diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-active/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/active/ActiveManager.java b/asterixdb/asterix-active/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/active/ActiveManager.java
index bb76204..2aebc59 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-active/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/active/ActiveManager.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-active/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/active/ActiveManager.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 
     private void stopIfRunning(ActiveRuntimeId runtimeId, IActiveRuntime runtime)
             throws HyracksDataException, InterruptedException {
-        if (runtimes.remove(runtimeId) != null) {
+        if (runtimes.containsKey(runtimeId)) {
             runtime.stop();
         } else {
             LOGGER.info("Not stopping already stopped runtime " + runtimeId);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/pom.xml
index 6a6bb8d..f3fdfc8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/pom.xml
@@ -238,5 +238,9 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hyracks-util</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule.java
index ab359bf..444e5bc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule.java
@@ -75,11 +75,13 @@
      * @return true if it is; false otherwise.
      */
     private boolean isPossibleBoolean(IAType type) {
-        while (NonTaggedFormatUtil.isOptional(type)) {
-            IAType actualType = ((AUnionType) type).getActualType();
+        IAType checkingType = type;
+        while (NonTaggedFormatUtil.isOptional(checkingType)) {
+            IAType actualType = ((AUnionType) checkingType).getActualType();
             if (actualType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.BOOLEAN || actualType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY) {
                 return true;
             }
+            checkingType = actualType;
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/ConstantFoldingRule.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/ConstantFoldingRule.java
index 29a8e77..7110dbb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/ConstantFoldingRule.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/ConstantFoldingRule.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.dataflow.ICcApplicationContext;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.TypeTraitProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.jobgen.QueryLogicalExpressionJobGen;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.declared.MetadataProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.IAObject;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.constants.AsterixConstantValue;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.ByteBufferInputStream;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 
 public class ConstantFoldingRule implements IAlgebraicRewriteRule {
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@
             BuiltinFunctions.META_KEY, BuiltinFunctions.RECORD_CONCAT, BuiltinFunctions.RECORD_CONCAT_STRICT,
             BuiltinFunctions.TO_ATOMIC, BuiltinFunctions.TO_ARRAY);
 
+    private static final Map<FunctionIdentifier, IAObject> FUNC_ID_TO_CONSTANT = ImmutableMap
+            .of(BuiltinFunctions.NUMERIC_E, new ADouble(Math.E), BuiltinFunctions.NUMERIC_PI, new ADouble(Math.PI));
+
     /**
      * Throws exceptions in substituiteProducedVariable, setVarType, and one getVarType method.
      */
@@ -220,6 +226,10 @@
                         return new Pair<>(changed, expr);
                     }
                 }
+                IAObject c = FUNC_ID_TO_CONSTANT.get(expr.getFunctionIdentifier());
+                if (c != null) {
+                    return new Pair<>(true, new ConstantExpression(new AsterixConstantValue(c)));
+                }
 
                 IScalarEvaluatorFactory fact = jobGenCtx.getExpressionRuntimeProvider().createEvaluatorFactory(expr,
                         _emptyTypeEnv, _emptySchemas, jobGenCtx);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceAutogenerateIDRule.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceAutogenerateIDRule.java
index c3e036e..14c3d87 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceAutogenerateIDRule.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceAutogenerateIDRule.java
@@ -66,11 +66,14 @@
             throws AlgebricksException {
 
         // match: commit OR distribute-result OR SINK - ... followed by:
-        // [insert to internal dataset with autogenerated id] - assign - project
-        // produce: insert - assign - assign* - project
+        // [insert to internal dataset with autogenerated id] - assign - assign? - project
+        // produce: insert - assign - assign? - assign* - project
         // **
-        // OR [insert to internal dataset with autogenerated id] - assign - [datasource scan]
-        // produce insert - assign - assign* - datasource scan
+        // OR [insert to internal dataset with autogenerated id] - assign - assign? - [datasource scan]
+        // produce: insert - assign - assign? - assign* - datasource scan
+        // **
+        // where assign* is the newly added assign that adds the autogenerated id
+        // and assign? is an assign that may exist when a filter is used
 
         AbstractLogicalOperator currentOp = (AbstractLogicalOperator) opRef.getValue();
         if (currentOp.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.DELEGATE_OPERATOR) {
@@ -120,15 +123,28 @@
         AssignOperator assignOp = (AssignOperator) parentOp;
         LogicalVariable inputRecord;
 
-        //TODO: bug here. will not work for internal datasets with filters since the pattern becomes 
-        //[project-assign-assign-insert]
+        boolean hasFilter = false;
         AbstractLogicalOperator grandparentOp = (AbstractLogicalOperator) parentOp.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
+        AbstractLogicalOperator newAssignParentOp = grandparentOp;
+        AbstractLogicalOperator newAssignChildOp = assignOp;
         if (grandparentOp.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.PROJECT) {
             ProjectOperator projectOp = (ProjectOperator) grandparentOp;
             inputRecord = projectOp.getVariables().get(0);
         } else if (grandparentOp.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.DATASOURCESCAN) {
             DataSourceScanOperator dssOp = (DataSourceScanOperator) grandparentOp;
             inputRecord = dssOp.getVariables().get(0);
+        } else if (grandparentOp.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.ASSIGN) {
+            AbstractLogicalOperator greatgrandparentOp =
+                    (AbstractLogicalOperator) grandparentOp.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
+            if (greatgrandparentOp.getOperatorTag() != LogicalOperatorTag.PROJECT) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            //filter case
+            ProjectOperator projectOp = (ProjectOperator) greatgrandparentOp;
+            inputRecord = projectOp.getVariables().get(0);
+            newAssignParentOp = greatgrandparentOp;
+            newAssignChildOp = grandparentOp;
+            hasFilter = true;
         } else {
             return false;
         }
@@ -142,13 +158,19 @@
 
         LogicalVariable v = context.newVar();
         AssignOperator newAssign = new AssignOperator(v, new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(nonNullMergedRec));
-        newAssign.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(grandparentOp));
-        assignOp.getInputs().set(0, new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(newAssign));
+        newAssign.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(newAssignParentOp));
+        newAssignChildOp.getInputs().set(0, new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(newAssign));
+        if (hasFilter) {
+            VariableUtilities.substituteVariables(newAssignChildOp, inputRecord, v, context);
+        }
         VariableUtilities.substituteVariables(assignOp, inputRecord, v, context);
         VariableUtilities.substituteVariables(insertOp, inputRecord, v, context);
         context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(newAssign);
+        if (hasFilter) {
+            context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(newAssignChildOp);
+        }
         context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(assignOp);
-        context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(insertOp);;
+        context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(insertOp);
         for (AbstractLogicalOperator op : opStack) {
             VariableUtilities.substituteVariables(op, inputRecord, v, context);
             context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(op);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/ExecutionPlans.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/ExecutionPlans.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d77164c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/ExecutionPlans.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.translator;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+public class ExecutionPlans implements Serializable {
+
+    private String expressionTree;
+    private String rewrittenExpressionTree;
+    private String logicalPlan;
+    private String optimizedLogicalPlan;
+    private String job;
+
+    public String getExpressionTree() {
+        return expressionTree;
+    }
+
+    public void setExpressionTree(String expressionTree) {
+        this.expressionTree = expressionTree;
+    }
+
+    public String getRewrittenExpressionTree() {
+        return rewrittenExpressionTree;
+    }
+
+    public void setRewrittenExpressionTree(String rewrittenExpressionTree) {
+        this.rewrittenExpressionTree = rewrittenExpressionTree;
+    }
+
+    public String getLogicalPlan() {
+        return logicalPlan;
+    }
+
+    public void setLogicalPlan(String logicalPlan) {
+        this.logicalPlan = logicalPlan;
+    }
+
+    public String getOptimizedLogicalPlan() {
+        return optimizedLogicalPlan;
+    }
+
+    public void setOptimizedLogicalPlan(String optimizedLogicalPlan) {
+        this.optimizedLogicalPlan = optimizedLogicalPlan;
+    }
+
+    public String getJob() {
+        return job;
+    }
+
+    public void setJob(String job) {
+        this.job = job;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/ExecutionPlansHtmlPrintUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/ExecutionPlansHtmlPrintUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88e8255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/ExecutionPlansHtmlPrintUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.translator;
+
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+
+public class ExecutionPlansHtmlPrintUtil {
+
+    private static final String LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL = "Logical plan";
+    private static final String EXPRESSION_TREE_LBL = "Expression tree";
+    private static final String REWRITTEN_EXPRESSION_TREE_LBL = "Rewritten expression tree";
+    private static final String OPTIMIZED_LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL = "Optimized logical plan";
+    private static final String JOB_LBL = "Job";
+
+    private ExecutionPlansHtmlPrintUtil() {
+    }
+
+    public static void print(PrintWriter output, ExecutionPlans plans) {
+        printNonNull(output, EXPRESSION_TREE_LBL, plans.getExpressionTree());
+        printNonNull(output, REWRITTEN_EXPRESSION_TREE_LBL, plans.getRewrittenExpressionTree());
+        printNonNull(output, LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL, plans.getLogicalPlan());
+        printNonNull(output, OPTIMIZED_LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL, plans.getOptimizedLogicalPlan());
+        printNonNull(output, JOB_LBL, plans.getJob());
+    }
+
+    private static void printNonNull(PrintWriter output, String lbl, String value) {
+        if (value != null) {
+            printFieldPrefix(output, lbl);
+            output.print(value);
+            printFieldPostfix(output);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void printFieldPrefix(PrintWriter output, String lbl) {
+        output.println();
+        output.println("<h4>" + lbl + ":</h4>");
+        switch (lbl) {
+            case LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL:
+                output.println("<pre class=query-plan>");
+                break;
+            case OPTIMIZED_LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL:
+                output.println("<pre class=query-optimized-plan>");
+                break;
+            default:
+                output.println("<pre>");
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void printFieldPostfix(PrintWriter output) {
+        output.println("</pre>");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/ExecutionPlansJsonPrintUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/ExecutionPlansJsonPrintUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c47ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/ExecutionPlansJsonPrintUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.translator;
+
+import static org.apache.asterix.translator.SessionConfig.PlanFormat.STRING;
+
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.JSONUtil;
+
+public class ExecutionPlansJsonPrintUtil {
+
+    private static final String LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL = "logicalPlan";
+    private static final String EXPRESSION_TREE_LBL = "expressionTree";
+    private static final String REWRITTEN_EXPRESSION_TREE_LBL = "rewrittenExpressionTree";
+    private static final String OPTIMIZED_LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL = "optimizedLogicalPlan";
+    private static final String JOB_LBL = "job";
+
+    private ExecutionPlansJsonPrintUtil() {
+    }
+
+    public static String asJson(ExecutionPlans plans, SessionConfig.PlanFormat format) {
+        final StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
+        appendOutputPrefix(output);
+        // TODO only string is currently supported for expression trees
+        appendNonNull(output, EXPRESSION_TREE_LBL, plans.getExpressionTree(), STRING);
+        appendNonNull(output, REWRITTEN_EXPRESSION_TREE_LBL, plans.getRewrittenExpressionTree(), STRING);
+        appendNonNull(output, LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL, plans.getLogicalPlan(), format);
+        appendNonNull(output, OPTIMIZED_LOGICAL_PLAN_LBL, plans.getOptimizedLogicalPlan(), format);
+        appendNonNull(output, JOB_LBL, plans.getJob(), format);
+        appendOutputPostfix(output);
+        return output.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static void appendNonNull(StringBuilder builder, String lbl, String value,
+            SessionConfig.PlanFormat format) {
+        if (value != null) {
+            printFieldPrefix(builder, lbl);
+            switch (format) {
+                case JSON:
+                    builder.append(value);
+                    break;
+                case STRING:
+                    JSONUtil.quoteAndEscape(builder, value);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("Unrecognized plan format: " + format);
+            }
+            printFieldPostfix(builder);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void appendOutputPrefix(StringBuilder builder) {
+        builder.append("{");
+    }
+
+    private static void printFieldPrefix(StringBuilder builder, String lbl) {
+        builder.append("\"" + lbl + "\": ");
+    }
+
+    private static void printFieldPostfix(StringBuilder builder) {
+        builder.append(",");
+    }
+
+    private static void appendOutputPostfix(StringBuilder builder) {
+        // remove extra comma if needed
+        if (builder.length() > 1) {
+            builder.deleteCharAt(builder.length() - 1);
+        }
+        builder.append("}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/IStatementExecutor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/IStatementExecutor.java
index d76c421..0ff877b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/IStatementExecutor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/IStatementExecutor.java
@@ -142,4 +142,11 @@
      */
     String getActiveDataverseName(String dataverse);
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the execution plans that are generated during query compilation
+     *
+     * @return the executions plans
+     */
+    ExecutionPlans getExecutionPlans();
+
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/SessionConfig.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/SessionConfig.java
index cb6d8e5..89619e5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/SessionConfig.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/SessionConfig.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                 if (fmtString != null) {
                     String format = ("JSON".equalsIgnoreCase(fmtString) || "CLEAN_JSON".equalsIgnoreCase(fmtString))
                             ? "JSON" : fmtString;
-                    return PlanFormat.valueOf(format);
+                    return PlanFormat.valueOf(format.toUpperCase());
                 }
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                 logger.log(Level.INFO, fmtString + ": unsupported " + label + ", using " + defaultFmt + "instead", e);
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
     // Output format.
     private final OutputFormat fmt;
-    private final PlanFormat lpfmt;
+    private final PlanFormat planFormat;
 
     // Standard execution flags.
     private final boolean executeQuery;
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
         this(fmt, PlanFormat.STRING);
     }
 
-    public SessionConfig(OutputFormat fmt, PlanFormat lpfmt) {
-        this(fmt, true, true, true, lpfmt);
+    public SessionConfig(OutputFormat fmt, PlanFormat planFormat) {
+        this(fmt, true, true, true, planFormat);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@
     }
 
     public SessionConfig(OutputFormat fmt, boolean optimize, boolean executeQuery, boolean generateJobSpec,
-            PlanFormat lpfmt) {
+            PlanFormat planFormat) {
         this.fmt = fmt;
         this.optimize = optimize;
         this.executeQuery = executeQuery;
         this.generateJobSpec = generateJobSpec;
         this.flags = new HashMap<>();
-        this.lpfmt = lpfmt;
+        this.planFormat = planFormat;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@
     /**
      * Retrieve the PlanFormat for this execution.
      */
-    public PlanFormat getLpfmt() {
-        return this.lpfmt;
+    public PlanFormat getPlanFormat() {
+        return this.planFormat;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/util/ValidateUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/util/ValidateUtil.java
index 4b4b2b0..d5ebc6e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/util/ValidateUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/translator/util/ValidateUtil.java
@@ -131,11 +131,19 @@
         } else {
             partitioningExprTypes =
                     KeyFieldTypeUtil.getKeyTypes(recType, metaRecType, partitioningExprs, keySourceIndicators);
-            for (int fidx = 0; fidx < partitioningExprTypes.size(); ++fidx) {
-                IAType fieldType = partitioningExprTypes.get(fidx);
+            for (int i = 0; i < partitioningExprs.size(); i++) {
+                List<String> partitioningExpr = partitioningExprs.get(i);
+                IAType fieldType = partitioningExprTypes.get(i);
                 if (fieldType == null) {
                     throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_FIELD_NOT_FOUND,
-                            RecordUtil.toFullyQualifiedName(partitioningExprs.get(fidx)));
+                            RecordUtil.toFullyQualifiedName(partitioningExpr));
+                }
+                boolean nullable = KeyFieldTypeUtil.chooseSource(keySourceIndicators, i, recType, metaRecType)
+                        .isSubFieldNullable(partitioningExpr);
+                if (nullable) {
+                    // key field is nullable
+                    throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_PRIMARY_KEY_CANNOT_BE_NULLABLE,
+                            RecordUtil.toFullyQualifiedName(partitioningExpr));
                 }
                 switch (fieldType.getTypeTag()) {
                     case TINYINT:
@@ -155,7 +163,7 @@
                         break;
                     case UNION:
                         throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_PRIMARY_KEY_CANNOT_BE_NULLABLE,
-                                RecordUtil.toFullyQualifiedName(partitioningExprs.get(fidx)));
+                                RecordUtil.toFullyQualifiedName(partitioningExpr));
                     default:
                         throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_ILLEGAL_PRIMARY_KEY_TYPE,
                                 fieldType.getTypeTag());
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
index 020bc6c..a39c366 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
           <usedDependencies combine.children="append">
             <usedDependency>org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common</usedDependency>
             <usedDependency>org.apache.asterix:asterix-fuzzyjoin</usedDependency>
+            <usedDependency>org.apache.asterix:asterix-geo</usedDependency>
           </usedDependencies>
           <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>
             <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>org.apache.asterix:asterix-external-data:zip:*</ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>
@@ -648,5 +649,11 @@
       <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+      <artifactId>asterix-geo</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/APIFramework.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/APIFramework.java
index ad715a4..537625d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/APIFramework.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/APIFramework.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.optimizer.rules.am.AbstractIntroduceAccessMethodRule;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.job.listener.JobEventListenerFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.ICompiledDmlStatement;
+import org.apache.asterix.translator.ExecutionPlans;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutor.Stats;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.SessionConfig;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.SessionOutput;
@@ -120,8 +122,7 @@
     private static final int MIN_FRAME_LIMIT_FOR_JOIN = 5;
     // one for query, two for intermediate results, one for final result, and one for reading an inverted list
     private static final int MIN_FRAME_LIMIT_FOR_TEXTSEARCH = 5;
-    private static final String LPLAN = "Logical plan";
-    private static final String OPLAN = "Optimized logical plan";
+    private static final ObjectWriter OBJECT_WRITER = new ObjectMapper().writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter();
 
     // A white list of supported configurable parameters.
     private static final Set<String> CONFIGURABLE_PARAMETER_NAMES =
@@ -137,12 +138,14 @@
     private final IAstPrintVisitorFactory astPrintVisitorFactory;
     private final ILangExpressionToPlanTranslatorFactory translatorFactory;
     private final IRuleSetFactory ruleSetFactory;
+    private final ExecutionPlans executionPlans;
 
     public APIFramework(ILangCompilationProvider compilationProvider) {
         this.rewriterFactory = compilationProvider.getRewriterFactory();
         this.astPrintVisitorFactory = compilationProvider.getAstPrintVisitorFactory();
         this.translatorFactory = compilationProvider.getExpressionToPlanTranslatorFactory();
         this.ruleSetFactory = compilationProvider.getRuleSetFactory();
+        executionPlans = new ExecutionPlans();
     }
 
     private static class OptimizationContextFactory implements IOptimizationContextFactory {
@@ -165,27 +168,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void printPlanPrefix(SessionOutput output, String planName) {
-        if (output.config().is(SessionConfig.FORMAT_HTML)) {
-            output.out().println("<h4>" + planName + ":</h4>");
-            if (LPLAN.equalsIgnoreCase(planName)) {
-                output.out().println("<pre class = query-plan>");
-            } else if (OPLAN.equalsIgnoreCase(planName)) {
-                output.out().println("<pre class = query-optimized-plan>");
-            } else {
-                output.out().println("<pre>");
-            }
-        } else {
-            output.out().println("----------" + planName + ":");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void printPlanPostfix(SessionOutput output) {
-        if (output.config().is(SessionConfig.FORMAT_HTML)) {
-            output.out().println("</pre>");
-        }
-    }
-
     public Pair<IReturningStatement, Integer> reWriteQuery(List<FunctionDecl> declaredFunctions,
             MetadataProvider metadataProvider, IReturningStatement q, SessionOutput output, boolean inlineUdfs)
             throws CompilationException {
@@ -194,10 +176,7 @@
         }
         SessionConfig conf = output.config();
         if (!conf.is(SessionConfig.FORMAT_ONLY_PHYSICAL_OPS) && conf.is(SessionConfig.OOB_EXPR_TREE)) {
-            output.out().println();
-            printPlanPrefix(output, "Expression tree");
-            q.accept(astPrintVisitorFactory.createLangVisitor(output.out()), 0);
-            printPlanPostfix(output);
+            generateExpressionTree(q);
         }
         IQueryRewriter rw = rewriterFactory.createQueryRewriter();
         rw.rewrite(declaredFunctions, q, metadataProvider, new LangRewritingContext(q.getVarCounter()), inlineUdfs);
@@ -213,14 +192,9 @@
         final boolean isLoad = statement != null && statement.getKind() == Statement.Kind.LOAD;
 
         SessionConfig conf = output.config();
-        if (!conf.is(SessionConfig.FORMAT_ONLY_PHYSICAL_OPS) && conf.is(SessionConfig.OOB_REWRITTEN_EXPR_TREE)) {
-            output.out().println();
-
-            printPlanPrefix(output, "Rewritten expression tree");
-            if (isQuery) {
-                query.accept(astPrintVisitorFactory.createLangVisitor(output.out()), 0);
-            }
-            printPlanPostfix(output);
+        if (isQuery && !conf.is(SessionConfig.FORMAT_ONLY_PHYSICAL_OPS)
+                && conf.is(SessionConfig.OOB_REWRITTEN_EXPR_TREE)) {
+            generateRewrittenExpressionTree(query);
         }
 
         final TxnId txnId = metadataProvider.getTxnIdFactory().create();
@@ -230,14 +204,9 @@
 
         ILogicalPlan plan = isLoad ? t.translateLoad(statement) : t.translate(query, outputDatasetName, statement);
 
-        if (!conf.is(SessionConfig.FORMAT_ONLY_PHYSICAL_OPS) && conf.is(SessionConfig.OOB_LOGICAL_PLAN)) {
-            output.out().println();
-
-            printPlanPrefix(output, "Logical plan");
-            if (isQuery || isLoad) {
-                PlanPrettyPrinter.printPlan(plan, getPrettyPrintVisitor(output.config().getLpfmt(), output.out()), 0);
-            }
-            printPlanPostfix(output);
+        if ((isQuery || isLoad) && !conf.is(SessionConfig.FORMAT_ONLY_PHYSICAL_OPS)
+                && conf.is(SessionConfig.OOB_LOGICAL_PLAN)) {
+            generateLogicalPlan(plan, output.config().getPlanFormat());
         }
         CompilerProperties compilerProperties = metadataProvider.getApplicationContext().getCompilerProperties();
         Map<String, String> querySpecificConfig = validateConfig(metadataProvider.getConfig());
@@ -273,12 +242,9 @@
                     AlgebricksAppendable buffer = new AlgebricksAppendable(output.out());
                     PlanPrettyPrinter.printPhysicalOps(plan, buffer, 0);
                 } else {
-                    printPlanPrefix(output, "Optimized logical plan");
                     if (isQuery || isLoad) {
-                        PlanPrettyPrinter.printPlan(plan,
-                                getPrettyPrintVisitor(output.config().getLpfmt(), output.out()), 0);
+                        generateOptimizedLogicalPlan(plan, output.config().getPlanFormat());
                     }
-                    printPlanPostfix(output);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -327,8 +293,9 @@
                     ResourceUtils.getRequiredCapacity(plan, jobLocations, physOptConf);
             spec.setRequiredClusterCapacity(jobRequiredCapacity);
         }
-
-        printJobSpec(query, spec, conf, output);
+        if (isQuery && conf.is(SessionConfig.OOB_HYRACKS_JOB)) {
+            generateJob(spec);
+        }
         return spec;
     }
 
@@ -373,23 +340,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    protected void printJobSpec(Query rwQ, JobSpecification spec, SessionConfig conf, SessionOutput output)
-            throws AlgebricksException {
-        if (conf.is(SessionConfig.OOB_HYRACKS_JOB)) {
-            printPlanPrefix(output, "Hyracks job");
-            if (rwQ != null) {
-                try {
-                    final ObjectWriter objectWriter = new ObjectMapper().writerWithDefaultPrettyPrinter();
-                    output.out().println(objectWriter.writeValueAsString(spec.toJSON()));
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    throw new AlgebricksException(e);
-                }
-                output.out().println(spec.getUserConstraints());
-            }
-            printPlanPostfix(output);
-        }
-    }
-
     private AbstractLogicalOperatorPrettyPrintVisitor getPrettyPrintVisitor(SessionConfig.PlanFormat planFormat,
             PrintWriter out) {
         return planFormat.equals(SessionConfig.PlanFormat.JSON) ? new LogicalOperatorPrettyPrintVisitorJson(out)
@@ -429,6 +379,10 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public ExecutionPlans getExecutionPlans() {
+        return executionPlans;
+    }
+
     // Chooses the location constraints, i.e., whether to use storage parallelism or use a user-sepcified number
     // of cores.
     private static AlgebricksAbsolutePartitionConstraint chooseLocations(IClusterInfoCollector clusterInfoCollector,
@@ -524,6 +478,49 @@
         return config;
     }
 
+    private void generateExpressionTree(IReturningStatement statement) throws CompilationException {
+        final StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
+        try (PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(stringWriter)) {
+            statement.accept(astPrintVisitorFactory.createLangVisitor(writer), 0);
+            executionPlans.setExpressionTree(stringWriter.toString());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void generateRewrittenExpressionTree(IReturningStatement statement) throws CompilationException {
+        final StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
+        try (PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(stringWriter)) {
+            statement.accept(astPrintVisitorFactory.createLangVisitor(writer), 0);
+            executionPlans.setRewrittenExpressionTree(stringWriter.toString());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void generateLogicalPlan(ILogicalPlan plan, SessionConfig.PlanFormat format) throws AlgebricksException {
+        final StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
+        try (PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(stringWriter)) {
+            PlanPrettyPrinter.printPlan(plan, getPrettyPrintVisitor(format, writer), 0);
+            executionPlans.setLogicalPlan(stringWriter.toString());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void generateOptimizedLogicalPlan(ILogicalPlan plan, SessionConfig.PlanFormat format)
+            throws AlgebricksException {
+        final StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
+        try (PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(stringWriter)) {
+            PlanPrettyPrinter.printPlan(plan, getPrettyPrintVisitor(format, writer), 0);
+            executionPlans.setOptimizedLogicalPlan(stringWriter.toString());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void generateJob(JobSpecification spec) {
+        final StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
+        try (PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(stringWriter)) {
+            writer.println(OBJECT_WRITER.writeValueAsString(spec.toJSON()));
+            executionPlans.setJob(stringWriter.toString());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static AlgebricksAbsolutePartitionConstraint getJobLocations(JobSpecification spec,
             INodeJobTracker jobTracker, AlgebricksAbsolutePartitionConstraint clusterLocations) {
         final Set<String> jobParticipatingNodes = jobTracker.getJobParticipatingNodes(spec);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/AbstractQueryApiServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/AbstractQueryApiServlet.java
index b8c737d..bd096dd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/AbstractQueryApiServlet.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/AbstractQueryApiServlet.java
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
         RESULTS("results"),
         HANDLE("handle"),
         ERRORS("errors"),
-        METRICS("metrics");
+        METRICS("metrics"),
+        PLANS("plans");
 
         private final String str;
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/DdlApiServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/DdlApiServlet.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c1dbf7..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/DdlApiServlet.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.asterix.api.http.server;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
-
-import org.apache.asterix.common.context.IStorageComponentProvider;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.dataflow.ICcApplicationContext;
-import org.apache.asterix.compiler.provider.ILangCompilationProvider;
-import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Statement;
-import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutorFactory;
-import org.apache.hyracks.http.api.IServletRequest;
-
-public class DdlApiServlet extends RestApiServlet {
-    private static final byte ALLOWED_CATEGORIES =
-            Statement.Category.QUERY | Statement.Category.UPDATE | Statement.Category.DDL;
-
-    public DdlApiServlet(ConcurrentMap<String, Object> ctx, String[] paths, ICcApplicationContext appCtx,
-            ILangCompilationProvider compilationProvider, IStatementExecutorFactory statementExecutorFactory,
-            IStorageComponentProvider componentProvider) {
-        super(ctx, paths, appCtx, compilationProvider, statementExecutorFactory, componentProvider);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String getQueryParameter(IServletRequest request) {
-        return request.getParameter("ddl");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected byte getAllowedCategories() {
-        return ALLOWED_CATEGORIES;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String getErrorMessage() {
-        return "Invalid statement: Non-DDL statement %s to the DDL API.";
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/FullApiServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/FullApiServlet.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a461c7..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/FullApiServlet.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.asterix.api.http.server;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
-
-import org.apache.asterix.common.context.IStorageComponentProvider;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.dataflow.ICcApplicationContext;
-import org.apache.asterix.compiler.provider.ILangCompilationProvider;
-import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Statement;
-import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutorFactory;
-import org.apache.hyracks.http.api.IServletRequest;
-
-public class FullApiServlet extends RestApiServlet {
-
-    private static final String AQL_STMT_PARAM_NAME = "aql";
-    private static final byte ALLOWED_CATEGORIES = Statement.Category.QUERY | Statement.Category.UPDATE
-            | Statement.Category.DDL | Statement.Category.PROCEDURE;
-
-    public FullApiServlet(ConcurrentMap<String, Object> ctx, String[] paths, ICcApplicationContext appCtx,
-            ILangCompilationProvider compilationProvider, IStatementExecutorFactory statementExecutorFactory,
-            IStorageComponentProvider componentProvider) {
-        super(ctx, paths, appCtx, compilationProvider, statementExecutorFactory, componentProvider);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected byte getAllowedCategories() {
-        return ALLOWED_CATEGORIES;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String getErrorMessage() {
-        throw new IllegalStateException();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String getQueryParameter(IServletRequest request) {
-        return request.getParameter(AQL_STMT_PARAM_NAME);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/NCQueryCancellationServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/NCQueryCancellationServlet.java
index da621d2..5ad451f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/NCQueryCancellationServlet.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/NCQueryCancellationServlet.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.QueryServiceServlet.Parameter;
 import org.apache.asterix.app.message.CancelQueryRequest;
 import org.apache.asterix.app.message.CancelQueryResponse;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.messaging.api.INCMessageBroker;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
     @Override
     protected void delete(IServletRequest request, IServletResponse response) {
         // gets the parameter client_context_id from the request.
-        String clientContextId = request.getParameter(CLIENT_CONTEXT_ID);
+        String clientContextId = request.getParameter(Parameter.CLIENT_ID.str());
         if (clientContextId == null) {
             response.setStatus(HttpResponseStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
             return;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/NCQueryServiceServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/NCQueryServiceServlet.java
index a420efc..1713ca5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/NCQueryServiceServlet.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/NCQueryServiceServlet.java
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
         } else {
             sessionOutput.out().append(responseMsg.getResult());
         }
+        printExecutionPlans(sessionOutput, responseMsg.getExecutionPlans());
     }
 
     private void cancelQuery(INCMessageBroker messageBroker, String nodeId, String clientContextID, Exception exception,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryApiServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryApiServlet.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e692d3..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryApiServlet.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.asterix.api.http.server;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
-
-import org.apache.asterix.common.context.IStorageComponentProvider;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.dataflow.ICcApplicationContext;
-import org.apache.asterix.compiler.provider.ILangCompilationProvider;
-import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Statement;
-import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutorFactory;
-import org.apache.hyracks.http.api.IServletRequest;
-
-public class QueryApiServlet extends RestApiServlet {
-    private static final byte ALLOWED_CATEGORIES = Statement.Category.QUERY;
-
-    public QueryApiServlet(ConcurrentMap<String, Object> ctx, String[] paths, ICcApplicationContext appCtx,
-            ILangCompilationProvider compilationProvider, IStatementExecutorFactory statementExecutorFactory,
-            IStorageComponentProvider componentProvider) {
-        super(ctx, paths, appCtx, compilationProvider, statementExecutorFactory, componentProvider);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String getQueryParameter(IServletRequest request) {
-        return request.getParameter("query");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected byte getAllowedCategories() {
-        return ALLOWED_CATEGORIES;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String getErrorMessage() {
-        return "Invalid statement: Non-query statement %s to the query API.";
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryCancellationServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryCancellationServlet.java
index f8655ad..a8b3aef 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryCancellationServlet.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryCancellationServlet.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.QueryServiceServlet.Parameter;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutorContext;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.client.IHyracksClientConnection;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.job.JobId;
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@
  */
 public class QueryCancellationServlet extends AbstractServlet {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
-    protected static final String CLIENT_CONTEXT_ID = "client_context_id";
 
     public QueryCancellationServlet(ConcurrentMap<String, Object> ctx, String... paths) {
         super(ctx, paths);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
     @Override
     protected void delete(IServletRequest request, IServletResponse response) throws IOException {
-        String clientContextId = request.getParameter(CLIENT_CONTEXT_ID);
+        String clientContextId = request.getParameter(Parameter.CLIENT_ID.str());
         if (clientContextId == null) {
             response.setStatus(HttpResponseStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
             return;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryServiceServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryServiceServlet.java
index 56359e3..dd03860 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryServiceServlet.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/QueryServiceServlet.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.IParser;
 import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Statement;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
+import org.apache.asterix.translator.ExecutionPlans;
+import org.apache.asterix.translator.ExecutionPlansJsonPrintUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.IRequestParameters;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutor;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutor.ResultDelivery;
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponseStatus;
 
 public class QueryServiceServlet extends AbstractQueryApiServlet {
@@ -141,7 +144,12 @@
         MODE("mode"),
         TIMEOUT("timeout"),
         PLAN_FORMAT("plan-format"),
-        MAX_RESULT_READS("max-result-reads");
+        MAX_RESULT_READS("max-result-reads"),
+        EXPRESSION_TREE("expression-tree"),
+        REWRITTEN_EXPRESSION_TREE("rewritten-expression-tree"),
+        LOGICAL_PLAN("logical-plan"),
+        OPTIMIZED_LOGICAL_PLAN("optimized-logical-plan"),
+        JOB("job");
 
         private final String str;
 
@@ -188,7 +196,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    static class RequestParameters {
+    protected static class RequestParameters {
         String host;
         String path;
         String statement;
@@ -198,6 +206,12 @@
         String clientContextID;
         String mode;
         String maxResultReads;
+        String planFormat;
+        boolean expressionTree;
+        boolean rewrittenExpressionTree;
+        boolean logicalPlan;
+        boolean optimizedLogicalPlan;
+        boolean job;
 
         @Override
         public String toString() {
@@ -213,6 +227,12 @@
                 on.put("format", format);
                 on.put("timeout", timeout);
                 on.put("maxResultReads", maxResultReads);
+                on.put("planFormat", planFormat);
+                on.put("expressionTree", expressionTree);
+                on.put("rewrittenExpressionTree", rewrittenExpressionTree);
+                on.put("logicalPlan", logicalPlan);
+                on.put("optimizedLogicalPlan", optimizedLogicalPlan);
+                on.put("job", job);
                 return om.writer(new MinimalPrettyPrinter()).writeValueAsString(on);
             } catch (JsonProcessingException e) { // NOSONAR
                 LOGGER.debug("unexpected exception marshalling {} instance to json", getClass(), e);
@@ -221,7 +241,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    static final class RequestExecutionState {
+    protected static final class RequestExecutionState {
         private long execStart = -1;
         private long execEnd = -1;
         private ResultStatus resultStatus = ResultStatus.SUCCESS;
@@ -307,9 +327,15 @@
         SessionOutput.ResultAppender appendStatus = ResultUtil.createResultStatusAppender();
 
         SessionConfig.OutputFormat format = getFormat(param.format);
-        //TODO:get the parameters from UI.Currently set to clean_json.
-        SessionConfig sessionConfig = new SessionConfig(format);
+        final SessionConfig.PlanFormat planFormat =
+                SessionConfig.PlanFormat.get(param.planFormat, param.planFormat, SessionConfig.PlanFormat.JSON, LOGGER);
+        SessionConfig sessionConfig = new SessionConfig(format, planFormat);
         sessionConfig.set(SessionConfig.FORMAT_WRAPPER_ARRAY, true);
+        sessionConfig.set(SessionConfig.OOB_EXPR_TREE, param.expressionTree);
+        sessionConfig.set(SessionConfig.OOB_REWRITTEN_EXPR_TREE, param.rewrittenExpressionTree);
+        sessionConfig.set(SessionConfig.OOB_LOGICAL_PLAN, param.logicalPlan);
+        sessionConfig.set(SessionConfig.OOB_OPTIMIZED_LOGICAL_PLAN, param.optimizedLogicalPlan);
+        sessionConfig.set(SessionConfig.OOB_HYRACKS_JOB, param.job);
         sessionConfig.set(SessionConfig.FORMAT_INDENT_JSON, param.pretty);
         sessionConfig.set(SessionConfig.FORMAT_QUOTE_RECORD,
                 format != SessionConfig.OutputFormat.CLEAN_JSON && format != SessionConfig.OutputFormat.LOSSLESS_JSON);
@@ -391,6 +417,13 @@
                 param.clientContextID = getOptText(jsonRequest, Parameter.CLIENT_ID.str());
                 param.timeout = getOptText(jsonRequest, Parameter.TIMEOUT.str());
                 param.maxResultReads = getOptText(jsonRequest, Parameter.MAX_RESULT_READS.str());
+                param.planFormat = getOptText(jsonRequest, Parameter.PLAN_FORMAT.str());
+                param.expressionTree = getOptBoolean(jsonRequest, Parameter.EXPRESSION_TREE.str(), false);
+                param.rewrittenExpressionTree =
+                        getOptBoolean(jsonRequest, Parameter.REWRITTEN_EXPRESSION_TREE.str(), false);
+                param.logicalPlan = getOptBoolean(jsonRequest, Parameter.LOGICAL_PLAN.str(), false);
+                param.optimizedLogicalPlan = getOptBoolean(jsonRequest, Parameter.OPTIMIZED_LOGICAL_PLAN.str(), false);
+                param.job = getOptBoolean(jsonRequest, Parameter.JOB.str(), false);
             } catch (JsonParseException | JsonMappingException e) {
                 // if the JSON parsing fails, the statement is empty and we get an empty statement error
                 GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.log(Level.ERROR, e.getMessage(), e);
@@ -406,6 +439,7 @@
             param.clientContextID = request.getParameter(Parameter.CLIENT_ID.str());
             param.timeout = request.getParameter(Parameter.TIMEOUT.str());
             param.maxResultReads = request.getParameter(Parameter.MAX_RESULT_READS.str());
+            param.planFormat = request.getParameter(Parameter.PLAN_FORMAT.str());
         }
         return param;
     }
@@ -498,7 +532,7 @@
         } catch (Exception | TokenMgrError | org.apache.asterix.aqlplus.parser.TokenMgrError e) {
             handleExecuteStatementException(e, execution, param);
             response.setStatus(execution.getHttpStatus());
-            ResultUtil.printError(sessionOutput.out(), e);
+            printError(sessionOutput.out(), e);
             ResultUtil.printStatus(sessionOutput, execution.getResultStatus());
         } finally {
             // make sure that we stop buffering and return the result to the http response
@@ -533,6 +567,7 @@
                 getHyracksDataset(), resultProperties, stats, null, param.clientContextID, optionalParameters);
         translator.compileAndExecute(getHyracksClientConnection(), queryCtx, requestParameters);
         execution.end();
+        printExecutionPlans(sessionOutput, translator.getExecutionPlans());
     }
 
     protected void handleExecuteStatementException(Throwable t, RequestExecutionState state, RequestParameters param) {
@@ -566,4 +601,25 @@
             state.setStatus(ResultStatus.FATAL, HttpResponseStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
         }
     }
+
+    protected void printError(PrintWriter sessionOut, Throwable throwable) {
+        ResultUtil.printError(sessionOut, throwable);
+    }
+
+    protected void printExecutionPlans(SessionOutput output, ExecutionPlans executionPlans) {
+        final PrintWriter pw = output.out();
+        pw.print("\t\"");
+        pw.print(ResultFields.PLANS.str());
+        pw.print("\":");
+        final SessionConfig.PlanFormat planFormat = output.config().getPlanFormat();
+        switch (planFormat) {
+            case JSON:
+            case STRING:
+                pw.print(ExecutionPlansJsonPrintUtil.asJson(executionPlans, planFormat));
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Unrecognized plan format: " + planFormat);
+        }
+        pw.print(",\n");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/StorageApiServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/StorageApiServlet.java
index 8dd4290..6b632a1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/StorageApiServlet.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/StorageApiServlet.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.api.http.server;
 
+import static org.apache.hyracks.util.NetworkUtil.toHostPort;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
@@ -131,8 +133,7 @@
             ArrayNode replicasArray = OBJECT_MAPPER.createArrayNode();
             for (IPartitionReplica replica : replicas) {
                 final ObjectNode replicaJson = OBJECT_MAPPER.createObjectNode();
-                final InetSocketAddress location = replica.getIdentifier().getLocation();
-                replicaJson.put("location", location.getHostString() + ":" + location.getPort());
+                replicaJson.put("location", toHostPort(replica.getIdentifier().getLocation()));
                 replicaJson.put("status", replica.getStatus().toString());
                 replicasArray.add(replicaJson);
             }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/UpdateApiServlet.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/UpdateApiServlet.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3650189..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/api/http/server/UpdateApiServlet.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.asterix.api.http.server;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
-
-import org.apache.asterix.common.context.IStorageComponentProvider;
-import org.apache.asterix.common.dataflow.ICcApplicationContext;
-import org.apache.asterix.compiler.provider.ILangCompilationProvider;
-import org.apache.asterix.lang.common.base.Statement;
-import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutorFactory;
-import org.apache.hyracks.http.api.IServletRequest;
-
-public class UpdateApiServlet extends RestApiServlet {
-    private static final byte ALLOWED_CATEGORIES = Statement.Category.QUERY | Statement.Category.UPDATE;
-
-    public UpdateApiServlet(ConcurrentMap<String, Object> ctx, String[] paths, ICcApplicationContext appCtx,
-            ILangCompilationProvider compilationProvider, IStatementExecutorFactory statementExecutorFactory,
-            IStorageComponentProvider componentProvider) {
-        super(ctx, paths, appCtx, compilationProvider, statementExecutorFactory, componentProvider);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String getQueryParameter(IServletRequest request) {
-        return request.getParameter("statements");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected byte getAllowedCategories() {
-        return ALLOWED_CATEGORIES;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String getErrorMessage() {
-        return "Invalid statement: Non-Update statement %s to the Update API.";
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/active/ActiveNotificationHandler.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/active/ActiveNotificationHandler.java
index e8bcb10..053e6cd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/active/ActiveNotificationHandler.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/active/ActiveNotificationHandler.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.active.ActiveEvent;
 import org.apache.asterix.active.ActiveEvent.Kind;
-import org.apache.asterix.active.ActivityState;
 import org.apache.asterix.active.EntityId;
 import org.apache.asterix.active.IActiveEntityEventsListener;
 import org.apache.asterix.active.IActiveNotificationHandler;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.IMetadataLockManager;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.RuntimeDataException;
-import org.apache.asterix.metadata.api.IActiveEntityController;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.declared.MetadataProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataset;
 import org.apache.asterix.metadata.utils.DatasetUtil;
@@ -214,14 +212,7 @@
         for (IActiveEntityEventsListener listener : entityEventListeners.values()) {
             synchronized (listener) {
                 LOGGER.log(level, "Entity " + listener.getEntityId() + " is " + listener.getStats());
-                if (listener.getState() == ActivityState.PERMANENTLY_FAILED
-                        && listener instanceof IActiveEntityController) {
-                    LOGGER.log(level, "Recovering");
-                    ((IActiveEntityController) listener).recover();
-                } else {
-                    LOGGER.log(level, "Only notifying");
-                    listener.notifyAll();
-                }
+                listener.notifyAll();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/message/ExecuteStatementRequestMessage.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/message/ExecuteStatementRequestMessage.java
index 53d4f3f..d295304 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/message/ExecuteStatementRequestMessage.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/message/ExecuteStatementRequestMessage.java
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
             responseMsg.setResult(outWriter.toString());
             responseMsg.setMetadata(outMetadata);
             responseMsg.setStats(stats);
+            responseMsg.setExecutionPlans(translator.getExecutionPlans());
         } catch (AlgebricksException | HyracksException | TokenMgrError
                 | org.apache.asterix.aqlplus.parser.TokenMgrError pe) {
             // we trust that "our" exceptions are serializable and have a comprehensible error message
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/message/ExecuteStatementResponseMessage.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/message/ExecuteStatementResponseMessage.java
index 7475be4..94dd541 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/message/ExecuteStatementResponseMessage.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/message/ExecuteStatementResponseMessage.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.messaging.api.INcAddressedMessage;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.messaging.api.MessageFuture;
 import org.apache.asterix.messaging.NCMessageBroker;
+import org.apache.asterix.translator.ExecutionPlans;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@
 
     private Throwable error;
 
+    private ExecutionPlans executionPlans;
+
     public ExecuteStatementResponseMessage(long requestMessageId) {
         this.requestMessageId = requestMessageId;
     }
@@ -84,6 +87,14 @@
         this.stats = stats;
     }
 
+    public ExecutionPlans getExecutionPlans() {
+        return executionPlans;
+    }
+
+    public void setExecutionPlans(ExecutionPlans executionPlans) {
+        this.executionPlans = executionPlans;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return String.format("%s(id=%s): %d characters", getClass().getSimpleName(), requestMessageId,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
index 453bcb5..6a89bda 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/translator/QueryTranslator.java
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledLoadFromFileStatement;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledUpsertStatement;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.ICompiledDmlStatement;
+import org.apache.asterix.translator.ExecutionPlans;
+import org.apache.asterix.translator.ExecutionPlansHtmlPrintUtil;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.IRequestParameters;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutor;
 import org.apache.asterix.translator.IStatementExecutorContext;
@@ -1773,6 +1775,7 @@
                     new CompiledLoadFromFileStatement(dataverseName, loadStmt.getDatasetName().getValue(),
                             loadStmt.getAdapter(), loadStmt.getProperties(), loadStmt.dataIsAlreadySorted());
             JobSpecification spec = apiFramework.compileQuery(hcc, metadataProvider, null, 0, null, sessionOutput, cls);
+            afterCompile();
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             bActiveTxn = false;
             if (spec != null) {
@@ -1864,6 +1867,7 @@
                     stmtDelete.getDatasetName().getValue(), stmtDelete.getCondition(), stmtDelete.getVarCounter(),
                     stmtDelete.getQuery());
             JobSpecification jobSpec = rewriteCompileQuery(hcc, metadataProvider, clfrqs.getQuery(), clfrqs);
+            afterCompile();
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             bActiveTxn = false;
@@ -2370,6 +2374,7 @@
             metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
             try {
                 final JobSpecification jobSpec = rewriteCompileQuery(hcc, metadataProvider, query, null);
+                afterCompile();
                 MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
                 bActiveTxn = false;
                 return query.isExplain() || !sessionConfig.isExecuteQuery() ? null : jobSpec;
@@ -2778,6 +2783,11 @@
         return (dataverse != null) ? dataverse : activeDataverse.getDataverseName();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ExecutionPlans getExecutionPlans() {
+        return apiFramework.getExecutionPlans();
+    }
+
     public String getActiveDataverse(Identifier dataverse) {
         return getActiveDataverseName(dataverse != null ? dataverse.getValue() : null);
     }
@@ -2812,4 +2822,10 @@
         IStatementRewriter rewriter = rewriterFactory.createStatementRewriter();
         rewriter.rewrite(stmt);
     }
+
+    protected void afterCompile() {
+        if (sessionOutput.config().is(SessionConfig.FORMAT_HTML)) {
+            ExecutionPlansHtmlPrintUtil.print(sessionOutput.out(), getExecutionPlans());
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java
index 699892e..a3ca8b2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplication.java
@@ -37,11 +37,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.ClusterApiServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.ClusterControllerDetailsApiServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.ConnectorApiServlet;
-import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.DdlApiServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.DiagnosticsApiServlet;
-import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.FullApiServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.NodeControllerDetailsApiServlet;
-import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.QueryApiServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.QueryCancellationServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.QueryResultApiServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.QueryServiceServlet;
@@ -50,7 +47,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.RebalanceApiServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.ServletConstants;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.ShutdownApiServlet;
-import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.UpdateApiServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.api.http.server.VersionApiServlet;
 import org.apache.asterix.app.active.ActiveNotificationHandler;
 import org.apache.asterix.app.cc.CCExtensionManager;
@@ -234,18 +230,6 @@
         jsonAPIServer.setAttribute(ServletConstants.RUNNING_QUERIES_ATTR, statementExecutorCtx);
         jsonAPIServer.setAttribute(ServletConstants.SERVICE_CONTEXT_ATTR, ccServiceCtx);
 
-        // AQL rest APIs.
-        addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.AQL_QUERY);
-        addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.AQL_UPDATE);
-        addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.AQL_DDL);
-        addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.AQL);
-
-        // SQL+x+ rest APIs.
-        addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.SQLPP_QUERY);
-        addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.SQLPP_UPDATE);
-        addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.SQLPP_DDL);
-        addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.SQLPP);
-
         // Other APIs.
         addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.QUERY_STATUS);
         addServlet(jsonAPIServer, Servlets.QUERY_RESULT);
@@ -278,30 +262,6 @@
 
     protected IServlet createServlet(ConcurrentMap<String, Object> ctx, String key, String... paths) {
         switch (key) {
-            case Servlets.AQL:
-                return new FullApiServlet(ctx, paths, appCtx, ccExtensionManager.getCompilationProvider(AQL),
-                        getStatementExecutorFactory(), componentProvider);
-            case Servlets.AQL_QUERY:
-                return new QueryApiServlet(ctx, paths, appCtx, ccExtensionManager.getCompilationProvider(AQL),
-                        getStatementExecutorFactory(), componentProvider);
-            case Servlets.AQL_UPDATE:
-                return new UpdateApiServlet(ctx, paths, appCtx, ccExtensionManager.getCompilationProvider(AQL),
-                        getStatementExecutorFactory(), componentProvider);
-            case Servlets.AQL_DDL:
-                return new DdlApiServlet(ctx, paths, appCtx, ccExtensionManager.getCompilationProvider(AQL),
-                        getStatementExecutorFactory(), componentProvider);
-            case Servlets.SQLPP:
-                return new FullApiServlet(ctx, paths, appCtx, ccExtensionManager.getCompilationProvider(SQLPP),
-                        getStatementExecutorFactory(), componentProvider);
-            case Servlets.SQLPP_QUERY:
-                return new QueryApiServlet(ctx, paths, appCtx, ccExtensionManager.getCompilationProvider(SQLPP),
-                        getStatementExecutorFactory(), componentProvider);
-            case Servlets.SQLPP_UPDATE:
-                return new UpdateApiServlet(ctx, paths, appCtx, ccExtensionManager.getCompilationProvider(SQLPP),
-                        getStatementExecutorFactory(), componentProvider);
-            case Servlets.SQLPP_DDL:
-                return new DdlApiServlet(ctx, paths, appCtx, ccExtensionManager.getCompilationProvider(SQLPP),
-                        getStatementExecutorFactory(), componentProvider);
             case Servlets.RUNNING_REQUESTS:
                 return new QueryCancellationServlet(ctx, paths);
             case Servlets.QUERY_STATUS:
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
index acc3970..cc70d57 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
             joinPath(getProjectPath().toString(), "src", "test", "resources", "cc.conf");
     private static final String DEFAULT_STORAGE_PATH = joinPath("target", "io", "dir");
     private static String storagePath = DEFAULT_STORAGE_PATH;
+    private static final long RESULT_TTL = TimeUnit.MINUTES.toMillis(5);
 
     static {
         System.setProperty("java.util.logging.manager", org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.LogManager.class.getName());
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@
         ccConfig.setClientListenAddress(Inet4Address.getLoopbackAddress().getHostAddress());
         ccConfig.setClientListenPort(DEFAULT_HYRACKS_CC_CLIENT_PORT);
         ccConfig.setClusterListenPort(DEFAULT_HYRACKS_CC_CLUSTER_PORT);
-        ccConfig.setResultTTL(120000L);
+        ccConfig.setResultTTL(RESULT_TTL);
         ccConfig.setResultSweepThreshold(1000L);
         ccConfig.setEnforceFrameWriterProtocol(true);
         configManager.set(ControllerConfig.Option.DEFAULT_DIR, joinPath(getDefaultStoragePath(), "asterixdb"));
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@
         ncConfig.setDataListenAddress(Inet4Address.getLoopbackAddress().getHostAddress());
         ncConfig.setResultListenAddress(Inet4Address.getLoopbackAddress().getHostAddress());
         ncConfig.setMessagingListenAddress(Inet4Address.getLoopbackAddress().getHostAddress());
-        ncConfig.setResultTTL(120000L);
+        ncConfig.setResultTTL(RESULT_TTL);
         ncConfig.setResultSweepThreshold(1000L);
         ncConfig.setVirtualNC();
         configManager.set(ControllerConfig.Option.DEFAULT_DIR, joinPath(getDefaultStoragePath(), "asterixdb", ncName));
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/ResultExtractor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/ResultExtractor.java
index a356d23..43833a2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/ResultExtractor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/ResultExtractor.java
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
         SIGNATURE("signature"),
         STATUS("status"),
         TYPE("type"),
-        ERRORS("errors");
+        ERRORS("errors"),
+        PLANS("plans");
 
         private static final Map<String, ResultField> fields = new HashMap<>();
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
                 case SIGNATURE:
                 case STATUS:
                 case TYPE:
+                case PLANS:
                     resultBuilder.append(OBJECT_MAPPER.writeValueAsString(fieldValue));
                     break;
                 default:
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/TestExecutor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/TestExecutor.java
index 80048bd..f204340 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/TestExecutor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/common/TestExecutor.java
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
      * Static variables
      */
     protected static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
+    private static final String AQL = "aql";
+    private static final String SQLPP = "sqlpp";
     // see
     // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/417142/what-is-the-maximum-length-of-a-url-in-different-browsers/417184
     private static final long MAX_URL_LENGTH = 2000l;
@@ -561,14 +563,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public InputStream executeQuery(String str, OutputFormat fmt, URI uri, List<Parameter> params) throws Exception {
-        HttpUriRequest method = constructHttpMethod(str, uri, "query", false, params);
-        // Set accepted output response type
-        method.setHeader("Accept", fmt.mimeType());
-        HttpResponse response = executeAndCheckHttpRequest(method);
-        return response.getEntity().getContent();
-    }
-
     public InputStream executeQueryService(String str, URI uri, OutputFormat fmt) throws Exception {
         return executeQueryService(str, fmt, uri, new ArrayList<>(), false);
     }
@@ -591,6 +585,10 @@
             newParams = upsertParam(newParams, QueryServiceServlet.Parameter.MAX_RESULT_READS.str(),
                     maxReadsOptional.get());
         }
+        final List<Parameter> additionalParams = extractParameters(str);
+        for (Parameter param : additionalParams) {
+            newParams = upsertParam(newParams, param.getName(), param.getValue());
+        }
         HttpUriRequest method = jsonEncoded ? constructPostMethodJson(str, uri, "statement", newParams)
                 : constructPostMethodUrl(str, uri, "statement", newParams);
         // Set accepted output response type
@@ -626,15 +624,9 @@
     }
 
     private HttpUriRequest constructHttpMethod(String statement, URI uri, String stmtParam, boolean postStmtAsParam,
-            List<Parameter> otherParams) throws URISyntaxException {
-        if (statement.length() + uri.toString().length() < MAX_URL_LENGTH) {
-            // Use GET for small-ish queries
-            return constructGetMethod(uri, upsertParam(otherParams, stmtParam, statement));
-        } else {
-            // Use POST for bigger ones to avoid 413 FULL_HEAD
-            String stmtParamName = (postStmtAsParam ? stmtParam : null);
-            return constructPostMethodUrl(statement, uri, stmtParamName, otherParams);
-        }
+            List<Parameter> otherParams) {
+        String stmtParamName = (postStmtAsParam ? stmtParam : null);
+        return constructPostMethodUrl(statement, uri, stmtParamName, otherParams);
     }
 
     private HttpUriRequest constructGetMethod(URI endpoint, List<Parameter> params) {
@@ -653,9 +645,7 @@
             builder.addParameter(param.getName(), param.getValue());
         }
         builder.setCharset(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        if (body.isPresent()) {
-            builder.setEntity(new StringEntity(body.get(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-        }
+        body.ifPresent(s -> builder.setEntity(new StringEntity(s, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
         return builder.build();
     }
 
@@ -683,13 +673,6 @@
         return builder.build();
     }
 
-    private HttpUriRequest constructPostMethod(URI uri, OutputFormat fmt, List<Parameter> params) {
-        HttpUriRequest method = constructPostMethod(uri, params);
-        // Set accepted output response type
-        method.setHeader("Accept", fmt.mimeType());
-        return method;
-    }
-
     protected HttpUriRequest constructPostMethodUrl(String statement, URI uri, String stmtParam,
             List<Parameter> otherParams) {
         RequestBuilder builder = RequestBuilder.post(uri);
@@ -751,57 +734,6 @@
         return response.getEntity().getContent();
     }
 
-    // To execute Update statements
-    // Insert and Delete statements are executed here
-    public void executeUpdate(String str, URI uri) throws Exception {
-        // Create a method instance.
-        HttpUriRequest request =
-                RequestBuilder.post(uri).setEntity(new StringEntity(str, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)).build();
-
-        // Execute the method.
-        executeAndCheckHttpRequest(request);
-    }
-
-    // Executes AQL in either async or async-defer mode.
-    public InputStream executeAnyAQLAsync(String statement, boolean defer, OutputFormat fmt, URI uri,
-            Map<String, Object> variableCtx) throws Exception {
-        // Create a method instance.
-        HttpUriRequest request =
-                RequestBuilder.post(uri).addParameter("mode", defer ? "asynchronous-deferred" : "asynchronous")
-                        .setEntity(new StringEntity(statement, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
-                        .setHeader("Accept", fmt.mimeType()).build();
-
-        String handleVar = getHandleVariable(statement);
-
-        HttpResponse response = executeAndCheckHttpRequest(request);
-        InputStream resultStream = response.getEntity().getContent();
-        String resultStr = IOUtils.toString(resultStream, "UTF-8");
-        ObjectNode resultJson = new ObjectMapper().readValue(resultStr, ObjectNode.class);
-        final JsonNode jsonHandle = resultJson.get("handle");
-        final String strHandle = jsonHandle.asText();
-
-        if (handleVar != null) {
-            variableCtx.put(handleVar, strHandle);
-            return resultStream;
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    // To execute DDL and Update statements
-    // create type statement
-    // create dataset statement
-    // create index statement
-    // create dataverse statement
-    // create function statement
-    public void executeDDL(String str, URI uri) throws Exception {
-        // Create a method instance.
-        HttpUriRequest request =
-                RequestBuilder.post(uri).setEntity(new StringEntity(str, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)).build();
-
-        // Execute the method.
-        executeAndCheckHttpRequest(request);
-    }
-
     // Method that reads a DDL/Update/Query File
     // and returns the contents as a string
     // This string is later passed to REST API for execution.
@@ -886,13 +818,15 @@
             String statement, boolean isDmlRecoveryTest, ProcessBuilder pb, CompilationUnit cUnit,
             MutableInt queryCount, List<TestFileContext> expectedResultFileCtxs, File testFile, String actualPath)
             throws Exception {
+        URI uri;
+        InputStream resultStream;
         File qbcFile;
         boolean failed = false;
         File expectedResultFile;
         switch (ctx.getType()) {
             case "ddl":
                 if (ctx.getFile().getName().endsWith("aql")) {
-                    executeDDL(statement, getEndpoint(Servlets.AQL_DDL));
+                    executeAqlUpdateOrDdl(statement, OutputFormat.CLEAN_JSON);
                 } else {
                     executeSqlppUpdateOrDdl(statement, OutputFormat.CLEAN_JSON);
                 }
@@ -903,7 +837,7 @@
                     statement = statement.replaceAll("nc1://", "127.0.0.1://../../../../../../asterix-app/");
                 }
                 if (ctx.getFile().getName().endsWith("aql")) {
-                    executeUpdate(statement, getEndpoint(Servlets.AQL_UPDATE));
+                    executeAqlUpdateOrDdl(statement, OutputFormat.forCompilationUnit(cUnit));
                 } else {
                     executeSqlppUpdateOrDdl(statement, OutputFormat.forCompilationUnit(cUnit));
                 }
@@ -957,14 +891,12 @@
                         expectedResultFileCtxs);
                 break;
             case "txnqbc": // qbc represents query before crash
-                InputStream resultStream = executeQuery(statement, OutputFormat.forCompilationUnit(cUnit),
-                        getEndpoint(Servlets.AQL_QUERY), cUnit.getParameter());
+                resultStream = query(cUnit, testFile.getName(), statement);
                 qbcFile = getTestCaseQueryBeforeCrashFile(actualPath, testCaseCtx, cUnit);
                 writeOutputToFile(qbcFile, resultStream);
                 break;
             case "txnqar": // qar represents query after recovery
-                resultStream = executeQuery(statement, OutputFormat.forCompilationUnit(cUnit),
-                        getEndpoint(Servlets.AQL_QUERY), cUnit.getParameter());
+                resultStream = query(cUnit, testFile.getName(), statement);
                 File qarFile = new File(actualPath + File.separator
                         + testCaseCtx.getTestCase().getFilePath().replace(File.separator, "_") + "_" + cUnit.getName()
                         + "_qar.adm");
@@ -974,7 +906,7 @@
                 break;
             case "txneu": // eu represents erroneous update
                 try {
-                    executeUpdate(statement, getEndpoint(Servlets.AQL_UPDATE));
+                    executeAqlUpdateOrDdl(statement, OutputFormat.forCompilationUnit(cUnit));
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     // An exception is expected.
                     failed = true;
@@ -1001,7 +933,7 @@
                 break;
             case "errddl": // a ddlquery that expects error
                 try {
-                    executeDDL(statement, getEndpoint(Servlets.AQL_DDL));
+                    executeAqlUpdateOrDdl(statement, OutputFormat.forCompilationUnit(cUnit));
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     // expected error happens
                     failed = true;
@@ -1238,38 +1170,25 @@
     public void executeQuery(OutputFormat fmt, String statement, Map<String, Object> variableCtx, String reqType,
             File testFile, File expectedResultFile, File actualResultFile, MutableInt queryCount, int numResultFiles,
             List<Parameter> params, ComparisonEnum compare) throws Exception {
-        InputStream resultStream = null;
-        if (testFile.getName().endsWith("aql")) {
-            if (reqType.equalsIgnoreCase("query")) {
-                resultStream = executeQuery(statement, fmt, getEndpoint(Servlets.AQL_QUERY), params);
-            } else {
-                final URI endpoint = getEndpoint(Servlets.AQL);
-                if (reqType.equalsIgnoreCase("async")) {
-                    resultStream = executeAnyAQLAsync(statement, false, fmt, endpoint, variableCtx);
-                } else if (reqType.equalsIgnoreCase("deferred")) {
-                    resultStream = executeAnyAQLAsync(statement, true, fmt, endpoint, variableCtx);
-                }
-                Assert.assertNotNull("no handle for " + reqType + " test " + testFile.toString(), resultStream);
-            }
+        String delivery = DELIVERY_IMMEDIATE;
+        if (reqType.equalsIgnoreCase("async")) {
+            delivery = DELIVERY_ASYNC;
+        } else if (reqType.equalsIgnoreCase("deferred")) {
+            delivery = DELIVERY_DEFERRED;
+        }
+        URI uri = testFile.getName().endsWith("aql") ? getEndpoint(Servlets.QUERY_AQL)
+                : getEndpoint(Servlets.QUERY_SERVICE);
+        InputStream resultStream;
+        if (DELIVERY_IMMEDIATE.equals(delivery)) {
+            resultStream = executeQueryService(statement, fmt, uri, params, true, null, isCancellable(reqType));
+            resultStream = METRICS_QUERY_TYPE.equals(reqType) ? ResultExtractor.extractMetrics(resultStream)
+                    : ResultExtractor.extract(resultStream);
         } else {
-            String delivery = DELIVERY_IMMEDIATE;
-            if (reqType.equalsIgnoreCase("async")) {
-                delivery = DELIVERY_ASYNC;
-            } else if (reqType.equalsIgnoreCase("deferred")) {
-                delivery = DELIVERY_DEFERRED;
-            }
-            final URI uri = getEndpoint(Servlets.QUERY_SERVICE);
-            if (DELIVERY_IMMEDIATE.equals(delivery)) {
-                resultStream = executeQueryService(statement, fmt, uri, params, true, null, isCancellable(reqType));
-                resultStream = METRICS_QUERY_TYPE.equals(reqType) ? ResultExtractor.extractMetrics(resultStream)
-                        : ResultExtractor.extract(resultStream);
-            } else {
-                String handleVar = getHandleVariable(statement);
-                resultStream = executeQueryService(statement, fmt, uri, upsertParam(params, "mode", delivery), true);
-                String handle = ResultExtractor.extractHandle(resultStream);
-                Assert.assertNotNull("no handle for " + reqType + " test " + testFile.toString(), handleVar);
-                variableCtx.put(handleVar, handle);
-            }
+            String handleVar = getHandleVariable(statement);
+            resultStream = executeQueryService(statement, fmt, uri, upsertParam(params, "mode", delivery), true);
+            String handle = ResultExtractor.extractHandle(resultStream);
+            Assert.assertNotNull("no handle for " + reqType + " test " + testFile.toString(), handleVar);
+            variableCtx.put(handleVar, toQueryServiceHandle(handle));
         }
         if (actualResultFile == null) {
             if (testFile.getName().startsWith(DIAGNOSE)) {
@@ -1440,7 +1359,16 @@
     }
 
     public InputStream executeSqlppUpdateOrDdl(String statement, OutputFormat outputFormat) throws Exception {
-        InputStream resultStream = executeQueryService(statement, getEndpoint(Servlets.QUERY_SERVICE), outputFormat);
+        return executeUpdateOrDdl(statement, outputFormat, getQueryServiceUri(SQLPP));
+    }
+
+    private InputStream executeAqlUpdateOrDdl(String statement, OutputFormat outputFormat) throws Exception {
+        return executeUpdateOrDdl(statement, outputFormat, getQueryServiceUri(AQL));
+    }
+
+    private InputStream executeUpdateOrDdl(String statement, OutputFormat outputFormat, URI serviceUri)
+            throws Exception {
+        InputStream resultStream = executeQueryService(statement, serviceUri, outputFormat);
         return ResultExtractor.extract(resultStream);
     }
 
@@ -1947,4 +1875,19 @@
     private static boolean isCancellable(String type) {
         return !NON_CANCELLABLE.contains(type);
     }
+
+    private InputStream query(CompilationUnit cUnit, String testFile, String statement) throws Exception {
+        final URI uri = getQueryServiceUri(testFile);
+        final InputStream inputStream = executeQueryService(statement, OutputFormat.forCompilationUnit(cUnit), uri,
+                cUnit.getParameter(), true, null, false);
+        return ResultExtractor.extract(inputStream);
+    }
+
+    private URI getQueryServiceUri(String extension) throws URISyntaxException {
+        return extension.endsWith(AQL) ? getEndpoint(Servlets.QUERY_AQL) : getEndpoint(Servlets.QUERY_SERVICE);
+    }
+
+    private static String toQueryServiceHandle(String handle) {
+        return handle.replace("/aql/", "/service/");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/AqlExecutionFullParallelismIT.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/AqlExecutionFullParallelismIT.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 09758f6..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/AqlExecutionFullParallelismIT.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-package org.apache.asterix.test.runtime;
-
-import java.util.Collection;
-
-import org.apache.asterix.test.common.TestExecutor;
-import org.apache.asterix.testframework.context.TestCaseContext;
-import org.junit.AfterClass;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
-import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
-
-/**
- * Runs the AQL runtime tests with full parallelism on node controllers.
- */
-@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
-public class AqlExecutionFullParallelismIT {
-    protected static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "src/main/resources/cc2.conf";
-
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void setUp() throws Exception {
-        LangExecutionUtil.setUp(TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME, new TestExecutor());
-    }
-
-    @AfterClass
-    public static void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        LangExecutionUtil.tearDown();
-    }
-
-    @Parameters(name = "AqlExecutionFullParallelismIT {index}: {0}")
-    public static Collection<Object[]> tests() throws Exception {
-        Collection<Object[]> tests = LangExecutionUtil.buildTestsInXml("only_it.xml");
-        if (!tests.isEmpty()) {
-            tests.addAll(LangExecutionUtil.buildTestsInXml("only.xml"));
-        } else {
-            tests = LangExecutionUtil.buildTestsInXml("testsuite_it.xml");
-            tests.addAll(LangExecutionUtil.tests("only.xml", "testsuite.xml"));
-        }
-        return tests;
-    }
-
-    protected TestCaseContext tcCtx;
-
-    public AqlExecutionFullParallelismIT(TestCaseContext tcCtx) {
-        this.tcCtx = tcCtx;
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void test() throws Exception {
-        LangExecutionUtil.test(tcCtx);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/AqlExecutionLessParallelismIT.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/AqlExecutionLessParallelismIT.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 62ed790..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/AqlExecutionLessParallelismIT.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-package org.apache.asterix.test.runtime;
-
-import java.util.Collection;
-
-import org.apache.asterix.test.common.TestExecutor;
-import org.apache.asterix.testframework.context.TestCaseContext;
-import org.junit.AfterClass;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
-import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
-
-/**
- * Runs the AQL runtime tests with less parallelism on node controllers than using all the cores.
- */
-@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
-public class AqlExecutionLessParallelismIT {
-    protected static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "src/main/resources/cc3.conf";
-
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void setUp() throws Exception {
-        LangExecutionUtil.setUp(TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME, new TestExecutor());
-    }
-
-    @AfterClass
-    public static void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        LangExecutionUtil.tearDown();
-    }
-
-    @Parameters(name = "AqlExecutionLessParallelismIT {index}: {0}")
-    public static Collection<Object[]> tests() throws Exception {
-        Collection<Object[]> tests = LangExecutionUtil.buildTestsInXml("only_it.xml");
-        if (!tests.isEmpty()) {
-            tests.addAll(LangExecutionUtil.buildTestsInXml("only.xml"));
-        } else {
-            tests = LangExecutionUtil.buildTestsInXml("testsuite_it.xml");
-            tests.addAll(LangExecutionUtil.tests("only.xml", "testsuite.xml"));
-        }
-        return tests;
-    }
-
-    protected TestCaseContext tcCtx;
-
-    public AqlExecutionLessParallelismIT(TestCaseContext tcCtx) {
-        this.tcCtx = tcCtx;
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void test() throws Exception {
-        LangExecutionUtil.test(tcCtx);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/txn/LogManagerTest.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/txn/LogManagerTest.java
index 1c8ac62..4453a1d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/txn/LogManagerTest.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/txn/LogManagerTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.IDatasetLifecycleManager;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.INcApplicationContext;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.config.TransactionProperties;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.dataflow.DatasetLocalResource;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ExceptionUtils;
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         System.setProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY, TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
+        // use a small page size for test purpose
+        integrationUtil.addOption(TransactionProperties.Option.TXN_LOG_BUFFER_PAGESIZE, 128 * 1024);
         integrationUtil.init(true, TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-small-txn-log-partition.conf b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-small-txn-log-partition.conf
index 6cd3b87..811a40d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-small-txn-log-partition.conf
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/cc-small-txn-log-partition.conf
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@
 messaging.frame.size=4096
 messaging.frame.count=512
 txn.log.partitionsize=2MB
+txn.log.buffer.pagesize=128KB
 txn.log.checkpoint.pollfrequency=2147483647
 storage.max.active.writable.datasets=50
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype/metadata_datatype.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype/metadata_datatype.1.adm
index 822d2c3..5fc2c1e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype/metadata_datatype.1.adm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype/metadata_datatype.1.adm
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "double", "Timestamp": "Mon Jan 08 10:27:04 PST 2018" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "duration", "Timestamp": "Mon Jan 08 10:27:04 PST 2018" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "float", "Timestamp": "Mon Jan 08 10:27:04 PST 2018" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "geometry", "Timestamp": "Mon Jan 08 10:27:04 PST 2018" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "int16", "Timestamp": "Mon Jan 08 10:27:04 PST 2018" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "int32", "Timestamp": "Mon Jan 08 10:27:04 PST 2018" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "int64", "Timestamp": "Mon Jan 08 10:27:04 PST 2018" }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml
index c0ab7a4..956cea1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml
@@ -339,73 +339,73 @@
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_239_drop_system_dataset_1">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_239_drop_system_dataset_2">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_239_drop_system_dataset_3">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_239_drop_system_dataset_4">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_239_drop_system_dataset_5">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_239_drop_system_dataset_6">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_239_drop_system_dataset_7">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_239_drop_system_dataset_8">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Cannot drop a dataset belonging to the dataverse:Metadata</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_251_dataset_hint_error_1">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Dataset: Book error in processing hint: TUPLE_SIZE Unknown hint</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Dataset: Book error in processing hint: TUPLE_SIZE Unknown hint</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_251_dataset_hint_error_2">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: Invalid operation - Dataset: Book error in processing hint: SIZE Unknown hint</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>Invalid operation - Dataset: Book error in processing hint: SIZE Unknown hint</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_272_create_index_error_1">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>There is no dataset with this name Foo in dataverse test</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_272_create_index_error_2">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>There is no dataset with this name Foo in dataverse test</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <!-- This case should be fixed to return a proper message rather than NPE -->
@@ -444,37 +444,37 @@
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_384_create_index_error_1">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the BTree index.</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the BTree index.</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_384_create_index_error_2">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: The field "[age]" which is of type integer cannot be indexed using the RTree index.</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>The field "[age]" which is of type integer cannot be indexed using the RTree index.</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_384_create_index_error_3">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the Length Partitioned Keyword index.</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the Length Partitioned Keyword index.</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_384_create_index_error_4">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the Length Partitioned Keyword index.</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the Length Partitioned Keyword index.</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_384_create_index_error_5">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the Length Partitioned N-Gram index.</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the Length Partitioned N-Gram index.</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
       <compilation-unit name="issue_384_create_index_error_6">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Error: The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the Length Partitioned N-Gram index.</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>The field "[loc]" which is of type point cannot be indexed using the Length Partitioned N-Gram index.</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
   </test-group>
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
     <test-case FilePath="transaction">
       <compilation-unit name="failure_previous_success">
         <output-dir compare="Text">failure_previous_success</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException: A datatype with this name StreetType already exists</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>A datatype with this name StreetType already exists</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
       <compilation-unit name="verify_failure_previous_success">
         <output-dir compare="Text">verify_failure_previous_success</output-dir>
@@ -491,11 +491,11 @@
     <test-case FilePath="transaction">
       <compilation-unit name="failure_subsequent_no_execution">
         <output-dir compare="Text">failure_subsequent_no_execution</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException: A nodegroup with this name group1 already exists</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>A nodegroup with this name group1 already exists</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
       <compilation-unit name="verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution">
         <output-dir compare="Text">verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
   </test-group>
-</test-suite>
+</test-suite>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index e757455..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use two available indexes, one for primary index in prob subtree and another for secondary btree index in index subtree.
- * Issue        : 730, 741
- * Expected Res : Success
- * Date         : 8th May 2014
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type TwitterUserType as closed {
-    screen-name: string,
-    lang: string,
-    friends-count: int32,
-    statuses-count: int32,
-    name: string,
-    followers-count: int32
-}
-
-create type TweetMessageType as closed {
-    tweetid: int64,
-        user: TwitterUserType,
-        sender-location: point,
-    send-time: datetime,
-        referred-topics: {{ string }},
-    message-text: string,
-    countA: int32,
-    countB: int32
-}
-
-create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
-primary key tweetid;
-
-create index twmSndLocIx on TweetMessages(sender-location) type rtree;
-create index msgCountAIx on TweetMessages(countA) type btree;
-create index msgCountBIx on TweetMessages(countB) type btree;
-create index msgTextIx on TweetMessages(message-text) type keyword;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index-join_leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.adm";
-
-for $t1 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-where $t1.tweetid < int64("10")
-order by $t1.tweetid
-return {
-"tweetid1": $t1.tweetid,
-"count1":$t1.countA,
-"t2info": for $t2 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-                        where $t1.countA /* +indexnl */= $t2.countB and
-                        $t1.tweetid != $t2.tweetid
-                        order by $t2.tweetid
-                        return {"tweetid2": $t2.tweetid,
-                                       "count2":$t2.countB}
-};
-
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96e43a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use two available indexes, one for primary index in prob subtree and another for secondary btree index in index subtree.
+ * Issue        : 730, 741
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 8th May 2014
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.TwitterUserType as
+ closed {
+  `screen-name` : string,
+  lang : string,
+  `friends-count` : integer,
+  `statuses-count` : integer,
+  name : string,
+  `followers-count` : integer
+};
+
+create type test.TweetMessageType as
+ closed {
+  tweetid : bigint,
+  user : TwitterUserType,
+  `sender-location` : point,
+  `send-time` : datetime,
+  `referred-topics` : {{string}},
+  `message-text` : string,
+  countA : integer,
+  countB : integer
+};
+
+create  dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType) primary key tweetid;
+
+create  index twmSndLocIx  on TweetMessages (`sender-location`) type rtree;
+
+create  index msgCountAIx  on TweetMessages (countA) type btree;
+
+create  index msgCountBIx  on TweetMessages (countB) type btree;
+
+create  index msgTextIx  on TweetMessages (`message-text`) type keyword;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index-join_leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.adm";
+select element {'tweetid1':t1.tweetid,'count1':t1.countA,'t2info':(
+        select element {'tweetid2':t2.tweetid,'count2':t2.countB}
+        from  TweetMessages as t2
+        where ((t1.countA /*+ indexnl */  = t2.countB) and (t1.tweetid != t2.tweetid))
+        order by t2.tweetid
+    )}
+from  TweetMessages as t1
+where (t1.tweetid < test.bigint('10'))
+order by t1.tweetid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.sqlpp
index 1775c6a..e465dc4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,42 +23,49 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  lastorder: {
-    oid: int32,
-    total: float
+
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  lastorder : {
+      oid : integer,
+      total : float
   }
-}
 
