2
-
-	echo ""
-}
-
-
-# Start Consul and CBS
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_consul_cbs() {
-
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting Consul and CBS"$EBOLD
-	__check_included_image 'CONSUL'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED"The Consul image has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"Consul will not be started"$ERED
-		exit
+	__kube_delete_namespace $1
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+	__kube_create_namespace $1
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		return 1
 	fi
-	__start_container consul_cbs NODOCKERARGS  "$CONSUL_APP_NAME" "$CONSUL_EXTERNAL_PORT" "/ui/dc1/kv" "http" \
-	                                             "$CBS_APP_NAME" "$CBS_EXTERNAL_PORT" "/healthcheck" "http"
 }
 
-###########################
-### RIC Simulator functions
-###########################
-
-use_simulator_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"RICSIM protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD towards the simulators"
-	export RIC_SIM_HTTPX="http"
-	export RIC_SIM_LOCALHOST=$RIC_SIM_HTTPX"://localhost:"
-	export RIC_SIM_PORT=$RIC_SIM_INTERNAL_PORT
-	echo ""
+# Add/remove label on non-namespaced kube object
+# args: <api> <instance> <label>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_label_non_ns_instance() {
+	kubectl $KUBECONF label $1 $2 "$3" 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+	return $?
 }
 
-use_simulator_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"RICSIM protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD towards the simulators"
-	export RIC_SIM_HTTPX="https"
-	export RIC_SIM_LOCALHOST=$RIC_SIM_HTTPX"://localhost:"
-	export RIC_SIM_PORT=$RIC_SIM_INTERNAL_SECURE_PORT
-	echo ""
+# Add/remove label on namespaced kube object
+# args: <api> <instance> <namespace> <label>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_label_ns_instance() {
+	kubectl $KUBECONF label $1 $2 -n $3 "$4" 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+	return $?
 }
 
-# Start one group (ricsim_g1, ricsim_g2 .. ricsim_g5) with a number of RIC Simulators using a given A interface
-# 'ricsim' may be set on command line to other prefix
-# args:  ricsim_g1|ricsim_g2|ricsim_g3|ricsim_g4|ricsim_g5 <count> <interface-id>
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_ric_simulators() {
-
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting RIC Simulators"$EBOLD
-
-	__check_included_image 'RICSIM'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED"The Near-RT RIC Simulator image has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"The Near-RT RIC Simulartor(s) will not be started"$ERED
-		exit
-	fi
-
-	RIC1=$RIC_SIM_PREFIX"_g1"
-	RIC2=$RIC_SIM_PREFIX"_g2"
-	RIC3=$RIC_SIM_PREFIX"_g3"
-	RIC4=$RIC_SIM_PREFIX"_g4"
-	RIC5=$RIC_SIM_PREFIX"_g5"
-
-	if [ $# != 3 ]; then
+# Find the host ip of an app (using the service resource)
+# args: <app-name> <namespace>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_get_service_host() {
+	if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
 		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-    	__print_err "need three args,  $RIC1|$RIC2|$RIC3|$RIC4|$RIC5 <count> <interface-id>" $@
+    	__print_err "need 2 args, <app-name> <namespace>" $@
 		exit 1
 	fi
-	echo " $2 simulators using basename: $1 on interface: $3"
-	#Set env var for simulator count and A1 interface vesion for the given group
-	if [ $1 == "$RIC1" ]; then
-		G1_COUNT=$2
-		G1_A1_VERSION=$3
-	elif [ $1 == "$RIC2" ]; then
-		G2_COUNT=$2
-		G2_A1_VERSION=$3
-	elif [ $1 == "$RIC3" ]; then
-		G3_COUNT=$2
-		G3_A1_VERSION=$3
-	elif [ $1 == "$RIC4" ]; then
-		G4_COUNT=$2
-		G4_A1_VERSION=$3
-	elif [ $1 == "$RIC5" ]; then
-		G5_COUNT=$2
-		G5_A1_VERSION=$3
-	else
+	for timeout in {1..60}; do
+		host=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get svc $1  -n $2 -o jsonpath='{.spec.clusterIP}')
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+			if [ ! -z "$host" ]; then
+				echo $host
+				return 0
+			fi
+		fi
+		sleep 0.5
+	done
+	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+	echo "host-not-found-fatal-error"
+	return 1
+}
+
+# Find the named port to an app (using the service resource)
+# args: <app-name> <namespace> <port-name>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_get_service_port() {
+	if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
 		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-    	__print_err "need three args, $RIC1|$RIC2|$RIC3|$RIC4|$RIC5 <count> <interface-id>" $@
+    	__print_err "need 3 args, <app-name> <namespace> <port-name>" $@
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
-	# Create .env file to compose project, all ric container will get this prefix
-	echo "COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME="$RIC_SIM_PREFIX > $SIM_GROUP/ric/.env
-
-	export G1_A1_VERSION
-	export G2_A1_VERSION
-	export G3_A1_VERSION
-	export G4_A1_VERSION
-	export G5_A1_VERSION
-
-	docker_args="--scale g1=$G1_COUNT --scale g2=$G2_COUNT --scale g3=$G3_COUNT --scale g4=$G4_COUNT --scale g5=$G5_COUNT"
-	app_data=""
-	cntr=1
-	while [ $cntr -le $2 ]; do
-		app=$1"_"$cntr
-		port=0
-		app_data="$app_data $app $port / "$RIC_SIM_HTTPX
-		let cntr=cntr+1
+	for timeout in {1..60}; do
+		port=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get svc $1  -n $2 -o jsonpath='{...ports[?(@.name=="'$3'")].port}')
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+			if [ ! -z "$port" ]; then
+				echo $port
+				return 0
+			fi
+		fi
+		sleep 0.5
 	done
-	__start_container ric "$docker_args" $app_data
-
+	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+	echo "0"
+	return 1
 }
 
-###########################
-### Control Panel functions
-###########################
-
-# Start the Control Panel container
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_control_panel() {
-
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting Control Panel"$EBOLD
-	__check_included_image 'CP'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED"The Control Panel image has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"The Control Panel will not be started"$ERED
-		exit
+# Find the named node port to an app (using the service resource)
+# args: <app-name> <namespace> <port-name>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_get_service_nodeport() {
+	if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
+		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+    	__print_err "need 3 args, <app-name> <namespace> <port-name>" $@
+		exit 1
 	fi
-	__start_container control_panel NODOCKERARGS $CONTROL_PANEL_APP_NAME $CONTROL_PANEL_EXTERNAL_PORT "/" "http"
 
