diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1108a44..d748fde 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
 .project
 ClusterControllerService
 asterix-app/rttest
-asterix-app/mdtest
\ No newline at end of file
+asterix-app/mdtest/
+asterix-app/opttest/
+build
+asterix_logs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/pom.xml b/asterix-algebra/pom.xml
index 6e24513..86d621b 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-algebra/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-algebra</artifactId>
 
@@ -77,21 +77,27 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-runtime</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-aql</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-metadata</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                        <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <scope>compile</scope>
+                </dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>algebricks-compiler</artifactId>
@@ -99,9 +105,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.json</groupId>
 			<artifactId>json</artifactId>
-			<version>20090211</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/base/LogicalOperatorDeepCopyVisitor.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/base/LogicalOperatorDeepCopyVisitor.java
index d8477f1..718c0f1 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/base/LogicalOperatorDeepCopyVisitor.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/base/LogicalOperatorDeepCopyVisitor.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AggregateOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AssignOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.DataSourceScanOperator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.DieOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.DistinctOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.DistributeResultOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.EmptyTupleSourceOperator;
@@ -296,11 +295,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ILogicalOperator visitDieOperator(DieOperator op, ILogicalOperator arg) {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public ILogicalOperator visitNestedTupleSourceOperator(NestedTupleSourceOperator op, ILogicalOperator arg)
             throws AlgebricksException {
         NestedTupleSourceOperator opCopy = new NestedTupleSourceOperator(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(arg));
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitPOperator.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitPOperator.java
index ece3db6..5f3bb36 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitPOperator.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitPOperator.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.IHyracksJobBuilder;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalOperator;
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitRuntime.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitRuntime.java
index 8533e74..266fe6d 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitRuntime.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitRuntime.java
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixAppRuntimeContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext.TransactionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext.TransactionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IPushRuntime;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameWriter;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     private final boolean isWriteTransaction;
     private final long[] longHashes; 
 
-    private TransactionContext transactionContext;
+    private ITransactionContext transactionContext;
     private RecordDescriptor inputRecordDesc;
     private FrameTupleAccessor frameTupleAccessor;
     private FrameTupleReference frameTupleReference;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     public CommitRuntime(IHyracksTaskContext ctx, JobId jobId, int datasetId, int[] primaryKeyFields,
             boolean isWriteTransaction) {
         this.hyracksTaskCtx = ctx;
-        AsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeCtx = (AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext()
+        IAsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeCtx = (IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext()
                 .getApplicationObject();
         this.transactionManager = runtimeCtx.getTransactionSubsystem().getTransactionManager();
         this.jobId = jobId;
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitRuntimeFactory.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitRuntimeFactory.java
index f3b6526..39ba697 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitRuntimeFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/CommitRuntimeFactory.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.algebra.operators.physical;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IPushRuntime;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.IPushRuntimeFactory;
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/InvertedIndexPOperator.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/InvertedIndexPOperator.java
index 49ca5ba..d17d77c 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/InvertedIndexPOperator.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/algebra/operators/physical/InvertedIndexPOperator.java
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.dataflow.IAsterixApplicationContextInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
@@ -19,10 +18,12 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixAppContextInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.NonTaggedFormatUtil;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.am.InvertedIndexAccessMethod;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.am.InvertedIndexAccessMethod.SearchModifierType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.am.InvertedIndexJobGenParams;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraint;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.utils.Pair;
@@ -196,20 +197,24 @@
             IBinaryTokenizerFactory queryTokenizerFactory = InvertedIndexAccessMethod.getBinaryTokenizerFactory(
                     searchModifierType, searchKeyType, secondaryIndex);
             IIndexDataflowHelperFactory dataflowHelperFactory;
+
+            AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getStorageProperties();
             if (!isPartitioned) {
                 dataflowHelperFactory = new LSMInvertedIndexDataflowHelperFactory(
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES);
+                        storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate());
             } else {
                 dataflowHelperFactory = new PartitionedLSMInvertedIndexDataflowHelperFactory(
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES);
+                        storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate());
             }
             LSMInvertedIndexSearchOperatorDescriptor invIndexSearchOp = new LSMInvertedIndexSearchOperatorDescriptor(
                     jobSpec, queryField, appContext.getStorageManagerInterface(), secondarySplitsAndConstraint.first,
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/base/RuleCollections.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/base/RuleCollections.java
index 3f434b7..783fbaa 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/base/RuleCollections.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/base/RuleCollections.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.AsterixInlineVariablesRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.ByNameToByIndexFieldAccessRule;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.ConstantFoldingRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.CountVarToCountOneRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.ExtractDistinctByExpressionsRule;
@@ -31,10 +32,12 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.IntroduceDynamicTypeCastRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.IntroduceEnforcedListTypeRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.IntroduceInstantLockSearchCallbackRule;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.IntroduceRapidFrameFlushProjectRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.IntroduceSecondaryIndexInsertDeleteRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.IntroduceStaticTypeCastRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.LoadRecordFieldsRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.NestGroupByRule;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.NestedSubplanToJoinRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.PullPositionalVariableFromUnnestRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.PushAggFuncIntoStandaloneAggregateRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules.PushAggregateIntoGroupbyRule;
@@ -80,7 +83,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PullSelectOutOfEqJoin;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PushAssignBelowUnionAllRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PushAssignDownThroughProductRule;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PushDieUpRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PushLimitDownRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PushNestedOrderByUnderPreSortedGroupByRule;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.rewriter.rules.PushProjectDownRule;
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@
         List<IAlgebraicRewriteRule> typeInfer = new LinkedList<IAlgebraicRewriteRule>();
         typeInfer.add(new InlineUnnestFunctionRule());
         typeInfer.add(new InferTypesRule());
+        typeInfer.add(new CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule());
         return typeInfer;
     }
 
@@ -134,7 +137,6 @@
         List<IAlgebraicRewriteRule> condPushDownAndJoinInference = new LinkedList<IAlgebraicRewriteRule>();
 
         condPushDownAndJoinInference.add(new PushSelectDownRule());
-        condPushDownAndJoinInference.add(new PushDieUpRule());
         condPushDownAndJoinInference.add(new RemoveRedundantListifyRule());
         condPushDownAndJoinInference.add(new SimpleUnnestToProductRule());
         condPushDownAndJoinInference.add(new ComplexUnnestToProductRule());
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@
         consolidation.add(new CountVarToCountOneRule());
         consolidation.add(new RemoveUnusedAssignAndAggregateRule());
         consolidation.add(new RemoveRedundantGroupByDecorVars());
+        consolidation.add(new NestedSubplanToJoinRule());
         return consolidation;
     }
 
@@ -253,6 +256,7 @@
         physicalRewritesTopLevel.add(new PushLimitDownRule());
         physicalRewritesTopLevel.add(new IntroduceProjectsRule());
         physicalRewritesTopLevel.add(new SetAlgebricksPhysicalOperatorsRule());
+        physicalRewritesTopLevel.add(new IntroduceRapidFrameFlushProjectRule());
         physicalRewritesTopLevel.add(new SetExecutionModeRule());
         return physicalRewritesTopLevel;
     }
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa57ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.Mutable;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.NonTaggedFormatUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.IOptimizationContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.LogicalOperatorTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AbstractLogicalOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.SelectOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.rewriter.base.IAlgebraicRewriteRule;
+
+/**
+ * This rule is to check if all the filter expression are of the boolean type or a possible (determined
+ * at the runtime) boolean type.
+ * If that is not the case, an exception should be thrown.
+ * 
+ * @author yingyib
+ */
+public class CheckFilterExpressionTypeRule implements IAlgebraicRewriteRule {
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean rewritePre(Mutable<ILogicalOperator> opRef, IOptimizationContext context) throws AlgebricksException {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean rewritePost(Mutable<ILogicalOperator> opRef, IOptimizationContext context)
+            throws AlgebricksException {
+        AbstractLogicalOperator op = (AbstractLogicalOperator) opRef.getValue();
+        if (op.getOperatorTag() != LogicalOperatorTag.SELECT) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        SelectOperator select = (SelectOperator) op;
+        ILogicalExpression condition = select.getCondition().getValue();
+        IVariableTypeEnvironment env = select.computeOutputTypeEnvironment(context);
+        IAType condType = (IAType) env.getType(condition);
+        if (condType.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.BOOLEAN && condType.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.ANY
+                && !isPossibleBoolean(condType)) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException("The select condition " + condition.toString()
+                    + " should be of the boolean type.");
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the type is optional boolean or not
+     * 
+     * @param type
+     * @return true if it is; false otherwise.
+     */
+    private boolean isPossibleBoolean(IAType type) {
+        while (type.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.UNION && NonTaggedFormatUtil.isOptionalField((AUnionType) type)) {
+            type = ((AUnionType) type).getUnionList().get(NonTaggedFormatUtil.OPTIONAL_TYPE_INDEX_IN_UNION_LIST);
+            if (type.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.BOOLEAN || type.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceDynamicTypeCastRule.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceDynamicTypeCastRule.java
index 2dce5f6..e494ef4 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceDynamicTypeCastRule.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceDynamicTypeCastRule.java
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.util.FunctionUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlDataSource;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.TypeComputerUtilities;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.NonTaggedFormatUtil;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalOperator;
@@ -36,10 +40,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.ScalarFunctionCallExpression;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.VariableReferenceExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AbstractLogicalOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AssignOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.InsertDeleteOperator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.ProjectOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.visitors.VariableUtilities;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.rewriter.base.IAlgebraicRewriteRule;
 
@@ -87,62 +91,157 @@
         InsertDeleteOperator insertDeleteOp = (InsertDeleteOperator) op2;
         if (insertDeleteOp.getOperation() == InsertDeleteOperator.Kind.DELETE)
             return false;
-        AbstractLogicalOperator op3 = (AbstractLogicalOperator) op2.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
-        if (op3.getOperatorTag() != LogicalOperatorTag.ASSIGN)
-            return false;
 
         InsertDeleteOperator insertDeleteOperator = (InsertDeleteOperator) op2;
-        AssignOperator oldAssignOperator = (AssignOperator) op3;
-
         AqlDataSource dataSource = (AqlDataSource) insertDeleteOperator.getDataSource();
         IAType[] schemaTypes = (IAType[]) dataSource.getSchemaTypes();
         ARecordType requiredRecordType = (ARecordType) schemaTypes[schemaTypes.length - 1];
+        ILogicalExpression expr = insertDeleteOperator.getPayloadExpression().getValue();
+        List<LogicalVariable> payloadVars = new ArrayList<LogicalVariable>();
+        expr.getUsedVariables(payloadVars);
+        LogicalVariable recordVar = payloadVars.get(0);
+        IVariableTypeEnvironment env = insertDeleteOperator.computeOutputTypeEnvironment(context);
+        IAType inputRecordType = (IAType) env.getVarType(recordVar);
 
-        List<LogicalVariable> usedVariables = new ArrayList<LogicalVariable>();
-        VariableUtilities.getUsedVariables(oldAssignOperator, usedVariables);
-        LogicalVariable inputRecordVar;
-        if (usedVariables.size() > 0) {
-            inputRecordVar = usedVariables.get(0);
-        } else {
-            VariableUtilities.getLiveVariables(oldAssignOperator, usedVariables);
-            inputRecordVar = usedVariables.get(0);
+        /** the input record type can be an union type -- for the case when it comes from a subplan or left-outer join */
+        boolean checkNull = false;
+        while (isOptional(inputRecordType)) {
+            /** while-loop for the case there is a nested multi-level union */
+            inputRecordType = ((AUnionType) inputRecordType).getUnionList().get(
+                    NonTaggedFormatUtil.OPTIONAL_TYPE_INDEX_IN_UNION_LIST);
+            checkNull = true;
         }
-        IVariableTypeEnvironment env = oldAssignOperator.computeInputTypeEnvironment(context);
-        ARecordType inputRecordType = (ARecordType) env.getVarType(inputRecordVar);
 
-        boolean needCast = !requiredRecordType.equals(inputRecordType);
-        if (!needCast)
+        /** see whether the input record type needs to be casted */
+        boolean cast = !compatible(requiredRecordType, inputRecordType);
+
+        if (checkNull) {
+            recordVar = addWrapperFunction(requiredRecordType, recordVar, insertDeleteOp, context,
+                    AsterixBuiltinFunctions.NOT_NULL);
+        }
+        if (cast) {
+            addWrapperFunction(requiredRecordType, recordVar, insertDeleteOp, context,
+                    AsterixBuiltinFunctions.CAST_RECORD);
+        }
+        return cast || checkNull;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Inject a function to wrap a variable when necessary
+     * 
+     * @param requiredRecordType
+     *            the required record type
+     * @param recordVar
+     *            the record variable
+     * @param parent
+     *            the current parent operator to be rewritten
+     * @param context
+     *            the optimization context
+     * @param fd
+     *            the function to be injected
+     * @return true if cast is injected; false otherwise.
+     * @throws AlgebricksException
+     */
+    public LogicalVariable addWrapperFunction(ARecordType requiredRecordType, LogicalVariable recordVar,
+            ILogicalOperator parent, IOptimizationContext context, FunctionIdentifier fd) throws AlgebricksException {
+        List<Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> opRefs = parent.getInputs();
+        for (int index = 0; index < opRefs.size(); index++) {
+            Mutable<ILogicalOperator> opRef = opRefs.get(index);
+            ILogicalOperator op = opRef.getValue();
+
+            /** get produced vars */
+            List<LogicalVariable> producedVars = new ArrayList<LogicalVariable>();
+            VariableUtilities.getProducedVariables(op, producedVars);
+            IVariableTypeEnvironment env = op.computeOutputTypeEnvironment(context);
+            for (int i = 0; i < producedVars.size(); i++) {
+                LogicalVariable var = producedVars.get(i);
+                if (var.equals(recordVar)) {
+                    /** insert an assign operator to call the function on-top-of the variable */
+                    IAType actualType = (IAType) env.getVarType(var);
+                    AbstractFunctionCallExpression cast = new ScalarFunctionCallExpression(
+                            FunctionUtils.getFunctionInfo(fd));
+                    cast.getArguments()
+                            .add(new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(new VariableReferenceExpression(var)));
+                    /** enforce the required record type */
+                    TypeComputerUtilities.setRequiredAndInputTypes(cast, requiredRecordType, actualType);
+                    LogicalVariable newAssignVar = context.newVar();
+                    AssignOperator newAssignOperator = new AssignOperator(newAssignVar,
+                            new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(cast));
+                    newAssignOperator.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(op));
+                    opRef.setValue(newAssignOperator);
+                    context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(newAssignOperator);
+                    newAssignOperator.computeOutputTypeEnvironment(context);
+                    VariableUtilities.substituteVariables(parent, recordVar, newAssignVar, context);
+                    return newAssignVar;
+                }
+            }
+            /** recursive descend to the operator who produced the recordVar */
+            LogicalVariable replacedVar = addWrapperFunction(requiredRecordType, recordVar, op, context, fd);
+            if (replacedVar != null) {
+                /** substitute the recordVar by the replacedVar for operators who uses recordVar */
+                VariableUtilities.substituteVariables(parent, recordVar, replacedVar, context);
+                return replacedVar;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether the required record type and the input type is compatible
+     * 
+     * @param reqType
+     * @param inputType
+     * @return true if compatible; false otherwise
+     * @throws AlgebricksException
+     */
+    private boolean compatible(ARecordType reqType, IAType inputType) throws AlgebricksException {
+        if (inputType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY) {
             return false;
+        }
+        if (inputType.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.RECORD) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException("The input type " + inputType + " is not a valid record type!");
+        }
 
-        // insert
-        // project
-        // assign
-        // assign
-        AbstractFunctionCallExpression cast = new ScalarFunctionCallExpression(
-                FunctionUtils.getFunctionInfo(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.CAST_RECORD));
-        ARecordType[] types = new ARecordType[2];
-        types[0] = requiredRecordType;
-        types[1] = inputRecordType;
-        cast.getArguments().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(new VariableReferenceExpression(inputRecordVar)));
-        cast.setOpaqueParameters(types);
-        LogicalVariable newAssignVar = context.newVar();
-        AssignOperator newAssignOperator = new AssignOperator(newAssignVar, new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(cast));
-        newAssignOperator.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(op3));
+        IAType[] reqTypes = reqType.getFieldTypes();
+        String[] reqFieldNames = reqType.getFieldNames();
+        IAType[] inputTypes = ((ARecordType) inputType).getFieldTypes();
+        String[] inputFieldNames = ((ARecordType) inputType).getFieldNames();
 
-        List<LogicalVariable> projectVariables = new ArrayList<LogicalVariable>();
-        VariableUtilities.getProducedVariables(oldAssignOperator, projectVariables);
-        projectVariables.add(newAssignVar);
-        ProjectOperator projectOperator = new ProjectOperator(projectVariables);
-        projectOperator.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(newAssignOperator));
-
-        ILogicalExpression payloadExpr = new VariableReferenceExpression(newAssignVar);
-        MutableObject<ILogicalExpression> payloadRef = new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(payloadExpr);
-        InsertDeleteOperator newInserDeleteOperator = new InsertDeleteOperator(insertDeleteOperator.getDataSource(),
-                payloadRef, insertDeleteOperator.getPrimaryKeyExpressions(), insertDeleteOperator.getOperation());
-        newInserDeleteOperator.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(projectOperator));
-        insertDeleteOperator.getInputs().clear();
-        op1.getInputs().get(0).setValue(newInserDeleteOperator);
+        if (reqTypes.length != inputTypes.length) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < reqTypes.length; i++) {
+            if (!reqFieldNames[i].equals(inputFieldNames[i])) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            IAType reqTypeInside = reqTypes[i];
+            if (isOptional(reqTypes[i])) {
+                reqTypeInside = ((AUnionType) reqTypes[i]).getUnionList().get(
+                        NonTaggedFormatUtil.OPTIONAL_TYPE_INDEX_IN_UNION_LIST);
+            }
+            IAType inputTypeInside = inputTypes[i];
+            if (isOptional(inputTypes[i])) {
+                if (!isOptional(reqTypes[i])) {
+                    /** if the required type is not optional, the two types are incompatible */
+                    return false;
+                }
+                inputTypeInside = ((AUnionType) inputTypes[i]).getUnionList().get(
+                        NonTaggedFormatUtil.OPTIONAL_TYPE_INDEX_IN_UNION_LIST);
+            }
+            if (inputTypeInside.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.NULL && !reqTypeInside.equals(inputTypeInside)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Decide whether a type is an optional type
+     * 
+     * @param type
+     * @return true if it is optional; false otherwise
+     */
+    private boolean isOptional(IAType type) {
+        return type.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.UNION && NonTaggedFormatUtil.isOptionalField((AUnionType) type);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceRapidFrameFlushProjectRule.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceRapidFrameFlushProjectRule.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3e11ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceRapidFrameFlushProjectRule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.Mutable;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.algebra.operators.CommitOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.IOptimizationContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.LogicalOperatorTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AbstractLogicalOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.ExtensionOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.ProjectOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.physical.StreamProjectPOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.rewriter.base.IAlgebraicRewriteRule;
+
+/**
+ * This rule will search for project operators in an insert/delete/update plan and
+ * pass a hint to all those projects between the first "insert" and the commit
+ * operator. This hint is used by the project operator so that frames are pushed to
+ * the next operator without waiting until they get full. The purpose of this is to
+ * reduce the time of holding exclusive locks on the keys that have been inserted.
+ * 
+ * @author salsubaiee
+ */
+public class IntroduceRapidFrameFlushProjectRule implements IAlgebraicRewriteRule {
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean rewritePre(Mutable<ILogicalOperator> opRef, IOptimizationContext context) throws AlgebricksException {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkIfRuleIsApplicable(AbstractLogicalOperator op) {
+        if (op.getOperatorTag() != LogicalOperatorTag.EXTENSION_OPERATOR) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        ExtensionOperator extensionOp = (ExtensionOperator) op;
+        if (!(extensionOp.getDelegate() instanceof CommitOperator)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        AbstractLogicalOperator descendantOp = op;
+        while (descendantOp != null) {
+            if (descendantOp.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.PROJECT) {
+                if (descendantOp.getPhysicalOperator() == null) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            } else if (descendantOp.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.INSERT_DELETE) {
+                break;
+            }
+            descendantOp = (AbstractLogicalOperator) descendantOp.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean rewritePost(Mutable<ILogicalOperator> opRef, IOptimizationContext context)
+            throws AlgebricksException {
+
+        AbstractLogicalOperator op = (AbstractLogicalOperator) opRef.getValue();
+
+        if (!checkIfRuleIsApplicable(op)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        AbstractLogicalOperator descendantOp = op;
+        ProjectOperator projectOp = null;
+
+        boolean planModified = false;
+        while (descendantOp != null) {
+            if (descendantOp.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.PROJECT) {
+                projectOp = (ProjectOperator) descendantOp;
+                StreamProjectPOperator physicalOp = (StreamProjectPOperator) projectOp.getPhysicalOperator();
+                physicalOp.setRapidFrameFlush(true);
+                planModified = true;
+            } else if (descendantOp.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.INSERT_DELETE) {
+                break;
+            }
+            descendantOp = (AbstractLogicalOperator) descendantOp.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
+        }
+        return planModified;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceSecondaryIndexInsertDeleteRule.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceSecondaryIndexInsertDeleteRule.java
index c99e4bc..6985753 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceSecondaryIndexInsertDeleteRule.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceSecondaryIndexInsertDeleteRule.java
@@ -64,10 +64,16 @@
         }
 
         FunctionIdentifier fid = null;
+        /** find the record variable */
+        InsertDeleteOperator insertOp = (InsertDeleteOperator) op1;
+        ILogicalExpression recordExpr = insertOp.getPayloadExpression().getValue();
+        List<LogicalVariable> recordVar = new ArrayList<LogicalVariable>();
+        /** assume the payload is always a single variable expression */
+        recordExpr.getUsedVariables(recordVar);
+
         /** op2 is the assign operator which extract primary keys from the record variable */
         AbstractLogicalOperator op2 = (AbstractLogicalOperator) op1.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
-        List<LogicalVariable> recordVar = new ArrayList<LogicalVariable>();
-        VariableUtilities.getUsedVariables(op2, recordVar);
+
         if (recordVar.size() == 0) {
             /**
              * For the case primary key-assignment expressions are constant expressions,
@@ -92,7 +98,6 @@
             AssignOperator assignOp2 = (AssignOperator) op2;
             recordVar.addAll(assignOp2.getVariables());
         }
-        InsertDeleteOperator insertOp = (InsertDeleteOperator) op1;
         AqlDataSource datasetSource = (AqlDataSource) insertOp.getDataSource();
         AqlMetadataProvider mp = (AqlMetadataProvider) context.getMetadataProvider();
         String dataverseName = datasetSource.getId().getDataverseName();
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceStaticTypeCastRule.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceStaticTypeCastRule.java
index 3aae2dd..f42782b 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceStaticTypeCastRule.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/IntroduceStaticTypeCastRule.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 /**
  * Statically cast a constant from its type to a specified required type, in a
  * recursive way. It enables: 1. bag-based fields in a record, 2. bidirectional
- * cast of a open field and a matched closed field, and 3. put in null fields
+ * cast of an open field and a matched closed field, and 3. put in null fields
  * when necessary. It should be fired before the constant folding rule.
  * This rule is not responsible for type casting between primitive types.
  * Here is an example: A record { "hobby": {{"music", "coding"}}, "id": "001",
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@
         InsertDeleteOperator insertDeleteOp = (InsertDeleteOperator) op2;
         if (insertDeleteOp.getOperation() == InsertDeleteOperator.Kind.DELETE)
             return false;
-        AbstractLogicalOperator assignOp = (AbstractLogicalOperator) op2.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
-        if (assignOp.getOperatorTag() != LogicalOperatorTag.ASSIGN)
-            return false;
         /**
          * get required record type
          */
@@ -101,21 +98,21 @@
         IAType[] schemaTypes = (IAType[]) dataSource.getSchemaTypes();
         IAType requiredRecordType = schemaTypes[schemaTypes.length - 1];
 
-        AssignOperator topAssignOperator = (AssignOperator) assignOp;
         List<LogicalVariable> usedVariables = new ArrayList<LogicalVariable>();
-        VariableUtilities.getUsedVariables(topAssignOperator, usedVariables);
+        insertDeleteOperator.getPayloadExpression().getValue().getUsedVariables(usedVariables);
 
         // the used variable should contain the record that will be inserted
         // but it will not fail in many cases even if the used variable set is
         // empty
         if (usedVariables.size() == 0)
             return false;
+
         oldRecordVariable = usedVariables.get(0);
         LogicalVariable inputRecordVar = usedVariables.get(0);
-        IVariableTypeEnvironment env = topAssignOperator.computeOutputTypeEnvironment(context);
+        IVariableTypeEnvironment env = insertDeleteOperator.computeOutputTypeEnvironment(context);
         IAType inputRecordType = (IAType) env.getVarType(inputRecordVar);
 
-        AbstractLogicalOperator currentOperator = assignOp;
+        AbstractLogicalOperator currentOperator = (AbstractLogicalOperator) op2.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
         /**
          * find the assign operator for the "input record" to the insert_delete
          * operator
@@ -123,6 +120,7 @@
         do {
             context.addToDontApplySet(this, currentOperator);
             if (currentOperator.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.ASSIGN) {
+                AssignOperator assignOp = (AssignOperator) currentOperator;
                 producedVariables.clear();
                 VariableUtilities.getProducedVariables(currentOperator, producedVariables);
                 int position = producedVariables.indexOf(oldRecordVariable);
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/NestedSubplanToJoinRule.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/NestedSubplanToJoinRule.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5d415e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/NestedSubplanToJoinRule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.rules;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.Mutable;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.MutableObject;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalPlan;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.IOptimizationContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.LogicalOperatorTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.LogicalVariable;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.ConstantExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AbstractLogicalOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AbstractOperatorWithNestedPlans;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.EmptyTupleSourceOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.LeftOuterJoinOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.util.OperatorPropertiesUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.rewriter.base.IAlgebraicRewriteRule;
+
+/**
+ * replace Subplan operators with nested loop joins where the join condition is true, if the Subplan
+ * does not contain free variables (does not have correlations to the input stream).
+ * 
+ * @author yingyib
+ */
+public class NestedSubplanToJoinRule implements IAlgebraicRewriteRule {
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean rewritePre(Mutable<ILogicalOperator> opRef, IOptimizationContext context) throws AlgebricksException {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean rewritePost(Mutable<ILogicalOperator> opRef, IOptimizationContext context)
+            throws AlgebricksException {
+        if (context.checkIfInDontApplySet(this, opRef.getValue()))
+            return false;
+        context.addToDontApplySet(this, opRef.getValue());
+
+        ILogicalOperator op1 = opRef.getValue();
+        if (op1.getInputs().size() == 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        boolean rewritten = false;
+        for (int index = 0; index < op1.getInputs().size(); index++) {
+            AbstractLogicalOperator child = (AbstractLogicalOperator) op1.getInputs().get(index).getValue();
+            if (child.getOperatorTag() != LogicalOperatorTag.SUBPLAN) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            AbstractOperatorWithNestedPlans subplan = (AbstractOperatorWithNestedPlans) child;
+            Set<LogicalVariable> freeVars = new HashSet<LogicalVariable>();
+            OperatorPropertiesUtil.getFreeVariablesInSubplans(subplan, freeVars);
+            if (!freeVars.isEmpty()) {
+                /**
+                 * the subplan is correlated with the outer plan, other rules can deal with it
+                 */
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /** get the input operator of the subplan operator */
+            ILogicalOperator subplanInput = subplan.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
+
+            /** get all nested top operators */
+            List<ILogicalPlan> nestedPlans = subplan.getNestedPlans();
+            List<Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> nestedRoots = new ArrayList<Mutable<ILogicalOperator>>();
+            for (ILogicalPlan nestedPlan : nestedPlans) {
+                nestedRoots.addAll(nestedPlan.getRoots());
+            }
+            if (nestedRoots.size() == 0) {
+                /** there is no nested top operators */
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            /** expend the input and roots into a DAG of nested loop joins */
+            Mutable<ILogicalExpression> expr = new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(ConstantExpression.TRUE);
+            Mutable<ILogicalOperator> nestedRootRef = nestedRoots.get(0);
+            ILogicalOperator join = new LeftOuterJoinOperator(expr, new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(subplanInput),
+                    nestedRootRef);
+
+            /** rewrite the nested tuple source to be empty tuple source */
+            rewriteNestedTupleSource(nestedRootRef);
+
+            for (int i = 1; i < nestedRoots.size(); i++) {
+                join = new LeftOuterJoinOperator(expr, new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(join), nestedRoots.get(i));
+            }
+            op1.getInputs().get(index).setValue(join);
+            context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(join);
+            rewritten = true;
+        }
+        return rewritten;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * rewrite NestedTupleSource operators to EmptyTupleSource operators
+     * 
+     * @param nestedRootRef
+     */
+    private void rewriteNestedTupleSource(Mutable<ILogicalOperator> nestedRootRef) {
+        AbstractLogicalOperator nestedRoot = (AbstractLogicalOperator) nestedRootRef.getValue();
+        if (nestedRoot.getOperatorTag() == LogicalOperatorTag.NESTEDTUPLESOURCE) {
+            nestedRootRef.setValue(new EmptyTupleSourceOperator());
+        }
+        List<Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> inputs = nestedRoot.getInputs();
+        for (Mutable<ILogicalOperator> input : inputs) {
+            rewriteNestedTupleSource(input);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/PushAggFuncIntoStandaloneAggregateRule.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/PushAggFuncIntoStandaloneAggregateRule.java
index c5a1cb0..bee8c40 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/PushAggFuncIntoStandaloneAggregateRule.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/PushAggFuncIntoStandaloneAggregateRule.java
@@ -111,19 +111,7 @@
         
         // The assign now just "renames" the variable to make sure the upstream plan still works.
         srcAssignExprRef.setValue(new VariableReferenceExpression(aggVar));
-
-        // Create a new assign for a TRUE variable.
-        LogicalVariable trueVar = context.newVar();
-        AssignOperator trueAssignOp = new AssignOperator(trueVar, new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(ConstantExpression.TRUE));
         
-        ILogicalOperator aggInput = aggOp.getInputs().get(0).getValue();
-        aggOp.getInputs().get(0).setValue(trueAssignOp);
-        trueAssignOp.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(aggInput));
-        
-        // Set partitioning variable.
-        aggOp.setPartitioningVariable(trueVar);
-        
-        context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(trueAssignOp);
         context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(aggOp);
         context.computeAndSetTypeEnvironmentForOperator(assignOp);
         
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/ReplaceSinkOpWithCommitOpRule.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/ReplaceSinkOpWithCommitOpRule.java
index 30ed8e7..f277d4b 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/ReplaceSinkOpWithCommitOpRule.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/ReplaceSinkOpWithCommitOpRule.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.algebra.operators.CommitOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.algebra.operators.physical.CommitPOperator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlDataSource;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlMetadataProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalOperator;
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/SetClosedRecordConstructorsRule.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/SetClosedRecordConstructorsRule.java
index 3dad464..dc86722 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/SetClosedRecordConstructorsRule.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/SetClosedRecordConstructorsRule.java
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@
                 case DATE:
                 case TIME:
                 case DURATION:
+                case YEARMONTHDURATION:
+                case DAYTIMEDURATION:
                 case INTERVAL:
                 case POINT:
                 case POINT3D:
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/typecast/StaticTypeCastUtil.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/typecast/StaticTypeCastUtil.java
index 3ba3e96..282d26b 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/typecast/StaticTypeCastUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/optimizer/rules/typecast/StaticTypeCastUtil.java
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.Mutable;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.MutableObject;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.util.FunctionUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AString;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.constants.AsterixConstantValue;
@@ -39,10 +42,12 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.LogicalExpressionTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.LogicalVariable;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.AbstractFunctionCallExpression;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.ConstantExpression;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.ScalarFunctionCallExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.IFunctionInfo;
 
 /**
  * This class is utility to do type cast.
@@ -124,6 +129,11 @@
      */
     public static boolean rewriteFuncExpr(AbstractFunctionCallExpression funcExpr, IAType reqType, IAType inputType,
             IVariableTypeEnvironment env) throws AlgebricksException {
+        /**
+         * sanity check: if there are list(ordered or unordered)/record variable expressions in the funcExpr, we will not do STATIC type casting
+         * because they are not "statically cast-able".
+         * instead, the record will be dynamically casted at the runtime
+         */
         if (funcExpr.getFunctionIdentifier() == AsterixBuiltinFunctions.UNORDERED_LIST_CONSTRUCTOR) {
             if (reqType.equals(BuiltinType.ANY)) {
                 reqType = DefaultOpenFieldType.NESTED_OPEN_AUNORDERED_LIST_TYPE;
@@ -152,6 +162,10 @@
                     changed = changed || rewriteFuncExpr(argFuncExpr, exprType, exprType, env);
                 }
             }
+            if (!compatible(reqType, inputType)) {
+                throw new AlgebricksException("type mistmach, requred: " + reqType.toString() + " actual: "
+                        + inputType.toString());
+            }
             return changed;
         }
     }
@@ -174,9 +188,12 @@
         // if already rewritten, the required type is not null
         if (TypeComputerUtilities.getRequiredType(funcExpr) != null)
             return false;
-        TypeComputerUtilities.setRequiredAndInputTypes(funcExpr, requiredRecordType, inputRecordType);
-        staticRecordTypeCast(funcExpr, requiredRecordType, inputRecordType, env);
-        return true;
+        boolean casted = staticRecordTypeCast(funcExpr, requiredRecordType, inputRecordType, env);
+        if (casted) {
+            //enforce the required type if it is statically casted
+            TypeComputerUtilities.setRequiredAndInputTypes(funcExpr, requiredRecordType, inputRecordType);
+        }
+        return casted;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -231,7 +248,7 @@
      *            The type environment.
      * @throws AlgebricksException
      */
-    private static void staticRecordTypeCast(AbstractFunctionCallExpression func, ARecordType reqType,
+    private static boolean staticRecordTypeCast(AbstractFunctionCallExpression func, ARecordType reqType,
             ARecordType inputType, IVariableTypeEnvironment env) throws AlgebricksException {
         IAType[] reqFieldTypes = reqType.getFieldTypes();
         String[] reqFieldNames = reqType.getFieldNames();
@@ -327,8 +344,10 @@
                 }
             }
             // the input has extra fields
-            if (!matched && !reqType.isOpen())
-                throw new AlgebricksException("static type mismatch: including an extra closed field " + fieldName);
+            if (!matched && !reqType.isOpen()) {
+                throw new AlgebricksException("static type mismatch: the input record includes an extra closed field "
+                        + fieldName + ":" + fieldType + "! Please check the field name and type.");
+            }
         }
 
         // backward match: match from required to actual
@@ -371,7 +390,14 @@
                 nullFields[i] = true;
             } else {
                 // no matched field in the input for a required closed field
-                throw new AlgebricksException("static type mismatch: miss a required closed field " + reqFieldName);
+                if (inputType.isOpen()) {
+                    //if the input type is open, return false, give that to dynamic type cast to defer the error to the runtime
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    throw new AlgebricksException(
+                            "static type mismatch: the input record misses a required closed field " + reqFieldName
+                                    + ":" + reqFieldType + "! Please check the field name and type.");
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -399,32 +425,125 @@
         for (int i = 0; i < openFields.length; i++) {
             if (openFields[i]) {
                 arguments.add(originalArguments.get(2 * i));
-                Mutable<ILogicalExpression> fExprRef = originalArguments.get(2 * i + 1);
-                ILogicalExpression argExpr = fExprRef.getValue();
-
+                Mutable<ILogicalExpression> expRef = originalArguments.get(2 * i + 1);
+                ILogicalExpression argExpr = expRef.getValue();
+                List<LogicalVariable> parameterVars = new ArrayList<LogicalVariable>();
+                argExpr.getUsedVariables(parameterVars);
                 // we need to handle open fields recursively by their default
                 // types
                 // for list, their item type is any
                 // for record, their
-                if (argExpr.getExpressionTag() == LogicalExpressionTag.FUNCTION_CALL) {
+                boolean castInjected = false;
+                if (argExpr.getExpressionTag() == LogicalExpressionTag.FUNCTION_CALL
+                        || argExpr.getExpressionTag() == LogicalExpressionTag.VARIABLE) {
                     IAType reqFieldType = inputFieldTypes[i];
+                    // do not enforce nested type in the case of no-used variables
                     if (inputFieldTypes[i].getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.RECORD) {
                         reqFieldType = DefaultOpenFieldType.NESTED_OPEN_RECORD_TYPE;
+                        if (!inputFieldTypes[i].equals(reqFieldType) && parameterVars.size() > 0) {
+                            //inject dynamic type casting
+                            injectCastFunction(FunctionUtils.getFunctionInfo(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.CAST_RECORD),
+                                    reqFieldType, inputFieldTypes[i], expRef, argExpr);
+                            castInjected = true;
+                        }
                     }
                     if (inputFieldTypes[i].getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ORDEREDLIST) {
                         reqFieldType = DefaultOpenFieldType.NESTED_OPEN_AORDERED_LIST_TYPE;
+                        if (!inputFieldTypes[i].equals(reqFieldType) && parameterVars.size() > 0) {
+                            //inject dynamic type casting
+                            injectCastFunction(FunctionUtils.getFunctionInfo(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.CAST_LIST),
+                                    reqFieldType, inputFieldTypes[i], expRef, argExpr);
+                            castInjected = true;
+                        }
                     }
                     if (inputFieldTypes[i].getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.UNORDEREDLIST) {
                         reqFieldType = DefaultOpenFieldType.NESTED_OPEN_AUNORDERED_LIST_TYPE;
+                        if (!inputFieldTypes[i].equals(reqFieldType) && parameterVars.size() > 0) {
+                            //inject dynamic type casting
+                            injectCastFunction(FunctionUtils.getFunctionInfo(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.CAST_LIST),
+                                    reqFieldType, inputFieldTypes[i], expRef, argExpr);
+                            castInjected = true;
+                        }
                     }
-                    if (TypeComputerUtilities.getRequiredType((AbstractFunctionCallExpression) argExpr) == null) {
-                        ScalarFunctionCallExpression argFunc = (ScalarFunctionCallExpression) argExpr;
-                        rewriteFuncExpr(argFunc, reqFieldType, inputFieldTypes[i], env);
+                    if (argExpr.getExpressionTag() == LogicalExpressionTag.FUNCTION_CALL) {
+                        //recursively rewrite function arguments
+                        if (TypeComputerUtilities.getRequiredType((AbstractFunctionCallExpression) argExpr) == null
+                                && reqFieldType != null) {
+                            if (castInjected) {
+                                //rewrite the arg expression inside the dynamic cast
+                                ScalarFunctionCallExpression argFunc = (ScalarFunctionCallExpression) argExpr;
+                                rewriteFuncExpr(argFunc, inputFieldTypes[i], inputFieldTypes[i], env);
+                            } else {
+                                //rewrite arg
+                                ScalarFunctionCallExpression argFunc = (ScalarFunctionCallExpression) argExpr;
+                                rewriteFuncExpr(argFunc, reqFieldType, inputFieldTypes[i], env);
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-                arguments.add(fExprRef);
+                arguments.add(expRef);
             }
         }
+        return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Inject a dynamic cast function wrapping an existing expression
+     * 
+     * @param funcInfo
+     *            the cast function
+     * @param reqType
+     *            the required type
+     * @param inputType
+     *            the original type
+     * @param exprRef
+     *            the expression reference
+     * @param argExpr
+     *            the original expression
+     */
+    private static void injectCastFunction(IFunctionInfo funcInfo, IAType reqType, IAType inputType,
+            Mutable<ILogicalExpression> exprRef, ILogicalExpression argExpr) {
+        ScalarFunctionCallExpression cast = new ScalarFunctionCallExpression(funcInfo);
+        cast.getArguments().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(argExpr));
+        exprRef.setValue(cast);
+        TypeComputerUtilities.setRequiredAndInputTypes(cast, reqType, inputType);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if two types are compatible
+     * 
+     * @param reqType
+     *            the required type
+     * @param inputType
+     *            the input type
+     * @return true if the two types are compatiable; false otherwise
+     */
+    public static boolean compatible(IAType reqType, IAType inputType) {
+        if (reqType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY || inputType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (reqType.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.UNION && inputType.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.UNION) {
+            if (reqType.equals(inputType)) {
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        Set<IAType> reqTypePossible = new HashSet<IAType>();
+        Set<IAType> inputTypePossible = new HashSet<IAType>();
+        if (reqType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.UNION) {
+            AUnionType unionType = (AUnionType) reqType;
+            reqTypePossible.addAll(unionType.getUnionList());
+        } else {
+            reqTypePossible.add(reqType);
+        }
+
+        if (inputType.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.UNION) {
+            AUnionType unionType = (AUnionType) inputType;
+            inputTypePossible.addAll(unionType.getUnionList());
+        } else {
+            inputTypePossible.add(inputType);
+        }
+        return reqTypePossible.equals(inputTypePossible);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AbstractAqlTranslator.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AbstractAqlTranslator.java
index 9fe5750..792ff25 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AbstractAqlTranslator.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AbstractAqlTranslator.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.AsterixBuiltinTypeMap;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataverse;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixClusterProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.utils.Pair;
 
 /**
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@
     protected static final Map<String, BuiltinType> builtinTypeMap = AsterixBuiltinTypeMap.getBuiltinTypes();
 
     public void validateOperation(Dataverse defaultDataverse, Statement stmt) throws AsterixException {
+
+        if (AsterixClusterProperties.INSTANCE.getState().equals(AsterixClusterProperties.State.UNUSABLE)) {
+            throw new AsterixException(" Asterix Cluster is in " + AsterixClusterProperties.State.UNUSABLE + " state."
+                    + "\n One or more Node Controllers have left.\n");
+        }
+
         boolean invalidOperation = false;
         String message = null;
         String dataverse = defaultDataverse != null ? defaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : null;
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AqlExpressionToPlanTranslator.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AqlExpressionToPlanTranslator.java
index caa16d4..a2545ff 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AqlExpressionToPlanTranslator.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AqlExpressionToPlanTranslator.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDecl;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DeleteStatement;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DieClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DistinctClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.FLWOGRExpression;
@@ -72,6 +71,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.WriteStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.visitor.IAqlExpressionVisitor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.util.FunctionUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixMetadataProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.base.IDataFormat;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.AsterixProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlDataSource;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlMetadataProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlSourceId;
@@ -95,6 +94,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixFunctionInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixAppContextInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.FormatUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.ICompiledDmlStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AbstractLogicalOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AggregateOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AssignOperator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.DieOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.DistinctOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.DistributeResultOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.EmptyTupleSourceOperator;
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@
                 new EmptyTupleSourceOperator()));
 
         ArrayList<Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> globalPlanRoots = new ArrayList<Mutable<ILogicalOperator>>();
-        boolean isTransactionalWrite = false;
         ILogicalOperator topOp = p.first;
         ProjectOperator project = (ProjectOperator) topOp;
         LogicalVariable resVar = project.getVariables().get(0);
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@
 
             List<Mutable<ILogicalExpression>> writeExprList = new ArrayList<Mutable<ILogicalExpression>>(1);
             writeExprList.add(new MutableObject<ILogicalExpression>(new VariableReferenceExpression(resVar)));
-            ResultSetSinkId rssId = new ResultSetSinkId(metadataProvider.getResultSetId(), resultNodeName);
+            ResultSetSinkId rssId = new ResultSetSinkId(metadataProvider.getResultSetId());
             ResultSetDataSink sink = new ResultSetDataSink(rssId, null);
             topOp = new DistributeResultOperator(writeExprList, sink);
             topOp.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(project));
@@ -244,7 +242,6 @@
                     insertOp.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(assign));
                     leafOperator = new SinkOperator();
                     leafOperator.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(insertOp));
-                    isTransactionalWrite = true;
                     break;
                 }
                 case DELETE: {
@@ -253,7 +250,6 @@
                     deleteOp.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(assign));
                     leafOperator = new SinkOperator();
                     leafOperator.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(deleteOp));
-                    isTransactionalWrite = true;
                     break;
                 }
                 case BEGIN_FEED: {
@@ -262,7 +258,6 @@
                     insertOp.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(assign));
                     leafOperator = new SinkOperator();
                     leafOperator.getInputs().add(new MutableObject<ILogicalOperator>(insertOp));
-                    isTransactionalWrite = false;
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -291,13 +286,11 @@
     }
 
     private FileSplit getDefaultOutputFileLocation() throws MetadataException {
-        if (AsterixProperties.INSTANCE.getOutputDir() == null) {
-            throw new MetadataException(
-                    "Output location for query result not specified at the time of deployment, must specify explicitly using 'write output to ..' statement");
-        }
-        String filePath = AsterixProperties.INSTANCE.getOutputDir() + System.getProperty("file.separator")
-                + OUTPUT_FILE_PREFIX + outputFileID.incrementAndGet();
-        return new FileSplit(AsterixProperties.INSTANCE.getMetadataNodeName(), new FileReference(new File(filePath)));
+        String outputDir = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpDir");
+        String filePath = outputDir + System.getProperty("file.separator") + OUTPUT_FILE_PREFIX
+                + outputFileID.incrementAndGet();
+        AsterixMetadataProperties metadataProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getMetadataProperties();
+        return new FileSplit(metadataProperties.getMetadataNodeName(), new FileReference(new File(filePath)));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -925,15 +918,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Pair<ILogicalOperator, LogicalVariable> visitDieClause(DieClause lc, Mutable<ILogicalOperator> tupSource)
-            throws AsterixException {
-        Pair<ILogicalExpression, Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> p1 = aqlExprToAlgExpression(lc.getDieExpr(), tupSource);
-        DieOperator opDie = new DieOperator(p1.first);
-        opDie.getInputs().add(p1.second);
-        return new Pair<ILogicalOperator, LogicalVariable>(opDie, null);
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public Pair<ILogicalOperator, LogicalVariable> visitDistinctClause(DistinctClause dc,
             Mutable<ILogicalOperator> tupSource) throws AsterixException {
         List<Mutable<ILogicalExpression>> exprList = new ArrayList<Mutable<ILogicalExpression>>();
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AqlPlusExpressionToPlanTranslator.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AqlPlusExpressionToPlanTranslator.java
index 3440ce8..0f636a9 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AqlPlusExpressionToPlanTranslator.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/AqlPlusExpressionToPlanTranslator.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDecl;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DeleteStatement;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DieClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DistinctClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.FLWOGRExpression;
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.base.IDataFormat;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlMetadataProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.FileSplitDataSink;
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.ICompiledDmlStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AbstractLogicalOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AggregateOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.AssignOperator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.DieOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.DistinctOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.EmptyTupleSourceOperator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.GroupByOperator;
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@
     }
 
     private final JobId jobId;
-   private TranslationContext context;
+    private TranslationContext context;
     private String outputDatasetName;
     private ICompiledDmlStatement stmt;
     private AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider;
@@ -201,8 +199,6 @@
     private MetaScopeILogicalOperator metaScopeOp = new MetaScopeILogicalOperator();
     private static LogicalVariable METADATA_DUMMY_VAR = new LogicalVariable(-1);
 
-    
-    
     public AqlPlusExpressionToPlanTranslator(JobId jobId, AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
             Counter currentVarCounter, String outputDatasetName, ICompiledDmlStatement stmt) {
         this.jobId = jobId;
@@ -221,8 +217,8 @@
         return translate(expr, null);
     }
 
-    public ILogicalPlan translate(Query expr, AqlMetadataProvider metadata)
-            throws AlgebricksException, AsterixException {
+    public ILogicalPlan translate(Query expr, AqlMetadataProvider metadata) throws AlgebricksException,
+            AsterixException {
         IDataFormat format = metadata.getFormat();
         if (format == null) {
             throw new AlgebricksException("Data format has not been set.");
@@ -877,15 +873,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Pair<ILogicalOperator, LogicalVariable> visitDieClause(DieClause lc, Mutable<ILogicalOperator> tupSource)
-            throws AsterixException {
-        Pair<ILogicalExpression, Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> p1 = aqlExprToAlgExpression(lc.getDieExpr(), tupSource);
-        DieOperator opDie = new DieOperator(p1.first);
-        opDie.getInputs().add(p1.second);
-        return new Pair<ILogicalOperator, LogicalVariable>(opDie, null);
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public Pair<ILogicalOperator, LogicalVariable> visitDistinctClause(DistinctClause dc,
             Mutable<ILogicalOperator> tupSource) throws AsterixException {
         List<Mutable<ILogicalExpression>> exprList = new ArrayList<Mutable<ILogicalExpression>>();
diff --git a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/CompiledStatements.java b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/CompiledStatements.java
index 625fed1..49e2ed6 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/CompiledStatements.java
+++ b/asterix-algebra/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/translator/CompiledStatements.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlMetadataProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataset;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
@@ -49,527 +50,490 @@
  */
 public class CompiledStatements {
 
-	public static interface ICompiledStatement {
+    public static interface ICompiledStatement {
 
-		public Kind getKind();
-	}
+        public Kind getKind();
+    }
 
-	public static class CompiledWriteFromQueryResultStatement implements
-			ICompiledDmlStatement {
+    public static class CompiledWriteFromQueryResultStatement implements ICompiledDmlStatement {
 
-		private String dataverseName;
-		private String datasetName;
-		private Query query;
-		private int varCounter;
+        private String dataverseName;
+        private String datasetName;
+        private Query query;
+        private int varCounter;
 
-		public CompiledWriteFromQueryResultStatement(String dataverseName,
-				String datasetName, Query query, int varCounter) {
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.datasetName = datasetName;
-			this.query = query;
-			this.varCounter = varCounter;
-		}
+        public CompiledWriteFromQueryResultStatement(String dataverseName, String datasetName, Query query,
+                int varCounter) {
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.datasetName = datasetName;
+            this.query = query;
+            this.varCounter = varCounter;
+        }
 
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public String getDatasetName() {
-			return datasetName;
-		}
+        public String getDatasetName() {
+            return datasetName;
+        }
 
-		public int getVarCounter() {
-			return varCounter;
-		}
+        public int getVarCounter() {
+            return varCounter;
+        }
 
-		public Query getQuery() {
-			return query;
-		}
+        public Query getQuery() {
+            return query;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.WRITE_FROM_QUERY_RESULT;
-		}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.WRITE_FROM_QUERY_RESULT;
+        }
 
-	}
+    }
 
-	public static class CompiledDatasetDropStatement implements
-			ICompiledStatement {
-		private final String dataverseName;
-		private final String datasetName;
+    public static class CompiledDatasetDropStatement implements ICompiledStatement {
+        private final String dataverseName;
+        private final String datasetName;
 
-		public CompiledDatasetDropStatement(String dataverseName,
-				String datasetName) {
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.datasetName = datasetName;
-		}
+        public CompiledDatasetDropStatement(String dataverseName, String datasetName) {
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.datasetName = datasetName;
+        }
 
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public String getDatasetName() {
-			return datasetName;
-		}
+        public String getDatasetName() {
+            return datasetName;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.DATASET_DROP;
-		}
-	}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.DATASET_DROP;
+        }
+    }
 
-	// added by yasser
-	public static class CompiledCreateDataverseStatement implements
-			ICompiledStatement {
-		private String dataverseName;
-		private String format;
+    // added by yasser
+    public static class CompiledCreateDataverseStatement implements ICompiledStatement {
+        private String dataverseName;
+        private String format;
 
-		public CompiledCreateDataverseStatement(String dataverseName,
-				String format) {
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.format = format;
-		}
+        public CompiledCreateDataverseStatement(String dataverseName, String format) {
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.format = format;
+        }
 
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public String getFormat() {
-			return format;
-		}
+        public String getFormat() {
+            return format;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.CREATE_DATAVERSE;
-		}
-	}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.CREATE_DATAVERSE;
+        }
+    }
 
-	public static class CompiledNodeGroupDropStatement implements
-			ICompiledStatement {
-		private String nodeGroupName;
+    public static class CompiledNodeGroupDropStatement implements ICompiledStatement {
+        private String nodeGroupName;
 
-		public CompiledNodeGroupDropStatement(String nodeGroupName) {
-			this.nodeGroupName = nodeGroupName;
-		}
+        public CompiledNodeGroupDropStatement(String nodeGroupName) {
+            this.nodeGroupName = nodeGroupName;
+        }
 
-		public String getNodeGroupName() {
-			return nodeGroupName;
-		}
+        public String getNodeGroupName() {
+            return nodeGroupName;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.NODEGROUP_DROP;
-		}
-	}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.NODEGROUP_DROP;
+        }
+    }
 
-	public static class CompiledIndexDropStatement implements
-			ICompiledStatement {
-		private String dataverseName;
-		private String datasetName;
-		private String indexName;
+    public static class CompiledIndexDropStatement implements ICompiledStatement {
+        private String dataverseName;
+        private String datasetName;
+        private String indexName;
 
-		public CompiledIndexDropStatement(String dataverseName,
-				String datasetName, String indexName) {
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.datasetName = datasetName;
-			this.indexName = indexName;
-		}
+        public CompiledIndexDropStatement(String dataverseName, String datasetName, String indexName) {
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.datasetName = datasetName;
+            this.indexName = indexName;
+        }
 
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public String getDatasetName() {
-			return datasetName;
-		}
+        public String getDatasetName() {
+            return datasetName;
+        }
 
-		public String getIndexName() {
-			return indexName;
-		}
+        public String getIndexName() {
+            return indexName;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.INDEX_DROP;
-		}
-	}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.INDEX_DROP;
+        }
+    }
 
-	public static class CompiledDataverseDropStatement implements
-			ICompiledStatement {
-		private String dataverseName;
-		private boolean ifExists;
+    public static class CompiledDataverseDropStatement implements ICompiledStatement {
+        private String dataverseName;
+        private boolean ifExists;
 
-		public CompiledDataverseDropStatement(String dataverseName,
-				boolean ifExists) {
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.ifExists = ifExists;
-		}
+        public CompiledDataverseDropStatement(String dataverseName, boolean ifExists) {
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.ifExists = ifExists;
+        }
 
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public boolean getIfExists() {
-			return ifExists;
-		}
+        public boolean getIfExists() {
+            return ifExists;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.DATAVERSE_DROP;
-		}
-	}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.DATAVERSE_DROP;
+        }
+    }
 
-	public static class CompiledTypeDropStatement implements ICompiledStatement {
-		private String typeName;
+    public static class CompiledTypeDropStatement implements ICompiledStatement {
+        private String typeName;
 
-		public CompiledTypeDropStatement(String nodeGroupName) {
-			this.typeName = nodeGroupName;
-		}
+        public CompiledTypeDropStatement(String nodeGroupName) {
+            this.typeName = nodeGroupName;
+        }
 
-		public String getTypeName() {
-			return typeName;
-		}
+        public String getTypeName() {
+            return typeName;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.TYPE_DROP;
-		}
-	}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.TYPE_DROP;
+        }
+    }
 
-	public static interface ICompiledDmlStatement extends ICompiledStatement {
+    public static interface ICompiledDmlStatement extends ICompiledStatement {
 
-		public String getDataverseName();
+        public String getDataverseName();
 
-		public String getDatasetName();
-	}
+        public String getDatasetName();
+    }
 
-	public static class CompiledCreateIndexStatement implements
-			ICompiledDmlStatement {
-		private final String indexName;
-		private final String dataverseName;
-		private final String datasetName;
-		private final List<String> keyFields;
-		private final IndexType indexType;
+    public static class CompiledCreateIndexStatement implements ICompiledDmlStatement {
+        private final String indexName;
+        private final String dataverseName;
+        private final String datasetName;
+        private final List<String> keyFields;
+        private final IndexType indexType;
 
-		// Specific to NGram index.
-		private final int gramLength;
+        // Specific to NGram index.
+        private final int gramLength;
 
-		public CompiledCreateIndexStatement(String indexName,
-				String dataverseName, String datasetName,
-				List<String> keyFields, int gramLength, IndexType indexType) {
-			this.indexName = indexName;
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.datasetName = datasetName;
-			this.keyFields = keyFields;
-			this.gramLength = gramLength;
-			this.indexType = indexType;
-		}
+        public CompiledCreateIndexStatement(String indexName, String dataverseName, String datasetName,
+                List<String> keyFields, int gramLength, IndexType indexType) {
+            this.indexName = indexName;
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.datasetName = datasetName;
+            this.keyFields = keyFields;
+            this.gramLength = gramLength;
+            this.indexType = indexType;
+        }
 
-		public String getDatasetName() {
-			return datasetName;
-		}
+        public String getDatasetName() {
+            return datasetName;
+        }
 
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public String getIndexName() {
-			return indexName;
-		}
+        public String getIndexName() {
+            return indexName;
+        }
 
-		public List<String> getKeyFields() {
-			return keyFields;
-		}
+        public List<String> getKeyFields() {
+            return keyFields;
+        }
 
-		public IndexType getIndexType() {
-			return indexType;
-		}
+        public IndexType getIndexType() {
+            return indexType;
+        }
 
-		public int getGramLength() {
-			return gramLength;
-		}
+        public int getGramLength() {
+            return gramLength;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.CREATE_INDEX;
-		}
-	}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.CREATE_INDEX;
+        }
+    }
 
-	public static class CompiledLoadFromFileStatement implements
-			ICompiledDmlStatement {
-		private String dataverseName;
-		private String datasetName;
-		private boolean alreadySorted;
-		private String adapter;
-		private Map<String, String> properties;
+    public static class CompiledLoadFromFileStatement implements ICompiledDmlStatement {
+        private String dataverseName;
+        private String datasetName;
+        private boolean alreadySorted;
+        private String adapter;
+        private Map<String, String> properties;
 
-		public CompiledLoadFromFileStatement(String dataverseName,
-				String datasetName, String adapter,
-				Map<String, String> properties, boolean alreadySorted) {
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.datasetName = datasetName;
-			this.alreadySorted = alreadySorted;
-			this.adapter = adapter;
-			this.properties = properties;
-		}
+        public CompiledLoadFromFileStatement(String dataverseName, String datasetName, String adapter,
+                Map<String, String> properties, boolean alreadySorted) {
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.datasetName = datasetName;
+            this.alreadySorted = alreadySorted;
+            this.adapter = adapter;
+            this.properties = properties;
+        }
 
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
-
-		public String getDatasetName() {
-			return datasetName;
-		}
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public boolean alreadySorted() {
-			return alreadySorted;
-		}
+        public String getDatasetName() {
+            return datasetName;
+        }
 
-		public String getAdapter() {
-			return adapter;
-		}
+        public boolean alreadySorted() {
+            return alreadySorted;
+        }
 
-		public Map<String, String> getProperties() {
-			return properties;
-		}
+        public String getAdapter() {
+            return adapter;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.LOAD_FROM_FILE;
-		}
-	}
+        public Map<String, String> getProperties() {
+            return properties;
+        }
 
-	public static class CompiledInsertStatement implements
-			ICompiledDmlStatement {
-		private final String dataverseName;
-		private final String datasetName;
-		private final Query query;
-		private final int varCounter;
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.LOAD_FROM_FILE;
+        }
+    }
 
-		public CompiledInsertStatement(String dataverseName,
-				String datasetName, Query query, int varCounter) {
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.datasetName = datasetName;
-			this.query = query;
-			this.varCounter = varCounter;
-		}
+    public static class CompiledInsertStatement implements ICompiledDmlStatement {
+        private final String dataverseName;
+        private final String datasetName;
+        private final Query query;
+        private final int varCounter;
 
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        public CompiledInsertStatement(String dataverseName, String datasetName, Query query, int varCounter) {
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.datasetName = datasetName;
+            this.query = query;
+            this.varCounter = varCounter;
+        }
 
-		public String getDatasetName() {
-			return datasetName;
-		}
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public int getVarCounter() {
-			return varCounter;
-		}
+        public String getDatasetName() {
+            return datasetName;
+        }
 
-		public Query getQuery() {
-			return query;
-		}
+        public int getVarCounter() {
+            return varCounter;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.INSERT;
-		}
-	}
+        public Query getQuery() {
+            return query;
+        }
 
-	public static class CompiledBeginFeedStatement implements
-			ICompiledDmlStatement {
-		private String dataverseName;
-		private String datasetName;
-		private Query query;
-		private int varCounter;
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.INSERT;
+        }
+    }
 
-		public CompiledBeginFeedStatement(String dataverseName,
-				String datasetName, Query query, int varCounter) {
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.datasetName = datasetName;
-			this.query = query;
-			this.varCounter = varCounter;
-		}
+    public static class CompiledBeginFeedStatement implements ICompiledDmlStatement {
+        private String dataverseName;
+        private String datasetName;
+        private Query query;
+        private int varCounter;
 
-		@Override
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        public CompiledBeginFeedStatement(String dataverseName, String datasetName, Query query, int varCounter) {
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.datasetName = datasetName;
+            this.query = query;
+            this.varCounter = varCounter;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public String getDatasetName() {
-			return datasetName;
-		}
+        @Override
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public int getVarCounter() {
-			return varCounter;
-		}
+        @Override
+        public String getDatasetName() {
+            return datasetName;
+        }
 
-		public Query getQuery() {
-			return query;
-		}
+        public int getVarCounter() {
+            return varCounter;
+        }
 
-		public void setQuery(Query query) {
-			this.query = query;
-		}
+        public Query getQuery() {
+            return query;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.BEGIN_FEED;
-		}
-	}
+        public void setQuery(Query query) {
+            this.query = query;
+        }
 
-	public static class CompiledControlFeedStatement implements
-			ICompiledDmlStatement {
-		private String dataverseName;
-		private String datasetName;
-		private OperationType operationType;
-		private Query query;
-		private int varCounter;
-		private Map<String, String> alteredParams;
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.BEGIN_FEED;
+        }
+    }
 
-		public CompiledControlFeedStatement(OperationType operationType,
-				String dataverseName, String datasetName,
-				Map<String, String> alteredParams) {
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.datasetName = datasetName;
-			this.operationType = operationType;
-			this.alteredParams = alteredParams;
-		}
+    public static class CompiledControlFeedStatement implements ICompiledDmlStatement {
+        private String dataverseName;
+        private String datasetName;
+        private OperationType operationType;
+        private Query query;
+        private int varCounter;
+        private Map<String, String> alteredParams;
 
-		@Override
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        public CompiledControlFeedStatement(OperationType operationType, String dataverseName, String datasetName,
+                Map<String, String> alteredParams) {
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.datasetName = datasetName;
+            this.operationType = operationType;
+            this.alteredParams = alteredParams;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public String getDatasetName() {
-			return datasetName;
-		}
+        @Override
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public OperationType getOperationType() {
-			return operationType;
-		}
+        @Override
+        public String getDatasetName() {
+            return datasetName;
+        }
 
-		public int getVarCounter() {
-			return varCounter;
-		}
+        public OperationType getOperationType() {
+            return operationType;
+        }
 
-		public Query getQuery() {
-			return query;
-		}
+        public int getVarCounter() {
+            return varCounter;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.CONTROL_FEED;
-		}
+        public Query getQuery() {
+            return query;
+        }
 
-		public Map<String, String> getProperties() {
-			return alteredParams;
-		}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.CONTROL_FEED;
+        }
 
-		public void setProperties(Map<String, String> properties) {
-			this.alteredParams = properties;
-		}
-	}
+        public Map<String, String> getProperties() {
+            return alteredParams;
+        }
 
-	public static class CompiledDeleteStatement implements
-			ICompiledDmlStatement {
-		private VariableExpr var;
-		private String dataverseName;
-		private String datasetName;
-		private Expression condition;
-		private Clause dieClause;
-		private int varCounter;
-		private AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider;
+        public void setProperties(Map<String, String> properties) {
+            this.alteredParams = properties;
+        }
+    }
 
-		public CompiledDeleteStatement(VariableExpr var, String dataverseName,
-				String datasetName, Expression condition, Clause dieClause,
-				int varCounter, AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider) {
-			this.var = var;
-			this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
-			this.datasetName = datasetName;
-			this.condition = condition;
-			this.dieClause = dieClause;
-			this.varCounter = varCounter;
-			this.metadataProvider = metadataProvider;
-		}
+    public static class CompiledDeleteStatement implements ICompiledDmlStatement {
+        private VariableExpr var;
+        private String dataverseName;
+        private String datasetName;
+        private Expression condition;
+        private int varCounter;
+        private AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider;
 
-		@Override
-		public String getDatasetName() {
-			return datasetName;
-		}
+        public CompiledDeleteStatement(VariableExpr var, String dataverseName, String datasetName,
+                Expression condition, int varCounter, AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider) {
+            this.var = var;
+            this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
+            this.datasetName = datasetName;
+            this.condition = condition;
+            this.varCounter = varCounter;
+            this.metadataProvider = metadataProvider;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public String getDataverseName() {
-			return dataverseName;
-		}
+        @Override
+        public String getDatasetName() {
+            return datasetName;
+        }
 
-		public int getVarCounter() {
-			return varCounter;
-		}
+        @Override
+        public String getDataverseName() {
+            return dataverseName;
+        }
 
-		public Expression getCondition() {
-			return condition;
-		}
+        public int getVarCounter() {
+            return varCounter;
+        }
 
-		public Clause getDieClause() {
-			return dieClause;
-		}
+        public Expression getCondition() {
+            return condition;
+        }
 
-		public Query getQuery() throws AlgebricksException {
+        public Query getQuery() throws AlgebricksException {
 
-			List<Expression> arguments = new ArrayList<Expression>();
-			String arg = dataverseName == null ? datasetName : dataverseName
-					+ "." + datasetName;
-			LiteralExpr argumentLiteral = new LiteralExpr(
-					new StringLiteral(arg));
-			arguments.add(argumentLiteral);
+            List<Expression> arguments = new ArrayList<Expression>();
+            String arg = dataverseName == null ? datasetName : dataverseName + "." + datasetName;
+            LiteralExpr argumentLiteral = new LiteralExpr(new StringLiteral(arg));
+            arguments.add(argumentLiteral);
 
-			CallExpr callExpression = new CallExpr(new FunctionSignature(
-					FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "dataset", 1), arguments);
-			List<Clause> clauseList = new ArrayList<Clause>();
-			Clause forClause = new ForClause(var, callExpression);
-			clauseList.add(forClause);
-			Clause whereClause = null;
-			if (condition != null) {
-				whereClause = new WhereClause(condition);
-				clauseList.add(whereClause);
-			}
-			if (dieClause != null) {
-				clauseList.add(dieClause);
-			}
+            CallExpr callExpression = new CallExpr(new FunctionSignature(
+                    FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "dataset", 1), arguments);
+            List<Clause> clauseList = new ArrayList<Clause>();
+            Clause forClause = new ForClause(var, callExpression);
+            clauseList.add(forClause);
+            Clause whereClause = null;
+            if (condition != null) {
+                whereClause = new WhereClause(condition);
+                clauseList.add(whereClause);
+            }
 
-			Dataset dataset = metadataProvider.findDataset(dataverseName,
-					datasetName);
-			if (dataset == null) {
-				throw new AlgebricksException("Unknown dataset " + datasetName);
-			}
-			String itemTypeName = dataset.getItemTypeName();
-			IAType itemType = metadataProvider.findType(
-					dataset.getDataverseName(), itemTypeName);
-			ARecordType recType = (ARecordType) itemType;
-			String[] fieldNames = recType.getFieldNames();
-			List<FieldBinding> fieldBindings = new ArrayList<FieldBinding>();
-			for (int i = 0; i < fieldNames.length; i++) {
-				FieldAccessor fa = new FieldAccessor(var, new Identifier(
-						fieldNames[i]));
-				FieldBinding fb = new FieldBinding(new LiteralExpr(
-						new StringLiteral(fieldNames[i])), fa);
-				fieldBindings.add(fb);
-			}
-			RecordConstructor rc = new RecordConstructor(fieldBindings);
+            Dataset dataset = metadataProvider.findDataset(dataverseName, datasetName);
+            if (dataset == null) {
+                throw new AlgebricksException("Unknown dataset " + datasetName);
+            }
+            String itemTypeName = dataset.getItemTypeName();
+            IAType itemType = metadataProvider.findType(dataset.getDataverseName(), itemTypeName);
+            ARecordType recType = (ARecordType) itemType;
+            String[] fieldNames = recType.getFieldNames();
+            List<FieldBinding> fieldBindings = new ArrayList<FieldBinding>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < fieldNames.length; i++) {
+                FieldAccessor fa = new FieldAccessor(var, new Identifier(fieldNames[i]));
+                FieldBinding fb = new FieldBinding(new LiteralExpr(new StringLiteral(fieldNames[i])), fa);
+                fieldBindings.add(fb);
+            }
+            RecordConstructor rc = new RecordConstructor(fieldBindings);
 
-			FLWOGRExpression flowgr = new FLWOGRExpression(clauseList, rc);
-			Query query = new Query();
-			query.setBody(flowgr);
-			return query;
-		}
+            FLWOGRExpression flowgr = new FLWOGRExpression(clauseList, rc);
+            Query query = new Query();
+            query.setBody(flowgr);
+            return query;
+        }
 
-		@Override
-		public Kind getKind() {
-			return Kind.DELETE;
-		}
+        @Override
+        public Kind getKind() {
+            return Kind.DELETE;
+        }
 
-	}
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/.gitignore b/asterix-app/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/asterix-app/data/fbu-dml-insert-shuffled.adm b/asterix-app/data/fbu-dml-insert-shuffled.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e42fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/data/fbu-dml-insert-shuffled.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{"id":11381089,"id-copy":11381089,"alias":"Earlene","name":"EarleneAmmons","user-since":datetime("2010-03-24T05:25:35"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2010-03-24T05:25:35"),"friend-ids":{{25392364,36996951,16110083,9799716,22893553,28551996,7706432,14225386,15633254,39395931,46707062,37226919,8532306,3765988,20939685,31136325,45222021,15355741,8760941,12045616,6890610,13560532,44914868,37744233}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Roundhex","start-date":date("2000-06-10")}]}
+{"id":10495420,"id-copy":10495420,"alias":"Wendy","name":"WendyMcloskey","user-since":datetime("2011-04-26T23:38:24"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2011-04-26T23:38:24"),"friend-ids":{{16762653,46262691,12313140,20481262,347993,23105127,1680519,20880265,45611347,21907223,46615281,17188244,44019800,46943250,28647738,16792673,29406270,42714079}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Qvohouse","start-date":date("2008-08-27")}]}
+{"id":10957867,"id-copy":10957867,"alias":"Zach","name":"ZachOppenheimer","user-since":datetime("2012-01-01T14:40:11"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2012-01-01T14:40:11"),"friend-ids":{{27759480,2112389,8560433,10052851,37714587,16717012,36648956,44803993,36030695,5359496,32302980,27143894,19287706}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Tanzumbam","start-date":date("2003-05-14"),"end-date":date("2004-02-23")}]}
+{"id":9988417,"id-copy":9988417,"alias":"Coline","name":"ColineLane","user-since":datetime("2010-01-01T00:12:39"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2010-01-01T00:12:39"),"friend-ids":{{17656229,42804152}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Fax-fax","start-date":date("2012-05-01")}]}
+{"id":10272571,"id-copy":10272571,"alias":"Jarrett","name":"JarrettGoldvogel","user-since":datetime("2010-04-28T23:24:22"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2010-04-28T23:24:22"),"friend-ids":{{47024505,36647273,32152567,28239957,11739703,47515825,17408763,41224279,41487670,43339913}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Transhigh","start-date":date("2004-04-06"),"end-date":date("2010-02-14")}]}
+{"id":11307946,"id-copy":11307946,"alias":"Helga","name":"HelgaStough","user-since":datetime("2007-01-12T21:50:11"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2007-01-12T21:50:11"),"friend-ids":{{22768365}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"subtam","start-date":date("2007-01-04"),"end-date":date("2009-06-25")}]}
+{"id":11061631,"id-copy":11061631,"alias":"Maxene","name":"MaxeneKellogg","user-since":datetime("2005-11-13T01:09:31"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2005-11-13T01:09:31"),"friend-ids":{{31578394,39466620,35741359,14244925,3000582,39031643,5008430,18315325,30440631,37868108,12014032,32314102,42887702,1853960,28022174,2024670,38864358,42073112,16259942,34693959,25315399,37475597,33599283}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Unijobam","start-date":date("2008-05-13")}]}
+{"id":10874791,"id-copy":10874791,"alias":"Haydee","name":"HaydeeGarratt","user-since":datetime("2007-04-14T00:19:00"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2007-04-14T00:19:00"),"friend-ids":{{12247794,10306863,33161811,43877113,37745696}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Opeelectronics","start-date":date("2008-03-07"),"end-date":date("2011-12-27")}]}
+{"id":11570326,"id-copy":11570326,"alias":"Linden","name":"LindenFilby","user-since":datetime("2007-08-16T03:11:11"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2007-08-16T03:11:11"),"friend-ids":{{6549689,15243636,3147666}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Solfix","start-date":date("2010-02-23"),"end-date":date("2010-04-22")}]}
+{"id":10498285,"id-copy":10498285,"alias":"Kiley","name":"KileyBridger","user-since":datetime("2006-05-14T21:55:34"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2006-05-14T21:55:34"),"friend-ids":{{38780484,46190003,905670,35609390,46621151,5099226,24328595,16340411,13326485,13872400,35896828,9196151,8525875,7461206,28379538,46461267,45270205,35718577,5310596,7080391}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Newcom","start-date":date("2009-11-11"),"end-date":date("2009-06-23")}]}
+{"id":9629395,"id-copy":9629395,"alias":"Julius","name":"JuliusWire","user-since":datetime("2008-03-22T13:36:24"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2008-03-22T13:36:24"),"friend-ids":{{}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Tranzap","start-date":date("2006-11-19")}]}
+{"id":11447332,"id-copy":11447332,"alias":"Sherisse","name":"SherisseMaugham","user-since":datetime("2012-02-09T14:21:08"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2012-02-09T14:21:08"),"friend-ids":{{}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Tripplelane","start-date":date("2011-09-16")}]}
+{"id":10179538,"id-copy":10179538,"alias":"Orlando","name":"OrlandoBaxter","user-since":datetime("2006-02-06T08:33:07"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2006-02-06T08:33:07"),"friend-ids":{{6233497,33888281,44259464,19279042,22534429,13084190,38886041,41675566,3155617}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Ontohothex","start-date":date("2009-07-06")}]}
+{"id":10001080,"id-copy":10001080,"alias":"Garrett","name":"GarrettBode","user-since":datetime("2005-10-25T18:07:35"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2005-10-25T18:07:35"),"friend-ids":{{35858744,16426061,11473961,4769664,29038930,33070686,46271872,42593454,36202882,46642640,22243678,20222041,29014540,7389258,7172909,12787979,146736,21081030,21615179,2936936,44934891}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Tanzimcare","start-date":date("2007-06-24")}]}
+{"id":11675221,"id-copy":11675221,"alias":"Calanthe","name":"CalantheGearhart","user-since":datetime("2007-06-08T02:44:20"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2007-06-08T02:44:20"),"friend-ids":{{19185575}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Vivaace","start-date":date("2010-05-21")}]}
+{"id":11140213,"id-copy":11140213,"alias":"Montgomery","name":"MontgomeryWhittier","user-since":datetime("2007-06-19T17:46:13"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2007-06-19T17:46:13"),"friend-ids":{{32831460,6030454,30437362,21866470,17388602,40815157,20000967,47555494,5818137,40634742,21692148,2365521,33290069,46471164,9192561,35768343,7552168,3577338,5346012,31129868}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Y-geohex","start-date":date("2008-02-24")}]}
+{"id":11954992,"id-copy":11954992,"alias":"Caitlin","name":"CaitlinLangston","user-since":datetime("2007-01-02T01:50:34"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2007-01-02T01:50:34"),"friend-ids":{{23355687,22474136,28513847,32515387,44041844,33706721,10874992,36341753,34431157,16146113,15462591,18188151,29554174,44940738,25888018,42795884,14382632,12734889,11724519,15830341,25725320,37580394,24124411,47984339}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Kanelectrics","start-date":date("2010-05-26"),"end-date":date("2010-03-28")}]}
+{"id":9510451,"id-copy":9510451,"alias":"Chuck","name":"ChuckFinck","user-since":datetime("2011-09-10T08:27:31"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2011-09-10T08:27:31"),"friend-ids":{{5559039,8997599,8311284,20478562,13734713,21511695,30393493}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Inchdox","start-date":date("2001-10-12")}]}
+{"id":11068231,"id-copy":11068231,"alias":"Dinah","name":"DinahSwink","user-since":datetime("2012-05-02T04:24:33"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2012-05-02T04:24:33"),"friend-ids":{{31542440,17451543,32642661,27867264,32718667,43042567,7921827}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"highfax","start-date":date("2003-04-10"),"end-date":date("2003-10-03")}]}
+{"id":10361965,"id-copy":10361965,"alias":"Arlen","name":"ArlenFlick","user-since":datetime("2011-07-14T18:38:37"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2011-07-14T18:38:37"),"friend-ids":{{34249140,2887282,47622716,3897801,33692288,14374380,14183995,41311739,6378075,17721901,20807501,8908974,41080464,26497672}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Medflex","start-date":date("2008-05-18"),"end-date":date("2011-09-18")}]}
+{"id":10423588,"id-copy":10423588,"alias":"Shirlene","name":"ShirleneRuch","user-since":datetime("2006-04-09T05:52:24"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2006-04-09T05:52:24"),"friend-ids":{{15418780,12724265,27282306,13592995,24753166,32824252,40619106,27563604,12337625,45387219,27749581,44912564,37470078,19663516}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Newphase","start-date":date("2003-06-17")}]}
+{"id":11951098,"id-copy":11951098,"alias":"Tera","name":"TeraByers","user-since":datetime("2012-08-03T19:41:26"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2012-08-03T19:41:26"),"friend-ids":{{15537238,13699967,10587728,23542817,12703626,25024772,19223339,5547239,42576945,27351017,22726496,25268071,4361323,24631578,38669047,44781738,34646381}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Sublamdox","start-date":date("2008-01-04"),"end-date":date("2011-01-14")}]}
+{"id":9594523,"id-copy":9594523,"alias":"Tam","name":"TamWillcox","user-since":datetime("2011-12-23T11:41:58"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2011-12-23T11:41:58"),"friend-ids":{{27383896,20745988,10063024,8241427,40299998,32408463,25171835,22380586,15344194,25951348,28733234,45421004,2273747,2229862,6241144,6704115,8659430,47431991,47929530,24393021}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Keytech","start-date":date("2001-07-27")}]}
+{"id":9478720,"id-copy":9478720,"alias":"Angelia","name":"AngeliaKettlewell","user-since":datetime("2005-05-27T06:29:30"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2005-05-27T06:29:30"),"friend-ids":{{42556433,20033025,38112512,19420757,31822717,7116081,39544900,19203395,46787205,32303456,4509345,45558040,42616291,6929369,9272653,37459048,37113569,38942369,47741031,46761451,14163845}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Alphadax","start-date":date("2012-03-28"),"end-date":date("2012-03-04")}]}
+{"id":9142198,"id-copy":9142198,"alias":"Sherry","name":"SherryFea","user-since":datetime("2011-03-28T23:09:22"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2011-03-28T23:09:22"),"friend-ids":{{6835080,34471872,30942941,34858577,5996593,47293442,43097072,44809621,33969893,26410931,6628186,29944391,35957320,20326929,40284077,11681583,43878314,40265961,16871274,28406169,1349311}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Mathtech","start-date":date("2004-07-28")}]}
+{"id":9313492,"id-copy":9313492,"alias":"Tera","name":"TeraWolfe","user-since":datetime("2010-12-20T12:47:25"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2010-12-20T12:47:25"),"friend-ids":{{45424983,18345704,14849759,31638064,38670515,48015953,36114769}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Redelectronics","start-date":date("2001-04-26"),"end-date":date("2004-12-06")}]}
+{"id":10307032,"id-copy":10307032,"alias":"Quentin","name":"QuentinSauter","user-since":datetime("2012-07-11T07:16:43"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2012-07-11T07:16:43"),"friend-ids":{{1926278,42211794,1508832,14973540,6721046,28872485,5047722,7805271,31508326,20891455,38735410,13190567,18209753,44468536,34640135,47290587,25576626}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Zamcorporation","start-date":date("2012-02-13")}]}
+{"id":10733617,"id-copy":10733617,"alias":"Leonardo","name":"LeonardoKight","user-since":datetime("2008-10-20T17:30:29"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2008-10-20T17:30:29"),"friend-ids":{{39687903,7235506,34696496,25995345,18435380,47473591,15710408,44232442,39520147,36384026,25160887,245860,1195579,4587411,536916,47052672,33953823,13203710}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"tresline","start-date":date("2007-07-12"),"end-date":date("2010-03-16")}]}
+{"id":10394488,"id-copy":10394488,"alias":"Oswald","name":"OswaldRay","user-since":datetime("2006-02-12T17:39:23"),"user-since-copy":datetime("2006-02-12T17:39:23"),"friend-ids":{{14370372,14174983,7749259,39375970,1755409,9056913}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Canline","start-date":date("2011-12-04"),"end-date":date("2011-06-08")}]}
diff --git a/asterix-app/data/temporal/temporalData.json b/asterix-app/data/temporal/temporalData.json
index 5b3a0f5..bedf2c7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/data/temporal/temporalData.json
+++ b/asterix-app/data/temporal/temporalData.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {"id": "001", "dateField": date("-2012-12-12"), "dateFieldPlus": date("0990-01-01"), "timeField": time("23:49:12.39Z"), "timeFieldPlus": time("03:23:12.2"), "datetimeField": datetime("2012-12-12T00:00:00.001"), "datetimeFieldPlus": datetime("-00130810T221015398"), "durationField": duration("P20Y19DT3H74M23.34S"), "durationFieldPlus": duration("-P2MT4M300.68S"), "intervalField": interval-datetime("2012-12-12T00:00:00.001,20130810T221015398") }
 {"id": "002", "timeField": time("12:12:12.219+08:00"), "timeField2": time("13:13:13.321-08:00"), "datetimeField": datetime("19201220T232918478-1200"), "intervalField": interval-time("12:29:30+08:00, 235959999-0800") }
-{"id": "003", "durationField": duration("-P27Y48DT2400H"), "datetimeField": datetime("-0290-03-23T00:59:48.999+07:00"), "intervalField": interval-date("-2012-03-17, 2013-04-01"), "intervalPlus": interval-time("19:23:32.328Z,23:20:20") }
\ No newline at end of file
+{"id": "003", "durationField": duration("-P27Y48DT2400H"), "datetimeField": datetime("-0290-03-23T00:59:48.999+07:00"), "intervalField": interval-date("-2012-03-17, 2013-04-01"), "intervalPlus": interval-time("19:23:32.328Z,23:20:20") }
+{"id": "003", "dayTimeDurationField": day-time-duration("-P48DT2400H"), "yearMonthDurationField": year-month-duration("P27Y50M") }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/fbm.adm b/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/fbm.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58d7f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/fbm.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{"message-id":1,"author-id":3,"in-response-to":2,"sender-location":point("47.16,77.75"),"message":" love sprint its shortcut-menu is awesome:)"}
+{"message-id":2,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":4,"sender-location":point("41.66,80.87"),"message":" dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible"}
+{"message-id":3,"author-id":2,"in-response-to":4,"sender-location":point("48.09,81.01"),"message":" like samsung the plan is amazing"}
+{"message-id":4,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":2,"sender-location":point("37.73,97.04"),"message":" can't stand at&t the network is horrible:("}
+{"message-id":5,"author-id":6,"in-response-to":2,"sender-location":point("34.7,90.76"),"message":" love sprint the customization is mind-blowing"}
+{"message-id":6,"author-id":2,"in-response-to":1,"sender-location":point("31.5,75.56"),"message":" like t-mobile its platform is mind-blowing"}
+{"message-id":7,"author-id":5,"in-response-to":15,"sender-location":point("32.91,85.05"),"message":" dislike sprint the speed is horrible"}
+{"message-id":8,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":11,"sender-location":point("40.33,80.87"),"message":" like verizon the 3G is awesome:)"}
+{"message-id":9,"author-id":3,"in-response-to":12,"sender-location":point("34.45,96.48"),"message":" love verizon its wireless is good"}
+{"message-id":10,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":12,"sender-location":point("42.5,70.01"),"message":" can't stand motorola the touch-screen is terrible"}
+{"message-id":11,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":1,"sender-location":point("38.97,77.49"),"message":" can't stand at&t its plan is terrible"}
+{"message-id":12,"author-id":10,"in-response-to":6,"sender-location":point("42.26,77.76"),"message":" can't stand t-mobile its voicemail-service is OMG:("}
+{"message-id":13,"author-id":10,"in-response-to":4,"sender-location":point("42.77,78.92"),"message":" dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:("}
+{"message-id":14,"author-id":9,"in-response-to":12,"sender-location":point("41.33,85.28"),"message":" love at&t its 3G is good:)"}
+{"message-id":15,"author-id":7,"in-response-to":11,"sender-location":point("44.47,67.11"),"message":" like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome"}
diff --git a/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/fbu.adm b/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/fbu.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e99ea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/fbu.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{"id":1,"alias":"Margarita","name":"MargaritaStoddard","user-since":datetime("2012-08-20T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{2,3,6,10}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Codetechno","start-date":date("2006-08-06")}]}
+{"id":2,"alias":"Isbel","name":"IsbelDull","user-since":datetime("2011-01-22T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{1,4}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Hexviafind","start-date":date("2010-04-27")}]}
+{"id":3,"alias":"Emory","name":"EmoryUnk","user-since":datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{1,5,8,9}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"geomedia","start-date":date("2010-06-17"),"end-date":date("2010-01-26")}]}
+{"id":4,"alias":"Nicholas","name":"NicholasStroh","user-since":datetime("2010-12-27T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{2}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Zamcorporation","start-date":date("2010-06-08")}]}
+{"id":5,"alias":"Von","name":"VonKemble","user-since":datetime("2010-01-05T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{3,6,10}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Kongreen","start-date":date("2010-11-27")}]}
+{"id":6,"alias":"Willis","name":"WillisWynne","user-since":datetime("2005-01-17T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{1,3,7}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"jaydax","start-date":date("2009-05-15")}]}
+{"id":7,"alias":"Suzanna","name":"SuzannaTillson","user-since":datetime("2012-08-07T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{6}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Labzatron","start-date":date("2011-04-19")}]}
+{"id":8,"alias":"Nila","name":"NilaMilliron","user-since":datetime("2008-01-01T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{3}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Plexlane","start-date":date("2010-02-28")}]}
+{"id":9,"alias":"Woodrow","name":"WoodrowNehling","user-since":datetime("2005-09-20T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{3,10}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Zuncan","start-date":date("2003-04-22"),"end-date":date("2009-12-13")}]}
+{"id":10,"alias":"Bram","name":"BramHatch","user-since":datetime("2010-10-16T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{1,5,9}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"physcane","start-date":date("2007-06-05"),"end-date":date("2011-11-05")}]}
diff --git a/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/twm.adm b/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/twm.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa764af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/twm.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{"tweetid":"1","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("47.44,80.65"),"send-time":datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"t-mobile","customization"}},"message-text":" love t-mobile its customization is good:)"}
+{"tweetid":"2","user":{"screen-name":"ColineGeyer@63","lang":"en","friends_count":121,"statuses_count":362,"name":"Coline Geyer","followers_count":17159},"sender-location":point("32.84,67.14"),"send-time":datetime("2010-05-13T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"verizon","shortcut-menu"}},"message-text":" like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)"}
+{"tweetid":"3","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("29.72,75.8"),"send-time":datetime("2006-11-04T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"motorola","speed"}},"message-text":" like motorola the speed is good:)"}
+{"tweetid":"4","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("39.28,70.48"),"send-time":datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"sprint","voice-command"}},"message-text":" like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)"}
+{"tweetid":"5","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("40.09,92.69"),"send-time":datetime("2006-08-04T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"motorola","speed"}},"message-text":" can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:("}
+{"tweetid":"6","user":{"screen-name":"ColineGeyer@63","lang":"en","friends_count":121,"statuses_count":362,"name":"Coline Geyer","followers_count":17159},"sender-location":point("47.51,83.99"),"send-time":datetime("2010-05-07T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"iphone","voice-clarity"}},"message-text":" like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)"}
+{"tweetid":"7","user":{"screen-name":"ChangEwing_573","lang":"en","friends_count":182,"statuses_count":394,"name":"Chang Ewing","followers_count":32136},"sender-location":point("36.21,72.6"),"send-time":datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"samsung","platform"}},"message-text":" like samsung the platform is good"}
+{"tweetid":"8","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("46.05,93.34"),"send-time":datetime("2005-10-14T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"t-mobile","shortcut-menu"}},"message-text":" like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)"}
+{"tweetid":"9","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("36.86,74.62"),"send-time":datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"verizon","voicemail-service"}},"message-text":" love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome"}
+{"tweetid":"10","user":{"screen-name":"ColineGeyer@63","lang":"en","friends_count":121,"statuses_count":362,"name":"Coline Geyer","followers_count":17159},"sender-location":point("29.15,76.53"),"send-time":datetime("2008-01-26T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"verizon","voice-clarity"}},"message-text":" hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:("}
+{"tweetid":"11","user":{"screen-name":"NilaMilliron_tw","lang":"en","friends_count":445,"statuses_count":164,"name":"Nila Milliron","followers_count":22649},"sender-location":point("37.59,68.42"),"send-time":datetime("2008-03-09T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"iphone","platform"}},"message-text":" can't stand iphone its platform is terrible"}
+{"tweetid":"12","user":{"screen-name":"OliJackson_512","lang":"en","friends_count":445,"statuses_count":164,"name":"Oli Jackson","followers_count":22649},"sender-location":point("24.82,94.63"),"send-time":datetime("2010-02-13T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"samsung","voice-command"}},"message-text":" like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)"}
diff --git a/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/twu.adm b/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/twu.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32a1917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/data/tinysocial/twu.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":18,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416}
+{"screen-name":"ColineGeyer@63","lang":"en","friends_count":121,"statuses_count":362,"name":"Coline Geyer","followers_count":17159}
+{"screen-name":"NilaMilliron_tw","lang":"en","friends_count":445,"statuses_count":164,"name":"Nila Milliron","followers_count":22649}
+{"screen-name":"ChangEwing_573","lang":"en","friends_count":182,"statuses_count":394,"name":"Chang Ewing","followers_count":32136}
diff --git a/asterix-app/pom.xml b/asterix-app/pom.xml
index 48c4ee5..de5558d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-app</artifactId>
 