-create type OrderType as closed {
-  oid: int32,
-  cid: int32,
-  orderstatus: string,
-  orderpriority: string,
-  clerk: string,
-  total: float
-}
+};
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-create dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key oid;
+create type test.OrderType as
+ closed {
+  oid : integer,
+  cid : integer,
+  orderstatus : string,
+  orderpriority : string,
+  clerk : string,
+  total : float
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key oid;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index-join_primary-equi-join_05.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('Orders')
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where $o.cid /*+ indexnl */ = $c.cid 
-return {"customer":$c, "order": $o} 
+select element {'customer':c,'order':o}
+from  Orders as o,
+      Customers as c
+where (o.cid /*+ indexnl */  = c.cid)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index bb4ad1b..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description    : Equi joins two datasets, FacebookUsers and FacebookMessages, based on their user's id.
- *                  We first expect FacebookUsers' primary index to be used 
- *                  to satisfy the range condition on it's primary key. 
- *                  FacebookMessages has a secondary btree index on author-id-copy, and given the 'indexnl' hint 
- *                  we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
- * Success        : Yes
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type EmploymentType as closed { 
-  organization-name: string,
-  start-date: date,
-  end-date: date?
-} 
-
-create type FacebookUserType as closed { 
-  id: int32,
-  id-copy: int32,
-  alias: string,
-  name: string,
-  user-since: datetime,
-  user-since-copy: datetime,
-  friend-ids: {{ int32 }},
-  employment: [EmploymentType]
-} 
-
-create type FacebookMessageType as closed { 
-  message-id: int32,
-  message-id-copy: int32,
-  author-id: int32,
-  author-id-copy: int32,
-  in-response-to: int32?,
-  sender-location: point?,
-  message: string
-} 
-
-create dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType)
-primary key id;
-
-create dataset FacebookMessages(FacebookMessageType)
-primary key message-id;
-
-create index fbmIdxAutId if not exists on FacebookMessages(author-id-copy);
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index-join_title-secondary-equi-join-multiindex.adm";
-
-for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
-for $message in dataset('FacebookMessages')
-where $user.id /*+ indexnl */ = $message.author-id-copy
-and $user.id >= 11000 and $user.id <= 12000
-return {
-  "fbu-ID": $user.id,
-  "fbm-auth-ID": $message.author-id,
-  "uname": $user.name,
-  "message": $message.message
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4580dab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Equi joins two datasets, FacebookUsers and FacebookMessages, based on their user's id.
+ *                  We first expect FacebookUsers' primary index to be used
+ *                  to satisfy the range condition on it's primary key.
+ *                  FacebookMessages has a secondary btree index on author-id-copy, and given the 'indexnl' hint
+ *                  we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.EmploymentType as
+ closed {
+  `organization-name` : string,
+  `start-date` : date,
+  `end-date` : date?
+};
+
+create type test.FacebookUserType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  `id-copy` : integer,
+  alias : string,
+  name : string,
+  `user-since` : datetime,
+  `user-since-copy` : datetime,
+  `friend-ids` : {{integer}},
+  employment : [EmploymentType]
+};
+
+create type test.FacebookMessageType as
+ closed {
+  `message-id` : integer,
+  `message-id-copy` : integer,
+  `author-id` : integer,
+  `author-id-copy` : integer,
+  `in-response-to` : integer?,
+  `sender-location` : point?,
+  message : string
+};
+
+create  dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset FacebookMessages(FacebookMessageType) primary key `message-id`;
+
+create  index fbmIdxAutId  if not exists  on FacebookMessages (`author-id-copy`) type btree;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index-join_title-secondary-equi-join-multiindex.adm";
+select element {'fbu-ID':user.id,'fbm-auth-ID':message.`author-id`,'uname':user.name,'message':message.message}
+from  FacebookUsers as user,
+      FacebookMessages as message
+where ((user.id /*+ indexnl */  = message.`author-id-copy`) and (user.id >= 11000) and (user.id <= 12000))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.sqlpp
similarity index 65%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.sqlpp
index 5bdacc3..1c315f8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.sqlpp
@@ -18,40 +18,44 @@
  */
 /*
  * Description    : Equi joins two datasets, DBLP and CSX, based on their title.
- *                  CSX has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint 
+ *                  CSX has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint
  *                  we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index title_index on CSX(title);
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index title_index  on CSX (title) type btree;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index-join_title-secondary-equi-join_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where $a.title /*+ indexnl */ = $b.title
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b}
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where (a.title /*+ indexnl */  = b.title)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.sqlpp
similarity index 72%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.sqlpp
index 33bb320..7ab67fa 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,33 @@
  */
 /*
  * Description    : Equi self-joins a dataset, DBLP, based on its title.
- *                  DBLP has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint 
+ *                  DBLP has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint
  *                  we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index title_index on DBLP(title);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index title_index  on DBLP (title) type btree;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index-join_title-secondary-equi-join_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where $a.title /*+ indexnl */ = $b.title
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b}
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where (a.title /*+ indexnl */  = b.title)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.sqlpp
index b72dbcb..845da2a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-// Please note this is a Positive test and the BTree index should be used in the plan.
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-primary-33.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Roger"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where (emp.fname > 'Roger')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 0030ddf..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-// This is a Positive test - prefix search, BTree index should be used in the plan.
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-34.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Susan"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.sqlpp
index fbb504d..db55b28 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.sqlpp
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-43.adm";
+use test;
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-34.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Allan" and $emp.lname < "Zubi"
-return $emp
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
+
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where (emp.fname >= 'Susan')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.sqlpp
similarity index 72%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.sqlpp
index 48b67d4..ecac451 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification (usage) test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-// Positive test - prefix search, BTree index should be used.
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-35.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname < "Isa"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where (emp.fname < 'Isa')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.sqlpp
index fbb504d..6354f25 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.sqlpp
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-43.adm";
+use test;
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-36.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Allan" and $emp.lname < "Zubi"
-return $emp
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
+
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where (emp.fname <= 'Vanpatten')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.sqlpp
index 23518e4..d8a95cd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.sqlpp
@@ -18,27 +18,30 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used in the optimized query plan 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used in the optimized query plan
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-40.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname = "Young Seok" and $emp.lname = "Kim"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname = 'Young Seok') and (emp.lname = 'Kim'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.sqlpp
index 81fb7b4..75ccb90 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.sqlpp
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-42.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Alex" and $emp.lname < "Zach"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname > 'Alex') and (emp.lname < 'Zach'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.sqlpp
index fbb504d..2cf7dbb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.sqlpp
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-43.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Allan" and $emp.lname < "Zubi"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname > 'Allan') and (emp.lname < 'Zubi'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index fbc0dbb..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-// Positive test - prefix search
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-44.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Allan" and $emp.lname = "Xu"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.sqlpp
index fbb504d..98f037e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.sqlpp
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-43.adm";
+use test;
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-44.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Allan" and $emp.lname < "Zubi"
-return $emp
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
+
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname > 'Allan') and (emp.lname = 'Xu'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 356503f..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-// Positive test - prefix search
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-45.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname = "Julio" and $emp.lname < "Xu"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.sqlpp
index fbb504d..a88838f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.sqlpp
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-43.adm";
+use test;
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-45.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Allan" and $emp.lname < "Zubi"
-return $emp
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
+
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname = 'Julio') and (emp.lname < 'Xu'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.sqlpp
index 9dcc4eb..524b0a7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.sqlpp
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-46.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Michael" and $emp.lname <= "Xu"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname >= 'Michael') and (emp.lname <= 'Xu'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ffc387..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-47.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Craig" and $emp.lname > "Kevin" and $emp.fname < "Mary" and $emp.lname < "Tomes"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.sqlpp
index 5e39552..f6a5120 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-// Positive test - prefix search, BTree index should be used in query plan
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-36.adm";
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-47.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname <= "Vanpatten"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname > 'Craig') and (emp.lname > 'Kevin') and (emp.fname < 'Mary') and (emp.lname < 'Tomes'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 4794082..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-48.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Craig" and $emp.lname >= "Kevin" and $emp.fname <= "Mary" and $emp.lname <= "Tomes"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.sqlpp
index 5e39552..cd4fae6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-// Positive test - prefix search, BTree index should be used in query plan
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-36.adm";
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-48.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname <= "Vanpatten"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname >= 'Craig') and (emp.lname >= 'Kevin') and (emp.fname <= 'Mary') and (emp.lname <= 'Tomes'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.sqlpp
index 47cc065..9efcfc6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.sqlpp
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-49.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname <= "Craig" and $emp.lname > "Kevin"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname <= 'Craig') and (emp.lname > 'Kevin'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 9be2c17..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-51.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-// create internal dataset
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Craig" and $emp.lname > "Kevin" and $emp.fname <= "Mary" and $emp.lname <= "Tomes"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.sqlpp
index 5e39552..3b3b5e1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-// Positive test - prefix search, BTree index should be used in query plan
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-36.adm";
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-51.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname <= "Vanpatten"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname > 'Craig') and (emp.lname > 'Kevin') and (emp.fname <= 'Mary') and (emp.lname <= 'Tomes'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 807d861..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-52.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Craig" and $emp.lname >= "Kevin" and $emp.fname < "Mary" and $emp.lname < "Tomes"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.sqlpp
index 5e39552..d6d977c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-// Positive test - prefix search, BTree index should be used in query plan
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-36.adm";
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-52.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname <= "Vanpatten"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname >= 'Craig') and (emp.lname >= 'Kevin') and (emp.fname < 'Mary') and (emp.lname < 'Tomes'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index a7492fa..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-53.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst')
-where $emp.fname >= "Craig" and $emp.lname <= "Kevin" and $emp.fname <= "Mary" and $emp.lname >= "Tomes"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.sqlpp
index 5e39552..985cde7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-// Positive test - prefix search, BTree index should be used in query plan
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-36.adm";
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-53.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname <= "Vanpatten"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname >= 'Craig') and (emp.lname <= 'Kevin') and (emp.fname <= 'Mary') and (emp.lname >= 'Tomes'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7066b35..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-54.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
- 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Max" 
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.sqlpp
index 19168f0..40ae7d1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.sqlpp
@@ -17,28 +17,31 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 /*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-55.adm";
+use test;
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-54.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Sofia" 
-return $emp
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname) type btree;
+
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where (emp.fname > 'Max')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.sqlpp
index 19168f0..8b9a588 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.sqlpp
@@ -17,28 +17,31 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 /*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-55.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Sofia" 
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where (emp.fname >= 'Sofia')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 09ad8c5..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-56.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname < "Chen" 
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.sqlpp
index 19168f0..14d1ce9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.sqlpp
@@ -17,28 +17,31 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 /*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-55.adm";
+use test;
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-56.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Sofia" 
-return $emp
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname) type btree;
+
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where (emp.fname < 'Chen')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c4d2ca..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-57.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname <= "Julio" 
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.sqlpp
index 19168f0..4070114 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.sqlpp
@@ -17,28 +17,31 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 /*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-55.adm";
+use test;
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-57.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Sofia" 
-return $emp
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname) type btree;
+
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where (emp.fname <= 'Julio')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.sqlpp
index b49db5c..e3f42ca 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.sqlpp
@@ -17,28 +17,31 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 /*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the primary BTree index is used 
+ *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the primary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-primary-58.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Neil" and $emp.fname < "Roger" 
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname > 'Neil') and (emp.fname < 'Roger'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.sqlpp
index 479740f..8656ab8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.sqlpp
@@ -17,28 +17,31 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 /*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-59.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Max" and $emp.fname <= "Roger" 
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname >= 'Max') and (emp.fname <= 'Roger'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 02ad02e..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-60.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
- 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname = "Max" 
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.sqlpp
index 19168f0..38fad40 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.sqlpp
@@ -17,28 +17,31 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 /*
- *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *  Description     : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-55.adm";
+use test;
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-60.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname >= "Sofia" 
-return $emp
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname) type btree;
+
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where (emp.fname = 'Max')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 59801d3..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-61.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-// create internal dataset
-create dataset testdst(TestType)  primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname > "Craig" and $emp.lname > "Kevin" and $emp.fname <= "Mary" and $emp.lname < "Tomes"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.sqlpp
index 5e39552..e8d5627 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 13th Aug 2012
  */
 
-// Positive test - prefix search, BTree index should be used in query plan
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-36.adm";
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-61.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname <= "Vanpatten"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname > 'Craig') and (emp.lname > 'Kevin') and (emp.fname <= 'Mary') and (emp.lname < 'Tomes'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 90ad451..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
- *                  : in the optimized query plan.
- *  Expected Result : Success
- *  Date            : 11th Nov 2014
- */
-
-// Positive test - prefix search
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-62.adm";
-
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
-
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
-
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname = "Julio" and $emp.lname > "Xu"
-return $emp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.sqlpp
similarity index 72%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.sqlpp
index 6b6bce0..ce68496 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 11th Nov 2014
  */
 
-// Positive test - prefix search
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-63.adm";
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-62.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname < "Julio" and $emp.lname = "Xu"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname = 'Julio') and (emp.lname > 'Xu'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.sqlpp
similarity index 72%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.sqlpp
index 6b6bce0..0ef6c12 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.sqlpp
@@ -18,30 +18,31 @@
  */
 /*
  *  Description     : BTree Index verification test
- *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used 
+ *                  : This test is intended to verify that the secondary BTree index is used
  *                  : in the optimized query plan.
  *  Expected Result : Success
  *  Date            : 11th Nov 2014
  */
 
-// Positive test - prefix search
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-63.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname,lname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname,lname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname < "Julio" and $emp.lname = "Xu"
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname < 'Julio') and (emp.lname = 'Xu'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/collocated.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/collocated.sqlpp
similarity index 60%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/collocated.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/collocated.sqlpp
index 8b8acaf..ee49511 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/collocated.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/collocated.sqlpp
@@ -16,34 +16,34 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-drop dataverse colocated if exists;
 
-create dataverse colocated;
+drop  dataverse colocated if exists;
+create  dataverse colocated;
 
-use dataverse colocated;
+use colocated;
 
-create type UserType as open {
-  uid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  lottery_numbers: {{int32}}
-}
 
-create type VisitorType as open {
-  vid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  lottery_numbers: {{int32}}
-}
+create type colocated.UserType as
+{
+  uid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  lottery_numbers : {{integer}}
+};
 
-create dataset Users(UserType) 
-  primary key uid;
+create type colocated.VisitorType as
+{
+  vid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  lottery_numbers : {{integer}}
+};
 
-create dataset Visitors(VisitorType) 
-  primary key vid;
+create  dataset Users(UserType) primary key uid;
 
+create  dataset Visitors(VisitorType) primary key vid;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/fuzzy1.adm";
-
-for $user in dataset('Users')
-for $visitor in dataset('Visitors')
-where $user.uid = $visitor.vid
-return { "user_name" : $user.name, "visitor_name" : $visitor.name }
+select element {'user_name':user.name,'visitor_name':visitor.name}
+from  Users as user,
+      Visitors as visitor
+where (user.uid = visitor.vid)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/cust_group_no_agg.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/cust_group_no_agg.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/cust_group_no_agg.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/cust_group_no_agg.sqlpp
index 2ad271e..3c82655 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/cust_group_no_agg.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/cust_group_no_agg.sqlpp
@@ -16,31 +16,33 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-drop dataverse group_no_agg if exists;
 
-create dataverse group_no_agg;
+drop  dataverse group_no_agg if exists;
+create  dataverse group_no_agg;
 
-use dataverse group_no_agg;
+use group_no_agg;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  c_custkey: int32, 
-  c_name: string, 
-  c_address: string, 
-  c_nationkey: int32, 
-  c_phone: string, 
-  c_acctbal: double, 
-  c_mktsegment: string,
-  c_comment: string
-}
 
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
+create type group_no_agg.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  c_custkey : integer,
+  c_name : string,
+  c_address : string,
+  c_nationkey : integer,
+  c_phone : string,
+  c_acctbal : double,
+  c_mktsegment : string,
+  c_comment : string
+};
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) 
-  primary key c_custkey on group1;
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key c_custkey on group1;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-group by $name := $c.c_name  with $c
-return $name
-
+select element name
+from  Customers as c
+group by c.c_name as name
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/denorm-cust-order.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/denorm-cust-order.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index dbaf7be..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/denorm-cust-order.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse custorder if exists;
-
-create dataverse custorder;
-
-use dataverse custorder;
-
-
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
-
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  lastorder: {
-    oid: int32,
-    total: float
-  }
-}
-
-
-
-create type OrderType as closed {
-  oid: int32,
-  cid: int32,
-  orderstatus: string,
-  orderpriority: string,
-  clerk: string,
-  total: float
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) 
-  primary key cid on group1;
-create dataset Orders(OrderType)
-  primary key oid on group1;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/custorder.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-for $o in dataset('Orders')
-where $c.cid = $o.cid
-group by $cid := $c.cid decor $cust := $c with $o
-return {"cid":$cid, "cust":$cust, "cnt-orders": count($o), "orders":$o} 
-
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/denorm-cust-order.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/denorm-cust-order.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..508d6ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/denorm-cust-order.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse custorder if exists;
+create  dataverse custorder;
+
+use custorder;
+
+
+create type custorder.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type custorder.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  lastorder : {
+      oid : integer,
+      total : float
+  }
+
+};
+
+create type custorder.OrderType as
+ closed {
+  oid : integer,
+  cid : integer,
+  orderstatus : string,
+  orderpriority : string,
+  clerk : string,
+  total : float
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid on group1;
+
+create  dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key oid on group1;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/custorder.adm";
+select element {'cid':cid,'cust':(from g select c),'cnt-orders':count(o),'orders': (from g select o)}
+from  Customers as c,
+      Orders as o
+where (c.cid = o.cid)
+group by c.cid as cid group as g
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.sqlpp
index 285d27b..40064ef 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.sqlpp
@@ -16,17 +16,23 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
 
-create type TestType as {
-  "id" : string,
-  "idx" : string,
-  "no-idx" : string
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : string,
+  idx : string,
+  `no-idx` : string
 };
 
-create dataset TestSet(TestType) primary key "id";
-create index TestSetIndex on TestSet(idx);
+create  dataset TestSet(TestType) primary key id;
 
-delete $x from dataset TestSet where $x.no-idx = "one" or $x.no-idx = "two";
+create  index TestSetIndex  on TestSet (idx) type btree;
+
+delete from TestSet
+ where `no-idx` = 'one' or `no-idx` = 'two';
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/insert-and-scan-dataset.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/insert-and-scan-dataset.sqlpp
similarity index 80%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/insert-and-scan-dataset.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/insert-and-scan-dataset.sqlpp
index 0425ecf..5566eaf 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/insert-and-scan-dataset.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/insert-and-scan-dataset.sqlpp
@@ -24,21 +24,20 @@
  * Date            : July 11 2013
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-create type myDataType as open {
-  id: int32
-}
 
-create dataset myData(myDataType)
-  primary key id;
+create type test.myDataType as
+{
+  id : integer
+};
 
-insert into dataset myData (
-for $x in dataset myData
-return {
-    "id": $x.id + 1
-}
-);
+create  dataset myData(myDataType) primary key id;
+
+insert into myData
+select element {'id':(x.id + 1)}
+from  myData as x
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/introhashpartitionmerge.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/introhashpartitionmerge.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 261a357..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/introhashpartitionmerge.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse fuzzyjoin if exists;
-create dataverse fuzzyjoin;
-use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
-
-create type TOKENSRANKEDADMType as closed {
-  token: int32,
-  rank: int32
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-create dataset TOKENSRANKEDADM(TOKENSRANKEDADMType) primary key rank on group1;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:'rttest/introhashpartitionmerge.adm';
-
-        for $token1 in dataset('TOKENSRANKEDADM')
-        for $token2 in
-            for $tokenRanked in dataset('TOKENSRANKEDADM')
-            order by $tokenRanked.rank
-            return $tokenRanked
-        where $token1.token = $token2.token
-        order by $token2.rank
-        return $token2.rank
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/introhashpartitionmerge.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/introhashpartitionmerge.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..103aae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/introhashpartitionmerge.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse fuzzyjoin if exists;
+create  dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+
+use fuzzyjoin;
+
+
+create type fuzzyjoin.TOKENSRANKEDADMType as
+ closed {
+  token : integer,
+  rank : integer
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset TOKENSRANKEDADM(TOKENSRANKEDADMType) primary key rank on group1;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/introhashpartitionmerge.adm";
+select element token2.rank
+from  TOKENSRANKEDADM as token1,
+      (
+    select element tokenRanked
+    from  TOKENSRANKEDADM as tokenRanked
+    order by tokenRanked.rank
+) as token2
+where (token1.token = token2.token)
+order by token2.rank
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.sqlpp
index 488ed70..e13305d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.sqlpp
@@ -22,26 +22,28 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ngram-contains-panic.adm";
-
-// Cannot optimize this query because the string constant is shorter than the gram length.
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where contains($o.title, "Mu")
-order by $o.id
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where test.contains(o.title,'Mu')
+order by o.id
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.sqlpp
index ba460a6..e5b4885 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.sqlpp
@@ -22,25 +22,28 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ngram-contains.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where test.contains(o.title,'Multimedia')
+order by o.id
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.sqlpp
index 81780a2..da55c99 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.sqlpp
@@ -22,24 +22,27 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ngram-edit-distance-check.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where edit-distance-check($o.authors, "Amihay Motro", 1)[0]
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where test.`edit-distance-check`(o.authors,'Amihay Motro',1)[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.sqlpp
index 6917878..91a809b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.sqlpp
@@ -22,24 +22,27 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ngram-edit-distance.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where edit-distance($o.authors, "Amihay Motro") <= 1
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where (test.`edit-distance`(o.authors,'Amihay Motro') <= 1)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.sqlpp
index b4d342c..d684f0c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.sqlpp
@@ -22,27 +22,31 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.adm";
+set `simfunction` `edit-distance`;
 
-set simfunction 'edit-distance';
-set simthreshold '1';
+set `simthreshold` `1`;
 
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where $o.authors ~= "Amihay Motro"
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where (o.authors ~= 'Amihay Motro')
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
similarity index 66%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
index 55f1830..5adcda0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
@@ -22,28 +22,33 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.8f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.8f`;
 
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where gram-tokens($o.title, 3, false) ~= gram-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments", 3, false)
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where (test.`gram-tokens`(o.title,3,false) ~= test.`gram-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments',3,false))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.sqlpp
similarity index 67%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.sqlpp
index c7d273d..5b564db 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.sqlpp
@@ -22,25 +22,29 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ngram-jaccard-check.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where similarity-jaccard-check(gram-tokens($o.title, 3, false), gram-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments", 3, false), 0.5f)[0]
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`gram-tokens`(o.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments',3,false),0.500000f)[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.sqlpp
similarity index 67%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.sqlpp
index da87bc0..3e024a0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.sqlpp
@@ -22,25 +22,29 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ngram-jaccard.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where similarity-jaccard(gram-tokens($o.title, 3, false), gram-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments", 3, false)) >= 0.5f
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where (test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`gram-tokens`(o.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments',3,false)) >= 0.500000f)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.sqlpp
index 88b0d58..41ceade 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.sqlpp
@@ -22,33 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_olist-edit-distance-check-panic.adm";
-
-// Index should not be applied because all list elements can be modified by 3 edit operations.
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where edit-distance-check($c.interests, ["computers", "wine", "walking"], 3)[0]
-order by $c.cid
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where test.`edit-distance-check`(c.interests,['computers','wine','walking'],3)[0]
+order by c.cid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.sqlpp
similarity index 63%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.sqlpp
index d107b68..0ca8b00 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.sqlpp
@@ -22,32 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_olist-edit-distance-check.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where edit-distance-check($c.interests, ["computers", "wine", "walking"], 1)[0]
-order by $c.cid
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where test.`edit-distance-check`(c.interests,['computers','wine','walking'],1)[0]
+order by c.cid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.sqlpp
index f4d5e14..0f2fcf4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.sqlpp
@@ -22,33 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_olist-edit-distance-panic.adm";
-
-// Index should not be applied because all list elements can be modified by 3 edit operations.
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where edit-distance($c.interests, ["computers", "wine", "walking"]) <= 3
-order by $c.cid
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where (test.`edit-distance`(c.interests,['computers','wine','walking']) <= 3)
+order by c.cid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.sqlpp
index 687e55d..a4114d0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.sqlpp
@@ -22,32 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_olist-edit-distance.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where edit-distance($c.interests, ["computers", "wine", "walking"]) <= 1
-order by $c.cid
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where (test.`edit-distance`(c.interests,['computers','wine','walking']) <= 1)
+order by c.cid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.sqlpp
index 8833eaf..1bfd5f9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.sqlpp
@@ -22,35 +22,44 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.adm";
+set `simfunction` `edit-distance`;
 
-set simfunction 'edit-distance';
-set simthreshold '1';
+set `simthreshold` `1`;
 
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where $c.interests ~= ["computers", "wine", "walking"]
-order by $c.cid
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where (c.interests ~= ['computers','wine','walking'])
+order by c.cid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
index d0df75f..a1372d9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
@@ -22,34 +22,43 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.8f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.8f`;
 
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where $c.interests ~= ["databases", "computers", "wine"]
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where (c.interests ~= ['databases','computers','wine'])
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.sqlpp
similarity index 63%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.sqlpp
index 97e9962..89a3eb8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.sqlpp
@@ -22,31 +22,39 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_olist-jaccard-check.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where similarity-jaccard-check($c.interests, ["databases", "computers", "wine"], 0.7f)[0]
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(c.interests,['databases','computers','wine'],0.700000f)[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.sqlpp
index 329b26a..d13c98b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.sqlpp
@@ -22,31 +22,39 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_olist-jaccard.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where similarity-jaccard($c.interests, ["databases", "computers", "wine"]) >= 0.7f
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where (test.`similarity-jaccard`(c.interests,['databases','computers','wine']) >= 0.700000f)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
index c20493a..d32a8f4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
@@ -22,34 +22,43 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.8f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.8f`;
 
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where $c.interests ~= {{"computers", "wine", "databases"}}
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where (c.interests ~= {{'computers','wine','databases'}})
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.sqlpp
index cb6c0c4..25568e0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.sqlpp
@@ -22,31 +22,39 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ulist-jaccard.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where similarity-jaccard-check($c.interests, {{"computers", "wine", "databases"}}, 0.7f)[0]
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(c.interests,{{'computers','wine','databases'}},0.700000f)[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.sqlpp
index c0cdd4f..2a26ee9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.sqlpp
@@ -22,31 +22,39 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_ulist-jaccard.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-where similarity-jaccard($c.interests, {{"computers", "databases", "wine"}}) >= 0.7f
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+where (test.`similarity-jaccard`(c.interests,{{'computers','databases','wine'}}) >= 0.700000f)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.sqlpp
index 191a9bf..2a1db6d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.sqlpp
@@ -22,26 +22,28 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_word-contains.adm";
-
-// Contains cannot be answered with a word inverted index.
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where test.contains(o.title,'Multimedia')
+order by o.id
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
similarity index 68%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
index ad2c577..6157fde 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.sqlpp
@@ -22,27 +22,31 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.5f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.5f`;
 
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where word-tokens($o.title) ~= word-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments")
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where (test.`word-tokens`(o.title) ~= test.`word-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.sqlpp
similarity index 69%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.sqlpp
index 6f4497f..b0dc05a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.sqlpp
@@ -22,25 +22,27 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_word-jaccard-check.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($o.title), word-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments"), 0.5f)[0]
-return $o
-
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`word-tokens`(o.title),test.`word-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments'),0.500000f)[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.sqlpp
similarity index 69%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.sqlpp
index c96de32..eb96ddd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.sqlpp
@@ -22,25 +22,27 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-basic_word-jaccard.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where similarity-jaccard(word-tokens($o.title), word-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments")) >= 0.5f
-return $o
-
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+where (test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`word-tokens`(o.title),test.`word-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments')) >= 0.500000f)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.sqlpp
similarity index 65%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.sqlpp
index cbe5b17..c60c8fd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.sqlpp
@@ -17,34 +17,36 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 /*
- * Description    : Tests whether an ngram_index is applied to optimize a selection query using 
- *                  two edit-distance-check function of which only the first can be optimized with an index. 
+ * Description    : Tests whether an ngram_index is applied to optimize a selection query using
+ *                  two edit-distance-check function of which only the first can be optimized with an index.
  *                  Tests that the optimizer rule correctly drills through the let clauses.
  *                  The index should be applied.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.adm";
-
-// Only the first edit-distance-check can be optimized with an index.
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-let $eda := edit-distance-check($o.authors, "Amihay Motro", 3)
-let $edb := edit-distance-check($o.authors, "Amihay Motro", 5)
-where $eda[0] and $edb[0] 
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+with  eda as test.`edit-distance-check`(o.authors,'Amihay Motro',3),
+      edb as test.`edit-distance-check`(o.authors,'Amihay Motro',5)
+where (eda[0] and edb[0])
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.sqlpp
similarity index 68%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.sqlpp
index a40a4de..8a5d1d6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.sqlpp
@@ -17,34 +17,36 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 /*
- * Description    : Tests whether an ngram_index is applied to optimize a selection query using 
+ * Description    : Tests whether an ngram_index is applied to optimize a selection query using
  *                  two edit-distance-check function of which only the second can be optimized with an index.
  *                  Tests that the optimizer rule correctly drills through the let clauses.
  *                  The index should be applied.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.adm";
-
-// Only the second edit-distance-check can be optimized with an index.
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-let $edb := edit-distance-check($o.authors, "Amihay Motro", 5)
-let $eda := edit-distance-check($o.authors, "Amihay Motro", 3)
-where $edb[0] and $eda[0] 
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+with  edb as test.`edit-distance-check`(o.authors,'Amihay Motro',5),
+      eda as test.`edit-distance-check`(o.authors,'Amihay Motro',3)
+where (edb[0] and eda[0])
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.sqlpp
index 09173ce..1f725d6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.sqlpp
@@ -23,25 +23,28 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_ngram-edit-distance-check-let.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-let $ed := edit-distance-check($o.authors, "Amihay Motro", 1)
-where $ed[0]
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+with  ed as test.`edit-distance-check`(o.authors,'Amihay Motro',1)
+where ed[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.sqlpp
index 73293bc..d2e3888 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.sqlpp
@@ -23,27 +23,27 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.adm";
-
-for $paper in dataset('DBLP')
-where edit-distance-check(substring($paper.title, 0, 8), "datbase", 1)[0]
-return {
-  "id" : $paper.id,
-  "title" : $paper.title
-}
+select element {'id':paper.id,'title':paper.title}
+from  DBLP as paper
+where test.`edit-distance-check`(test.substring(paper.title,0,8),'datbase',1)[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
similarity index 68%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
index 3271c8a..248c243 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
@@ -23,26 +23,30 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_ngram-jaccard-check-let.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check(gram-tokens($o.title, 3, false), gram-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments", 3, false), 0.5f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return $o
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`gram-tokens`(o.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments',3,false),0.500000f)
+where jacc[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.sqlpp
index dfeda68..8be4caa 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.sqlpp
@@ -23,29 +23,32 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.adm";
-
-// This test is complex because we have three assigns to drill into.
-for $paper in dataset('DBLP')
-let $paper_tokens := gram-tokens($paper.title, 3, false)
-let $query_tokens := gram-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments", 3, false)
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check($paper_tokens, $query_tokens, 0.5f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return {"Paper": $paper_tokens, "Query": $query_tokens }
+select element {'Paper':paper_tokens,'Query':query_tokens}
+from  DBLP as paper
+with  paper_tokens as test.`gram-tokens`(paper.title,3,false),
+      query_tokens as test.`gram-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments',3,false),
+      jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(paper_tokens,query_tokens,0.500000f)
+where jacc[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.sqlpp
index 2cb65d1..68106a5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.sqlpp
@@ -23,33 +23,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-let $ed := edit-distance-check($c.interests, ["computers", "wine", "walking"], 3)
-where $ed[0]
-order by $c.cid
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+with  ed as test.`edit-distance-check`(c.interests,['computers','wine','walking'],3)
+where ed[0]
+order by c.cid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.sqlpp
index 9646383..7083657 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.sqlpp
@@ -23,33 +23,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_olist-edit-distance-check-let.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-let $ed := edit-distance-check($c.interests, ["computers", "wine", "walking"], 1)
-where $ed[0]
-order by $c.cid
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+with  ed as test.`edit-distance-check`(c.interests,['computers','wine','walking'],1)
+where ed[0]
+order by c.cid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
index a274b9f..a04a8ef 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
@@ -23,32 +23,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_olist-jaccard-check-let.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check($c.interests, ["databases", "computers", "wine"], 0.7f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(c.interests,['databases','computers','wine'],0.700000f)
+where jacc[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
index 9d3ca6c..ceac8c6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
@@ -23,32 +23,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_ulist-jaccard-check-let.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check($c.interests, ["databases", "computers", "wine"], 0.7f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return $c
+select element c
+from  Customers as c
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(c.interests,['databases','computers','wine'],0.700000f)
+where jacc[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
index d932d23..e4f3b8d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.sqlpp
@@ -23,26 +23,28 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_word-jaccard-check-let.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($o.title), word-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments"), 0.5f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return $o
-
+select element o
+from  DBLP as o
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`word-tokens`(o.title),test.`word-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments'),0.500000f)
+where jacc[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 79fe390..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description    : Tests whether a keyword index is applied to optimize a selection query using the similarity-jaccard-check function on word tokens.
- *                  Tests that the optimizer rule correctly drills through the let clauses.
- *                  The index should be applied.
- * Success        : Yes
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
-
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
-
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_word-jaccard-check-multi-let.adm";
-
-// This test is complex because we have three assigns to drill into.
-for $paper in dataset('DBLP')
-let $paper_tokens := word-tokens($paper.title)
-let $query_tokens := word-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments")
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check($paper_tokens, $query_tokens, 0.8f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return {"Paper": $paper_tokens, "Query": $query_tokens }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.sqlpp
index d932d23..56ede6d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.sqlpp
@@ -23,26 +23,30 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_word-jaccard-check-let.adm";
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($o.title), word-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments"), 0.5f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return $o
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-complex_word-jaccard-check-multi-let.adm";
+select element {'Paper':paper_tokens,'Query':query_tokens}
+from  DBLP as paper
+with  paper_tokens as test.`word-tokens`(paper.title),
+      query_tokens as test.`word-tokens`('Transactions for Cooperative Environments'),
+      jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(paper_tokens,query_tokens,0.800000f)
+where jacc[0]
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.sqlpp
index b99bc22..c29de43 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.sqlpp
@@ -24,26 +24,29 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin_ngram-edit-distance-inline.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-let $ed := edit-distance($a.authors, $b.authors)
-where $ed < 3 and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"aauthors": $a.authors, "bauthors": $b.authors, "ed": $ed}
+select element {'aauthors':a.authors,'bauthors':b.authors,'ed':ed}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+with  ed as test.`edit-distance`(a.authors,b.authors)
+where ((ed < 3) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.sqlpp
similarity index 65%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.sqlpp
index d4491eb..1234824 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.sqlpp
@@ -19,42 +19,47 @@
 /*
  * Description    : Fuzzy joins two datasets, DBLP and CSX, based on ~= using edit distance of their authors.
  *                  DBLP has a 3-gram index on authors, and we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
- *                  We expect the top-level equi join introduced because of surrogate optimization to be removed, since it is not necessary. 
+ *                  We expect the top-level equi join introduced because of surrogate optimization to be removed, since it is not necessary.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index ngram_index on CSX(authors) type ngram(3);
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on CSX (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin_ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.adm";
+set `simfunction` `edit-distance`;
 
-set simfunction 'edit-distance';
-set simthreshold '3';
+set `simthreshold` `3`;
 
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where $a.authors ~= $b.authors and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"aauthors": $a.authors, "bauthors": $b.authors}
+select element {'aauthors':a.authors,'bauthors':b.authors}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where ((a.authors ~= b.authors) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
index 04d57a4..4fdc637 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
@@ -24,27 +24,31 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin_ngram-jaccard-inline.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard(gram-tokens($a.title, 3, false), gram-tokens($b.title, 3, false))
-where $jacc >= 0.5f and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"atitle": $a.title, "btitle": $b.title, "jacc": $jacc}
+select element {'atitle':a.title,'btitle':b.title,'jacc':jacc}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`gram-tokens`(a.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`(b.title,3,false))
+where ((jacc >= 0.500000f) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.sqlpp
similarity index 66%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.sqlpp
index 5d48e10..40c8c5f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.sqlpp
@@ -24,33 +24,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin_olist-edit-distance-inline.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-let $ed := edit-distance($a.interests, $b.interests)
-where $ed <= 2 and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"ainterests": $a.interests, "binterests": $b.interests, "ed": $ed}
+select element {'ainterests':a.interests,'binterests':b.interests,'ed':ed}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+with  ed as test.`edit-distance`(a.interests,b.interests)
+where ((ed <= 2) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
similarity index 65%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
index d074b0f..a003dee 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
@@ -24,33 +24,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin_olist-jaccard-inline.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard($a.interests, $b.interests)
-where $jacc >= 0.7f and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"ainterests": $a.interests, "binterests": $b.interests, "jacc": $jacc }
+select element {'ainterests':a.interests,'binterests':b.interests,'jacc':jacc}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+with  jacc as  /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard`(a.interests,b.interests)
+where ((jacc >= 0.700000f) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
similarity index 65%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
index 56697c5..1372490 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
@@ -24,33 +24,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin_ulist-jaccard-inline.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard($a.interests, $b.interests)
-where $jacc >= 0.7f and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"ainterests": $a.interests, "binterests": $b.interests, "jacc": $jacc}
+select element {'ainterests':a.interests,'binterests':b.interests,'jacc':jacc}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+with  jacc as  /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard`(a.interests,b.interests)
+where ((jacc >= 0.700000f) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
similarity index 72%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
index b917cda..9530163 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.sqlpp
@@ -24,26 +24,29 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin_word-jaccard-inline.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard(word-tokens($a.title), word-tokens($b.title))
-where $jacc >= 0.5f and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"atitle": $a.title, "btitle": $b.title, "jacc": $jacc}
+select element {'atitle':a.title,'btitle':b.title,'jacc':jacc}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`word-tokens`(a.title),test.`word-tokens`(b.title))
+where ((jacc >= 0.500000f) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/issue741.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/issue741.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ddd03b..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/issue741.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use an available inverted index in index subtree.
- * Issue        : 741
- * Expected Res : Success
- * Date         : 16th May 2014
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type TwitterUserType as {
-screen_name: string,
-lang: string,
-friends_count: int32,
-statuses_count: int32,
-name: string,
-followers_count: int32
-}
-
-create type TweetMessageType as {
-tweetid: int64,
-user: TwitterUserType,
-sender_location: point?,
-send_time: datetime,
-referred_topics: {{ string }},
-message_text: string
-}
-
-create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType) primary key tweetid;
-
-create index topicIIx on TweetMessages(referred_topics) type keyword;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_issue741.adm";
-
-for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
-where $t.send_time >= datetime('2011-06-18T14:10:17')
-and
-$t.send_time < datetime('2011-06-18T15:10:17')
-return {
-    "tweet": $t.tweetid,
-    "similar-tweets": for $t2 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-                      let $sim := similarity-jaccard-check($t.referred_topics, $t2.referred_topics, 0.6f)
-              where $sim[0] and
-                      $t2.tweetid != $t.tweetid
-                      return $t2.tweetid
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/issue741.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/issue741.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a312b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/issue741.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use an available inverted index in index subtree.
+ * Issue        : 741
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 16th May 2014
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.TwitterUserType as
+{
+  screen_name : string,
+  lang : string,
+  friends_count : integer,
+  statuses_count : integer,
+  name : string,
+  followers_count : integer
+};
+
+create type test.TweetMessageType as
+{
+  tweetid : bigint,
+  user : TwitterUserType,
+  sender_location : point?,
+  send_time : datetime,
+  referred_topics : {{string}},
+  message_text : string
+};
+
+create  dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType) primary key tweetid;
+
+create  index topicIIx  on TweetMessages (referred_topics) type keyword;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_issue741.adm";
+select element {'tweet':t.tweetid,'similar-tweets':(
+        select element t2.tweetid
+        from  TweetMessages as t2
+        with  sim as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(t.referred_topics,t2.referred_topics,0.600000f)
+        where (sim[0] and (t2.tweetid != t.tweetid))
+    )}
+from  TweetMessages as t
+where ((t.send_time >= test.datetime('2011-06-18T14:10:17')) and (t.send_time < test.datetime('2011-06-18T15:10:17')))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index bd52bac..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use two available indexes, one for primary index in prob subtree and another for secondary rtree index in index subtree.
- * Issue        : 730, 741
- * Expected Res : Success
- * Date         : 8th May 2014
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type TwitterUserType as closed {
-    screen-name: string,
-    lang: string,
-    friends-count: int32,
-    statuses-count: int32,
-    name: string,
-    followers-count: int32
-}
-
-create type TweetMessageType as closed {
-    tweetid: int64,
-        user: TwitterUserType,
-        sender-location: point,
-    send-time: datetime,
-        referred-topics: {{ string }},
-    message-text: string,
-    countA: int32,
-    countB: int32
-}
-
-create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
-primary key tweetid;
-
-create index twmSndLocIx on TweetMessages(sender-location) type rtree;
-create index msgCountAIx on TweetMessages(countA) type btree;
-create index msgCountBIx on TweetMessages(countB) type btree;
-create index msgKeywordIx on TweetMessages(message-text) type keyword;
-create index msgNgramIx on TweetMessages(message-text) type ngram(3);
-create index topicKeywordIx on TweetMessages(referred-topics) type keyword;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check_idx_01.adm";
-
-for $t1 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-where $t1.tweetid > int64("240")
-order by $t1.tweetid
-return {
-    "tweet": {"id": $t1.tweetid, "topics" : $t1.message-text} ,
-    "similar-tweets": for $t2 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-                      let $sim := edit-distance-check($t1.message-text, $t2.message-text, 7)
-              where $sim[0] and
-                      $t2.tweetid != $t1.tweetid
-                      order by $t2.tweetid
-                      return {"id": $t2.tweetid, "topics" : $t2.message-text}
-};
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c2869f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use two available indexes, one for primary index in prob subtree and another for secondary rtree index in index subtree.
+ * Issue        : 730, 741
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 8th May 2014
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.TwitterUserType as
+ closed {
+  `screen-name` : string,
+  lang : string,
+  `friends-count` : integer,
+  `statuses-count` : integer,
+  name : string,
+  `followers-count` : integer
+};
+
+create type test.TweetMessageType as
+ closed {
+  tweetid : bigint,
+  user : TwitterUserType,
+  `sender-location` : point,
+  `send-time` : datetime,
+  `referred-topics` : {{string}},
+  `message-text` : string,
+  countA : integer,
+  countB : integer
+};
+
+create  dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType) primary key tweetid;
+
+create  index twmSndLocIx  on TweetMessages (`sender-location`) type rtree;
+
+create  index msgCountAIx  on TweetMessages (countA) type btree;
+
+create  index msgCountBIx  on TweetMessages (countB) type btree;
+
+create  index msgKeywordIx  on TweetMessages (`message-text`) type keyword;
+
+create  index msgNgramIx  on TweetMessages (`message-text`) type ngram (3);
+
+create  index topicKeywordIx  on TweetMessages (`referred-topics`) type keyword;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check_idx_01.adm";
+select element {'tweet':{'id':t1.tweetid,'topics':t1.`message-text`},'similar-tweets':(
+        select element {'id':t2.tweetid,'topics':t2.`message-text`}
+        from  TweetMessages as t2
+        with  sim as test.`edit-distance-check`(t1.`message-text`,t2.`message-text`,7)
+        where (sim[0] and (t2.tweetid != t1.tweetid))
+        order by t2.tweetid
+    )}
+from  TweetMessages as t1
+where (t1.tweetid > test.bigint('240'))
+order by t1.tweetid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 27b0e37..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use two available indexes, one for primary index in prob subtree and another for secondary rtree index in index subtree.
- * Issue        : 730, 741
- * Expected Res : Success
- * Date         : 8th May 2014
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type TwitterUserType as closed {
-    screen-name: string,
-    lang: string,
-    friends-count: int32,
-    statuses-count: int32,
-    name: string,
-    followers-count: int32
-}
-
-create type TweetMessageType as closed {
-    tweetid: int64,
-        user: TwitterUserType,
-        sender-location: point,
-    send-time: datetime,
-        referred-topics: {{ string }},
-    message-text: string,
-    countA: int32,
-    countB: int32
-}
-
-create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
-primary key tweetid;
-
-create index twmSndLocIx on TweetMessages(sender-location) type rtree;
-create index msgCountAIx on TweetMessages(countA) type btree;
-create index msgCountBIx on TweetMessages(countB) type btree;
-create index msgKeywordIx on TweetMessages(message-text) type keyword;
-create index msgNgramIx on TweetMessages(message-text) type ngram(3);
-create index topicKeywordIx on TweetMessages(referred-topics) type keyword;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check_idx_01.adm";
-
-for $t1 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-where $t1.tweetid > int64("240")
-order by $t1.tweetid
-return {
-    "tweet": {"id": $t1.tweetid, "topics" : $t1.referred-topics} ,
-    "similar-tweets": for $t2 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-                      let $sim := similarity-jaccard-check($t1.referred-topics, $t2.referred-topics, 0.5f)
-              where $sim[0] and
-                      $t2.tweetid != $t1.tweetid
-                      order by $t2.tweetid
-                      return {"id": $t2.tweetid, "topics" : $t2.referred-topics}
-};
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9db0bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use two available indexes, one for primary index in prob subtree and another for secondary rtree index in index subtree.
+ * Issue        : 730, 741
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 8th May 2014
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.TwitterUserType as
+ closed {
+  `screen-name` : string,
+  lang : string,
+  `friends-count` : integer,
+  `statuses-count` : integer,
+  name : string,
+  `followers-count` : integer
+};
+
+create type test.TweetMessageType as
+ closed {
+  tweetid : bigint,
+  user : TwitterUserType,
+  `sender-location` : point,
+  `send-time` : datetime,
+  `referred-topics` : {{string}},
+  `message-text` : string,
+  countA : integer,
+  countB : integer
+};
+
+create  dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType) primary key tweetid;
+
+create  index twmSndLocIx  on TweetMessages (`sender-location`) type rtree;
+
+create  index msgCountAIx  on TweetMessages (countA) type btree;
+
+create  index msgCountBIx  on TweetMessages (countB) type btree;
+
+create  index msgKeywordIx  on TweetMessages (`message-text`) type keyword;
+
+create  index msgNgramIx  on TweetMessages (`message-text`) type ngram (3);
+
+create  index topicKeywordIx  on TweetMessages (`referred-topics`) type keyword;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check_idx_01.adm";
+select element {'tweet':{'id':t1.tweetid,'topics':t1.`referred-topics`},'similar-tweets':(
+        select element {'id':t2.tweetid,'topics':t2.`referred-topics`}
+        from  TweetMessages as t2
+        with  sim as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(t1.`referred-topics`,t2.`referred-topics`,0.500000f)
+        where (sim[0] and (t2.tweetid != t1.tweetid))
+        order by t2.tweetid
+    )}
+from  TweetMessages as t1
+where (t1.tweetid > test.bigint('240'))
+order by t1.tweetid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.sqlpp
similarity index 65%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.sqlpp
index cf2222d..a6ade32 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,35 +22,39 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index ngram_index on CSX(authors) type ngram(3);
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on CSX (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-edit-distance-check_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where edit-distance-check($a.authors, $b.authors, 3)[0] and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where (test.`edit-distance-check`(a.authors,b.authors,3)[0] and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.sqlpp
index 95b2912..ed8d6b6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,25 +22,28 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32,
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-edit-distance-check_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where edit-distance-check($a.authors, $b.authors, 3)[0] and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where (test.`edit-distance-check`(a.authors,b.authors,3)[0] and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.sqlpp
similarity index 73%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.sqlpp
index 5961d13..7a24772 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,26 +23,29 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-edit-distance-check_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-let $ed := edit-distance-check($a.authors, $b.authors, 3)
-where $ed[0] and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "ed": $ed[1] }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'ed':ed[1]}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+with  ed as test.`edit-distance-check`(a.authors,b.authors,3)
+where (ed[0] and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.sqlpp
similarity index 65%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.sqlpp
index c1a1817..950a058 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,35 +22,39 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index ngram_index on CSX(authors) type ngram(3);
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on CSX (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-edit-distance_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where edit-distance($a.authors, $b.authors) < 3 and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where ((test.`edit-distance`(a.authors,b.authors) < 3) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
index c65b61b..dc8ca3c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,25 +22,28 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-edit-distance_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where edit-distance($a.authors, $b.authors) < 3 and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where ((test.`edit-distance`(a.authors,b.authors) < 3) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.sqlpp
similarity index 72%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.sqlpp
index 6287cb0..0284ff4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.sqlpp
@@ -19,30 +19,33 @@
 /*
  * Description    : Fuzzy self joins a dataset, DBLP, based on the edit-distance function of its authors.
  *                  DBLP has a 3-gram index on authors, and we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
- *                  We test the inlining of variables that enable the select to be pushed into the join for subsequent optimization with an index. 
+ *                  We test the inlining of variables that enable the select to be pushed into the join for subsequent optimization with an index.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-edit-distance_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-let $ed := edit-distance($a.authors, $b.authors)
-where $ed < 3 and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "ed": $ed}
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'ed':ed}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+with  ed as test.`edit-distance`(a.authors,b.authors)
+where ((ed < 3) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.sqlpp
index 66bb2ac..2021605 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.sqlpp
@@ -22,38 +22,43 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index ngram_index on CSX(authors) type ngram(3);
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on CSX (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.adm";
+set `simfunction` `edit-distance`;
 
-set simfunction 'edit-distance';
-set simthreshold '3';
+set `simthreshold` `3`;
 
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where $a.authors ~= $b.authors and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where ((a.authors ~= b.authors) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
index c611d3a..d900a72 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
@@ -21,28 +21,33 @@
  *                  DBLP has a 3-gram index on authors, and we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+use test;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type ngram(3);
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (authors) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.adm";
+set `simfunction` `edit-distance`;
 
-set simfunction 'edit-distance';
-set simthreshold '3';
+set `simthreshold` `3`;
 
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where $a.authors ~= $b.authors and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where ((a.authors ~= b.authors) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
index 085a383..aac9ca7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,39 +22,45 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index ngram_index on CSX(title) type ngram(3);
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on CSX (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.5f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.5f`;
 
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where gram-tokens($a.title, 3, false) ~= gram-tokens($b.title, 3, false) and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where ((test.`gram-tokens`(a.title,3,false) ~= test.`gram-tokens`(b.title,3,false)) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
similarity index 66%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
index 444b735..d3bcd49 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,29 +22,34 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.5f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.5f`;
 
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where gram-tokens($a.title, 3, false) ~= gram-tokens($b.title, 3, false) and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where ((test.`gram-tokens`(a.title,3,false) ~= test.`gram-tokens`(b.title,3,false)) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
index 31ec7a5..460f1cc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,37 +22,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index ngram_index on CSX(title) type ngram(3);
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on CSX (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-jaccard-check_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where similarity-jaccard-check(gram-tokens($a.title, 3, false), gram-tokens($b.title, 3, false), 0.5f)[0]
-      and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where (test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`gram-tokens`(a.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`(b.title,3,false),0.500000f)[0] and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
similarity index 67%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
index 6255558..5e180f2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,27 +22,30 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-jaccard-check_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where similarity-jaccard-check(gram-tokens($a.title, 3, false), gram-tokens($b.title, 3, false), 0.5f)[0]
-      and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where (test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`gram-tokens`(a.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`(b.title,3,false),0.500000f)[0] and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
similarity index 69%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
index f70df08..2b9aa31 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,27 +23,31 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-jaccard-check_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check(gram-tokens($a.title, 3, false), gram-tokens($b.title, 3, false), 0.5f)
-where $jacc[0] and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc[1] }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'jacc':jacc[1]}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`gram-tokens`(a.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`(b.title,3,false),0.500000f)
+where (jacc[0] and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.sqlpp
index 2e1b065..a2dc8f2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,37 +22,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index ngram_index on CSX(title) type ngram(3);
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on CSX (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-jaccard_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where similarity-jaccard(gram-tokens($a.title, 3, false), gram-tokens($b.title, 3, false)) >= 0.5f
-      and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where ((test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`gram-tokens`(a.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`(b.title,3,false)) >= 0.500000f) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.sqlpp
similarity index 67%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.sqlpp
index 31003d4..fbc230c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,27 +22,30 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-jaccard_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where similarity-jaccard(gram-tokens($a.title, 3, false), gram-tokens($b.title, 3, false)) >= 0.5f
-      and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where ((test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`gram-tokens`(a.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`(b.title,3,false)) >= 0.500000f) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.sqlpp
similarity index 69%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.sqlpp
index 1e86763..5265874 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,27 +23,31 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-set import-private-functions 'true';
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type ngram(3);
+set `import-private-functions` `true`;
+
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index ngram_index  on DBLP (title) type ngram (3);
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ngram-jaccard_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard(gram-tokens($a.title, 3, false), gram-tokens($b.title, 3, false))
-where $jacc >= 0.5f and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'jacc':jacc}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`gram-tokens`(a.title,3,false),test.`gram-tokens`(b.title,3,false))
+where ((jacc >= 0.500000f) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.sqlpp
index f074ad1..f7e6047 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,34 +22,42 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers2(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers2 (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-edit-distance-check_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers2')
-where edit-distance-check($a.interests, $b.interests, 3)[0] and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers2 as b
+where (test.`edit-distance-check`(a.interests,b.interests,3)[0] and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.sqlpp
similarity index 63%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.sqlpp
index 723d0b5..6435990 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,32 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-edit-distance-check_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-where edit-distance-check($a.interests, $b.interests, 3)[0] and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+where (test.`edit-distance-check`(a.interests,b.interests,3)[0] and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.sqlpp
similarity index 65%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.sqlpp
index 0bb95d5..9f14368 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,33 +23,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-edit-distance-check_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-let $ed := edit-distance-check($a.interests, $b.interests, 3)
-where $ed[0] and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "ed": $ed[1] }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'ed':ed[1]}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+with  ed as test.`edit-distance-check`(a.interests,b.interests,3)
+where (ed[0] and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.sqlpp
index e5f5b40..5ebb518 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,34 +22,42 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers2(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers2 (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-edit-distance_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers2')
-where edit-distance($a.interests, $b.interests) <= 2 and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers2 as b
+where ((test.`edit-distance`(a.interests,b.interests) <= 2) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
similarity index 63%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
index f78a6bd..ac7e6ba 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,32 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-edit-distance_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-where edit-distance($a.interests, $b.interests) <= 2 and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+where ((test.`edit-distance`(a.interests,b.interests) <= 2) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.sqlpp
similarity index 65%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.sqlpp
index c4e037f..0655746 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,33 +23,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-edit-distance_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-let $ed := edit-distance($a.interests, $b.interests)
-where $ed <= 2 and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "ed": $ed }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'ed':ed}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+with  ed as test.`edit-distance`(a.interests,b.interests)
+where ((ed <= 2) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.sqlpp
similarity index 60%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.sqlpp
index c5a558c..cd3d74f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,37 +22,46 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers2(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers2 (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.adm";
+set `simfunction` `edit-distance`;
 
-set simfunction 'edit-distance';
-set simthreshold '3';
+set `simthreshold` `3`;
 
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers2')
-where $a.interests ~= $b.interests and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers2 as b
+where ((a.interests ~= b.interests) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
index c96c0e4..a184602 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,35 +22,44 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.adm";
+set `simfunction` `edit-distance`;
 
-set simfunction 'edit-distance';
-set simthreshold '3';
+set `simthreshold` `3`;
 
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-where $a.interests ~= $b.interests and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+where ((a.interests ~= b.interests) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
similarity index 60%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
index f90593a..c1f3af7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,37 +22,46 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers2(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers2 (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.7f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.7f`;
 
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers2')
-where $a.interests /*+ indexnl */ ~= $b.interests and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers2 as b
+where ((a.interests /*+ indexnl */  ~= b.interests) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
index 264c93a..573f5e2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,35 +22,44 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.7f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.7f`;
 
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-where $a.interests /*+ indexnl */ ~= $b.interests and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+where ((a.interests /*+ indexnl */  ~= b.interests) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
similarity index 60%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
index ce60fe5..c9cbd1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,34 +22,42 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers2(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers2 (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-jaccard-check_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers2')
-where /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard-check($a.interests, $b.interests, 0.7f)[0] and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers2 as b
+where ( /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(a.interests,b.interests,0.700000f)[0] and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
index edaba17..6364474 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,32 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-jaccard-check_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-where /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard-check($a.interests, $b.interests, 0.7f)[0] and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+where ( /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(a.interests,b.interests,0.700000f)[0] and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
index 3d704f2..bd84396 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,33 +23,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-jaccard-check_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard-check($a.interests, $b.interests, 0.7f)
-where $jacc[0] and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc[1] }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'jacc':jacc[1]}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+with  jacc as  /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(a.interests,b.interests,0.700000f)
+where (jacc[0] and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.sqlpp
similarity index 60%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.sqlpp
index 55c34ff..b6bea6a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,34 +22,42 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers2(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers2 (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-jaccard_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers2')
-where /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard($a.interests, $b.interests) >= 0.7f and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers2 as b
+where (( /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard`(a.interests,b.interests) >= 0.700000f) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.sqlpp
index 37725d9..3359746 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,32 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-jaccard_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-where /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard($a.interests, $b.interests) >= 0.7f and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+where (( /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard`(a.interests,b.interests) >= 0.700000f) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.sqlpp
index 1bba03c..941d506 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,33 +23,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : [string],
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_olist-jaccard_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard($a.interests, $b.interests)
-where $jacc >= 0.7f and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'jacc':jacc}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+with  jacc as  /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard`(a.interests,b.interests)
+where ((jacc >= 0.700000f) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
similarity index 60%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
index b918bac..5c46ddc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,37 +22,46 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers2(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers2 (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.7f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.7f`;
 
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers2')
-where $a.interests /*+ indexnl */ ~= $b.interests and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers2 as b
+where ((a.interests /*+ indexnl */  ~= b.interests) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
index 64260d1..b874be2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,35 +22,44 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.7f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.7f`;
 
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-where $a.interests /*+ indexnl */ ~= $b.interests and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+where ((a.interests /*+ indexnl */  ~= b.interests) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
similarity index 60%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
index 0a1f2f8..2a771e3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,34 +22,42 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers2(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers2 (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ulist-jaccard-check_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers2')
-where /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard-check($a.interests, $b.interests, 0.7f)[0] and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers2 as b
+where ( /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(a.interests,b.interests,0.700000f)[0] and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
index f489f34..8d71bb6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,32 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ulist-jaccard-check_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-where /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard-check($a.interests, $b.interests, 0.7f)[0] and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+where ( /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(a.interests,b.interests,0.700000f)[0] and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
index 6c87995..476db19 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,33 +23,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ulist-jaccard-check_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard-check($a.interests, $b.interests, 0.7f)
-where $jacc[0] and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc[1] }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'jacc':jacc[1]}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+with  jacc as  /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(a.interests,b.interests,0.700000f)
+where (jacc[0] and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.sqlpp
similarity index 60%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.sqlpp
index 8a6d743..287ef06 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,34 +22,42 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-create index interests_index on Customers2(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  dataset Customers2(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers2 (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ulist-jaccard_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers2')
-where /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard($a.interests, $b.interests) >= 0.7f and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers2 as b
+where (( /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard`(a.interests,b.interests) >= 0.700000f) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.sqlpp
index ef5269a..bc7b1cd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,32 +22,40 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ulist-jaccard_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-where /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard($a.interests, $b.interests) >= 0.7f and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+where (( /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard`(a.interests,b.interests) >= 0.700000f) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.sqlpp
index 72a8dca..77c26cf 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,33 +23,41 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
 
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
-  
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type keyword;
+create type test.AddressType as
+ closed {
+  number : integer,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
+
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  age : integer?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  interests : {{string}},
+  children : [{
+          name : string,
+          age : integer?
+      }
+]
+};
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+
+create  index interests_index  on Customers (interests) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_ulist-jaccard_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('Customers')
-for $b in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := /*+ indexnl */ similarity-jaccard($a.interests, $b.interests)
-where $jacc >= 0.7f and $a.cid < $b.cid
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'jacc':jacc}
+from  Customers as a,
+      Customers as b
+with  jacc as  /*+ indexnl */ test.`similarity-jaccard`(a.interests,b.interests)
+where ((jacc >= 0.700000f) and (a.cid < b.cid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
similarity index 62%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
index 6b1feb6..e2158e1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,38 +22,43 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index keyword_index on CSX(title) type keyword;
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on CSX (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.5f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.5f`;
 
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where word-tokens($a.title) ~= word-tokens($b.title) and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where ((test.`word-tokens`(a.title) ~= test.`word-tokens`(b.title)) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
similarity index 69%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
index d305ba0..c6c38b7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,28 +22,32 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.adm";
+set `simfunction` `jaccard`;
 
-set simfunction 'jaccard';
-set simthreshold '0.5f';
+set `simthreshold` `0.5f`;
 
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where word-tokens($a.title) ~= word-tokens($b.title) and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where ((test.`word-tokens`(a.title) ~= test.`word-tokens`(b.title)) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 5586919..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description    : Fuzzy self joins a dataset, TweetMessages, based on the similarity-jaccard-check function of its text-messages' word tokens.
- *                  TweetMessages has a keyword index on text-message and btree index on the primary key tweetid, and we expect the join to be
- *                    transformed into btree and inverted indexed nested-loop joins. We test whether the join condition can be transformed into
- *                    multiple indexed nested loop joins of various type of indexes.
- * Success        : Yes
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type TwitterUserType as closed {
-    screen-name: string,
-    lang: string,
-    friends-count: int32,
-    statuses-count: int32,
-    name: string,
-    followers-count: int32
-}
-
-create type TweetMessageType as closed {
-    tweetid: int64,
-    user: TwitterUserType,
-    sender-location: point,
-    send-time: datetime,
-    referred-topics: {{ string }},
-    message-text: string,
-    countA: int32,
-    countB: int32
-}
-
-create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
-primary key tweetid;
-
-create index twmSndLocIx on TweetMessages(sender-location) type rtree;
-create index msgCountAIx on TweetMessages(countA) type btree;
-create index msgCountBIx on TweetMessages(countB) type btree;
-create index msgTextIx on TweetMessages(message-text) type keyword;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.adm";
-
-for $t1 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-for $t2 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-let $sim := similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($t1.message-text), word-tokens($t2.message-text), 0.6f)
-where $sim[0] and $t1.tweetid < int64("20") and $t2.tweetid != $t1.tweetid
-return {
-    "t1": $t1.tweetid,
-    "t2": $t2.tweetid,
-    "sim": $sim[1]
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50d2442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description    : Fuzzy self joins a dataset, TweetMessages, based on the similarity-jaccard-check function of its text-messages' word tokens.
+ *                  TweetMessages has a keyword index on text-message and btree index on the primary key tweetid, and we expect the join to be
+ *                    transformed into btree and inverted indexed nested-loop joins. We test whether the join condition can be transformed into
+ *                    multiple indexed nested loop joins of various type of indexes.
+ * Success        : Yes
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.TwitterUserType as
+ closed {
+  `screen-name` : string,
+  lang : string,
+  `friends-count` : integer,
+  `statuses-count` : integer,
+  name : string,
+  `followers-count` : integer
+};
+
+create type test.TweetMessageType as
+ closed {
+  tweetid : bigint,
+  user : TwitterUserType,
+  `sender-location` : point,
+  `send-time` : datetime,
+  `referred-topics` : {{string}},
+  `message-text` : string,
+  countA : integer,
+  countB : integer
+};
+
+create  dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType) primary key tweetid;
+
+create  index twmSndLocIx  on TweetMessages (`sender-location`) type rtree;
+
+create  index msgCountAIx  on TweetMessages (countA) type btree;
+
+create  index msgCountBIx  on TweetMessages (countB) type btree;
+
+create  index msgTextIx  on TweetMessages (`message-text`) type keyword;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.adm";
+select element {'t1':t1.tweetid,'t2':t2.tweetid,'sim':sim[1]}
+from  TweetMessages as t1,
+      TweetMessages as t2
+with  sim as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`word-tokens`(t1.`message-text`),test.`word-tokens`(t2.`message-text`),0.600000f)
+where (sim[0] and (t1.tweetid < test.bigint('20')) and (t2.tweetid != t1.tweetid))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
similarity index 63%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
index 0a63d12..0c2890a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,36 +22,39 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index keyword_index on CSX(title) type keyword;
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on CSX (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-jaccard-check_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($a.title), word-tokens($b.title), 0.5f)[0]
-      and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where (test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`word-tokens`(a.title),test.`word-tokens`(b.title),0.500000f)[0] and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
index 5c97de1..fdf6235 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,26 +22,28 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-jaccard-check_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($a.title), word-tokens($b.title), 0.5f)[0]
-      and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where (test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`word-tokens`(a.title),test.`word-tokens`(b.title),0.500000f)[0] and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
index 7481ed3..8eb16d7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,26 +23,29 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-jaccard-check_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($a.title), word-tokens($b.title), 0.5f)
-where $jacc[0] and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc[1] }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'jacc':jacc[1]}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard-check`(test.`word-tokens`(a.title),test.`word-tokens`(b.title),0.500000f)
+where (jacc[0] and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.sqlpp
similarity index 63%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.sqlpp
index 1b123a6..b943eec 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.sqlpp
@@ -22,37 +22,39 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create type CSXType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  csxid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+create type test.CSXType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  csxid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
 
-create index keyword_index on CSX(title) type keyword;
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset CSX(CSXType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on CSX (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-jaccard_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('CSX')
-where similarity-jaccard(word-tokens($a.title), word-tokens($b.title)) >= 0.5f
-      and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
-
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      CSX as b
+where ((test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`word-tokens`(a.title),test.`word-tokens`(b.title)) >= 0.500000f) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.sqlpp
index e0a2568..37a119b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.sqlpp
@@ -22,26 +22,28 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-jaccard_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-where similarity-jaccard(word-tokens($a.title), word-tokens($b.title)) >= 0.5f
-      and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+where ((test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`word-tokens`(a.title),test.`word-tokens`(b.title)) >= 0.500000f) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.sqlpp
index f3ca957..584522a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.sqlpp
@@ -23,26 +23,29 @@
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type DBLPType as closed {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
 