+	for timeout in {1..60}; do
+		port=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get svc $1  -n $2 -o jsonpath='{...ports[?(@.name=="'$3'")].nodePort}')
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+			if [ ! -z "$port" ]; then
+				echo $port
+				return 0
+			fi
+		fi
+		sleep 0.5
+	done
+	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+	echo "0"
+	return 1
 }
 
-###########################
-### RAPP Catalogue
-###########################
-
-# Start the RAPP Catalogue container
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_rapp_catalogue() {
-
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting RAPP Catalogue"$EBOLD
-
-	__check_included_image 'RC'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED"The RAPP Catalogue image has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"The RAPP Catalogue will not be started"$ERED
-		exit
+# Create a kube resource from a yaml template
+# args: <resource-type> <resource-name> <template-yaml> <output-yaml>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_create_instance() {
+	echo -ne " Creating $1 $2"$SAMELINE
+	envsubst < $3 > $4
+	kubectl $KUBECONF apply -f $4 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		echo -e " Creating $1 $2 $RED Failed $ERED"
+		echo "  Message: $(<./tmp/kubeerr)"
+		return 1
+	else
+		echo -e " Creating $1 $2 $GREEN OK $EGREEN"
 	fi
-	__start_container rapp_catalogue NODOCKERARGS $RAPP_CAT_APP_NAME $RAPP_CAT_EXTERNAL_PORT "/services" "http"
-}
-
-use_rapp_catalogue_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"RAPP Catalogue protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD towards the RAPP Catalogue"
-	export RAPP_CAT_HTTPX="http"
-	export RAPP_CAT_PORT=$RAPP_CAT_INTERNAL_PORT
-	export RAPP_CAT_LOCAL_PORT=$RAPP_CAT_EXTERNAL_PORT
-	echo ""
-}
-
-use_rapp_catalogue_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"RAPP Catalogue protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD towards the RAPP Catalogue"
-	export RAPP_CAT_HTTPX="https"
-	export RAPP_CAT_PORT=$RAPP_CAT_INTERNAL_PORT
-	export RAPP_CAT_LOCAL_PORT=$RAPP_CAT_EXTERNAL_PORT
-	echo ""
 }
 
-##################
-### SDNC functions
-##################
-
-# Start the SDNC A1 Controller
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_sdnc() {
-
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting SDNC A1 Controller"$EBOLD
-
-	__check_included_image 'SDNC'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED"The image for SDNC and the related DB has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"SDNC will not be started"$ERED
-		exit
+# Function to create a configmap in kubernetes
+# args: <configmap-name> <namespace> <labelname> <labelid> <path-to-data-file> <path-to-output-yaml>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_create_configmap() {
+	echo -ne " Creating configmap $1 "$SAMELINE
+	envsubst < $5 > $5"_tmp"
+	cp $5"_tmp" $5  #Need to copy back to orig file name since create configmap neeed the original file name
+	kubectl $KUBECONF create configmap $1  -n $2 --from-file=$5 --dry-run=client -o yaml > $6
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo -e " Creating configmap $1 $RED Failed $ERED"
+		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		return 1
 	fi
 
-	__start_container sdnc NODOCKERARGS $SDNC_APP_NAME $SDNC_EXTERNAL_PORT $SDNC_ALIVE_URL "http"
-
-}
-
-use_sdnc_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"SDNC protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD towards SDNC"
-	export SDNC_HTTPX="http"
-	export SDNC_PORT=$SDNC_INTERNAL_PORT
-	export SDNC_LOCAL_PORT=$SDNC_EXTERNAL_PORT
-	echo ""
-}
+	kubectl $KUBECONF apply -f $6 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo -e " Creating configmap $1 $RED Apply failed $ERED"
+		echo "  Message: $(<./tmp/kubeerr)"
+		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		return 1
+	fi
+	kubectl $KUBECONF label configmap $1 -n $2 $3"="$4 --overwrite 1> /dev/null 2> ./tmp/kubeerr
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo -e " Creating configmap $1 $RED Labeling failed $ERED"
+		echo "  Message: $(<./tmp/kubeerr)"
+		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		return 1
+	fi
+	# Log the resulting map
+	kubectl $KUBECONF get configmap $1 -n $2 -o yaml > $6
 
-use_sdnc_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"SDNC protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD towards SDNC"
-	export SDNC_HTTPX="https"
-	export SDNC_PORT=$SDNC_INTERNAL_SECURE_PORT
-	export SDNC_LOCAL_PORT=$SDNC_EXTERNAL_SECURE_PORT
-	echo ""
+	echo -e " Creating configmap $1 $GREEN OK $EGREEN"
+	return 0
 }
 
-#####################
-### MR stub functions
-#####################
-
-# Start the Message Router stub interface in the simulator group
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_mr() {
+# This function runs a kubectl cmd where a single output value is expected, for example get ip with jsonpath filter.
+# The function retries up to the timeout given in the cmd flag '--cluster-timeout'
+# args: <full kubectl cmd with parameters>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_cmd_with_timeout() {
+	TS_TMP=$(($SECONDS+$CLUSTER_TIME_OUT))
 
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting Message Router 'mrstub'"$EBOLD
-	__check_included_image 'MR'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED"The Message Router image has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"The Message Router will not be started"$ERED
-		exit
-	fi
-	export MR_CERT_MOUNT_DIR="./cert"
-	__start_container mr NODOCKERARGS $MR_APP_NAME $MR_EXTERNAL_PORT "/" "http"
+	while true; do
+		kube_cmd_result=$($@)
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			kube_cmd_result=""
+		fi
+		if [ $SECONDS -ge $TS_TMP ] || [ ! -z "$kube_cmd_result" ] ; then
+			echo $kube_cmd_result
+			return 0
+		fi
+		sleep 1
+	done
 }
 
-use_mr_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"MR protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD towards MR"
-	export MR_HTTPX="http"
-	export MR_PORT=$MR_INTERNAL_PORT
-	export MR_LOCAL_PORT=$MR_EXTERNAL_PORT
-	echo ""
-}
+# This function starts a pod that cleans a the contents of a path mounted as a pvc
+# After this action the pod should terminate
+# This should only be executed when the pod owning the pvc is not running
+# args: <appname> <namespace> <pvc-name> <path-to remove>
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__kube_clean_pvc() {
 
-use_mr_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"MR protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD towards MR"
-	export MR_HTTPX="https"
-	export MR_PORT=$MR_INTERNAL_SECURE_PORT
-	export MR_LOCAL_PORT=$MR_EXTERNAL_SECURE_PORT
-	echo ""
-}
+	#using env vars setup in pvccleaner_api_functions.sh
 