@@ -94,15 +94,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-algebra</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
 			<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.5</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
@@ -143,44 +141,51 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-aql</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-metadata</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-tools</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.kenai.nbpwr</groupId>
-			<artifactId>org-apache-commons-io</artifactId>
-			<version>1.3.1-201002241208</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                        <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <type>test-jar</type>
+                        <scope>test</scope>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                        <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <scope>compile</scope>
+                </dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hadoop-core</artifactId>
@@ -209,14 +214,9 @@
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
                 <dependency>
-                    <groupId>net.sourceforge.cobertura</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>cobertura</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.9.4</version>
-                </dependency>
-                <dependency>
                 	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
                 	<artifactId>asterix-test-framework</artifactId>
-                	<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                	<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 	<scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
 	</dependencies>
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/APIFramework.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/APIFramework.java
index 862c701..a9d20d0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/APIFramework.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/APIFramework.java
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.Query;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.visitor.AQLPrintVisitor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.rewrites.AqlRewriter;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.AsterixAppContextInfoImpl;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixCompilerProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.OptimizationConfUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.common.AqlExpressionTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.common.AqlMergeAggregationExpressionFactory;
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataTransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlMetadataProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataverse;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixAppContextInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.optimizer.base.RuleCollections;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.job.listener.JobEventListenerFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobIdFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.AqlExpressionToPlanTranslator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.ICompiledDmlStatement;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
                 }
             }
         }
-        AqlRewriter rw = new AqlRewriter(declaredFunctions, q, metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext());
+        AqlRewriter rw = new AqlRewriter(declaredFunctions, q, metadataProvider);
         rw.rewrite();
         Query rwQ = rw.getExpr();
         return new Pair(rwQ, rw.getVarCounter());
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 
         }
 
-        edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId asterixJobId = JobIdFactory
+        edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId asterixJobId = JobIdFactory
                 .generateJobId();
         queryMetadataProvider.setJobId(asterixJobId);
         AqlExpressionToPlanTranslator t = new AqlExpressionToPlanTranslator(queryMetadataProvider, varCounter,
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@
             }
         }
 
-        int frameSize = GlobalConfig.getFrameSize();
+        AsterixCompilerProperties compilerProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getCompilerProperties();
+        int frameSize = compilerProperties.getFrameSize();
 
         HeuristicCompilerFactoryBuilder builder = new HeuristicCompilerFactoryBuilder(
                 AqlOptimizationContextFactory.INSTANCE);
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@
 
         IJobletEventListenerFactory jobEventListenerFactory = new JobEventListenerFactory(asterixJobId,
                 isWriteTransaction);
-        JobSpecification spec = compiler.createJob(AsterixAppContextInfoImpl.getInstance(), jobEventListenerFactory);
+        JobSpecification spec = compiler.createJob(AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance(), jobEventListenerFactory);
 
         if (pc.isPrintJob()) {
             switch (pdf) {
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/AsterixAppRuntimeContext.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixAppRuntimeContext.java
similarity index 65%
rename from asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/AsterixAppRuntimeContext.java
rename to asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixAppRuntimeContext.java
index 5070938..e64f68f 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/AsterixAppRuntimeContext.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixAppRuntimeContext.java
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.common;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixCompilerProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixExternalProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixMetadataProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixPropertiesAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixTransactionProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.IAsterixPropertiesProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixFileMapManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.ConstantMergePolicy;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.ioopcallbacks.LSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.ioopcallbacks.LSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.ioopcallbacks.LSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.IndexOperationTrackerFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.PersistentLocalResourceRepository;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.PersistentLocalResourceRepositoryFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.INCApplicationContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
@@ -19,7 +30,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndex;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.dataflow.IndexLifecycleManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationScheduler;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMMergePolicy;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMOperationTrackerFactory;
@@ -39,23 +49,31 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ResourceIdFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ResourceIdFactoryProvider;
 
-public class AsterixAppRuntimeContext {
+public class AsterixAppRuntimeContext implements IAsterixAppRuntimeContext, IAsterixPropertiesProvider {
     private static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_CACHE_PAGE_SIZE = 32768;
     private static final int DEFAULT_LIFECYCLEMANAGER_MEMORY_BUDGET = 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 1GB
     private static final int DEFAULT_MAX_OPEN_FILES = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    private static final int METADATA_IO_DEVICE_ID = 0;
+
     private final INCApplicationContext ncApplicationContext;
 
+    private AsterixCompilerProperties compilerProperties;
+    private AsterixExternalProperties externalProperties;
+    private AsterixMetadataProperties metadataProperties;
+    private AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties;
+    private AsterixTransactionProperties txnProperties;
+
     private IIndexLifecycleManager indexLifecycleManager;
     private IFileMapManager fileMapManager;
     private IBufferCache bufferCache;
-    private TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
+    private ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
 
     private ILSMMergePolicy mergePolicy;
     private ILSMOperationTrackerFactory lsmBTreeOpTrackerFactory;
     private ILSMOperationTrackerFactory lsmRTreeOpTrackerFactory;
     private ILSMOperationTrackerFactory lsmInvertedIndexOpTrackerFactory;
     private ILSMIOOperationScheduler lsmIOScheduler;
-    private PersistentLocalResourceRepository localResourceRepository;
+    private ILocalResourceRepository localResourceRepository;
     private ResourceIdFactory resourceIdFactory;
     private IIOManager ioManager;
     private boolean isShuttingdown;
@@ -64,24 +82,29 @@
         this.ncApplicationContext = ncApplicationContext;
     }
 
-    public void initialize() throws IOException, ACIDException {
-        int pageSize = getBufferCachePageSize();
-        int numPages = getBufferCacheNumPages();
+    public void initialize() throws IOException, ACIDException, AsterixException {
+        AsterixPropertiesAccessor propertiesAccessor = new AsterixPropertiesAccessor();
+        compilerProperties = new AsterixCompilerProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+        externalProperties = new AsterixExternalProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+        metadataProperties = new AsterixMetadataProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+        storageProperties = new AsterixStorageProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+        txnProperties = new AsterixTransactionProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+
+        Logger.getLogger("edu.uci.ics").setLevel(externalProperties.getLogLevel());
 
         fileMapManager = new AsterixFileMapManager();
         ICacheMemoryAllocator allocator = new HeapBufferAllocator();
         IPageReplacementStrategy prs = new ClockPageReplacementStrategy();
-        ioManager = ncApplicationContext.getRootContext().getIOManager();
-        indexLifecycleManager = new IndexLifecycleManager(DEFAULT_LIFECYCLEMANAGER_MEMORY_BUDGET);
-        IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider asterixAppRuntimeContextProvider = new AsterixAppRuntimeContextProviderForRecovery(
-                this);
-        txnSubsystem = new TransactionSubsystem(ncApplicationContext.getNodeId(), asterixAppRuntimeContextProvider);
         IPageCleanerPolicy pcp = new DelayPageCleanerPolicy(600000);
-        bufferCache = new BufferCache(ioManager, allocator, prs, pcp, fileMapManager, pageSize, numPages,
-                DEFAULT_MAX_OPEN_FILES);
+        ioManager = ncApplicationContext.getRootContext().getIOManager();
+        bufferCache = new BufferCache(ioManager, allocator, prs, pcp, fileMapManager,
+                storageProperties.getBufferCachePageSize(), storageProperties.getBufferCacheNumPages(),
+                storageProperties.getBufferCacheMaxOpenFiles());
+
+        indexLifecycleManager = new IndexLifecycleManager(storageProperties.getMemoryComponentGlobalBudget());
 
         lsmIOScheduler = SynchronousScheduler.INSTANCE;
-        mergePolicy = new ConstantMergePolicy(3, this);
+        mergePolicy = new ConstantMergePolicy(storageProperties.getLSMIndexMergeThreshold(), this);
         lsmBTreeOpTrackerFactory = new IndexOperationTrackerFactory(LSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
         lsmRTreeOpTrackerFactory = new IndexOperationTrackerFactory(LSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
         lsmInvertedIndexOpTrackerFactory = new IndexOperationTrackerFactory(
@@ -92,6 +115,10 @@
         localResourceRepository = (PersistentLocalResourceRepository) persistentLocalResourceRepositoryFactory
                 .createRepository();
         resourceIdFactory = (new ResourceIdFactoryProvider(localResourceRepository)).createResourceIdFactory();
+
+        IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider asterixAppRuntimeContextProvider = new AsterixAppRuntimeContextProviderForRecovery(
+                this);
+        txnSubsystem = new TransactionSubsystem(ncApplicationContext.getNodeId(), asterixAppRuntimeContextProvider);
         isShuttingdown = false;
     }
 
@@ -103,49 +130,6 @@
         this.isShuttingdown = isShuttingdown;
     }
 
-    private int getBufferCachePageSize() {
-        int pageSize = DEFAULT_BUFFER_CACHE_PAGE_SIZE;
-        String pageSizeStr = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.BUFFER_CACHE_PAGE_SIZE_PROPERTY, null);
-        if (pageSizeStr != null) {
-            try {
-                pageSize = Integer.parseInt(pageSizeStr);
-            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
-                if (GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.WARNING)) {
-                    GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.warning("Wrong buffer cache page size argument. "
-                            + "Using default value: " + pageSize);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-            GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.info("Buffer cache page size: " + pageSize);
-        }
-
-        return pageSize;
-    }
-
-    private int getBufferCacheNumPages() {
-        int numPages = GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_BUFFER_CACHE_NUM_PAGES;
-        String numPagesStr = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.BUFFER_CACHE_NUM_PAGES_PROPERTY, null);
-        if (numPagesStr != null) {
-            try {
-                numPages = Integer.parseInt(numPagesStr);
-            } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
-                if (GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.WARNING)) {
-                    GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.warning("Wrong buffer cache size argument. " + "Using default value: "
-                            + numPages);
-                }
-                return numPages;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-            GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.info("Buffer cache size (number of pages): " + numPages);
-        }
-
-        return numPages;
-    }
-
     public void deinitialize() throws HyracksDataException {
         bufferCache.close();
         for (IIndex index : indexLifecycleManager.getOpenIndexes()) {
@@ -161,7 +145,7 @@
         return fileMapManager;
     }
 
-    public TransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem() {
+    public ITransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem() {
         return txnSubsystem;
     }
 
@@ -173,6 +157,10 @@
         return mergePolicy;
     }
 
+    public double getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate() {
+        return storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate();
+    }
+
     public ILSMOperationTrackerFactory getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory() {
         return lsmBTreeOpTrackerFactory;
     }
@@ -185,22 +173,6 @@
         return lsmInvertedIndexOpTrackerFactory;
     }
 
-    public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider() {
-        return AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER;
-    }
-
-    public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider() {
-        return AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER;
-    }
-
-    public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackProvider() {
-        return AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER;
-    }
-
-    public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getNoOpIOOperationCallbackProvider() {
-        return AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER;
-    }
-
     public ILSMIOOperationScheduler getLSMIOScheduler() {
         return lsmIOScheduler;
     }
@@ -216,4 +188,33 @@
     public IIOManager getIOManager() {
         return ioManager;
     }
+
+    public int getMetaDataIODeviceId() {
+        return METADATA_IO_DEVICE_ID;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixStorageProperties getStorageProperties() {
+        return storageProperties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixTransactionProperties getTransactionProperties() {
+        return txnProperties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixCompilerProperties getCompilerProperties() {
+        return compilerProperties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixMetadataProperties getMetadataProperties() {
+        return metadataProperties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixExternalProperties getExternalProperties() {
+        return externalProperties;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/AsterixAppRuntimeContextProviderForRecovery.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixAppRuntimeContextProviderForRecovery.java
similarity index 82%
rename from asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/AsterixAppRuntimeContextProviderForRecovery.java
rename to asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixAppRuntimeContextProviderForRecovery.java
index 8f2b96f..8c73a63 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/AsterixAppRuntimeContextProviderForRecovery.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixAppRuntimeContextProviderForRecovery.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.common;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.IIOManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public TransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem() {
+    public ITransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem() {
         return asterixAppRuntimeContext.getTransactionSubsystem();
     }
 
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public double getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate() {
+        return asterixAppRuntimeContext.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate();
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public ILSMMergePolicy getLSMMergePolicy() {
         return asterixAppRuntimeContext.getLSMMergePolicy();
     }
@@ -83,22 +88,26 @@
 
     @Override
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider() {
-        return asterixAppRuntimeContext.getLSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider();
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider() {
-        return asterixAppRuntimeContext.getLSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider();
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackProvider() {
-        return asterixAppRuntimeContext.getLSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackProvider();
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Override
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getNoOpIOOperationCallbackProvider() {
-        return asterixAppRuntimeContext.getNoOpIOOperationCallbackProvider();
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
index d207acb..fb87a8e1 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.common;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@
         ncConfig1.clusterNetIPAddress = "127.0.0.1";
         ncConfig1.dataIPAddress = "127.0.0.1";
         ncConfig1.datasetIPAddress = "127.0.0.1";
+        ncConfig1.resultHistorySize = 1000;
         ncConfig1.nodeId = NC1_ID;
+        ncConfig1.ioDevices = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + File.separator + "nc1/iodevice0" + ","
+                + System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + File.separator + "nc1/iodevice1";
         ncConfig1.appNCMainClass = NCApplicationEntryPoint.class.getName();
         nc1 = new NodeControllerService(ncConfig1);
         nc1.start();
@@ -59,7 +63,10 @@
         ncConfig2.clusterNetIPAddress = "127.0.0.1";
         ncConfig2.dataIPAddress = "127.0.0.1";
         ncConfig2.datasetIPAddress = "127.0.0.1";
+        ncConfig2.resultHistorySize = 1000;
         ncConfig2.nodeId = NC2_ID;
+        ncConfig2.ioDevices = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + File.separator + "nc2/iodevice0" + ","
+                + System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + File.separator + "nc2/iodevice1";
         ncConfig2.appNCMainClass = NCApplicationEntryPoint.class.getName();
         nc2 = new NodeControllerService(ncConfig2);
         nc2.start();
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/APIServlet.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/APIServlet.java
index 02c61c1..2f4cd2a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/APIServlet.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/APIServlet.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
             duration = (endTime - startTime) / 1000.00;
             out.println("<PRE>Duration of all jobs: " + duration + "</PRE>");
         } catch (ParseException | TokenMgrError | edu.uci.ics.asterix.aqlplus.parser.TokenMgrError pe) {
+            GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, pe.toString(), pe);
             out.println("<pre class=\"error\">");
             String errorMessage = ResultUtils.buildParseExceptionMessage(pe, query);
             out.println(errorMessage);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/RESTAPIServlet.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/RESTAPIServlet.java
index 48a1a44..d1b2d5f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/RESTAPIServlet.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/http/servlet/RESTAPIServlet.java
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
             AqlTranslator aqlTranslator = new AqlTranslator(aqlStatements, out, sessionConfig, format);
 
             aqlTranslator.compileAndExecute(hcc, hds, asyncResults);
-
         } catch (ParseException | TokenMgrError | edu.uci.ics.asterix.aqlplus.parser.TokenMgrError pe) {
             String errorMessage = ResultUtils.buildParseExceptionMessage(pe, query);
             JSONObject errorResp = ResultUtils.getErrorResponse(2, errorMessage);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/java/AsterixJavaClient.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/java/AsterixJavaClient.java
index cb786d7..0fbe9fa 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/java/AsterixJavaClient.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/java/AsterixJavaClient.java
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.common.Job;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.common.SessionConfig;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Statement;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.translator.AqlTranslator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.IHyracksClientConnection;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.parser.AQLParser;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.parser.ParseException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.translator.AqlTranslator;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/translator/AqlTranslator.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/translator/AqlTranslator.java
index 5c8e071..5f12fe2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/translator/AqlTranslator.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/translator/AqlTranslator.java
@@ -59,11 +59,14 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.TypeDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.WriteFromQueryResultStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.WriteStatement;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.util.FunctionUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.file.DatasetOperations;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.file.DataverseOperations;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.file.FeedOperations;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.file.IndexOperations;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.base.IDataFormat;
@@ -88,7 +91,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.TypeSignature;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.result.ResultReader;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.result.ResultUtils;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetIdFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.AbstractAqlTranslator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledBeginFeedStatement;
@@ -123,6 +125,11 @@
  */
 public class AqlTranslator extends AbstractAqlTranslator {
 
+    private enum ProgressState {
+        NO_PROGRESS,
+        ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA
+    }
+
     private final List<Statement> aqlStatements;
     private final PrintWriter out;
     private final SessionConfig sessionConfig;
@@ -306,7 +313,7 @@
     }
 
     private Dataverse handleUseDataverseStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt)
-            throws MetadataException, RemoteException, ACIDException {
+            throws Exception {
 
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -322,15 +329,14 @@
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             return dv;
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         } finally {
             releaseReadLatch();
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleCreateDataverseStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt)
-            throws MetadataException, AlgebricksException, RemoteException, ACIDException {
+    private void handleCreateDataverseStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt) throws Exception {
 
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -340,14 +346,19 @@
             CreateDataverseStatement stmtCreateDataverse = (CreateDataverseStatement) stmt;
             String dvName = stmtCreateDataverse.getDataverseName().getValue();
             Dataverse dv = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverse(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dvName);
-            if (dv != null && !stmtCreateDataverse.getIfNotExists()) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException("A dataverse with this name " + dvName + " already exists.");
+            if (dv != null) {
+                if (stmtCreateDataverse.getIfNotExists()) {
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    throw new AlgebricksException("A dataverse with this name " + dvName + " already exists.");
+                }
             }
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataverse(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), new Dataverse(dvName,
                     stmtCreateDataverse.getFormat(), IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP));
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             throw e;
         } finally {
             releaseWriteLatch();
@@ -357,6 +368,7 @@
     private void handleCreateDatasetStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt,
             IHyracksClientConnection hcc) throws AsterixException, Exception {
 
+        ProgressState progress = ProgressState.NO_PROGRESS;
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         boolean bActiveTxn = true;
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -367,11 +379,7 @@
         Dataset dataset = null;
         try {
             DatasetDecl dd = (DatasetDecl) stmt;
-            dataverseName = dd.getDataverse() != null ? dd.getDataverse().getValue()
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse != null ? activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : null;
-            if (dataverseName == null) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException(" dataverse not specified ");
-            }
+            dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(dd.getDataverse());
             datasetName = dd.getName().getValue();
 
             DatasetType dsType = dd.getDatasetType();
@@ -436,6 +444,11 @@
                 }
             }
 
+            //#. initialize DatasetIdFactory if it is not initialized.
+            if (!DatasetIdFactory.isInitialized()) {
+                DatasetIdFactory.initialize(MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getMostRecentDatasetId());
+            }
+
             //#. add a new dataset with PendingAddOp
             dataset = new Dataset(dataverseName, datasetName, itemTypeName, datasetDetails, dd.getHints(), dsType,
                     DatasetIdFactory.generateDatasetId(), IMetadataEntity.PENDING_ADD_OP);
@@ -450,6 +463,7 @@
                 //#. make metadataTxn commit before calling runJob.
                 MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
                 bActiveTxn = false;
+                progress = ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA;
 
                 //#. runJob
                 runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
@@ -462,18 +476,21 @@
 
             //#. add a new dataset with PendingNoOp after deleting the dataset with PendingAddOp
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataset(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dataverseName, datasetName);
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataset(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), new Dataset(dataverseName,
-                    datasetName, itemTypeName, datasetDetails, dd.getHints(), dsType, dataset.getDatasetId(),
-                    IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP));
+            dataset.setPendingOp(IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP);
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataset(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dataset);
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
 
-            if (dataset != null) {
+            if (progress == ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA) {
+
                 //#. execute compensation operations
                 //   remove the index in NC
+                //   [Notice]
+                //   As long as we updated(and committed) metadata, we should remove any effect of the job 
+                //   because an exception occurs during runJob.
                 mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
                 bActiveTxn = true;
                 metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -484,11 +501,11 @@
                     bActiveTxn = false;
 
                     runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
-                } catch (Exception e3) {
+                } catch (Exception e2) {
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
                     if (bActiveTxn) {
-                        MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                        abort(e, e2, mdTxnCtx);
                     }
-                    //do no throw exception since still the metadata needs to be compensated. 
                 }
 
                 //   remove the record from the metadata.
@@ -499,8 +516,10 @@
                             datasetName);
                     MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
                 } catch (Exception e2) {
-                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-                    throw new AlgebricksException(e2);
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
+                    abort(e, e2, mdTxnCtx);
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("System is inconsistent state: pending dataset(" + dataverseName
+                            + "." + datasetName + ") couldn't be removed from the metadata", e);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -513,6 +532,7 @@
     private void handleCreateIndexStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt,
             IHyracksClientConnection hcc) throws Exception {
 
+        ProgressState progress = ProgressState.NO_PROGRESS;
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         boolean bActiveTxn = true;
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -524,11 +544,7 @@
         JobSpecification spec = null;
         try {
             CreateIndexStatement stmtCreateIndex = (CreateIndexStatement) stmt;
-            dataverseName = stmtCreateIndex.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : stmtCreateIndex.getDataverseName().getValue();
-            if (dataverseName == null) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException(" dataverse not specified ");
-            }
+            dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(stmtCreateIndex.getDataverseName());
             datasetName = stmtCreateIndex.getDatasetName().getValue();
 
             Dataset ds = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataset(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dataverseName,
@@ -550,12 +566,11 @@
             aRecordType.validateKeyFields(stmtCreateIndex.getFieldExprs(), stmtCreateIndex.getIndexType());
 
             if (idx != null) {
-                if (!stmtCreateIndex.getIfNotExists()) {
-                    throw new AlgebricksException("An index with this name " + indexName + " already exists.");
-                } else {
-                    stmtCreateIndex.setNeedToCreate(false);
+                if (stmtCreateIndex.getIfNotExists()) {
                     MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
                     return;
+                } else {
+                    throw new AlgebricksException("An index with this name " + indexName + " already exists.");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -565,7 +580,7 @@
                     IMetadataEntity.PENDING_ADD_OP);
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addIndex(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), index);
 
-            //#. create the index artifact in NC.
+            //#. prepare to create the index artifact in NC.
             CompiledCreateIndexStatement cis = new CompiledCreateIndexStatement(index.getIndexName(), dataverseName,
                     index.getDatasetName(), index.getKeyFieldNames(), index.getGramLength(), index.getIndexType());
             spec = IndexOperations.buildSecondaryIndexCreationJobSpec(cis, metadataProvider);
@@ -575,7 +590,9 @@
             }
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             bActiveTxn = false;
+            progress = ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA;
 
+            //#. create the index artifact in NC.
             runJob(hcc, spec, true);
 
             mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
@@ -599,18 +616,16 @@
             //#. add another new index with PendingNoOp after deleting the index with PendingAddOp
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropIndex(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dataverseName, datasetName,
                     indexName);
-            index = new Index(dataverseName, datasetName, indexName, stmtCreateIndex.getIndexType(),
-                    stmtCreateIndex.getFieldExprs(), stmtCreateIndex.getGramLength(), false,
-                    IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP);
+            index.setPendingOp(IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP);
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addIndex(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), index);
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
 
-            if (spec != null) {
+            if (progress == ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA) {
                 //#. execute compensation operations
                 //   remove the index in NC
                 mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
@@ -623,11 +638,11 @@
                     bActiveTxn = false;
 
                     runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
-                } catch (Exception e3) {
+                } catch (Exception e2) {
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
                     if (bActiveTxn) {
-                        MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                        abort(e, e2, mdTxnCtx);
                     }
-                    //do no throw exception since still the metadata needs to be compensated. 
                 }
 
                 //   remove the record from the metadata.
@@ -638,8 +653,10 @@
                             datasetName, indexName);
                     MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
                 } catch (Exception e2) {
-                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-                    throw new AlgebricksException(e2);
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
+                    abort(e, e2, mdTxnCtx);
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("System is inconsistent state: pending index(" + dataverseName
+                            + "." + datasetName + "." + indexName + ") couldn't be removed from the metadata", e);
                 }
             }
             throw e;
@@ -648,8 +665,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleCreateTypeStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt)
-            throws AlgebricksException, RemoteException, ACIDException, MetadataException {
+    private void handleCreateTypeStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt) throws Exception {
 
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -657,15 +673,11 @@
 
         try {
             TypeDecl stmtCreateType = (TypeDecl) stmt;
-            String dataverseName = stmtCreateType.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : stmtCreateType.getDataverseName().getValue();
-            if (dataverseName == null) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException(" dataverse not specified ");
-            }
+            String dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(stmtCreateType.getDataverseName());
             String typeName = stmtCreateType.getIdent().getValue();
             Dataverse dv = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName);
             if (dv == null) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException("Unknonw dataverse " + dataverseName);
+                throw new AlgebricksException("Unknown dataverse " + dataverseName);
             }
             Datatype dt = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDatatype(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, typeName);
             if (dt != null) {
@@ -685,7 +697,7 @@
             }
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             throw e;
         } finally {
             releaseWriteLatch();
@@ -695,56 +707,61 @@
     private void handleDataverseDropStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt,
             IHyracksClientConnection hcc) throws Exception {
 
+        ProgressState progress = ProgressState.NO_PROGRESS;
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         boolean bActiveTxn = true;
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
         acquireWriteLatch();
 
-        String dvName = null;
+        String dataverseName = null;
         List<JobSpecification> jobsToExecute = new ArrayList<JobSpecification>();
         try {
             DataverseDropStatement stmtDelete = (DataverseDropStatement) stmt;
-            dvName = stmtDelete.getDataverseName().getValue();
+            dataverseName = stmtDelete.getDataverseName().getValue();
 
-            Dataverse dv = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dvName);
+            Dataverse dv = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName);
             if (dv == null) {
-                if (!stmtDelete.getIfExists()) {
-                    throw new AlgebricksException("There is no dataverse with this name " + dvName + ".");
+                if (stmtDelete.getIfExists()) {
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    throw new AlgebricksException("There is no dataverse with this name " + dataverseName + ".");
                 }
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-                return;
             }
 
             //#. prepare jobs which will drop corresponding datasets with indexes. 
-            List<Dataset> datasets = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverseDatasets(mdTxnCtx, dvName);
+            List<Dataset> datasets = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverseDatasets(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName);
             for (int j = 0; j < datasets.size(); j++) {
                 String datasetName = datasets.get(j).getDatasetName();
                 DatasetType dsType = datasets.get(j).getDatasetType();
                 if (dsType == DatasetType.INTERNAL || dsType == DatasetType.FEED) {
 
-                    List<Index> indexes = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDatasetIndexes(mdTxnCtx, dvName, datasetName);
+                    List<Index> indexes = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDatasetIndexes(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName,
+                            datasetName);
                     for (int k = 0; k < indexes.size(); k++) {
                         if (indexes.get(k).isSecondaryIndex()) {
-                            CompiledIndexDropStatement cds = new CompiledIndexDropStatement(dvName, datasetName,
+                            CompiledIndexDropStatement cds = new CompiledIndexDropStatement(dataverseName, datasetName,
                                     indexes.get(k).getIndexName());
                             jobsToExecute.add(IndexOperations.buildDropSecondaryIndexJobSpec(cds, metadataProvider));
                         }
                     }
 
-                    CompiledDatasetDropStatement cds = new CompiledDatasetDropStatement(dvName, datasetName);
+                    CompiledDatasetDropStatement cds = new CompiledDatasetDropStatement(dataverseName, datasetName);
                     jobsToExecute.add(DatasetOperations.createDropDatasetJobSpec(cds, metadataProvider));
                 }
             }
+            jobsToExecute.add(DataverseOperations.createDropDataverseJobSpec(dv, metadataProvider));
 
             //#. mark PendingDropOp on the dataverse record by 
             //   first, deleting the dataverse record from the DATAVERSE_DATASET
             //   second, inserting the dataverse record with the PendingDropOp value into the DATAVERSE_DATASET
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dvName);
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataverse(mdTxnCtx, new Dataverse(dvName, dv.getDataFormat(),
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName);
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataverse(mdTxnCtx, new Dataverse(dataverseName, dv.getDataFormat(),
                     IMetadataEntity.PENDING_DROP_OP));
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
             bActiveTxn = false;
+            progress = ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA;
 
             for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
                 runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
@@ -755,32 +772,44 @@
             metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
 
             //#. finally, delete the dataverse.
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dvName);
-            if (activeDefaultDataverse != null && activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() == dvName) {
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName);
+            if (activeDefaultDataverse != null && activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() == dataverseName) {
                 activeDefaultDataverse = null;
             }
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
 
-            //#. execute compensation operations
-            //   remove the all indexes in NC
-            for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
-                runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
-            }
+            if (progress == ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA) {
+                if (activeDefaultDataverse != null && activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() == dataverseName) {
+                    activeDefaultDataverse = null;
+                }
 
-            //   remove the record from the metadata.
-            mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
-            metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
-            try {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataverse(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dvName);
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-            } catch (Exception e2) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-                throw new AlgebricksException(e2);
+                //#. execute compensation operations
+                //   remove the all indexes in NC
+                try {
+                    for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
+                        runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception e2) {
+                    //do no throw exception since still the metadata needs to be compensated. 
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
+                }
+
+                //   remove the record from the metadata.
+                mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
+                try {
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName);
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                } catch (Exception e2) {
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
+                    abort(e, e2, mdTxnCtx);
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("System is inconsistent state: pending dataverse(" + dataverseName
+                            + ") couldn't be removed from the metadata", e);
+                }
             }
 
             throw e;
@@ -792,6 +821,7 @@
     private void handleDatasetDropStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt,
             IHyracksClientConnection hcc) throws Exception {
 
+        ProgressState progress = ProgressState.NO_PROGRESS;
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         boolean bActiveTxn = true;
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -802,21 +832,18 @@
         List<JobSpecification> jobsToExecute = new ArrayList<JobSpecification>();
         try {
             DropStatement stmtDelete = (DropStatement) stmt;
-            dataverseName = stmtDelete.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : stmtDelete.getDataverseName().getValue();
-            if (dataverseName == null) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException(" dataverse not specified ");
-            }
+            dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(stmtDelete.getDataverseName());
             datasetName = stmtDelete.getDatasetName().getValue();
 
             Dataset ds = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataset(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName);
             if (ds == null) {
-                if (!stmtDelete.getIfExists()) {
+                if (stmtDelete.getIfExists()) {
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                    return;
+                } else {
                     throw new AlgebricksException("There is no dataset with this name " + datasetName
                             + " in dataverse " + dataverseName + ".");
                 }
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-                return;
             }
 
             if (ds.getDatasetType() == DatasetType.INTERNAL || ds.getDatasetType() == DatasetType.FEED) {
@@ -842,6 +869,7 @@
 
                 MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
                 bActiveTxn = false;
+                progress = ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA;
 
                 //#. run the jobs
                 for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
@@ -859,25 +887,34 @@
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
 
-            //#. execute compensation operations
-            //   remove the all indexes in NC
-            for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
-                runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
-            }
+            if (progress == ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA) {
+                //#. execute compensation operations
+                //   remove the all indexes in NC
+                try {
+                    for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
+                        runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception e2) {
+                    //do no throw exception since still the metadata needs to be compensated. 
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
+                }
 
-            //   remove the record from the metadata.
-            mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
-            metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
-            try {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataset(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dataverseName,
-                        datasetName);
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-            } catch (Exception e2) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-                throw new AlgebricksException(e2);
+                //   remove the record from the metadata.
+                mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
+                metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
+                try {
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataset(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dataverseName,
+                            datasetName);
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                } catch (Exception e2) {
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
+                    abort(e, e2, mdTxnCtx);
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("System is inconsistent state: pending dataset(" + dataverseName
+                            + "." + datasetName + ") couldn't be removed from the metadata", e);
+                }
             }
 
             throw e;
@@ -889,6 +926,7 @@
     private void handleIndexDropStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt,
             IHyracksClientConnection hcc) throws Exception {
 
+        ProgressState progress = ProgressState.NO_PROGRESS;
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         boolean bActiveTxn = true;
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -901,11 +939,7 @@
         try {
             IndexDropStatement stmtIndexDrop = (IndexDropStatement) stmt;
             datasetName = stmtIndexDrop.getDatasetName().getValue();
-            dataverseName = stmtIndexDrop.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : stmtIndexDrop.getDataverseName().getValue();
-            if (dataverseName == null) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException(" dataverse not specified ");
-            }
+            dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(stmtIndexDrop.getDataverseName());
 
             Dataset ds = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataset(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName);
             if (ds == null) {
@@ -917,38 +951,39 @@
                 indexName = stmtIndexDrop.getIndexName().getValue();
                 Index index = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getIndex(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
                 if (index == null) {
-                    if (!stmtIndexDrop.getIfExists()) {
+                    if (stmtIndexDrop.getIfExists()) {
+                        MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                        return;
+                    } else {
                         throw new AlgebricksException("There is no index with this name " + indexName + ".");
                     }
-                } else {
-                    //#. prepare a job to drop the index in NC.
-                    CompiledIndexDropStatement cds = new CompiledIndexDropStatement(dataverseName, datasetName,
-                            indexName);
-                    jobsToExecute.add(IndexOperations.buildDropSecondaryIndexJobSpec(cds, metadataProvider));
-
-                    //#. mark PendingDropOp on the existing index
-                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropIndex(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
-                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addIndex(
-                            mdTxnCtx,
-                            new Index(dataverseName, datasetName, indexName, index.getIndexType(), index
-                                    .getKeyFieldNames(), index.isPrimaryIndex(), IMetadataEntity.PENDING_DROP_OP));
-
-                    //#. commit the existing transaction before calling runJob. 
-                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-                    bActiveTxn = false;
-
-                    for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
-                        runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
-                    }
-
-                    //#. begin a new transaction
-                    mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
-                    bActiveTxn = true;
-                    metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
-
-                    //#. finally, delete the existing index
-                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropIndex(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
                 }
+                //#. prepare a job to drop the index in NC.
+                CompiledIndexDropStatement cds = new CompiledIndexDropStatement(dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
+                jobsToExecute.add(IndexOperations.buildDropSecondaryIndexJobSpec(cds, metadataProvider));
+
+                //#. mark PendingDropOp on the existing index
+                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropIndex(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
+                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addIndex(mdTxnCtx,
+                        new Index(dataverseName, datasetName, indexName, index.getIndexType(),
+                                index.getKeyFieldNames(), index.isPrimaryIndex(), IMetadataEntity.PENDING_DROP_OP));
+
+                //#. commit the existing transaction before calling runJob. 
+                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                bActiveTxn = false;
+                progress = ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA;
+
+                for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
+                    runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
+                }
+
+                //#. begin a new transaction
+                mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
+                bActiveTxn = true;
+                metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
+
+                //#. finally, delete the existing index
+                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropIndex(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
             } else {
                 throw new AlgebricksException(datasetName
                         + " is an external dataset. Indexes are not maintained for external datasets.");
@@ -957,25 +992,34 @@
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
 
-            //#. execute compensation operations
-            //   remove the all indexes in NC
-            for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
-                runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
-            }
+            if (progress == ProgressState.ADDED_PENDINGOP_RECORD_TO_METADATA) {
+                //#. execute compensation operations
+                //   remove the all indexes in NC
+                try {
+                    for (JobSpecification jobSpec : jobsToExecute) {
+                        runJob(hcc, jobSpec, true);
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception e2) {
+                    //do no throw exception since still the metadata needs to be compensated.
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
+                }
 
-            //   remove the record from the metadata.
-            mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
-            metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
-            try {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropIndex(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dataverseName,
-                        datasetName, indexName);
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-            } catch (Exception e2) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-                throw new AlgebricksException(e2);
+                //   remove the record from the metadata.
+                mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
+                metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
+                try {
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropIndex(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dataverseName,
+                            datasetName, indexName);
+                    MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                } catch (Exception e2) {
+                    e.addSuppressed(e2);
+                    abort(e, e2, mdTxnCtx);
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("System is inconsistent state: pending index(" + dataverseName
+                            + "." + datasetName + "." + indexName + ") couldn't be removed from the metadata", e);
+                }
             }
 
             throw e;
@@ -985,8 +1029,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleTypeDropStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt)
-            throws AlgebricksException, MetadataException, RemoteException, ACIDException {
+    private void handleTypeDropStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt) throws Exception {
 
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -994,11 +1037,7 @@
 
         try {
             TypeDropStatement stmtTypeDrop = (TypeDropStatement) stmt;
-            String dataverseName = stmtTypeDrop.getDataverseName() == null ? (activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName()) : stmtTypeDrop.getDataverseName().getValue();
-            if (dataverseName == null) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException(" dataverse not specified ");
-            }
+            String dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(stmtTypeDrop.getDataverseName());
             String typeName = stmtTypeDrop.getTypeName().getValue();
             Datatype dt = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDatatype(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, typeName);
             if (dt == null) {
@@ -1009,15 +1048,14 @@
             }
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             throw e;
         } finally {
             releaseWriteLatch();
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleNodegroupDropStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt)
-            throws MetadataException, AlgebricksException, RemoteException, ACIDException {
+    private void handleNodegroupDropStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt) throws Exception {
 
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -1036,26 +1074,21 @@
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             throw e;
         } finally {
             releaseWriteLatch();
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleCreateFunctionStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt)
-            throws AlgebricksException, MetadataException, RemoteException, ACIDException {
+    private void handleCreateFunctionStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt) throws Exception {
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
         acquireWriteLatch();
 
         try {
             CreateFunctionStatement cfs = (CreateFunctionStatement) stmt;
-            String dataverse = cfs.getSignature().getNamespace() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : cfs.getSignature().getNamespace();
-            if (dataverse == null) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException(" dataverse not specified ");
-            }
+            String dataverse = getActiveDataverseName(cfs.getSignature().getNamespace());
             Dataverse dv = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dataverse);
             if (dv == null) {
                 throw new AlgebricksException("There is no dataverse with this name " + dataverse + ".");
@@ -1067,15 +1100,14 @@
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             throw e;
         } finally {
             releaseWriteLatch();
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleFunctionDropStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt)
-            throws MetadataException, RemoteException, ACIDException, AlgebricksException {
+    private void handleFunctionDropStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt) throws Exception {
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
         acquireWriteLatch();
@@ -1092,7 +1124,7 @@
             }
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             throw e;
         } finally {
             releaseWriteLatch();
@@ -1109,8 +1141,7 @@
         List<JobSpecification> jobsToExecute = new ArrayList<JobSpecification>();
         try {
             LoadFromFileStatement loadStmt = (LoadFromFileStatement) stmt;
-            String dataverseName = loadStmt.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : loadStmt.getDataverseName().getValue();
+            String dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(loadStmt.getDataverseName());
             CompiledLoadFromFileStatement cls = new CompiledLoadFromFileStatement(dataverseName, loadStmt
                     .getDatasetName().getValue(), loadStmt.getAdapter(), loadStmt.getProperties(),
                     loadStmt.dataIsAlreadySorted());
@@ -1139,7 +1170,7 @@
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
 
             throw e;
@@ -1158,8 +1189,7 @@
         try {
             metadataProvider.setWriteTransaction(true);
             WriteFromQueryResultStatement st1 = (WriteFromQueryResultStatement) stmt;
-            String dataverseName = st1.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : st1.getDataverseName().getValue();
+            String dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(st1.getDataverseName());
             CompiledWriteFromQueryResultStatement clfrqs = new CompiledWriteFromQueryResultStatement(dataverseName, st1
                     .getDatasetName().getValue(), st1.getQuery(), st1.getVarCounter());
 
@@ -1171,7 +1201,7 @@
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
             throw e;
         } finally {
@@ -1190,8 +1220,7 @@
         try {
             metadataProvider.setWriteTransaction(true);
             InsertStatement stmtInsert = (InsertStatement) stmt;
-            String dataverseName = stmtInsert.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : stmtInsert.getDataverseName().getValue();
+            String dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(stmtInsert.getDataverseName());
             CompiledInsertStatement clfrqs = new CompiledInsertStatement(dataverseName, stmtInsert.getDatasetName()
                     .getValue(), stmtInsert.getQuery(), stmtInsert.getVarCounter());
             JobSpecification compiled = rewriteCompileQuery(metadataProvider, clfrqs.getQuery(), clfrqs);
@@ -1205,7 +1234,7 @@
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
             throw e;
         } finally {
@@ -1224,11 +1253,10 @@
         try {
             metadataProvider.setWriteTransaction(true);
             DeleteStatement stmtDelete = (DeleteStatement) stmt;
-            String dataverseName = stmtDelete.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : stmtDelete.getDataverseName().getValue();
+            String dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(stmtDelete.getDataverseName());
             CompiledDeleteStatement clfrqs = new CompiledDeleteStatement(stmtDelete.getVariableExpr(), dataverseName,
-                    stmtDelete.getDatasetName().getValue(), stmtDelete.getCondition(), stmtDelete.getDieClause(),
-                    stmtDelete.getVarCounter(), metadataProvider);
+                    stmtDelete.getDatasetName().getValue(), stmtDelete.getCondition(), stmtDelete.getVarCounter(),
+                    metadataProvider);
             JobSpecification compiled = rewriteCompileQuery(metadataProvider, clfrqs.getQuery(), clfrqs);
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -1240,7 +1268,7 @@
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
             throw e;
         } finally {
@@ -1275,8 +1303,7 @@
 
         try {
             BeginFeedStatement bfs = (BeginFeedStatement) stmt;
-            String dataverseName = bfs.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : bfs.getDataverseName().getValue();
+            String dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(bfs.getDataverseName());
 
             CompiledBeginFeedStatement cbfs = new CompiledBeginFeedStatement(dataverseName, bfs.getDatasetName()
                     .getValue(), bfs.getQuery(), bfs.getVarCounter());
@@ -1294,6 +1321,8 @@
             }
             bfs.initialize(metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext(), dataset);
             cbfs.setQuery(bfs.getQuery());
+            metadataProvider.getConfig().put(FunctionUtils.IMPORT_PRIVATE_FUNCTIONS, "" + Boolean.TRUE);
+
             JobSpecification compiled = rewriteCompileQuery(metadataProvider, bfs.getQuery(), cbfs);
 
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -1305,7 +1334,7 @@
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
             throw e;
         } finally {
@@ -1322,8 +1351,7 @@
 
         try {
             ControlFeedStatement cfs = (ControlFeedStatement) stmt;
-            String dataverseName = cfs.getDataverseName() == null ? activeDefaultDataverse == null ? null
-                    : activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName() : cfs.getDatasetName().getValue();
+            String dataverseName = getActiveDataverseName(cfs.getDataverseName());
             CompiledControlFeedStatement clcfs = new CompiledControlFeedStatement(cfs.getOperationType(),
                     dataverseName, cfs.getDatasetName().getValue(), cfs.getAlterAdapterConfParams());
             JobSpecification jobSpec = FeedOperations.buildControlFeedJobSpec(clcfs, metadataProvider);
@@ -1335,7 +1363,7 @@
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
             throw e;
         } finally {
@@ -1406,8 +1434,9 @@
 
             return queryResult;
         } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
             if (bActiveTxn) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+                abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             }
             throw e;
         } finally {
@@ -1415,8 +1444,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void handleCreateNodeGroupStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt)
-            throws MetadataException, AlgebricksException, RemoteException, ACIDException {
+    private void handleCreateNodeGroupStatement(AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, Statement stmt) throws Exception {
 
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
         metadataProvider.setMetadataTxnContext(mdTxnCtx);
@@ -1439,7 +1467,7 @@
             }
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            abort(e, e, mdTxnCtx);
             throw e;
         } finally {
             releaseWriteLatch();
@@ -1479,6 +1507,20 @@
         return format;
     }
 
+    private String getActiveDataverseName(String dataverse) throws AlgebricksException {
+        if (dataverse != null) {
+            return dataverse;
+        }
+        if (activeDefaultDataverse != null) {
+            return activeDefaultDataverse.getDataverseName();
+        }
+        throw new AlgebricksException("dataverse not specified");
+    }
+
+    private String getActiveDataverseName(Identifier dataverse) throws AlgebricksException {
+        return getActiveDataverseName(dataverse != null ? dataverse.getValue() : null);
+    }
+
     private void acquireWriteLatch() {
         MetadataManager.INSTANCE.acquireWriteLatch();
     }
@@ -1494,4 +1536,13 @@
     private void releaseReadLatch() {
         MetadataManager.INSTANCE.releaseReadLatch();
     }
+
+    private void abort(Exception rootE, Exception parentE, MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx) {
+        try {
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+        } catch (Exception e2) {
+            parentE.addSuppressed(e2);
+            throw new IllegalStateException(rootE);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DatasetOperations.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DatasetOperations.java
index b9b9524..e22c215 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DatasetOperations.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DatasetOperations.java
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.common.Job;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.OptimizationConfUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.base.IDataFormat;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
@@ -38,10 +39,11 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.utils.DatasetUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixAppContextInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.ILocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledDatasetDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledLoadFromFileStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraint;
@@ -118,14 +120,16 @@
         Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitsAndConstraint = metadataProvider
                 .splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForInternalOrFeedDataset(dataset.getDataverseName(), datasetName,
                         datasetName);
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getStorageProperties();
         IndexDropOperatorDescriptor primaryBtreeDrop = new IndexDropOperatorDescriptor(specPrimary,
                 AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER, AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER,
                 splitsAndConstraint.first, new LSMBTreeDataflowHelperFactory(
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES));
+                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
+                        storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()));
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(specPrimary, primaryBtreeDrop,
                 splitsAndConstraint.second);
 
@@ -163,10 +167,11 @@
         }
         LOGGER.info("CREATING File Splits: " + sb.toString());
 
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getStorageProperties();
         //prepare a LocalResourceMetadata which will be stored in NC's local resource repository
         ILocalResourceMetadata localResourceMetadata = new LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata(typeTraits,
-                comparatorFactories, blooFilterKeyFields, true, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
-                GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES);
+                comparatorFactories, blooFilterKeyFields, true, storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(),
+                storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(), fs);
         ILocalResourceFactoryProvider localResourceFactoryProvider = new PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider(
                 localResourceMetadata, LocalResource.LSMBTreeResource);
 
@@ -176,8 +181,9 @@
                 new LSMBTreeDataflowHelperFactory(AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES), localResourceFactoryProvider,
+                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, storageProperties
+                                .getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), localResourceFactoryProvider,
                 NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, indexCreateOp,
                 splitsAndConstraint.second);
@@ -258,6 +264,7 @@
             numElementsHint = Long.parseLong(dataset.getHints().get("CARDINALITY"));
         }
 
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getStorageProperties();
         TreeIndexBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor btreeBulkLoad = new TreeIndexBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor(spec,
                 AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER, AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER,
                 splitsAndConstraint.first, typeTraits, comparatorFactories, blooFilterKeyFields, fieldPermutation,
@@ -265,8 +272,9 @@
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
+                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
+                        storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, btreeBulkLoad,
                 splitsAndConstraint.second);
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DataverseOperations.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DataverseOperations.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0654ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/DataverseOperations.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.file;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlMetadataProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataverse;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraint;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.utils.Pair;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobSpecification;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileRemoveOperatorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.IFileSplitProvider;
+
+public class DataverseOperations {
+    public static JobSpecification createDropDataverseJobSpec(Dataverse dataverse, AqlMetadataProvider metadata) {
+        JobSpecification jobSpec = new JobSpecification();
+        Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitsAndConstraint = metadata
+                .splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForDataverse(dataverse.getDataverseName());
+        FileRemoveOperatorDescriptor frod = new FileRemoveOperatorDescriptor(jobSpec, splitsAndConstraint.first);
+        AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(jobSpec, frod, splitsAndConstraint.second);
+        jobSpec.addRoot(frod);
+        return jobSpec;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/IndexOperations.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/IndexOperations.java
index dbbbe44..90a1ef0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/IndexOperations.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/IndexOperations.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.file;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.OptimizationConfUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlMetadataProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixAppContextInfo;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledCreateIndexStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledIndexDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraint;
@@ -48,14 +49,16 @@
 
         Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitsAndConstraint = metadataProvider
                 .splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForInternalOrFeedDataset(dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getStorageProperties();
         IndexDropOperatorDescriptor btreeDrop = new IndexDropOperatorDescriptor(spec,
                 AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER, AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER,
                 splitsAndConstraint.first, new LSMBTreeDataflowHelperFactory(
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES));
+                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
+                        storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()));
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper
                 .setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, btreeDrop, splitsAndConstraint.second);
         spec.addRoot(btreeDrop);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryBTreeCreator.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryBTreeCreator.java
index 2a1349b..ebd1a9c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryBTreeCreator.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryBTreeCreator.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.file;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.IAsterixPropertiesProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.ILocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.jobgen.impl.ConnectorPolicyAssignmentPolicy;
@@ -26,18 +27,21 @@
 
 public class SecondaryBTreeCreator extends SecondaryIndexCreator {
 
-    protected SecondaryBTreeCreator(PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf) {
-        super(physOptConf);
+    protected SecondaryBTreeCreator(PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf,
+            IAsterixPropertiesProvider propertiesProvider) {
+        super(physOptConf, propertiesProvider);
     }
 
     @Override
     public JobSpecification buildCreationJobSpec() throws AsterixException, AlgebricksException {
         JobSpecification spec = new JobSpecification();
 
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = propertiesProvider.getStorageProperties();
         //prepare a LocalResourceMetadata which will be stored in NC's local resource repository
         ILocalResourceMetadata localResourceMetadata = new LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata(
                 secondaryRecDesc.getTypeTraits(), secondaryComparatorFactories, secondaryBloomFilterKeyFields, false,
-                GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES);
+                storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                secondaryFileSplitProvider.getFileSplits());
         ILocalResourceFactoryProvider localResourceFactoryProvider = new PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider(
                 localResourceMetadata, LocalResource.LSMBTreeResource);
 
@@ -48,8 +52,9 @@
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES), localResourceFactoryProvider,
+                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
+                        storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), localResourceFactoryProvider,
                 NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, secondaryIndexCreateOp,
                 secondaryPartitionConstraint);
@@ -80,13 +85,17 @@
         // Sort by secondary keys.
         ExternalSortOperatorDescriptor sortOp = createSortOp(spec, secondaryComparatorFactories, secondaryRecDesc);
 
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = propertiesProvider.getStorageProperties();
         // Create secondary BTree bulk load op.
-        TreeIndexBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor secondaryBulkLoadOp = createTreeIndexBulkLoadOp(spec, numSecondaryKeys,
+        TreeIndexBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor secondaryBulkLoadOp = createTreeIndexBulkLoadOp(
+                spec,
+                numSecondaryKeys,
                 new LSMBTreeDataflowHelperFactory(AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES), BTree.DEFAULT_FILL_FACTOR);
+                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, storageProperties
+                                .getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), BTree.DEFAULT_FILL_FACTOR);
 
         // Connect the operators.
         spec.connect(new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec), keyProviderOp, 0, primaryScanOp, 0);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryIndexCreator.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryIndexCreator.java
index e7c2e3e..b79102b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryIndexCreator.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryIndexCreator.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.IAsterixPropertiesProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlBinaryBooleanInspectorImpl;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider;
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.utils.DatasetUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixAppContextInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.AndDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.IsNullDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NotDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledCreateIndexStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraint;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper;
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.btree.dataflow.LSMBTreeDataflowHelperFactory;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-// TODO: We should eventually have a hierarchy of classes that can create all possible index job specs, 
+// TODO: We should eventually have a hierarchy of classes that can create all
+// possible index job specs,
 // not just for creation.
 public abstract class SecondaryIndexCreator {
     protected final PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf;
@@ -103,29 +106,34 @@
     protected RecordDescriptor secondaryRecDesc;
     protected ICopyEvaluatorFactory[] secondaryFieldAccessEvalFactories;
 
+    protected IAsterixPropertiesProvider propertiesProvider;
+
     // Prevent public construction. Should be created via createIndexCreator().
-    protected SecondaryIndexCreator(PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf) {
+    protected SecondaryIndexCreator(PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf,
+            IAsterixPropertiesProvider propertiesProvider) {
         this.physOptConf = physOptConf;
+        this.propertiesProvider = propertiesProvider;
     }
 
     public static SecondaryIndexCreator createIndexCreator(CompiledCreateIndexStatement createIndexStmt,
             AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider, PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf) throws AsterixException,
             AlgebricksException {
+        IAsterixPropertiesProvider asterixPropertiesProvider = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance();
         SecondaryIndexCreator indexCreator = null;
         switch (createIndexStmt.getIndexType()) {
             case BTREE: {
-                indexCreator = new SecondaryBTreeCreator(physOptConf);
+                indexCreator = new SecondaryBTreeCreator(physOptConf, asterixPropertiesProvider);
                 break;
             }
             case RTREE: {
-                indexCreator = new SecondaryRTreeCreator(physOptConf);
+                indexCreator = new SecondaryRTreeCreator(physOptConf, asterixPropertiesProvider);
                 break;
             }
             case WORD_INVIX:
             case NGRAM_INVIX:
             case FUZZY_WORD_INVIX:
             case FUZZY_NGRAM_INVIX: {
-                indexCreator = new SecondaryInvertedIndexCreator(physOptConf);
+                indexCreator = new SecondaryInvertedIndexCreator(physOptConf, asterixPropertiesProvider);
                 break;
             }
             default: {
@@ -266,6 +274,7 @@
         int[] lowKeyFields = null;
         // +Infinity
         int[] highKeyFields = null;
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = propertiesProvider.getStorageProperties();
         BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor primarySearchOp = new BTreeSearchOperatorDescriptor(spec, primaryRecDesc,
                 AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER, AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER,
                 primaryFileSplitProvider, primaryRecDesc.getTypeTraits(), primaryComparatorFactories,
@@ -273,8 +282,10 @@
                 new LSMBTreeDataflowHelperFactory(AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES), false, NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
+                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, storageProperties
+                                .getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), false,
+                NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, primarySearchOp,
                 primaryPartitionConstraint);
         return primarySearchOp;
@@ -326,16 +337,13 @@
         for (int i = 0; i < numSecondaryKeyFields + numPrimaryKeys; i++) {
             fieldPermutation[i] = i;
         }
-        Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> secondarySplitsAndConstraint = metadataProvider
-                .splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForInternalOrFeedDataset(dataverseName, datasetName,
-                        secondaryIndexName);
         TreeIndexBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor treeIndexBulkLoadOp = new TreeIndexBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor(spec,
                 AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                secondarySplitsAndConstraint.first, secondaryRecDesc.getTypeTraits(), secondaryComparatorFactories,
+                secondaryFileSplitProvider, secondaryRecDesc.getTypeTraits(), secondaryComparatorFactories,
                 secondaryBloomFilterKeyFields, fieldPermutation, fillFactor, false, numElementsHint,
                 dataflowHelperFactory, NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, treeIndexBulkLoadOp,
-                secondarySplitsAndConstraint.second);
+                secondaryPartitionConstraint);
         return treeIndexBulkLoadOp;
     }
 
@@ -355,7 +363,8 @@
         }
         ICopyEvaluatorFactory selectCond = null;
         if (numSecondaryKeyFields > 1) {
-            // Create conjunctive condition where all secondary index keys must satisfy 'is not null'.
+            // Create conjunctive condition where all secondary index keys must
+            // satisfy 'is not null'.
             AndDescriptor andDesc = new AndDescriptor();
             selectCond = andDesc.createEvaluatorFactory(andArgsEvalFactories);
         } else {
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryInvertedIndexCreator.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryInvertedIndexCreator.java
index 0bf379d..ef94ec2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryInvertedIndexCreator.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryInvertedIndexCreator.java
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.IndexType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.IAsterixPropertiesProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlMetadataProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Index;
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.ILocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.LSMInvertedIndexLocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledCreateIndexStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
@@ -60,8 +61,9 @@
     private RecordDescriptor tokenKeyPairRecDesc;
     private boolean isPartitioned;
 
-    protected SecondaryInvertedIndexCreator(PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf) {
-        super(physOptConf);
+    protected SecondaryInvertedIndexCreator(PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf,
+            IAsterixPropertiesProvider propertiesProvider) {
+        super(physOptConf, propertiesProvider);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -150,10 +152,12 @@
     public JobSpecification buildCreationJobSpec() throws AsterixException, AlgebricksException {
         JobSpecification spec = new JobSpecification();
 
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = propertiesProvider.getStorageProperties();
         //prepare a LocalResourceMetadata which will be stored in NC's local resource repository
         ILocalResourceMetadata localResourceMetadata = new LSMInvertedIndexLocalResourceMetadata(invListsTypeTraits,
                 primaryComparatorFactories, tokenTypeTraits, tokenComparatorFactories, tokenizerFactory,
-                GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES, isPartitioned);
+                storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                isPartitioned, secondaryFileSplitProvider.getFileSplits());
         ILocalResourceFactoryProvider localResourceFactoryProvider = new PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider(
                 localResourceMetadata, LocalResource.LSMInvertedIndexResource);
 
@@ -259,20 +263,23 @@
     }
 
     private IIndexDataflowHelperFactory createDataflowHelperFactory() {
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = propertiesProvider.getStorageProperties();
         if (!isPartitioned) {
             return new LSMInvertedIndexDataflowHelperFactory(
                     AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                     AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                     AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                     AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
-                    GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES);
+                    storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                    storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate());
         } else {
             return new PartitionedLSMInvertedIndexDataflowHelperFactory(
                     AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                     AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                     AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                     AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
-                    GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES);
+                    storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                    storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryRTreeCreator.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryRTreeCreator.java
index 6f400f9..b7e4886 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryRTreeCreator.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/file/SecondaryRTreeCreator.java
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.IAsterixPropertiesProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.valueproviders.AqlPrimitiveValueProviderFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider;
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.ILocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.LSMRTreeLocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.translator.CompiledStatements.CompiledCreateIndexStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
@@ -49,20 +50,22 @@
     protected int numNestedSecondaryKeyFields;
     protected ATypeTag keyType;
 
-    protected SecondaryRTreeCreator(PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf) {
-        super(physOptConf);
+    protected SecondaryRTreeCreator(PhysicalOptimizationConfig physOptConf,
+            IAsterixPropertiesProvider propertiesProvider) {
+        super(physOptConf, propertiesProvider);
     }
 
     @Override
     public JobSpecification buildCreationJobSpec() throws AsterixException, AlgebricksException {
         JobSpecification spec = new JobSpecification();
 
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = propertiesProvider.getStorageProperties();
         //prepare a LocalResourceMetadata which will be stored in NC's local resource repository
         ILocalResourceMetadata localResourceMetadata = new LSMRTreeLocalResourceMetadata(
                 secondaryRecDesc.getTypeTraits(), secondaryComparatorFactories, primaryComparatorFactories,
                 valueProviderFactories, RTreePolicyType.RTREE, AqlMetadataProvider.proposeLinearizer(keyType,
-                        secondaryComparatorFactories.length), GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
-                GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES);
+                        secondaryComparatorFactories.length), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(),
+                storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(), secondaryFileSplitProvider.getFileSplits());
         ILocalResourceFactoryProvider localResourceFactoryProvider = new PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider(
                 localResourceMetadata, LocalResource.LSMRTreeResource);
 
@@ -74,9 +77,10 @@
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER, AqlMetadataProvider.proposeLinearizer(
-                                keyType, secondaryComparatorFactories.length),
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES),
-                localResourceFactoryProvider, NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
+                                keyType, secondaryComparatorFactories.length), storageProperties
+                                .getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), localResourceFactoryProvider,
+                NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
         AlgebricksPartitionConstraintHelper.setPartitionConstraintInJobSpec(spec, secondaryIndexCreateOp,
                 secondaryPartitionConstraint);
         spec.addRoot(secondaryIndexCreateOp);
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@
             selectOp = createFilterNullsSelectOp(spec, numNestedSecondaryKeyFields);
         }
 
+        AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = propertiesProvider.getStorageProperties();
         // Create secondary RTree bulk load op.
         TreeIndexBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor secondaryBulkLoadOp = createTreeIndexBulkLoadOp(
                 spec,
@@ -158,9 +163,9 @@
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER,
                         AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER, AqlMetadataProvider.proposeLinearizer(
-                                keyType, secondaryComparatorFactories.length),
-                        GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES),
-                BTree.DEFAULT_FILL_FACTOR);
+                                keyType, secondaryComparatorFactories.length), storageProperties
+                                .getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                        storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), BTree.DEFAULT_FILL_FACTOR);
 
         // Connect the operators.
         spec.connect(new OneToOneConnectorDescriptor(spec), keyProviderOp, 0, primaryScanOp, 0);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplicationEntryPoint.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplicationEntryPoint.java
index 5ab94f3..5d4f6ec 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplicationEntryPoint.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/CCApplicationEntryPoint.java
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.http.servlet.QueryResultAPIServlet;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.http.servlet.QueryStatusAPIServlet;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.http.servlet.UpdateAPIServlet;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.AsterixAppContextInfoImpl;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixExternalProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixMetadataProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IAsterixStateProxy;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.AsterixProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.AsterixStateProxy;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixAppContextInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.ICCApplicationContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.ICCApplicationEntryPoint;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.HyracksConnection;
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 
     private static final String HYRACKS_CONNECTION_ATTR = "edu.uci.ics.asterix.HYRACKS_CONNECTION";
 
-    private static final int DEFAULT_WEB_SERVER_PORT = 19001;
-
-    private static final int DEFAULT_JSON_API_SERVER_PORT = 19101;
-
     private Server webServer;
     private Server jsonAPIServer;
     private static IAsterixStateProxy proxy;
@@ -45,20 +41,20 @@
             LOGGER.info("Starting Asterix cluster controller");
         }
 
+        AsterixAppContextInfo.initialize(appCtx);
+
         proxy = AsterixStateProxy.registerRemoteObject();
-        proxy.setAsterixProperties(AsterixProperties.INSTANCE);
         appCtx.setDistributedState(proxy);
 
-        MetadataManager.INSTANCE = new MetadataManager(proxy);
+        AsterixMetadataProperties metadataProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getMetadataProperties();
+        MetadataManager.INSTANCE = new MetadataManager(proxy, metadataProperties);
 
-        setupWebServer();
+        AsterixExternalProperties externalProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getExternalProperties();
+        setupWebServer(externalProperties);
         webServer.start();
-
-        // Setup and start the web interface
-        setupJSONAPIServer();
+        setupJSONAPIServer(externalProperties);
         jsonAPIServer.start();
-
-        AsterixAppContextInfoImpl.initialize(appCtx);
+        ccAppCtx.addClusterLifecycleListener(ClusterLifecycleListener.INSTANCE);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -78,13 +74,9 @@
         return new HyracksConnection(strIP, port);
     }
 
-    private void setupWebServer() throws Exception {
-        String portStr = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.WEB_SERVER_PORT_PROPERTY);
-        int port = DEFAULT_WEB_SERVER_PORT;
-        if (portStr != null) {
-            port = Integer.parseInt(portStr);
-        }
-        webServer = new Server(port);
+    private void setupWebServer(AsterixExternalProperties externalProperties) throws Exception {
+
+        webServer = new Server(externalProperties.getWebInterfacePort());
 
         ServletContextHandler context = new ServletContextHandler(ServletContextHandler.SESSIONS);
         context.setContextPath("/");
@@ -96,13 +88,8 @@
         context.addServlet(new ServletHolder(new APIServlet()), "/*");
     }
 
-    private void setupJSONAPIServer() throws Exception {
-        String portStr = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.JSON_API_SERVER_PORT_PROPERTY);
-        int port = DEFAULT_JSON_API_SERVER_PORT;
-        if (portStr != null) {
-            port = Integer.parseInt(portStr);
-        }
-        jsonAPIServer = new Server(port);
+    private void setupJSONAPIServer(AsterixExternalProperties externalProperties) throws Exception {
+        jsonAPIServer = new Server(externalProperties.getAPIServerPort());
 
         ServletContextHandler context = new ServletContextHandler(ServletContextHandler.SESSIONS);
         context.setContextPath("/");
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/ClusterLifecycleListener.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/ClusterLifecycleListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8a1ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/ClusterLifecycleListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ *
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.hyracks.bootstrap;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixClusterProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.IClusterLifecycleListener;
+
+public class ClusterLifecycleListener implements IClusterLifecycleListener {
+
+    public static ClusterLifecycleListener INSTANCE = new ClusterLifecycleListener();
+
+    private ClusterLifecycleListener() {
+    }
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ClusterLifecycleListener.class.getName());
+
+    @Override
+    public void notifyNodeJoin(String nodeId, Map<String, String> ncConfiguration) {
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("NC: " + nodeId + " joined");
+        }
+        AsterixClusterProperties.INSTANCE.addNCConfiguration(nodeId, ncConfiguration);
+    }
+
+    public void notifyNodeFailure(Set<String> deadNodeIds) {
+        for (String deadNode : deadNodeIds) {
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("NC: " + deadNode + " left");
+            }
+            AsterixClusterProperties.INSTANCE.removeNCConfiguration(deadNode);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplicationEntryPoint.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplicationEntryPoint.java
index f332155..4569088 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplicationEntryPoint.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/hyracks/bootstrap/NCApplicationEntryPoint.java
@@ -5,166 +5,160 @@
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.common.AsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixMetadataProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.IAsterixPropertiesProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager.SystemState;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataNode;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IAsterixStateProxy;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataNode;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataBootstrap;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.PersistentLocalResourceRepository;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IRecoveryManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IRecoveryManager.SystemState;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.INCApplicationContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.INCApplicationEntryPoint;
 
 public class NCApplicationEntryPoint implements INCApplicationEntryPoint {
-	private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger
-			.getLogger(NCApplicationEntryPoint.class.getName());
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(NCApplicationEntryPoint.class.getName());
 
-	private INCApplicationContext ncApplicationContext = null;
-	private AsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeContext;
-	private String nodeId;
-	private boolean isMetadataNode = false;
-	private boolean stopInitiated = false;
-	private SystemState systemState = SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE;
+    private INCApplicationContext ncApplicationContext = null;
+    private IAsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeContext;
+    private String nodeId;
+    private boolean isMetadataNode = false;
+    private boolean stopInitiated = false;
+    private SystemState systemState = SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE;
 
-	@Override
-	public void start(INCApplicationContext ncAppCtx, String[] args)
-			throws Exception {
-		ncApplicationContext = ncAppCtx;
-		nodeId = ncApplicationContext.getNodeId();
-		if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-			LOGGER.info("Starting Asterix node controller: " + nodeId);
-		}
+    @Override
+    public void start(INCApplicationContext ncAppCtx, String[] args) throws Exception {
+        ncApplicationContext = ncAppCtx;
+        nodeId = ncApplicationContext.getNodeId();
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("Starting Asterix node controller: " + nodeId);
+        }
 
-		runtimeContext = new AsterixAppRuntimeContext(ncApplicationContext);
-		runtimeContext.initialize();
-		ncApplicationContext.setApplicationObject(runtimeContext);
-		JVMShutdownHook sHook = new JVMShutdownHook(this);
-		Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(sHook);
+        runtimeContext = new AsterixAppRuntimeContext(ncApplicationContext);
+        runtimeContext.initialize();
+        ncApplicationContext.setApplicationObject(runtimeContext);
+        JVMShutdownHook sHook = new JVMShutdownHook(this);
+        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(sHook);
 
-		// #. recover if the system is corrupted by checking system state.
-		IRecoveryManager recoveryMgr = runtimeContext.getTransactionSubsystem()
-				.getRecoveryManager();
-		systemState = recoveryMgr.getSystemState();
-		if (systemState != SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE) {
-			PersistentLocalResourceRepository localResourceRepository = (PersistentLocalResourceRepository) runtimeContext
-					.getLocalResourceRepository();
-			localResourceRepository.initialize(nodeId, null, false,
-					runtimeContext.getResourceIdFactory());
-		}
-		if (systemState == SystemState.CORRUPTED) {
-			recoveryMgr.startRecovery(true);
-		} else if (systemState == SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE) {
-			recoveryMgr.checkpoint(true);
-		}
-	}
+        // #. recover if the system is corrupted by checking system state.
+        IRecoveryManager recoveryMgr = runtimeContext.getTransactionSubsystem().getRecoveryManager();
+        systemState = recoveryMgr.getSystemState();
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("System is in a state: " + systemState);
+        }
 
-	@Override
-	public void stop() throws Exception {
-		if (!stopInitiated) {
-		    runtimeContext.setShuttingdown(true);
-			stopInitiated = true;
-			if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-				LOGGER.info("Stopping Asterix node controller: " + nodeId);
-			}
+        if (systemState != SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE) {
+            PersistentLocalResourceRepository localResourceRepository = (PersistentLocalResourceRepository) runtimeContext
+                    .getLocalResourceRepository();
+            localResourceRepository.initialize(nodeId, null, false, runtimeContext.getResourceIdFactory());
+        }
+        if (systemState == SystemState.CORRUPTED) {
+            recoveryMgr.startRecovery(true);
+        } else if (systemState == SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE) {
+            recoveryMgr.checkpoint(true);
+        }
+    }
 
-			IRecoveryManager recoveryMgr = runtimeContext
-					.getTransactionSubsystem().getRecoveryManager();
-			recoveryMgr.checkpoint(true);
+    @Override
+    public void stop() throws Exception {
+        if (!stopInitiated) {
+            runtimeContext.setShuttingdown(true);
+            stopInitiated = true;
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("Stopping Asterix node controller: " + nodeId);
+            }
 
-			if (isMetadataNode) {
-				MetadataBootstrap.stopUniverse();
-			}
-			runtimeContext.deinitialize();
-		} else {
-			if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-				LOGGER.info("Duplicate attempt to stop ignored: " + nodeId);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+            IRecoveryManager recoveryMgr = runtimeContext.getTransactionSubsystem().getRecoveryManager();
+            recoveryMgr.checkpoint(true);
 
-	@Override
-	public void notifyStartupComplete() throws Exception {
-		IAsterixStateProxy proxy = (IAsterixStateProxy) ncApplicationContext
-				.getDistributedState();
+            if (isMetadataNode) {
+                MetadataBootstrap.stopUniverse();
+            }
+            runtimeContext.deinitialize();
+        } else {
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("Duplicate attempt to stop ignored: " + nodeId);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-		if (systemState == SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE) {
-			PersistentLocalResourceRepository localResourceRepository = (PersistentLocalResourceRepository) runtimeContext
-					.getLocalResourceRepository();
-			System.out.println("nodeid" + nodeId);
-			System.out.println("proxy" + proxy);
-			System.out.println("stores"
-					+ proxy.getAsterixProperties().getStores());
-			System.out.println("store"
-					+ proxy.getAsterixProperties().getStores().get(nodeId)[0]);
+    @Override
+    public void notifyStartupComplete() throws Exception {
+        IAsterixStateProxy proxy = (IAsterixStateProxy) ncApplicationContext.getDistributedState();
+        AsterixMetadataProperties metadataProperties = ((IAsterixPropertiesProvider)runtimeContext).getMetadataProperties();
 
-			localResourceRepository.initialize(nodeId, proxy
-					.getAsterixProperties().getStores().get(nodeId)[0], true,
-					null);
-		}
+        if (systemState == SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE) {
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("System state: " + SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE);
+                LOGGER.info("Node ID: " + nodeId);
+                LOGGER.info("Stores: " + metadataProperties.getStores());
+                LOGGER.info("Root Metadata Store: " + metadataProperties.getStores().get(nodeId)[0]);
+            }
 
-		isMetadataNode = nodeId.equals(proxy.getAsterixProperties()
-				.getMetadataNodeName());
-		if (isMetadataNode) {
-			registerRemoteMetadataNode(proxy);
+            PersistentLocalResourceRepository localResourceRepository = (PersistentLocalResourceRepository) runtimeContext
+                    .getLocalResourceRepository();
+            localResourceRepository.initialize(nodeId, metadataProperties.getStores().get(nodeId)[0], true, null);
+        }
 
-			if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-				LOGGER.info("Bootstrapping metadata");
-			}
-			MetadataManager.INSTANCE = new MetadataManager(proxy);
-			MetadataManager.INSTANCE.init();
-			MetadataBootstrap.startUniverse(proxy.getAsterixProperties(),
-					ncApplicationContext,
-					systemState == SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE);
-			MetadataBootstrap.startDDLRecovery();
-		}
+        isMetadataNode = nodeId.equals(metadataProperties.getMetadataNodeName());
+        if (isMetadataNode) {
+            registerRemoteMetadataNode(proxy);
 
-		IRecoveryManager recoveryMgr = runtimeContext.getTransactionSubsystem()
-				.getRecoveryManager();
-		recoveryMgr.checkpoint(true);
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("Bootstrapping metadata");
+            }
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE = new MetadataManager(proxy, metadataProperties);
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.init();
+            MetadataBootstrap.startUniverse( ((IAsterixPropertiesProvider)runtimeContext), ncApplicationContext,
+                    systemState == SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE);
+            MetadataBootstrap.startDDLRecovery();
+        }
 
-		// TODO
-		// reclaim storage for orphaned index artifacts in NCs.
-	}
+        IRecoveryManager recoveryMgr = runtimeContext.getTransactionSubsystem().getRecoveryManager();
+        recoveryMgr.checkpoint(true);
 
-	public void registerRemoteMetadataNode(IAsterixStateProxy proxy)
-			throws RemoteException {
-		IMetadataNode stub = null;
-		MetadataNode.INSTANCE.initialize(runtimeContext);
-		stub = (IMetadataNode) UnicastRemoteObject.exportObject(
-				MetadataNode.INSTANCE, 0);
-		proxy.setMetadataNode(stub);
+        // TODO
+        // reclaim storage for orphaned index artifacts in NCs.
+    }
 
-		if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-			LOGGER.info("Metadata node bound");
-		}
-	}
+    public void registerRemoteMetadataNode(IAsterixStateProxy proxy) throws RemoteException {
+        IMetadataNode stub = null;
+        MetadataNode.INSTANCE.initialize(runtimeContext);
+        stub = (IMetadataNode) UnicastRemoteObject.exportObject(MetadataNode.INSTANCE, 0);
+        proxy.setMetadataNode(stub);
 
-	/**
-	 * Shutdown hook that invokes {@link NCApplicationEntryPoint#stop() stop}
-	 * method.
-	 */
-	private static class JVMShutdownHook extends Thread {
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("Metadata node bound");
+        }
+    }
 
-		private final NCApplicationEntryPoint ncAppEntryPoint;
+    /**
+     * Shutdown hook that invokes {@link NCApplicationEntryPoint#stop() stop} method.
+     */
+    private static class JVMShutdownHook extends Thread {
 
-		public JVMShutdownHook(NCApplicationEntryPoint ncAppEntryPoint) {
-			this.ncAppEntryPoint = ncAppEntryPoint;
-		}
+        private final NCApplicationEntryPoint ncAppEntryPoint;
 
-		public void run() {
-			if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-				LOGGER.info("Shutdown hook in progress");
-			}
-			try {
-				ncAppEntryPoint.stop();
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.WARNING)) {
-					LOGGER.warning("Exception in executing shutdown hook" + e);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
+        public JVMShutdownHook(NCApplicationEntryPoint ncAppEntryPoint) {
+            this.ncAppEntryPoint = ncAppEntryPoint;
+        }
+
+        public void run() {
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("Shutdown hook in progress");
+            }
+            try {
+                ncAppEntryPoint.stop();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.WARNING)) {
+                    LOGGER.warning("Exception in executing shutdown hook" + e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/result/ResultReader.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/result/ResultReader.java
index 48bde1c..48ba0b1 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/result/ResultReader.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/result/ResultReader.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.IHyracksClientConnection;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameTupleAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataset.DatasetDirectoryRecord.Status;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataset.DatasetJobRecord.Status;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataset.IHyracksDataset;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataset.IHyracksDatasetReader;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataset.ResultSetId;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/result/ResultUtils.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/result/ResultUtils.java
index 56769d9..8354160 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/result/ResultUtils.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/result/ResultUtils.java
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
     }
 
     public static String buildParseExceptionMessage(Throwable e, String query) {
+        GlobalConfig.ASTERIX_LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, e.toString(), e);
         StringBuilder errorMessage = new StringBuilder();
         String message = e.getMessage();
         message = message.replace("<", "&lt");
@@ -150,4 +151,24 @@
         }
         return cause;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * extract meaningful part of a stack trace:
+     * a. the causes in the stack trace hierarchy
+     * b. the top exception for each cause
+     * 
+     * @param e
+     * @return the contacted message containing a and b.
+     */
+    public static String extractErrorMessage(Throwable e) {
+        StringBuilder errorMessageBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        Throwable cause = e;
+        errorMessageBuilder.append(cause.getLocalizedMessage());
+        while (cause != null) {
+            StackTraceElement[] stackTraceElements = cause.getStackTrace();
+            errorMessageBuilder.append(stackTraceElements.length > 0 ? "\n caused by: " + stackTraceElements[0] : "");
+            cause = cause.getCause();
+        }
+        return errorMessageBuilder.toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-build-configuration.xml b/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-build-configuration.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e1b4b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-build-configuration.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<asterixConfiguration xmlns="asterixconf">
+  <metadataNode>nc1</metadataNode>
+  <store>
+     <ncId>nc1</ncId>
+     <storeDirs>nc1data</storeDirs> 
+  </store>
+  <store>
+     <ncId>nc2</ncId>
+     <storeDirs>nc2data</storeDirs> 
+  </store>
+  <property>
+     <name>log.level</name>
+     <value>WARNING</value>
+     <description>Log level for running tests/build</description>
+  </property>
+</asterixConfiguration>
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-metadata.properties b/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-metadata.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index e9ccc63..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-metadata.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-MetadataNode=nc1
-NewUniverse=true
-nc1.stores=/tmp/nc1data/
-nc2.stores=/tmp/nc2data/, /tmp/nc2data1/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 04f1aae..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,198 +0,0 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.aql;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
-
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
-import java.io.BufferedWriter;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.FileWriter;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.io.PrintWriter;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
-
-import org.json.JSONArray;
-import org.json.JSONException;
-import org.json.JSONObject;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
-
-public class TestsUtils {
-
-    private static final String EXTENSION_AQL_RESULT = "adm";
-
-    /**
-     * Probably does not work well with symlinks.
-     */
-    public static boolean deleteRec(File path) {
-        if (path.isDirectory()) {
-            for (File f : path.listFiles()) {
-                if (!deleteRec(f)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return path.delete();
-    }
-
-    public static void runScriptAndCompareWithResult(File scriptFile, PrintWriter print, File expectedFile,
-            File actualFile) throws Exception {
-        BufferedReader readerExpected = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(expectedFile),
-                "UTF-8"));
-        BufferedReader readerActual = new BufferedReader(
-                new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(actualFile), "UTF-8"));
-        String lineExpected, lineActual;
-        int num = 1;
-        try {
-            while ((lineExpected = readerExpected.readLine()) != null) {
-                lineActual = readerActual.readLine();
-                // Assert.assertEquals(lineExpected, lineActual);
-                if (lineActual == null) {
-                    if (lineExpected.isEmpty()) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    throw new Exception("Result for " + scriptFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< " + lineExpected
-                            + "\n> ");
-                }
-
-                if (!equalStrings(lineExpected.split("Timestamp")[0], lineActual.split("Timestamp")[0])) {
-                    fail("Result for " + scriptFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< " + lineExpected + "\n> "
-                            + lineActual);
-                }
-
-                ++num;
-            }
-            lineActual = readerActual.readLine();
-            // Assert.assertEquals(null, lineActual);
-            if (lineActual != null) {
-                throw new Exception("Result for " + scriptFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< \n> " + lineActual);
-            }
-            // actualFile.delete();
-        } finally {
-            readerExpected.close();
-            readerActual.close();
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    private static boolean equalStrings(String s1, String s2) {
-        String[] rowsOne = s1.split("\n");
-        String[] rowsTwo = s2.split("\n");
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < rowsOne.length; i++) {
-            String row1 = rowsOne[i];
-            String row2 = rowsTwo[i];
-
-            if (row1.equals(row2))
-                continue;
-
-            String[] fields1 = row1.split(" ");
-            String[] fields2 = row2.split(" ");
-
-            for (int j = 0; j < fields1.length; j++) {
-                if (fields1[j].equals(fields2[j])) {
-                    continue;
-                } else if (fields1[j].indexOf('.') < 0) {
-                    return false;
-                } else {
-                    fields1[j] = fields1[j].split(",")[0];
-                    fields2[j] = fields2[j].split(",")[0];
-                    Double double1 = Double.parseDouble(fields1[j]);
-                    Double double2 = Double.parseDouble(fields2[j]);
-                    float float1 = (float) double1.doubleValue();
-                    float float2 = (float) double2.doubleValue();
-
-                    if (Math.abs(float1 - float2) == 0)
-                        continue;
-                    else {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public static String aqlExtToResExt(String fname) {
-        int dot = fname.lastIndexOf('.');
-        return fname.substring(0, dot + 1) + EXTENSION_AQL_RESULT;
-    }
-
-    public static void writeResultsToFile(File actualFile, JSONObject result) throws IOException, JSONException {
-        BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(actualFile));
-        Results res = new Results(result);
-        for (String line : res) {
-            writer.write(line);
-            writer.newLine();
-        }
-        writer.close();
-    }
-
-    public static class Results implements Iterable<String> {
-        private final JSONArray chunks;
-
-        public Results(JSONObject result) throws JSONException {
-            chunks = result.getJSONArray("results");
-        }
-
-        public Iterator<String> iterator() {
-            return new ResultIterator(chunks);
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static class ResultIterator implements Iterator<String> {
-        private final JSONArray chunks;
-
-        private int chunkCounter = 0;
-        private int recordCounter = 0;
-
-        public ResultIterator(JSONArray chunks) {
-            this.chunks = chunks;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public boolean hasNext() {
-            JSONArray resultArray;
-            try {
-                resultArray = chunks.getJSONArray(chunkCounter);
-                if (resultArray.getString(recordCounter) != null) {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            } catch (JSONException e) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public String next() throws NoSuchElementException {
-            JSONArray resultArray;
-            String item = "";
-
-            try {
-                resultArray = chunks.getJSONArray(chunkCounter);
-                item = resultArray.getString(recordCounter);
-                if (item == null) {
-                    throw new NoSuchElementException();
-                }
-                item = item.trim();
-
-                recordCounter++;
-                if (recordCounter >= resultArray.length()) {
-                    chunkCounter++;
-                    recordCounter = 0;
-                }
-            } catch (JSONException e) {
-                throw new NoSuchElementException(e.getMessage());
-            }
-            return item;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void remove() {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java
index 56259fa..dfbd305 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java
@@ -14,23 +14,11 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.metadata;
 
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileReader;
-import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpStatus;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.GetMethod;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.params.HttpMethodParams;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
-import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -42,8 +30,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.aql.TestsUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.context.TestCaseContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.context.TestFileContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.xml.TestCase.CompilationUnit;
 
 /**
  * Executes the Metadata tests.
@@ -53,10 +39,9 @@
 
     private TestCaseContext tcCtx;
 
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(MetadataTest.class.getName());
     private static final String PATH_ACTUAL = "mdtest/";
     private static final String PATH_BASE = "src/test/resources/metadata/";
-    private static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "test.properties";
+    private static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "asterix-build-configuration.xml";
     private static final String WEB_SERVER_PORT = "19002";
 
     @BeforeClass
@@ -109,184 +94,9 @@
         this.tcCtx = tcCtx;
     }
 
-    // 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.
-    public String readTestFile(File testFile) throws Exception {
-        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(testFile));
-        String line = null;
-        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-        String ls = System.getProperty("line.separator");
-
-        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
-            stringBuilder.append(line);
-            stringBuilder.append(ls);
-        }
-
-        return stringBuilder.toString();
-    }
-
-    // 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) throws Exception {
-        final String url = "http://localhost:19101/ddl";
-
-        // Create an instance of HttpClient.
-        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
-
-        // Create a method instance.
-        GetMethod method = new GetMethod(url);
-
-        method.setQueryString(new NameValuePair[] { new NameValuePair("ddl", str) });
-
-        // Provide custom retry handler is necessary
-        method.getParams().setParameter(HttpMethodParams.RETRY_HANDLER, new DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler(3, false));
-
-        // Execute the method.
-        int statusCode = client.executeMethod(method);
-
-        // Read the response body as String.
-        String responseBody = method.getResponseBodyAsString();
-
-        // Check if the method was executed successfully.
-        if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
-            System.err.println("Method failed: " + method.getStatusLine());
-        }
-    }
-
-    // To execute Update statements
-    // Insert and Delete statements are executed here
-    public void executeUpdate(String str) throws Exception {
-        final String url = "http://localhost:19101/update";
-
-        // Create an instance of HttpClient.
-        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
-
-        // Create a method instance.
-        GetMethod method = new GetMethod(url);
-
-        method.setQueryString(new NameValuePair[] { new NameValuePair("statements", str) });
-
-        // Provide custom retry handler is necessary
-        method.getParams().setParameter(HttpMethodParams.RETRY_HANDLER, new DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler(3, false));
-
-        // Execute the method.
-        int statusCode = client.executeMethod(method);
-
-        // Read the response body as String.
-        String responseBody = method.getResponseBodyAsString();
-
-        // Check if the method was executed successfully.
-        if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
-            System.err.println("Method failed: " + method.getStatusLine());
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Executes Query and returns results as JSONArray
-    public JSONObject executeQuery(String str) throws Exception {
-
-        final String url = "http://localhost:19101/query";
-
-        // Create an instance of HttpClient.
-        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
-
-        // Create a method instance.
-        GetMethod method = new GetMethod(url);
-
-        method.setQueryString(new NameValuePair[] { new NameValuePair("query", str) });
-
-        // Provide custom retry handler is necessary
-        method.getParams().setParameter(HttpMethodParams.RETRY_HANDLER, new DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler(3, false));
-
-        JSONObject result = null;
-
-        try {
-            // Execute the method.
-            int statusCode = client.executeMethod(method);
-
-            // Check if the method was executed successfully.
-            if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
-                System.err.println("Method failed: " + method.getStatusLine());
-            }
-
-            // Read the response body as String.
-            String responseBody = method.getResponseBodyAsString();
-
-            result = new JSONObject(responseBody);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void test() throws Exception {
-        List<TestFileContext> testFileCtxs;
-        List<TestFileContext> expectedResultFileCtxs;
-
-        File testFile;
-        File expectedResultFile;
-        String statement;
-
-        int queryCount = 0;
-        JSONObject result;
-
-        List<CompilationUnit> cUnits = tcCtx.getTestCase().getCompilationUnit();
-        for (CompilationUnit cUnit : cUnits) {
-            testFileCtxs = tcCtx.getTestFiles(cUnit);
-            expectedResultFileCtxs = tcCtx.getExpectedResultFiles(cUnit);
-
-            for (TestFileContext ctx : testFileCtxs) {
-                testFile = ctx.getFile();
-                statement = readTestFile(testFile);
-                try {
-                    switch (ctx.getType()) {
-                        case "ddl":
-                            executeDDL(statement);
-                            break;
-                        case "update":
-                            executeUpdate(statement);
-                            break;
-                        case "query":
-                            result = executeQuery(statement);
-                            if (!cUnit.getExpectedError().isEmpty()) {
-                                if (!result.has("error")) {
-                                    throw new Exception("Test \"" + testFile + "\" FAILED!");
-                                }
-                            } else {
-                                expectedResultFile = expectedResultFileCtxs.get(queryCount).getFile();
-
-                                File actualFile = new File(PATH_ACTUAL + File.separator
-                                        + tcCtx.getTestCase().getFilePath().replace(File.separator, "_") + "_"
-                                        + cUnit.getName() + ".adm");
-
-                                File actualResultFile = tcCtx.getActualResultFile(cUnit, new File(PATH_ACTUAL));
-                                actualResultFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-
-                                TestsUtils.writeResultsToFile(actualFile, result);
-
-                                TestsUtils.runScriptAndCompareWithResult(testFile, new PrintWriter(System.err),
-                                        expectedResultFile, actualFile);
-                            }
-                            queryCount++;
-                            break;
-                        default:
-                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No statements of type " + ctx.getType());
-                    }
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    LOGGER.severe("Test \"" + testFile + "\" FAILED!");
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                    if (cUnit.getExpectedError().isEmpty()) {
-                        throw new Exception("Test \"" + testFile + "\" FAILED!", e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        TestsUtils.executeTest(PATH_ACTUAL, tcCtx);
     }
 
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/optimizer/OptimizerTest.java b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/optimizer/OptimizerTest.java
index 8530ba1..0f1f8b5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/optimizer/OptimizerTest.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/optimizer/OptimizerTest.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
     private static final ArrayList<String> ignore = AsterixTestHelper.readFile(FILENAME_IGNORE, PATH_BASE);
     private static final ArrayList<String> only = AsterixTestHelper.readFile(FILENAME_ONLY, PATH_BASE);
-    private static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "asterix-metadata.properties";
+    private static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "asterix-build-configuration.xml";
 