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type keyword;
+create type test.DBLPType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id;
+
+create  index keyword_index  on DBLP (title) type keyword;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/inverted-index-join_word-jaccard_04.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('DBLP')
-for $b in dataset('DBLP')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard(word-tokens($a.title), word-tokens($b.title))
-where $jacc >= 0.5f and $a.id < $b.id
-return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc }
+select element {'arec':a,'brec':b,'jacc':jacc}
+from  DBLP as a,
+      DBLP as b
+with  jacc as test.`similarity-jaccard`(test.`word-tokens`(a.title),test.`word-tokens`(b.title))
+where ((jacc >= 0.500000f) and (a.id < b.id))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_01.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_01.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 65029f3..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_01.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse join-super-key_1 if exists;
-
-create dataverse join-super-key_1;
-
-use dataverse join-super-key_1;
-
-create type SupplierType as closed {
-  s_suppkey: int32, 
-  s_name: string,
-  s_address: string,
-  s_nationkey: int32,
-  s_phone: string,
-  s_acctbal: double,
-  s_comment: string
-}
-
-create type NationType as closed {
-  n_nationkey: int32,
-  n_name: string,
-  n_regionkey: int32,
-  n_comment: string
-}
-
-create type LineItemType as closed {
-  l_orderkey: int32, 
-  l_partkey: int32, 
-  l_suppkey: int32, 
-  l_linenumber: int32, 
-  l_quantity: double, 
-  l_extendedprice: double,
-  l_discount: double, 
-  l_tax: double,
-  l_returnflag: string, 
-  l_linestatus: string, 
-  l_shipdate: string,
-  l_commitdate: string, 
-  l_receiptdate: string, 
-  l_shipinstruct: string, 
-  l_shipmode: string, 
-  l_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartType as closed {
-  p_partkey: int32, 
-  p_name: string, 
-  p_mfgr: string,
-  p_brand: string,
-  p_type: string,
-  p_size: int32,
-  p_container: string,
-  p_retailprice: double,
-  p_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartSuppType as closed {
-  ps_partkey: int32, 
-  ps_suppkey: int32,
-  ps_availqty: int32,
-  ps_supplycost: double,
-  ps_comment: string 
-}
-
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/join-super-key_01.adm";
-
-create dataset LineItems(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_partkey, l_linenumber on group1;
-create dataset PartSupp(PartSuppType)
-  primary key ps_partkey, ps_suppkey on group1;  
-
-
-for $li in dataset('LineItems')
-for $ps in dataset('PartSupp')
-where $li.l_partkey = $ps.ps_partkey and $li.l_suppkey = $ps.ps_suppkey and 
-      $li.l_extendedprice = $ps.ps_supplycost
-return {
-  "l_partkey": $li.l_partkey
-}
-
-
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_01.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_01.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e7fc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_01.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse `join-super-key_1` if exists;
+create  dataverse `join-super-key_1`;
+
+use `join-super-key_1`;
+
+
+create type `join-super-key_1`.SupplierType as
+ closed {
+  s_suppkey : integer,
+  s_name : string,
+  s_address : string,
+  s_nationkey : integer,
+  s_phone : string,
+  s_acctbal : double,
+  s_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `join-super-key_1`.NationType as
+ closed {
+  n_nationkey : integer,
+  n_name : string,
+  n_regionkey : integer,
+  n_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `join-super-key_1`.LineItemType as
+ closed {
+  l_orderkey : integer,
+  l_partkey : integer,
+  l_suppkey : integer,
+  l_linenumber : integer,
+  l_quantity : double,
+  l_extendedprice : double,
+  l_discount : double,
+  l_tax : double,
+  l_returnflag : string,
+  l_linestatus : string,
+  l_shipdate : string,
+  l_commitdate : string,
+  l_receiptdate : string,
+  l_shipinstruct : string,
+  l_shipmode : string,
+  l_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `join-super-key_1`.PartType as
+ closed {
+  p_partkey : integer,
+  p_name : string,
+  p_mfgr : string,
+  p_brand : string,
+  p_type : string,
+  p_size : integer,
+  p_container : string,
+  p_retailprice : double,
+  p_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `join-super-key_1`.PartSuppType as
+ closed {
+  ps_partkey : integer,
+  ps_suppkey : integer,
+  ps_availqty : integer,
+  ps_supplycost : double,
+  ps_comment : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/join-super-key_01.adm";
+create  dataset LineItems(LineItemType) primary key l_partkey,l_linenumber on group1;
+
+create  dataset PartSupp(PartSuppType) primary key ps_partkey,ps_suppkey on group1;
+
+select element {'l_partkey':li.l_partkey}
+from  LineItems as li,
+      PartSupp as ps
+where ((li.l_partkey = ps.ps_partkey) and (li.l_suppkey = ps.ps_suppkey) and (li.l_extendedprice = ps.ps_supplycost))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_02.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 831976f..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_02.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse join-super-key_01 if exists;
-
-create dataverse join-super-key_01;
-
-use dataverse join-super-key_01;
-
-create type SupplierType as closed {
-  s_suppkey: int32, 
-  s_name: string,
-  s_address: string,
-  s_nationkey: int32,
-  s_phone: string,
-  s_acctbal: double,
-  s_comment: string
-}
-
-create type NationType as closed {
-  n_nationkey: int32,
-  n_name: string,
-  n_regionkey: int32,
-  n_comment: string
-}
-
-create type LineItemType as closed {
-  l_orderkey: int32, 
-  l_partkey: int32, 
-  l_suppkey: int32, 
-  l_linenumber: int32, 
-  l_quantity: double, 
-  l_extendedprice: double,
-  l_discount: double, 
-  l_tax: double,
-  l_returnflag: string, 
-  l_linestatus: string, 
-  l_shipdate: string,
-  l_commitdate: string, 
-  l_receiptdate: string, 
-  l_shipinstruct: string, 
-  l_shipmode: string, 
-  l_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartType as closed {
-  p_partkey: int32, 
-  p_name: string, 
-  p_mfgr: string,
-  p_brand: string,
-  p_type: string,
-  p_size: int32,
-  p_container: string,
-  p_retailprice: double,
-  p_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartSuppType as closed {
-  ps_partkey: int32, 
-  ps_suppkey: int32,
-  ps_availqty: int32,
-  ps_supplycost: double,
-  ps_comment: string 
-}
-
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/join-super-key_01.adm";
-
-create dataset LineItems(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_partkey, l_linenumber on group1;
-create dataset PartSupp(PartSuppType)
-  primary key ps_partkey, ps_suppkey on group1;  
-
-
-for $ps in dataset('PartSupp')
-for $li in dataset('LineItems')
-where $li.l_partkey = $ps.ps_partkey and $li.l_suppkey = $ps.ps_suppkey and 
-      $li.l_extendedprice = $ps.ps_supplycost
-return {
-  "l_partkey": $li.l_partkey
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_02.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_02.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7247cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/join-super-key_02.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse `join-super-key_01` if exists;
+create  dataverse `join-super-key_01`;
+
+use `join-super-key_01`;
+
+
+create type `join-super-key_01`.SupplierType as
+ closed {
+  s_suppkey : integer,
+  s_name : string,
+  s_address : string,
+  s_nationkey : integer,
+  s_phone : string,
+  s_acctbal : double,
+  s_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `join-super-key_01`.NationType as
+ closed {
+  n_nationkey : integer,
+  n_name : string,
+  n_regionkey : integer,
+  n_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `join-super-key_01`.LineItemType as
+ closed {
+  l_orderkey : integer,
+  l_partkey : integer,
+  l_suppkey : integer,
+  l_linenumber : integer,
+  l_quantity : double,
+  l_extendedprice : double,
+  l_discount : double,
+  l_tax : double,
+  l_returnflag : string,
+  l_linestatus : string,
+  l_shipdate : string,
+  l_commitdate : string,
+  l_receiptdate : string,
+  l_shipinstruct : string,
+  l_shipmode : string,
+  l_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `join-super-key_01`.PartType as
+ closed {
+  p_partkey : integer,
+  p_name : string,
+  p_mfgr : string,
+  p_brand : string,
+  p_type : string,
+  p_size : integer,
+  p_container : string,
+  p_retailprice : double,
+  p_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `join-super-key_01`.PartSuppType as
+ closed {
+  ps_partkey : integer,
+  ps_suppkey : integer,
+  ps_availqty : integer,
+  ps_supplycost : double,
+  ps_comment : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/join-super-key_01.adm";
+create  dataset LineItems(LineItemType) primary key l_partkey,l_linenumber on group1;
+
+create  dataset PartSupp(PartSuppType) primary key ps_partkey,ps_suppkey on group1;
+
+select element {'l_partkey':li.l_partkey}
+from  PartSupp as ps,
+      LineItems as li
+where ((li.l_partkey = ps.ps_partkey) and (li.l_suppkey = ps.ps_suppkey) and (li.l_extendedprice = ps.ps_supplycost))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_01.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_01.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index ad6833d..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_01.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse loj-super-key_01 if exists;
-
-create dataverse loj-super-key_01;
-
-use dataverse loj-super-key_01;
-
-create type SupplierType as closed {
-  s_suppkey: int32, 
-  s_name: string,
-  s_address: string,
-  s_nationkey: int32,
-  s_phone: string,
-  s_acctbal: double,
-  s_comment: string
-}
-
-create type NationType as closed {
-  n_nationkey: int32,
-  n_name: string,
-  n_regionkey: int32,
-  n_comment: string
-}
-
-create type LineItemType as closed {
-  l_orderkey: int32, 
-  l_partkey: int32, 
-  l_suppkey: int32, 
-  l_linenumber: int32, 
-  l_quantity: double, 
-  l_extendedprice: double,
-  l_discount: double, 
-  l_tax: double,
-  l_returnflag: string, 
-  l_linestatus: string, 
-  l_shipdate: string,
-  l_commitdate: string, 
-  l_receiptdate: string, 
-  l_shipinstruct: string, 
-  l_shipmode: string, 
-  l_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartType as closed {
-  p_partkey: int32, 
-  p_name: string, 
-  p_mfgr: string,
-  p_brand: string,
-  p_type: string,
-  p_size: int32,
-  p_container: string,
-  p_retailprice: double,
-  p_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartSuppType as closed {
-  ps_partkey: int32, 
-  ps_suppkey: int32,
-  ps_availqty: int32,
-  ps_supplycost: double,
-  ps_comment: string 
-}
-
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/loj-super-key_01.adm";
-
-create dataset LineItems(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_partkey, l_linenumber on group1;
-create dataset PartSupp(PartSuppType)
-  primary key ps_partkey, ps_suppkey on group1;  
-
-
-for $li in dataset('LineItems')
-let $partsupp := 
-   for $ps in dataset('PartSupp')
-   where $li.l_partkey = $ps.ps_partkey 
-         and $li.l_suppkey = $ps.ps_suppkey  
-         and $li.l_extendedprice = $ps.ps_supplycost
-   return $ps
-return {
-  "li": $li,
-  "partsupp": $partsupp 
-} 
- 
-
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_01.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_01.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38bd3e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_01.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse `loj-super-key_01` if exists;
+create  dataverse `loj-super-key_01`;
+
+use `loj-super-key_01`;
+
+
+create type `loj-super-key_01`.SupplierType as
+ closed {
+  s_suppkey : integer,
+  s_name : string,
+  s_address : string,
+  s_nationkey : integer,
+  s_phone : string,
+  s_acctbal : double,
+  s_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `loj-super-key_01`.NationType as
+ closed {
+  n_nationkey : integer,
+  n_name : string,
+  n_regionkey : integer,
+  n_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `loj-super-key_01`.LineItemType as
+ closed {
+  l_orderkey : integer,
+  l_partkey : integer,
+  l_suppkey : integer,
+  l_linenumber : integer,
+  l_quantity : double,
+  l_extendedprice : double,
+  l_discount : double,
+  l_tax : double,
+  l_returnflag : string,
+  l_linestatus : string,
+  l_shipdate : string,
+  l_commitdate : string,
+  l_receiptdate : string,
+  l_shipinstruct : string,
+  l_shipmode : string,
+  l_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `loj-super-key_01`.PartType as
+ closed {
+  p_partkey : integer,
+  p_name : string,
+  p_mfgr : string,
+  p_brand : string,
+  p_type : string,
+  p_size : integer,
+  p_container : string,
+  p_retailprice : double,
+  p_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `loj-super-key_01`.PartSuppType as
+ closed {
+  ps_partkey : integer,
+  ps_suppkey : integer,
+  ps_availqty : integer,
+  ps_supplycost : double,
+  ps_comment : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/loj-super-key_01.adm";
+create  dataset LineItems(LineItemType) primary key l_partkey,l_linenumber on group1;
+
+create  dataset PartSupp(PartSuppType) primary key ps_partkey,ps_suppkey on group1;
+
+select element {'li':li,'partsupp':partsupp}
+from  LineItems as li
+with  partsupp as (
+      select element ps
+      from  PartSupp as ps
+      where ((li.l_partkey = ps.ps_partkey) and (li.l_suppkey = ps.ps_suppkey) and (li.l_extendedprice = ps.ps_supplycost))
+  )
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_02.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index e0678e9..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_02.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse loj-super-key_02 if exists;
-
-create dataverse loj-super-key_02;
-
-use dataverse loj-super-key_02;
-
-create type SupplierType as closed {
-  s_suppkey: int32, 
-  s_name: string,
-  s_address: string,
-  s_nationkey: int32,
-  s_phone: string,
-  s_acctbal: double,
-  s_comment: string
-}
-
-create type NationType as closed {
-  n_nationkey: int32,
-  n_name: string,
-  n_regionkey: int32,
-  n_comment: string
-}
-
-create type LineItemType as closed {
-  l_orderkey: int32, 
-  l_partkey: int32, 
-  l_suppkey: int32, 
-  l_linenumber: int32, 
-  l_quantity: double, 
-  l_extendedprice: double,
-  l_discount: double, 
-  l_tax: double,
-  l_returnflag: string, 
-  l_linestatus: string, 
-  l_shipdate: string,
-  l_commitdate: string, 
-  l_receiptdate: string, 
-  l_shipinstruct: string, 
-  l_shipmode: string, 
-  l_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartType as closed {
-  p_partkey: int32, 
-  p_name: string, 
-  p_mfgr: string,
-  p_brand: string,
-  p_type: string,
-  p_size: int32,
-  p_container: string,
-  p_retailprice: double,
-  p_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartSuppType as closed {
-  ps_partkey: int32, 
-  ps_suppkey: int32,
-  ps_availqty: int32,
-  ps_supplycost: double,
-  ps_comment: string 
-}
-
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/loj-super-key_01.adm";
-
-create dataset LineItems(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_partkey, l_linenumber on group1;
-create dataset PartSupp(PartSuppType)
-  primary key ps_partkey, ps_suppkey on group1;  
-
-
-for $ps in dataset('PartSupp')
-let $items := 
-   for $li in dataset('LineItems')   
-   where $li.l_partkey = $ps.ps_partkey 
-         and $li.l_suppkey = $ps.ps_suppkey  
-         and $li.l_extendedprice = $ps.ps_supplycost
-   return $li
-return {
-  "partsupp": $ps,
-  "li": $items 
-} 
- 
-
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_02.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_02.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9705785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/loj-super-key_02.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse `loj-super-key_02` if exists;
+create  dataverse `loj-super-key_02`;
+
+use `loj-super-key_02`;
+
+
+create type `loj-super-key_02`.SupplierType as
+ closed {
+  s_suppkey : integer,
+  s_name : string,
+  s_address : string,
+  s_nationkey : integer,
+  s_phone : string,
+  s_acctbal : double,
+  s_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `loj-super-key_02`.NationType as
+ closed {
+  n_nationkey : integer,
+  n_name : string,
+  n_regionkey : integer,
+  n_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `loj-super-key_02`.LineItemType as
+ closed {
+  l_orderkey : integer,
+  l_partkey : integer,
+  l_suppkey : integer,
+  l_linenumber : integer,
+  l_quantity : double,
+  l_extendedprice : double,
+  l_discount : double,
+  l_tax : double,
+  l_returnflag : string,
+  l_linestatus : string,
+  l_shipdate : string,
+  l_commitdate : string,
+  l_receiptdate : string,
+  l_shipinstruct : string,
+  l_shipmode : string,
+  l_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `loj-super-key_02`.PartType as
+ closed {
+  p_partkey : integer,
+  p_name : string,
+  p_mfgr : string,
+  p_brand : string,
+  p_type : string,
+  p_size : integer,
+  p_container : string,
+  p_retailprice : double,
+  p_comment : string
+};
+
+create type `loj-super-key_02`.PartSuppType as
+ closed {
+  ps_partkey : integer,
+  ps_suppkey : integer,
+  ps_availqty : integer,
+  ps_supplycost : double,
+  ps_comment : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/loj-super-key_01.adm";
+create  dataset LineItems(LineItemType) primary key l_partkey,l_linenumber on group1;
+
+create  dataset PartSupp(PartSuppType) primary key ps_partkey,ps_suppkey on group1;
+
+select element {'partsupp':ps,'li':items}
+from  PartSupp as ps
+with  items as (
+      select element li
+      from  LineItems as li
+      where ((li.l_partkey = ps.ps_partkey) and (li.l_suppkey = ps.ps_suppkey) and (li.l_extendedprice = ps.ps_supplycost))
+  )
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/nested_loj2.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/nested_loj2.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index f7504ad..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/nested_loj2.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse tpch if exists;
-create dataverse tpch;
-use dataverse tpch;
-
-create type LineItemType as closed {
-  l_orderkey: int32, 
-  l_partkey: int32, 
-  l_suppkey: int32, 
-  l_linenumber: int32, 
-  l_quantity: double, 
-  l_extendedprice: double,
-  l_discount: double, 
-  l_tax: double,
-  l_returnflag: string, 
-  l_linestatus: string, 
-  l_shipdate: string,
-  l_commitdate: string, 
-  l_receiptdate: string, 
-  l_shipinstruct: string, 
-  l_shipmode: string, 
-  l_comment: string
-}
-
-create type OrderType as closed {
-  o_orderkey: int32, 
-  o_custkey: int32, 
-  o_orderstatus: string, 
-  o_totalprice: double, 
-  o_orderdate: string, 
-  o_orderpriority: string,
-  o_clerk: string, 
-  o_shippriority: int32, 
-  o_comment: string
-}
-
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  c_custkey: int32, 
-  c_name: string, 
-  c_address: string, 
-  c_nationkey: int32, 
-  c_phone: string, 
-  c_acctbal: double, 
-  c_mktsegment: string,
-  c_comment: string
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-create dataset LineItems(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_orderkey, l_linenumber on group1;
-create dataset Orders(OrderType)
-  primary key o_orderkey on group1;
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) 
-  primary key c_custkey on group1;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/nested_loj.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-let $orders := 
-  for $o in dataset('Orders')
-  where $o.o_custkey = $c.c_custkey
-  let $items := 
-    for $l in dataset('LineItems')
-    where $l.l_orderkey = $o.o_orderkey
-    return $l
-  return {
-     "order": $o,
-     "items": $items
-  }  
-return {
-  "cust": $c,
-  "orders": $orders
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/nested_loj2.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/nested_loj2.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aae756c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/nested_loj2.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse tpch if exists;
+create  dataverse tpch;
+
+use tpch;
+
+
+create type tpch.LineItemType as
+ closed {
+  l_orderkey : integer,
+  l_partkey : integer,
+  l_suppkey : integer,
+  l_linenumber : integer,
+  l_quantity : double,
+  l_extendedprice : double,
+  l_discount : double,
+  l_tax : double,
+  l_returnflag : string,
+  l_linestatus : string,
+  l_shipdate : string,
+  l_commitdate : string,
+  l_receiptdate : string,
+  l_shipinstruct : string,
+  l_shipmode : string,
+  l_comment : string
+};
+
+create type tpch.OrderType as
+ closed {
+  o_orderkey : integer,
+  o_custkey : integer,
+  o_orderstatus : string,
+  o_totalprice : double,
+  o_orderdate : string,
+  o_orderpriority : string,
+  o_clerk : string,
+  o_shippriority : integer,
+  o_comment : string
+};
+
+create type tpch.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  c_custkey : integer,
+  c_name : string,
+  c_address : string,
+  c_nationkey : integer,
+  c_phone : string,
+  c_acctbal : double,
+  c_mktsegment : string,
+  c_comment : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset LineItems(LineItemType) primary key l_orderkey,l_linenumber on group1;
+
+create  dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key o_orderkey on group1;
+
+create  dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key c_custkey on group1;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/nested_loj.adm";
+select element {'cust':c,'orders':orders}
+from  Customers as c
+with  orders as (
+      select element {'order':o,'items':items}
+      from  Orders as o
+      with  items as (
+            select element l
+            from  LineItems as l
+            where (l.l_orderkey = o.o_orderkey)
+        )
+      where (o.o_custkey = c.c_custkey)
+  )
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 544e715..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse tpch if exists;
-create dataverse tpch;
-use dataverse tpch;
-
-
-create type OrderType as open {
-  o_orderkey: int32, 
-  o_custkey: int32, 
-  o_orderstatus: string, 
-  o_totalprice: double, 
-  o_orderdate: string, 
-  o_orderpriority: string,
-  o_clerk: string, 
-  o_shippriority: int32, 
-  o_comment: string
-}
-
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-create dataset Orders(OrderType)
-  primary key o_orderkey on group1;
-
-load dataset Orders 
-using localfs
-(("path"="asterix_nc1://data/tpch0.001/orders.tbl"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|")) pre-sorted;
-
-create index idx_Orders_Custkey on Orders(o_custkey);
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/index_search-conjunctive.adm";
-
-
-for $o in dataset('Orders')
-where
-  $o.o_custkey = 40 and $o.o_totalprice > 150000.0
-order by $o.o_orderkey
-return {  
-  "o_orderkey": $o.o_orderkey,
-  "o_custkey": $o.o_custkey
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..190f2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse tpch if exists;
+create  dataverse tpch;
+
+use tpch;
+
+
+create type tpch.OrderType as
+{
+  o_orderkey : integer,
+  o_custkey : integer,
+  o_orderstatus : string,
+  o_totalprice : double,
+  o_orderdate : string,
+  o_orderpriority : string,
+  o_clerk : string,
+  o_shippriority : integer,
+  o_comment : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key o_orderkey on group1;
+
+load  dataset Orders using localfs ((`path`=`asterix_nc1://data/tpch0.001/orders.tbl`),(`format`=`delimited-text`),(`delimiter`=`|`)) pre-sorted;
+
+create  index idx_Orders_Custkey  on Orders (o_custkey) type btree;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/index_search-conjunctive.adm";
+select element {'o_orderkey':o.o_orderkey,'o_custkey':o.o_custkey}
+from  Orders as o
+where ((o.o_custkey = 40) and (o.o_totalprice > 150000.0))
+order by o.o_orderkey
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f9aa3f..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse tpch if exists;
-create dataverse tpch;
-use dataverse tpch;
-
-
-create type OrderType as open {
-  o_orderkey: int32, 
-  o_custkey: int32, 
-  o_orderstatus: string, 
-  o_totalprice: double, 
-  o_orderdate: string, 
-  o_orderpriority: string,
-  o_clerk: string, 
-  o_shippriority: int32, 
-  o_comment: string
-}
-
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-create dataset Orders(OrderType)
-  primary key o_orderkey on group1;
-
-load dataset Orders 
-using localfs
-(("path"="asterix_nc1://data/tpch0.001/orders.tbl"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|")) pre-sorted;
-
-create index idx_Orders_Custkey on Orders(o_custkey);
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/index_search-conjunctive.adm";
-
-
-for $o in dataset('Orders')
-where
-  $o.o_custkey = 40 and $o.o_totalprice > 150000.0
-order by $o.o_orderkey
-return {  
-  "o_orderkey": $o.o_orderkey,
-  "o_custkey": $o.o_custkey,
-  "o_totalprice": $o.o_totalprice
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64e2395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse tpch if exists;
+create  dataverse tpch;
+
+use tpch;
+
+
+create type tpch.OrderType as
+{
+  o_orderkey : integer,
+  o_custkey : integer,
+  o_orderstatus : string,
+  o_totalprice : double,
+  o_orderdate : string,
+  o_orderpriority : string,
+  o_clerk : string,
+  o_shippriority : integer,
+  o_comment : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key o_orderkey on group1;
+
+load  dataset Orders using localfs ((`path`=`asterix_nc1://data/tpch0.001/orders.tbl`),(`format`=`delimited-text`),(`delimiter`=`|`)) pre-sorted;
+
+create  index idx_Orders_Custkey  on Orders (o_custkey) type btree;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/index_search-conjunctive.adm";
+select element {'o_orderkey':o.o_orderkey,'o_custkey':o.o_custkey,'o_totalprice':o.o_totalprice}
+from  Orders as o
+where ((o.o_custkey = 40) and (o.o_totalprice > 150000.0))
+order by o.o_orderkey
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 4eaf437..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse tpch if exists;
-create dataverse tpch;
-use dataverse tpch;
-
-
-create type OrderType as closed {
-  o_orderkey: int32, 
-  o_custkey: int32, 
-  o_orderstatus: string, 
-  o_totalprice: double, 
-  o_orderdate: string, 
-  o_orderpriority: string,
-  o_clerk: string, 
-  o_shippriority: int32, 
-  o_comment: string
-}
-
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-create dataset Orders(OrderType)
-  primary key o_orderkey on group1;
-
-load dataset Orders 
-using localfs
-(("path"="asterix_nc1://data/tpch0.001/orders.tbl"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|")) pre-sorted;
-
-create index idx_Orders_Custkey on Orders(o_custkey);
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/index_search-conjunctive.adm";
-
-
-for $o in dataset('Orders')
-where
-  $o.o_custkey = 40 and $o.o_totalprice > 150000.0
-order by $o.o_orderkey
-return {  
-  "o_orderkey": $o.o_orderkey,
-  "o_custkey": $o.o_custkey
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fe9e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse tpch if exists;
+create  dataverse tpch;
+
+use tpch;
+
+
+create type tpch.OrderType as
+ closed {
+  o_orderkey : integer,
+  o_custkey : integer,
+  o_orderstatus : string,
+  o_totalprice : double,
+  o_orderdate : string,
+  o_orderpriority : string,
+  o_clerk : string,
+  o_shippriority : integer,
+  o_comment : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key o_orderkey on group1;
+
+load  dataset Orders using localfs ((`path`=`asterix_nc1://data/tpch0.001/orders.tbl`),(`format`=`delimited-text`),(`delimiter`=`|`)) pre-sorted;
+
+create  index idx_Orders_Custkey  on Orders (o_custkey) type btree;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/index_search-conjunctive.adm";
+select element {'o_orderkey':o.o_orderkey,'o_custkey':o.o_custkey}
+from  Orders as o
+where ((o.o_custkey = 40) and (o.o_totalprice > 150000.0))
+order by o.o_orderkey
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index b2adee0..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse tpch if exists;
-create dataverse tpch;
-use dataverse tpch;
-
-
-create type OrderType as closed {
-  o_orderkey: int32, 
-  o_custkey: int32, 
-  o_orderstatus: string, 
-  o_totalprice: double, 
-  o_orderdate: string, 
-  o_orderpriority: string,
-  o_clerk: string, 
-  o_shippriority: int32, 
-  o_comment: string
-}
-
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-create dataset Orders(OrderType)
-  primary key o_orderkey on group1;
-
-load dataset Orders 
-using localfs
-(("path"="asterix_nc1://data/tpch0.001/orders.tbl"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|")) pre-sorted;
-
-create index idx_Orders_Custkey on Orders(o_custkey);
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/index_search-conjunctive.adm";
-
-
-for $o in dataset('Orders')
-where
-  $o.o_custkey = 40 and $o.o_totalprice > 150000.0
-order by $o.o_orderkey
-return {  
-  "o_orderkey": $o.o_orderkey,
-  "o_custkey": $o.o_custkey,
-  "o_totalprice": $o.o_totalprice
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c16810f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse tpch if exists;
+create  dataverse tpch;
+
+use tpch;
+
+
+create type tpch.OrderType as
+ closed {
+  o_orderkey : integer,
+  o_custkey : integer,
+  o_orderstatus : string,
+  o_totalprice : double,
+  o_orderdate : string,
+  o_orderpriority : string,
+  o_clerk : string,
+  o_shippriority : integer,
+  o_comment : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key o_orderkey on group1;
+
+load  dataset Orders using localfs ((`path`=`asterix_nc1://data/tpch0.001/orders.tbl`),(`format`=`delimited-text`),(`delimiter`=`|`)) pre-sorted;
+
+create  index idx_Orders_Custkey  on Orders (o_custkey) type btree;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/index_search-conjunctive.adm";
+select element {'o_orderkey':o.o_orderkey,'o_custkey':o.o_custkey,'o_totalprice':o.o_totalprice}
+from  Orders as o
+where ((o.o_custkey = 40) and (o.o_totalprice > 150000.0))
+order by o.o_orderkey
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/pull_select_above_eq_join.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/pull_select_above_eq_join.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index a909b11..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/pull_select_above_eq_join.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse pull-select-above-eq-join if exists;
-
-create dataverse pull-select-above-eq-join;
-
-use dataverse pull-select-above-eq-join;
-
-create type UserType as open {
-  uid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  city: string,
-  lottery_numbers: {{int32}}
-}
-
-create type VisitorType as open {
-  vid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  city: string,
-  lottery_numbers: {{int32}}
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-create dataset Users(UserType) 
-  primary key uid on group1;
-
-create dataset Visitors(VisitorType) 
-  primary key vid on group1;
-
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/pull-select-above-eq-join.adm";
-
-for $user in dataset('Users')
-for $visitor in dataset('Visitors')
-where $user.name = $visitor.name
-      and $user.city != $visitor.city
-return {"uid": $user.uid, "vid": $visitor.vid}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/pull_select_above_eq_join.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/pull_select_above_eq_join.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8634de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/pull_select_above_eq_join.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse `pull-select-above-eq-join` if exists;
+create  dataverse `pull-select-above-eq-join`;
+
+use `pull-select-above-eq-join`;
+
+
+create type `pull-select-above-eq-join`.UserType as
+{
+  uid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  city : string,
+  lottery_numbers : {{integer}}
+};
+
+create type `pull-select-above-eq-join`.VisitorType as
+{
+  vid : integer,
+  name : string,
+  city : string,
+  lottery_numbers : {{integer}}
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset Users(UserType) primary key uid on group1;
+
+create  dataset Visitors(VisitorType) primary key vid on group1;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"/tmp/pull-select-above-eq-join.adm";
+select element {'uid':user.uid,'vid':visitor.vid}
+from  Users as user,
+      Visitors as visitor
+where ((user.name = visitor.name) and (user.city != visitor.city))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/push-project-through-group.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/push-project-through-group.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b4ed34..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/push-project-through-group.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse fuzzyjoin_080 if exists;
-
-create dataverse fuzzyjoin_080;
-
-use dataverse fuzzyjoin_080;
-
-create type DBLPType as open {
-  id: int32, 
-  dblpid: string,
-  title: string,
-  authors: string,
-  misc: string
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on asterix_nc1, asterix_nc2;
-
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) 
-  primary key id on group1;
-
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:'rttest/fuzzyjoin_080.adm';
-
-    for $paperDBLP in dataset('DBLP')
-    let $matches :=
-            for $paper in dataset('DBLP')
-            where $paper.authors = $paperDBLP.authors        
-            return $paper.title
-    return {'id': $paperDBLP.id, 'matches':$matches}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/push-project-through-group.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/push-project-through-group.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..535ae58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/push-project-through-group.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse fuzzyjoin_080 if exists;
+create  dataverse fuzzyjoin_080;
+
+use fuzzyjoin_080;
+
+
+create type fuzzyjoin_080.DBLPType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  dblpid : string,
+  title : string,
+  authors : string,
+  misc : string
+};
+
+create  nodegroup group1 if not exists  on
+    asterix_nc1,
+    asterix_nc2
+;
+create  dataset DBLP(DBLPType) primary key id on group1;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/fuzzyjoin_080.adm";
+select element {'id':paperDBLP.id,'matches':matches}
+from  DBLP as paperDBLP
+with  matches as (
+      select element paper.title
+      from  DBLP as paper
+      where (paper.authors = paperDBLP.authors)
+  )
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q08_group_by.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q08_group_by.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 0961e44..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q08_group_by.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse q08_group_by if exists;
-
-create dataverse q08_group_by;
-
-use dataverse q08_group_by;
-
-create type LineItemType as closed {
-  l_orderkey: int32, 
-  l_partkey: int32, 
-  l_suppkey: int32, 
-  l_linenumber: int32, 
-  l_quantity: double, 
-  l_extendedprice: double,
-  l_discount: double, 
-  l_tax: double,
-  l_returnflag: string, 
-  l_linestatus: string, 
-  l_shipdate: string,
-  l_commitdate: string, 
-  l_receiptdate: string, 
-  l_shipinstruct: string, 
-  l_shipmode: string, 
-  l_comment: string
-}
-
-create type OrderType as closed {
-  o_orderkey: int32, 
-  o_custkey: int32, 
-  o_orderstatus: string, 
-  o_totalprice: double, 
-  o_orderdate: string, 
-  o_orderpriority: string,
-  o_clerk: string, 
-  o_shippriority: int32, 
-  o_comment: string
-}
-
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  c_custkey: int32, 
-  c_name: string, 
-  c_address: string, 
-  c_nationkey: int32, 
-  c_phone: string, 
-  c_acctbal: double, 
-  c_mktsegment: string,
-  c_comment: string
-}
-
-create type SupplierType as closed {
-  s_suppkey: int32, 
-  s_name: string,
-  s_address: string,
-  s_nationkey: int32,
-  s_phone: string,
-  s_acctbal: double,
-  s_comment: string
-}
-
-create type NationType as closed {
-  n_nationkey: int32,
-  n_name: string,
-  n_regionkey: int32,
-  n_comment: string
-}
-
-create type RegionType as closed {
-  r_regionkey: int32,
-  r_name: string,
-  r_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartType as closed {
-  p_partkey: int32, 
-  p_name: string, 
-  p_mfgr: string,
-  p_brand: string,
-  p_type: string,
-  p_size: int32,
-  p_container: string,
-  p_retailprice: double,
-  p_comment: string
-}
-
-create dataset LineItem(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_orderkey, l_linenumber;
-create dataset Orders(OrderType)
-  primary key o_orderkey;
-create dataset Customer(CustomerType) 
-  primary key c_custkey;
-create dataset Supplier(SupplierType)
-  primary key s_suppkey;
-create dataset Nation(NationType) 
-  primary key n_nationkey;
-create dataset Region(RegionType)
-  primary key r_regionkey;
-create dataset Part(PartType)
-  primary key p_partkey;
-
-for $s in dataset("Supplier")
-    for $lnrcop in (
-      for $lnrco in (
-        for $l in dataset('LineItem')
-        for $nrco in (
-          for $o in dataset('Orders')
-          for $nrc in (
-            for $c in dataset('Customer')
-            for $nr in (
-              for $n1 in dataset('Nation')
-              for $r1 in dataset('Region')
-              where $n1.n_regionkey = $r1.r_regionkey and $r1.r_name = 'AMERICA'
-              return { "n_nationkey": $n1.n_nationkey }
-            )
-            where $c.c_nationkey = $nr.n_nationkey
-            return { "c_custkey": $c.c_custkey }
-          )
-          where $nrc.c_custkey = $o.o_custkey
-          return {
-            "o_orderdate" : $o.o_orderdate, 
-            "o_orderkey": $o.o_orderkey 
-          }
-        )
-        where $l.l_orderkey = $nrco.o_orderkey
-          and $nrco.o_orderdate >= '1995-01-01' 
-          and $nrco.o_orderdate <= '1996-12-31'
-        return {
-          "o_orderdate": $nrco.o_orderdate, 
-          "l_partkey": $l.l_partkey, 
-          "l_discount": $l.l_discount, 
-          "l_extendedprice": $l.l_extendedprice, 
-          "l_suppkey": $l.l_suppkey
-        }
-      )
-      for $p in dataset("Part")
-      where $p.p_partkey = $lnrco.l_partkey and $p.p_type = 'ECONOMY ANODIZED STEEL'
-      return {
-        "o_orderdate": $lnrco.o_orderdate, 
-        "l_discount": $lnrco.l_discount, 
-        "l_extendedprice": $lnrco.l_extendedprice, 
-        "l_suppkey": $lnrco.l_suppkey 
-      }
-    )
-    where $s.s_suppkey = $lnrcop.l_suppkey
-    return {
-      "o_orderdate": $lnrcop.o_orderdate, 
-      "l_discount": $lnrcop.l_discount, 
-      "l_extendedprice": $lnrcop.l_extendedprice, 
-      "l_suppkey": $lnrcop.l_suppkey, 
-      "s_nationkey": $s.s_nationkey
-    }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q08_group_by.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q08_group_by.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ff3d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q08_group_by.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse q08_group_by if exists;
+create  dataverse q08_group_by;
+
+use q08_group_by;
+
+
+create type q08_group_by.LineItemType as
+ closed {
+  l_orderkey : integer,
+  l_partkey : integer,
+  l_suppkey : integer,
+  l_linenumber : integer,
+  l_quantity : double,
+  l_extendedprice : double,
+  l_discount : double,
+  l_tax : double,
+  l_returnflag : string,
+  l_linestatus : string,
+  l_shipdate : string,
+  l_commitdate : string,
+  l_receiptdate : string,
+  l_shipinstruct : string,
+  l_shipmode : string,
+  l_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q08_group_by.OrderType as
+ closed {
+  o_orderkey : integer,
+  o_custkey : integer,
+  o_orderstatus : string,
+  o_totalprice : double,
+  o_orderdate : string,
+  o_orderpriority : string,
+  o_clerk : string,
+  o_shippriority : integer,
+  o_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q08_group_by.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  c_custkey : integer,
+  c_name : string,
+  c_address : string,
+  c_nationkey : integer,
+  c_phone : string,
+  c_acctbal : double,
+  c_mktsegment : string,
+  c_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q08_group_by.SupplierType as
+ closed {
+  s_suppkey : integer,
+  s_name : string,
+  s_address : string,
+  s_nationkey : integer,
+  s_phone : string,
+  s_acctbal : double,
+  s_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q08_group_by.NationType as
+ closed {
+  n_nationkey : integer,
+  n_name : string,
+  n_regionkey : integer,
+  n_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q08_group_by.RegionType as
+ closed {
+  r_regionkey : integer,
+  r_name : string,
+  r_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q08_group_by.PartType as
+ closed {
+  p_partkey : integer,
+  p_name : string,
+  p_mfgr : string,
+  p_brand : string,
+  p_type : string,
+  p_size : integer,
+  p_container : string,
+  p_retailprice : double,
+  p_comment : string
+};
+
+create  dataset LineItem(LineItemType) primary key l_orderkey,l_linenumber;
+
+create  dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key o_orderkey;
+
+create  dataset Customer(CustomerType) primary key c_custkey;
+
+create  dataset Supplier(SupplierType) primary key s_suppkey;
+
+create  dataset Nation(NationType) primary key n_nationkey;
+
+create  dataset Region(RegionType) primary key r_regionkey;
+
+create  dataset Part(PartType) primary key p_partkey;
+
+select element {'o_orderdate':lnrcop.o_orderdate,'l_discount':lnrcop.l_discount,'l_extendedprice':lnrcop.l_extendedprice,'l_suppkey':lnrcop.l_suppkey,'s_nationkey':s.s_nationkey}
+from  Supplier as s,
+      (
+    select element {'o_orderdate':lnrco.o_orderdate,'l_discount':lnrco.l_discount,'l_extendedprice':lnrco.l_extendedprice,'l_suppkey':lnrco.l_suppkey}
+    from  (
+        select element {'o_orderdate':nrco.o_orderdate,'l_partkey':l.l_partkey,'l_discount':l.l_discount,'l_extendedprice':l.l_extendedprice,'l_suppkey':l.l_suppkey}
+        from  LineItem as l,
+              (
+            select element {'o_orderdate':o.o_orderdate,'o_orderkey':o.o_orderkey}
+            from  Orders as o,
+                  (
+                select element {'c_custkey':c.c_custkey}
+                from  Customer as c,
+                      (
+                    select element {'n_nationkey':n1.n_nationkey}
+                    from  Nation as n1,
+                          Region as r1
+                    where ((n1.n_regionkey = r1.r_regionkey) and (r1.r_name = 'AMERICA'))
+                ) as nr
+                where (c.c_nationkey = nr.n_nationkey)
+            ) as nrc
+            where (nrc.c_custkey = o.o_custkey)
+        ) as nrco
+        where ((l.l_orderkey = nrco.o_orderkey) and (nrco.o_orderdate >= '1995-01-01') and (nrco.o_orderdate <= '1996-12-31'))
+    ) as lnrco,
+          Part as p
+    where ((p.p_partkey = lnrco.l_partkey) and (p.p_type = 'ECONOMY ANODIZED STEEL'))
+) as lnrcop
+where (s.s_suppkey = lnrcop.l_suppkey)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q09_group_by.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q09_group_by.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index adb6efe..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q09_group_by.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse q09_group_by if exists;
-
-create dataverse q09_group_by;
-
-use dataverse q09_group_by;
-
-create type LineItemType as closed {
-  l_orderkey: int32,
-  l_partkey: int32,
-  l_suppkey: int32,
-  l_linenumber: int32,
-  l_quantity: int32,
-  l_extendedprice: double,
-  l_discount: double,
-  l_tax: double,
-  l_returnflag: string,
-  l_linestatus: string,
-  l_shipdate: string,
-  l_commitdate: string,
-  l_receiptdate: string,
-  l_shipinstruct: string,
-  l_shipmode: string,
-  l_comment: string
-}
-
-create type OrderType as closed {
-  o_orderkey: int32,
-  o_custkey: int32,
-  o_orderstatus: string,
-  o_totalprice: double,
-  o_orderdate: string,
-  o_orderpriority: string,
-  o_clerk: string,
-  o_shippriority: int32,
-  o_comment: string
-}
-
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  c_custkey: int32,
-  c_name: string,
-  c_address: string,
-  c_nationkey: int32,
-  c_phone: string,
-  c_acctbal: double,
-  c_mktsegment: string,
-  c_comment: string
-}
-
-create type SupplierType as closed {
-  s_suppkey: int32,
-  s_name: string,
-  s_address: string,
-  s_nationkey: int32,
-  s_phone: string,
-  s_acctbal: double,
-  s_comment: string
-}
-
-create type NationType as closed {
-  n_nationkey: int32,
-  n_name: string,
-  n_regionkey: int32,
-  n_comment: string
-}
-
-create type RegionType as closed {
-    r_regionkey: int32,
-    r_name: string,
-    r_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartType as closed {
-  p_partkey: int32,
-  p_name: string,
-  p_mfgr: string,
-  p_brand: string,
-  p_type: string,
-  p_size: int32,
-  p_container: string,
-  p_retailprice: double,
-  p_comment: string
-}
-
-create type PartSuppType as closed {
-  ps_partkey: int32,
-  ps_suppkey: int32,
-  ps_availqty: int32,
-  ps_supplycost: double,
-  ps_comment: string
-}
-
-create dataset LineItem(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_orderkey, l_linenumber;
-create dataset Orders(OrderType)
-  primary key o_orderkey;
-create dataset Supplier(SupplierType)
-  primary key s_suppkey;
-create dataset Region(RegionType)
-  primary key r_regionkey;
-create dataset Nation(NationType)
-  primary key n_nationkey;
-create dataset Part(PartType)
-  primary key p_partkey;
-create dataset Partsupp(PartSuppType)
-  primary key ps_partkey, ps_suppkey;
-create dataset Customer(CustomerType)
-  primary key c_custkey;
-
-for $p in dataset('Part')
-    for $l2 in (
-      for $ps in dataset('Partsupp')
-      for $l1 in (
-        for $s1 in (
-          for $s in dataset('Supplier')
-          for $n in dataset('Nation')
-          where $n.n_nationkey = $s.s_nationkey
-          return {
-            "s_suppkey": $s.s_suppkey,
-            "n_name": $n.n_name
-          }
-        )
-        for $l in dataset('LineItem')
-        where $s1.s_suppkey = $l.l_suppkey
-        return  {
-          "l_suppkey": $l.l_suppkey,
-          "l_extendedprice": $l.l_extendedprice,
-          "l_discount": $l.l_discount,
-          "l_quantity": $l.l_quantity,
-          "l_partkey": $l.l_partkey,
-          "l_orderkey": $l.l_orderkey,
-          "n_name": $s1.n_name
-        }
-      )
-      where $ps.ps_suppkey = $l1.l_suppkey and $ps.ps_partkey = $l1.l_partkey
-      return {
-        "l_extendedprice": $l1.l_extendedprice,
-        "l_discount": $l1.l_discount,
-        "l_quantity": $l1.l_quantity,
-        "l_partkey": $l1.l_partkey,
-        "l_orderkey": $l1.l_orderkey,
-        "n_name": $l1.n_name,
-        "ps_supplycost": $ps.ps_supplycost
-      }
-    )
-    where contains($p.p_name, 'green') and $p.p_partkey = $l2.l_partkey
-    return {
-      "l_extendedprice": $l2.l_extendedprice,
-      "l_discount": $l2.l_discount,
-      "l_quantity": $l2.l_quantity,
-      "l_orderkey": $l2.l_orderkey,
-      "n_name": $l2.n_name,
-      "ps_supplycost": $l2.ps_supplycost
-    }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q09_group_by.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q09_group_by.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f4760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/q09_group_by.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse q09_group_by if exists;
+create  dataverse q09_group_by;
+
+use q09_group_by;
+
+
+create type q09_group_by.LineItemType as
+ closed {
+  l_orderkey : integer,
+  l_partkey : integer,
+  l_suppkey : integer,
+  l_linenumber : integer,
+  l_quantity : integer,
+  l_extendedprice : double,
+  l_discount : double,
+  l_tax : double,
+  l_returnflag : string,
+  l_linestatus : string,
+  l_shipdate : string,
+  l_commitdate : string,
+  l_receiptdate : string,
+  l_shipinstruct : string,
+  l_shipmode : string,
+  l_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q09_group_by.OrderType as
+ closed {
+  o_orderkey : integer,
+  o_custkey : integer,
+  o_orderstatus : string,
+  o_totalprice : double,
+  o_orderdate : string,
+  o_orderpriority : string,
+  o_clerk : string,
+  o_shippriority : integer,
+  o_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q09_group_by.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  c_custkey : integer,
+  c_name : string,
+  c_address : string,
+  c_nationkey : integer,
+  c_phone : string,
+  c_acctbal : double,
+  c_mktsegment : string,
+  c_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q09_group_by.SupplierType as
+ closed {
+  s_suppkey : integer,
+  s_name : string,
+  s_address : string,
+  s_nationkey : integer,
+  s_phone : string,
+  s_acctbal : double,
+  s_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q09_group_by.NationType as
+ closed {
+  n_nationkey : integer,
+  n_name : string,
+  n_regionkey : integer,
+  n_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q09_group_by.RegionType as
+ closed {
+  r_regionkey : integer,
+  r_name : string,
+  r_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q09_group_by.PartType as
+ closed {
+  p_partkey : integer,
+  p_name : string,
+  p_mfgr : string,
+  p_brand : string,
+  p_type : string,
+  p_size : integer,
+  p_container : string,
+  p_retailprice : double,
+  p_comment : string
+};
+
+create type q09_group_by.PartSuppType as
+ closed {
+  ps_partkey : integer,
+  ps_suppkey : integer,
+  ps_availqty : integer,
+  ps_supplycost : double,
+  ps_comment : string
+};
+
+create  dataset LineItem(LineItemType) primary key l_orderkey,l_linenumber;
+
+create  dataset Orders(OrderType) primary key o_orderkey;
+
+create  dataset Supplier(SupplierType) primary key s_suppkey;
+
+create  dataset Region(RegionType) primary key r_regionkey;
+
+create  dataset Nation(NationType) primary key n_nationkey;
+
+create  dataset Part(PartType) primary key p_partkey;
+
+create  dataset Partsupp(PartSuppType) primary key ps_partkey,ps_suppkey;
+
+create  dataset Customer(CustomerType) primary key c_custkey;
+
+select element {'l_extendedprice':l2.l_extendedprice,'l_discount':l2.l_discount,'l_quantity':l2.l_quantity,'l_orderkey':l2.l_orderkey,'n_name':l2.n_name,'ps_supplycost':l2.ps_supplycost}
+from  Part as p,
+      (
+    select element {'l_extendedprice':l1.l_extendedprice,'l_discount':l1.l_discount,'l_quantity':l1.l_quantity,'l_partkey':l1.l_partkey,'l_orderkey':l1.l_orderkey,'n_name':l1.n_name,'ps_supplycost':ps.ps_supplycost}
+    from  Partsupp as ps,
+          (
+        select element {'l_suppkey':l.l_suppkey,'l_extendedprice':l.l_extendedprice,'l_discount':l.l_discount,'l_quantity':l.l_quantity,'l_partkey':l.l_partkey,'l_orderkey':l.l_orderkey,'n_name':s1.n_name}
+        from  (
+            select element {'s_suppkey':s.s_suppkey,'n_name':n.n_name}
+            from  Supplier as s,
+                  Nation as n
+            where (n.n_nationkey = s.s_nationkey)
+        ) as s1,
+              LineItem as l
+        where (s1.s_suppkey = l.l_suppkey)
+    ) as l1
+    where ((ps.ps_suppkey = l1.l_suppkey) and (ps.ps_partkey = l1.l_partkey))
+) as l2
+where (q09_group_by.contains(p.p_name,'green') and (p.p_partkey = l2.l_partkey))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query-issue601.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query-issue601.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 827b02a..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query-issue601.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue601
- * https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=601
- * Expected Res : SUCCESS
- * Date         : 10th Oct 2014
- */
-
-drop dataverse tpch if exists;
-create dataverse tpch;
-
-use dataverse tpch;
-
-create type LineItemType as closed {
-  l_orderkey: int32, 
-  l_partkey: int32, 
-  l_suppkey: int32, 
-  l_linenumber: int32, 
-  l_quantity: double, 
-  l_extendedprice: double,
-  l_discount: double, 
-  l_tax: double,
-  l_returnflag: string, 
-  l_linestatus: string, 
-  l_shipdate: string,
-  l_commitdate: string, 
-  l_receiptdate: string, 
-  l_shipinstruct: string, 
-  l_shipmode: string, 
-  l_comment: string
-}
-
-create dataset LineItem(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_orderkey, l_linenumber;
-  
-for $l in dataset('LineItem')
-group by $l_linenumber := $l.l_linenumber with $l
-return {
-  "l_linenumber": $l_linenumber,
-  "count_order": count($l)
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query-issue601.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query-issue601.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5861be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query-issue601.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue601
+ * https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=601
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 10th Oct 2014
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse tpch if exists;
+create  dataverse tpch;
+
+use tpch;
+
+
+create type tpch.LineItemType as
+ closed {
+  l_orderkey : integer,
+  l_partkey : integer,
+  l_suppkey : integer,
+  l_linenumber : integer,
+  l_quantity : double,
+  l_extendedprice : double,
+  l_discount : double,
+  l_tax : double,
+  l_returnflag : string,
+  l_linestatus : string,
+  l_shipdate : string,
+  l_commitdate : string,
+  l_receiptdate : string,
+  l_shipinstruct : string,
+  l_shipmode : string,
+  l_comment : string
+};
+
+create  dataset LineItem(LineItemType) primary key l_orderkey,l_linenumber;
+
+select element {'l_linenumber':l_linenumber,'count_order':count(l)}
+from  LineItem as l
+group by l.l_linenumber as l_linenumber
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849-2.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849-2.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 18acdf0..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849-2.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue827
- * https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=849
- * Expected Res : SUCCESS
- * Date         : 2nd Feb. 2015
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type sType as closed{b : int32};
-create dataset s(sType) primary key b;
-
-insert into dataset s ({ "b" : 1});
-insert into dataset s ({ "b" : 3});
-
-for $x in dataset s
-for $y in (
- for $z in {{ {"a":1, "c":1},{"a":2, "c":2},{"a":1, "c":null} }} where $x.b=$z.a
-    return $z.c
-)
-return {"x":$x,"y":$y}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849-2.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849-2.sqlpp
index 3e2bea3..ee21bc4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849-2.sqlpp
@@ -23,20 +23,28 @@
  * Date         : 2nd Feb. 2015
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-create type sType as closed{b : int32};
-create dataset s(sType) primary key b;
 
-insert into dataset s ({ "b" : 1});
-insert into dataset s ({ "b" : 3});
+create type test.sType as
+ closed {
+  b : integer
+};
 
-for $x in {{ {"a":1},{"a":2} }}
-for $y in (
- for $z in dataset s where $x.a=$z.b
-    return $z.b
-)
-return {"x":$x,"y":$y}
+create  dataset s(sType) primary key b;
+
+insert into s
+select element {'b':1};
+insert into s
+select element {'b':3};
+select element {'x':x,'y':y}
+from  s as x,
+      (
+    select element z.c
+    from  {{{'a':1,'c':1},{'a':2,'c':2},{'a':1,'c':null}}} as z
+    where (x.b = z.a)
+) as y
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.sqlpp
similarity index 72%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.sqlpp
index 3e2bea3..5b0e7fd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.sqlpp
@@ -23,20 +23,28 @@
  * Date         : 2nd Feb. 2015
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-create type sType as closed{b : int32};
-create dataset s(sType) primary key b;
 
-insert into dataset s ({ "b" : 1});
-insert into dataset s ({ "b" : 3});
+create type test.sType as
+ closed {
+  b : integer
+};
 
-for $x in {{ {"a":1},{"a":2} }}
-for $y in (
- for $z in dataset s where $x.a=$z.b
-    return $z.b
-)
-return {"x":$x,"y":$y}
+create  dataset s(sType) primary key b;
+
+insert into s
+select element {'b':1};
+insert into s
+select element {'b':3};
+select element {'x':x,'y':y}
+from  {{{'a':1},{'a':2}}} as x,
+      (
+    select element z.b
+    from  s as z
+    where (x.a = z.b)
+) as y
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b6df8a..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-/*
- * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use two available indexes, one for primary index in prob subtree and another for secondary rtree index in index subtree.
- * Issue        : 730, 741
- * Expected Res : Success
- * Date         : 8th May 2014
- */
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type TwitterUserType as closed {
-    screen-name: string,
-    lang: string,
-    friends-count: int32,
-    statuses-count: int32,
-    name: string,
-    followers-count: int32
-}
-
-create type TweetMessageType as closed {
-    tweetid: int64,
-        user: TwitterUserType,
-        sender-location: point,
-    send-time: datetime,
-        referred-topics: {{ string }},
-    message-text: string,
-    countA: int32,
-    countB: int32
-}
-
-create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
-primary key tweetid;
-
-create index twmSndLocIx on TweetMessages(sender-location) type rtree;
-create index msgCountAIx on TweetMessages(countA) type btree;
-create index msgCountBIx on TweetMessages(countB) type btree;
-create index msgTextIx on TweetMessages(message-text) type keyword;
-
-write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/rtree-index-join_leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.adm";
-
-for $t1 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-let $n :=  create-circle($t1.sender-location, 0.5)
-where $t1.tweetid < int64("10")
-order by $t1.tweetid
-return {
-"tweetid1": $t1.tweetid,
-"loc1":$t1.sender-location,
-"nearby-message": for $t2 in dataset('TweetMessages')
-                             where spatial-intersect($t2.sender-location, $n) and $t1.tweetid != $t2.tweetid
-                             order by $t2.tweetid
-                             return {"tweetid2":$t2.tweetid, "loc2":$t2.sender-location}
-};
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a30f22c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+/*
+ * Description  : Test that left-outer-join may use two available indexes, one for primary index in prob subtree and another for secondary rtree index in index subtree.
+ * Issue        : 730, 741
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 8th May 2014
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.TwitterUserType as
+ closed {
+  `screen-name` : string,
+  lang : string,
+  `friends-count` : integer,
+  `statuses-count` : integer,
+  name : string,
+  `followers-count` : integer
+};
+
+create type test.TweetMessageType as
+ closed {
+  tweetid : bigint,
+  user : TwitterUserType,
+  `sender-location` : point,
+  `send-time` : datetime,
+  `referred-topics` : {{string}},
+  `message-text` : string,
+  countA : integer,
+  countB : integer
+};
+
+create  dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType) primary key tweetid;
+
+create  index twmSndLocIx  on TweetMessages (`sender-location`) type rtree;
+
+create  index msgCountAIx  on TweetMessages (countA) type btree;
+
+create  index msgCountBIx  on TweetMessages (countB) type btree;
+
+create  index msgTextIx  on TweetMessages (`message-text`) type keyword;
+
+write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/rtree-index-join_leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.adm";
+select element {'tweetid1':t1.tweetid,'loc1':t1.`sender-location`,'nearby-message':(
+        select element {'tweetid2':t2.tweetid,'loc2':t2.`sender-location`}
+        from  TweetMessages as t2
+        where (test.`spatial-intersect`(t2.`sender-location`,n) and (t1.tweetid != t2.tweetid))
+        order by t2.tweetid
+    )}
+from  TweetMessages as t1
+with  n as test.`create-circle`(t1.`sender-location`,0.5)
+where (t1.tweetid < test.bigint('10'))
+order by t1.tweetid
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.sqlpp
similarity index 68%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.sqlpp
index dcbf53f..f87832e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.sqlpp
@@ -18,34 +18,38 @@
  */
 /*
  * Description    : Joins two datasets on the intersection of their point attributes.
- *                  The dataset 'MyData2' has an RTree index, and we expect the 
+ *                  The dataset 'MyData2' has an RTree index, and we expect the
  *                  join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type MyRecord as closed {
-  id: int32,
-  point: point,
-  kwds: string,
-  line1: line,
-  line2: line,
-  poly1: polygon,
-  poly2: polygon,
-  rec: rectangle
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset MyData1(MyRecord) primary key id;
-create dataset MyData2(MyRecord) primary key id;
 
-create index rtree_index on MyData2(point) type rtree;
+create type test.MyRecord as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  point : point,
+  kwds : string,
+  line1 : line,
+  line2 : line,
+  poly1 : polygon,
+  poly2 : polygon,
+  rec : rectangle
+};
+
+create  dataset MyData1(MyRecord) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset MyData2(MyRecord) primary key id;
+
+create  index rtree_index  on MyData2 (point) type rtree;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/rtree-index-join_spatial-intersect-point_02.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('MyData1')
-for $b in dataset('MyData2')
-where spatial-intersect($a.point, $b.point)
-return {"a": $a, "b": $b}
+select element {'a':a,'b':b}
+from  MyData1 as a,
+      MyData2 as b
+where test.`spatial-intersect`(a.point,b.point)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.sqlpp
index 624fe9e..afe7a72 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.sqlpp
@@ -18,33 +18,36 @@
  */
 /*
  * Description    : Self-joins a dataset on the intersection of its point attribute.
- *                  The dataset has an RTree index, and we expect the 
+ *                  The dataset has an RTree index, and we expect the
  *                  join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-create type MyRecord as closed {
-  id: int32,
-  point: point,
-  kwds: string,
-  line1: line,
-  line2: line,
-  poly1: polygon,
-  poly2: polygon,
-  rec: rectangle
-}
+use test;
 
-create dataset MyData(MyRecord) primary key id;
 
-create index rtree_index on MyData(point) type rtree;
+create type test.MyRecord as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  point : point,
+  kwds : string,
+  line1 : line,
+  line2 : line,
+  poly1 : polygon,
+  poly2 : polygon,
+  rec : rectangle
+};
+
+create  dataset MyData(MyRecord) primary key id;
+
+create  index rtree_index  on MyData (point) type rtree;
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/rtree-index-join_spatial-intersect-point_03.adm";
-
-for $a in dataset('MyData')
-for $b in dataset('MyData')
-where spatial-intersect($a.point, $b.point)
-return {"a": $a, "b": $b}
+select element {'a':a,'b':b}
+from  MyData as a,
+      MyData as b
+where test.`spatial-intersect`(a.point,b.point)
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.sqlpp
index b8c7a8a..6235842 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.sqlpp
@@ -22,22 +22,25 @@
  * Date         : 21th December 2013
  */
 
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
+
+use test;
+
 
 write output to asterix_nc1:"rttest/btree-index_btree-secondary-57.adm";
+create type test.TestType as
+{
+  id : integer,
+  fname : string,
+  lname : string
+};
 
-create type TestType as open {
-    id : int32,
-    fname : string,
-    lname : string
-}
+create  dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
 
-create dataset testdst(TestType) primary key id;
+create  index sec_Idx  on testdst (fname) type btree;
 
-create index sec_Idx on testdst(fname);
-
-for $emp in dataset('testdst') 
-where $emp.fname /*+ skip-index */ >= "Max" and $emp.fname <= "Roger" 
-return $emp
+select element emp
+from  testdst as emp
+where ((emp.fname /*+ skip-index */  >= 'Max') and (emp.fname <= 'Roger'))
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/split-materialization.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/split-materialization.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index a3bb0fc..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/split-materialization.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-drop dataverse TinySocial if exists;
-create dataverse TinySocial;
-use dataverse TinySocial;
-
-
-create type EmploymentType as open {
-        organization-name: string,      
-        start-date: date,
-        end-date: date?
-}
-
-create type FacebookUserType as closed {
-        id: int32,
-        alias: string,
-        name: string,
-        user-since: datetime,
-        friend-ids: {{ int32 }},
-        employment: [EmploymentType]
-}
-
-create dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType)
-primary key id;
-
-
-let $lonelyusers := for $d in dataset FacebookUsers where count($d.friend-ids) < 2 return $d
-let $lonelyusers2 := for $d in dataset FacebookUsers where count($d.friend-ids) < 2 return $d
-for $l1 in $lonelyusers
-for $l2 in $lonelyusers2
-where $l1.id < $l2.id
-order by $l1.id, $l2.id
-return { "user1": { "id": $l1.id, "name": $l1.name }, "user2": { "id": $l2.id, "name": $l2.name } };
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/split-materialization.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/split-materialization.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a32530a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/split-materialization.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+drop  dataverse TinySocial if exists;
+create  dataverse TinySocial;
+
+use TinySocial;
+
+
+create type TinySocial.EmploymentType as
+{
+  `organization-name` : string,
+  `start-date` : date,
+  `end-date` : date?
+};
+
+create type TinySocial.FacebookUserType as
+ closed {
+  id : integer,
+  alias : string,
+  name : string,
+  `user-since` : datetime,
+  `friend-ids` : {{integer}},
+  employment : [EmploymentType]
+};
+
+create  dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType) primary key id;
+
+with  lonelyusers as (
+      select element d
+      from  FacebookUsers as d
+      where (TinySocial.coll_count(d.`friend-ids`) < 2)
+  ),
+      lonelyusers2 as (
+      select element d
+      from  FacebookUsers as d
+      where (TinySocial.coll_count(d.`friend-ids`) < 2)
+  )
+select element {'user1':{'id':l1.id,'name':l1.name},'user2':{'id':l2.id,'name':l2.name}}
+from  lonelyusers as l1,
+      lonelyusers2 as l2
+where (l1.id < l2.id)
+order by l1.id,l2.id
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.plan
index 07fde95..586d5fe 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-btree-sidx_02.plan
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$34(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$24]  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$52(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$42]  |PARTITIONED|
                   {
                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                       -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
                         -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                   }
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC), $$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$24]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC), $$43(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$42]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$57(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.plan
index 8e1be33..d473d80 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.plan
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$10]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$26]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.plan
index 4173afc..aeaf88f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$29(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$45(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.plan
index 77aba01..62a8abd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.plan
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$29(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.plan
index 77aba01..62a8abd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.plan
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$29(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.plan
index d7667d6..bebed65 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.plan
index d7667d6..bebed65 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.plan
index d7667d6..bebed65 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.plan
index d7667d6..bebed65 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.plan
index ef8a923..a050d80 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.plan
index faeb779..bb57fa7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$21(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.plan
index faeb779..bb57fa7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$21(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.plan
index faeb779..bb57fa7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$21(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.plan
index efd83eee..04b9728 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.plan
index faeb779..bb57fa7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$21(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.plan
index 4b4412e..577c44b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.plan
index 4b4412e..577c44b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.plan
index faeb779..bb57fa7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$21(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.plan
index 4b4412e..577c44b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.plan
index 4b4412e..577c44b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.plan
index 4b4412e..577c44b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.plan
index 001e10b..ef8a923 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$8(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.plan
index 001e10b..ef8a923 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$8(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.plan
index 001e10b..ef8a923 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$8(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.plan
index 001e10b..ef8a923 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$8(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.plan
index e12cdd8..4b4412e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$12(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.plan
index e12cdd8..4b4412e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$12(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.plan
index d7667d6..bebed65 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-60.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.plan
index 4b4412e..577c44b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-61.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.plan
index efd83eee..04b9728 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-62.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.plan
index faeb779..bb57fa7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-63.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$21(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/collocated.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/collocated.plan
index 116ff8a..180edb2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/collocated.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/collocated.plan
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$10][$$11]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$26][$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/cust_group_no_agg.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/cust_group_no_agg.plan
index 5cb092c..1e82aa4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/cust_group_no_agg.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/cust_group_no_agg.plan
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- SORT_GROUP_BY[$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
+    -- SORT_GROUP_BY[$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
             {
               -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                 -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
             }
-      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/denorm-cust-order.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/denorm-cust-order.plan
index b37868e..31b1af9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/denorm-cust-order.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/denorm-cust-order.plan
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$16]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$77]  |PARTITIONED|
                   {
                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                       -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                   }
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$77(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$16][$$18]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$77][$$79]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$18]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$79]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.plan
index f4a21e2..4deb445 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.plan
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$9][$$11]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$17][$$19]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/distinct_aggregate.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/distinct_aggregate.plan
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d38f1d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/distinct_aggregate.plan
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+-- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$l_returnflag(ASC), $$l_linestatus(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- SORT_GROUP_BY[$$102, $$103]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  {
+                    -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
+                      -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
+                  }
+            -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$102, $$103]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$l_returnflag, $$l_linestatus]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      {
+                        -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
+                          -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
+                      }
+                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- SORT_GROUP_BY[$$92, $$93, $$94]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                {
+                                  -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
+                                    -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
+                                }
+                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$92, $$93, $$94]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                          -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-dblp-csx.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-dblp-csx.plan
index d3510b3..e69de29 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-dblp-csx.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-dblp-csx.plan
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$18(ASC), $$19(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$42, $$44]  |PARTITIONED|
-                  {
-                    -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
-                      -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
-                  }
-            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC), $$44(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$42, $$44]  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$8][$$17]  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$8]  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$46]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        {
-                                          -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
-                                            -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
-                                              -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
-                                        }
-                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$46(ASC), $$5(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$46]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$3][$$26]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$3]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                          -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                              -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                -- STREAM_PROJECT  |UNPARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- REPLICATE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$35]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                          -- RUNNING_AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                            -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                      -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                          -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$17]  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$47]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        {
-                                          -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
-                                            -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
-                                              -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
-                                        }
-                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$47(ASC), $$14(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$47]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$12][$$35]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                          -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                              -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                -- REPLICATE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$35]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- RUNNING_AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                          -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                            -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                    -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase2-with-hints.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase2-with-hints.plan
index 93fe350..e69de29 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase2-with-hints.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase2-with-hints.plan
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$31(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
-                            {
-                              -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
-                                -- IN_MEMORY_STABLE_SORT [$$4(ASC)]  |LOCAL|
-                                  -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
-                                    -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
-                            }
-                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- IN_MEMORY_HASH_JOIN [$$2][$$7]  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                          -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- RUNNING_AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$28(ASC), $$7(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC), $$7(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                          -- EXTERNAL_GROUP_BY[$$36]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  {
-                                                    -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
-                                                      -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
-                                                  }
-                                            -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$36]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- EXTERNAL_GROUP_BY[$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      {
-                                                        -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
-                                                          -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
-                                                      }
-                                                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                        -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                          -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                              -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                                  -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/insert-and-scan-dataset.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/insert-and-scan-dataset.plan
index e11e2a8..855fd33 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/insert-and-scan-dataset.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/insert-and-scan-dataset.plan
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       -- INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- MATERIALIZE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/introhashpartitionmerge.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/introhashpartitionmerge.plan
index 08635f7..75444af 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/introhashpartitionmerge.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/introhashpartitionmerge.plan
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$13(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$36(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+    -- STABLE_SORT [$$36(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$14][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_MERGE_EXCHANGE MERGE:[$$13(ASC)] HASH:[$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_MERGE_EXCHANGE MERGE:[$$36(ASC)] HASH:[$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.plan
index b16fcf8..a8c1364 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains-panic.plan
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$5(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$13(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.plan
index 5aad07e..01f4b08 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.plan
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$5(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$13(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.plan
index ee235ae..38ca6cb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$8(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.plan
index ee235ae..38ca6cb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$8(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
index c8aaaabc..6037e0c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$7(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$15(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index 362a1c4..64c0782 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.plan
index 0a243c7..31b84a2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$18(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.plan
index 0a243c7..31b84a2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$18(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.plan
index 6139d4c..7b7be55 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check-panic.plan
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$7(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$15(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.plan
index 478d8bb..2a0e3fe 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.plan
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$7(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$15(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$11(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.plan
index 6139d4c..7b7be55 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-panic.plan
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$7(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$15(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.plan
index 478d8bb..2a0e3fe 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.plan
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$7(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$15(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$11(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
index a1426f3..2785605 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$6(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$14(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$18(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index ee235ae..38ca6cb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$8(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.plan
index 362a1c4..64c0782 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.plan
index 362a1c4..64c0782 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index ee235ae..38ca6cb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$8(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.plan
index 362a1c4..64c0782 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.plan
index 362a1c4..64c0782 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.plan
index b16fcf8..a8c1364 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-contains.plan
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$5(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$13(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index 362a1c4..64c0782 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.plan
index 0a243c7..31b84a2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$18(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.plan
index 0a243c7..31b84a2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$18(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan
index 323f681..1fc3fc0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$36(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan
index 323f681..1fc3fc0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$36(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.plan
index 362a1c4..fccc3c7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$9(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.plan
index ff74295..cafb02c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-substring.plan
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$13(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.plan
index 9748866..38dced9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$11(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
index 0cb0a86..2ef2633 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$46(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.plan
index 503fd28..96493a3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let-panic.plan
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$8(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.plan
index 6194e08..19ce662 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.plan
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$8(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+      -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$12(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.plan
index 0a243c7..4c0c9e1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.plan
index 0a243c7..4c0c9e1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.plan
index 9748866..38dced9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.plan
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$11(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
index 0cb0a86..2ef2633 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$16(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$46(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.plan
index 3e4c9bc..11cbac1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.plan
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$54(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
index 736928c..de31517 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$43(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.plan
index d1a248a..9afe4d7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.plan
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$29][$$20]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$52][$$43]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$20]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$43]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$32(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$55(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.plan
index 3e4c9bc..11cbac1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.plan
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$54(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.plan
index 5133569..74fc277 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.plan
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- STABLE_SORT [$$51(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.plan
index 5133569..74fc277 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.plan
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- STABLE_SORT [$$51(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.plan
index d1a248a..9afe4d7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.plan
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$29][$$20]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$52][$$43]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$20]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$43]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$32(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$55(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/issue741.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/issue741.plan
index 5b08bf5..5134f39 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/issue741.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/issue741.plan
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$25]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$51]  |PARTITIONED|
                   {
                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                       -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
                         -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                   }
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$25]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$51(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$51]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$36][$$25]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$62][$$51]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
                                     -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$25]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$51]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$65(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.plan
index 7065d9e..97c2b45 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-edit-distance-check-idx_01.plan
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$37(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$63(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$53]  |PARTITIONED|
                   {
                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                       -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
                         -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                   }
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC), $$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$53(ASC), $$54(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$53]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$43][$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$69][$$53]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$53]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$51(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$77(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.plan
index 5668704..8f1ca57 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-jaccard-check-idx_01.plan
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$37(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$63(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$53]  |PARTITIONED|
                   {
                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                       -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
                         -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                   }
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC), $$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$53(ASC), $$54(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$53]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$43][$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$69][$$53]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$53]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- STABLE_SORT [$$47(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- STABLE_SORT [$$73(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.plan
index 8d0f7f8..0022f1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.plan
index 8d0f7f8..0022f1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.plan
index 7465d81..8c0aec1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$26][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$49][$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$54(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.plan
index 8d0f7f8..0022f1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.plan
index 8d0f7f8..0022f1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.plan
index 968246d..0d63ee1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$26][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$49][$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$54(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan
index a261ab7..8a8090e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$20][$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$36][$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$41(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
index a261ab7..8a8090e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$20][$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$36][$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$41(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
index 420d3ea..3ac5428 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$24][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$40][$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$43(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
index 420d3ea..3ac5428 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$24][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$40][$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$43(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.plan
index 5b169eba..9d7c9bc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$25][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$41][$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$44(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.plan
index 5b169eba..9d7c9bc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$25][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$41][$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$44(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.plan
index 3b0a3c9..f939cb1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$29][$$17]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$52][$$40]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$17]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$40]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$32(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$55(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.plan
index 5b169eba..9d7c9bc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$25][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$41][$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$44(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.plan
index 5b169eba..9d7c9bc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$25][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$41][$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$44(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.plan
index 443e560..0ea5cc6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$29][$$16]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$52][$$39]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$16]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$39]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$32(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$55(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.plan
index 8d0f7f8..0022f1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.plan
index 8d0f7f8..0022f1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.plan
index 7465d81..8c0aec1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$26][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$49][$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$54(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.plan
index 8d0f7f8..0022f1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.plan
index 8d0f7f8..0022f1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.plan
index 968246d..0d63ee1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$26][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$49][$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$54(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan
index a261ab7..8a8090e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$20][$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$36][$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$41(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
index a261ab7..8a8090e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$20][$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$36][$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$41(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
index 80b2a89..2bb6f2d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$20][$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$36][$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$38(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
index 80b2a89..2bb6f2d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$20][$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$36][$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$38(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.plan
index f6e6db1..810a139 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.plan
index f6e6db1..810a139 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.plan
index d667093..8f3d988 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$26][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$49][$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$51(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.plan
index f6e6db1..810a139 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.plan
index f6e6db1..810a139 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.plan
index 509149f..d5e5925 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$26][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$49][$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$51(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
index 80b2a89..2bb6f2d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$20][$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$36][$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$38(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
index 80b2a89..2bb6f2d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$20][$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$36][$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$28]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$38(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.plan
index f6e6db1..810a139 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.plan
index f6e6db1..810a139 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.plan
index d667093..8f3d988 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$26][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$49][$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$51(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.plan
index f6e6db1..810a139 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.plan
index f6e6db1..810a139 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21][$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$29]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$39(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.plan
index 509149f..d5e5925 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$26][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$49][$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$51(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
index 420d3ea..3ac5428 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$24][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$40][$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$43(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
index 420d3ea..3ac5428 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$24][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$40][$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$43(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.plan
index 0cd8363..53c00eb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check-after-btree-access.plan
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$37][$$24]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$60][$$47]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$24]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$47]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$42(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- STABLE_SORT [$$65(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.plan
index 5b169eba..9d7c9bc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$25][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$41][$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$44(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.plan
index 5b169eba..9d7c9bc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$25][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$41][$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$44(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.plan
index 3b0a3c9..f939cb1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$29][$$17]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$52][$$40]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$17]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$40]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$32(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$55(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.plan
index 5b169eba..9d7c9bc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$25][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$41][$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$44(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.plan
index 5b169eba..9d7c9bc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$25][$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$41][$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$31]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$44(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.plan
index 443e560..0ea5cc6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.plan
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$29][$$16]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$52][$$39]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$16]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$39]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$32(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$55(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- LENGTH_PARTITIONED_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_01.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_01.plan
index 64eb060..d6e272b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_01.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_01.plan
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$17, $$22, $$24][$$19, $$23, $$20]  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$17, $$24]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$33, $$38, $$40][$$35, $$39, $$36]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$33, $$40]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_02.plan
index 92adb3d..49e2b90 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_02.plan
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$17, $$23, $$18][$$19, $$22, $$24]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$33, $$39, $$34][$$35, $$38, $$40]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$19, $$24]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$35, $$40]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_01.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_01.plan
index d79e1f2..12abcc6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_01.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_01.plan
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$17, $$18]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$40, $$41]  |PARTITIONED|
                     {
                       -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
                           -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                     }
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC), $$18(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$17, $$18]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$40(ASC), $$41(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$40, $$41]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$21, $$17, $$25][$$22, $$19, $$20]  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$17, $$25]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$44, $$40, $$48][$$45, $$42, $$43]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$40, $$48]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_02.plan
index c1cd283..a82ff05 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_02.plan
@@ -4,25 +4,25 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$17, $$18]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$40, $$41]  |PARTITIONED|
                     {
                       -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
                           -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                     }
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$17(ASC), $$18(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$40(ASC), $$41(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$22, $$17, $$18][$$21, $$19, $$25]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$45, $$40, $$41][$$44, $$42, $$48]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$19, $$25]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$42, $$48]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj2.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj2.plan
index 08b156e..3bb5c88 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj2.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj2.plan
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$18]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$56]  |PARTITIONED|
                     {
                       -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
-                        -- MICRO_PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$19]  |LOCAL|
+                        -- MICRO_PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$57]  |LOCAL|
                                 {
                                   -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                                     -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
@@ -17,24 +17,24 @@
                             -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                     }
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$18(ASC), $$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$18]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$56(ASC), $$57(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$56]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$19][$$20]  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$19]  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$18][$$22]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$57][$$58]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$57]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$56][$$60]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$22]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$60]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$20]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$58]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.plan
index e0a20c8..59dc8e8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_01.plan
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$12(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$21(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
             -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.plan
index c30de53..19be1fa 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive-open_02.plan
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$14(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
           -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$29(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.plan
index e0a20c8..59dc8e8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive_01.plan
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$12(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$21(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
             -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.plan
index c30de53..19be1fa 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-conjunctive_02.plan
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$14(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$23(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
           -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$29(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/pull_select_above_eq_join.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/pull_select_above_eq_join.plan
index b0d8e64..8d5343d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/pull_select_above_eq_join.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/pull_select_above_eq_join.plan
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
           -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$18][$$19]  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$18]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$34][$$35]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$34]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$19]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$35]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/push-project-through-group.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/push-project-through-group.plan
index 3cc71e0..8d02861 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/push-project-through-group.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/push-project-through-group.plan
@@ -3,26 +3,26 @@
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$36]  |PARTITIONED|
                   {
                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                       -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
                         -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                   }
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$12(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$12]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$36(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$36]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$15][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$39][$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$39]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q08_group_by.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q08_group_by.plan
index 1aca471..db613d0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q08_group_by.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q08_group_by.plan
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$78][$$106]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$169][$$197]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
                       -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$106]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$197]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$103][$$85]  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$103]  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$194][$$176]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$194]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$79][$$81]  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$79]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$170][$$172]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$170]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
                                         -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$81]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$172]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$94][$$82]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$94]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$185][$$173]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$185]  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -40,22 +40,22 @@
                                                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$82]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$173]  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$91][$$83]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$91]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$182][$$174]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$182]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                       -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$83]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$174]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$89][$$84]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$89]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$180][$$175]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$180]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q09_group_by.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q09_group_by.plan
index 9f48723..d6da05e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q09_group_by.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q09_group_by.plan
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$62][$$84]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$123][$$145]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
                       -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$84]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$145]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$63, $$64][$$84, $$69]  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$124, $$125][$$145, $$130]  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@
                               -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$84, $$69]  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$145, $$130]  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$65][$$69]  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$65]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$126][$$130]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$126]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$72][$$66]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$72]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$133][$$127]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$133]  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
                                               -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$69]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$130]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query-issue601.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query-issue601.plan
index 369f475..e65a903 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query-issue601.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query-issue601.plan
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- SORT_GROUP_BY[$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- SORT_GROUP_BY[$$40]  |PARTITIONED|
                   {
                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                       -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                   }
-            -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$13]  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- SORT_GROUP_BY[$$10]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$40]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- SORT_GROUP_BY[$$37]  |PARTITIONED|
                       {
                         -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                           -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query_issue849-2.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query_issue849-2.plan
index 8908448..8b7d56e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query_issue849-2.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query_issue849-2.plan
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$14][$$16]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$38][$$40]  |PARTITIONED|
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$16]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$40]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |UNPARTITIONED|
                   -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
                     -- UNNEST  |UNPARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query_issue849.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query_issue849.plan
index dd7b473..709d5d5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query_issue849.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/query_issue849.plan
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$15][$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$15]  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$39][$$38]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$39]  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
                   -- UNNEST  |UNPARTITIONED|
                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |UNPARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.plan
index 3bc6933..80f1234 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/leftouterjoin-probe-pidx-with-join-rtree-sidx_02.plan
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$35(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$60(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$52]  |PARTITIONED|
                   {
                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                       -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
                         -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                   }
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC), $$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$27]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STABLE_SORT [$$52(ASC), $$53(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$52]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$47(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$72(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.plan
index 64fdc8c..3229470 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.plan
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$36(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.plan
index 64fdc8c..3229470 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.plan
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- STABLE_SORT [$$36(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.plan
index 807e509..0d9a257 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/skip-index/skip-secondary-btree-index-2.plan
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$11(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- STABLE_SORT [$$19(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/split-materialization.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/split-materialization.plan
index dab5a7b..307af54 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/split-materialization.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/split-materialization.plan
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$30(ASC), $$31(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STABLE_SORT [$$30(ASC), $$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+        -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$74(ASC), $$75(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- STABLE_SORT [$$74(ASC), $$75(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
               -- NESTED_LOOP  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/unnest_list_in_subplan.plan b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/unnest_list_in_subplan.plan
index e9fafd7..e69de29 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/unnest_list_in_subplan.plan
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/unnest_list_in_subplan.plan
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
--- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-      -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-        -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$20]  |PARTITIONED|
-                  {
-                    -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
-                      -- STREAM_SELECT  |LOCAL|
-                        -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
-                  }
-            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-              -- STABLE_SORT [$$20(ASC), $$18(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$20]  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$3][$$22]  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$3]  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$22]  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/metrics.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/metrics.xml
index f65ede3..da7ba31 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/metrics.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/metrics.xml
@@ -35,5 +35,10 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">secondary-index</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="metrics">
+      <compilation-unit name="secondary-index-index-only">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">secondary-index-index-only</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
 </test-suite>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.uri
similarity index 95%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.uri
index 8417a7e..a955fed 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.uri
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-/query/service/result/$handle
+$handle
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.uri
similarity index 95%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.uri
index bcc0edc..286c097 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.uri
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
  */
 