+	export PVC_CLEANER_NAMESPACE=$2
+	export PVC_CLEANER_CLAIMNAME=$3
+	export PVC_CLEANER_RM_PATH=$4
+	export PVC_CLEANER_APP_NAME
+	input_yaml=$SIM_GROUP"/"$PVC_CLEANER_COMPOSE_DIR"/"pvc-cleaner.yaml
+	output_yaml=$PWD/tmp/$2-pvc-cleaner.yaml
 
-################
-### CR functions
-################
+	envsubst < $input_yaml > $output_yaml
 
-# Start the Callback reciver in the simulator group
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_cr() {
+	kubectl $KUBECONF delete -f $output_yaml 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null   # Delete the previous terminated pod - if existing
 
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting Callback Receiver"$EBOLD
-	__check_included_image 'CR'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED"The Callback Receiver image has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"The Callback Receiver will not be started"$ERED
-		exit
+	__kube_create_instance pod $PVC_CLEANER_APP_NAME $input_yaml $output_yaml
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo $YELLOW" Could not clean pvc for app: $1 - persistent storage not clean - tests may not work"
+		return 1
 	fi
-	__start_container cr NODOCKERARGS $CR_APP_NAME $CR_EXTERNAL_PORT "/" "http"
-
-}
 
-use_cr_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"CR protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD towards CR"
-	export CR_HTTPX="http"
-	export CR_PORT=$CR_INTERNAL_PORT
-	export CR_LOCAL_PORT=$CR_EXTERNAL_PORT
-	export CR_PATH="$CR_HTTPX://$CR_APP_NAME:$CR_PORT$CR_APP_CALLBACK"
-	echo ""
-}
-
-use_cr_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"CR protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD towards CR"
-	export CR_HTTPX="https"
-	export CR_PORT=$CR_INTERNAL_SECURE_PORT
-	export CR_LOCAL_PORT=$CR_EXTERNAL_SECURE_PORT
-	export CR_PATH="$CR_HTTPX://$CR_APP_NAME:$CR_PORT$CR_APP_CALLBACK"
-	echo ""
+	term_ts=$(($SECONDS+30))
+	while [ $term_ts -gt $SECONDS ]; do
+		pod_status=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get pod pvc-cleaner -n $PVC_CLEANER_NAMESPACE --no-headers -o custom-columns=":status.phase")
+		if [ "$pod_status" == "Succeeded" ]; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+	return 1
 }
 
-###########################
-### Producer stub functions
-###########################
-
-# Start the Producer stub in the simulator group
+# This function scales or deletes all resources for app selected by the testcase.
 # args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_prod_stub() {
-
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting Producer stub"$EBOLD
-	__check_included_image 'PRODSTUB'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED"The Producer stub image has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"The Producer stub will not be started"$ERED
-		exit
-	fi
-	__start_container prodstub NODOCKERARGS $PROD_STUB_APP_NAME $PROD_STUB_EXTERNAL_PORT "/" "http"
-
-}
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__clean_kube() {
+	echo -e $BOLD"Initialize kube pods/statefulsets/replicaset to initial state"$EBOLD
+
+	# Scale prestarted or managed apps
+	for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+		# A function name is created from the app short name
+		# for example app short name 'RICMSIM' -> produce the function
+		# name __RICSIM_kube_scale_zero or __RICSIM_kube_scale_zero_and_wait
+		# This function is called and is expected to exist in the imported
+		# file for the ricsim test functions
+		# The resulting function impl shall scale the resources to 0
+		# For prestarted apps, the function waits until the resources are 0
+		# For included (not prestated) apps, the scaling is just ordered
+		__check_prestarted_image $imagename
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+			function_pointer="__"$imagename"_kube_scale_zero_and_wait"
+			echo -e " Scaling all kube resources for app $BOLD $imagename $EBOLD to 0"
+			$function_pointer
+		else
+			__check_included_image $imagename
+			if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+				function_pointer="__"$imagename"_kube_scale_zero"
+				echo -e " Scaling all kube resources for app $BOLD $imagename $EBOLD to 0"
+				$function_pointer
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
 
-use_prod_stub_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Producer stub protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD towards Producer stub"
-	export PROD_STUB_HTTPX="http"
-	export PROD_STUB_PORT=$PROD_STUB_INTERNAL_PORT
-	export PROD_STUB_LOCAL_PORT=$PROD_STUB_EXTERNAL_PORT
-	export PROD_STUB_LOCALHOST=$PROD_STUB_HTTPX"://localhost:"$PROD_STUB_LOCAL_PORT
-	echo ""
-}
+	# Delete managed apps
+	for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+		__check_included_image $imagename
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+			__check_prestarted_image $imagename
+			if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+				# A function name is created from the app short name
+				# for example app short name 'RICMSIM' -> produce the function
+				# name __RICSIM__kube_delete_all
+				# This function is called and is expected to exist in the imported
+				# file for the ricsim test functions
+				# The resulting function impl shall delete all its resources
+				function_pointer="__"$imagename"_kube_delete_all"
+				echo -e " Deleting all kube resources for app $BOLD $imagename $EBOLD"
+				$function_pointer
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
 
-use_prod_stub_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Producer stub protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD towards Producer stub"
-	export PROD_STUB_HTTPX="https"
-	export PROD_STUB_PORT=$PROD_STUB_INTERNAL_SECURE_PORT
-	export PROD_STUB_LOCAL_PORT=$PROD_STUB_EXTERNAL_SECURE_PORT
-	export PROD_STUB_LOCALHOST=$PROD_STUB_HTTPX"://localhost:"$PROD_STUB_LOCAL_PORT
 	echo ""
 }
 