     @BeforeClass
     public static void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@
         System.setProperty(GlobalConfig.WEB_SERVER_PORT_PROPERTY, "19002");
         File outdir = new File(PATH_ACTUAL);
         outdir.mkdirs();
-        
+
         File log = new File("asterix_logs");
         if (log.exists()) {
-            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(log); 
+            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(log);
         }
-        
+
         AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.init();
         // Set the node resolver to be the identity resolver that expects node names 
         // to be node controller ids; a valid assumption in test environment. 
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@
         if (files == null || files.length == 0) {
             outdir.delete();
         }
-        
+
         File log = new File("asterix_logs");
         if (log.exists()) {
-            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(log); 
+            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(log);
         }
     }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
             }
             Assume.assumeTrue(!skipped);
 
-            LOGGER.severe("RUN TEST: \"" + queryFile.getPath() + "\"");
+            LOGGER.info("RUN TEST: \"" + queryFile.getPath() + "\"");
             Reader query = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(queryFile), "UTF-8"));
             PrintWriter plan = new PrintWriter(actualFile);
             AsterixJavaClient asterix = new AsterixJavaClient(
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
                     throw new Exception("Result for " + queryFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< \n> "
                             + lineActual);
                 }
-                LOGGER.severe("Test \"" + queryFile.getPath() + "\" PASSED!");
+                LOGGER.info("Test \"" + queryFile.getPath() + "\" PASSED!");
                 actualFile.delete();
             } finally {
                 readerExpected.close();
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/runtime/ExecutionTest.java b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/runtime/ExecutionTest.java
index 299c43c..2289484 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/runtime/ExecutionTest.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/runtime/ExecutionTest.java
@@ -1,22 +1,10 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.runtime;
 
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileReader;
-import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpStatus;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.GetMethod;
-import org.apache.commons.httpclient.params.HttpMethodParams;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
-import org.json.JSONObject;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -30,8 +18,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.util.IdentitiyResolverFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.aql.TestsUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.context.TestCaseContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.context.TestFileContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.xml.TestCase.CompilationUnit;
 
 /**
  * Runs the runtime test cases under 'asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets'.
@@ -41,13 +27,9 @@
     private static final String PATH_ACTUAL = "rttest/";
     private static final String PATH_BASE = "src/test/resources/runtimets/";
 
-    private static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "test.properties";
+    private static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "asterix-build-configuration.xml";
     private static final String[] ASTERIX_DATA_DIRS = new String[] { "nc1data", "nc2data" };
 
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ExecutionTest.class.getName());
-
-    // private static NCBootstrapImpl _bootstrap = new NCBootstrapImpl();
-
     @BeforeClass
     public static void setUp() throws Exception {
         System.setProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY, TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
@@ -108,177 +90,8 @@
         this.tcCtx = tcCtx;
     }
 
-    // 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.
-    public String readTestFile(File testFile) throws Exception {
-        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(testFile));
-        String line = null;
-        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-        String ls = System.getProperty("line.separator");
-
-        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
-            stringBuilder.append(line);
-            stringBuilder.append(ls);
-        }
-
-        return stringBuilder.toString();
-    }
-
-    // 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) throws Exception {
-        final String url = "http://localhost:19101/ddl";
-
-        // Create an instance of HttpClient.
-        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
-
-        // Create a method instance.
-        GetMethod method = new GetMethod(url);
-
-        method.setQueryString(new NameValuePair[] { new NameValuePair("ddl", str) });
-
-        // Provide custom retry handler is necessary
-        method.getParams().setParameter(HttpMethodParams.RETRY_HANDLER, new DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler(3, false));
-
-        // Execute the method.
-        int statusCode = client.executeMethod(method);
-
-        // Check if the method was executed successfully.
-        if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
-            System.err.println("Method failed: " + method.getStatusLine());
-        }
-    }
-
-    // To execute Update statements
-    // Insert and Delete statements are executed here
-    public void executeUpdate(String str) throws Exception {
-        final String url = "http://localhost:19101/update";
-
-        // Create an instance of HttpClient.
-        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
-
-        // Create a method instance.
-        GetMethod method = new GetMethod(url);
-
-        method.setQueryString(new NameValuePair[] { new NameValuePair("statements", str) });
-
-        // Provide custom retry handler is necessary
-        method.getParams().setParameter(HttpMethodParams.RETRY_HANDLER, new DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler(3, false));
-
-        // Execute the method.
-        int statusCode = client.executeMethod(method);
-
-        // Check if the method was executed successfully.
-        if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
-            System.err.println("Method failed: " + method.getStatusLine());
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Executes Query and returns results as JSONArray
-    public JSONObject executeQuery(String str) throws Exception {
-
-        final String url = "http://localhost:19101/query";
-
-        // Create an instance of HttpClient.
-        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
-
-        // Create a method instance.
-        GetMethod method = new GetMethod(url);
-
-        method.setQueryString(new NameValuePair[] { new NameValuePair("query", str) });
-
-        // Provide custom retry handler is necessary
-        method.getParams().setParameter(HttpMethodParams.RETRY_HANDLER, new DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler(3, false));
-
-        JSONObject result = null;
-
-        try {
-            // Execute the method.
-            int statusCode = client.executeMethod(method);
-
-            // Check if the method was executed successfully.
-            if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
-                System.err.println("Method failed: " + method.getStatusLine());
-            }
-
-            // Read the response body as String.
-            String responseBody = method.getResponseBodyAsString();
-
-            result = new JSONObject(responseBody);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void test() throws Exception {
-        List<TestFileContext> testFileCtxs;
-        List<TestFileContext> expectedResultFileCtxs;
-
-        File testFile;
-        File expectedResultFile;
-        String statement;
-
-        int queryCount = 0;
-        JSONObject result;
-
-        List<CompilationUnit> cUnits = tcCtx.getTestCase().getCompilationUnit();
-        for (CompilationUnit cUnit : cUnits) {
-            LOGGER.severe("[TEST]: " + tcCtx.getTestCase().getFilePath() + "/" + cUnit.getName());
-
-            testFileCtxs = tcCtx.getTestFiles(cUnit);
-            expectedResultFileCtxs = tcCtx.getExpectedResultFiles(cUnit);
-
-            for (TestFileContext ctx : testFileCtxs) {
-                testFile = ctx.getFile();
-                statement = readTestFile(testFile);
-                try {
-                    switch (ctx.getType()) {
-                        case "ddl":
-                            executeDDL(statement);
-                            break;
-                        case "update":
-                            executeUpdate(statement);
-                            break;
-                        case "query":
-                            result = executeQuery(statement);
-                            if (!cUnit.getExpectedError().isEmpty()) {
-                                if (!result.has("error")) {
-                                    throw new Exception("Test \"" + testFile + "\" FAILED!");
-                                }
-                            } else {
-                                expectedResultFile = expectedResultFileCtxs.get(queryCount).getFile();
-
-                                File actualFile = new File(PATH_ACTUAL + File.separator
-                                        + tcCtx.getTestCase().getFilePath().replace(File.separator, "_") + "_"
-                                        + cUnit.getName() + ".adm");
-
-                                File actualResultFile = tcCtx.getActualResultFile(cUnit, new File(PATH_ACTUAL));
-                                actualResultFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-
-                                TestsUtils.writeResultsToFile(actualFile, result);
-
-                                TestsUtils.runScriptAndCompareWithResult(testFile, new PrintWriter(System.err),
-                                        expectedResultFile, actualFile);
-                            }
-                            queryCount++;
-                            break;
-                        default:
-                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No statements of type " + ctx.getType());
-                    }
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    if (cUnit.getExpectedError().isEmpty()) {
-                        throw new Exception("Test \"" + testFile + "\" FAILED!", e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        TestsUtils.executeTest(PATH_ACTUAL, tcCtx);
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/3.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/3.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d71b27..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/3.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-for $current_sig in dataset('SIGroup')
-where
-   every $old_sig in dataset('SIGroup', getCurrentDateTime() - dtduration(0, 24, 0, 0))
-   satisfies $old_sig.name != $current_sig.name
-return $current_sig
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/createInternalDataSet.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/createInternalDataSet.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f141e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/createInternalDataSet.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+create dataset ds1(someType) primary key id;
+create internal dataset ds2(someType) primary key id;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/fieldAccessor.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/fieldAccessor.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3995374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/fieldAccessor.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+let $bla := { "name" : "value" }
+return
+  $bla."name" = $bla.name
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/functionDecl3.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/functionDecl3.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80629be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/functionDecl3.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+declare function "function with spaces"($a, $b) {
+  "string with spaces"
+};
+
+"function with spaces" (1, 2)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/utf-8.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/utf-8.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9c58ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/utf-8.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+string-to-codepoint("äöß");
+string-to-codepoint("迎");
+/* currently fails (issue 277) string-to-codepoint("欢")  */
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/variables.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/variables.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57bfa6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/AQLTS/queries/variables.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+let $a:=1
+let $b:=1
+return
+  $b-$a
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/logging.properties b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/logging.properties
index deb88307..f04eb3de 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/logging.properties
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/logging.properties
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 # For example, set the com.xyz.foo logger to only log SEVERE
 # messages:
 
+
+edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.level = INFO
 #edu.uci.ics.asterix.level = FINE
-#edu.uci.ics.algebricks.level = FINE
+#edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.level = FINE
 #edu.uci.ics.hyracks.level = INFO
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue_363_temporal_key_0.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue_363_temporal_key_0.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c04af59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue_363_temporal_key_0.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using year-month-duration as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:year-month-duration,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue_363_temporal_key_0.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue_363_temporal_key_0.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d07ed34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue_363_temporal_key_0.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using year-month-duration as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":year-month-duration("P16Y"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":year-month-duration("-P37M"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":year-month-duration("P2013Y"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue_363_temporal_key_0.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue_363_temporal_key_0.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a25bfb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue_363_temporal_key_0.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using year-month-duration as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.id > year-month-duration("P350M")
+return $x
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue_363_temporal_key_1.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue_363_temporal_key_1.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f59a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue_363_temporal_key_1.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using datetime as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:datetime,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue_363_temporal_key_1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue_363_temporal_key_1.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0640b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue_363_temporal_key_1.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using datetime as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":datetime("1900-01-01T00:00:00"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":datetime("2000-01-01T00:00:00"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":datetime("2013-01-01T00:00:00"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue_363_temporal_key_1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue_363_temporal_key_1.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b82717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue_363_temporal_key_1.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using datetime as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.id > datetime("2007-07-07T07:07:07.777Z")
+return $x
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue_363_temporal_key_2.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue_363_temporal_key_2.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97c62cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue_363_temporal_key_2.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using time as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:time,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue_363_temporal_key_2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue_363_temporal_key_2.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f98a754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue_363_temporal_key_2.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using time as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":time("03:10:00.493Z"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":time("20:37:19+08:00"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":time("21:39:17.948-04:00"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue_363_temporal_key_2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue_363_temporal_key_2.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..197b461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue_363_temporal_key_2.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using time as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.id > time("07:07:07.777Z")
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue_363_temporal_key_3.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue_363_temporal_key_3.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e4ae49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue_363_temporal_key_3.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using date as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:date,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue_363_temporal_key_3.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue_363_temporal_key_3.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..624cdc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue_363_temporal_key_3.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using date as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":date("2010-01-01"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":date("-1912-10-11"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":date("0732-02-02"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue_363_temporal_key_3.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue_363_temporal_key_3.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f9960e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue_363_temporal_key_3.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using date as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.id > date("2007-07-07")
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue_363_temporal_key_4.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue_363_temporal_key_4.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a3da89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue_363_temporal_key_4.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using day-time-duration as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:day-time-duration,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue_363_temporal_key_4.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue_363_temporal_key_4.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04a35de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue_363_temporal_key_4.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using day-time-duration as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":day-time-duration("P380DT983M"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":day-time-duration("-P3829H849.392S"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":day-time-duration("PT93847M0.392S"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue_363_temporal_key_4.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue_363_temporal_key_4.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e45250b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue_363_temporal_key_4.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using day-time-duration as the primary key 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+ 
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.id > day-time-duration("P350D")
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73d63c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using year-month-duration for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:year-month-duration,
+dur:year-month-duration,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
+create index TestSecondIndex on Employee(dur);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd96595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using year-month-duration for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":year-month-duration("P16Y"), "dur":year-month-duration("-P23Y"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":year-month-duration("-P37M"), "dur":year-month-duration("P1Y48M"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":year-month-duration("P2013Y"), "dur":year-month-duration("P7M"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8244c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using year-month-duration for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.dur > year-month-duration("P1Y")
+return $x
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9697c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using datetime for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:datetime,
+dt:datetime,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
+create index TestSecondIndex on Employee(dt);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d66da92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using datetime for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":datetime("1900-01-01T00:00:00"), "dt":datetime("1900-01-01T00:00:00"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":datetime("2000-01-01T00:00:00"), "dt":datetime("2000-01-01T00:00:00"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":datetime("2013-01-01T00:00:00"), "dt":datetime("2013-01-01T00:00:00"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb92aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using datetime for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.dt > datetime("2007-07-07T07:07:07.777Z")
+return $x
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3c19f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using time for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:time,
+tm:time,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
+create index TestSecondIndex on Employee(tm);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f44d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using time for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":time("03:10:00.493Z"), "tm":time("03:10:00.493Z"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":time("20:37:19+08:00"), "tm":time("20:37:19+08:00"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":time("21:39:17.948-04:00"), "tm":time("21:39:17.948-04:00"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0392b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using time for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.tm > time("07:07:07.777Z")
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab88978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using date for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:date,
+dt:date,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
+create index TestSecondIndex on Employee(dt);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d415e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using date for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":date("2010-01-01"), "dt":date("2010-01-01"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":date("-1912-10-11"), "dt":date("-1912-10-11"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":date("0732-02-02"), "dt":date("0732-02-02"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..128a2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using date for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.dt > date("2007-07-07")
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6a8836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using day-time-duration for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:day-time-duration,
+dur:day-time-duration,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
+create index TestSecondIndex on Employee(dt);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5aafe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using day-time-duration for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":day-time-duration("P380DT983M"), "dur":day-time-duration("P380DT983M"), "name": "John"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":day-time-duration("-P3829H849.392S"), "dur":day-time-duration("-P3829H849.392S"), "name": "Alex"})
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":day-time-duration("PT93847M0.392S"), "dur":day-time-duration("PT93847M0.392S"), "name": "Bob"})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbca351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : create a dataset using day-time-duration for the secondary index 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 26 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 461
+ */
+ 
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+where $x.dur > day-time-duration("P350D")
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue363_temporal_key_0.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue363_temporal_key_0.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be11d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_0/issue363_temporal_key_0.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": year-month-duration("P2013Y"), "name": "Bob" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue363_temporal_key_1.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue363_temporal_key_1.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4a131a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_1/issue363_temporal_key_1.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": datetime("2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"), "name": "Bob" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue363_temporal_key_2.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue363_temporal_key_2.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9829f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_2/issue363_temporal_key_2.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "id": time("12:37:19.000Z"), "name": "Alex" }
+{ "id": time("01:39:17.948Z"), "name": "Bob" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue363_temporal_key_3.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue363_temporal_key_3.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..125c38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_3/issue363_temporal_key_3.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": date("2010-01-01"), "name": "John" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue363_temporal_key_4.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue363_temporal_key_4.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43bda78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_key_4/issue363_temporal_key_4.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": day-time-duration("P380DT16H23M"), "name": "John" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue363_temporal_sec_key_0.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue363_temporal_sec_key_0.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a3b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0/issue363_temporal_sec_key_0.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": year-month-duration("-P3Y1M"), "dur": year-month-duration("P5Y"), "name": "Alex" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue363_temporal_sec_key_1.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue363_temporal_sec_key_1.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1703ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1/issue363_temporal_sec_key_1.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": datetime("2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"), "dt": datetime("2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"), "name": "Bob" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue363_temporal_sec_key_2.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue363_temporal_sec_key_2.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e32e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2/issue363_temporal_sec_key_2.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "id": time("12:37:19.000Z"), "tm": time("12:37:19.000Z"), "name": "Alex" }
+{ "id": time("01:39:17.948Z"), "tm": time("01:39:17.948Z"), "name": "Bob" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue363_temporal_sec_key_3.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue363_temporal_sec_key_3.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb4a286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3/issue363_temporal_sec_key_3.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": date("2010-01-01"), "dt": date("2010-01-01"), "name": "John" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue363_temporal_sec_key_4.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue363_temporal_sec_key_4.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dacaf15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4/issue363_temporal_sec_key_4.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": day-time-duration("P380DT16H23M"), "dur": day-time-duration("P380DT16H23M"), "name": "John" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta17/meta17.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta17/meta17.1.adm
index 2de89a6..d193dd1 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta17/meta17.1.adm
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta17/meta17.1.adm
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "circle", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "date", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "datetime", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "day-time-duration", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "double", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "duration", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "float", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
@@ -58,3 +59,4 @@
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "rectangle", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "string", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "time", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "year-month-duration", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Feb 08 15:49:29 PST 2013" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype/metadata_datatype.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype/metadata_datatype.1.adm
index 84e2ca8..cecdb85 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype/metadata_datatype.1.adm
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype/metadata_datatype.1.adm
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "circle", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "date", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "datetime", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "day-time-duration", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "double", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "duration", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "float", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
@@ -58,3 +59,4 @@
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "rectangle", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "string", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
 { "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "time", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatatypeName": "year-month-duration", "Derived": null, "Timestamp": "Fri Mar 29 11:19:47 PDT 2013" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml
index 47bcafa..e9ed34d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml
@@ -150,6 +150,56 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">issue_251_dataset_hint_4</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_key_0">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_key_0</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_key_1">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_key_1</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_key_2">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_key_2</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_key_3">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_key_3</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_key_4">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_key_4</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_sec_key_0</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_sec_key_1</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_sec_key_2</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_sec_key_3</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue_363_temporal_sec_key_4</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="exception">
     <test-case FilePath="exception">
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/ignore.txt b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/ignore.txt
index babe741..34d7259 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/ignore.txt
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/ignore.txt
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-distinct_aggregate.aql
\ No newline at end of file
+distinct_aggregate.aql
+unnest_list_in_subplan.aql
+fj-phase2-with-hints.aql
+fj-dblp-csx.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
index 5e9ac0e..911b63f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.aql
index dbb9c71..a42fc6b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -24,4 +25,4 @@
 
 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
\ No newline at end of file
+return $o
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.aql
index f25fb8b..b11629f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.aql
index fb59040..486fe66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.aql
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -26,4 +27,4 @@
 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
\ No newline at end of file
+return $o
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql
index b86c6b2..7dfc9f6 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.aql
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"Paper": $paper_tokens, "Query": $query_tokens }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
index 1a97936..5b2be0c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.aql
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -39,4 +40,4 @@
 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 {"atitle": $a.title, "btitle": $b.title}
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"atitle": $a.title, "btitle": $b.title}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.aql
index bf6bb82..d4ec177 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.aql
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -28,4 +29,4 @@
 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}
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"atitle": $a.title, "btitle": $b.title, "jacc": $jacc}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard.aql
index dae2a78..1e7df4b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard.aql
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -37,4 +38,4 @@
 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 {"atitle": $a.title, "btitle": $b.title}
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"atitle": $a.title, "btitle": $b.title}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.aql
index 84fb8f3..931734c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
index d0c3c6f..ecbeea7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
index a725edc..b437183 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -28,4 +29,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_01.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_01.aql
index c25e2e3..d554d76 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_01.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_01.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.aql
index 0e9f4d5..d60baad 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.aql
index bbd0f51..cc7dded 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -26,4 +27,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.aql
index 956f712..e51adbd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.aql
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -27,4 +28,4 @@
 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] }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc[1] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_01.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_01.aql
index 742cb69..3893857 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_01.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_01.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.aql
index a620399..372d622 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.aql
index d12bf98..568bcfa 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -26,4 +27,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.aql
index 6b308c8..c1a08b9 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.aql
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 create type DBLPType as closed {
   id: int32, 
@@ -27,4 +28,4 @@
 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 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"arec": $a, "brec": $b, "jacc": $jacc }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/limit-issue353.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/limit-issue353.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1b2678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/queries/limit-issue353.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue353
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=353
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 28th April 2013
+ */
+
+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;
+  
+write output to nc1:"/tmp/push_limit.adm";
+
+for $l in dataset('LineItem')
+limit 2
+return {
+"l_returnflag": $l.l_returnflag,
+"l_linestatus": $l.l_linestatus,
+"l_shipmode": $l.l_shipmode
+}
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-multipred.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-multipred.plan
index 5a5b715..e87dd88 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-multipred.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-multipred.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-neg_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-neg_01.plan
index c81244a..8315f2b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-neg_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-neg_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$7][$$10]  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-neg_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-neg_02.plan
index abbed4a..6269a2b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-neg_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join-neg_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$9][$$8]  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_01.plan
index 0f3828c..c8fd4cb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_02.plan
index c1c1f33..be25081 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_03.plan
index 2ecd027..f847790 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.plan
index 2bc4b23..8e1be33 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_05.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_05.plan
index fa60146..d3134f2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_05.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-equi-join_05.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-ge-join_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-ge-join_01.plan
index 0f0c06b..66ec32d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-ge-join_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-ge-join_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-ge-join_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-ge-join_02.plan
index 5cb2903..28645d5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-ge-join_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-ge-join_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-gt-join_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-gt-join_01.plan
index 0f0c06b..66ec32d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-gt-join_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-gt-join_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-gt-join_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-gt-join_02.plan
index 5cb2903..28645d5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-gt-join_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-gt-join_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-le-join_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-le-join_01.plan
index 0f0c06b..66ec32d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-le-join_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-le-join_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-le-join_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-le-join_02.plan
index 5cb2903..28645d5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-le-join_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-le-join_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-lt-join_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-lt-join_01.plan
index 0f0c06b..66ec32d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-lt-join_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-lt-join_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-lt-join_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-lt-join_02.plan
index 5cb2903..28645d5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-lt-join_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/primary-lt-join_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.plan
index be64ee5..a22212e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multiindex.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multipred.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multipred.plan
index 96632a5..0438a5d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multipred.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join-multipred.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_01.plan
index fac45f2..77aba01 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.plan
index fac45f2..77aba01 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.plan
index fac45f2..77aba01 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index-join/secondary-equi-join_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-01.plan
index 426a99d..3d9e18f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-02.plan
index 426a99d..3d9e18f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-03.plan
index 426a99d..3d9e18f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-04.plan
index 426a99d..3d9e18f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-05.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-05.plan
index 426a99d..3d9e18f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-05.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-05.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-06.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-06.plan
index 426a99d..3d9e18f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-06.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-06.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-07.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-07.plan
index 426a99d..3d9e18f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-07.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-07.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-08.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-08.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-08.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-08.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-09.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-09.plan
index a78e43f..011cf66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-09.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-09.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-10.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-10.plan
index a78e43f..011cf66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-10.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-10.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-11.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-11.plan
index a78e43f..011cf66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-11.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-11.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-12.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-12.plan
index a78e43f..011cf66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-12.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-12.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-13.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-13.plan
index a78e43f..011cf66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-13.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-13.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-14.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-14.plan
index a78e43f..011cf66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-14.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-14.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-15.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-15.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-15.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-15.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-16.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-16.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-16.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-16.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-17.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-17.plan
index a78e43f..011cf66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-17.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-17.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-18.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-18.plan
index a78e43f..011cf66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-18.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-18.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-19.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-19.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-19.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-19.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-20.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-20.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-20.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-20.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-21.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-21.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-21.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-21.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-22.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-22.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-22.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-22.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-23.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-23.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-23.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-23.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-24.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-24.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-24.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-24.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-25.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-25.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-25.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-25.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-26.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-26.plan
index 50b1c04..6f13ebb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-26.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-26.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-27.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-27.plan
index 40853fa..632a813 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-27.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-27.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-28.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-28.plan
index 5021595..d85d357 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-28.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-28.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-29.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-29.plan
index 5021595..d85d357 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-29.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-29.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-30.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-30.plan
index 5021595..d85d357 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-30.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-primary-30.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-31.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-31.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-31.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-31.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-32.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-32.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-32.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-32.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-33.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-34.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-35.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-36.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-37.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-37.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-37.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-37.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-38.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-38.plan
index 2110116..ef8a923 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-38.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-38.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-39.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-39.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-39.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-39.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-40.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-41.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-41.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-41.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-41.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-42.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-43.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-44.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.plan
index 7087a22..4b4412e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-45.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.plan
index 7087a22..4b4412e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-46.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-47.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-48.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.plan
index 7087a22..4b4412e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-49.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-50.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-50.plan
index 7087a22..4b4412e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-50.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-50.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.plan
index 7087a22..4b4412e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-51.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.plan
index a48d23a..001e10b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-52.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.plan
index a48d23a..001e10b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-53.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.plan
index a48d23a..001e10b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-54.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.plan
index a48d23a..001e10b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-55.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.plan
index f18d0ad..e12cdd8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-56.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.plan
index f18d0ad..e12cdd8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-57.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.plan
index 5b0ae2a..d7667d6 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-58.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.plan
index 7087a22..4b4412e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/btree-index/btree-secondary-59.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/consolidate-selects-complex.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/consolidate-selects-complex.plan
index 8d2b4d8..10b5853 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/consolidate-selects-complex.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/consolidate-selects-complex.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/consolidate-selects-simple.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/consolidate-selects-simple.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/consolidate-selects-simple.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/consolidate-selects-simple.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/count-tweets.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/count-tweets.plan
index f24833e..600795f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/count-tweets.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/count-tweets.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/cust_group_no_agg.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/cust_group_no_agg.plan
index a1242ff..ab9747f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/cust_group_no_agg.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/cust_group_no_agg.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$1(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
             {
               -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/denorm-cust-order.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/denorm-cust-order.plan
index 80f0a9d..86bafc3 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/denorm-cust-order.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/denorm-cust-order.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase1.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase1.plan
index 0b44c4d..76fd0bd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase1.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/fj-phase1.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
                           -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                     }
               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC), $$6(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC), $$4(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$23]  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$1][$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$1][$$4]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$1]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                                       -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$4]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- RUNNING_AGGREGATE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$24(DESC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@
                                                   -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                                               }
                                         -- HASH_PARTITION_MERGE_EXCHANGE MERGE:[$$30(ASC)] HASH:[$$30]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$5]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                          -- PRE_CLUSTERED_GROUP_BY[$$3]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   {
                                                     -- AGGREGATE  |LOCAL|
                                                       -- NESTED_TUPLE_SOURCE  |LOCAL|
                                                   }
                                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$5(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$3(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                     -- UNNEST  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inlined_q18_large_volume_customer.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inlined_q18_large_volume_customer.plan
index 0713f96..0c7b95d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inlined_q18_large_volume_customer.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inlined_q18_large_volume_customer.plan
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$57][$$4]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                            -- HYBRID_HASH_JOIN [$$57][$$3]  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$57]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                                                               -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
                                                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                                                   -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$4]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$3]  |PARTITIONED|
                                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                   -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.plan
index 84bc4de..d7c4c08 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-contains.plan
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check-panic.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check-panic.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check-panic.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check-panic.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.plan
index 7aa19a6..1f53ded 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-check.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-panic.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-panic.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-panic.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance-panic.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.plan
index 7aa19a6..1f53ded 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-edit-distance.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
index b5ea9d7..8a40be1 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index 504d5bf..f26c81d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.plan
index f0adce8..7ad0078 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard-check.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.plan
index f0adce8..7ad0078 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ngram-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.plan
index 7e8a594..7fcefa6 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance-check.plan
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.plan
index 7e8a594..7fcefa6 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-edit-distance.plan
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
index 5eef58e..dca0403 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index 7aa19a6..1f53ded 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.plan
index 504d5bf..f26c81d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard-check.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.plan
index 504d5bf..f26c81d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/olist-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index 7aa19a6..1f53ded 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.plan
index 504d5bf..f26c81d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard-check.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.plan
index 504d5bf..f26c81d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/ulist-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index 504d5bf..f26c81d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.plan
index f0adce8..7ad0078 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard-check.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.plan
index f0adce8..7ad0078 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-basic/word-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan
index 96697b6..a59363b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan
index 96697b6..a59363b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic-nopanic_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let-panic.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.plan
index 504d5bf..f26c81d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-edit-distance-check-let.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.plan
index 7ae3ecd..e4516f1 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-let.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
index db4c5c5..6900fe8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ngram-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.plan
index a1a1253..e62367e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-edit-distance-check-let.plan
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.plan
index f0adce8..7ad0078 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/olist-jaccard-check-let.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.plan
index f0adce8..7ad0078 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/ulist-jaccard-check-let.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.plan
index 7ae3ecd..e4516f1 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-let.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
index db4c5c5..6900fe8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-complex/word-jaccard-check-multi-let.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.plan
index 73ba563..c683c43 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance-inline.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance.plan
index 37d4f2c..0aaa618 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-edit-distance.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
index 22cb67b..fc5a042 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index df958f7..7629035 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.plan
index 50966d0..4972d0f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STABLE_SORT [$$30(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard.plan
index 0bb698c..a8c2925 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.plan
index 73ba563..c683c43 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance.plan
index 37d4f2c..0aaa618 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
index 22cb67b..fc5a042 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- UNION_ALL  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index 294d740..a2236b0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.plan
index 141fd9d..ebebe4d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard.plan
index a70fe23..0ee49d0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index 294d740..a2236b0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.plan
index 141fd9d..ebebe4d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard.plan
index a70fe23..0ee49d0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
index df958f7..7629035 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.plan
index 50966d0..4972d0f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- STABLE_SORT [$$30(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard.plan
index 0bb698c..a8c2925 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- STABLE_SORT [$$27(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_01.plan
index 63c5436..b274dfc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.plan
index 2181d95..9fe499b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.plan
index 63c5436..b274dfc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.plan
index dc42118..dbeabdd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_01.plan
index 63c5436..b274dfc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.plan
index 2181d95..9fe499b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.plan
index 63c5436..b274dfc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.plan
index 43dbff9..7a789d2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-edit-distance_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan
index 25c87b0..16f2bfd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan
index 98aa0ef..595587e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
index 98aa0ef..595587e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
index 700ebb7..b7fe0db 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
index 69948aa..7160d6f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
index 700ebb7..b7fe0db 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_01.plan
index 901e0f4..2710b67 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.plan
index d23a6f5..c3bf90e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.plan
index 901e0f4..2710b67 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.plan
index 1d1cd5f..5ed5498 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$30(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_01.plan
index 901e0f4..2710b67 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.plan
index d23a6f5..c3bf90e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.plan
index 901e0f4..2710b67 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.plan
index d1b8f79..c995dafa 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$30(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_01.plan
index 63c5436..b274dfc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.plan
index 2181d95..9fe499b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.plan
index 63c5436..b274dfc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.plan
index dc42118..dbeabdd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_01.plan
index 63c5436..b274dfc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.plan
index 2181d95..9fe499b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.plan
index 63c5436..b274dfc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$26(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.plan
index 43dbff9..7a789d2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-edit-distance_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STABLE_SORT [$$31(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                             -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan
index 98aa0ef..595587e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan
index 25c87b0..16f2bfd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
index 98aa0ef..595587e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-edit-distance_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
index 4cef1ae..74bdea2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
index a21a7b5..be387f0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
index 4cef1ae..74bdea2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_01.plan
index 44328ef..dc2073c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.plan
index 6d8460a..8a7e71b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.plan
index 44328ef..dc2073c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.plan
index 4a4430c..4934b82 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_01.plan
index 44328ef..dc2073c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.plan
index 6d8460a..8a7e71b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.plan
index 44328ef..dc2073c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.plan
index b6a694e..710ba98 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/olist-jaccard_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
index 4cef1ae..74bdea2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
index a21a7b5..be387f0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
index 4cef1ae..74bdea2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$22(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_01.plan
index 44328ef..dc2073c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.plan
index 6d8460a..8a7e71b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.plan
index 44328ef..dc2073c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.plan
index 4a4430c..4934b82 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_01.plan
index 44328ef..dc2073c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.plan
index 6d8460a..8a7e71b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.plan
index 44328ef..dc2073c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$23(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.plan
index b6a694e..710ba98 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/ulist-jaccard_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$28(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
index 700ebb7..b7fe0db 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
index 69948aa..7160d6f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
index 700ebb7..b7fe0db 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-fuzzyeq-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$24(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_01.plan
index 901e0f4..2710b67 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.plan
index b77169d..e58089b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.plan
index 901e0f4..2710b67 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.plan
index 1d1cd5f..5ed5498 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$30(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_01.plan
index 901e0f4..2710b67 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.plan
index d23a6f5..c3bf90e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.plan
index 901e0f4..2710b67 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                           -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- STABLE_SORT [$$25(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.plan
index d1b8f79..c995dafa 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                               -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- STABLE_SORT [$$30(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- FUZZY_INVERTED_INDEX_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                       -- BROADCAST_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_01.plan
index 011f8be..8149181 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_02.plan
index 591ddbf..92adb3d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/join-super-key_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/limit-issue353.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/limit-issue353.plan
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..829a245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/limit-issue353.plan
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |UNPARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |UNPARTITIONED|
+    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |UNPARTITIONED|
+      -- ASSIGN  |UNPARTITIONED|
+        -- STREAM_LIMIT  |UNPARTITIONED|
+          -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- SORT_MERGE_EXCHANGE [$$6(ASC), $$7(ASC) ]  |PARTITIONED|
+              -- STREAM_LIMIT  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_01.plan
index 7dac263..60e9899 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_02.plan
index 63a3b4e..78159b2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/loj-super-key_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj2.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj2.plan
index f0e1d55..41ae699 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj2.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj2.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj3.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj3.plan
index b68ef76..6d0e32e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj3.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/nested_loj3.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/noncollocated.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/noncollocated.plan
index f1e1f5d..e92a84c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/noncollocated.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/noncollocated.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-aggreg.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-aggreg.plan
index f32df8e..08ad861 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-aggreg.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-aggreg.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-composite-index-search.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-composite-index-search.plan
index 089064b..39a9eda 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-composite-index-search.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-composite-index-search.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-open.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-open.plan
index 66b693c..b78849b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-open.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search-open.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search.plan
index 66b693c..b78849b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/orders-index-search.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/prim-idx-search-open.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/prim-idx-search-open.plan
index e8b196d..2a91fc5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/prim-idx-search-open.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/prim-idx-search-open.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/prim-idx-search.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/prim-idx-search.plan
index e8b196d..2a91fc5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/prim-idx-search.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/prim-idx-search.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/pull_select_above_eq_join.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/pull_select_above_eq_join.plan
index d50a885..b0d8e64 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/pull_select_above_eq_join.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/pull_select_above_eq_join.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/push-project-through-group.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/push-project-through-group.plan
index 94273ad..86bcdac 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/push-project-through-group.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/push-project-through-group.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q1.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q1.plan
index 2695827..aa5daa2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q1.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/q1.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_01.plan
index 2f98801..64fdc8c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.plan
index 2f98801..64fdc8c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.plan
index 2f98801..64fdc8c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-index-join/spatial-intersect-point_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-secondary-index-open.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-secondary-index-open.plan
index f7382d8..1845ed7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-secondary-index-open.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-secondary-index-open.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-secondary-index.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-secondary-index.plan
index f7382d8..1845ed7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-secondary-index.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/rtree-secondary-index.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.plan
index bf8978b..4f0d931 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-delete-rtree-secondary-index.plan
@@ -3,23 +3,21 @@
     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
       -- INDEX_INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STABLE_SORT [$$29(ASC), $$30(ASC), $$31(ASC), $$32(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                 -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                    -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                    -- INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
                       -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                        -- INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                            -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+                        -- STABLE_SORT [$$14(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$14]  |PARTITIONED|
+                            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                 -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                                   -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
                                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                          -- BTREE_SEARCH  |PARTITIONED|
-                                            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                                -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
\ No newline at end of file
+                                          -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                            -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert-secondary-index.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert-secondary-index.plan
index e6cf237..1458c66 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert-secondary-index.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/scan-insert-secondary-index.plan
@@ -3,28 +3,24 @@
     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
       -- INDEX_INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-          -- STABLE_SORT [$$11(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-            -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+          -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+            -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
               -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                  -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                  -- INDEX_INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
                     -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                      -- INDEX_INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
+                      -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
                         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                          -- STABLE_SORT [$$10(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                          -- INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
                             -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                              -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                  -- INSERT_DELETE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                    -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
-                                      -- STABLE_SORT [$$6(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
-                                        -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
+                              -- STABLE_SORT [$$6(ASC)]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                -- HASH_PARTITION_EXCHANGE [$$6]  |PARTITIONED|
+                                  -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                    -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
+                                      -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                        -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
                                           -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
-                                            -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
-                                              -- ASSIGN  |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|
+                                              -- DATASOURCE_SCAN  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+                                                  -- EMPTY_TUPLE_SOURCE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_01.plan
index c0e93c8..fcd1fd5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_02.plan
index c0e93c8..fcd1fd5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_03.plan
index c0e93c8..fcd1fd5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_04.plan
index c0e93c8..fcd1fd5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_05.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_05.plan
index 4d9d3f9..7ec3440 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_05.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_05.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_06.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_06.plan
index 4d9d3f9..7ec3440 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_06.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_06.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_07.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_07.plan
index 4d9d3f9..7ec3440 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_07.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_07.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_08.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_08.plan
index 4d9d3f9..7ec3440 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_08.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-let-to-edit-distance-check_08.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_01.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_02.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_03.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_04.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_05.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_05.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_05.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_05.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_06.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_06.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_06.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_06.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_07.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_07.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_07.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_07.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_08.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_08.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_08.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/edit-distance-to-edit-distance-check_08.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/fuzzyeq-to-edit-distance-check.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/fuzzyeq-to-edit-distance-check.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/fuzzyeq-to-edit-distance-check.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/fuzzyeq-to-edit-distance-check.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/fuzzyeq-to-jaccard-check.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/fuzzyeq-to-jaccard-check.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/fuzzyeq-to-jaccard-check.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/fuzzyeq-to-jaccard-check.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_01.plan
index c0e93c8..fcd1fd5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_02.plan
index c0e93c8..fcd1fd5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_03.plan
index c0e93c8..fcd1fd5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_04.plan
index c0e93c8..fcd1fd5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_05.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_05.plan
index 4d9d3f9..7ec3440 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_05.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_05.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_06.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_06.plan
index 4d9d3f9..7ec3440 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_06.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_06.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_07.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_07.plan
index 4d9d3f9..7ec3440 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_07.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_07.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_08.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_08.plan
index 4d9d3f9..7ec3440 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_08.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-let-to-jaccard-check_08.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_01.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_01.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_01.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_01.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_02.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_02.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_02.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_02.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_03.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_03.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_03.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_03.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_04.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_04.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_04.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_04.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_05.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_05.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_05.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_05.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_06.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_06.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_06.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_06.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_07.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_07.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_07.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_07.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_08.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_08.plan
index ae0d5bb..06194e4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_08.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/similarity/jaccard-to-jaccard-check_08.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_SELECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/unnest_list_in_subplan.plan b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/unnest_list_in_subplan.plan
index 30a53b3..e9fafd7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/unnest_list_in_subplan.plan
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/optimizerts/results/unnest_list_in_subplan.plan
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- DISTRIBUTE_RESULT  |PARTITIONED|
-  -- RANDOM_MERGE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
+  -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
     -- STREAM_PROJECT  |PARTITIONED|
       -- ASSIGN  |PARTITIONED|
         -- ONE_TO_ONE_EXCHANGE  |PARTITIONED|
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue395/issue395.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue395/issue395.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0bbb1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue395/issue395.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:int32,
+name:string ?
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue395/issue395.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue395/issue395.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa8fb09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue395/issue395.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":12,"name":"John Doe"});
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":42});
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":22,"name":"John Smith"});
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":19});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue395/issue395.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue395/issue395.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8104319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue395/issue395.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+use dataverse test;
+
+count(for $l in dataset Employee
+return $l.name)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.1.ddl.aql
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.1.ddl.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b0ed8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+let $l := ["ASTERIX", "Hyracks", null]
+return count($l)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.1.ddl.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.1.ddl.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9bc64e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+let $l := [1, 60, null]
+return { "count": count($l), "average": avg($l), "sum": sum($l), "min": min($l), "max": max($l) } 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.1.ddl.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.1.ddl.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9819455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue400
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=400
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 8th May 2013
+ */
+ 
+let $l := [[1,2,3,4,5],[6,7,8,9]]
+return count(for $i in $l return $i)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/sum_null-with-pred/sum_null-with-pred.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/sum_null-with-pred/sum_null-with-pred.3.query.aql
index 432866f..144f427 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/sum_null-with-pred/sum_null-with-pred.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/aggregate/sum_null-with-pred/sum_null-with-pred.3.query.aql
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 sum(for $l in dataset('tdst')
 where not(is-null($l.sal))
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/boolean/not_01/not_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/boolean/not_01/not_01.3.query.aql
index af1a6bc..059da38 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/boolean/not_01/not_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/boolean/not_01/not_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $x := true
 let $y := false
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e39a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Description      :   Check comparison and order-by for day-time-duration
+ * Expected Result  :   Success
+ * Date             :   May 18, 2013
+ */
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..335a24a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Description      :   Check comparison and order-by for day-time-duration
+ * Expected Result  :   Success
+ * Date             :   May 18, 2013
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69a8b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Description      :   Check comparison and order-by for day-time-duration
+ * Expected Result  :   Success
+ * Date             :   May 18, 2013
+ */
+use dataverse test;
+
+let $dr1 := day-time-duration("P439D")
+let $dr2 := day-time-duration("-PT328M")
+let $dr3 := day-time-duration("-P48DT12M43.932S")
+let $dr4 := day-time-duration("P12H")
+
+for $dr in [$dr1, $dr2, $dr3, $dr4]
+order by $dr
+return $dr
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba511f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for equality comparisons for non-total-ordered types
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd5635c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for equality comparisons for non-total-ordered types
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e898a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for equality comparisons for non-total-ordered types
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+
+let $v1 := duration("P3Y6M3DT9H5M2.348S")
+let $v2 := year-month-duration("P3Y6M")
+let $v3 := day-time-duration("P3DT9H5M2.348S")
+let $v4 := point("47.44,80.65")
+let $v5 := line("10.1234,11.1e-1 +10.2E-2,-11.22")
+let $v6 := polygon("-1.0,+10.5e2 -02.15E+50,2.5 -1.0,+3.3e3 -2.50E+05,20.15 +3.5e+2,03.6 -4.60E-3,+4.75 -2,+1.0e2 -2.00E+5,20.10 30.5,03.25 -4.33E-3,+4.75")
+let $v7 := circle("0.1234,-1.00e-10 +10.5E-2")
+let $v8 := rectangle("0.1234,-1.00e-10 5.5487,0.48765")
+let $v9 := interval-from-datetime(datetime("-1987-11-19T02:43:57.938+08:00"), datetime("19991112T124935948-0700"))
+let $dv1 := duration("P3Y6M3DT9H5M2.348S")
+let $dv2 := year-month-duration("P3Y6M")
+let $dv3 := day-time-duration("P3DT9H5M2.348S")
+let $dv4 := point("47.44,80.65")
+let $dv5 := line("10.1234,11.1e-1 +10.2E-2,-11.22")
+let $dv6 := polygon("-1.0,+10.5e2 -02.15E+50,2.5 -1.0,+3.3e3 -2.50E+05,20.15 +3.5e+2,03.6 -4.60E-3,+4.75 -2,+1.0e2 -2.00E+5,20.10 30.5,03.25 -4.33E-3,+4.75")
+let $dv7 := circle("0.1234,-1.00e-10 +10.5E-2")
+let $dv8 := rectangle("0.1234,-1.00e-10 5.5487,0.48765")
+let $dv9 := interval-from-datetime(datetime("-1987-11-19T02:43:57.938+08:00"), datetime("19991112T124935948-0700"))
+let $ndv1 := duration("P4Y6M3DT9H5M2.348S")
+let $ndv2 := year-month-duration("P3Y7M")
+let $ndv3 := day-time-duration("P3DT1H5M2.348S")
+let $ndv4 := point("47.4444,80.65")
+let $ndv5 := line("10.5678,11.1e-1 +10.2E-2,-11.22")
+let $ndv6 := polygon("-1.0,+10.5e2 -02.19E+50,2.5 -1.0,+3.3e3 -2.50E+05,20.15 +3.5e+2,03.6 -4.60E-3,+4.75 -2,+1.0e2 -2.00E+5,20.10 30.5,03.25 -4.33E-3,+4.75")
+let $ndv7 := circle("0.5678,-1.00e-10 +10.5E-2")
+let $ndv8 := rectangle("0.5678,-1.00e-10 5.5487,0.48765")
+let $ndv9 := interval-from-datetime(datetime("-1983-11-19T02:43:57.938+08:00"), datetime("19991112T124935948-0700"))
+
+return { "duration":  $v1 = $dv1, 
+"year-month-duration":  $v2 = $dv2, 
+"day-time-duration":  $v3 = $dv3, 
+"point": $v4 = $dv4, 
+"line": $v5 = $dv5, 
+"polygon": $v6 = $dv6,
+"circle": $v7 = $dv7,
+"rectangle": $v8 = $dv8,
+"interval": $v9 = $dv9,
+"duration2":  $v1 != $ndv1, 
+"year-month-duration2": $v2 != $ndv2, 
+"day-time-duration2":  $v3 != $ndv3, 
+"point2": $v4 != $ndv4, 
+"line2": $v5 != $ndv5, 
+"polygon2": $v6 != $ndv6,
+"circle2": $v7 != $ndv7,
+"rectangle2": $v8 != $ndv8,
+"interval2": $v9 != $ndv9
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b05c7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of circle
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b05c7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of circle
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc9aeb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of circle
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+ 
+let $v1 := circle("0.1234,-1.00e-10 +10.5E-2")
+let $dv1 := circle("0.5678,-1.00e-10 +10.5E-2")
+
+return { "circle0":  $v1 > $dv1, "circle1": $dv1 < $v1, "circle2":  $v1 >= $dv1, "circle3": $dv1 <= $v1 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6533b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of duration
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6533b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of duration
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a365aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of duration
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+ 
+let $v1 := duration("P300Y6M3DT9H5M2.348S")
+let $dv1 := duration("P3Y6M3DT9H5M2.348S")
+
+return { "duration0":  $v1 > $dv1, "duration1": $dv1 < $v1, "duration2":  $v1 >= $dv1, "duration3": $dv1 <= $v1 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac47f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of interval
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac47f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of interval
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36ac511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of interval
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+ 
+let $v1 := interval-from-datetime(datetime("-1987-11-19T02:43:57.938+08:00"), datetime("19991112T124935948-0700"))
+let $dv1 := interval-from-datetime(datetime("-1983-11-19T02:43:57.938+08:00"), datetime("19991112T124935948-0700"))
+
+return { "interval0":  $v1 > $dv1, "interval1": $dv1 < $v1, "interval2":  $v1 >= $dv1, "interval3": $dv1 <= $v1 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3618d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of line
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3618d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of line
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d887233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of line
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+ 
+let $v1 := line("10.1234,11.1e-1 +10.2E-2,-11.22")
+let $dv1 := line("10.1234,11.1e-1 +10.2E-2,-11.22")
+
+return { "line0":  $v1 > $dv1, "line1": $dv1 < $v1, "line2":  $v1 >= $dv1, "line3": $dv1 <= $v1 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..434dd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of point
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..434dd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of point
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2199d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of point
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+ 
+let $v1 := point("47.44,80.65")
+let $dv1 := point("47.4444,80.65")
+
+return { "point0":  $v1 > $dv1, "point1": $dv1 < $v1, "point2":  $v1 >= $dv1, "point3": $dv1 <= $v1 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12e3ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of polygon
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12e3ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of polygon
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04af82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of polygon
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+ 
+let $v1 := polygon("-1.0,+10.5e2 -02.15E+50,2.5 -1.0,+3.3e3 -2.50E+05,20.15 +3.5e+2,03.6 -4.60E-3,+4.75 -2,+1.0e2 -2.00E+5,20.10 30.5,03.25 -4.33E-3,+4.75")
+let $dv1 := polygon("-1.0,+10.5e2 -02.19E+50,2.5 -1.0,+3.3e3 -2.50E+05,20.15 +3.5e+2,03.6 -4.60E-3,+4.75 -2,+1.0e2 -2.00E+5,20.10 30.5,03.25 -4.33E-3,+4.75")
+
+return { "polygon0":  $v1 > $dv1, "polygon1": $dv1 < $v1, "polygon2":  $v1 >= $dv1, "polygon3": $dv1 <= $v1 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c62c7a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of rectangle
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c62c7a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of rectangle
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed6770e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : a test case for inequality comparisons of rectangle
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 9 May 2013
+ * Issue        : 363
+ */
+ 
+let $v1 := rectangle("0.1234,-1.00e-10 5.5487,0.48765")
+let $dv1 := rectangle("0.5678,-1.00e-10 5.5487,0.48765")
+
+return { "rectangle0":  $v1 > $dv1, "rectangle1": $dv1 < $v1, "rectangle2":  $v1 >= $dv1, "rectangle3": $dv1 <= $v1 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..356810c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Description      :   Check comparison and order-by for year-month-duration
+ * Expected Result  :   Success
+ * Date             :   May 18, 2013
+ */
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65105d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Description      :   Check comparison and order-by for year-month-duration
+ * Expected Result  :   Success
+ * Date             :   May 18, 2013
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fbfafe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Description      :   Check comparison and order-by for year-month-duration
+ * Expected Result  :   Success
+ * Date             :   May 18, 2013
+ */
+use dataverse test;
+
+let $dr1 := year-month-duration("P439Y")
+let $dr2 := year-month-duration("-P328M")
+let $dr3 := year-month-duration("-P48Y12M")
+let $dr4 := year-month-duration("P12M")
+
+for $dr in [$dr1, $dr2, $dr3, $dr4]
+order by $dr
+return $dr
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.1.ddl.aql
index 754ea81..84fe314 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.1.ddl.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.1.ddl.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : test duration constructors 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ */
+
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.2.update.aql
index e69de29..0c32771 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : test duration constructors 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.3.query.aql
index 6db5228..898ab18 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_01/duration_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : test duration constructors 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ */
+
 use dataverse test;
 
 let $c1 := duration("P30Y10M25DT13H12M50S")
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3978bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : test sub type duration (year-month-duration and day-time-duration) constructors 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * issue        : 363
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73d2817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : test sub type duration (year-month-duration and day-time-duration) constructors 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * issue        : 363
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f526bc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : test sub type duration (year-month-duration and day-time-duration) constructors 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 7 May 2013
+ * issue        : 363
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+let $c1 := year-month-duration("P30Y10M")
+let $c2 := day-time-duration("P25DT13H12M50S")
+let $c3 := day-time-duration("PT13H12M50S")
+let $c4 := year-month-duration("P30Y")
+let $c5 := day-time-duration("PT13H")
+let $c6 := year-month-duration("-P30Y10M")
+let $c7 := day-time-duration("-P25DT13H12M50S")
+let $c8 := day-time-duration("-PT13H50S")
+let $c9 := day-time-duration("P120D")
+let $c10 := year-month-duration("-P28M")
+let $c11 := day-time-duration("PT29M90.937S")
+let $c12 := year-month-duration("P300Y15M")
+return {"duration1": $c1, "duration2": $c2, "duration3": $c3, "duration4": $c4, "duration5": $c5, "duration6": $c6, "duration7": $c7, "duration8": $c8, "duration9": $c9, "duration10": $c10, "duration11": $c11, "duration12": $c12}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.1.ddl.aql
index 2fbbf2f..882fecb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.1.ddl.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.1.ddl.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue51
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=51
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 14th May 2013
+ */
+
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 
 create dataverse test;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.2.update.aql
index e69de29..45fba70 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue51
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=51
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 14th May 2013
+ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.3.query.aql
index 9996053..9781eb5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.3.query.aql
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue51
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=51
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 14th May 2013
+ */
+
 use dataverse test;
 
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-return {"order_id" :
-for $o in dataset('Orders')
-where $c.cid = $o.cid
-return $o.oid } 
+for $c in dataset Customers
+order by $c.name
+return {
+		"cust_name": $c.name,
+		"order_ids":
+			for $o in dataset Orders
+				where $c.cid = $o.cid 
+			order by $o.oid
+			return $o.oid 
+} 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443-2.1.ddl.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443-2.1.ddl.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443-2.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443-2.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443-2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443-2.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b09eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443-2.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue443
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=443
+ * Expected Res : Fail
+ * Date         : 22th May 2013
+ */
+
+
+for $a in [ {"f" : 19, "g": 1} , {"f" : 12, "g": 2} , {"f" : 10, "g": 1} , {"f" : 17, "g": 1}, {"f" : 12, "g": 4} ]
+distinct by $a.f
+return $a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.1.ddl.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.1.ddl.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..602468c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue443
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=443
+ * Expected Res : Fail
+ * Date         : 22th May 2013
+ */
+
+
+for $a in [ {"f" : 19} , {"f" : 12} , {"f" : 10} , {"f" : 17}, {"f" : 12} ]
+distinct by $a.f
+return $a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d09e16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+create dataverse SocialNetworkData;
+
+use dataverse SocialNetworkData;
+
+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 dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType)
+primary key id;
+
+create dataset HandbookUsers(FacebookUserType)
+primary key id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72f89e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use dataverse SocialNetworkData;
+
+load dataset FacebookUsers using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/fbu-dml-insert-shuffled.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+insert into dataset HandbookUsers (
+for $x in dataset FacebookUsers
+where $x.id < 10307032
+return $x
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a2f1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+use dataverse SocialNetworkData;
+
+count(for $h in dataset HandbookUsers return $h);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7ab9e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue433
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=433
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 3th April 2013
+ */
+
+create dataverse insertIssue;
+use dataverse insertIssue;
+
+create type subElem as closed {
+n: string,
+e: int32?
+}
+
+create type elem as closed {
+id: int32,
+name: string,
+sub: [subElem]
+}
+
+create dataset myDataset(elem)
+primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d06b4f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue433
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=433
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 3th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse insertIssue;
+
+insert into dataset myDataset (
+for $t in [ {"id":1, "name":"u1","sub":[{"n":"se1","e":100}]}, {"id":2, "name":"u2","sub":[{"n":"se2","e":200}]} ]
+return $t
+);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b863cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue433
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=433
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 3th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse insertIssue;
+
+for $d in dataset myDataset
+order by $d.id
+return $d;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index d00347d..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-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;
-
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d5d4fd..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-nulls.adm"),("format"="adm"));
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index a79828c..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-create index fuzzy_ngram_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy ngram(3);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e917b5..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-delete $o from dataset DBLP where $o.id>50;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index c1c6247..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return $o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index e98b328..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-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;
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 381ce87..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index ede69f6..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-create index fuzzy_ngram_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy ngram(3);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.4.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.4.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c58c7e..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.4.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-delete $o from dataset DBLP where $o.id>50;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.5.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index ca070fc..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.5.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return $o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 45570ac..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-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;
-
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index d26c270..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-nulls.adm"),("format"="adm"));
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 3747bb1..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-create index fuzzy_keyword_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index eb15450..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-delete $o from dataset DBLP where $o.id<50;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index c1fb278..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-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
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d04c14..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql
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@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-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;
-
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index a5995f6..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 97aef53..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-create index fuzzy_keyword_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.4.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.4.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 001e605..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.4.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-delete $o from dataset DBLP where $o.id<50;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.5.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7910859..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.5.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test deletion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index.
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-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
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 21ff64a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-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 dataset DBLP1(DBLPType) primary key id;
-
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 9108ad6..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-nulls.adm"),("format"="adm"));
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 426654c..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-create index fuzzy_ngram_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy ngram(3);
-create index fuzzy_ngram_index1 on DBLP1(title) type fuzzy ngram(3);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fe30df..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-insert into dataset DBLP1 (
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return {
-		"id": $o.id,
-		"dblpid": $o.dblpid,
-		"title": $o.title,
-		"authors": $o.authors,
-		"misc": $o.misc
-	}
-);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index f61df2a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP1')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return $o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index af890c4..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-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 dataset DBLP1(DBLPType) primary key id;
-
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 382a4a6..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 8109213..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-create index fuzzy_ngram_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy ngram(3);
-create index fuzzy_ngram_index1 on DBLP1(title) type fuzzy ngram(3);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.4.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.4.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index b829b15..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.4.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-insert into dataset DBLP1 (
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return {
-		"id": $o.id,
-		"dblpid": $o.dblpid,
-		"title": $o.title,
-		"authors": $o.authors,
-		"misc": $o.misc
-	}
-);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.5.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 324b351..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.5.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy ngram inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP1')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return $o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dbf7ee..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-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 dataset DBLP1(DBLPType) primary key id;
-
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d8126f..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-nulls.adm"),("format"="adm"));
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 798622a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.3.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-create index fuzzy_keyword_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy keyword;
-create index fuzzy_keyword_index1 on DBLP1(title) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 3234c4e..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.4.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-insert into dataset DBLP1 (
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-order by $o.id
-return {
-		"id": $o.id,
-		"dblpid": $o.dblpid,
-		"title": $o.title,
-		"authors": $o.authors,
-		"misc": $o.misc
-	}
-);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 43ad95c..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.5.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index that are built on nullable fields.  
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP1')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($o.title), word-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments"), 0.5f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return $o
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 5dd6f1a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-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 dataset DBLP1(DBLPType) primary key id;
-
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 25e9446..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index f43c5cf..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.3.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-create index fuzzy_keyword_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy keyword;
-create index fuzzy_keyword_index1 on DBLP1(title) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.4.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.4.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index b8a1af1..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.4.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-insert into dataset DBLP1 (
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-order by $o.id
-return {
-		"id": $o.id,
-		"dblpid": $o.dblpid,
-		"title": $o.title,
-		"authors": $o.authors,
-		"misc": $o.misc
-	}
-);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.5.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fe611a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/dml/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index/scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.5.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-/* 
- * Test case Name  : scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index.aql
- * Description     : This test is intended to test insertion from secondary fuzzy keyword inverted index. 
- * Expected Result : Success
- * Date            : March 31 2013
- */
- 
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP1')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($o.title), word-tokens("Transactions for Cooperative Environments"), 0.5f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return $o
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 85616e4..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-  
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type MyRecord as closed {
-	id: int32,
-	tweetid: int64,
-	loc: point,
-	time: datetime,
-	text: string
-}
-
-create dataset MyData(MyRecord)
-  primary key id;
-
-create index rtree_index on MyData(loc) type rtree;
-
-load dataset MyData 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/twitter/smalltweets.txt"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
-
-delete $l from dataset MyData where spatial-intersect($l.loc, create-rectangle(create-point(0.0,-100.0), create-point(55.5,50.0))) die after 1000;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/failure_delete-rtree.adm";      
-
-for $o in dataset('MyData')
-where spatial-intersect($o.loc, create-rectangle(create-point(0.0,-100.0), create-point(55.5,50.0)))
-order by $o.id
-return {"id":$o.id}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree/delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree/delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 381ad3f..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree/delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-  
-create dataverse test;
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type MyRecord as closed {
-	id: int32,
-	tweetid: int64,
-	loc: point,
-	time: datetime,
-	text: string
-}
-
-create dataset MyData(MyRecord)
-  primary key id;
-  
-create index rtree_index_loc on MyData(loc) type rtree;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree/delete-rtree.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree/delete-rtree.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 3556905..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree/delete-rtree.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset MyData 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/twitter/smalltweets.txt"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
-
-delete $l from dataset MyData where $l.id>=50 die after 1500;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree/delete-rtree.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree/delete-rtree.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index b33019b..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete-rtree/delete-rtree.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('MyData')
-order by $o.id
-return {"id":$o.id}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 125fd99..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-  
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-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 dataset LineItem(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_orderkey, l_linenumber;
-
-load dataset LineItem 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/tpch0.001/lineitem.tbl"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|")) pre-sorted;
-
-delete $l from dataset LineItem where $l.l_orderkey>=10 die after 1000;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/failure_delete.adm";      
-for $c in dataset('LineItem')
-where $c.l_orderkey>=10
-order by $c.l_orderkey, $c.l_linenumber
-return $c 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete/delete.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete/delete.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index ea29045..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete/delete.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-  
-create dataverse test;
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-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 dataset LineItem(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_orderkey, l_linenumber;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete/delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete/delete.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index ac2bd60..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete/delete.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset LineItem 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/tpch0.001/lineitem.tbl"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|")) pre-sorted;
-
-delete $l from dataset LineItem where $l.l_orderkey>=10 die after 1500;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete/delete.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete/delete.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 9375d30..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/delete/delete.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-    
-for $c in dataset('LineItem')
-where $c.l_orderkey>=10
-order by $c.l_orderkey, $c.l_linenumber
-return $c 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cb052d..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-
-create dataverse test;
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type MyRecord as closed {
-	id: int32,
-	tweetid: int64,
-	loc: point,
-	time: datetime,
-	text: string
-}
-
-create type MyMiniRecord as closed {
-  id: int32,
-  loc: point
-}
-
-create dataset MyData(MyRecord)
-  primary key id;
-
-create dataset MyMiniData(MyMiniRecord)
-  primary key id;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index bffd599..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset MyData 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/twitter/smalltweets.txt"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
-
-
-load dataset MyMiniData 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/spatial/spatialData0.json"),("format"="adm")) pre-sorted;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.3.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.3.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 3626933..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.3.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-create index rtree_index_loc_0 on MyData(loc) type rtree;
-create index rtree_index_loc on MyMiniData(loc) type rtree;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.4.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.4.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 5874119..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.4.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-insert into dataset MyMiniData
-(
-	for $m in dataset('MyData')
-	where $m.id<1000
-	return {
-		"id": $m.id,
-		"loc": $m.loc
-	}
-);
-
-insert into dataset MyMiniData
-(
-	for $m in dataset('MyData')
-	where $m.id>=1000
-	die after 1000
-	return {
-		"id": $m.id,
-		"loc": $m.loc
-	}
-);
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.5.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c75ca2..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert-rtree/insert-rtree.5.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('MyMiniData')
-order by $o.id
-return {"id":$o.id}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert/insert.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert/insert.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f5844e..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert/insert.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-  
-create dataverse test;
-
-use dataverse test;
-
-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 LineIDType as closed {
-  l_orderkey: int32, 
-  l_linenumber: int32, 
-  l_suppkey: int32
-}
-
-create dataset LineItem(LineItemType)
-  primary key l_orderkey, l_linenumber;
-
-create dataset LineID(LineIDType)
-  primary key l_orderkey, l_linenumber;
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert/insert.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert/insert.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index a1bfc0d..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert/insert.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset LineItem 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/tpch0.001/lineitem.tbl"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|")) pre-sorted;
-
-load dataset LineID 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/tpch0.001/lineitem_0.tbl"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|")) pre-sorted;
-
-insert into dataset LineID (
-for $l in dataset('LineItem')
-	where $l.l_orderkey<1000
-	return {
-		"l_orderkey": $l.l_orderkey,
-		"l_linenumber": $l.l_linenumber,
-		"l_suppkey": $l.l_partkey
-	}
-);
-
-insert into dataset LineID (
-for $l in dataset('LineItem')
-	where $l.l_orderkey>=1000
-	die after 1000
-	return {
-		"l_orderkey": $l.l_orderkey,
-		"l_linenumber": $l.l_linenumber,
-		"l_suppkey": $l.l_partkey
-	}
-);
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert/insert.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert/insert.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a3e056..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/insert/insert.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $c in dataset('LineID')
-order by $c.l_orderkey, $c.l_linenumber
-return $c 
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index a8d7d37..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/failure_verify_delete-rtree.adm";
-
-for $o in dataset('MyData')
-where spatial-intersect($o.loc, create-rectangle(create-point(0.0,-100.0), create-point(55.5,50.0)))
-order by $o.id
-return {"id":$o.id}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index b33019b..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('MyData')
-order by $o.id
-return {"id":$o.id}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a0f3e4..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $c in dataset('LineItem')
-where $c.l_orderkey>=10
-order by $c.l_orderkey, $c.l_linenumber
-return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert-rtree/verify_insert-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert-rtree/verify_insert-rtree.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert-rtree/verify_insert-rtree.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert-rtree/verify_insert-rtree.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert-rtree/verify_insert-rtree.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert-rtree/verify_insert-rtree.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert-rtree/verify_insert-rtree.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert-rtree/verify_insert-rtree.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c75ca2..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert-rtree/verify_insert-rtree.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('MyMiniData')
-order by $o.id
-return {"id":$o.id}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert/verify_insert.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert/verify_insert.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert/verify_insert.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert/verify_insert.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert/verify_insert.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert/verify_insert.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert/verify_insert.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert/verify_insert.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cb52c5..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_insert/verify_insert.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $c in dataset('LineID')
-order by $c.l_orderkey, $c.l_linenumber
-return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/feeds_02/feeds_02.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/feeds_02/feeds_02.3.query.aql
index 01ef318..230aa40 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/feeds_02/feeds_02.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/feeds_02/feeds_02.3.query.aql
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 use dataverse feeds;
 
 for $x in dataset('TweetFeed')
+order by $x.id
 return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/feeds_04/feeds_04.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/feeds_04/feeds_04.3.query.aql
index 5146fb5..714dd80 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/feeds_04/feeds_04.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/feeds_04/feeds_04.3.query.aql
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 use dataverse feeds;
 
 for $x in dataset('TweetFeed')
+order by $x.id
 return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/issue_230_feeds/issue_230_feeds.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/issue_230_feeds/issue_230_feeds.3.query.aql
index d94576b..48e18e2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/issue_230_feeds/issue_230_feeds.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/feeds/issue_230_feeds/issue_230_feeds.3.query.aql
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 use dataverse feeds;
 
 for $x in dataset('TweetFeed')
+order by $x.id
 return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_1/dblp-1_1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_1/dblp-1_1.3.query.aql
index bc6490d..c3b22f0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_1/dblp-1_1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_1/dblp-1_1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
 
+set import-private-functions 'true';
             //
             // -- - Stage 1 - --
             //
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2.1.1/dblp-1_2.1.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2.1.1/dblp-1_2.1.1.3.query.aql
index e6a2e36..5f0ede9 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2.1.1/dblp-1_2.1.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2.1.1/dblp-1_2.1.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
             //
             // -- - Stage 1 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2.1/dblp-1_2.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2.1/dblp-1_2.1.3.query.aql
index e6a2e36..dd0f1ba 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2.1/dblp-1_2.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2.1/dblp-1_2.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
-
+set import-private-functions 'true';
             //
             // -- - Stage 1 - --
             //
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2/dblp-1_2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2/dblp-1_2.3.query.aql
index aa6a746..6d3d69b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2/dblp-1_2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-1_2/dblp-1_2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
-
+set import-private-functions 'true';
             //
             // -- - Stage 1 - --
             //
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2.1_5.3.1/dblp-2.1_5.3.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2.1_5.3.1/dblp-2.1_5.3.1.3.query.aql
index 70de806..adcb9c7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2.1_5.3.1/dblp-2.1_5.3.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2.1_5.3.1/dblp-2.1_5.3.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
-
+set import-private-functions 'true';
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
     //
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2.2/dblp-2.2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2.2/dblp-2.2.3.query.aql
index 03add70..b7a71e9 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2.2/dblp-2.2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2.2/dblp-2.2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_1/dblp-2_1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_1/dblp-2_1.3.query.aql
index 977a2a9..621f40e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_1/dblp-2_1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_1/dblp-2_1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
-
+set import-private-functions 'true';
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
     //
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_2/dblp-2_2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_2/dblp-2_2.3.query.aql
index 275a4cf..ddcded7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_2/dblp-2_2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_2/dblp-2_2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_3/dblp-2_3.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_3/dblp-2_3.3.query.aql
index 8f75103..cfa6079 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_3/dblp-2_3.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_3/dblp-2_3.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_4/dblp-2_4.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_4/dblp-2_4.3.query.aql
index abb7736..a1eca39 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_4/dblp-2_4.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_4/dblp-2_4.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.1/dblp-2_5.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.1/dblp-2_5.1.3.query.aql
index 1950989..1bf3ea3 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.1/dblp-2_5.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.1/dblp-2_5.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.2/dblp-2_5.2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.2/dblp-2_5.2.3.query.aql
index f6b4832..ad5fbad 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.2/dblp-2_5.2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.2/dblp-2_5.2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.3.1/dblp-2_5.3.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.3.1/dblp-2_5.3.1.3.query.aql
index 6ea3207..666e91b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.3.1/dblp-2_5.3.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.3.1/dblp-2_5.3.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.3/dblp-2_5.3.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.3/dblp-2_5.3.3.query.aql
index 6ea3207..666e91b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.3/dblp-2_5.3.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5.3/dblp-2_5.3.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5/dblp-2_5.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5/dblp-2_5.3.query.aql
index 81013bb..b14940f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5/dblp-2_5.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-2_5/dblp-2_5.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1.1/dblp-3_1.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1.1/dblp-3_1.1.3.query.aql
index 039ed1b..c6260c2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1.1/dblp-3_1.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1.1/dblp-3_1.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1.2/dblp-3_1.2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1.2/dblp-3_1.2.3.query.aql
index 2c2d349..cac9513 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1.2/dblp-3_1.2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1.2/dblp-3_1.2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1/dblp-3_1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1/dblp-3_1.3.query.aql
index 0d1976b..9763760 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1/dblp-3_1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-3_1/dblp-3_1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_1/dblp-csx-2_1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_1/dblp-csx-2_1.3.query.aql
index 2d3a1f2..51266cd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_1/dblp-csx-2_1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_1/dblp-csx-2_1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_2/dblp-csx-2_2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_2/dblp-csx-2_2.3.query.aql
index 8847306..1482237 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_2/dblp-csx-2_2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_2/dblp-csx-2_2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_3/dblp-csx-2_3.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_3/dblp-csx-2_3.3.query.aql
index 4438e50..07846e7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_3/dblp-csx-2_3.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_3/dblp-csx-2_3.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_4/dblp-csx-2_4.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_4/dblp-csx-2_4.3.query.aql
index e2fc8d1..6a6826a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_4/dblp-csx-2_4.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_4/dblp-csx-2_4.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.1/dblp-csx-2_5.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.1/dblp-csx-2_5.1.3.query.aql
index d6e7183..b92449f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.1/dblp-csx-2_5.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.1/dblp-csx-2_5.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.2/dblp-csx-2_5.2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.2/dblp-csx-2_5.2.3.query.aql
index f379cf4..cab57b4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.2/dblp-csx-2_5.2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.2/dblp-csx-2_5.2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1.3.query.aql
index de3c8e8..5ef887e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3/dblp-csx-2_5.3.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3/dblp-csx-2_5.3.3.query.aql
index 803db8f..65b86d6 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3/dblp-csx-2_5.3.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3/dblp-csx-2_5.3.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5/dblp-csx-2_5.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5/dblp-csx-2_5.3.query.aql
index 60ea2ee..c562ba9 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5/dblp-csx-2_5.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5/dblp-csx-2_5.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
     //
     // -- - Stage 2 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_1/dblp-csx-3_1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_1/dblp-csx-3_1.3.query.aql
index 8757f02..a8e5821 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_1/dblp-csx-3_1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_1/dblp-csx-3_1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_2/dblp-csx-3_2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_2/dblp-csx-3_2.3.query.aql
index 7d40888..e643523 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_2/dblp-csx-3_2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_2/dblp-csx-3_2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_3/dblp-csx-3_3.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_3/dblp-csx-3_3.3.query.aql
index 85ace1c..2dae3af 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_3/dblp-csx-3_3.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_3/dblp-csx-3_3.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_4/dblp-csx-3_4.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_4/dblp-csx-3_4.3.query.aql
index 3574534..3f5a623 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_4/dblp-csx-3_4.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_4/dblp-csx-3_4.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.1/dblp-csx-3_5.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.1/dblp-csx-3_5.1.3.query.aql
index 6a6dc0c..832ec5c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.1/dblp-csx-3_5.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.1/dblp-csx-3_5.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.2/dblp-csx-3_5.2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.2/dblp-csx-3_5.2.3.query.aql
index 5359b9f..e17ad08 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.2/dblp-csx-3_5.2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.2/dblp-csx-3_5.2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1.3.query.aql
index f0dbf23..52456d7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3/dblp-csx-3_5.3.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3/dblp-csx-3_5.3.3.query.aql
index 40aba87..ba532b9 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3/dblp-csx-3_5.3.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3/dblp-csx-3_5.3.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1.3.query.aql
index 103af68..f68ef0e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4/dblp-csx-3_5.4.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4/dblp-csx-3_5.4.3.query.aql
index 2199203..ecc30bc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4/dblp-csx-3_5.4.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4/dblp-csx-3_5.4.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5/dblp-csx-3_5.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5/dblp-csx-3_5.3.query.aql
index 44807b2..9b80d4d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5/dblp-csx-3_5.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5/dblp-csx-3_5.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 //
 // -- - Stage 3 - --
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17da24b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+drop dataverse TinySocial if exists;
+create dataverse TinySocial;
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+create type TweetMessageType as open {
+        tweetid: string
+}
+
+create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
+primary key tweetid
+hints(cardinality=100); 
+
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..627623a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+load dataset TweetMessages
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/tinysocial/twm.adm"),("format"="adm"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f40e884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+set simfunction "jaccard";
+set simthreshold "0.3";
+
+for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+order by $t.tweetid
+return {                     
+    "tweet": $t,               
+    "similar-tweets": for $t2 in dataset TweetMessages
+    					order by $t2.tweetid
+                        where  $t2.referred-topics ~= $t.referred-topics
+                        and $t2.tweetid != $t.tweetid
+                        return $t2.referred-topics
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/hints/issue_251_dataset_hint_7/issue_251_dataset_hint_7.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/hints/issue_251_dataset_hint_7/issue_251_dataset_hint_7.3.query.aql
index efa1f9c..f1127f0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/hints/issue_251_dataset_hint_7/issue_251_dataset_hint_7.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/hints/issue_251_dataset_hint_7/issue_251_dataset_hint_7.3.query.aql
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 use dataverse feeds;
 
 for $x in dataset('TweetFeed')
+order by $x.id
 return $x
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index d9ca825..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-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 nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) 
-  primary key id on group1;
-
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy ngram(3);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 830e08a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 866b045..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return $o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7afd29a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-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 nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) 
-  primary key id on group1;
-
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type fuzzy ngram(3);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 830e08a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 45ac926..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-let $ed := edit-distance-check($o.authors, "Amihay Motro", 5)
-where $ed[0]
-return $o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7afd29a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-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 nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) 
-  primary key id on group1;
-
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(authors) type fuzzy ngram(3);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 830e08a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f4c003..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-let $ed := edit-distance-check($o.authors, "Amihay Motro", 1)
-where $ed[0]
-return $o
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index d9ca825..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-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 nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) 
-  primary key id on group1;
-
-create index ngram_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy ngram(3);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 830e08a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 79b65bb..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-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
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a57319..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
-
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1;
-
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) 
-  primary key cid on group1;
-
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 063b172..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset Customers 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/semistructured/co1k_olist/customer.adm"),("format"="adm"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index d4a4f60..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-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
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a57319..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
-
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1;
-
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) 
-  primary key cid on group1;
-
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 063b172..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset Customers 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/semistructured/co1k_olist/customer.adm"),("format"="adm"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ebd73e..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-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
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a57319..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
-
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: [string],
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1;
-
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) 
-  primary key cid on group1;
-
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 063b172..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset Customers 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/semistructured/co1k_olist/customer.adm"),("format"="adm"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 27a838ba..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check($c.interests, ["databases", "computers", "wine"], 0.7f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e2562a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type AddressType as closed {
-  number: int32, 
-  street: string,
-  city: string
-}
-
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ { name: string, age: int32? } ]
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1;
-
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType) 
-  primary key cid on group1;
-
-create index interests_index on Customers(interests) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 0deeabc..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset Customers 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/semistructured/co1k/customer.adm"),("format"="adm"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 27a838ba..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check($c.interests, ["databases", "computers", "wine"], 0.7f)
-where $jacc[0]
-return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 326b264..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-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 nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) 
-  primary key id on group1;
-
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 830e08a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index d6de89d..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-for $o in dataset('DBLP')
-where contains($o.title, "Multimedia")
-order by $o.id
-return $o
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard.1.ddl.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 326b264..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard.1.ddl.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-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 nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-
-create dataset DBLP(DBLPType) 
-  primary key id on group1;
-
-create index keyword_index on DBLP(title) type fuzzy keyword;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard.2.update.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 830e08a..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard.2.update.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-load dataset DBLP 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard.3.query.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ce908c..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard/fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard.3.query.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-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
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql
index 5d9ad67..dc18182 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-selection/inverted-index-ngram-jaccard/inverted-index-ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 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)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
index dcd5245..1851f7c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('DBLP')
 for $b in dataset('CSX')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql
index 4364545..8bd1d9c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('DBLP')
 for $b in dataset('CSX')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline/olist-edit-distance-inline.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline/olist-edit-distance-inline.4.query.aql
index d904c09..1a4be9b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline/olist-edit-distance-inline.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance-inline/olist-edit-distance-inline.4.query.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('Customers')
 for $b in dataset('Customers2')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance/olist-edit-distance.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance/olist-edit-distance.4.query.aql
index b9221da..545db4a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance/olist-edit-distance.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-edit-distance/olist-edit-distance.4.query.aql
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('Customers')
 for $b in dataset('Customers2')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline/olist-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline/olist-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
index 8dda04e..159b30e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline/olist-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard-inline/olist-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('Customers')
 for $b in dataset('Customers2')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard/olist-jaccard.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard/olist-jaccard.4.query.aql
index 0af3efe..dd4f610 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard/olist-jaccard.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/olist-jaccard/olist-jaccard.4.query.aql
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('Customers')
 for $b in dataset('Customers2')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline/ulist-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline/ulist-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
index b7b056e..260a871 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline/ulist-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard-inline/ulist-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('Customers')
 for $b in dataset('Customers2')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard/ulist-jaccard.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard/ulist-jaccard.4.query.aql
index 57fd37c..2fe6e28 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard/ulist-jaccard.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ulist-jaccard/ulist-jaccard.4.query.aql
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('Customers')
 for $b in dataset('Customers2')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
index 6faa6a7..8debbfd 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('DBLP')
 for $b in dataset('CSX')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.4.query.aql
index 3db8b5f..a8684e0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.4.query.aql
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('DBLP')
 for $b in dataset('CSX')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
index e7fc13e..4068296 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.4.query.aql
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('DBLP')
 for $b in dataset('CSX')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql
index b237130..b64e7e1 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.4.query.aql
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $a in dataset('DBLP')
 for $b in dataset('CSX')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.1.ddl.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.1.ddl.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa6bf88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue400
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=400
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 8th May 2013
+ */
+
+for $a in [[1,2],[3,4,5]]
+for $b in [[6,7],[8,9,10]]
+return some $a1 in $a,$b1 in $b satisfies $a1 < $b1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/ifthenelse_01/ifthenelse_01.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/ifthenelse_01/ifthenelse_01.1.ddl.aql
index e69de29..e6a3879 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/ifthenelse_01/ifthenelse_01.1.ddl.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/ifthenelse_01/ifthenelse_01.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/is-null_01/is-null_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/is-null_01/is-null_01.3.query.aql
index 7725698..61220f7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/is-null_01/is-null_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/is-null_01/is-null_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 [is-null(null), is-null(10)]
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/range_01/range_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/range_01/range_01.3.query.aql
index 439c244..a2bcb99 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/range_01/range_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/misc/range_01/range_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $x in range(20,30)
 return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/caret0/caret0.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/caret0/caret0.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..139597f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/caret0/caret0.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/caret0/caret0.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/caret0/caret0.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/caret0/caret0.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/caret0/caret0.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..825b269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/caret0/caret0.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+let $n1 := 2.0
+let $n2 := 4096.0
+let $n3 := 3
+let $n4 := 2
+return { "c1": $n1^$n2, "c2": $n2^$n1, "c3": $n3^$n4 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.1.ddl.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.1.ddl.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..599bc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+for $a in [{"name":"Bob","age":10,"sex":"Male"},{"name":"John","age":45,"sex":"Female"},{"name":"Raj","age":35,"sex":"Male"}]
+where string-length($a.name) > -10000000000000000000
+return [$a.age, string-equal(lowercase($a.name), "john")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59e814a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue196
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=196
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 5th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type testtype1 as open {
+id : int32
+}
+
+create type testtype2 as open {
+id : int32
+}
+
+create dataset t1(testtype1) primary key id;
+create dataset t2(testtype2) primary key id;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18756f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue196
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=196
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 5th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset t1({"id":24});
+insert into dataset t1({"id":23});
+insert into dataset t1({"id":21});
+insert into dataset t1({"id":44});
+insert into dataset t1({"id":64});
+
+insert into dataset t2({"id":24});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":23});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":21});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":44});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":64});
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d1980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue196
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=196
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 5th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+let $a := (for $l in dataset('t1') order by $l.id return $l)
+let $b := (for $m in dataset('t2') order by $m.id return $m)
+return {"a":$a,"b":$b}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b219b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue258
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=258
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 21 May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test if not exists;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type t1 as closed {
+id:int32
+};
+
+
+create dataset ds1(t1) primary key id;
+create dataset ds2(t1) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb334ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue258
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=258
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 21 May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset ds1(
+let $L:= 
+  for $x in dataset('ds2')
+  where $x.id = 10
+  return $x
+return
+  if (count($L) <= 0) then
+    {"id": 10}
+  else
+    {"id": 5}
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fff488a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue258
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=258
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 21 May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $d in dataset ds1
+return $d;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a49658e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue343.  It is a more general case.
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=343
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 30th April 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type AddressType as open {
+  number: int32,
+  street: string,
+  city: string
+}
+
+create type AllType as open {
+  id: int32,
+  name: string,
+  age: float,
+  salary: double,
+  married: boolean,
+  interests: {{string}},
+  children: [string],
+  address: AddressType,
+  dob: date,
+  time: time,
+  datetime: datetime,
+  duration: duration,
+  location2d: point,
+  location3d: point3d,
+  line: line,
+  polygon: polygon,
+  circle: circle
+}
+
+create type MyListType as open{
+	id: int32,
+	mylist: [string]
+}
+
+create dataset All(AllType)
+  primary key id;
+  
+create dataset MyList(MyListType)
+  primary key id;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39b85f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue343.  It is a more general case.
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=343
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 30th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset MyList (
+ {
+   "id" : 1,
+   "mylist": ["blah"]
+ }
+);
+
+insert into dataset All (
+for $m in dataset MyList
+let $record:= { "id": 13, "name": string("Nancy"), "age": 32.5f, "salary": 12.000 ,"married": boolean("true"), "interests": {{"reading", "writing"}}, "children": ["Brad", "Scott"],  "address": {  "number": 8389,  "street": "Hill St.",  "city": "Mountain View" }, "dob": date("-2011-01-27"), "time": time("12:20:30Z"), "datetime": datetime("-1951-12-27T12:20:30"),  "duration": duration("P10Y11M12DT10H50M30S"),  "location2d": point("41.00,44.00"),  "location3d": point3d("44.00,13.00,41.00"), "line" : line("10.1,11.1 10.2,11.2"), "polygon" : polygon("1.2,1.3 2.1,2.5 3.5,3.6 4.6,4.8"), "circle" : circle("10.1,11.1 10.2"), "mylist" : $m.mylist }
+return $record
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e17a6e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue343.  It is a more general case.
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=343
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 30th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset All
+return $x
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd2ab1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue343
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=343
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 30th April 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type AddressType as open {
+  number: int32,
+  street: string,
+  city: string
+}
+
+create type AllType as open {
+  id: int32,
+  name: string,
+  age: float,
+  salary: double,
+  married: boolean,
+  interests: {{string}},
+  children: [string],
+  address: AddressType,
+  dob: date,
+  time: time,
+  datetime: datetime,
+  duration: duration,
+  location2d: point,
+  location3d: point3d,
+  line: line,
+  polygon: polygon,
+  circle: circle
+}
+
+create dataset All(AllType)
+  primary key id;
+  
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaafddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue343
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=343
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 30th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset All (
+let $addedList := ["blah"]
+let $record:= { "id": 13, "name": string("Nancy"), "age": 32.5f, "salary": 12.000 ,"married": boolean("true"), "interests": {{"reading", "writing"}}, "children": ["Brad", "Scott"],  "address": {  "number": 8389,  "street": "Hill St.",  "city": "Mountain View" }, "dob": date("-2011-01-27"), "time": time("12:20:30Z"), "datetime": datetime("-1951-12-27T12:20:30"),  "duration": duration("P10Y11M12DT10H50M30S"),  "location2d": point("41.00,44.00"),  "location3d": point3d("44.00,13.00,41.00"), "line" : line("10.1,11.1 10.2,11.2"), "polygon" : polygon("1.2,1.3 2.1,2.5 3.5,3.6 4.6,4.8"), "circle" : circle("10.1,11.1 10.2"), "mylist" : $addedList }
+return $record
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dfde51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue343
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=343
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 30th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset All
+return $x
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85f2160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue350
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=350
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 28th April 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse TinySocial if exists;
+create dataverse TinySocial;
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+create type TweetMessageType as open {
+tweetid: string
+};
+
+create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
+primary key tweetid; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..372d7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue350
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=350
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 28th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+load dataset TweetMessages
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/twitter/tw_messages.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+insert into dataset TweetMessages
+(
+   {"tweetid":"13",
+    "user":
+        {"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211",
+         "lang":"en",
+         "friends_count":39345,
+         "statuses_count":479,
+         "name":"Nathan Giesen",
+         "followers_count":49420,
+         "hobbies":["basket weaving","mud wrestling"]
+        },
+    "sender-location":point("47.44,80.65"),
+    "send-time":datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:35"),
+    "referred-topics":{{"tweeting"}},
+    "message-text":"tweety tweet, my fellow tweeters!"
+   }
+);
+
+insert into dataset TweetMessages
+(
+   {"tweetid":"15",
+    "user":
+        {"screen-name":"Jason17",
+         "lang":"en",
+         "friends_count":393,
+         "statuses_count":47,
+         "name":"Nathan Giesen",
+         "followers_count":420,
+         "hobbies":["swimming"]
+        },
+    "sender-location":point("49.44,80.65"),
+    "send-time":datetime("2009-04-26T10:10:35"),
+    "referred-topics":{{"nothing"}},
+    "message-text":"Nothing to say!"
+   }
+);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..298940a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue350
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=350
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 28th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $tm  in dataset TweetMessages
+where (every $h in $tm.user.hobbies satisfies $h = "basket weaving")
+order by $tm.tweetid
+return $tm;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85f2160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue350
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=350
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 28th April 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse TinySocial if exists;
+create dataverse TinySocial;
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+create type TweetMessageType as open {
+tweetid: string
+};
+
+create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
+primary key tweetid; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..372d7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue350
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=350
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 28th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+load dataset TweetMessages
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/twitter/tw_messages.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+insert into dataset TweetMessages
+(
+   {"tweetid":"13",
+    "user":
+        {"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211",
+         "lang":"en",
+         "friends_count":39345,
+         "statuses_count":479,
+         "name":"Nathan Giesen",
+         "followers_count":49420,
+         "hobbies":["basket weaving","mud wrestling"]
+        },
+    "sender-location":point("47.44,80.65"),
+    "send-time":datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:35"),
+    "referred-topics":{{"tweeting"}},
+    "message-text":"tweety tweet, my fellow tweeters!"
+   }
+);
+
+insert into dataset TweetMessages
+(
+   {"tweetid":"15",
+    "user":
+        {"screen-name":"Jason17",
+         "lang":"en",
+         "friends_count":393,
+         "statuses_count":47,
+         "name":"Nathan Giesen",
+         "followers_count":420,
+         "hobbies":["swimming"]
+        },
+    "sender-location":point("49.44,80.65"),
+    "send-time":datetime("2009-04-26T10:10:35"),
+    "referred-topics":{{"nothing"}},
+    "message-text":"Nothing to say!"
+   }
+);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79a620b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue350
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=350
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 28th April 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $tm  in dataset TweetMessages
+where (some $h in $tm.user.hobbies satisfies $h = "basket weaving")
+return $tm;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4722e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue377
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=377
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 11th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse TinySocial if exists;
+create dataverse TinySocial;
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+create type TwitterUserType as open {
+        screen-name: string
+}
+
+create type TweetMessageType as open {
+        tweetid: string
+}
+
+create type FacebookUserType as open {
+        id: int32
+}
+
+create type FacebookMessageType as open {
+        message-id: int32
+}
+
+create dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType)
+primary key id;
+
+create dataset FacebookMessages(FacebookMessageType)
+primary key message-id;
+
+create dataset TwitterUsers(TwitterUserType)
+primary key screen-name;
+
+create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
+primary key tweetid
+hints(cardinality=100); 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d6c5ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue377
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=377
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 11th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+load dataset FacebookUsers using localfs
+(("path"="nc1://data/fbu-dml-insert-shuffled.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+load dataset TweetMessages using localfs
+(("path"="nc1://data/twitter/tw_messages.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02ff97d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue377
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=377
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 11th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+set simfunction "edit-distance";
+set simthreshold "3";
+
+for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers
+order by $fbu.id
+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
+                        }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0da0aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue410
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=410
+ * Expected Res : Fail
+ * Date         : 13th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type Emp as open {
+id:int32,
+name:string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..796c5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue410
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=410
+ * Expected Res : Fail
+ * Date         : 11th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset Employee({"id":float("59138237473282.3293"), "name": double("0.01")});	
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d76caba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue410
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=410
+ * Expected Res : Fail
+ * Date         : 11th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $x in dataset('Employee')
+return $x
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05eb126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type TestType as open { id : int32 ,fname:string, lname:string}
+
+create dataset t2(TestType) primary key fname,lname;
+create dataset t1(TestType) primary key fname,lname;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71904f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset t1({"id":123,"fname":"John","lname":"Doe"});
+insert into dataset t1({"id":122,"fname":"Bruce","lname":"Li"});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":23,"fname":"John","lname":"Doe"});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":24,"fname":"Ravi","lname":"Khanna"});
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a07b185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $l in dataset t1
+for $m in dataset t2
+	where $l.name=$m.name
+return {"l":$l,"m":$m};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.1.ddl.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.1.ddl.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete/verify_delete.2.update.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4da91be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue442
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=442
+ * Expected Res : Fail
+ * Date         : 22th May 2013
+ */
+
+for $a in [ {"f" : 100} ,  {"f" : 0},  {"f" : -1}, {"f" : null}, {"f" : 999999}, {"f" : 1} , {"f" : "zzzzz"}]
+order by $a.f desc
+return $a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcce66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type TypeOpen as open {
+    id : int32,
+    int_m : int32,
+    int_o : int32?,
+    string_m : string,
+    string_o : string?
+};
+
+create dataset DataOpen(TypeOpen) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2682e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset DataOpen(
+      for $arr at $pos in (
+          for $i1 in [1, 2]
+          for $i2 in [1, null]
+          for $s1 in ["a", "b"]
+          for $s2 in ["a", null]
+          return
+            [ $i1, $i2, $s1, $s2]
+        )
+      return
+          {
+            "id" : $pos,
+            "int_m" : $arr[0], 
+            "int_o" : $arr[1],
+            "string_m" : $arr[2],
+            "string_o" : $arr[3]
+          }
+      )
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1381365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $d in dataset DataOpen
+order by $d.id
+return $d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcce66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type TypeOpen as open {
+    id : int32,
+    int_m : int32,
+    int_o : int32?,
+    string_m : string,
+    string_o : string?
+};
+
+create dataset DataOpen(TypeOpen) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3346f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset DataOpen(
+      for $o in {{
+          { "id": 0, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" },
+          { "id": 1, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+        }}
+      return $o
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1381365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $d in dataset DataOpen
+order by $d.id
+return $d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d74b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue487
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=487
+ * Expected Res : FAIL
+ * Date         : 30th May 2013
+ */
+ 
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type EmpType as open {
+id : int32,
+name : string
+}
+
+create dataset Employee(EmpType) primary key id;
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6913b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue487
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=487
+ * Expected Res : FAIL
+ * Date         : 30th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+ 
+insert into dataset Employee ({ "id":123});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d53aba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue487
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=487
+ * Expected Res : FAIL
+ * Date         : 30th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $l in dataset Employee
+return $l;
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/quantifiers/everysat_04/everysat_04.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/quantifiers/everysat_04/everysat_04.3.query.aql
index 7742254..e5e425f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/quantifiers/everysat_04/everysat_04.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/quantifiers/everysat_04/everysat_04.3.query.aql
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $x := [
 every $x in [false,false] satisfies $x,
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/quantifiers/somesat_06/somesat_06.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/quantifiers/somesat_06/somesat_06.3.query.aql
index e406cda..4d75664 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/quantifiers/somesat_06/somesat_06.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/quantifiers/somesat_06/somesat_06.3.query.aql
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $x := [
 some $x in [false,false] satisfies $x,
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_01/closed-record-constructor_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_01/closed-record-constructor_01.3.query.aql
index 4ef8508..b4f18bf 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_01/closed-record-constructor_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_01/closed-record-constructor_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 closed-record-constructor("foo1", 10, "bar1", 20, "foo2", 30, "bar2", 40)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_02/closed-record-constructor_02.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_02/closed-record-constructor_02.3.query.aql
index c6e3756..040a7fb 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_02/closed-record-constructor_02.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_02/closed-record-constructor_02.3.query.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 closed-record-constructor("foo1", 10, "bar1", closed-record-constructor("bar1.1", 10, "bar1.2", 20, "bar1.3", 30, "bar1.4", closed-record-constructor("bar1.4.1", 10, "bar1.4.2", 20, "bar1.4.3", 30, "bar1.4.4", 40), "foo2", 30, "bar2", 40), "foo2", 30, "bar2", 40)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_03/closed-record-constructor_03.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_03/closed-record-constructor_03.3.query.aql
index 7285a75..416d22e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_03/closed-record-constructor_03.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/closed-record-constructor_03/closed-record-constructor_03.3.query.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 {"foo1": 10, "bar1": {"bar1.1": 10, "bar1.2": 20, "bar1.3": 30, "bar1.4": {"bar1.4.1": 10, "bar1.4.2": 20 } }, "foo2": 30, "bar2": 40}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/field-access-by-index_01/field-access-by-index_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/field-access-by-index_01/field-access-by-index_01.3.query.aql
index d25edc6..b5ff5ed 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/field-access-by-index_01/field-access-by-index_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/field-access-by-index_01/field-access-by-index_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $x := { "foo1": 10, "bar1": 20, "foo2": 30, "bar2": 40 }
 return field-access-by-index($x,2)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/open-record-constructor_01/open-record-constructor_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/open-record-constructor_01/open-record-constructor_01.3.query.aql
index d6c8701..43a8e19 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/open-record-constructor_01/open-record-constructor_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/open-record-constructor_01/open-record-constructor_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 open-record-constructor("foo1", 10, "bar1", 20, "foo2", 30, "bar2", 40)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/open-record-constructor_02/open-record-constructor_02.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/open-record-constructor_02/open-record-constructor_02.3.query.aql
index 972ecb2..9b1ea45 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/open-record-constructor_02/open-record-constructor_02.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/records/open-record-constructor_02/open-record-constructor_02.3.query.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 open-record-constructor("foo1", 10, "bar1", closed-record-constructor("bar1.1", 10, "bar1.2", 20, "bar1.3", 30, "bar1.4", closed-record-constructor("bar1.4.1", 10, "bar1.4.2", 20, "bar1.4.3", 30, "bar1.4.4", 40), "foo2", 30, "bar2", 40), "foo2", 30, "bar2", 40)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/semistructured/has-param1/has-param1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/semistructured/has-param1/has-param1.3.query.aql
index 4247586..53e4ace 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/semistructured/has-param1/has-param1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/semistructured/has-param1/has-param1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $o in dataset('Orders')
 where not(is-null($o.param1))
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/edit-distance-list-is-filterable/edit-distance-list-is-filterable.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/edit-distance-list-is-filterable/edit-distance-list-is-filterable.3.query.aql
index 97fbd61..d2dd7e8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/edit-distance-list-is-filterable/edit-distance-list-is-filterable.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/edit-distance-list-is-filterable/edit-distance-list-is-filterable.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $a := []
 let $b := [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/edit-distance-string-is-filterable/edit-distance-string-is-filterable.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/edit-distance-string-is-filterable/edit-distance-string-is-filterable.3.query.aql
index 9d55ce7..e78037f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/edit-distance-string-is-filterable/edit-distance-string-is-filterable.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/edit-distance-string-is-filterable/edit-distance-string-is-filterable.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $a := ""
 let $b := "abcdefghij"
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/prefix-len-jaccard/prefix-len-jaccard.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/prefix-len-jaccard/prefix-len-jaccard.3.query.aql
index 1f61b15..693f83d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/prefix-len-jaccard/prefix-len-jaccard.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/prefix-len-jaccard/prefix-len-jaccard.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in [1]
 return [
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-prefix-check/similarity-jaccard-prefix-check.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-prefix-check/similarity-jaccard-prefix-check.3.query.aql
index 46c0389..6863929 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-prefix-check/similarity-jaccard-prefix-check.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-prefix-check/similarity-jaccard-prefix-check.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in [1]
 return [
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-prefix/similarity-jaccard-prefix.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-prefix/similarity-jaccard-prefix.3.query.aql
index 10db026..18de7bf 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-prefix/similarity-jaccard-prefix.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-prefix/similarity-jaccard-prefix.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in [1]
 return [
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_ints/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_ints.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_ints/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_ints.3.query.aql
index 31c8b1b..2e29289 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_ints/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_ints.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_ints/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_ints.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $a := [ ]
 let $b := [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_query/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_query.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_query/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_query.3.query.aql
index a8089ec..69a9a31 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_query/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_query.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_query/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_query.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $paper in dataset('DBLP')
 let $paper_tokens := word-tokens($paper.title)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_strings/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_strings.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_strings/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_strings.3.query.aql
index 326b626..9f2bf71 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_strings/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_strings.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_strings/similarity-jaccard-sorted-check_strings.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $a := [ ]
 let $b := ["abc", "bcd", "cde", "def", "efg"]
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_ints/similarity-jaccard-sorted_ints.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_ints/similarity-jaccard-sorted_ints.3.query.aql
index 0915bd6..61d4372 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_ints/similarity-jaccard-sorted_ints.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_ints/similarity-jaccard-sorted_ints.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $a := [ ]
 let $b := [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_query/similarity-jaccard-sorted_query.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_query/similarity-jaccard-sorted_query.3.query.aql
index 6d6e2c8..9f1aa77 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_query/similarity-jaccard-sorted_query.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_query/similarity-jaccard-sorted_query.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $paper in dataset('DBLP')
 let $paper_tokens := word-tokens($paper.title)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_strings/similarity-jaccard-sorted_strings.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_strings/similarity-jaccard-sorted_strings.3.query.aql
index 2271db0..907538f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_strings/similarity-jaccard-sorted_strings.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard-sorted_strings/similarity-jaccard-sorted_strings.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $a := [ ]
 let $b := ["abc", "bcd", "cde", "def", "efg"]
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_ints/similarity-jaccard_ints.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_ints/similarity-jaccard_ints.3.query.aql
index a76a82a..8bfb1e0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_ints/similarity-jaccard_ints.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_ints/similarity-jaccard_ints.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $a := [ ]
 let $b := [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_query/similarity-jaccard_query.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_query/similarity-jaccard_query.3.query.aql
index 86cc50f..a731d94 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_query/similarity-jaccard_query.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_query/similarity-jaccard_query.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $paper in dataset('DBLP')
 let $paper_tokens := word-tokens($paper.title)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_strings/similarity-jaccard_strings.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_strings/similarity-jaccard_strings.3.query.aql
index b7c627e..3db4369 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_strings/similarity-jaccard_strings.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/similarity/similarity-jaccard_strings/similarity-jaccard_strings.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $a := [ ]
 let $b := ["abc", "bcd", "cde", "def", "efg"]
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/spatial/create-rtree-index/create-rtree-index.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/spatial/create-rtree-index/create-rtree-index.3.query.aql
index 53b1c30..515acc0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/spatial/create-rtree-index/create-rtree-index.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/spatial/create-rtree-index/create-rtree-index.3.query.aql
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
 
 for $a in dataset('MyData')
+order by $a.id
 return $a.id
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal1/string-equal1.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal1/string-equal1.3.query.aql
index 954ac57..3e3e57a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal1/string-equal1.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal1/string-equal1.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $c1 := string-equal("test","tess")
 return {"result1": $c1}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal2/string-equal2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal2/string-equal2.3.query.aql
index 66af45d..77b837a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal2/string-equal2.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal2/string-equal2.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $c1 := string-equal("test","test")
 return {"result1": $c1}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal3/string-equal3.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal3/string-equal3.3.query.aql
index fe3b341..87c0123 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal3/string-equal3.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal3/string-equal3.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $c1 := string-equal("test11","test")
 return {"result1": $c1}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal4/string-equal4.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal4/string-equal4.3.query.aql
index 2b5166c..1128cc5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal4/string-equal4.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-equal4/string-equal4.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $c1 := string-equal("","")
 let $c3 := string-equal(null,"")
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..754ea81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.2.update.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88f0dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse test;
+
+let $x := "欢迎"
+let $c := string-to-codepoint($x)
+
+return {"result1": $c}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/01/01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/01/01.3.query.aql
index 05612a3..4341d92 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/01/01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/01/01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in subset-collection([1], 0, 1)
 return $l
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/02/02.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/02/02.3.query.aql
index 14b3e4e..666eb76 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/02/02.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/02/02.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in subset-collection([1, 2, 3, 4], 1, 2)
 return $l
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/03/03.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/03/03.3.query.aql
index 248bff3..aaaf487 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/03/03.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/03/03.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in subset-collection([1, 2, 3, 4], 0, 0)
 return $l
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/04/04.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/04/04.3.query.aql
index 0fde28a..1b41033 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/04/04.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/04/04.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in [1]
 return subset-collection([1, 2, 3, 4], 1, 2)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/05/05.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/05/05.3.query.aql
index 2403754..7d369ef 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/05/05.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/05/05.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in subset-collection(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], 1, 2)
 return $l
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/06/06.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/06/06.3.query.aql
index c8e78af..e4dd90d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/06/06.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/06/06.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in subset-collection([1, 2, 3, 4], 2, 2)
 return $l
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/07/07.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/07/07.3.query.aql
index 5166adf..d651d3c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/07/07.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/subset-collection/07/07.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $l in subset-collection([1, 2, 3, 4], 2, 10)
 return $l
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/calendar_duration/calendar_duration.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/calendar_duration/calendar_duration.3.query.aql
index 291d296..016f3b3 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/calendar_duration/calendar_duration.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/calendar_duration/calendar_duration.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $t1 := datetime("1987-11-19T23:49:23.938")
 let $t2 := date("-1328-10-23")
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/date_functions/date_functions.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/date_functions/date_functions.3.query.aql
index b748429..143a02b 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/date_functions/date_functions.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/date_functions/date_functions.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $d1 := date-from-unix-time-in-days(15600)
 let $null1 := date-from-unix-time-in-days(null)
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@
 let $null5 := subtract-date(null, $d2)
 let $null6 := subtract-date($d5, null)
 