 //polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+// handlevariable=handle
+$handle
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.8.get.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.8.get.http
deleted file mode 100644
index 8417a7e..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.8.get.http
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-/query/service/result/$handle
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.8.get.uri
similarity index 95%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.8.get.uri
index 8417a7e..a955fed 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.8.get.uri
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-/query/service/result/$handle
+$handle
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/missingif/missingif.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/missingif/missingif.1.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..c11dd76 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/missingif/missingif.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+{
+  "t1": missingif(missing, missing) is missing,
+  "t2": missingif(missing, 2) is missing,
+  "t3": missingif(2, missing) is missing,
+  "t4": missingif(missing, null) is missing,
+  "t5": missingif(null, missing) is missing,
+  "t6": missingif(null, null) is null,
+  "t7": missingif(null, 2) is null,
+  "t8": missingif(2, null) is null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/missingif/missingif.2.query.sqlpp
similarity index 76%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/missingif/missingif.2.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..b5f08ec 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/missingif/missingif.2.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+from
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t1,
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t2
+select value [ t1[1], t2[1], if_missing(missing_if(t1[1], t2[1]), "MISSING") ]
+order by t1[0], t2[0]
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nanif/nanif.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 72%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nanif/nanif.1.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..44e64d0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nanif/nanif.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+{
+  "t1": nanif(missing, missing) is missing,
+  "t2": nanif(missing, 2) is missing,
+  "t3": nanif(2, missing) is missing,
+  "t4": nanif(missing, null) is missing,
+  "t5": nanif(null, missing) is missing,
+  "t6": nanif(null, null) is null,
+  "t7": nanif(null, 2) is null,
+  "t8": nanif(2, null) is null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nanif/nanif.2.query.sqlpp
similarity index 77%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nanif/nanif.2.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..05e003e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nanif/nanif.2.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+from
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t1,
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t2
+select value [ t1[1], t2[1], to_string(nan_if(t1[1], t2[1])) ]
+order by t1[0], t2[0]
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.1.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..abd4a4b8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+{
+  "t1": neginfif(missing, missing) is missing,
+  "t2": neginfif(missing, 2) is missing,
+  "t3": neginfif(2, missing) is missing,
+  "t4": neginfif(missing, null) is missing,
+  "t5": neginfif(null, missing) is missing,
+  "t6": neginfif(null, null) is null,
+  "t7": neginfif(null, 2) is null,
+  "t8": neginfif(2, null) is null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.2.query.sqlpp
similarity index 77%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.2.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..67dcd34 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.2.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+from
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t1,
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t2
+select value [ t1[1], t2[1], to_string(neginf_if(t1[1], t2[1])) ]
+order by t1[0], t2[0]
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nullif/nullif.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 71%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nullif/nullif.1.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..69ef8e1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nullif/nullif.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+{
+  "t1": nullif(missing, missing) is missing,
+  "t2": nullif(missing, 2) is missing,
+  "t3": nullif(2, missing) is missing,
+  "t4": nullif(missing, null) is missing,
+  "t5": nullif(null, missing) is missing,
+  "t6": nullif(null, null) is null,
+  "t7": nullif(null, 2) is null,
+  "t8": nullif(2, null) is null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nullif/nullif.2.query.sqlpp
similarity index 77%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nullif/nullif.2.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..d5d6be3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/nullif/nullif.2.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+from
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t1,
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t2
+select value [ t1[1], t2[1], if_null(null_if(t1[1], t2[1]), "NULL") ]
+order by t1[0], t2[0]
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/posinfif/posinfif.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 70%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/posinfif/posinfif.1.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..399f4d4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/posinfif/posinfif.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+{
+  "t1": posinfif(missing, missing) is missing,
+  "t2": posinfif(missing, 2) is missing,
+  "t3": posinfif(2, missing) is missing,
+  "t4": posinfif(missing, null) is missing,
+  "t5": posinfif(null, missing) is missing,
+  "t6": posinfif(null, null) is null,
+  "t7": posinfif(null, 2) is null,
+  "t8": posinfif(2, null) is null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/posinfif/posinfif.2.query.sqlpp
similarity index 77%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/posinfif/posinfif.2.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..cf25c1c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/comparison/posinfif/posinfif.2.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+from
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t1,
+  [ [0, true], [1, false], [2,2], [3,3], [4,"abc"], [5,"def"] ] t2
+select value [ t1[1], t2[1], to_string(posinf_if(t1[1], t2[1])) ]
+order by t1[0], t2[0]
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.8.ddl.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.10.ddl.sqlpp
similarity index 100%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.8.ddl.sqlpp
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.10.ddl.sqlpp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.6.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.6.query.sqlpp
index a9ed09d..0c56f0a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.6.query.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.6.query.sqlpp
@@ -27,6 +27,4 @@
 
 use experiments;
 
-select value count(*) from DBLP0;
-select value count(*) from DBLP1;
-select value count(*) from DBLP2;
\ No newline at end of file
+select value count(*) from DBLP0;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.7.query.sqlpp
similarity index 68%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.7.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..62b920b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.7.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+/*
+ * Description  : Create a socket feed with datatype without auuid and connect
+ * it to three different datasets with different datatype: one with auuid, one
+ * open datatype with auuid and one without auuid using one of the attribute
+ * as primary key.
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 20th Mar 2017
+ */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+use experiments;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+select value count(*) from DBLP1;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.8.query.sqlpp
similarity index 68%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.8.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..b7f38b1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.8.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+/*
+ * Description  : Create a socket feed with datatype without auuid and connect
+ * it to three different datasets with different datatype: one with auuid, one
+ * open datatype with auuid and one without auuid using one of the attribute
+ * as primary key.
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 20th Mar 2017
+ */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+use experiments;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+select value count(*) from DBLP2;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.7.server.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.9.server.sqlpp
similarity index 100%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.7.server.sqlpp
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/feeds/push-socket-with-auuid/push-socket-with-auuid.9.server.sqlpp
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/filters/filter-auto-key/filter-auto-key.1.ddl.sqlpp
similarity index 72%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.aql
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/filters/filter-auto-key/filter-auto-key.1.ddl.sqlpp
index 285d27b..95c1c38 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/disjunction-to-join-delete-3.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/filters/filter-auto-key/filter-auto-key.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -16,17 +16,23 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+/*
+ * Description  : Test filters with autogenerated keys
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 20th Mar 2018
+ */
+
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
 
-create type TestType as {
-  "id" : string,
-  "idx" : string,
-  "no-idx" : string
+use test;
+
+create type UserLocation as closed {
+recordId: uuid,
+location: circle,
+userName: string
 };
 
-create dataset TestSet(TestType) primary key "id";
-create index TestSetIndex on TestSet(idx);
 
-delete $x from dataset TestSet where $x.no-idx = "one" or $x.no-idx = "two";
+create dataset UserLocations(UserLocation)
+primary key recordId autogenerated with filter on userName;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/filters/filter-auto-key/filter-auto-key.2.update.sqlpp
similarity index 87%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/filters/filter-auto-key/filter-auto-key.2.update.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..cee10ac 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/filters/filter-auto-key/filter-auto-key.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+use test;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+insert into UserLocations(
+{"userName" : "c1121u1" , "location" : circle("4171.58,1083.41 100.0")}
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/filters/filter-auto-key/filter-auto-key.3.query.sqlpp
similarity index 90%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/filters/filter-auto-key/filter-auto-key.3.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..945fc1d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/filters/filter-auto-key/filter-auto-key.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+use test;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+select l.userName from UserLocations l
+where l.userName = "c1121u1";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/GeoJSONQueries.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/GeoJSONQueries.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f4ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/GeoJSONQueries.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<!--
+ ! Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ ! or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ ! distributed with this work for additional information
+ ! regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ ! to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ ! "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ ! with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ !
+ !   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ !
+ ! Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ ! software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ ! "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ ! KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ ! specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ ! under the License.
+ !-->
+<test-group name="geojson">
+    <test-case FilePath="geojson">
+        <compilation-unit name="datatype">
+            <output-dir compare="Text">datatype</output-dir>
+        </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="geojson">
+        <compilation-unit name="single-method">
+            <output-dir compare="Text">single-method</output-dir>
+        </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="geojson">
+        <compilation-unit name="two-geometries">
+            <output-dir compare="Text">two-geometries</output-dir>
+        </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+</test-group>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/analysis.12.query.sqlpp
similarity index 78%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/analysis.12.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..61a7be6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/analysis.12.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+use GeoJSON;
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+SELECT VALUE {"PointN": st_point_n(geo.myGeometry,1), "StartPoint":st_start_point(geo.myGeometry),"Envelope":st_envelope(geo.myGeometry)} FROM Geometries geo WHERE geometry_type(geo.myGeometry)="LineString";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/datatype_definition.1.ddl.sqlpp
similarity index 79%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/datatype_definition.1.ddl.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..dd378a0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/datatype_definition.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+drop  dataverse GeoJSON if exists;
+create  dataverse GeoJSON;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+use GeoJSON;
+
+CREATE TYPE GeometryType AS{
+  id : int,
+  myGeometry : geometry
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET Geometries (GeometryType) PRIMARY KEY id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/datatype_definition.2.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/datatype_definition.2.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ab3bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/datatype_definition.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+use GeoJSON;
+
+INSERT INTO Geometries ([
+{"id": 123, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_geojson({"type":"Point","coordinates":[-118.4,33.93]})},
+{"id": 124, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_geojson({"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[8.7599721,49.7103028],[8.759997,49.7102752],[8.7600145,49.7102818],[8.7600762,49.7102133],[8.760178,49.7102516],[8.7600914,49.7103478],[8.7599721,49.7103028]]]})},
+{"id": 126, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_geojson({"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[-69.1991349,-12.6006222],[-69.199136,-12.599842],[-69.1982979,-12.5998268],[-69.1982598,-12.599869],[-69.1982188,-12.5998698],[-69.19817,-12.5998707],[-69.198125,-12.5998218],[-69.1973024,-12.5998133],[-69.1972972,-12.6003109],[-69.197394,-12.6003514],[-69.1973906,-12.6009231],[-69.1975115,-12.601026],[-69.1975081,-12.6010968]]})},
+{"id": 127, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_geojson({"type": "MultiPoint","coordinates": [[10, 40], [40, 30], [20, 20], [30, 10]]})},
+{"id": 128, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_geojson({"type": "MultiLineString","coordinates": [[[10, 10], [20, 20], [10, 40]],[[40, 40], [30, 30], [40, 20], [30, 10]]]})},
+{"id": 129, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_geojson({"type": "MultiPolygon","coordinates": [[[[40, 40], [20, 45], [45, 30], [40, 40]]],[[[20, 35], [10, 30], [10, 10], [30, 5], [45, 20], [20, 35]],[[30, 20], [20, 15], [20, 25], [30, 20]]]]})},
+{"id": 130, "myGeometry": st_make_point(-71.1043443253471, 42.3150676015829)},
+{"id": 131, "myGeometry": st_make_point(1.0,2.0,3.0)},
+{"id": 132, "myGeometry": st_make_point(1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0)},
+{"id": 133, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_text('POLYGON((743238 2967416,743238 2967450,743265 2967450,743265.625 2967416,743238 2967416))')},
+{"id": 134, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_wkb(hex("0102000000020000001F85EB51B87E5CC0D34D621058994340105839B4C87E5CC0295C8FC2F5984340"))},
+{"id": 135, "myGeometry": st_line_from_multipoint(st_geom_from_text('MULTIPOINT(1 2 , 4 5 , 7 8 )'))},
+{"id": 136, "myGeometry": st_make_envelope(10, 10, 11, 11, 4326)},
+{"id": 137, "myGeometry": st_geom_from_text("POLYGON ((35 10, 45 45, 15 40, 10 20, 35 10),(20 30, 35 35, 30 20, 20 30))")}
+]);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/datatype_definition.3.query.sqlpp
similarity index 93%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/datatype_definition.3.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..540bce1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/datatype_definition.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+use GeoJSON;
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+SELECT * FROM Geometries ORDER BY id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.17.query.sqlpp
similarity index 78%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.17.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..beb8879 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.17.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+use GeoJSON;
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+SELECT VALUE {"IsClosed":st_is_closed(geo.myGeometry), "IsCollection":st_is_collection(geo.myGeometry),"IsEmpty":st_is_empty(geo.myGeometry), "IsSimple":st_is_simple(geo.myGeometry)} FROM Geometries geo;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.4.query.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.4.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..4a19b47 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.4.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+use GeoJSON;
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+SELECT VALUE {"Type": geometry_type(geo.myGeometry), "Area": st_area(geo.myGeometry),
+"Coordinate dimension": st_coord_dim(geo.myGeometry), "Dimension":st_dimension(geo.myGeometry),
+"NPoints":st_n_points(geo.myGeometry), "XMax":st_x_max(geo.myGeometry),"XMin":st_x_min(geo.myGeometry),
+"YMax":st_y_max(geo.myGeometry), "YMin":st_y_min(geo.myGeometry), "Binary": st_as_binary(geo.myGeometry),
+"GeoJSON":st_as_geojson(geo.myGeometry),"WKT":st_as_text(geo.myGeometry)}  FROM Geometries geo;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.5.query.sqlpp
similarity index 79%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.5.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..4868d4c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.5.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+use GeoJSON;
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+SELECT VALUE {"X":st_x(geo.myGeometry),"Y":st_y(geo.myGeometry),"Z":st_z(geo.myGeometry), "M":st_m(geo.myGeometry)}  FROM Geometries geo WHERE geometry_type(geo.myGeometry)="Point" ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.6.query.sqlpp
similarity index 79%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.6.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..d7e32a2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.6.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+use GeoJSON;
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+SELECT VALUE {"NumInteriorRings":st_num_interior_rings(geo.myGeometry), "ExteriorRing":st_exterior_ring(geo.myGeometry)}  FROM Geometries geo WHERE geometry_type(geo.myGeometry)="Polygon";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.9.query.sqlpp
similarity index 76%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.9.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..9fb187d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/datatype/primitive.9.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+use GeoJSON;
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+SELECT VALUE {"Length": st_length(geo.myGeometry), "Boundary":st_boundary(geo.myGeometry)} FROM Geometries geo WHERE geometry_type(geo.myGeometry)="LineString" OR geometry_type(geo.myGeometry)="MultiLineString" ORDER BY geo.id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/analysis.10.query.sqlpp
similarity index 84%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/analysis.10.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..01c2563 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/analysis.10.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,4 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+st_geometry_n(st_geom_from_text('GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(MULTIPOINT(-2 3 , -2 2),LINESTRING(5 5 ,10 10),POLYGON((-7 4.2,-7.1 5,-7.1 4.3,-7 4.2)))'),2);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/predicate.13.query.sqlpp
similarity index 83%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/predicate.13.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..28ee45f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/predicate.13.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,4 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+st_is_collection(st_polygonize([st_geom_from_text("LINESTRING(1 1,2 2,3 3,4 4, 5 5,6 6)"), st_geom_from_text("LINESTRING(0 2,1 2,2 2,3 3,4 2,5 2)")]));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/predicate.14.query.sqlpp
similarity index 93%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/predicate.14.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..54b4450 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/predicate.14.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,4 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+st_is_empty(st_geom_from_text("LINESTRING EMPTY"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/primitive.7.query.sqlpp
similarity index 83%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/primitive.7.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..9924d41 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/single-method/primitive.7.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,4 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+st_num_geometries(st_geom_from_text('GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(MULTIPOINT(-2 3 , -2 2),LINESTRING(5 5 ,10 10),POLYGON((-7 4.2,-7.1 5,-7.1 4.3,-7 4.2)))'));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/analysis.16.query.sqlpp
similarity index 77%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/analysis.16.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..3a889b6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/analysis.16.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+use GeoJSON1;
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+SELECT VALUE {"Union": st_union(geo.myGeometry1, geo.myGeometry2),"Intersection":st_intersection(geo.myGeometry1,
+geo.myGeometry2),"SymDifference":st_sym_difference(geo.myGeometry1,geo.myGeometry2)} FROM Geometries geo;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/datatype_definition.11.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/datatype_definition.11.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7084fe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/datatype_definition.11.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+use GeoJSON1;
+
+INSERT INTO Geometries ([
+{"id": 123, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 0 2)'), "myGeometry2": st_geom_from_text('POINT(0 2)')},
+{"id": 124, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text("LINESTRING(1 1,2 2,3 3,4 4, 5 5,6 6)"), "myGeometry2": st_geom_from_text("LINESTRING(0 2,1 2,2 2,3 3,4 2,5 2)")},
+{"id": 126, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text('POINT(0 0)'), "myGeometry2": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING ( 0 0, 0 2 )')},
+{"id": 127, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(1 1,-1 -1,2 3.5,1 3,1 2,2 1)'), "myGeometry2": st_make_point(-1, -1)},
+{"id": 128, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(1 1,2 2,3 3,4 4, 5 5,6 6)'), "myGeometry2": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2)')},
+{"id": 129, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(1 1,2 2,3 3,4 4, 5 5,6 6)'), "myGeometry2": st_geom_from_text('POINT(0 0)')},
+{"id": 130, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(0 0, 10 10)'), "myGeometry2": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(0 0, 5 5, 10 10)')},
+{"id": 131, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(1 2, 3 4)'), "myGeometry2": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(5 6, 7 8)')},
+{"id": 132, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1, 0 2)'), "myGeometry2": st_geom_from_text('POINT(0 2)')},
+{"id": 133, "myGeometry1": st_geom_from_text('POLYGON((0.25 0.25, 0.5 0.25, 0.5 0.5, 0.25 0.5, 0.25 0.25 ))'), "myGeometry2": st_geom_from_text('POLYGON ((0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 0 1, 0 0))')}
+]);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/datatype_definition.8.ddl.sqlpp
similarity index 77%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/datatype_definition.8.ddl.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..671d151 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/datatype_definition.8.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+drop  dataverse GeoJSON1 if exists;
+create  dataverse GeoJSON1;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+use GeoJSON1;
+
+CREATE TYPE GeometryType AS{
+  id : int,
+  myGeometry1 : geometry,
+  myGeometry2 : geometry
+};
+
+CREATE DATASET Geometries (GeometryType) PRIMARY KEY id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/primitive.15.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/primitive.15.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74a3fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/geojson/two-geometries/primitive.15.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+use GeoJSON1;
+
+SELECT VALUE {"Distance":st_distance(geo.myGeometry1, geo.myGeometry2), "Intersects":st_intersects(geo.myGeometry1,
+geo.myGeometry2), "Contains":st_contains(geo.myGeometry1, geo.myGeometry2), "Crosses":st_crosses(geo.myGeometry1,
+geo.myGeometry2), "Disjoint":st_disjoint(geo.myGeometry1, geo.myGeometry2), "Equals":st_equals(geo.myGeometry1,
+geo.myGeometry2), "Overlaps":st_overlaps(geo.myGeometry1, geo.myGeometry2), "Relate":st_relate(geo.myGeometry1,
+geo.myGeometry2, "FF1FF0102"), "Touches":st_touches(geo.myGeometry1, geo.myGeometry2), "Within":st_within(
+geo.myGeometry1, geo.myGeometry2)} FROM Geometries geo;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.aql b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.1.ddl.sqlpp
similarity index 61%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.aql
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.1.ddl.sqlpp
index 3e2bea3..c4d77ca 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/query_issue849.aql
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -16,27 +16,36 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+
 /*
- * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue827
- * https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=849
- * Expected Res : SUCCESS
- * Date         : 2nd Feb. 2015
+ * Description  : Processed objects metrics on secondary index scan when it's an index-only plan
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 27 Apr 2018
  */
 
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 
-use dataverse test;
+use test;
 
-create type sType as closed{b : int32};
-create dataset s(sType) primary key b;
+create type test.AddressType as
+{
+  number : bigint,
+  street : string,
+  city : string
+};
 
-insert into dataset s ({ "b" : 1});
-insert into dataset s ({ "b" : 3});
+create type test.CustomerType as
+ closed {
+  cid : bigint,
+  name : string,
+  age : bigint?,
+  address : AddressType?,
+  lastorder : {
+      oid : bigint,
+      total : float
+  }
+};
 
-for $x in {{ {"a":1},{"a":2} }}
-for $y in (
- for $z in dataset s where $x.a=$z.b
-    return $z.b
-)
-return {"x":$x,"y":$y}
+create dataset Customers(CustomerType) primary key cid;
+create index customer_name_idx on Customers(name);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.2.update.sqlpp
similarity index 84%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.2.update.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..6a5fd9e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+use test;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+load dataset Customers using localfs
+  ((`path`=`asterix_nc1://data/custord-tiny/customer-tiny-neg.adm`),
+  (`format`=`adm`));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.3.metrics.sqlpp
similarity index 91%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.3.metrics.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..881ed24 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.3.metrics.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+use test;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+select count(*) from Customers
+where name = "Marvella Loud";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.4.ddl.sqlpp
similarity index 95%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.4.ddl.sqlpp
index 8417a7e..f12a2b7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.4.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-/query/service/result/$handle
+drop dataverse test;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index/secondary-index.3.metrics.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index/secondary-index.3.metrics.sqlpp
index 1c5126f..95d4681 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index/secondary-index.3.metrics.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/metrics/secondary-index/secondary-index.3.metrics.sqlpp
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@
 
 use test;
 
+set noindexonly 'true';
+
 select count(*) from Customers
 where name = "Marvella Loud";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/case_08/case_08.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/case_08/case_08.1.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..60229d5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/case_08/case_08.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+SELECT
+  CASE WHEN get_year(current_date()) > 0 THEN "abc" ELSE "def" END LIKE "a%" as v1,
+  ( CASE WHEN get_year(current_date()) > 0 THEN "abc" ELSE "def" END ) LIKE "a%" as v2,
+  [ CASE WHEN get_year(current_date()) > 0 THEN "abc" ELSE "def" END LIKE "a%" ] as v3
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/random/random.1.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/random/random.1.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf35f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/random/random.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+{
+  "t1": array_length((
+    from range(1, 6) t
+    select distinct value random()
+  )),
+
+  "t2": array_length((
+    from range(1, 6) t
+    select distinct value random(t)
+  )),
+
+  "t3": array_length((
+    from range(1, 6) t
+    select distinct value random(unix_time_from_datetime_in_ms(current_datetime()))
+  )),
+
+  "t4": array_length((
+    from [ tinyint("1"), smallint("2"), integer("3"), bigint("4"), float("5"), double("6") ] t
+    select distinct value random(t)
+  )),
+
+  "t5": [ random(missing) is missing, random(null) is null ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.1.ddl.sqlpp
similarity index 64%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.1.ddl.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..f650e0a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,31 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.MyRecordtmp as
+{
+  id : bigint,
+  point : point,
+  kwds : string,
+  line1 : line,
+  line2 : line,
+  poly1 : polygon,
+  poly2 : polygon,
+  rec : rectangle
+};
+
+create type test.MyRecord as
+{
+  pid: uuid,
+  nested : MyRecordtmp?
+};
+
+create  dataset MyDatatmp(MyRecordtmp) primary key id;
+
+create  dataset MyData(MyRecord) primary key pid autogenerated;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.2.update.sqlpp
similarity index 79%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.2.update.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..8199dbd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.2.update.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+use test;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+
+load  dataset MyDatatmp using localfs ((`path`=`asterix_nc1://data/spatial/spatialData.json`),(`format`=`adm`));
+
+insert into MyData
+select element {'nested':c}
+from  MyDatatmp as c
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.3.ddl.sqlpp
similarity index 90%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.3.ddl.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..5683fe0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.3.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+use test;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+
+create  index rtree_index_point  on MyData (nested.point) type rtree;
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.4.query.sqlpp
similarity index 80%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.4.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..93665a4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nested-index/index-selection/rtree-secondary-index-optional/rtree-secondary-index-optional.4.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+use test;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+
+select element {'id':o.nested.id}
+from  MyData as o
+where test.`spatial-intersect`(o.nested.point,test.`create-polygon`([4.0,1.0,4.0,4.0,12.0,4.0,12.0,1.0]))
+order by o.nested.id
+;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nestrecords/nested-optional-pk/nested-optional-pk.1.ddl.sqlpp
similarity index 75%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nestrecords/nested-optional-pk/nested-optional-pk.1.ddl.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..c4af7d8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/nestrecords/nested-optional-pk/nested-optional-pk.1.ddl.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+drop  dataverse test if exists;
+create  dataverse test;
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+use test;
+
+
+create type test.MyRecordtmp as
+{
+  id : bigint,
+  point : point
+};
+
+create type test.MyRecord as
+{
+  nested : MyRecordtmp?
+};
+
+create  dataset MyData(MyRecord) primary key nested.id;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/null-missing/is/is.1.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/null-missing/is/is.1.query.sqlpp
index 81f2a3f..77e8d91 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/null-missing/is/is.1.query.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/null-missing/is/is.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -41,5 +41,11 @@
   "21": 1 is valued,
   "22": null is not valued,
   "23": missing is not valued,
-  "24": 1 is not valued
+  "24": 1 is not valued,
+  "25": null is known,
+  "26": missing is known,
+  "27": 1 is known,
+  "28": null is not known,
+  "29": missing is not known,
+  "30": 1 is not known
 };
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/numeric/const/const.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 93%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/numeric/const/const.1.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..fe67901 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/numeric/const/const.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+{
+  "e": trunc(e(), 2),
+  "pi": trunc(pi(), 2)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/numeric/degrees/degrees.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 95%
rename from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
rename to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/numeric/degrees/degrees.1.query.sqlpp
index 8417a7e..80e002e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/numeric/degrees/degrees.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-/query/service/result/$handle
+{
+  "t1": tobigint(degrees(pi()))
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/numeric/radians/radians.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 95%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/numeric/radians/radians.1.query.sqlpp
index 8417a7e..6d04878 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.5.get.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/numeric/radians/radians.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-/query/service/result/$handle
+{
+  "t1": trunc(radians(180), 2)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/string/reverse/reverse.1.query.sqlpp
similarity index 74%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/string/reverse/reverse.1.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..e127372 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/string/reverse/reverse.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+ {
+   "t1": [ reverse(missing) is missing, reverse(null) is null ],
+   "t2": reverse(""),
+   "t3": reverse("abcd"),
+   "t4": string_to_codepoint(reverse("a\u00D7\u2103\u00F7\u2109b")),
+   "t5": ( from ["ab", "abc", "abcd"] t select value reverse(t) order by t )
+ }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.3.query.sqlpp
index 1380ed2..efe17a5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.3.query.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -17,8 +17,4 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 use test;
-
-
 select element test.computeBonus(-1,-1);
-select element test.computeBonus(1,-1);
-
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.4.query.sqlpp
similarity index 93%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.4.query.sqlpp
index bcc0edc..5ee25ca 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.4.query.sqlpp
@@ -16,7 +16,5 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
-
-/query/service/status/$handle
+use test;
+select element test.computeBonus(1,-1);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm
index 0e619cc..cc4c573 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1/cluster_state_1.1.regexadm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "txn\.lock\.timeout\.sweepthreshold" : 10000,
     "txn\.lock\.timeout\.waitthreshold" : 60000,
     "txn\.log\.buffer\.numpages" : 8,
-    "txn\.log\.buffer\.pagesize" : 131072,
+    "txn\.log\.buffer\.pagesize" : 4194304,
     "txn\.log\.checkpoint\.history" : 0,
     "txn\.log\.checkpoint\.lsnthreshold" : 67108864,
     "txn\.log\.checkpoint\.pollfrequency" : 120,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm
index b3a3eed..dd7dfb7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_full/cluster_state_1_full.1.regexadm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "txn\.lock\.timeout\.sweepthreshold" : 10000,
     "txn\.lock\.timeout\.waitthreshold" : 60000,
     "txn\.log\.buffer\.numpages" : 8,
-    "txn\.log\.buffer\.pagesize" : 131072,
+    "txn\.log\.buffer\.pagesize" : 4194304,
     "txn\.log\.checkpoint\.history" : 0,
     "txn\.log\.checkpoint\.lsnthreshold" : 67108864,
     "txn\.log\.checkpoint\.pollfrequency" : 120,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm
index 75e879c..71200c1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/api/cluster_state_1_less/cluster_state_1_less.1.regexadm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "txn\.lock\.timeout\.sweepthreshold" : 10000,
     "txn\.lock\.timeout\.waitthreshold" : 60000,
     "txn\.log\.buffer\.numpages" : 8,
-    "txn\.log\.buffer\.pagesize" : 131072,
+    "txn\.log\.buffer\.pagesize" : 4194304,
     "txn\.log\.checkpoint\.history" : 0,
     "txn\.log\.checkpoint\.lsnthreshold" : 67108864,
     "txn\.log\.checkpoint\.pollfrequency" : 120,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/missingif/missingif.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/missingif/missingif.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0a2b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/missingif/missingif.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": true, "t2": true, "t3": true, "t4": true, "t5": true, "t6": true, "t7": true, "t8": true }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/missingif/missingif.2.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/missingif/missingif.2.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca4cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/missingif/missingif.2.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+[ true, true, "MISSING" ]
+[ true, false, true ]
+[ true, 2, true ]
+[ true, 3, true ]
+[ true, "abc", true ]
+[ true, "def", true ]
+[ false, true, false ]
+[ false, false, "MISSING" ]
+[ false, 2, false ]
+[ false, 3, false ]
+[ false, "abc", false ]
+[ false, "def", false ]
+[ 2, true, 2 ]
+[ 2, false, 2 ]
+[ 2, 2, "MISSING" ]
+[ 2, 3, 2 ]
+[ 2, "abc", 2 ]
+[ 2, "def", 2 ]
+[ 3, true, 3 ]
+[ 3, false, 3 ]
+[ 3, 2, 3 ]
+[ 3, 3, "MISSING" ]
+[ 3, "abc", 3 ]
+[ 3, "def", 3 ]
+[ "abc", true, "abc" ]
+[ "abc", false, "abc" ]
+[ "abc", 2, "abc" ]
+[ "abc", 3, "abc" ]
+[ "abc", "abc", "MISSING" ]
+[ "abc", "def", "abc" ]
+[ "def", true, "def" ]
+[ "def", false, "def" ]
+[ "def", 2, "def" ]
+[ "def", 3, "def" ]
+[ "def", "abc", "def" ]
+[ "def", "def", "MISSING" ]
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/nanif/nanif.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/nanif/nanif.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0a2b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/nanif/nanif.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": true, "t2": true, "t3": true, "t4": true, "t5": true, "t6": true, "t7": true, "t8": true }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/nanif/nanif.2.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/nanif/nanif.2.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfcc525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/nanif/nanif.2.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+[ true, true, "NaN" ]
+[ true, false, "true" ]
+[ true, 2, "true" ]
+[ true, 3, "true" ]
+[ true, "abc", "true" ]
+[ true, "def", "true" ]
+[ false, true, "false" ]
+[ false, false, "NaN" ]
+[ false, 2, "false" ]
+[ false, 3, "false" ]
+[ false, "abc", "false" ]
+[ false, "def", "false" ]
+[ 2, true, "2" ]
+[ 2, false, "2" ]
+[ 2, 2, "NaN" ]
+[ 2, 3, "2" ]
+[ 2, "abc", "2" ]
+[ 2, "def", "2" ]
+[ 3, true, "3" ]
+[ 3, false, "3" ]
+[ 3, 2, "3" ]
+[ 3, 3, "NaN" ]
+[ 3, "abc", "3" ]
+[ 3, "def", "3" ]
+[ "abc", true, "abc" ]
+[ "abc", false, "abc" ]
+[ "abc", 2, "abc" ]
+[ "abc", 3, "abc" ]
+[ "abc", "abc", "NaN" ]
+[ "abc", "def", "abc" ]
+[ "def", true, "def" ]
+[ "def", false, "def" ]
+[ "def", 2, "def" ]
+[ "def", 3, "def" ]
+[ "def", "abc", "def" ]
+[ "def", "def", "NaN" ]
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0a2b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": true, "t2": true, "t3": true, "t4": true, "t5": true, "t6": true, "t7": true, "t8": true }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.2.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.2.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b75b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/neginfif/neginfif.2.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+[ true, true, "-INF" ]
+[ true, false, "true" ]
+[ true, 2, "true" ]
+[ true, 3, "true" ]
+[ true, "abc", "true" ]
+[ true, "def", "true" ]
+[ false, true, "false" ]
+[ false, false, "-INF" ]
+[ false, 2, "false" ]
+[ false, 3, "false" ]
+[ false, "abc", "false" ]
+[ false, "def", "false" ]
+[ 2, true, "2" ]
+[ 2, false, "2" ]
+[ 2, 2, "-INF" ]
+[ 2, 3, "2" ]
+[ 2, "abc", "2" ]
+[ 2, "def", "2" ]
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index 0000000..b0a2b5a
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.5.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.5.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..950f68f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.5.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ "X": -71.1043443253471, "Y": 42.3150676015829, "Z": 0.0, "M": NaN }
+{ "X": 1.0, "Y": 2.0, "Z": 3.0, "M": NaN }
+{ "X": 1.0, "Y": 2.0, "Z": 3.0, "M": 4.0 }
+{ "X": -118.4, "Y": 33.93, "Z": 0.0, "M": NaN }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.6.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.6.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..044e31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.6.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.9.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.9.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7967722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/datatype/result.9.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.10.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.10.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1e16dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.10.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.13.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.13.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f32a580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.13.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.14.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.14.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f32a580
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.14.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.7.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.7.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e440e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/single-method/result.7.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/two-geometries/result.15.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/two-geometries/result.15.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f884259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/two-geometries/result.15.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
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+{ "Distance": 2.8284271247461903, "Intersects": false, "Contains": false, "Crosses": false, "Disjoint": true, "Equals": false, "Overlaps": false, "Relate": false, "Touches": false, "Within": false }
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+{ "Distance": 0.0, "Intersects": true, "Contains": false, "Crosses": true, "Disjoint": false, "Equals": false, "Overlaps": false, "Relate": false, "Touches": false, "Within": false }
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/two-geometries/result.16.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/two-geometries/result.16.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9b7206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/geojson/two-geometries/result.16.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.3.regexadm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.3.regexadm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91a2dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/metrics/secondary-index-index-only/secondary-index-index-only.3.regexadm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.*"processedObjects":1.*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/case_08/case_08.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/case_08/case_08.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b095a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/case_08/case_08.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "v1": true, "v2": true, "v3": [ true ] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/random/random.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/random/random.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4be3e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/random/random.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": 6, "t2": 6, "t3": 6, "t4": 6, "t5": [ true, true ] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/null-missing/is/is.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/null-missing/is/is.1.adm
index 920f7b4..cf13212 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/null-missing/is/is.1.adm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/null-missing/is/is.1.adm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "1": true, "3": false, "4": false, "6": true, "7": false, "8": true, "9": false, "10": true, "11": false, "12": true, "13": true, "14": true, "15": false, "16": false, "17": false, "18": true, "19": false, "20": false, "21": true, "22": true, "23": true, "24": false }
+{ "1": true, "3": false, "4": false, "6": true, "7": false, "8": true, "9": false, "10": true, "11": false, "12": true, "13": true, "14": true, "15": false, "16": false, "17": false, "18": true, "19": false, "20": false, "21": true, "22": true, "23": true, "24": false, "25": false, "26": false, "27": true, "28": true, "29": true, "30": false }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/const/const.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/const/const.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abab248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/const/const.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "e": 2.71, "pi": 3.14 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/degrees/degrees.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/degrees/degrees.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1310b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/degrees/degrees.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": 180 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/radians/radians.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/radians/radians.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6091a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/radians/radians.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": 3.14 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/string/reverse/reverse.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/string/reverse/reverse.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2b8b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/string/reverse/reverse.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "t1": [ true, true ], "t2": "", "t3": "dcba", "t4": [ 98, 8457, 247, 8451, 215, 97 ], "t5": [ "ba", "cba", "dcba" ] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.1.adm
index c76f17a..d99fd3a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.1.adm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.1.adm
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 -0.1
--0.25
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.2.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.2.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13a1d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/udf25/udf25.2.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-0.25
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
index 5c6b100..4dd6d97 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
       <compilation-unit name="insert-with-autogenerated-pk_adm_02">
         <output-dir compare="Text">insert-with-autogenerated-pk_adm_02</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>Duplicate field name &quot;id&quot;</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1006: Duplicate field name &quot;id&quot;</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
@@ -1689,13 +1689,13 @@
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
       <compilation-unit name="load-with-autogenerated-pk_adm_02">
         <output-dir compare="Text">load-with-autogenerated-pk_adm_02</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>ASX3058: This record is closed, you can not add extra fields! new field name: id [HyracksDataException]</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX3058: This record is closed, you can not add extra fields! new field name: id</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
       <compilation-unit name="load-with-autogenerated-pk_adm_03">
         <output-dir compare="Text">load-with-autogenerated-pk_adm_03</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>ASX3058: This record is closed, you can not add extra fields! new field name: id [HyracksDataException]</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX3058: This record is closed, you can not add extra fields! new field name: id</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
       <compilation-unit name="load-with-autogenerated-no-field">
         <output-dir compare="Text">load-with-autogenerated-no-field</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>ASX1014: Field "not_id" is not found [CompilationException]</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1014: Field "not_id" is not found</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
@@ -4477,7 +4477,7 @@
     <test-case FilePath="numeric">
       <compilation-unit name="query-issue355">
         <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue355</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "10000000000000000000"</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>For input string: "10000000000000000000"</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
   </test-group>
@@ -4923,7 +4923,7 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">alltypes_01</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="scan">
+    <!--test-case FilePath="scan">
       <compilation-unit name="alltypes_01">
         <parameter name="wrapper-array" value="true" />
         <output-dir compare="Text">alltypes_01-wrapped</output-dir>
@@ -4944,7 +4944,7 @@
       <compilation-unit name="alltypes_01">
         <output-dir compare="Clean-JSON">alltypes_01-cleanjson</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
+    </test-case-->
     <test-case FilePath="scan">
       <compilation-unit name="alltypes_02">
         <output-dir compare="Text">alltypes_02</output-dir>
@@ -6525,19 +6525,19 @@
     <test-case FilePath="load">
       <compilation-unit name="csv_05"><!-- Someone should check and verify -->
         <output-dir compare="Text">csv_05</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>java.io.IOException: At record:</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>At record: 1</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="load">
       <compilation-unit name="csv_06"><!-- Someone should check and verify -->
         <output-dir compare="Text">csv_06</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>java.io.IOException: At record:</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>At record: 1</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="load">
       <compilation-unit name="csv_07"><!-- Someone should check and verify -->
         <output-dir compare="Text">csv_07</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>java.io.IOException: At record:</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>At record: 1</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="load">
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
index 3823234..278f3f5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE test-suite [
   <!ENTITY ObjectsQueries SYSTEM "queries_sqlpp/objects/ObjectsQueries.xml">
   <!ENTITY AsyncDeferredQueries SYSTEM "queries_sqlpp/async-deferred/AsyncDeferredQueries.xml">
+  <!ENTITY GeoQueries SYSTEM "queries_sqlpp/geojson/GeoJSONQueries.xml">
 ]>
 <test-suite xmlns="urn:xml.testframework.asterix.apache.org" ResultOffsetPath="results" QueryOffsetPath="queries_sqlpp" QueryFileExtension=".sqlpp">
   &AsyncDeferredQueries;
@@ -1263,6 +1264,32 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">least_mixed</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="missingif">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">missingif</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="nullif">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">nullif</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="nanif">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">nanif</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="posinfif">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">posinfif</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="neginfif">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">neginfif</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="constructor">
     <test-case FilePath="constructor">
@@ -3598,6 +3625,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="misc">
+      <compilation-unit name="case_08">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">case_08</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="misc">
       <compilation-unit name="dataset_nodegroup">
         <output-dir compare="Text">dataset_nodegroup</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -3651,6 +3683,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="misc">
+      <compilation-unit name="random">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">random</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="misc">
       <compilation-unit name="stable_sort">
         <output-dir compare="Text">stable_sort</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -4414,6 +4451,11 @@
           <output-dir compare="Text">rtree-secondary-index-open</output-dir>
         </compilation-unit>
       </test-case>
+      <test-case FilePath="nested-index/index-selection">
+        <compilation-unit name="rtree-secondary-index-optional">
+          <output-dir compare="Text">rtree-secondary-index-open</output-dir>
+        </compilation-unit>
+      </test-case>
     </test-group>
     <test-group name="nested-index/external-indexing">
       <test-case FilePath="nested-index/external-indexing">
@@ -4596,6 +4638,12 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">nestrecord</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="nestrecords">
+      <compilation-unit name="nested-optional-pk">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">nested-optional-pk</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>ASX1021: The primary key field "nested.id" cannot be nullable</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="null-missing">
     <test-case FilePath="null-missing">
@@ -4796,6 +4844,16 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="numeric">
+      <compilation-unit name="const">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">const</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="numeric">
+      <compilation-unit name="degrees">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">degrees</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="numeric">
       <compilation-unit name="divide_double">
         <output-dir compare="Text">divide_double</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -4906,6 +4964,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="numeric">
+      <compilation-unit name="radians">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">radians</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="numeric">
       <compilation-unit name="round-half-to-even0">
         <output-dir compare="Text">round-half-to-even0</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -6232,6 +6295,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="string">
+      <compilation-unit name="reverse">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">reverse</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="string">
       <compilation-unit name="rtrim">
         <output-dir compare="Text">rtrim</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -9324,6 +9392,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="filters">
+      <compilation-unit name="filter-auto-key">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">filter-auto-key</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="filters">
       <compilation-unit name="load">
         <output-dir compare="Text">load</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -9790,4 +9863,5 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
   </test-group>
+  &GeoQueries;
 </test-suite>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/TransactionProperties.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/TransactionProperties.java
index c15f8a7..4ee00cd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/TransactionProperties.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/config/TransactionProperties.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         TXN_LOG_BUFFER_NUMPAGES(INTEGER, 8, "The number of pages in the transaction log tail"),
         TXN_LOG_BUFFER_PAGESIZE(
                 INTEGER_BYTE_UNIT,
-                StorageUtil.getIntSizeInBytes(128, KILOBYTE),
+                StorageUtil.getIntSizeInBytes(4, MEGABYTE),
                 "The page size (in bytes) for transaction log buffer"),
         TXN_LOG_PARTITIONSIZE(
                 LONG_BYTE_UNIT,
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/Servlets.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/Servlets.java
index 1ac3ffa..b135c7f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/Servlets.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/Servlets.java
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@
 
 public class Servlets {
 
-    public static final String AQL = "/aql";
-    public static final String AQL_QUERY = "/query";
-    public static final String AQL_UPDATE = "/update";
-    public static final String AQL_DDL = "/ddl";
-    public static final String SQLPP = "/sqlpp";
-    public static final String SQLPP_QUERY = "/query/sqlpp";
-    public static final String SQLPP_UPDATE = "/update/sqlpp";
-    public static final String SQLPP_DDL = "/ddl/sqlpp";
     public static final String QUERY_STATUS = "/query/service/status/*";
     public static final String QUERY_RESULT = "/query/service/result/*";
     public static final String QUERY_SERVICE = "/query/service";
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/StorageConstants.java b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/StorageConstants.java
index 265c9fd..f6aa2c3 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/StorageConstants.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/common/utils/StorageConstants.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     public static final String METADATA_FILE_NAME = ".metadata";
     public static final String MASK_FILE_PREFIX = ".mask_";
     public static final String COMPONENT_MASK_FILE_PREFIX = MASK_FILE_PREFIX + "C_";
-    public static final String LEGACY_DATASET_INDEX_NAME_SEPARATOR = "_idx_";
 
     /**
      * The storage version of AsterixDB related artifacts (e.g. log files, checkpoint files, etc..).
@@ -49,11 +48,6 @@
      */
     public static final int VERSION = LOCAL_STORAGE_VERSION + ITreeIndexFrame.Constants.VERSION;
 
-    /**
-     * The storage version in which the rebalance storage structure was introduced
-     */
-    public static final int REBALANCE_STORAGE_VERSION = 8;
-
     private StorageConstants() {
     }
 }
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diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
index 175f144..6405621 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-common/src/main/resources/asx_errormsg/en.properties
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 3071 = Found END_RECORD while expecting a list item
 3072 = Cannot cast the %1$s type to the %2$s type
 3073 = Missing deserializer method for constructor: %1$s
-3074 = This can not be an instance of %1$s
+3074 = %1$s cannot be an instance of %2$s
 3075 = Closed field %1$s has null value
 3076 = %1$s: no files found
 3077 = %1$s: path not found
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/12_misc.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/12_misc.md
index ac2a465..dfb1b0b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/12_misc.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/12_misc.md
@@ -76,6 +76,28 @@
         { "v1": false, "v2": true, "v3": null }
 
 
+### random ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        random( [seed_value] )
+
+ * Returns a random number, accepting an optional seed value
+ * Arguments:
+    * `seed_value`: an optional `tinyint`/`smallint`/`integer`/`bigint`/`float`/`double` value representing the seed number.
+ * Return Value:
+    * A random number of type `double` between 0 and 1,
+    * `missing` if the argument is a `missing` value,
+    * `null` if the argument is a `null` value,
+    * any other non-numeric input value will cause a type error.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {
+          "v1": random(),
+          "v2": random(unix_time_from_datetime_in_ms(current_datetime()))
+        };
+
+
 ### range ###
  * Syntax:
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/13_conditional.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/13_conditional.md
index ed9551e..f0e98fd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/13_conditional.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/13_conditional.md
@@ -199,3 +199,150 @@
         { "a": true, "b": true, "c": true, "d": 1, "e": true, "f": true, "g": 1 }
 
  The function has an alias `ifnanorinf`.
+
+
+### null_if (nullif) ###
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+        null_if(expression1, expression2)
+
+ * Compares two arguments and returns `null` if they are equal, otherwise returns the first argument.
+ * Arguments:
+    * `expressionI` : an expression (any type is allowed).
+ * Return Value:
+    * `missing` if any argument is a `missing` value,
+    * `null` if
+        * any argument is a `null` value but no argument is a `missing` value, or
+        * `argument1` = `argument2`
+    * a value of the first argument otherwise
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {
+            "a": null_if("asterixdb", "asterixdb"),
+            "b": null_if(1, 2)
+        };
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "a": null, "b": 1 }
+
+ The function has an alias `nullif`.
+
+
+### missing_if (missingif) ###
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+        missing_if(expression1, expression2)
+
+ * Compares two arguments and returns `missing` if they are equal, otherwise returns the first argument.
+ * Arguments:
+    * `expressionI` : an expression (any type is allowed).
+ * Return Value:
+    * `missing` if
+        * any argument is a `missing` value, or
+        * no argument is a `null` value and `argument1` = `argument2`
+    * `null` if any argument is a `null` value but no argument is a `missing` value
+    * a value of the first argument otherwise
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {
+            "a": missing_if("asterixdb", "asterixdb")
+            "b": missing_if(1, 2),
+        };
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "b": 1 }
+
+ The function has an alias `missingif`.
+
+
+### nan_if (nanif) ###
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+        nan_if(expression1, expression2)
+
+ * Compares two arguments and returns `NaN` value if they are equal, otherwise returns the first argument.
+ * Arguments:
+    * `expressionI` : an expression (any type is allowed).
+ * Return Value:
+    * `missing` if any argument is a `missing` value,
+    * `null` if any argument is a `null` value but no argument is a `missing` value
+    * `NaN` value of type `double` if `argument1` = `argument2`
+    * a value of the first argument otherwise
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {
+            "a": to_string(nan_if("asterixdb", "asterixdb")),
+            "b": nan_if(1, 2)
+        };
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "a": "NaN", "b": 1 }
+
+ The function has an alias `nanif`.
+
+
+### posinf_if (posinfif) ###
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+        posinf_if(expression1, expression2)
+
+ * Compares two arguments and returns `+INF` value if they are equal, otherwise returns the first argument.
+ * Arguments:
+    * `expressionI` : an expression (any type is allowed).
+ * Return Value:
+    * `missing` if any argument is a `missing` value,
+    * `null` if any argument is a `null` value but no argument is a `missing` value
+    * `+INF` value of type `double` if `argument1` = `argument2`
+    * a value of the first argument otherwise
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {
+            "a": to_string(posinf_if("asterixdb", "asterixdb")),
+            "b": posinf_if(1, 2)
+        };
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "a": "+INF", "b": 1 }
+
+ The function has an alias `posinfif`.
+
+
+### neginf_if (neginfif) ###
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+        neginf_if(expression1, expression2)
+
+ * Compares two arguments and returns `-INF` value if they are equal, otherwise returns the first argument.
+ * Arguments:
+    * `expressionI` : an expression (any type is allowed).
+ * Return Value:
+    * `missing` if any argument is a `missing` value,
+    * `null` if any argument is a `null` value but no argument is a `missing` value
+    * `-INF` value of type `double` if `argument1` = `argument2`
+    * a value of the first argument otherwise
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {
+            "a": to_string(neginf_if("asterixdb", "asterixdb")),
+            "b": neginf_if(1, 2)
+        };
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "a": "-INF", "b": 1 }
+
+ The function has an alias `neginfif`.
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/1_numeric_common.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/1_numeric_common.md
index c058d10..b95e778c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/1_numeric_common.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/1_numeric_common.md
@@ -198,6 +198,47 @@
         { "v1": 0.5403023058681398, "v2": -0.4161468365471424, "v3": 1.0, "v4": 0.8775825618903728, "v5": 0.562379076290703 }
 
 
+### degrees ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        degrees(numeric_value)
+
+ * Converts radians to degrees
+ * Arguments:
+    * `numeric_value`: a `tinyint`/`smallint`/`integer`/`bigint`/`float`/`double` value.
+ * Return Value:
+    * The degrees value for the given radians value. The returned value has type `double`,
+    * `missing` if the argument is a `missing` value,
+    * `null` if the argument is a `null` value,
+    * any other non-numeric input value will cause a type error.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        { "v1": degrees(pi()) };
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": 180.0 }
+
+
+### e ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        e()
+
+ * Return Value:
+    * e (base of the natural logarithm)
+
+ * Example:
+
+        { "v1": e() };
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": 2.718281828459045 }
+
+
 ### exp ###
  * Syntax:
 
@@ -301,6 +342,22 @@
         { "v1": 0.0, "v2": 0.3010299956639812, "v3": "-Infinity", "v4": -0.3010299956639812, "v5": 3.0 }
 
 
+### pi ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        pi()
+
+ * Return Value:
+    * Pi
+
+ * Example:
+
+        { "v1": pi() };
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": 3.141592653589793 }
+
 
 ### power ###
  * Syntax:
@@ -327,6 +384,30 @@
         { "v1": 1, "v3": 0, "v4": 1.4142135623730951 }
 
 
+### radians ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        radians(numeric_value)
+
+ * Converts degrees to radians
+ * Arguments:
+    * `numeric_value`: a `tinyint`/`smallint`/`integer`/`bigint`/`float`/`double` value.
+ * Return Value:
+    * The radians value for the given degrees value. The returned value has type `double`,
+    * `missing` if the argument is a `missing` value,
+    * `null` if the argument is a `null` value,
+    * any other non-numeric input value will cause a type error.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        { "v1": radians(180) };
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": 3.141592653589793 }
+
+
 ### round ###
  * Syntax:
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/2_string_common.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/2_string_common.md
index 0e548a7..a733a84 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/2_string_common.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/builtins/2_string_common.md
@@ -414,6 +414,30 @@
           "v2": "product-a and x-phone"
         }
 
+### reverse ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        reverse(string)
+
+ * Returns a string formed by reversing characters in the input `string`.
+ * Arguments:
+    * `string` : a `string` to be reversed
+ * Return Value:
+    * a string containing characters from the the input `string` in the reverse order,
+    * `missing` if any argument is a `missing` value,
+    * `null` if any argument is a `null` value but no argument is a `missing` value,
+    * a type error will be raised if:
+        * the first argument is any other non-string value
+
+ * Example:
+
+        reverse("hello");
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        "olleh"
+
 ### rtrim ###
  * Syntax:
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/sqlpp/0_toc.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/sqlpp/0_toc.md
index 84986ae..ebf8908 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/sqlpp/0_toc.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/sqlpp/0_toc.md
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
            * [Collection Operators](#Collection_operators)
            * [Comparison Operators](#Comparison_operators)
            * [Logical Operators](#Logical_operators)
-      * [Case Expressions](#Case_expressions)
       * [Quantified Expressions](#Quantified_expressions)
       * [Path Expressions](#Path_expressions)
       * [Primary Expressions](#Primary_expressions)
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@
            * [Variable References](#Variable_references)
            * [Parenthesized Expressions](#Parenthesized_expressions)
            * [Function call Expressions](#Function_call_expressions)
+           * [Case Expressions](#Case_expressions)
            * [Constructors](#Constructors)
 * [3. Queries](#Queries)
       * [Declarations](#Declarations)
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/sqlpp/2_expr.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/sqlpp/2_expr.md
index 93e2f5d..6ac6db1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/sqlpp/2_expr.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/main/markdown/sqlpp/2_expr.md
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@
 
 SQL++ is a highly composable expression language. Each SQL++ expression returns zero or more data model instances.
 There are three major kinds of expressions in SQL++. At the topmost level, a SQL++ expression can be an
-OperatorExpression (similar to a mathematical expression), an ConditionalExpression (to choose between
-alternative values), or a QuantifiedExpression (which yields a boolean value). Each will be detailed as we
-explore the full SQL++ grammar.
+OperatorExpression (similar to a mathematical expression), or a QuantifiedExpression (which yields a boolean value). 
+Each will be detailed as we explore the full SQL++ grammar.
 
-    Expression ::= OperatorExpression | CaseExpression | QuantifiedExpression
+    Expression ::= OperatorExpression | QuantifiedExpression
 
 Note that in the following text, words enclosed in angle brackets denote keywords that are not case-sensitive.
 
@@ -103,16 +102,16 @@
 
 The following table enumerates all of SQL++'s comparison operators.
 
-| Operator       |  Purpose                                   | Example    |
-|----------------|--------------------------------------------|------------|
+| Operator       |  Purpose                                       | Example    |
+|----------------|------------------------------------------------|------------|
 | IS NULL        |  Test if a value is NULL                       | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS NULL; |
 | IS NOT NULL    |  Test if a value is not NULL                   | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS NOT NULL; |
 | IS MISSING     |  Test if a value is MISSING                    | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS MISSING; |
 | IS NOT MISSING |  Test if a value is not MISSING                | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS NOT MISSING;|
 | IS UNKNOWN     |  Test if a value is NULL or MISSING            | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS UNKNOWN; |
 | IS NOT UNKNOWN |  Test if a value is neither NULL nor MISSING   | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS NOT UNKNOWN;|
-| IS VALUED      |  Test if a value is neither NULL nor MISSING   | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS VALUED; |
-| IS NOT VALUED  |  Test if a value is NULL or MISSING            | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS NOT VALUED;|
+| IS KNOWN (IS VALUED) |  Test if a value is neither NULL nor MISSING | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS KNOWN; |
+| IS NOT KNOWN (IS NOT VALUED) |  Test if a value is NULL or MISSING | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.user.name IS NOT KNOWN; |
 | BETWEEN        |  Test if a value is between a start value and <br/>a end value. The comparison is inclusive <br/>to both start and end values. |  SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.chirpId BETWEEN 10 AND 20;|
 | =              |  Equality test                                 | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.chirpId=10; |
 | !=             |  Inequality test                               | SELECT * FROM ChirpMessages cm <br/>WHERE cm.chirpId!=10;|
@@ -134,8 +133,8 @@
 | IS NOT MISSING | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE |
 | IS UNKNOWN | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
 | IS NOT UNKNOWN | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE|
-| IS VALUED | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE |
-| IS NOT VALUED | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
+| IS KNOWN (IS VALUED) | TRUE | FALSE | FALSE |
+| IS NOT KNOWN (IS NOT VALUED) | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE |
 
 ### <a id="Logical_operators">Logical Operators</a>
 Logical operators perform logical `NOT`, `AND`, and `OR` operations over Boolean values (`TRUE` and `FALSE`) plus `NULL` and `MISSING`.
@@ -170,20 +169,6 @@
 | NULL | NULL |
 | MISSING | MISSING |
 
-## <a id="Case_expressions">Case Expressions</a>
-
-    CaseExpression ::= SimpleCaseExpression | SearchedCaseExpression
-    SimpleCaseExpression ::= <CASE> Expression ( <WHEN> Expression <THEN> Expression )+ ( <ELSE> Expression )? <END>
-    SearchedCaseExpression ::= <CASE> ( <WHEN> Expression <THEN> Expression )+ ( <ELSE> Expression )? <END>
-
-In a simple `CASE` expression, the query evaluator searches for the first `WHEN` ... `THEN` pair in which the `WHEN` expression is equal to the expression following `CASE` and returns the expression following `THEN`. If none of the `WHEN` ... `THEN` pairs meet this condition, and an `ELSE` branch exists, it returns the `ELSE` expression. Otherwise, `NULL` is returned.
-
-In a searched CASE expression, the query evaluator searches from left to right until it finds a `WHEN` expression that is evaluated to `TRUE`, and then returns its corresponding `THEN` expression. If no condition is found to be `TRUE`, and an `ELSE` branch exists, it returns the `ELSE` expression. Otherwise, it returns `NULL`.
-
-The following example illustrates the form of a case expression.
-##### Example
-
-    CASE (2 < 3) WHEN true THEN "yes" ELSE "no" END
 
 ## <a id="Quantified_expressions">Quantified Expressions</a>
 
@@ -241,11 +226,13 @@
                   | VariableReference
                   | ParenthesizedExpression
                   | FunctionCallExpression
+                  | CaseExpression
                   | Constructor
 
 The most basic building block for any SQL++ expression is PrimaryExpression. This can be a simple literal (constant)
-value, a reference to a query variable that is in scope, a parenthesized expression, a function call, or a newly
-constructed instance of the data model (such as a newly constructed object, array, or multiset of data model instances).
+value, a reference to a query variable that is in scope, a parenthesized expression, a function call, a conditional 
+(case) expression, or a newly constructed instance of the data model (such as a newly constructed object, array, 
+or multiset of data model instances).
 
 ## <a id="Literals">Literals</a>
 
@@ -361,6 +348,22 @@
 
     length('a string')
 
+## <a id="Case_expressions">Case Expressions</a>
+
+    CaseExpression ::= SimpleCaseExpression | SearchedCaseExpression
+    SimpleCaseExpression ::= <CASE> Expression ( <WHEN> Expression <THEN> Expression )+ ( <ELSE> Expression )? <END>
+    SearchedCaseExpression ::= <CASE> ( <WHEN> Expression <THEN> Expression )+ ( <ELSE> Expression )? <END>
+
+In a simple `CASE` expression, the query evaluator searches for the first `WHEN` ... `THEN` pair in which the `WHEN` expression is equal to the expression following `CASE` and returns the expression following `THEN`. If none of the `WHEN` ... `THEN` pairs meet this condition, and an `ELSE` branch exists, it returns the `ELSE` expression. Otherwise, `NULL` is returned.
+
+In a searched CASE expression, the query evaluator searches from left to right until it finds a `WHEN` expression that is evaluated to `TRUE`, and then returns its corresponding `THEN` expression. If no condition is found to be `TRUE`, and an `ELSE` branch exists, it returns the `ELSE` expression. Otherwise, it returns `NULL`.
+
+The following example illustrates the form of a case expression.
+
+##### Example
+
+    CASE (2 < 3) WHEN true THEN "yes" ELSE "no" END
+
 
 ### <a id="Constructors">Constructors</a>
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/aql/fulltext.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/aql/fulltext.md
index bc0b398..1328ed9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/aql/fulltext.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/aql/fulltext.md
@@ -44,73 +44,61 @@
         ftcontains(Expression1, Expression2, {FullTextOption})
         ftcontains(Expression1, Expression2)
 
-For example, we can execute the following query to find tweet messages where the `message-text` field includes
+For example, we can execute the following query to find Chirp messages where the `messageText` field includes
 “voice” as a word. Please note that an FTS search is case-insensitive.
 Thus, "Voice" or "voice" will be evaluated as the same word.
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
-
-        for $msg in dataset TweetMessages
-        where ftcontains($msg.message-text, "voice", {"mode":"any"})
-        return {"id": $msg.id}
-
-The DDL and DML of TinySocial can be found in [ADM: Modeling Semistructed Data in AsterixDB](primer.html#ADM:_Modeling_Semistructed_Data_in_AsterixDB).
-
-The same query can be also expressed in the SQL++.
-
         use TinySocial;
 
-        select element {"id":msg.id}
-        from TweetMessages as msg
-        where TinySocial.ftcontains(msg.`message-text`, "voice", {"mode":"any"})
+        select element {"chirpId": msg.chirpId}
+        from ChirpMessages msg
+        where ftcontains(msg.messageText, "voice", {"mode":"any"});
+
+The DDL and DML of TinySocial can be found in [ADM: Modeling Semistructed Data in AsterixDB](../sqlpp/primer-sqlpp.html#ADM:_Modeling_Semistructed_Data_in_AsterixDB).
 
 The `Expression1` is an expression that should be evaluable as a string at runtime as in the above example
-where `$msg.message-text` is a string field. The `Expression2` can be a string, an (un)ordered list
+where `msg.messageText` is a string field. The `Expression2` can be a string, an (un)ordered list
 of string value(s), or an expression. In the last case, the given expression should be evaluable
 into one of the first two types, i.e., into a string value or an (un)ordered list of string value(s).
 
 The following examples are all valid expressions.
 
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, "sound")
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, "sound", {"mode":"any"})
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, ["sound", "system"], {"mode":"any"})
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, {{"speed", "stand", "customization"}}, {"mode":"all"})
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, let $keyword_list := ["voice", "system"] return $keyword_list, {"mode":"all"})
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, $keyword_list, {"mode":"any"})
-
-In the last example above, `$keyword_list` should evaluate to a string or an (un)ordered list of string value(s).
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, "sound")
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, "sound", {"mode":"any"})
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, ["sound", "system"], {"mode":"any"})
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, {{"speed", "stand", "customization"}}, {"mode":"all"})
 
 The last `FullTextOption` parameter clarifies the given FTS request. If you omit the `FullTextOption` parameter,
 then the default value will be set for each possible option. Currently, we only have one option named `mode`.
 And as we extend the FTS feature, more options will be added. Please note that the format of `FullTextOption`
 is a record, thus you need to put the option(s) in a record `{}`.
 The `mode` option indicates whether the given FTS query is a conjunctive (AND) or disjunctive (OR) search request.
-This option can be either `“any”` or `“all”`. The default value for `mode` is `“all”`. If one specifies `“any”`,
-a disjunctive search will be conducted. For example, the following query will find documents whose `message-text`
+This option can be either `“all”` (AND) or `“any”` (OR). The default value for `mode` is `“all”`. If one specifies `“any”`,
+a disjunctive search will be conducted. For example, the following query will find documents whose `messageText`
 field contains “sound” or “system”, so a document will be returned if it contains either “sound”, “system”,
 or both of the keywords.
 
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, ["sound", "system"], {"mode":"any"})
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, ["sound", "system"], {"mode":"any"})
 
 The other option parameter,`“all”`, specifies a conjunctive search. The following examples will find the documents whose
-`message-text` field contains both “sound” and “system”. If a document contains only “sound” or “system” but
+`messageText` field contains both “sound” and “system”. If a document contains only “sound” or “system” but
 not both, it will not be returned.
 
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, ["sound", "system"], {"mode":"all"})
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, ["sound", "system"])
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, ["sound", "system"], {"mode":"all"})
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, ["sound", "system"])
 
 Currently AsterixDB doesn’t (yet) support phrase searches, so the following query will not work.
 
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, "sound system", {"mode":"any"})
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, "sound system", {"mode":"any"})
 
 As a workaround solution, the following query can be used to achieve a roughly similar goal. The difference is that
-the following queries will find documents where `$msg.message-text` contains both “sound” and “system”, but the order
+the following queries will find documents where `msg.messageText` contains both “sound” and “system”, but the order
 and adjacency of “sound” and “system” are not checked, unlike in a phrase search. As a result, the query below would
 also return documents with “sound system can be installed.”, “system sound is perfect.”,
 or “sound is not clear. You may need to install a new system.”
 
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, ["sound", "system"], {"mode":"all"})
-       ... where ftcontains($msg.message-text, ["sound", "system"])
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, ["sound", "system"], {"mode":"all"})
+       ... where ftcontains(msg.messageText, ["sound", "system"])
 
 
 ## <a id="FulltextIndex">Creating and utilizing a Full-text index</a> <font size="4"><a href="#toc">[Back to TOC]</a></font> ##
@@ -118,6 +106,9 @@
 When there is a full-text index on the field that is being searched, rather than scanning all records,
 AsterixDB can utilize that index to expedite the execution of a FTS query. To create a full-text index,
 you need to specify the index type as `fulltext` in your DDL statement. For instance, the following DDL
-statement create a full-text index on the TweetMessages.message-text attribute.
+statement create a full-text index on the `GleambookMessages.message` attribute. Note that a full-text index
+cannot be built on a dataset with the variable-length primary key (e.g., string).
 
-    create index messageFTSIdx on TweetMessages(message-text) type fulltext;
+    use TinySocial;
+
+    create index messageFTSIdx on GleambookMessages(message) type fulltext;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/aql/similarity.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/aql/similarity.md
index 0d949db..8118126 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/aql/similarity.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/aql/similarity.md
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 AsterixDB supports [edit distance](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance) (on strings) and
 [Jaccard](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaccard_index) (on sets).  For
 instance, in our
-[TinySocial](primer.html#ADM:_Modeling_Semistructed_Data_in_AsterixDB)
-example, the `friend-ids` of a Facebook user forms a set
+[TinySocial](../sqlpp/primer-sqlpp.html#ADM:_Modeling_Semistructed_Data_in_AsterixDB)
+example, the `friendIds` of a Gleambook user forms a set
 of friends, and we can define a similarity between the sets of
 friends of two users. We can also convert a string to a set of grams of a length "n"
 (called "n-grams") and define the Jaccard similarity between the two
@@ -55,50 +55,45 @@
 `schwarzenegger` are `sch`, `chw`, `hwa`, ..., `ger`.
 
 AsterixDB provides
-[tokenization functions](functions.html#Tokenizing_Functions)
+[tokenization functions](../sqlpp/builtins.html#Tokenizing_Functions)
 to convert strings to sets, and the
-[similarity functions](functions.html#Similarity_Functions).
+[similarity functions](../sqlpp/builtins.html#Similarity_Functions).
 
 ## <a id="SimilaritySelectionQueries">Similarity Selection Queries</a> <font size="4"><a href="#toc">[Back to TOC]</a></font> ##
 
 The following query
-asks for all the Facebook users whose name is similar to
+asks for all the Gleambook users whose name is similar to
 `Suzanna Tilson`, i.e., their edit distance is at most 2.
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
-        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
-        let $ed := edit-distance($user.name, "Suzanna Tilson")
-        where $ed <= 2
-        return $user
-
+        select u
+        from GleambookUsers u
+        where edit_distance(u.name, "Suzanna Tilson") <= 2;
 
 The following query
-asks for all the Facebook users whose set of friend ids is
+asks for all the Gleambook users whose set of friend ids is
 similar to `[1,5,9,10]`, i.e., their Jaccard similarity is at least 0.6.
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
-        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
-        let $sim := similarity-jaccard($user.friend-ids, [1,5,9,10])
-        where $sim >= 0.6f
-        return $user
-
+        select u
+        from GleambookUsers u
+        where similarity_jaccard(u.friendIds, [1,5,9,10]) >= 0.6f;
 
 AsterixDB allows a user to use a similarity operator `~=` to express a
 condition by defining the similarity function and threshold
 using "set" statements earlier. For instance, the above query can be
 equivalently written as:
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
         set simfunction "jaccard";
         set simthreshold "0.6f";
 
-        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
-        where $user.friend-ids ~= [1,5,9,10]
-        return $user
-
+        select u
+        from GleambookUsers u
+        where u.friendIds ~= [1,5,9,10];
 
 In this query, we first declare Jaccard as the similarity function
 using `simfunction` and then specify the threshold `0.6f` using
@@ -107,27 +102,19 @@
 ## <a id="SimilarityJoinQueries">Similarity Join Queries</a> <font size="4"><a href="#toc">[Back to TOC]</a></font> ##
 
 AsterixDB supports fuzzy joins between two sets. The following
-[query](primer.html#Query_5_-_Fuzzy_Join)
-finds, for each Facebook user, all Twitter users with names
+[query](../sqlpp/primer-sqlpp.html#Query_5_-_Fuzzy_Join)
+finds, for each Gleambook user, all Chirp users with names
 similar to their name based on the edit distance.
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
         set simfunction "edit-distance";
         set simthreshold "3";
 
-        for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers
-        return {
-            "id": $fbu.id,
-            "name": $fbu.name,
-            "similar-users": for $t in dataset TweetMessages
-                                let $tu := $t.user
-                                where $tu.name ~= $fbu.name
-                                return {
-                                "twitter-screenname": $tu.screen-name,
-                                "twitter-name": $tu.name
-                                }
-        };
+        select gbu.id, gbu.name, (select cu.screenName, cu.name
+                                  from ChirpUsers cu
+                                  where cu.name ~= gbu.name) as similar_users
+        from GleambookUsers gbu;
 
 ## <a id="UsingIndexesToSupportSimilarityQueries">Using Indexes to Support Similarity Queries</a> <font size="4"><a href="#toc">[Back to TOC]</a></font> ##
 
@@ -146,101 +133,95 @@
 [paper](http://www.ics.uci.edu/~chenli/pub/icde2009-memreducer.pdf).
 
 For instance, the following DDL statements create an ngram index on the
-`FacebookUsers.name` attribute using an inverted index of 3-grams.
+`GleambookUsers.name` attribute using an inverted index of 3-grams.
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
-        create index fbUserIdx on FacebookUsers(name) type ngram(3);
+        create index gbUserIdx on GleambookUsers(name) type ngram(3);
 
 The number "3" in "ngram(3)" is the length "n" in the grams. This
 index can be used to optimize similarity queries on this attribute
 using
-[edit-distance](functions.html#edit-distance),
-[edit-distance-check](functions.html#edit-distance-check),
-[similarity-jaccard](functions.html#similarity-jaccard),
-or [similarity-jaccard-check](functions.html#similarity-jaccard-check)
+[edit_distance](../sqlpp/builtins.html#edit_distance),
+[edit_distance_check](../sqlpp/builtins.html#edit_distance_check),
+[similarity_jaccard](../sqlpp/builtins.html#similarity_jaccard),
+or [similarity_jaccard_check](../sqlpp/builtins.html#similarity_jaccard_check)
 queries on this attribute where the
 similarity is defined on sets of 3-grams.  This index can also be used
-to optimize queries with the "[contains()]((functions.html#contains))" predicate (i.e., substring
+to optimize queries with the "[contains()]((../sqlpp/builtins.html#contains))" predicate (i.e., substring
 matching) since it can be also be solved by counting on the inverted
 lists of the grams in the query string.
 