-###########################
-### Policy Agents functions
-###########################
-
-# Use an agent on the local machine instead of container
-use_agent_stand_alone() {
-	AGENT_STAND_ALONE=1
-}
-
-# Start the policy agent
+# Function stop and remove all containers (docker) and services/deployments etc(kube)
 # args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_policy_agent() {
-
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting Policy Agent"$EBOLD
-
-	if [ $AGENT_STAND_ALONE -eq 0 ]; then
-		__check_included_image 'PA'
-		if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-			echo -e $RED"The Policy Agent image has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-			echo -e $RED"The Policy Agent will not be started"$ERED
-			exit
+# Function for test script
+clean_environment() {
+	if [ $RUNMODE == "KUBE" ]; then
+		__clean_kube
+		if [ $PRE_CLEAN -eq 1 ]; then
+			echo " Cleaning docker resouces to free up resources, may take time..."
+			../common/clean_docker.sh 2>&1 > /dev/null
+			echo ""
 		fi
-		__start_container policy_agent NODOCKERARGS $POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME $POLICY_AGENT_EXTERNAL_PORT "/status" "http"
 	else
-		echo -e $RED"The consul config produced by this test script (filename '<fullpath-to-autotest-dir>.output<file-name>"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"where the file name is the file in the consul_config_app command in this script) must be pointed out by the agent "$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"application.yaml"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"The application jar may need to be built before continuing"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"The agent shall now be running on port $POLICY_AGENT_EXTERNAL_PORT for http"$ERED
-
-		read -p "<press any key to continue>"
-		__start_container policy_agent "STANDALONE" $POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME $POLICY_AGENT_EXTERNAL_PORT "/status" "http"
+		__clean_containers
+		if [ $PRE_CLEAN -eq 1 ]; then
+			echo " Cleaning kubernetes resouces to free up resources, may take time..."
+			../common/clean_kube.sh $KUBECONF 2>&1 > /dev/null
+			echo ""
+		fi
 	fi
-
-}
-
-# All calls to the agent will be directed to the agent REST interface from now on
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-use_agent_rest_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Agent protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD and $BOLD REST $EBOLD towards the agent"
-	export ADAPTER=$RESTBASE
-	echo ""
 }
 
-# All calls to the agent will be directed to the agent REST interface from now on
+# Function stop and remove all containers (docker) and services/deployments etc(kube) in the end of the test script, if the arg 'auto-clean' is given at test script start
 # args: -
 # (Function for test scripts)
-use_agent_rest_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Agent protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD and $BOLD REST $EBOLD towards the agent"
-	export ADAPTER=$RESTBASE_SECURE
-	echo ""
-	return 0
+auto_clean_environment() {
+	echo
+	if [ "$AUTO_CLEAN" == "auto" ]; then
+		echo -e $BOLD"Initiating automatic cleaning of environment"$EBOLD
+		clean_environment
+	fi
 }
 
-# All calls to the agent will be directed to the agent dmaap interface over http from now on
-# args: -
+# Function to sleep a test case for a numner of seconds. Prints the optional text args as info
+# args: <sleep-time-in-sec> [any-text-in-quotes-to-be-printed]
 # (Function for test scripts)
-use_agent_dmaap_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Agent dmaap protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD and $BOLD DMAAP $EBOLD towards the agent"
-	export ADAPTER=$DMAAPBASE
-	echo ""
-	return 0
-}
+sleep_wait() {
 
-# All calls to the agent will be directed to the agent dmaap interface over https from now on
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-use_agent_dmaap_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Agent dmaap protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD and $BOLD DMAAP $EBOLD towards the agent"
-	export ADAPTER=$DMAAPBASE_SECURE
+	echo -e $BOLD"INFO(${BASH_LINENO[0]}): "${FUNCNAME[0]}"," $@ $EBOLD
+	if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		__print_err "need at least one arg, <sleep-time-in-sec> [any-text-to-printed]" $@
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	#echo "---- Sleep for " $1 " seconds ---- "$2
+	start=$SECONDS
+	duration=$((SECONDS-start))
+	while [ $duration -lt $1 ]; do
+		echo -ne "  Slept for ${duration} seconds${SAMELINE}"
+		sleep 1
+		duration=$((SECONDS-start))
+	done
+	echo -ne "  Slept for ${duration} seconds${SAMELINE}"
 	echo ""
-	return 0
 }
 
-# Turn on debug level tracing in the agent
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-set_agent_debug() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Setting agent debug logging"$EBOLD
-	actuator="/actuator/loggers/org.oransc.policyagent"
-	if [[ $POLICY_AGENT_IMAGE = *"onap"* ]]; then
-		actuator="/actuator/loggers/org.onap.ccsdk.oran.a1policymanagementservice"
-	fi
-	curlString="$LOCALHOST$POLICY_AGENT_EXTERNAL_PORT$actuator -X POST  -H Content-Type:application/json -d {\"configuredLevel\":\"debug\"}"
-	result=$(__do_curl "$curlString")
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		__print_err "could not set debug mode" $@
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		return 1
+# Print error info for the call in the parent script (test case). Arg: <error-message-to-print>
+# Not to be called from the test script itself.
+__print_err() {
+    echo -e $RED ${FUNCNAME[1]} " "$1" " ${BASH_SOURCE[2]} " line" ${BASH_LINENO[1]} $ERED
+	if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
+		echo -e $RED" Got: "${FUNCNAME[1]} ${@:2} $ERED
 	fi
-	echo ""
-	return 0
+	((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+	__check_stop_at_error
 }
 
-# Turn on trace level tracing in the agent
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-set_agent_trace() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Setting agent trace logging"$EBOLD
-	actuator="/actuator/loggers/org.oransc.policyagent"
-	if [[ $POLICY_AGENT_IMAGE = *"onap"* ]]; then
-		actuator="/actuator/loggers/org.onap.ccsdk.oran.a1policymanagementservice"
-	fi
-	curlString="$LOCALHOST$POLICY_AGENT_EXTERNAL_PORT$actuator -X POST  -H Content-Type:application/json -d {\"configuredLevel\":\"trace\"}"
-	result=$(__do_curl "$curlString")
+# Function to create the docker network for the test
+# Not to be called from the test script itself.
+__create_docker_network() {
+	tmp=$(docker network ls --format={{.Name}} --filter name=$DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME)
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		__print_err "could not set trace mode" $@
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		echo -e $RED" Could not check if docker network $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME exists"$ERED
 		return 1
 	fi
-	echo ""
-	return 0
-}
-
-# Perform curl retries when making direct call to the agent for the specified http response codes
-# Speace separated list of http response codes
-# args: [<response-code>]*
-use_agent_retries() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Do curl retries to the agent REST inteface for these response codes:$@"$EBOLD
-	AGENT_RETRY_CODES=$@
-	echo ""
-	return
+	if [ "$tmp" != $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME ]; then
+		echo -e " Creating docker network:$BOLD $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME $EBOLD"
+		docker network create $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME | indent2
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo -e $RED" Could not create docker network $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME"$ERED
+			return 1
+		else
+			echo -e "$GREEN  Done$EGREEN"
+		fi
+	else
+		echo -e " Docker network $DOCKER_SIM_NWNAME already exists$GREEN OK $EGREEN"
+	fi
 }
 