-return { "date1": $d1, "date2": $d2, "date3": $d3, "date4": $d4, "date5": $d5, "duration1": $dr3, "duration2": $dr4, "c1": $c1, "c2": $c2, "null1": $null1, "null2": $null2, "null3": $null3, "null4": $null4, "null5": $null5, "null6": $null6 }
\ No newline at end of file
+return { "date1": $d1, "date2": $d2, "date3": $d3, "date4": $d4, "date5": $d5, "duration1": $dr3, "duration2": $dr4, "c1": $c1, "c2": $c2, "null1": $null1, "null2": $null2, "null3": $null3, "null4": $null4, "null5": $null5, "null6": $null6 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/datetime_functions/datetime_functions.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/datetime_functions/datetime_functions.3.query.aql
index ea6c2a8..3d24549 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/datetime_functions/datetime_functions.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/datetime_functions/datetime_functions.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $dt1 := datetime-from-unix-time-in-ms(956007429)
 let $null1 := datetime-from-unix-time-in-ms(null)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/duration_comps/duration_comps.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/duration_comps/duration_comps.3.query.aql
index 77fcc4f..456c3cc 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/duration_comps/duration_comps.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/duration_comps/duration_comps.3.query.aql
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $dr1 := duration("-P3D")
 let $dr2 := duration("P1D")
 let $dr3 := duration("P1Y")
 let $dr4 := duration("P13M")
 let $dr5 := duration("PT24H")
-let $dr6 := duration-from-months(months-of-year-month-duration($dr3))
-let $dr7 := duration-from-ms(ms-of-day-time-duration($dr1))
+let $dr6 := duration-from-months(months-from-year-month-duration(get-year-month-duration($dr3)))
+let $dr7 := duration-from-ms(ms-from-day-time-duration(get-day-time-duration($dr1)))
 
-return { "yearMonthGreaterComp" : year-month-duration-greater-than($dr4, $dr3), "dayTimeGreaterComp" : day-time-duration-greater-than($dr2, $dr1), "yearMonthLessComp" : year-month-duration-less-than($dr4, $dr3), "dayTimeLessComp" : day-time-duration-less-than($dr2, $dr1), "equal1": duration-equal($dr2, $dr5), "equal2": duration-equal($dr1, $dr5), "equal3": duration-equal($dr6, $dr3), "equal4": duration-equal($dr7, $dr1) }
\ No newline at end of file
+return { "yearMonthGreaterComp" : year-month-duration-greater-than($dr4, $dr3), "dayTimeGreaterComp" : day-time-duration-greater-than($dr2, $dr1), "yearMonthLessComp" : year-month-duration-less-than($dr4, $dr3), "dayTimeLessComp" : day-time-duration-less-than($dr2, $dr1), "equal1": duration-equal($dr2, $dr5), "equal2": duration-equal($dr1, $dr5), "equal3": duration-equal($dr6, $dr3), "equal4": duration-equal($dr7, $dr1) }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.1.ddl.aql
index 0338aef..07825c7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.1.ddl.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.1.ddl.aql
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
   timeField: time?,
   datetimeField: datetime?,
   durationField: duration?,
-  intervalField: interval?
+  intervalField: interval?,
+  yearMonthDurationField: year-month-duration?,
+  dayTimeDurationField: day-time-duration?
 }
 
 create external dataset testds(testtype)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.3.query.aql
index 2defafc..de39156 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 use dataverse testdvt;
 
 for $r in dataset("testds") 
-return {"date": $r.dateField, "time": $r.timeField, "datetime": $r.datetimeField, "duration": $r.durationField, "interval": $r.intervalField }
\ No newline at end of file
+return {"date": $r.dateField, "time": $r.timeField, "datetime": $r.datetimeField, "duration": $r.durationField, "interval": $r.intervalField, "ymduration": $r.yearMonthDurationField, "dtduration": $r.dayTimeDurationField }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/time_functions/time_functions.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/time_functions/time_functions.3.query.aql
index c042df0..86a4a72 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/time_functions/time_functions.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/temporal/time_functions/time_functions.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $t1 := time-from-unix-time-in-ms(1560074)
 let $null1 := time-from-unix-time-in-ms(null)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6af75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+drop dataverse TinySocial if exists;
+create dataverse TinySocial;
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+create type TwitterUserType as open {
+        screen-name: string,
+        lang: string,
+        friends_count: int32,
+        statuses_count: int32,
+        name: string,
+        followers_count: int32
+}
+
+create type TweetMessageType as closed {
+        tweetid: string,
+        user: TwitterUserType,
+        sender-location: point?,
+        send-time: datetime,
+        referred-topics: {{ string }},
+        message-text: string
+}
+
+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 type FacebookMessageType as closed {
+        message-id: int32,
+        author-id: int32,
+        in-response-to: int32?,
+        sender-location: point?,
+        message: string
+}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.10.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.10.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24da0fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.10.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+* Query 4 - Theta Join
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+order by $t.message-text
+return {
+"message": $t.message-text,
+"nearby-messages": for $t2 in dataset TweetMessages
+                        where spatial-distance($t.sender-location, $t2.sender-location) <= 1
+                        order by $t2.message-text
+                        return { "msgtxt":$t2.message-text}
+};
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.11.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.11.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f428cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.11.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+* Query 5 - Fuzzy Join 
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+set simfunction "edit-distance";
+set simthreshold "3";
+
+for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers
+order by $fbu.id
+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
+                        }
+};
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.12.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.12.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..869b4ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.12.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+* Query 6 - Existential Quantification
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers
+where (some $e in $fbu.employment satisfies is-null($e.end-date)) 
+order by $fbu.id
+return $fbu;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.13.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.13.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..056cf9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.13.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+* Query 7 - Universal Quantification
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+
+for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers
+where (every $e in $fbu.employment satisfies not(is-null($e.end-date))) 
+order by $fbu.id
+return $fbu;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.14.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.14.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5593669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.14.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+* Query 8 - Simple Aggregation
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+count(for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers return $fbu);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.15.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.15.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b45b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.15.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+* Query 9-A - Grouping and Aggregation
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+group by $uid := $t.user.screen-name with $t
+order by $uid
+return {
+"user": $uid,
+"count": count($t)
+};
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.16.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.16.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22c1e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.16.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+* Query 9-B - (Hash-Based) Grouping and Aggregation
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+/*+ hash*/
+group by $uid := $t.user.screen-name with $t
+order by $uid
+return {
+"user": $uid,
+"count": count($t)
+};
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.17.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.17.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b88ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.17.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+* Query 10 - Grouping and Limits
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+group by $uid := $t.user.screen-name with $t
+let $c := count($t)
+order by $c desc
+limit 3
+return {
+        "user": $uid,
+        "count": $c
+};
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.18.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.18.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d69ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.18.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+* Query 11 - Left Outer Fuzzy Join
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+set simfunction "jaccard";
+set simthreshold "0.3";
+
+for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+order by $t.tweetid
+return {                     
+    "tweet": $t,               
+    "similar-tweets": for $t2 in dataset TweetMessages
+                        where  $t2.referred-topics ~= $t.referred-topics
+                        and $t2.tweetid != $t.tweetid
+                        order by $t2.tweetid
+                        return $t2.referred-topics
+};
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.19.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.19.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a6fd83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.19.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+* Inserting New Data
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+insert into dataset TweetMessages
+(
+   {"tweetid":"13",
+    "user":
+        {"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211",
+         "lang":"en",
+         "friends_count":39345,
+         "statuses_count":479,
+         "name":"Nathan Giesen",
+         "followers_count":49420
+        },
+    "sender-location":point("47.44,80.65"),
+    "send-time":datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:35"),
+    "referred-topics":{{"tweeting"}},
+    "message-text":"tweety tweet, my fellow tweeters!"
+   }
+);
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.2.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.2.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fcc52e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.2.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+create dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType)
+primary key id;
+
+create dataset FacebookMessages(FacebookMessageType)
+primary key message-id;
+
+create dataset TwitterUsers(TwitterUserType)
+primary key screen-name;
+
+create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
+primary key tweetid
+hints(cardinality=100); 
+
+create index fbUserSinceIdx on FacebookUsers(user-since);
+create index fbAuthorIdx on FacebookMessages(author-id) type btree;
+create index fbSenderLocIndex on FacebookMessages(sender-location) type rtree;
+create index fbMessageIdx on FacebookMessages(message) type keyword;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.20.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.20.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee7bb3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.20.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+* Inserting New Data - Verification
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+order by $t.tweetid
+return $t
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.21.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.21.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8912cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.21.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+* Deleting Existing Data
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+delete $tm from dataset TweetMessages where $tm.tweetid = "13";
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.22.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.22.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..395b7c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.22.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+* Deleting Existing Data - Verification
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+count(
+for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+where $t.tweetid = "13"
+return $t
+)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.3.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.3.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92db8a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.3.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+load dataset FacebookUsers using localfs
+(("path"="nc1://data/tinysocial/fbu.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+load dataset FacebookMessages using localfs
+(("path"="nc1://data/tinysocial/fbm.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+load dataset TwitterUsers using localfs
+(("path"="nc1://data/tinysocial/twu.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+load dataset TweetMessages using localfs
+(("path"="nc1://data/tinysocial/twm.adm"),("format"="adm"));
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.4.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.4.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bf0d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.4.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+* Query 0-A - Exact-Match Lookup
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+where $user.id = 8
+return $user;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.5.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7b40de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.5.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+* Query 0-B - Range Scan
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+where $user.id >= 2 and $user.id <= 4
+order by $user.id
+return $user;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.6.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.6.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40234f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.6.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+* Query 1 - Other Query Filters 
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+where $user.user-since >= datetime('2010-07-22T00:00:00')
+  and $user.user-since <= datetime('2012-07-29T23:59:59')
+order by $user.id
+return $user;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.7.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.7.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98112ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.7.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+* Query 2-A - Equijoin
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+for $message in dataset FacebookMessages
+where $message.author-id = $user.id 
+order by $user.name,$message.message-id
+return {
+"uname": $user.name,
+"message": $message.message
+};
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.8.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.8.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e274571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.8.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+* Query 2-B - Index join
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+for $message in dataset FacebookMessages
+where $message.author-id /*+ indexnl */  = $user.id
+order by $user.name,$message.message-id
+return {
+"uname": $user.name,
+"message": $message.message
+};
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.9.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.9.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4e70c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.9.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+* Query 3 - Nested Outer Join
+*/
+
+use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+order by $user.name
+return {
+"uname": $user.name,
+"messages": for $message in dataset FacebookMessages
+                where $message.author-id = $user.id
+                order by $message.message-id
+                return $message.message
+};
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-gram-tokens_01/counthashed-gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-gram-tokens_01/counthashed-gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql
index 7b2148c..59937c7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-gram-tokens_01/counthashed-gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-gram-tokens_01/counthashed-gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $txt := "Jürgen S. Generic's Car"
 let $tokens := counthashed-gram-tokens($txt, 3, false)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-gram-tokens_02/counthashed-gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-gram-tokens_02/counthashed-gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql
index f871047..1b86c69 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-gram-tokens_02/counthashed-gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-gram-tokens_02/counthashed-gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $txt := "Jürgen S. Generic's Car"
 let $tokens := counthashed-gram-tokens($txt, 3, true)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-word-tokens_01/counthashed-word-tokens_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-word-tokens_01/counthashed-word-tokens_01.3.query.aql
index 3d44cfb..f124c3c 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-word-tokens_01/counthashed-word-tokens_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/counthashed-word-tokens_01/counthashed-word-tokens_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $txt := "Hello World, I would like to inform you of the importance of Foo Bar. Yes, Foo Bar. Jürgen."
 let $tokens := counthashed-word-tokens($txt)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/gram-tokens_01/gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/gram-tokens_01/gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql
index ae3a339..e25dc2a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/gram-tokens_01/gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/gram-tokens_01/gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $txt := "Jürgen S. Generic's Car"
 let $tokens := gram-tokens($txt, 3, false)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/gram-tokens_02/gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/gram-tokens_02/gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql
index 1fa90ca..4dbcf94 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/gram-tokens_02/gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/gram-tokens_02/gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $txt := "Jürgen S. Generic's Car"
 let $tokens := gram-tokens($txt, 3, true)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-gram-tokens_01/hashed-gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-gram-tokens_01/hashed-gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql
index 694ef83..66ebdc6 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-gram-tokens_01/hashed-gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-gram-tokens_01/hashed-gram-tokens_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $txt := "Jürgen S. Generic's Car"
 let $tokens := hashed-gram-tokens($txt, 3, false)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-gram-tokens_02/hashed-gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-gram-tokens_02/hashed-gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql
index 8e46d4a..4fdba79 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-gram-tokens_02/hashed-gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-gram-tokens_02/hashed-gram-tokens_02.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $txt := "Jürgen S. Generic's Car"
 let $tokens := hashed-gram-tokens($txt, 3, true)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-word-tokens_01/hashed-word-tokens_01.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-word-tokens_01/hashed-word-tokens_01.3.query.aql
index 62d8387..c87362e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-word-tokens_01/hashed-word-tokens_01.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tokenizers/hashed-word-tokens_01/hashed-word-tokens_01.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $txt := "Hello World, I would like to inform you of the importance of Foo Bar. Yes, Foo Bar. Jürgen."
 let $tokens := hashed-word-tokens($txt)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q13_customer_distribution/q13_customer_distribution.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q13_customer_distribution/q13_customer_distribution.3.query.aql
index a75b9c9..dd65443 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q13_customer_distribution/q13_customer_distribution.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q13_customer_distribution/q13_customer_distribution.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse tpch;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 for $gco in (
 	for $co in
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q15_top_supplier/q15_top_supplier.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q15_top_supplier/q15_top_supplier.3.query.aql
index f61ceb5..9f1080d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q15_top_supplier/q15_top_supplier.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q15_top_supplier/q15_top_supplier.3.query.aql
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 for $s in dataset('Supplier')
 for $r in revenue()
-	where $s.s_suppkey = $r.supplier_no and $r.total_revenue=$m
+	where $s.s_suppkey = $r.supplier_no and $r.total_revenue<$m+0.000000001 and $r.total_revenue>$m-0.000000001
 return {
 "s_suppkey": $s.s_suppkey, 
 "s_name": $s.s_name, 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q19_discounted_revenue/q19_discounted_revenue.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q19_discounted_revenue/q19_discounted_revenue.3.query.aql
index 3fd46d5..ec10939 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q19_discounted_revenue/q19_discounted_revenue.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q19_discounted_revenue/q19_discounted_revenue.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse tpch;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 sum( 
 for $l in dataset('LineItem')
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q1_pricing_summary_report_nt/q1_pricing_summary_report_nt.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q1_pricing_summary_report_nt/q1_pricing_summary_report_nt.3.query.aql
index b6d6c48..c27be0a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q1_pricing_summary_report_nt/q1_pricing_summary_report_nt.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/tpch/q1_pricing_summary_report_nt/q1_pricing_summary_report_nt.3.query.aql
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use dataverse tpch;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
  
 for $l in dataset('LineItem')
 where $l.l_shipdate <= '1998-09-02'
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/invoke-private-function/invoke-private-function.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/invoke-private-function/invoke-private-function.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b7b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/invoke-private-function/invoke-private-function.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Invoke a private function (internal to Asterix) without setting the 'import-private-functions' flag as true
+ * Expected Res : Failure (Unknown Function)
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/invoke-private-function/invoke-private-function.2.update.aql
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.2.update.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/invoke-private-function/invoke-private-function.2.update.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/invoke-private-function/invoke-private-function.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/invoke-private-function/invoke-private-function.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7c627e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/invoke-private-function/invoke-private-function.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use dataverse test;
+
+let $a := [ ]
+let $b := ["abc", "bcd", "cde", "def", "efg"]
+let $c := ["abc", "bcd", "cde", "def", "efg", "hij", "ijk"]
+let $d := ["abc", "bcd", "cde", "def", "efg", "fgh", "ghi", "hij", "ijk", "jkl"]
+let $e := ["efg", "abc", "cde", "def", "hij", "ijk", "bcd"]
+let $f := ["abc", "ijk", "bcd", "efg", "fgh", "ghi", "def", "hij", "jkl", "cde"]
+let $g := ["Efg", "aBc", "cdE", "DEf", "hIJ", "IjK", "BCD"]
+let $h := ["abc", "ijk", "bcd", "efg", "fgh", "ghi", "def", "hij", "jkl", "cde"]
+let $results :=
+[
+  similarity-jaccard($a, $b),
+  similarity-jaccard($b, $a),
+  similarity-jaccard($c, $d),
+  similarity-jaccard($d, $c),
+  similarity-jaccard($e, $f),
+  similarity-jaccard($f, $e),
+  similarity-jaccard($g, $h),
+  similarity-jaccard($h, $g)
+]
+for $i in $results
+return $i
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1fab96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue172
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=172
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 19th May 2013
+ */
+ 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b08fc74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue172
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=172
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 19th May 2013
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b695ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue172
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=172
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 19th May 2013
+ */
+
+let $a := string-length(string-concat(["this is a ","test string"]))
+return $a
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue201/query-issue201.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue201/query-issue201.3.query.aql
index 6dc27e2..ac37c1a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue201/query-issue201.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue201/query-issue201.3.query.aql
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Date         : 26th November 2012
  */
 
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $x:=range(1,100)
 for $i in $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..062c4c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue 455
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=455
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 19th May November 2013
+ */
+ 
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+
+create function printName()
+{
+"AsterixDB Shared nothing parallel BDMS"
+}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b2310e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue 455
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=455
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 19th May 2013
+ */
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..deea3ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue 455
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=455
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 19th May 2013
+ */
+
+printName();
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.4.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.4.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2986d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.4.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue 455
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=455
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 19th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop function test.printName@0;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.5.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.5.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8207e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/query-issue455/query-issue455.5.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue 455
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=455
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : 19th May 2013
+ */
+
+for $l in dataset Metadata.Function
+return $l
+
+printName();
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf18/udf18.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf18/udf18.3.query.aql
index 0bdf0e4..c2af48d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf18/udf18.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf18/udf18.3.query.aql
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
+set import-private-functions 'true';
 
 let $val := not(test.fn06())
 return $val
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf27/udf27.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf27/udf27.3.query.aql
index 50a1cb2..fd383cf 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf27/udf27.3.query.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf27/udf27.3.query.aql
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 use dataverse test;
 
 let $a := true
-return some $i in [100,200] satisfies test.f1()
+return some $i in [100,200] satisfies $i<test.f1()
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf30/udf30.1.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf30/udf30.1.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffe6981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/user-defined-functions/udf30/udf30.1.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Declare a UDF and try to use the function parameter outside
+ *                of the function.
+ * Expected Res : Failure
+ * Date         : Apr 10th 2013
+ */
+
+declare function abc($y) {
+ let $x:=3
+ return $x
+};
+
+let $z:=$y
+return $z
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/count_null/count_null.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/count_null/count_null.1.adm
index 51d5f4f..df462fe 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/count_null/count_null.1.adm
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/count_null/count_null.1.adm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "count": null }
\ No newline at end of file
+{ "count": 2 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/issue395/issue395.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/issue395/issue395.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf0d87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/issue395/issue395.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e440e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/issue412_0/issue412_0.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c1107a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/issue412_1/issue412_1.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "count": 3, "average": null, "sum": null, "min": null, "max": null }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8263ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/query-issue400/query-issue400.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_count_null/scalar_count_null.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_count_null/scalar_count_null.1.adm
index 1abbc3f..4ff1111 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_count_null/scalar_count_null.1.adm
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/aggregate/scalar_count_null/scalar_count_null.1.adm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-null
-null
-null
-null
-null
-null
-null
\ No newline at end of file
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
+4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c0aea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/day_time_duration_order/day_time_duration_order.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+day-time-duration("-P48DT12M43.932S")
+day-time-duration("-PT5H28M")
+day-time-duration("P12H")
+day-time-duration("P439D")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac3caa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_equality/issue363_equality.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "duration": true, "year-month-duration": true, "day-time-duration": true, "point": true, "line": true, "polygon": true, "circle": true, "rectangle": true, "interval": true, "duration2": true, "year-month-duration2": true, "day-time-duration2": true, "point2": true, "line2": true, "polygon2": true, "circle2": true, "rectangle2": true, "interval2": true }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.1.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_circle/issue363_inequality_circle.1.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.1.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_duration/issue363_inequality_duration.1.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.1.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_interval/issue363_inequality_interval.1.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.1.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_line/issue363_inequality_line.1.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.1.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_point/issue363_inequality_point.1.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.1.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_polygon/issue363_inequality_polygon.1.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.1.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/issue363_inequality_rectangle/issue363_inequality_rectangle.1.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0159ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/comparison/year_month_duration_order/year_month_duration_order.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+year-month-duration("-P49Y")
+year-month-duration("-P27Y4M")
+year-month-duration("P1Y")
+year-month-duration("P439Y")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..108af42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/constructor/duration_02/duration_02.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "duration1": year-month-duration("P30Y10M"), "duration2": day-time-duration("P25DT13H12M50S"), "duration3": day-time-duration("PT13H12M50S"), "duration4": year-month-duration("P30Y"), "duration5": day-time-duration("PT13H"), "duration6": year-month-duration("-P30Y10M"), "duration7": day-time-duration("-P25DT13H12M50S"), "duration8": day-time-duration("-PT13H50S"), "duration9": day-time-duration("P120D"), "duration10": year-month-duration("-P2Y4M"), "duration11": day-time-duration("PT30M30.937S"), "duration12": year-month-duration("P301Y3M") }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.1.adm
index d4721dd..51f998a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.1.adm
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/custord/join_q_04/join_q_04.1.adm
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-{ "cust_name": "Jodi Rotruck", "orderedlist": [ 1000, 66, 775 ], "unorderedlist": {{ 1000, 66, 775 }}, "ol_item1": 1000, "ol_item2": 66, "ol_item5": null, "ul_item1": 1000 }
-{ "cust_name": "Jodi Alex", "orderedlist": [ 10, 48, 5 ], "unorderedlist": {{ 10, 48, 5 }}, "ol_item1": 10, "ol_item2": 48, "ol_item5": null, "ul_item1": 10 }
-{ "cust_name": "Jodi Rotruck", "orderedlist": [ 10, 66, 775 ], "unorderedlist": {{ 10, 66, 775 }}, "ol_item1": 10, "ol_item2": 66, "ol_item5": null, "ul_item1": 10 }
+{ "cust_name": "Jodi Alex", "order_ids": [ 10 ] }
+{ "cust_name": "Jodi Rotruck", "order_ids": [ 10, 1000 ] }
+{ "cust_name": "Mary Carey", "order_ids": [  ] }
+{ "cust_name": "Mike Carey", "order_ids": [  ] }
+{ "cust_name": "Mike ley", "order_ids": [  ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a6e796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/distinct/query-issue443-2/query-issue443.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ "f": 10, "g": 1 }
+{ "f": 12, "g": 4 }
+{ "f": 17, "g": 1 }
+{ "f": 19, "g": 1 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4a6e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/distinct/query-issue443/query-issue443.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ "f": 10 }
+{ "f": 12 }
+{ "f": 17 }
+{ "f": 19 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a03714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/dml/query-issue382/query-issue382.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+10
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce89449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/dml/query-issue433/query-issue433.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "id": 1, "name": "u1", "sub": [ { "n": "se1", "e": 100 } ] }
+{ "id": 2, "name": "u2", "sub": [ { "n": "se2", "e": 200 } ] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae0c4cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/fuzzyjoin/opentype/opentype.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "1", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("47.44,80.65"), "send-time": datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "customization" }}, "message-text": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "10", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("29.15,76.53"), "send-time": datetime("2008-01-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, "message-text": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }}, {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "11", "user": { "screen-name": "NilaMilliron_tw", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 445, "statuses_count": 164, "name": "Nila Milliron", "followers_count": 22649 }, "sender-location": point("37.59,68.42"), "send-time": datetime("2008-03-09T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "iphone", "platform" }}, "message-text": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "samsung", "platform" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "12", "user": { "screen-name": "OliJackson_512", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 445, "statuses_count": 164, "name": "Oli Jackson", "followers_count": 22649 }, "sender-location": point("24.82,94.63"), "send-time": datetime("2010-02-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "sprint", "voice-command" }}, {{ "samsung", "platform" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "2", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("32.84,67.14"), "send-time": datetime("2010-05-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }}, "message-text": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }}, {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "3", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("29.72,75.8"), "send-time": datetime("2006-11-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "motorola", "speed" }}, "message-text": " like motorola the speed is good:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "motorola", "speed" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "4", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("39.28,70.48"), "send-time": datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "sprint", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "5", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("40.09,92.69"), "send-time": datetime("2006-08-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "motorola", "speed" }}, "message-text": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "motorola", "speed" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "6", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("47.51,83.99"), "send-time": datetime("2010-05-07T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, "message-text": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "iphone", "platform" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "7", "user": { "screen-name": "ChangEwing_573", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 182, "statuses_count": 394, "name": "Chang Ewing", "followers_count": 32136 }, "sender-location": point("36.21,72.6"), "send-time": datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "platform" }}, "message-text": " like samsung the platform is good" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "iphone", "platform" }}, {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "8", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("46.05,93.34"), "send-time": datetime("2005-10-14T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }}, "message-text": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "t-mobile", "customization" }}, {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "9", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("36.86,74.62"), "send-time": datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }}, "message-text": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1140ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/list/query-issue428/query-issue428.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+true
+true
+true
+true
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/caret0/caret0.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/caret0/caret0.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1edec8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/caret0/caret0.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "c1": Infinityd, "c2": 1.6777216E7d, "c3": 9 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/numeric/query-issue355/query-issue355.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f93766f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "a": [ { "id": 21 }, { "id": 23 }, { "id": 24 }, { "id": 44 }, { "id": 64 } ], "b": [ { "id": 21 }, { "id": 23 }, { "id": 24 }, { "id": 44 }, { "id": 64 } ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e739c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue258/query-issue258.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": 10 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5196a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue343-2/query-issue343-2.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": 13, "name": "Nancy", "age": 32.5f, "salary": 12.0d, "married": true, "interests": {{ "reading", "writing" }}, "children": [ "Brad", "Scott" ], "address": { "number": 8389, "street": "Hill St.", "city": "Mountain View" }, "dob": date("-2011-01-27"), "time": time("12:20:30.000Z"), "datetime": datetime("-1951-12-27T12:20:30.000Z"), "duration": duration("P10Y11M12DT10H50M30S"), "location2d": point("41.0,44.0"), "location3d": point3d("44.0,13.0,41.0"), "line": line("10.1,11.1 10.2,11.2"), "polygon": polygon("1.2,1.3 2.1,2.5 3.5,3.6 4.6,4.8"), "circle": circle("10.1,11.1 10.2"), "mylist": [ "blah" ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5196a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue343/query-issue343.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": 13, "name": "Nancy", "age": 32.5f, "salary": 12.0d, "married": true, "interests": {{ "reading", "writing" }}, "children": [ "Brad", "Scott" ], "address": { "number": 8389, "street": "Hill St.", "city": "Mountain View" }, "dob": date("-2011-01-27"), "time": time("12:20:30.000Z"), "datetime": datetime("-1951-12-27T12:20:30.000Z"), "duration": duration("P10Y11M12DT10H50M30S"), "location2d": point("41.0,44.0"), "location3d": point3d("44.0,13.0,41.0"), "line": line("10.1,11.1 10.2,11.2"), "polygon": polygon("1.2,1.3 2.1,2.5 3.5,3.6 4.6,4.8"), "circle": circle("10.1,11.1 10.2"), "mylist": [ "blah" ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6466feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue350-2/query-issue350-2.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ "tweetid": "1", "tweetid-copy": "1", "user": { "screen-name": "RollandEckhardstein#211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "Rolland Eckhardstein", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("42.13,80.43"), "send-time": datetime("2005-12-05T21:06:41.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2005-12-05T21:06:41.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "plan" }}, "message-text": " love samsung the plan is amazing" }
+{ "tweetid": "10", "tweetid-copy": "10", "user": { "screen-name": "Rolldstein#211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "Rolland Eckhardstful", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("46.94,93.98"), "send-time": datetime("2011-04-07T14:08:46.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2011-04-07T14:08:46.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "signal" }}, "message-text": " like t-mobile the signal is good" }
+{ "tweetid": "2", "tweetid-copy": "2", "user": { "screen-name": "RollandEckhardstein#211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "David Eckhardstein", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("28.86,70.44"), "send-time": datetime("2007-08-15T06:44:17.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2007-08-15T06:44:17.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "sprint", "voice-clarity" }}, "message-text": " like sprint its voice-clarity is mind-blowing" }
+{ "tweetid": "3", "tweetid-copy": "3", "user": { "screen-name": "RollandEckhard#500", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "Rolland Hetfield", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("39.84,86.48"), "send-time": datetime("2008-12-24T00:07:04.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2008-12-24T00:07:04.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " can't stand verizon its voice-command is terrible:(" }
+{ "tweetid": "4", "tweetid-copy": "4", "user": { "screen-name": "RollandEckhardstein#221", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "Rolland Eckhardstinz", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("27.67,87.32"), "send-time": datetime("2007-02-05T16:39:13.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2007-02-05T16:39:13.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "customer-service" }}, "message-text": " love t-mobile its customer-service is mind-blowing" }
+{ "tweetid": "5", "tweetid-copy": "5", "user": { "screen-name": "RollandEcstein#211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "Rolland Eckhardst", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("27.3,92.77"), "send-time": datetime("2010-09-12T06:15:28.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2010-09-12T06:15:28.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "customization" }}, "message-text": " like t-mobile the customization is amazing:)" }
+{ "tweetid": "6", "tweetid-copy": "6", "user": { "screen-name": "Rollkhardstein#211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "Kirk Hammette ", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("45.62,84.78"), "send-time": datetime("2012-01-23T06:23:13.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2012-01-23T06:23:13.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "iphone", "network" }}, "message-text": " like iphone its network is awesome:)" }
+{ "tweetid": "7", "tweetid-copy": "7", "user": { "screen-name": "andEckhardstein#211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "Rolland khardstein", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("44.12,81.46"), "send-time": datetime("2012-02-17T17:30:26.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2012-02-17T17:30:26.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "network" }}, "message-text": " hate t-mobile the network is bad" }
+{ "tweetid": "8", "tweetid-copy": "8", "user": { "screen-name": "Rolltein#211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "Ron Eckhardstein", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("36.86,90.71"), "send-time": datetime("2009-03-12T13:18:04.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2009-03-12T13:18:04.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "at&t", "touch-screen" }}, "message-text": " dislike at&t its touch-screen is OMG" }
+{ "tweetid": "9", "tweetid-copy": "9", "user": { "screen-name": "Roldstein#211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 3657079, "statuses_count": 268, "name": "Rolland Eckdstein", "followers_count": 3311368 }, "sender-location": point("29.07,97.05"), "send-time": datetime("2012-08-15T20:19:46.000Z"), "send-time-copy": datetime("2012-08-15T20:19:46.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "speed" }}, "message-text": " hate verizon its speed is bad" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5ac8ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue350/query-issue350.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "tweetid": "13", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39345, "statuses_count": 479, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49420, "hobbies": [ "basket weaving", "mud wrestling" ] }, "sender-location": point("47.44,80.65"), "send-time": datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:35.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "tweeting" }}, "message-text": "tweety tweet, my fellow tweeters!" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a7caf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue377/query-issue377.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ "id": 9142198, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "SherryFea" }
+{ "id": 9313492, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "TeraWolfe" }
+{ "id": 9478720, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "AngeliaKettlewell" }
+{ "id": 9510451, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ChuckFinck" }
+{ "id": 9594523, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "TamWillcox" }
+{ "id": 9629395, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "JuliusWire" }
+{ "id": 9988417, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ColineLane" }
+{ "id": 10001080, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "GarrettBode" }
+{ "id": 10179538, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "OrlandoBaxter" }
+{ "id": 10272571, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "JarrettGoldvogel" }
+{ "id": 10307032, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "QuentinSauter" }
+{ "id": 10361965, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ArlenFlick" }
+{ "id": 10394488, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "OswaldRay" }
+{ "id": 10423588, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ShirleneRuch" }
+{ "id": 10495420, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "WendyMcloskey" }
+{ "id": 10498285, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "KileyBridger" }
+{ "id": 10733617, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "LeonardoKight" }
+{ "id": 10874791, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "HaydeeGarratt" }
+{ "id": 10957867, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "ZachOppenheimer" }
+{ "id": 11061631, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "MaxeneKellogg" }
+{ "id": 11068231, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "DinahSwink" }
+{ "id": 11140213, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "MontgomeryWhittier" }
+{ "id": 11307946, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "HelgaStough" }
+{ "id": 11381089, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "EarleneAmmons" }
+{ "id": 11447332, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "SherisseMaugham" }
+{ "id": 11570326, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "LindenFilby" }
+{ "id": 11675221, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "CalantheGearhart" }
+{ "id": 11951098, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "TeraByers" }
+{ "id": 11954992, "similar-users": [  ], "name": "CaitlinLangston" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee2dfa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue410/query-issue410.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":0, "name": ""}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.1.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue423/query-issue423.1.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e34c554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue442/query-issue442.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ "f": "zzzzz" }
+{ "f": 999999 }
+{ "f": 100 }
+{ "f": 1 }
+{ "f": 0 }
+{ "f": -1 }
+{ "f": null }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b573845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ "id": 0, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 1, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 2, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "b", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 3, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "b", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 4, "int_m": 1, "int_o": null, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 5, "int_m": 1, "int_o": null, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 6, "int_m": 1, "int_o": null, "string_m": "b", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 7, "int_m": 1, "int_o": null, "string_m": "b", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 8, "int_m": 2, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 9, "int_m": 2, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 10, "int_m": 2, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "b", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 11, "int_m": 2, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "b", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 12, "int_m": 2, "int_o": null, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 13, "int_m": 2, "int_o": null, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 14, "int_m": 2, "int_o": null, "string_m": "b", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 15, "int_m": 2, "int_o": null, "string_m": "b", "string_o": null }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c076685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "id": 0, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 1, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.1.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/failure/verify_delete-rtree/verify_delete-rtree.1.ddl.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue487/query-issue487.1.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/spatial/create-rtree-index/create-rtree-index.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/spatial/create-rtree-index/create-rtree-index.1.adm
index 6a2a2c6..d4de868 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/spatial/create-rtree-index/create-rtree-index.1.adm
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/spatial/create-rtree-index/create-rtree-index.1.adm
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 18
 19
 20
-21
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+21
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eacdb11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/string/string-to-codepoint2/string-to-codepoint2.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "result1": [ 27426, 36814 ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.1.adm
index b087496..9573677 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.1.adm
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/temporal/insert_from_ext_ds/insert_from_ext_ds.1.adm
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-{ "date": date("-2012-12-12"), "time": time("23:49:12.390Z"), "datetime": datetime("2012-12-12T00:00:00.001Z"), "duration": duration("P20Y19DT4H14M23.34S"), "interval": interval-datetime("2012-12-12T00:00:00.001Z, 2013-08-10T22:10:15.398Z") }
-{ "date": null, "time": time("04:12:12.219Z"), "datetime": datetime("1920-12-21T11:29:18.478Z"), "duration": null, "interval": interval-time("04:29:30.000Z, 07:59:59.999Z") }
-{ "date": null, "time": null, "datetime": datetime("-0290-03-22T17:59:48.999Z"), "duration": duration("-P27Y148D"), "interval": interval-date("-2012-03-17, 2013-04-01") }
\ No newline at end of file
+{ "date": date("-2012-12-12"), "time": time("23:49:12.390Z"), "datetime": datetime("2012-12-12T00:00:00.001Z"), "duration": duration("P20Y19DT4H14M23.34S"), "interval": interval-datetime("2012-12-12T00:00:00.001Z, 2013-08-10T22:10:15.398Z"), "ymduration": null, "dtduration": null }
+{ "date": null, "time": time("04:12:12.219Z"), "datetime": datetime("1920-12-21T11:29:18.478Z"), "duration": null, "interval": interval-time("04:29:30.000Z, 07:59:59.999Z"), "ymduration": null, "dtduration": null }
+{ "date": null, "time": null, "datetime": datetime("-0290-03-22T17:59:48.999Z"), "duration": duration("-P27Y148D"), "interval": interval-date("-2012-03-17, 2013-04-01"), "ymduration": null, "dtduration": null }
+{ "date": null, "time": null, "datetime": null, "duration": null, "interval": null, "ymduration": year-month-duration("P31Y2M"), "dtduration": day-time-duration("-P148D") }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/.tinysocial-suite.5.adm.swp b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/.tinysocial-suite.5.adm.swp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7eb7a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/.tinysocial-suite.5.adm.swp
Binary files differ
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.10.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.10.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5451c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.10.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ "message": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible" } ] }
+{ "message": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(" } ] }
+{ "message": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }, { "msgtxt": " like motorola the speed is good:)" } ] }
+{ "message": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)" } ] }
+{ "message": " like motorola the speed is good:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }, { "msgtxt": " like motorola the speed is good:)" } ] }
+{ "message": " like samsung the platform is good", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like samsung the platform is good" } ] }
+{ "message": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)" } ] }
+{ "message": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" } ] }
+{ "message": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)" } ] }
+{ "message": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" } ] }
+{ "message": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)" } ] }
+{ "message": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" } ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.11.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.11.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5ec171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.11.adm
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+{ "id": 1, "name": "MargaritaStoddard", "similar-users": [  ] }
+{ "id": 2, "name": "IsbelDull", "similar-users": [  ] }
+{ "id": 3, "name": "EmoryUnk", "similar-users": [  ] }
+{ "id": 4, "name": "NicholasStroh", "similar-users": [  ] }
+{ "id": 5, "name": "VonKemble", "similar-users": [  ] }
+{ "id": 6, "name": "WillisWynne", "similar-users": [  ] }
+{ "id": 7, "name": "SuzannaTillson", "similar-users": [  ] }
+{ "id": 8, "name": "NilaMilliron", "similar-users": [ { "twitter-screenname": "NilaMilliron_tw", "twitter-name": "Nila Milliron" } ] }
+{ "id": 9, "name": "WoodrowNehling", "similar-users": [  ] }
+{ "id": 10, "name": "BramHatch", "similar-users": [  ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.12.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.12.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..975222c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.12.adm
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+{ "id": 1, "alias": "Margarita", "name": "MargaritaStoddard", "user-since": datetime("2012-08-20T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 2, 3, 6, 10 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Codetechno", "start-date": date("2006-08-06"), "end-date": null } ] }
+{ "id": 2, "alias": "Isbel", "name": "IsbelDull", "user-since": datetime("2011-01-22T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 4 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Hexviafind", "start-date": date("2010-04-27"), "end-date": null } ] }
+{ "id": 4, "alias": "Nicholas", "name": "NicholasStroh", "user-since": datetime("2010-12-27T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 2 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Zamcorporation", "start-date": date("2010-06-08"), "end-date": null } ] }
+{ "id": 5, "alias": "Von", "name": "VonKemble", "user-since": datetime("2010-01-05T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 3, 6, 10 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Kongreen", "start-date": date("2010-11-27"), "end-date": null } ] }
+{ "id": 6, "alias": "Willis", "name": "WillisWynne", "user-since": datetime("2005-01-17T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 3, 7 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "jaydax", "start-date": date("2009-05-15"), "end-date": null } ] }
+{ "id": 7, "alias": "Suzanna", "name": "SuzannaTillson", "user-since": datetime("2012-08-07T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 6 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Labzatron", "start-date": date("2011-04-19"), "end-date": null } ] }
+{ "id": 8, "alias": "Nila", "name": "NilaMilliron", "user-since": datetime("2008-01-01T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 3 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Plexlane", "start-date": date("2010-02-28"), "end-date": null } ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.13.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.13.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2df77f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.13.adm
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+{ "id": 3, "alias": "Emory", "name": "EmoryUnk", "user-since": datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 8, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "geomedia", "start-date": date("2010-06-17"), "end-date": date("2010-01-26") } ] }
+{ "id": 9, "alias": "Woodrow", "name": "WoodrowNehling", "user-since": datetime("2005-09-20T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 3, 10 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Zuncan", "start-date": date("2003-04-22"), "end-date": date("2009-12-13") } ] }
+{ "id": 10, "alias": "Bram", "name": "BramHatch", "user-since": datetime("2010-10-16T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "physcane", "start-date": date("2007-06-05"), "end-date": date("2011-11-05") } ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.14.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.14.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f599e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.14.adm
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+10
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.15.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.15.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..954b583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.15.adm
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+{ "user": "ChangEwing_573", "count": 1 }
+{ "user": "ColineGeyer@63", "count": 3 }
+{ "user": "NathanGiesen@211", "count": 6 }
+{ "user": "NilaMilliron_tw", "count": 1 }
+{ "user": "OliJackson_512", "count": 1 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.16.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.16.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..954b583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.16.adm
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+{ "user": "ChangEwing_573", "count": 1 }
+{ "user": "ColineGeyer@63", "count": 3 }
+{ "user": "NathanGiesen@211", "count": 6 }
+{ "user": "NilaMilliron_tw", "count": 1 }
+{ "user": "OliJackson_512", "count": 1 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.17.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.17.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dd9016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.17.adm
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+{ "user": "NathanGiesen@211", "count": 6 }
+{ "user": "ColineGeyer@63", "count": 3 }
+{ "user": "NilaMilliron_tw", "count": 1 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.18.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.18.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b59a814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.18.adm
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+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "1", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("47.44,80.65"), "send-time": datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "customization" }}, "message-text": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "10", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("29.15,76.53"), "send-time": datetime("2008-01-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, "message-text": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }}, {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "11", "user": { "screen-name": "NilaMilliron_tw", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 445, "statuses_count": 164, "name": "Nila Milliron", "followers_count": 22649 }, "sender-location": point("37.59,68.42"), "send-time": datetime("2008-03-09T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "iphone", "platform" }}, "message-text": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "samsung", "platform" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "12", "user": { "screen-name": "OliJackson_512", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 445, "statuses_count": 164, "name": "Oli Jackson", "followers_count": 22649 }, "sender-location": point("24.82,94.63"), "send-time": datetime("2010-02-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "sprint", "voice-command" }}, {{ "samsung", "platform" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "2", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("32.84,67.14"), "send-time": datetime("2010-05-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }}, "message-text": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }}, {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "3", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("29.72,75.8"), "send-time": datetime("2006-11-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "motorola", "speed" }}, "message-text": " like motorola the speed is good:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "motorola", "speed" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "4", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("39.28,70.48"), "send-time": datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "sprint", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "5", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("40.09,92.69"), "send-time": datetime("2006-08-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "motorola", "speed" }}, "message-text": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "motorola", "speed" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "6", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("47.51,83.99"), "send-time": datetime("2010-05-07T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, "message-text": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "iphone", "platform" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "7", "user": { "screen-name": "ChangEwing_573", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 182, "statuses_count": 394, "name": "Chang Ewing", "followers_count": 32136 }, "sender-location": point("36.21,72.6"), "send-time": datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "platform" }}, "message-text": " like samsung the platform is good" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "iphone", "platform" }}, {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "8", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("46.05,93.34"), "send-time": datetime("2005-10-14T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }}, "message-text": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "t-mobile", "customization" }}, {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
+{ "tweet": { "tweetid": "9", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("36.86,74.62"), "send-time": datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }}, "message-text": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.20.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.20.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c8c013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.20.adm
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+{ "tweetid": "1", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("47.44,80.65"), "send-time": datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "customization" }}, "message-text": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)" }
+{ "tweetid": "10", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("29.15,76.53"), "send-time": datetime("2008-01-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, "message-text": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }
+{ "tweetid": "11", "user": { "screen-name": "NilaMilliron_tw", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 445, "statuses_count": 164, "name": "Nila Milliron", "followers_count": 22649 }, "sender-location": point("37.59,68.42"), "send-time": datetime("2008-03-09T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "iphone", "platform" }}, "message-text": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible" }
+{ "tweetid": "12", "user": { "screen-name": "OliJackson_512", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 445, "statuses_count": 164, "name": "Oli Jackson", "followers_count": 22649 }, "sender-location": point("24.82,94.63"), "send-time": datetime("2010-02-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)" }
+{ "tweetid": "13", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39345, "statuses_count": 479, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49420 }, "sender-location": point("47.44,80.65"), "send-time": datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:35.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "tweeting" }}, "message-text": "tweety tweet, my fellow tweeters!" }
+{ "tweetid": "2", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("32.84,67.14"), "send-time": datetime("2010-05-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }}, "message-text": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+{ "tweetid": "3", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("29.72,75.8"), "send-time": datetime("2006-11-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "motorola", "speed" }}, "message-text": " like motorola the speed is good:)" }
+{ "tweetid": "4", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("39.28,70.48"), "send-time": datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "sprint", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }
+{ "tweetid": "5", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("40.09,92.69"), "send-time": datetime("2006-08-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "motorola", "speed" }}, "message-text": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(" }
+{ "tweetid": "6", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("47.51,83.99"), "send-time": datetime("2010-05-07T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, "message-text": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)" }
+{ "tweetid": "7", "user": { "screen-name": "ChangEwing_573", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 182, "statuses_count": 394, "name": "Chang Ewing", "followers_count": 32136 }, "sender-location": point("36.21,72.6"), "send-time": datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "platform" }}, "message-text": " like samsung the platform is good" }
+{ "tweetid": "8", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("46.05,93.34"), "send-time": datetime("2005-10-14T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }}, "message-text": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+{ "tweetid": "9", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("36.86,74.62"), "send-time": datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }}, "message-text": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.22.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.22.adm
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diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.4.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.4.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6d8392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.4.adm
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diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.5.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.5.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e2b105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.5.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ "id": 2, "alias": "Isbel", "name": "IsbelDull", "user-since": datetime("2011-01-22T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 4 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Hexviafind", "start-date": date("2010-04-27"), "end-date": null } ] }
+{ "id": 3, "alias": "Emory", "name": "EmoryUnk", "user-since": datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 8, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "geomedia", "start-date": date("2010-06-17"), "end-date": date("2010-01-26") } ] }
+{ "id": 4, "alias": "Nicholas", "name": "NicholasStroh", "user-since": datetime("2010-12-27T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 2 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Zamcorporation", "start-date": date("2010-06-08"), "end-date": null } ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.6.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.6.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dba1e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.6.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ "id": 2, "alias": "Isbel", "name": "IsbelDull", "user-since": datetime("2011-01-22T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 4 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Hexviafind", "start-date": date("2010-04-27"), "end-date": null } ] }
+{ "id": 3, "alias": "Emory", "name": "EmoryUnk", "user-since": datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 8, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "geomedia", "start-date": date("2010-06-17"), "end-date": date("2010-01-26") } ] }
+{ "id": 4, "alias": "Nicholas", "name": "NicholasStroh", "user-since": datetime("2010-12-27T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 2 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Zamcorporation", "start-date": date("2010-06-08"), "end-date": null } ] }
+{ "id": 10, "alias": "Bram", "name": "BramHatch", "user-since": datetime("2010-10-16T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "physcane", "start-date": date("2007-06-05"), "end-date": date("2011-11-05") } ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.7.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.7.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a403f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.7.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ "uname": "BramHatch", "message": " can't stand t-mobile its voicemail-service is OMG:(" }
+{ "uname": "BramHatch", "message": " dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:(" }
+{ "uname": "EmoryUnk", "message": " love sprint its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+{ "uname": "EmoryUnk", "message": " love verizon its wireless is good" }
+{ "uname": "IsbelDull", "message": " like samsung the plan is amazing" }
+{ "uname": "IsbelDull", "message": " like t-mobile its platform is mind-blowing" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand at&t the network is horrible:(" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " like verizon the 3G is awesome:)" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand motorola the touch-screen is terrible" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand at&t its plan is terrible" }
+{ "uname": "SuzannaTillson", "message": " like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome" }
+{ "uname": "VonKemble", "message": " dislike sprint the speed is horrible" }
+{ "uname": "WillisWynne", "message": " love sprint the customization is mind-blowing" }
+{ "uname": "WoodrowNehling", "message": " love at&t its 3G is good:)" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.8.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.8.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a403f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.8.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ "uname": "BramHatch", "message": " can't stand t-mobile its voicemail-service is OMG:(" }
+{ "uname": "BramHatch", "message": " dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:(" }
+{ "uname": "EmoryUnk", "message": " love sprint its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+{ "uname": "EmoryUnk", "message": " love verizon its wireless is good" }
+{ "uname": "IsbelDull", "message": " like samsung the plan is amazing" }
+{ "uname": "IsbelDull", "message": " like t-mobile its platform is mind-blowing" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand at&t the network is horrible:(" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " like verizon the 3G is awesome:)" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand motorola the touch-screen is terrible" }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand at&t its plan is terrible" }
+{ "uname": "SuzannaTillson", "message": " like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome" }
+{ "uname": "VonKemble", "message": " dislike sprint the speed is horrible" }
+{ "uname": "WillisWynne", "message": " love sprint the customization is mind-blowing" }
+{ "uname": "WoodrowNehling", "message": " love at&t its 3G is good:)" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.9.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.9.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09b0f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/tinysocial/tinysocial-suite/tinysocial-suite.9.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ "uname": "BramHatch", "messages": [ " can't stand t-mobile its voicemail-service is OMG:(", " dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:(" ] }
+{ "uname": "EmoryUnk", "messages": [ " love sprint its shortcut-menu is awesome:)", " love verizon its wireless is good" ] }
+{ "uname": "IsbelDull", "messages": [ " like samsung the plan is amazing", " like t-mobile its platform is mind-blowing" ] }
+{ "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "messages": [ " dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible", " can't stand at&t the network is horrible:(", " like verizon the 3G is awesome:)", " can't stand motorola the touch-screen is terrible", " can't stand at&t its plan is terrible" ] }
+{ "uname": "NicholasStroh", "messages": [  ] }
+{ "uname": "NilaMilliron", "messages": [  ] }
+{ "uname": "SuzannaTillson", "messages": [ " like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome" ] }
+{ "uname": "VonKemble", "messages": [ " dislike sprint the speed is horrible" ] }
+{ "uname": "WillisWynne", "messages": [ " love sprint the customization is mind-blowing" ] }
+{ "uname": "WoodrowNehling", "messages": [ " love at&t its 3G is good:)" ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aabe6ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/user-defined-functions/query-issue172/query-issue172.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+21
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
index dd29a7b..f609bf4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
 <test-suite xmlns="urn:xml.testframework.asterix.ics.uci.edu" ResultOffsetPath="results" QueryOffsetPath="queries" QueryFileExtension=".aql">
   <test-group name="aggregate">
     <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue400">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue400</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue395">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue395</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue412_0">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue412_0</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue412_1">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue412_1</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
       <compilation-unit name="avg_double">
         <output-dir compare="Text">avg_double</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -97,6 +117,9 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     -->
+    <!-- TODO(madhusudancs): These tests that test for local_<agg>/global_<agg> functions should be removed, but
+    before that we should modify the code to make sure those built-in functions are still defined but not exposed
+    by AQL, so leaving these test cases commented.
     <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
       <compilation-unit name="global-avg_01">
         <output-dir compare="Text">global-avg_01</output-dir>
@@ -167,6 +190,7 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">local-avg_int8_null</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    -->
     <test-case FilePath="aggregate">
       <compilation-unit name="max_empty_01">
         <output-dir compare="Text">max_empty_01</output-dir>
@@ -367,6 +391,11 @@
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="comparison">
     <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="year_month_duration_order">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">year_month_duration_order</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
       <compilation-unit name="datetime_order">
         <output-dir compare="Text">datetime_order</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -493,6 +522,53 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">string_null</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue363_equality">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue363_equality</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue363_inequality_duration">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue363_inequality_duration</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue363_inequality_interval">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue363_inequality_interval</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue363_inequality_point">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue363_inequality_point</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue363_inequality_line">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue363_inequality_line</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue363_inequality_polygon">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue363_inequality_polygon</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue363_inequality_rectangle">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue363_inequality_rectangle</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="comparison">
+      <compilation-unit name="issue363_inequality_circle">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">issue363_inequality_circle</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="constructor">
     <test-case FilePath="constructor">
@@ -531,6 +607,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="constructor">
+      <compilation-unit name="duration_02">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">duration_02</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="constructor">
       <compilation-unit name="float_01">
         <output-dir compare="Text">float_01</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -685,13 +766,11 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">join_q_03</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
-    <!--
     <test-case FilePath="custord">
       <compilation-unit name="join_q_04">
         <output-dir compare="Text">join_q_04</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
-    -->
     <test-case FilePath="custord">
       <compilation-unit name="load-test">
         <output-dir compare="Text">load-test</output-dir>
@@ -749,6 +828,16 @@
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="dml">
      <test-case FilePath="dml">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue382">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue382</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+     </test-case>
+     <test-case FilePath="dml">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue433">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue433</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+     </test-case>
+     <test-case FilePath="dml">
       <compilation-unit name="query-issue288">
         <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue288</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -951,16 +1040,6 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
-      <compilation-unit name="scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="dml">
-      <compilation-unit name="scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="dml">
       <compilation-unit name="scan-insert-inverted-index-ngram-secondary-index-nullable">
         <output-dir compare="Text">scan-insert-inverted-index-ngram-secondary-index-nullable</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -971,16 +1050,6 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
-      <compilation-unit name="scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="dml">
-      <compilation-unit name="scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">scan-insert-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="dml">
       <compilation-unit name="scan-delete-inverted-index-ngram-secondary-index">
         <output-dir compare="Text">scan-delete-inverted-index-ngram-secondary-index</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -991,16 +1060,6 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="dml">
-      <compilation-unit name="scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="dml">
-      <compilation-unit name="scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="dml">
       <compilation-unit name="scan-delete-inverted-index-ngram-secondary-index-nullable">
         <output-dir compare="Text">scan-delete-inverted-index-ngram-secondary-index-nullable</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -1010,16 +1069,6 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">scan-delete-inverted-index-word-secondary-index-nullable</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="dml">
-      <compilation-unit name="scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-ngram-secondary-index-nullable</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="dml">
-      <compilation-unit name="scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">scan-delete-inverted-index-fuzzy-word-secondary-index-nullable</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="employee">
     <test-case FilePath="employee">
@@ -1034,42 +1083,6 @@
     </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="failure">
-    <test-case FilePath="failure">
-      <compilation-unit name="delete-rtree">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">delete-rtree</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException</expected-error>
-      </compilation-unit>
-      <compilation-unit name="verify_delete-rtree">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">delete-rtree</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="failure">
-      <compilation-unit name="delete">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">delete</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException</expected-error>
-      </compilation-unit>
-      <compilation-unit name="verify_delete">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">delete</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="failure">
-      <compilation-unit name="insert-rtree">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">insert-rtree</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException</expected-error>
-      </compilation-unit>
-      <compilation-unit name="verify_insert-rtree">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">insert-rtree</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="failure">
-      <compilation-unit name="insert">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">insert</output-dir>
-        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException</expected-error>
-      </compilation-unit>
-      <compilation-unit name="verify_insert">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">insert</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
     <!--
     <test-case FilePath="failure">
       <compilation-unit name="q1_pricing_summary_report_failure">
@@ -1704,6 +1717,7 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">dblp-csx-3_5</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    -->
     <test-case FilePath="fuzzyjoin">
       <compilation-unit name="dblp-csx-aqlplus_1">
         <output-dir compare="Text">dblp-csx-aqlplus_1</output-dir>
@@ -1736,6 +1750,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     -->
+    <test-case FilePath="fuzzyjoin">
+      <compilation-unit name="opentype">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">opentype</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="index-join">
     <test-case FilePath="index-join">
@@ -1776,56 +1795,6 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-contains</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance-panic</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-edit-distance</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-ngram-jaccard</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance-panic</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-edit-distance</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-olist-jaccard</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-ulist-jaccard</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-word-contains</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
-      <compilation-unit name="fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">fuzzy-inverted-index-word-jaccard</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    <test-case FilePath="index-selection">
       <compilation-unit name="inverted-index-ngram-contains">
         <output-dir compare="Text">inverted-index-ngram-contains</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -2126,6 +2095,11 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">unordered-list-constructor_03</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="list">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue428">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue428</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="misc">
   <test-case FilePath="misc">
@@ -2159,11 +2133,13 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">nested-loop-join_01</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+   <!--
     <test-case FilePath="misc">
       <compilation-unit name="range_01">
         <output-dir compare="Text">range_01</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+   -->
     <test-case FilePath="misc">
       <compilation-unit name="tid_01">
         <output-dir compare="Text">tid_01</output-dir>
@@ -2184,6 +2160,11 @@
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="numeric">
     <test-case FilePath="numeric">
+      <compilation-unit name="caret0">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">caret0</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="numeric">
       <compilation-unit name="abs0">
         <output-dir compare="Text">abs0</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -2493,6 +2474,12 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">unary-minus_null</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="numeric">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue355">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue355</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="open-closed">
     <!--
@@ -2693,6 +2680,69 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">query-proposal</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue350">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue350</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue350-2">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue350-2</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue343">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue343</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue343-2">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue343-2</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue196">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue196</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue377">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue377</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue410">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue410</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue453">
+	<output-dir compare="Text">query-issue453</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue453-2">
+	<output-dir compare="Text">query-issue453-2</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue258">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue258</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue442">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue442</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue487">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue487</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="quantifiers">
     <test-case FilePath="quantifiers">
@@ -2772,6 +2822,7 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">closed-record-constructor_03</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    -->
     <test-case FilePath="records">
       <compilation-unit name="expFieldName">
         <output-dir compare="Text">expFieldName</output-dir>
@@ -3438,6 +3489,11 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="string">
+      <compilation-unit name="string-to-codepoint2">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">string-to-codepoint2</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="string">
       <compilation-unit name="strlen02">
         <output-dir compare="Text">strlen02</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -3576,13 +3632,6 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">03</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
-    <!--
-    <test-case FilePath="subset-collection">
-      <compilation-unit name="04">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">04</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-    </test-case>
-    -->
     <test-case FilePath="subset-collection">
       <compilation-unit name="05">
         <output-dir compare="Text">05</output-dir>
@@ -3904,6 +3953,17 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="user-defined-functions">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue172">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue172</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="user-defined-functions">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue455">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue455</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="user-defined-functions">
       <compilation-unit name="udf01">
         <output-dir compare="Text">udf01</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
@@ -4058,11 +4118,23 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="user-defined-functions">
+      <compilation-unit name="udf30">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">udf30</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="user-defined-functions">
       <compilation-unit name="f01">
         <output-dir compare="Text">f01</output-dir>
         <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error> 
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="user-defined-functions">
+      <compilation-unit name="invoke-private-function">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">invoke-private-function</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error> 
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="load">
     <test-case FilePath="load">
@@ -4180,11 +4252,13 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">datetime_functions</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
   	</test-case>
-<!--   	<test-case FilePath="temporal">
-  		<compilation-unit name="insert_from_delimited_ds">
-        <output-dir compare="Text">insert_from_delimited_ds</output-dir>
-      </compilation-unit>
-  	</test-case> -->
+        <!--
+   	<test-case FilePath="temporal">
+           <compilation-unit name="insert_from_delimited_ds">
+              <output-dir compare="Text">insert_from_delimited_ds</output-dir>
+           </compilation-unit>
+  	</test-case> 
+        -->
   	<test-case FilePath="temporal">
   		<compilation-unit name="insert_from_ext_ds">
         <output-dir compare="Text">insert_from_ext_ds</output-dir>
@@ -4223,4 +4297,23 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
   </test-group>
-</test-suite>
\ No newline at end of file
+  <test-group name="distinct">
+  	<test-case FilePath="distinct">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue443">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue443</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="distinct">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue443-2">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue443-2</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
+  <test-group name="tinysocial">
+    <test-case FilePath="tinysocial">
+      <compilation-unit name="tinysocial-suite">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">tinysocial-suite</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
+</test-suite>
diff --git a/asterix-aql/pom.xml b/asterix-aql/pom.xml
index bb6f4b5..f8c652f 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-aql/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-aql</artifactId>
 	<build>
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 						</goals>
 						<configuration>
 							<isStatic>false</isStatic>
+							<javaUnicodeEscape>true</javaUnicodeEscape>
 						</configuration>
 					</execution>
 					<execution>
@@ -41,6 +42,24 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>add-source</id>
+                        <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>add-source</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <sources>
+                                <source>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/javacc/</source>
+                            </sources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
 		</plugins>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
@@ -85,19 +104,19 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-metadata</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/base/Clause.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/base/Clause.java
index 8be2d40..3e92653 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/base/Clause.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/base/Clause.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
         WHERE_CLAUSE,
         ORDER_BY_CLAUSE,
         LIMIT_CLAUSE,
-        DIE_CLAUSE,
         GROUP_BY_CLAUSE,
         DISTINCT_BY_CLAUSE,
         UPDATE_CLAUSE
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/BeginFeedStatement.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/BeginFeedStatement.java
index 422ca79..d7de106 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/BeginFeedStatement.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/BeginFeedStatement.java
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.visitor.IAqlVisitorWithVoidReturn;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.parser.AQLParser;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.parser.ParseException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.util.FunctionUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
         FeedDatasetDetails feedDetails = (FeedDatasetDetails) dataset.getDatasetDetails();
         String functionName = feedDetails.getFunction() == null ? null : feedDetails.getFunction().getName();
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        builder.append("set" + " " + FunctionUtils.IMPORT_PRIVATE_FUNCTIONS + " " + "'" + Boolean.TRUE + "'" + ";\n");
         builder.append("insert into dataset " + datasetName + " ");
 
         if (functionName == null) {
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@
         List<Statement> statements;
         try {
             statements = parser.Statement();
-            query = ((InsertStatement) statements.get(0)).getQuery();
+            query = ((InsertStatement) statements.get(1)).getQuery();
         } catch (ParseException pe) {
             throw new MetadataException(pe);
         }
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/CreateIndexStatement.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/CreateIndexStatement.java
index ffd0534..7a764ae 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/CreateIndexStatement.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/CreateIndexStatement.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 public class CreateIndexStatement implements Statement {
 
     private Identifier indexName;
-    private boolean needToCreate = true;
     private Identifier dataverseName;
     private Identifier datasetName;
     private List<String> fieldExprs = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -33,14 +32,6 @@
         return gramLength;
     }
 
-    public void setNeedToCreate(boolean needToCreate) {
-        this.needToCreate = needToCreate;
-    }
-
-    public boolean getNeedToCreate() {
-        return needToCreate;
-    }
-
     public Identifier getIndexName() {
         return indexName;
     }
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/DeleteStatement.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/DeleteStatement.java
index 48b7909..b56d628 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/DeleteStatement.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/DeleteStatement.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Clause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Expression;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Statement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.visitor.IAqlExpressionVisitor;
@@ -13,16 +12,14 @@
     private Identifier dataverseName;
     private Identifier datasetName;
     private Expression condition;
-    private Clause dieClause;
     private int varCounter;
 
     public DeleteStatement(VariableExpr vars, Identifier dataverseName, Identifier datasetName, Expression condition,
-            Clause dieClause, int varCounter) {
+            int varCounter) {
         this.vars = vars;
         this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
         this.datasetName = datasetName;
         this.condition = condition;
-        this.dieClause = dieClause;
         this.varCounter = varCounter;
     }
 
@@ -47,10 +44,6 @@
         return condition;
     }
 
-    public Clause getDieClause() {
-        return dieClause;
-    }
-
     public int getVarCounter() {
         return varCounter;
     }
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/DieClause.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/DieClause.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a77d58..0000000
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/DieClause.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Clause;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Expression;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.visitor.IAqlExpressionVisitor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.visitor.IAqlVisitorWithVoidReturn;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
-
-public class DieClause implements Clause {
-    private Expression expr;
-
-    public DieClause() {
-    }
-
-    public DieClause(Expression dieexpr) {
-        this.expr = dieexpr;
-    }
-
-    public Expression getDieExpr() {
-        return expr;
-    }
-
-    public void setDieExpr(Expression dieexpr) {
-        this.expr = dieexpr;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public ClauseType getClauseType() {
-        return ClauseType.DIE_CLAUSE;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public <T> void accept(IAqlVisitorWithVoidReturn<T> visitor, T arg) throws AsterixException {
-        visitor.visit(this, arg);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public <R, T> R accept(IAqlExpressionVisitor<R, T> visitor, T arg) throws AsterixException {
-        return visitor.visitDieClause(this, arg);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/AQLPrintVisitor.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/AQLPrintVisitor.java
index ab55e34..3506e61 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/AQLPrintVisitor.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/AQLPrintVisitor.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Clause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Expression;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Literal;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.base.Statement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.BeginFeedStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.CallExpr;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.ControlFeedStatement;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDecl;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DeleteStatement;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DieClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DistinctClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.FLWOGRExpression;
@@ -284,12 +282,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void visit(DieClause lc, Integer step) throws AsterixException {
-        out.println(skip(step) + "Limit");
-        lc.getDieExpr().accept(this, step + 1);
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public void visit(FunctionDecl fd, Integer step) throws AsterixException {
         out.println(skip(step) + "FunctionDecl " + fd.getSignature().getName() + "(" + fd.getParamList().toString()
                 + ") {");
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/IAqlExpressionVisitor.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/IAqlExpressionVisitor.java
index 6c8b844..1f8e980 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/IAqlExpressionVisitor.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/IAqlExpressionVisitor.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDecl;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DeleteStatement;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DieClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DistinctClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.FLWOGRExpression;
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@
     R visitSetStatement(SetStatement ss, T arg) throws AsterixException;
 
     R visitBeginFeedStatement(BeginFeedStatement bf, T arg) throws AsterixException;
-    
+
     R visitControlFeedStatement(ControlFeedStatement del, T arg) throws AsterixException;
 
     R visitCallExpr(CallExpr pf, T arg) throws AsterixException;
@@ -150,8 +149,6 @@
 
     R visitWriteFromQueryResultStatement(WriteFromQueryResultStatement stmtLoad, T arg) throws AsterixException;
 
-    R visitDieClause(DieClause stmtLoad, T arg) throws AsterixException;
-
     R visit(CreateFunctionStatement cfs, T arg) throws AsterixException;
 
     R visitFunctionDropStatement(FunctionDropStatement del, T arg) throws AsterixException;
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/IAqlVisitorWithVoidReturn.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/IAqlVisitorWithVoidReturn.java
index d4891ac..ff04032 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/IAqlVisitorWithVoidReturn.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/expression/visitor/IAqlVisitorWithVoidReturn.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDecl;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DeleteStatement;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DieClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DistinctClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.FLWOGRExpression;
@@ -143,13 +142,11 @@
     void visit(DataverseDropStatement stmtDel, T arg) throws AsterixException;
 
     void visit(TypeDropStatement stmtDel, T arg) throws AsterixException;
-    
+
     void visit(BeginFeedStatement stmtDel, T arg) throws AsterixException;
 
     void visit(ControlFeedStatement stmtDel, T arg) throws AsterixException;
 
-    void visit(DieClause stmtDel, T arg) throws AsterixException;
-
     void visit(CreateFunctionStatement cfs, T arg) throws AsterixException;
 
     void visit(FunctionDropStatement fds, T arg) throws AsterixException;
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/AqlRewriter.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/AqlRewriter.java
index 62e40fa..ae5f3ef 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/AqlRewriter.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/AqlRewriter.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDecl;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DeleteStatement;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DieClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DistinctClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.FLWOGRExpression;
@@ -67,10 +66,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.visitor.IAqlExpressionVisitor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.util.FunctionUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataTransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.declared.AqlMetadataProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Function;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixFunction;
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@
     private final List<FunctionDecl> declaredFunctions;
     private final AqlRewritingContext context;
     private final MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx;
+    private final AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider;
 
     private enum DfsColor {
         WHITE,
@@ -90,11 +90,12 @@
         BLACK
     }
 
-    public AqlRewriter(List<FunctionDecl> declaredFunctions, Query topExpr, MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx) {
+    public AqlRewriter(List<FunctionDecl> declaredFunctions, Query topExpr, AqlMetadataProvider metadataProvider) {
         this.topExpr = topExpr;
         context = new AqlRewritingContext(topExpr.getVarCounter());
         this.declaredFunctions = declaredFunctions;
-        this.mdTxnCtx = mdTxnCtx;
+        this.mdTxnCtx = metadataProvider.getMetadataTxnContext();
+        this.metadataProvider = metadataProvider;
     }
 
     public Query getExpr() {
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@
                 // loop until no more changes
             }
         }
+        declaredFunctions.removeAll(otherFDecls);
     }
 
     private void buildOtherUdfs(Expression expression, List<FunctionDecl> functionDecls,
@@ -153,7 +155,8 @@
         if (expression == null) {
             return;
         }
-
+        String value = metadataProvider.getConfig().get(FunctionUtils.IMPORT_PRIVATE_FUNCTIONS);
+        boolean includePrivateFunctions = (value != null) ? Boolean.valueOf(value.toLowerCase()) : false;
         Set<FunctionSignature> functionCalls = getFunctionCalls(expression);
         for (FunctionSignature signature : functionCalls) {
 
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@
                     buildOtherUdfs(functionDecl.getFuncBody(), functionDecls, declaredFunctions);
                 }
             } else {
-                if (isBuiltinFunction(signature)) {
+                if (AsterixBuiltinFunctions.isBuiltinCompilerFunction(signature, includePrivateFunctions)) {
                     continue;
                 } else {
                     throw new AsterixException(" unknown function " + signature);
@@ -191,21 +194,6 @@
 
     }
 
-    private boolean isBuiltinFunction(FunctionSignature functionSignature) {
-        if (AsterixBuiltinFunctions.isBuiltinCompilerFunction(new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
-                functionSignature.getName(), functionSignature.getArity()))) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (AsterixBuiltinFunctions.isBuiltinCompilerFunction(new FunctionIdentifier(
-                AlgebricksBuiltinFunctions.ALGEBRICKS_NS, functionSignature.getName(), functionSignature.getArity()))) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-
-    }
-
     private Set<FunctionSignature> getFunctionCalls(Expression expression) throws AsterixException {
         Map<AsterixFunction, DfsColor> color = new HashMap<AsterixFunction, DfsColor>();
         Map<AsterixFunction, List<AsterixFunction>> arcs = new HashMap<AsterixFunction, List<AsterixFunction>>();
@@ -343,12 +331,6 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public Void visitDieClause(DieClause lc, Void arg) throws AsterixException {
-            lc.getDieExpr().accept(this, arg);
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        @Override
         public Void visitListConstructor(ListConstructor lc, Void arg) throws AsterixException {
             for (Expression e : lc.getExprList()) {
                 e.accept(this, arg);
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/CloneAndSubstituteVariablesVisitor.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/CloneAndSubstituteVariablesVisitor.java
index 5742ac6..cbd15a2 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/CloneAndSubstituteVariablesVisitor.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/CloneAndSubstituteVariablesVisitor.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDecl;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DeleteStatement;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DieClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DistinctClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.FLWOGRExpression;
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@
         } else {
             // it is a var. from the context
             var = context.getRewrittenVar(v.getVar().getId());
-            if(var == null){
+            if (var == null) {
                 var = v.getVar();
             }
         }
@@ -257,14 +256,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Pair<IAqlExpression, List<VariableSubstitution>> visitDieClause(DieClause lc, List<VariableSubstitution> arg)
-            throws AsterixException {
-        Pair<IAqlExpression, List<VariableSubstitution>> p1 = lc.getDieExpr().accept(this, arg);
-        DieClause c = new DieClause((Expression) p1.first);
-        return new Pair<IAqlExpression, List<VariableSubstitution>>(c, arg);
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public Pair<IAqlExpression, List<VariableSubstitution>> visitListConstructor(ListConstructor lc,
             List<VariableSubstitution> arg) throws AsterixException {
         List<Expression> oldExprList = lc.getExprList();
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/InlineUdfsVisitor.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/InlineUdfsVisitor.java
index f178d88..9834f27 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/InlineUdfsVisitor.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/rewrites/InlineUdfsVisitor.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDecl;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DataverseDropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DeleteStatement;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DieClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DistinctClause;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.DropStatement;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.aql.expression.FLWOGRExpression;
@@ -104,15 +103,15 @@
     public Boolean visitRecordConstructor(RecordConstructor rc, List<FunctionDecl> arg) throws AsterixException {
         boolean changed = false;
         for (FieldBinding b : rc.getFbList()) {
-        	Pair<Boolean, Expression> leftExprInlined = inlineUdfsInExpr(b.getLeftExpr(), arg);
-        	b.setLeftExpr(leftExprInlined.second);
-        	changed = changed | leftExprInlined.first;
-        	Pair<Boolean, Expression> rightExprInlined = inlineUdfsInExpr(b.getRightExpr(), arg);
-        	b.setRightExpr(rightExprInlined.second);
-        	changed = changed | rightExprInlined.first;
-        	
-        	/*
-        	if (b.getLeftExpr().accept(this, arg)) {
+            Pair<Boolean, Expression> leftExprInlined = inlineUdfsInExpr(b.getLeftExpr(), arg);
+            b.setLeftExpr(leftExprInlined.second);
+            changed = changed | leftExprInlined.first;
+            Pair<Boolean, Expression> rightExprInlined = inlineUdfsInExpr(b.getRightExpr(), arg);
+            b.setRightExpr(rightExprInlined.second);
+            changed = changed | rightExprInlined.first;
+
+            /*
+            if (b.getLeftExpr().accept(this, arg)) {
                 changed = true;
             }
             if (b.getRightExpr().accept(this, arg)) {
@@ -251,13 +250,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Boolean visitDieClause(DieClause lc, List<FunctionDecl> arg) throws AsterixException {
-        Pair<Boolean, Expression> p1 = inlineUdfsInExpr(lc.getDieExpr(), arg);
-        lc.setDieExpr(p1.second);
-        return p1.first;
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public Boolean visitUnaryExpr(UnaryExpr u, List<FunctionDecl> arg) throws AsterixException {
         return u.getExpr().accept(this, arg);
     }
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/util/FunctionUtils.java b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/util/FunctionUtils.java
index e3f3641..87525c9 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/util/FunctionUtils.java
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/aql/util/FunctionUtils.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 public class FunctionUtils {
 
+    public static final String IMPORT_PRIVATE_FUNCTIONS = "import-private-functions";
+
     public static FunctionDecl getFunctionDecl(Function function) throws AsterixException {
         String functionBody = function.getFunctionBody();
         List<String> params = function.getParams();
diff --git a/asterix-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj b/asterix-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj
index be7d954..bd21581 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj
+++ b/asterix-aql/src/main/javacc/AQL.jj
@@ -74,33 +74,41 @@
     
     // data generator hints
     private static final String DGEN_HINT = "dgen";
+    
+    private static class IndexParams {
+      public IndexType type;
+      public int gramLength;
+      
+      public IndexParams(IndexType type, int gramLength) {
+        this.type = type;
+        this.gramLength = gramLength;
+      }
+    };  
    
     private static String getHint(Token t) {
-       if (t.specialToken == null) {
-         return null;
-       }       
-       String s = t.specialToken.image;
-       int n = s.length();
-       if (n < 2) {
-         return null;
-       }  
-       return s.substring(1).trim();
+        if (t.specialToken == null) {
+            return null;
+        }       
+        String s = t.specialToken.image;
+        int n = s.length();
+        if (n < 2) {
+            return null;
+        }  
+        return s.substring(1).trim();
     }
 
     public AQLParser(String s){
-		this(new StringReader(s));
-		super.setInput(s);
-	}
-	
-	public static void main(String args[]) throws ParseException, TokenMgrError, IOException, FileNotFoundException, AsterixException {
-			File file = new File(args[0]);
-			Reader fis = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file), "UTF-8"));
-		    AQLParser parser = new AQLParser(fis);
-		    List<Statement> st = parser.Statement();
-		    //st.accept(new AQLPrintVisitor(), 0);
-	}
+        this(new StringReader(s));
+        super.setInput(s);
+    }
 
-
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws ParseException, TokenMgrError, IOException, FileNotFoundException, AsterixException {
+        File file = new File(args[0]);
+        Reader fis = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(file), "UTF-8"));
+        AQLParser parser = new AQLParser(fis);
+        List<Statement> st = parser.Statement();
+        //st.accept(new AQLPrintVisitor(), 0);
+    }
 }
 