-#### NGram Index usage case - [edit-distance](functions.html#edit-distance) ####
+#### NGram Index usage case - [edit_distance](../sqlpp/builtins.html#edit-distance) ####
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
-        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
-        let $ed := edit-distance($user.name, "Suzanna Tilson")
-        where $ed <= 2
-        return $user
+        select u
+        from GleambookUsers u
+        where edit_distance(u.name, "Suzanna Tilson") <= 2;
 
-#### NGram Index usage case - [edit-distance-check](functions.html#edit-distance-check) ####
+#### NGram Index usage case - [edit_distance_check](../sqlpp/builtins.html#edit_distance_check) ####
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
-        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
-        let $ed := edit-distance-check($user.name, "Suzanna Tilson", 2)
-        where $ed[0]
-        return $ed[1]
+        select u
+        from GleambookUsers u
+        where edit_distance_check(u.name, "Suzanna Tilson", 2)[0];
 
-#### NGram Index usage case - [similarity-jaccard](functions.html#similarity-jaccard) ####
+#### NGram Index usage case - [contains()]((../sqlpp/builtins.html#contains)) ####
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
-        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
-        let $sim := similarity-jaccard($user.friend-ids, [1,5,9,10])
-        where $sim >= 0.6f
-        return $user
-
-#### NGram Index usage case - [similarity-jaccard-check](functions.html#similarity-jaccard-check) ####
-
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
-
-        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
-        let $sim := similarity-jaccard-check($user.friend-ids, [1,5,9,10], 0.6f)
-        where $sim[0]
-        return $user
-
-#### NGram Index usage case - [contains()]((functions.html#contains)) ####
-
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
-
-        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
-        where contains($i.message, "phone")
-        return {"mid": $i.message-id, "message": $i.message}
+        select m
+        from GleambookMessages m
+        where contains(m.message, "phone");
 
 
 ### Keyword Index ###
 
-A "keyword index" is constructed on a set of strings or sets (e.g., OrderedList, UnorderedList). Instead of
+A "keyword index" is constructed on a set of strings or sets (e.g., array, multiset). Instead of
 generating grams as in an ngram index, we generate tokens (e.g., words) and for each token, construct an inverted list that includes the ids of the
 objects with this token.  The following two examples show how to create keyword index on two different types:
 
 
 #### Keyword Index on String Type ####
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
-        drop index FacebookMessages.fbMessageIdx if exists;
-        create index fbMessageIdx on FacebookMessages(message) type keyword;
+        drop index GleambookMessages.gbMessageIdx if exists;
+        create index gbMessageIdx on GleambookMessages(message) type keyword;
 
-        for $o in dataset('FacebookMessages')
-        let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($o.message), word-tokens("love like ccast"), 0.2f)
-        where $jacc[0]
-        return $o
+        select m
+        from GleambookMessages m
+        where similarity_jaccard_check(word_tokens(m.message), word_tokens("love like ccast"), 0.2f)[0];
 
-#### Keyword Index on UnorderedList Type ####
+#### Keyword Index on Multiset Type ####
 
-        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        use TinySocial;
 
-        create index fbUserIdx_fids on FacebookUsers(friend-ids) type keyword;
+        create index gbUserIdxFIds on GleambookUsers(friendIds) type keyword;
 
-        for $c in dataset('FacebookUsers')
-        let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check($c.friend-ids, {{3,10}}, 0.5f)
-        where $jacc[0]
-        return $c
+        select u
+        from GleambookUsers u
+        where similarity_jaccard_check(u.friendIds, {{3,10}}, 0.5f)[0];
 
 As shown above, keyword index can be used to optimize queries with token-based similarity predicates, including
-[similarity-jaccard](functions.html#similarity-jaccard) and
-[similarity-jaccard-check](functions.html#similarity-jaccard-check).
+[similarity_jaccard](../sqlpp/builtins.html#similarity_jaccard) and
+[similarity_jaccard_check](../sqlpp/builtins.html#similarity_jaccard_check).
+
+#### Keyword Index usage case - [similarity_jaccard](../sqlpp/builtins.html#similarity_jaccard) ####
+
+        use TinySocial;
+
+        select u
+        from GleambookUsers u
+        where similarity_jaccard(u.friendIds, [1,5,9,10]) >= 0.6f;
+
+#### Keyword Index usage case - [similarity_jaccard_check](../sqlpp/builtins.html#similarity_jaccard_check) ####
+
+        use TinySocial;
+
+        select u
+        from GleambookUsers u
+        where similarity_jaccard_check(u.friendIds, [1,5,9,10], 0.6f)[0];
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/feeds/tutorial.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/feeds/tutorial.md
index d2d4488..f5635b8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/feeds/tutorial.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/feeds/tutorial.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 * [Introduction](#Introduction)
 * [Feed Adapters](#FeedAdapters)
-<!-- * [Feed Policies](#FeedPolicies) -->
+* [Feed Policies](#FeedPolicies)
 
 ## <a name="Introduction">Introduction</a>  ##
 
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@
 ####Ingesting Twitter Stream
 We shall use the built-in push-based Twitter adapter.
 As a pre-requisite, we must define a Tweet using the AsterixDB Data Model (ADM)
-and the AsterixDB Query Language (AQL). Given below are the type definitions in AQL
+and the query language SQL++. Given below are the type definitions in SQL++
 that create a Tweet datatype which is representative of a real tweet as obtained from Twitter.
 
+        drop dataverse feeds if exists;
+
         create dataverse feeds;
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
         create type TwitterUser as closed {
             screen_name: string,
@@ -77,13 +79,12 @@
         create type Tweet as open {
             id: int64,
             user: TwitterUser
-        }
+        };
 
-        create dataset Tweets (Tweet)
-        primary key id;
+        create dataset Tweets (Tweet) primary key id;
 
 We also create a dataset that we shall use to persist the tweets in AsterixDB.
-Next we make use of the `create feed` AQL statement to define our example data feed.
+Next we make use of the `create feed` SQL++ statement to define our example data feed.
 
 #####Using the "push_twitter" feed adapter#####
 The "push_twitter" adapter requires setting up an application account with Twitter. To retrieve
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
 a name and a brief description for the application. Each application has associated OAuth
 authentication credentials that include OAuth keys and tokens. Accessing the
 Twitter API requires providing the following.
+
 1. Consumer Key (API Key)
 2. Consumer Secret (API Secret)
 3. Access Token
@@ -101,18 +103,20 @@
 using the "push_twitter" adapter. For further information on obtaining OAuth keys and tokens and
 registering an application with Twitter, please visit http://apps.twitter.com
 
-Given below is an example AQL statement that creates a feed called "TwitterFeed" by using the
+Given below is an example SQL++ statement that creates a feed called "TwitterFeed" by using the
 "push_twitter" adapter.
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
-        create feed TwitterFeed if not exists using "push_twitter"
-        (("type-name"="Tweet"),
-         ("format"="twitter-status"),
-         ("consumer.key"="************"),
-         ("consumer.secret"="**************"),
-         ("access.token"="**********"),
-         ("access.token.secret"="*************"));
+        create feed TwitterFeed with {
+          "adapter-name": "push_twitter",
+          "type-name": "Tweet",
+          "format": "twitter-status",
+          "consumer.key": "************",
+          "consumer.secret": "************",
+          "access.token": "**********",
+          "access.token.secret": "*************"
+        };
 
 It is required that the above authentication parameters are provided valid.
 Note that the `create feed` statement does not initiate the flow of data from Twitter into
@@ -122,23 +126,25 @@
 
 The Twitter adapter also supports several Twitter streaming APIs as follow:
 
-1. Track filter ("keywords"="AsterixDB, Apache")
-2. Locations filter ("locations"="-29.7, 79.2, 36.7, 72.0; -124.848974,-66.885444, 24.396308, 49.384358")
-3. Language filter ("language"="en")
-4. Filter level ("filter-level"="low")
+1. Track filter `"keywords": "AsterixDB, Apache"`
+2. Locations filter `"locations": "-29.7, 79.2, 36.7, 72.0; -124.848974,-66.885444, 24.396308, 49.384358"`
+3. Language filter `"language": "en"`
+4. Filter level `"filter-level": "low"`
 
 An example of Twitter adapter tracking tweets with keyword "news" can be described using following ddl:
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
-        create feed TwitterFeed if not exists using "push_twitter"
-        (("type-name"="Tweet"),
-         ("format"="twitter-status"),
-         ("consumer.key"="************"),
-         ("consumer.secret"="**************"),
-         ("access.token"="**********"),
-         ("access.token.secret"="*************"),
-         ("keywords"="news"));
+        create feed TwitterFeed with {
+          "adapter-name": "push_twitter",
+          "type-name": "Tweet",
+          "format": "twitter-status",
+          "consumer.key": "************",
+          "consumer.secret": "************",
+          "access.token": "**********",
+          "access.token.secret": "*************",
+          "keywords": "news"
+        };
 
 For more details about these APIs, please visit https://dev.twitter.com/streaming/overview/request-parameters
 
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@
 contents of the dataset represent the union of the connected feeds.
 Also one feed can be simultaneously connected to multiple target datasets.
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
         connect feed TwitterFeed to dataset Tweets;
 
@@ -170,108 +176,53 @@
 Let the feed run for a minute, then run the following query to see the
 latest tweets that are stored into the data set.
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
-        for $i in dataset Tweets limit 10 return $i;
+        select * from Tweets limit 10;
 
 The dataflow of data from a feed can be terminated explicitly by `stop feed` statement.
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
         stop feed TwitterFeed;
 
 The `disconnnect statement` can be used to disconnect the feed from certain dataset.
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
         disconnect feed TwitterFeed from dataset Tweets;
 
 ###Ingesting with Other Adapters
 AsterixDB has several builtin feed adapters for data ingestion. User can also
 implement their own adapters and plug them into AsterixDB.
-Here we introduce `rss_feed`, `socket_adapter` and `localfs`
+Here we introduce `socket_adapter` and `localfs`
 feed adapter that cover most of the common application scenarios.
 
-#####Using the "rss_feed" feed adapter#####
-`rss_feed` adapter allows retrieving data given a collection of RSS end point URLs.
-As observed in the case of ingesting tweets, it is required to model an RSS data item using AQL.
-
-        use dataverse feeds;
-
-        create type Rss if not exists as open {
-            id: string,
-            title: string,
-            description: string,
-            link: string
-        };
-
-        create dataset RssDataset (Rss)
-        primary key id;
-
-Next, we define an RSS feed using our built-in adapter "rss_feed".
-
-        use dataverse feeds;
-
-        create feed my_feed using
-        rss_feed (
-           ("type-name"="Rss"),
-           ("format"="rss"),
-           ("url"="http://rss.cnn.com/rss/edition.rss")
-        );
-
-In the above definition, the configuration parameter "url" can be a comma-separated list that reflects a
-collection of RSS URLs, where each URL corresponds to an RSS endpoint or an RSS feed.
-The "rss_feed" retrieves data from each of the specified RSS URLs (comma separated values) in parallel.
-
-The following statements connect the feed into the `RssDataset`:
-
-        use dataverse feeds;
-
-        connect feed my_feed to dataset RssDataset;
-
-The following statements activate the feed and start the dataflow:
-
-        use dataverse feeds;
-
-        start feed my_feed;
-
-The following statements show the latest data from the data set, stop the feed, and
-disconnect the feed from the data set.
-
-        use dataverse feeds;
-
-        for $i in dataset RssDataset limit 10 return $i;
-
-        stop feed my_feed
-
-        disconnect feed my_feed from dataset RssDataset;
-
-
 #####Using the "socket_adapter" feed adapter#####
 `socket_adapter` feed opens a web socket on the given node which allows user to push data into
 AsterixDB directly. Here is an example:
 
         drop dataverse feeds if exists;
         create dataverse feeds;
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
         create type TestDataType as open {
            screenName: string
-        }
+        };
 
         create dataset TestDataset(TestDataType) primary key screenName;
 
-        create feed TestSocketFeed using socket_adapter
-        (
-           ("sockets"="127.0.0.1:10001"),
-           ("address-type"="IP"),
-           ("type-name"="TestDataType"),
-           ("format"="adm")
-        );
+        create feed TestSocketFeed with {
+          "adapter-name": "socket_adapter",
+          "sockets": "127.0.0.1:10001",
+          "address-type": "IP",
+          "type-name": "TestDataType",
+          "format": "adm"
+        };
 
         connect feed TestSocketFeed to dataset TestDataset;
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
         start feed TestSocketFeed;
 
 The above statements create a socket feed which is listening to "10001" port of the host machine. This feed accepts data
@@ -297,25 +248,27 @@
 `localfs` adapter enables data ingestion from local file system. It allows user to feed data records on local disk
 into a dataset. A DDL example for creating a `localfs` feed is given as follow:
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
-        create type TweetType as closed {
-          id: string,
-          username : string,
-          location : string,
-          text : string,
-          timestamp : string
-        }
+        create type TestDataType as open {
+           screenName: string
+        };
 
-        create dataset Tweets(TweetType)
-        primary key id;
+        create dataset TestDataset(TestDataType) primary key screenName;
 
-        create feed TweetFeed
-        using localfs
-        (("type-name"="TweetType"),("path"="HOSTNAME://LOCAL_FILE_PATH"),("format"="adm"))
+        create feed TestFileFeed with {
+          "adapter-name": "localfs",
+          "type-name": "TestDataType",
+          "path": "HOSTNAME://LOCAL_FILE_PATH",
+          "format": "adm"
+        };
+
+        connect feed TestFileFeed to dataset TestDataset;
+
+        start feed TestFileFeed;
 
 Similar to previous examples, we need to define the datatype and dataset this feed uses.
-The "path" parameter refers to the local datafile that we want to ingest data from.
+The "path" parameter refers to the local data file that we want to ingest data from.
 `HOSTNAME` can either be the IP address or node name of the machine which holds the file.
 `LOCAL_FILE_PATH` indicates the absolute path to the file on that machine. Similarly to `socket_adapter`,
 this feed takes `adm` formatted data records.
@@ -334,7 +287,7 @@
 Use that same datatype in feed definition will cause a type discrepancy since there is no such field in the datasource.
 Thus, we will need to define two separate datatypes for feed and dataset:
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
         create type DBLPFeedType as closed {
           dblpid: string,
@@ -352,13 +305,13 @@
         }
         create dataset DBLPDataset(DBLPDataSetType) primary key id autogenerated;
 
-        create feed DBLPFeed using socket_adapter
-        (
-            ("sockets"="127.0.0.1:10001"),
-            ("address-type"="IP"),
-            ("type-name"="DBLPFeedType"),
-            ("format"="adm")
-        );
+        create feed DBLPFeed with {
+          "adapter-name": "socket_adapter",
+          "sockets": "127.0.0.1:10001",
+          "address-type": "IP",
+          "type-name": "DBLPFeedType",
+          "format": "adm"
+        };
 
         connect feed DBLPFeed to dataset DBLPDataset;
 
@@ -403,7 +356,6 @@
 ingestion policy is specified as part of the `connect feed` statement
 or else the "Basic" policy will be chosen as the default.
 
-        use dataverse feeds;
+        use feeds;
 
-        connect feed TwitterFeed to dataset Tweets
-        using policy Basic;
\ No newline at end of file
+        connect feed TwitterFeed to dataset Tweets using policy Basic;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/ncservice.md b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/ncservice.md
index 605ee30..2b309ce 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/ncservice.md
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/ncservice.md
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 | common  | txn.lock.timeout.sweepthreshold           | Interval (in milliseconds) for checking lock timeout | 10000 |
 | common  | txn.lock.timeout.waitthreshold            | Time out (in milliseconds) of waiting for a lock | 60000 |
 | common  | txn.log.buffer.numpages                   | The number of pages in the transaction log tail | 8 |
-| common  | txn.log.buffer.pagesize                   | The page size (in bytes) for transaction log buffer | 131072 (128 kB) |
+| common  | txn.log.buffer.pagesize                   | The page size (in bytes) for transaction log buffer | 4194304 (4MB) |
 | common  | txn.log.checkpoint.history                | The number of checkpoints to keep in the transaction log | 0 |
 | common  | txn.log.checkpoint.lsnthreshold           | The checkpoint threshold (in terms of LSNs (log sequence numbers) that have been written to the transaction log, i.e., the length of the transaction log) for transaction logs | 67108864 (64 MB) |
 | common  | txn.log.checkpoint.pollfrequency          | The frequency (in seconds) the checkpoint thread should check to see if a checkpoint should be written | 120 |
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
index 78549b3..cbaa889 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
@@ -397,5 +397,10 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+	<dependency>
+	  <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
+	  <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
+	  <version>2.0.0</version>
+	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ADMDataParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ADMDataParser.java
index c0ccf11..f1eba4c 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ADMDataParser.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ADMDataParser.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.BitSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.util.container.IObjectPool;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.util.container.ListObjectPool;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.operators.file.adm.AdmLexer;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.operators.file.adm.AdmLexer.TokenImage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IMutableValueStorage;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
@@ -72,64 +72,11 @@
     private final IObjectPool<IMutableValueStorage, ATypeTag> abvsBuilderPool =
             new ListObjectPool<IMutableValueStorage, ATypeTag>(new AbvsBuilderFactory());
 
+    private final TokenImage tmpTokenImage = new TokenImage();
+
     private final String mismatchErrorMessage = "Mismatch Type, expecting a value of type ";
     private final String mismatchErrorMessage2 = " got a value of type ";
 
-    static class ParseException extends HyracksDataException {
-        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-        private String filename;
-        private int line = -1;
-        private int column = -1;
-
-        public ParseException(String message) {
-            super(message);
-        }
-
-        public ParseException(int errorCode, Serializable... param) {
-            super(ErrorCode.ASTERIX, errorCode, ErrorCode.getErrorMessage(errorCode), param);
-        }
-
-        public ParseException(int errorCode, Throwable e, Serializable... param) {
-            super(ErrorCode.ASTERIX, errorCode, e, ErrorCode.getErrorMessage(errorCode), param);
-            addSuppressed(e);
-        }
-
-        public ParseException(Throwable cause) {
-            super(cause);
-        }
-
-        public ParseException(String message, Throwable cause) {
-            super(message, cause);
-        }
-
-        public ParseException(Throwable cause, String filename, int line, int column) {
-            super(cause);
-            setLocation(filename, line, column);
-        }
-
-        public void setLocation(String filename, int line, int column) {
-            this.filename = filename;
-            this.line = line;
-            this.column = column;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public String getMessage() {
-            StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder("Parse error");
-            if (filename != null) {
-                msg.append(" in file " + filename);
-            }
-            if (line >= 0) {
-                if (column >= 0) {
-                    msg.append(" at (" + line + ", " + column + ")");
-                } else {
-                    msg.append(" in line " + line);
-                }
-            }
-            return msg.append(": " + super.getMessage()).toString();
-        }
-    }
-
     public ADMDataParser(ARecordType recordType, boolean isStream) {
         this(null, recordType, isStream);
     }
@@ -254,16 +201,26 @@
                 break;
             case AdmLexer.TOKEN_STRING_LITERAL:
                 if (checkType(ATypeTag.STRING, objectType)) {
-                    String tokenImage =
-                            admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1, admLexer.getLastTokenImage().length() - 1);
-                    aString.setValue(admLexer.containsEscapes() ? replaceEscapes(tokenImage) : tokenImage);
-                    stringSerde.serialize(aString, out);
+                    admLexer.getLastTokenImage(tmpTokenImage);
+                    if (admLexer.containsEscapes()) {
+                        replaceEscapes(tmpTokenImage);
+                    }
+                    int begin = tmpTokenImage.getBegin() + 1;
+                    int len = tmpTokenImage.getLength() - 2;
+                    parseString(tmpTokenImage.getBuffer(), begin, len, out);
                 } else if (checkType(ATypeTag.UUID, objectType)) {
                     // Dealing with UUID type that is represented by a string
+                    admLexer.getLastTokenImage(tmpTokenImage);
+                    aUUID.parseUUIDString(tmpTokenImage.getBuffer(), tmpTokenImage.getBegin() + 1,
+                            tmpTokenImage.getLength() - 2);
+                    uuidSerde.serialize(aUUID, out);
+                } else if (checkType(ATypeTag.GEOMETRY, objectType)) {
+                    // Parse the string as a WKT-encoded geometry
                     String tokenImage =
                             admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1, admLexer.getLastTokenImage().length() - 1);
-                    aUUID.parseUUIDString(tokenImage);
-                    uuidSerde.serialize(aUUID, out);
+                    aGeomtry.parseWKT(tokenImage);
+                    out.writeByte(ATypeTag.GEOMETRY.serialize());
+                    geomSerde.serialize(aGeomtry, out);
                 } else {
                     throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_TYPE_MISMATCH, objectType.getTypeName());
                 }
@@ -364,13 +321,14 @@
 
     }
 
-    private String replaceEscapes(String tokenImage) throws ParseException {
-        char[] chars = tokenImage.toCharArray();
-        int len = chars.length;
-        int readpos = 0;
-        int writepos = 0;
-        int movemarker = 0;
-        while (readpos < len) {
+    // TODO: This function should be optimized. Currently it has complexity of O(N*N)!
+    private void replaceEscapes(TokenImage tokenImage) throws ParseException {
+        char[] chars = tokenImage.getBuffer();
+        int end = tokenImage.getBegin() + tokenImage.getLength();
+        int readpos = tokenImage.getBegin();
+        int writepos = tokenImage.getBegin();
+        int movemarker = tokenImage.getBegin();
+        while (readpos < end) {
             if (chars[readpos] == '\\') {
                 moveChars(chars, movemarker, readpos, readpos - writepos);
                 switch (chars[readpos + 1]) {
@@ -407,8 +365,8 @@
             ++writepos;
             ++readpos;
         }
-        moveChars(chars, movemarker, len, readpos - writepos);
-        return new String(chars, 0, len - (readpos - writepos));
+        moveChars(chars, movemarker, end, readpos - writepos);
+        tokenImage.reset(chars, tokenImage.getBegin(), tokenImage.getLength() - (readpos - writepos));
     }
 
     private static void moveChars(char[] chars, int start, int end, int offset) {
@@ -508,16 +466,16 @@
                     expectingRecordField = false;
 
                     if (recType != null) {
-                        String fldName =
-                                admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1, admLexer.getLastTokenImage().length() - 1);
+                        admLexer.getLastTokenImage(tmpTokenImage);
+                        String fldName = new String(tmpTokenImage.getBuffer(), tmpTokenImage.getBegin() + 1,
+                                tmpTokenImage.getLength() - 2);
                         fieldId = recBuilder.getFieldId(fldName);
                         if ((fieldId < 0) && !recType.isOpen()) {
                             throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_EXTRA_FIELD_IN_CLOSED_RECORD,
                                     fldName);
                         } else if ((fieldId < 0) && recType.isOpen()) {
-                            aStringFieldName.setValue(admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1,
-                                    admLexer.getLastTokenImage().length() - 1));
-                            stringSerde.serialize(aStringFieldName, fieldNameBuffer.getDataOutput());
+                            parseString(tmpTokenImage.getBuffer(), tmpTokenImage.getBegin() + 1,
+                                    tmpTokenImage.getLength() - 2, fieldNameBuffer.getDataOutput());
                             openRecordField = true;
                             fieldType = null;
                         } else {
@@ -527,9 +485,9 @@
                             openRecordField = false;
                         }
                     } else {
-                        aStringFieldName.setValue(
-                                admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1, admLexer.getLastTokenImage().length() - 1));
-                        stringSerde.serialize(aStringFieldName, fieldNameBuffer.getDataOutput());
+                        admLexer.getLastTokenImage(tmpTokenImage);
+                        parseString(tmpTokenImage.getBuffer(), tmpTokenImage.getBegin() + 1,
+                                tmpTokenImage.getLength() - 2, fieldNameBuffer.getDataOutput());
                         openRecordField = true;
                         fieldType = null;
                     }
@@ -807,7 +765,13 @@
 
     private void parseToNumericTarget(ATypeTag typeTag, IAType objectType, DataOutput out) throws IOException {
         ATypeTag targetTypeTag = getTargetTypeTag(typeTag, objectType);
-        if ((targetTypeTag == null) || !parseValue(admLexer.getLastTokenImage(), targetTypeTag, out)) {
+        boolean parsed = false;
+        if (targetTypeTag != null) {
+            admLexer.getLastTokenImage(tmpTokenImage);
+            parsed = parseValue(tmpTokenImage.getBuffer(), tmpTokenImage.getBegin(), tmpTokenImage.getLength(),
+                    targetTypeTag, out);
+        }
+        if (!parsed) {
             throw new ParseException(mismatchErrorMessage + objectType.getTypeName() + mismatchErrorMessage2 + typeTag);
         }
     }
@@ -819,8 +783,13 @@
             castBuffer.reset();
             dataOutput = castBuffer.getDataOutput();
         }
-
-        if ((targetTypeTag == null) || !parseValue(admLexer.getLastTokenImage(), typeTag, dataOutput)) {
+        boolean parsed = false;
+        if (targetTypeTag != null) {
+            admLexer.getLastTokenImage(tmpTokenImage);
+            parsed = parseValue(tmpTokenImage.getBuffer(), tmpTokenImage.getBegin(), tmpTokenImage.getLength(), typeTag,
+                    dataOutput);
+        }
+        if (!parsed) {
             throw new ParseException(mismatchErrorMessage + objectType.getTypeName() + mismatchErrorMessage2 + typeTag);
         }
 
@@ -862,9 +831,11 @@
             if (token == AdmLexer.TOKEN_CONSTRUCTOR_OPEN) {
                 token = admLexer.next();
                 if (token == AdmLexer.TOKEN_STRING_LITERAL) {
-                    String unquoted =
-                            admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1, admLexer.getLastTokenImage().length() - 1);
-                    if (!parseValue(unquoted, typeTag, dataOutput)) {
+                    admLexer.getLastTokenImage(tmpTokenImage);
+                    int begin = tmpTokenImage.getBegin() + 1;
+                    int len = tmpTokenImage.getLength() - 2;
+                    // unquoted value
+                    if (!parseValue(tmpTokenImage.getBuffer(), begin, len, typeTag, dataOutput)) {
                         throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_CONSTRUCTOR_MISSING_DESERIALIZER,
                                 AdmLexer.tokenKindToString(token));
                     }
@@ -890,85 +861,86 @@
                 objectType.getTypeName() + " got " + typeTag);
     }
 
-    private boolean parseValue(String unquoted, ATypeTag typeTag, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    private boolean parseValue(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, ATypeTag typeTag, DataOutput out)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
         switch (typeTag) {
             case BOOLEAN:
-                parseBoolean(unquoted, out);
+                parseBoolean(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case TINYINT:
-                parseInt8(unquoted, out);
+                parseInt8(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case SMALLINT:
-                parseInt16(unquoted, out);
+                parseInt16(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case INTEGER:
-                parseInt32(unquoted, out);
+                parseInt32(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case BIGINT:
-                parseInt64(unquoted, out);
+                parseInt64(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case FLOAT:
-                if ("INF".equals(unquoted)) {
+                if (matches("INF", buffer, begin, len)) {
                     aFloat.setValue(Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
-                } else if ("-INF".equals(unquoted)) {
+                } else if (matches("-INF", buffer, begin, len)) {
                     aFloat.setValue(Float.NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
                 } else {
-                    aFloat.setValue(Float.parseFloat(unquoted));
+                    aFloat.setValue(parseFloat(buffer, begin, len));
                 }
                 floatSerde.serialize(aFloat, out);
                 return true;
             case DOUBLE:
-                if ("INF".equals(unquoted)) {
+                if (matches("INF", buffer, begin, len)) {
                     aDouble.setValue(Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
-                } else if ("-INF".equals(unquoted)) {
+                } else if (matches("-INF", buffer, begin, len)) {
                     aDouble.setValue(Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
                 } else {
-                    aDouble.setValue(Double.parseDouble(unquoted));
+                    aDouble.setValue(parseDouble(buffer, begin, len));
                 }
                 doubleSerde.serialize(aDouble, out);
                 return true;
             case STRING:
-                aString.setValue(unquoted);
-                stringSerde.serialize(aString, out);
+                parseString(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case TIME:
-                parseTime(unquoted, out);
+                parseTime(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case DATE:
-                parseDate(unquoted, out);
+                parseDate(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case DATETIME:
-                parseDateTime(unquoted, out);
+                parseDateTime(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case DURATION:
-                parseDuration(unquoted, out);
+                parseDuration(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case DAYTIMEDURATION:
-                parseDateTimeDuration(unquoted, out);
+                parseDateTimeDuration(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case YEARMONTHDURATION:
-                parseYearMonthDuration(unquoted, out);
+                parseYearMonthDuration(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case POINT:
-                parsePoint(unquoted, out);
+                parsePoint(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case POINT3D:
-                parse3DPoint(unquoted, out);
+                parse3DPoint(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case CIRCLE:
-                parseCircle(unquoted, out);
+                parseCircle(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case RECTANGLE:
-                parseRectangle(unquoted, out);
+                parseRectangle(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case LINE:
-                parseLine(unquoted, out);
+                parseLine(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 return true;
             case POLYGON:
-                APolygonSerializerDeserializer.parse(unquoted, out);
+                //TODO: optimize
+                APolygonSerializerDeserializer.parse(new String(buffer, begin, len), out);
                 return true;
             case UUID:
-                aUUID.parseUUIDString(unquoted);
+                aUUID.parseUUIDString(buffer, begin, len);
                 uuidSerde.serialize(aUUID, out);
                 return true;
             default:
@@ -976,39 +948,53 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void parseBoolean(String bool, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (bool.equals("true")) {
+    private boolean matches(String value, char[] buffer, int begin, int len) {
+        if (len != value.length()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            if (value.charAt(i) != buffer[i + begin]) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private void parseBoolean(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (matches("true", buffer, begin, len)) {
             booleanSerde.serialize(ABoolean.TRUE, out);
-        } else if (bool.equals("false")) {
+        } else if (matches("false", buffer, begin, len)) {
             booleanSerde.serialize(ABoolean.FALSE, out);
         } else {
-            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, "boolean");
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "boolean");
         }
     }
 
-    private void parseInt8(String int8, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    private void parseInt8(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         boolean positive = true;
         byte value = 0;
-        int offset = 0;
+        int offset = begin;
 
-        if (int8.charAt(offset) == '+') {
+        if (buffer[offset] == '+') {
             offset++;
-        } else if (int8.charAt(offset) == '-') {
+        } else if (buffer[offset] == '-') {
             offset++;
             positive = false;
         }
-        for (; offset < int8.length(); offset++) {
-            if ((int8.charAt(offset) >= '0') && (int8.charAt(offset) <= '9')) {
-                value = (byte) (((value * 10) + int8.charAt(offset)) - '0');
-            } else if ((int8.charAt(offset) == 'i') && (int8.charAt(offset + 1) == '8')
-                    && ((offset + 2) == int8.length())) {
+        for (; offset < begin + len; offset++) {
+            if ((buffer[offset] >= '0') && (buffer[offset] <= '9')) {
+                value = (byte) (((value * 10) + buffer[offset]) - '0');
+            } else if (buffer[offset] == 'i' && buffer[offset + 1] == '8' && offset + 2 == begin + len) {
                 break;
             } else {
-                throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, "int8");
+                throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE,
+                        new String(buffer, begin, len), "int8");
             }
         }
         if (value < 0) {
-            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, "int8");
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "int8");
         }
         if ((value > 0) && !positive) {
             value *= -1;
@@ -1017,29 +1003,31 @@
         int8Serde.serialize(aInt8, out);
     }
 
-    private void parseInt16(String int16, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    private void parseInt16(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         boolean positive = true;
         short value = 0;
-        int offset = 0;
+        int offset = begin;
 
-        if (int16.charAt(offset) == '+') {
+        if (buffer[offset] == '+') {
             offset++;
-        } else if (int16.charAt(offset) == '-') {
+        } else if (buffer[offset] == '-') {
             offset++;
             positive = false;
         }
-        for (; offset < int16.length(); offset++) {
-            if ((int16.charAt(offset) >= '0') && (int16.charAt(offset) <= '9')) {
-                value = (short) (((value * 10) + int16.charAt(offset)) - '0');
-            } else if ((int16.charAt(offset) == 'i') && (int16.charAt(offset + 1) == '1')
-                    && (int16.charAt(offset + 2) == '6') && ((offset + 3) == int16.length())) {
+        for (; offset < begin + len; offset++) {
+            if (buffer[offset] >= '0' && buffer[offset] <= '9') {
+                value = (short) ((value * 10) + buffer[offset] - '0');
+            } else if (buffer[offset] == 'i' && buffer[offset + 1] == '1' && buffer[offset + 2] == '6'
+                    && offset + 3 == begin + len) {
                 break;
             } else {
-                throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, "int16");
+                throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE,
+                        new String(buffer, begin, len), "int16");
             }
         }
         if (value < 0) {
-            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, "int16");
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "int16");
         }
         if ((value > 0) && !positive) {
             value *= -1;
@@ -1048,29 +1036,31 @@
         int16Serde.serialize(aInt16, out);
     }
 
-    private void parseInt32(String int32, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    private void parseInt32(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         boolean positive = true;
         int value = 0;
-        int offset = 0;
+        int offset = begin;
 
-        if (int32.charAt(offset) == '+') {
+        if (buffer[offset] == '+') {
             offset++;
-        } else if (int32.charAt(offset) == '-') {
+        } else if (buffer[offset] == '-') {
             offset++;
             positive = false;
         }
-        for (; offset < int32.length(); offset++) {
-            if ((int32.charAt(offset) >= '0') && (int32.charAt(offset) <= '9')) {
-                value = (((value * 10) + int32.charAt(offset)) - '0');
-            } else if ((int32.charAt(offset) == 'i') && (int32.charAt(offset + 1) == '3')
-                    && (int32.charAt(offset + 2) == '2') && ((offset + 3) == int32.length())) {
+        for (; offset < begin + len; offset++) {
+            if (buffer[offset] >= '0' && buffer[offset] <= '9') {
+                value = (value * 10) + buffer[offset] - '0';
+            } else if (buffer[offset] == 'i' && buffer[offset + 1] == '3' && buffer[offset + 2] == '2'
+                    && offset + 3 == begin + len) {
                 break;
             } else {
-                throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, "int32");
+                throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE,
+                        new String(buffer, begin, len), "int32");
             }
         }
         if (value < 0) {
-            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, "int32");
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "int32");
         }
         if ((value > 0) && !positive) {
             value *= -1;
@@ -1080,29 +1070,31 @@
         int32Serde.serialize(aInt32, out);
     }
 
-    private void parseInt64(String int64, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    private void parseInt64(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         boolean positive = true;
         long value = 0;
-        int offset = 0;
+        int offset = begin;
 
-        if (int64.charAt(offset) == '+') {
+        if (buffer[offset] == '+') {
             offset++;
-        } else if (int64.charAt(offset) == '-') {
+        } else if (buffer[offset] == '-') {
             offset++;
             positive = false;
         }
-        for (; offset < int64.length(); offset++) {
-            if ((int64.charAt(offset) >= '0') && (int64.charAt(offset) <= '9')) {
-                value = (((value * 10) + int64.charAt(offset)) - '0');
-            } else if ((int64.charAt(offset) == 'i') && (int64.charAt(offset + 1) == '6')
-                    && (int64.charAt(offset + 2) == '4') && ((offset + 3) == int64.length())) {
+        for (; offset < begin + len; offset++) {
+            if (buffer[offset] >= '0' && buffer[offset] <= '9') {
+                value = (value * 10) + buffer[offset] - '0';
+            } else if (buffer[offset] == 'i' && buffer[offset + 1] == '6' && buffer[offset + 2] == '4'
+                    && offset + 3 == begin + len) {
                 break;
             } else {
-                throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, "int64");
+                throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE,
+                        new String(buffer, begin, len), "int64");
             }
         }
         if (value < 0) {
-            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, "int64");
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "int64");
         }
         if ((value > 0) && !positive) {
             value *= -1;
@@ -1127,4 +1119,4 @@
         admLexer.reInit(new InputStreamReader(in));
         return true;
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/AbstractDataParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/AbstractDataParser.java
index 8351931..859ac22 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/AbstractDataParser.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/AbstractDataParser.java
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
 package org.apache.asterix.external.parser;
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.external.api.IDataParser;
 import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABinary;
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ADuration;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AFloat;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt16;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt64;
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDouble;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDuration;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableFloat;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableGeometry;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt16;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt64;
@@ -71,11 +76,14 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.temporal.ATimeParserFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.bytes.Base64Parser;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.bytes.HexParser;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.string.UTF8StringReader;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.string.UTF8StringWriter;
 
 /**
  * Base class for data parsers. Includes the common set of definitions for
@@ -93,6 +101,7 @@
     protected AMutableBinary aBinary = new AMutableBinary(null, 0, 0);
     protected AMutableString aStringFieldName = new AMutableString("");
     protected AMutableUUID aUUID = new AMutableUUID();
+    protected AMutableGeometry aGeomtry = new AMutableGeometry(null);
     // For temporal and spatial data types
     protected AMutableTime aTime = new AMutableTime(0);
     protected AMutableDateTime aDateTime = new AMutableDateTime(0L);
@@ -140,6 +149,9 @@
     protected ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde =
             SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
 
+    protected final AStringSerializerDeserializer untaggedStringSerde =
+            new AStringSerializerDeserializer(new UTF8StringWriter(), new UTF8StringReader());
+
     protected final HexParser hexParser = new HexParser();
     protected final Base64Parser base64Parser = new Base64Parser();
 
@@ -150,6 +162,9 @@
     protected ISerializerDeserializer<AUUID> uuidSerde =
             SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AUUID);
 
+    protected ISerializerDeserializer<AGeometry> geomSerde =
+            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getNonTaggedSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY);
+
     // To avoid race conditions, the serdes for temporal and spatial data types needs to be one per parser
     // ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ??? then why all these serdes are static?
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
@@ -195,14 +210,14 @@
         this.filename = filename;
     }
 
-    protected void parseTime(String time, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
-        int chrononTimeInMs = ATimeParserFactory.parseTimePart(time, 0, time.length());
+    protected void parseTime(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        int chrononTimeInMs = ATimeParserFactory.parseTimePart(buffer, begin, len);
         aTime.setValue(chrononTimeInMs);
         timeSerde.serialize(aTime, out);
     }
 
-    protected void parseDate(String date, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
-        long chrononTimeInMs = ADateParserFactory.parseDatePart(date, 0, date.length());
+    protected void parseDate(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        long chrononTimeInMs = ADateParserFactory.parseDatePart(buffer, begin, len);
         short temp = 0;
         if (chrononTimeInMs < 0 && chrononTimeInMs % GregorianCalendarSystem.CHRONON_OF_DAY != 0) {
             temp = 1;
@@ -211,84 +226,93 @@
         dateSerde.serialize(aDate, out);
     }
 
-    protected void parseDateTime(String datetime, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected void parseDateTime(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         // +1 if it is negative (-)
-        short timeOffset = (short) ((datetime.charAt(0) == '-') ? 1 : 0);
 
-        timeOffset += 8;
+        int timeOffset = (buffer[begin] == '-') ? 1 : 0;
 
-        if (datetime.charAt(timeOffset) != 'T') {
+        timeOffset = timeOffset + 8 + begin;
+
+        if (buffer[timeOffset] != 'T') {
             timeOffset += 2;
-            if (datetime.charAt(timeOffset) != 'T') {
-                throw new HyracksDataException("This can not be an instance of datetime: missing T");
+            if (buffer[timeOffset] != 'T') {
+                throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_INTERVAL_INVALID_DATETIME);
             }
         }
-        long chrononTimeInMs = ADateParserFactory.parseDatePart(datetime, 0, timeOffset);
-        chrononTimeInMs +=
-                ATimeParserFactory.parseTimePart(datetime, timeOffset + 1, datetime.length() - timeOffset - 1);
+        long chrononTimeInMs = ADateParserFactory.parseDatePart(buffer, begin, timeOffset - begin);
+        chrononTimeInMs += ATimeParserFactory.parseTimePart(buffer, timeOffset + 1, begin + len - timeOffset - 1);
         aDateTime.setValue(chrononTimeInMs);
         datetimeSerde.serialize(aDateTime, out);
     }
 
-    protected void parseDuration(String duration, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
-        ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(duration, 0, duration.length(), aDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
+    protected void parseDuration(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(buffer, begin, len, aDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
         durationSerde.serialize(aDuration, out);
     }
 
-    protected void parseDateTimeDuration(String durationString, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
-        ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(durationString, 0, durationString.length(), aDayTimeDuration,
-                ADurationParseOption.All);
+    protected void parseDateTimeDuration(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(buffer, begin, len, aDayTimeDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
         dayTimeDurationSerde.serialize(aDayTimeDuration, out);
     }
 
-    protected void parseYearMonthDuration(String durationString, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
-        ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(durationString, 0, durationString.length(), aYearMonthDuration,
-                ADurationParseOption.All);
+    protected void parseYearMonthDuration(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(buffer, begin, len, aYearMonthDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
         yearMonthDurationSerde.serialize(aYearMonthDuration, out);
     }
 
-    protected void parsePoint(String point, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected void parsePoint(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
-            aPoint.setValue(Double.parseDouble(point.substring(0, point.indexOf(','))),
-                    Double.parseDouble(point.substring(point.indexOf(',') + 1, point.length())));
+            int commaIndex = indexOf(buffer, begin, len, ',');
+            aPoint.setValue(parseDouble(buffer, begin, commaIndex - begin),
+                    parseDouble(buffer, commaIndex + 1, begin + len - commaIndex - 1));
             pointSerde.serialize(aPoint, out);
-        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(point + " can not be an instance of point");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, e, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "point");
         }
     }
 
-    protected void parse3DPoint(String point3d, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected void parse3DPoint(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
-            int firstCommaIndex = point3d.indexOf(',');
-            int secondCommaIndex = point3d.indexOf(',', firstCommaIndex + 1);
-            aPoint3D.setValue(Double.parseDouble(point3d.substring(0, firstCommaIndex)),
-                    Double.parseDouble(point3d.substring(firstCommaIndex + 1, secondCommaIndex)),
-                    Double.parseDouble(point3d.substring(secondCommaIndex + 1, point3d.length())));
+            int firstCommaIndex = indexOf(buffer, begin, len, ',');
+            int secondCommaIndex = indexOf(buffer, firstCommaIndex + 1, begin + len - firstCommaIndex - 1, ',');
+            aPoint3D.setValue(parseDouble(buffer, begin, firstCommaIndex - begin),
+                    parseDouble(buffer, firstCommaIndex + 1, secondCommaIndex - firstCommaIndex - 1),
+                    parseDouble(buffer, secondCommaIndex + 1, begin + len - secondCommaIndex - 1));
             point3DSerde.serialize(aPoint3D, out);
-        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(point3d + " can not be an instance of point3d");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, e, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "point3d");
         }
     }
 
-    protected void parseCircle(String circle, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected void parseCircle(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
-            String[] parts = circle.split(" ");
-            aPoint.setValue(Double.parseDouble(parts[0].split(",")[0]), Double.parseDouble(parts[0].split(",")[1]));
-            aCircle.setValue(aPoint, Double.parseDouble(parts[1].substring(0, parts[1].length())));
+            int firstCommaIndex = indexOf(buffer, begin, len, ',');
+            int spaceIndex = indexOf(buffer, firstCommaIndex + 1, begin + len - firstCommaIndex - 1, ' ');
+            aPoint.setValue(parseDouble(buffer, begin, firstCommaIndex - begin),
+                    parseDouble(buffer, firstCommaIndex + 1, spaceIndex - firstCommaIndex - 1));
+            aCircle.setValue(aPoint, parseDouble(buffer, spaceIndex + 1, begin + len - spaceIndex - 1));
             circleSerde.serialize(aCircle, out);
-        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(circle + " can not be an instance of circle");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, e, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "circle");
         }
     }
 
-    protected void parseRectangle(String rectangle, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected void parseRectangle(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
-            String[] points = rectangle.split(" ");
-            if (points.length != 2) {
-                throw new HyracksDataException("rectangle consists of only 2 points.");
-            }
-            aPoint.setValue(Double.parseDouble(points[0].split(",")[0]), Double.parseDouble(points[0].split(",")[1]));
-            aPoint2.setValue(Double.parseDouble(points[1].split(",")[0]), Double.parseDouble(points[1].split(",")[1]));
+            int spaceIndex = indexOf(buffer, begin, len, ' ');
+
+            int firstCommaIndex = indexOf(buffer, begin, len, ',');
+            aPoint.setValue(parseDouble(buffer, begin, firstCommaIndex - begin),
+                    parseDouble(buffer, firstCommaIndex + 1, spaceIndex - firstCommaIndex - 1));
+
+            int secondCommaIndex = indexOf(buffer, spaceIndex + 1, begin + len - spaceIndex - 1, ',');
+            aPoint2.setValue(parseDouble(buffer, spaceIndex + 1, secondCommaIndex - spaceIndex - 1),
+                    parseDouble(buffer, secondCommaIndex + 1, begin + len - secondCommaIndex - 1));
             if (aPoint.getX() > aPoint2.getX() && aPoint.getY() > aPoint2.getY()) {
                 aRectangle.setValue(aPoint2, aPoint);
             } else if (aPoint.getX() < aPoint2.getX() && aPoint.getY() < aPoint2.getY()) {
@@ -298,23 +322,26 @@
                         "Rectangle arugment must be either (bottom left point, top right point) or (top right point, bottom left point)");
             }
             rectangleSerde.serialize(aRectangle, out);
-        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(rectangle + " can not be an instance of rectangle");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, e, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "rectangle");
         }
     }
 
-    protected void parseLine(String line, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+    protected void parseLine(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
-            String[] points = line.split(" ");
-            if (points.length != 2) {
-                throw new HyracksDataException("line consists of only 2 points.");
-            }
-            aPoint.setValue(Double.parseDouble(points[0].split(",")[0]), Double.parseDouble(points[0].split(",")[1]));
-            aPoint2.setValue(Double.parseDouble(points[1].split(",")[0]), Double.parseDouble(points[1].split(",")[1]));
+            int spaceIndex = indexOf(buffer, begin, len, ' ');
+            int firstCommaIndex = indexOf(buffer, begin, len, ',');
+            aPoint.setValue(parseDouble(buffer, begin, firstCommaIndex - begin),
+                    parseDouble(buffer, firstCommaIndex + 1, spaceIndex - firstCommaIndex - 1));
+            int secondCommaIndex = indexOf(buffer, spaceIndex + 1, begin + len - spaceIndex - 1, ',');
+            aPoint2.setValue(parseDouble(buffer, spaceIndex + 1, secondCommaIndex - spaceIndex - 1),
+                    parseDouble(buffer, secondCommaIndex + 1, begin + len - secondCommaIndex - 1));
             aLine.setValue(aPoint, aPoint2);
             lineSerde.serialize(aLine, out);
-        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(line + " can not be an instance of line");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new ParseException(ErrorCode.PARSER_ADM_DATA_PARSER_WRONG_INSTANCE, e, new String(buffer, begin, len),
+                    "line");
         }
     }
 
@@ -357,4 +384,34 @@
 
         return ATimeParserFactory.parseTimePart(interval, startOffset, endOffset - startOffset + 1);
     }
-}
+
+    protected double parseDouble(char[] buffer, int begin, int len) {
+        // TODO: parse double directly from char[]
+        String str = new String(buffer, begin, len);
+        return Double.valueOf(str);
+    }
+
+    protected float parseFloat(char[] buffer, int begin, int len) {
+        //TODO: pares float directly from char[]
+        String str = new String(buffer, begin, len);
+        return Float.valueOf(str);
+    }
+
+    protected int indexOf(char[] buffer, int begin, int len, char target) {
+        for (int i = begin; i < begin + len; i++) {
+            if (buffer[i] == target) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot find " + target + " in " + new String(buffer, begin, len));
+    }
+
+    protected void parseString(char[] buffer, int begin, int length, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            out.writeByte(ATypeTag.STRING.serialize());
+            untaggedStringSerde.serialize(buffer, begin, length, out);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new ParseException(e);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/JSONDataParser.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/JSONDataParser.java
index ce8780d..209ba34 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/JSONDataParser.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/JSONDataParser.java
@@ -426,26 +426,27 @@
      * @throws IOException
      */
     private void serializeString(ATypeTag stringVariantType, DataOutput out) throws IOException {
-        final String stringValue = jsonParser.getText();
+        char[] buffer = jsonParser.getTextCharacters();
+        int begin = jsonParser.getTextOffset();
+        int len = jsonParser.getTextLength();
         final ATypeTag typeToUse = stringVariantType == ATypeTag.ANY ? currentToken().getTypeTag() : stringVariantType;
 
         switch (typeToUse) {
             case STRING:
-                aString.setValue(stringValue);
-                stringSerde.serialize(aString, out);
+                parseString(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 break;
             case DATE:
-                parseDate(stringValue, out);
+                parseDate(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 break;
             case DATETIME:
-                parseDateTime(stringValue, out);
+                parseDateTime(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 break;
             case TIME:
-                parseTime(stringValue, out);
+                parseTime(buffer, begin, len, out);
                 break;
             default:
                 throw new RuntimeDataException(ErrorCode.TYPE_UNSUPPORTED, jsonParser.currentToken().toString());
 
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ParseException.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ParseException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34e3eef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/ParseException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.external.parser;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class ParseException extends HyracksDataException {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private String filename;
+    private int line = -1;
+    private int column = -1;
+
+    public ParseException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public ParseException(int errorCode, Serializable... param) {
+        super(ErrorCode.ASTERIX, errorCode, ErrorCode.getErrorMessage(errorCode), param);
+    }
+
+    public ParseException(int errorCode, Throwable e, Serializable... param) {
+        super(ErrorCode.ASTERIX, errorCode, e, ErrorCode.getErrorMessage(errorCode), param);
+        addSuppressed(e);
+    }
+
+    public ParseException(Throwable cause) {
+        super(cause);
+    }
+
+    public ParseException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+    public ParseException(Throwable cause, String filename, int line, int column) {
+        super(cause);
+        setLocation(filename, line, column);
+    }
+
+    public void setLocation(String filename, int line, int column) {
+        this.filename = filename;
+        this.line = line;
+        this.column = column;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getMessage() {
+        StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder("Parse error");
+        if (filename != null) {
+            msg.append(" in file " + filename);
+        }
+        if (line >= 0) {
+            if (column >= 0) {
+                msg.append(" at (" + line + ", " + column + ")");
+            } else {
+                msg.append(" in line " + line);
+            }
+        }
+        return msg.append(": " + super.getMessage()).toString();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/test/ADMDataParserTest.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/test/ADMDataParserTest.java
index f06528e..a4e4c33 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/test/ADMDataParserTest.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/external/parser/test/ADMDataParserTest.java
@@ -18,38 +18,54 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.external.parser.test;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.external.parser.ADMDataParser;
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDate;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDateTime;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableTime;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.DataInputByteBuffer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+
 import junit.extensions.PA;
 
 public class ADMDataParserTest {
 
     @Test
     public void test() throws IOException {
-        String[] dates = { "-9537-08-04", "9656-06-03", "-9537-04-04", "9656-06-04", "-9537-10-04", "9626-09-05" };
+        char[][] dates = toChars(
+                new String[] { "-9537-08-04", "9656-06-03", "-9537-04-04", "9656-06-04", "-9537-10-04", "9626-09-05" });
         AMutableDate[] parsedDates =
                 new AMutableDate[] { new AMutableDate(-4202630), new AMutableDate(2807408), new AMutableDate(-4202752),
                         new AMutableDate(2807409), new AMutableDate(-4202569), new AMutableDate(2796544), };
 
-        String[] times = { "12:04:45.689Z", "12:41:59.002Z", "12:10:45.169Z", "15:37:48.736Z", "04:16:42.321Z",
-                "12:22:56.816Z" };
+        char[][] times = toChars(new String[] { "12:04:45.689Z", "12:41:59.002Z", "12:10:45.169Z", "15:37:48.736Z",
+                "04:16:42.321Z", "12:22:56.816Z" });
         AMutableTime[] parsedTimes =
                 new AMutableTime[] { new AMutableTime(43485689), new AMutableTime(45719002), new AMutableTime(43845169),
                         new AMutableTime(56268736), new AMutableTime(15402321), new AMutableTime(44576816), };
 
-        String[] dateTimes = { "-2640-10-11T17:32:15.675Z", "4104-02-01T05:59:11.902Z", "0534-12-08T08:20:31.487Z",
-                "6778-02-16T22:40:21.653Z", "2129-12-12T13:18:35.758Z", "8647-07-01T13:10:19.691Z" };
+        char[][] dateTimes = toChars(
+                new String[] { "-2640-10-11T17:32:15.675Z", "4104-02-01T05:59:11.902Z", "0534-12-08T08:20:31.487Z",
+                        "6778-02-16T22:40:21.653Z", "2129-12-12T13:18:35.758Z", "8647-07-01T13:10:19.691Z" });
         AMutableDateTime[] parsedDateTimes =
                 new AMutableDateTime[] { new AMutableDateTime(-145452954464325L), new AMutableDateTime(67345192751902L),
                         new AMutableDateTime(-45286270768513L), new AMutableDateTime(151729886421653L),
@@ -70,24 +86,24 @@
                         while (round++ < 10000) {
                             // Test parseDate.
                             for (int index = 0; index < dates.length; ++index) {
-                                PA.invokeMethod(parser, "parseDate(java.lang.String, java.io.DataOutput)", dates[index],
-                                        dos);
+                                PA.invokeMethod(parser, "parseDate(char[], int, int, java.io.DataOutput)", dates[index],
+                                        0, dates[index].length, dos);
                                 AMutableDate aDate = (AMutableDate) PA.getValue(parser, "aDate");
                                 Assert.assertTrue(aDate.equals(parsedDates[index]));
                             }
 
                             // Tests parseTime.
                             for (int index = 0; index < times.length; ++index) {
-                                PA.invokeMethod(parser, "parseTime(java.lang.String, java.io.DataOutput)", times[index],
-                                        dos);
+                                PA.invokeMethod(parser, "parseTime(char[], int, int, java.io.DataOutput)", times[index],
+                                        0, times[index].length, dos);
                                 AMutableTime aTime = (AMutableTime) PA.getValue(parser, "aTime");
                                 Assert.assertTrue(aTime.equals(parsedTimes[index]));
                             }
 