-###########################
-### ECS functions
-###########################
+# Function to start container with docker-compose and wait until all are in state running.
+# If the <docker-compose-file> is empty, the default 'docker-compose.yml' is assumed.
+#args: <docker-compose-dir> <docker-compose-file> <docker-compose-arg>|NODOCKERARGS <count> <app-name>+
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__start_container() {
 
-# Start the ECS
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-start_ecs() {
+	if [ $# -lt 5 ]; then
+		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+    	__print_err "need 5 or more args, <docker-compose-dir> <docker-compose-file> <docker-compose-arg>|NODOCKERARGS <count> <app-name>+" $@
+		exit 1
+	fi
 
-	echo -e $BOLD"Starting ECS"$EBOLD
+	__create_docker_network
 
 	curdir=$PWD
 	cd $SIM_GROUP
-	cd ecs
-	cd $ECS_HOST_MNT_DIR
-	if [ -d database ]; then
-		if [ "$(ls -A $DIR)" ]; then
-			echo -e $BOLD" Cleaning files in mounted dir: $PWD/database"$EBOLD
-			rm -rf database/*  &> /dev/null
-			if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-				echo -e $RED" Cannot remove database files in: $PWD"$ERED
-				exit 1
-			fi
+	compose_dir=$1
+	cd $1
+	shift
+	compose_file=$1
+	if [ -z "$compose_file" ]; then
+		compose_file="docker-compose.yml"
+	fi
+	shift
+	compose_args=$1
+	shift
+	appcount=$1
+	shift
+
+	envsubst < $compose_file > "gen_"$compose_file
+	compose_file="gen_"$compose_file
+	if [ $DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERION == "V1" ]; then
+		docker_compose_cmd="docker-compose"
+	else
+		docker_compose_cmd="docker compose"
+	fi
+
+	if [ "$compose_args" == "NODOCKERARGS" ]; then
+		$docker_compose_cmd -f $compose_file up -d &> .dockererr
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo -e $RED"Problem to launch container(s) with docker-compose"$ERED
+			cat .dockererr
+			echo -e $RED"Stopping script...."$ERED
+			exit 1
 		fi
 	else
-		echo " No files in mounted dir or dir does not exists"
+		$docker_compose_cmd -f $compose_file up -d $compose_args &> .dockererr
+		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+			echo -e $RED"Problem to launch container(s) with docker-compose"$ERED
+			cat .dockererr
+			echo -e $RED"Stopping script...."$ERED
+			exit 1
+		fi
 	fi
+
 	cd $curdir
 
-	__check_included_image 'ECS'
-	if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
-		echo -e $RED"The ECS image has not been checked for this test run due to arg to the test script"$ERED
-		echo -e $RED"ECS will not be started"$ERED
-		exit
-	fi
-	export ECS_CERT_MOUNT_DIR="./cert"
-	__start_container ecs NODOCKERARGS $ECS_APP_NAME $ECS_EXTERNAL_PORT "/status" "http"
+	appindex=0
+	while [ $appindex -lt $appcount ]; do
+		appname=$1
+		shift
+		app_started=0
+		for i in {1..10}; do
+			if [ "$(docker inspect --format '{{ .State.Running }}' $appname)" == "true" ]; then
+					echo -e " Container $BOLD${appname}$EBOLD$GREEN running$EGREEN on$BOLD image $(docker inspect --format '{{ .Config.Image }}' ${appname}) $EBOLD"
+					app_started=1
+					break
+				else
+					sleep $i
+			fi
+		done
+		if [ $app_started -eq 0 ]; then
+			((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+			echo ""
+			echo -e $RED" Container $BOLD${appname}$EBOLD could not be started"$ERED
+			echo -e $RED" Stopping script..."$ERED
+			exit 1
+		fi
+		let appindex=appindex+1
+	done
+	return 0
 }
 
-# Restart ECS
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-restart_ecs() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Re-starting ECS"$EBOLD
-	docker restart $ECS_APP_NAME &> ./tmp/.dockererr
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		__print_err "Could restart $ECS_APP_NAME" $@
-		cat ./tmp/.dockererr
+# Function to check if container/service is responding to http/https
+# args: <container-name>|<service-name> url
+# (Not for test scripts)
+__check_service_start() {
+
+	if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
 		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		__print_err "need 2 args, <container-name>|<service-name> url" $@
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	__check_container_start $ECS_APP_NAME $ECS_EXTERNAL_PORT "/status" "http"
-	echo ""
-	return 0
-}
-
-# All calls to ECS will be directed to the ECS REST interface from now on
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-use_ecs_rest_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"ECS protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD and $BOLD REST $EBOLD towards ECS"
-	export ECS_ADAPTER=$ECS_RESTBASE
-	echo ""
-}
-
-# All calls to ECS will be directed to the ECS REST interface from now on
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-use_ecs_rest_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"ECS protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD and $BOLD REST $EBOLD towards ECS"
-	export ECS_ADAPTER=$ECS_RESTBASE_SECURE
-	echo ""
-	return 0
-}
+	if [ $RUNMODE == "KUBE" ]; then
+		ENTITY="service/set/deployment"
+	else
+		ENTITY="container"
+	fi
+	appname=$1
+	url=$2
+	echo -ne " Container $BOLD${appname}$EBOLD starting${SAMELINE}"
 
-# All calls to ECS will be directed to the ECS dmaap interface over http from now on
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-use_ecs_dmaap_http() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"ECS dmaap protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e $RED" - NOT SUPPORTED - "$ERED
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD http $EBOLD and $BOLD DMAAP $EBOLD towards ECS"
-	export ECS_ADAPTER=$ECS_DMAAPBASE
-	echo ""
-	return 0
-}
 