 PARSER_END(AQLParser)
@@ -110,236 +118,565 @@
 {
   scopeStack.push(RootScopeFactory.createRootScope(this));
   List<Statement> decls = new ArrayList<Statement>();
-  Query query=null;
+  Statement stmt = null;
 }
 {
-    (
-      (
-        ( 
-          "use"
-            {
-              decls.add(DataverseDeclaration());
-            }           
-          | "declare" "function" { 
-                              decls.add(FunctionDeclaration()); 
-             }
-	  	   |  "create" (
-	  	   	  {
-                String hint = getHint(token);
-                boolean dgen = false;
-         	   	if (hint != null && hint.startsWith(DGEN_HINT)) {
-         	   	  dgen = true;
-         	   	}                  
-              } 
-              "type"     
-              	{ 
-                              decls.add(TypeDeclaration(dgen, hint)); 
-                 }
-              | "nodegroup" 
-              	{
-                              decls.add(NodegroupDeclaration());
-                }   
-              | "external" <DATASET>
-            	{   
-              		decls.add(DatasetDeclaration(DatasetType.EXTERNAL));
-            	}
-              | "feed" <DATASET>
-                {
-                   decls.add(DatasetDeclaration(DatasetType.FEED)); 	
-            	}
-              | <DATASET>
-          		{
-            		decls.add(DatasetDeclaration(DatasetType.INTERNAL));
-          		}
-              | "index" 
-              	{
-              				decls.add(CreateIndexStatement());
-                 }
-	          | "dataverse"
-          		{
-            		decls.add(CreateDataverseStatement());
-          		}
-          	  | "function"
-          	    {
-          	        decls.add(FunctionCreation());
-          	    }	
-            )        
-         	 | "load" {
-                       decls.add(LoadStatement());
-                   }  
-          	                    
-          	| "drop"
-			(
-          	<DATASET>
-          	{
-            		decls.add(DropStatement());
-          	}
-        	| "index"
-          	{
-            		decls.add(IndexDropStatement());
-          	}
-        	| "nodegroup"
-          	{
-            		decls.add(NodeGroupDropStatement());
-          	}
-        	| "type"
-          	{
-            		decls.add(TypeDropStatement());
-          	}
-        	| "dataverse"
-          	{
-            		decls.add(DataverseDropStatement());
-          	}
-          	| "function"
-          	{
-            		decls.add(FunctionDropStatement());
-          	}
-        	)
-          | "write" {
-                       decls.add(WriteStatement());
-                    }              
-          | "set" {
-                       decls.add(SetStatement());
-                    }                                                      
-	  	  | "insert" {
-		       decls.add(InsertStatement());
-			}
-          | "delete" {
-			decls.add(DeleteStatement());
-		    }
-          | "update" {
-	  		decls.add(UpdateStatement());		
-	  	    } 
-	  	  | "begin" "feed"  
-	  	      {
-                Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-                decls.add(new BeginFeedStatement(nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second, getVarCounter()));
-	  	      } ";"
-	  	      
-	  	  | "suspend" "feed"  
-	  	  	 {
-                decls.add(ControlFeedDeclaration(ControlFeedStatement.OperationType.SUSPEND));
-             } ";"
-	  	   | "resume" "feed"   {
-                decls.add(ControlFeedDeclaration(ControlFeedStatement.OperationType.RESUME));
-	  	   } ";"
-	  	   | "end" "feed"   {
-	  	        decls.add(ControlFeedDeclaration(ControlFeedStatement.OperationType.END));
-	  	   } ";" 
-	  	   | "alter" "feed"  {
-      	        decls.add(AlterFeedDeclaration());
-           } ";"
-           
-           | (query = Query()) {
-               decls.add(query);
-           }
-           )*
-          //  (query = Query())?
-      )
-
-      <EOF>
-    )
+  ( stmt = SingleStatement() (";") ?
     {
-     return decls;  
+      decls.add(stmt);
+    }
+  )*
+  <EOF>
+  {
+    return decls;  
+  }
+}
+
+Statement SingleStatement() throws ParseException:
+{
+  Statement stmt = null;
+}
+{
+  (
+    stmt = DataverseDeclaration()
+    | stmt = FunctionDeclaration()
+    | stmt = CreateStatement()
+    | stmt = LoadStatement()
+    | stmt = DropStatement()
+    | stmt = WriteStatement()
+    | stmt = SetStatement()
+    | stmt = InsertStatement()
+    | stmt = DeleteStatement()
+    | stmt = UpdateStatement()       
+    | stmt = FeedStatement()
+    | stmt = Query()
+  )
+  {
+    return stmt;
+  }
+}
+
+DataverseDecl DataverseDeclaration() throws ParseException:
+{
+  String dvName = null;
+}
+{
+  "use" "dataverse" dvName = Identifier()
+    {
+      defaultDataverse = dvName;
+      return new DataverseDecl(new Identifier(dvName));
+    }
+}
+
+Statement CreateStatement() throws ParseException:
+{
+  String hint = null;
+  boolean dgen = false;
+  Statement stmt = null;
+}
+{
+  "create"
+  (
+    {
+      hint = getHint(token);
+      if (hint != null && hint.startsWith(DGEN_HINT)) {
+        dgen = true;
+      }                  
+    }
+    stmt = TypeSpecification(hint, dgen)
+    | stmt = NodegroupSpecification()
+    | stmt = DatasetSpecification()    
+    | stmt = IndexSpecification()
+    | stmt = DataverseSpecification()
+    | stmt = FunctionSpecification()
+  )        
+  {
+    return stmt;
+  }
+}
+
+TypeDecl TypeSpecification(String hint, boolean dgen) throws ParseException:
+{
+  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
+  boolean ifNotExists = false;
+  TypeExpression typeExpr = null;
+}
+{
+  "type" nameComponents = FunctionOrTypeName() ifNotExists = IfNotExists()
+  "as" typeExpr = TypeExpr()
+    {
+      long numValues = -1;
+      String filename = null;
+      if (dgen) {       
+        String splits[] = hint.split(" +");
+        if (splits.length != 3) {
+          throw new ParseException("Expecting /*+ dgen <filename> <numberOfItems> */");
+        } 
+        filename = splits[1];
+        numValues = Long.parseLong(splits[2]);
+      }  
+      TypeDataGen tddg = new TypeDataGen(dgen, filename, numValues);
+      return new TypeDecl(nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second, typeExpr, tddg, ifNotExists);
+    }
+}
+
+
+NodegroupDecl NodegroupSpecification() throws ParseException:
+{
+  String name = null;
+  String tmp = null;
+  boolean ifNotExists = false;
+  List<Identifier>ncNames = null;
+}
+{
+  "nodegroup" name = Identifier()
+  ifNotExists = IfNotExists() "on" tmp = Identifier()
+    {
+      ncNames = new ArrayList<Identifier>();
+      ncNames.add(new Identifier(tmp));
+    }
+  ( "," tmp = Identifier()
+    {
+      ncNames.add(new Identifier(tmp));
+    }
+  )*
+    {
+      return new NodegroupDecl(new Identifier(name), ncNames, ifNotExists);
+    }
+}
+
+DatasetDecl DatasetSpecification() throws ParseException:
+{
+  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;  
+  boolean ifNotExists = false;
+  String typeName = null;
+  String adapterName = null;
+  Map<String,String> properties = null;
+  FunctionSignature appliedFunction = null;
+  List<String> primaryKeyFields = null;
+  String nodeGroupName = null;
+  Map<String,String> hints = new HashMap<String,String>();  
+  DatasetDecl dsetDecl = null;
+}
+{
+  (
+    "external" <DATASET> nameComponents = QualifiedName()
+    <LEFTPAREN> typeName = Identifier() <RIGHTPAREN>
+    ifNotExists = IfNotExists()
+    "using" adapterName = AdapterName() properties = Configuration()
+    ( "hints" hints = Properties() )?
+      {
+        ExternalDetailsDecl edd = new ExternalDetailsDecl();
+        edd.setAdapter(adapterName);
+        edd.setProperties(properties);
+        dsetDecl = new DatasetDecl(nameComponents.first,
+                                   nameComponents.second,
+                                   new Identifier(typeName),
+                                   hints,
+                                   DatasetType.EXTERNAL,
+                                   edd,
+                                   ifNotExists);
+      } 
+
+    | "feed" <DATASET> nameComponents = QualifiedName()
+    <LEFTPAREN> typeName = Identifier() <RIGHTPAREN>
+    ifNotExists = IfNotExists()
+    "using" adapterName = AdapterName() properties = Configuration()
+    (appliedFunction = ApplyFunction())? primaryKeyFields = PrimaryKey()
+    ( "on" nodeGroupName = Identifier() )?
+    ( "hints" hints = Properties() )?
+      {
+        FeedDetailsDecl fdd = new FeedDetailsDecl(adapterName,
+                                                  properties,
+                                                  appliedFunction,
+                                                  nodeGroupName != null
+                                                    ? new Identifier(nodeGroupName)
+                                                    : null,
+                                                  primaryKeyFields);
+        dsetDecl = new DatasetDecl(nameComponents.first,
+                                   nameComponents.second,
+                                   new Identifier(typeName),
+                                   hints,
+                                   DatasetType.FEED,
+                                   fdd,
+                                   ifNotExists);
+      }
+    | ("internal")? <DATASET> nameComponents = QualifiedName()
+    <LEFTPAREN> typeName = Identifier() <RIGHTPAREN>
+    ifNotExists = IfNotExists()
+    primaryKeyFields = PrimaryKey() ("on" nodeGroupName = Identifier() )?
+    ( "hints" hints = Properties() )?
+      {
+        InternalDetailsDecl idd = new InternalDetailsDecl(nodeGroupName != null
+                                                            ? new Identifier(nodeGroupName)
+                                                            : null,
+                                                          primaryKeyFields);
+        dsetDecl = new DatasetDecl(nameComponents.first,
+                                   nameComponents.second,
+                                   new Identifier(typeName),
+                                   hints,
+                                   DatasetType.INTERNAL,
+                                   idd,
+                                   ifNotExists);
+      }
+  )
+    {
+      return dsetDecl;
+    }
+}
+
+CreateIndexStatement IndexSpecification() throws ParseException:
+{
+  CreateIndexStatement cis = new CreateIndexStatement();
+  String indexName = null;
+  String fieldExpr = null;
+  boolean ifNotExists = false;
+  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
+  IndexParams indexType = null;
+}
+{
+  "index" indexName = Identifier()
+  ifNotExists = IfNotExists()
+  "on" nameComponents = QualifiedName()    
+  <LEFTPAREN> ( fieldExpr = Identifier()
+    {
+      cis.addFieldExpr(fieldExpr);
+    }
+  ) ("," fieldExpr = Identifier()
+    {
+      cis.addFieldExpr(fieldExpr);
+    }
+  )* <RIGHTPAREN> ( "type" indexType = IndexType() )?
+    {
+      cis.setIndexName(new Identifier(indexName));
+      cis.setIfNotExists(ifNotExists);
+      cis.setDataverseName(nameComponents.first);
+      cis.setDatasetName(nameComponents.second);
+      if (indexType != null) {
+        cis.setIndexType(indexType.type);
+        cis.setGramLength(indexType.gramLength);
+      }
+      return cis;
+    }
+}
+
+IndexParams IndexType() throws ParseException:
+{
+  IndexType type = null;
+  int gramLength = 0;
+}
+{
+  ("btree"
+    {
+      type = IndexType.BTREE;
+    }         
+  | "rtree"
+    {
+      type = IndexType.RTREE;
+    }
+  | "keyword"
+    {
+      type = IndexType.FUZZY_WORD_INVIX;
+    }
+  | "ngram" <LEFTPAREN> <INTEGER_LITERAL>
+    {
+      type = IndexType.FUZZY_NGRAM_INVIX;
+      gramLength = Integer.valueOf(token.image);
+    }
+  <RIGHTPAREN>)
+    {
+      return new IndexParams(type, gramLength);
+    }
+}
+
+CreateDataverseStatement DataverseSpecification() throws ParseException :
+{
+  String dvName = null;
+  boolean ifNotExists = false;
+  String format = null;
+}
+{
+  "dataverse" dvName = Identifier()
+  ifNotExists = IfNotExists()
+  ( "with format" format = StringLiteral() )?
+    {
+      return new CreateDataverseStatement(new Identifier(dvName), format, ifNotExists);
+    }
+}
+
+CreateFunctionStatement FunctionSpecification() throws ParseException:
+{
+  FunctionSignature signature;
+  boolean ifNotExists = false;
+  List<VarIdentifier> paramList = new ArrayList<VarIdentifier>();
+  String functionBody;
+  Expression functionBodyExpr;
+  Token beginPos;
+  Token endPos;
+  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents=null;
+
+  createNewScope();
+}
+{
+  "function" nameComponents = FunctionOrTypeName()
+  ifNotExists = IfNotExists()
+  paramList = ParameterList()
+  "{"
+    {
+      beginPos = token;
+    } 
+  functionBodyExpr = Expression() "}"
+    {
+      endPos = token;
+      functionBody = extractFragment(beginPos.beginLine, beginPos.beginColumn, endPos.beginLine, endPos.beginColumn);
+      String dataverse = nameComponents.first.getValue();
+      String functionName = nameComponents.second.getValue();      
+      signature = new FunctionSignature(dataverse, functionName, paramList.size());
+      getCurrentScope().addFunctionDescriptor(signature, false);
+      return new CreateFunctionStatement(signature, paramList, functionBody, ifNotExists);
+    }
+}
+
+List<VarIdentifier> ParameterList() throws ParseException:
+{
+  List<VarIdentifier> paramList = new ArrayList<VarIdentifier>();
+  VarIdentifier var = null;
+}
+{
+  <LEFTPAREN> (<VARIABLE>
+    {
+      var = new VarIdentifier();
+      var.setValue(token.image);
+      paramList.add(var);
+      getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(var);
+    }
+  ("," <VARIABLE>
+    {
+      var = new VarIdentifier();
+      var.setValue(token.image);
+      paramList.add(var);
+      getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(var);
+    }
+  )*)? <RIGHTPAREN>
+    {
+      return paramList;
+    }
+}
+
+boolean IfNotExists() throws ParseException:
+{
+}
+{
+  ( "if not exists"
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+  )?
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+}
+
+FunctionSignature ApplyFunction() throws ParseException:
+{
+  FunctionSignature funcSig = null;
+}
+{
+  "apply" "function" funcSig = FunctionSignature()
+    {
+      return funcSig;
+    }
+}
+
+FunctionSignature FunctionSignature() throws ParseException:
+{
+  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> pairId = null;
+  int arity = 0;
+}
+{
+  pairId = FunctionOrTypeName() "@" <INTEGER_LITERAL> 
+    {  
+      arity = new Integer(token.image);
+      if (arity < 0 && arity != FunctionIdentifier.VARARGS) {
+        throw new ParseException(" invalid arity:" + arity);
+      }
+
+      String dataverse = pairId.first.getValue();
+      String functionName = pairId.second.getValue(); 
+      return new FunctionSignature(dataverse, functionName, arity);
+    }
+}
+
+List<String> PrimaryKey() throws ParseException:
+{
+  String tmp = null;
+  List<String> primaryKeyFields = new ArrayList<String>();
+}
+{
+  "primary" "key" tmp = Identifier()
+    {
+      primaryKeyFields.add(tmp);
+    }
+  ( "," tmp = Identifier()
+    {
+      primaryKeyFields.add(tmp);
+    }
+  )*
+    {
+      return primaryKeyFields;
+    }
+}
+
+Statement DropStatement() throws ParseException:
+{
+  String id = null;
+  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> pairId = null;
+  Triple<Identifier,Identifier,Identifier> tripleId = null;
+  FunctionSignature funcSig = null;
+  boolean ifExists = false;
+  Statement stmt = null;
+}
+{
+  "drop"
+  (
+    <DATASET> pairId = QualifiedName() ifExists = IfExists()
+      {
+        stmt = new DropStatement(pairId.first, pairId.second, ifExists);
+      }
+    | "index" tripleId = DoubleQualifiedName() ifExists = IfExists()
+      {
+        stmt = new IndexDropStatement(tripleId.first, tripleId.second, tripleId.third, ifExists);
+      }
+    | "nodegroup" id = Identifier() ifExists = IfExists()
+      {
+        stmt = new NodeGroupDropStatement(new Identifier(id), ifExists);
+      }
+    | "type" pairId = FunctionOrTypeName() ifExists = IfExists()
+      {
+        stmt = new TypeDropStatement(pairId.first, pairId.second, ifExists);
+      }
+    | "dataverse" id = Identifier() ifExists = IfExists()
+      {
+        stmt = new DataverseDropStatement(new Identifier(id), ifExists);
+      }
+    | "function" funcSig = FunctionSignature() ifExists = IfExists()
+      {
+        stmt = new FunctionDropStatement(funcSig, ifExists);
+      }
+  )
+  {
+    return stmt;  
+  }
+}
+
+boolean IfExists() throws ParseException :
+{
+}
+{
+  ( "if" "exists"
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
+  )?
+    {
+      return false;
     }
 }
 
 InsertStatement InsertStatement() throws ParseException:
 {
-	Identifier dataverseName;
-	Identifier datasetName;
-	Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
-	Query query;
+  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
+  Query query;
 }
 {
-   "into" <DATASET>
-   
-   {
-    nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-    dataverseName = nameComponents.first;
-    datasetName = nameComponents.second;
-   }
-    
-    query = Query() (";")?
-   {return new InsertStatement(dataverseName, datasetName, query,  getVarCounter());}
+  "insert" "into" <DATASET> nameComponents = QualifiedName() query = Query()
+    {
+      return new InsertStatement(nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second, query, getVarCounter());
+    }
 }
 
 DeleteStatement DeleteStatement() throws ParseException:
 {
-	VariableExpr var = null;
-    Identifier dataverseName;
-    Identifier datasetName = null;
-	Expression condition = null;
-	Clause dieClause = null;
-	Pair<Identifier, Identifier> nameComponents;
+  VariableExpr var = null;
+  Expression condition = null;
+  Pair<Identifier, Identifier> nameComponents;
 }
 {
-   var = Variable() { getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(var.getVar());  }
-   "from" 
-   <DATASET> 
-   { 
-	  nameComponents  = getDotSeparatedPair();
-   }
-   ("where" condition = Expression())?  (dieClause = DieClause())? (";")?
-   {return new DeleteStatement(var, nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second, condition,  dieClause, getVarCounter()); }
+  "delete" var = Variable()
+    {
+      getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(var.getVar());
+    }
+  "from" <DATASET> nameComponents  = QualifiedName() 
+  ("where" condition = Expression())?
+    {
+      return new DeleteStatement(var, nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second, condition, getVarCounter());
+    }
 }
 
 UpdateStatement UpdateStatement() throws ParseException:
 {
-	VariableExpr vars;
-    Expression target;
-	Expression condition;
-	UpdateClause uc;
- 	List<UpdateClause> ucs = new ArrayList<UpdateClause>();
+  VariableExpr vars;
+  Expression target;
+  Expression condition;
+  UpdateClause uc;
+  List<UpdateClause> ucs = new ArrayList<UpdateClause>();
 }
 {
-   vars = Variable()  "in" target = Expression()
-	"where" condition = Expression() 
-	<LEFTPAREN> (uc=UpdateClause() {ucs.add(uc); }  ("," uc=UpdateClause() {ucs.add(uc); } )*) <RIGHTPAREN> ";"
-   {return new UpdateStatement(vars, target, condition, ucs);}
+  "update" vars = Variable() "in" target = Expression()
+  "where" condition = Expression() 
+  <LEFTPAREN> (uc = UpdateClause()
+    {
+      ucs.add(uc);
+    }
+  ("," uc = UpdateClause()
+    {
+      ucs.add(uc);
+    }
+  )*) <RIGHTPAREN>
+    {
+      return new UpdateStatement(vars, target, condition, ucs);
+    }
 }
 
-
-
 UpdateClause UpdateClause() throws ParseException:
 {
-	Expression target = null;
-	Expression value = null ;	
-	InsertStatement is = null;
-	DeleteStatement ds = null;
-	UpdateStatement us = null;
-	Expression condition = null;
-	UpdateClause ifbranch = null;
-	UpdateClause elsebranch = null;
+  Expression target = null;
+  Expression value = null ;	
+  InsertStatement is = null;
+  DeleteStatement ds = null;
+  UpdateStatement us = null;
+  Expression condition = null;
+  UpdateClause ifbranch = null;
+  UpdateClause elsebranch = null;
 }
 {
    "set" target = Expression() ":=" value = Expression() 
-   | "insert" is = InsertStatement()
-   | "delete" ds = DeleteStatement()
-   | "update" us = UpdateStatement()
-   | "if" <LEFTPAREN> condition = Expression() <RIGHTPAREN> "then" ifbranch = UpdateClause() [LOOKAHEAD(1) "else" elsebranch = UpdateClause()] 
-   {return new UpdateClause(target, value, is, ds, us, condition, ifbranch, elsebranch);}
+   | is = InsertStatement()
+   | ds = DeleteStatement()
+   | us = UpdateStatement()
+   | "if" <LEFTPAREN> condition = Expression() <RIGHTPAREN>
+     "then" ifbranch = UpdateClause()
+     [LOOKAHEAD(1) "else" elsebranch = UpdateClause()] 
+     {
+       return new UpdateClause(target, value, is, ds, us, condition, ifbranch, elsebranch);
+     }
 }
 
-
 Statement SetStatement() throws ParseException:
 {
   String pn = null;
-  Statement stmt = null;
+  String pv = null;
 }
 {
-  <IDENTIFIER>  { pn = token.image; }  
-  <STRING_LITERAL>
-    { String pv = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image); }
-    ";"
-  {
-    return new SetStatement(pn, pv);
-  }
+  "set" pn = Identifier() pv = StringLiteral()
+    {
+      return new SetStatement(pn, pv);
+    }
 }
 
 Statement WriteStatement() throws ParseException:
 {
-  Identifier nodeName = null;
+  String nodeName = null;
   String fileName = null;
   Statement stmt = null;
   Query query;
@@ -347,288 +684,27 @@
   Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
 }
 {
-  (( "output" "to" 
-    <IDENTIFIER> { nodeName = new Identifier(token.image); } 
-    ":" <STRING_LITERAL> { fileName = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image); }
-    ( "using" <STRING_LITERAL> { writerClass = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image); } )?
-         {                  
-             stmt = new WriteStatement(nodeName, fileName, writerClass);         
-         } )
-    |
-   ( "into" 
-     <DATASET> 
-     
-      {
-       nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
+  "write" ((
+    "output" "to" nodeName = Identifier() ":" fileName = StringLiteral()
+    ( "using" writerClass = StringLiteral() )?
+      {                  
+        stmt = new WriteStatement(new Identifier(nodeName), fileName, writerClass);         
       }
-     
-     <LEFTPAREN> query = Query() <RIGHTPAREN>
-     {
+  ) | (
+    "into" <DATASET> 
+      {
+        nameComponents = QualifiedName();
+      }
+    <LEFTPAREN> query = Query() <RIGHTPAREN>
+      {
         stmt = new WriteFromQueryResultStatement(nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second, query, getVarCounter());
-     } ))  
-        
-    ";"
+      }
+  ))
     {
       return stmt;
     }
 }
 
-CreateIndexStatement CreateIndexStatement() throws ParseException:
-{
-  CreateIndexStatement cis = new CreateIndexStatement();
-  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
-}
-{
-  <IDENTIFIER> { cis.setIndexName(new Identifier(token.image)); }
-  (
-    "if not exists"
-    {
-      cis.setIfNotExists(true);
-    }
-  )?
-  "on"  
-  
-   {
-   nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-   cis.setDataverseName(nameComponents.first);
-   cis.setDatasetName(nameComponents.second);
-   }
-  
-  <LEFTPAREN>
-  	( <IDENTIFIER> { cis.addFieldExpr(token.image); } )
-  	("," <IDENTIFIER> { cis.addFieldExpr(token.image); })*
-  <RIGHTPAREN>
-    ("type"
-  		("btree" { cis.setIndexType(IndexType.BTREE); }  		
-  		| "rtree" { cis.setIndexType(IndexType.RTREE); }
-  		| "keyword" { cis.setIndexType(IndexType.WORD_INVIX); }
-  		| "fuzzy keyword" { cis.setIndexType(IndexType.FUZZY_WORD_INVIX); }
-  		| "ngram"
-  		  <LEFTPAREN>
-  		  (<INTEGER_LITERAL>
-  		    {
-  		      cis.setIndexType(IndexType.NGRAM_INVIX);
-  		      cis.setGramLength(Integer.valueOf(token.image));
-  		    }
-  		  )
-  		  <RIGHTPAREN>
-  		| "fuzzy ngram"
-  		  <LEFTPAREN>
-  		  (<INTEGER_LITERAL>
-  		    {
-  		      cis.setIndexType(IndexType.FUZZY_NGRAM_INVIX);
-  		      cis.setGramLength(Integer.valueOf(token.image));
-  		    }
-  		  )
-  		  <RIGHTPAREN>
-		)
-  	";"  	
-  	| ";"
-    )
-   {
-     return cis;
-   }
-}
-
-DataverseDecl DataverseDeclaration() throws ParseException:
-{
-  Identifier dvName = null;  
-}
-{
-  "dataverse" <IDENTIFIER> { defaultDataverse = token.image;}
-  ";"
-  {
-    return new DataverseDecl(new Identifier(defaultDataverse));
-  }
-}
-
-DropStatement DropStatement() throws ParseException :
-{
-  Identifier dataverseName = null;
-  Identifier datasetName = null;
-  boolean ifExists = false;
-  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents=null;
-}
-{
-   {
-   nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-   dataverseName = nameComponents.first;
-   datasetName = nameComponents.second;
-   }
-   
-   
-  (
-    "if exists"
-    {
-      ifExists = true;
-    }
-  )? ";"
-  {
-    return new DropStatement(dataverseName, datasetName, ifExists);
-  }
-}
-
-IndexDropStatement IndexDropStatement() throws ParseException :
-{
-  Identifier dataverseName = null;
-  Identifier datasetName = null;
-  Identifier indexName = null;
-  boolean ifExists = false;
-  Triple<Identifier,Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents=null;
-}
-{
-  
-  {
-   nameComponents = getDotSeparatedTriple();
-   dataverseName = nameComponents.first;
-   datasetName = nameComponents.second;
-   indexName = nameComponents.third;
-   }
-  
-  (
-    "if exists"
-    {
-      ifExists = true;
-    }
-  )? ";"
-  {
-    return new IndexDropStatement(dataverseName, datasetName, indexName, ifExists);
-  }
-}
-
-NodeGroupDropStatement NodeGroupDropStatement() throws ParseException :
-{
-  Identifier groupName = null;
-  boolean ifExists = false;
-}
-{
-  < IDENTIFIER >
-  {
-    groupName = new Identifier(token.image);
-  }
-  (
-    "if exists"
-    {
-      ifExists = true;
-    }
-  )? ";"
-  {
-    return new NodeGroupDropStatement(groupName, ifExists);
-  }
-}
-
-TypeDropStatement TypeDropStatement() throws ParseException :
-{
-  Identifier dataverseName = null;
-  Identifier typeName = null;
-  boolean ifExists = false;
-  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents;
-}
-{
-  {
-    nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-    dataverseName = nameComponents.first == null ? new Identifier(defaultDataverse) : nameComponents.first;
-    typeName = nameComponents.second;
-  }
-  (
-    "if exists"
-    {
-      ifExists = true;
-    }
-  )? ";"
-  {
-    return new TypeDropStatement(dataverseName, typeName, ifExists);
-  }
-}
-
-DataverseDropStatement DataverseDropStatement() throws ParseException :
-{
-  Identifier dataverseName = null;
-  boolean ifExists = false;
-}
-{
-  < IDENTIFIER >
-  {
-    dataverseName = new Identifier(token.image);
-  }
-  (
-    "if exists"
-    {
-      ifExists = true;
-    }
-  )? ";"
-  {
-    return new DataverseDropStatement(dataverseName, ifExists);
-  }
-}
-
-CreateDataverseStatement CreateDataverseStatement() throws ParseException :
-{
-  Identifier dvName = null;
-  boolean ifNotExists = false;
-  String format = null;
-}
-{
-  < IDENTIFIER >
-  {
-    dvName = new Identifier(token.image);
-  }
-  (
-    "if not exists"
-    {
-      ifNotExists = true;
-    }
-  )?
-  (
-    "with format" < STRING_LITERAL >
-    {
-      format = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image);
-    }
-  )?
-  ";"
-  {
-    return new CreateDataverseStatement(dvName, format, ifNotExists);
-  }
-}
-
-
-FunctionDropStatement FunctionDropStatement() throws ParseException :
-{
-  String dataverse;
-  String functionName;
-  int arity=0;
-  boolean ifExists = false;
-  Pair<Identifier, Identifier> nameComponents=null;
-}
-{
-  {
-     nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-     dataverse = nameComponents.first != null ? nameComponents.first.getValue() : defaultDataverse;
-     functionName = nameComponents.second.getValue(); 
-  }
-  
-   "@"
-  <INTEGER_LITERAL> 
-  {  
-     Token t= getToken(0);
-	 arity = new Integer(t.image);
-  	 if( arity < 0 && arity != FunctionIdentifier.VARARGS){
-  	 	throw new ParseException(" invalid arity:" + arity);
-  	 } 
-  }
-  
-  (
-    "if exists"
-    {
-      ifExists = true;
-    }
-  )? ";"
-  {
-    return new FunctionDropStatement(new FunctionSignature(dataverse, functionName, arity), ifExists);
-  }
-}
-
-
 LoadFromFileStatement LoadStatement() throws ParseException:
 {
   Identifier dataverseName = null;
@@ -639,483 +715,138 @@
   Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
 }
 {
-   <DATASET> 
-   {
-   nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-   dataverseName = nameComponents.first;
-   datasetName = nameComponents.second;
-   }
-   
-   "using"
-  
+  "load" <DATASET> nameComponents = QualifiedName()
     {
-    	adapterName = getAdapterName();
+      dataverseName = nameComponents.first;
+      datasetName = nameComponents.second;
     }
-   
+  "using" adapterName = AdapterName() properties = Configuration()
+  ("pre-sorted" 
     {
-      properties = getConfiguration();
-    }
-  
-    ("pre-sorted" 
-      {  alreadySorted = true; }
-    )?
-        
-  ";"
-  {
-     return new LoadFromFileStatement(dataverseName, datasetName, adapterName, properties, alreadySorted);
-  }   
-}
-
-
-String getAdapterName() throws ParseException :
-{
-	String adapterName = null;
-}
-{
-    ( 
-      <IDENTIFIER> {
-     	adapterName = (new Identifier(token.image)).getValue();; 
-      }
-      | 
-      <STRING_LITERAL>
-      {
-        adapterName = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image);
-      }
-    )
-    {
-	return adapterName;
-	}
-}
-
-
-DatasetDecl DatasetDeclaration(DatasetType datasetType) throws ParseException :
-{
-  DatasetDecl dd = null;
-  Identifier datasetName = null;
-  Identifier dataverseName = null;
-  Identifier itemDataverseName = null;
-  Identifier itemTypeName = null;
-  String nameComponentFirst = null;
-  String nameComponentSecond = null;
-  boolean ifNotExists = false;
-  IDatasetDetailsDecl datasetDetails = null;
-  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
-  Map<String,String> hints = new HashMap<String,String>();	
-}
-{
-  {
-   nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-   dataverseName = nameComponents.first;
-   datasetName = nameComponents.second;
-   }
-    
-  (
-    "if not exists"
-    {
-      ifNotExists = true;
+      alreadySorted = true;
     }
   )?
-  (
-  	< LEFTPAREN > <IDENTIFIER>
-  	{
-    	itemTypeName = new Identifier(token.image);
-  	}
-  	< RIGHTPAREN >
-  )
-  {
-  	  if(datasetType == DatasetType.INTERNAL) {
-      	datasetDetails = InternalDatasetDeclaration();
-      }
-      else if(datasetType == DatasetType.EXTERNAL) {
-      	datasetDetails = ExternalDatasetDeclaration();
-      }
-      else if(datasetType == DatasetType.FEED) {
-      	datasetDetails = FeedDatasetDeclaration();
-      }
-  }
-  
-  (
-  "hints"
-  {
-      initProperties(hints);
-  }
-  )?
-   ";"
- 
-  {
-   dd = new DatasetDecl(dataverseName, datasetName, itemTypeName, hints, datasetType, datasetDetails,ifNotExists);
-   return dd;
-  }
+    {
+      return new LoadFromFileStatement(dataverseName, datasetName, adapterName, properties, alreadySorted);
+    }   
 }
 
-InternalDetailsDecl InternalDatasetDeclaration() throws ParseException :
-{
-    InternalDetailsDecl idd = null;
-    List<String> primaryKeyFields = new ArrayList<String>();
-    Identifier nodeGroupName=null;
-}
-{
-  (
-    {
-  	  primaryKeyFields = getPrimaryKeyFields();
-    }
-  )
-  
-  (
-  "on" < IDENTIFIER >
-    {
-        nodeGroupName = new Identifier(token.image);
-    }
-  )?
-  
-  {
-    idd = new InternalDetailsDecl(nodeGroupName, primaryKeyFields);
-    return idd;
-  }
-}
 
-ExternalDetailsDecl ExternalDatasetDeclaration() throws ParseException :
+String AdapterName() throws ParseException :
 {
-  ExternalDetailsDecl edd = null;
   String adapterName = null;
-  Map < String, String > properties;
 }
 {
-  {
-    edd = new ExternalDetailsDecl();
-  }
- 
-    "using"
+  adapterName = Identifier()
     {
-    	adapterName = getAdapterName();
+	  return adapterName;
     }
-
-    {
-      properties = getConfiguration();
-    }
-
-    {
-    	  edd = new ExternalDetailsDecl();
-		  edd.setAdapter(adapterName);
-   		  edd.setProperties(properties);
-    } 
- 
-  {
-    return edd;
-  }
 }
 
-FeedDetailsDecl FeedDatasetDeclaration() throws ParseException :
-{
-    FeedDetailsDecl fdd = null;
-    String adapterName = null;
-    Map < String, String > properties;
-	Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents;
-	List<String> primaryKeyFields = new ArrayList<String>();
-    Identifier nodeGroupName=null;
-    FunctionSignature appliedFunction=null;
-	String dataverse;
-	String functionName;
-	int arity;
-}
-{
-   "using"
-    {
-    	adapterName = getAdapterName();
-    }
-
-    {
-      properties = getConfiguration();
-    }
-  
-  ("apply" "function" 
-  {
-  nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-  dataverse = nameComponents.first != null ? nameComponents.first.getValue() : defaultDataverse;
-  functionName = nameComponents.second.getValue();
-  }
-  ("@" <INTEGER_LITERAL> 
-     {
-        arity = Integer.parseInt(token.image);
-     }
-  )
-  
-  {
-    appliedFunction = new FunctionSignature(dataverse, functionName, arity);
-  }   
-  )?
-  
-  (
-    {
-  	  primaryKeyFields  = getPrimaryKeyFields();
-    }
-  )
-  
-  (
-  "on" < IDENTIFIER >
-  {
-    	nodeGroupName = new Identifier(token.image);
-  }
-  )?
-  
-  {
-    fdd = new FeedDetailsDecl(adapterName, properties, appliedFunction, nodeGroupName, primaryKeyFields);
-    return fdd;
-  }
-}
-
-List<String> getPrimaryKeyFields()  throws ParseException :
-{
-	List<String> primaryKeyFields = new ArrayList<String>();
-}
-{
-
-  "primary" "key"
-  < IDENTIFIER >
-  {
-    	 primaryKeyFields.add(token.image);
-  }
-  (
-    "," < IDENTIFIER >
-    {
-    	 primaryKeyFields.add(token.image);
-    }
-  )*
-  {
-   	return primaryKeyFields;
-  }
-  
-}
-
-
-
-
-
-ControlFeedStatement ControlFeedDeclaration(ControlFeedStatement.OperationType operationType) throws ParseException :
+Statement FeedStatement() throws ParseException:
 {
   Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
+  Map<String,String> configuration = null;
+  Statement stmt = null;
 }
 {
+  (
+    "begin" "feed" nameComponents = QualifiedName()
+      {
+        stmt = new BeginFeedStatement(nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second, getVarCounter());
+      }
+    | "suspend" "feed" nameComponents = QualifiedName()
+      {
+        stmt = new ControlFeedStatement(ControlFeedStatement.OperationType.SUSPEND, nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second);
+      }
+    | "resume" "feed" nameComponents = QualifiedName()
+      {
+        stmt = new ControlFeedStatement(ControlFeedStatement.OperationType.RESUME, nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second);
+      }
+    | "end" "feed" nameComponents = QualifiedName()
+      {
+        stmt = new ControlFeedStatement(ControlFeedStatement.OperationType.END, nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second);
+      }
+    | "alter" "feed" nameComponents = QualifiedName() "set" configuration = Configuration()
+      {
+        stmt = new ControlFeedStatement(ControlFeedStatement.OperationType.ALTER, nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second, configuration);
+      }
+  )
     {
-    nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-    return new ControlFeedStatement(operationType, nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second);
+      return stmt;
     }
 }
 
-
-ControlFeedStatement AlterFeedDeclaration() throws ParseException :
-{
-    Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents = null;
-    Map < String, String > configuration = new HashMap < String, String > ();
-}
-{
-   {
-    nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-   }
-
-   "set"
-   { 
-   configuration = getConfiguration();
-   }
-  
-  {
-    return new ControlFeedStatement(ControlFeedStatement.OperationType.ALTER, nameComponents.first, nameComponents.second, configuration);
-  }
-}
-
-Map<String,String> getConfiguration()  throws ParseException :
+Map<String,String> Configuration()  throws ParseException :
 {
 	Map<String,String> configuration = new LinkedHashMap<String,String>();
-	String key;
-	String value;
+	Pair<String, String> keyValuePair = null;
 }
 {
-
-<LEFTPAREN>
-    (
-      (
-        <LEFTPAREN>
-        (
-          <STRING_LITERAL>
-          {
-            key = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image);
-          }
-          "=" <STRING_LITERAL>
-          {
-            value = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image);
-          }
-        )
-        <RIGHTPAREN>
-        {
-          configuration.put(key, value);
-        }
-      )
-      (
-        "," <LEFTPAREN>
-        (
-          <STRING_LITERAL>
-          {
-            key = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image);
-          }
-          "=" <STRING_LITERAL>
-          {
-            value = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image);
-          }
-        )
-        <RIGHTPAREN>
-        {
-          configuration.put(key, value);
-        }
-      )*
-    )?
-    <RIGHTPAREN>
-     {
-     	return configuration;
-     }
-}
-
-void initProperties(Map<String,String> properties)  throws ParseException :
-{
-	String key;
-	String value;
-}
-{
-    (
-      <LEFTPAREN>
-        (
-          <IDENTIFIER>
-          {
-            key = (new Identifier(token.image)).getValue();
-          }
-          "=" 
-          (
-            (<STRING_LITERAL>
-             {
-              value = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image);
-             }
-            ) |
-            (<INTEGER_LITERAL>
-             {
-             try{
-              value = "" + Long.valueOf(token.image);
-              } catch (NumberFormatException nfe){
-                  throw new ParseException("inapproriate value: " + token.image); 
-              }
-             } 
-            )
-          )
-        {
-          properties.put(key.toUpperCase(), value);
-        }
-       ( 
-        "," 
-        (
-          <IDENTIFIER>
-          {
-            key = (new Identifier(token.image)).getValue();
-          }
-          "=" 
-          (
-           (<STRING_LITERAL>
-            {
-              value = removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image);
-            }
-           ) |
-           (<INTEGER_LITERAL>
-            {
-              try{
-                value = "" + Long.valueOf(token.image);
-              } catch (NumberFormatException nfe){
-              	throw new ParseException("inapproriate value: " + token.image); 
-              }
-            } 
-           )
-          ) 
-        )
-        {
-          properties.put(key.toUpperCase(), value);
-        }
-        
-       )*
-      )
-       <RIGHTPAREN>
-    )?
-}
-
-
-
-NodegroupDecl NodegroupDeclaration() throws ParseException :
-{
-  Identifier name = null;
-  List < Identifier > ncNames = new ArrayList < Identifier > ();
-  boolean ifNotExists = false;
-}
-{
-  < IDENTIFIER >
-  {
-    name = new Identifier(token.image);
-  }
-  (
-    "if not exists"
-    { 
-      ifNotExists = true;
-    }
-  )?
-  "on" < IDENTIFIER >
-  {
-    ncNames.add(new Identifier(token.image));
-  }
-  (
-    "," < IDENTIFIER >
+  <LEFTPAREN> ( keyValuePair = KeyValuePair()
     {
-      ncNames.add(new Identifier(token.image));
+      configuration.put(keyValuePair.first, keyValuePair.second);
     }
-  )*
-  ";"
-  {
-    return new NodegroupDecl(name, ncNames, ifNotExists);
-  }
-}
-
-
-TypeDecl TypeDeclaration(boolean dgen, String hint) throws ParseException:
-{
-  Identifier dataverse;
-  Identifier ident;
-  TypeExpression typeExpr;
-  boolean ifNotExists = false;
-  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents=null;	
-}
-{
-  {
-    nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-    dataverse = nameComponents.first;
-    ident = nameComponents.second; 
-  }
-  
-  (
-    "if not exists"
+  ( "," keyValuePair = KeyValuePair()
     {
-      ifNotExists = true;
+      configuration.put(keyValuePair.first, keyValuePair.second);
     }
-  )?
-  "as"
-  ( typeExpr = TypeExpr() )
-  (";")?
-  {
-    long numValues = -1;
-    String filename = null;
-    if (dgen) {       
-      String splits[] = hint.split(" +");
-      if (splits.length != 3) {
-        throw new ParseException("Expecting /*+ dgen <filename> <numberOfItems> */");
-      } 
-      filename = splits[1];
-      numValues = Long.parseLong(splits[2]);
+  )* )? <RIGHTPAREN>
+    {
+      return configuration;
+    }
+}
+
+Pair<String, String> KeyValuePair() throws ParseException:
+{
+  String key;
+  String value;
+}
+{
+  <LEFTPAREN> key = StringLiteral() "=" value = StringLiteral() <RIGHTPAREN>
+    {
+      return new Pair<String, String>(key, value);
     }  
-    TypeDataGen tddg = new TypeDataGen(dgen, filename, numValues);
-    return new TypeDecl(dataverse, ident, typeExpr, tddg, ifNotExists);
-  }
+}
+
+Map<String,String> Properties() throws ParseException:
+{
+  Map<String,String> properties = new HashMap<String,String>();
+  Pair<String, String> property;
+}
+{
+  ( <LEFTPAREN> property = Property()
+    {
+      properties.put(property.first, property.second);
+    }
+  ( "," property = Property() 
+    {
+      properties.put(property.first, property.second);
+    }
+  )* <RIGHTPAREN> )?
+    {
+      return properties;
+    }
+}
+
+Pair<String, String> Property() throws ParseException:
+{
+  String key;
+  String value;
+}
+{
+  key = Identifier() "=" ( value = StringLiteral() | <INTEGER_LITERAL>
+    {
+      try {
+        value = "" + Long.valueOf(token.image);
+      } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
+        throw new ParseException("inapproriate value: " + token.image); 
+      }
+    }
+  )
+    {
+      return new Pair<String, String>(key.toUpperCase(), value);
+    }  
 }
 
 TypeExpression TypeExpr() throws ParseException:
@@ -1182,11 +913,10 @@
         boolean nullable = false;
 }
 {
-      <IDENTIFIER>
+      fieldName = Identifier()
       	{
-	     Token t = getToken(0);
-	     fieldName = t.toString();	     	     
-         String hint = getHint(t);
+	     fieldName = token.image;	     	     
+         String hint = getHint(token);
          IRecordFieldDataGen rfdg = null;
          if (hint != null) { 
            String splits[] = hint.split(" +");
@@ -1238,14 +968,14 @@
 }
 
 TypeReferenceExpression TypeReference() throws ParseException:
-{}
 {
- <IDENTIFIER>
- {
-     Token t = getToken(0);
-     Identifier id = new Identifier(t.toString());
-     return new TypeReferenceExpression(id);
- }
+  String id = null;
+}
+{
+ id = Identifier()
+   {
+     return new TypeReferenceExpression(new Identifier(id));
+   }
 }
 
 OrderedListTypeDefinition OrderedListTypeDef() throws ParseException:
@@ -1275,183 +1005,121 @@
   }
 }
 
-Pair<Identifier,Identifier> getDotSeparatedPair() throws ParseException:
+
+Pair<Identifier,Identifier> FunctionOrTypeName() throws ParseException:
 {
- Identifier first = null;
- Identifier second = null;
+  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> name = null;
 }
 {
-  < IDENTIFIER >
+  name = QualifiedName()
+    {
+      if (name.first == null) {
+        name.first = new Identifier(defaultDataverse);
+      }
+      return name;
+    }
+}
+
+String Identifier() throws ParseException:
+{
+  String lit = null;
+}
+{
+  <IDENTIFIER>
+    {
+      return token.image;
+    }
+  | lit = StringLiteral()
+    {
+      return lit;
+    } 
+}
+
+String StringLiteral() throws ParseException:
+{
+}
+{
+  <STRING_LITERAL>
+    {
+      return removeQuotesAndEscapes(token.image);
+    }
+}
+
+Pair<Identifier,Identifier> QualifiedName() throws ParseException:
+{
+  String first = null;
+  String second = null;
+}
+{
+  first = Identifier() ("." second = Identifier())?
   {
-    first = new Identifier(token.image);
-  } 
-  ("." <IDENTIFIER>
-  {
-    second = new Identifier(token.image);
-  }
-  )?
-  
-  {
-   if(second == null){
-   	second = first;
-   	first = null;
-   } 
-   
-   return new Pair<Identifier,Identifier>(first,second);
+    Identifier id1 = null;
+    Identifier id2 = null;
+    if (second == null) {
+      id2 = new Identifier(first);
+    } else
+    {
+      id1 = new Identifier(first);
+      id2 = new Identifier(second);
+    }
+    return new Pair<Identifier,Identifier>(id1, id2);
   }  
 }  
   
-Triple<Identifier,Identifier,Identifier> getDotSeparatedTriple() throws ParseException:
+Triple<Identifier,Identifier,Identifier> DoubleQualifiedName() throws ParseException:
 {
- Identifier first = null;
- Identifier second = null;
- Identifier third = null;
+  String first = null;
+  String second = null;
+  String third = null;
 }
 {
-  < IDENTIFIER >
+  first = Identifier() "." second = Identifier() ("." third = Identifier())?
   {
-    first = new Identifier(token.image);
-  } 
-  "." <IDENTIFIER>
-  {
-    second = new Identifier(token.image);
-  }
-  (
-  "." <IDENTIFIER>
-  {
-    third = new Identifier(token.image);
-  }
-  )?
-  
-  {
-   if(third == null){
-   	third  = second;
-   	second = first;
-   	first = null;
-   } 
-   
-   return new Triple<Identifier,Identifier,Identifier>(first,second,third);
+    Identifier id1 = null;
+    Identifier id2 = null;
+    Identifier id3 = null;
+    if (third == null) {
+      id2 = new Identifier(first);
+      id3 = new Identifier(second);
+    } else {
+      id1 = new Identifier(first);
+      id2 = new Identifier(second);
+      id3 = new Identifier(third);
+    }
+    return new Triple<Identifier,Identifier,Identifier>(id1, id2, id3);
   }  
 }  
 
-
-  
-
 FunctionDecl FunctionDeclaration() throws ParseException:
 {
   FunctionDecl funcDecl;
   FunctionSignature signature;
   String functionName;
-  int arity = 0;
   List<VarIdentifier> paramList = new ArrayList<VarIdentifier>();
   Expression funcBody;
-  VarIdentifier var = null;
   createNewScope();
 }
 {
-
-    <IDENTIFIER>
-	{
-	  Token t = getToken(0);
-	  functionName = t.toString();
-	}
-    <LEFTPAREN> (<VARIABLE>
+  "declare" "function" functionName = Identifier()
+  paramList = ParameterList()
+  "{" funcBody = Expression() "}"
     {
-      var = new VarIdentifier();
-      var.setValue(getToken(0).toString());
-      paramList.add(var);
-      getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(var);
-      arity++;
-    }
-    ("," <VARIABLE>
-    {
-      var = new VarIdentifier();
-      var.setValue(getToken(0).toString());
-      paramList.add(var);
-      getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(var);
-      arity++;
-    })*)? <RIGHTPAREN> "{" funcBody = Expression() "}"
-    (";")?
-    {
-      signature = new FunctionSignature(defaultDataverse, functionName, arity);
+      signature = new FunctionSignature(defaultDataverse, functionName, paramList.size());
       getCurrentScope().addFunctionDescriptor(signature, false);
       funcDecl = new FunctionDecl(signature, paramList, funcBody);
+      removeCurrentScope();
       return funcDecl;
     }
 }
 
-CreateFunctionStatement FunctionCreation() throws ParseException:
-{
-  CreateFunctionStatement cfs = null;
-  FunctionSignature signature;
-  String dataverse;
-  String functionName;
-  boolean ifNotExists = false;
-  List<VarIdentifier> paramList = new ArrayList<VarIdentifier>();
-  String functionBody;
-  VarIdentifier var = null;
-  createNewScope();
-  Expression functionBodyExpr;
-  Token beginPos;
-  Token endPos;
-  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> nameComponents=null;
-}
-{
-    {
-      nameComponents = getDotSeparatedPair();
-   	  dataverse = nameComponents.first != null ? nameComponents.first.getValue() : defaultDataverse;
-   	  functionName= nameComponents.second.getValue();
-	}
-	
-	(
-      "if not exists"
-       {
-         ifNotExists = true;
-       }
-    )?
-	
-    <LEFTPAREN> (<VARIABLE>
-    {
-      var = new VarIdentifier();
-      var.setValue(getToken(0).toString());
-      paramList.add(var);
-      getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(var);
-    }
-    ("," <VARIABLE>
-    {
-      var = new VarIdentifier();
-      var.setValue(getToken(0).toString());
-      paramList.add(var);
-      getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(var);
-    })*)? <RIGHTPAREN>  "{"
-          {
-          beginPos = getToken(0);
-          } 
-          functionBodyExpr = Expression() 
-          "}" 
-          {
-            endPos = getToken(0);
-            functionBody = extractFragment(beginPos.beginLine, beginPos.beginColumn, endPos.beginLine, endPos.beginColumn);
-          }
-          (";")?
-    {
-      signature = new FunctionSignature(dataverse, functionName, paramList.size());
-      getCurrentScope().addFunctionDescriptor(signature, false);
-      cfs = new CreateFunctionStatement(signature, paramList, functionBody, ifNotExists);
-      return cfs;
-    }
-}
 
-
-
-Query Query()throws ParseException:
+Query Query() throws ParseException:
 {
   Query query = new Query();
   Expression expr;
 }
 {
-    expr = Expression()
-    (";")?
+  expr = Expression()
     {
       query.setBody(expr);
       query.setVarCounter(getVarCounter());
@@ -1501,8 +1169,7 @@
   	    op.addOperand(operand);
 	    op.setCurrentop(true);  	      	     
   	  }  
-  	  Token t = getToken(0);
-      op.addOperator(t.toString());
+      op.addOperator(token.image);
 	}
 
 	operand = AndExpr()
@@ -1533,8 +1200,7 @@
   	    op.addOperand(operand);
 	    op.setCurrentop(true);  	      	     
   	  }  
-  	  Token t = getToken(0);
-      op.addOperator(t.toString());
+      op.addOperator(token.image);
 	}
 
 	operand = RelExpr()
@@ -1581,9 +1247,8 @@
   	      op.addOperand(operand, broadcast);
           op.setCurrentop(true);
           broadcast = false;
-  	    }   
-  	    Token t = getToken(0);
-        op.addOperator(t.toString());
+  	    }
+        op.addOperator(token.image);
 	  }
 	  
  	  operand = AddExpr()
@@ -1621,9 +1286,8 @@
   	    op = new OperatorExpr();
         op.addOperand(operand);  	    
         op.setCurrentop(true);        
-  	  } 
-  	  Token t = getToken(0);
-	  ((OperatorExpr)op).addOperator(t.toString());
+  	  }
+	  ((OperatorExpr)op).addOperator(token.image);
 	}
 
 	operand = MultExpr()
@@ -1651,9 +1315,8 @@
   	    op = new OperatorExpr();
         op.addOperand(operand);
         op.setCurrentop(true);          	    
-  	  } 
-  	  Token t = getToken(0);
-	  op.addOperator(t.toString());
+  	  }
+	  op.addOperator(token.image);
 	}
 	operand = UnionExpr()
 	{
@@ -1695,11 +1358,10 @@
 {
 	(( "+"|"-") 
 	{
-	  	uexpr = new UnaryExpr(); 
-		Token t = getToken(0);
-		if("+".equals(t.toString()))
+	  	uexpr = new UnaryExpr();
+		if("+".equals(token.image))
 			((UnaryExpr)uexpr).setSign(Sign.POSITIVE);
-		else if("-".equals(t.toString()))
+		else if("-".equals(token.image))
 			((UnaryExpr)uexpr).setSign(Sign.NEGATIVE);
 		else 
 			throw new ParseException();
@@ -1718,73 +1380,39 @@
 	}
 }
 
-Expression ValueExpr() throws ParseException:
-{
-  Expression expr;
-}
-{
-  expr = FieldOrIndexAccessor()
-  {
-    return expr;
-  }
-}
-
-
-Expression FieldOrIndexAccessor()throws ParseException:
+Expression ValueExpr()throws ParseException:
 {
   Expression expr = null;
   Identifier ident = null;
   AbstractAccessor fa = null;
   int index;
-
 }
 {
-	( expr = PrimaryExpr()
-
-	)
-
-
-	(
-	(
-	  	ident = Field()
+  expr = PrimaryExpr() ( ident = Field()
 	{
-		  if(fa == null)
-		  	fa = new FieldAccessor(expr, ident);
-		  else
-		  	fa = new FieldAccessor(fa, ident);
-	}
-	)
-	| (
-		index = Index()
-		{
-		  if(fa == null)
-		  	fa = new IndexAccessor(expr, index);
-		  else
-		  	fa = new IndexAccessor(fa, index);
-		}
-	) 
-	)*
-
-	
-  	{
- 	  return fa==null?expr:fa;
- 	}
+	  fa = (fa == null ? new FieldAccessor(expr, ident) 
+                       : new FieldAccessor(fa, ident));
+    }
+  | index = Index()
+    {
+      fa = (fa == null ? new IndexAccessor(expr, index)
+                       : new IndexAccessor(fa, index));
+     }
+  )*
+    {
+      return fa == null ? expr : fa;
+    }
 }
 
 Identifier Field() throws ParseException:
 {
-  Identifier ident = null;
-
+  String ident = null;
 }
 {
-  "." < IDENTIFIER >
-  	{
-    
-  	ident = new Identifier();
-	ident.setValue(getToken(0).toString());
-
-	  return ident;
-	}
+  "." ident = Identifier()
+    {
+      return new Identifier(ident);
+    }
 }
 
 int Index() throws ParseException:
@@ -1829,75 +1457,63 @@
   Expression expr = null;
 }
 {
-  //Literal | VariableRef | ListConstructor | RecordConstructor | FunctionCallExpr | DatasetAccessExpression | ParenthesizedExpression
-	(
-	  expr =Literal() 
-	   | expr = FunctionCallExpr()
-	   | expr = DatasetAccessExpression()
-	   | expr =VariableRef() 
-	   
+  ( LOOKAHEAD(2) 
+    expr = FunctionCallExpr()
+  | expr = Literal()
+  | expr = DatasetAccessExpression()
+  | expr = VariableRef() 
     {
       if(((VariableExpr)expr).getIsNewVar() == true)
-      	throw new ParseException("can't find variable " + ((VariableExpr)expr).getVar());
+        throw new ParseException("can't find variable " + ((VariableExpr)expr).getVar());
     }
-    	   | expr = ListConstructor()
-	   | expr = RecordConstructor()
-	   | expr = ParenthesizedExpression()
-	)
- 	{
- 	  return expr;
- 	}
+  | expr = ListConstructor()
+  | expr = RecordConstructor()
+  | expr = ParenthesizedExpression()
+  )
+    {
+      return expr;
+    }
 }
 
 Expression Literal() throws ParseException:
 {
-
   LiteralExpr lit = new LiteralExpr();
-  Token t;
+  String str = null;
 }
 {
-(
-      <STRING_LITERAL>
-	{
-	  t= getToken(0);
-	  lit.setValue( new StringLiteral(removeQuotesAndEscapes(t.image)));
-	}
-    
- 	 | <INTEGER_LITERAL>
+  ( str = StringLiteral()
     {
-      t= getToken(0);
-	  try {
-	      lit.setValue(new IntegerLiteral(new Integer(t.image)));
-	  } catch(NumberFormatException ex) {
-	      lit.setValue(new LongIntegerLiteral(new Long(t.image)));
-	  }
-	}
-     | < FLOAT_LITERAL >
+      lit.setValue(new StringLiteral(str));
+    }
+  | <INTEGER_LITERAL>
     {
-      t= getToken(0);
-      lit.setValue(new FloatLiteral(new Float(t.image)));
-    }     
-	 | < DOUBLE_LITERAL >
+      try {
+        lit.setValue(new IntegerLiteral(new Integer(token.image)));
+      } catch(NumberFormatException ex) {
+        lit.setValue(new LongIntegerLiteral(new Long(token.image)));
+      }
+    }
+  | <FLOAT_LITERAL>
     {
-      t= getToken(0);
-	  lit.setValue(new DoubleLiteral(new Double(t.image)));
-	}	  
- 	 | <NULL>
-	{
-	  t= getToken(0);
-	  lit.setValue(NullLiteral.INSTANCE);
-	}
-   	 | <TRUE>
-	{
-	  t= getToken(0);
-	  lit.setValue(TrueLiteral.INSTANCE);
-	}   	 
-   	 | <FALSE>
-	{
-	  t= getToken(0);
-	  lit.setValue(FalseLiteral.INSTANCE);
-	}
-)
+      lit.setValue(new FloatLiteral(new Float(token.image)));
+    }
+  | <DOUBLE_LITERAL>
+    {
+      lit.setValue(new DoubleLiteral(new Double(token.image)));
+    }
+  | <NULL>
+    {
+      lit.setValue(NullLiteral.INSTANCE);
+    }
+  | <TRUE>
+    {
+      lit.setValue(TrueLiteral.INSTANCE);
+    }      
+  | <FALSE>
+    {
+      lit.setValue(FalseLiteral.INSTANCE);
+    }
+  )
     {
       return lit;
     }
@@ -1908,13 +1524,11 @@
 {
 	VariableExpr varExp = new VariableExpr();
 	VarIdentifier var = new VarIdentifier();
-	Token t;
 }
 {
-      <VARIABLE>
+  <VARIABLE>
     {
-     t = getToken(0);//get current token
-     String varName = t.toString(); 
+     String varName = token.image; 
      Identifier ident = lookupSymbol(varName);
      if (isInForbiddenScopes(varName)) {
        throw new ParseException("Inside limit clauses, it is disallowed to reference a variable having the same name as any variable bound in the same scope as the limit clause.");
@@ -1925,7 +1539,7 @@
      } else {
        varExp.setVar(var);     
      }
-     var.setValue(t.toString());        
+     var.setValue(varName);        
      return varExp;
     }
 }
@@ -1935,18 +1549,16 @@
 {
 	VariableExpr varExp = new VariableExpr();
 	VarIdentifier var = new VarIdentifier();
-	Token t;
 }
 {
-      <VARIABLE>
+  <VARIABLE>
     {
-     t = getToken(0);//get current token
-     Identifier ident = lookupSymbol(t.toString());
+     Identifier ident = lookupSymbol(token.image);
      if(ident != null) { // exist such ident
        varExp.setIsNewVar(false);
      }  
      varExp.setVar(var);     
-     var.setValue(t.toString());        
+     var.setValue(token.image);        
      return varExp;
     }
 }
@@ -2051,65 +1663,74 @@
   List<Expression> argList = new ArrayList<Expression>();
   Expression tmp;
   int arity = 0;
+  Pair<Identifier,Identifier> funcId = null;
   String funcName;
   String dataverse;
-  String hint=null;
-  String id1=null;
-  String id2=null;
+  String hint = null;
+  String id1 = null;
+  String id2 = null;
 }
 {  
-    
-    <IDENTIFIER> { dataverse = defaultDataverse; funcName = token.image;} ("." <IDENTIFIER> { dataverse = funcName; funcName = token.image;})?
+  funcId = FunctionOrTypeName()
     {
-       hint = getHint(token);
+      dataverse = funcId.first.getValue();
+      funcName = funcId.second.getValue();
+      hint = getHint(token);
     }
-     <LEFTPAREN> (tmp = Expression()
-     {
-       argList.add(tmp);
-       arity ++;
-     } ("," tmp = Expression() { argList.add(tmp); arity++; })*)? <RIGHTPAREN>
-
-     {
-       FunctionSignature signature = lookupFunctionSignature(dataverse, funcName.toString(), arity);
-             if(signature == null)
-             {
-                signature = new FunctionSignature(dataverse, funcName.toString(), arity);
-             }
-       callExpr = new CallExpr(signature,argList);
-       if (hint != null && hint.startsWith(INDEXED_NESTED_LOOP_JOIN_HINT)) {
-          callExpr.addHint(IndexedNLJoinExpressionAnnotation.INSTANCE);
-        }
-       return callExpr;
-     }
+  <LEFTPAREN> (tmp = Expression()
+    {
+      argList.add(tmp);
+      arity ++;
+    }
+  ("," tmp = Expression()
+    {
+      argList.add(tmp);
+      arity++;
+    }
+  )*)? <RIGHTPAREN>
+    {
+      FunctionSignature signature = lookupFunctionSignature(dataverse, funcName, arity);
+      if (signature == null) {
+        signature = new FunctionSignature(dataverse, funcName, arity);
+      }
+      callExpr = new CallExpr(signature,argList);
+      if (hint != null && hint.startsWith(INDEXED_NESTED_LOOP_JOIN_HINT)) {
+        callExpr.addHint(IndexedNLJoinExpressionAnnotation.INSTANCE);
+      }
+      return callExpr;
+    }
 }
 
 Expression DatasetAccessExpression() throws ParseException:
 {
-  CallExpr callExpr;
-  List<Expression> argList = new ArrayList<Expression>();
   String funcName;
-  String dataverse;
-  LiteralExpr ds;
-  LiteralExpr dvds;
+  String arg1 = null;
+  String arg2 = null;
   Expression nameArg;
-  int arity = 0;
 }
 {  
-    <DATASET> {dataverse = MetadataConstants.METADATA_DATAVERSE_NAME; funcName = getToken(0).toString();}
-    (
-    (<IDENTIFIER> {ds = new LiteralExpr(); ds.setValue( new StringLiteral(token.image) ); argList.add(ds); arity ++;} ("." <IDENTIFIER> { dvds = new LiteralExpr(); dvds.setValue(new StringLiteral(ds.getValue()+"."+token.image)); argList.remove(0); argList.add(dvds);})? ) |  
-    (<LEFTPAREN> nameArg = Expression() {argList.add(nameArg); arity ++;} ("," nameArg = Expression() { argList.add(nameArg); arity++; })* <RIGHTPAREN>)
-    )  
-     
-     {
-       FunctionSignature signature = lookupFunctionSignature(dataverse, funcName.toString(), arity);
-       if(signature == null)
-             {
-                signature = new FunctionSignature(dataverse, funcName.toString(), arity);
-             }
-       callExpr = new CallExpr(signature,argList);
-       return callExpr;
-     }
+  <DATASET>
+    {
+      funcName = token.image;
+    }
+  ( ( arg1 = Identifier() ( "." arg2 = Identifier() )? ) 
+    {
+      String name = arg2 == null ? arg1 : arg1 + "." + arg2;
+      LiteralExpr ds = new LiteralExpr();
+      ds.setValue( new StringLiteral(name) );
+      nameArg = ds;
+    }
+  | ( <LEFTPAREN> nameArg = Expression() <RIGHTPAREN> ) )  
+    {
+      String dataverse = MetadataConstants.METADATA_DATAVERSE_NAME;
+      FunctionSignature signature = lookupFunctionSignature(dataverse, funcName, 1);
+      if (signature == null) {
+        signature = new FunctionSignature(dataverse, funcName, 1);
+      }
+      List<Expression> argList = new ArrayList<Expression>();
+      argList.add(nameArg);
+      return new CallExpr(signature, argList);
+    }
 }
 
 Expression ParenthesizedExpression() throws ParseException:
@@ -2174,7 +1795,6 @@
        | clause = GroupClause() 
        | clause = LimitClause()
        | clause = DistinctClause()
-       | clause = DieClause()
     )
     {
       return clause;
@@ -2190,21 +1810,14 @@
 	extendCurrentScope();
 }
 {
-    "for" varExp = Variable()
-    {
-     	getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(varExp.getVar());
-	}
-	("at" varPos = Variable()
-	  {
-	     getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(varPos.getVar());
-	  } 
-	 )? 
-      "in" ( inExp = Expression() )
+    "for" varExp = Variable() ("at" varPos = Variable())?  "in" ( inExp = Expression() )
     {
       fc.setVarExpr(varExp);
+      getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(varExp.getVar());
       fc.setInExpr(inExp);
       if (varPos != null) {
         fc.setPosExpr(varPos);
+	    getCurrentScope().addNewVarSymbolToScope(varPos.getVar());
       }
       return fc;
     }
@@ -2408,21 +2021,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-DieClause DieClause() throws ParseException:
-{
-	DieClause lc = new DieClause();
-	Expression expr;
-	pushForbiddenScope(getCurrentScope());
-}
-{
-  "die" "after" expr = Expression()    { lc.setDieExpr(expr);    }
-  {
-    popForbiddenScope();   
-    return lc;
-  }
-}
-
-
 QuantifiedExpression QuantifiedExpression()throws ParseException:
 {
   QuantifiedExpression qc = new QuantifiedExpression();
@@ -2571,7 +2169,7 @@
 <DEFAULT>
 TOKEN :
 {
-	<VARIABLE : "$" <IDENTIFIER> >
+	<VARIABLE : "$" (<LETTER>)+ (<LETTER> | <DIGIT> | "_")* >
 }
 
 SKIP:
diff --git a/asterix-common/.gitignore b/asterix-common/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/asterix-common/pom.xml b/asterix-common/pom.xml
index bb2b97f..db20c29 100644
--- a/asterix-common/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-common/pom.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
 	<build>
@@ -18,6 +19,63 @@
 					<fork>true</fork>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2.maven2</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-jaxb2-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>configuration</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>generate</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<args>
+								<arg>-Xsetters</arg>
+								<arg>-Xvalue-constructor</arg>
+							</args>
+							<plugins>
+								<plugin>
+									<groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons</groupId>
+									<artifactId>jaxb2-basics</artifactId>
+									<version>0.6.2</version>
+								</plugin>
+								<plugin>
+									<groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons</groupId>
+									<artifactId>jaxb2-value-constructor</artifactId>
+									<version>3.0</version>
+								</plugin>
+							</plugins>
+							<schemaDirectory>src/main/resources/schema</schemaDirectory>
+							<schemaIncludes>
+								<include>asterix-conf.xsd</include>
+							</schemaIncludes>
+							<generatePackage>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration</generatePackage>
+							<bindingDirectory>src/main/resources/schema</bindingDirectory>
+							<bindingIncludes>
+								<bindingInclude>jaxb-bindings.xjb</bindingInclude>
+							</bindingIncludes>
+							<generateDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/configuration</generateDirectory>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.2</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<includes>
+						<include>**/*.class</include>
+					</includes>
+				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>test-jar</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
@@ -31,16 +89,31 @@
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-			<artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
-			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+			<version>1.4</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
+			<version>3.0.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+			<artifactId>asterix-test-framework</artifactId>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+			<version>4.8.1</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/AsterixAppContextInfoImpl.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/AsterixAppContextInfoImpl.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f1de56..0000000
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/AsterixAppContextInfoImpl.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
- * Licensed 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 from
- *
- *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.dataflow.IAsterixApplicationContextInfo;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.ICCApplicationContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.IStorageManagerInterface;
-
-/*
- * Acts as an holder class for IndexRegistryProvider, AsterixStorageManager
- * instances that are accessed from the NCs. In addition an instance of ICCApplicationContext 
- * is stored for access by the CC.
- */
-public class AsterixAppContextInfoImpl implements IAsterixApplicationContextInfo {
-
-    private static AsterixAppContextInfoImpl INSTANCE;
-
-    private final ICCApplicationContext appCtx;
-
-    public static void initialize(ICCApplicationContext ccAppCtx) {
-        if (INSTANCE == null) {
-            INSTANCE = new AsterixAppContextInfoImpl(ccAppCtx);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private AsterixAppContextInfoImpl(ICCApplicationContext ccAppCtx) {
-        this.appCtx = ccAppCtx;
-    }
-
-    public static IAsterixApplicationContextInfo getInstance() {
-        return INSTANCE;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public IStorageManagerInterface getStorageManagerInterface() {
-        return AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public ICCApplicationContext getCCApplicationContext() {
-        return appCtx;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider getIndexLifecycleManagerProvider() {
-        return AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/AsterixContextInfo.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/AsterixContextInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..969aa65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/AsterixContextInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.ICCApplicationContext;
+
+public class AsterixContextInfo implements IAsterixContextInfo {
+
+    public static AsterixContextInfo INSTANCE;
+
+    private final ICCApplicationContext appCtx;
+
+    public static void initialize(ICCApplicationContext ccAppCtx) {
+        if (INSTANCE == null) {
+            INSTANCE = new AsterixContextInfo(ccAppCtx);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private AsterixContextInfo(ICCApplicationContext ccAppCtx) {
+        this.appCtx = ccAppCtx;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ICCApplicationContext getCCApplicationContext() {
+        return appCtx;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/IAsterixAppRuntimeContext.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/IAsterixAppRuntimeContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e053989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/IAsterixAppRuntimeContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationScheduler;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMMergePolicy;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMOperationTrackerFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.buffercache.IBufferCache;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.IFileMapProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ILocalResourceRepository;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ResourceIdFactory;
+
+public interface IAsterixAppRuntimeContext {
+
+    public ITransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem();
+
+    public boolean isShuttingdown();
+
+    public ILSMIOOperationScheduler getLSMIOScheduler();
+
+    public int getMetaDataIODeviceId();
+
+    public ILSMMergePolicy getLSMMergePolicy();
+
+    public IBufferCache getBufferCache();
+
+    public IFileMapProvider getFileMapManager();
+
+    public ILocalResourceRepository getLocalResourceRepository();
+
+    public IIndexLifecycleManager getIndexLifecycleManager();
+
+    public ResourceIdFactory getResourceIdFactory();
+
+    public ILSMOperationTrackerFactory getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory();
+
+    public void initialize() throws IOException, ACIDException, AsterixException;
+
+    public void setShuttingdown(boolean b);
+
+    public void deinitialize() throws HyracksDataException;
+
+    public double getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate();
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/IAsterixContextInfo.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/IAsterixContextInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c43f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/IAsterixContextInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.ICCApplicationContext;
+
+public interface IAsterixContextInfo {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an instance of the implementation for ICCApplicationContext.
+     * 
+     * @return ICCApplicationContext implementation instance
+     */
+    public ICCApplicationContext getCCApplicationContext();
+
+ 
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/IAsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.java
similarity index 83%
copy from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.java
copy to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/IAsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.java
index 3ae7da8..d03b15c 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/api/IAsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.IIOManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider;
@@ -12,37 +11,37 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ILocalResourceRepository;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ResourceIdFactory;
 
-public interface IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider {
+public interface IAsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider {
 
     public IBufferCache getBufferCache();
 
     public IFileMapProvider getFileMapManager();
 
-    public TransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem();
-
     public IIndexLifecycleManager getIndexLifecycleManager();
 
+    public double getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate();
+
     public ILSMMergePolicy getLSMMergePolicy();
 
     public ILSMOperationTrackerFactory getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory();
-    
+
     public ILSMOperationTrackerFactory getLSMRTreeOperationTrackerFactory();
-    
+
     public ILSMOperationTrackerFactory getLSMInvertedIndexOperationTrackerFactory();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackProvider();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getNoOpIOOperationCallbackProvider();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationScheduler getLSMIOScheduler();
 
     public ILocalResourceRepository getLocalResourceRepository();
 
     public ResourceIdFactory getResourceIdFactory();
-    
+
     public IIOManager getIOManager();
 }
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AbstractAsterixProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AbstractAsterixProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4968f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AbstractAsterixProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+public abstract class AbstractAsterixProperties {
+    protected final AsterixPropertiesAccessor accessor;
+
+    public AbstractAsterixProperties(AsterixPropertiesAccessor accessor) {
+        this.accessor = accessor;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixCompilerProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixCompilerProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1767b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixCompilerProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+public class AsterixCompilerProperties extends AbstractAsterixProperties {
+    private static final String COMPILER_SORTMEMORY_KEY = "compiler.sortmemory";
+    private static final long COMPILER_SORTMEMORY_DEFAULT = (512 << 20); // 512MB
+
+    private static final String COMPILER_JOINMEMORY_KEY = "compiler.joinmemory";
+    private static final long COMPILER_JOINMEMORY_DEFAULT = (512 << 20); // 512MB
+
+    private static final String COMPILER_FRAMESIZE_KEY = "compiler.framesize";
+    private static int COMPILER_FRAMESIZE_DEFAULT = (32 << 10); // 32KB
+
+    public AsterixCompilerProperties(AsterixPropertiesAccessor accessor) {
+        super(accessor);
+    }
+
+    public long getSortMemorySize() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(COMPILER_SORTMEMORY_KEY, COMPILER_SORTMEMORY_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getLongPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public long getJoinMemorySize() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(COMPILER_JOINMEMORY_KEY, COMPILER_JOINMEMORY_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getLongPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getFrameSize() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(COMPILER_FRAMESIZE_KEY, COMPILER_FRAMESIZE_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixExternalProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixExternalProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf38932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixExternalProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+public class AsterixExternalProperties extends AbstractAsterixProperties {
+
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_WEBPORT_KEY = "web.port";
+    private static int EXTERNAL_WEBPORT_DEFAULT = 19001;
+
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_LOGLEVEL_KEY = "log.level";
+    private static Level EXTERNAL_LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT = Level.INFO;
+
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_APISERVER_KEY = "api.port";
+    private static int EXTERNAL_APISERVER_DEFAULT = 19101;
+
+    public AsterixExternalProperties(AsterixPropertiesAccessor accessor) {
+        super(accessor);
+    }
+
+    public int getWebInterfacePort() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(EXTERNAL_WEBPORT_KEY, EXTERNAL_WEBPORT_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getAPIServerPort() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(EXTERNAL_APISERVER_KEY, EXTERNAL_APISERVER_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public Level getLogLevel() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(EXTERNAL_LOGLEVEL_KEY, EXTERNAL_LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getLevelPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixMetadataProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixMetadataProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d47e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixMetadataProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class AsterixMetadataProperties extends AbstractAsterixProperties {
+
+    public AsterixMetadataProperties(AsterixPropertiesAccessor accessor) {
+        super(accessor);
+    }
+
+    public String getMetadataNodeName() {
+        return accessor.getMetadataNodeName();
+    }
+
+    public String getMetadataStore() {
+        return accessor.getMetadataStore();
+    }
+
+    public Map<String, String[]> getStores() {
+        return accessor.getStores();
+    }
+
+    public Set<String> getNodeNames() {
+        return accessor.getNodeNames();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixPropertiesAccessor.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixPropertiesAccessor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b2f2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixPropertiesAccessor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
+import javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.AsterixConfiguration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Property;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Store;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+
+public class AsterixPropertiesAccessor {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(AsterixPropertiesAccessor.class.getName());
+
+    private final String metadataNodeName;
+    private final Set<String> nodeNames;
+    private final Map<String, String[]> stores;
+    private final Map<String, Property> asterixConfigurationParams;
+
+    public AsterixPropertiesAccessor() throws AsterixException {
+        String fileName = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY);
+        if (fileName == null) {
+            fileName = GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME;
+        }
+        InputStream is = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(fileName);
+        if (is == null) {
+            try {
+                fileName = GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME;
+                is = new FileInputStream(fileName);
+            } catch (FileNotFoundException fnf) {
+                throw new AsterixException("Could not find configuration file " + fileName);
+            }
+        }
+
+        AsterixConfiguration asterixConfiguration = null;
+        try {
+            JAXBContext ctx = JAXBContext.newInstance(AsterixConfiguration.class);
+            Unmarshaller unmarshaller = ctx.createUnmarshaller();
+            asterixConfiguration = (AsterixConfiguration) unmarshaller.unmarshal(is);
+        } catch (JAXBException e) {
+            throw new AsterixException("Failed to read configuration file " + fileName);
+        }
+        metadataNodeName = asterixConfiguration.getMetadataNode();
+        stores = new HashMap<String, String[]>();
+        List<Store> configuredStores = asterixConfiguration.getStore();
+        nodeNames = new HashSet<String>();
+        for (Store store : configuredStores) {
+            String trimmedStoreDirs = store.getStoreDirs().trim();
+            stores.put(store.getNcId(), trimmedStoreDirs.split(","));
+            nodeNames.add(store.getNcId());
+        }
+        asterixConfigurationParams = new HashMap<String, Property>();
+        for (Property p : asterixConfiguration.getProperty()) {
+            asterixConfigurationParams.put(p.getName(), p);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String getMetadataNodeName() {
+        return metadataNodeName;
+    }
+
+    public String getMetadataStore() {
+        return stores.get(metadataNodeName)[0];
+    }
+
+    public Map<String, String[]> getStores() {
+        return stores;
+    }
+
+    public Set<String> getNodeNames() {
+        return nodeNames;
+    }
+
+    public <T> T getProperty(String property, T defaultValue, IPropertyInterpreter<T> interpreter) {
+        Property p = asterixConfigurationParams.get(property);
+        if (p == null) {
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            return interpreter.interpret(p);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            logConfigurationError(p, defaultValue);
+            throw e;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private <T> void logConfigurationError(Property p, T defaultValue) {
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.SEVERE)) {
+            LOGGER.severe("Invalid property value '" + p.getValue() + "' for property '" + p.getName()
+                    + "'.\n See the description: \n" + p.getDescription() + "\nDefault = " + defaultValue);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixStorageProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixStorageProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91bdca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixStorageProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+public class AsterixStorageProperties extends AbstractAsterixProperties {
+
+    private static final String STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_PAGESIZE_KEY = "storage.buffercache.pagesize";
+    private static int STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_PAGESIZE_DEFAULT = (32 << 10); // 32KB
+
+    private static final String STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_NUMPAGES_KEY = "storage.buffercache.numpages";
+    private static final int STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_NUMPAGES_DEFAULT = 1024;
+
+    private static final String STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_MAXOPENFILES_KEY = "storage.buffercache.maxopenfiles";
+    private static int STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_MAXOPENFILES_DEFAULT = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+    private static final String STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_PAGESIZE_KEY = "storage.memorycomponent.pagesize";
+    private static final int STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_PAGESIZE_DEFAULT = (32 << 10); // 32KB
+
+    private static final String STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_NUMPAGES_KEY = "storage.memorycomponent.numpages";
+    private static final int STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_NUMPAGES_DEFAULT = 2048; // ... so 64MB components
+
+    private static final String STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_GLOBALBUDGET_KEY = "storage.memorycomponent.globalbudget";
+    private static final long STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_GLOBALBUDGET_DEFAULT = (1 << 30); // 1GB
+
+    private static final String STORAGE_LSM_MERGETHRESHOLD_KEY = "storage.lsm.mergethreshold";
+    private static int STORAGE_LSM_MERGETHRESHOLD_DEFAULT = 3;
+
+    private static final String STORAGE_LSM_BLOOMFILTER_FALSEPOSITIVERATE_KEY = "storage.lsm.bloomfilter.falsepositiverate";
+    private static double STORAGE_LSM_BLOOMFILTER_FALSEPOSITIVERATE_DEFAULT = 0.01;
+
+    public AsterixStorageProperties(AsterixPropertiesAccessor accessor) {
+        super(accessor);
+    }
+
+    public int getBufferCachePageSize() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_PAGESIZE_KEY, STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_PAGESIZE_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getBufferCacheNumPages() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_NUMPAGES_KEY, STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_NUMPAGES_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getBufferCacheMaxOpenFiles() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_MAXOPENFILES_KEY, STORAGE_BUFFERCACHE_MAXOPENFILES_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getMemoryComponentPageSize() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_PAGESIZE_KEY, STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_PAGESIZE_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getMemoryComponentNumPages() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_NUMPAGES_KEY, STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_NUMPAGES_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public long getMemoryComponentGlobalBudget() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_GLOBALBUDGET_KEY,
+                STORAGE_MEMORYCOMPONENT_GLOBALBUDGET_DEFAULT, PropertyInterpreters.getLongPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getLSMIndexMergeThreshold() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(STORAGE_LSM_MERGETHRESHOLD_KEY, STORAGE_LSM_MERGETHRESHOLD_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public double getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(STORAGE_LSM_BLOOMFILTER_FALSEPOSITIVERATE_KEY,
+                STORAGE_LSM_BLOOMFILTER_FALSEPOSITIVERATE_DEFAULT, PropertyInterpreters.getDoublePropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixTransactionProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixTransactionProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d97e53b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/AsterixTransactionProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+public class AsterixTransactionProperties extends AbstractAsterixProperties {
+    private static final String TXN_LOG_BUFFER_NUMPAGES_KEY = "txn.log.buffer.numpages";
+    private static int TXN_LOG_BUFFER_NUMPAGES_DEFAULT = 8;
+
+    private static final String TXN_LOG_BUFFER_PAGESIZE_KEY = "txn.log.buffer.pagesize";
+    private static final int TXN_LOG_BUFFER_PAGESIZE_DEFAULT = (128 << 10); // 128KB
+
+    private static final String TXN_LOG_PARTITIONSIZE_KEY = "txn.log.partitionsize";
+    private static final long TXN_LOG_PARTITIONSIZE_DEFAULT = (2 << 30); // 2GB
+
+    private static final String TXN_LOG_GROUPCOMMITINTERVAL_KEY = "txn.log.groupcommitinterval";
+    private static int TXN_LOG_GROUPCOMMITINTERVAL_DEFAULT = 200; // 200ms
+
+    private static final String TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_LSNTHRESHOLD_KEY = "txn.log.checkpoint.lsnthreshold";
+    private static final int TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_LSNTHRESHOLD_DEFAULT = (64 << 20); // 64M
+
+    private static final String TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_POLLFREQUENCY_KEY = "txn.log.checkpoint.pollfrequency";
+    private static int TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_POLLFREQUENCY_DEFAULT = 120; // 120s
+
+    private static final String TXN_LOCK_ESCALATIONTHRESHOLD_KEY = "txn.lock.escalationthreshold";
+    private static int TXN_LOCK_ESCALATIONTHRESHOLD_DEFAULT = 1000;
+
+    private static final String TXN_LOCK_SHRINKTIMER_KEY = "txn.lock.shrinktimer";
+    private static int TXN_LOCK_SHRINKTIMER_DEFAULT = 120000; // 2m
+
+    public AsterixTransactionProperties(AsterixPropertiesAccessor accessor) {
+        super(accessor);
+    }
+
+    public int getLogBufferNumPages() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_BUFFER_NUMPAGES_KEY, TXN_LOG_BUFFER_NUMPAGES_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getLogBufferPageSize() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_BUFFER_PAGESIZE_KEY, TXN_LOG_BUFFER_PAGESIZE_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public long getLogPartitionSize() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_PARTITIONSIZE_KEY, TXN_LOG_PARTITIONSIZE_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getLongPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getGroupCommitInterval() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_GROUPCOMMITINTERVAL_KEY, TXN_LOG_GROUPCOMMITINTERVAL_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getCheckpointLSNThreshold() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_LSNTHRESHOLD_KEY, TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_LSNTHRESHOLD_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getCheckpointPollFrequency() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_POLLFREQUENCY_KEY, TXN_LOG_CHECKPOINT_POLLFREQUENCY_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getEntityToDatasetLockEscalationThreshold() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOCK_ESCALATIONTHRESHOLD_KEY, TXN_LOCK_ESCALATIONTHRESHOLD_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+    public int getLockManagerShrinkTimer() {
+        return accessor.getProperty(TXN_LOCK_SHRINKTIMER_KEY, TXN_LOCK_SHRINKTIMER_DEFAULT,
+                PropertyInterpreters.getIntegerPropertyInterpreter());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/GlobalConfig.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/GlobalConfig.java
index 1183b65..3948e69 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/GlobalConfig.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/GlobalConfig.java
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@
 
     public static final Logger ASTERIX_LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ASTERIX_LOGGER_NAME);
 
-    public static final String ASTERIX_LOGFILE_PATTERN = "%t/asterix.log";
-
-    public static final String DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "test.properties";
-
-    public static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "src/main/resources/test.properties";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "asterix-configuration.xml";
 
     public static final String CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY = "AsterixConfigFileName";
 
@@ -21,12 +17,6 @@
 
     public static final String JSON_API_SERVER_PORT_PROPERTY = "AsterixJSONAPIServerPort";
 
-    public static final String BUFFER_CACHE_PAGE_SIZE_PROPERTY = "BufferCachePageSize";
-
-    public static final String BUFFER_CACHE_NUM_PAGES_PROPERTY = "BufferCacheNumPages";
-
-    public static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_CACHE_NUM_PAGES = 4096;
-
     public static final int DEFAULT_FRAME_SIZE = 32768;
 
     public static final String FRAME_SIZE_PROPERTY = "FrameSize";
@@ -35,10 +25,6 @@
 
     public static int DEFAULT_INPUT_DATA_COLUMN = 0;
 
-    public static int DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE = 32768;
-
-    public static int DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES = 1000;
-
     public static int getFrameSize() {
         int frameSize = GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_FRAME_SIZE;
         String frameSizeStr = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.FRAME_SIZE_PROPERTY);
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/IAsterixPropertiesProvider.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/IAsterixPropertiesProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e42c827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/IAsterixPropertiesProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+
+public interface IAsterixPropertiesProvider {
+    public AsterixStorageProperties getStorageProperties();
+
+    public AsterixTransactionProperties getTransactionProperties();
+
+    public AsterixCompilerProperties getCompilerProperties();
+
+    public AsterixMetadataProperties getMetadataProperties();
+
+    public AsterixExternalProperties getExternalProperties();
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/IPropertyInterpreter.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/IPropertyInterpreter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cabbe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/IPropertyInterpreter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Property;
+
+public interface IPropertyInterpreter<T> {
+    public T interpret(Property p) throws IllegalArgumentException;
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/PropertyInterpreters.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/PropertyInterpreters.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ff5dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/config/PropertyInterpreters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Property;
+
+public class PropertyInterpreters {
+
+    public static IPropertyInterpreter<Integer> getIntegerPropertyInterpreter() {
+        return new IPropertyInterpreter<Integer>() {
+
+            @Override
+            public Integer interpret(Property p) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+                try {
+                    return Integer.parseInt(p.getValue());
+                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static IPropertyInterpreter<Long> getLongPropertyInterpreter() {
+        return new IPropertyInterpreter<Long>() {
+
+            @Override
+            public Long interpret(Property p) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+                try {
+                    return Long.parseLong(p.getValue());
+                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static IPropertyInterpreter<Level> getLevelPropertyInterpreter() {
+        return new IPropertyInterpreter<Level>() {
+
+            @Override
+            public Level interpret(Property p) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+                return Level.parse(p.getValue());
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static IPropertyInterpreter<String> getStringPropertyInterpreter() {
+        return new IPropertyInterpreter<String>() {
+
+            @Override
+            public String interpret(Property p) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+                return p.getValue();
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static IPropertyInterpreter<Double> getDoublePropertyInterpreter() {
+        return new IPropertyInterpreter<Double>() {
+
+            @Override
+            public Double interpret(Property p) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+                try {
+                    return Double.parseDouble(p.getValue());
+                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/ConstantMergePolicy.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/ConstantMergePolicy.java
index 74b0aa6..2daed08 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/ConstantMergePolicy.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/ConstantMergePolicy.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IndexException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.impls.NoOpOperationCallback;
@@ -26,9 +27,9 @@
 public class ConstantMergePolicy implements ILSMMergePolicy {
 
     private final int threshold;
-    private final AsterixAppRuntimeContext ctx;
+    private final IAsterixAppRuntimeContext ctx;
 
-    public ConstantMergePolicy(int threshold, AsterixAppRuntimeContext ctx) {
+    public ConstantMergePolicy(int threshold, IAsterixAppRuntimeContext ctx) {
         this.threshold = threshold;
         this.ctx = ctx;
     }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/ITransactionSubsystemProvider.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/ITransactionSubsystemProvider.java
similarity index 79%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/ITransactionSubsystemProvider.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/ITransactionSubsystemProvider.java
index 857d8ae..a95890b 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/ITransactionSubsystemProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/ITransactionSubsystemProvider.java
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
 
 public interface ITransactionSubsystemProvider extends Serializable{
-    public TransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem(IHyracksTaskContext ctx);
+    public ITransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem(IHyracksTaskContext ctx);
 }
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/TransactionSubsystemProvider.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/TransactionSubsystemProvider.java
index 85e5375..33f20f7 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/TransactionSubsystemProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/TransactionSubsystemProvider.java
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
 
 /**
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
  */
 public class TransactionSubsystemProvider implements ITransactionSubsystemProvider {
     @Override
-    public TransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
-        AsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeCtx = (AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext()
+    public ITransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
+        IAsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeCtx = (IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext()
                 .getApplicationObject();
         return runtimeCtx.getTransactionSubsystem();
     }
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/dataflow/IAsterixApplicationContextInfo.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/dataflow/IAsterixApplicationContextInfo.java
index 401af28..a057f91 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/dataflow/IAsterixApplicationContextInfo.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/dataflow/IAsterixApplicationContextInfo.java
@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.IStorageManagerInterface;
 
 /**
- * Provides methods for obtaining the IIndexRegistryProvider, IStorageManager and
+ * Provides methods for obtaining the IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider, IStorageManagerInterface and
  * ICCApplicationContext implementation.
  */
 public interface IAsterixApplicationContextInfo {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an instance of the implementation for IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider.
+     * 
+     * @return IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider implementation instance
+     */
     public IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider getIndexLifecycleManagerProvider();
 