                             // Tests parseDateTime.
                             for (int index = 0; index < dateTimes.length; ++index) {
-                                PA.invokeMethod(parser, "parseDateTime(java.lang.String, java.io.DataOutput)",
-                                        dateTimes[index], dos);
+                                PA.invokeMethod(parser, "parseDateTime(char[], int, int, java.io.DataOutput)",
+                                        dateTimes[index], 0, dateTimes[index].length, dos);
                                 AMutableDateTime aDateTime = (AMutableDateTime) PA.getValue(parser, "aDateTime");
                                 Assert.assertTrue(aDateTime.equals(parsedDateTimes[index]));
                             }
@@ -113,4 +129,58 @@
         // Asserts no failure.
         Assert.assertTrue(errorCount.get() == 0);
     }
-}
+
+    private char[][] toChars(String[] strings) {
+        char[][] results = new char[strings.length][];
+        for (int i = 0; i < strings.length; i++) {
+            results[i] = strings[i].toCharArray();
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testWKTParser() {
+        try {
+            ARecordType recordType = new ARecordType("POIType", new String[] { "id", "coord" },
+                    new IAType[] { BuiltinType.AINT32, BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY }, false);
+
+            String wktObject = "{\"id\": 123, \"coord\": \"POINT(3 4)\"}";
+            InputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(wktObject.getBytes());
+            ADMDataParser parser = new ADMDataParser(recordType, true);
+            parser.setInputStream(in);
+            ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+            DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(baos);
+            parser.parse(out);
+            out.close();
+            byte[] serialized = baos.toByteArray();
+
+            // Parse to make sure it was correct
+            ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(serialized);
+            Assert.assertEquals(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_RECORD_TYPE_TAG, bb.get());
+            Assert.assertEquals(serialized.length, bb.getInt()); // Total record size including header
+            Assert.assertEquals(2, bb.getInt()); // # of records
+            int offsetOfID = bb.getInt();
+            int offsetOfGeometry = bb.getInt();
+            ISerializerDeserializer intDeser =
+                    SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getNonTaggedSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AINT32);
+            Assert.assertEquals(offsetOfID, bb.position());
+            // Serialize the two records
+            DataInputByteBuffer dataIn = new DataInputByteBuffer();
+            dataIn.reset(bb);
+            Object o = intDeser.deserialize(dataIn);
+            Assert.assertEquals(new AInt32(123), o);
+            ISerializerDeserializer geomDeser =
+                    SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getNonTaggedSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY);
+            Object point = geomDeser.deserialize(dataIn);
+            Assert.assertTrue(point instanceof AGeometry);
+            Assert.assertTrue(((AGeometry) point).getGeometry() instanceof OGCPoint);
+            OGCPoint p = (OGCPoint) ((AGeometry) point).getGeometry();
+            Assert.assertEquals(3.0, p.X(), 1E-5);
+            Assert.assertEquals(4.0, p.Y(), 1E-5);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            Assert.fail("Error in parsing");
+        }
+
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..671e57e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<!--
+ ! Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ ! or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ ! distributed with this work for additional information
+ ! regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ ! to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ ! "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ ! with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ !
+ !   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ !
+ ! Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ ! software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ ! "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ ! KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ ! specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ ! under the License.
+ !-->
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <parent>
+    <artifactId>apache-asterixdb</artifactId>
+    <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+    <version>0.9.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+  <artifactId>asterix-geo</artifactId>
+
+  <licenses>
+    <license>
+      <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
+      <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+      <distribution>repo</distribution>
+      <comments>A business-friendly OSS license</comments>
+    </license>
+  </licenses>
+
+  <properties>
+    <root.dir>${basedir}/..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+        <artifactId>asterix-evaluator-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <evaluatorPackagePrefix>org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators</evaluatorPackagePrefix>
+        </configuration>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>generate-evaluator</id>
+            <phase>process-classes</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>generate-evaluator</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>test-jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>test-compile</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+        <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <phase>validate</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>check</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <excludes combine.children="append">
+            <exclude>data/**</exclude>
+          </excludes>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+      <artifactId>algebricks-common</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hyracks-util</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+      <artifactId>algebricks-core</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+      <artifactId>algebricks-runtime</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+      <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+      <artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+      <artifactId>asterix-runtime</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
+      <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0.0</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec45877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.aggregates;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.base.AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IAggregateEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IAggregateEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+/**
+ * NULLs are also counted.
+ */
+public class STUnionAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STUnionAggregateDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_UNION_AGG;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IAggregateEvaluatorFactory createAggregateEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IAggregateEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IAggregateEvaluator createAggregateEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new STUnionAggregateFunction(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateFunction.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateFunction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9c2eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/STUnionAggregateFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.aggregates;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.UnsupportedItemTypeException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IAggregateEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * STUnion aggregates a set of objects into one object. If the input is a set of overlapping polygons, their union is
+ * computed and returned as a multipolygon. Similarly, if the input is a set of points or linestring, a multipoint or
+ * multilinestring is created. Is the result contains geometries of different types, e.g., points and linestring, the
+ * output is a GeometryCollection.
+ */
+public class STUnionAggregateFunction implements IAggregateEvaluator {
+    /**Use WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) as the default coordinate reference system*/
+    public static final SpatialReference DEFAULT_CRS = SpatialReference.create(4326);
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private ISerializerDeserializer<AGeometry> geometrySerde =
+            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY);
+    private IPointable inputVal = new VoidPointable();
+    private IScalarEvaluator eval;
+    protected OGCGeometry geometry;
+
+    private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+
+    public STUnionAggregateFunction(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext context)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        eval = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void init() throws HyracksDataException {
+        // Initialize the resulting geometry with an empty point.
+        geometry = new OGCPoint(new Point(), DEFAULT_CRS);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void step(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException {
+        eval.evaluate(tuple, inputVal);
+        byte[] data = inputVal.getByteArray();
+        int offset = inputVal.getStartOffset();
+        int len = inputVal.getLength();
+        ATypeTag typeTag =
+                EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(inputVal.getByteArray()[inputVal.getStartOffset()]);
+        // Ignore SYSTEM_NULL.
+        if (typeTag == ATypeTag.NULL || typeTag == ATypeTag.MISSING) {
+            processNull();
+        } else if (typeTag == ATypeTag.GEOMETRY) {
+            DataInput dataIn = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1));
+            OGCGeometry geometry1 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
+            geometry = geometry.union(geometry1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void finish(IPointable resultPointable) throws HyracksDataException {
+        resultStorage.reset();
+        try {
+            geometrySerde.serialize(new AGeometry(geometry), resultStorage.getDataOutput());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+        }
+        resultPointable.set(resultStorage);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void finishPartial(IPointable resultPointable) throws HyracksDataException {
+        finish(resultPointable);
+    }
+
+    protected void processNull() throws UnsupportedItemTypeException {
+        throw new UnsupportedItemTypeException(BuiltinFunctions.ST_UNION, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_SYSTEM_NULL_TYPE_TAG);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/ScalarSTUnionAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/ScalarSTUnionAggregateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96b6478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/aggregates/ScalarSTUnionAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.aggregates;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar.AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+
+public class ScalarSTUnionAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = BuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_ST_UNION_AGG;
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new ScalarSTUnionAggregateDescriptor(STUnionAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY.createFunctionDescriptor());
+        }
+    };
+
+    private ScalarSTUnionAggregateDescriptor(IFunctionDescriptor aggFuncDesc) {
+        super(aggFuncDesc);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return FID;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/GeoFunctionRegistrant.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/GeoFunctionRegistrant.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1644b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/GeoFunctionRegistrant.java
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.aggregates.STUnionAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.aggregates.ScalarSTUnionAggregateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.ParseGeoJSONDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STAreaDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STAsBinaryDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STAsGeoJSONDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STAsTextDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STBoundaryDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STContainsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STCoordDimDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STCrossesDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STDifferenceDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STDimensionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STDisjointDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STDistanceDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STEndPointDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STEnvelopeDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STEqualsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STExteriorRingDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STGeomFromTextDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STGeomFromWKBDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STGeomentryTypeDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STGeometryNDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STInteriorRingNDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STIntersectionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STIntersectsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STIsClosedDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STIsCollectionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STIsEmptyDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STIsRingDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STIsSimpleDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STLengthDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STMDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STMakePoint3DDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STMakePointDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STNPointsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STNRingsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STNumGeometriesDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STOverlapsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STPointNDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STPolygonizeDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STRelateDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STSRIDDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STStartPointDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STSymDifferenceDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STTouchesDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STUnionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STWithinDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STXDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STXMaxDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STXMinDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STYDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STYMaxDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STYMinDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STZDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STZMaxDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions.STZMinDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionCollection;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionRegistrant;
+
+public class GeoFunctionRegistrant implements IFunctionRegistrant {
+    @Override
+    public void register(IFunctionCollection fc) {
+        //Geo functions
+        fc.add(ScalarSTUnionAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STUnionAggregateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+
+        //GeoJSON
+        fc.add(ParseGeoJSONDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STAreaDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STMakePointDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STMakePoint3DDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STIntersectsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STUnionDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STIsCollectionDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STContainsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STCrossesDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STDisjointDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STEqualsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STOverlapsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STTouchesDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STWithinDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STIsEmptyDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STIsSimpleDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STCoordDimDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STDimensionDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STGeomentryTypeDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STMDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STNRingsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STNPointsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STNumGeometriesDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STSRIDDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STXDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STYDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STXMaxDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STXMinDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STYMaxDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STYMinDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STZDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STZMaxDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STZMinDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STAsBinaryDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STAsTextDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STAsGeoJSONDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STDistanceDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STLengthDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STGeomFromTextDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STGeomFromWKBDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STIsClosedDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STIsRingDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STRelateDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STBoundaryDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STEndPointDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STEnvelopeDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STExteriorRingDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STGeometryNDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STInteriorRingNDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STPointNDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STStartPointDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STDifferenceDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STIntersectionDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STSymDifferenceDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(STPolygonizeDescriptor.FACTORY);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/GeoFunctionTypeInferers.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/GeoFunctionTypeInferers.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f609beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/GeoFunctionTypeInferers.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.common.config.CompilerProperties;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionTypeInferer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.utils.RecordUtil;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.AbstractFunctionCallExpression;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment;
+
+public class GeoFunctionTypeInferers {
+    private GeoFunctionTypeInferers() {
+    }
+
+    public static final class GeometryConstructorTypeInferer implements IFunctionTypeInferer {
+        @Override
+        public void infer(ILogicalExpression expr, IFunctionDescriptor fd, IVariableTypeEnvironment context,
+                CompilerProperties compilerProps) throws AlgebricksException {
+            AbstractFunctionCallExpression fce = (AbstractFunctionCallExpression) expr;
+            IAType t = (IAType) context.getType(fce.getArguments().get(0).getValue());
+            ATypeTag typeTag = t.getTypeTag();
+            if (typeTag.equals(ATypeTag.OBJECT)) {
+                fd.setImmutableStates(t);
+            } else if (typeTag.equals(ATypeTag.ANY)) {
+                fd.setImmutableStates(RecordUtil.FULLY_OPEN_RECORD_TYPE);
+            } else {
+                throw new NotImplementedException("parse-geojson for data of type " + t);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractGetValDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractGetValDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..325b10a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractGetValDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+
+public abstract class AbstractGetValDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    public double getVal(byte[] bytes, int offset) throws TypeMismatchException {
+        if (bytes[offset] == ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_DOUBLE_TYPE_TAG) {
+            return ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(bytes, offset + 1);
+        } else if (bytes[offset] == ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT64_TYPE_TAG) {
+            return AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(bytes, offset + 1);
+        } else {
+            throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 1, bytes[offset], ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_DOUBLE_TYPE_TAG,
+                    ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT64_TYPE_TAG);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83925a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public abstract class AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    abstract protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1)
+            throws HyracksDataException;
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(final IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractSTDoubleGeometryEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class AbstractSTDoubleGeometryEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private final ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private final DataOutput out;
+        private final IPointable argPtr0;
+        private final IPointable argPtr1;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval1;
+
+        public AbstractSTDoubleGeometryEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            argPtr0 = new VoidPointable();
+            argPtr1 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            eval1 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage.reset();
+            eval0.evaluate(tuple, argPtr0);
+            eval1.evaluate(tuple, argPtr1);
+
+            try {
+                byte[] bytes0 = argPtr0.getByteArray();
+                int offset0 = argPtr0.getStartOffset();
+                int len0 = argPtr0.getLength();
+                byte[] bytes1 = argPtr1.getByteArray();
+                int offset1 = argPtr1.getStartOffset();
+                int len1 = argPtr1.getLength();
+
+                ATypeTag tag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(bytes0[offset0]);
+                if (tag != ATypeTag.GEOMETRY) {
+                    throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, bytes0[offset0],
+                            ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                }
+                tag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(bytes1[offset1]);
+                if (tag != ATypeTag.GEOMETRY) {
+                    throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, bytes1[offset1],
+                            ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                }
+
+                DataInputStream dataIn0 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes0, offset0 + 1, len0 - 1));
+                OGCGeometry geometry0 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn0).getGeometry();
+                DataInputStream dataIn1 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes1, offset1 + 1, len1 - 1));
+                OGCGeometry geometry1 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn1).getGeometry();
+                Object finalResult = evaluateOGCGeometry(geometry0, geometry1);
+                if (finalResult instanceof OGCGeometry) {
+                    out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                    AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(new AGeometry((OGCGeometry) finalResult), out);
+                } else if (finalResult instanceof Boolean) {
+                    SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ABOOLEAN)
+                            .serialize((boolean) finalResult ? ABoolean.TRUE : ABoolean.FALSE, out);
+                } else if (finalResult instanceof Double) {
+                    out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_DOUBLE_TYPE_TAG);
+                    out.writeDouble((double) finalResult);
+                }
+
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+            }
+            result.set(resultStorage);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62e8db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.InvalidDataFormatException;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public abstract class AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    abstract protected OGCGeometry evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException;
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+                return new AbstractSTGeometryNEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class AbstractSTGeometryNEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval;
+        private IPointable inputArg0;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+
+        public AbstractSTGeometryNEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg = new VoidPointable();
+            eval = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            inputArg0 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval0 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval.evaluate(tuple, inputArg);
+            byte[] data = inputArg.getByteArray();
+            int offset = inputArg.getStartOffset();
+            int len = inputArg.getLength();
+
+            eval0.evaluate(tuple, inputArg0);
+            byte[] data0 = inputArg0.getByteArray();
+            int offset0 = inputArg0.getStartOffset();
+
+            if (data[offset] != ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, data[offset],
+                        ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            if (data0[offset0] != ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT64_TYPE_TAG) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, data0[offset0], ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT64_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+
+            ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1);
+            DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
+            OGCGeometry geometry = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
+            int n = (int) AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data0, offset0 + 1);
+
+            OGCGeometry geometryN = evaluateOGCGeometry(geometry, n);
+            try {
+                out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(new AGeometry(geometryN), out);
+                result.set(resultStorage);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(), e, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0acf731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABinary;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt32;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.string.UTF8StringUtil;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public abstract class AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    abstract protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException;
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(final IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractSTSingleGeometryEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class AbstractSTSingleGeometryEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private final ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private final DataOutput out;
+        private final IPointable argPtr0;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+
+        private final AMutableInt32 intRes;
+
+        public AbstractSTSingleGeometryEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            argPtr0 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            intRes = new AMutableInt32(0);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage.reset();
+            eval0.evaluate(tuple, argPtr0);
+
+            try {
+                byte[] bytes0 = argPtr0.getByteArray();
+                int offset0 = argPtr0.getStartOffset();
+                int len0 = argPtr0.getLength();
+
+                ATypeTag tag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(bytes0[offset0]);
+                if (tag != ATypeTag.GEOMETRY) {
+                    throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, bytes0[offset0],
+                            ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                }
+
+                DataInputStream dataIn0 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes0, offset0 + 1, len0 - 1));
+                OGCGeometry geometry0 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn0).getGeometry();
+
+                Object finalResult = evaluateOGCGeometry(geometry0);
+                if (finalResult == null) {
+                    out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_NULL_TYPE_TAG);
+                } else if (finalResult instanceof Double) {
+                    out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_DOUBLE_TYPE_TAG);
+                    out.writeDouble((double) finalResult);
+                } else if (finalResult instanceof Boolean) {
+                    SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ABOOLEAN)
+                            .serialize((boolean) finalResult ? ABoolean.TRUE : ABoolean.FALSE, out);
+                } else if (finalResult instanceof Integer) {
+                    intRes.setValue((int) finalResult);
+                    SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AINT32)
+                            .serialize(intRes, out);
+                } else if (finalResult instanceof String) {
+                    out.write(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG);
+                    out.write(UTF8StringUtil.writeStringToBytes((String) finalResult));
+                } else if (finalResult instanceof byte[]) {
+                    SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ABINARY)
+                            .serialize(new ABinary((byte[]) finalResult), out);
+                } else if (finalResult instanceof OGCGeometry) {
+                    out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                    AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(new AGeometry((OGCGeometry) finalResult), out);
+                }
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+            }
+            result.set(resultStorage);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/ParseGeoJSONDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/ParseGeoJSONDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e59c3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/ParseGeoJSONDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.MapOGCStructure;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromGeoJson;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ARecordSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.GeoFunctionTypeInferers;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AOrderedList;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ARecord;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.IAObject;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionTypeInferer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.InvalidDataFormatException;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class ParseGeoJSONDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new ParseGeoJSONDescriptor();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionTypeInferer createFunctionTypeInferer() {
+            return new GeoFunctionTypeInferers.GeometryConstructorTypeInferer();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private ARecordType recType;
+
+    @Override
+    public void setImmutableStates(Object... states) {
+        this.recType = (ARecordType) states[0];
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.GEOMETRY_CONSTRUCTOR;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+                return new ParseGeoJSONEvaluator(args[0], ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class ParseGeoJSONEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+        private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval;
+        private OperatorImportFromGeoJson geoJsonImporter;
+
+        public ParseGeoJSONEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory factory, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg = new VoidPointable();
+            eval = factory.createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            geoJsonImporter = OperatorImportFromGeoJson.local();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval.evaluate(tuple, inputArg);
+            byte[] data = inputArg.getByteArray();
+            int offset = inputArg.getStartOffset();
+            int len = inputArg.getLength();
+
+            if (data[offset] != ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_RECORD_TYPE_TAG) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(BuiltinFunctions.GEOMETRY_CONSTRUCTOR, 0, data[offset],
+                        ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_RECORD_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1);
+            DataInput dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
+            try {
+                String geometry = recordToString(new ARecordSerializerDeserializer(recType).deserialize(dataIn));
+                MapOGCStructure structure = geoJsonImporter.executeOGC(0, geometry, null);
+                OGCGeometry ogcGeometry =
+                        OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(structure.m_ogcStructure, structure.m_spatialReference);
+                ByteBuffer buffer = ogcGeometry.asBinary();
+                byte[] wKBGeometryBuffer = buffer.array();
+                out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                out.writeInt(wKBGeometryBuffer.length);
+                out.write(wKBGeometryBuffer);
+                result.set(resultStorage);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(), e, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        public String recordToString(ARecord record) {
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            sb.append("{ ");
+            String[] fieldNames = record.getType().getFieldNames();
+            IAObject val;
+            if (fieldNames != null) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < fieldNames.length; i++) {
+                    if (i > 0) {
+                        sb.append(", ");
+                    }
+                    sb.append("\"").append(fieldNames[i]).append("\"").append(": ");
+                    val = record.getValueByPos(i);
+                    if (val instanceof ARecord) {
+                        sb.append(recordToString((ARecord) val));
+                    } else if (val instanceof AOrderedList) {
+                        sb.append(listToString((AOrderedList) val));
+                    } else {
+                        sb.append(val);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            sb.append(" }");
+            return sb.toString();
+        }
+
+        public String listToString(AOrderedList list) {
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            boolean first = true;
+            IAObject val;
+            sb.append("[ ");
+            for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
+                if (first) {
+                    first = false;
+                } else {
+                    sb.append(", ");
+                }
+                val = list.getItem(i);
+                if (val instanceof ARecord) {
+                    sb.append(recordToString((ARecord) val));
+                } else if (val instanceof AOrderedList) {
+                    sb.append(listToString((AOrderedList) val));
+                } else {
+                    sb.append(val);
+                }
+            }
+            sb.append(" ]");
+            return sb.toString();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAreaDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAreaDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caf0b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAreaDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.GeometryCursor;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STAreaDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STAreaDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        double area;
+        if (!"GeometryCollection".equals(geometry.geometryType())) {
+            area = geometry.getEsriGeometry().calculateArea2D();
+        } else {
+            GeometryCursor cursor = geometry.getEsriGeometryCursor();
+            Geometry geometry1 = cursor.next();
+            area = 0;
+            while (geometry1 != null) {
+                area += geometry1.calculateArea2D();
+                geometry1 = cursor.next();
+            }
+        }
+        return area;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_AREA;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsBinaryDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsBinaryDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..387d07c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsBinaryDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STAsBinaryDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STAsBinaryDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.asBinary().array();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_AS_BINARY;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsGeoJSONDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsGeoJSONDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b12b851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsGeoJSONDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STAsGeoJSONDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STAsGeoJSONDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.asGeoJson();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_AS_GEOJSON;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsTextDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsTextDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e310d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STAsTextDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STAsTextDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STAsTextDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.asText();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_AS_TEXT;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STBoundaryDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STBoundaryDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55c5212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STBoundaryDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STBoundaryDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STBoundaryDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.boundary();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_BOUNDARY;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STContainsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STContainsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9f692f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STContainsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STContainsDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STContainsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.contains(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_CONTAINS;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCoordDimDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCoordDimDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1a3efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCoordDimDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STCoordDimDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STCoordDimDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.coordinateDimension();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_COORD_DIM;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCrossesDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCrossesDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ac67fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STCrossesDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STCrossesDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STCrossesDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.crosses(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_CROSSES;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDifferenceDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDifferenceDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0209f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDifferenceDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STDifferenceDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STDifferenceDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.difference(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_DIFFERENCE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDimensionDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDimensionDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..492d045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDimensionDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STDimensionDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STDimensionDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.dimension();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_DIMENSION;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDisjointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDisjointDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17272ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDisjointDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STDisjointDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STDisjointDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.disjoint(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_DISJOINT;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDistanceDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDistanceDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50cb129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STDistanceDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STDistanceDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STDistanceDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.distance(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_DISTANCE;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEndPointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEndPointDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b8e43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEndPointDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCCurve;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STEndPointDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STEndPointDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCCurve) {
+            return ((OGCCurve) geometry).endPoint();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_END_POINT;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEnvelopeDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEnvelopeDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5d7d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEnvelopeDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STEnvelopeDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STEnvelopeDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.envelope();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_ENVELOPE;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEqualsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66c2ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STEqualsDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STEqualsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.equals(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_EQUALS;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STExteriorRingDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STExteriorRingDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bda2c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STExteriorRingDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STExteriorRingDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STExteriorRingDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCPolygon) {
+            return ((OGCPolygon) geometry).exteriorRing();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_EXTERIOR_RING;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8676600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.OGCStructure;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromWkt;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.WktImportFlags;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.InvalidDataFormatException;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class STGeomFromTextDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STGeomFromTextDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_GEOM_FROM_TEXT;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+                return new STGeomFromTextEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class STGeomFromTextEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval;
+        private OperatorImportFromWkt wktImporter;
+
+        public STGeomFromTextEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg = new VoidPointable();
+            eval = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            wktImporter = OperatorImportFromWkt.local();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval.evaluate(tuple, inputArg);
+            byte[] data = inputArg.getByteArray();
+            int offset = inputArg.getStartOffset();
+            int len = inputArg.getLength();
+
+            if (data[offset] != ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(BuiltinFunctions.ST_GEOM_FROM_TEXT, 0, data[offset],
+                        ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1);
+            DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
+            try {
+                String geometry = AStringSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getStringValue();
+                OGCStructure structure;
+
+                structure = wktImporter.executeOGC(WktImportFlags.wktImportNonTrusted, geometry, null);
+                OGCGeometry ogcGeometry = OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(structure, SpatialReference.create(4326));
+                ByteBuffer buffer = ogcGeometry.asBinary();
+                byte[] wKBGeometryBuffer = buffer.array();
+                out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                out.writeInt(wKBGeometryBuffer.length);
+                out.write(wKBGeometryBuffer);
+                result.set(resultStorage);
+
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(), e, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01f7438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.OGCStructure;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromWkt;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.WktImportFlags;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.InvalidDataFormatException;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STGeomFromTextSRIDDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_GEOM_FROM_TEXT_SRID;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+                return new STGeomFromTextSRIDEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class STGeomFromTextSRIDEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval;
+        private IPointable inputArg0;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+        private OperatorImportFromWkt wktImporter;
+
+        public STGeomFromTextSRIDEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg = new VoidPointable();
+            eval = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            inputArg0 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval0 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            wktImporter = OperatorImportFromWkt.local();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval.evaluate(tuple, inputArg);
+            byte[] data = inputArg.getByteArray();
+            int offset = inputArg.getStartOffset();
+            int len = inputArg.getLength();
+
+            eval0.evaluate(tuple, inputArg0);
+            byte[] data0 = inputArg0.getByteArray();
+            int offset0 = inputArg0.getStartOffset();
+
+            if (data[offset] != ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, data[offset], ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            if (data0[offset0] != ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT64_TYPE_TAG) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, data0[offset0], ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_INT64_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+
+            ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1);
+            DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
+            try {
+                String geometry = AStringSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getStringValue();
+                int srid = (int) AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data0, offset0 + 1);
+                OGCStructure structure;
+
+                structure = wktImporter.executeOGC(WktImportFlags.wktImportNonTrusted, geometry, null);
+                OGCGeometry ogcGeometry = OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(structure, SpatialReference.create(srid));
+                ByteBuffer buffer = ogcGeometry.asBinary();
+                byte[] wKBGeometryBuffer = buffer.array();
+                out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                out.writeInt(wKBGeometryBuffer.length);
+                out.write(wKBGeometryBuffer);
+                result.set(resultStorage);
+
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(), e, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromWKBDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromWKBDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad3365e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomFromWKBDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.InvalidDataFormatException;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.ByteArraySerializerDeserializer;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class STGeomFromWKBDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STGeomFromWKBDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_GEOM_FROM_WKB;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+                return new STGeomFromWKBEvaulator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class STGeomFromWKBEvaulator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval;
+
+        public STGeomFromWKBEvaulator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg = new VoidPointable();
+            eval = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval.evaluate(tuple, inputArg);
+            byte[] data = inputArg.getByteArray();
+            int offset = inputArg.getStartOffset();
+            int len = inputArg.getLength();
+
+            if (data[offset] != ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_BINARY_TYPE_TAG) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(BuiltinFunctions.ST_GEOM_FROM_WKB, 0, data[offset],
+                        ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_BINARY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            try {
+                out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(data, offset + 1, len - 1);
+                DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
+                data = ByteArraySerializerDeserializer.read(dataIn);
+                out.writeInt(data.length);
+                out.write(data);
+                result.set(resultStorage);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(), e, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomentryTypeDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomentryTypeDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e7ae39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeomentryTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STGeomentryTypeDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STGeomentryTypeDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.geometryType();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.GEOMETRY_TYPE;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeometryNDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeometryNDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bf3699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STGeometryNDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometryCollection;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STGeometryNDescriptor extends AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STGeometryNDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_GEOMETRY_N;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected OGCGeometry evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCGeometryCollection) {
+            return ((OGCGeometryCollection) geometry).geometryN(n);
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STInteriorRingNDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STInteriorRingNDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25df415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STInteriorRingNDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STInteriorRingNDescriptor extends AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STInteriorRingNDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_INTERIOR_RING_N;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected OGCGeometry evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCPolygon) {
+            return ((OGCPolygon) geometry).interiorRingN(n);
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectionDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectionDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f3314e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectionDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STIntersectionDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STIntersectionDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.intersection(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_INTERSECTION;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a4f37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIntersectsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STIntersectsDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STIntersectsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.intersects(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_INTERSECTS;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsClosedDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsClosedDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59edb4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsClosedDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCCurve;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometryCollection;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiCurve;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiPoint;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiPolygon;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STIsClosedDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STIsClosedDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return isClosed(geometry);
+    }
+
+    private boolean isClosed(OGCGeometry geometry) {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCCurve) {
+            return ((OGCCurve) geometry).isClosed();
+        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiCurve) {
+            return ((OGCMultiCurve) geometry).isClosed();
+        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiPoint || geometry instanceof OGCMultiPolygon
+                || geometry instanceof OGCPolygon || geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
+            return true;
+        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCGeometryCollection) {
+            OGCGeometryCollection geometryCollection = (OGCGeometryCollection) geometry;
+            int num = geometryCollection.numGeometries();
+            for (int i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
+                if (!isClosed(geometryCollection.geometryN(i))) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_IS_CLOSED;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsCollectionDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsCollectionDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92767e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsCollectionDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STIsCollectionDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STIsCollectionDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        String type = geometry.geometryType();
+        return "GeometryCollection".equals(type) || "MultiLineString".equals(type) || "MultiPoint".equals(type)
+                || "MultiPolygon".equals(type);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_IS_COLLECTION;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsEmptyDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsEmptyDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acf20b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsEmptyDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STIsEmptyDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STIsEmptyDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_IS_EMPTY;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsRingDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsRingDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c9375a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsRingDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCCurve;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STIsRingDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STIsRingDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCCurve) {
+            return ((OGCCurve) geometry).isRing();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_IS_RING;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsSimpleDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsSimpleDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb948f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STIsSimpleDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STIsSimpleDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STIsSimpleDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.isSimple();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_IS_SIMPLE;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLengthDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLengthDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65fd085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLengthDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.GeometryCursor;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCLineString;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiLineString;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STLengthDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STLengthDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCLineString) {
+            return geometry.getEsriGeometry().calculateLength2D();
+        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiLineString) {
+            GeometryCursor cursor = geometry.getEsriGeometryCursor();
+            double length = 0;
+            Geometry geometry1 = cursor.next();
+            while (geometry1 != null) {
+                length += geometry1.calculateLength2D();
+                geometry1 = cursor.next();
+            }
+            return length;
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_LENGTH;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c783fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Polyline;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCLineString;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiPoint;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STLineFromMultiPointDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiPoint) {
+            Polyline polyline = new Polyline();
+            OGCMultiPoint multiPoint = (OGCMultiPoint) geometry;
+            int numPoints = multiPoint.numGeometries();
+            polyline.startPath((Point) multiPoint.geometryN(0).getEsriGeometry());
+            for (int i = 1; i < numPoints; i++) {
+                polyline.lineTo((Point) multiPoint.geometryN(i).getEsriGeometry());
+            }
+            return new OGCLineString(polyline, 0, SpatialReference.create(4326));
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_LINE_FROM_MULTIPOINT;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46ce0fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STMDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STMDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
+            return ((OGCPoint) geometry).M();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_M;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efb4032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID.java
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.InvalidDataFormatException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+public class STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID extends AbstractGetValDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STMakeEnvelopeDescriptorSRID();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_MAKE_ENVELOPE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+                return new STMakeEnvelopeEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class STMakeEnvelopeEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg0;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+        private IPointable inputArg1;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval1;
+        private IPointable inputArg2;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval2;
+        private IPointable inputArg3;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval3;
+        private IPointable inputArg4;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval4;
+
+        public STMakeEnvelopeEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg0 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            inputArg1 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval1 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            inputArg2 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval2 = args[2].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            inputArg3 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval3 = args[3].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            inputArg4 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval4 = args[4].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval0.evaluate(tuple, inputArg0);
+            byte[] data0 = inputArg0.getByteArray();
+            int offset0 = inputArg0.getStartOffset();
+
+            eval1.evaluate(tuple, inputArg1);
+            byte[] data1 = inputArg1.getByteArray();
+            int offset1 = inputArg1.getStartOffset();
+
+            eval2.evaluate(tuple, inputArg2);
+            byte[] data2 = inputArg2.getByteArray();
+            int offset2 = inputArg2.getStartOffset();
+
+            eval3.evaluate(tuple, inputArg3);
+            byte[] data3 = inputArg3.getByteArray();
+            int offset3 = inputArg3.getStartOffset();
+
+            eval4.evaluate(tuple, inputArg4);
+            byte[] data4 = inputArg4.getByteArray();
+            int offset4 = inputArg4.getStartOffset();
+
+            try {
+
+                OGCGeometry ogcGeometry =
+                        OGCGeometry
+                                .createFromEsriGeometry(
+                                        new Envelope(getVal(data0, offset0), getVal(data1, offset1),
+                                                getVal(data2, offset2), getVal(data3, offset3)),
+                                        SpatialReference.create((int) getVal(data4, offset4)));
+                ByteBuffer buffer = ogcGeometry.asBinary();
+                byte[] bytes = buffer.array();
+                out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                out.writeInt(bytes.length);
+                out.write(bytes);
+                result.set(resultStorage);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(), e, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c0ac97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class STMakePoint3DDescriptor extends AbstractGetValDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STMakePoint3DDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(final IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new STMakePoint3DEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_MAKE_POINT3D;
+    }
+
+    private class STMakePoint3DEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private final ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private final DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg0;
+        private IPointable inputArg1;
+        private IPointable inputArg2;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval1;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval2;
+        private Point point;
+        private AGeometry pointGeometry;
+
+        public STMakePoint3DEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg0 = new VoidPointable();
+            inputArg1 = new VoidPointable();
+            inputArg2 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            eval1 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            eval2 = args[2].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            point = new Point(0, 0, 0);
+            pointGeometry = new AGeometry(new OGCPoint(point, SpatialReference.create(4326)));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval0.evaluate(tuple, inputArg0);
+            eval1.evaluate(tuple, inputArg1);
+            eval2.evaluate(tuple, inputArg2);
+
+            byte[] bytes0 = inputArg0.getByteArray();
+            int offset0 = inputArg0.getStartOffset();
+            byte[] bytes1 = inputArg1.getByteArray();
+            int offset1 = inputArg1.getStartOffset();
+            byte[] bytes2 = inputArg2.getByteArray();
+            int offset2 = inputArg2.getStartOffset();
+
+            resultStorage.reset();
+            try {
+                out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                point.setX(getVal(bytes0, offset0));
+                point.setY(getVal(bytes1, offset1));
+                point.setZ(getVal(bytes2, offset2));
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(pointGeometry, out);
+            } catch (IOException e1) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e1);
+            }
+            result.set(resultStorage);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..424fb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor extends AbstractGetValDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STMakePoint3DWithMDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(final IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new STMakePoint3DWithMEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_MAKE_POINT3D_M;
+    }
+
+    private class STMakePoint3DWithMEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private final ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private final DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg0;
+        private IPointable inputArg1;
+        private IPointable inputArg2;
+        private IPointable inputArg3;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval1;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval2;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval3;
+        private Point point;
+        private AGeometry pointGeometry;
+
+        public STMakePoint3DWithMEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg0 = new VoidPointable();
+            inputArg1 = new VoidPointable();
+            inputArg2 = new VoidPointable();
+            inputArg3 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            eval1 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            eval2 = args[2].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            eval3 = args[3].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            point = new Point(0, 0, 0);
+            pointGeometry = new AGeometry(new OGCPoint(point, SpatialReference.create(4326)));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval0.evaluate(tuple, inputArg0);
+            eval1.evaluate(tuple, inputArg1);
+            eval2.evaluate(tuple, inputArg2);
+            eval3.evaluate(tuple, inputArg3);
+
+            byte[] bytes0 = inputArg0.getByteArray();
+            int offset0 = inputArg0.getStartOffset();
+            byte[] bytes1 = inputArg1.getByteArray();
+            int offset1 = inputArg1.getStartOffset();
+            byte[] bytes2 = inputArg2.getByteArray();
+            int offset2 = inputArg2.getStartOffset();
+            byte[] bytes3 = inputArg3.getByteArray();
+            int offset3 = inputArg3.getStartOffset();
+
+            resultStorage.reset();
+            try {
+                out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                point.setX(getVal(bytes0, offset0));
+                point.setY(getVal(bytes1, offset1));
+                point.setZ(getVal(bytes2, offset2));
+                point.setM(getVal(bytes3, offset3));
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(pointGeometry, out);
+            } catch (IOException e1) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e1);
+            }
+            result.set(resultStorage);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePointDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d901a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STMakePointDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class STMakePointDescriptor extends AbstractGetValDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STMakePointDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(final IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new STMakePointEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_MAKE_POINT;
+    }
+
+    private class STMakePointEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+
+        private final ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private final DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg0;
+        private IPointable inputArg1;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval1;
+        private Point point;
+        private AGeometry pointGeometry;
+
+        public STMakePointEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg0 = new VoidPointable();
+            inputArg1 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            eval1 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            point = new Point(0, 0);
+            pointGeometry = new AGeometry(new OGCPoint(point, SpatialReference.create(4326)));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval0.evaluate(tuple, inputArg0);
+            eval1.evaluate(tuple, inputArg1);
+
+            byte[] bytes0 = inputArg0.getByteArray();
+            int offset0 = inputArg0.getStartOffset();
+            byte[] bytes1 = inputArg1.getByteArray();
+            int offset1 = inputArg1.getStartOffset();
+
+            resultStorage.reset();
+            try {
+                out.writeByte(ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+                point.setX(getVal(bytes0, offset0));
+                point.setY(getVal(bytes1, offset1));
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize(pointGeometry, out);
+            } catch (IOException e1) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e1);
+            }
+            result.set(resultStorage);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNPointsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNPointsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b1111b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNPointsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.GeometryCursor;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.MultiVertexGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Point;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STNPointsDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STNPointsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        Geometry esriGeometry = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
+        if (esriGeometry != null && esriGeometry instanceof MultiVertexGeometry) {
+            return ((MultiVertexGeometry) esriGeometry).getPointCount();
+        } else if (esriGeometry instanceof Point) {
+            return 1;
+        } else if (esriGeometry == null) {
+            int count = 0;
+            GeometryCursor geometryCursor = geometry.getEsriGeometryCursor();
+            esriGeometry = geometryCursor.next();
+            while (esriGeometry != null) {
+                if (esriGeometry instanceof MultiVertexGeometry) {
+                    count += ((MultiVertexGeometry) esriGeometry).getPointCount();
+                } else if (esriGeometry instanceof Point) {
+                    count += 1;
+                }
+                esriGeometry = geometryCursor.next();
+            }
+            return count;
+        } else if (geometry.isEmpty()) {
+            return 0;
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_N_POINTS;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNRingsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNRingsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27e0490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNRingsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCMultiPolygon;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STNRingsDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STNRingsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCPolygon) {
+            return ((OGCPolygon) geometry).numInteriorRing() + 1;
+        } else if (geometry instanceof OGCMultiPolygon) {
+            OGCMultiPolygon polygon = (OGCMultiPolygon) geometry;
+            int numGeometries = polygon.numGeometries();
+            int count = 0;
+            for (int i = 1; i < numGeometries + 1; i++) {
+                if (polygon.geometryN(i) instanceof OGCPolygon) {
+                    count += ((OGCPolygon) polygon.geometryN(i)).numInteriorRing() + 1;
+                }
+            }
+            return count;
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_N_RINGS;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumGeometriesDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumGeometriesDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d0c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumGeometriesDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometryCollection;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STNumGeometriesDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STNumGeometriesDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCGeometryCollection) {
+            return ((OGCGeometryCollection) geometry).numGeometries();
+        } else if (!geometry.isEmpty()) {
+            return 1;
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_NUM_GEOMETRIIES;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c32ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPolygon;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STNumInteriorRingsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCPolygon) {
+            return ((OGCPolygon) geometry).numInteriorRing();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_NUM_INTERIOR_RINGS;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STOverlapsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STOverlapsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f131499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STOverlapsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STOverlapsDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STOverlapsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.overlaps(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_OVERLAPS;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPointNDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPointNDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3ce3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPointNDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCLineString;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STPointNDescriptor extends AbstractSTGeometryNDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STPointNDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_POINT_N;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected OGCGeometry evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry, int n) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCLineString) {
+            return ((OGCLineString) geometry).pointN(n);
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPolygonizeDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPolygonizeDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56c79aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STPolygonizeDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCConcreteGeometryCollection;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometryCollection;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AOrderedListSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.IACollection;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.IACursor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.IAObject;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AOrderedListType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.InvalidDataFormatException;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class STPolygonizeDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STPolygonizeDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_POLYGONIZE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+
+                return new STPolygonizeEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class STPolygonizeEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+        private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval;
+
+        public STPolygonizeEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
+                throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg = new VoidPointable();
+            eval = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval.evaluate(tuple, inputArg);
+            byte[] bytes = inputArg.getByteArray();
+            int offset = inputArg.getStartOffset();
+            int len = inputArg.getLength();
+
+            AOrderedListType type = new AOrderedListType(BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY, null);
+            byte typeTag = inputArg.getByteArray()[inputArg.getStartOffset()];
+            ISerializerDeserializer serde;
+            if (typeTag == ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_ORDEREDLIST_TYPE_TAG) {
+                serde = new AOrderedListSerializerDeserializer(type);
+            } else if (typeTag == ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_UNORDEREDLIST_TYPE_TAG) {
+                serde = new AOrderedListSerializerDeserializer(type);
+            } else {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(BuiltinFunctions.ST_POLYGONIZE, 0, typeTag,
+                        ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_ORDEREDLIST_TYPE_TAG, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_UNORDEREDLIST_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+
+            ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes, offset + 1, len - 1);
+            DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
+            IACursor cursor = ((IACollection) serde.deserialize(dataIn)).getCursor();
+            List<OGCGeometry> list = new ArrayList<>();
+            while (cursor.next()) {
+                IAObject object = cursor.get();
+                list.add(((AGeometry) object).getGeometry());
+            }
+            OGCGeometryCollection geometryCollection =
+                    new OGCConcreteGeometryCollection(list, SpatialReference.create(4326));
+            try {
+                SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY)
+                        .serialize(new AGeometry(geometryCollection), out);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(), e, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            result.set(resultStorage);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STRelateDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STRelateDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc89943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STRelateDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.InvalidDataFormatException;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.TypeMismatchException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class STRelateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STRelateDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_RELATE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new STRelateEvaluator(args, ctx);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private class STRelateEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
+        private ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage;
+        private DataOutput out;
+        private IPointable inputArg;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval;
+        private IPointable inputArg0;
+        private IScalarEvaluator eval0;
+        private final IPointable inputArg1;
+        private final IScalarEvaluator eval1;
+
+        public STRelateEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args, IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+            resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+            out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+            inputArg = new VoidPointable();
+            eval = args[2].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            inputArg0 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+            inputArg1 = new VoidPointable();
+            eval1 = args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+            eval.evaluate(tuple, inputArg);
+            byte[] bytes = inputArg.getByteArray();
+            int offset = inputArg.getStartOffset();
+            int len = inputArg.getLength();
+
+            eval0.evaluate(tuple, inputArg0);
+            byte[] bytes0 = inputArg0.getByteArray();
+            int offset0 = inputArg0.getStartOffset();
+            int len0 = inputArg0.getLength();
+
+            eval1.evaluate(tuple, inputArg1);
+            byte[] bytes1 = inputArg1.getByteArray();
+            int offset1 = inputArg1.getStartOffset();
+            int len1 = inputArg1.getLength();
+
+            if (bytes[offset] != ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, bytes[offset], ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_STRING_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            ATypeTag tag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(bytes0[offset0]);
+            if (tag != ATypeTag.GEOMETRY) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, bytes0[offset0],
+                        ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            tag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(bytes1[offset1]);
+            if (tag != ATypeTag.GEOMETRY) {
+                throw new TypeMismatchException(getIdentifier(), 0, bytes1[offset1],
+                        ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+
+            ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes, offset + 1, len - 1);
+            DataInputStream dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
+            String matrix = AStringSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getStringValue();
+            DataInputStream dataIn0 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes0, offset0 + 1, len0 - 1));
+            OGCGeometry geometry0 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn0).getGeometry();
+            DataInputStream dataIn1 = new DataInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes1, offset1 + 1, len1 - 1));
+            OGCGeometry geometry1 = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn1).getGeometry();
+            try {
+                boolean val = geometry0.relate(geometry1, matrix);
+                SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ABOOLEAN)
+                        .serialize(val ? ABoolean.TRUE : ABoolean.FALSE, out);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new InvalidDataFormatException(getIdentifier(), e, ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG);
+            }
+            result.set(resultStorage);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSRIDDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSRIDDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a46749d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSRIDDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STSRIDDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STSRIDDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.SRID();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_SRID;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STStartPointDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STStartPointDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..988e781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STStartPointDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCCurve;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STStartPointDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STStartPointDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCCurve) {
+            return ((OGCCurve) geometry).startPoint();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_START_POINT;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSymDifferenceDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSymDifferenceDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e92f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STSymDifferenceDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STSymDifferenceDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STSymDifferenceDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.symDifference(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_SYM_DIFFERENCE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STTouchesDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STTouchesDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93a947a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STTouchesDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STTouchesDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STTouchesDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.touches(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_TOUCHES;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STUnionDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STUnionDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43891f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STUnionDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STUnionDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STUnionDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.union(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_UNION;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STWithinDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STWithinDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f563d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STWithinDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STWithinDescriptor extends AbstractSTDoubleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STWithinDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry0, OGCGeometry geometry1) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry0.within(geometry1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_WITHIN;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c796b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STXDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STXDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
+            return ((OGCPoint) geometry).X();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_X;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMaxDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMaxDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19864bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMaxDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STXMaxDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STXMaxDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        Geometry esriGeom = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
+        if (esriGeom != null) {
+            Envelope env = new Envelope();
+            esriGeom.queryEnvelope(env);
+            return env.getXMax();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_X_MAX;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMinDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMinDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12378c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STXMinDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STXMinDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STXMinDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        Geometry esriGeom = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
+        if (esriGeom != null) {
+            Envelope env = new Envelope();
+            esriGeom.queryEnvelope(env);
+            return env.getXMin();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_X_MIN;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..782370d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STYDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STYDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
+            return ((OGCPoint) geometry).Y();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_Y;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMaxDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMaxDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83ea647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMaxDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STYMaxDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STYMaxDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        Geometry esriGeom = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
+        if (esriGeom != null) {
+            Envelope env = new Envelope();
+            esriGeom.queryEnvelope(env);
+            return env.getYMax();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_Y_MAX;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMinDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMinDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6b5f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STYMinDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Envelope;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.Geometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STYMinDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STYMinDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        Geometry esriGeom = geometry.getEsriGeometry();
+        if (esriGeom != null) {
+            Envelope env = new Envelope();
+            esriGeom.queryEnvelope(env);
+            return env.getYMin();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_Y_MIN;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5b6d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCPoint;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STZDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STZDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (geometry instanceof OGCPoint) {
+            return ((OGCPoint) geometry).Z();
+        } else {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "The operation " + getIdentifier() + " is not supported for the type " + geometry.geometryType());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_Z;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMaxDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMaxDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7933f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMaxDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STZMaxDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STZMaxDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.MaxZ();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_Z_MAX;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMinDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMinDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0da92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/geo/evaluators/functions/STZMinDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.functions;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class STZMinDescriptor extends AbstractSTSingleGeometryDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new STZMinDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    protected Object evaluateOGCGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return geometry.MinZ();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.ST_Z_MIN;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionRegistrant b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionRegistrant
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9529e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-geo/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionRegistrant
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+org.apache.asterix.geo.evaluators.GeoFunctionRegistrant
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/CommonFunctionMapUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/CommonFunctionMapUtil.java
index 3dffc00..332fd2f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/CommonFunctionMapUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/CommonFunctionMapUtil.java
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@
         addFunctionMapping("ifinf", "if-inf"); // ifinf, internal: if-inf
         addFunctionMapping("ifnan", "if-nan"); // ifnan, internal: if-nan
         addFunctionMapping("ifnanorinf", "if-nan-or-inf"); // ifnanorinf, internal: if-nan-or-inf
+        addFunctionMapping("missingif", "missing-if"); // missingif, internal: missing-if
+        addFunctionMapping("nanif", "nan-if"); // nanif, internal: nan-if
+        addFunctionMapping("neginfif", "neginf-if"); // neginfif, internal: neginf-if
+        addFunctionMapping("nullif", "null-if"); // nullif, internal: null-if
+        addFunctionMapping("posinfif", "posinf-if"); // posinfif, internal: posinf-if
         addFunctionMapping("toarray", "to-array"); // toarray, internal: to-array
         addFunctionMapping("toatomic", "to-atomic"); // toatomic, internal: to-atomic
         addFunctionMapping("toatom", "to-atomic"); // toatom, internal: to-atomic
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
index b8b7622..56c98bb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-sqlpp/src/main/javacc/SQLPP.jj
@@ -1790,7 +1790,6 @@
 (
     LOOKAHEAD(2)
     expr = OperatorExpr()
-    | expr = CaseExpr()
     | expr = QuantifiedExpression()
 )
     {
@@ -2019,7 +2018,7 @@
             <NULL> { fn = BuiltinFunctions.IS_NULL; } |
             <MISSING> { fn = BuiltinFunctions.IS_MISSING; } |
             <UNKNOWN> { fn = BuiltinFunctions.IS_UNKNOWN; } |
-            <VALUED> { not = !not; fn = BuiltinFunctions.IS_UNKNOWN; }
+            (<KNOWN> | <VALUED>) { not = !not; fn = BuiltinFunctions.IS_UNKNOWN; }
         )
       {
         FunctionSignature signature = new FunctionSignature(fn);
@@ -2306,6 +2305,7 @@
 {
   ( LOOKAHEAD(4)
     expr = FunctionCallExpr()
+  | expr = CaseExpr()
   | expr = Literal()
   | expr = VariableRef()
   | expr = ListConstructor()
@@ -3253,6 +3253,7 @@
   | <JOIN : "join">
   | <KEYWORD : "keyword">
   | <KEY : "key">
+  | <KNOWN : "known">
   | <LEFT : "left">
   | <LETTING : "letting">
   | <LET : "let">
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/Lexer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/Lexer.java
index 3613166..044852b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/Lexer.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/Lexer.java
@@ -124,6 +124,62 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public void getLastTokenImage(TokenImage image) {
+        if (bufpos >= tokenBegin) {
+            image.reset(buffer, tokenBegin, bufpos - tokenBegin);
+        } else {
+            image.reset(buffer, tokenBegin, bufsize - tokenBegin, buffer, 0, bufpos);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class TokenImage{
+        private char[] buffer;
+        private int begin;
+        private int length;
+
+        // used to hold circular tokens
+        private char[] tmpBuffer;
+
+        private static final double TMP_BUFFER_GROWTH = 1.5;
+
+        public void reset(char[] buffer, int begin, int length) {
+            this.buffer = buffer;
+            this.begin = begin;
+            this.length = length;
+        }
+
+        public void reset(char[] buffer, int begin, int length, char[] extraBuffer, int extraBegin, int extraLength) {
+            ensureTmpBufferSize(length + extraLength);
+            System.arraycopy(buffer, begin, tmpBuffer, 0, length);
+            System.arraycopy(extraBuffer, extraBegin, tmpBuffer, length, extraLength);
+            this.buffer = tmpBuffer;
+            this.begin = 0;
+            this.length = length + extraLength;
+        }
+
+        public char[] getBuffer() {
+            return buffer;
+        }
+
+        public int getBegin() {
+            return begin;
+        }
+
+        public int getLength() {
+            return length;
+        }
+
+
+        private void ensureTmpBufferSize(int size) {
+            int oldSize = tmpBuffer!=null?tmpBuffer.length:0;
+            if(oldSize < size) {
+                int newSize = Math.max((int)(oldSize * TMP_BUFFER_GROWTH), size);
+                tmpBuffer = new char[newSize];
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
     public int getColumn() {
         return column;
     }
@@ -262,4 +318,4 @@
         endOf_UNUSED_Buffer = bufsize;
         tokenBegin = 0;
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-maven-plugins/record-manager-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/ArenaManager.java b/asterixdb/asterix-maven-plugins/record-manager-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/ArenaManager.java
index be295d6..1cfb804 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-maven-plugins/record-manager-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/ArenaManager.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-maven-plugins/record-manager-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/ArenaManager.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     public long allocate() {
         final LocalManager localManager = local.get();
         final @E@RecordManager recMgr = localManager.mgr;
-        final int allocId = TRACK_ALLOC_ID ? (++recMgr.allocCounter % 0x7fff) : 0;
+        final int allocId = TRACK_ALLOC_ID ? (++recMgr.allocCounter % 0x7ffe + 1) : 1;
         final int localId = recMgr.allocate();
 
         long result = TypeUtil.Global.build(localManager.arenaId, allocId, localId);
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java
index a6a708f..4474684 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
     private final MetadataCache cache = new MetadataCache();
     protected final Collection<IAsterixStateProxy> proxies;
     protected IMetadataNode metadataNode;
-    private final ReadWriteLock metadataLatch;
     protected boolean rebindMetadataNode = false;
 
     // TODO(mblow): replace references of this (non-constant) field with a method,
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Null / empty list of proxies given to MetadataManager");
         }
         this.proxies = proxies;
-        this.metadataLatch = new ReentrantReadWriteLock(true);
     }
 
     protected abstract TxnId createTxnId();
@@ -725,26 +723,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void acquireWriteLatch() {
-        metadataLatch.writeLock().lock();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void releaseWriteLatch() {
-        metadataLatch.writeLock().unlock();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void acquireReadLatch() {
-        metadataLatch.readLock().lock();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void releaseReadLatch() {
-        metadataLatch.readLock().unlock();
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public FeedPolicyEntity getFeedPolicy(MetadataTransactionContext ctx, String dataverse, String policyName)
             throws AlgebricksException {
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataManager.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataManager.java
index 966792e..a646893 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataManager.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataManager.java
@@ -519,14 +519,6 @@
 
     int getMostRecentDatasetId() throws AlgebricksException;
 
-    void acquireWriteLatch();
-
-    void releaseWriteLatch();
-
-    void acquireReadLatch();
-
-    void releaseReadLatch();
-
     /**
      * Removes a library , acquiring local locks on behalf of the given transaction
      * id.
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java
index 980d36d..d110644 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.PrimaryIndexOperationTrackerFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.SecondaryIndexOperationTrackerFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.transaction.management.resource.DatasetLocalResourceFactory;
-import org.apache.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.application.INCServiceContext;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
@@ -375,35 +374,23 @@
         // as traversing all records from DATAVERSE_DATASET to DATASET_DATASET, and then
         // to INDEX_DATASET.
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = null;
-        MetadataManager.INSTANCE.acquireWriteLatch();
-        if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
-            LOGGER.info("Starting DDL recovery ...");
-        }
-
+        LOGGER.info("Starting DDL recovery ...");
         try {
             mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
             List<Dataverse> dataverses = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverses(mdTxnCtx);
             for (Dataverse dataverse : dataverses) {
                 recoverDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dataverse);
             }
-            // the commit wasn't there before. yet, everything was working
-            // correctly!!!!!!!!!!!
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-            if (LOGGER.isInfoEnabled()) {
-                LOGGER.info("Completed DDL recovery.");
-            }
+            LOGGER.info("Completed DDL recovery.");
         } catch (Exception e) {
             try {
-                if (IS_DEBUG_MODE) {
-                    LOGGER.log(Level.ERROR, "Failure during DDL recovery", e);
-                }
+                LOGGER.error("Failure during DDL recovery", e);
                 MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             } catch (Exception e2) {
                 e.addSuppressed(e2);
             }
-            throw new MetadataException(e);
-        } finally {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.releaseWriteLatch();
+            throw MetadataException.create(e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/BuiltinTypeMap.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/BuiltinTypeMap.java
index a531add..14f76eb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/BuiltinTypeMap.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/BuiltinTypeMap.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
         _builtinTypeMap.put("null", BuiltinType.ANULL);
         _builtinTypeMap.put("uuid", BuiltinType.AUUID);
         _builtinTypeMap.put("shortwithouttypeinfo", BuiltinType.SHORTWITHOUTTYPEINFO);
+        _builtinTypeMap.put("geometry", BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY);
     }
 
     private BuiltinTypeMap() {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Index.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Index.java
index bf19b03..3159030 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Index.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/entities/Index.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.IndexType;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager.ResourceType;
@@ -153,8 +154,18 @@
             ARecordType recType) throws AlgebricksException {
         Pair<IAType, Boolean> keyPairType = null;
         IAType subType = recType;
+        boolean nullable = false;
         for (int i = 0; i < fieldName.size(); i++) {
-            subType = ((ARecordType) subType).getFieldType(fieldName.get(i));
+            if (subType instanceof AUnionType) {
+                nullable = nullable || ((AUnionType) subType).isUnknownableType();
+                subType = ((AUnionType) subType).getActualType();
+            }
+            if (subType instanceof ARecordType) {
+                subType = ((ARecordType) subType).getFieldType(fieldName.get(i));
+            } else {
+                throw AsterixException.create(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_ILLEGAL_STATE, "Unexpected type " + fieldType);
+            }
+
             if (subType == null) {
                 keyPairType = Index.getNonNullableType(fieldType);
                 break;
@@ -163,13 +174,16 @@
         if (subType != null) {
             keyPairType = Index.getNonNullableKeyFieldType(fieldName, recType);
         }
+        keyPairType.second = keyPairType.second || nullable;
         return keyPairType;
     }
 
     public static Pair<IAType, Boolean> getNonNullableKeyFieldType(List<String> expr, ARecordType recType)
             throws AlgebricksException {
         IAType keyType = Index.keyFieldType(expr, recType);
-        return getNonNullableType(keyType);
+        Pair<IAType, Boolean> pair = getNonNullableType(keyType);
+        pair.second = pair.second || recType.isSubFieldNullable(expr);
+        return pair;
     }
 
     private static IAType keyFieldType(List<String> expr, ARecordType recType) throws AlgebricksException {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/feeds/FeedMetadataUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/feeds/FeedMetadataUtil.java
index 8a0cf84..3ae0fec 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/feeds/FeedMetadataUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/feeds/FeedMetadataUtil.java
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@
         }
 
         MetadataTransactionContext ctx = null;
-        MetadataManager.INSTANCE.acquireReadLatch();
         try {
             ctx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
             Datatype t = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDatatype(ctx, dataverseName, datatypeName);
@@ -314,8 +313,6 @@
                 }
                 throw new MetadataException(ErrorCode.FEED_CREATE_FEED_DATATYPE_ERROR, e, datatypeName);
             }
-        } finally {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.releaseReadLatch();
         }
         return outputType;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-om/pom.xml
index 45cf7c8..3be3e2f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/pom.xml
@@ -122,5 +122,10 @@
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
+      <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0.0</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
index 95aef79..40b42eb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     private int[] openFieldNameLengths;
 
     private int numberOfOpenFields;
-    private RuntimeRecordTypeInfo recTypeInfo;
+    private final RuntimeRecordTypeInfo recTypeInfo;
 
     public RecordBuilder() {
         this.closedPartOutputStream = new ByteArrayAccessibleOutputStream();
@@ -302,12 +302,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public int getFieldId(String fieldName) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < recType.getFieldNames().length; i++) {
-            if (recType.getFieldNames()[i].equals(fieldName)) {
-                return i;
-            }
-        }
-        return -1;
+        return recType.getFieldIndex(fieldName);
     }
 
     public IBinaryHashFunction getFieldNameHashFunction() {
@@ -317,4 +312,4 @@
     public IBinaryComparator getFieldNameComparator() {
         return utf8Comparator;
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/adm/AObjectPrinterFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/adm/AObjectPrinterFactory.java
index 21880dd..e58f210 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/adm/AObjectPrinterFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/adm/AObjectPrinterFactory.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.clean.AGeometryPrinterFactory;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.pointables.AListVisitablePointable;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.pointables.ARecordVisitablePointable;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.pointables.base.DefaultOpenFieldType;
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@
             case SHORTWITHOUTTYPEINFO:
                 ShortWithoutTypeInfoPrinterFactory.PRINTER.print(b, s, l, ps);
                 return true;
+            case GEOMETRY:
+                AGeometryPrinterFactory.PRINTER.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                return true;
             default:
                 return false;
         }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AGeometryPrinterFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AGeometryPrinterFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e51e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AGeometryPrinterFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.clean;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+public class AGeometryPrinterFactory implements IPrinterFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final AGeometryPrinterFactory INSTANCE = new AGeometryPrinterFactory();
+
+    public static final IPrinter PRINTER = (byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) -> {
+        ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(b, s + 1, l - 1);
+        DataInput dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
+        OGCGeometry geometry = AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(dataIn).getGeometry();
+        ps.print(geometry.asGeoJson());
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public IPrinter createPrinter() {
+        return PRINTER;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AObjectPrinterFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AObjectPrinterFactory.java
index 5cae68c..27fc7eb 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AObjectPrinterFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/clean/AObjectPrinterFactory.java
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
             case UUID:
                 AUUIDPrinterFactory.PRINTER.print(b, s, l, ps);
                 return true;
+            case GEOMETRY:
+                AGeometryPrinterFactory.PRINTER.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                return true;
             default:
                 return false;
         }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a74ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde;
+
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromWkb;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.WkbImportFlags;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+
+public class AGeometrySerializerDeserializer implements ISerializerDeserializer<AGeometry> {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final AGeometrySerializerDeserializer INSTANCE = new AGeometrySerializerDeserializer();
+
+    /**Use WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) as the default coordinate reference system*/
+    public static final SpatialReference DEFAULT_CRS = SpatialReference.create(4326);
+
+    private AGeometrySerializerDeserializer() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AGeometry deserialize(DataInput in) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            int length = in.readInt();
+            byte[] bytes = new byte[length];
+            in.readFully(bytes);
+            ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes);
+            OGCGeometry geometry = OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(
+                    OperatorImportFromWkb.local().executeOGC(WkbImportFlags.wkbImportDefaults, buffer, null),
+                    DEFAULT_CRS);
+            return new AGeometry(geometry);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void serialize(AGeometry instance, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            OGCGeometry geometry = instance.getGeometry();
+            byte[] buffer = geometry.asBinary().array();
+            // For efficiency, we store the size of the geometry in bytes in the first 32 bits
+            // This allows AsterixDB to skip over this attribute if needed.
+            out.writeInt(buffer.length);
+            out.write(buffer);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AObjectSerializerDeserializer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AObjectSerializerDeserializer.java
index aef4ca1..57f3449 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AObjectSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AObjectSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ADuration;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AFloat;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AGeometry;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt16;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AInt64;
@@ -120,6 +121,8 @@
                 return AOrderedListSerializerDeserializer.SCHEMALESS_INSTANCE.deserialize(in);
             case MULTISET:
                 return AUnorderedListSerializerDeserializer.SCHEMALESS_INSTANCE.deserialize(in);
+            case GEOMETRY:
+                return AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(in);
             default:
                 throw new NotImplementedException("No serializer/deserializer implemented for type " + typeTag + " .");
         }
@@ -213,6 +216,9 @@
             case TYPE:
                 ATypeSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize((IAType) instance, out);
                 break;
+            case GEOMETRY:
+                AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.serialize((AGeometry) instance, out);
+                break;
             default:
                 throw new HyracksDataException(
                         "No serializer/deserializer implemented for type " + t.getTypeTag() + " .");
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AStringSerializerDeserializer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AStringSerializerDeserializer.java
index 888b34c..4bb9f08 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AStringSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AStringSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -69,4 +69,8 @@
             throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
         }
     }
-}
+
+    public void serialize(char[] buffer, int start, int length, DataOutput out) throws IOException {
+        UTF8StringUtil.writeUTF8(buffer, start, length, out, utf8StringWriter);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/formats/nontagged/SerializerDeserializerProvider.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/formats/nontagged/SerializerDeserializerProvider.java
index 81dc0c2..d66673d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/formats/nontagged/SerializerDeserializerProvider.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/formats/nontagged/SerializerDeserializerProvider.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AFloatSerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AGeometrySerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt16SerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt32SerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@
                 return AUUIDSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE;
             case SHORTWITHOUTTYPEINFO:
                 return ShortSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE;
+            case GEOMETRY:
+                return AGeometrySerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE;
             default:
                 throw new NotImplementedException(
                         "No serializer/deserializer implemented for type " + aqlType.getTypeTag() + " .");
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AGeometry.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AGeometry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b9c55d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AGeometry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.om.base;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class AGeometry implements IAObject {
+
+    protected OGCGeometry geometry;
+
+    public AGeometry(OGCGeometry geometry) {
+        this.geometry = geometry;
+    }
+
+    public OGCGeometry getGeometry() {
+        return geometry;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IAType getType() {
+        return BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean deepEqual(IAObject obj) {
+        if (!(obj instanceof AGeometry)) {
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            AGeometry p = (AGeometry) obj;
+            return p.geometry.equals(geometry);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hash() {
+        return geometry.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return geometry.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ObjectNode toJSON() {
+        ObjectMapper om = new ObjectMapper();
+        ObjectNode json = null;
+        try {
+            json = (ObjectNode) om.readTree(geometry.asGeoJson());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        return json;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableGeometry.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableGeometry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..346d68a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableGeometry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.om.base;
+
+import com.esri.core.geometry.OGCStructure;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.OperatorImportFromWkt;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.SpatialReference;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.WktImportFlags;
+import com.esri.core.geometry.ogc.OGCGeometry;
+
+public class AMutableGeometry extends AGeometry {
+
+    private OperatorImportFromWkt wktImporter;
+
+    public AMutableGeometry(OGCGeometry geom) {
+        super(geom);
+        wktImporter = OperatorImportFromWkt.local();
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(OGCGeometry geom) {
+        this.geometry = geom;
+    }
+
+    public void parseWKT(String wkt) {
+        OGCStructure structure;
+
+        structure = wktImporter.executeOGC(WktImportFlags.wktImportNonTrusted, wkt, null);
+        this.geometry = OGCGeometry.createFromOGCStructure(structure, SpatialReference.create(4326));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableUUID.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableUUID.java
index 2fb69ab..9a097dc 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableUUID.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/AMutableUUID.java
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@
 
 public class AMutableUUID extends AUUID {
 
-    public void parseUUIDString(String tokenImage) throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (tokenImage.length() != UUID_CHARS) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException("This is not a correct UUID value: " + tokenImage);
+    private final byte[] hexBytesBuffer = new byte[UUID_CHARS];
+
+    public void parseUUIDString(char[] buffer, int begin, int len) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (len != UUID_CHARS) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException("This is not a correct UUID value: " + new String(buffer, begin, len));
         }
-        byte[] hexBytes = new byte[UUID_CHARS];
-        for (int i = 0; i < tokenImage.length(); i++) {
-            hexBytes[i] = (byte) tokenImage.charAt(i);
+        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            hexBytesBuffer[i] = (byte) buffer[begin + i];
         }
-        parseUUIDHexBytes(hexBytes, 0);
+        parseUUIDHexBytes(hexBytesBuffer, 0);
     }
 
     public void parseUUIDHexBytes(byte[] serString, int offset) throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -122,4 +123,4 @@
         }
     }
 
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/temporal/ATimeParserFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/temporal/ATimeParserFactory.java
index 291d963..39f5b3a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/temporal/ATimeParserFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/temporal/ATimeParserFactory.java
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
      * @throws HyracksDataException
      */
     public static int parseTimePart(String timeString, int start, int length) throws HyracksDataException {
-
         int offset = 0;
 
         int hour = 0, min = 0, sec = 0, millis = 0;
@@ -518,4 +517,4 @@
         return timezone;
     }
 
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/temporal/DateTimeFormatUtils.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/temporal/DateTimeFormatUtils.java
index f837e36..98abb97 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/temporal/DateTimeFormatUtils.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/base/temporal/DateTimeFormatUtils.java
@@ -148,20 +148,20 @@
     };
 
     private static final byte[][] TIMEZONE_IDS;
-    private static final int[] TIMEZONE_OFFSETS;
+    private static final TimeZone[] TIMEZONE_VALUES;
 
     static {
         String[] tzIds = TimeZone.getAvailableIDs();
         int tzCount = tzIds.length;
         TIMEZONE_IDS = new byte[tzCount][];
-        TIMEZONE_OFFSETS = new int[tzCount];
+        TIMEZONE_VALUES = new TimeZone[tzCount];
 
         for (int i = 0; i < tzCount; i++) {
             TIMEZONE_IDS[i] = tzIds[i].getBytes(ENCODING);
         }
         Arrays.sort(TIMEZONE_IDS, byteArrayComparator);
         for (int i = 0; i < tzCount; i++) {
-            TIMEZONE_OFFSETS[i] = TimeZone.getTimeZone(new String(TIMEZONE_IDS[i], ENCODING)).getRawOffset();
+            TIMEZONE_VALUES[i] = TimeZone.getTimeZone(new String(TIMEZONE_IDS[i], ENCODING));
         }
     }
 
@@ -241,9 +241,10 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-    private int binaryTimezoneIDSearch(byte[] barray, int start, int length) {
-        return Arrays.binarySearch(TIMEZONE_IDS, 0, TIMEZONE_IDS.length,
+    public static TimeZone findTimeZone(byte[] barray, int start, int length) {
+        int idx = Arrays.binarySearch(TIMEZONE_IDS, 0, TIMEZONE_IDS.length,
                 Arrays.copyOfRange(barray, start, start + length), byteArrayComparator);
+        return idx >= 0 ? TIMEZONE_VALUES[idx] : null;
     }
 
     private int indexOf(byte[] barray, int start, int length, char c) {
@@ -683,10 +684,10 @@
                                 || data[dataStart + timezoneEndField] == '_')) {
                             timezoneEndField++;
                         }
-                        int searchIdx = binaryTimezoneIDSearch(data, dataStart + dataStringPointer,
-                                timezoneEndField - dataStringPointer);
-                        if (searchIdx >= 0) {
-                            timezone = TIMEZONE_OFFSETS[searchIdx];
+                        TimeZone tz =
+                                findTimeZone(data, dataStart + dataStringPointer, timezoneEndField - dataStringPointer);
+                        if (tz != null) {
+                            timezone = tz.getRawOffset();
                         } else {
                             if (raiseParseDataError) {
                                 throw new AsterixTemporalTypeParseException("Unexpected timezone string: " + new String(
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/functions/BuiltinFunctions.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/functions/BuiltinFunctions.java
index 8cd18fc..222b539 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/functions/BuiltinFunctions.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/functions/BuiltinFunctions.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.ADoubleTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.ADurationTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.AFloatTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.AGeometryTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.AInt16TypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.AInt32TypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.AInt64TypeComputer;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.CollectionMemberResultType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.CollectionToSequenceTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.ConcatNonNullTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.DoubleIfTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.FieldAccessByIndexResultType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.FieldAccessByNameResultType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.FieldAccessNestedResultType;
@@ -73,8 +75,10 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.InjectFailureTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.LocalAvgTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.MinMaxAggTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.MissingIfTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.NonTaggedGetItemResultType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.NotUnknownTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.NullIfTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.NullableDoubleTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.NumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.NumericAggTypeComputer;
@@ -213,6 +217,8 @@
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "object-names", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier RECORD_PAIRS =
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "object-pairs", FunctionIdentifier.VARARGS);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier GEOMETRY_CONSTRUCTOR =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-geom-from-geojson", FunctionIdentifier.VARARGS);
 
     // numeric
     public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_UNARY_MINUS =
@@ -237,6 +243,10 @@
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "atan", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_ATAN2 =
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "atan2", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_DEGREES =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "degrees", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_RADIANS =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "radians", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_COS = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "cos", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_SIN = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "sin", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_TAN = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "tan", 1);
@@ -247,6 +257,8 @@
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "sqrt", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_SIGN =
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "sign", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_E = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "e", 0);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_PI = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "pi", 0);
 
     public static final FunctionIdentifier NUMERIC_CEILING =
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "ceiling", 1);
@@ -321,6 +333,8 @@
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "replace", 3);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier STRING_REPLACE_WITH_LIMIT =
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "replace", 4);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier STRING_REVERSE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "reverse", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier STRING_LENGTH =
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "string-length", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier STRING_LIKE =
@@ -733,6 +747,129 @@
     public static final FunctionIdentifier UUID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "uuid", 0);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier CREATE_QUERY_UID =
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "create-query-uid", 0);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier RANDOM = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "random", 0);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier RANDOM_WITH_SEED =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "random", 1);
+
+    //Geo
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_AREA = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-area", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_MAKE_POINT =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-make-point", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_MAKE_POINT3D =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-make-point", 3);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_MAKE_POINT3D_M =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-make-point", 4);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_INTERSECTS =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-intersects", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_UNION =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-union", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_IS_COLLECTION =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-is-collection", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_CONTAINS =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-contains", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_CROSSES =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-crosses", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_DISJOINT =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-disjoint", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_EQUALS =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-equals", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_OVERLAPS =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-overlaps", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_TOUCHES =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-touches", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_WITHIN =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-within", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_IS_EMPTY =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-is-empty", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_IS_SIMPLE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-is-simple", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_COORD_DIM =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-coord-dim", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_DIMENSION =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-dimension", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier GEOMETRY_TYPE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "geometry-type", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_M = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-m", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_N_RINGS =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-n-rings", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_N_POINTS =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-n-points", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_NUM_GEOMETRIIES =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-num-geometries", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_NUM_INTERIOR_RINGS =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-num-interior-rings", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_SRID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-srid", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_X = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-x", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_Y = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-y", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_X_MAX =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-x-max", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_X_MIN =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-x-min", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_Y_MAX =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-y-max", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_Y_MIN =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-y-min", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_Z = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-z", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_Z_MIN =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-z-min", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_Z_MAX =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-z-max", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_AS_BINARY =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-as-binary", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_AS_TEXT =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-as-text", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_AS_GEOJSON =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-as-geojson", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_DISTANCE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-distance", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_LENGTH =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-length", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier SCALAR_ST_UNION_AGG =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-union", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_UNION_AGG =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-union-agg", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_GEOM_FROM_TEXT =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-geom-from-text", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_GEOM_FROM_TEXT_SRID =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-geom-from-text", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_GEOM_FROM_WKB =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-geom-from-wkb", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_GEOM_FROM_WKB_SRID =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-geom-from-wkb", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_LINE_FROM_MULTIPOINT =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-line-from-multipoint", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_MAKE_ENVELOPE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-make-envelope", 5);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_IS_CLOSED =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-is-closed", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_IS_RING =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-is-ring", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_RELATE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-relate", 3);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_BOUNDARY =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-boundary", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_END_POINT =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-end-point", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_ENVELOPE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-envelope", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_EXTERIOR_RING =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-exterior-ring", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_GEOMETRY_N =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-geometry-n", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_INTERIOR_RING_N =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-interior-ring-n", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_POINT_N =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-point-n", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_START_POINT =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-start-point", 1);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_DIFFERENCE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-difference", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_INTERSECTION =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-intersection", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_SYM_DIFFERENCE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-sym-difference", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier ST_POLYGONIZE =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "st-polygonize", 1);
 
     // Spatial and temporal type accessors
     public static final FunctionIdentifier ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_YEAR =
@@ -876,6 +1013,15 @@
     public static final FunctionIdentifier IF_NAN_OR_INF =
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "if-nan-or-inf", FunctionIdentifier.VARARGS);
 
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier MISSING_IF =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "missing-if", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier NULL_IF = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "null-if", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier NAN_IF = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "nan-if", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier POSINF_IF =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "posinf-if", 2);
+    public static final FunctionIdentifier NEGINF_IF =
+            new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "neginf-if", 2);
+
     public static final FunctionIdentifier TO_ATOMIC =
             new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "to-atomic", 1);
     public static final FunctionIdentifier TO_ARRAY =
@@ -960,6 +1106,8 @@
         addFunction(UUID, AUUIDTypeComputer.INSTANCE, false);
         addFunction(CREATE_QUERY_UID, ABinaryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, false);
         addFunction(UUID_CONSTRUCTOR, AUUIDTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(RANDOM, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, false);
+        addFunction(RANDOM_WITH_SEED, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, false);
 
         addFunction(DATE_CONSTRUCTOR, ADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(DATETIME_CONSTRUCTOR, ADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -981,9 +1129,6 @@
         addPrivateFunction(GRAM_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(HASHED_GRAM_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(HASHED_WORD_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
-        addFunction(IF_MISSING_OR_NULL, IfMissingOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
-        addFunction(IF_MISSING, IfMissingTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
-        addFunction(IF_NULL, IfNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(INDEX_SEARCH, AnyTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(INT8_CONSTRUCTOR, AInt8TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(INT16_CONSTRUCTOR, AInt16TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1006,12 +1151,16 @@
         addFunction(NUMERIC_ASIN, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_ATAN, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_ATAN2, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_DEGREES, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_RADIANS, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_COS, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_SIN, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_TAN, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_E, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_EXP, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_LN, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_LOG, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_PI, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_SQRT, NumericDoubleOutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_SIGN, NumericInt8OutputFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_CEILING, NumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1020,9 +1169,6 @@
         addFunction(NUMERIC_ROUND_HALF_TO_EVEN, NumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_ROUND_HALF_TO_EVEN2, NumericRound2TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(NUMERIC_TRUNC, NumericRound2TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
-        addFunction(IF_INF, IfNanOrInfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
-        addFunction(IF_NAN, IfNanOrInfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
-        addFunction(IF_NAN_OR_INF, IfNanOrInfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
 
         addFunction(BINARY_LENGTH, UnaryBinaryInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(PARSE_BINARY, ABinaryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1063,6 +1209,7 @@
         addFunction(STRING_REGEXP_REPLACE_WITH_FLAG, StringStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(STRING_REPLACE, StringStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(STRING_REPLACE_WITH_LIMIT, StringIntToStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE_TRIPLE_STRING, true);
+        addFunction(STRING_REVERSE, StringStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SUBSTRING_BEFORE, StringStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(SUBSTRING_AFTER, StringStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(STRING_EQUAL, StringBooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1087,6 +1234,19 @@
         addFunction(TO_OBJECT, ToObjectTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(TO_STRING, AStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
 
+        addFunction(IF_INF, IfNanOrInfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(IF_MISSING, IfMissingTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(IF_MISSING_OR_NULL, IfMissingOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(IF_NULL, IfNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(IF_NAN, IfNanOrInfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(IF_NAN_OR_INF, IfNanOrInfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+
+        addFunction(MISSING_IF, MissingIfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(NULL_IF, NullIfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(NAN_IF, DoubleIfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(POSINF_IF, DoubleIfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(NEGINF_IF, DoubleIfTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+
         // Aggregate Functions
         addFunction(MAX, MinMaxAggTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addPrivateFunction(LOCAL_MAX, MinMaxAggTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1198,6 +1358,71 @@
         addFunction(GET_CIRCLE_CENTER_ACCESSOR, APointTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(GET_POINTS_LINE_RECTANGLE_POLYGON_ACCESSOR, OrderedListOfAPointTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
 
+        //geo functions
+        addFunction(ST_AREA, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_MAKE_POINT, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_MAKE_POINT3D, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_MAKE_POINT3D_M, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_INTERSECTS, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_UNION, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_IS_COLLECTION, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_CONTAINS, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_CROSSES, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_DISJOINT, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_EQUALS, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_OVERLAPS, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_TOUCHES, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_WITHIN, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_IS_EMPTY, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_IS_SIMPLE, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_IS_COLLECTION, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_COORD_DIM, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_DIMENSION, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(GEOMETRY_TYPE, AStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_M, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_N_RINGS, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_N_POINTS, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_NUM_GEOMETRIIES, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_NUM_INTERIOR_RINGS, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_SRID, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_X, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_Y, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_X_MAX, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_X_MIN, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_Y_MAX, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_Y_MIN, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_Z, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_Z_MIN, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_Z_MAX, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_AS_BINARY, ABinaryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_AS_TEXT, AStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_AS_GEOJSON, AStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_DISTANCE, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_LENGTH, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_GEOM_FROM_TEXT, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_GEOM_FROM_TEXT_SRID, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_GEOM_FROM_WKB, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_GEOM_FROM_WKB_SRID, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_LINE_FROM_MULTIPOINT, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_MAKE_ENVELOPE, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_IS_CLOSED, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_IS_RING, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_RELATE, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_BOUNDARY, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_END_POINT, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_ENVELOPE, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_EXTERIOR_RING, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_GEOMETRY_N, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_INTERIOR_RING_N, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_POINT_N, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_DIFFERENCE, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_START_POINT, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_INTERSECTION, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_SYM_DIFFERENCE, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(SCALAR_ST_UNION_AGG, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addPrivateFunction(ST_UNION_AGG, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(ST_POLYGONIZE, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+
         // Binary functions
         addFunction(BINARY_HEX_CONSTRUCTOR, ABinaryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
         addFunction(BINARY_BASE64_CONSTRUCTOR, ABinaryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1232,6 +1457,7 @@
         addFunction(RECORD_LENGTH, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE_NULLABLE, true);
         addFunction(RECORD_NAMES, OrderedListOfAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE_NULLABLE, true);
         addFunction(RECORD_PAIRS, RecordPairsTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
+        addFunction(GEOMETRY_CONSTRUCTOR, AGeometryTypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
 
         // temporal type accessors
         addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_YEAR, AInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE, true);
@@ -1563,6 +1789,13 @@
 
         addDistinctAgg(SQL_SUM_DISTINCT, SCALAR_SQL_SUM);
         addScalarAgg(SQL_SUM_DISTINCT, SCALAR_SQL_SUM_DISTINCT);
+
+        // SPATIAL AGGREGATES
+
+        addAgg(ST_UNION_AGG);
+        addLocalAgg(ST_UNION_AGG, ST_UNION_AGG);
+        addIntermediateAgg(ST_UNION_AGG, ST_UNION_AGG);
+        addGlobalAgg(ST_UNION_AGG, ST_UNION_AGG);
     }
 
     static {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/AGeometryTypeComputer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/AGeometryTypeComputer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e85410ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/AGeometryTypeComputer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.AbstractResultTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+
+public class AGeometryTypeComputer extends AbstractResultTypeComputer {
+
+    public static final AGeometryTypeComputer INSTANCE = new AGeometryTypeComputer();
+
+    private AGeometryTypeComputer() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected IAType getResultType(ILogicalExpression expr, IAType... strippedInputTypes) throws AlgebricksException {
+        return BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/DoubleIfTypeComputer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/DoubleIfTypeComputer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..105ea52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/DoubleIfTypeComputer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.AbstractResultTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+
+public class DoubleIfTypeComputer extends AbstractResultTypeComputer {
+
+    public static final DoubleIfTypeComputer INSTANCE = new DoubleIfTypeComputer();
+
+    @Override
+    public IAType getResultType(ILogicalExpression expr, IAType... strippedInputTypes) throws AlgebricksException {
+        IAType inputType = strippedInputTypes[0];
+        return inputType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.DOUBLE ? inputType : BuiltinType.ANY;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/MissingIfTypeComputer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/MissingIfTypeComputer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb5203e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/MissingIfTypeComputer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.AbstractResultTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+
+public class MissingIfTypeComputer extends AbstractResultTypeComputer {
+
+    public static final MissingIfTypeComputer INSTANCE = new MissingIfTypeComputer();
+
+    @Override
+    public IAType getResultType(ILogicalExpression expr, IAType... strippedInputTypes) throws AlgebricksException {
+        IAType inputType = strippedInputTypes[0];
+        return inputType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY ? inputType : AUnionType.createMissableType(inputType);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NullIfTypeComputer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NullIfTypeComputer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..590d8f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NullIfTypeComputer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.AbstractResultTypeComputer;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+
+public class NullIfTypeComputer extends AbstractResultTypeComputer {
+
+    public static final NullIfTypeComputer INSTANCE = new NullIfTypeComputer();
+
+    @Override
+    public IAType getResultType(ILogicalExpression expr, IAType... strippedInputTypes) throws AlgebricksException {
+        IAType inputType = strippedInputTypes[0];
+        return inputType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY ? inputType : AUnionType.createNullableType(inputType);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/ARecordType.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/ARecordType.java
index baaed59..26cbf1f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/ARecordType.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/ARecordType.java
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.annotations.IRecordTypeAnnotation;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.CompilationException;
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.base.IAObject;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.utils.NonTaggedFormatUtil;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
@@ -226,6 +229,39 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     *
+     * @param subFieldName
+     *            The full pathname of the field
+     * @return The nullability of the field
+     * @throws AlgebricksException
+     */
+    public boolean isSubFieldNullable(List<String> subFieldName) throws AlgebricksException {
+        IAType subRecordType = getFieldType(subFieldName.get(0));
+        for (int i = 1; i < subFieldName.size(); i++) {
+            if (subRecordType == null) {
+                // open field is nullable
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (subRecordType.getTypeTag().equals(ATypeTag.UNION)) {
+                if (NonTaggedFormatUtil.isOptional(subRecordType)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                subRecordType = ((AUnionType) subRecordType).getActualType();
+                if (subRecordType.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.OBJECT) {
+                    throw new AsterixException(
+                            "Field accessor is not defined for values of type " + subRecordType.getTypeTag());
+                }
+            }
+            if (!(subRecordType instanceof ARecordType)) {
+                throw CompilationException.create(ErrorCode.COMPILATION_ILLEGAL_STATE,
+                        "Illegal field type " + subRecordType.getTypeTag() + " when checking field nullability");
+            }
+            subRecordType = ((ARecordType) subRecordType).getFieldType(subFieldName.get(i));
+        }
+        return subRecordType == null || NonTaggedFormatUtil.isOptional(subRecordType);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the field type of the field name if it exists, otherwise null.
      *
      * @param fieldName
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/ATypeTag.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/ATypeTag.java
index 825ed70..a79588d 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/ATypeTag.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/ATypeTag.java
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
     DAYTIMEDURATION(37),
     UUID(38),
     SHORTWITHOUTTYPEINFO(40),
-    NULL(41);
+    NULL(41),
+    GEOMETRY(42);
 
     /*
      * Serialized Tags begin
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@
     public static final byte SERIALIZED_FLOAT_TYPE_TAG = FLOAT.serialize();
     public static final byte SERIALIZED_BINARY_TYPE_TAG = BINARY.serialize();
     public static final byte SERIALIZED_UUID_TYPE_TAG = UUID.serialize();
+    public static final byte SERIALIZED_GEOMETRY_TYPE_TAG = GEOMETRY.serialize();
 
     /*
      * Serialized Tags end
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/BuiltinType.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/BuiltinType.java
index 3037e7c..a36e0e4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/BuiltinType.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/BuiltinType.java
@@ -682,6 +682,33 @@
         }
     };
 
+    public final static BuiltinType AGEOMETRY = new LowerCaseConstructorType() {
+
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+        @Override
+        public String getDisplayName() {
+            return "AGEOMETRY";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ATypeTag getTypeTag() {
+            return ATypeTag.GEOMETRY;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getTypeName() {
+            return "geometry";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ObjectNode toJSON() {
+            ObjectNode type = new ObjectMapper().createObjectNode();
+            type.put("type", "AGEOMETRY");
+            return type;
+        }
+    };
+
     public final static BuiltinType ACIRCLE = new LowerCaseConstructorType() {
 
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/TypeTagUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/TypeTagUtil.java
index cfc1b55..254dbee 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/TypeTagUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/types/TypeTagUtil.java
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
                 return AUnorderedListType.FULLY_OPEN_UNORDEREDLIST_TYPE;
             case ARRAY:
                 return AOrderedListType.FULL_OPEN_ORDEREDLIST_TYPE;
+            case GEOMETRY:
+                return BuiltinType.AGEOMETRY;
             default:
                 // TODO(tillw) should be an internal error
                 throw new HyracksDataException("Typetag " + typeTag + " is not a built-in type");
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/utils/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/utils/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java
index 8558538..7da0263 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/utils/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/om/utils/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.IndexType;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt16SerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt32SerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AIntervalSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AOrderedListSerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ARecordSerializerDeserializer;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
             case ARRAY:
             case MULTISET:
             case POLYGON:
+            case GEOMETRY:
             case ANY:
                 return false;
             default:
@@ -193,6 +195,14 @@
                 } else {
                     return AUnorderedListSerializerDeserializer.getUnorderedListLength(serNonTaggedAObject, offset) - 1;
                 }
+            case GEOMETRY:
+                // Since Geometry is variable size, we store its size at the first 32 bits for efficiency
+                // @see: STGeomFromTextDescriptor#createEvaluatorFactory, AGeometrySerializerDeserializer#serialize
+                if (tagged) {
+                    return AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(serNonTaggedAObject, offset + 1) + 4;
+                } else {
+                    return AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(serNonTaggedAObject, offset) + 4;
+                }
             default:
                 throw new NotImplementedException(
                         "No getLength implemented for a value of this type " + typeTag + " .");
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractComparisonEvaluator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractComparisonEvaluator.java
index 620c543..b8c5f19 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractComparisonEvaluator.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractComparisonEvaluator.java
@@ -20,18 +20,10 @@
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 
-import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
-import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
-import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
-import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.types.hierachy.ATypeHierarchy;
-import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.UnsupportedTypeException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
-import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
-import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
-import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
 import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.TaggedValuePointable;
@@ -41,85 +33,38 @@
 
 public abstract class AbstractComparisonEvaluator implements IScalarEvaluator {
 
-    protected ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
-    protected DataOutput out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
-    protected TaggedValuePointable argLeft = (TaggedValuePointable) TaggedValuePointable.FACTORY.createPointable();
-    protected TaggedValuePointable argRight = (TaggedValuePointable) TaggedValuePointable.FACTORY.createPointable();
-    protected IPointable outLeft = VoidPointable.FACTORY.createPointable();
-    protected IPointable outRight = VoidPointable.FACTORY.createPointable();
-    protected IScalarEvaluator evalLeft;
-    protected IScalarEvaluator evalRight;
-    private ComparisonHelper ch = new ComparisonHelper();
+    protected final ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+    protected final DataOutput out = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+    protected final TaggedValuePointable argLeft =
+            (TaggedValuePointable) TaggedValuePointable.FACTORY.createPointable();
+    protected final TaggedValuePointable argRight =
+            (TaggedValuePointable) TaggedValuePointable.FACTORY.createPointable();
+    protected final IPointable outLeft = VoidPointable.FACTORY.createPointable();
+    protected final IPointable outRight = VoidPointable.FACTORY.createPointable();
+    protected final IScalarEvaluator evalLeft;
+    protected final IScalarEvaluator evalRight;
+    private final ComparisonHelper ch = new ComparisonHelper();
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    protected ISerializerDeserializer<ABoolean> serde =
-            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ABOOLEAN);
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    protected ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde =
-            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
-
-    public AbstractComparisonEvaluator(IScalarEvaluatorFactory evalLeftFactory,
-            IScalarEvaluatorFactory evalRightFactory, IHyracksTaskContext context) throws HyracksDataException {
-        this.evalLeft = evalLeftFactory.createScalarEvaluator(context);
-        this.evalRight = evalRightFactory.createScalarEvaluator(context);
+    public AbstractComparisonEvaluator(IScalarEvaluator evalLeft, IScalarEvaluator evalRight) {
+        this.evalLeft = evalLeft;
+        this.evalRight = evalRight;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
-        resultStorage.reset();
-
         // Evaluates input args.
         evalLeft.evaluate(tuple, argLeft);
         evalRight.evaluate(tuple, argRight);
         argLeft.getValue(outLeft);
         argRight.getValue(outRight);
 
-        // checks whether we can apply >, >=, <, and <= to the given type since
-        // these operations cannot be defined for certain types.
-        if (isTotallyOrderable()) {
-            checkTotallyOrderable();
-        }
-
-        // Checks whether two types are comparable
-        if (comparabilityCheck()) {
-            // Two types can be compared
-            int r = compareResults();
-            ABoolean b = getComparisonResult(r) ? ABoolean.TRUE : ABoolean.FALSE;
-            serde.serialize(b, out);
-        } else {
-            // result:NULL - two types cannot be compared.
-            nullSerde.serialize(ANull.NULL, out);
-        }
-        result.set(resultStorage);
+        evaluateImpl(result);
     }
 
-    protected abstract boolean isTotallyOrderable();
-
-    protected abstract boolean getComparisonResult(int r);
-
-    // checks whether we can apply >, >=, <, and <= operations to the given type since
-    // these operations can not be defined for certain types.
-    protected void checkTotallyOrderable() throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (argLeft.getLength() != 0) {
-            ATypeTag typeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argLeft.getTag());
-            switch (typeTag) {
-                case DURATION:
-                case INTERVAL:
-                case LINE:
-                case POINT:
-                case POINT3D:
-                case POLYGON:
-                case CIRCLE:
-                case RECTANGLE:
-                    throw new UnsupportedTypeException(ComparisonHelper.COMPARISON, argLeft.getTag());
-                default:
-                    return;
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    protected abstract void evaluateImpl(IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException;
 
     // checks whether two types are comparable
-    protected boolean comparabilityCheck() {
+    boolean comparabilityCheck() {
         // Checks whether two types are comparable or not
         ATypeTag typeTag1 = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argLeft.getTag());
         ATypeTag typeTag2 = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argRight.getTag());
@@ -128,10 +73,8 @@
         return ATypeHierarchy.isCompatible(typeTag1, typeTag2);
     }
 
-    protected int compareResults() throws HyracksDataException {
-        int result = ch.compare(EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argLeft.getTag()),
+    int compare() throws HyracksDataException {
+        return ch.compare(EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argLeft.getTag()),
                 EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argRight.getTag()), outLeft, outRight);
-        return result;
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c267bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons;
+
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+
+public abstract class AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator extends AbstractComparisonEvaluator {
+
+    AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator(IScalarEvaluator evalLeft, IScalarEvaluator evalRight) {
+        super(evalLeft, evalRight);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void evaluateImpl(IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (comparabilityCheck() && compare() == 0) {
+            resultStorage.reset();
+            writeEqualsResult();
+            result.set(resultStorage);
+        } else {
+            result.set(argLeft);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected abstract void writeEqualsResult() throws HyracksDataException;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..446fed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ANull;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.exceptions.UnsupportedTypeException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+
+public abstract class AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator extends AbstractComparisonEvaluator {
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    protected ISerializerDeserializer<ABoolean> serde =
+            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ABOOLEAN);
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    protected ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde =
+            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
+
+    public AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator(IScalarEvaluator evalLeft, IScalarEvaluator evalRight) {
+        super(evalLeft, evalRight);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void evaluateImpl(IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+        resultStorage.reset();
+
+        // checks whether we can apply >, >=, <, and <= to the given type since
+        // these operations cannot be defined for certain types.
+        if (isTotallyOrderable()) {
+            checkTotallyOrderable();
+        }
+
+        // Checks whether two types are comparable
+        if (comparabilityCheck()) {
+            // Two types can be compared
+            int r = compare();
+            ABoolean b = getComparisonResult(r) ? ABoolean.TRUE : ABoolean.FALSE;
+            serde.serialize(b, out);
+        } else {
+            // result:NULL - two types cannot be compared.
+            nullSerde.serialize(ANull.NULL, out);
+        }
+        result.set(resultStorage);
+    }
+
+    protected abstract boolean isTotallyOrderable();
+
+    protected abstract boolean getComparisonResult(int r);
+
+    // checks whether we can apply >, >=, <, and <= operations to the given type since
+    // these operations can not be defined for certain types.
+    protected void checkTotallyOrderable() throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (argLeft.getLength() != 0) {
+            ATypeTag typeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argLeft.getTag());
+            switch (typeTag) {
+                case DURATION:
+                case INTERVAL:
+                case LINE:
+                case POINT:
+                case POINT3D:
+                case POLYGON:
+                case CIRCLE:
+                case RECTANGLE:
+                    throw new UnsupportedTypeException(ComparisonHelper.COMPARISON, argLeft.getTag());
+                default:
+                    return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/EqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/EqualsDescriptor.java
index b277885..c4fafa1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/EqualsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/EqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 
             @Override
             public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
-                return new AbstractComparisonEvaluator(args[0], args[1], ctx) {
+                return new AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
 
                     @Override
                     protected boolean getComparisonResult(int r) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/GreaterThanDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/GreaterThanDescriptor.java
index 2826279..6a41104 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/GreaterThanDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/GreaterThanDescriptor.java
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 
             @Override
             public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
-                return new AbstractComparisonEvaluator(args[0], args[1], ctx) {
+                return new AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
 
                     @Override
                     protected boolean getComparisonResult(int r) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/GreaterThanOrEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/GreaterThanOrEqualsDescriptor.java
index e12dd71..c468aac 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/GreaterThanOrEqualsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/GreaterThanOrEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 
             @Override
             public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
-                return new AbstractComparisonEvaluator(args[0], args[1], ctx) {
+                return new AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
 
                     @Override
                     protected boolean getComparisonResult(int r) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/LessThanDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/LessThanDescriptor.java
index 7e97dfa..4eac444 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/LessThanDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/LessThanDescriptor.java
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 
             @Override
             public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
-                return new AbstractComparisonEvaluator(args[0], args[1], ctx) {
+                return new AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
 
                     @Override
                     protected boolean getComparisonResult(int r) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/LessThanOrEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/LessThanOrEqualsDescriptor.java
index 947dea1..ad365d6 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/LessThanOrEqualsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/LessThanOrEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 
             @Override
             public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
-                return new AbstractComparisonEvaluator(args[0], args[1], ctx) {
+                return new AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
 
                     @Override
                     protected boolean getComparisonResult(int r) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/MissingIfEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/MissingIfEqualsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b4f5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/MissingIfEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMissing;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class MissingIfEqualsDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new MissingIfEqualsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.MISSING_IF;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
+
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    final ISerializerDeserializer<AMissing> missingSerde =
+                            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AMISSING);
+
+                    @Override
+                    protected void writeEqualsResult() throws HyracksDataException {
+                        missingSerde.serialize(AMissing.MISSING, out);
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NanIfEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NanIfEqualsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c6b5b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NanIfEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDouble;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class NanIfEqualsDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new NanIfEqualsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.NAN_IF;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
+
+                    final AMutableDouble equalsResult = new AMutableDouble(Double.NaN);
+
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    final ISerializerDeserializer<ADouble> doubleSerde =
+                            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ADOUBLE);
+
+                    @Override
+                    protected void writeEqualsResult() throws HyracksDataException {
+                        doubleSerde.serialize(equalsResult, out);
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NegInfIfEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NegInfIfEqualsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c40357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NegInfIfEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDouble;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class NegInfIfEqualsDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new NegInfIfEqualsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.NEGINF_IF;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
+
+                    final AMutableDouble equalsResult = new AMutableDouble(Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY);
+
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    final ISerializerDeserializer<ADouble> doubleSerde =
+                            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ADOUBLE);
+
+                    @Override
+                    protected void writeEqualsResult() throws HyracksDataException {
+                        doubleSerde.serialize(equalsResult, out);
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NotEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NotEqualsDescriptor.java
index bfd5c98..17515af 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NotEqualsDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NotEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 
             @Override
             public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
-                return new AbstractComparisonEvaluator(args[0], args[1], ctx) {
+                return new AbstractValueComparisonEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
 