-# All calls to ECS will be directed to the ECS dmaap interface over https from now on
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-use_ecs_dmaap_https() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"RICSIM protocol setting"$EBOLD
-	echo -e $RED" - NOT SUPPORTED - "$ERED
-	echo -e " Using $BOLD https $EBOLD and $BOLD REST $EBOLD towards ECS"
-	export ECS_ADAPTER=$ECS_DMAAPBASE_SECURE
-	echo ""
-	return 0
-}
+	a1pmsst=false
+	echo -ne " Waiting for ${ENTITY} ${appname} service status...${SAMELINE}"
+	TSTART=$SECONDS
+	loop_ctr=0
+	while (( $TSTART+600 > $SECONDS )); do
+		result="$(__do_curl -m 10 $url)"
+		if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+			if [ ${#result} -gt 15 ]; then
+				#If response is too long, truncate
+				result="...response text too long, omitted"
+			fi
+			echo -ne " Waiting for {ENTITY} $BOLD${appname}$EBOLD service status on ${3}, result: $result${SAMELINE}"
+	   		echo -ne " The ${ENTITY} $BOLD${appname}$EBOLD$GREEN is alive$EGREEN, responds to service status:$GREEN $result $EGREEN on ${url} after $(($SECONDS-$TSTART)) seconds"
+	   		a1pmsst=true
+	   		break
+	 	else
+		 	TS_TMP=$SECONDS
+			TS_OFFSET=$loop_ctr
+			if (( $TS_OFFSET > 5 )); then
+				TS_OFFSET=5
+			fi
+			while [ $(($TS_TMP+$TS_OFFSET)) -gt $SECONDS ]; do
+				echo -ne " Waiting for ${ENTITY} ${appname} service status on ${url}...$(($SECONDS-$TSTART)) seconds, retrying in $(($TS_TMP+$TS_OFFSET-$SECONDS)) seconds   ${SAMELINE}"
+				sleep 1
+			done
+	 	fi
+		let loop_ctr=loop_ctr+1
+	done
 
-# Turn on debug level tracing in ECS
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-set_ecs_debug() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Setting ecs debug logging"$EBOLD
-	curlString="$LOCALHOST$ECS_EXTERNAL_PORT/actuator/loggers/org.oransc.enrichment -X POST  -H Content-Type:application/json -d {\"configuredLevel\":\"debug\"}"
-	result=$(__do_curl "$curlString")
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		__print_err "Could not set debug mode" $@
+	if [ "$a1pmsst" = "false"  ]; then
 		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
+		echo -e $RED" The ${ENTITY} ${appname} did not respond to service status on ${url} in $(($SECONDS-$TSTART)) seconds"$ERED
 		return 1
 	fi
-	echo ""
-	return 0
-}
 
-# Turn on trace level tracing in ECS
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-set_ecs_trace() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Setting ecs trace logging"$EBOLD
-	curlString="$LOCALHOST$ECS_EXTERNAL_PORT/actuator/loggers/org.oransc.enrichment -X POST  -H Content-Type:application/json -d {\"configuredLevel\":\"trace\"}"
-	result=$(__do_curl "$curlString")
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		__print_err "Could not set trace mode" $@
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		return 1
-	fi
 	echo ""
 	return 0
 }
 
-# Perform curl retries when making direct call to ECS for the specified http response codes
-# Speace separated list of http response codes
-# args: [<response-code>]*
-use_agent_retries() {
-	echo -e $BOLD"Do curl retries to the ECS REST inteface for these response codes:$@"$EBOLD
-	ECS_AGENT_RETRY_CODES=$@
-	echo ""
-	return
-}
 
 #################
 ### Log functions
 #################
 
-# Check the agent logs for WARNINGs and ERRORs
-# args: -
-# (Function for test scripts)
-
-check_policy_agent_logs() {
-	__check_container_logs "Policy Agent" $POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME $POLICY_AGENT_LOGPATH WARN ERR
-}
-
-check_ecs_logs() {
-	__check_container_logs "ECS" $ECS_APP_NAME $ECS_LOGPATH WARN ERR
-}
-
-check_control_panel_logs() {
-	__check_container_logs "Control Panel" $CONTROL_PANEL_APP_NAME $CONTROL_PANEL_LOGPATH WARN ERR
-}
-
-check_sdnc_logs() {
-	__check_container_logs "SDNC A1 Controller" $SDNC_APP_NAME $SDNC_KARAF_LOG WARN ERROR
-}
-
 __check_container_logs() {
+
 	dispname=$1
 	appname=$2
 	logpath=$3
@@ -2214,10 +2980,15 @@ __check_container_logs() {
 
 	echo -e $BOLD"Checking $dispname container $appname log ($logpath) for WARNINGs and ERRORs"$EBOLD
 
+	if [ $RUNMODE == "KUBE" ]; then
+		echo -e $YELLOW" Internal log for $dispname not checked in kube"$EYELLOW
+		return
+	fi
+
 	#tmp=$(docker ps | grep $appname)
 	tmp=$(docker ps -q --filter name=$appname) #get the container id
-	if [ -z "$tmp" ]; then  #Only check logs for running Policy Agent apps
-		echo $dispname" is not running, no check made"
+	if [ -z "$tmp" ]; then  #Only check logs for running A1PMS apps
+		echo " "$dispname" is not running, no check made"
 		return
 	fi
 	foundentries="$(docker exec -t $tmp grep $warning $logpath | wc -l)"
@@ -2253,83 +3024,121 @@ store_logs() {
     	__print_err "need one arg, <file-prefix>" $@
 		exit 1
 	fi
-	echo -e $BOLD"Storing all container logs in $TESTLOGS/$ATC using prefix: "$1$EBOLD
+	echo -e $BOLD"Storing all docker/kube container logs and other test logs in $TESTLOGS/$ATC using prefix: "$1$EBOLD
 
 	docker stats --no-stream > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_docker_stats.log 2>&1
 
-	__check_included_image 'CONSUL'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		docker logs $CONSUL_APP_NAME > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_consul.log 2>&1
-	fi
-
-	__check_included_image 'CBS'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		docker logs $CBS_APP_NAME > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_cbs.log 2>&1
-		body="$(__do_curl $LOCALHOST$CBS_EXTERNAL_PORT/service_component_all/$POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME)"
-		echo "$body" > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_consul_config.json 2>&1
-	fi
-
-	__check_included_image 'PA'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		docker logs $POLICY_AGENT_APP_NAME > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_policy-agent.log 2>&1
-	fi
+	docker ps -a  > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_docker_ps.log 2>&1
 
-	__check_included_image 'ECS'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		docker logs $ECS_APP_NAME > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_ecs.log 2>&1
-	fi
+	cp .httplog_${ATC}.txt $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_httplog_${ATC}.txt 2>&1
 