     /**
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/exception/ACIDException.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/exceptions/ACIDException.java
similarity index 74%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/exception/ACIDException.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/exceptions/ACIDException.java
index 2bc9935..eb00d10 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/exception/ACIDException.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/exceptions/ACIDException.java
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
 
 /**
  * Represents an exception related to an unexpected behavior that prevents the
  * system from supporting ACID guarantees. The exception contains the
- * TransactionContext but it may not always be set. For example, an
+ * ITransactionContext but it may not always be set. For example, an
  * ACIDException encountered during crash recovery shall not have a transaction
  * context as recovery does not happen as part of a transaction.
  */
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@
 	 * 
 	 */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -8855848112541877323L;
-    private TransactionContext txnContext;
+    private ITransactionContext txnContext;
 
-    public TransactionContext getTxnContext() {
+    public ITransactionContext getTxnContext() {
         return txnContext;
     }
 
-    public void setTxnContext(TransactionContext txnContext) {
+    public void setTxnContext(ITransactionContext txnContext) {
         this.txnContext = txnContext;
     }
 
-    public ACIDException(TransactionContext txnContext, String message) {
+    public ACIDException(ITransactionContext txnContext, String message) {
         super(message);
         this.txnContext = txnContext;
     }
 
-    public ACIDException(TransactionContext txnContext, String message, Throwable cause) {
+    public ACIDException(ITransactionContext txnContext, String message, Throwable cause) {
         super(message, cause);
         this.txnContext = txnContext;
     }
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/functions/FunctionSignature.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/functions/FunctionSignature.java
index 188593c..7520b1f 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/functions/FunctionSignature.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/functions/FunctionSignature.java
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
 
 public class FunctionSignature implements Serializable {
-    private final String namespace;
-    private final String name;
-    private final int arity;
-    private final String rep;
+    private  String namespace;
+    private  String name;
+    private  int arity;
+    private  String rep;
 
     public FunctionSignature(String namespace, String name, int arity) {
         this.namespace = namespace;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     }
 
     public String toString() {
-        return rep;
+        return namespace + "." + name + "@" + arity;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -50,4 +50,16 @@
         return arity;
     }
 
+    public void setNamespace(String namespace) {
+        this.namespace = namespace;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public void setArity(int arity) {
+        this.arity = arity;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/AbstractOperationCallback.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/AbstractOperationCallback.java
similarity index 74%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/AbstractOperationCallback.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/AbstractOperationCallback.java
index fdbb707..dc7b543 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/AbstractOperationCallback.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/AbstractOperationCallback.java
@@ -13,41 +13,34 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking.ILockManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.bloomfilter.impls.MurmurHash128Bit;
 
 public abstract class AbstractOperationCallback {
-    
+
     private final static long SEED = 0L;
-    
+
     protected final DatasetId datasetId;
     protected final int[] primaryKeyFields;
+    protected final ITransactionContext txnCtx;
     protected final ILockManager lockManager;
-    protected final TransactionContext txnCtx;
     protected int transactorLocalNumActiveOperations = 0;
     protected final long[] longHashes;
 
-    public AbstractOperationCallback(int datasetId, int[] primaryKeyFields,
-            TransactionContext txnCtx, ILockManager lockManager) {
+    public AbstractOperationCallback(int datasetId, int[] primaryKeyFields, ITransactionContext txnCtx,
+            ILockManager lockManager) {
         this.datasetId = new DatasetId(datasetId);
         this.primaryKeyFields = primaryKeyFields;
         this.txnCtx = txnCtx;
         this.lockManager = lockManager;
-        this.longHashes= new long[2];
+        this.longHashes = new long[2];
     }
 
     public int computePrimaryKeyHashValue(ITupleReference tuple, int[] primaryKeyFields) {
         MurmurHash128Bit.hash3_x64_128(tuple, primaryKeyFields, SEED, longHashes);
-        return Math.abs((int) longHashes[0]); 
-    }
-
-    public TransactionContext getTransactionContext() {
-        return txnCtx;
+        return Math.abs((int) longHashes[0]);
     }
 
     public int getLocalNumActiveOperations() {
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/AbstractOperationCallbackFactory.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/AbstractOperationCallbackFactory.java
similarity index 85%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/AbstractOperationCallbackFactory.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/AbstractOperationCallbackFactory.java
index 386dce5..5c0d5f1 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/AbstractOperationCallbackFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/AbstractOperationCallbackFactory.java
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 
 public abstract class AbstractOperationCallbackFactory implements Serializable {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/Buffer.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/Buffer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d70288f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/Buffer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a wrapper over @see ByteBuffer supporting some custom APIs for
+ * transaction support. This class is not "thread-safe". For performance
+ * concerns, it is required for multiple writers to be able to write to the
+ * buffer concurrently and that a writer is never blocked by another writer. The
+ * users of this class must ensure that two concurrent writers get to write in
+ * exclusive areas in the buffer. A reader and writer may or may not conflict
+ * with each other. For example, reading of logs during roll back of a
+ * transaction t1 does not conflict with writing of logs by another transaction
+ * t2 as they are concerned with exclusive areas of the buffer. On the contrary,
+ * a flushing the buffer to disk conflicts with a reader reading the buffer.
+ * Appropriate locks are taken on the Buffer in the application logic and not
+ * directly imposed by synchronized methods.
+ */
+
+public class Buffer implements IBuffer {
+
+    ByteBuffer buffer;
+
+    public Buffer(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+        this.buffer = buffer;
+    }
+
+    protected Buffer() {
+    }
+
+    public void setBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+        this.buffer = buffer;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte getByte(int offset) {
+        return buffer.get(offset);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte getByte() {
+        return buffer.get();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void getBytes(byte[] bytes, int offset, int size) {
+        System.arraycopy(buffer.array(), offset, bytes, 0, size);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getSize() {
+        return buffer.capacity();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int readInt() {
+        return buffer.getInt();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int readInt(int offset) {
+        return buffer.getInt(offset);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long readLong(int offset) {
+        return buffer.getLong(offset);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void put(byte b) {
+        buffer.put(b);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void put(int offset, byte b) {
+        buffer.put(offset, b);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void put(byte[] bytes, int start, int length) {
+        buffer.put(bytes, start, length);
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void put(byte[] bytes) {
+        buffer.put(bytes);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeInt(int value) {
+        buffer.putInt(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeInt(int offset, int value) {
+        buffer.putInt(offset, value);
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeLong(long value) {
+        buffer.putLong(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeLong(int offset, long value) {
+        buffer.putLong(offset, value);
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte[] getArray() {
+        return buffer.array();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void erase() {
+        Arrays.fill(buffer.array(), (byte) 0);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ByteBuffer getByteBuffer() {
+        return buffer;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/DatasetId.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/DatasetId.java
similarity index 80%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/DatasetId.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/DatasetId.java
index 9aded2a..9f964f1 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/DatasetId.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/DatasetId.java
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
 public class DatasetId implements Serializable {
+    /**
+     * 
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     int id;
 
     public DatasetId(int id) {
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/FileBasedBuffer.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/FileBasedBuffer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e80817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/FileBasedBuffer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
+
+/**
+ * Represent a buffer that is backed by a physical file. Provider custom APIs
+ * for accessing a chunk of the underlying file.
+ */
+public class FileBasedBuffer extends Buffer implements IFileBasedBuffer {
+
+    private String filePath;
+    private FileChannel fileChannel;
+    private RandomAccessFile raf;
+    private int bufferSize;
+
+    private int bufferLastFlushOffset;
+    private int bufferNextWriteOffset;
+    private final int diskSectorSize;
+
+    private final ReadWriteLock latch;
+    private final AtomicInteger referenceCount;
+
+    public FileBasedBuffer(String filePath, long offset, int bufferSize, int diskSectorSize) throws IOException {
+        this.filePath = filePath;
+        buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(bufferSize);
+        raf = new RandomAccessFile(new File(filePath), "rw");
+        fileChannel = raf.getChannel();
+        fileChannel.position(offset);
+        fileChannel.read(buffer);
+        buffer.position(0);
+        this.bufferSize = bufferSize;
+        buffer.limit(bufferSize);
+        bufferLastFlushOffset = 0;
+        bufferNextWriteOffset = 0;
+        this.diskSectorSize = diskSectorSize;
+        latch = new ReentrantReadWriteLock(true);
+        referenceCount = new AtomicInteger(0);
+    }
+
+    public String getFilePath() {
+        return filePath;
+    }
+
+    public void setFilePath(String filePath) {
+        this.filePath = filePath;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getSize() {
+        return bufferSize;
+    }
+
+    public void clear() {
+        buffer.clear();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void flush() throws IOException {
+        //flush
+        int pos = bufferLastFlushOffset;
+        int limit = (((bufferNextWriteOffset - 1) / diskSectorSize) + 1) * diskSectorSize;
+        buffer.position(pos);
+        buffer.limit(limit);
+        fileChannel.write(buffer);
+        fileChannel.force(true);
+
+        //update variables
+        bufferLastFlushOffset = limit;
+        bufferNextWriteOffset = limit;
+        buffer.limit(bufferSize);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void put(byte b) {
+        buffer.put(b);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void put(int offset, byte b) {
+        buffer.put(offset, b);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void put(byte[] bytes, int start, int length) {
+        buffer.put(bytes, start, length);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void put(byte[] bytes) {
+        buffer.put(bytes);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeInt(int value) {
+        buffer.putInt(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeInt(int index, int value) {
+        buffer.putInt(index, value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeLong(long value) {
+        buffer.putLong(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeLong(int index, long value) {
+        buffer.putLong(index, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resets the buffer with content (size as specified) from a given file
+     * starting at offset.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void reset(String filePath, long diskNextWriteOffset, int bufferSize) throws IOException {
+        if (!filePath.equals(this.filePath)) {
+            raf.close();//required?
+            fileChannel.close();
+            raf = new RandomAccessFile(filePath, "rw");
+            this.filePath = filePath;
+        }
+        fileChannel = raf.getChannel();
+        fileChannel.position(diskNextWriteOffset);
+        erase();
+        buffer.position(0);
+        buffer.limit(bufferSize);
+        this.bufferSize = bufferSize;
+
+        bufferLastFlushOffset = 0;
+        bufferNextWriteOffset = 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws IOException {
+        fileChannel.close();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void open(String filePath, long offset, int bufferSize) throws IOException {
+        raf = new RandomAccessFile(filePath, "rw");
+        fileChannel = raf.getChannel();
+        fileChannel.position(offset);
+        erase();
+        buffer.position(0);
+        buffer.limit(bufferSize);
+        this.bufferSize = bufferSize;
+        bufferLastFlushOffset = 0;
+        bufferNextWriteOffset = 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getDiskNextWriteOffset() throws IOException {
+        return fileChannel.position();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setDiskNextWriteOffset(long offset) throws IOException {
+        fileChannel.position(offset);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getBufferLastFlushOffset() {
+        return bufferLastFlushOffset;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setBufferLastFlushOffset(int offset) {
+        this.bufferLastFlushOffset = offset;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getBufferNextWriteOffset() {
+        synchronized (fileChannel) {
+            return bufferNextWriteOffset;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setBufferNextWriteOffset(int offset) {
+        synchronized (fileChannel) {
+            if (bufferNextWriteOffset < offset) {
+                bufferNextWriteOffset = offset;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void acquireWriteLatch() {
+        latch.writeLock().lock();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void releaseWriteLatch() {
+        latch.writeLock().unlock();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void acquireReadLatch() {
+        latch.readLock().lock();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void releaseReadLatch() {
+        latch.readLock().unlock();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void incRefCnt() {
+        referenceCount.incrementAndGet();
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public void decRefCnt() {
+        referenceCount.decrementAndGet();
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public int getRefCnt() {
+        return referenceCount.get();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/FileUtil.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/FileUtil.java
similarity index 89%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/FileUtil.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/FileUtil.java
index f2ffa0e..2ba0a08 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/FileUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/FileUtil.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
         return (new File(path)).mkdir();
     }
 
-    public static IFileBasedBuffer getFileBasedBuffer(String filePath, long offset, int size) throws IOException {
-        IFileBasedBuffer fileBasedBuffer = new FileBasedBuffer(filePath, offset, size);
+    public static IFileBasedBuffer getFileBasedBuffer(String filePath, long offset, int bufferSize, int diskSectorSize) throws IOException {
+        IFileBasedBuffer fileBasedBuffer = new FileBasedBuffer(filePath, offset, bufferSize, diskSectorSize);
         return fileBasedBuffer;
     }
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.java
similarity index 86%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.java
index 3ae7da8..f762b16 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.IIOManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider;
@@ -18,31 +17,33 @@
 
     public IFileMapProvider getFileMapManager();
 
-    public TransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem();
+    public ITransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem();
 
     public IIndexLifecycleManager getIndexLifecycleManager();
 
+    public double getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate();
+
     public ILSMMergePolicy getLSMMergePolicy();
 
     public ILSMOperationTrackerFactory getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory();
-    
+
     public ILSMOperationTrackerFactory getLSMRTreeOperationTrackerFactory();
-    
+
     public ILSMOperationTrackerFactory getLSMInvertedIndexOperationTrackerFactory();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getLSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackProvider();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider getNoOpIOOperationCallbackProvider();
-    
+
     public ILSMIOOperationScheduler getLSMIOScheduler();
 
     public ILocalResourceRepository getLocalResourceRepository();
 
     public ResourceIdFactory getResourceIdFactory();
-    
+
     public IIOManager getIOManager();
 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IBuffer.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IBuffer.java
similarity index 95%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IBuffer.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IBuffer.java
index 8f39cbf..abb8ab8 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IBuffer.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IBuffer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/ICloseable.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ICloseable.java
similarity index 81%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/ICloseable.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ICloseable.java
index f62fd66..4315a03 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/ICloseable.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ICloseable.java
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 
 /**
  * Represents a closeable resource that implements a close(@see
@@ -35,6 +34,6 @@
      * @param context
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public void close(TransactionContext context) throws ACIDException;
+    public void close(ITransactionContext context) throws ACIDException;
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IFileBasedBuffer.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IFileBasedBuffer.java
similarity index 65%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IFileBasedBuffer.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IFileBasedBuffer.java
index e1f9f95..5093ca0 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IFileBasedBuffer.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IFileBasedBuffer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -31,12 +31,34 @@
      */
     public void reset(String filePath, long offset, int size) throws IOException;
 
-    public long getNextWritePosition();
+    public long getDiskNextWriteOffset() throws IOException;
 
-    public void setNextWritePosition(long writePosition);
+    public void setDiskNextWriteOffset(long writePosition) throws IOException;
 
     public void close() throws IOException;
     
     public void open(String filePath, long offset, int size) throws IOException;
 
+    public int getBufferLastFlushOffset();
+
+    public void setBufferLastFlushOffset(int offset);
+
+    public int getBufferNextWriteOffset();
+
+    public void setBufferNextWriteOffset(int offset);
+    
+    public void acquireWriteLatch();
+
+    public void releaseWriteLatch();
+
+    public void acquireReadLatch();
+
+    public void releaseReadLatch();
+    
+    public void incRefCnt();
+    
+    public void decRefCnt();
+    
+    public int getRefCnt();
+
 }
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILockHashTable.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILockHashTable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c0e373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILockHashTable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+/**
+ * @author pouria Interface for a hashTable, used in the internal data
+ *         structures of lockManager
+ * @param <K>
+ *            Type of the objects, used as keys
+ * @param <V>
+ *            Type of the objects, used as values
+ */
+public interface ILockHashTable<K, V> {
+
+    public void put(K key, V value);
+
+    public V get(K key);
+
+    public V remove(K key);
+
+    public int getKeysetSize();
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ILockManager.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILockManager.java
similarity index 78%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ILockManager.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILockManager.java
index 1341cc1..6e42e2d 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/ILockManager.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILockManager.java
@@ -12,18 +12,15 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 
 /**
  * Interface for the lockManager
  * 
- * @author pouria 
+ * @author pouria
  * @author kisskys
- * 
  */
 public interface ILockManager {
 
@@ -40,13 +37,15 @@
      * has a "weaker" lock, then the request would be interpreted as a convert
      * request
      * Waiting transaction would eventually garb the lock, or get timed-out
+     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param lockMode
      * @param txnContext
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public void lock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
+    public void lock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, ITransactionContext txnContext)
+            throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
      * The method releases "All" the locks taken/waiting-on by a specific
@@ -57,41 +56,42 @@
      * @param txnContext
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public void releaseLocks(TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
+    public void releaseLocks(ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
-     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param txnContext
-     * @throws ACIDException TODO
+     * @throws ACIDException
+     *             TODO
      */
-    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
+    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
-     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param txnContext
-     * @throws ACIDException TODO
+     * @throws ACIDException
+     *             TODO
      */
-    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, TransactionContext txnContext, boolean commitFlag) throws ACIDException;
-    
+    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, ITransactionContext txnContext, boolean commitFlag)
+            throws ACIDException;
+
     /**
      * Call to lock and unlock a specific resource in a specific lock mode
+     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
-     * @param lockMode TODO
+     * @param lockMode
+     *            TODO
      * @param context
-     * 
      * @return
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public void instantLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext context) throws ACIDException;
-
+    public void instantLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, ITransactionContext context)
+            throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
-     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param lockMode
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@
      * @return
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public boolean tryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext context) throws ACIDException;
-    
+    public boolean tryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, ITransactionContext context)
+            throws ACIDException;
+
     /**
-     * 
      * @param datasetId
      * @param entityHashValue
      * @param lockMode
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@
      * @return
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    boolean instantTryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext)
+    boolean instantTryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, ITransactionContext txnContext)
             throws ACIDException;
+
     /**
      * Prints out the contents of the transactions' table in a readable fashion
      * 
@@ -120,6 +121,4 @@
      */
     public String prettyPrint() throws ACIDException;
 
-
-
 }
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILockMatrix.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILockMatrix.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e819b9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILockMatrix.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+/**
+ * @author pouria
+ *         Shows: - The conflict matrix for the locking protocol (whether two
+ *         lock modes conflict with each other or not on a single resource) -
+ *         Whether request to convert a lock mode to a new one is a conversion
+ *         (i.e. the new lock mode is stringer than the current one) or not
+ *         Each lock mode is shown/interpreted as an integer
+ */
+
+public interface ILockMatrix {
+
+    /**
+     * @param mask
+     *            (current/expected) lock mask on the resource
+     * @param reqLockMode
+     *            index of the requested lockMode
+     * @return true if the lock request conflicts with the mask
+     */
+    public boolean conflicts(int mask, int reqLockMode);
+
+    /**
+     * @param currentLockMode
+     * @param reqLockMode
+     * @return true if the request is a conversion
+     */
+    public boolean isConversion(int currentLockMode, int reqLockMode);
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogCursor.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogCursor.java
similarity index 83%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogCursor.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogCursor.java
index 991de1b..ab2dcc2 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogCursor.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogCursor.java
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
 
 /**
  * Provides a cursor over the logs created to date.
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogFilter.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogFilter.java
similarity index 88%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogFilter.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogFilter.java
index 4c7eda2..9986add6 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogFilter.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogFilter.java
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IBuffer;
 
 /**
  * Represents a predicate or a filter that needs to be applied when selectively
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogManager.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogManager.java
similarity index 66%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogManager.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogManager.java
index c629d03..9470d17 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogManager.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogManager.java
@@ -12,14 +12,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger.ReusableLogContentObject;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 
 public interface ILogManager {
 
@@ -36,7 +33,7 @@
      * @param logicalLogLocator
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    void log(byte logType, TransactionContext context, int datasetId, int PKHashValue, long resourceId,
+    void log(byte logType, ITransactionContext context, int datasetId, int PKHashValue, long resourceId,
             byte resourceMgrId, int logContentSize, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject, ILogger logger,
             LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator) throws ACIDException;
 
@@ -53,18 +50,10 @@
             ACIDException;
 
     /**
-     * Provides a cursor for retrieving logs that satisfy a given ILogFilter
-     * instance. Log records are retrieved in increasing order of lsn
-     * 
-     * @param logFilter
-     *            specifies the filtering criteria for the retrieved logs
-     * @return LogCursor an iterator for the retrieved logs
-     * @throws ACIDException
-     */
-    public ILogCursor readLog(ILogFilter logFilter) throws ACIDException;
-
-    /**
-     * @param logicalLogLocator TODO
+     * @param logicalLogLocator
+     *            TODO
+     * @param logicalLogLocator
+     *            TODO
      * @param PhysicalLogLocator
      *            specifies the location of the log record to be read
      * @throws ACIDException
@@ -72,15 +61,6 @@
     public void readLog(long lsnValue, LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator) throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
-     * Flushes the log records up to the lsn represented by the
-     * logicalLogLocator
-     * 
-     * @param logicalLogLocator
-     * @throws ACIDException
-     */
-    public void flushLog(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator) throws ACIDException;
-
-    /**
      * Retrieves the configuration parameters of the ILogManager
      * 
      * @return LogManagerProperties: the configuration parameters for the
@@ -103,6 +83,6 @@
      * 
      * @return TransactionSubsystem
      */
-    public TransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem();
+    public ITransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem();
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogRecordHelper.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogRecordHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13fc722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogRecordHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for writing/reading of log header and checksum as well as
+ * validating log record by checksum comparison. Every ILogManager
+ * implementation has an associated ILogRecordHelper implementation.
+ */
+
+public interface ILogRecordHelper {
+
+    public byte getLogType(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public int getJobId(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public int getDatasetId(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public int getPKHashValue(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public PhysicalLogLocator getPrevLSN(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public boolean getPrevLSN(PhysicalLogLocator physicalLogLocator, LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public long getResourceId(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public byte getResourceMgrId(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocater);
+
+    public int getLogContentSize(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocater);
+
+    public long getLogChecksum(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public int getLogContentBeginPos(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public int getLogContentEndPos(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public String getLogRecordForDisplay(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public void writeLogHeader(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, byte logType, ITransactionContext context,
+            int datasetId, int PKHashValue, long prevLogicalLogLocator, long resourceId, byte resourceMgrId,
+            int logRecordSize);
+
+    public boolean validateLogRecord(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
+
+    public int getLogRecordSize(byte logType, int logBodySize);
+
+    public int getLogHeaderSize(byte logType);
+
+    public int getLogChecksumSize();
+
+    public int getCommitLogSize();
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogger.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78dd50b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+
+/**
+ * An interface providing call back APIs that are invoked {@link ILogManager} for providing the content for the log record and doing any pre/post
+ * processing.
+ */
+public interface ILogger {
+
+    public void preLog(ITransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject)
+            throws ACIDException;
+
+    public void log(ITransactionContext context, final LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, int logContentSize,
+            ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException;
+
+    public void postLog(ITransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject)
+            throws ACIDException;
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILoggerRepository.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILoggerRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..036d66c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ILoggerRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+public interface ILoggerRepository {
+
+    public  ILogger getIndexLogger(long resourceId, byte resourceType);
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IRecoveryManager.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IRecoveryManager.java
similarity index 87%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IRecoveryManager.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IRecoveryManager.java
index 38802a2..dd9e734 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/IRecoveryManager.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IRecoveryManager.java
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
 
 /**
  * Provides API for failure recovery. Failure could be at application level and
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
      *            the transaction context associated with the transaction
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public void rollbackTransaction(TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
+    public void rollbackTransaction(ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException;
 
     public void checkpoint(boolean isSharpCheckpoint) throws ACIDException;
 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/IResourceManager.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IResourceManager.java
similarity index 88%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/IResourceManager.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IResourceManager.java
index f7715e8..6874c7e 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/IResourceManager.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/IResourceManager.java
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogRecordHelper;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogRecordHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
 
 /**
  * Provides APIs for undo or redo of an operation on a resource.
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ITransactionContext.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ITransactionContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a06cc75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ITransactionContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext.TransactionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager.TransactionState;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndex;
+
+public interface ITransactionContext {
+
+    public void registerIndexAndCallback(ILSMIndex index, AbstractOperationCallback callback);
+
+    public void updateLastLSNForIndexes(long lastLSN);
+
+    public void decreaseActiveTransactionCountOnIndexes() throws HyracksDataException;
+
+    public LogicalLogLocator getFirstLogLocator();
+
+    public LogicalLogLocator getLastLogLocator();
+
+    public void addCloseableResource(ICloseable resource);
+
+    public JobId getJobId();
+
+    public void setStartWaitTime(long time);
+
+    public long getStartWaitTime();
+
+    public void setStatus(int status);
+
+    public int getStatus();
+
+    public void setTxnState(TransactionState txnState);
+
+    public TransactionState getTxnState();
+
+    public void releaseResources() throws ACIDException;
+
+    public void setLastLSN(long lsn);
+
+    public TransactionType getTransactionType();
+
+    public void setTransactionType(TransactionType transactionType);
+
+    public static final long INVALID_TIME = -1l; // used for showing a
+    // transaction is not waiting.
+    public static final int ACTIVE_STATUS = 0;
+    public static final int TIMED_OUT_STATUS = 1;
+
+    public enum TransactionType {
+        READ,
+        READ_WRITE
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/ITransactionManager.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ITransactionManager.java
similarity index 70%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/ITransactionManager.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ITransactionManager.java
index 3f55ac9..2bfc00d 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/ITransactionManager.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ITransactionManager.java
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 
 /**
  * Provides APIs for managing life cycle of a transaction, that is beginning a
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
      * @param jobId
      *            a unique value for the transaction id.
      * @return the transaction context associated with the initiated transaction
-     * @see TransactionContext
+     * @see ITransactionContext
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public TransactionContext beginTransaction(JobId jobId) throws ACIDException;
+    public ITransactionContext beginTransaction(JobId jobId) throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
      * Returns the transaction context of an active transaction given the
@@ -57,33 +57,39 @@
      * @return
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public TransactionContext getTransactionContext(JobId jobId) throws ACIDException;
+    public ITransactionContext getTransactionContext(JobId jobId) throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
      * Commits a transaction.
      * 
      * @param txnContext
      *            the transaction context associated with the transaction
-     * @param datasetId TODO
-     * @param PKHashVal TODO
+     * @param datasetId
+     *            TODO
+     * @param PKHashVal
+     *            TODO
      * @throws ACIDException
-     * @see transactionContextimport edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobId;
+     * @see ITransactionContextimport edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobId;
      * @see ACIDException
      */
-    public void commitTransaction(TransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal) throws ACIDException;
+    public void commitTransaction(ITransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal)
+            throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
      * Aborts a transaction.
      * 
      * @param txnContext
      *            the transaction context associated with the transaction
-     * @param datasetId TODO
-     * @param PKHashVal TODO
+     * @param datasetId
+     *            TODO
+     * @param PKHashVal
+     *            TODO
      * @throws ACIDException
-     * @see transactionContext
+     * @see ITransactionContext
      * @see ACIDException
      */
-    public void abortTransaction(TransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal) throws ACIDException;
+    public void abortTransaction(ITransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal)
+            throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
      * Indicates end of all activity for a transaction. In other words, all
@@ -92,23 +98,27 @@
      * 
      * @param txnContext
      *            the transaction context associated with the transaction
-     * @param datasetId TODO
-     * @param PKHashVal TODO
+     * @param datasetId
+     *            TODO
+     * @param PKHashVal
+     *            TODO
      * @param success
      *            indicates the success or failure. The transaction is committed
      *            or aborted accordingly.
      * @throws ACIDException
      */
-    public void completedTransaction(TransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal, boolean success) throws ACIDException;
+    public void completedTransaction(ITransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal, boolean success)
+            throws ACIDException;
 
     /**
      * Returns the Transaction Provider for the transaction eco-system. A
      * transaction eco-system consists of a Log Manager, a Recovery Manager, a
      * Transaction Manager and a Lock Manager.
      * 
-     * @see TransactionSubsystem
+     * @see ITransactionSubsystem
      * @return TransactionProvider
      */
-    public TransactionSubsystem getTransactionProvider();
+    public ITransactionSubsystem getTransactionProvider();
+
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ITransactionSubsystem.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ITransactionSubsystem.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5462da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ITransactionSubsystem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+
+public interface ITransactionSubsystem {
+
+    public ILogManager getLogManager();
+
+    public ILockManager getLockManager();
+
+    public ITransactionManager getTransactionManager();
+
+    public IRecoveryManager getRecoveryManager();
+
+    public TransactionalResourceManagerRepository getTransactionalResourceRepository();
+
+    public ILoggerRepository getTreeLoggerRepository();
+
+    public IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider getAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider();
+
+    public String getId();
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/JobId.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/JobId.java
similarity index 90%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/JobId.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/JobId.java
index d306670..1246f22 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/JobId.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/JobId.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManagerProperties.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogManagerProperties.java
similarity index 88%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManagerProperties.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogManagerProperties.java
index 5040fa9..4dc943c 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManagerProperties.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogManagerProperties.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     public static final String NUM_LOG_PAGES_KEY = "num_log_pages";
     public static final String LOG_FILE_PREFIX_KEY = "log_file_prefix";
     public static final String GROUP_COMMIT_WAIT_PERIOD_KEY = "group_commit_wait_period";
+    public static final String DISK_SECTOR_SIZE_KEY = "disk_sector_size";
 
     private static final int DEFAULT_LOG_PAGE_SIZE = 128 * 1024; //128KB
     private static final int DEFAULT_NUM_LOG_PAGES = 8;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
     private static final long DEFAULT_GROUP_COMMIT_WAIT_PERIOD = 200; // time in millisec.
     private static final String DEFAULT_LOG_FILE_PREFIX = "asterix_transaction_log";
     private static final String DEFAULT_LOG_DIRECTORY = "asterix_logs/";
+    private static final int DEFAULT_DISK_SECTOR_SIZE = 4096;
 
     // follow the naming convention <logFilePrefix>_<number> where number starts from 0
     private final String logFilePrefix;
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@
     private final int logBufferSize;
     // maximum size of each log file
     private final long logPartitionSize;
+    // default disk sector size
+    private final int diskSectorSize;
 
     public LogManagerProperties(Properties properties, String nodeId) {
         this.logDirKey = new String(nodeId + LOG_DIR_SUFFIX_KEY);
@@ -66,6 +70,8 @@
         this.logBufferSize = logPageSize * numLogPages;
         //make sure that the log partition size is the multiple of log buffer size.
         this.logPartitionSize = (logPartitionSize / logBufferSize) * logBufferSize;
+        this.diskSectorSize = Integer.parseInt(properties.getProperty(DISK_SECTOR_SIZE_KEY, ""
+                + DEFAULT_DISK_SECTOR_SIZE));
     }
 
     public long getLogPartitionSize() {
@@ -99,6 +105,10 @@
     public String getLogDirKey() {
         return logDirKey;
     }
+    
+    public int getDiskSectorSize() {
+        return diskSectorSize;
+    }
 