                     @Override
                     protected boolean getComparisonResult(int r) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NullIfEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NullIfEqualsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c09a75c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/NullIfEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ANull;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class NullIfEqualsDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new NullIfEqualsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.NULL_IF;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
+
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    final ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde =
+                            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
+
+                    @Override
+                    protected void writeEqualsResult() throws HyracksDataException {
+                        nullSerde.serialize(ANull.NULL, out);
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/PosInfIfEqualsDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/PosInfIfEqualsDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a969b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/PosInfIfEqualsDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDouble;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class PosInfIfEqualsDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new PosInfIfEqualsDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.POSINF_IF;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractIfEqualsEvaluator(args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx),
+                        args[1].createScalarEvaluator(ctx)) {
+
+                    final AMutableDouble equalsResult = new AMutableDouble(Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
+
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    final ISerializerDeserializer<ADouble> doubleSerde =
+                            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ADOUBLE);
+
+                    @Override
+                    protected void writeEqualsResult() throws HyracksDataException {
+                        doubleSerde.serialize(equalsResult, out);
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/NumericDegreesDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/NumericDegreesDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbb4737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/NumericDegreesDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+
+public class NumericDegreesDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new NumericDegreesDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractUnaryNumericDoubleFunctionEval(ctx, args[0], getIdentifier()) {
+                    @Override
+                    protected void processDouble(double arg, IPointable resultPointable) throws HyracksDataException {
+                        aDouble.setValue(Math.toDegrees(arg));
+                        serialize(aDouble, doubleSerde, resultPointable);
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.NUMERIC_DEGREES;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/NumericRadiansDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/NumericRadiansDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51352cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/NumericRadiansDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+
+public class NumericRadiansDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new NumericRadiansDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractUnaryNumericDoubleFunctionEval(ctx, args[0], getIdentifier()) {
+                    @Override
+                    protected void processDouble(double arg, IPointable resultPointable) throws HyracksDataException {
+                        aDouble.setValue(Math.toRadians(arg));
+                        serialize(aDouble, doubleSerde, resultPointable);
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.NUMERIC_RADIANS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/RandomDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/RandomDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb99438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/RandomDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.utils.RandomHelper;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+public class RandomDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new RandomDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new IScalarEvaluator() {
+                    private final RandomHelper randomHelper = new RandomHelper(false);
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable result) throws HyracksDataException {
+                        randomHelper.nextDouble(result);
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.RANDOM;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/RandomWithSeedDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/RandomWithSeedDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dd5eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/RandomWithSeedDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.utils.RandomHelper;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.VoidPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+public class RandomWithSeedDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new RandomWithSeedDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new IScalarEvaluator() {
+                    private final IScalarEvaluator eval0 = args[0].createScalarEvaluator(ctx);
+                    private final IPointable arg0 = new VoidPointable();
+
+                    private final RandomHelper randomHelper = new RandomHelper(true);
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple, IPointable resultPointable)
+                            throws HyracksDataException {
+                        eval0.evaluate(tuple, arg0);
+
+                        byte[] bytes = arg0.getByteArray();
+                        int offset = arg0.getStartOffset();
+                        ATypeTag tt = ATypeTag.VALUE_TYPE_MAPPING[bytes[offset]];
+                        switch (tt) {
+                            case TINYINT:
+                            case SMALLINT:
+                            case INTEGER:
+                            case BIGINT:
+                            case FLOAT:
+                            case DOUBLE:
+                                randomHelper.setSeed(bytes, offset + 1, arg0.getLength() - 1);
+                                randomHelper.nextDouble(resultPointable);
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                PointableHelper.setNull(resultPointable);
+                                break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.RANDOM_WITH_SEED;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/StringReverseDescriptor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/StringReverseDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0095291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/StringReverseDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.BuiltinFunctions;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IScalarEvaluatorFactory;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.primitive.UTF8StringPointable;
+
+public class StringReverseDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new StringReverseDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public IScalarEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final IScalarEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new IScalarEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public IScalarEvaluator createScalarEvaluator(final IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+                return new AbstractUnaryStringStringEval(ctx, args[0], getIdentifier()) {
+                    @Override
+                    void process(UTF8StringPointable inputString, IPointable resultPointable) throws IOException {
+                        UTF8StringPointable.reverse(inputString, resultBuilder, resultArray);
+                        resultPointable.set(resultArray.getByteArray(), 0, resultArray.getLength());
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return BuiltinFunctions.STRING_REVERSE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/utils/RandomHelper.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/utils/RandomHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ed1ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/utils/RandomHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.utils;
+
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
+
+import org.apache.asterix.formats.nontagged.SerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.base.AMutableDouble;
+import org.apache.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.api.IPointable;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.DataUtils;
+import org.apache.hyracks.data.std.util.GrowableArray;
+
+public final class RandomHelper {
+
+    private final SecureRandom random = new SecureRandom();
+
+    private final GrowableArray seed;
+
+    private final AMutableDouble aDouble = new AMutableDouble(0);
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+    private ISerializerDeserializer doubleSerde =
+            SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ADOUBLE);
+
+    private final ArrayBackedValueStorage resultStorage = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+    private final DataOutput dataOutput = resultStorage.getDataOutput();
+
+    public RandomHelper(boolean withSeed) {
+        seed = withSeed ? new GrowableArray(8) : null;
+    }
+
+    public void setSeed(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (seed == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException();
+        }
+
+        boolean sameSeed =
+                seed.getLength() == length && DataUtils.equalsInRange(seed.getByteArray(), 0, bytes, offset, length);
+
+        if (!sameSeed) {
+            try {
+                seed.reset();
+                seed.append(bytes, offset, length);
+                random.setSeed(seed.getByteArray());
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void nextDouble(IPointable resultPointable) throws HyracksDataException {
+        aDouble.setValue(random.nextDouble());
+        resultStorage.reset();
+        doubleSerde.serialize(aDouble, dataOutput);
+        resultPointable.set(resultStorage);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/functions/FunctionCollection.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/functions/FunctionCollection.java
index b05dbed..9a09184 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/functions/FunctionCollection.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/functions/FunctionCollection.java
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons.GreaterThanOrEqualsDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons.LessThanDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons.LessThanOrEqualsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons.MissingIfEqualsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons.NanIfEqualsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons.NegInfIfEqualsDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons.NotEqualsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons.NullIfEqualsDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.comparisons.PosInfIfEqualsDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ABinaryBase64StringConstructorDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ABinaryHexStringConstructorDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ABooleanConstructorDescriptor;
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericCaretDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericCeilingDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericCosDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericDegreesDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericDivideDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericExpDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericFloorDescriptor;
@@ -190,6 +196,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericLogDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericModuloDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericMultiplyDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericRadiansDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericRoundDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericRoundHalfToEven2Descriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericRoundHalfToEvenDescriptor;
@@ -201,6 +208,8 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericTruncDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericUnaryMinusDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.OrDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.RandomDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.RandomWithSeedDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SleepDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SpatialAreaDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SpatialCellDescriptor;
@@ -230,6 +239,7 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringRepeatDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringReplaceDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringReplaceWithLimitDescriptor;
+import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringReverseDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringSplitDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringStartsWithDescriptor;
 import org.apache.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringToCodePointDescriptor;
@@ -460,6 +470,7 @@
         fc.add(CreateUUIDDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(UUIDDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(CreateQueryUIDDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.add(RandomDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(CurrentDateDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(CurrentTimeDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.add(CurrentDateTimeDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -496,6 +507,8 @@
         fc.addGenerated(NumericACosDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(NumericASinDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(NumericATanDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.addGenerated(NumericDegreesDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.addGenerated(NumericRadiansDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(NumericCosDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(NumericSinDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(NumericTanDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -515,6 +528,13 @@
         fc.addGenerated(LessThanOrEqualsDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(NotEqualsDescriptor.FACTORY);
 
+        // If-Equals functions
+        fc.addGenerated(MissingIfEqualsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.addGenerated(NullIfEqualsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.addGenerated(NanIfEqualsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.addGenerated(PosInfIfEqualsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.addGenerated(NegInfIfEqualsDescriptor.FACTORY);
+
         // Binary functions
         fc.addGenerated(BinaryLengthDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(ParseBinaryDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -561,6 +581,7 @@
         fc.addGenerated(StringRepeatDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(StringReplaceDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(StringReplaceWithLimitDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        fc.addGenerated(StringReverseDescriptor.FACTORY);
         fc.addGenerated(StringSplitDescriptor.FACTORY);
 
         // Constructors
@@ -714,6 +735,9 @@
         // Record function
         fc.addGenerated(RecordPairsDescriptor.FACTORY);
 
+        // Other functions
+        fc.addGenerated(RandomWithSeedDescriptor.FACTORY);
+
         ServiceLoader.load(IFunctionRegistrant.class).iterator().forEachRemaining(c -> c.register(fc));
         return fc;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/operators/LSMSecondaryIndexCreationTupleProcessorNodePushable.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/operators/LSMSecondaryIndexCreationTupleProcessorNodePushable.java
index 9376d1b..ac7fc89 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/operators/LSMSecondaryIndexCreationTupleProcessorNodePushable.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/operators/LSMSecondaryIndexCreationTupleProcessorNodePushable.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 
     private boolean equalPrimaryKeys(ITupleReference tuple1, ITupleReference tuple2) {
         for (int i = numTagFields + numSecondaryKeys; i < numTagFields + numPrimaryKeys + numSecondaryKeys; i++) {
-            if (!equalField(tuple1, tuple2, i)) {
+            if (!TupleUtils.equalFields(tuple1, tuple2, i)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -285,16 +285,10 @@
 
     private boolean equalSecondaryKeys(ITupleReference tuple1, ITupleReference tuple2) {
         for (int i = numTagFields; i < numTagFields + numSecondaryKeys; i++) {
-            if (!equalField(tuple1, tuple2, i)) {
+            if (!TupleUtils.equalFields(tuple1, tuple2, i)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
         return true;
     }
-
-    private boolean equalField(ITupleReference tuple1, ITupleReference tuple2, int fIdx) {
-        return LSMSecondaryUpsertOperatorNodePushable.equals(tuple1.getFieldData(fIdx), tuple1.getFieldStart(fIdx),
-                tuple1.getFieldLength(fIdx), tuple2.getFieldData(fIdx), tuple2.getFieldStart(fIdx),
-                tuple2.getFieldLength(fIdx));
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/operators/LSMSecondaryUpsertOperatorNodePushable.java b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/operators/LSMSecondaryUpsertOperatorNodePushable.java
index a22e5e7..b928131 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/operators/LSMSecondaryUpsertOperatorNodePushable.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/runtime/operators/LSMSecondaryUpsertOperatorNodePushable.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.util.FrameUtils;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.utils.TupleUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IModificationOperationCallbackFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ITupleFilterFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.dataflow.IIndexDataflowHelperFactory;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@
 public class LSMSecondaryUpsertOperatorNodePushable extends LSMIndexInsertUpdateDeleteOperatorNodePushable {
 
     private final PermutingFrameTupleReference prevValueTuple = new PermutingFrameTupleReference();
-    private int numberOfFields;
+    private final int numberOfFields;
     private AbstractIndexModificationOperationCallback abstractModCallback;
 
     public LSMSecondaryUpsertOperatorNodePushable(IHyracksTaskContext ctx, int partition,
@@ -74,31 +75,6 @@
         abstractModCallback = (AbstractIndexModificationOperationCallback) modCallback;
     }
 
-    public static boolean equals(byte[] a, int aOffset, int aLength, byte[] b, int bOffset, int bLength) {
-        if (aLength != bLength) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        for (int i = 0; i < aLength; i++) {
-            if (a[aOffset + i] != b[bOffset + i]) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public static boolean equalTuples(PermutingFrameTupleReference t1, PermutingFrameTupleReference t2, int numOfFields)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
-        byte[] t1Data = t1.getFieldData(0);
-        byte[] t2Data = t2.getFieldData(0);
-        for (int i = 0; i < numOfFields; i++) {
-            if (!equals(t1Data, t1.getFieldStart(i), t1.getFieldLength(i), t2Data, t2.getFieldStart(i),
-                    t2.getFieldLength(i))) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void nextFrame(ByteBuffer buffer) throws HyracksDataException {
         accessor.reset(buffer);
@@ -117,7 +93,7 @@
                 }
                 // At least, one is not null
                 // If they are equal, then we skip
-                if (equalTuples(tuple, prevValueTuple, numberOfFields)) {
+                if (TupleUtils.equalTuples(tuple, prevValueTuple, numberOfFields)) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 if (!isOldValueMissing) {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-server/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-server/pom.xml
index fd6dd79..b372dbd 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-server/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-server/pom.xml
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@
             <usedDependency>org.apache.asterix:asterix-external-data</usedDependency>
             <usedDependency>org.codehaus.mojo.appassembler:appassembler-booter</usedDependency>
             <usedDependency>org.apache.asterix:asterix-fuzzyjoin</usedDependency>
+            <usedDependency>org.apache.asterix:asterix-geo</usedDependency>
           </usedDependencies>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -625,5 +626,14 @@
       <artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
+      <artifactId>asterix-geo</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-server/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/server/SampleLocalClusterIT.java b/asterixdb/asterix-server/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/server/SampleLocalClusterIT.java
index 766402c..defd378 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-server/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/server/SampleLocalClusterIT.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-server/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/server/SampleLocalClusterIT.java
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.StringWriter;
-import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.utils.Servlets;
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.test.common.TestHelper;
 import org.apache.asterix.testframework.context.TestCaseContext.OutputFormat;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
-import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
@@ -46,6 +42,10 @@
 import org.junit.rules.TestRule;
 import org.junit.runners.MethodSorters;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+
 @FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.NAME_ASCENDING)
 public class SampleLocalClusterIT {
 
@@ -118,11 +118,13 @@
     @Test
     public void test1_sanityQuery() throws Exception {
         TestExecutor testExecutor = new TestExecutor();
-        InputStream resultStream = testExecutor.executeQuery("1+1", OutputFormat.ADM,
-                new URI("http", null, "127.0.0.1", 19002, Servlets.AQL_QUERY, null, null), Collections.emptyList());
-        StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
-        IOUtils.copy(resultStream, sw);
-        Assert.assertEquals("2", sw.toString().trim());
+        InputStream resultStream = testExecutor.executeQueryService("1+1;",
+                testExecutor.getEndpoint(Servlets.QUERY_SERVICE), OutputFormat.ADM);
+        final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        final ObjectNode response = objectMapper.readValue(resultStream, ObjectNode.class);
+        final JsonNode result = response.get("results");
+        Assert.assertEquals(1, result.size());
+        Assert.assertEquals(2, result.get(0).asInt());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
index 07dcf5d..e6e522e5 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
@@ -163,5 +163,9 @@
       <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>it.unimi.dsi</groupId>
+      <artifactId>fastutil</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ConcurrentLockManager.java b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ConcurrentLockManager.java
index c91d233..b26342e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ConcurrentLockManager.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ConcurrentLockManager.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
@@ -36,30 +35,37 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.Long2LongMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.Long2LongMaps;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.Long2LongOpenHashMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.LongArrayList;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.LongList;
+
 /**
  * A concurrent implementation of the ILockManager interface.
  *
  * @see ResourceGroupTable
  * @see ResourceGroup
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("squid:RedundantThrowsDeclarationCheck") // throws ACIDException
 public class ConcurrentLockManager implements ILockManager, ILifeCycleComponent {
 
     static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger();
     static final Level LVL = Level.TRACE;
-    public static final boolean ENABLED_DEADLOCK_FREE_LOCKING_PROTOCOL = true;
+    private static final boolean ENABLED_DEADLOCK_FREE_LOCKING_PROTOCOL = true;
 
-    public static final int NIL = -1;
-    public static final long NILL = -1L;
+    private static final int NIL = -1;
+    private static final long NILL = -1L;
 
-    public static final boolean DEBUG_MODE = false;//true
-    public static final boolean CHECK_CONSISTENCY = false;
+    private static final boolean DEBUG_MODE = false;//true
+    private static final boolean CHECK_CONSISTENCY = false;
 
-    private ResourceGroupTable table;
-    private ResourceArenaManager resArenaMgr;
-    private RequestArenaManager reqArenaMgr;
-    private JobArenaManager jobArenaMgr;
-    private ConcurrentHashMap<Long, Long> txnId2TxnSlotMap;
-    private LockManagerStats stats = new LockManagerStats(10000);
+    private final ResourceGroupTable table;
+    private final ResourceArenaManager resArenaMgr;
+    private final RequestArenaManager reqArenaMgr;
+    private final JobArenaManager jobArenaMgr;
+    private final Long2LongMap txnId2TxnSlotMap;
+    private final LockManagerStats stats = new LockManagerStats(10000);
 
     enum LockAction {
         ERR(false, false),
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    static LockAction[][] ACTION_MATRIX = {
+    private static final LockAction[][] ACTION_MATRIX = {
             // new    NL              IS               IX                S                X
             { LockAction.ERR, LockAction.UPD, LockAction.UPD, LockAction.UPD, LockAction.UPD }, // NL
             { LockAction.ERR, LockAction.GET, LockAction.UPD, LockAction.UPD, LockAction.WAIT }, // IS
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@
         resArenaMgr = new ResourceArenaManager(noArenas, lockManagerShrinkTimer);
         reqArenaMgr = new RequestArenaManager(noArenas, lockManagerShrinkTimer);
         jobArenaMgr = new JobArenaManager(noArenas, lockManagerShrinkTimer);
-        txnId2TxnSlotMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+        txnId2TxnSlotMap = Long2LongMaps.synchronize(new Long2LongOpenHashMap());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -129,10 +135,10 @@
                             enqueueWaiter(group, reqSlot, resSlot, jobSlot, act, txnContext);
                             break;
                         }
-                        //no break
+                        //fall-through
                     case UPD:
                         resArenaMgr.setMaxMode(resSlot, lockMode);
-                        // no break
+                        //fall-through
                     case GET:
                         addHolder(reqSlot, resSlot, jobSlot);
                         locked = true;
@@ -185,31 +191,35 @@
         void pop();
     }
 
-    static class NOPTracker implements DeadlockTracker {
+    private static class NOPTracker implements DeadlockTracker {
         static final DeadlockTracker INSTANCE = new NOPTracker();
 
         @Override
         public void pushResource(long resSlot) {
+            // no-op
         }
 
         @Override
         public void pushRequest(long reqSlot) {
+            // no-op
         }
 
         @Override
         public void pushJob(long jobSlot) {
+            // no-op
         }
 
         @Override
         public void pop() {
+            // no-op
         }
     }
 
-    static class CollectingTracker implements DeadlockTracker {
+    private static class CollectingTracker implements DeadlockTracker {
 
         static final boolean DEBUG = false;
 
-        ArrayList<Long> slots = new ArrayList<>();
+        LongList slots = new LongArrayList();
         ArrayList<String> types = new ArrayList<>();
 
         @Override
@@ -217,7 +227,7 @@
             types.add("Resource");
             slots.add(resSlot);
             if (DEBUG) {
-                System.err.println("push " + types.get(types.size() - 1) + " " + slots.get(slots.size() - 1));
+                LOGGER.info("push " + types.get(types.size() - 1) + " " + slots.getLong(slots.size() - 1));
             }
         }
 
@@ -226,7 +236,7 @@
             types.add("Request");
             slots.add(reqSlot);
             if (DEBUG) {
-                System.err.println("push " + types.get(types.size() - 1) + " " + slots.get(slots.size() - 1));
+                LOGGER.info("push " + types.get(types.size() - 1) + " " + slots.getLong(slots.size() - 1));
             }
         }
 
@@ -235,24 +245,24 @@
             types.add("Job");
             slots.add(jobSlot);
             if (DEBUG) {
-                System.err.println("push " + types.get(types.size() - 1) + " " + slots.get(slots.size() - 1));
+                LOGGER.info("push " + types.get(types.size() - 1) + " " + slots.getLong(slots.size() - 1));
             }
         }
 
         @Override
         public void pop() {
             if (DEBUG) {
-                System.err.println("pop " + types.get(types.size() - 1) + " " + slots.get(slots.size() - 1));
+                LOGGER.info("pop " + types.get(types.size() - 1) + " " + slots.getLong(slots.size() - 1));
             }
             types.remove(types.size() - 1);
-            slots.remove(slots.size() - 1);
+            slots.removeLong(slots.size() - 1);
         }
 
         @Override
         public String toString() {
             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
             for (int i = 0; i < slots.size(); ++i) {
-                sb.append(types.get(i) + " " + TypeUtil.Global.toString(slots.get(i)) + "\n");
+                sb.append(types.get(i)).append(" ").append(TypeUtil.Global.toString(slots.getLong(i))).append("\n");
             }
             return sb.toString();
         }
@@ -270,15 +280,11 @@
      * @return true if a cycle would be introduced, false otherwise
      */
     private boolean introducesDeadlock(final long resSlot, final long jobSlot, final DeadlockTracker tracker) {
-        if (ENABLED_DEADLOCK_FREE_LOCKING_PROTOCOL) {
-            /**
-             * Due to the deadlock-free locking protocol, deadlock is not possible.
-             * So, this method always returns false.
-             */
-            return false;
-        } else {
-            return introducesDeadlock(resSlot, jobSlot, tracker, 0);
-        }
+        /*
+         * Due to the deadlock-free locking protocol, deadlock is not possible.
+         * So, this method always returns false in that case
+         */
+        return !ENABLED_DEADLOCK_FREE_LOCKING_PROTOCOL && introducesDeadlock(resSlot, jobSlot, tracker, 0);
     }
 
     private boolean introducesDeadlock(final long resSlot, final long jobSlot, final DeadlockTracker tracker,
@@ -298,20 +304,20 @@
                 // The scanWaiters flag indicates if we are currently scanning the waiters (true) or the upgraders
                 // (false).
                 boolean scanWaiters = true;
-                long waiter = jobArenaMgr.getLastWaiter(holderJobSlot);
-                if (waiter < 0 && scanWaiters) {
+                long jobWaiter = jobArenaMgr.getLastWaiter(holderJobSlot);
+                if (jobWaiter < 0) {
                     scanWaiters = false;
-                    waiter = jobArenaMgr.getLastUpgrader(holderJobSlot);
+                    jobWaiter = jobArenaMgr.getLastUpgrader(holderJobSlot);
                 }
-                while (waiter >= 0) {
-                    long waitingOnResSlot = reqArenaMgr.getResourceId(waiter);
+                while (jobWaiter >= 0) {
+                    long waitingOnResSlot = reqArenaMgr.getResourceId(jobWaiter);
                     if (introducesDeadlock(waitingOnResSlot, jobSlot, tracker, depth + 1)) {
                         return true;
                     }
-                    waiter = reqArenaMgr.getNextJobRequest(waiter);
-                    if (waiter < 0 && scanWaiters) {
+                    jobWaiter = reqArenaMgr.getNextJobRequest(jobWaiter);
+                    if (jobWaiter < 0 && scanWaiters) {
                         scanWaiters = false;
-                        waiter = jobArenaMgr.getLastUpgrader(holderJobSlot);
+                        jobWaiter = jobArenaMgr.getLastUpgrader(holderJobSlot);
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -407,7 +413,7 @@
             switch (act) {
                 case UPD:
                     resArenaMgr.setMaxMode(resSlot, lockMode);
-                    // no break
+                    //fall-through
                 case GET:
                     addHolder(reqSlot, resSlot, jobSlot);
                     return true;
@@ -532,8 +538,8 @@
         stats.releaseLocks();
 
         long txnId = txnContext.getTxnId().getId();
-        Long jobSlot = txnId2TxnSlotMap.get(txnId);
-        if (jobSlot == null) {
+        long jobSlot = txnId2TxnSlotMap.get(txnId);
+        if (jobSlot == 0) {
             // we don't know the job, so there are no locks for it - we're done
             return;
         }
@@ -565,15 +571,15 @@
     }
 
     private long findOrAllocJobSlot(long txnId) {
-        Long jobSlot = txnId2TxnSlotMap.get(txnId);
-        if (jobSlot == null) {
-            jobSlot = new Long(jobArenaMgr.allocate());
+        long jobSlot = txnId2TxnSlotMap.get(txnId);
+        if (jobSlot == 0) {
+            jobSlot = jobArenaMgr.allocate();
             if (DEBUG_MODE) {
                 LOGGER.trace("new job slot " + TypeUtil.Global.toString(jobSlot) + " (" + txnId + ")");
             }
             jobArenaMgr.setTxnId(jobSlot, txnId);
-            Long oldSlot = txnId2TxnSlotMap.putIfAbsent(txnId, jobSlot);
-            if (oldSlot != null) {
+            long oldSlot = txnId2TxnSlotMap.putIfAbsent(txnId, jobSlot);
+            if (oldSlot != 0) {
                 // if another thread allocated a slot for this jobThreadId between
                 // get(..) and putIfAbsent(..), we'll use that slot and
                 // deallocate the one we allocated
@@ -584,7 +590,7 @@
                 jobSlot = oldSlot;
             }
         }
-        assert (jobSlot >= 0);
+        assert jobSlot > 0;
         return jobSlot;
     }
 
@@ -754,7 +760,7 @@
         void remove(long request, long resource, long job);
     }
 
-    final Queue waiter = new Queue() {
+    private final Queue waiter = new Queue() {
         @Override
         public void add(long request, long resource, long job) {
             long waiter = resArenaMgr.getFirstWaiter(resource);
@@ -788,7 +794,7 @@
         }
     };
 
-    final Queue upgrader = new Queue() {
+    private final Queue upgrader = new Queue() {
         @Override
         public void add(long request, long resource, long job) {
             long upgrader = resArenaMgr.getFirstUpgrader(resource);
@@ -987,6 +993,7 @@
                 }
             }
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
             throw new IllegalStateException("interrupted", e);
         }
     }
@@ -1015,8 +1022,8 @@
      * @return the slot of the request, if the lock request is found, NILL otherwise
      */
     private long findLockInJobQueue(final int dsId, final int entityHashValue, final long txnId, byte lockMode) {
-        Long jobSlot = txnId2TxnSlotMap.get(txnId);
-        if (jobSlot == null) {
+        long jobSlot = txnId2TxnSlotMap.get(txnId);
+        if (jobSlot == 0) {
             return NILL;
         }
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/DumpTablePrinter.java b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/DumpTablePrinter.java
index 26261c2..6a5372e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/DumpTablePrinter.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/DumpTablePrinter.java
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@
 
 package org.apache.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs.Long2LongMap;
 
 public class DumpTablePrinter implements TablePrinter {
     private ResourceGroupTable table;
     private ResourceArenaManager resArenaMgr;
     private RequestArenaManager reqArenaMgr;
     private JobArenaManager jobArenaMgr;
-    private ConcurrentHashMap<Long, Long> txnIdToJobSlotMap;
+    private Long2LongMap txnIdToJobSlotMap;
 
     DumpTablePrinter(ResourceGroupTable table, ResourceArenaManager resArenaMgr, RequestArenaManager reqArenaMgr,
-            JobArenaManager jobArenaMgr, ConcurrentHashMap<Long, Long> txnIdToJobSlotMap) {
+            JobArenaManager jobArenaMgr, Long2LongMap txnIdToJobSlotMap) {
         this.table = table;
         this.resArenaMgr = resArenaMgr;
         this.reqArenaMgr = reqArenaMgr;
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/PrimitiveIntHashMap.java b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/PrimitiveIntHashMap.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bf5ad6..0000000
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/PrimitiveIntHashMap.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,595 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-package org.apache.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-
-/**
- * PrimitiveIntHashMap supports primitive int type as key and value.
- * The hash map grows when the available slots in a bucket are overflowed.
- * Also, the hash map shrinks according to the following shrink policy.
- * : Shrink when the resource under-utilization lasts for a certain threshold time.
- *
- * @author kisskys
- */
-public class PrimitiveIntHashMap {
-    private final int CHILD_BUCKETS; //INIT_NUM_OF_BUCKETS;
-    private final int NUM_OF_SLOTS; //NUM_OF_SLOTS_IN_A_BUCKET;
-    private final int SHRINK_TIMER_THRESHOLD;
-
-    private int occupiedSlots;
-    private ArrayList<ChildIntArrayManager> pArray; //parent array
-    private int hashMod;
-    private long shrinkTimer;
-    private boolean isShrinkTimerOn;
-    private int iterBucketIndex;
-    private int iterSlotIndex;
-    private int iterChildIndex;
-    private KeyValuePair iterPair;
-
-    //    ////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    //    // begin of unit test
-    //    ////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    //
-    //    /**
-    //     * @param args
-    //     */
-    //    public static void main(String[] args) {
-    //        int i, j;
-    //        int k = 0;
-    //        int num = 5;
-    //        int key[] = new int[500];
-    //        int val[] = new int[500];
-    //        KeyValuePair pair;
-    //        PrimitiveIntHashMap map = new PrimitiveIntHashMap(1<<4, 1<<3, 5);
-    //
-    //        for (j=0; j < num; j++) {
-    //
-    //            k += 100;
-    //            //generate data
-    //            for (i=0; i < k; i++) {
-    //                key[i] = i;
-    //                val[i] = i;
-    //            }
-    //
-    //            //put data to map
-    //            for (i=0; i < k-30; i++) {
-    //                map.put(key[i], val[i]);
-    //            }
-    //
-    //            //put data to map
-    //            for (i=0; i < k-30; i++) {
-    //                map.put(key[i], val[i]);
-    //            }
-    //
-    //            map.beginIterate();
-    //            pair = map.getNextKeyValue();
-    //            i = 0;
-    //            while (pair != null) {
-    //                i++;
-    //                System.out.println("["+i+"] key:"+ pair.key + ", val:"+ pair.value);
-    //                pair = map.getNextKeyValue();
-    //            }
-    //
-    //            //System.out.println(map.prettyPrint());
-    //
-    //            for (i=k-20; i< k; i++) { //skip X70~X79
-    //                map.put(key[i], val[i]);
-    //            }
-    //
-    //            System.out.println(map.prettyPrint());
-    //
-    //            //remove data to map
-    //            for (i=0; i < k-10; i++) {
-    //                map.remove(key[i]);
-    //                try {
-    //                    Thread.currentThread().sleep(1);
-    //                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-    //                    e.printStackTrace();
-    //                }
-    //            }
-    //
-    //            map.beginIterate();
-    //            pair = map.getNextKeyValue();
-    //            i = 0;
-    //            while (pair != null) {
-    //                i++;
-    //                System.out.println("["+i+"] key:"+ pair.key + ", val:"+ pair.value);
-    //                pair = map.getNextKeyValue();
-    //            }
-    //
-    //            //remove data to map
-    //            for (i=0; i < k-10; i++) {
-    //                map.remove(key[i]);
-    //                try {
-    //                    Thread.currentThread().sleep(1);
-    //                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-    //                    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
-    //                    e.printStackTrace();
-    //                }
-    //            }
-    //
-    //            System.out.println(map.prettyPrint());
-    //
-    //            //get data from map
-    //            for (i=0; i < k; i++) {
-    //                System.out.println(""+i+"=> key:"+ key[i] + ", val:"+val[i] +", result: " + map.get(key[i]));
-    //            }
-    //        }
-    //
-    //        map.beginIterate();
-    //        pair = map.getNextKeyValue();
-    //        i = 0;
-    //        while (pair != null) {
-    //            i++;
-    //            System.out.println("["+i+"] key:"+ pair.key + ", val:"+ pair.value);
-    //            pair = map.getNextKeyValue();
-    //        }
-    //    }
-    //
-    //    ////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    //    // end of unit test
-    //    ////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-    public PrimitiveIntHashMap() {
-        CHILD_BUCKETS = 1 << 9; //INIT_NUM_OF_BUCKETS;
-        NUM_OF_SLOTS = 1 << 3; //NUM_OF_SLOTS_IN_A_BUCKET;
-        SHRINK_TIMER_THRESHOLD = 120000; //2min
-        pArray = new ArrayList<ChildIntArrayManager>();
-        pArray.add(new ChildIntArrayManager(this));
-        hashMod = CHILD_BUCKETS;
-        occupiedSlots = 0;
-        iterPair = new KeyValuePair();
-    }
-
-    public PrimitiveIntHashMap(int childBuckets, int numOfSlots, int shrinkTimerThreshold) {
-        CHILD_BUCKETS = childBuckets;
-        NUM_OF_SLOTS = numOfSlots;
-        SHRINK_TIMER_THRESHOLD = shrinkTimerThreshold;
-        pArray = new ArrayList<ChildIntArrayManager>();
-        pArray.add(new ChildIntArrayManager(this));
-        hashMod = CHILD_BUCKETS;
-        occupiedSlots = 0;
-        iterPair = new KeyValuePair();
-    }
-
-    public void put(int key, int value) {
-        int growCount = 0;
-        int bucketNum = hash(key);
-        ChildIntArrayManager child = pArray.get(bucketNum / CHILD_BUCKETS);
-        while (child.isFull(bucketNum % CHILD_BUCKETS)) {
-            growHashMap();
-            bucketNum = hash(key);
-            child = pArray.get(bucketNum / CHILD_BUCKETS);
-            if (growCount > 2) {
-                //changeHashFunc();
-            }
-            growCount++;
-        }
-        occupiedSlots += child.put(bucketNum % CHILD_BUCKETS, key, value, false);
-    }
-
-    public void upsert(int key, int value) {
-        int growCount = 0;
-        int bucketNum = hash(key);
-        ChildIntArrayManager child = pArray.get(bucketNum / CHILD_BUCKETS);
-        while (child.isFull(bucketNum % CHILD_BUCKETS)) {
-            growHashMap();
-            bucketNum = hash(key);
-            child = pArray.get(bucketNum / CHILD_BUCKETS);
-            if (growCount > 2) {
-                //changeHashFunc();
-            }
-            growCount++;
-        }
-        occupiedSlots += child.put(bucketNum % CHILD_BUCKETS, key, value, true);
-    }
-
-    private int hash(int key) {
-        return key % hashMod;
-    }
-
-    private void growHashMap() {
-        int size = pArray.size();
-        int i;
-
-        //grow buckets by adding more child
-        for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-            pArray.add(new ChildIntArrayManager(this));
-        }
-
-        //increase hashMod
-        hashMod *= 2;
-
-        //re-hash
-        rehash(0, size, hashMod / 2);
-    }
-
-    private void shrinkHashMap() {
-        int size = pArray.size();
-        int i;
-
-        //decrease hashMod
-        hashMod /= 2;
-
-        //re-hash
-        rehash(size / 2, size, hashMod * 2);
-
-        //shrink buckets by removing child(s)
-        for (i = size - 1; i >= size / 2; i--) {
-            pArray.remove(i);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void rehash(int begin, int end, int oldHashMod) {
-        int i, j, k;
-        int key, value;
-        ChildIntArrayManager child;
-
-        //re-hash
-        for (i = begin; i < end; i++) {
-            child = pArray.get(i);
-            for (j = 0; j < CHILD_BUCKETS; j++) {
-                if (child.cArray[j][0] == 0) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                for (k = 1; k < NUM_OF_SLOTS; k++) {
-                    //if the hashValue of the key is different, then re-hash it.
-                    key = child.cArray[j][k * 2];
-                    if (hash(key) != key % oldHashMod) {
-                        value = child.cArray[j][k * 2 + 1];
-                        //remove existing key and value
-                        //Notice! To avoid bucket iteration, child.remove() is not used.
-                        child.cArray[j][k * 2] = -1;
-                        child.cArray[j][0]--;
-                        //re-hash it
-                        pArray.get(hash(key) / CHILD_BUCKETS).put(hash(key) % CHILD_BUCKETS, key, value, false);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    //    private void changeHashFunc() {
-    //        //TODO need to implement.
-    //        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("changeHashFunc() not implemented");
-    //    }
-
-    public int get(int key) {
-        int bucketNum = hash(key);
-        return pArray.get(bucketNum / CHILD_BUCKETS).get(bucketNum % CHILD_BUCKETS, key);
-    }
-
-    public void remove(int key) {
-        int bucketNum = hash(key);
-        occupiedSlots -= pArray.get(bucketNum / CHILD_BUCKETS).remove(bucketNum % CHILD_BUCKETS, key);
-
-        if (needShrink()) {
-            shrinkHashMap();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Shrink policy:
-     * Shrink when the resource under-utilization lasts for a certain amount of time.
-     *
-     * @return
-     */
-    private boolean needShrink() {
-        int size = pArray.size();
-        int usedSlots = occupiedSlots;
-        if (usedSlots == 0) {
-            usedSlots = 1;
-        }
-        if (size > 1 && size * CHILD_BUCKETS * NUM_OF_SLOTS / usedSlots >= 3 && isSafeToShrink()) {
-            if (isShrinkTimerOn) {
-                if (System.currentTimeMillis() - shrinkTimer >= SHRINK_TIMER_THRESHOLD) {
-                    isShrinkTimerOn = false;
-                    return true;
-                }
-            } else {
-                //turn on timer
-                isShrinkTimerOn = true;
-                shrinkTimer = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            }
-        } else {
-            //turn off timer
-            isShrinkTimerOn = false;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    private boolean isSafeToShrink() {
-        int i, j;
-        int size = pArray.size();
-        //Child: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
-        //[HChild(Head Child):0 and TChild(Tail Child): 4], [1(H),5(T)], [2(H),6(T)] and so on.
-        //When the map shrinks, the sum of occupied slots in H/TChild should not exceed the NUM_OF_SLOTS-1.
-        //Then it is safe to shrink. Otherwise, unsafe.
-        ChildIntArrayManager HChild, TChild;
-
-        for (i = 0; i < size / 2; i++) {
-            HChild = pArray.get(i);
-            TChild = pArray.get(size / 2 + i);
-            for (j = 0; j < CHILD_BUCKETS; j++) {
-                if (HChild.cArray[j][0] + TChild.cArray[j][0] > NUM_OF_SLOTS - 1) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public String prettyPrint() {
-        StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder("\n########### PrimitiveIntHashMap Status #############\n");
-        ChildIntArrayManager child;
-        int i, j, k;
-        int size = pArray.size();
-        for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-            child = pArray.get(i);
-            s.append("child[").append(i).append("]\n");
-            for (j = 0; j < CHILD_BUCKETS; j++) {
-                s.append(j).append(" ");
-                for (k = 0; k < NUM_OF_SLOTS; k++) {
-                    s.append("[").append(child.cArray[j][k * 2]).append(",").append(child.cArray[j][k * 2 + 1])
-                            .append("] ");
-                }
-                s.append("\n");
-            }
-        }
-        return s.toString();
-    }
-
-    public int getNumOfSlots() {
-        return NUM_OF_SLOTS;
-    }
-
-    public int getNumOfChildBuckets() {
-        return CHILD_BUCKETS;
-    }
-
-    public void clear(boolean needShrink) {
-        int size = pArray.size();
-        for (int i = size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            if (needShrink && i != 0) {
-                pArray.remove(i);
-            } else {
-                pArray.get(i).clear();
-            }
-        }
-        occupiedSlots = 0;
-    }
-
-    ///////////////////////////////////////
-    // iterate method
-    ///////////////////////////////////////
-
-    public void beginIterate() {
-        iterChildIndex = 0;
-        iterBucketIndex = 0;
-        iterSlotIndex = 1;
-    }
-
-    public KeyValuePair getNextKeyValue() {
-        for (; iterChildIndex < pArray.size(); iterChildIndex++, iterBucketIndex = 0) {
-            for (; iterBucketIndex < CHILD_BUCKETS; iterBucketIndex++, iterSlotIndex = 1) {
-                if (iterSlotIndex == 1 && pArray.get(iterChildIndex).cArray[iterBucketIndex][0] == 0) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                for (; iterSlotIndex < NUM_OF_SLOTS; iterSlotIndex++) {
-                    iterPair.key = pArray.get(iterChildIndex).cArray[iterBucketIndex][iterSlotIndex * 2];
-                    if (iterPair.key == -1) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    iterPair.value = pArray.get(iterChildIndex).cArray[iterBucketIndex][iterSlotIndex * 2 + 1];
-                    iterSlotIndex++;
-                    return iterPair;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    public int getNextKey() {
-        for (; iterChildIndex < pArray.size(); iterChildIndex++, iterBucketIndex = 0) {
-            for (; iterBucketIndex < CHILD_BUCKETS; iterBucketIndex++, iterSlotIndex = 1) {
-                if (iterSlotIndex == 1 && pArray.get(iterChildIndex).cArray[iterBucketIndex][0] == 0) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                for (; iterSlotIndex < NUM_OF_SLOTS; iterSlotIndex++) {
-                    iterPair.key = pArray.get(iterChildIndex).cArray[iterBucketIndex][iterSlotIndex * 2];
-                    if (iterPair.key == -1) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    iterSlotIndex++;
-                    return iterPair.key;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    public int getNextValue() {
-        for (; iterChildIndex < pArray.size(); iterChildIndex++, iterBucketIndex = 0) {
-            for (; iterBucketIndex < CHILD_BUCKETS; iterBucketIndex++, iterSlotIndex = 1) {
-                if (iterSlotIndex == 1 && pArray.get(iterChildIndex).cArray[iterBucketIndex][0] == 0) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                for (; iterSlotIndex < NUM_OF_SLOTS; iterSlotIndex++) {
-                    iterPair.key = pArray.get(iterChildIndex).cArray[iterBucketIndex][iterSlotIndex * 2];
-                    if (iterPair.key == -1) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    iterPair.value = pArray.get(iterChildIndex).cArray[iterBucketIndex][iterSlotIndex * 2 + 1];
-                    iterSlotIndex++;
-                    return iterPair.value;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    public static class KeyValuePair {
-        public int key;
-        public int value;
-    }
-}
-
-class ChildIntArrayManager {
-    private final int DIM1_SIZE;
-    private final int DIM2_SIZE;
-    private final int NUM_OF_SLOTS;
-    public int[][] cArray; //child array
-
-    public ChildIntArrayManager(PrimitiveIntHashMap parentHashMap) {
-        DIM1_SIZE = parentHashMap.getNumOfChildBuckets();
-        DIM2_SIZE = parentHashMap.getNumOfSlots() * 2; //2: Array of [key, value] pair
-        NUM_OF_SLOTS = parentHashMap.getNumOfSlots();
-        initialize();
-    }
-
-    private void initialize() {
-        cArray = new int[DIM1_SIZE][DIM2_SIZE];
-        int i, j;
-        for (i = 0; i < DIM1_SIZE; i++) {
-            //cArray[i][0] is used as a counter to count how many slots are used in this bucket.
-            //cArray[i][1] is not used.
-            cArray[i][0] = 0;
-            for (j = 1; j < NUM_OF_SLOTS; j++) {
-                cArray[i][j * 2] = -1; // -1 represent that the slot is empty
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void clear() {
-        int i, j;
-        for (i = 0; i < DIM1_SIZE; i++) {
-            //cArray[i][0] is used as a counter to count how many slots are used in this bucket.
-            //cArray[i][1] is not used.
-            if (cArray[i][0] == 0) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            cArray[i][0] = 0;
-            for (j = 1; j < NUM_OF_SLOTS; j++) {
-                cArray[i][j * 2] = -1; // -1 represent that the slot is empty
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void deinitialize() {
-        cArray = null;
-    }
-
-    public void allocate() {
-        initialize();
-    }
-
-    public boolean isFull(int bucketNum) {
-        return cArray[bucketNum][0] == NUM_OF_SLOTS - 1;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isEmpty(int bucketNum) {
-        return cArray[bucketNum][0] == 0;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Put key,value into a slot in the bucket if the key doesn't exist.
-     * Update value if the key exists and if isUpsert is true
-     * No need to call get() to check the existence of the key before calling put().
-     * Notice! Caller should make sure that there is an available slot.
-     *
-     * @param bucketNum
-     * @param key
-     * @param value
-     * @param isUpsert
-     * @return 1 for new insertion, 0 for key duplication
-     */
-    public int put(int bucketNum, int key, int value, boolean isUpsert) {
-        int i;
-        int emptySlot = -1;
-
-        if (cArray[bucketNum][0] == 0) {
-            cArray[bucketNum][2] = key;
-            cArray[bucketNum][3] = value;
-            cArray[bucketNum][0]++;
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        for (i = 1; i < NUM_OF_SLOTS; i++) {
-            if (cArray[bucketNum][i * 2] == key) {
-                if (isUpsert) {
-                    cArray[bucketNum][i * 2 + 1] = value;
-                }
-                return 0;
-            } else if (cArray[bucketNum][i * 2] == -1) {
-                emptySlot = i;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (emptySlot == -1) {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("error");
-        }
-
-        cArray[bucketNum][emptySlot * 2] = key;
-        cArray[bucketNum][emptySlot * 2 + 1] = value;
-        cArray[bucketNum][0]++;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    public int get(int bucketNum, int key) {
-        int i;
-
-        if (cArray[bucketNum][0] == 0) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        for (i = 1; i < NUM_OF_SLOTS; i++) {
-            if (cArray[bucketNum][i * 2] == key) {
-                return cArray[bucketNum][i * 2 + 1];
-            }
-        }
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * remove key if it exists. Otherwise, ignore it.
-     *
-     * @param bucketNum
-     * @param key
-     * @return 1 for success, 0 if the key doesn't exist
-     */
-    public int remove(int bucketNum, int key) {
-        int i;
-
-        if (cArray[bucketNum][0] == 0) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        for (i = 1; i < NUM_OF_SLOTS; i++) {
-            if (cArray[bucketNum][i * 2] == key) {
-                cArray[bucketNum][i * 2] = -1;
-                cArray[bucketNum][0]--;
-                return 1;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index 6e87cf0..f5ab359 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@
     <module>asterix-active</module>
     <module>asterix-client-helper</module>
     <module>asterix-license</module>
+    <module>asterix-geo</module>
   </modules>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -1206,6 +1207,11 @@
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
         <version>1.9</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>it.unimi.dsi</groupId>
+        <artifactId>fastutil</artifactId>
+        <version>8.1.1</version>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/src/main/appended-resources/supplemental-models.xml b/asterixdb/src/main/appended-resources/supplemental-models.xml
index 6fdbb91..fa00886 100644
--- a/asterixdb/src/main/appended-resources/supplemental-models.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/src/main/appended-resources/supplemental-models.xml
@@ -207,4 +207,26 @@
       </properties>
     </project>
   </supplement>
+  <supplement>
+    <project>
+      <groupId>com.esri.geometry</groupId>
+      <artifactId>esri-geometry-api</artifactId>
+      <properties>
+        <!-- esri is ALv2, and does not contain any embedded LICENSE or NOTICE file -->
+        <license.ignoreMissingEmbeddedLicense>2.0.0</license.ignoreMissingEmbeddedLicense>
+        <license.ignoreMissingEmbeddedNotice>2.0.0</license.ignoreMissingEmbeddedNotice>
+      </properties>
+    </project>
+  </supplement>
+  <supplement>
+    <project>
+      <groupId>it.unimi.dsi</groupId>
+      <artifactId>fastutil</artifactId>
+      <properties>
+        <!-- fastutil is ALv2, and does not contain any embedded LICENSE or NOTICE file -->
+        <license.ignoreMissingEmbeddedLicense>8.1.1</license.ignoreMissingEmbeddedLicense>
+        <license.ignoreMissingEmbeddedNotice>8.1.1</license.ignoreMissingEmbeddedNotice>
+      </properties>
+    </project>
+  </supplement>
 </supplementalDataModels>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/algebricks/common/exceptions/AlgebricksException.java b/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/algebricks/common/exceptions/AlgebricksException.java
index adb6c79..54292c3 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/algebricks/common/exceptions/AlgebricksException.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/algebricks/common/exceptions/AlgebricksException.java
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.ErrorCode;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.IFormattedException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.util.ErrorMessageUtil;
 
-public class AlgebricksException extends Exception {
+public class AlgebricksException extends Exception implements IFormattedException {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
     public static final int UNKNOWN = 0;
@@ -93,10 +94,12 @@
         return new AlgebricksException(ErrorCode.HYRACKS, errorCode, ErrorCode.getErrorMessage(errorCode), params);
     }
 
+    @Override
     public String getComponent() {
         return component;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public int getErrorCode() {
         return errorCode;
     }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/HyracksException.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/HyracksException.java
index 210779e..bf1f9dc 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/HyracksException.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/HyracksException.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.util.ErrorMessageUtil;
 
-public class HyracksException extends IOException {
+public class HyracksException extends IOException implements IFormattedException {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
     public static final int UNKNOWN = 0;
@@ -112,10 +112,12 @@
         this(component, errorCode, message, cause, null, params);
     }
 
+    @Override
     public String getComponent() {
         return component;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public int getErrorCode() {
         return errorCode;
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/IFormattedException.java
similarity index 67%
copy from asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
copy to hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/IFormattedException.java
index bcc0edc..994915f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/flwor/at00/at00.7.pollget.http
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/api/exceptions/IFormattedException.java
@@ -16,7 +16,21 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
+package org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions;
 
-//polltimeoutsecs=10
+public interface IFormattedException {
 
-/query/service/status/$handle
+    /**
+     * Gets the component of this {@link IFormattedException}
+     *
+     * @return the exception component
+     */
+    String getComponent();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the error code of this {@link IFormattedException}
+     *
+     * @return the error code
+     */
+    int getErrorCode();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/dataset/ResultState.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/dataset/ResultState.java
index b832b20..6b35912 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/dataset/ResultState.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/control/nc/dataset/ResultState.java
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@
 
     private FileReference fileRef;
 
-    private IFileHandle writeFileHandle;
+    private IFileHandle fileHandle;
 
-    private IFileHandle readFileHandle;
+    private volatile int referenceCount = 0;
 
     private long size;
 
@@ -86,12 +86,13 @@
         localPageList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         fileRef = null;
-        writeFileHandle = null;
+        fileHandle = null;
     }
 
     public synchronized void open() {
         size = 0;
         persistentSize = 0;
+        referenceCount = 0;
     }
 
     public synchronized void close() {
@@ -112,25 +113,29 @@
     }
 
     private void closeWriteFileHandle() {
-        if (writeFileHandle != null) {
+        if (fileHandle != null) {
+            doCloseFileHandle();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void doCloseFileHandle() {
+        if (--referenceCount == 0) {
+            // close the file if there is no more reference
             try {
-                ioManager.close(writeFileHandle);
+                ioManager.close(fileHandle);
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 // Since file handle could not be closed, just ignore.
             }
-            writeFileHandle = null;
+            fileHandle = null;
         }
     }
 
     public synchronized void write(ByteBuffer buffer) throws HyracksDataException {
         if (fileRef == null) {
-            String fName = FILE_PREFIX + String.valueOf(resultSetPartitionId.getPartition());
-            fileRef = fileFactory.createUnmanagedWorkspaceFile(fName);
-            writeFileHandle = ioManager.open(fileRef, IIOManager.FileReadWriteMode.READ_WRITE,
-                    IIOManager.FileSyncMode.METADATA_ASYNC_DATA_SYNC);
+            initWriteFileHandle();
         }
 
-        size += ioManager.syncWrite(writeFileHandle, size, buffer);
+        size += ioManager.syncWrite(fileHandle, size, buffer);
         notifyAll();
     }
 
@@ -165,9 +170,8 @@
     }
 
     public synchronized void readClose() throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (readFileHandle != null) {
-            ioManager.close(readFileHandle);
-            readFileHandle = null;
+        if (fileHandle != null) {
+            doCloseFileHandle();
         }
     }
 
@@ -185,51 +189,49 @@
             return readSize;
         }
 
-        if (readFileHandle == null) {
+        if (fileHandle == null) {
             initReadFileHandle();
         }
-        readSize = ioManager.syncRead(readFileHandle, offset, buffer);
+        readSize = ioManager.syncRead(fileHandle, offset, buffer);
 
         return readSize;
     }
 
-    public long read(DatasetMemoryManager datasetMemoryManager, long offset, ByteBuffer buffer)
+    public synchronized long read(DatasetMemoryManager datasetMemoryManager, long offset, ByteBuffer buffer)
             throws HyracksDataException {
         long readSize = 0;
-        synchronized (this) {
-            while (offset >= size && !eos.get() && !failed.get()) {
-                try {
-                    wait();
-                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                    throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
-                }
+        while (offset >= size && !eos.get() && !failed.get()) {
+            try {
+                wait();
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                throw HyracksDataException.create(e);
             }
+        }
 
-            if ((offset >= size && eos.get()) || failed.get()) {
+        if ((offset >= size && eos.get()) || failed.get()) {
+            return readSize;
+        }
+
+        if (offset < persistentSize) {
+            if (fileHandle == null) {
+                initReadFileHandle();
+            }
+            readSize = ioManager.syncRead(fileHandle, offset, buffer);
+            if (readSize < 0) {
+                throw new HyracksDataException("Premature end of file");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (readSize < buffer.capacity()) {
+            long localPageOffset = offset - persistentSize;
+            int localPageIndex = (int) (localPageOffset / DatasetMemoryManager.getPageSize());
+            int pageOffset = (int) (localPageOffset % DatasetMemoryManager.getPageSize());
+            Page page = getPage(localPageIndex);
+            if (page == null) {
                 return readSize;
             }
-
-            if (offset < persistentSize) {
-                if (readFileHandle == null) {
-                    initReadFileHandle();
-                }
-                readSize = ioManager.syncRead(readFileHandle, offset, buffer);
-                if (readSize < 0) {
-                    throw new HyracksDataException("Premature end of file");
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (readSize < buffer.capacity()) {
-                long localPageOffset = offset - persistentSize;
-                int localPageIndex = (int) (localPageOffset / DatasetMemoryManager.getPageSize());
-                int pageOffset = (int) (localPageOffset % DatasetMemoryManager.getPageSize());
-                Page page = getPage(localPageIndex);
-                if (page == null) {
-                    return readSize;
-                }
-                readSize += buffer.remaining();
-                buffer.put(page.getBuffer().array(), pageOffset, buffer.remaining());
-            }
+            readSize += buffer.remaining();
+            buffer.put(page.getBuffer().array(), pageOffset, buffer.remaining());
         }
         datasetMemoryManager.pageReferenced(resultSetPartitionId);
         return readSize;
@@ -245,21 +247,17 @@
 
         // If we do not have any pages to be given back close the write channel since we don't write any more, return null.
         if (page == null) {
-            ioManager.close(writeFileHandle);
+            ioManager.close(fileHandle);
             return null;
         }
 
         page.getBuffer().flip();
 
         if (fileRef == null) {
-            String fName = FILE_PREFIX + String.valueOf(resultSetPartitionId.getPartition());
-            fileRef = fileFactory.createUnmanagedWorkspaceFile(fName);
-            writeFileHandle = ioManager.open(fileRef, IIOManager.FileReadWriteMode.READ_WRITE,
-                    IIOManager.FileSyncMode.METADATA_ASYNC_DATA_ASYNC);
-            notifyAll();
+            initWriteFileHandle();
         }
 
-        long delta = ioManager.syncWrite(writeFileHandle, persistentSize, page.getBuffer());
+        long delta = ioManager.syncWrite(fileHandle, persistentSize, page.getBuffer());
         persistentSize += delta;
         return page;
     }
@@ -325,8 +323,23 @@
         return page;
     }
 
+    private void initWriteFileHandle() throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (fileHandle == null) {
+            String fName = FILE_PREFIX + String.valueOf(resultSetPartitionId.getPartition());
+            fileRef = fileFactory.createUnmanagedWorkspaceFile(fName);
+            fileHandle = ioManager.open(fileRef, IIOManager.FileReadWriteMode.READ_WRITE,
+                    IIOManager.FileSyncMode.METADATA_ASYNC_DATA_ASYNC);
+            if (referenceCount != 0) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Illegal reference count " + referenceCount);
+            }
+            referenceCount = 1;
+            notifyAll(); // NOSONAR: always called from a synchronized block
+        }
+    }
+
     private void initReadFileHandle() throws HyracksDataException {
         while (fileRef == null && !failed.get()) {
+            // wait for writer to create the file
             try {
                 wait();
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
@@ -336,9 +349,12 @@
         if (failed.get()) {
             return;
         }
-
-        readFileHandle = ioManager.open(fileRef, IIOManager.FileReadWriteMode.READ_ONLY,
-                IIOManager.FileSyncMode.METADATA_ASYNC_DATA_ASYNC);
+        if (fileHandle == null) {
+            // fileHandle has been closed by the writer, create it again
+            fileHandle = ioManager.open(fileRef, IIOManager.FileReadWriteMode.READ_ONLY,
+                    IIOManager.FileSyncMode.METADATA_ASYNC_DATA_ASYNC);
+        }
+        referenceCount++;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/data/std/primitive/UTF8StringPointable.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/data/std/primitive/UTF8StringPointable.java
index 8fdcd83..376307d 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/data/std/primitive/UTF8StringPointable.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/data/std/primitive/UTF8StringPointable.java
@@ -587,6 +587,31 @@
         builder.finish();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Generates a reversed string from an input source string
+     *
+     * @param srcPtr
+     *            , the input source string.
+     * @param builder
+     *            , a builder for the resulting string.
+     * @param out
+     *            , the storage for a result string.
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    public static void reverse(UTF8StringPointable srcPtr, UTF8StringBuilder builder, GrowableArray out)
+            throws IOException {
+        builder.reset(out, srcPtr.getUTF8Length());
+        int srcStart = srcPtr.getCharStartOffset();
+        int srcEnd = srcPtr.getStartOffset() + srcPtr.getLength() - 1;
+        for (int cursorIndex = srcEnd; cursorIndex >= srcStart; cursorIndex--) {
+            if (UTF8StringUtil.isCharStart(srcPtr.bytes, cursorIndex)) {
+                int charSize = UTF8StringUtil.charSize(srcPtr.bytes, cursorIndex);
+                builder.appendUtf8StringPointable(srcPtr, cursorIndex, charSize);
+            }
+        }
+        builder.finish();
+    }
+
     public boolean findAndReplace(UTF8StringPointable searchPtr, UTF8StringPointable replacePtr, int replaceLimit,
             UTF8StringBuilder builder, GrowableArray out) throws IOException {
         return findAndReplace(this, searchPtr, replacePtr, replaceLimit, builder, out);
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/dataflow/common/utils/TupleUtils.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/dataflow/common/utils/TupleUtils.java
index 08ed922..49b5309 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/dataflow/common/utils/TupleUtils.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/dataflow/common/utils/TupleUtils.java
@@ -164,4 +164,30 @@
             tupleBuilder.addField(tuple.getFieldData(i), tuple.getFieldStart(i), tuple.getFieldLength(i));
         }
     }
+
+    public static boolean equalTuples(ITupleReference tuple1, ITupleReference tuple2, int numCmpFields) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < numCmpFields; i++) {
+            if (!equalFields(tuple1, tuple2, i)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean equalFields(ITupleReference tuple1, ITupleReference tuple2, int fIdx) {
+        return equalFields(tuple1.getFieldData(fIdx), tuple1.getFieldStart(fIdx), tuple1.getFieldLength(fIdx),
+                tuple2.getFieldData(fIdx), tuple2.getFieldStart(fIdx), tuple2.getFieldLength(fIdx));
+    }
+
+    public static boolean equalFields(byte[] a, int aOffset, int aLength, byte[] b, int bOffset, int bLength) {
+        if (aLength != bLength) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < aLength; i++) {
+            if (a[aOffset + i] != b[bOffset + i]) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/http/server/ChunkedNettyOutputStream.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/http/server/ChunkedNettyOutputStream.java
index d4f1b3d..891cc2a 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/http/server/ChunkedNettyOutputStream.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/http/server/ChunkedNettyOutputStream.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                 response.beforeFlush();
                 DefaultHttpContent content = new DefaultHttpContent(buffer);
                 ctx.writeAndFlush(content, ctx.channel().voidPromise());
-                // The responisbility of releasing the buffer is now with the netty pipeline since it is forwarded
+                // The responsibility of releasing the buffer is now with the netty pipeline since it is forwarded
                 // within the http content. We must nullify buffer before we allocate the next one to avoid
                 // releasing the buffer twice in case the allocation call fails.
                 buffer = null;
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@
                 wait();
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                 Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-                LOGGER.log(Level.WARN, "Interupted while waiting for channel to be writable", e);
+                LOGGER.log(Level.WARN, "Interrupted while waiting for channel to be writable", e);
                 throw new IOException(e);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    public synchronized void resume() {
+    public synchronized void channelWritabilityChanged() {
         notifyAll();
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/http/server/ChunkedResponse.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/http/server/ChunkedResponse.java
index 5a43d25..cd746b1 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/http/server/ChunkedResponse.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-http/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/http/server/ChunkedResponse.java
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@
 
     @Override
     public void notifyChannelWritable() {
-        outputStream.resume();
+        outputStream.channelWritabilityChanged();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void notifyChannelInactive() {
-        outputStream.resume();
+        outputStream.channelWritabilityChanged();
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/common/tuples/ConcatenatingTupleReference.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/common/tuples/ConcatenatingTupleReference.java
index 18de540..c635411 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/common/tuples/ConcatenatingTupleReference.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/common/tuples/ConcatenatingTupleReference.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 package org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.tuples;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
-
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
 /**
@@ -96,14 +94,17 @@
         return tuples[tupleIndex].getFieldLength(fieldIndex);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Right now this class is only used by inverted index, and only contains 2 tuples.
+     * As a result, sequential search would be more efficient than binary search
+     */
     private int getTupleIndex(int fIdx) {
-        int tupleIndex = Arrays.binarySearch(fieldCounts, 0, numTuples - 1, fIdx);
-        if (tupleIndex < 0) {
-            tupleIndex = -tupleIndex - 1;
-        } else {
-            ++tupleIndex;
+        for (int i = 0; i < numTuples; i++) {
+            if (fIdx < fieldCounts[i]) {
+                return i;
+            }
         }
-        return tupleIndex;
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal field index " + fIdx);
     }
 
     private int getFieldIndex(int tupleIndex, int fIdx) {
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/ExternalBTree.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/ExternalBTree.java
index c0f7571..4c2fc3b 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/ExternalBTree.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/ExternalBTree.java
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@
                 component = createBulkLoadTarget();
             }
 
-            componentBulkLoader =
-                    component.createBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, false, true, true);
+            componentBulkLoader = component.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.LOAD, fillFactor, verifyInput,
+                    numElementsHint, false, true, true);
         }
 
         // It is expected that the mode was set to insert operation before
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/ExternalBTreeWithBuddy.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/ExternalBTreeWithBuddy.java
index 1ba55f7..62fd850 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/ExternalBTreeWithBuddy.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/ExternalBTreeWithBuddy.java
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@
                 numElements += ((AbstractLSMWithBloomFilterDiskComponent) mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(i))
                         .getBloomFilter().getNumElements();
             }
-            componentBulkLoader = mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, numElements, false, false, false);
+            componentBulkLoader = mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.MERGE, 1.0f, false, numElements,
+                    false, false, false);
             try {
                 while (buddyBtreeCursor.hasNext()) {
                     buddyBtreeCursor.next();
@@ -342,7 +343,8 @@
                 buddyBtreeCursor.close();
             }
         } else {
-            componentBulkLoader = mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, 0L, false, false, false);
+            componentBulkLoader =
+                    mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.MERGE, 1.0f, false, 0L, false, false, false);
         }
 
         try {
@@ -510,8 +512,8 @@
                 component = createBulkLoadTarget();
             }
 
-            componentBulkLoader =
-                    component.createBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, false, true, false);
+            componentBulkLoader = component.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.LOAD, fillFactor, verifyInput,
+                    numElementsHint, false, true, false);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTree.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTree.java
index 41a11e6..f88947e 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTree.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTree.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation.LSMIOOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallback;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationScheduler;
@@ -277,7 +278,8 @@
             }
             component = createDiskComponent(componentFactory, flushOp.getTarget(), null, flushOp.getBloomFilterTarget(),
                     true);
-            componentBulkLoader = component.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, numElements, false, false, false);
+            componentBulkLoader =
+                    component.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.MERGE, 1.0f, false, numElements, false, false, false);
             IIndexCursor scanCursor = accessor.createSearchCursor(false);
             accessor.search(scanCursor, nullPred);
             try {
@@ -336,8 +338,8 @@
                     long numElements = getNumberOfElements(mergedComponents);
                     mergedComponent = createDiskComponent(componentFactory, mergeOp.getTarget(), null,
                             mergeOp.getBloomFilterTarget(), true);
-                    componentBulkLoader =
-                            mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, numElements, false, false, false);
+                    componentBulkLoader = mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.MERGE, 1.0f, false,
+                            numElements, false, false, false);
                     while (cursor.hasNext()) {
                         cursor.next();
                         ITupleReference frameTuple = cursor.getTuple();
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeRangeSearchCursor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeRangeSearchCursor.java
index a675047..6eef5a9 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeRangeSearchCursor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeRangeSearchCursor.java
@@ -105,48 +105,50 @@
         while (!outputPriorityQueue.isEmpty() || needPushElementIntoQueue) {
             if (!outputPriorityQueue.isEmpty()) {
                 PriorityQueueElement queueHead = outputPriorityQueue.peek();
-                if (canCallProceed && includeMutableComponent) {
+                if (canCallProceed) {
                     resultOfSearchCallbackProceed = searchCallback.proceed(queueHead.getTuple());
-                    if (!resultOfSearchCallbackProceed) {
-                        // In case proceed() fails and there is an in-memory component,
-                        // we can't simply use this element since there might be a change.
-                        PriorityQueueElement mutableElement = remove(outputPriorityQueue, 0);
-                        if (mutableElement != null) {
-                            // Copies the current queue head
-                            if (tupleBuilder == null) {
-                                tupleBuilder = new ArrayTupleBuilder(cmp.getKeyFieldCount());
+                    if (includeMutableComponent) {
+                        if (!resultOfSearchCallbackProceed) {
+                            // In case proceed() fails and there is an in-memory component,
+                            // we can't simply use this element since there might be a change.
+                            PriorityQueueElement mutableElement = remove(outputPriorityQueue, 0);
+                            if (mutableElement != null) {
+                                // Copies the current queue head
+                                if (tupleBuilder == null) {
+                                    tupleBuilder = new ArrayTupleBuilder(cmp.getKeyFieldCount());
+                                }
+                                TupleUtils.copyTuple(tupleBuilder, queueHead.getTuple(), cmp.getKeyFieldCount());
+                                copyTuple.reset(tupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), tupleBuilder.getByteArray());
+                                // Unlatches/unpins the leaf page of the index.
+                                rangeCursors[0].close();
+                                // Reconcile.
+                                searchCallback.reconcile(copyTuple);
+                                // Re-traverses the index.
+                                reusablePred.setLowKey(copyTuple, true);
+                                btreeAccessors[0].search(rangeCursors[0], reusablePred);
+                                pushIntoQueueFromCursorAndReplaceThisElement(mutableElement);
+                                // now that we have completed the search and we have latches over the pages,
+                                // it is safe to complete the operation.. but as per the API of the callback
+                                // we only complete if we're producing this tuple
+                                // get head again
+                                queueHead = outputPriorityQueue.peek();
+                                /*
+                                 * We need to restart in one of two cases:
+                                 * 1. no more elements in the priority queue.
+                                 * 2. the key of the head has changed (which means we need to call proceed)
+                                 */
+                                if (queueHead == null || cmp.compare(copyTuple, queueHead.getTuple()) != 0) {
+                                    // cancel since we're not continuing
+                                    searchCallback.cancel(copyTuple);
+                                    continue;
+                                }
+                                searchCallback.complete(copyTuple);
+                                // it is safe to proceed now
+                            } else {
+                                // There are no more elements in the memory component.. can safely skip locking for the
+                                // remaining operations
+                                includeMutableComponent = false;
                             }
-                            TupleUtils.copyTuple(tupleBuilder, queueHead.getTuple(), cmp.getKeyFieldCount());
-                            copyTuple.reset(tupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), tupleBuilder.getByteArray());
-                            // Unlatches/unpins the leaf page of the index.
-                            rangeCursors[0].close();
-                            // Reconcile.
-                            searchCallback.reconcile(copyTuple);
-                            // Re-traverses the index.
-                            reusablePred.setLowKey(copyTuple, true);
-                            btreeAccessors[0].search(rangeCursors[0], reusablePred);
-                            pushIntoQueueFromCursorAndReplaceThisElement(mutableElement);
-                            // now that we have completed the search and we have latches over the pages,
-                            // it is safe to complete the operation.. but as per the API of the callback
-                            // we only complete if we're producing this tuple
-                            // get head again
-                            queueHead = outputPriorityQueue.peek();
-                            /*
-                             * We need to restart in one of two cases:
-                             * 1. no more elements in the priority queue.
-                             * 2. the key of the head has changed (which means we need to call proceed)
-                             */
-                            if (queueHead == null || cmp.compare(copyTuple, queueHead.getTuple()) != 0) {
-                                // cancel since we're not continuing
-                                searchCallback.cancel(copyTuple);
-                                continue;
-                            }
-                            searchCallback.complete(copyTuple);
-                            // it is safe to proceed now
-                        } else {
-                            // There are no more elements in the memory component.. can safely skip locking for the
-                            // remaining operations
-                            includeMutableComponent = false;
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeSearchCursor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeSearchCursor.java
index baf0d4a7..efacad1 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeSearchCursor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impls/LSMBTreeSearchCursor.java
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@
 
     @Override
     public boolean getSearchOperationCallbackProceedResult() {
-        return false;
+        return currentCursor.getSearchOperationCallbackProceedResult();
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/AbstractLSMWithBloomFilterDiskComponent.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/AbstractLSMWithBloomFilterDiskComponent.java
index 107190d..c98fa69 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/AbstractLSMWithBloomFilterDiskComponent.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/AbstractLSMWithBloomFilterDiskComponent.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.bloomfilter.impls.BloomFilter;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.bloomfilter.impls.BloomFilterSpecification;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IMetadataPageManager;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation.LSMIOOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.AbstractLSMDiskComponent;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.AbstractLSMIndex;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.BloomFilterBulkLoader;
@@ -92,10 +93,10 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader createBulkLoader(float fillFactor, boolean verifyInput,
-            long numElementsHint, boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, boolean withFilter, boolean cleanupEmptyComponent)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
-        ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader chainedBulkLoader = super.createBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput,
+    public ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType opType, float fillFactor,
+            boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint, boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, boolean withFilter,
+            boolean cleanupEmptyComponent) throws HyracksDataException {
+        ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader chainedBulkLoader = super.createBulkLoader(opType, fillFactor, verifyInput,
                 numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex, withFilter, cleanupEmptyComponent);
         if (numElementsHint > 0) {
             chainedBulkLoader.addBulkLoader(createBloomFilterBulkLoader(numElementsHint));
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMDiskComponent.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMDiskComponent.java
index bd2bb45..1a0305f 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMDiskComponent.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/api/ILSMDiskComponent.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ITreeIndex;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation.LSMIOOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.AbstractLSMIndex;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.DiskComponentMetadata;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
     /**
      * @return LsmIndex of the component
      */
+    @Override
     AbstractLSMIndex getLsmIndex();
 
     /**
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@
      * Creates a bulkloader pipeline which includes all chained operations, bulkloading individual elements of the
      * component: indexes, LSM filters, Bloom filters, buddy indexes, etc.
      *
+     * @param opType
      * @param fillFactor
      * @param verifyInput
      * @param numElementsHint
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@
      * @return
      * @throws HyracksDataException
      */
-    ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader createBulkLoader(float fillFactor, boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint,
-            boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, boolean withFilter, boolean cleanupEmptyComponent) throws HyracksDataException;
+    ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType opType, float fillFactor, boolean verifyInput,
+            long numElementsHint, boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, boolean withFilter, boolean cleanupEmptyComponent)
+            throws HyracksDataException;
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMDiskComponent.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMDiskComponent.java
index c4616d3..5e28b30 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMDiskComponent.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/AbstractLSMDiskComponent.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMComponentFilter;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMComponentId;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponent;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation.LSMIOOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.LSMOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.util.ComponentUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.util.LSMComponentIdUtils;
@@ -203,17 +204,27 @@
                 getIndex().createBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Allows sub-class extend this method to use specialized bulkloader for merge
+     */
+    protected IChainedComponentBulkLoader createMergeIndexBulkLoader(float fillFactor, boolean verifyInput,
+            long numElementsHint, boolean checkIfEmptyIndex) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return this.createIndexBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex);
+    }
+
     @Override
-    public ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader createBulkLoader(float fillFactor, boolean verifyInput,
-            long numElementsHint, boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, boolean withFilter, boolean cleanupEmptyComponent)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
+    public ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType opType, float fillFactor,
+            boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint, boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, boolean withFilter,
+            boolean cleanupEmptyComponent) throws HyracksDataException {
         ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader chainedBulkLoader =
                 new ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader(this, cleanupEmptyComponent);
         if (withFilter && getLsmIndex().getFilterFields() != null) {
             chainedBulkLoader.addBulkLoader(createFilterBulkLoader());
         }
-        chainedBulkLoader
-                .addBulkLoader(createIndexBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex));
+        IChainedComponentBulkLoader indexBulkloader = opType == LSMIOOperationType.MERGE
+                ? createMergeIndexBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex)
+                : createIndexBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex);
+        chainedBulkLoader.addBulkLoader(indexBulkloader);
         return chainedBulkLoader;
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader.java
index f38614c..abb0c76 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader.java
@@ -18,20 +18,21 @@
  */
 package org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls;
 
-import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponent;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.annotations.CriticalPath;
 
 /**
  * Class encapsulates a chain of operations, happening during an LSM disk component bulkload
  */
 public class ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader implements ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader {
 
-    private List<IChainedComponentBulkLoader> bulkloaderChain = new LinkedList<>();
+    private List<IChainedComponentBulkLoader> bulkloaderChain = new ArrayList<>();
     private boolean isEmptyComponent = true;
     private boolean cleanedUpArtifacts = false;
     private final ILSMDiskComponent diskComponent;
@@ -47,11 +48,13 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    @CriticalPath
     public void add(ITupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
             ITupleReference t = tuple;
-            for (IChainedComponentBulkLoader lsmBulkloader : bulkloaderChain) {
-                t = lsmBulkloader.add(t);
+            final int bulkloadersCount = bulkloaderChain.size();
+            for (int i = 0; i < bulkloadersCount; i++) {
+                t = bulkloaderChain.get(i).add(t);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             cleanupArtifacts();
@@ -63,11 +66,13 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    @CriticalPath
     public void delete(ITupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
             ITupleReference t = tuple;
-            for (IChainedComponentBulkLoader lsmOperation : bulkloaderChain) {
-                t = lsmOperation.delete(t);
+            final int bulkloadersCount = bulkloaderChain.size();
+            for (int i = 0; i < bulkloadersCount; i++) {
+                t = bulkloaderChain.get(i).delete(t);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             cleanupArtifacts();
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/EmptyComponent.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/EmptyComponent.java
index e3ca9f1..466ef24 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/EmptyComponent.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/EmptyComponent.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMComponentFilter;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMComponentId;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponent;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation.LSMIOOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.LSMOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndex;
 