-	__check_included_image 'CP'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		docker logs $CONTROL_PANEL_APP_NAME > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_control-panel.log 2>&1
+	if [ $RUNMODE == "DOCKER" ]; then
+
+		# Store docker logs for all container
+		for imagename in $APP_SHORT_NAMES; do
+			__check_included_image $imagename
+			if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+				# A function name is created from the app short name
+				# for example app short name 'RICMSIM' -> produce the function
+				# name __RICSIM__store_docker_logs
+				# This function is called and is expected to exist in the imported
+				# file for the ricsim test functions
+				# The resulting function impl shall store the docker logs for each container
+				function_pointer="__"$imagename"_store_docker_logs"
+				$function_pointer "$TESTLOGS/$ATC/" $1
+			fi
+		done
 	fi
-
-	__check_included_image 'MR'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		docker logs $MR_APP_NAME > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_mr.log 2>&1
+	if [ $RUNMODE == "KUBE" ]; then
+		namespaces=$(kubectl $KUBECONF  get namespaces -o jsonpath='{.items[?(@.metadata.name)].metadata.name}')
+		for nsid in $namespaces; do
+			pods=$(kubectl $KUBECONF get pods -n $nsid -o jsonpath='{.items[?(@.metadata.labels.autotest)].metadata.name}')
+			for podid in $pods; do
+				kubectl $KUBECONF logs -n $nsid $podid > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_${podid}.log
+			done
+		done
 	fi
+	echo ""
+}
 
-	__check_included_image 'CR'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		docker logs $CR_APP_NAME > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_cr.log 2>&1
+###############
+## Generic curl
+###############
+# Generic curl function, assumes all 200-codes are ok
+# Used proxy, set
+# args: <valid-curl-args-including full url>
+# returns: <returned response (without respose code)>  or "<no-response-from-server>" or "<not found, <http-code>>""
+# returns: The return code is 0 for ok and 1 for not ok
+__do_curl() {
+	echo ${FUNCNAME[1]} "line: "${BASH_LINENO[1]} >> $HTTPLOG
+	proxyflag=""
+	if [ ! -z "$KUBE_PROXY_PATH" ]; then
+		if [ $KUBE_PROXY_HTTPX == "http" ]; then
+			proxyflag=" --proxy $KUBE_PROXY_PATH"
+		else
+			proxyflag=" --proxy-insecure --proxy $KUBE_PROXY_PATH"
+		fi
 	fi
 
-	cp .httplog_${ATC}.txt $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_httplog_${ATC}.txt 2>&1
-
-	__check_included_image 'SDNC'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		docker exec -t $SDNC_APP_NAME cat $SDNC_KARAF_LOG> $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_SDNC_karaf.log 2>&1
+	if [ ! -z "$KUBE_PROXY_CURL_JWT" ]; then
+		jwt="-H "\""Authorization: Bearer $KUBE_PROXY_CURL_JWT"\"
+		curlString="curl -skw %{http_code} $proxyflag $@"
+		echo " CMD: $curlString $jwt" >> $HTTPLOG
+		res=$($curlString -H "Authorization: Bearer $KUBE_PROXY_CURL_JWT")
+		retcode=$?
+	else
+		curlString="curl -skw %{http_code} $proxyflag $@"
+		echo " CMD: $curlString" >> $HTTPLOG
+		res=$($curlString)
+		retcode=$?
 	fi
-
-	__check_included_image 'RICSIM'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		rics=$(docker ps -f "name=$RIC_SIM_PREFIX" --format "{{.Names}}")
-		for ric in $rics; do
-			docker logs $ric > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_$ric.log 2>&1
-		done
+	echo " RESP: $res" >> $HTTPLOG
+	echo " RETCODE: $retcode" >> $HTTPLOG
+	if [ $retcode -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "<no-response-from-server>"
+		return 1
 	fi
+	http_code="${res:${#res}-3}"
+	if [ ${#res} -eq 3 ]; then
+		if [ $http_code -lt 200 ] || [ $http_code -gt 299 ]; then
+			echo "<no-response-from-server>"
+			return 1
+		else
+			return 0
+		fi
+	else
+		if [ $http_code -lt 200 ] || [ $http_code -gt 299 ]; then
+			echo "<not found, resp:${http_code}>"
+			return 1
+		fi
+		if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
+  			echo "${res:0:${#res}-3}" | xargs
+		else
+  			echo "${res:0:${#res}-3}"
+		fi
 
-	__check_included_image 'PRODSTUB'
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		docker logs $PROD_STUB_APP_NAME > $TESTLOGS/$ATC/$1_prodstub.log 2>&1
+		return 0
 	fi
 
-	echo ""
 }
 
-###############
-## Generic curl
-###############
 # Generic curl function, assumes all 200-codes are ok
+# Uses no proxy, even if it is set
 # args: <valid-curl-args-including full url>
 # returns: <returned response (without respose code)>  or "<no-response-from-server>" or "<not found, <http-code>>""
 # returns: The return code is 0 for ok and 1 for not ok
-__do_curl() {
+__do_curl_no_proxy() {
 	echo ${FUNCNAME[1]} "line: "${BASH_LINENO[1]} >> $HTTPLOG
 	curlString="curl -skw %{http_code} $@"
 	echo " CMD: $curlString" >> $HTTPLOG
 	res=$($curlString)
+	retcode=$?
 	echo " RESP: $res" >> $HTTPLOG
+	echo " RETCODE: $retcode" >> $HTTPLOG
+	if [ $retcode -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "<no-response-from-server>"
+		return 1
+	fi
 	http_code="${res:${#res}-3}"
 	if [ ${#res} -eq 3 ]; then
 		if [ $http_code -lt 200 ] || [ $http_code -gt 299 ]; then
@@ -2344,9 +3153,9 @@ __do_curl() {
 			return 1
 		fi
 		if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
-  			echo "${res:0:${#res}-3}" | xargs
+			echo "${res:0:${#res}-3}" | xargs
 		else
-  			echo "${res:0:${#res}-3}"
+			echo "${res:0:${#res}-3}"
 		fi
 
 		return 0
@@ -2367,13 +3176,15 @@ __do_curl() {
 
 __var_test() {
 	checkjsonarraycount=0
-
+	TIMESTAMP=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 	if [ $# -eq 6 ]; then
 		if [[ $3 == "json:"* ]]; then
 			checkjsonarraycount=1
 		fi
 