     public String toString() {
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
@@ -108,6 +118,7 @@
         builder.append("num_log_pages : " + numLogPages + FileUtil.lineSeparator);
         builder.append("log_partition_size : " + logPartitionSize + FileUtil.lineSeparator);
         builder.append("group_commit_wait_period : " + groupCommitWaitPeriod + FileUtil.lineSeparator);
+        builder.append("disk_sector_size : " + diskSectorSize + FileUtil.lineSeparator);
         return builder.toString();
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogUtil.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acf3346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FilenameFilter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+
+/**
+ * A utility class providing helper methods for the {@link ILogManager}
+ */
+public class LogUtil {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(LogUtil.class.getName());
+
+    // read the log directory and initialize log anchor to point to the
+    // current log partition file and the offset where the log manager shall
+    // continue to insert log records.
+
+    public static PhysicalLogLocator initializeLogAnchor(ILogManager logManager) throws ACIDException {
+        int fileId = 0;
+        long offset = 0;
+        LogManagerProperties logManagerProperties = logManager.getLogManagerProperties();
+        File logDir = new File(logManagerProperties.getLogDir());
+        try {
+            if (logDir.exists()) {
+                List<String> logFiles = getLogFiles(logManagerProperties);
+                if (logFiles == null || logFiles.size() == 0) {
+                    FileUtil.createFileIfNotExists(getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, 0));
+                    if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                        LOGGER.info("created a log file: " + getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, 0));
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    File logFile = new File(LogUtil.getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties,
+                            Long.parseLong(logFiles.get(logFiles.size() - 1))));
+                    fileId = logFiles.size() - 1;
+                    offset = logFile.length();
+                }
+            } else {
+                FileUtil.createNewDirectory(logManagerProperties.getLogDir());
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                    LOGGER.info("created the log directory: " + logManagerProperties.getLogDir());
+                }
+                FileUtil.createFileIfNotExists(getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, 0));
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                    LOGGER.info("created a log file: " + getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, 0));
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            throw new ACIDException("Unable to initialize log anchor", ioe);
+        }
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info(" file id :" + fileId + " offset " + offset);
+        }
+        return new PhysicalLogLocator(fileId, offset, logManager);
+    }
+
+    public static List<String> getLogFiles(final LogManagerProperties logManagerProperties) {
+        File logDir = new File(logManagerProperties.getLogDir());
+        String[] logFiles = new String[0];
+        List<String> logFileCollection = new ArrayList<String>();
+        if (logDir.exists()) {
+            logFiles = logDir.list(new FilenameFilter() {
+                public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
+                    if (name.startsWith(logManagerProperties.getLogFilePrefix())) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        for (String logFile : logFiles) {
+            logFileCollection.add(logFile.substring(logManagerProperties.getLogFilePrefix().length() + 1));
+        }
+        Collections.sort(logFileCollection, new Comparator<String>() {
+            @Override
+            public int compare(String arg0, String arg1) {
+                return Integer.parseInt(arg0) - Integer.parseInt(arg1);
+            }
+        });
+        return logFileCollection;
+    }
+
+    public static long getFileId(String logFilePath, LogManagerProperties logManagerProperties) {
+        String logFileName = logFilePath;
+        if (logFilePath.contains(File.separator)) {
+            logFileName = logFilePath.substring(logFilePath.lastIndexOf(File.separator));
+        }
+        return Long.parseLong(logFileName.substring(logFileName.indexOf(logManagerProperties.getLogFilePrefix())));
+    }
+
+    public static String getLogFilePath(LogManagerProperties logManagerProperties, long fileId) {
+        return logManagerProperties.getLogDir() + File.separator + logManagerProperties.getLogFilePrefix() + "_"
+                + fileId;
+    }
+
+    public static LogicalLogLocator getDummyLogicalLogLocator(ILogManager logManager) {
+        LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator = new LogicalLogLocator(-1, null, -1, logManager);
+        return logicalLogLocator;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * given a lsn, get the offset within the log file where the corresponding
+     * log record is (to be) placed.
+     */
+    public static long getFileOffset(ILogManager logManager, long lsn) {
+        return lsn % logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPartitionSize();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * given a lsn, get the file id that contains the log record.
+     */
+    public static long getFileId(ILogManager logManager, long lsn) {
+        return lsn / logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPartitionSize();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogicalLogLocator.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogicalLogLocator.java
similarity index 96%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogicalLogLocator.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogicalLogLocator.java
index f9eec7d..81dc6e2 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogicalLogLocator.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/LogicalLogLocator.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/MutableResourceId.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/MutableResourceId.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6cebd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/MutableResourceId.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+public class MutableResourceId{
+    long id;
+
+    public MutableResourceId(long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return (int)id;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if ((o == null) || !(o instanceof MutableResourceId)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return ((MutableResourceId) o).id == this.id;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/PhysicalLogLocator.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/PhysicalLogLocator.java
similarity index 96%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/PhysicalLogLocator.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/PhysicalLogLocator.java
index d8de007..7c0cff7 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/PhysicalLogLocator.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/PhysicalLogLocator.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ReusableLogContentObject.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ReusableLogContentObject.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a327c10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/ReusableLogContentObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.ophelpers.IndexOperation;
+
+/**
+ * Represents the state of a transaction thread. The state contains information
+ * that includes the tuple being operated, the operation and the location of the
+ * log record corresponding to the operation.
+ */
+public class ReusableLogContentObject {
+
+    private LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator;
+    private IndexOperation newOperation;
+    private ITupleReference newValue;
+    private IndexOperation oldOperation;
+    private ITupleReference oldValue;
+
+    public ReusableLogContentObject(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, IndexOperation newOperation,
+            ITupleReference newValue, IndexOperation oldOperation, ITupleReference oldValue) {
+        this.logicalLogLocator = logicalLogLocator;
+        this.newOperation = newOperation;
+        this.newValue = newValue;
+        this.oldOperation = oldOperation;
+        this.oldValue = oldValue;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized LogicalLogLocator getLogicalLogLocator() {
+        return logicalLogLocator;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void setLogicalLogLocator(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator) {
+        this.logicalLogLocator = logicalLogLocator;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void setNewOperation(IndexOperation newOperation) {
+        this.newOperation = newOperation;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized IndexOperation getNewOperation() {
+        return newOperation;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void setNewValue(ITupleReference newValue) {
+        this.newValue = newValue;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized ITupleReference getNewValue() {
+        return newValue;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void setOldOperation(IndexOperation oldOperation) {
+        this.oldOperation = oldOperation;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized IndexOperation getOldOperation() {
+        return oldOperation;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void setOldValue(ITupleReference oldValue) {
+        this.oldValue = oldValue;
+    }
+
+    public synchronized ITupleReference getOldValue() {
+        return oldValue;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/TransactionalResourceManagerRepository.java b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/TransactionalResourceManagerRepository.java
similarity index 92%
rename from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/TransactionalResourceManagerRepository.java
rename to asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/TransactionalResourceManagerRepository.java
index d38226b..35f69d4 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/TransactionalResourceManagerRepository.java
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/transactions/TransactionalResourceManagerRepository.java
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager;
-
 /**
  * Represents a repository containing Resource Managers and Resources in the
  * transaction eco-system. Operations on a resource require acquiring
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/asterix-conf.xsd b/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/asterix-conf.xsd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f53fb4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/asterix-conf.xsd
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
+<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+	xmlns:mg="asterixconf" targetNamespace="asterixconf"
+	elementFormDefault="qualified">
+
+	<!-- definition of simple types -->
+
+        
+	<xs:element name="metadataNode" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="storeDirs" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="ncId" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="name" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="value" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="description" type="xs:string" />
+	
+	<!-- definition of complex elements -->
+	<xs:element name="store">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="mg:ncId" />
+				<xs:element ref="mg:storeDirs" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
+
+	<xs:element name="property">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="mg:name" />
+				<xs:element ref="mg:value" />
+				<xs:element ref="mg:description" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
+
+
+	<xs:element name="asterixConfiguration">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="mg:metadataNode" minOccurs="0"/>
+				<xs:element ref="mg:store" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+				<xs:element ref="mg:property" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
+
+</xs:schema>     
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/jaxb-bindings.xjb b/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/jaxb-bindings.xjb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5982e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/jaxb-bindings.xjb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<jxb:bindings version="1.0"
+xmlns:jxb="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/jaxb"
+xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+
+<jxb:globalBindings>
+  <jxb:serializable uid="1"/>
+</jxb:globalBindings>
+
+</jxb:bindings>
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java b/asterix-common/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acb1e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-common/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.aql;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.BufferedWriter;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.FileWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpStatus;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.GetMethod;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.params.HttpMethodParams;
+import org.json.JSONArray;
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.context.TestCaseContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.context.TestFileContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.xml.TestCase.CompilationUnit;
+
+public class TestsUtils {
+
+    private static final String EXTENSION_AQL_RESULT = "adm";
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(TestsUtils.class.getName());
+    private static Method managixExecuteMethod = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Probably does not work well with symlinks.
+     */
+    public static boolean deleteRec(File path) {
+        if (path.isDirectory()) {
+            for (File f : path.listFiles()) {
+                if (!deleteRec(f)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return path.delete();
+    }
+
+    public static void runScriptAndCompareWithResult(File scriptFile, PrintWriter print, File expectedFile,
+            File actualFile) throws Exception {
+        BufferedReader readerExpected = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(expectedFile),
+                "UTF-8"));
+        BufferedReader readerActual = new BufferedReader(
+                new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(actualFile), "UTF-8"));
+        String lineExpected, lineActual;
+        int num = 1;
+        try {
+            while ((lineExpected = readerExpected.readLine()) != null) {
+                lineActual = readerActual.readLine();
+                // Assert.assertEquals(lineExpected, lineActual);
+                if (lineActual == null) {
+                    if (lineExpected.isEmpty()) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    throw new Exception("Result for " + scriptFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< " + lineExpected
+                            + "\n> ");
+                }
+
+                if (!equalStrings(lineExpected.split("Timestamp")[0], lineActual.split("Timestamp")[0])) {
+                    fail("Result for " + scriptFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< " + lineExpected + "\n> "
+                            + lineActual);
+                }
+
+                ++num;
+            }
+            lineActual = readerActual.readLine();
+            // Assert.assertEquals(null, lineActual);
+            if (lineActual != null) {
+                throw new Exception("Result for " + scriptFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< \n> " + lineActual);
+            }
+            // actualFile.delete();
+        } finally {
+            readerExpected.close();
+            readerActual.close();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private static boolean equalStrings(String s1, String s2) {
+        String[] rowsOne = s1.split("\n");
+        String[] rowsTwo = s2.split("\n");
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < rowsOne.length; i++) {
+            String row1 = rowsOne[i];
+            String row2 = rowsTwo[i];
+
+            if (row1.equals(row2))
+                continue;
+
+            String[] fields1 = row1.split(" ");
+            String[] fields2 = row2.split(" ");
+
+            for (int j = 0; j < fields1.length; j++) {
+                if (fields1[j].equals(fields2[j])) {
+                    continue;
+                } else if (fields1[j].indexOf('.') < 0) {
+                    return false;
+                } else {
+                    fields1[j] = fields1[j].split(",")[0];
+                    fields2[j] = fields2[j].split(",")[0];
+                    Double double1 = Double.parseDouble(fields1[j]);
+                    Double double2 = Double.parseDouble(fields2[j]);
+                    float float1 = (float) double1.doubleValue();
+                    float float2 = (float) double2.doubleValue();
+
+                    if (Math.abs(float1 - float2) == 0)
+                        continue;
+                    else {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public static String aqlExtToResExt(String fname) {
+        int dot = fname.lastIndexOf('.');
+        return fname.substring(0, dot + 1) + EXTENSION_AQL_RESULT;
+    }
+
+    public static void writeResultsToFile(File actualFile, JSONObject result) throws IOException, JSONException {
+        BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(actualFile));
+        Results res = new Results(result);
+        for (String line : res) {
+            writer.write(line);
+            writer.newLine();
+        }
+        writer.close();
+    }
+
+    public static class Results implements Iterable<String> {
+        private final JSONArray chunks;
+
+        public Results(JSONObject result) throws JSONException {
+            chunks = result.getJSONArray("results");
+        }
+
+        public Iterator<String> iterator() {
+            return new ResultIterator(chunks);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class ResultIterator implements Iterator<String> {
+        private final JSONArray chunks;
+
+        private int chunkCounter = 0;
+        private int recordCounter = 0;
+
+        public ResultIterator(JSONArray chunks) {
+            this.chunks = chunks;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean hasNext() {
+            JSONArray resultArray;
+            try {
+                resultArray = chunks.getJSONArray(chunkCounter);
+                if (resultArray.getString(recordCounter) != null) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            } catch (JSONException e) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String next() throws NoSuchElementException {
+            JSONArray resultArray;
+            String item = "";
+
+            try {
+                resultArray = chunks.getJSONArray(chunkCounter);
+                item = resultArray.getString(recordCounter);
+                if (item == null) {
+                    throw new NoSuchElementException();
+                }
+                item = item.trim();
+
+                recordCounter++;
+                if (recordCounter >= resultArray.length()) {
+                    chunkCounter++;
+                    recordCounter = 0;
+                }
+            } catch (JSONException e) {
+                throw new NoSuchElementException(e.getMessage());
+            }
+            return item;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void remove() {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Executes Query and returns results as JSONArray
+    public static JSONObject executeQuery(String str) throws Exception {
+
+        final String url = "http://localhost:19101/query";
+
+        // Create an instance of HttpClient.
+        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
+
+        // Create a method instance.
+        GetMethod method = new GetMethod(url);
+
+        method.setQueryString(new NameValuePair[] { new NameValuePair("query", str) });
+
+        // Provide custom retry handler is necessary
+        method.getParams().setParameter(HttpMethodParams.RETRY_HANDLER, new DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler(3, false));
+
+        JSONObject result = null;
+
+        try {
+            // Execute the method.
+            int statusCode = client.executeMethod(method);
+
+            // Check if the method was executed successfully.
+            if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
+                System.err.println("Method failed: " + method.getStatusLine());
+            }
+
+            // Read the response body as String.
+            String responseBody = method.getResponseBodyAsString();
+
+            result = new JSONObject(responseBody);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    // To execute Update statements
+    // Insert and Delete statements are executed here
+    public static void executeUpdate(String str) throws Exception {
+        final String url = "http://localhost:19101/update";
+
+        // Create an instance of HttpClient.
+        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
+
+        // Create a method instance.
+        GetMethod method = new GetMethod(url);
+
+        method.setQueryString(new NameValuePair[] { new NameValuePair("statements", str) });
+
+        // Provide custom retry handler is necessary
+        method.getParams().setParameter(HttpMethodParams.RETRY_HANDLER, new DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler(3, false));
+
+        // Execute the method.
+        int statusCode = client.executeMethod(method);
+
+        // Check if the method was executed successfully.
+        if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
+            System.err.println("Method failed: " + method.getStatusLine());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // To execute DDL and Update statements
+    // create type statement
+    // create dataset statement
+    // create index statement
+    // create dataverse statement
+    // create function statement
+    public static void executeDDL(String str) throws Exception {
+        final String url = "http://localhost:19101/ddl";
+
+        // Create an instance of HttpClient.
+        HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
+
+        // Create a method instance.
+        GetMethod method = new GetMethod(url);
+
+        method.setQueryString(new NameValuePair[] { new NameValuePair("ddl", str) });
+
+        // Provide custom retry handler is necessary
+        method.getParams().setParameter(HttpMethodParams.RETRY_HANDLER, new DefaultHttpMethodRetryHandler(3, false));
+
+        // Execute the method.
+        int statusCode = client.executeMethod(method);
+
+        // Check if the method was executed successfully.
+        if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
+            System.err.println("Method failed: " + method.getStatusLine());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // 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.
+    public static String readTestFile(File testFile) throws Exception {
+        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(testFile));
+        String line = null;
+        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        String ls = System.getProperty("line.separator");
+
+        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+            stringBuilder.append(line);
+            stringBuilder.append(ls);
+        }
+
+        return stringBuilder.toString();
+    }
+
+    public static void executeManagixCommand(String command) throws ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchMethodException,
+            SecurityException, IllegalAccessException, IllegalArgumentException, InvocationTargetException {
+        if (managixExecuteMethod == null) {
+            Class clazz = Class.forName("edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.test.AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil");
+            managixExecuteMethod = clazz.getMethod("executeCommand", String.class);
+        }
+        managixExecuteMethod.invoke(null, command);
+    }
+
+    public static void executeTest(String actualPath, TestCaseContext testCaseCtx) throws Exception {
+
+        File testFile;
+        File expectedResultFile;
+        String statement;
+        List<TestFileContext> expectedResultFileCtxs;
+        List<TestFileContext> testFileCtxs;
+
+        int queryCount = 0;
+        JSONObject result;
+
+        List<CompilationUnit> cUnits = testCaseCtx.getTestCase().getCompilationUnit();
+        for (CompilationUnit cUnit : cUnits) {
+            
+            testFileCtxs = testCaseCtx.getTestFiles(cUnit);
+            expectedResultFileCtxs = testCaseCtx.getExpectedResultFiles(cUnit);
+
+            for (TestFileContext ctx : testFileCtxs) {
+                testFile = ctx.getFile();
+                statement = TestsUtils.readTestFile(testFile);
+                try {
+                    switch (ctx.getType()) {
+                        case "ddl":
+                            TestsUtils.executeDDL(statement);
+                            break;
+                        case "update":
+                            TestsUtils.executeUpdate(statement);
+                            break;
+                        case "query":
+                            result = TestsUtils.executeQuery(statement);
+                            if (result.has("error-code")) {
+                                throw new Exception("Test \"" + testFile + "\" FAILED!\n" + result + "\n");
+                            } else {
+                                expectedResultFile = expectedResultFileCtxs.get(queryCount).getFile();
+
+                                File actualFile = new File(actualPath + File.separator
+                                        + testCaseCtx.getTestCase().getFilePath().replace(File.separator, "_") + "_"
+                                        + cUnit.getName() + ".adm");
+
+                                File actualResultFile = testCaseCtx.getActualResultFile(cUnit, new File(actualPath));
+                                actualResultFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+
+                                TestsUtils.writeResultsToFile(actualFile, result);
+
+                                TestsUtils.runScriptAndCompareWithResult(testFile, new PrintWriter(System.err),
+                                        expectedResultFile, actualFile);
+                                LOGGER.info("[TEST]: " + testCaseCtx.getTestCase().getFilePath() + "/" + cUnit.getName() +  " PASSED ");
+                            }
+                            queryCount++;
+                            break;
+                        case "mgx":
+                            executeManagixCommand(statement);
+                            break;
+                        default:
+                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("No statements of type " + ctx.getType());
+                    }
+                    
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    if (cUnit.getExpectedError().isEmpty()) {
+                        throw new Exception("Test \"" + testFile + "\" FAILED!", e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-doc/pom.xml b/asterix-doc/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d987e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-doc/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<parent>
+		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
+		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	</parent>
+	<artifactId>asterix-doc</artifactId>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.3</version>
+				<configuration>
+				  <generateReports>false</generateReports>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
diff --git a/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/AccessingExternalDataInAsterixDB.md b/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/AccessingExternalDataInAsterixDB.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7319094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-doc/src/site/markdown/AccessingExternalDataInAsterixDB.md
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+# Accessing External Data in AsterixDB #
+
+## Introduction ##
+Data that needs to be processed by ASTERIX could be residing outside ASTERIX storage. Examples include data files on a distributed file system such as HDFS or on the local file system of a machine that is part of an ASTERIX cluster.  For ASTERIX to process such data, end-user may create a regular dataset in ASTERIX (a.k.a. internal dataset) and load the dataset with the data. ASTERIX supports ''external datasets'' so that it is not necessary to “load” all data prior to using it. This also avoids creating multiple copies of data and the need to keep the copies in sync.
+
+### Adapter for an External Dataset ###
+External data is accessed using wrappers (adapters in ASTERIX) that abstract away the mechanism of connecting with an external service, receiving data and transforming the data into ADM records that are understood by ASTERIX. ASTERIX comes with built-in adapters for common storage systems such as HDFS or the local file system.
+
+### Creating an External Dataset ###
+
+As an example we consider the Lineitem dataset from [TPCH schema](http://www.openlinksw.com/dataspace/doc/dav/wiki/Main/VOSTPCHLinkedData/tpch.sql).
+
+We assume that you have successfully created an ASTERIX instance following the instructions at [Installing Asterix Using Managix](InstallingAsterixUsingManagix.html).
+_For constructing an example, we assume a single machine setup._
+
+Similar to a regular dataset, an external dataset has an associated datatype.  We shall first create the datatype associated with each record in Lineitem data.
+Paste the following in the query textbox on the webpage at http://127.0.0.1:19001 and hit 'Execute'.
+
+
+        create dataverse ExternalFileDemo;
+        use dataverse ExternalFileDemo;
+        
+        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}
+
+
+We describe here two scenarios.
+
+#### 1) Data file resides on the local file system of a host####
+Prerequisite: The host is a  part of the ASTERIX cluster.
+
+Earlier, we assumed a single machine ASTERIX setup. To satisfy the prerequisite, log-in to the machine running ASTERIX.
+
+ * Download the [data file](https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/downloads/detail?name=lineitem.tbl&amp;can=2&amp;q=) to an appropriate location. We denote this location by SOURCE_PATH.
+
+ASTERIX provides a built-in adapter for data residing on the local file system. The adapter is referred by its alias- 'localfs'. We create an external dataset named Lineitem and use the 'localfs' adapter.
+
+
+        create external dataset Lineitem(LineitemType)
+        using localfs
+
+Above, the definition is not complete as we need to provide a set of parameters that are specific to the source file.
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td> Parameter </td>
+  <td> Description </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td> path </td>
+  <td> A fully qualified path of the form <tt>host://&lt;absolute path&gt;</tt>. 
+  Use a comma separated list if there are multiple files. 
+  E.g. <tt>host1://&lt;absolute path&gt;</tt>, <tt>host2://&lt;absolute path&gt;</tt> and so forth. </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td> format </td>
+  <td> The format for the content. Use 'adm' for data in ADM (ASTERIX Data Model) or <a href="http://www.json.org/">JSON</a> format. Use 'delimited-text' if fields are separted by . </td></tr>
+<tr><td>delimiter</td><td>The delimiting character in the source file if format is 'delimited text'</td></tr>
+</table>
+
+As we are using a single single machine ASTERIX instance, we use 127.0.0.1 as host in the path parameter.
+We *complete the create dataset statement* as follows.
+
+
+        use dataverse ExternalFileDemo;
+        
+        create external dataset Lineitem(LineitemType)
+        using localfs
+        (("path"="127.0.0.1://SOURCE_PATH"),
+        ("format"="delimited-text"),
+        ("delimiter"="|"));
+
+
+Please substitute SOURCE_PATH with the absolute path to the source file on the local file system.
+
+#### Common source of error ####
+
+An incorrect value for the path parameter will give the following exception message when the dataset is used in a query.
+
+        edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException: edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException: edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException: Job failed.
+
+
+Verify the correctness of the path parameter provided to the localfs adapter. Note that the path parameter must be an absolute path to the data file. For e.g. if you saved your file in your home directory (assume it to be /home/joe), then the path value should be
+
+        127.0.0.1:///home/joe/lineitem.tbl.
+
+
+In your web-browser, navigate to 127.0.0.1:19001 and paste the above to the query text box. Finally hit 'Execute'.
+
+Next we move over to the the section [Writing Queries against an External Dataset](#Writing_Queries_against_an_External_Dataset) and try a sample query against the external dataset.
+
+#### 2) Data file resides on an HDFS instance ####
+Pre-requisite: It is required that the Namenode and atleast one of the HDFS Datanodes are reachable from the hosts that form the ASTERIX cluster.  ASTERIX provides a built-in adapter for data residing on HDFS. The HDFS adapter is referred (in AQL) by its alias - 'hdfs'. We create an external dataset named Lineitem and associate the HDFS adapter with it.
+
+
+        create external dataset Lineitem(LineitemType)
+        using hdfs
+
+
+The above statement is *not complete* as we need to provide a set of parameters specific to the HDFS instance and the source file.
+These parameters are described below.
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td> Parameter </td>
+  <td> Description </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td> hdfs </td>
+  <td> The HDFS URL </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td> path </td>
+  <td> The absolute path to the source HDFS file. Use a comma separated list if there are multiple files. </td></tr>
+<tr>
+  <td> input-format </td>
+  <td> The associated input format. Use 'text-input-format' for textual data or 'sequence-input-format' for binary data (sequence files). </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td> format </td>
+  <td> The format for the content. Use 'adm' for data in ADM (ASTERIX Data Model) or 
+  <a href="http://www.json.org/">JSON</a> format and use 'delimited-text' for delimited data 
+  that has fields separated by a delimiting character. </td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td> delimiter </td>
+  <td> The delimiting character in the source file if format is 'delimited text' </td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+*Difference between 'input-format' and 'format'*
+
+*input-format*: File stored under HDFS have an associated storage format  For example, TextInputFormat represents plain text files.  SequenceFileInputFormat indicates binary compressed file. The parameter 'input-format' is used to distinguish between these two kind of files.
+
+*format*:
+The parameter 'format' refers to the type of the data contained in the file. For example data contained in a file could be in json, ADM format or could be delimited-text with fields separated by a delimiting character.
+
+As an example. consider the [data file](https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/downloads/detail?name=lineitem.tbl&amp;can=2&amp;q=).  The file is a text file with each line representing a record. The fields in each record are separated by the '|' character.
+
+We assume the HDFS URL to be hdfs://host:port. We further assume that the example data file is copied to the HDFS at a path denoted by HDFS_PATH.
+
+The complete set of parameters for our example file are as follows. (("hdfs"="HDFS_URL",("path"="HDFS_PATH"),("input-format"="text-input-format"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|"))
+
+We modify the create external dataset statement as follows.
+
+
+        create external dataset Lineitem('LineitemType)
+        using hdfs
+        (("hdfs"="HDFS_URL"),("path"="HDFS_PATH"),("input-format"="text-input-format"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|"));
+
+
+Once you have copied the source data file to your HDFS instance, substitute the values of HDFS_URL and HDFS_PATH in the above statement. In your web-browser, navigate to http://127.0.0.1:19001 and execute the above statement with substituted values.
+
+You may now run the sample query in next section.
+
+## Writing Queries against an External Dataset ##
+You may  write AQL queries against an external dataset. Following is an example AQL query that applies a filter and returns an ordered result.
+
+
+        use dataverse ExternalFileDemo;
+        
+        for $c in dataset('Lineitem')
+        where $c.l_orderkey <= 3
+        order by $c.l_orderkey, $c.l_linenumber
+        return $c
+
+
+The expected result is:
+
+
+        { "l_orderkey": 1, "l_partkey": 156, "l_suppkey": 4, "l_linenumber": 1, "l_quantity": 17, "l_extendedprice": 17954.55d, "l_discount": 0.04d, "l_tax": 0.02d, "l_returnflag": "N", "l_linestatus": "O", "l_shipdate": "1996-03-13", "l_commitdate": "1996-02-12", "l_receiptdate": "1996-03-22", "l_shipinstruct": "DELIVER IN PERSON", "l_shipmode": "TRUCK", "l_comment": "egular courts above the" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 1, "l_partkey": 68, "l_suppkey": 9, "l_linenumber": 2, "l_quantity": 36, "l_extendedprice": 34850.16d, "l_discount": 0.09d, "l_tax": 0.06d, "l_returnflag": "N", "l_linestatus": "O", "l_shipdate": "1996-04-12", "l_commitdate": "1996-02-28", "l_receiptdate": "1996-04-20", "l_shipinstruct": "TAKE BACK RETURN", "l_shipmode": "MAIL", "l_comment": "ly final dependencies: slyly bold " }
+        { "l_orderkey": 1, "l_partkey": 64, "l_suppkey": 5, "l_linenumber": 3, "l_quantity": 8, "l_extendedprice": 7712.48d, "l_discount": 0.1d, "l_tax": 0.02d, "l_returnflag": "N", "l_linestatus": "O", "l_shipdate": "1996-01-29", "l_commitdate": "1996-03-05", "l_receiptdate": "1996-01-31", "l_shipinstruct": "TAKE BACK RETURN", "l_shipmode": "REG AIR", "l_comment": "riously. regular, express dep" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 1, "l_partkey": 3, "l_suppkey": 6, "l_linenumber": 4, "l_quantity": 28, "l_extendedprice": 25284.0d, "l_discount": 0.09d, "l_tax": 0.06d, "l_returnflag": "N", "l_linestatus": "O", "l_shipdate": "1996-04-21", "l_commitdate": "1996-03-30", "l_receiptdate": "1996-05-16", "l_shipinstruct": "NONE", "l_shipmode": "AIR", "l_comment": "lites. fluffily even de" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 1, "l_partkey": 25, "l_suppkey": 8, "l_linenumber": 5, "l_quantity": 24, "l_extendedprice": 22200.48d, "l_discount": 0.1d, "l_tax": 0.04d, "l_returnflag": "N", "l_linestatus": "O", "l_shipdate": "1996-03-30", "l_commitdate": "1996-03-14", "l_receiptdate": "1996-04-01", "l_shipinstruct": "NONE", "l_shipmode": "FOB", "l_comment": " pending foxes. slyly re" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 1, "l_partkey": 16, "l_suppkey": 3, "l_linenumber": 6, "l_quantity": 32, "l_extendedprice": 29312.32d, "l_discount": 0.07d, "l_tax": 0.02d, "l_returnflag": "N", "l_linestatus": "O", "l_shipdate": "1996-01-30", "l_commitdate": "1996-02-07", "l_receiptdate": "1996-02-03", "l_shipinstruct": "DELIVER IN PERSON", "l_shipmode": "MAIL", "l_comment": "arefully slyly ex" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 2, "l_partkey": 107, "l_suppkey": 2, "l_linenumber": 1, "l_quantity": 38, "l_extendedprice": 38269.8d, "l_discount": 0.0d, "l_tax": 0.05d, "l_returnflag": "N", "l_linestatus": "O", "l_shipdate": "1997-01-28", "l_commitdate": "1997-01-14", "l_receiptdate": "1997-02-02", "l_shipinstruct": "TAKE BACK RETURN", "l_shipmode": "RAIL", "l_comment": "ven requests. deposits breach a" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 3, "l_partkey": 5, "l_suppkey": 2, "l_linenumber": 1, "l_quantity": 45, "l_extendedprice": 40725.0d, "l_discount": 0.06d, "l_tax": 0.0d, "l_returnflag": "R", "l_linestatus": "F", "l_shipdate": "1994-02-02", "l_commitdate": "1994-01-04", "l_receiptdate": "1994-02-23", "l_shipinstruct": "NONE", "l_shipmode": "AIR", "l_comment": "ongside of the furiously brave acco" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 3, "l_partkey": 20, "l_suppkey": 10, "l_linenumber": 2, "l_quantity": 49, "l_extendedprice": 45080.98d, "l_discount": 0.1d, "l_tax": 0.0d, "l_returnflag": "R", "l_linestatus": "F", "l_shipdate": "1993-11-09", "l_commitdate": "1993-12-20", "l_receiptdate": "1993-11-24", "l_shipinstruct": "TAKE BACK RETURN", "l_shipmode": "RAIL", "l_comment": " unusual accounts. eve" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 3, "l_partkey": 129, "l_suppkey": 8, "l_linenumber": 3, "l_quantity": 27, "l_extendedprice": 27786.24d, "l_discount": 0.06d, "l_tax": 0.07d, "l_returnflag": "A", "l_linestatus": "F", "l_shipdate": "1994-01-16", "l_commitdate": "1993-11-22", "l_receiptdate": "1994-01-23", "l_shipinstruct": "DELIVER IN PERSON", "l_shipmode": "SHIP", "l_comment": "nal foxes wake. " }
+        { "l_orderkey": 3, "l_partkey": 30, "l_suppkey": 5, "l_linenumber": 4, "l_quantity": 2, "l_extendedprice": 1860.06d, "l_discount": 0.01d, "l_tax": 0.06d, "l_returnflag": "A", "l_linestatus": "F", "l_shipdate": "1993-12-04", "l_commitdate": "1994-01-07", "l_receiptdate": "1994-01-01", "l_shipinstruct": "NONE", "l_shipmode": "TRUCK", "l_comment": "y. fluffily pending d" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 3, "l_partkey": 184, "l_suppkey": 5, "l_linenumber": 5, "l_quantity": 28, "l_extendedprice": 30357.04d, "l_discount": 0.04d, "l_tax": 0.0d, "l_returnflag": "R", "l_linestatus": "F", "l_shipdate": "1993-12-14", "l_commitdate": "1994-01-10", "l_receiptdate": "1994-01-01", "l_shipinstruct": "TAKE BACK RETURN", "l_shipmode": "FOB", "l_comment": "ages nag slyly pending" }
+        { "l_orderkey": 3, "l_partkey": 63, "l_suppkey": 8, "l_linenumber": 6, "l_quantity": 26, "l_extendedprice": 25039.56d, "l_discount": 0.1d, "l_tax": 0.02d, "l_returnflag": "A", "l_linestatus": "F", "l_shipdate": "1993-10-29", "l_commitdate": "1993-12-18", "l_receiptdate": "1993-11-04", "l_shipinstruct": "TAKE BACK RETURN", "l_shipmode": "RAIL", "l_comment": "ges sleep after the caref" }
+
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+# AsterixDB 101: An ADM and AQL Primer #
+
+## Welcome to AsterixDB! ##
+This document introduces the main features of AsterixDB's data model (ADM) and query language (AQL) by example.
+The example is a simple scenario involving (synthetic) sample data modeled after data from the social domain.
+This document describes a set of sample ADM datasets, together with a set of illustrative AQL queries,
+to introduce you to the "AsterixDB user experience".
+The complete set of steps required to create and load a handful of sample datasets, along with runnable queries
+and the expected results for each query, are included.
+
+This document assumes that you are at least vaguely familiar with AsterixDB and why you might want to use it.
+Most importantly, it assumes you already have a running instance of AsterixDB and that you know how to query
+it using AsterixDB's basic web interface.
+For more information on these topics, you should go through the steps in 
+[Installing Asterix Using Managix](InstallingAsterixUsingManagix.html)
+before reading this document and make sure that you have a running AsterixDB instance ready to go.
+To get your feet wet, you should probably start with a simple local installation of AsterixDB on your favorite
+machine, accepting all of the default settings that Managix offers.
+Later you can graduate to trying AsterixDB on a cluster, its real intended home (since it targets Big Data).
+(Note: With the exception of specifying the correct locations where you put the source data for this example,
+there should no changes needed in your ADM or AQL statements to run the examples locally and/or to run them
+on a cluster when you are ready to take that step.)
+
+As you read through this document, you should try each step for yourself on your own AsterixDB instance.
+Once you have reached the end, you will be fully armed and dangerous, with all the basic AsterixDB knowledge
+that you'll need to start down the path of modeling, storing, and querying your own semistructured data.
+
+----
+## ADM: Modeling Semistructed Data in AsterixDB ##
+In this section you will learn all about modeling Big Data using
+ADM, the data model of the AsterixDB BDMS.
+
+### Dataverses, Datatypes, and Datasets ###
+The top-level organizing concept in the AsterixDB world is the _dataverse_.
+A dataverse---short for "data universe"---is a place (similar to a database in a relational DBMS) in which
+to create and manage the types, datasets, functions, and other artifacts for a given AsterixDB application.
+When you start using an AsterixDB instance for the first time, it starts out "empty"; it contains no data
+other than the AsterixDB system catalogs (which live in a special dataverse called the Metadata dataverse).
+To store your data in AsterixDB, you will first create a dataverse and then you use it for the _datatypes_
+and _datasets_ for managing your own data.
+A datatype tells AsterixDB what you know (or more accurately, what you want it to know) a priori about one
+of the kinds of data instances that you want AsterixDB to hold for you.
+A dataset is a collection of data instances of a datatype,
+and AsterixDB makes sure that the data instances that you put in it conform to its specified type.
+Since AsterixDB targets semistructured data, you can use _open_ datatypes and tell it as little or as
+much as you wish about your data up front; the more you tell it up front, the less information it will
+have to store repeatedly in the individual data instances that you give it.
+Instances of open datatypes are permitted to have additional content, beyond what the datatype says,
+as long as they at least contain the information prescribed by the datatype definition.
+Open typing allows data to vary from one instance to another and it leaves wiggle room for application
+evolution in terms of what might need to be stored in the future.
+If you want to restrict data instances in a dataset to have only what the datatype says, and nothing extra,
+you can define a _closed_ datatype for that dataset and AsterixDB will keep users from storing objects
+that have extra data in them.
+Datatypes are open by default unless you tell AsterixDB otherwise.
+Let's put these concepts to work
+
+Our little sample scenario involves hypothetical information about users of two popular social networks,
+Facebook and Twitter, and their messages.
+We'll start by defining a dataverse called "TinySocial" to hold our datatypes and datasets.
+The AsterixDB data model (ADM) is essentially a superset of JSON---it's what you get by extending
+JSON with more data types and additional data modeling constructs borrowed from object databases.
+The following is how we can create the TinySocial dataverse plus a set of ADM types for modeling
+Twitter users, their Tweets, Facebook users, their users' employment information, and their messages.
+(Note: Keep in mind that this is just a tiny and somewhat silly example intended for illustrating
+some of the key features of AsterixDB. :-))
+
+
+        drop dataverse TinySocial if exists;
+        create dataverse TinySocial;
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        create type TwitterUserType as open {
+        	screen-name: string,
+        	lang: string,
+        	friends_count: int32,
+        	statuses_count: int32,
+        	name: string,
+        	followers_count: int32
+        }
+        
+        create type TweetMessageType as closed {
+        	tweetid: string,
+        	user: TwitterUserType,
+        	sender-location: point?,
+        	send-time: datetime,
+        	referred-topics: {{ string }},
+        	message-text: string
+        }
+        
+        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 type FacebookMessageType as closed {
+        	message-id: int32,
+        	author-id: int32,
+        	in-response-to: int32?,
+        	sender-location: point?,
+        	message: string
+        }
+        
+
+
+The first three lines above tell AsterixDB to drop the old TinySocial dataverse, if one already
+exists, and then to create a brand new one and make it the focus of the statements that follow.
+The first type creation statement creates a datatype for holding information about Twitter users.
+It is a record type with a mix of integer and string data, very much like a (flat) relational tuple.
+The indicated fields are all mandatory, but because the type is open, additional fields are welcome.
+The second statement creates a datatype for Twitter messages; this shows how to specify a closed type.
+Interestingly (based on one of Twitter's APIs), each Twitter message actually embeds an instance of the
+sending user's information (current as of when the message was sent), so this is an example of a nested
+record in ADM.
+Twitter messages can optionally contain the sender's location, which is modeled via the sender-location
+field of spatial type _point_; the question mark following the field type indicates its optionality.
+An optional field is like a nullable field in SQL---it may be present or missing, but when it's present,
+its data type will conform to the datatype's specification.
+The send-time field illustrates the use of a temporal primitive type, _datetime_.
+Lastly, the referred-topics field illustrates another way that ADM is richer than the relational model;
+this field holds a bag (a.k.a. an unordered list) of strings.
+Since the overall datatype definition for Twitter messages says "closed", the fields that it lists are
+the only fields that instances of this type will be allowed to contain.
+The next two create type statements create a record type for holding information about one component of
+the employment history of a Facebook user and then a record type for holding the user information itself.
+The Facebook user type highlights a few additional ADM data model features.
+Its friend-ids field is a bag of integers, presumably the Facebook user ids for this user's friends,
+and its employment field is an ordered list of employment records.
+The final create type statement defines a type for handling the content of a Facebook message in our
+hypothetical social data storage scenario.
+
+Before going on, we need to once again emphasize the idea that AsterixDB is aimed at storing
+and querying not just Big Data, but Big _Semistructured_ Data.
+This means that most of the fields listed in the create type statements above could have been
+omitted without changing anything other than the resulting size of stored data instances on disk.
+AsterixDB stores its information about the fields defined a priori as separate metadata, whereas
+the information about other fields that are "just there" in instances of open datatypes is stored
+with each instance---making for more bits on disk and longer times for operations affected by
+data size (e.g., dataset scans).
+The only fields that _must_ be specified a priori are the primary key and any fields that you
+would like to build indexes on.
+(AsterixDB does not yet support auto-generated keys or indexes on the unspecified "open" fields
+of its data instances).
+
+### Creating Datasets and Indexes ###
+
+Now that we have defined our datatypes, we can move on and create datasets to store the actual data.
+(If we wanted to, we could even have several named datasets based on any one of these datatypes.)
+We can do this as follows, utilizing the DDL capabilities of AsterixDB.
+
+
+        
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        create dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType)
+        primary key id;
+        
+        create dataset FacebookMessages(FacebookMessageType)
+        primary key message-id;
+        
+        create dataset TwitterUsers(TwitterUserType)
+        primary key screen-name;
+        
+        create dataset TweetMessages(TweetMessageType)
+        primary key tweetid
+        hints(cardinality=100);
+        
+        create index fbUserSinceIdx on FacebookUsers(user-since);
+        create index fbAuthorIdx on FacebookMessages(author-id) type btree;
+        create index fbSenderLocIndex on FacebookMessages(sender-location) type rtree;
+        create index fbMessageIdx on FacebookMessages(message) type keyword;
+        
+        for $ds in dataset Metadata.Dataset return $ds;
+        for $ix in dataset Metadata.Index return $ix;
+        
+
+
+The ADM DDL statements above create four datasets for holding our social data in the TinySocial
+dataverse: FacebookUsers, FacebookMessages, TwitterUsers, and TweetMessages.
+The first statement creates the FacebookUsers data set.
+It specifies that this dataset will store data instances conforming to FacebookUserType and that
+it has a primary key which is the id field of each instance.
+The primary key information is used by AsterixDB to uniquely identify instances for the purpose
+of later lookup and for use in secondary indexes.
+Each AsterixDB dataset is stored (and indexed) in the form of a B+ tree on primary key;
+secondary indexes point to their indexed data by primary key.
+In AsterixDB clusters, the primary key is also used to hash-partition (a.k.a. shard) the
+dataset across the nodes of the cluster.
+The next three create dataset statements are similar.
+The last one illustrates an optional clause for providing useful hints to AsterixDB.
+In this case, the hint tells AsterixDB that the dataset definer is anticipating that the
+TweetMessages dataset will contain roughly 100 objects; knowing this can help AsterixDB
+to more efficiently manage and query this dataset.
+(AsterixDB does not yet gather and maintain data statistics; it will currently, abitrarily,
+assume a cardinality of one million objects per dataset in the absence of such an optional
+definition-time hint.)
+
+The create dataset statements above are followed by four more DDL statements, each of which
+creates a secondary index on a field of one of the datasets.
+The first one indexes the FacebookUsers dataset on its user-since field.
+This index will be a B+ tree index; its type is unspecified and _btree_ is the default type.
+The other three illustrate how you can explicitly specify the desired type of index.
+In addition to btree, _rtree_ and inverted _keyword_ indexes are supported by AsterixDB.
+Indexes can also have composite keys, and there are more advanced flavors of text indexing
+available as well (_fuzzy keyword_ and _ngram(k)_, where _k_ is the desired gram length).
+
+### Querying the Metadata Dataverse ###
+
+The last two statements above show how you can use queries in AQL to examine the AsterixDB
+system catalogs and tell what artifacts you have created.
+Just as relational DBMSs use their own tables to store their catalogs, AsterixDB uses
+its own datasets to persist descriptions of its datasets, datatypes, indexes, and so on.
+Running the first of the two queries above will list all of your newly created datasets,
+and it will also show you a full list of all the metadata datasets.
+(You can then explore from there on your own if you are curious)
+These last two queries also illustrate one other factoid worth knowing:
+AsterixDB allows queries to span dataverses by allowing the optional use
+of fully-qualified dataset names (i.e., _dataversename.datasetname_)
+to reference datasets that live in a dataverse other than the one that
+was named in the most recently executed _use dataverse_ directive.
+
+----
+## Loading Data Into AsterixDB ##
+Okay, so far so good---AsterixDB is now ready for data, so let's give it some data to store
+Our next task will be to load some sample data into the four datasets that we just defined.
+Here we will load a tiny set of records, defined in ADM format (a superset of JSON), into each dataset.
+In the boxes below you can see the actual data instances contained in each of the provided sample files.
+In order to load this data yourself, you should first store the four corresponding `.adm` files
+(whose URLs are indicated on top of each box below) into a filesystem directory accessible to your
+running AsterixDB instance.
+Take a few minutes to look carefully at each of the sample data sets.
+This will give you a better sense of the nature of the data that we are about to load and query.
+We should note that ADM format is a textual serialization of what AsterixDB will actually store;
+when persisted in AsterixDB, the data format will be binary and the data in the predefined fields
+of the data instances will be stored separately from their associated field name and type metadata.
+
+[Twitter Users](http://asterixdb.googlecode.com/files/twu.adm)
+
+        {"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":18,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416}
+        {"screen-name":"ColineGeyer@63","lang":"en","friends_count":121,"statuses_count":362,"name":"Coline Geyer","followers_count":17159}
+        {"screen-name":"NilaMilliron_tw","lang":"en","friends_count":445,"statuses_count":164,"name":"Nila Milliron","followers_count":22649}
+        {"screen-name":"ChangEwing_573","lang":"en","friends_count":182,"statuses_count":394,"name":"Chang Ewing","followers_count":32136}
+
+[Tweet Messages](http://asterixdb.googlecode.com/files/twm.adm)
+
+        {"tweetid":"1","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("47.44,80.65"),"send-time":datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"t-mobile","customization"}},"message-text":" love t-mobile its customization is good:)"}
+        {"tweetid":"2","user":{"screen-name":"ColineGeyer@63","lang":"en","friends_count":121,"statuses_count":362,"name":"Coline Geyer","followers_count":17159},"sender-location":point("32.84,67.14"),"send-time":datetime("2010-05-13T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"verizon","shortcut-menu"}},"message-text":" like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)"}
+        {"tweetid":"3","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("29.72,75.8"),"send-time":datetime("2006-11-04T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"motorola","speed"}},"message-text":" like motorola the speed is good:)"}
+        {"tweetid":"4","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("39.28,70.48"),"send-time":datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"sprint","voice-command"}},"message-text":" like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)"}
+        {"tweetid":"5","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("40.09,92.69"),"send-time":datetime("2006-08-04T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"motorola","speed"}},"message-text":" can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:("}
+        {"tweetid":"6","user":{"screen-name":"ColineGeyer@63","lang":"en","friends_count":121,"statuses_count":362,"name":"Coline Geyer","followers_count":17159},"sender-location":point("47.51,83.99"),"send-time":datetime("2010-05-07T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"iphone","voice-clarity"}},"message-text":" like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)"}
+        {"tweetid":"7","user":{"screen-name":"ChangEwing_573","lang":"en","friends_count":182,"statuses_count":394,"name":"Chang Ewing","followers_count":32136},"sender-location":point("36.21,72.6"),"send-time":datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"samsung","platform"}},"message-text":" like samsung the platform is good"}
+        {"tweetid":"8","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("46.05,93.34"),"send-time":datetime("2005-10-14T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"t-mobile","shortcut-menu"}},"message-text":" like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)"}
+        {"tweetid":"9","user":{"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211","lang":"en","friends_count":39339,"statuses_count":473,"name":"Nathan Giesen","followers_count":49416},"sender-location":point("36.86,74.62"),"send-time":datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"verizon","voicemail-service"}},"message-text":" love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome"}
+        {"tweetid":"10","user":{"screen-name":"ColineGeyer@63","lang":"en","friends_count":121,"statuses_count":362,"name":"Coline Geyer","followers_count":17159},"sender-location":point("29.15,76.53"),"send-time":datetime("2008-01-26T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"verizon","voice-clarity"}},"message-text":" hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:("}
+        {"tweetid":"11","user":{"screen-name":"NilaMilliron_tw","lang":"en","friends_count":445,"statuses_count":164,"name":"Nila Milliron","followers_count":22649},"sender-location":point("37.59,68.42"),"send-time":datetime("2008-03-09T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"iphone","platform"}},"message-text":" can't stand iphone its platform is terrible"}
+        {"tweetid":"12","user":{"screen-name":"OliJackson_512","lang":"en","friends_count":445,"statuses_count":164,"name":"Oli Jackson","followers_count":22649},"sender-location":point("24.82,94.63"),"send-time":datetime("2010-02-13T10:10:00"),"referred-topics":{{"samsung","voice-command"}},"message-text":" like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)"}
+
+[Facebook Users](http://asterixdb.googlecode.com/files/fbu.adm)
+
+        {"id":1,"alias":"Margarita","name":"MargaritaStoddard","user-since":datetime("2012-08-20T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{2,3,6,10}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Codetechno","start-date":date("2006-08-06")}]}
+        {"id":2,"alias":"Isbel","name":"IsbelDull","user-since":datetime("2011-01-22T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{1,4}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Hexviafind","start-date":date("2010-04-27")}]}
+        {"id":3,"alias":"Emory","name":"EmoryUnk","user-since":datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{1,5,8,9}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"geomedia","start-date":date("2010-06-17"),"end-date":date("2010-01-26")}]}
+        {"id":4,"alias":"Nicholas","name":"NicholasStroh","user-since":datetime("2010-12-27T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{2}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Zamcorporation","start-date":date("2010-06-08")}]}
+        {"id":5,"alias":"Von","name":"VonKemble","user-since":datetime("2010-01-05T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{3,6,10}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Kongreen","start-date":date("2010-11-27")}]}
+        {"id":6,"alias":"Willis","name":"WillisWynne","user-since":datetime("2005-01-17T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{1,3,7}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"jaydax","start-date":date("2009-05-15")}]}
+        {"id":7,"alias":"Suzanna","name":"SuzannaTillson","user-since":datetime("2012-08-07T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{6}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Labzatron","start-date":date("2011-04-19")}]}
+        {"id":8,"alias":"Nila","name":"NilaMilliron","user-since":datetime("2008-01-01T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{3}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Plexlane","start-date":date("2010-02-28")}]}
+        {"id":9,"alias":"Woodrow","name":"WoodrowNehling","user-since":datetime("2005-09-20T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{3,10}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"Zuncan","start-date":date("2003-04-22"),"end-date":date("2009-12-13")}]}
+        {"id":10,"alias":"Bram","name":"BramHatch","user-since":datetime("2010-10-16T10:10:00"),"friend-ids":{{1,5,9}},"employment":[{"organization-name":"physcane","start-date":date("2007-06-05"),"end-date":date("2011-11-05")}]}
+
+[Facebook Messages](http://asterixdb.googlecode.com/files/fbm.adm)
+
+        {"message-id":1,"author-id":3,"in-response-to":2,"sender-location":point("47.16,77.75"),"message":" love sprint its shortcut-menu is awesome:)"}
+        {"message-id":2,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":4,"sender-location":point("41.66,80.87"),"message":" dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible"}
+        {"message-id":3,"author-id":2,"in-response-to":4,"sender-location":point("48.09,81.01"),"message":" like samsung the plan is amazing"}
+        {"message-id":4,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":2,"sender-location":point("37.73,97.04"),"message":" can't stand at&t the network is horrible:("}
+        {"message-id":5,"author-id":6,"in-response-to":2,"sender-location":point("34.7,90.76"),"message":" love sprint the customization is mind-blowing"}
+        {"message-id":6,"author-id":2,"in-response-to":1,"sender-location":point("31.5,75.56"),"message":" like t-mobile its platform is mind-blowing"}
+        {"message-id":7,"author-id":5,"in-response-to":15,"sender-location":point("32.91,85.05"),"message":" dislike sprint the speed is horrible"}
+        {"message-id":8,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":11,"sender-location":point("40.33,80.87"),"message":" like verizon the 3G is awesome:)"}
+        {"message-id":9,"author-id":3,"in-response-to":12,"sender-location":point("34.45,96.48"),"message":" love verizon its wireless is good"}
+        {"message-id":10,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":12,"sender-location":point("42.5,70.01"),"message":" can't stand motorola the touch-screen is terrible"}
+        {"message-id":11,"author-id":1,"in-response-to":1,"sender-location":point("38.97,77.49"),"message":" can't stand at&t its plan is terrible"}
+        {"message-id":12,"author-id":10,"in-response-to":6,"sender-location":point("42.26,77.76"),"message":" can't stand t-mobile its voicemail-service is OMG:("}
+        {"message-id":13,"author-id":10,"in-response-to":4,"sender-location":point("42.77,78.92"),"message":" dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:("}
+        {"message-id":14,"author-id":9,"in-response-to":12,"sender-location":point("41.33,85.28"),"message":" love at&t its 3G is good:)"}
+        {"message-id":15,"author-id":7,"in-response-to":11,"sender-location":point("44.47,67.11"),"message":" like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome"}
+
+
+It's loading time! We can use AQL _load_ statements to populate our datasets with the sample records shown above.
+The following shows how loading can be done for data stored in `.adm` files in your local filesystem.
+*Note:* You _MUST_ replace the `<Host Name>` and `<Absolute File Path>` placeholders in each load
+statement below with valid values based on the host IP address (or host name) for the machine and
+directory that you have downloaded the provided `.adm` files to.
+As you do so, be very, very careful to retain the two slashes in the load statements, i.e.,
+do not delete the two slashes that appear in front of the absolute path to your `.adm` files.
+(This will lead to a three-slash character sequence at the start of each load statement's file
+input path specification.)
+
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        load dataset FacebookUsers using localfs
+        (("path"="<Host Name>://<Absolute File Path>/fbu.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+        
+        load dataset FacebookMessages using localfs
+        (("path"="<Host Name>://<Absolute File Path>/fbm.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+        
+        load dataset TwitterUsers using localfs
+        (("path"="<Host Name>://<Absolute File Path>/twu.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+        
+        load dataset TweetMessages using localfs
+        (("path"="<Host Name>://<Absolute File Path>/twm.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+
+----
+## AQL: Querying Your AsterixDB Data ##
+Congratulations! You now have sample social data stored (and indexed) in AsterixDB.
+(You are part of an elite and adventurous group of individuals. :-))
+Now that you have successfully loaded the provided sample data into the datasets that we defined,
+you can start running queries against them.
+
+The query language for AsterixDB is AQL---the Asterix Query Language.
+AQL is loosely based on XQuery, the language developed and standardized in the early to mid 2000's
+by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) for querying semistructured data stored in their XML format.
+We have tossed all of the "XML cruft" out of their language but retained many of its core ideas.
+We did this because its design was developed over a period of years by a diverse committee of smart
+and experienced language designers, including "SQL people", "functional programming people", and
+"XML people", all of whom were focused on how to design a new query language that operates well over
+semistructured data.
+(We decided to stand on their shoulders instead of starting from scratch and revisiting many of the
+same issues.)
+Note that AQL is not SQL and not based on SQL: In other words, AsterixDB is fully "NoSQL compliant". :-)
+
+In this section we introduce AQL via a set of example queries, along with their expected results,
+based on the data above, to help you get started.
+Many of the most important features of AQL are presented in this set of representative queries.
+You can find a BNF description of the current AQL grammar at [wiki:AsterixDBGrammar], and someday
+in the not-too-distant future we will also provide a complete reference manual for the language.
+In the meantime, this will get you started down the path of using AsterixDB.
+A more complete list of the supported AsterixDB primitive types and built-in functions can be
+found at [AsterixDataTypesAndFunctions](AsterixDataTypesAndFunctions.html).
+
+AQL is an expression language.
+Even the expression 1+1 is a valid AQL query that evaluates to 2.
+(Try it for yourself!
+Okay, maybe that's _not_ the best use of a 512-node shared-nothing compute cluster.)
+Most useful AQL queries will be based on the _FLWOR_ (pronounced "flower") expression structure
+that AQL has borrowed from XQuery ((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLWOR)).
+The FLWOR expression syntax supports both the incremental binding (_for_) of variables to ADM data
+instances in a dataset (or in the result of any AQL expression, actually) and the full binding (_let_)
+of variables to entire intermediate results in a fashion similar to temporary views in the SQL world.
+FLWOR is an acronym that is short for _for_-_let_-_where_-_order by_-_return_,
+naming five of the most frequently used clauses from the syntax of a full AQL query.
+AQL also includes _group by_ and _limit_ clauses, as you will see shortly.
+Roughly speaking, for SQL afficiandos, the _for_ clause in AQL is like the _from_ clause in SQL,
+the _return_ clause in AQL is like the _select_ clause in SQL (but appears at the end instead of
+the beginning of a query), the _let_ clause in AQL is like SQL's _with_ clause, and the _where_
+and _order by_ clauses in both languages are similar.
+
+Enough talk!
+Let's go ahead and try writing some queries and see about learning AQL by example.
+
+### Query 0-A - Exact-Match Lookup ###
+For our first query, let's find a Facebook user based on his or her user id.
+Suppose the user we want is the user whose id is 8:
+
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+        where $user.id = 8
+        return $user;
+
+The query's _for_ clause  binds the variable `$user` incrementally to the data instances residing in
+the dataset named FacebookUsers.
+Its _where_ clause selects only those bindings having a user id of interest, filtering out the rest.
+The _return_ clause returns the (entire) data instance for each binding that satisfies the predicate.
+Since this dataset is indexed on user id (its primary key), this query will be done via a quick index lookup.
+
+The expected result for our sample data is as follows:
+
+        { "id": 8, "alias": "Nila", "name": "NilaMilliron", "user-since": datetime("2008-01-01T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 3 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Plexlane", "start-date": date("2010-02-28"), "end-date": null } ] }
+
+
+### Query 0-B - Range Scan ###
+AQL, like SQL, supports a variety of different predicates.
+For example, for our next query, let's find the Facebook users whose ids are in the range between 2 and 4:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+        where $user.id >= 2 and $user.id <= 4
+        return $user;
+
+This query's expected result, also evaluable using the primary index on user id, is:
+
+        { "id": 2, "alias": "Isbel", "name": "IsbelDull", "user-since": datetime("2011-01-22T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 4 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Hexviafind", "start-date": date("2010-04-27"), "end-date": null } ] }
+        { "id": 3, "alias": "Emory", "name": "EmoryUnk", "user-since": datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 8, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "geomedia", "start-date": date("2010-06-17"), "end-date": date("2010-01-26") } ] }
+        { "id": 4, "alias": "Nicholas", "name": "NicholasStroh", "user-since": datetime("2010-12-27T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 2 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Zamcorporation", "start-date": date("2010-06-08"), "end-date": null } ] }
+
+
+### Query 1 - Other Query Filters ###
+AQL can do range queries on any data type that supports the appropriate set of comparators.
+As an example, this next query retrieves the Facebook users who joined between July 22, 2010 and July 29, 2012:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+        where $user.user-since >= datetime('2010-07-22T00:00:00')
+          and $user.user-since <= datetime('2012-07-29T23:59:59')
+        return $user;
+
+The expected result for this query, also an indexable query, is as follows:
+
+        { "id": 2, "alias": "Isbel", "name": "IsbelDull", "user-since": datetime("2011-01-22T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 4 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Hexviafind", "start-date": date("2010-04-27"), "end-date": null } ] }
+        { "id": 3, "alias": "Emory", "name": "EmoryUnk", "user-since": datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 8, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "geomedia", "start-date": date("2010-06-17"), "end-date": date("2010-01-26") } ] }
+        { "id": 4, "alias": "Nicholas", "name": "NicholasStroh", "user-since": datetime("2010-12-27T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 2 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Zamcorporation", "start-date": date("2010-06-08"), "end-date": null } ] }
+        { "id": 10, "alias": "Bram", "name": "BramHatch", "user-since": datetime("2010-10-16T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "physcane", "start-date": date("2007-06-05"), "end-date": date("2011-11-05") } ] }
+
+
+### Query 2-A - Equijoin ###
+In addition to simply binding variables to data instances and returning them "whole",
+an AQL query can construct new ADM instances to return based on combinations of its variable bindings.
+This gives AQL the power to do joins much like those done using multi-table _from_ clauses in SQL.
+For example, suppose we wanted a list of all Facebook users paired with their associated messages,
+with the list enumerating the author name and the message text associated with each Facebook message.
+We could do this as follows in AQL:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+        for $message in dataset FacebookMessages
+        where $message.author-id = $user.id
+        return {
+        "uname": $user.name,
+        "message": $message.message
+        };
+
+The result of this query is a sequence of new ADM instances, one for each author/message pair.
+Each instance in the result will be an ADM record containing two fields, "uname" and "message",
+containing the user's name and the message text, respectively, for each author/message pair.
+(Note that "uname" and "message" are both simple AQL expressions themselves---so in the most
+general case, even the resulting field names can be computed as part of the query, making AQL
+a very powerful tool for slicing and dicing semistructured data.)
+
+The expected result of this example AQL join query for our sample data set is:
+
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible" }
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand at&t the network is horrible:(" }
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " like verizon the 3G is awesome:)" }
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand motorola the touch-screen is terrible" }
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand at&t its plan is terrible" }
+        { "uname": "IsbelDull", "message": " like samsung the plan is amazing" }
+        { "uname": "IsbelDull", "message": " like t-mobile its platform is mind-blowing" }
+        { "uname": "EmoryUnk", "message": " love sprint its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+        { "uname": "EmoryUnk", "message": " love verizon its wireless is good" }
+        { "uname": "VonKemble", "message": " dislike sprint the speed is horrible" }
+        { "uname": "WillisWynne", "message": " love sprint the customization is mind-blowing" }
+        { "uname": "SuzannaTillson", "message": " like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome" }
+        { "uname": "WoodrowNehling", "message": " love at&t its 3G is good:)" }
+        { "uname": "BramHatch", "message": " can't stand t-mobile its voicemail-service is OMG:(" }
+        { "uname": "BramHatch", "message": " dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:(" }
+
+
+### Query 2-B - Index join ###
+By default, AsterixDB evaluates equijoin queries using hash-based join methods that work
+well for doing ad hoc joins of very large data sets
+([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_join](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_join)).
+On a cluster, hash partitioning is employed as AsterixDB's divide-and-conquer strategy for
+computing large parallel joins.
+AsterixDB includes other join methods, but in the absence of data statistics and selectivity
+estimates, it doesn't (yet) have the know-how to intelligently choose among its alternatives.
+We therefore asked ourselves the classic question---WWOD?---What Would Oracle Do?---and in the
+interim, AQL includes a clunky (but useful) hint-based mechanism for addressing the occasional
+need to suggest to AsterixDB which join method it should use for a particular AQL query.
+
+The following query is similar to Query 2-A but includes a suggestion to AsterixDB that it
+should consider employing an index-based nested-loop join technique to process the query:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+        for $message in dataset FacebookMessages
+        where $message.author-id /*+ indexnl */  = $user.id
+        return {
+        "uname": $user.name,
+        "message": $message.message
+        };
+        
+
+The expected result is (of course) the same as before, modulo the order of the instances.
+Result ordering is (intentionally) undefined in AQL in the absence of an _order by_ clause.
+The query result for our sample data in this case is:
+
+        { "uname": "EmoryUnk", "message": " love sprint its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible" }
+        { "uname": "IsbelDull", "message": " like samsung the plan is amazing" }
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand at&t the network is horrible:(" }
+        { "uname": "WillisWynne", "message": " love sprint the customization is mind-blowing" }
+        { "uname": "IsbelDull", "message": " like t-mobile its platform is mind-blowing" }
+        { "uname": "VonKemble", "message": " dislike sprint the speed is horrible" }
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " like verizon the 3G is awesome:)" }
+        { "uname": "EmoryUnk", "message": " love verizon its wireless is good" }
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand motorola the touch-screen is terrible" }
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "message": " can't stand at&t its plan is terrible" }
+        { "uname": "BramHatch", "message": " can't stand t-mobile its voicemail-service is OMG:(" }
+        { "uname": "BramHatch", "message": " dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:(" }
+        { "uname": "WoodrowNehling", "message": " love at&t its 3G is good:)" }
+        { "uname": "SuzannaTillson", "message": " like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome" }
+
+
+(It is worth knowing, with respect to influencing AsterixDB's query evaluation, that nested _for_
+clauses---a.k.a. joins--- are currently evaluated with the "outer" clause probing the data of the "inner"
+clause.)
+
+### Query 3 - Nested Outer Join ###
+In order to support joins between tables with missing/dangling join tuples, the designers of SQL ended
+up shoe-horning a subset of the relational algebra into SQL's _from_ clause syntax---and providing a
+variety of join types there for users to choose from.
+Left outer joins are particularly important in SQL, e.g., to print a summary of customers and orders,
+grouped by customer, without omitting those customers who haven't placed any orders yet.
+
+The AQL language supports nesting, both of queries and of query results, and the combination allows for
+an arguably cleaner/more natural approach to such queries.
+As an example, supposed we wanted, for each Facebook user, to produce a record that has his/her name
+plus a list of the messages written by that user.
+In SQL, this would involve a left outer join between users and messages, grouping by user, and having
+the user name repeated along side each message.
+In AQL, this sort of use case can be handled (more naturally) as follows:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+        return {
+        "uname": $user.name,
+        "messages": for $message in dataset FacebookMessages
+        		where $message.author-id = $user.id
+        		return $message.message
+        };
+
+This AQL query binds the variable `$user` to the data instances in FacebookUsers;
+for each user, it constructs a result record containing a "uname" field with the user's
+name and a "messages" field with a nested collection of all messages for that user.
+The nested collection for each user is specified by using a correlated subquery.
+(Note: While it looks like nested loops could be involved in computing the result,
+AsterixDB recogizes the equivalence of such a query to an outerjoin, and it will
+use an efficient hash-based strategy when actually computing the query's result.)
+
+Here is this example query's expected output:
+
+        { "uname": "MargaritaStoddard", "messages": [ " dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible", " can't stand at&t the network is horrible:(", " like verizon the 3G is awesome:)", " can't stand motorola the touch-screen is terrible", " can't stand at&t its plan is terrible" ] }
+        { "uname": "IsbelDull", "messages": [ " like samsung the plan is amazing", " like t-mobile its platform is mind-blowing" ] }
+        { "uname": "EmoryUnk", "messages": [ " love sprint its shortcut-menu is awesome:)", " love verizon its wireless is good" ] }
+        { "uname": "NicholasStroh", "messages": [  ] }
+        { "uname": "VonKemble", "messages": [ " dislike sprint the speed is horrible" ] }
+        { "uname": "WillisWynne", "messages": [ " love sprint the customization is mind-blowing" ] }
+        { "uname": "SuzannaTillson", "messages": [ " like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome" ] }
+        { "uname": "NilaMilliron", "messages": [  ] }
+        { "uname": "WoodrowNehling", "messages": [ " love at&t its 3G is good:)" ] }
+        { "uname": "BramHatch", "messages": [ " dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:(", " can't stand t-mobile its voicemail-service is OMG:(" ] }
+
+
+### Query 4 - Theta Join ###
+Not all joins are expressible as equijoins and computable using equijoin-oriented algorithms.
+The join predicates for some use cases involve predicates with functions; AsterixDB supports the
+expression of such queries and will still evaluate them as best it can using nested loop based
+techniques (and broadcast joins in the parallel case).
+
+As an example of such a use case, suppose that we wanted, for each tweet T, to find all of the
+other tweets that originated from within a circle of radius of 1 surrounding tweet T's location.
+In AQL, this can be specified in a manner similar to the previous query using one of the built-in
+functions on the spatial data type instead of id equality in the correlated query's _where_ clause:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+        return {
+        "message": $t.message-text,
+        "nearby-messages": for $t2 in dataset TweetMessages
+        			where spatial-distance($t.sender-location, $t2.sender-location) <= 1
+        			return { "msgtxt":$t2.message-text}
+        };
+
+Here is the expected result for this query:
+
+        { "message": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)" } ] }
+        { "message": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like motorola the speed is good:)" }, { "msgtxt": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" } ] }
+        { "message": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible" } ] }
+        { "message": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)" } ] }
+        { "message": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" } ] }
+        { "message": " like motorola the speed is good:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }, { "msgtxt": " like motorola the speed is good:)" } ] }
+        { "message": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" } ] }
+        { "message": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(" } ] }
+        { "message": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)" } ] }
+        { "message": " like samsung the platform is good", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like samsung the platform is good" } ] }
+        { "message": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)" } ] }
+        { "message": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome", "nearby-messages": [ { "msgtxt": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" } ] }
+
+
+### Query 5 - Fuzzy Join ###
+As another example of a non-equijoin use case, we could ask AsterixDB to find, for each Facebook user,
+all Twitter users with names "similar" to their name.
+AsterixDB supports a variety of "fuzzy match" functions for use with textual and set-based data.
+As one example, we could choose to use edit distance with a threshold of 3 as the definition of name
+similarity, in which case we could write the following query using AQL's operator-based syntax (~=)
+for testing whether or not two values are similar:
+
+        use dataverse 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
+        			}
+        };
+
+The expected result for this query against our sample data is:
+
+        { "id": 1, "name": "MargaritaStoddard", "similar-users": [  ] }
+        { "id": 2, "name": "IsbelDull", "similar-users": [  ] }
+        { "id": 3, "name": "EmoryUnk", "similar-users": [  ] }
+        { "id": 4, "name": "NicholasStroh", "similar-users": [  ] }
+        { "id": 5, "name": "VonKemble", "similar-users": [  ] }
+        { "id": 6, "name": "WillisWynne", "similar-users": [  ] }
+        { "id": 7, "name": "SuzannaTillson", "similar-users": [  ] }
+        { "id": 8, "name": "NilaMilliron", "similar-users": [ { "twitter-screenname": "NilaMilliron_tw", "twitter-name": "Nila Milliron" } ] }
+        { "id": 9, "name": "WoodrowNehling", "similar-users": [  ] }
+        { "id": 10, "name": "BramHatch", "similar-users": [  ] }
+
+
+### Query 6 - Existential Quantification ###
+The expressive power of AQL includes support for queries involving "some" (existentially quantified)
+and "all" (universally quantified) query semantics.
+As an example of an existential AQL query, here we show a query to list the Facebook users who are currently employed.
+Such employees will have an employment history containing a record with a null end-date value, which leads us to the
+following AQL query:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers
+        where (some $e in $fbu.employment satisfies is-null($e.end-date))
+        return $fbu;
+
+The expected result in this case is:
+
+        { "id": 1, "alias": "Margarita", "name": "MargaritaStoddard", "user-since": datetime("2012-08-20T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 2, 3, 6, 10 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Codetechno", "start-date": date("2006-08-06"), "end-date": null } ] }
+        { "id": 2, "alias": "Isbel", "name": "IsbelDull", "user-since": datetime("2011-01-22T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 4 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Hexviafind", "start-date": date("2010-04-27"), "end-date": null } ] }
+        { "id": 4, "alias": "Nicholas", "name": "NicholasStroh", "user-since": datetime("2010-12-27T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 2 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Zamcorporation", "start-date": date("2010-06-08"), "end-date": null } ] }
+        { "id": 5, "alias": "Von", "name": "VonKemble", "user-since": datetime("2010-01-05T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 3, 6, 10 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Kongreen", "start-date": date("2010-11-27"), "end-date": null } ] }
+        { "id": 6, "alias": "Willis", "name": "WillisWynne", "user-since": datetime("2005-01-17T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 3, 7 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "jaydax", "start-date": date("2009-05-15"), "end-date": null } ] }
+        { "id": 7, "alias": "Suzanna", "name": "SuzannaTillson", "user-since": datetime("2012-08-07T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 6 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Labzatron", "start-date": date("2011-04-19"), "end-date": null } ] }
+        { "id": 8, "alias": "Nila", "name": "NilaMilliron", "user-since": datetime("2008-01-01T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 3 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Plexlane", "start-date": date("2010-02-28"), "end-date": null } ] }
+
+
+### Query 7 - Universal Quantification ###
+As an example of a universal AQL query, here we show a query to list the Facebook users who are currently unemployed.
+Such employees will have an employment history containing no records with null end-date values, leading us to the
+following AQL query:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers
+        where (every $e in $fbu.employment satisfies not(is-null($e.end-date)))
+        return $fbu;
+
+Here is the expected result for our sample data:
+
+        { "id": 3, "alias": "Emory", "name": "EmoryUnk", "user-since": datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 8, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "geomedia", "start-date": date("2010-06-17"), "end-date": date("2010-01-26") } ] }
+        { "id": 9, "alias": "Woodrow", "name": "WoodrowNehling", "user-since": datetime("2005-09-20T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 3, 10 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Zuncan", "start-date": date("2003-04-22"), "end-date": date("2009-12-13") } ] }
+        { "id": 10, "alias": "Bram", "name": "BramHatch", "user-since": datetime("2010-10-16T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 9 }}, "employment": [ { "organization-name": "physcane", "start-date": date("2007-06-05"), "end-date": date("2011-11-05") } ] }
+
+
+### Query 8 - Simple Aggregation ###
+Like SQL, the AQL language of AsterixDB provides support for computing aggregates over large amounts of data.
+As a very simple example, the following AQL query computes the total number of Facebook users:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        count(for $fbu in dataset FacebookUsers return $fbu);
+
+In AQL, aggregate functions can be applied to arbitrary subquery results; in this case, the count function
+is applied to the result of a query that enumerates the Facebook users.  The expected result here is:
+
+        10
+
+
+
+### Query 9-A - Grouping and Aggregation ###
+Also like SQL, AQL supports grouped aggregation.
+For every Twitter user, the following group-by/aggregate query counts the number of tweets sent by that user:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+        group by $uid := $t.user.screen-name with $t
+        return {
+        "user": $uid,
+        "count": count($t)
+        };
+
+The _for_ clause incrementally binds $t to tweets, and the _group by_ clause groups the tweets by its
+issuer's Twitter screen-name.
+Unlike SQL, where data is tabular---flat---the data model underlying AQL allows for nesting.
+Thus, following the _group by_ clause, the _return_ clause in this query sees a sequence of $t groups,
+with each such group having an associated $uid variable value (i.e., the tweeting user's screen name).
+In the context of the return clause, due to "... with $t ...", $uid is bound to the tweeter's id and $t
+is bound to the _set_ of tweets issued by that tweeter.
+The return clause constructs a result record containing the tweeter's user id and the count of the items
+in the associated tweet set.
+The query result will contain one such record per screen name.
+This query also illustrates another feature of AQL; notice that each user's screen name is accessed via a
+path syntax that traverses each tweet's nested record structure.
+
+Here is the expected result for this query over the sample data:
+
+        { "user": "ChangEwing_573", "count": 1 }
+        { "user": "ColineGeyer@63", "count": 3 }
+        { "user": "NathanGiesen@211", "count": 6 }
+        { "user": "NilaMilliron_tw", "count": 1 }
+        { "user": "OliJackson_512", "count": 1 }
+
+
+
+### Query 9-B - (Hash-Based) Grouping and Aggregation ###
+As for joins, AsterixDB has multiple evaluation strategies available for processing grouped aggregate queries.
+For grouped aggregation, the system knows how to employ both sort-based and hash-based aggregation methods,
+with sort-based methods being used by default and a hint being available to suggest that a different approach
+be used in processing a particular AQL query.
+
+The following query is similar to Query 9-A, but adds a hash-based aggregation hint:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+        /*+ hash*/
+        group by $uid := $t.user.screen-name with $t
+        return {
+        "user": $uid,
+        "count": count($t)
+        };
+
+Here is the expected result:
+
+        { "user": "OliJackson_512", "count": 1 }
+        { "user": "ColineGeyer@63", "count": 3 }
+        { "user": "NathanGiesen@211", "count": 6 }
+        { "user": "NilaMilliron_tw", "count": 1 }
+        { "user": "ChangEwing_573", "count": 1 }
+
+
+
+### Query 10 - Grouping and Limits ###
+In some use cases it is not necessary to compute the entire answer to a query.
+In some cases, just having the first _N_ or top _N_ results is sufficient.
+This is expressible in AQL using the _limit_ clause combined with the _order by_ clause.
+
+The following AQL  query returns the top 3 Twitter users based on who has issued the most tweets:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+        group by $uid := $t.user.screen-name with $t
+        let $c := count($t)
+        order by $c desc
+        limit 3
+        return {
+        	"user": $uid,
+        	"count": $c
+        };
+
+The expected result for this query is:
+
+        { "user": "NathanGiesen@211", "count": 6 }
+        { "user": "ColineGeyer@63", "count": 3 }
+        { "user": "NilaMilliron_tw", "count": 1 }
+
+
+### Query 11 - Left Outer Fuzzy Join ###
+As a last example of AQL and its query power, the following query, for each tweet,
+finds all of the tweets that are similar based on the topics that they refer to:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        set simfunction "jaccard";
+        set simthreshold "0.3";
+        
+        for $t in dataset TweetMessages
+        return {
+            "tweet": $t,
+            "similar-tweets": for $t2 in dataset TweetMessages
+        			where  $t2.referred-topics ~= $t.referred-topics
+        			and $t2.tweetid != $t.tweetid
+        			return $t2.referred-topics
+        };
+
+This query illustrates several things worth knowing in order to write fuzzy queries in AQL.
+First, as mentioned earlier, AQL offers an operator-based syntax for seeing whether two values are "similar" to one another or not.
+Second, recall that the referred-topics field of records of datatype TweetMessageType is a bag of strings.
+This query sets the context for its similarity join by requesting that Jaccard-based similarity semantics
+([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaccard_index](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaccard_index))
+be used for the query's similarity operator and that a similarity index of 0.3 be used as its similarity threshold.
+
+The expected result for this fuzzy join query is:
+
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "1", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("47.44,80.65"), "send-time": datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "customization" }}, "message-text": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "10", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("29.15,76.53"), "send-time": datetime("2008-01-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, "message-text": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }}, {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "11", "user": { "screen-name": "NilaMilliron_tw", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 445, "statuses_count": 164, "name": "Nila Milliron", "followers_count": 22649 }, "sender-location": point("37.59,68.42"), "send-time": datetime("2008-03-09T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "iphone", "platform" }}, "message-text": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "samsung", "platform" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "12", "user": { "screen-name": "OliJackson_512", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 445, "statuses_count": 164, "name": "Oli Jackson", "followers_count": 22649 }, "sender-location": point("24.82,94.63"), "send-time": datetime("2010-02-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "samsung", "platform" }}, {{ "sprint", "voice-command" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "2", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("32.84,67.14"), "send-time": datetime("2010-05-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }}, "message-text": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }}, {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "3", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("29.72,75.8"), "send-time": datetime("2006-11-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "motorola", "speed" }}, "message-text": " like motorola the speed is good:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "motorola", "speed" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "4", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("39.28,70.48"), "send-time": datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "sprint", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "5", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("40.09,92.69"), "send-time": datetime("2006-08-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "motorola", "speed" }}, "message-text": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "motorola", "speed" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "6", "user": { "screen-name": "ColineGeyer@63", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 121, "statuses_count": 362, "name": "Coline Geyer", "followers_count": 17159 }, "sender-location": point("47.51,83.99"), "send-time": datetime("2010-05-07T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "iphone", "voice-clarity" }}, "message-text": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "iphone", "platform" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "7", "user": { "screen-name": "ChangEwing_573", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 182, "statuses_count": 394, "name": "Chang Ewing", "followers_count": 32136 }, "sender-location": point("36.21,72.6"), "send-time": datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "platform" }}, "message-text": " like samsung the platform is good" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "iphone", "platform" }}, {{ "samsung", "voice-command" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "8", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("46.05,93.34"), "send-time": datetime("2005-10-14T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "t-mobile", "shortcut-menu" }}, "message-text": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "t-mobile", "customization" }}, {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
+        { "tweet": { "tweetid": "9", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("36.86,74.62"), "send-time": datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }}, "message-text": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }, "similar-tweets": [ {{ "verizon", "voice-clarity" }}, {{ "verizon", "shortcut-menu" }} ] }
+
+
+### Inserting New Data  ###
+In addition to loading and querying data, AsterixDB supports incremental additions to datasets via the AQL _insert_ statement.
+
+The following example adds a new tweet by user "NathanGiesen@211" to the TweetMessages dataset.
+(An astute reader may notice that this tweet was issued a half an hour after his last tweet, so his counts
+have all gone up in the interim, although he appears not to have moved in the last half hour.)
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        insert into dataset TweetMessages
+        (
+           {"tweetid":"13",
+            "user":
+                {"screen-name":"NathanGiesen@211",
+                 "lang":"en",
+                 "friends_count":39345,
+                 "statuses_count":479,
+                 "name":"Nathan Giesen",
+                 "followers_count":49420
+                },
+            "sender-location":point("47.44,80.65"),
+            "send-time":datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:35"),
+            "referred-topics":{{"tweeting"}},
+            "message-text":"tweety tweet, my fellow tweeters!"
+           }
+        );
+
+In general, the data to be inserted may be specified using any valid AQL query expression.
+The insertion of a single object instance, as in this example, is just a special case where
+the query expression happens to be a record constructor involving only constants.
+
+### Deleting Existing Data  ###
+In addition to inserting new data, AsterixDB supports deletion from datasets via the AQL _delete_ statement.
+The statement supports "searched delete" semantics, and its
+_where_ clause can involve any valid XQuery expression.
+
+The following example deletes the tweet that we just added from user "NathanGiesen@211".  (Easy come, easy go. :-))
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        delete $tm from dataset TweetMessages where $tm.tweetid = "13";
+
+It should be noted that one form of data change not yet supported by AsterixDB is in-place data modification (_update_).
+Currently, only insert and delete operations are supported; update is not.
+To achieve the effect of an update, two statements are currently needed---one to delete the old record from the
+dataset where it resides, and another to insert the new replacement record (with the same primary key but with
+different field values for some of the associated data content).
+
+## Further Help ##
+That's it  You are now armed and dangerous with respect to semistructured data management using AsterixDB.
+
+AsterixDB is a powerful new BDMS---Big Data Management System---that we hope may usher in a new era of much
+more declarative Big Data management.
+AsterixDB is powerful, so use it wisely, and remember: "With great power comes great responsibility..." :-)
+
+Please e-mail the AsterixDB user group
+(asterixdb-users (at) googlegroups.com)
+if you run into any problems or simply have further questions about the AsterixDB system, its features, or their proper use.
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+# AsterixDB: A Big Data Management System _(Alpha Release)_ #
+
+## What Is AsterixDB? ##
+
+Welcome to the new home of the AsterixDB Big Data Management System (BDMS).
+The AsterixDB BDMS is the result of about 3.5 years of R&D involving researchers at UC Irvine, UC Riverside, and UC San Diego.
+The AsterixDB code base now consists of roughly 250K lines of Java code that has been co-developed at UC Irvine and UC Riverside.
+
+Initiated in 2009, the NSF-sponsored ASTERIX project has been developing new technologies for ingesting, storing, managing, indexing, querying, and analyzing vast quantities of semi-structured information.
+The project has been combining ideas from three distinct areas---semi-structured data, parallel databases, and data-intensive computing (a.k.a. today's Big Data platforms)---in order to create a next-generation, open-source software platform that scales by running on large, shared-nothing commodity computing clusters.
+The ASTERIX effort has been targeting a wide range of semi-structured information, ranging from "data" use cases---where information is well-typed and highly regular---to "content" use cases---where data tends to be irregular, much of each datum may be textual, and the ultimate schema for the various data types involved may be hard to anticipate up front.
+The ASTERIX project has been addressing technical issues including highly scalable data storage and indexing, semi-structured query processing on very large clusters, and merging time-tested parallel database techniques with modern data-intensive computing techniques to support performant yet declarative solutions to the problem of storing and analyzing semi-structured information effectively.
+The first fruits of this labor have been captured in the AsterixDB system that is now being released in preliminary or "Alpha" release form.
+We are hoping that the arrival of AsterixDB will mark the beginning of the "BDMS era", and we hope that both the Big Data community and the database community will find the AsterixDB system to be interesting and useful for a much broader class of problems than can be addressed with any one of today's current Big Data platforms and related technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Pig, Hive, HBase, MongoDB, and so on).  One of our project mottos has been "one size fits a bunch"---at least that has been our aim.  For more information about the research effort that led to the birth of AsterixDB, please refer to our NSF project web site: [http://asterix.ics.uci.edu/](http://asterix.ics.uci.edu/).
+
+In a nutshell, AsterixDB is a full-function BDMS with a rich feature set that distinguishes it from pretty much any other Big Data platform that's out and available today.  We believe that its feature set makes it well-suited to modern needs such as web data warehousing and social data storage and analysis.  AsterixDB has:
+
+ * A semistructured NoSQL style data model (ADM) resulting from extending JSON with object database ideas
+ * An expressive and declarative query language (AQL) that supports a broad range of queries and analysis over semistructured data
+ * A parallel runtime query execution engine, Hyracks, that has been scale-tested on up to 1000+ cores and 500+ disks
+ * Partitioned LSM-based data storage and indexing to support efficient ingestion and management of semistructured data
+ * Support for query access to externally stored data (e.g., data in HDFS) as well as to data stored natively by AsterixDB
+ * A rich set of primitive data types, including spatial and temporal data in addition to integer, floating point, and textual data
+ * Secondary indexing options that include B+ trees, R trees, and inverted keyword (exact and fuzzy) index types
+ * Support for fuzzy and spatial queries as well as for more traditional parametric queries
+ * Basic transactional (concurrency and recovery) capabilities akin to those of a NoSQL store
+
+## Getting and Using AsterixDB ##
+
+You are most likely here because you are interested in getting your hands on AsterixDB---so you would like to know how to get it, how to set it up, and how to use it.
+Someday our plan is to have comprehensive documentation for AsterixDB and its data model (ADM) and query language (AQL) here on this wiki.
+For the Alpha release, we've got a start; for the Beta release a month or so from now, we will hopefully have much more.
+The following is a list of the wiki pages and supporting documents that we have available today:
+
+1. [InstallingAsterixUsingManagix](InstallingAsterixUsingManagix.html) :
+This is our installation guide, and it is where you should start.
+This document will tell you how to obtain, install, and manage instances of [AsterixDB](https://asterixdb.googlecode.com/files/asterix-installer-0.0.4-binary-assembly.zip), including both single-machine setup (for developers) as well as cluster installations (for deployment in its intended form).
+
+2. [AdmAql101](AdmAql101.html) :
+This is a first-timers introduction to the user model of the AsterixDB BDMS, by which we mean the view of AsterixDB as seen from the perspective of an "average user" or Big Data application developer.
+The AsterixDB user model consists of its data modeling features (ADM) and its query capabilities (AQL).
+This document presents a tiny "social data warehousing" example and uses it as a backdrop for describing, by example, the key features of AsterixDB.
+By working through this document, you will learn how to define the artifacts needed to manage data in AsterixDB, how to load data into the system, how to use most of the basic features of its query language, and how to insert and delete data dynamically.
+
+3. [AsterixDataTypesAndFunctions](AsterixDataTypesAndFunctions.html) :
+This is a reference document that catalogs the primitive data types and built-in functions available for use in AsterixDB schemas (in ADM) and queries (in AQL).
+
+4. [AQL Reference](AsterixQueryLanguageReference.html) :
+This is the AQL language reference manual.
+
+5. [AsterixDBRestAPI](AsterixDBRestAPI.html) :
+Access to data in an AsterixDB instance is provided via a REST-based API.
+This is a short document that describes the REST API entry points and their URL syntax.
+
+To all who have now come this far: Thanks for your interest in AsterixDB, and for kicking its tires in its Alpha form
+In addition to getting the system and trying it out, please sign up as a member of the AsterixDB user mailing list (asterixdb-users (at) googlegroups.com) so that you can contact us easily with your questions, issues, and other feedback.
+We want AsterixDB to be a "big hit" some day, and we are anxious to see what users do with it and to learn from that feedback what we should be working on most urgently in the next phase of the project.
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+# Asterix Data Model (ADM) #
+
+# Basic data types #
+
+An instance of Asterix data model (ADM) can be a _primitive type_ (`Int32`, `Int64`, `String`, `Float`, `Double`, `Date`, `Time`, `Datetime`, etc. or `NULL`) or a _derived type_.
+
+## Primitive Types ##
+
+### Boolean ###
+`Boolean` data type can have one of the two values: _*true*_ or _*false*_.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $t := true
+        let $f := false
+        return { "true": $t, "false": $f }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "true": true, "false": false }
+
+
+
+### Int8 / Int16 / Int32 / Int64 ###
+Integer types using 8, 16, 32, or 64 bits. The ranges of these types are:
+
+- `Int8`: -127 to 127
+- `Int16`: -32767 to 32767
+- `Int32`: -2147483647 to 2147483647
+- `Int64`: -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v8 := int8("125")
+        let $v16 := int16("32765")
+        let $v32 := 294967295
+        let $v64 := int64("1700000000000000000")
+        return { "int8": $v8, "int16": $v16, "int32": $v32, "int64": $v64}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "int8": 125i8, "int16": 32765i16, "int32": 294967295, "int64": 1700000000000000000i64 }
+
+
+### Float ###
+`Float` represents approximate numeric data values using 4 bytes. The range of a float value can be from 2^(-149) to (2-2^(-23)·2^(127) for both positive and negative. Beyond these ranges will get `INF` or `-INF`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := float("NaN")
+        let $v2 := float("INF")
+        let $v3 := float("-INF")
+        let $v4 := float("-2013.5")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2, "v3": $v3, "v4": $v4 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": NaNf, "v2": Infinityf, "v3": -Infinityf, "v4": -2013.5f }
+
+
+### Double ###
+`Double` represents approximate numeric data values using 8 bytes. The range of a double value can be from (2^(-1022)) to (2-2^(-52))·2^(1023) for both positive and negative. Beyond these ranges will get `INF` or `-INF`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := double("NaN")
+        let $v2 := double("INF")
+        let $v3 := double("-INF")
+        let $v4 := double("-2013.593823748327284")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2, "v3": $v3, "v4": $v4 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": NaNd, "v2": Infinityd, "v3": -Infinityd, "v4": -2013.5938237483274d }
+
+
+### String ###
+`String` represents a sequence of characters.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := string("This is a string.")
+        let $v2 := string("\"This is a quoted string\"")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": "This is a string.", "v2": "\"This is a quoted string\"" }
+
+
+### Point ###
+`Point` is the fundamental two-dimensional building block for spatial types. It consists of two `double` coordinates x and y.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := point("80.10d, -10E5")
+        let $v2 := point("5.10E-10d, -10E5")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": point("80.1,-1000000.0"), "v2": point("5.1E-10,-1000000.0") }
+
+
+### Line ###
+`Line` consists of two points that represent the start and the end points of a line segment.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := line("10.1234,11.1e-1 +10.2E-2,-11.22")
+        let $v2 := line("0.1234,-1.00e-10 +10.5E-2,-01.02")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": line("10.1234,1.11 0.102,-11.22"), "v2": line("0.1234,-1.0E-10 0.105,-1.02") }
+
+
+### Rectangle ###
+`Rectangle` consists of two points that represent the _*bottom left*_ and _*upper right*_ corners of a rectangle.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := rectangle("5.1,11.8 87.6,15.6548")
+        let $v2 := rectangle("0.1234,-1.00e-10 5.5487,0.48765")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": rectangle("5.1,11.8 87.6,15.6548"), "v2": rectangle("0.1234,-1.0E-10 5.5487,0.48765") }
+
+
+### Circle ###
+`Circle` consists of one `point` that represents the center of the circle and a radius of type `double`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := circle("10.1234,11.1e-1 +10.2E-2")
+        let $v2 := circle("0.1234,-1.00e-10 +10.5E-2")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": circle("10.1234,1.11 0.102"), "v2": circle("0.1234,-1.0E-10 0.105") }
+
+
+### Polygon ###
+`Polygon` consists of _*n*_ points that represent the vertices of a _*simple closed*_ polygon.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := polygon("-1.2,+1.3e2 -2.14E+5,2.15 -3.5e+2,03.6 -4.6E-3,+4.81")
+        let $v2 := polygon("-1.0,+10.5e2 -02.15E+50,2.5 -1.0,+3.3e3 -2.50E+05,20.15 +3.5e+2,03.6 -4.60E-3,+4.75 -2,+1.0e2 -2.00E+5,20.10 30.5,03.25 -4.33E-3,+4.75")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": polygon("-1.2,130.0 -214000.0,2.15 -350.0,3.6 -0.0046,4.81"), "v2": polygon("-1.0,1050.0 -2.15E50,2.5 -1.0,3300.0 -250000.0,20.15 350.0,3.6 -0.0046,4.75 -2.0,100.0 -200000.0,20.1 30.5,3.25 -0.00433,4.75") }
+
+
+### Date ###
+`Date` represents a time point along the Gregorian calendar system specified by the year, month and day. ASTERIX supports the date from `-9999-01-01` to `9999-12-31`.
+
+A date value can be represented in two formats, extended format and basic format.
+
+ * Extended format is represented as `[-]yyyy-mm-dd` for `year-month-day`. Each field should be padded if there are less digits than the format specified.
+ * Basic format is in the format of `[-]yyyymmdd`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := date("2013-01-01")
+        let $v2 := date("-19700101")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": date("2013-01-01"), "v2": date("-1970-01-01") }
+
+
+### Time ###
+`Time` type describes the time within the range of a day. It is represented by three fields: hour, minute and second. Millisecond field is optional as the fraction of the second field. Its extended format is as `hh:mm:ss[.mmm]` and the basic format is `hhmmss[mmm]`. The value domain is from `00:00:00.000` to `23:59:59.999`.
+
+Timezone field is optional for a time value. Timezone is represented as `[+|-]hh:mm` for extended format or `[+|-]hhmm` for basic format. Note that the sign designators cannot be omitted. `Z` can also be used to represent the UTC local time. If no timezone information is given, it is UTC by default.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := time("12:12:12.039Z")
+        let $v2 := time("000000000-0800")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": time("12:12:12.039Z"), "v2": time("08:00:00.000Z") }
+
+
+### Datetime ###
+A `Datetime` value is a combination of an `Date` and `Time`, representing a fixed time point along the Gregorian calendar system. The value is among `-9999-01-01 00:00:00.000` and `9999-12-31 23:59:59.999`.
+
+A `Datetime` value is represented as a combination of the representation of its `Date` part and `Time` part, separated by a separator `T`. Either extended or basic format can be used, and the two parts should be the same format.
+
+Millisecond field and timezone field are optional, as specified in the `Time` type.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := datetime("2013-01-01T12:12:12.039Z")
+        let $v2 := datetime("-19700101T000000000-0800")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": datetime("2013-01-01T12:12:12.039Z"), "v2": datetime("-1970-01-01T08:00:00.000Z") }
+
+
+### Duration ###
+`Duration` represents a duration of time. A duration value is specified by integers on at least one of the following fields: year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and millisecond.
+
+A duration value is in the format of `[-]PnYnMnDTnHnMn.mmmS`. The millisecond part (as the fraction of the second field) is optional, and when no millisecond field is used, the decimal point should also be absent.
+
+Negative durations are also supported for the arithmetic operations between time instance types (`Date`, `Time` and `Datetime`), and is used to roll the time back for the given duration. For example `date("2012-01-01") + duration("-P3D")` will return `date("2011-12-29")`.
+
+Note that a canonical representation of the duration is always returned, regardless whether the duration is in the canonical representation or not from the user's input. More information about canonical representation can be found from [XPath dayTimeDuration Canonical Representation](http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/#canonical-dayTimeDuration) and [yearMonthDuration Canonical Representation](http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/#canonical-yearMonthDuration).
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := duration("P100Y12MT12M")
+        let $v2 := duration("-PT20.943S")
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": duration("P101YT12M"), "v2": duration("-PT20.943S") }
+
+
+### Interval ###
+`Interval` represents inclusive-exclusive ranges of time. It is defined by two time point values with the same temporal type(`Date`, `Time` or `Datetime`).
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $v1 := interval-from-date(date("2013-01-01"), date("20130505"))
+        let $v2 := interval-from-time(time("00:01:01"), time("213901049+0800"))
+        let $v3 := interval-from-datetime(datetime("2013-01-01T00:01:01"), datetime("20130505T213901049+0800"))
+        return { "v1": $v1, "v2": $v2, "v3": $v3 }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "v1": interval-date("2013-01-01, 2013-05-05"), "v2": interval-time("00:01:01.000Z, 13:39:01.049Z"), "v3": interval-datetime("2013-01-01T00:01:01.000Z, 2013-05-05T13:39:01.049Z") }
+
+
+## Derived Types ##
+
+### Record ###
+A `Record` contains a set of ﬁelds, where each ﬁeld is described by its name and type. A record type is either open or closed. Open records can contain ﬁelds that are not part of the type deﬁnition, while closed records cannot. Syntactically, record constructors are surrounded by curly braces "{...}".
+
+An example would be
+
+
+        { "id": 213508, "name": "Alice Bob" }
+
+
+### OrderedList ###
+An `OrderedList` is a sequence of values for which the order is determined by creation or insertion. OrderedList constructors are denoted by brackets: "[...]".
+
+An example would be
+
+
+        ["alice", 123, "bob", null]
+
+
+### UnorderedList ###
+An `UnorderedList` is an unordered sequence of values, similar to bags in SQL. UnorderedList constructors are denoted by two opening flower braces followed by data and two closing flower braces, like "{{...}}".
+
+An example would be
+
+
+        {{"hello", 9328, "world", [1, 2, null]}}
+
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+# Asterix: Using Functions #
+Asterix provides rich support of various classes of functions to support operations on string, spatial, and temporal data.  This document explains how to use these functions.
+
+## String Functions ##
+### string-to-codepoint ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        string-to-codepoint(string_expression)
+
+ * Converts the string `string_expression` to its code-based representation.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that will be converted.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` of the code points for the string `string_expression`.
+
+### codepoint-to-string ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        codepoint-to-string(list_expression)
+
+ * Converts the ordered code-based representation `list_expression` to the corresponding string.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `list_expression` : An `OrderedList` of code-points.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `String` representation of `list_expression`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $s := "Hello ASTERIX!"
+        let $l := string-to-codepoint($s)
+        let $ss := codepoint-to-string($l)
+        return {"codes": $l, "string": $ss}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "codes": [ 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 32, 65, 83, 84, 69, 82, 73, 88, 33 ], "string": "Hello ASTERIX!" }
+
+
+### contains ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        contains(string_expression, string_pattern)
+
+ * Checks whether the string `string_expression` contains the string `string_pattern`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that might contain the pattern.
+   * `string_pattern` : A target `String` that might be contained.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Boolean`, returns `true` if `string_expression` contains `string_pattern`, otherwise returns `false`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        where contains($i.message, "phone")
+        return {"mid": $i.message-id, "message": $i.message}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "mid": 2, "message": " dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible" }
+        { "mid": 13, "message": " dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:(" }
+        { "mid": 15, "message": " like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome" }
+
+
+### len ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        len(list_expression)
+
+ * Returns the length of the list `list_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `list_expression` : An `OrderedList`, `UnorderedList` or `NULL`, represents the list need to be checked.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `Int32` that represents the length of `list_expression`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $l := ["ASTERIX", "Hyracks"]
+        return len($l)
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        2
+
+
+### like ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        like(string_expression, string_pattern)
+
+ * Checks whether the string `string_expression` contains the string `string_pattern`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that might contain the pattern or `NULL`.
+   * `string_pattern` : A pattern `String` that might be contained or `NULL`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Boolean`, returns `true` if `string_expression` contains the pattern `string_pattern`, otherwise returns `false`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        where like($i.message, "%at&t%")
+        return $i.message
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        " can't stand at&t the network is horrible:("
+        " can't stand at&t its plan is terrible"
+        " love at&t its 3G is good:)"
+
+
+### starts-with ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        starts-with(string_expression, string_pattern)
+
+ * Checks whether the string `string_expression` starts with the string `string_pattern`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that might start with the given string.
+   * `string_pattern` : A `String` that might be contained as the starting substring.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Boolean`, returns `true` if `string_expression` starts with the string `string_pattern`, otherwise returns `false`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        where starts-with($i.message, " like")
+        return $i.message
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        " like samsung the plan is amazing"
+        " like t-mobile its platform is mind-blowing"
+        " like verizon the 3G is awesome:)"
+        " like iphone the voicemail-service is awesome"
+
+
+### ends-with ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        ends-with(string_expression, string_pattern)
+
+ * Checks whether the string `string_expression` ends with the string `string_pattern`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that might end with the given string.
+   * `string_pattern` : A `String` that might be contained as the ending substring.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Boolean`, returns `true` if `string_expression` ends with the string `string_pattern`, otherwise returns `false`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        where ends-with($i.message, ":)")
+        return $i.message
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        " love sprint its shortcut-menu is awesome:)"
+        " like verizon the 3G is awesome:)"
+        " love at&t its 3G is good:)"
+
+
+### string-concat ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        string-concat(list_expression)
+
+ * Concatenates a list of strings `list_expression` into a single string.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `list_expression` : An `OrderedList` or `UnorderedList` of `String`s (could be `NULL`) to be concatenated.
+ * Return Value:
+   * Returns the concatenated `String` value.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $i := "ASTERIX"
+        let $j := " "
+        let $k := "ROCKS!"
+        return string-concat([$i, $j, $k])
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        "ASTERIX ROCKS!"
+
+
+### string-equal ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        string-equal(string_expression1, string_expression2)
+
+ * Checks whether the strings `string_expression1` and `string_expression2` are equal.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression1` : A `String` to be compared.
+   * `string_expression2` : A `String` to be compared with.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Boolean`, returns `true` if `string_expression1` and `string_expression2` are equal, otherwise returns `false`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $i := "Android"
+        return {"Equal": string-equal($i, "Android"), "NotEqual": string-equal($i, "iphone")}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "Equal": true, "NotEqual": false }
+
+
+### string-join ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        string-join(list_expression, string_expression)
+
+ * Joins a list of strings `list_expression` with the given separator `string_expression` into a single string.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `list_expression` : An `OrderedList` or `UnorderedList` of `String`s (could be NULL) to be joined.
+   * `string_expression` : A separator `String` value.
+ * Return Value:
+   * Returns the joined `String`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $i := ["ASTERIX", "ROCKS~"]
+        return string-join($i, "!! ")
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        "ASTERIX!! ROCKS~"
+
+
+### lowercase ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        lowercase(string_expression)
+
+ * Returns the lowercase of a given string `string_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` to be lowercased.
+ * Return Value:
+   * Returns the lowercased `String`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $i := "ASTERIX"
+        return lowercase($i)
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        asterix
+
+
+### matches ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        matches(string_expression, string_pattern)
+
+ * Checks whether the strings `string_expression` matches the given pattern `string_pattern`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that might contain the pattern.
+   * `string_pattern` : A pattern `String` to be matched.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Boolean`, returns `true` if `string_expression` matches the pattern `string_pattern`, otherwise returns `false`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        where matches($i.message, "dislike iphone")
+        return $i.message
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        " dislike iphone its touch-screen is horrible"
+        " dislike iphone the voice-command is bad:("
+
+
+### replace ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        replace(string_expression, string_pattern, string_replacement)
+
+ * Checks whether the strings `string_expression` matches the given pattern `string_pattern`, and replace the matched pattern `string_pattern` with the new pattern `string_replacement`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that might contain the pattern.
+   * `string_pattern` : A pattern `String` to be matched.
+   * `string_replacement` : A pattern `String` to be used as the replacement.
+ * Return Value:
+   * Returns a `String` that is obtained after the replacements.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        where matches($i.message, " like iphone")
+        return replace($i.message, " like iphone", "like android")
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        "like android the voicemail-service is awesome"
+
+
+### string-length ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        string-length(string_expression)
+
+ * Returns the length of the string `string_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` or `NULL`, represents the string to be checked.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `Int32` that represents the length of `string_expression`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        return {"mid": $i.message-id, "message-len": string-length($i.message)}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "mid": 1, "message-len": 43 }
+        { "mid": 2, "message-len": 44 }
+        { "mid": 3, "message-len": 33 }
+        { "mid": 4, "message-len": 43 }
+        { "mid": 5, "message-len": 46 }
+        { "mid": 6, "message-len": 43 }
+        { "mid": 7, "message-len": 37 }
+        { "mid": 8, "message-len": 33 }
+        { "mid": 9, "message-len": 34 }
+        { "mid": 10, "message-len": 50 }
+        { "mid": 11, "message-len": 38 }
+        { "mid": 12, "message-len": 52 }
+        { "mid": 13, "message-len": 42 }
+        { "mid": 14, "message-len": 27 }
+        { "mid": 15, "message-len": 45 }
+
+
+### substring ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        substring(string_expression, offset, length)
+
+ * Returns the substring from the given string `string_expression` based on the given start offset `offset`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` as the string to be extracted.
+   * `offset` : An `Int32` as the starting offset of the substring in `string_expression`.
+   * `length` : (Optional) An `Int32` as the length of the substring.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `String` that represents the substring.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        where string-length($i.message) > 50
+        return substring($i.message, 50)
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        "G:("
+
+
+### substring-before ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        substring-before(string_expression, string_pattern)
+
+ * Returns the substring from the given string `string_expression` before the given pattern `string_pattern`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` as the string to be extracted.
+   * `string_pattern` : A `String` as the string pattern to be searched.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `String` that represents the substring.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        where contains($i.message, "iphone")
+        return substring-before($i.message, "iphone")
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        " dislike "
+        " dislike "
+        " like "
+
+
+### substring-after ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        substring-after(string_expression, string_pattern)
+
+ * Returns the substring from the given string `string_expression` after the given pattern `string_pattern`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` as the string to be extracted.
+   * `string_pattern` : A `String` as the string pattern to be searched.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `String` that represents the substring.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        where contains($i.message, "iphone")
+        return substring-after($i.message, "iphone")
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        " its touch-screen is horrible"
+        " the voice-command is bad:("
+        " the voicemail-service is awesome"
+
+
+## Spatial Functions ##
+### create-point ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        create-point(latitude, longitude)
+
+ * Creates the primitive type `Point` using `latitude` and `longitude`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `latitude` : A `Double` that represents the latitude.
+   * `longitude` : A `Double` that represents the longitude.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Point`, represents a spatial point created using the latitude and longitude provided in `latitude` and `longitude`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c :=  create-point(30.0,70.0)
+        return {"point": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "point": point("30.0,70.0") }
+
+
+### create-line ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        create-line(point_expression1, point_expression2)
+
+ * Creates the primitive type `Line` using `point_expression1` and `point_expression2`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `point_expression1` : A `Point` that represents the start point of the line.
+   * `point_expression2` : A `Point` that represents the end point of the line.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Line`, represents a spatial line created using the points provided in `point_expression1` and `point_expression2`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c :=  create-line(create-point(30.0,70.0), create-point(50.0,90.0))
+        return {"line": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "line": line("30.0,70.0 50.0,90.0") }
+
+
+### create-rectangle ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        create-rectangle(point_expression1, point_expression2)
+
+ * Creates the primitive type Rectangle using `point_expression1` and `point_expression2`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `point_expression1` : A `Point` that represents the lower-left point of the rectangle.
+   * `point_expression2` : A `Point` that represents the upper-right point of the rectangle.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Rectangle`, represents a spatial rectangle created using the points provided in `point_expression1` and `point_expression2`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c :=  create-rectangle(create-point(30.0,70.0), create-point(50.0,90.0))
+        return {"rectangle": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "rectangle": rectangle("30.0,70.0 50.0,90.0") }
+
+
+### create-circle ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        create-circle(point_expression, radius)
+
+ * Creates the primitive type `Circle` using `point_expression` and `radius`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `point_expression` : A `Point` that represents the center of the circle.
+   * `radius` : A `Double` that represents the radius of the circle.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Circle`, represents a spatial circle created using the center point and the radius provided in `point_expression` and `radius`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c :=  create-circle(create-point(30.0,70.0), 5.0)
+        return {"circle": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "circle": circle("30.0,70.0 5.0") }
+
+
+### create-polygon ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        create-polygon(point_expression1, point_expression2, ..., point_expressionn)
+
+ * Creates the primitive type `Polygon` using unlimited number of arguments `point_expression1`, `point_expression2`, ..., `point_expressionn`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `point_expression1`/.../`point_expressionn` : A `Point` that represents a vertex of the polygon.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Polygon`, represents a spatial simple polygon created using the points provided in `point_expression1`, `point_expression2`, ..., `point_expressionn`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c :=  create-polygon(create-point(1.0,1.0), create-point(2.0,2.0), create-point(3.0,3.0), create-point(4.0,4.0))
+        return {"polygon": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "polygon": polygon("1.0,1.0 2.0,2.0 3.0,3.0 4.0,4.0") }
+
+
+### point ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        point(string_expression)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Point` type by parsing a point string `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : The `String` value representing a point value.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Point` value represented by the given string.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c := point("55.05,-138.04")
+        return {"point": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "point": point("55.05,-138.04") }
+
+
+### line ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        line(string_expression)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Line` type by parsing a line string `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : The `String` value representing a line value.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Line` value represented by the given string.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c := line("55.05,-138.04 13.54,-138.04")
+        return {"line": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "line": line("55.05,-138.04 13.54,-138.04") }
+
+
+### rectangle ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        rectangle(string_expression)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Rectangle` type by parsing a rectangle string `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : The `String` value representing a rectangle value.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Rectangle` value represented by the given string.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c := rectangle("20.05,-125.0 40.67,-100.87")
+        return {"rectangle": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "rectangle": rectangle("20.05,-125.0 40.67,-100.87") }
+
+
+### circle ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        circle(string_expression)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Circle` type by parsing a circle string `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : The `String` value representing a circle value.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Circle` value represented by the given string.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c := circle("55.05,-138.04 10.0")
+        return {"circle": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "circle": circle("55.05,-138.04 10.0") }
+
+
+### polygon ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        polygon(string_expression)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Polygon` type by parsing a polygon string `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : The `String` value representing a polygon value.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Polygon` value represented by the given string.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $c := polygon("55.05,-138.04 13.54,-138.04 13.54,-53.31 55.05,-53.31")
+        return {"polygon": $c}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "polygon": polygon("55.05,-138.04 13.54,-138.04 13.54,-53.31 55.05,-53.31") }
+
+
+### get-x/get-y ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        get-x(point_expression) or get-y(point_expression)
+
+ * Returns the x or y coordinates of a point `point_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `point_expression` : A `Point`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Double`, represents the x or y coordinates of the point `point_expression`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $point := create-point(2.3,5.0)
+        return {"x-coordinate": get-x($point), "y-coordinate": get-y($point)}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "x-coordinate": 2.3d, "y-coordinate": 5.0d }
+
+
+### get-points ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        get-points(spatial_expression)
+
+ * Returns an ordered list of the points forming the spatial object `spatial_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `spatial_expression` : A `Point`, `Line`, `Rectangle`, `Circle`, or `Polygon`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` of the points forming the spatial object `spatial_expression`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $line := create-line(create-point(100.6,99.4), create-point(-72.0,-76.9))
+        let $rectangle := create-rectangle(create-point(9.2,49.0), create-point(77.8,111.1))
+        let $polygon := create-polygon(create-point(1.0,1.0), create-point(2.0,2.0), create-point(3.0,3.0), create-point(4.0,4.0))
+        let $line_list := get-points($line)
+        let $rectangle_list := get-points($rectangle)
+        let $polygon_list := get-points($polygon)
+        return {"line-first-point": $line_list[0], "line-second-point": $line_list[1], "rectangle-left-bottom-point": $rectangle_list[0], "rectangle-top-upper-point": $rectangle_list[1], "polygon-first-point": $polygon_list[0], "polygon-second-point": $polygon_list[1], "polygon-third-point": $polygon_list[2], "polygon-forth-point": $polygon_list[3]}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "line-first-point": point("100.6,99.4"), "line-second-point": point("-72.0,-76.9"), "rectangle-left-bottom-point": point("9.2,49.0"), "rectangle-top-upper-point": point("77.8,111.1"), "polygon-first-point": point("1.0,1.0"), "polygon-second-point": point("2.0,2.0"), "polygon-third-point": point("3.0,3.0"), "polygon-forth-point": point("4.0,4.0") }
+
+
+### get-center/get-radius ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        get-center(circle_expression) or get-radius(circle_expression)
+
+ * Returns the center and the radius of a circle `circle_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `circle_expression` : A `Circle`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Point` or `Double`, represent the center or radius of the circle `circle_expression`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $circle := create-circle(create-point(6.0,3.0), 1.0)
+        return {"circle-radius": get-radius($circle), "circle-center": get-center($circle)}
+        
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "circle-radius": 1.0d, "circle-center": point("6.0,3.0") }
+
+
+
+### spatial-distance ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        spatial-distance(point_expression1, point_expression2)
+
+ * Returns the euclidean distance between `point_expression1` and `point_expression2`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `point_expression1` : A `Point`.
+   * `point_expression2` : A `Point`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Double`, represents the euclidean distance between `point_expression1` and `point_expression2`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
+        let $d :=  spatial-distance($t.sender-location, create-point(30.0,70.0))
+        return {"point": $t.sender-location, "distance": $d}
+        
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "point": point("47.44,80.65"), "distance": 20.434678857275934d }
+        { "point": point("29.15,76.53"), "distance": 6.585089217315132d }
+        { "point": point("37.59,68.42"), "distance": 7.752709203884797d }
+        { "point": point("24.82,94.63"), "distance": 25.168816023007512d }
+        { "point": point("32.84,67.14"), "distance": 4.030533463451212d }
+        { "point": point("29.72,75.8"), "distance": 5.806754687430835d }
+        { "point": point("39.28,70.48"), "distance": 9.292405501268227d }
+        { "point": point("40.09,92.69"), "distance": 24.832321679617472d }
+        { "point": point("47.51,83.99"), "distance": 22.41250097601782d }
+        { "point": point("36.21,72.6"), "distance": 6.73231758015024d }
+        { "point": point("46.05,93.34"), "distance": 28.325926286707734d }
+        { "point": point("36.86,74.62"), "distance": 8.270671073135482d }
+
+
+### spatial-area ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        spatial-distance(spatial_2d_expression)
+
+ * Returns the spatial area of `spatial_2d_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `spatial_2d_expression` : A `Rectangle`, `Circle`, or `Polygon`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Double`, represents the area of `spatial_2d_expression`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $circleArea := spatial-area(create-circle(create-point(0.0,0.0), 5.0))
+        return {"Area":$circleArea}
+        
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "Area": 78.53981625d }
+
+
+### spatial-intersect ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        spatial-intersect(spatial_expression1, spatial_expression2)
+
+ * Checks whether `@arg1` and `@arg2` spatially intersect each other.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `spatial_expression1` : A `Point`, `Line`, `Rectangle`, `Circle`, or `Polygon`.
+   * `spatial_expression2` : A `Point`, `Line`, `Rectangle`, `Circle`, or `Polygon`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Boolean`, represents whether `spatial_expression1` and `spatial_expression2` spatially intersect each other.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
+        where spatial-intersect($t.sender-location, create-rectangle(create-point(30.0,70.0), create-point(40.0,80.0)))
+        return $t
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "tweetid": "4", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("39.28,70.48"), "send-time": datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "sprint", "voice-command" }}, "message-text": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }
+        { "tweetid": "7", "user": { "screen-name": "ChangEwing_573", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 182, "statuses_count": 394, "name": "Chang Ewing", "followers_count": 32136 }, "sender-location": point("36.21,72.6"), "send-time": datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "samsung", "platform" }}, "message-text": " like samsung the platform is good" }
+        { "tweetid": "9", "user": { "screen-name": "NathanGiesen@211", "lang": "en", "friends_count": 39339, "statuses_count": 473, "name": "Nathan Giesen", "followers_count": 49416 }, "sender-location": point("36.86,74.62"), "send-time": datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00.000Z"), "referred-topics": {{ "verizon", "voicemail-service" }}, "message-text": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }
+
+
+### spatial-cell ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        spatial-cell(point_expression1, point_expression2, x_increment, y_increment)
+
+ * Returns the grid cell that `point_expression1` belongs to.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `point_expression1` : A `Point`, represents the point of interest that its grid cell will be returned.
+   * `point_expression2` : A `Point`, represents the origin of the grid.
+   * `x_increment` : A `Double`, represents X increments.
+   * `y_increment` : A `Double`, represents Y increments.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Rectangle`, represents the grid cell that `point_expression1` belongs to.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
+        group by $c :=  spatial-cell($t.sender-location, create-point(20.0,50.0), 5.5, 6.0) with $t
+        let $num :=  count($t)
+        return { "cell": $c, "count": $num}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "cell": rectangle("20.0,92.0 25.5,98.0"), "count": 1 }
+        { "cell": rectangle("25.5,74.0 31.0,80.0"), "count": 2 }
+        { "cell": rectangle("31.0,62.0 36.5,68.0"), "count": 1 }
+        { "cell": rectangle("31.0,68.0 36.5,74.0"), "count": 1 }
+        { "cell": rectangle("36.5,68.0 42.0,74.0"), "count": 2 }
+        { "cell": rectangle("36.5,74.0 42.0,80.0"), "count": 1 }
+        { "cell": rectangle("36.5,92.0 42.0,98.0"), "count": 1 }
+        { "cell": rectangle("42.0,80.0 47.5,86.0"), "count": 1 }
+        { "cell": rectangle("42.0,92.0 47.5,98.0"), "count": 1 }
+        { "cell": rectangle("47.5,80.0 53.0,86.0"), "count": 1 }
+
+
+
+
+## Similarity Functions ##
+
+AsterixDB supports queries with different similarity functions, including edit distance and Jaccard.
+
+### edit-distance ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        edit-distance(expression1, expression2)
+
+ * Returns the [edit distance](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance) of `expression1` and `expression2`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `expression1` : A `String` or a homogeneous `OrderedList` of a comparable item type.
+   * `expression2` : The same type as `expression1`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `Int32` that represents the edit-distance similarity of `expression1` and `expression2`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        let $ed := edit-distance($user.name, "Suzanna Tilson")
+        where $ed <= 2
+        return $user
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        {
+        "id": 7, "alias": "Suzanna", "name": "SuzannaTillson", "user-since": datetime("2012-08-07T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 6 }},
+        "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Labzatron", "start-date": date("2011-04-19"), "end-date": null } ]
+        }
+
+
+### edit-distance-check ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        edit-distance-check(expression1, expression2, threshold)
+
+ * Checks whether `expression1` and `expression2` have a [edit distance](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance) `<= threshold`.  The “check” version of edit distance is faster than the "non-check" version because the former can detect whether two items satisfy a given similarity threshold using early-termination techniques, as opposed to computing their real distance. Although possible, it is not necessary for the user to write queries using the “check” versions explicitly, since a rewrite rule can perform an appropriate transformation from a “non-check” version to a “check” version.
+
+ * Arguments:
+   * `expression1` : A `String` or a homogeneous `OrderedList` of a comparable item type.
+   * `expression2` : The same type as `expression1`.
+   * `threshold` : An `Int32` that represents the distance threshold.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` with two items:
+     * The first item contains a `Boolean` value representing whether `expression1` and `expression2` are similar.
+     * The second item contains an `Int32` that represents the edit distance of `expression1` and `expression2` if it is `<= `threshold`, or 0 otherwise.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        let $ed := edit-distance-check($user.name, "Suzanna Tilson", 2)
+        where $ed[0]
+        return $ed[1]
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        2
+
+
+### similarity-jaccard ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        similarity-jaccard(list_expression1, list_expression2)
+
+ * Returns the [Jaccard similarity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaccard_index) of `list_expression1` and `list_expression2`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `list_expression1` : An `UnorderedList` or `OrderedList`.
+   * `list_expression2` : An `UnorderedList` or `OrderedList`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Float` that represents the Jaccard similarity of `list_expression1` and `list_expression2`.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        let $sim := similarity-jaccard($user.friend-ids, [1,5,9])
+        where $sim >= 0.6f
+        return $user
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        {
+        "id": 3, "alias": "Emory", "name": "EmoryUnk", "user-since": datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 8, 9 }},
+        "employment": [ { "organization-name": "geomedia", "start-date": date("2010-06-17"), "end-date": date("2010-01-26") } ]
+        }
+        {
+        "id": 10, "alias": "Bram", "name": "BramHatch", "user-since": datetime("2010-10-16T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 9 }},
+        "employment": [ { "organization-name": "physcane", "start-date": date("2007-06-05"), "end-date": date("2011-11-05") } ]
+        }
+
+
+### similarity-jaccard-check ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        similarity-jaccard-check(list_expression1, list_expression2, threshold)
+
+ * Checks whether `list_expression1` and `list_expression2` have a [Jaccard similarity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaccard_index) `>= threshold`.  Again, the “check” version of Jaccard is faster than the "non-check" version.
+
+ * Arguments:
+   * `list_expression1` : An `UnorderedList` or `OrderedList`.
+   * `list_expression2` : An `UnorderedList` or `OrderedList`.
+   * `threshold` : A Float that represents the similarity threshold.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` with two items:
+     * The first item contains a `Boolean` value representing whether `list_expression1` and `list_expression2` are similar.
+     * The second item contains a `Float` that represents the Jaccard similarity of `list_expression1` and `list_expression2` if it is >`= `threshold`, or 0 otherwise.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        let $sim := similarity-jaccard-check($user.friend-ids, [1,5,9], 0.6f)
+        where $sim[0]
+        return $sim[1]
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        0.75f
+        1.0f
+
+
+### Similarity Operator ~# ###
+ * "`~=`" is syntactic sugar for expressing a similarity condition with a given similarity threshold.
+ * The similarity function and threshold for "`~=`" are controlled via "set" directives.
+ * The "`~=`" operator returns a Boolean that represents whether the operands are similar.
+
+ * Example for Jaccard similarity:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        set simfunction "jaccard";
+        set simthreshold "0.6f";
+        
+        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        where $user.friend-ids ~= [1,5,9]
+        return $user
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        {
+        "id": 3, "alias": "Emory", "name": "EmoryUnk", "user-since": datetime("2012-07-10T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 8, 9 }},
+        "employment": [ { "organization-name": "geomedia", "start-date": date("2010-06-17"), "end-date": date("2010-01-26") } ]
+        }
+        {
+        "id": 10, "alias": "Bram", "name": "BramHatch", "user-since": datetime("2010-10-16T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 1, 5, 9 }},
+        "employment": [ { "organization-name": "physcane", "start-date": date("2007-06-05"), "end-date": date("2011-11-05") } ]
+        }
+
+
+ * Example for edit-distance similarity:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        set simfunction "edit-distance";
+        set simthreshold "2";
+        
+        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        where $user.name ~= "Suzanna Tilson"
+        return $user
+
+
+ * The expected output is:
+
+        {
+        "id": 7, "alias": "Suzanna", "name": "SuzannaTillson", "user-since": datetime("2012-08-07T10:10:00.000Z"), "friend-ids": {{ 6 }},
+        "employment": [ { "organization-name": "Labzatron", "start-date": date("2011-04-19"), "end-date": null } ]
+        }
+
+
+## Tokenizing Functions ##
+### word-tokens ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        word-tokens(string_expression)
+
+ * Returns a list of word tokens of `string_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that will be tokenized.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` of `String` word tokens.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
+        let $tokens := word-tokens($t.message-text)
+        where $t.send-time >= datetime('2012-01-01T00:00:00')
+        return {
+        "tweetid": $t.tweetid,
+        "word-tokens": $tokens
+        }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "tweetid": "9", "word-tokens": [ "love", "verizon", "its", "voicemail", "service", "is", "awesome" ] }
+
+
+### hashed-word-tokens ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        hashed-word-tokens(string_expression)
+
+ * Returns a list of hashed word tokens of `string_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that will be tokenized.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` of Int32 hashed tokens.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
+        let $tokens := hashed-word-tokens($t.message-text)
+        where $t.send-time >= datetime('2012-01-01T00:00:00')
+        return {
+        "tweetid": $t.tweetid,
+        "hashed-word-tokens": $tokens
+        }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "tweetid": "9", "hashed-word-tokens": [ -1217719622, -447857469, -1884722688, -325178649, 210976949, 285049676, 1916743959 ] }
+
+
+### counthashed-word-tokens ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        counthashed-word-tokens(string_expression)
+
+ * Returns a list of hashed word tokens of `string_expression`. The hashing mechanism gives duplicate tokens different hash values, based on the occurrence count of that token.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that will be tokenized.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` of `Int32` hashed tokens.
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
+        let $tokens := counthashed-word-tokens($t.message-text)
+        where $t.send-time >= datetime('2012-01-01T00:00:00')
+        return {
+        "tweetid": $t.tweetid,
+        "counthashed-word-tokens": $tokens
+        }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "tweetid": "9", "counthashed-word-tokens": [ -1217719622, -447857469, -1884722688, -325178649, 210976949, 285049676, 1916743959 ] }
+
+
+### gram-tokens ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        gram-tokens(string_expression, gram_length, boolean_expression)
+
+ * Returns a list of gram tokens of `string_expression`, which can be obtained by scanning the characters using a sliding window of a fixed length.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that will be tokenized.
+   * `gram_length` : An `Int32` as the length of grams.
+   * `boolean_expression` : A `Boolean` value to indicate whether to generate additional grams by pre- and postfixing `string_expression` with special characters.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` of String gram tokens.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
+        let $tokens := gram-tokens($t.message-text, 3, true)
+        where $t.send-time >= datetime('2012-01-01T00:00:00')
+        return {
+        "tweetid": $t.tweetid,
+        "gram-tokens": $tokens
+        }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        {
+        "tweetid": "9",
+        "gram-tokens": [ "## ", "# l", " lo", "lov", "ove", "ve ", "e v", " ve", "ver", "eri", "riz", "izo", "zon", "on ", "n i", " it", "its", "ts ", "s v", " vo", "voi", "oic", "ice",
+        "cem", "ema", "mai", "ail", "il-", "l-s", "-se", "ser", "erv", "rvi", "vic", "ice", "ce ", "e i", " is", "is ", "s a", " aw", "awe", "wes", "eso", "som", "ome", "me$", "e$$" ]
+        }
+
+
+### hashed-gram-tokens ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        hashed-gram-tokens(string_expression, gram_length, boolean_expression)
+
+ * Returns a list of hashed gram tokens of `string_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that will be tokenized.
+   * `gram_length` : An `Int32` as the length of grams.
+   * `boolean_expression` : A `Boolean` to indicate whether to generate additional grams by pre- and postfixing `string_expression` with special characters.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` of `Int32` hashed gram tokens.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
+        let $tokens := hashed-gram-tokens($t.message-text, 3, true)
+        where $t.send-time >= datetime('2012-01-01T00:00:00')
+        return {
+        "tweetid": $t.tweetid,
+        "hashed-gram-tokens": $tokens
+        }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        {
+        "tweetid": "9",
+        "hashed-gram-tokens": [ 40557178, -2002241593, 161665899, -856104603, -500544946, 693410611, 395674299, -1015235909, 1115608337, 1187999872, -31006095, -219180466, -1676061637,
+        1040194153, -1339307841, -1527110163, -1884722688, -179148713, -431014627, -1789789823, -1209719926, 684519765, -486734513, 1734740619, -1971673751, -932421915, -2064668066,
+        -937135958, -790946468, -69070309, 1561601454, 26169001, -160734571, 1330043462, -486734513, -18796768, -470303314, 113421364, 1615760212, 1688217556, 1223719184, 536568131,
+        1682609873, 2935161, -414769471, -1027490137, 1602276102, 1050490461 ]
+        }
+
+
+### counthashed-gram-tokens ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        counthashed-gram-tokens(string_expression, gram_length, boolean_expression)
+
+ * Returns a list of hashed gram tokens of `string_expression`. The hashing mechanism gives duplicate tokens different hash values, based on the occurrence count of that token.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` that will be tokenized.
+   * `gram_length` : An `Int32`, length of grams to generate.
+   * `boolean_expression` : A `Boolean`, whether to generate additional grams by pre- and postfixing `string_expression` with special characters.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `OrderedList` of `Int32` hashed gram tokens.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $t in dataset('TweetMessages')
+        let $tokens := counthashed-gram-tokens($t.message-text, 3, true)
+        where $t.send-time >= datetime('2012-01-01T00:00:00')
+        return {
+        "tweetid": $t.tweetid,
+        "counthashed-gram-tokens": $tokens
+        }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        {
+        "tweetid": "9",
+        "counthashed-gram-tokens": [ 40557178, -2002241593, 161665899, -856104603, -500544946, 693410611, 395674299, -1015235909, 1115608337, 1187999872, -31006095, -219180466, -1676061637,
+        1040194153, -1339307841, -1527110163, -1884722688, -179148713, -431014627, -1789789823, -1209719926, 684519765, -486734513, 1734740619, -1971673751, -932421915, -2064668066, -937135958,
+        -790946468, -69070309, 1561601454, 26169001, -160734571, 1330043462, -486734512, -18796768, -470303314, 113421364, 1615760212, 1688217556, 1223719184, 536568131, 1682609873, 2935161,
+        -414769471, -1027490137, 1602276102, 1050490461 ]
+        }
+
+
+## Temporal Functions ##
+
+### date ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        date(string_expression)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Date` type by parsing a date string `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : The `String` value representing a date value.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Date` value represented by the given string.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {
+        "date-extended": date("2013-04-01"),
+        "date-basic": date("20130401")
+        }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        {
+        "date-extended": date("2013-04-01"),
+        "date-basic": date("2013-04-01")
+        }
+
+
+### time ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        time(string_expression)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Time` type by parsing a time string `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : The `String` value representing a time value.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Time` value represented by the given string.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {
+        "time-extended": time("12:30:45.678+08:00"),
+        "time-basic": time("123045678+0800")
+        }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        {
+        "time-extended": time("04:30:45.678Z"),
+        "time-basic": time("04:30:45.678Z")
+        }
+
+
+### datetime ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        datetime(string_expression)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Datetime` type by parsing a datetime string `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression` : The `String` value representing a datetime value.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Datetime` value represented by the given string.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {
+        "datetime-extended": datetime("2013-04-01T12:30:45.678+08:00"),
+        "datetime-basic": datetime("20130401T123045678+0800")
+        }
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        {
+        "datetime-extended": datetime("2013-04-01T04:30:45.678Z"),
+        "datetime-basic": datetime("2013-04-01T04:30:45.678Z")
+        }
+
+
+### interval-from-date ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        interval-from-date(string_expression1, string_expression2)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Interval` type by parsing two date strings.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression1` : The `String` value representing the starting date.
+   * `string_expression2` : The `String` value representing the ending date.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `Interval` value between the two dates.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {"date-interval": interval-from-date("2012-01-01", "2013-04-01")}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "date-interval": interval-date("2012-01-01, 2013-04-01") }
+
+
+### interval-from-time ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        interval-from-time(string_expression1, string_expression2)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Interval` type by parsing two time strings.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression1` : The `String` value representing the starting time.
+   * `string_expression2` : The `String` value representing the ending time.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `Interval` value between the two times.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {"time-interval": interval-from-time("12:23:34.456Z", "233445567+0800")}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "time-interval": interval-time("12:23:34.456Z, 15:34:45.567Z") }
+
+
+### interval-from-datetime ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        interval-from-datetime(string_expression1, string_expression2)
+
+ * Constructor function for `Interval` type by parsing two datetime strings.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `string_expression1` : The `String` value representing the starting datetime.
+   * `string_expression2` : The `String` value representing the ending datetime.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `Interval` value between the two datetimes.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        {"datetime-interval": interval-from-datetime("2012-01-01T12:23:34.456+08:00", "20130401T153445567Z")}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "datetime-interval": interval-datetime("2012-01-01T04:23:34.456Z, 2013-04-01T15:34:45.567Z") }
+
+
+### year/month/day/hour/minute/second/millisecond ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        year/month/day/hour/minute/second/millisecond(temporal_expression)
+
+ * Accessors for accessing fields in a temporal value
+ * Arguments:
+   * `temporal_expression` : a temporal value represented as one of the following types: `Date`, `Datetime`, `Time`, `Duration`.
+ * Return Value:
+   * An `Int32` value representing the field to be extracted.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        let $c1 := date("2010-10-30")
+        let $c2 := datetime("1987-11-19T23:49:23.938")
+        let $c3 := time("12:23:34.930+07:00")
+        let $c4 := duration("P3Y73M632DT49H743M3948.94S")
+        
+        return {"year": year($c1), "month": month($c2), "day": day($c1), "hour": hour($c3), "min": minute($c4), "second": second($c2), "ms": millisecond($c4)}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "year": 2010, "month": 11, "day": 30, "hour": 5, "min": 28, "second": 23, "ms": 94 }
+
+
+
+### add-date-duration ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        add-date-duration(date_expression, duration_expression)
+
+ * Create a new date by adding the duration `duration_expression` to the given date `date_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `date_expression` : The `Date` value to be added onto.
+   * `duration_expression` : The `Duration` to be added.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Date` value represents the new date after being adjusted by the duration.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $startdate := date('2011-03-01')
+        for $i in dataset('TweetMessage')
+        where date-from-datetime($i.send-time) > $startdate
+        and date-from-datetime($i.send-time) < add-date-duration($startdate, duration('P2Y'))
+        return {"send-time": $i.send-time, "message": $i.message-text}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "send-time": datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like samsung the platform is good" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }
+
+
+### add-datetime-duration ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        add-date-duration(datetime_expression, duration_expression)
+
+ * Create a new datetime by adding the duration `duration_expression` to the given datetime `datetime_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `datetime_expression` : The `Datetime` value to be added onto.
+   * `duration_expression` : The `Duration` to be added.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Datetime` value represents the new datetime after being adjusted by the duration.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $startdt := datetime('2011-03-01T00:00:00')
+        for $i in dataset('TweetMessage')
+        where $i.send-time > $startdt and $i.send-time < add-datetime-duration($startdt, duration('P2Y'))
+        return {"send-time": $i.send-time, "message": $i.message-text}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "send-time": datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like samsung the platform is good" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }
+
+
+### add-time-duration ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        add-time-duration(time_expression, duration_expression)
+
+ * Create a new time by adding the duration `duration_expression` to the given time `time_expression`.
+ * Arguments:
+   * `time_expression` : The `Time` value to be added onto.
+   * `duration_expression` : The `Duration` to be added.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Time` value represents the new time after being adjusted by the duration.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $starttime := time('08:00:00')
+        for $i in dataset('TweetMessage')
+        where time-from-datetime($i.send-time) > $starttime and time-from-datetime($i.send-time) < add-time-duration($starttime, duration('PT5H'))
+        return {"send-time": $i.send-time, "message": $i.message-text}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "send-time": datetime("2008-04-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2010-05-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2006-11-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like motorola the speed is good:)" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2011-12-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2006-08-04T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2010-05-07T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2011-08-25T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like samsung the platform is good" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2005-10-14T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2012-07-21T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2008-01-26T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2008-03-09T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible" }
+        { "send-time": datetime("2010-02-13T10:10:00.000Z"), "message": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)" }
+
+
+### adjust-datetime-for-timezone ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        adjust-datetime-for-timezone(datetime_expression, string_expression)
+
+ * Adjust the given datetime `datetime_expression` by applying the timezone information `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `datetime_expression` : A `Datetime` value to be adjusted.
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` representing the timezone information.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `String` value represents the new datetime after being adjusted by the timezone information.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('TweetMessage')
+        return {"adjusted-send-time": adjust-datetime-for-timezone($i.send-time, "+08:00"), "message": $i.message-text}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2008-04-26T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2010-05-13T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2006-11-04T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like motorola the speed is good:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2011-12-26T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2006-08-04T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2010-05-07T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2011-08-25T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like samsung the platform is good" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2005-10-14T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2012-07-21T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2008-01-26T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2008-03-09T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "2010-02-13T18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)" }
+
+
+### adjust-time-for-timezone ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        adjust-time-for-timezone(time_expression, string_expression)
+
+ * Adjust the given time `time_expression` by applying the timezone information `string_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `time_expression` : A `Time` value to be adjusted.
+   * `string_expression` : A `String` representing the timezone information.
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `String` value represents the new time after being adjusted by the timezone information.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('TweetMessage')
+        return {"adjusted-send-time": adjust-time-for-timezone(time-from-datetime($i.send-time), "+08:00"), "message": $i.message-text}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " love t-mobile its customization is good:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like verizon its shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like motorola the speed is good:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like sprint the voice-command is mind-blowing:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " can't stand motorola its speed is terrible:(" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like iphone the voice-clarity is good:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like samsung the platform is good" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like t-mobile the shortcut-menu is awesome:)" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " love verizon its voicemail-service is awesome" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " hate verizon its voice-clarity is OMG:(" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " can't stand iphone its platform is terrible" }
+        { "adjusted-send-time": "18:10:00.000+08:00", "message": " like samsung the voice-command is amazing:)" }
+
+
+### calendar-duration-from-datetime ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        calendar-duration-from-datetime(datetime_expression, duration_expression)
+
+ * Get a user-friendly representation of the duration `duration_expression` based on the given datetime `datetime_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `datetime_expression` : A `Datetime` value to be used as the reference time point.
+   * `duration_expression` : A `Duration` value to be converted
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Duration` value with the duration as `duration_expression` but with a user-friendly representation.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('TweetMessage')
+        where $i.send-time > datetime("2011-01-01T00:00:00")
+        return {"since-2011": subtract-datetime($i.send-time, datetime("2011-01-01T00:00:00")), "since-2011-user-friendly": calendar-duration-from-datetime($i.send-time, subtract-datetime($i.send-time, datetime("2011-01-01T00:00:00")))}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "since-2011": duration("P359DT10H10M"), "since-2011-user-friendly": duration("P11M23DT10H10M") }
+        { "since-2011": duration("P236DT10H10M"), "since-2011-user-friendly": duration("P7M23DT10H10M") }
+        { "since-2011": duration("P567DT10H10M"), "since-2011-user-friendly": duration("P1Y6M18DT10H10M") }
+
+
+### calendar-duration-from-date ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        calendar-duration-from-date(date_expression, duration_expression)
+
+ * Get a user-friendly representation of the duration `duration_expression` based on the given date `date_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `date_expression` : A `Date` value to be used as the reference time point.
+   * `duration_expression` : A `Duration` value to be converted
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Duration` value with the duration as `duration_expression` but with a user-friendly representation.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('TweetMessage')
+        where $i.send-time > datetime("2011-01-01T00:00:00")
+        return {"since-2011": subtract-datetime($i.send-time, datetime("2011-01-01T00:00:00")),
+        "since-2011-user-friendly": calendar-duration-from-date(date-from-datetime($i.send-time), subtract-datetime($i.send-time, datetime("2011-01-01T00:00:00")))}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "since-2011": duration("P359DT10H10M"), "since-2011-user-friendly": duration("P11M23DT10H10M") }
+        { "since-2011": duration("P236DT10H10M"), "since-2011-user-friendly": duration("P7M23DT10H10M") }
+        { "since-2011": duration("P567DT10H10M"), "since-2011-user-friendly": duration("P1Y6M18DT10H10M") }
+
+
+### current-date ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        current-date()
+
+ * Get the current date
+ * Arguments:None
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Date` value of the date when the function is called.
+
+### current-time ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        current-time()
+
+ * Get the current time
+ * Arguments:None
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Time` value of the time when the function is called.
+
+### current-datetime ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        current-datetime()
+
+ * Get the current datetime
+ * Arguments:None
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Datetime` value of the datetime when the function is called.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        {"current-date": current-date(),
+        "current-time": current-time(),
+        "current-datetime": current-datetime()}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "current-date": date("2013-04-06"),
+        "current-time": time("00:48:44.093Z"),
+        "current-datetime": datetime("2013-04-06T00:48:44.093Z") }
+
+
+### date-from-datetime ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        date-from-datetime(datetime_expression)
+
+ * Get the date value from the given datetime value `datetime_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `datetime_expression`: A `Datetime` value to be extracted from
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Date` value from the datetime.
+
+### time-from-datetime ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        time-from-datetime(datetime_expression)
+
+ * Get the time value from the given datetime value `datetime_expression`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `datetime_expression`: A `Datetime` value to be extracted from
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Time` value from the datetime.
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('TweetMessage')
+        where $i.send-time > datetime("2011-01-01T00:00:00")
+        return {"send-date": date-from-datetime($i.send-time), "send-time": time-from-datetime($i.send-time)}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "send-date": date("2011-12-26"), "send-time": time("10:10:00.000Z") }
+        { "send-date": date("2011-08-25"), "send-time": time("10:10:00.000Z") }
+        { "send-date": date("2012-07-21"), "send-time": time("10:10:00.000Z") }
+
+
+### date-from-unix-time-in-days ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        date-from-unix-time-in-days(numeric_expression)
+
+ * Get date representing the time after `numeric_expression` days since 1970-01-01
+ * Arguments:
+   * `numeric_expression`: A `Int8`/`Int16`/`Int32` value representing the number of days
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Date` value as the time after `numeric_expression` days since 1970-01-01
+
+### datetime-from-unix-time-in-ms ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        datetime-from-unix-time-in-ms(numeric_expression)
+
+ * Get datetime representing the time after `numeric_expression` milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
+ * Arguments:
+   * `numeric_expression`: A `Int8`/`Int16`/`Int32`/`Int64` value representing the number of milliseconds
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Datetime` value as the time after `numeric_expression` milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
+
+### time-from-unix-time-in-ms ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        time-from-unix-time-in-ms(numeric_expression)
+
+ * Get time representing the time after `numeric_expression` milliseconds since 00:00:00.000Z
+ * Arguments:
+   * `numeric_expression`: A `Int8`/`Int16`/`Int32` value representing the number of milliseconds
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Time` value as the time after `numeric_expression` milliseconds since 00:00:00.000Z
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        let $d := date-from-unix-time-in-days(15800)
+        let $dt := datetime-from-unix-time-in-ms(1365139700000)
+        let $t := time-from-unix-time-in-ms(3748)
+        return {"date": $d, "datetime": $dt, "time": $t}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "date": date("2013-04-05"), "datetime": datetime("2013-04-05T05:28:20.000Z"), "time": time("00:00:03.748Z") }
+
+
+### subtract-date ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        subtract-date(date_start, date_end)
+
+ * Get the duration between two dates `date_start` and `date_end`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `date_start`: the starting `Date`
+   * `date_end`: the ending `Date`
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Duration` value between `date_start` and `date_end`
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookUser')
+        for $j in dataset('FacebookUser')
+        where $i.user-since < $j.user-since and $i.user-since > datetime("2012-01-01T00:00:00")
+        return {"id1": $i.id, "id2": $j.id, "diff": subtract-date(date-from-datetime($j.user-since), date-from-datetime($i.user-since))}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "id1": 3, "id2": 1, "diff": duration("P41D") }
+        { "id1": 3, "id2": 7, "diff": duration("P28D") }
+        { "id1": 7, "id2": 1, "diff": duration("P13D") }
+
+
+### subtract-time ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        subtract-time(time_start, time_end)
+
+ * Get the duration between two times `time_start` and `time_end`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `time_start`: the starting `Time`
+   * `time_end`: the ending `Time`
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Duration` value between `time_start` and `time_end`
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookUser')
+        for $j in dataset('FacebookUser')
+        where $i.user-since < $j.user-since and $i.user-since > datetime("2012-01-01T00:00:00")
+        return {"id1": $i.id, "id2": $j.id, "diff": subtract-time(time-from-datetime($j.user-since), time("02:50:48.938"))}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "id1": 3, "id2": 1, "diff": duration("PT7H19M11.62S") }
+        { "id1": 3, "id2": 7, "diff": duration("PT7H19M11.62S") }
+        { "id1": 7, "id2": 1, "diff": duration("PT7H19M11.62S") }
+
+
+### subtract-datetime ###
+ * Syntax:
+
+        subtract-datetime(datetime_start, datetime_end)
+
+ * Get the duration between two datetimes `datetime_start` and `datetime_end`
+ * Arguments:
+   * `datetime_start`: the starting `Datetime`
+   * `datetime_end`: the ending `Datetime`
+ * Return Value:
+   * A `Duration` value between `datetime_start` and `datetime_end`
+
+ * Example:
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $i in dataset('FacebookUser')
+        for $j in dataset('FacebookUser')
+        where $i.user-since < $j.user-since and $i.user-since > datetime("2011-01-01T00:00:00")
+        return {"id1": $i.id, "id2": $j.id, "diff": subtract-datetime($j.user-since, $i.user-since)}
+
+
+ * The expected result is:
+
+        { "id1": 2, "id2": 1, "diff": duration("P576D") }
+        { "id1": 2, "id2": 3, "diff": duration("P535D") }
+        { "id1": 2, "id2": 7, "diff": duration("P563D") }
+        { "id1": 3, "id2": 1, "diff": duration("P41D") }
+        { "id1": 3, "id2": 7, "diff": duration("P28D") }
+        { "id1": 7, "id2": 1, "diff": duration("P13D") }
+
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+# REST API to AsterixDB #
+
+## DDL API ##
+
+*End point for the data definition statements*
+
+Endpoint: _/ddl_
+
+Parameters:
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td>Parameter</td>
+  <td>Description</td>
+  <td>Required?</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>ddl</td>
+  <td>String containing DDL statements to modify Metadata</td>
+  <td>Yes</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+This call does not return any result. If the operations were successful, HTTP OK status code is returned.
+
+### Example ###
+
+#### DDL Statements ####
+
+
+        drop dataverse company if exists;
+        create dataverse company;
+        use dataverse company;
+        
+        create type Emp as open {
+          id : int32,
+          name : string
+        };
+        
+        create dataset Employee(Emp) primary key id;
+
+
+API call for the above DDL statements in the URL-encoded form.
+
+[http://localhost:19101/ddl?ddl=drop%20dataverse%20company%20if%20exists;create%20dataverse%20company;use%20dataverse%20company;create%20type%20Emp%20as%20open%20{id%20:%20int32,name%20:%20string};create%20dataset%20Employee(Emp)%20primary%20key%20id;](http://localhost:19101/ddl?ddl=drop%20dataverse%20company%20if%20exists;create%20dataverse%20company;use%20dataverse%20company;create%20type%20Emp%20as%20open%20{id%20:%20int32,name%20:%20string};create%20dataset%20Employee(Emp)%20primary%20key%20id;)
+
+#### Response ####
+*HTTP OK 200*  
+`<NO PAYLOAD>`
+
+## Update API ##
+
+*End point for update statements (INSERT, DELETE and LOAD)*
+
+Endpoint: _/update_
+
+Parameters:
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td>Parameter</td>
+  <td>Description</td>
+  <td>Required?</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>statements</td>
+  <td>String containing update (insert/delete) statements to execute</td>
+  <td>Yes</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+This call does not return any result. If the operations were successful, HTTP OK status code is returned.
+
+### Example ###
+
+#### Update Statements ####
+
+
+        use dataverse company;
+        
+        insert into dataset Employee({ "id":123,"name":"John Doe"});
+
+
+API call for the above update statement in the URL-encoded form.
+
+[http://localhost:19101/update?statements=use%20dataverse%20company;insert%20into%20dataset%20Employee({%20%22id%22:123,%22name%22:%22John%20Doe%22});](http://localhost:19101/update?statements=use%20dataverse%20company;insert%20into%20dataset%20Employee({%20%22id%22:123,%22name%22:%22John%20Doe%22});)
+
+#### Response ####
+*HTTP OK 200*  
+`<NO PAYLOAD>`
+
+## Query API ##
+
+*End point for query statements*
+
+Endpoint: _/query_
+
+Parameters:
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td>Parameter</td>
+  <td>Description</td>
+  <td>Required?</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>query</td>
+  <td>Query string to pass to ASTERIX for execution</td>
+  <td>Yes</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>mode</td>
+  <td>Indicate if call should be synchronous or asynchronous. mode = synchronous blocks the call until results are available; mode = asynchronous returns immediately with a handle that can be used later to check the query’s status and to fetch results when available</td>
+  <td>No. default mode = synchronous</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+Result: The result is returned as a JSON object as follows
+
+
+        {
+           results: <result as a string, if mode = synchronous>
+           error-code: [<code>, <message>] (if an error occurs)
+           handle: <opaque result handle, if mode = asynchronous>
+        }
+
+
+### Example ###
+
+#### Select query with synchronous result delivery ####
+
+
+        use dataverse company;
+        
+        for $l in dataset('Employee') return $l;
+
+
+API call for the above query statement in the URL-encoded form.
+
+[http://localhost:19101/query?query=use%20dataverse%20company;for%20$l%20in%20dataset('Employee')%20return%20$l;](http://localhost:19101/query?query=use%20dataverse%20company;for%20$l%20in%20dataset('Employee')%20return%20$l;)
+
+#### Response ####
+*HTTP OK 200*  
+Payload
+
+
+        {
+          "results": [
+              [
+                  "{ "id": 123, "name": "John Doe" }"
+              ]
+          ]
+        }
+
+
+#### Same select query with asynchronous result delivery ####
+
+API call for the above query statement in the URL-encoded form with mode=asynchronous
+
+[http://localhost:19101/query?query=use%20dataverse%20company;for%20$l%20in%20dataset('Employee')%20return%20$l;&amp;mode=asynchronous](http://localhost:19101/query?query=use%20dataverse%20company;for%20$l%20in%20dataset('Employee')%20return%20$l;&amp;mode=asynchronous)
+
+#### Response ####
+*HTTP OK 200*  
+Payload
+
+
+        {
+            "handle": [45,0]
+        }
+
+
+## Asynchronous Result API ##
+
+*End point to fetch the results of an asynchronous query*
+
+Endpoint: _/query/result_
+
+Parameters:
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td>Parameter</td>
+  <td>Description</td>
+  <td>Required?</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>handle</td>
+  <td>Result handle that was returned by a previous call to a /query call with mode = asynchronous</td>
+  <td>Yes</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+Result: The result is returned as a JSON object as follows:
+
+
+        {
+           results: <result as a string, if mode = synchronous, or mode = asynchronous and results are available>
+           error-code: [<code>, <message>] (if an error occurs)
+        }
+
+
+If mode = asynchronous and results are not available, the returned JSON object is empty: { }
+
+### Example ###
+
+#### Fetching results for asynchronous query ####
+
+We use the handle returned by the asynchronous query to get the results for the query. The handle returned was:
+
+
+        {
+            "handle": [45,0]
+        }
+
+
+API call for reading results from the previous asynchronous query in the URL-encoded form.
+
+[http://localhost:19101/query/result?handle=%7B%22handle%22%3A+%5B45%2C+0%5D%7D](http://localhost:19101/query/result?handle=%7B%22handle%22%3A+%5B45%2C+0%5D%7D)
+
+#### Response ####
+*HTTP OK 200*  
+Payload
+
+
+        {
+          "results": [
+              [
+                  "{ "id": 123, "name": "John Doe" }"
+              ]
+          ]
+        }
+
+
+## Query Status API ##
+
+*End point to check the status of the query asynchronous*
+
+Endpoint: _/query/status_
+
+Parameters:
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td>Parameter</td>
+  <td>Description</td>
+  <td>Required?</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>handle</td>
+  <td>Result handle that was returned by a previous call to a /query call with mode = asynchronous</td>
+  <td>Yes</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+Result: The result is returned as a JSON object as follows:
+
+
+        {
+           status: ("RUNNING" | "SUCCESS" | "ERROR")
+        }
+
+
+
+## Error Codes ##
+
+Table of error codes and their types:
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td>Code</td>
+  <td>Type</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>1</td>
+  <td>Invalid statement</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>2</td>
+  <td>Parse failures</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>99</td>
+  <td>Uncategorized error</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
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+`<wiki:toc max_depth="2" />`
+
+# The Asterix Query Language, Version 1.0 #
+
+# Introduction #
+
+This wiki page provides an overview of the Asterix Query language and the Asterix Data model.
+
+*WARNING:* _THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE SUSPENDED WORK IN PROGRESS...
+_  It will hopefully be resumed shortly in order to produce a legit AQL spec to go out with the Beta Release of AsterixDB.  What's here is very likely inconsistent with what's in the system as of today, as this was from an older snapshot of the world.
+
+# Asterix Data Model #
+
+Data in Asterix is represented using the Asterix Data Model (ADM). The ADM derives inspiration from prior standards such as JSON, XQuery, and the Object Data Model from ODMG.
+
+## Asterix Types ##
+
+### Primitive Types ##
+
+|| *Primitive Type* || *Description* ||
+|| int8   || Signed 8-bit integer. Valid range -128 thru 127 ||
+|| int16  || Signed 16-bit integer. Valid range -32768 thru 32767 ||
+|| int32  || Signed 32-bit integer. Valid range -2147483648 thru 2147483647 ||
+|| int64  || Signed 64-bit integer. Valid range -9223372036854775807 thru 9223372036854775808 ||
+|| uint8  || Unsigned 8-bit integer. Valid range 0 thru 255 ||
+|| uint16 || Unsigned 16-bit integer. Valid range 0 thru 65535 ||
+|| uint32 || Unsigned 32-bit integer. Valid range 0 thru 4294967295 ||
+|| uint64 || Unsigned 64-bit integer. Valid range 0 thru 18446744073709551615 ||
+|| string || String of characters ||
+|| null   || null type (Type of the null value) ||
+|| date   || Date ||
+|| time   || Time of day ||
+|| boolean || Boolean ||
+|| datetime || Date and time ||
+|| point2d || A point in 2-D space ||
+|| point3d || A point in 3-D space ||
+|| binary || Binary data ||
+|| yminterval || Year-Month interval ||
+|| dtinterval || Day-Time interval ||
+|| interval || Year-Month and Day-Time interval ||
+
+### Collection Types ###
+
+|| *Collection Type* || *Description* ||
+|| Record || A record type describes the record data item. A record contains a set of fields which can have values of any ADM type. Fields of a record must be unique. ||
+|| Union || A union type is an abstract type (A value never has a union type) that describes a set of type choices. ||
+|| Ordered List || An orderedlist instance represents a sequence of values where the order of the instances is determined by creation/insertion ||
+|| UnorderedList || An unorderedlist instance represents a collection of values where the order of the instances where the order is irrelevant ||
+|| Enumeration || An enumeration type represents a choice of string values ||
+
+# AQL Expressions #
+
+## Primary Expressions ##
+
+Primary expressions are the basic expressions that form the core of AQL.
+
+### Literals ###
+
+A Literal is a syntactic representation of a constant value. The various literals allowed in AQL are described in the table below.
+
+|| *Literal type* || *Syntax* ||
+|| StringLiteral || ` STRING_LITERAL : ("\"" ("\\\"" | ~["\""])* "\"") | ("\'"("\\\'" | ~["\'"])* "\'") ` ||
+|| IntegerLiteral || ` INTEGER_LITERAL : (["0" - "9"])+ ` ||
+|| FloatLiteral || ` FLOAT_LITERAL: ((["0" - "9"])* "." (["0" - "9"])+ ("f" | "F")) ` ||
+|| DoubleLiteral || ` DOUBLE_LITERAL: ((["0" - "9"])* "." (["0" - "9"])+) ` ||
+|| NullLiteral || ` NULL_LITERAL: "null" ` ||
+|| BooleanLiteral || ` BOOLEAN_LITERAL: "true" | "false" ` ||
+
+### Function Call ###
+
+Function Calls in AQL can be used to invoke builtin functions as well as user defined functions.
+Function Calls have the following syntax.
+
+
+            IDENTIFIER "(" ( Expression ( "," Expression )* )? ")"
+
+
+### Variable Reference ###
+
+Variables in AQL are used to bind to values. Variables can be bound to values by the For, Let, Group by clauses of the FLWOR expressions. Variables can also be bound by
+the Quantified Expressions.
+
+### Ordered List Constructor ###
+
+Constructs an ordered list. An ordered list represents a collection of values. The order of values is relevant. The collection may contain duplicate values.
+
+### Unordered List Constructor ###
+
+Constructs an unordered list. An unordered list represents a collection of values. The order of values is not relevant. The collection may contain duplicate values.
+
+### Record Constructor ###
+
+Constructs an AQL Record. A record contains fields. Each field has a name and a value. The name of the field is of type string. The value of a field may be any legal ADM data type. A record may not contain duplicate fields.
+
+## Arithmetic Expressions ##
+
+AQL allows all the standard arithmetic operators on numeric data types. The specific operators allowed are:
+
+|| *Operator* || *Description* ||
+|| + || Add ||
+|| - || Subtract ||
+|| * || Multiply ||
+|| / || Divide ||
+|| mod || Modulo ||
+
+## Comparison Expressions ##
+
+AQL provides the six standard comparison expressions listed below. In addition, AQL supports fuzzy comparisons.
+
+|| *Operator* || *Description* ||
+|| = || Equal ||
+|| = || Not Equal ||
+|| `< || Less Than ||
+|| `<= || Less Than or Equal ||
+|| >` || Greater Than ||
+|| >`= || Greater Than or Equal ||
+|| >`= || Greater Than or Equal ||
+|| ~= || Fuzzy Equals ||
+
+## Logical Expressions ##
+
+AQL provides two logical connectors:
+
+|| *Operator* || *Description* ||
+|| and || Logical AND ||
+|| or || Logical OR ||
+
+## Field Access Expressions ##
+
+The "." operator is used to access fields of a record. For example,
+
+
+            $x.name
+
+
+accesses the name field of the record bound to $x.
+
+## Indexed Expressions ##
+
+Indexed expressions are used to access values in an ordered list. For example,
+
+
+            $x[5]
+
+
+accesses the 6th item in the list bound to $x. Indexes start at 0.
+
+## FLWOR Expression ##
+
+The FLWOR expression is the most elaborate expression in AQL. It is made up of two parts -- Clauses and the Return Expression.
+
+The syntax of the FLWOR expression is:
+
+
+        
+        ( ForClause | LetClause )
+        ( ForClause | LetClause | WhereClause | OrderClause | GroupClause | LimitClause | DistinctClause )*
+        "return" ReturnExpression
+        
+
+
+* For Clause
+
+        "for" Variable "in" Expression
+
+* Let Clause
+
+        "let" Variable ":=" Expression
+
+* Where Clause
+
+        "where" Expression
+
+* Order Clause
+
+        "order" "by" Expression ("asc" | "desc") ("," Expression ("asc" | "desc"))*
+
+* Group Clause
+
+        "group" "by" ((Variable ":=")? Expression) ("," ((Variable ":=")? Expression))* "with" Variable
+
+* Limit Clause
+
+        "limit" Expression ("," Expression)?
+
+
+* If Then Else Expressions *
+
+        "if" "(" Expression ")" "then" Expression "else" Expression
+
+
+* Quantified Expressions *
+
+        ("some" | "every") Variable "in" Expression "satisfies" Expression
+
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+# The Asterix Query Language, Version 1.0
+## 1. Introduction
+
+This document provides an overview of the Asterix Query language.
+
+
+## 2. Expressions
+
+    Expression ::= ( OperatorExpr | IfThenElse | FLWOGR | QuantifiedExpression )
+
+
+### Primary Expressions
+
+    PrimaryExpr ::= Literal
+                  | VariableRef
+                  | ParenthesizedExpression
+                  | FunctionCallExpr
+                  | DatasetAccessExpression
+                  | ListConstructor
+                  | RecordConstructor
+                  
+
+#### Literals
+
+    Literal ::= StringLiteral
+              | <INTEGER_LITERAL>
+              | <FLOAT_LITERAL>
+              | <DOUBLE_LITERAL>
+              | "null"
+              | "true"
+              | "false"
+    StringLiteral ::= <STRING_LITERAL>
+
+##### Examples
+
+    "a string"
+    42
+
+
+#### Variable References
+
+    VariableRef ::= <VARIABLE>
+
+##### Example
+
+    $id  
+    
+
+#### Parenthesized Expressions
+    
+    ParenthesizedExpression ::= "(" Expression ")"
+
+##### Example
+
+    ( 1 + 1 )
+
+
+#### Function Calls
+
+    FunctionCallExpr ::= FunctionOrTypeName "(" ( Expression ( "," Expression )* )? ")"
+
+##### Example
+
+    string-length("a string")
+
+
+#### Dataset Access
+
+    DatasetAccessExpression ::= "dataset" ( ( Identifier ( "." Identifier )? )
+                              | ( "(" Expression ")" ) )
+    Identifier              ::= <IDENTIFIER> | StringLiteral
+
+##### Examples
+
+    dataset customers
+    dataset (string-join("customers", $country))
+    
+
+#### Constructors
+
+    ListConstructor          ::= ( OrderedListConstructor | UnorderedListConstructor )
+    OrderedListConstructor   ::= "[" ( Expression ( "," Expression )* )? "]"
+    UnorderedListConstructor ::= "{{" ( Expression ( "," Expression )* )? "}}"
+    RecordConstructor        ::= "{" ( FieldBinding ( "," FieldBinding )* )? "}"
+    FieldBinding             ::= Expression ":" Expression
+
+##### Examples
+
+    [ "a", "b", "c" ]
+    
+    {{ 42, "forty-two", "AsterixDB!" }}
+    
+    {
+      "project name"    : "AsterixDB"
+      "project members" : {{ "vinayakb", "dtabass", "chenli" }}
+    } 
+
+
+### Path Expressions
+
+    ValueExpr ::= PrimaryExpr ( Field | Index )*
+    Field     ::= "." Identifier
+    Index     ::= "[" ( Expression | "?" ) "]"
+
+##### Examples
+
+    { "list" : [ "a", "b", "c"] }.list
+    
+    [ "a", "b", "c"][2]
+    
+    { "list" : [ "a", "b", "c"] }.list[2]
+
+
+### Logical Expressions
+
+    OperatorExpr ::= AndExpr ( "or" AndExpr )*
+    AndExpr      ::= RelExpr ( "and" RelExpr )*
+    
+##### Example
+
+    $a > 3 and $a < 5
+    
+
+### Comparison Expressions
+
+    RelExpr ::= AddExpr ( ( "<" | ">" | "<=" | ">=" | "=" | "!=" | "~=" ) AddExpr )?
+    
+##### Example
+
+    5 > 3
+
+
+### Arithmetic Expressions
+
+    AddExpr  ::= MultExpr ( ( "+" | "-" ) MultExpr )*
+    MultExpr ::= UnaryExpr ( ( "*" | "/" | "%" | <CARET> | "idiv" ) UnaryExpr )*
+    UnaryExpr ::= ( ( "+" | "-" ) )? ValueExpr
+
+##### Example
+
+    3 ^ 2 + 4 ^ 2
+
+
+###  FLWOGR Expression   
+    
+    FLWOGR         ::= ( ForClause | LetClause ) ( Clause )* "return" Expression
+    Clause         ::= ForClause | LetClause | WhereClause | OrderbyClause
+                     | GroupClause | LimitClause | DistinctClause
+    ForClause      ::= "for" Variable ( "at" Variable )? "in" ( Expression )
+    LetClause      ::= "let" Variable ":=" Expression
+    WhereClause    ::= "where" Expression
+    OrderbyClause  ::= "order" "by" Expression ( ( "asc" ) | ( "desc" ) )? 
+                       ( "," Expression ( ( "asc" ) | ( "desc" ) )? )*
+    GroupClause    ::= "group" "by" ( Variable ":=" )? Expression ( "," ( Variable ":=" )? Expression )*          
+                       "with" VariableRef ( "," VariableRef )*
+    LimitClause    ::= "limit" Expression ( "offset" Expression )?
+    DistinctClause ::= "distinct" "by" Expression ( "," Expression )*
+    Variable       ::= <VARIABLE>
+
+
+##### Example
+
+    for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+    where $user.id = 8
+    return $user
+    
+##### Example
+
+    for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+    for $message in dataset FacebookMessages
+    where $message.author-id = $user.id
+    return
+      {
+        "uname": $user.name,
+        "message": $message.message
+      }; 
+    
+##### Example
+
+    for $user in dataset FacebookUsers
+    let $messages := 
+      for $message in dataset FacebookMessages
+      where $message.author-id = $user.id
+      return $message.message
+    return
+      {
+        "uname": $user.name,
+        "messages": $messages
+      }; 
+      
+##### Example
+      
+      for $user in dataset TwitterUsers
+      order by $user.followers_count desc, $user.lang asc
+      return $user
+      
+* null is smaller than any other value
+
+##### Example
+
+      for $x in dataset FacebookMessages
+      let $messages := $x.message
+      group by $loc := $x.sender-location with $messages
+      return
+        {
+          "location" : $loc,
+          "message" : $messages
+        }
+
+* after group by only variables that are either in the group-by-list or in the with-list are in scope
+* the variables in the with-clause contain a collection of items after the group by clause  (all the values that the variable was bound to in the tuples that make up the group)
+* null is handled as a single value for grouping
+
+##### Example
+
+      for $user in dataset TwitterUsers
+      order by $user.followers_count desc
+      limit 2
+      return $user
+
+##### Example (currently not working)
+    
+      for $x in dataset FacebookMessages
+      distinct by $x.sender-location
+      return
+        {
+          "location" : $x.sender-location,
+          "message" : $x.message
+        }
+
+* every variable that is in-scope before the distinct clause is also in scope after the distinct clause
+* works a lot like group by, but for every variable that contains more than one value after the distinct-by clause, one value is picked non-deterministically
+* if the variable is in the disctict-by list, then value is deterministic
+* null is a single value
+    
+### Conditional Expression
+    
+    IfThenElse ::= "if" "(" Expression ")" "then" Expression "else" Expression
+
+##### Example
+
+    if (2 < 3) then "yes" else "no"
+
+
+### Quantified Expressions
+    
+    QuantifiedExpression ::= ( ( "some" ) | ( "every" ) ) Variable "in" Expression 
+                             ( "," Variable "in" Expression )* "satisfies" Expression
+                             
+##### Examples
+
+    every $x in [ 1, 2, 3] satisfies $x < 3
+    some $x in [ 1, 2, 3] satisfies $x < 3
+
+## 3. Statements
+
+    Statement ::= ( SingleStatement ( ";" )? )* <EOF>
+    SingleStatement ::= DataverseDeclaration
+                      | FunctionDeclaration
+                      | CreateStatement
+                      | DropStatement
+                      | LoadStatement
+                      | SetStatement
+                      | InsertStatement
+                      | DeleteStatement
+                      | Query
+    
+### Declarations    
+    
+    DataverseDeclaration ::= "use" "dataverse" Identifier
+    SetStatement         ::= "set" Identifier StringLiteral
+    FunctionDeclaration  ::= "declare" "function" Identifier ParameterList "{" Expression "}"
+    ParameterList        ::= "(" ( <VARIABLE> ( "," <VARIABLE> )* )? ")"
+
+##### Example
+
+    use dataverse TinySocial;
+    
+##### Example
+
+    set simfunction "jaccard";
+    set simthreshold "0.6f"; 
+
+##### Example
+
+    set simfunction "jaccard";    
+    set simthreshold "0.6f"; 
+    
+##### Example
+    
+    declare function add($a, $b) {
+      $a + $b
+    };
+
+### Lifecycle Management Statements
+
+    CreateStatement ::= "create" ( DataverseSpecification
+                                 | TypeSpecification
+                                 | DatasetSpecification
+                                 | IndexSpecification
+                                 | FunctionSpecification )
+
+    QualifiedName       ::= Identifier ( "." Identifier )?
+    DoubleQualifiedName ::= Identifier "." Identifier ( "." Identifier )?
+
+#### Dataverses
+
+    DataverseSpecification ::= "dataverse" Identifier IfNotExists ( "with format" StringLiteral )?
+    
+
+##### Example
+
+    create dataverse TinySocial;
+
+#### Types
+
+    TypeSpecification    ::= "type" FunctionOrTypeName IfNotExists "as" TypeExpr
+    FunctionOrTypeName   ::= QualifiedName
+    IfNotExists          ::= ( "if not exists" )?
+    TypeExpr             ::= RecordTypeDef | TypeReference | OrderedListTypeDef | UnorderedListTypeDef
+    RecordTypeDef        ::= ( "closed" | "open" )? "{" ( RecordField ( "," RecordField )* )? "}"
+    RecordField          ::= Identifier ":" ( TypeExpr ) ( "?" )?
+    TypeReference        ::= Identifier
+    OrderedListTypeDef   ::= "[" ( TypeExpr ) "]"
+    UnorderedListTypeDef ::= "{{" ( TypeExpr ) "}}"
+
+##### Example
+
+    create type FacebookUserType as closed {
+      id: int32,
+      alias: string,
+      name: string,
+      user-since: datetime,
+      friend-ids: {{ int32 }},
+      employment: [EmploymentType]
+    }
+
+
+#### Datasets
+
+    DatasetSpecification ::= "internal"? "dataset" QualifiedName "(" Identifier ")" IfNotExists
+                             PrimaryKey ( "on" Identifier )? ( "hints" Properties )? 
+                           | "external" "dataset" QualifiedName "(" Identifier ")" IfNotExists 
+                             "using" AdapterName Configuration ( "hints" Properties )?
+    AdapterName          ::= Identifier
+    Configuration        ::= "(" ( KeyValuePair ( "," KeyValuePair )* )? ")"
+    KeyValuePair         ::= "(" StringLiteral "=" StringLiteral ")"
+    Properties           ::= ( "(" Property ( "," Property )* ")" )?
+    Property             ::= Identifier "=" ( StringLiteral | <INTEGER_LITERAL> )
+    ApplyFunction        ::= "apply" "function" FunctionSignature
+    FunctionSignature    ::= FunctionOrTypeName "@" <INTEGER_LITERAL>
+    PrimaryKey           ::= "primary" "key" Identifier ( "," Identifier )*
+
+
+##### Example
+    create internal dataset FacebookUsers(FacebookUserType) primary key id;
+
+##### Example
+
+    create external dataset Lineitem(LineitemType) using localfs (
+      ("path"="127.0.0.1://SOURCE_PATH"),
+      ("format"="delimited-text"),
+      ("delimiter"="|"));
+      
+#### Indices
+
+    IndexSpecification ::= "index" Identifier IfNotExists "on" QualifiedName 
+                           "(" ( Identifier ) ( "," Identifier )* ")" ( "type" IndexType )?
+    IndexType          ::= "btree"
+                         | "rtree"
+                         | "keyword"
+                         | "fuzzy keyword"
+                         | "ngram" "(" <INTEGER_LITERAL> ")"
+                         | "fuzzy ngram" "(" <INTEGER_LITERAL> ")"
+
+##### Example
+
+    create index fbAuthorIdx on FacebookMessages(author-id) type btree;
+
+##### Example
+
+    create index fbSenderLocIndex on FacebookMessages(sender-location) type rtree;
+
+##### Example
+
+    create index fbMessageIdx on FacebookMessages(message) type keyword;
+
+
+#### Functions
+
+    FunctionSpecification ::= "function" FunctionOrTypeName IfNotExists ParameterList "{" Expression "}"
+    
+##### Example
+    
+    create function add($a, $b) {
+      $a + $b
+    };
+    
+
+#### Removal
+
+    DropStatement       ::= "drop" ( "dataverse" Identifier IfExists
+                                   | "type" FunctionOrTypeName IfExists
+                                   | "dataset" QualifiedName IfExists
+                                   | "index" DoubleQualifiedName IfExists
+                                   | "function" FunctionSignature IfExists )
+    IfExists            ::= ( "if" "exists" )?
+    
+##### Example
+
+    drop dataset FacebookUsers if exists;
+
+##### Example
+
+    drop index fbSenderLocIndex;
+
+##### Example
+
+    drop type FacebookUserType;
+    
+##### Example
+
+    drop dataverse TinySocial;
+
+##### Example
+
+    drop function add;
+    
+
+### Import/Export Statements
+
+    LoadStatement  ::= "load" "dataset" QualifiedName "using" AdapterName Configuration ( "pre-sorted" )?
+    
+##### Example
+
+    load dataset FacebookUsers using localfs
+    (("path"="localhost:///Users/zuck/AsterixDB/load/fbu.adm"),("format"="adm"));
+
+
+### Modification Statements
+
+    InsertStatement ::= "insert" "into" "dataset" QualifiedName Query
+    DeleteStatement ::= "delete" Variable "from" "dataset" QualifiedName ( "where" Expression )?
+    
+##### Example
+
+    insert into dataset UsersCopy (for $user in dataset FacebookUsers return $user)
+
+##### Example
+    
+    delete $user from dataset FacebookUsers where $user.id = 8;
+    
+
+### Queries
+
+    Query ::= Expression
+    
+##### Example
+    
+    for $praise in {{ "great", "brilliant", "awesome" }}
+    return
+       string-concat(["AsterixDB is ", $praise])
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+# Introduction #
+This is a quickstart guide for getting ASTERIX running in a distributed environment. This guide also introduces the ASTERIX installer (nicknamed _*Managix*_) and describes how it can be used to create/manage an ASTERIX instance. By following the simple steps described in this guide, you will get a running instance of ASTERIX. You shall be able to use ASTERIX from its Web interface and manage its lifecycle using Managix. This document assumes that you are running some version of _*Linux*_ or _*MacOS X*_.
+
+## Prerequisites for Installing ASTERIX ##
+Prerequisite:
+
+ * [JDK7](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) (Otherwise known as JDK 1.7).
+
+To know the version of Java installed on your system, execute the following:
+
+        $ java -version
+
+If you have version as 1.7.0_x, similar to the output shown below, you are good to proceed.
+
+
+        java version "1.7.0_13"
+        Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_13-b20)
+        Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode)
+
+If you need to upgrade or install java, please follow the instructions below.
+
+ * For Linux: [JDK 7 Linux Install](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/webnotes/install/linux/linux-jdk.html)
+JDK would be installed at a path under /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-version .
+
+ * For Mac: [JDK 7 Mac Install](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/webnotes/install/mac/mac-jdk.html)
+JDK would be installed at /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-version/Contents/Home .
+
+The java installation directory is referred as JAVA_HOME. Since we upgraded/installed Java, we need to ensure JAVA_HOME points to the installation directory of JDK 7. Modify your ~/.bash_profile (or ~/.bashrc) and define JAVA_HOME accordingly.  After modifying, execute the following:
+
+
+        $ java -version
+
+If the version information you obtain does not show 1.7, you need to update the PATH variable. To do so, execute the following:
+
+
+        $ echo "PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.bash_profile (or ~/.bashrc)
+        $ source ~/.bash_profile (or ~/.bashrc)
+
+We also need to ensure that $JAVA_HOME/bin is in the PATH. $JAVA_HOME/bin should be included in the PATH value. We need to change the  if $JAVA_HOME/bin is already in the PATH, we shall simply execute the following:
+
+
+        $ java
+
+If you get the following message, you need to alter the PATH variable in your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc (whichever you use).
+
+
+        -bash: java: command not found
+
+## Section 1: Single-Machine ASTERIX installation ##
+We assume a user Joe with a home directory as /home/joe. Please note that on Mac, the home directory for user Joe would be /Users/joe.
+
+### Configuring Environment ###
+Ensure that JAVA_HOME  variable is defined and points to the the java installation directory on your machine.  To verify, execute the following.
+
+
+        $ echo $JAVA_HOME
+
+If you do not see any output, JAVA_HOME is not defined. We need to add the following line to your profile located at  /home/joe/.bash_profile or /home/joe/.bashrc, whichever you are using. If you do not any of these files, create a ~/.bash_profile.
+
+
+        export JAVA_HOME=<Path to Java installation directory>
+
+After you have edited ~/.bash_profile (or ~/.bashrc), execute the following to make the changes effective in current shell.
+
+
+        $ source /home/joe/.bash_profile (or /home/joe/.bashrc)
+
+Before proceeding, verify that JAVA_HOME is defined by executing the following.
+
+
+        $ echo $JAVA_HOME
+
+### Configuring SSH ###
+If SSH is not enabled on your system, please follow the instruction below to enable/install it or else skip to the section [Configuring Password-less SSH](#Configuring_Password-less_SSH).
+
+#### Enabling SSH on Mac ####
+The Apple Mac OS X operating system has SSH installed by default but the SSH daemon is not enabled. This means you can’t login remotely or do remote copies until you enable it. To enable it, go to ‘System Preferences’. Under ‘Internet & Networking’ there is a ‘Sharing’ icon. Run that. In the list that appears, check the ‘Remote Login’ option. Also check the "All users" radio button for "Allow access for".  This starts the SSH daemon immediately and you can remotely login using your username. The ‘Sharing’ window shows at the bottom the name and IP address to use. You can also find this out using ‘whoami’ and ‘ifconfig’ from the Terminal application.
+
+#### Enabling SSH on Linux ####
+
+        sudo apt-get install openssh-server
+
+Assumming that you have enabled SSH on your system, let us proceed.
+
+#### Configuring Password-less SSH ####
+
+For our single-machine setup of ASTERIX, we need to configure password-less SSH access to localhost. We assume that you are on the machine where you want to install ASTERIX. To verify if you already have password-less SSH configured, execute the following.
+
+
+         $ ssh 127.0.0.1
+
+If you get an output similar to one shown below, type "yes" and press enter.
+
+
+        The authenticity of host '127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)' can't be established.
+        RSA key fingerprint is aa:7b:51:90:74:39:c4:f6:28:a2:9d:47:c2:8d:33:31.
+        Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
+
+If you are not prompted for a password, that is if you get an output similar to one shown below, skip to the next section [Configuring Managix](#Configuring_Managix).
+
+
+        $ ssh 127.0.0.1
+        Last login: Sat Mar 23 22:52:49 2013
+
+You are here because you were prompted for a password.  You need to configure password less SSH.   Follow the instructions below.
+
+
+         $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -P ""
+        Generating public/private rsa key pair.
+        Enter file in which to save the key (/home/joe/.ssh/id_rsa):   [We shall use the default value, so simply press enter]
+
+If a key already exists, you should get an output similar to what is shown below.  Press 'y' to overwrite the existing key.
+
+
+        /home/joe/.ssh/id_rsa already exists.
+        Overwrite (y/n)?
+
+You should see an output similar to one shown below.
+
+
+        The key fingerprint is:
+        4d:b0:30:14:45:cc:99:86:15:48:17:0b:39:a0:05:ca joe@joe-machine
+        The key's randomart image is:
+        +--[ RSA 2048]----+
+        |  ..o+B@O=       |
+        |.. o  ==*+       |
+        |.E.    oo .      |
+        |         o       |
+        |        S .      |
+        |                 |
+        |                 |
+        |                 |
+        |                 |
+        +-----------------+
+
+Note: for Linux users, you may not get an image representation of the key, but this is not an error.  Next, execute the following:
+
+
+          $ cat $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+We shall now retry SSH without password.
+
+
+        $ ssh 127.0.0.1
+
+You may see an output similar to one shown below.
+
+
+        The authenticity of host '127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)' can't be established.
+        RSA key fingerprint is aa:7b:51:90:74:39:c4:f6:28:a2:9d:47:c2:8d:33:31.
+        Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
+
+Type 'yes' and press the enter key. You should see an output similar to one shown below.
+
+
+        Warning: Permanently added '127.0.0.1' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
+        Last login: Thu Mar 28 12:27:10 2013
+
+You should now be able to log in without being prompted for a password or a response.
+
+
+        ssh 127.0.0.1
+        Last login: Sat Mar 23 22:54:40 2013
+
+Execute 'exit' to close the session.
+
+
+        $ exit
+        logout
+        Connection to 127.0.0.1 closed.
+
+### Configuring Managix ###
+You will need the ASTERIX installer (a.k.a Managix). Download Managix from [here](https://asterixdb.googlecode.com/files/asterix-installer-0.0.5-binary-assembly.zip); this includes the bits for Managix as well as ASTERIX.
+
+Unzip the Managix zip bundle to an appropriate location. You may create a sub-directory:  asterix-mgmt (short for asterix-management) under your home directory. We shall refer to this location as MANAGIX_HOME.
+
+
+          $ cd ~
+          /home/joe> $ mkdir asterix-mgmt
+          /home/joe> $ cd asterix-mgmt
+          /home/joe/asterix-mgmt> $ unzip  <path to the Managix zip bundle>
+          /home/joe/asterix-mgmt> $ export MANAGIX_HOME=`pwd`
+          /home/joe/asterix-mgmt> $ export PATH=$PATH:$MANAGIX_HOME/bin
+
+It is recommended that you add $MANAGIX_HOME/bin to your PATH variable in your bash profile . This can be done by executing the following.
+
+
+        currentDir=`pwd`
+        echo "export MANAGIX_HOME=$currentDir" >> ~/.bash_profile
+        echo "export PATH=$PATH:$MANAGIX_HOME/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile
+
+Above, use ~/.bashrc instead of ~/.bash_profile if you are using ~/.bashrc .
+
+To be able to create an ASTERIX instance and manage its lifecycle, the Managix requires you to configure a set of configuration files namely:
+
+ * `conf/managix-conf.xml`:  A configuration XML file that contains configuration settings for Managix.
+ * A configuration XML file that describes the nodes in the cluster, e.g., `$MANAGIX_HOME/clusters/local/local.xml`.
+
+Since we intend to run ASTERIX on a single node, Managix can auto-configure itself and populate the above mentioned configuration files.  To auto-configure Managix, execute the following in the MANAGIX_HOME directory:
+
+
+         /home/joe/asterix-mgmt> $ managix configure
+
+Let us do a sample run to validate the set of configuration files auto-generated by Managix.
+
+
+        /home/joe/asterix-mgmt> $ managix validate
+          INFO: Environment [OK]
+          INFO: Managix Configuration [OK]
+
+
+        /home/joe/asterix-mgmt> $ managix validate -c $MANAGIX_HOME/clusters/local/local.xml
+          INFO: Environment [OK]
+          INFO: Cluster configuration [OK]
+
+### Creating an ASTERIX instance ###
+Now that we have configured Managix, we shall next create an ASTERIX instance. An ASTERIX instance is identified by a unique name and is created using the `create` command. The usage description for the `create` command can be obtained by executing the following.
+
+
+         $ managix help -cmd create
+         Creates an ASTERIX instance with a specified name. Post creation, the instance is in ACTIVE state,
+         indicating its availability for executing statements/queries.
+         Usage arguments/options:
+         -n Name of the ASTERIX instance.
+         -c Path to the cluster configuration file
+
+We shall now use the create command to create an ASTERIX instance by the name "my_asterix". In doing so, we shall use the cluster configuration file that was auto-generated by managix.
+
+
+         $ managix create -n my_asterix -c $MANAGIX_HOME/clusters/local/local.xml
+
+A sample output of the above command is shown below:
+
+
+        INFO: Name:my_asterix
+        Created:Thu Mar 07 11:14:13 PST 2013
+        Web-Url:http://127.0.0.1:19001
+        State:ACTIVE
+
+The third line above shows the web-url http://127.0.0.1:19001 for ASTERIX's web-interface. The ASTERIX instance is in the 'ACTIVE' state indicating that you may access the web-interface by navigating to the web-url.
+
+Type in the following "Hello World" query in the box:
+
+
+        let $message := 'Hello World!'
+        return $message
+
+Press the "Execute" button.  If the query result shows on the output box, then Congratulations! You have successfully created an ASTERIX instance!
+
+## Section 2: Single-Machine ASTERIX installation (Advanced) ##
+We assume that you have successfully completed the single-machine ASTERIX installation by following the instructions above in section  [ASTERIX installation](#Section_1:_Single-Machine_ASTERIX_installation Single Machine).  In this section, we shall cover advanced topics related to ASTERIX configuration. Before we proceed, it is imperative to go through some preliminary concepts related to ASTERIX runtime.
+
+### ASTERIX Runtime ###
+An ASTERIX runtime comprises of a ''master node'' and a set of ''worker nodes'', each identified by a unique id. The master node runs a ''Cluster Controller'' service (a.k.a. ''CC''),  while each worker node runs a ''Node Controller'' service (a.k.a. ''NC''). Please note that a node in an ASTERIX cluster is a logical concept in the sense that multiple nodes may map to a single physical machine, which is the case for a single-machine ASTERIX installation. This association or mapping between an ASTERIX node and a physical machine is captured in a cluster configuration XML file. In addition, the XML file contains properties and parameters associated with each node.
+
+#### ASTERIX Runtime Configuration ####
+As observed earlier, Managix can auto-configure itself for a single-machine setup. As part of auto-configuration, Managix generated the cluster XML file. Let us understand the components of the generated cluster XML file. If you have configured Managix (via the "configure" command), you can find a similar cluster XML file as $MANAGIX_HOME/clusters/local/local.xml. The following is a sample XML file generated on a Ubuntu (Linux) setup:
+
+
+        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+        <cluster xmlns="cluster">
+            <name>local</name>
+            <java_home>/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0</java_home>
+            <java_opts>-Xmx1048m</java_opts>
+            <logdir>/home/joe/asterix-mgmt/clusters/local/working_dir/logs</logdir>
+            <iodevices>/home/joe/asterix-mgmt/clusters/local/working_dir</iodevices>
+            <store>storage</store>
+            <workingDir>
+                <dir>/home/joe/asterix-mgmt/clusters/local/working_dir</dir>
+                <NFS>true</NFS>
+            </workingDir>
+            <master-node>
+                <id>master</id>
+                <client-ip>127.0.0.1</client-ip>
+                <cluster-ip>127.0.0.1</cluster-ip>
+            </master-node>
+            <node>
+                <id>node1</id>
+                <cluster-ip>127.0.0.1</cluster-ip>
+            </node>
+        </cluster>
+
+We shall next explain the components of the cluster configuration XML file.
+
+#### (1) Defining nodes in ASTERIX runtime ####
+The single-machine ASTERIX instance configuration that is auto-generated by Managix (using the "configure" command) involves a master node (CC) and a worker node (NC).  Each node is assigned a unique id and provided with an ip address (called ''cluster-ip'') that maps a node to a physical machine. The following snippet from the above XML file captures the master/worker nodes in our ASTERIX installation.
+
+
+            <master-node>
+                <id>master</id>
+                <client-ip>127.0.0.1</client-ip>
+                <cluster-ip>127.0.0.1</cluster-ip>
+            </master-node>
+            <node>
+                <id>node1</id>
+                <cluster-ip>127.0.0.1</cluster-ip>
+            </node>
+
+
+The following is a description of the different elements in the cluster configuration xml file.
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td>Property</td>
+  <td>Description</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>id</td>
+  <td>A unique id for a node.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>cluster-ip</td>
+  <td>IP address of the machine to which a node maps to. This address is used for all internal communication between the nodes.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>client-ip</td>
+  <td>Provided for the master node. This IP should be reachable from clients that want to connect with ASTERIX via its web interface.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+#### (2) Properties associated with a worker node (NC) in ASTERIX ####
+The following is a list of properties associated with each worker node in an ASTERIX configuration.
+
+<table>
+<tr>
+  <td>Property</td>
+  <td>Description</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>java_home</td>
+  <td>Java installation directory at each node.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>java_opts</td>
+  <td>JVM arguments passed on to the JVM that represents a node.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>logdir</td>
+  <td>A directory where worker node may write logs.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>io_devices</td>
+  <td>Comma separated list of IO Device mount points.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+  <td>store</td>
+  <td>A data directory that ASTERIX uses to store data belonging to dataset(s).</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+
+All the above properties can be defined at the global level or a local level. In the former case, these properties apply to all the nodes in an ASTERIX configuration. In the latter case, these properties apply only to the node(s) under which they are defined. A property defined at the local level overrides the definition at the global level.
+
+#### (3) Working directory of an ASTERIX instance ####
+
+Next we explain the following setting in the file $MANAGIX_HOME/clusters/local/local.xml.
+
+            <workingDir>
+                <dir>/Users/joe/asterix-mgmt/clusters/local/working_dir</dir>
+                <NFS>true</NFS>
+            </workingDir>
+
+
+Managix associates a working directory with an ASTERIX instance and uses this directory for transferring binaries to each node. If there exists a directory that is readable by each node, Managix can use it to place binaries that can be accessed and used by all the nodes in the ASTERIX set up. A network file system (NFS) provides such a functionality for a cluster of physical machines such that a path on NFS is accessible from each machine in the cluster.  In the single-machine set up described above, all nodes correspond to a single physical machine. Each path on the local file system is accessible to all the nodes in the ASTERIX setup and the boolean value for NFS above is thus set to `true`.
+
+### Managix Configuration ###
+Managix allows creation and management of multiple ASTERIX instances and uses Zookeeper as its back-end database to keep track of information related to each instance. We need to provide a set of one or more hosts that Managix can use to run a Zookeeper instance. Zookeeper runs as a daemon process on each of the specified hosts. At each host, Zookeeper stores data under the Zookeeper home directory specified as part of the configuration. The following is an example configuration `$MANAGIX_HOME/conf/managix-conf.xml` that has Zookeeper running on the localhost (127.0.0.1) :
+
+
+        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+        <configuration xmlns="installer">
+            <zookeeper>
+                <homeDir>/home/joe/asterix/.installer/zookeeper</homeDir>
+                <clientPort>2900</clientPort>
+                <servers>
+                    <server>127.0.0.1</server>
+                </servers>
+            </zookeeper>
+        </configuration>
+
+It is possible to have a single host for Zookeeper. A larger number of hosts would use Zookeeper's replication and fault-tolerance feature such that a failure of a host running Zookeeper would not result in loss of information about existing ASTERIX instances.
+
+## Section 3: Installing ASTERIX on a Cluster of Multiple Machines ##
+We assume that you have read the two sections above on single-machine ASTERIX setup. Next we explain how to install ASTERIX in a cluster of multiple machines.  As an example, we assume we want to setup ASTERIX on a cluster of three machines, in which we use one machine (called machine A) as the master node and two other machines (called machine B and machine C) as the worker nodes, as shown in the following diagram:
+
+![AsterixCluster](https://asterixdb.googlecode.com/files/AsterixCluster.png)
+
+Notice that each machine has a ''cluster-ip'' address, which is used by these machines for their intra-cluster communication. Meanwhile, the master machine also has a ''client-ip'' address, using which an end-user outside the cluster can communicate with this machine.  The reason we differentiate between these two types of IP addresses is that we can have a cluster of machines using a private network. In this case they have internal ip addresses that cannot be used outside the network.  In the case all the machines are on a public network, the "client-ip" and "cluster-ip" of the master machine can share the same address.
+
+Next we describe how to set up ASTERIX in this cluster, assuming no Managix has been installed on these machines.
+
+### Step (1): Define the ASTERIX cluster ###
+
+We first log into the master machine as the user "joe". On this machine, download Managix from [here](https://asterixdb.googlecode.com/files/asterix-installer-0.0.5-binary-assembly.zip) (save as above), then do the following steps similar to the single-machine case described above:
+
+
+        machineA> cd ~
+        machineA> mkdir asterix-mgmt
+        machineA> cd asterix-mgmt
+        machineA> unzip  <path to the Managix zip bundle>
+        machineA> export MANAGIX_HOME=`pwd`
+        machineA> export PATH=$PATH:$MANAGIX_HOME/bin
+
+
+We also need an ASTERIX configuration XML file for the cluster.  We give the name to the cluster, say, "rainbow".  We create a folder for the configuration of this cluster:
+
+
+        machineA> mkdir $MANAGIX_HOME/rainbow_cluster
+
+
+For this cluster we create a configuration file `$MANAGIX_HOME/rainbow_cluster/rainbow.xml`.  The following is a sample file with explanation of the properties:
+
+        <cluster xmlns="cluster">
+        
+          <!-- Name of the cluster -->
+          <name>rainbow</name>
+        
+          <!-- username, which should be valid for all the three machines -->
+          <username>joe</username>
+        
+          <!-- The working directory of Managix. It should be on a network file system (NFS) that
+            can accessed by all the machine. Need to create it before running Managix. -->
+          <workingDir>
+            <dir>/home/joe/managix-workingDir</dir>
+            <NFS>true</NFS>
+          </workingDir>
+        
+          <!-- Directory for Asterix to store log information for each machine. Needs
+           to be a local file system. Needs to create it before running Managix. -->
+          <logdir>/mnt/joe/logs</logdir>
+        
+          <!-- Directory used by each worker node to store data files. Needs
+           to be a local file system. Needs to create it before running Managix. -->
+          <iodevices>/mnt/joe</iodevices>
+          <store>storage</store>
+        
+          <!-- Java home for each machine with its JVM options -->
+          <java_home>/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0</java_home>
+          <java_opts>-Xmx1024m</java_opts>
+        
+           <!-- IP addresses of the master machine A -->
+          <master-node>
+            <id>master</id>
+            <client-ip>128.195.52.177</client-ip>
+            <cluster-ip>192.168.100.0</cluster-ip>
+          </master-node>
+        
+           <!-- IP address(es) of machine B -->
+          <node>
+            <id>nodeB</id>
+            <cluster-ip>192.168.100.1</cluster-ip>
+          </node>
+        
+           <!-- IP address(es) of machine C -->
+          <node>
+            <id>nodeC</id>
+            <cluster-ip>192.168.100.2</cluster-ip>
+          </node>
+        </cluster>
+
+
+As stated before, each of the above properties can be defined at the cluster level, in which case it applies to all the nodes in the system.  Each property can also be defined at a node level.
+
+Once we have formed the cluster XML file, we can validate the configuration by doing the following:
+
+        managix validate -c $MANAGIX_HOME/rainbow_cluster/rainbow.xml
+
+
+If the return message says "OK", it means that the XML configuration file is set properly.
+
+### Step (2): Configure SSH ###
+
+The next steps of setting up SSH are similar to those in the single-machine setup case.  We assume we have a common user account called "joe" on each machine in the cluster.
+
+On the master machine, do the following:
+
+
+        machineA> ssh localhost
+
+
+If you are prompted for a password, execute the following
+
+
+        machineA> ssh-keygen -t rsa -P ""
+        machineA> cat $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+
+If $HOME is not on the NFS, copy the id_rsa.pub to the directory ~/.ssh (login with the same account) on each machine, and then do the following on each machine. (Notice that this step is not needed if the folder ".ssh" is on the NFS and can be accessed by all the nodes.)
+
+
+        cd ~/.ssh
+        cat id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys
+
+
+Then run the following step again and type "Yes" if promoted:
+
+
+        machineA> ssh localhost
+
+### Step (3): Configuring Managix ###
+
+Managix is using a configuration XML file at `$MANAGIX_HOME/conf/managix-conf.xml` to configure its own properties, such as its Zookeeper service.  We can use the `configure` command to auto-generate this configuration file:
+
+
+        machineA> managix configure
+
+
+We use the validate command to validate managix configuration. To do so, execute the following.
+
+        machineA> managix validate
+        INFO: Environment [OK]
+        INFO: Managix Configuration [OK]
+
+
+Note that the `configure` command also generates a cluster configuration XML file at $MANAGIX_HOME/conf/clusters/local.xml. This file is not needed in the case of a cluster of machines.
+
+### Step (4): Creating an ASTERIX instance ###
+
+Now that we have configured Managix, we shall next create an ASTERIX instance. An ASTERIX instance is identified by a unique name and is created using the create command. The usage description for the create command can be obtained by executing the following:
+
+
+        machineA> managix help -cmd create
+        
+         Creates an ASTERIX instance with a specified name. Post creation, the instance is in ACTIVE state,
+         indicating its availability for executing statements/queries.
+         Usage arguments/options:
+         -n Name of the ASTERIX instance.
+         -c Path to the cluster configuration file
+
+
+We shall now use the `create` command to create an ASTERIX instance called "rainbow_asterix". In doing so, we shall use the cluster configuration file that was auto-generated by Managix.
+
+
+        machineA> managix create -n rainbow_asterix -c $MANAGIX_HOME/clusters/rainbow/rainbow.xml
+
+
+If the response message does not have warning, then Congratulations! You have successfully installed Asterix on this cluster of machines!
+
+Please refer to the section [Managing the Lifecycle of an ASTERIX Instance](#Section_4:_Managing_the_Lifecycle_of_an_ASTERIX_Instance) for a detailed description on the set of available commands/operations that let you manage the lifecycle of an ASTERIX instance. Note that the output of the commands varies with the cluster definition and may not apply to the cluster specification you built above.
+
+## Section 4: Managing the Lifecycle of an ASTERIX Instance ##
+
+Now that we have an ASTERIX instance running, let us use Managix to manage the instance's lifecycle. Managix provides the following set of commands/operations:
+
+#### Managix Commands ####
+
+<table>
+<tr><td>Command</td>  <td>Description</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Creating_an_ASTERIX_instance">create</a></td>   <td>Creates a new asterix instance.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Describe_Command"            >describe</a></td> <td>Describes an existing asterix instance.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Stop_Command"                >stop</a></td>     <td>Stops an asterix instance that is in the ACTIVE state.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Start_Command"               >start</a></td>    <td>Starts an Asterix instance.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Backup_Command"              >backup</a></td>   <td>Creates a backup for an existing Asterix instance.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Restore_Command"             >restore</a></td>  <td>Restores an Asterix instance.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Delete_Command"              >delete</a></td>   <td>Deletes an Asterix instance.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Configuring_Managix"         >validate</a></td> <td>Validates the installer/cluster configuration.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Configuring_Managix"         >configure</a></td><td>Auto generate configuration for an Asterix instance.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><a href="#Shutdown_Command"            >shutdown</a></td> <td>Shutdown the installer service.</td></tr>
+</table>
+
+You may obtain the above listing by simply executing 'managix' :
+
+
+        $ managix
+
+We already talked about create and validate commands. We shall next explain the rest of the commands listed above.  We also provide sample output messages of these commands assuming we are running an ASTERIX instance on a single machine.
+
+##### Describe Command #####
+The `describe` command provides information about an ASTERIX instance. The usage can be looked up by executing the following:
+
+
+         $ managix help -cmd describe
+        
+            Provides information about an ASTERIX instance.
+            The following options are available:
+            [-n]      Name of the ASTERIX instance.
+            [-admin]  Provides a detailed description
+
+The brackets indicate optional flags.
+
+The output of the `describe` command when used without the `admin` flag contains minimal information and is similar to the output of the create command.  Let us try running the describe command in "admin" mode.
+
+
+         $ managix describe -n my_asterix -admin
+         INFO: Name:my_asterix
+         Created:Thu Mar 07 19:07:00 PST 2013
+         Web-Url:http://127.0.0.1:19001
+         State:ACTIVE
+         Master node:master:127.0.0.1
+         node1:127.0.0.1
+        
+         Asterix version:0.0.5
+         Asterix Configuration
+         output_dir = /tmp/asterix_output/
+         Metadata Node:node1
+         Processes
+         NC at 127.0.0.1 [ 22195 ]
+         CC at 127.0.0.1 [ 22161 ]
+
+As seen above, the instance 'my_asterix' is configured such that  all processes running at the localhost (127.0.0.1). The process id for each process (JVM) is shown next to it.
+
+##### Stop Command #####
+The `stop` command can be used for shutting down an ASTERIX instance. After that, the instance is unavailable for executing queries. The usage can be looked up by executing the following:
+
+
+         $ managix help -cmd stop
+        
+         Shuts an ASTERIX instance that is in ACTIVE state. After executing the stop command, the ASTERIX instance transits
+         to the INACTIVE state, indicating that it is no longer available for executing queries.
+        
+         Available arguments/options
+         -n name of the ASTERIX instance.
+
+To stop the ASTERIX instance.
+
+
+         $ managix stop -n my_asterix
+           INFO: Stopped Asterix instance: my_asterix
+
+
+         $ managix describe -n my_asterix
+           INFO: Name: my_asterix
+           Created:Thu Mar 07 19:07:00 PST 2013
+           Web-Url:http://127.0.0.1:19001
+           State:INACTIVE (Fri Mar 08 09:49:00 PST 2013)
+
+
+##### Start Command #####
+The `start` command starts an ASTERIX instance that is in the INACTIVE state. The usage can be looked up by executing the following:
+
+
+         $ managix help -cmd start
+        
+         Starts an ASTERIX instance that is in INACTIVE state. After executing the start command, the ASTERIX instance transits to the ACTIVE state,  indicating that it is now available for executing statements/queries.
+        
+         Available arguments/options
+         -n name of the ASTERIX instance.
+
+Let us now start the ASTERIX instance.
+
+
+         $ managix start -n my_asterix
+           INFO: Name:my_asterix
+           Created:Thu Mar 07 19:07:00 PST 2013
+           Web-Url:http://127.0.0.1:19001
+           State:ACTIVE (Fri Mar 08 09:49:00 PST 2013)
+
+
+##### Backup Command #####
+
+In an undesirable event of data loss either due to a disk/system failure or accidental execution of a DDL statement (drop dataverse/dataset), you may need to recover the lost data. The backup command allows you to take a backup of the data stored with an ASTERIX instance. The backup can be taken on the local file system or on an HDFS instance. In either case, the snapshots are stored under a backup directory. You need to make sure the backup directory has appropriate read/write permissions. Configuring settings for backup can be found inside the Managix's configuration file located at `$MANAGIX_HOME/conf/managix-conf.xml`.
+
+*Configuring backup on the local file system*
+
+We need to provide path to a backup directory on the local file system. The backup directory can be configured be editing the Managix configuration XML, found at `$MANAGIX_HOME/conf/managix-conf.xml`.
+
+
+        <backup>
+          <backupDir>Provide path to the backup directory here</backupDir>
+        </backup>
+
+Prior to taking a backup of an ASTERIX instance, it is required for the instance to be in the INACTIVE state. We do so by using the `stop` command, as shown below:
+
+
+        $ managix stop -n my_asterix
+          INFO: Stopped Asterix instance: my_asterix
+
+We can now take the backup by executing the following:
+
+
+        $ managix backup -n my_asterix
+          INFO: my_asterix backed up 0_Fri Mar 08 16:16:34 PST 2013 (LOCAL)
+
+
+*Configuring backup on an HDFS instance*
+
+To configure a backups to be taken on an HDFS instance, we need to provide required information about the running HDFS instance.  This information includes the HDFS version and the HDFS url.  Simply edit the Managix configuration file and provide the required information.
+
+
+        <backup>
+           <backupDir>Provide path to the backup directory here</backupDir>
+           <hdfs>
+               <version>0.20.2</version>
+               <url></url>
+           </hdfs>
+        </backup>
+
+A sample output when a backup is taken on an HDFS is shown below:
+
+
+        $ managix backup -n my_asterix
+          INFO: my_asterix backed up 1_Fri Mar 08 17:10:38 PST 2013 (HDFS)
+
+
+Each time we take a backup,  we are provided with a unique id  (a monotonically increasing value starting with 0).  This id is required when we need to restore from a previously taken backup. Information about all available backup snapshots can be obtained by using the `describe` command in the admin mode, as shown below:
+
+
+         $ managix describe -n my_asterix -admin
+         INFO: Name:my_asterix
+         Created:Fri Mar 08 15:11:12 PST 2013
+         Web-Url:http://127.0.0.1:19001
+         State:INACTIVE (Fri Mar 08 16:14:20 PST 2013)
+         Master node:master:127.0.0.1
+         node1:127.0.0.1
+        
+         Backup:0 created at Fri Mar 08 16:16:34 PST 2013 (LOCAL)
+         Backup:1 created at Fri Mar 08 17:10:38 PST 2013 (HDFS)
+        
+         Asterix version:0.0.5
+         Asterix Configuration
+         Metadata Node:node1
+         Processes
+
+
+The above output shows the available backup identified by it's id (0). We shall next describe the method for restoring an ASTERIX instance from a backup snapshot.
+
+##### Restore Command #####
+
+The `restore` command allows you to restore an ASTERIX instance's data from a previously taken backup. The usage description can be obtained as follows:
+
+
+          $ managix help -cmd restore
+        
+          Restores an ASTERIX instance's data from a previously taken backup.
+          Available arguments/options
+        
+          -n name of the ASTERIX instance
+          -b id of the backup snapshot
+
+
+The following command restores our ASTERIX instance from the backup snapshot identified by the id (0). Prior to restoring an instance from a backup, it is required that the instance is in the INACTIVE state.
+
+
+         $ managix restore -n my_asterix -b 0
+         INFO: Asterix instance: my_asterix has been restored from backup
+
+You can start the ASTERIX instance by using the start command.
+
+##### Delete Command #####
+As the name suggests, the `delete` command permanently removes an ASTERIX instance by cleaning up all associated data/artifacts. The usage can be looked up by executing the following:
+
+
+          $ managix help -cmd delete
+          Permanently deletes an ASTERIX instance. The instance must be in the INACTIVE state.
+        
+          Available arguments/options
+          -n name of the ASTERIX instance.
+
+
+          $ managix delete -n my_asterix
+           INFO: Asterix instance my_asterix deleted.
+
+
+##### Shutdown Command #####
+Managix uses Zookeeper service for storing all information about created ASTERIX instances. The Zookeeper service runs in the background and can be shut down using the `shutdown` command.
+
+
+          $ managix shutdown
+
+
+##### Help Command #####
+The `help` command provides a usage description of a Managix command.
+
+
+        $ managix help -cmd <command name>
+
+As an example, for looking up the help for the `configure` command, execute the following
+
+
+        $ managix help -cmd configure
+        
+        Auto-generates the ASTERIX installer configruation settings and ASTERIX cluster
+        configuration settings for a single node setup.
+
+
+## Section 5: Frequently Asked Questions ##
+
+
+*Question*
+What is meant by the "UNUSABLE" state in the lifecycle of  an ASTERIX instance ?
+
+
+*Answer*
+When Managix fails to start a required process (CC/NC), the instance transits to an UNUSABLE state.
+The reason for the failure needs to be looked up in the logs.
+Before we attempt to start the instance again, any processes that got launched
+as part of failed attempt must be stopped. No other operation except "stop" is supported in the UNUSABLE state.
+
+Get rid of the started processes:-
+
+        $MANAGIX_HOME/bin/managix stop -n my_asterix
+
+
+Any processes associated with the instance are killed and the instance moves to the INACTIVE state.
+You may now delete the instance by executing the following
+
+
+        $MANAGIX_HOME/bin/managix delete -n <name of your ASTERIX instance>
+
+
+Note that above would remove all traces of the instance including the logs and thus the reason for the failed attempt.
+
+OR
+
+make a subsequent attempt to start the instance if you realized a mistake in the cluster configuration XML and have corrected it. To start the instance, we execute the following.
+
+
+        $MANAGIX_HOME/bin/managix start -n <name of your ASTERIX instance>
+
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+
+# AsterixDB  Support of Similarity Queries # 
+
+## Motivation ## 
+
+Similarity queries are widely used in applications where users need to
+find records that satisfy a similarity predicate, while exact matching
+is not sufficient. These queries are especially important for social
+and Web applications, where errors, abbreviations, and inconsistencies
+are common.  As an example, we may want to find all the movies
+starring Schwarzenegger, while we don't know the exact spelling of his
+last name (despite his popularity in both the movie industry and
+politics :-)). As another example, we want to find all the Facebook
+users who have similar friends. To meet this type of needs, AsterixDB
+supports similarity queries using efficient indexes and algorithms.
+
+## Data Types and Similarity Functions ## 
+
+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](AdmAql101.html#ADM:_Modeling_Semistructed_Data_in_AsterixDB)
+example, the `friend-ids` of a Facebook 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
+gram sets of the two strings. Formally, the "n-grams" of a string are
+its substrings of length "n". For instance, the 3-grams of the string
+`schwarzenegger` are `sch`, `chw`, `hwa`, ..., `ger`.
+
+AsterixDB provides
+[tokenization functions](AsterixDBFunctions.html#Tokenizing_Functions)
+to convert strings to sets, and the
+[similarity functions](AsterixDBFunctions.html#Similarity_Functions).
+
+## Similarity Selection Queries ## 
+
+The following [query](AsterixDBFunctions.html#edit-distance)
+asks for all the Facebook users whose name is similar to
+`Suzanna Tilson`, i.e., their edit distance is at most 2.
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        let $ed := edit-distance($user.name, "Suzanna Tilson")
+        where $ed <= 2
+        return $user
+
+
+The following [query](AsterixDBFunctions.html#similarity-jaccard)
+asks for all the Facebook users whose set of friend ids is
+similar to `[1,5,9]`, i.e., their Jaccard similarity is at least 0.6.
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        let $sim := similarity-jaccard($user.friend-ids, [1,5,9])
+        where $sim >= 0.6f
+        return $user
+
+
+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;
+        
+        set simfunction "jaccard";
+        set simthreshold "0.6f";
+        
+        for $user in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        where $user.friend-ids ~= [1,5,9]
+        return $user
+
+
+In this query, we first declare Jaccard as the similarity function
+using `simfunction` and then specify the threshold `0.6f` using
+`simthreshold`.
+
+## Similarity Join Queries ## 
+
+AsterixDB supports fuzzy joins between two sets. The following
+[query](AdmAql101.html#Query_5_-_Fuzzy_Join)
+finds, for each Facebook user, all Twitter users with names
+similar to their name based on the edit distance.
+
+        use dataverse 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
+                                }
+        };
+
+## Using Indexes to Support Similarity Queries ## 
+
+AsterixDB uses two types of indexes to support similarity queries, namely
+"ngram index" and "keyword index".
+
+### NGram Index ###
+
+An "ngram index" is constructed on a set of strings.  We generate n-grams for each string, and build an inverted
+list for each n-gram that includes the ids of the strings with this
+gram.  A similarity query can be answered efficiently by accessing the
+inverted lists of the grams in the query and counting the number of
+occurrences of the string ids on these inverted lists.  The similar
+idea can be used to answer queries with Jaccard similarity.  A
+detailed description of these techniques is available at this
+[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.
+
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+        
+        create index fbUserIdx on FacebookUsers(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](AsterixDBFunctions.html#edit-distance), 
+[edit-distance-check](AsterixDBFunctions.html#edit-distance-check), 
+[jaccard](AsterixDBFunctions.html#similarity-jaccard),
+or [jaccard-check](AsterixDBFunctions.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()]((AsterixDBFunctions.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.
+
+### Keyword Index ###
+
+A "keyword index" is constructed on a set of strings or sets (e.g., OrderedList, UnorderedList). 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
+records 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;
+
+        create index fbMessageIdx on FacebookMessages(message) type keyword;
+
+        for $o in dataset('FacebookMessages')
+        let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check(word-tokens($o.message), word-tokens("love like verizon"), 0.2f)
+        where $jacc[0]
+        return $o
+        
+#### Keyword Index on UnorderedList Type ####
+        
+        use dataverse TinySocial;
+
+        create index fbUserIdx_fids on FacebookUsers(friend-ids) type keyword;
+
+        for $c in dataset('FacebookUsers')
+        let $jacc := similarity-jaccard-check($c.friend-ids, {{3,10}}, 0.5f)
+        where $jacc[0]
+        return $c
+        
+As shown above, keyword index can be used to optimize queries with token-based similarity predicates, including
+[similarity-jaccard](AsterixDBFunctions.html#similarity-jaccard) and
+[similarity-jaccard-check](AsterixDBFunctions.html#similarity-jaccard-check).
+
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+# AsterixDB
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+
+<project name="AsterixDB" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/DECORATION/1.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/DECORATION/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/decoration-1.0.0.xsd">
+  <!--
+  <bannerLeft>
+    <name>Asterix</name>
+    <src>http://asterix.ics.uci.edu/pic/img9.jpg</src>
+    <href>http://asterix.ics.uci.edu/</href>
+  </bannerLeft>
+  -->
+
+  <skin>
+    <groupId>org.apache.maven.skins</groupId>
+    <artifactId>maven-fluido-skin</artifactId>
+    <version>1.2.1</version>
+  </skin>
+  <custom>
+    <fluidoSkin>
+      <sideBarEnabled>true</sideBarEnabled>
+      <!-- <googlePlusOne /> -->
+    </fluidoSkin>
+  </custom>
+
+  <body>
+    <links>
+      <item name="Home" href="index.html"/>
+    </links>
+
+    <menu name="Documentation">
+      <item name="AsterixDB: A Big Data Management System" href="AsterixAlphaRelease.html"/>
+      <item name="Installing Asterix using Managix" href="InstallingAsterixUsingManagix.html"/>
+      <item name="AsterixDB 101: An ADM and AQL Primer" href="AdmAql101.html"/>
+      <item name="Asterix Data Model (ADM)" href="AsterixDBDataModel.html"/>
+      <item name="AsterixDB Functions" href="AsterixDBFunctions.html"/>
+      <item name="The Asterix Query Language" href="AsterixQueryLanguageReference.html"/>
+      <item name="AsterixDB Support of Similarity Queries" href="AsterixSimilarityQueries.html"/>
+      <item name="Accessing External Data in AsterixDB" href="AccessingExternalDataInAsterixDB.html"/>
+      <item name="REST API to AsterixDB" href="AsterixDBRestAPI.html"/>
+      <item name="(old AQL doc)" href="AsterixQueryLanguage.html"/>      
+    </menu>
+
+    <menu ref="reports"/>
+  </body>
+</project>
diff --git a/asterix-events/pom.xml b/asterix-events/pom.xml
index 107cc0c..108bde2 100644
--- a/asterix-events/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-events/pom.xml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
   <parent>
           <artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
           <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-          <version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+          <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
   <artifactId>asterix-events</artifactId>
-  <version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -166,5 +166,17 @@
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
       <version>1.4</version>
     </dependency>
+   <dependency>
+     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+     <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
+     <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+     <type>jar</type>
+     <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+   <dependency>
+   	<groupId>log4j</groupId>
+   	<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+   	<version>1.2.9</version>
+   </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/driver/EventDriver.java b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/driver/EventDriver.java
index 1721666..b6a32e3 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/driver/EventDriver.java
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/driver/EventDriver.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 public class EventDriver {
 