@@ -144,9 +145,9 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader createBulkLoader(float fillFactor, boolean verifyInput,
-            long numElementsHint, boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, boolean withFilter, boolean cleanupEmptyComponent)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
+    public ChainedLSMDiskComponentBulkLoader createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType opType, float fillFactor,
+            boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint, boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, boolean withFilter,
+            boolean cleanupEmptyComponent) throws HyracksDataException {
         return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMHarness.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMHarness.java
index 59f48d4..1dbaa3c 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMHarness.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMHarness.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.util.IOOperationUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexCursor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.ISearchPredicate;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.annotations.CriticalPath;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.trace.ITracer;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.trace.ITracer.Scope;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @CriticalPath
     protected boolean enterComponents(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx, LSMOperationType opType)
             throws HyracksDataException {
         validateOperationEnterComponentsState(ctx);
@@ -187,9 +189,11 @@
         int numEntered = 0;
         boolean entranceSuccessful = false;
         try {
-            for (ILSMComponent c : components) {
-                boolean isMutableComponent = numEntered == 0 && c.getType() == LSMComponentType.MEMORY ? true : false;
-                if (!c.threadEnter(opType, isMutableComponent)) {
+            final int componentsCount = components.size();
+            for (int i = 0; i < componentsCount; i++) {
+                final ILSMComponent component = components.get(i);
+                boolean isMutableComponent = numEntered == 0 && component.getType() == LSMComponentType.MEMORY;
+                if (!component.threadEnter(opType, isMutableComponent)) {
                     break;
                 }
                 numEntered++;
@@ -202,14 +206,14 @@
             throw e;
         } finally {
             if (!entranceSuccessful) {
-                int i = 0;
-                for (ILSMComponent c : components) {
+                final int componentsCount = components.size();
+                for (int i = 0; i < componentsCount; i++) {
+                    final ILSMComponent component = components.get(i);
                     if (numEntered == 0) {
                         break;
                     }
-                    boolean isMutableComponent = i == 0 && c.getType() == LSMComponentType.MEMORY ? true : false;
-                    c.threadExit(opType, true, isMutableComponent);
-                    i++;
+                    boolean isMutableComponent = i == 0 && component.getType() == LSMComponentType.MEMORY;
+                    component.threadExit(opType, true, isMutableComponent);
                     numEntered--;
                 }
             }
@@ -241,21 +245,22 @@
         return true;
     }
 
+    @CriticalPath
     private void doExitComponents(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx, LSMOperationType opType,
             ILSMDiskComponent newComponent, boolean failedOperation) throws HyracksDataException {
-        /**
+        /*
          * FLUSH and MERGE operations should always exit the components
          * to notify waiting threads.
          */
         if (!ctx.isAccessingComponents() && opType != LSMOperationType.FLUSH && opType != LSMOperationType.MERGE) {
             return;
         }
-        List<ILSMDiskComponent> inactiveDiskComponents = null;
+        List<ILSMDiskComponent> inactiveDiskComponents;
         List<ILSMDiskComponent> inactiveDiskComponentsToBeDeleted = null;
         try {
             synchronized (opTracker) {
                 try {
-                    /**
+                    /*
                      * [flow control]
                      * If merge operations are lagged according to the merge policy,
                      * flushing in-memory components are hold until the merge operation catches up.
@@ -368,13 +373,16 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @CriticalPath
     private void exitOperationalComponents(ILSMIndexOperationContext ctx, LSMOperationType opType,
             boolean failedOperation) throws HyracksDataException {
         // First check if there is any action that is needed to be taken
         // based on the state of each component.
-        for (int i = 0; i < ctx.getComponentHolder().size(); i++) {
-            ILSMComponent c = ctx.getComponentHolder().get(i);
-            boolean isMutableComponent = i == 0 && c.getType() == LSMComponentType.MEMORY ? true : false;
+        final List<ILSMComponent> componentHolder = ctx.getComponentHolder();
+        final int componentsCount = componentHolder.size();
+        for (int i = 0; i < componentsCount; i++) {
+            final ILSMComponent c = componentHolder.get(i);
+            boolean isMutableComponent = i == 0 && c.getType() == LSMComponentType.MEMORY;
             c.threadExit(opType, failedOperation, isMutableComponent);
             if (c.getType() == LSMComponentType.MEMORY) {
                 switch (c.getState()) {
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexDiskComponentBulkLoader.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexDiskComponentBulkLoader.java
index 5e105a4..2ef6169 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexDiskComponentBulkLoader.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexDiskComponentBulkLoader.java
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponent;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation.LSMIOOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndexOperationContext;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexBulkLoader;
 
 public class LSMIndexDiskComponentBulkLoader implements IIndexBulkLoader {
     private final AbstractLSMIndex lsmIndex;
     private final ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader componentBulkLoader;
-    private ILSMIndexOperationContext opCtx;
+    private final ILSMIndexOperationContext opCtx;
 
     public LSMIndexDiskComponentBulkLoader(AbstractLSMIndex lsmIndex, ILSMIndexOperationContext opCtx, float fillFactor,
             boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint) throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@
         // Note that by using a flush target file name, we state that the
         // new bulk loaded component is "newer" than any other merged component.
         opCtx.setNewComponent(lsmIndex.createBulkLoadTarget());
-        this.componentBulkLoader =
-                opCtx.getNewComponent().createBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, false, true, true);
+        this.componentBulkLoader = opCtx.getNewComponent().createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.LOAD, fillFactor,
+                verifyInput, numElementsHint, false, true, true);
     }
 
     public ILSMDiskComponent getComponent() {
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexSearchCursor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexSearchCursor.java
index 445a005..12caec4 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexSearchCursor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/common/impls/LSMIndexSearchCursor.java
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
                     rangeCursors[i].close();
                 }
             }
-            rangeCursors = null;
         } finally {
             if (lsmHarness != null) {
                 lsmHarness.endSearch(opCtx);
@@ -247,9 +246,9 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public class PriorityQueueElement {
+    public static class PriorityQueueElement {
         private ITupleReference tuple;
-        private int cursorIndex;
+        private final int cursorIndex;
 
         public PriorityQueueElement(int cursorIndex) {
             tuple = null;
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public class PriorityQueueComparator implements Comparator<PriorityQueueElement> {
+    public static class PriorityQueueComparator implements Comparator<PriorityQueueElement> {
 
         protected MultiComparator cmp;
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/dataflow/LSMInvertedIndexLocalResource.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/dataflow/LSMInvertedIndexLocalResource.java
index 4eb7728..f2fb9af 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/dataflow/LSMInvertedIndexLocalResource.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/dataflow/LSMInvertedIndexLocalResource.java
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@
                     opTrackerProvider.getOperationTracker(serviceCtx, this), ioScheduler, ioOpCallbackFactory,
                     invertedIndexFields, filterTypeTraits, filterCmpFactories, filterFields,
                     filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, durable,
-                    metadataPageManagerFactory);
+                    metadataPageManagerFactory, serviceCtx.getTracer());
         } else {
             return InvertedIndexUtils.createLSMInvertedIndex(ioManager, virtualBufferCaches, typeTraits, cmpFactories,
                     tokenTypeTraits, tokenCmpFactories, tokenizerFactory, bufferCache, file.getAbsolutePath(),
                     bloomFilterFalsePositiveRate, mergePolicy, opTrackerProvider.getOperationTracker(serviceCtx, this),
                     ioScheduler, ioOpCallbackFactory, invertedIndexFields, filterTypeTraits, filterCmpFactories,
                     filterFields, filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, durable,
-                    metadataPageManagerFactory);
+                    metadataPageManagerFactory, serviceCtx.getTracer());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndex.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndex.java
index 5fda514..0fae1ac 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndex.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndex.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation.LSMIOOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallback;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationScheduler;
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.AbstractLSMIndexOperationContext;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMComponentFileReferences;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMComponentFilterManager;
-import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMIndexSearchCursor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.IInvertedIndex;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.inmemory.InMemoryInvertedIndex;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.inmemory.InMemoryInvertedIndexAccessor;
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@
             IBinaryTokenizerFactory tokenizerFactory, ILSMMergePolicy mergePolicy, ILSMOperationTracker opTracker,
             ILSMIOOperationScheduler ioScheduler, ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory ioOpCallbackFactory,
             int[] invertedIndexFields, int[] filterFields, int[] filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps,
-            int[] invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, boolean durable) throws HyracksDataException {
+            int[] invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, boolean durable, ITracer tracer) throws HyracksDataException {
         super(ioManager, virtualBufferCaches, diskBufferCache, fileManager, bloomFilterFalsePositiveRate, mergePolicy,
                 opTracker, ioScheduler, ioOpCallbackFactory, componentFactory, componentFactory, filterFrameFactory,
-                filterManager, filterFields, durable, filterHelper, invertedIndexFields, ITracer.NONE);
+                filterManager, filterFields, durable, filterHelper, invertedIndexFields, tracer);
         this.tokenizerFactory = tokenizerFactory;
         this.invListTypeTraits = invListTypeTraits;
         this.invListCmpFactories = invListCmpFactories;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
         }
 
         ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader componentBulkLoader =
-                component.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, numBTreeTuples, false, false, false);
+                component.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.FLUSH, 1.0f, false, numBTreeTuples, false, false, false);
 
         // Create a scan cursor on the deleted keys BTree underlying the in-memory inverted index.
         IIndexCursor deletedKeysScanCursor = deletedKeysBTreeAccessor.createSearchCursor(false);
@@ -349,65 +349,67 @@
         LSMInvertedIndexMergeOperation mergeOp = (LSMInvertedIndexMergeOperation) operation;
         RangePredicate mergePred = new RangePredicate(null, null, true, true, null, null);
         IIndexCursor cursor = mergeOp.getCursor();
-        try {
-            ILSMIndexOperationContext opCtx = ((LSMIndexSearchCursor) cursor).getOpCtx();
-            // Scan diskInvertedIndexes ignoring the memoryInvertedIndex.
-            // Create an inverted index instance.
-            ILSMDiskComponent component = createDiskComponent(componentFactory, mergeOp.getTarget(),
-                    mergeOp.getDeletedKeysBTreeTarget(), mergeOp.getBloomFilterTarget(), true);
-            ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader componentBulkLoader;
-            // In case we must keep the deleted-keys BTrees, then they must be merged *before* merging the inverted
-            // indexes so that lsmHarness.endSearch() is called once when the inverted indexes have been merged.
-            if (mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(mergeOp.getMergingComponents().size() - 1) != diskComponents
-                    .get(diskComponents.size() - 1)) {
-                // Keep the deleted tuples since the oldest disk component is not included in the merge operation
-                LSMInvertedIndexDeletedKeysBTreeMergeCursor btreeCursor =
-                        new LSMInvertedIndexDeletedKeysBTreeMergeCursor(opCtx);
-                try {
-                    long numElements = 0L;
-                    for (int i = 0; i < mergeOp.getMergingComponents().size(); ++i) {
-                        numElements += ((LSMInvertedIndexDiskComponent) mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(i))
-                                .getBloomFilter().getNumElements();
-                    }
-                    componentBulkLoader = component.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, numElements, false, false, false);
-                    loadDeleteTuples(opCtx, btreeCursor, mergePred, componentBulkLoader);
-                } finally {
-                    btreeCursor.destroy();
-                }
-            } else {
-                componentBulkLoader = component.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, 0L, false, false, false);
-            }
-            search(opCtx, cursor, mergePred);
+        ILSMIndexOperationContext opCtx = ((LSMInvertedIndexMergeCursor) cursor).getOpCtx();
+        // Scan diskInvertedIndexes ignoring the memoryInvertedIndex.
+        // Create an inverted index instance.
+        ILSMDiskComponent component = createDiskComponent(componentFactory, mergeOp.getTarget(),
+                mergeOp.getDeletedKeysBTreeTarget(), mergeOp.getBloomFilterTarget(), true);
+        ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader componentBulkLoader;
+        // In case we must keep the deleted-keys BTrees, then they must be merged *before* merging the inverted
+        // indexes so that lsmHarness.endSearch() is called once when the inverted indexes have been merged.
+        if (mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(mergeOp.getMergingComponents().size() - 1) != diskComponents
+                .get(diskComponents.size() - 1)) {
+            // Keep the deleted tuples since the oldest disk component is not included in the merge operation
+            LSMInvertedIndexDeletedKeysBTreeMergeCursor btreeCursor =
+                    new LSMInvertedIndexDeletedKeysBTreeMergeCursor(opCtx);
             try {
-                while (cursor.hasNext()) {
-                    cursor.next();
-                    ITupleReference tuple = cursor.getTuple();
-                    componentBulkLoader.add(tuple);
-                }
-            } finally {
-                cursor.close();
-            }
-            if (component.getLSMComponentFilter() != null) {
-                List<ITupleReference> filterTuples = new ArrayList<>();
+                long numElements = 0L;
                 for (int i = 0; i < mergeOp.getMergingComponents().size(); ++i) {
-                    ITupleReference min = mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(i).getLSMComponentFilter().getMinTuple();
-                    ITupleReference max = mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(i).getLSMComponentFilter().getMaxTuple();
-                    if (min != null) {
-                        filterTuples.add(min);
-                    }
-                    if (max != null) {
-                        filterTuples.add(max);
-                    }
+                    numElements += ((LSMInvertedIndexDiskComponent) mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(i))
+                            .getBloomFilter().getNumElements();
                 }
-                getFilterManager().updateFilter(component.getLSMComponentFilter(), filterTuples,
-                        NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
-                getFilterManager().writeFilter(component.getLSMComponentFilter(), component.getMetadataHolder());
+                componentBulkLoader = component.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.MERGE, 1.0f, false, numElements,
+                        false, false, false);
+                loadDeleteTuples(opCtx, btreeCursor, mergePred, componentBulkLoader);
+            } finally {
+                btreeCursor.destroy();
             }
-            componentBulkLoader.end();
-            return component;
-        } finally {
-            cursor.close();
+        } else {
+            componentBulkLoader =
+                    component.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.MERGE, 1.0f, false, 0L, false, false, false);
         }
+        search(opCtx, cursor, mergePred);
+        try {
+            while (cursor.hasNext()) {
+                cursor.next();
+                componentBulkLoader.add(cursor.getTuple());
+            }
+        } finally {
+            try {
+                cursor.close();
+            } finally {
+                cursor.destroy();
+            }
+        }
+        if (component.getLSMComponentFilter() != null) {
+            List<ITupleReference> filterTuples = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < mergeOp.getMergingComponents().size(); ++i) {
+                ITupleReference min = mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(i).getLSMComponentFilter().getMinTuple();
+                ITupleReference max = mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(i).getLSMComponentFilter().getMaxTuple();
+                if (min != null) {
+                    filterTuples.add(min);
+                }
+                if (max != null) {
+                    filterTuples.add(max);
+                }
+            }
+            getFilterManager().updateFilter(component.getLSMComponentFilter(), filterTuples,
+                    NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
+            getFilterManager().writeFilter(component.getLSMComponentFilter(), component.getMetadataHolder());
+        }
+        componentBulkLoader.end();
+
+        return component;
     }
 
     private void loadDeleteTuples(ILSMIndexOperationContext opCtx,
@@ -495,7 +497,7 @@
     protected ILSMIOOperation createMergeOperation(AbstractLSMIndexOperationContext opCtx,
             LSMComponentFileReferences mergeFileRefs, ILSMIOOperationCallback callback) throws HyracksDataException {
         ILSMIndexAccessor accessor = new LSMInvertedIndexAccessor(getHarness(), opCtx);
-        IIndexCursor cursor = new LSMInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor(opCtx);
+        IIndexCursor cursor = new LSMInvertedIndexMergeCursor(opCtx);
         return new LSMInvertedIndexMergeOperation(accessor, cursor, mergeFileRefs.getInsertIndexFileReference(),
                 mergeFileRefs.getDeleteIndexFileReference(), mergeFileRefs.getBloomFilterFileReference(), callback,
                 fileManager.getBaseDir().getAbsolutePath());
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexDeletedKeysBTreeMergeCursor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexDeletedKeysBTreeMergeCursor.java
index f1f5241..faa90eb 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexDeletedKeysBTreeMergeCursor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexDeletedKeysBTreeMergeCursor.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
         ArrayList<IIndexAccessor> btreeAccessors = lsmInitialState.getDeletedKeysBTreeAccessors();
         for (int i = 0; i < numBTrees; i++) {
             rangeCursors[i] = btreeAccessors.get(i).createSearchCursor(false);
-            btreeAccessors.get(i).search(rangeCursors[i], btreePredicate);
         }
         IndexCursorUtils.open(btreeAccessors, rangeCursors, btreePredicate);
         try {
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexDiskComponent.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexDiskComponent.java
index 279a518..b030e83 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexDiskComponent.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexDiskComponent.java
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.bloomfilter.impls.BloomFilter;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.btree.impls.BTree;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IMetadataPageManager;
-import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMComponentFilter;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.AbstractLSMWithBuddyDiskComponent;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMComponentFilter;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.AbstractLSMIndex;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.IChainedComponentBulkLoader;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.IndexWithBuddyBulkLoader;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.util.ComponentUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.ondisk.OnDiskInvertedIndex;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexBulkLoader;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.buffercache.IBufferCache;
 
 public class LSMInvertedIndexDiskComponent extends AbstractLSMWithBuddyDiskComponent {
@@ -109,4 +112,14 @@
         // Flush deleted keys BTree.
         ComponentUtils.markAsValid(getBuddyIndex(), persist);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected IChainedComponentBulkLoader createMergeIndexBulkLoader(float fillFactor, boolean verifyInput,
+            long numElementsHint, boolean checkIfEmptyIndex) throws HyracksDataException {
+        IIndexBulkLoader indexBulkLoader =
+                invIndex.createMergeBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex);
+        IIndexBulkLoader buddyBulkLoader =
+                getBuddyIndex().createBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex);
+        return new IndexWithBuddyBulkLoader(indexBulkLoader, buddyBulkLoader);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexMergeCursor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexMergeCursor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c80455d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexMergeCursor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.impls;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.PriorityQueue;
+
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.utils.TupleUtils;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.bloomfilter.impls.BloomFilter;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.btree.impls.RangePredicate;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ILSMIndexCursor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMComponent;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMComponent.LSMComponentType;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMHarness;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndexOperationContext;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMIndexSearchCursor.PriorityQueueComparator;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.impls.LSMIndexSearchCursor.PriorityQueueElement;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.IInvertedIndex;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.IInvertedIndexAccessor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.ondisk.OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.tuples.TokenKeyPairTuple;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.EnforcedIndexCursor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.ICursorInitialState;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexAccessor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexCursor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.ISearchPredicate;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.MultiComparator;
+
+/**
+ * This cursor is specially designed and optimized for merging inverted index.
+ * For simplicity, it assumes all components are disk components, and the cursor is not reused.
+ *
+ */
+public class LSMInvertedIndexMergeCursor extends EnforcedIndexCursor implements ILSMIndexCursor {
+    protected final LSMInvertedIndexOpContext opCtx;
+    protected PriorityQueueElement outputTokenElement;
+    protected OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor[] rangeCursors;
+    protected PriorityQueueElement[] tokenQueueElements;
+    protected PriorityQueue<PriorityQueueElement> tokenQueue;
+    protected PriorityQueueComparator tokenQueueCmp;
+
+    protected PriorityQueueElement outputKeyElement;
+    protected PriorityQueueElement[] keyQueueElements;
+    protected PriorityQueue<PriorityQueueElement> keyQueue;
+    protected PriorityQueueComparator keyQueueCmp;
+
+    protected boolean needPushElementIntoKeyQueue;
+
+    protected ILSMHarness lsmHarness;
+
+    protected MultiComparator tokenCmp;
+    protected MultiComparator keyCmp;
+
+    protected List<ILSMComponent> operationalComponents;
+
+    // Assuming the cursor for all deleted-keys indexes are of the same type.
+    protected IIndexCursor[] deletedKeysBTreeCursors;
+    protected BloomFilter[] bloomFilters;
+    protected final long[] hashes = BloomFilter.createHashArray();
+    protected ArrayList<IIndexAccessor> deletedKeysBTreeAccessors;
+    protected RangePredicate deletedKeyBTreeSearchPred;
+
+    protected final TokenKeyPairTuple outputTuple;
+
+    public LSMInvertedIndexMergeCursor(ILSMIndexOperationContext opCtx) {
+        this.opCtx = (LSMInvertedIndexOpContext) opCtx;
+        outputTokenElement = null;
+        outputKeyElement = null;
+        needPushElementIntoKeyQueue = false;
+
+        IInvertedIndex invertedIndex = (IInvertedIndex) this.opCtx.getIndex();
+        this.outputTuple = new TokenKeyPairTuple(invertedIndex.getTokenTypeTraits().length,
+                invertedIndex.getInvListTypeTraits().length);
+
+        this.tokenCmp = MultiComparator.create(invertedIndex.getTokenCmpFactories());
+        this.keyCmp = MultiComparator.create(invertedIndex.getInvListCmpFactories());
+        this.tokenQueueCmp = new PriorityQueueComparator(tokenCmp);
+        this.keyQueueCmp = new PriorityQueueComparator(keyCmp);
+    }
+
+    public LSMInvertedIndexOpContext getOpCtx() {
+        return opCtx;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void doOpen(ICursorInitialState initState, ISearchPredicate searchPred) throws HyracksDataException {
+        LSMInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursorInitialState lsmInitState =
+                (LSMInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursorInitialState) initState;
+        int numComponents = lsmInitState.getNumComponents();
+        rangeCursors = new OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor[numComponents];
+        for (int i = 0; i < numComponents; i++) {
+            IInvertedIndexAccessor invIndexAccessor = (IInvertedIndexAccessor) lsmInitState.getIndexAccessors().get(i);
+            rangeCursors[i] = (OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor) invIndexAccessor.createRangeSearchCursor();
+            invIndexAccessor.rangeSearch(rangeCursors[i], lsmInitState.getSearchPredicate());
+        }
+        lsmHarness = lsmInitState.getLSMHarness();
+        operationalComponents = lsmInitState.getOperationalComponents();
+        deletedKeysBTreeAccessors = lsmInitState.getDeletedKeysBTreeAccessors();
+        bloomFilters = new BloomFilter[deletedKeysBTreeAccessors.size()];
+        if (!deletedKeysBTreeAccessors.isEmpty()) {
+            deletedKeysBTreeCursors = new IIndexCursor[deletedKeysBTreeAccessors.size()];
+            for (int i = 0; i < operationalComponents.size(); i++) {
+                ILSMComponent component = operationalComponents.get(i);
+                deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i] = deletedKeysBTreeAccessors.get(i).createSearchCursor(false);
+                if (component.getType() == LSMComponentType.MEMORY) {
+                    // No need for a bloom filter for the in-memory BTree.
+                    bloomFilters[i] = null;
+                } else {
+                    bloomFilters[i] = ((LSMInvertedIndexDiskComponent) component).getBloomFilter();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        deletedKeyBTreeSearchPred = new RangePredicate(null, null, true, true, keyCmp, keyCmp);
+        initPriorityQueues();
+    }
+
+    private void initPriorityQueues() throws HyracksDataException {
+        int pqInitSize = (rangeCursors.length > 0) ? rangeCursors.length : 1;
+        tokenQueue = new PriorityQueue<>(pqInitSize, tokenQueueCmp);
+        keyQueue = new PriorityQueue<>(pqInitSize, keyQueueCmp);
+        tokenQueueElements = new PriorityQueueElement[pqInitSize];
+        keyQueueElements = new PriorityQueueElement[pqInitSize];
+        for (int i = 0; i < pqInitSize; i++) {
+            tokenQueueElements[i] = new PriorityQueueElement(i);
+            keyQueueElements[i] = new PriorityQueueElement(i);
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < rangeCursors.length; i++) {
+            if (rangeCursors[i].hasNext()) {
+                rangeCursors[i].next();
+                tokenQueueElements[i].reset(rangeCursors[i].getTuple());
+                tokenQueue.offer(tokenQueueElements[i]);
+            } else {
+                rangeCursors[i].close();
+            }
+        }
+        searchNextToken();
+    }
+
+    private void searchNextToken() throws HyracksDataException {
+        if (tokenQueue.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!keyQueue.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Illegal call of initializing key queue");
+        }
+        outputTokenElement = tokenQueue.poll();
+        initPushIntoKeyQueue(outputTokenElement);
+        ITupleReference tokenTuple = getTokenTuple(outputTokenElement);
+        outputTuple.setTokenTuple(tokenTuple);
+        // pop all same tokens
+        while (!tokenQueue.isEmpty()) {
+            PriorityQueueElement tokenElement = tokenQueue.peek();
+            if (TupleUtils.equalTuples(tokenTuple, getTokenTuple(tokenElement), tokenCmp.getKeyFieldCount())) {
+                initPushIntoKeyQueue(tokenElement);
+                tokenQueue.poll();
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private ITupleReference getKeyTuple(PriorityQueueElement tokenElement) {
+        return ((TokenKeyPairTuple) tokenElement.getTuple()).getKeyTuple();
+    }
+
+    private ITupleReference getTokenTuple(PriorityQueueElement tokenElement) {
+        return ((TokenKeyPairTuple) tokenElement.getTuple()).getTokenTuple();
+    }
+
+    private void initPushIntoKeyQueue(PriorityQueueElement tokenElement) {
+        PriorityQueueElement keyElement = keyQueueElements[tokenElement.getCursorIndex()];
+        keyElement.reset(getKeyTuple(tokenElement));
+        keyQueue.add(keyElement);
+    }
+
+    private void pushIntoKeyQueueAndReplace(PriorityQueueElement keyElement) throws HyracksDataException {
+        int cursorIndex = keyElement.getCursorIndex();
+        if (rangeCursors[cursorIndex].hasNext()) {
+            rangeCursors[cursorIndex].next();
+            TokenKeyPairTuple tuple = (TokenKeyPairTuple) rangeCursors[cursorIndex].getTuple();
+            if (tuple.isNewToken()) {
+                // if this element is a new token, then the current inverted list has exuasted
+                PriorityQueueElement tokenElement = tokenQueueElements[cursorIndex];
+                tokenElement.reset(tuple);
+                tokenQueue.offer(tokenElement);
+            } else {
+                keyElement.reset(tuple.getKeyTuple());
+                keyQueue.offer(keyElement);
+            }
+        } else {
+            rangeCursors[cursorIndex].close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean doHasNext() throws HyracksDataException {
+        checkPriorityQueue();
+        return !keyQueue.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void doNext() throws HyracksDataException {
+        outputKeyElement = keyQueue.poll();
+        outputTuple.setKeyTuple(outputKeyElement.getTuple());
+        needPushElementIntoKeyQueue = true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ITupleReference doGetTuple() {
+        return outputTuple;
+    }
+
+    protected void checkPriorityQueue() throws HyracksDataException {
+        checkKeyQueue();
+        if (keyQueue.isEmpty()) {
+            // if key queue is empty, we search the next token and check again
+            searchNextToken();
+            checkKeyQueue();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void checkKeyQueue() throws HyracksDataException {
+        while (!keyQueue.isEmpty() || needPushElementIntoKeyQueue) {
+            if (!keyQueue.isEmpty()) {
+                PriorityQueueElement checkElement = keyQueue.peek();
+                // If there is no previous tuple or the previous tuple can be ignored
+                if (outputKeyElement == null) {
+                    if (isDeleted(checkElement)) {
+                        // If the key has been deleted then pop it and set needPush to true.
+                        // We cannot push immediately because the tuple may be
+                        // modified if hasNext() is called
+                        outputKeyElement = checkElement;
+                        needPushElementIntoKeyQueue = true;
+                    } else {
+                        // we have found the next record
+                        return;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // Compare the previous tuple and the head tuple in the PQ
+                    if (keyCmp.compare(outputKeyElement.getTuple(), checkElement.getTuple()) == 0) {
+                        // If the previous tuple and the head tuple are
+                        // identical
+                        // then pop the head tuple and push the next tuple from
+                        // the tree of head tuple
+
+                        // the head element of PQ is useless now
+                        PriorityQueueElement e = keyQueue.poll();
+                        pushIntoKeyQueueAndReplace(e);
+                    } else {
+                        // If the previous tuple and the head tuple are different
+                        // the info of previous tuple is useless
+                        if (needPushElementIntoKeyQueue) {
+                            pushIntoKeyQueueAndReplace(outputKeyElement);
+                            needPushElementIntoKeyQueue = false;
+                        }
+                        outputKeyElement = null;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                // the priority queue is empty and needPush
+                // NOSONAR: outputKeyElement is not null when needPushElementIntoKeyQueue = true
+                pushIntoKeyQueueAndReplace(outputKeyElement);
+                needPushElementIntoKeyQueue = false;
+                outputKeyElement = null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check deleted-keys BTrees whether they contain the key in the checkElement's tuple.
+     */
+    protected boolean isDeleted(PriorityQueueElement keyElement) throws HyracksDataException {
+        ITupleReference keyTuple = keyElement.getTuple();
+        int end = keyElement.getCursorIndex();
+        for (int i = 0; i < end; i++) {
+            if (bloomFilters[i] != null && !bloomFilters[i].contains(keyTuple, hashes)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i].close();
+            deletedKeysBTreeAccessors.get(i).search(deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i], deletedKeyBTreeSearchPred);
+            try {
+                if (deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i].hasNext()) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            } finally {
+                deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i].close();
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void doClose() throws HyracksDataException {
+        outputTokenElement = null;
+        outputKeyElement = null;
+        needPushElementIntoKeyQueue = false;
+        try {
+            if (rangeCursors != null) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < rangeCursors.length; i++) {
+                    rangeCursors[i].close();
+                }
+            }
+        } finally {
+            if (lsmHarness != null) {
+                lsmHarness.endSearch(opCtx);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void doDestroy() throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            if (tokenQueue != null) {
+                tokenQueue.clear();
+            }
+            if (keyQueue != null) {
+                keyQueue.clear();
+            }
+            if (rangeCursors != null) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < rangeCursors.length; i++) {
+                    if (rangeCursors[i] != null) {
+                        rangeCursors[i].destroy();
+                    }
+                }
+                rangeCursors = null;
+            }
+        } finally {
+            if (lsmHarness != null) {
+                lsmHarness.endSearch(opCtx);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ITupleReference getFilterMinTuple() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ITupleReference getFilterMaxTuple() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean getSearchOperationCallbackProceedResult() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor.java
index 12dc23f..020b788 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/LSMInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor.java
@@ -98,10 +98,9 @@
         keysOnlyTuple.reset(checkElement.getTuple());
         int end = checkElement.getCursorIndex();
         for (int i = 0; i < end; i++) {
-            if (bloomFilters[i] != null && bloomFilters[i].contains(keysOnlyTuple, hashes)) {
+            if (bloomFilters[i] != null && !bloomFilters[i].contains(keysOnlyTuple, hashes)) {
                 continue;
             }
-            deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i].close();
             deletedKeysBTreeAccessors.get(i).search(deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i], keySearchPred);
             try {
                 if (deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i].hasNext()) {
@@ -114,4 +113,31 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void doClose() throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            super.doClose();
+        } finally {
+            if (deletedKeysBTreeCursors != null) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < deletedKeysBTreeCursors.length; i++) {
+                    deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i].close();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void doDestroy() throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            super.doDestroy();
+        } finally {
+            if (deletedKeysBTreeCursors != null) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < deletedKeysBTreeCursors.length; i++) {
+                    deletedKeysBTreeCursors[i].destroy();
+                }
+                deletedKeysBTreeCursors = null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/PartitionedLSMInvertedIndex.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/PartitionedLSMInvertedIndex.java
index d7482a8..604d374 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/PartitionedLSMInvertedIndex.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/impls/PartitionedLSMInvertedIndex.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.tokenizers.IBinaryTokenizerFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.util.InvertedIndexUtils;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.buffercache.IBufferCache;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.trace.ITracer;
 
 public class PartitionedLSMInvertedIndex extends LSMInvertedIndex {
 
@@ -52,12 +53,12 @@
             IBinaryTokenizerFactory tokenizerFactory, ILSMMergePolicy mergePolicy, ILSMOperationTracker opTracker,
             ILSMIOOperationScheduler ioScheduler, ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory ioOpCallbackFactory,
             int[] invertedIndexFields, int[] filterFields, int[] filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps,
-            int[] invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, boolean durable) throws HyracksDataException {
+            int[] invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, boolean durable, ITracer tracer) throws HyracksDataException {
         super(ioManager, virtualBufferCaches, componentFactory, filterHelper, filterFrameFactory, filterManager,
                 bloomFilterFalsePositiveRate, diskBufferCache, fileManager, invListTypeTraits, invListCmpFactories,
                 tokenTypeTraits, tokenCmpFactories, tokenizerFactory, mergePolicy, opTracker, ioScheduler,
                 ioOpCallbackFactory, invertedIndexFields, filterFields, filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps,
-                invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, durable);
+                invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, durable, tracer);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/FixedSizeElementInvertedListCursor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/FixedSizeElementInvertedListCursor.java
index da3f079..7f3d12f 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/FixedSizeElementInvertedListCursor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/FixedSizeElementInvertedListCursor.java
@@ -220,9 +220,11 @@
             // Assumption: processing inverted list takes time; so, we don't want to keep them on the buffer cache.
             // Rather, we utilize the assigned working memory (buffers).
             tmpBuffer = page.getBuffer();
-            tmpBuffer.rewind();
-            buffers.get(currentBufferIdx).rewind();
-            buffers.get(currentBufferIdx).put(tmpBuffer);
+
+            // Copies the entire content of the page to the current buffer in the working memory.
+            System.arraycopy(tmpBuffer.array(), 0, buffers.get(currentBufferIdx).array(), 0,
+                    buffers.get(currentBufferIdx).capacity());
+            buffers.get(currentBufferIdx).position(buffers.get(currentBufferIdx).capacity());
 
             currentBufferIdx++;
             bufferCache.unpin(page);
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/FixedSizeElementInvertedListScanCursor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/FixedSizeElementInvertedListScanCursor.java
index b033b99..2401c67 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/FixedSizeElementInvertedListScanCursor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/FixedSizeElementInvertedListScanCursor.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     protected ICachedPage page;
 
     protected boolean pinned;
+    protected int pinnedPageId = -1;
 
     public FixedSizeElementInvertedListScanCursor(IBufferCache bufferCache, int fileId, ITypeTraits[] invListFields)
             throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -103,14 +104,18 @@
      */
     @Override
     public void loadPages() throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (pinned) {
-            unloadPages();
-        }
         if (currentPageId == endPageId) {
+            // inverted list exhausted, return
             return;
         }
         currentPageId++;
+        if (pinned && pinnedPageId == currentPageId) {
+            // already pinned, return
+            return;
+        }
+        unloadPages();
         page = bufferCache.pin(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, currentPageId), false);
+        pinnedPageId = currentPageId;
         pinned = true;
     }
 
@@ -134,7 +139,6 @@
         // Deducts 1 since the startPage would be set to bufferCurrentPageId + 1 in loadPages().
         this.currentPageId = startPageId - 1;
         this.numPages = endPageId - startPageId + 1;
-        this.pinned = false;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -158,16 +162,14 @@
 
     @Override
     public void doClose() throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (pinned) {
-            unloadPages();
-        }
+        // No op
+        // We allow the inverted list cursor to hold at most one page to avoid
+        // unnecessary pins
     }
 
     @Override
     public void doDestroy() throws HyracksDataException {
-        if (pinned) {
-            unloadPages();
-        }
+        unloadPages();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndex.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndex.java
index 2f4f1d6..c3c9c21 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndex.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndex.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.impls.LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.search.InvertedIndexSearchPredicate;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.search.TOccurrenceSearcher;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.tuples.TokenKeyPairTuple;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexAccessParameters;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexAccessor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexBulkLoader;
@@ -204,9 +205,9 @@
         try {
             if (ctx.getBtreeCursor().hasNext()) {
                 ctx.getBtreeCursor().next();
-                openInvertedListCursor(ctx.getBtreeCursor().getTuple(), listCursor);
+                openInvertedListCursor(ctx.getBtreeCursor().getTuple(), listCursor, ctx);
             } else {
-                LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState initState = new LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState();
+                LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState initState = ctx.getCursorInitialState();
                 initState.setInvertedListInfo(0, 0, 0, 0);
                 listCursor.open(initState, null);
             }
@@ -215,8 +216,8 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public void openInvertedListCursor(ITupleReference btreeTuple, InvertedListCursor listCursor)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
+    public void openInvertedListCursor(ITupleReference btreeTuple, InvertedListCursor listCursor,
+            OnDiskInvertedIndexOpContext opCtx) throws HyracksDataException {
         int startPageId = IntegerPointable.getInteger(btreeTuple.getFieldData(invListStartPageIdField),
                 btreeTuple.getFieldStart(invListStartPageIdField));
         int endPageId = IntegerPointable.getInteger(btreeTuple.getFieldData(invListEndPageIdField),
@@ -225,35 +226,33 @@
                 btreeTuple.getFieldStart(invListStartOffField));
         int numElements = IntegerPointable.getInteger(btreeTuple.getFieldData(invListNumElementsField),
                 btreeTuple.getFieldStart(invListNumElementsField));
-        LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState initState = new LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState();
+        LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState initState = opCtx.getCursorInitialState();
         initState.setInvertedListInfo(startPageId, endPageId, startOff, numElements);
         listCursor.open(initState, null);
     }
 
-    public final class OnDiskInvertedIndexBulkLoader implements IIndexBulkLoader {
-        private final ArrayTupleBuilder btreeTupleBuilder;
-        private final ArrayTupleReference btreeTupleReference;
-        private final IIndexBulkLoader btreeBulkloader;
+    public abstract class AbstractOnDiskInvertedIndexBulkLoader implements IIndexBulkLoader {
+        protected final ArrayTupleBuilder btreeTupleBuilder;
+        protected final ArrayTupleReference btreeTupleReference;
+        protected final IIndexBulkLoader btreeBulkloader;
 
-        private int currentInvListStartPageId;
-        private int currentInvListStartOffset;
-        private final ArrayTupleBuilder lastTupleBuilder;
-        private final ArrayTupleReference lastTuple;
+        protected int currentInvListStartPageId;
+        protected int currentInvListStartOffset;
+        protected final ArrayTupleBuilder lastTupleBuilder;
+        protected final ArrayTupleReference lastTuple;
 
-        private int currentPageId;
-        private ICachedPage currentPage;
-        private final MultiComparator tokenCmp;
-        private final MultiComparator invListCmp;
+        protected int currentPageId;
+        protected ICachedPage currentPage;
+        protected final MultiComparator invListCmp;
 
-        private final boolean verifyInput;
-        private final MultiComparator allCmp;
+        protected final boolean verifyInput;
+        protected final MultiComparator allCmp;
 
-        private final IFIFOPageQueue queue;
+        protected final IFIFOPageQueue queue;
 
-        public OnDiskInvertedIndexBulkLoader(float btreeFillFactor, boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint,
+        public AbstractOnDiskInvertedIndexBulkLoader(float btreeFillFactor, boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint,
                 boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, int startPageId) throws HyracksDataException {
             this.verifyInput = verifyInput;
-            this.tokenCmp = MultiComparator.create(btree.getComparatorFactories());
             this.invListCmp = MultiComparator.create(invListCmpFactories);
             if (verifyInput) {
                 allCmp = MultiComparator.create(btree.getComparatorFactories(), invListCmpFactories);
@@ -272,22 +271,15 @@
             queue = bufferCache.createFIFOQueue();
         }
 
-        public void pinNextPage() throws HyracksDataException {
+        protected void pinNextPage() throws HyracksDataException {
             queue.put(currentPage);
             currentPageId++;
             currentPage = bufferCache.confiscatePage(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, currentPageId));
         }
 
-        private void createAndInsertBTreeTuple() throws HyracksDataException {
+        protected void insertBTreeTuple() throws HyracksDataException {
             // Build tuple.
-            btreeTupleBuilder.reset();
             DataOutput output = btreeTupleBuilder.getDataOutput();
-            // Add key fields.
-            lastTuple.reset(lastTupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), lastTupleBuilder.getByteArray());
-            for (int i = 0; i < numTokenFields; i++) {
-                btreeTupleBuilder.addField(lastTuple.getFieldData(i), lastTuple.getFieldStart(i),
-                        lastTuple.getFieldLength(i));
-            }
             // Add inverted-list 'pointer' value fields.
             try {
                 output.writeInt(currentInvListStartPageId);
@@ -304,77 +296,59 @@
             // Reset tuple reference and add it into the BTree load.
             btreeTupleReference.reset(btreeTupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), btreeTupleBuilder.getByteArray());
             btreeBulkloader.add(btreeTupleReference);
+            btreeTupleBuilder.reset();
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Assumptions:
-         * The first btree.getMultiComparator().getKeyFieldCount() fields in tuple
-         * are btree keys (e.g., a string token).
-         * The next invListCmp.getKeyFieldCount() fields in tuple are keys of the
-         * inverted list (e.g., primary key).
-         * Key fields of inverted list are fixed size.
-         */
-        @Override
-        public void add(ITupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException {
-            boolean firstElement = lastTupleBuilder.getSize() == 0;
-            boolean startNewList = firstElement;
-            if (!firstElement) {
-                // If the current and the last token don't match, we start a new list.
-                lastTuple.reset(lastTupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), lastTupleBuilder.getByteArray());
-                startNewList = tokenCmp.compare(tuple, lastTuple) != 0;
-            }
-            if (startNewList) {
-                if (!firstElement) {
-                    // Create entry in btree for last inverted list.
-                    createAndInsertBTreeTuple();
-                }
-                if (!invListBuilder.startNewList(tuple, numTokenFields)) {
-                    pinNextPage();
-                    invListBuilder.setTargetBuffer(currentPage.getBuffer().array(), 0);
-                    if (!invListBuilder.startNewList(tuple, numTokenFields)) {
-                        throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to create first inverted list.");
-                    }
-                }
-                currentInvListStartPageId = currentPageId;
-                currentInvListStartOffset = invListBuilder.getPos();
-            } else {
-                if (invListCmp.compare(tuple, lastTuple, numTokenFields) == 0) {
-                    // Duplicate inverted-list element.
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Append to current inverted list.
-            if (!invListBuilder.appendElement(tuple, numTokenFields, numInvListKeys)) {
+        protected void startNewList(ITupleReference tokenTuple) throws HyracksDataException {
+            if (!invListBuilder.startNewList(tokenTuple, numTokenFields)) {
                 pinNextPage();
                 invListBuilder.setTargetBuffer(currentPage.getBuffer().array(), 0);
-                if (!invListBuilder.appendElement(tuple, numTokenFields, numInvListKeys)) {
+                if (!invListBuilder.startNewList(tokenTuple, numTokenFields)) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to create first inverted list.");
+                }
+            }
+            currentInvListStartPageId = currentPageId;
+            currentInvListStartOffset = invListBuilder.getPos();
+        }
+
+        protected void appendInvertedList(ITupleReference keyTuple, int startField) throws HyracksDataException {
+            if (!invListBuilder.appendElement(keyTuple, startField, numInvListKeys)) {
+                pinNextPage();
+                invListBuilder.setTargetBuffer(currentPage.getBuffer().array(), 0);
+                if (!invListBuilder.appendElement(keyTuple, startField, numInvListKeys)) {
                     throw new IllegalStateException(
                             "Failed to append element to inverted list after switching to a new page.");
                 }
             }
+        }
 
-            if (verifyInput && lastTupleBuilder.getSize() != 0) {
-                if (allCmp.compare(tuple, lastTuple) <= 0) {
-                    throw new HyracksDataException(
-                            "Input stream given to OnDiskInvertedIndex bulk load is not sorted.");
-                }
+        protected void verifyTuple(ITupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException {
+            if (lastTupleBuilder.getSize() > 0 && allCmp.compare(tuple, lastTuple) <= 0) {
+                HyracksDataException.create(ErrorCode.UNSORTED_LOAD_INPUT);
             }
+        }
 
-            // Remember last tuple by creating a copy.
-            // TODO: This portion can be optimized by only copying the token when it changes, and using the last appended inverted-list element as a reference.
+        protected void saveLastTuple(ITupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException {
             lastTupleBuilder.reset();
             for (int i = 0; i < tuple.getFieldCount(); i++) {
                 lastTupleBuilder.addField(tuple.getFieldData(i), tuple.getFieldStart(i), tuple.getFieldLength(i));
             }
+            lastTuple.reset(lastTupleBuilder.getFieldEndOffsets(), lastTupleBuilder.getByteArray());
+        }
+
+        protected void copyTokenToBTreeTuple(ITupleReference tokenTuple) throws HyracksDataException {
+            for (int i = 0; i < numTokenFields; i++) {
+                btreeTupleBuilder.addField(tokenTuple.getFieldData(i), tokenTuple.getFieldStart(i),
+                        tokenTuple.getFieldLength(i));
+            }
         }
 
         @Override
         public void end() throws HyracksDataException {
-            // The last tuple builder is empty if add() was never called.
-            if (lastTupleBuilder.getSize() != 0) {
-                createAndInsertBTreeTuple();
+            if (btreeTupleBuilder.getSize() != 0) {
+                insertBTreeTuple();
             }
+
             btreeBulkloader.end();
 
             if (currentPage != null) {
@@ -392,6 +366,72 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public class OnDiskInvertedIndexMergeBulkLoader extends AbstractOnDiskInvertedIndexBulkLoader {
+
+        public OnDiskInvertedIndexMergeBulkLoader(float btreeFillFactor, boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint,
+                boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, int startPageId) throws HyracksDataException {
+            super(btreeFillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex, startPageId);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void add(ITupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException {
+            TokenKeyPairTuple pairTuple = (TokenKeyPairTuple) tuple;
+            ITupleReference tokenTuple = pairTuple.getTokenTuple();
+            ITupleReference keyTuple = pairTuple.getKeyTuple();
+            boolean startNewList = pairTuple.isNewToken();
+            if (startNewList) {
+                if (btreeTupleBuilder.getSize() > 0) {
+                    insertBTreeTuple();
+                }
+                startNewList(tokenTuple);
+                copyTokenToBTreeTuple(tokenTuple);
+            }
+            appendInvertedList(keyTuple, 0);
+            if (verifyInput) {
+                verifyTuple(tuple);
+                saveLastTuple(tuple);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class OnDiskInvertedIndexBulkLoader extends AbstractOnDiskInvertedIndexBulkLoader {
+
+        public OnDiskInvertedIndexBulkLoader(float btreeFillFactor, boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint,
+                boolean checkIfEmptyIndex, int startPageId) throws HyracksDataException {
+            super(btreeFillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex, startPageId);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void add(ITupleReference tuple) throws HyracksDataException {
+            boolean firstElement = btreeTupleBuilder.getSize() == 0;
+            boolean startNewList = firstElement;
+            if (!firstElement) {
+                // If the current and the last token don't match, we start a new list.
+                startNewList = !TupleUtils.equalTuples(tuple, lastTuple, numTokenFields);
+            }
+            if (startNewList) {
+                if (!firstElement) {
+                    // Create entry in btree for last inverted list.
+                    insertBTreeTuple();
+                }
+                startNewList(tuple);
+                copyTokenToBTreeTuple(tuple);
+            } else {
+                if (invListCmp.compare(tuple, lastTuple, numTokenFields) == 0) {
+                    // Duplicate inverted-list element.
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            appendInvertedList(tuple, numTokenFields);
+            if (verifyInput) {
+                verifyTuple(tuple);
+            }
+
+            saveLastTuple(tuple);
+        }
+
+    }
+
     @Override
     public IBufferCache getBufferCache() {
         return bufferCache;
@@ -518,6 +558,12 @@
                 rootPageId);
     }
 
+    public IIndexBulkLoader createMergeBulkLoader(float fillFactor, boolean verifyInput, long numElementsHint,
+            boolean checkIfEmptyIndex) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return new OnDiskInvertedIndexMergeBulkLoader(fillFactor, verifyInput, numElementsHint, checkIfEmptyIndex,
+                rootPageId);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void validate() throws HyracksDataException {
         btree.validate();
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndexOpContext.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndexOpContext.java
index 267cc79..81bc46b9 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndexOpContext.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndexOpContext.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexOperationContext;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.impls.NoOpIndexAccessParameters;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.ophelpers.IndexOperation;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.impls.LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexAccessor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexCursor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.MultiComparator;
@@ -32,12 +33,13 @@
 public class OnDiskInvertedIndexOpContext implements IIndexOperationContext {
 
     private final RangePredicate btreePred = new RangePredicate(null, null, true, true, null, null);
-    private IIndexAccessor btreeAccessor;
-    private IIndexCursor btreeCursor;
-    private MultiComparator searchCmp;
+    private final IIndexAccessor btreeAccessor;
+    private final IIndexCursor btreeCursor;
+    private final MultiComparator searchCmp;
     // For prefix search on partitioned indexes.
     private MultiComparator prefixSearchCmp;
     private boolean destroyed = false;
+    private LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState cursorInitialState;
 
     public OnDiskInvertedIndexOpContext(BTree btree) throws HyracksDataException {
         // TODO: Ignore opcallbacks for now.
@@ -96,4 +98,11 @@
             btreeCursor.destroy();
         }
     }
+
+    public LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState getCursorInitialState() {
+        if (cursorInitialState == null) {
+            cursorInitialState = new LSMInvertedIndexSearchCursorInitialState();
+        }
+        return cursorInitialState;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor.java
index d9e7d34..11b483e 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor.java
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.btree.impls.RangePredicate;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexOperationContext;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.impls.NoOpIndexAccessParameters;
-import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.tuples.ConcatenatingTupleReference;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.tuples.PermutingTupleReference;
-import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.IInPlaceInvertedIndex;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.InvertedListCursor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.tuples.TokenKeyPairTuple;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.EnforcedIndexCursor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.ICursorInitialState;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexAccessor;
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@
 
     private final BTree btree;
     private final IIndexAccessor btreeAccessor;
-    private final IInPlaceInvertedIndex invIndex;
+    private final OnDiskInvertedIndex invIndex;
     private final IIndexOperationContext opCtx;
     private final InvertedListCursor invListRangeSearchCursor;
     private boolean isInvListCursorOpen;
@@ -50,11 +49,11 @@
     private RangePredicate btreePred;
 
     private final PermutingTupleReference tokenTuple;
-    private ConcatenatingTupleReference concatTuple;
+    private final TokenKeyPairTuple resultTuple;
 
-    public OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor(IInPlaceInvertedIndex invIndex, IIndexOperationContext opCtx)
+    public OnDiskInvertedIndexRangeSearchCursor(OnDiskInvertedIndex invIndex, IIndexOperationContext opCtx)
             throws HyracksDataException {
-        this.btree = ((OnDiskInvertedIndex) invIndex).getBTree();
+        this.btree = invIndex.getBTree();
         this.btreeAccessor = btree.createAccessor(NoOpIndexAccessParameters.INSTANCE);
         this.invIndex = invIndex;
         this.opCtx = opCtx;
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@
         }
         tokenTuple = new PermutingTupleReference(fieldPermutation);
         btreeCursor = btreeAccessor.createSearchCursor(false);
-        concatTuple = new ConcatenatingTupleReference(2);
+        resultTuple = new TokenKeyPairTuple(invIndex.getTokenTypeTraits().length, btree.getCmpFactories().length);
         invListRangeSearchCursor = invIndex.createInvertedListRangeSearchCursor();
         isInvListCursorOpen = false;
     }
@@ -87,11 +86,7 @@
             return true;
         }
         // The current inverted-list-range-search cursor is exhausted.
-        try {
-            invListRangeSearchCursor.unloadPages();
-        } finally {
-            invListRangeSearchCursor.close();
-        }
+        invListRangeSearchCursor.close();
         isInvListCursorOpen = false;
         openInvListRangeSearchCursor();
         return isInvListCursorOpen;
@@ -100,23 +95,14 @@
     @Override
     public void doNext() throws HyracksDataException {
         invListRangeSearchCursor.next();
-        if (concatTuple.hasMaxTuples()) {
-            concatTuple.removeLastTuple();
-        }
-        concatTuple.addTuple(invListRangeSearchCursor.getTuple());
+        resultTuple.setKeyTuple(invListRangeSearchCursor.getTuple());
     }
 
     @Override
     public void doDestroy() throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
-            if (isInvListCursorOpen) {
-                try {
-                    invListRangeSearchCursor.unloadPages();
-                } finally {
-                    isInvListCursorOpen = false;
-                    invListRangeSearchCursor.destroy();
-                }
-            }
+            invListRangeSearchCursor.destroy();
+            isInvListCursorOpen = false;
         } finally {
             btreeCursor.destroy();
         }
@@ -125,14 +111,8 @@
     @Override
     public void doClose() throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
-            if (isInvListCursorOpen) {
-                try {
-                    invListRangeSearchCursor.unloadPages();
-                } finally {
-                    invListRangeSearchCursor.close();
-                }
-                isInvListCursorOpen = false;
-            }
+            invListRangeSearchCursor.close();
+            isInvListCursorOpen = false;
         } finally {
             btreeCursor.close();
         }
@@ -140,7 +120,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public ITupleReference doGetTuple() {
-        return concatTuple;
+        return resultTuple;
     }
 
     // Opens an inverted-list-scan cursor for the given tuple.
@@ -148,11 +128,11 @@
         if (btreeCursor.hasNext()) {
             btreeCursor.next();
             tokenTuple.reset(btreeCursor.getTuple());
-            invIndex.openInvertedListCursor(invListRangeSearchCursor, tokenTuple, opCtx);
+            invIndex.openInvertedListCursor(btreeCursor.getTuple(), invListRangeSearchCursor,
+                    (OnDiskInvertedIndexOpContext) opCtx);
             invListRangeSearchCursor.prepareLoadPages();
             invListRangeSearchCursor.loadPages();
-            concatTuple.reset();
-            concatTuple.addTuple(tokenTuple);
+            resultTuple.setTokenTuple(tokenTuple);
             isInvListCursorOpen = true;
         } else {
             isInvListCursorOpen = false;
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/PartitionedOnDiskInvertedIndex.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/PartitionedOnDiskInvertedIndex.java
index eff4f5a..8c6b386 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/PartitionedOnDiskInvertedIndex.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/ondisk/PartitionedOnDiskInvertedIndex.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
                 short numTokens = ShortPointable.getShort(btreeTuple.getFieldData(PARTITIONING_NUM_TOKENS_FIELD),
                         btreeTuple.getFieldStart(PARTITIONING_NUM_TOKENS_FIELD));
                 InvertedListCursor invListCursor = partSearcher.getCachedInvertedListCursor();
-                openInvertedListCursor(btreeTuple, invListCursor);
+                openInvertedListCursor(btreeTuple, invListCursor, ctx);
                 invListPartitions.addInvertedListCursor(invListCursor, numTokens);
                 tokenExists = true;
             }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/tuples/TokenKeyPairTuple.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/tuples/TokenKeyPairTuple.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..102fe96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/tuples/TokenKeyPairTuple.java
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.tuples;
+
+import org.apache.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
+
+public class TokenKeyPairTuple implements ITupleReference {
+
+    private ITupleReference tokenTuple;
+    private ITupleReference keyTuple;
+
+    private final int tokenFieldCount;
+    private final int keyFieldCount;
+
+    private boolean newToken;
+
+    public TokenKeyPairTuple(int tokenFieldCount, int keyFieldCount) {
+        this.tokenFieldCount = tokenFieldCount;
+        this.keyFieldCount = keyFieldCount;
+
+    }
+
+    public void setTokenTuple(ITupleReference token) {
+        this.tokenTuple = token;
+        this.keyTuple = null;
+    }
+
+    public void setKeyTuple(ITupleReference key) {
+        newToken = this.keyTuple == null;
+        this.keyTuple = key;
+    }
+
+    public ITupleReference getTokenTuple() {
+        return tokenTuple;
+    }
+
+    public ITupleReference getKeyTuple() {
+        return keyTuple;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getFieldCount() {
+        return tokenFieldCount + keyFieldCount;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte[] getFieldData(int fIdx) {
+        ITupleReference tuple = getTuple(fIdx);
+        int fieldIndex = getFieldIndex(fIdx);
+        return tuple.getFieldData(fieldIndex);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getFieldStart(int fIdx) {
+        ITupleReference tuple = getTuple(fIdx);
+        int fieldIndex = getFieldIndex(fIdx);
+        return tuple.getFieldStart(fieldIndex);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getFieldLength(int fIdx) {
+        ITupleReference tuple = getTuple(fIdx);
+        int fieldIndex = getFieldIndex(fIdx);
+        return tuple.getFieldLength(fieldIndex);
+    }
+
+    private ITupleReference getTuple(int fIdx) {
+        return fIdx < tokenFieldCount ? tokenTuple : keyTuple;
+    }
+
+    private int getFieldIndex(int fIdx) {
+        return fIdx < tokenFieldCount ? fIdx : fIdx - tokenFieldCount;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isNewToken() {
+        return newToken;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/InvertedIndexUtils.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/InvertedIndexUtils.java
index ba54ed4..1e812b4 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/InvertedIndexUtils.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/InvertedIndexUtils.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.ondisk.PartitionedOnDiskInvertedIndexFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.tokenizers.IBinaryTokenizerFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.buffercache.IBufferCache;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.trace.ITracer;
 
 public class InvertedIndexUtils {
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@
             ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory ioOpCallbackFactory, int[] invertedIndexFields,
             ITypeTraits[] filterTypeTraits, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] filterCmpFactories, int[] filterFields,
             int[] filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, int[] invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, boolean durable,
-            IMetadataPageManagerFactory pageManagerFactory) throws HyracksDataException {
+            IMetadataPageManagerFactory pageManagerFactory, ITracer tracer) throws HyracksDataException {
 
         BTreeFactory deletedKeysBTreeFactory = createDeletedKeysBTreeFactory(ioManager, invListTypeTraits,
                 invListCmpFactories, diskBufferCache, pageManagerFactory);
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@
                 filterManager, bloomFilterFalsePositiveRate, diskBufferCache, fileManager, invListTypeTraits,
                 invListCmpFactories, tokenTypeTraits, tokenCmpFactories, tokenizerFactory, mergePolicy, opTracker,
                 ioScheduler, ioOpCallbackFactory, invertedIndexFields, filterFields, filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps,
-                invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, durable);
+                invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, durable, tracer);
     }
 
     public static PartitionedLSMInvertedIndex createPartitionedLSMInvertedIndex(IIOManager ioManager,
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@
             ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory ioOpCallbackFactory, int[] invertedIndexFields,
             ITypeTraits[] filterTypeTraits, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] filterCmpFactories, int[] filterFields,
             int[] filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, int[] invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, boolean durable,
-            IPageManagerFactory pageManagerFactory) throws HyracksDataException {
+            IPageManagerFactory pageManagerFactory, ITracer tracer) throws HyracksDataException {
 
         BTreeFactory deletedKeysBTreeFactory = createDeletedKeysBTreeFactory(ioManager, invListTypeTraits,
                 invListCmpFactories, diskBufferCache, pageManagerFactory);
@@ -215,6 +216,6 @@
                 filterFrameFactory, filterManager, bloomFilterFalsePositiveRate, diskBufferCache, fileManager,
                 invListTypeTraits, invListCmpFactories, tokenTypeTraits, tokenCmpFactories, tokenizerFactory,
                 mergePolicy, opTracker, ioScheduler, ioOpCallbackFactory, invertedIndexFields, filterFields,
-                filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, durable);
+                filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, durable, tracer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTree.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTree.java
index 4510618..fae6e1a 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTree.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTree.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation.LSMIOOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallback;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationScheduler;
@@ -134,8 +135,8 @@
                 rTreeTupleSorter.sort();
                 component = createDiskComponent(componentFactory, flushOp.getTarget(), flushOp.getBTreeTarget(),
                         flushOp.getBloomFilterTarget(), true);
-                componentBulkLoader =
-                        component.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, numBTreeTuples.longValue(), false, false, false);
+                componentBulkLoader = component.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.FLUSH, 1.0f, false,
+                        numBTreeTuples.longValue(), false, false, false);
                 flushLoadRTree(isEmpty, rTreeTupleSorter, componentBulkLoader);
                 // scan the memory BTree and bulk load delete tuples
                 flushLoadBtree(memBTreeAccessor, componentBulkLoader, btreeNullPredicate);
@@ -331,12 +332,13 @@
                         numElements += ((LSMRTreeDiskComponent) mergeOp.getMergingComponents().get(i)).getBloomFilter()
                                 .getNumElements();
                     }
-                    componentBulkLoader =
-                            mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, numElements, false, false, false);
+                    componentBulkLoader = mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.MERGE, 1.0f, false,
+                            numElements, false, false, false);
                     mergeLoadBTree(opCtx, rtreeSearchPred, componentBulkLoader);
                 } else {
                     //no buddy-btree needed
-                    componentBulkLoader = mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, 0L, false, false, false);
+                    componentBulkLoader = mergedComponent.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.MERGE, 1.0f, false, 0L,
+                            false, false, false);
                 }
                 //search old rtree components
                 while (cursor.hasNext()) {
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTreeWithAntiMatterTuples.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTreeWithAntiMatterTuples.java
index a3ba4b1..f4e919a 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTreeWithAntiMatterTuples.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/rtree/impls/LSMRTreeWithAntiMatterTuples.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMDiskComponentFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperation.LSMIOOperationType;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallback;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationScheduler;
@@ -109,7 +110,8 @@
                 try {
                     memRTreeAccessor.search(rtreeScanCursor, rtreeNullPredicate);
                     component = createDiskComponent(componentFactory, flushOp.getTarget(), null, null, true);
-                    componentBulkLoader = component.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, 0L, false, false, false);
+                    componentBulkLoader =
+                            component.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.FLUSH, 1.0f, false, 0L, false, false, false);
                     // Since the LSM-RTree is used as a secondary assumption, the
                     // primary key will be the last comparator in the BTree comparators
                     rTreeTupleSorter = new TreeTupleSorter(flushingComponent.getIndex().getFileId(), linearizerArray,
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@
         ILSMDiskComponent component = createDiskComponent(componentFactory, mergeOp.getTarget(), null, null, true);
 
         ILSMDiskComponentBulkLoader componentBulkLoader =
-                component.createBulkLoader(1.0f, false, 0L, false, false, false);
+                component.createBulkLoader(LSMIOOperationType.MERGE, 1.0f, false, 0L, false, false, false);
         try {
             while (cursor.hasNext()) {
                 cursor.next();
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/common/AbstractInvertedIndexTest.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/common/AbstractInvertedIndexTest.java
index a420ba9..da87b27 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/common/AbstractInvertedIndexTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/common/AbstractInvertedIndexTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.common.datagen.TupleGenerator;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.config.AccessMethodTestsConfig;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.IInvertedIndexSearchModifier;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.impls.LSMInvertedIndex;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.search.ConjunctiveSearchModifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.search.JaccardSearchModifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.util.LSMInvertedIndexTestContext;
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@
             LSMInvertedIndexTestUtils.compareActualAndExpectedIndexes(testCtx);
         }
         LSMInvertedIndexTestUtils.compareActualAndExpectedIndexesRangeSearch(testCtx);
+        if (invIndexType == InvertedIndexType.LSM || invIndexType == InvertedIndexType.PARTITIONED_LSM) {
+            LSMInvertedIndex lsmIndex = (LSMInvertedIndex) invIndex;
+            if (!lsmIndex.isMemoryComponentsAllocated() || lsmIndex.isCurrentMutableComponentEmpty()) {
+                LSMInvertedIndexTestUtils.compareActualAndExpectedIndexesMergeSearch(testCtx);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/LSMInvertedIndexTestContext.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/LSMInvertedIndexTestContext.java
index ae8713c..2435cc4 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/LSMInvertedIndexTestContext.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/LSMInvertedIndexTestContext.java
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.util.LSMInvertedIndexTestUtils.HyracksTaskTestContext;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndex;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.IIndexAccessParameters;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.trace.ITraceCategoryRegistry;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.trace.TraceCategoryRegistry;
+import org.apache.hyracks.util.trace.Tracer;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 public class LSMInvertedIndexTestContext extends OrderedIndexTestContext {
@@ -184,7 +187,9 @@
                         harness.getMergePolicy(), harness.getOperationTracker(), harness.getIOScheduler(),
                         harness.getIOOperationCallbackFactory(), invertedIndexFields, filterTypeTraits,
                         filterCmpFactories, filterFields, filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps,
-                        invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, true, harness.getMetadataPageManagerFactory());
+                        invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, true, harness.getMetadataPageManagerFactory(),
+                        new Tracer(LSMInvertedIndexTestContext.class.getSimpleName(),
+                                ITraceCategoryRegistry.CATEGORIES_ALL, new TraceCategoryRegistry()));
                 break;
             }
             case PARTITIONED_LSM: {
@@ -195,7 +200,9 @@
                         harness.getOperationTracker(), harness.getIOScheduler(),
                         harness.getIOOperationCallbackFactory(), invertedIndexFields, filterTypeTraits,
                         filterCmpFactories, filterFields, filterFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps,
-                        invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, true, harness.getMetadataPageManagerFactory());
+                        invertedIndexFieldsForNonBulkLoadOps, true, harness.getMetadataPageManagerFactory(),
+                        new Tracer(LSMInvertedIndexTestContext.class.getSimpleName(),
+                                ITraceCategoryRegistry.CATEGORIES_ALL, new TraceCategoryRegistry()));
                 break;
             }
             default: {
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/LSMInvertedIndexTestUtils.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/LSMInvertedIndexTestUtils.java
index db3bb50..2f58259 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/LSMInvertedIndexTestUtils.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/invertedindex/util/LSMInvertedIndexTestUtils.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.util;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.DataInput;
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.IInvertedIndexSearchModifier;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.api.InvertedListCursor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.common.LSMInvertedIndexTestHarness;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.impls.LSMInvertedIndexAccessor;
+import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.impls.LSMInvertedIndexMergeCursor;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.search.InvertedIndexSearchPredicate;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.tokenizers.DelimitedUTF8StringBinaryTokenizerFactory;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.invertedindex.tokenizers.HashedUTF8NGramTokenFactory;
@@ -276,17 +278,33 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public static void compareActualAndExpectedIndexesRangeSearch(LSMInvertedIndexTestContext testCtx)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        IInvertedIndex invIndex = (IInvertedIndex) testCtx.getIndex();
+        IInvertedIndexAccessor invIndexAccessor =
+                (IInvertedIndexAccessor) invIndex.createAccessor(NoOpIndexAccessParameters.INSTANCE);
+        compareActualAndExpectedIndexesRangeSearch(testCtx, invIndexAccessor.createRangeSearchCursor());
+    }
+
+    public static void compareActualAndExpectedIndexesMergeSearch(LSMInvertedIndexTestContext testCtx)
+            throws HyracksDataException {
+        IInvertedIndex invIndex = (IInvertedIndex) testCtx.getIndex();
+        LSMInvertedIndexAccessor invIndexAccessor =
+                (LSMInvertedIndexAccessor) invIndex.createAccessor(NoOpIndexAccessParameters.INSTANCE);
+        compareActualAndExpectedIndexesRangeSearch(testCtx,
+                new LSMInvertedIndexMergeCursor(invIndexAccessor.getOpContext()));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compares actual and expected indexes using the rangeSearch() method of the inverted-index accessor.
      */
-    public static void compareActualAndExpectedIndexesRangeSearch(LSMInvertedIndexTestContext testCtx)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
+    public static void compareActualAndExpectedIndexesRangeSearch(LSMInvertedIndexTestContext testCtx,
+            IIndexCursor invIndexCursor) throws HyracksDataException {
         IInvertedIndex invIndex = (IInvertedIndex) testCtx.getIndex();
         int tokenFieldCount = invIndex.getTokenTypeTraits().length;
         int invListFieldCount = invIndex.getInvListTypeTraits().length;
         IInvertedIndexAccessor invIndexAccessor =
                 (IInvertedIndexAccessor) invIndex.createAccessor(NoOpIndexAccessParameters.INSTANCE);
-        IIndexCursor invIndexCursor = invIndexAccessor.createRangeSearchCursor();
         try {
             MultiComparator tokenCmp = MultiComparator.create(invIndex.getTokenCmpFactories());
             IBinaryComparatorFactory[] tupleCmpFactories =
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/pom.xml
index 212673e..ff5f622 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/pom.xml
@@ -79,10 +79,22 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-          <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-          <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+      <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+      <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/JSONUtil.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/JSONUtil.java
index 6085c1c..baa3174 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/JSONUtil.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/JSONUtil.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         return quoteAndEscape(new StringBuilder(), str).toString();
     }
 
-    private static StringBuilder quoteAndEscape(StringBuilder sb, String str) {
+    public static StringBuilder quoteAndEscape(StringBuilder sb, String str) {
         return escape(sb.append('"'), str).append('"');
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/MXHelper.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/MXHelper.java
index 2b65106..2545c25 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/MXHelper.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/MXHelper.java
@@ -64,27 +64,27 @@
         return getOpenFileDescriptorCount != null;
     }
 
-    public static Integer getCurrentOpenFileCount() {
+    public static Long getCurrentOpenFileCount() {
         if (getOpenFileDescriptorCount == null) {
-            return -1;
+            return -1L;
         }
         try {
-            return (Integer) getOpenFileDescriptorCount.invoke(osMXBean);
+            return (Long) getOpenFileDescriptorCount.invoke(osMXBean);
         } catch (Throwable e) { // NOSONAR
             LOGGER.log(Level.WARN, "Failure invoking getOpenFileDescriptorCount", e);
-            return -1;
+            return -1L;
         }
     }
 
-    public static Integer getMaxOpenFileCount() {
+    public static Long getMaxOpenFileCount() {
         if (getMaxFileDescriptorCount == null) {
-            return -1;
+            return -1L;
         }
         try {
-            return (Integer) getMaxFileDescriptorCount.invoke(osMXBean);
+            return (Long) getMaxFileDescriptorCount.invoke(osMXBean);
         } catch (Throwable e) { // NOSONAR
             LOGGER.log(Level.WARN, "Failure invoking getMaxFileDescriptorCount", e);
-            return -1;
+            return -1L;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/NetworkUtil.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/NetworkUtil.java
index f9f45c1..06aeef5 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/NetworkUtil.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/NetworkUtil.java
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@
 package org.apache.hyracks.util;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.StandardSocketOptions;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.nio.channels.SocketChannel;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
+import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
+import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
+import org.apache.http.conn.util.InetAddressUtils;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
@@ -46,4 +54,56 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public static URI toUri(HttpHost host) throws URISyntaxException {
+        return builderFrom(host).build();
+    }
+
+    public static URI toUri(HttpHost host, String path) throws URISyntaxException {
+        return builderFrom(host).setPath(path).build();
+    }
+
+    public static URIBuilder builderFrom(HttpHost host) {
+        return new URIBuilder().setHost(host.getHostName()).setPort(host.getPort()).setScheme(host.getSchemeName());
+    }
+
+    public static String toHostPort(String host, String port) {
+        return InetAddressUtils.isIPv6Address(host) ? "[" + host + "]:" + port : host + ":" + port;
+    }
+
+    public static String toHostPort(String host, int port) {
+        return InetAddressUtils.isIPv6Address(host) ? "[" + host + "]:" + port : host + ":" + port;
+    }
+
+    public static String toHostPort(InetSocketAddress address) {
+        return toHostPort(address.getHostString(), address.getPort());
+    }
+
+    public static InetSocketAddress parseInetSocketAddress(String hostPortString) {
+        int lastColon = hostPortString.lastIndexOf(':');
+        String host = decodeIPv6LiteralHost(lastColon < 0 ? hostPortString : hostPortString.substring(0, lastColon));
+        int port = lastColon < 0 ? 0 : Integer.parseInt(hostPortString.substring(lastColon + 1));
+        return InetSocketAddress.createUnresolved(host, port);
+    }
+
+    public static InetSocketAddress toInetSocketAddress(String maybeLiteralHost, int port) {
+        return InetSocketAddress.createUnresolved(decodeIPv6LiteralHost(maybeLiteralHost), port);
+    }
+
+    public static List<InetSocketAddress> parseInetSocketAddresses(String... hostPortStrings) {
+        List<InetSocketAddress> hosts = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (String node : hostPortStrings) {
+            hosts.add(parseInetSocketAddress(node));
+        }
+        return hosts;
+    }
+
+    public static String encodeIPv6LiteralHost(String hostname) {
+        return InetAddressUtils.isIPv6Address(hostname) ? "[" + hostname + "]" : hostname;
+    }
+
+    public static String decodeIPv6LiteralHost(String hostname) {
+        return hostname.length() > 0 && hostname.charAt(0) == '[' ? hostname.substring(1, hostname.length() - 1)
+                : hostname;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/StringUtil.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/StringUtil.java
index b457c79..11be0ba 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/StringUtil.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/StringUtil.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.map.LRUMap;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.text.WordUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.text.WordUtils;
 
 public class StringUtil {
     private static final Map<String, String> CAMEL_CACHE = Collections.synchronizedMap(new LRUMap<>(1024));
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/annotations/CriticalPath.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/annotations/CriticalPath.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e092666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/annotations/CriticalPath.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.hyracks.util.annotations;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * The method on which this annotation is applied has a very high call frequency during normal execution.
+ * Careful consideration should be taken with regard to the number of objects created and any expensive operations in
+ * there.
+ */
+@Documented
+@Target({ ElementType.METHOD })
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+public @interface CriticalPath {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/string/UTF8StringUtil.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/string/UTF8StringUtil.java
index 11fb6c0..cdb82bb 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/string/UTF8StringUtil.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-util/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/util/string/UTF8StringUtil.java
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
         throw new IllegalStateException();
     }
 
+    public static boolean isCharStart(byte[] b, int s) {
+        int c = b[s] & 0xff;
+        return (c >> 6) != 2;
+    }
+
     public static int getModifiedUTF8Len(char c) {
         if (c >= 0x0001 && c <= 0x007F) {
             return 1;
@@ -595,7 +600,7 @@
         out.write(tempBytes, 0, count);
     }
 
-    static void writeUTF8(char[] buffer, int start, int length, DataOutput out, UTF8StringWriter writer)
+    public static void writeUTF8(char[] buffer, int start, int length, DataOutput out, UTF8StringWriter writer)
             throws IOException {
         int utflen = 0;
         int count = 0;
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
index 62407a4..d553c3a 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@
         <version>2.6</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
+        <version>1.2</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
         <version>2.8.4</version>