 		echo -e $BOLD"TEST $TEST_SEQUENCE_NR (${BASH_LINENO[1]}): ${1}, ${3} ${4} ${5} within ${6} seconds"$EBOLD
+        echo "TEST $TEST_SEQUENCE_NR - ${TIMESTAMP}: (${BASH_LINENO[1]}): ${1}, ${3} ${4} ${5} within ${6} seconds" >> $HTTPLOG
+
 		((RES_TEST++))
 		((TEST_SEQUENCE_NR++))
 		start=$SECONDS
@@ -2397,33 +3208,45 @@ __var_test() {
 				if [ $duration -gt $6 ]; then
 					((RES_FAIL++))
 					echo -e $RED" FAIL${ERED} - ${3} ${4} ${5} not reached in ${6} seconds, result = ${result}"
+					__print_current_stats
 					__check_stop_at_error
 					return
 				fi
-			elif [ $4 = "=" ] && [ "$result" -eq $5 ]; then
+			elif [ "$4" == "=" ] && [ "$result" -eq $5 ]; then
+				((RES_PASS++))
+				echo -e " Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds${SAMELINE}"
+				echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds"
+				__print_current_stats
+				return
+			elif [ "$4" == ">" ] && [ "$result" -gt $5 ]; then
 				((RES_PASS++))
 				echo -e " Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds${SAMELINE}"
 				echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds"
+				__print_current_stats
 				return
-			elif [ $4 = ">" ] && [ "$result" -gt $5 ]; then
+			elif [ "$4" == "<" ] && [ "$result" -lt $5 ]; then
 				((RES_PASS++))
 				echo -e " Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds${SAMELINE}"
 				echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds"
+				__print_current_stats
 				return
-			elif [ $4 = "<" ] && [ "$result" -lt $5 ]; then
+			elif [ "$4" == ">=" ] && [ "$result" -ge $5 ]; then
 				((RES_PASS++))
 				echo -e " Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds${SAMELINE}"
 				echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds"
+				__print_current_stats
 				return
-			elif [ $4 = "contain_str" ] && [[ $result =~ $5 ]]; then
+			elif [ "$4" == "contain_str" ] && [[ $result =~ $5 ]]; then
 				((RES_PASS++))
 				echo -e " Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds${SAMELINE}"
 				echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result} after ${duration} seconds"
+				__print_current_stats
 				return
 			else
 				if [ $duration -gt $6 ]; then
 					((RES_FAIL++))
 					echo -e $RED" FAIL${ERED} - ${3} ${4} ${5} not reached in ${6} seconds, result = ${result}"
+					__print_current_stats
 					__check_stop_at_error
 					return
 				fi
@@ -2436,6 +3259,7 @@ __var_test() {
 		fi
 
 		echo -e $BOLD"TEST $TEST_SEQUENCE_NR (${BASH_LINENO[1]}): ${1}, ${3} ${4} ${5}"$EBOLD
+		echo "TEST $TEST_SEQUENCE_NR - ${TIMESTAMP}: (${BASH_LINENO[1]}): ${1}, ${3} ${4} ${5}" >> $HTTPLOG
 		((RES_TEST++))
 		((TEST_SEQUENCE_NR++))
 		if [ $checkjsonarraycount -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -2452,22 +3276,32 @@ __var_test() {
 		if [ $retcode -ne 0 ]; then
 			((RES_FAIL++))
 			echo -e $RED" FAIL ${ERED}- ${3} ${4} ${5} not reached, result = ${result}"
+			__print_current_stats
 			__check_stop_at_error
-		elif [ $4 = "=" ] && [ "$result" -eq $5 ]; then
+		elif [ "$4" == "=" ] && [ "$result" -eq $5 ]; then
+			((RES_PASS++))
+			echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result}"
+			__print_current_stats
+		elif [ "$4" == ">" ] && [ "$result" -gt $5 ]; then
 			((RES_PASS++))
 			echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result}"
-		elif [ $4 = ">" ] && [ "$result" -gt $5 ]; then
+			__print_current_stats
+		elif [ "$4" == "<" ] && [ "$result" -lt $5 ]; then
 			((RES_PASS++))
 			echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result}"
-		elif [ $4 = "<" ] && [ "$result" -lt $5 ]; then
+			__print_current_stats
+		elif [ "$4" == ">=" ] && [ "$result" -ge $5 ]; then
 			((RES_PASS++))
 			echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result}"
-		elif [ $4 = "contain_str" ] && [[ $result =~ $5 ]]; then
+			__print_current_stats
+		elif [ "$4" == "contain_str" ] && [[ $result =~ $5 ]]; then
 			((RES_PASS++))
 			echo -e $GREEN" PASS${EGREEN} - Result=${result}"
+			__print_current_stats
 		else
 			((RES_FAIL++))
 			echo -e $RED" FAIL${ERED} - ${3} ${4} ${5} not reached, result = ${result}"
+			__print_current_stats
 			__check_stop_at_error
 		fi
 	else
@@ -2476,55 +3310,3 @@ __var_test() {
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }
-
-
-### Generic test cases for varaible checking
-
-# Tests if a variable value in the MR stub is equal to a target value and and optional timeout.
-# Arg: <variable-name> <target-value> - This test set pass or fail depending on if the variable is
-# equal to the target or not.
-# Arg: <variable-name> <target-value> <timeout-in-sec>  - This test waits up to the timeout seconds
-# before setting pass or fail depending on if the variable value becomes equal to the target
-# value or not.
-# (Function for test scripts)
-mr_equal() {
-	if [ $# -eq 2 ] || [ $# -eq 3 ]; then
-		__var_test "MR" "$LOCALHOST$MR_EXTERNAL_PORT/counter/" $1 "=" $2 $3
-	else
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		__print_err "Wrong args to mr_equal, needs two or three args: <sim-param> <target-value> [ timeout ]" $@
-	fi
-}
-
-# Tests if a variable value in the MR stub is greater than a target value and and optional timeout.
-# Arg: <variable-name> <target-value> - This test set pass or fail depending on if the variable is
-# greater than the target or not.
-# Arg: <variable-name> <target-value> <timeout-in-sec>  - This test waits up to the timeout seconds
-# before setting pass or fail depending on if the variable value becomes greater than the target
-# value or not.
-# (Function for test scripts)
-mr_greater() {
-	if [ $# -eq 2 ] || [ $# -eq 3 ]; then
-		__var_test "MR" "$LOCALHOST$MR_EXTERNAL_PORT/counter/" $1 ">" $2 $3
-	else
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-		__print_err "Wrong args to mr_greater, needs two or three args: <sim-param> <target-value> [ timeout ]" $@
-	fi
-}
-
-# Read a variable value from MR sim and send to stdout. Arg: <variable-name>
-mr_read() {
-	echo "$(__do_curl $LOCALHOST$MR_EXTERNAL_PORT/counter/$1)"
-}
-
-# Print a variable value from the MR stub.
-# arg: <variable-name>
-# (Function for test scripts)
-mr_print() {
-	if [ $# != 1 ]; then
-		((RES_CONF_FAIL++))
-    	__print_err "need one arg, <mr-param>" $@
-		exit 1
-	fi
-	echo -e $BOLD"INFO(${BASH_LINENO[0]}): mrstub, $1 = $(__do_curl $LOCALHOST$MR_EXTERNAL_PORT/counter/$1)"$EBOLD
-}