     public static final String CLIENT_NODE_ID = "client_node";
-    public static final Node CLIENT_NODE = new Node(CLIENT_NODE_ID, "127.0.0.1", null, null, null, null, null, null);
+    public static final Node CLIENT_NODE = new Node(CLIENT_NODE_ID, "127.0.0.1", null, null, null, null, null);
 
     private static String eventsDir;
     private static Events events;
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventExecutor.java b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventExecutor.java
index 6d89c88..e702ef3 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventExecutor.java
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventExecutor.java
@@ -46,27 +46,38 @@
         pargs.add("/bin/bash");
         pargs.add(client.getEventsDir() + File.separator + "scripts" + File.separator + EXECUTE_SCRIPT);
         StringBuffer envBuffer = new StringBuffer(IP_LOCATION + "=" + node.getClusterIp() + " ");
+        boolean isMasterNode = node.getId().equals(cluster.getMasterNode().getId());
+
         if (!node.getId().equals(EventDriver.CLIENT_NODE_ID) && cluster.getEnv() != null) {
             for (Property p : cluster.getEnv().getProperty()) {
                 if (p.getKey().equals("JAVA_HOME")) {
                     String val = node.getJavaHome() == null ? p.getValue() : node.getJavaHome();
                     envBuffer.append(p.getKey() + "=" + val + " ");
-                } else if (p.getKey().equals("JAVA_OPTS")) {
-                    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
-                    builder.append("\"");
-                    String javaOpts = (node.getJavaOpts() == null ? cluster.getJavaOpts() : node.getJavaOpts());
-                    if (javaOpts != null) {
-                        builder.append(javaOpts);
-                    }
-                    if (cluster.isDebugEnabled() != null && cluster.isDebugEnabled().booleanValue()) {
-                        BigInteger debugPort = node.getDebug() == null ? cluster.getDebug() : node.getDebug();
-                        if (debugPort != null) {
-                            builder.append("-Xdebug -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=" + debugPort.intValue()
-                                    + "," + "server=y,suspend=n");
+                } else if (p.getKey().equals(EventUtil.NC_JAVA_OPTS)) {
+                    if (!isMasterNode) {
+                        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+                        builder.append("\"");
+                        String javaOpts = p.getValue();
+                        if (javaOpts != null) {
+                            builder.append(javaOpts);
                         }
+                        builder.append("\"");
+                        envBuffer.append("JAVA_OPTS" + "=" + builder + " ");
                     }
-                    builder.append("\"");
-                    envBuffer.append(p.getKey() + "=" + builder + " ");
+                } else if (p.getKey().equals(EventUtil.CC_JAVA_OPTS)) {
+                    if (isMasterNode) {
+                        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+                        builder.append("\"");
+                        String javaOpts = p.getValue();
+                        if (javaOpts != null) {
+                            builder.append(javaOpts);
+                        }
+                        builder.append("\"");
+                        envBuffer.append("JAVA_OPTS" + "=" + builder + " ");
+                    }
+                } else if (p.getKey().equals("LOG_DIR")) {
+                    String val = node.getLogDir() == null ? p.getValue() : node.getLogDir();
+                    envBuffer.append(p.getKey() + "=" + val + " ");
                 } else {
                     envBuffer.append(p.getKey() + "=" + p.getValue() + " ");
                 }
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventUtil.java b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventUtil.java
index 0761c7f..533b2a4 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/event/management/EventUtil.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 	public static final String PATTERN_CONF = "config/pattern.xml";
 	public static final DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(
 			"yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
+	public static final String NC_JAVA_OPTS = "nc.java.opts";
+	public static final String CC_JAVA_OPTS = "cc.java.opts";
 
 	private static final String IP_LOCATION = "IP_LOCATION";
 	private static final String CLUSTER_ENV = "ENV";
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@
 	private static final String LOCALHOST = "localhost";
 	private static final String LOCALHOST_IP = "127.0.0.1";
 
-    public static Cluster getCluster(String clusterConfigurationPath)
+	public static Cluster getCluster(String clusterConfigurationPath)
 			throws JAXBException {
 		File file = new File(clusterConfigurationPath);
 		JAXBContext ctx = JAXBContext.newInstance(Cluster.class);
@@ -205,16 +207,15 @@
 		}
 
 		if (nodeid.equals(cluster.getMasterNode().getId())) {
-			String javaOpts = cluster.getMasterNode().getJavaOpts() == null ? cluster
-					.getJavaOpts() : cluster.getMasterNode().getJavaOpts();
-			String logDir = cluster.getMasterNode().getLogdir() == null ? cluster
-					.getLogdir() : cluster.getMasterNode().getLogdir();
+			String logDir = cluster.getMasterNode().getLogDir() == null ? cluster
+					.getLogDir()
+					: cluster.getMasterNode().getLogDir();
 			String javaHome = cluster.getMasterNode().getJavaHome() == null ? cluster
-					.getJavaHome() : cluster.getMasterNode().getJavaHome();
-			BigInteger debug = cluster.getMasterNode().getDebug();
+					.getJavaHome()
+					: cluster.getMasterNode().getJavaHome();
 			return new Node(cluster.getMasterNode().getId(), cluster
-					.getMasterNode().getClusterIp(), javaHome, javaOpts,
-					logDir, null, null, debug);
+					.getMasterNode().getClusterIp(), javaHome, logDir, null,
+					null, null);
 		}
 
 		List<Node> nodeList = cluster.getNode();
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/backup/backup.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/backup/backup.sh
index 556ca39..fc6e3cc 100755
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/backup/backup.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/backup/backup.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ASTERIX_IODEVICES=$3
 NODE_STORE=$4
 ASTERIX_ROOT_METADATA_DIR=$5
-TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME=$6
+TXN_LOG_DIR=$6
 BACKUP_ID=$7
 BACKUP_DIR=$8
 BACKUP_TYPE=$9
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   for nodeIODevice in $nodeIODevices
   do
     STORE_DIR=$nodeIODevice/$NODE_STORE
-    TXN_LOG_DIR=$nodeIODevice/$TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME
     NODE_BACKUP_DIR=$BACKUP_DIR/$ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME/$BACKUP_ID/$NODE_ID/
    
     # make the destination directory 
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@
   for nodeIODevice in $nodeIODevices
   do
     STORE_DIR=$nodeIODevice/$NODE_STORE
-    TXN_LOG_DIR=$nodeIODevice/$TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME
     NODE_BACKUP_DIR=$BACKUP_DIR/$ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME/$BACKUP_ID/$NODE_ID
 
     # create the backup directory, if it does not exists
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/restore/restore.sh b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/restore/restore.sh
index 6396eec..88c5a6f 100755
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/restore/restore.sh
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/events/restore/restore.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ASTERIX_IODEVICES=$3
 NODE_STORE=$4
 ASTERIX_ROOT_METADATA_DIR=$5
-TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME=$6
+TXN_LOG_DIR=$6
 BACKUP_ID=$7
 BACKUP_DIR=$8
 BACKUP_TYPE=$9
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@
   rm -rf $DEST_STORE_DIR/$SOURCE_STORE_DIR
 
   # remove the existing log directory
-  DEST_LOG_DIR=$iodevice/$TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME/
-  rm -rf $DEST_LOG_DIR
+  DEST_LOG_DIR=$TXN_LOG_DIR
+  rm -rf $DEST_LOG_DIR/*
+  TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME=${TXN_LOG_DIR%/*}
 
   # remove the existing asterix metadata directory
   rm -rf $iodevice/$ASTERIX_ROOT_METADATA_DIR
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
         $HADOOP_HOME/bin/hadoop fs -copyToLocal $HDFS_URL/$NODE_BACKUP_DIR/$ASTERIX_ROOT_METADATA_DIR $iodevice/
 
         # copy transaction logs directory
-        $HADOOP_HOME/bin/hadoop fs -copyToLocal $HDFS_URL/$NODE_BACKUP_DIR/$TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME $iodevice/
+        $HADOOP_HOME/bin/hadoop fs -copyToLocal $HDFS_URL/$NODE_BACKUP_DIR/$TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME $$TXN_LOG_DIR/
       fi
 
   else
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
         cp -r $NODE_BACKUP_DIR/$ASTERIX_ROOT_METADATA_DIR $iodevice/
 
         # copy transaction logs directory
-        cp -r $NODE_BACKUP_DIR/$TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME $iodevice/
+        cp -r $NODE_BACKUP_DIR/$TXN_LOG_DIR_NAME $TXN_LOG_DIR/
       fi
 
   fi
diff --git a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd
index 0e1adce..718d7b0 100644
--- a/asterix-events/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd
+++ b/asterix-events/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd
@@ -1,98 +1,92 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
-<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:cl="cluster" targetNamespace="cluster" elementFormDefault="qualified">
+<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+	xmlns:cl="cluster" targetNamespace="cluster" elementFormDefault="qualified">
 
-<!-- definition of simple types --> 
-<xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="java_opts" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="logdir" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="id" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="client-ip" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="cluster-ip" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="key" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="value" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="dir" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="NFS" type="xs:boolean"/>
-<xs:element name="store" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="iodevices" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="java_home" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="username" type="xs:string"/>
-<xs:element name="debug" type="xs:integer"/>
-<xs:element name="debugEnabled" type="xs:boolean"/>
+	<!-- definition of simple types -->
+	<xs:element name="name" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="log_dir" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="txn_log_dir" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="id" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="client_ip" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="cluster_ip" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="key" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="value" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="dir" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="NFS" type="xs:boolean" />
+	<xs:element name="store" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="iodevices" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="java_home" type="xs:string" />
+	<xs:element name="username" type="xs:string" />
 
-<!-- definition of complex elements -->
-<xs:element name="workingDir">
-  <xs:complexType>
-    <xs:sequence>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:dir"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:NFS"/>
-    </xs:sequence>
-  </xs:complexType>
-</xs:element>
+	<!-- definition of complex elements -->
+	<xs:element name="working_dir">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="cl:dir" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:NFS" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
 
-<xs:element name="master-node">
-  <xs:complexType>
-    <xs:sequence>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:id"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:client-ip"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:cluster-ip"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:java_home" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:java_opts" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:logdir" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:debug" minOccurs="0"/>
-    </xs:sequence>
-  </xs:complexType>
-</xs:element>
+	<xs:element name="master_node">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="cl:id" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:client_ip" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:cluster_ip" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:java_home" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:log_dir" minOccurs="0" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
 
-<xs:element name="property">
-  <xs:complexType>
-    <xs:sequence>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:key"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:value"/>
-    </xs:sequence>
-  </xs:complexType>
-</xs:element>
+	<xs:element name="property">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="cl:key" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:value" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
 
-<xs:element name="env">
-  <xs:complexType>
-    <xs:sequence>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:property" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
-    </xs:sequence>
-  </xs:complexType>
-</xs:element>
+	<xs:element name="env">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="cl:property" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
 
-<xs:element name="node">
-  <xs:complexType>
-    <xs:sequence>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:id"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:cluster-ip"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:java_home" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:java_opts" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:logdir" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:store" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:iodevices" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:debug" minOccurs="0"/>
-    </xs:sequence>
-  </xs:complexType>
-</xs:element>
+	<xs:element name="node">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="cl:id" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:cluster_ip" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:java_home" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:log_dir" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:txn_log_dir" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:store" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:iodevices" minOccurs="0" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
 
-<xs:element name="cluster">
-  <xs:complexType>
-    <xs:sequence>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:name"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:username"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:env" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:java_home" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:java_opts" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:logdir" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:store" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:iodevices" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:workingDir"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:debugEnabled" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:debug" minOccurs="0"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:master-node"/>
-      <xs:element ref="cl:node" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
-    </xs:sequence>
-  </xs:complexType>
-</xs:element>
+	<xs:element name="cluster">
+		<xs:complexType>
+			<xs:sequence>
+				<xs:element ref="cl:name" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:username" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:env" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:java_home" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:log_dir" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:txn_log_dir" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:store" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:iodevices" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:working_dir" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:master_node" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:node" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+			</xs:sequence>
+		</xs:complexType>
+	</xs:element>
 
 </xs:schema>     
diff --git a/asterix-external-data/pom.xml b/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
index 67ca3df..842cd67 100644
--- a/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-external-data</artifactId>
 
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
 			<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.5</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
-			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -84,14 +82,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-runtime</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
@@ -119,6 +117,12 @@
 			<version>1.0.0</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<artifactId>rome</artifactId>
+					<groupId>net.java.dev.rome</groupId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>rome</groupId>
diff --git a/asterix-installer/pom.xml b/asterix-installer/pom.xml
index 87a73af..4b1add5 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-installer/pom.xml
@@ -3,149 +3,186 @@
   <parent>
           <artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
           <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-          <version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+          <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>asterix-installer</artifactId>
+	<properties>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+	</properties>
 
-  <properties>
-    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-  </properties>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.0.2</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>1.6</source>
+					<target>1.6</target>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-       <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.0.2</version>
-          <configuration>
-             <source>1.6</source>
-             <target>1.6</target>
-          </configuration>
-       </plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2.maven2</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-jaxb2-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>configuration</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>generate</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<args>
+								<arg>-Xsetters</arg>
+								<arg>-Xvalue-constructor</arg>
+							</args>
+							<plugins>
+								<plugin>
+									<groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons</groupId>
+									<artifactId>jaxb2-basics</artifactId>
+									<version>0.6.2</version>
+								</plugin>
+								<plugin>
+									<groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons</groupId>
+									<artifactId>jaxb2-value-constructor</artifactId>
+									<version>3.0</version>
+								</plugin>
+							</plugins>
+							<schemaDirectory>src/main/resources/schema</schemaDirectory>
+							<schemaIncludes>
+								<include>installer-conf.xsd</include>
+							</schemaIncludes>
+							<generatePackage>edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.schema.conf</generatePackage>
+							<generateDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/configuration</generateDirectory>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>cluster</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>generate</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<args>
+								<arg>-Xsetters</arg>
+								<arg>-Xvalue-constructor</arg>
+							</args>
+							<schemaDirectory>src/main/resources/schema</schemaDirectory>
+							<schemaIncludes>
+								<include>cluster.xsd</include>
+							</schemaIncludes>
+							<generatePackage>edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.schema.cluster</generatePackage>
+							<bindingDirectory>src/main/resources/schema</bindingDirectory>
+							<bindingIncludes>
+								<bindingInclude>jaxb-bindings.xjb</bindingInclude>
+							</bindingIncludes>
+							<generateDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/cluster</generateDirectory>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.2-beta-5</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<configuration>
+							<descriptor>src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml</descriptor>
+						</configuration>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>attached</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.6</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>integration-test</goal>
+							<goal>verify</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
 
-       <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2.maven2</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-jaxb2-plugin</artifactId>
-          <executions>
-            <execution>
-              <id>configuration</id>
-              <goals>
-                <goal>generate</goal>
-              </goals>
-              <configuration>
-                <args>
-                  <arg>-Xsetters</arg>
-                  <arg>-Xvalue-constructor</arg>
-                </args>
-                <plugins>
-                  <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>jaxb2-basics</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.6.2</version>
-                  </plugin>
-                  <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.jvnet.jaxb2_commons</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>jaxb2-value-constructor</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0</version>
-                  </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-                <schemaDirectory>src/main/resources/schema</schemaDirectory>
-                <schemaIncludes>
-                  <include>installer-conf.xsd</include>
-                </schemaIncludes>
-                <generatePackage>edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.schema.conf</generatePackage>
-                <generateDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/configuration</generateDirectory>
-              </configuration>
-            </execution>
-            <execution>
-              <id>cluster</id>
-              <goals>
-                <goal>generate</goal>
-              </goals>
-              <configuration>
-                <schemaDirectory>src/main/resources/schema</schemaDirectory>
-                <schemaIncludes>
-                  <include>cluster.xsd</include>
-                </schemaIncludes>
-                <generatePackage>edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.schema.cluster</generatePackage>
-                <bindingDirectory>src/main/resources/schema</bindingDirectory>
-                <bindingIncludes>
-                  <bindingInclude>jaxb-bindings.xjb</bindingInclude>
-                </bindingIncludes>
-                <generateDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/cluster</generateDirectory>
-              </configuration>
-            </execution>
-          </executions>
-       </plugin>
-       <plugin>
-         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-         <version>2.2-beta-2</version>
-         <executions>
-           <execution>
-             <configuration>
-               <descriptor>src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml</descriptor>
-             </configuration>
-             <phase>package</phase>
-             <goals>
-               <goal>attached</goal>
-             </goals>
-           </execution>
-         </executions>
-       </plugin>
-    </plugins> 
-  </build>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+			<version>4.8.1</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>args4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>args4j</artifactId>
+			<version>2.0.12</version>
+			<type>jar</type>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
+			<artifactId>zookeeper</artifactId>
+			<version>3.4.5</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId>
+					<artifactId>jmxri</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>
+					<artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>javax.jms</groupId>
+					<artifactId>jms</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+			<version>1.4</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+			<artifactId>asterix-events</artifactId>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<type>jar</type>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<type>jar</type>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
+		</dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                        <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <type>test-jar</type>
+                        <scope>test</scope>
+                </dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+			<artifactId>asterix-server</artifactId>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<type>zip</type>
+			<classifier>binary-assembly</classifier>
+		</dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                        <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>asterix-test-framework</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <scope>test</scope>
+                </dependency>
+	</dependencies>
 
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>args4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>args4j</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.12</version>
-      <type>jar</type>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
-      <artifactId>zookeeper</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4.5</version>
-      <exclusions>
-            <exclusion>
-                <groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jmxri</artifactId>
-            </exclusion>
-            <exclusion>
-                <groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId>
-            </exclusion>
-            <exclusion>
-                <groupId>javax.jms</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jms</artifactId>
-            </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-        <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-        <artifactId>asterix-events</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <type>jar</type>
-        <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-        <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-        <artifactId>asterix-server</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <type>zip</type>
-        <classifier>binary-assembly</classifier>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml b/asterix-installer/src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml
index 6a0c130..66d6cfe 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <id>binary-assembly</id>
   <formats>
     <format>zip</format>
+    <format>dir</format>
   </formats>
   <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
   <fileSets>
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
       <includes>
          <include>log4j:log4j</include>
          <include>edu.uci.ics.asterix:asterix-events</include>
+         <include>edu.uci.ics.asterix:asterix-common</include>
          <include>org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper</include>
          <include>args4j:args4j</include>
          <include>log4j:log4j</include>
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/AlterCommand.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/AlterCommand.java
index 5ef7449..814f3c9 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/AlterCommand.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/AlterCommand.java
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.command;
 
 import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.kohsuke.args4j.Option;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.AsterixConfiguration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerDriver;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerUtil;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixInstance;
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@
         InstallerUtil.validateAsterixInstanceExists(instanceName, State.INACTIVE);
         ILookupService lookupService = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService();
         AsterixInstance instance = lookupService.getAsterixInstance(instanceName);
-
-        Properties asterixConfProp = InstallerUtil.getAsterixConfiguration(((AlterConfig) config).confPath);
-        instance.setConfiguration(asterixConfProp);
+        InstallerUtil.createClusterProperties(instance.getCluster(), instance.getAsterixConfiguration());
+        AsterixConfiguration asterixConfiguration = InstallerUtil
+                .getAsterixConfiguration(((AlterConfig) config).confPath);
+        instance.setAsterixConfiguration(asterixConfiguration);
         instance.setModifiedTimestamp(new Date());
         lookupService.updateAsterixInstance(instance);
-        LOGGER.info("Configuration for Asterix instance: " + instanceName + " has been altered");
+        LOGGER.info("Altered configuration settings for Asterix instance: " + instanceName);
+
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -52,8 +54,8 @@
     protected String getUsageDescription() {
         return "\nAlter the instance's configuration settings."
                 + "\nPrior to running this command, the instance is required to be INACTIVE state."
-                + "\n\nAvailable arguments/options" + "\n-n name of the ASTERIX instance"
-                + "\n-conf path to the ASTERIX configuration file.";
+                + "\nChanged configuration settings will be reflected when the instance is started."
+                + "\n\nAvailable arguments/options" + "\n-n name of the ASTERIX instance.";
     }
 
 }
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@
     @Option(name = "-n", required = true, usage = "Name of Asterix Instance")
     public String name;
 
-    @Option(name = "-conf", required = true, usage = "Path to instance configuration")
+    @Option(name = "-a", required = true, usage = "Path to asterix instance configuration")
     public String confPath;
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/ConfigureCommand.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/ConfigureCommand.java
index e742c4e..43400ea 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/ConfigureCommand.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/ConfigureCommand.java
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
         cluster.setWorkingDir(new WorkingDir(workingDir, true));
         cluster.setIodevices(workingDir);
         cluster.setStore("storage");
-        cluster.setLogdir(workingDir + File.separator + "logs");
-        cluster.setJavaHome(System.getenv("JAVA_HOME"));
-        cluster.setJavaOpts("-Xmx1024m");
+        cluster.setLogDir(workingDir + File.separator + "logs");
+        cluster.setTxnLogDir(workingDir + File.separator + "txnLogs");
+        cluster.setJavaHome(System.getProperty("java.home"));
 
         JAXBContext ctx = JAXBContext.newInstance(Cluster.class);
         Marshaller marshaller = ctx.createMarshaller();
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         configuration.getZookeeper().setHomeDir(
                 InstallerDriver.getManagixHome() + File.separator + InstallerDriver.MANAGIX_INTERNAL_DIR
                         + File.separator + "zookeeper_home");
-        configuration.getZookeeper().getServers().setJavaHome(System.getenv("JAVA_HOME"));
+        configuration.getZookeeper().getServers().setJavaHome(System.getProperty("java.home"));
 
         marshaller = ctx.createMarshaller();
         marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true);
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/CreateCommand.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/CreateCommand.java
index 2de8e53..01a409e 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/CreateCommand.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/CreateCommand.java
@@ -15,16 +15,13 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.command;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
 
 import org.kohsuke.args4j.Option;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.AsterixConfiguration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.management.EventUtil;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.management.EventrixClient;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Cluster;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Env;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Property;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.pattern.Patterns;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerDriver;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerUtil;
@@ -38,6 +35,7 @@
 
     private String asterixInstanceName;
     private Cluster cluster;
+    private AsterixConfiguration asterixConfiguration;
 
     @Override
     protected void execCommand() throws Exception {
@@ -51,24 +49,12 @@
         InstallerUtil.validateAsterixInstanceNotExists(asterixInstanceName);
         CreateConfig createConfig = (CreateConfig) config;
         cluster = EventUtil.getCluster(createConfig.clusterPath);
-        AsterixInstance asterixInstance = InstallerUtil.createAsterixInstance(asterixInstanceName, cluster);
+        asterixConfiguration = InstallerUtil.getAsterixConfiguration(createConfig.asterixConfPath);
+        AsterixInstance asterixInstance = InstallerUtil.createAsterixInstance(asterixInstanceName, cluster,
+                asterixConfiguration);
         InstallerUtil.evaluateConflictWithOtherInstances(asterixInstance);
-        InstallerUtil.createAsterixZip(asterixInstance, true);
-        List<Property> clusterProperties = new ArrayList<Property>();
-        clusterProperties.add(new Property("ASTERIX_HOME", cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir() + File.separator
-                + "asterix"));
-        StringBuilder javaOpts = new StringBuilder();
-        if (cluster.getJavaOpts() != null) {
-            javaOpts.append(cluster.getJavaOpts());
-        }
-        clusterProperties.add(new Property("JAVA_OPTS", javaOpts.toString()));
-        clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLUSTER_NET_IP", cluster.getMasterNode().getClusterIp()));
-        clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLIENT_NET_IP", cluster.getMasterNode().getClientIp()));
-        clusterProperties.add(new Property("LOG_DIR", cluster.getLogdir()));
-        clusterProperties.add(new Property("JAVA_HOME", cluster.getJavaHome()));
-        clusterProperties.add(new Property("WORKING_DIR", cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir()));
-        cluster.setEnv(new Env(clusterProperties));
-
+        InstallerUtil.createAsterixZip(asterixInstance);
+        InstallerUtil.createClusterProperties(cluster, asterixConfiguration);
         EventrixClient eventrixClient = InstallerUtil.getEventrixClient(cluster);
         PatternCreator pc = new PatternCreator();
 
@@ -104,7 +90,8 @@
         return "\nCreates an ASTERIX instance with a specified name."
                 + "\n\nPost creation, the instance is in ACTIVE state, indicating its "
                 + "\navailability for executing statements/queries." + "\n\nUsage arguments/options:"
-                + "\n-n Name of the ASTERIX instance." + "\n-c Path to the cluster configuration file";
+                + "\n-n Name of the ASTERIX instance." + "\n-c Path to the cluster configuration file"
+                + "\n[-a] Path to asterix configuration file" + "\n [..] indicates optional flag";
     }
 
 }
@@ -117,4 +104,7 @@
     @Option(name = "-c", required = true, usage = "Path to cluster configuration")
     public String clusterPath;
 
+    @Option(name = "-a", required = false, usage = "Path to asterix configuration")
+    public String asterixConfPath;
+
 }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/HelpCommand.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/HelpCommand.java
index a9864a3..3bc700d 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/HelpCommand.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/HelpCommand.java
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
             case VALIDATE:
                 helpMessage = new ValidateCommand().getUsageDescription();
                 break;
+            case ALTER:
+                helpMessage = new AlterCommand().getUsageDescription();
+                break;
             default:
                 helpMessage = "Unknown command " + command;
         }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/StartCommand.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/StartCommand.java
index 01fdda4..1180a4e 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/StartCommand.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/StartCommand.java
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.error.VerificationUtil;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.events.PatternCreator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixInstance;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixInstance.State;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixRuntimeState;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixInstance.State;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.service.ServiceProvider;
 
 public class StartCommand extends AbstractCommand {
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
         InstallerDriver.initConfig();
         String asterixInstanceName = ((StartConfig) config).name;
         AsterixInstance instance = InstallerUtil.validateAsterixInstanceExists(asterixInstanceName, State.INACTIVE);
-        InstallerUtil.createAsterixZip(instance, false);
+        InstallerUtil.createAsterixZip(instance);
         PatternCreator pc = new PatternCreator();
         EventrixClient client = InstallerUtil.getEventrixClient(instance.getCluster());
         Patterns asterixBinaryTransferPattern = pc.getAsterixBinaryTransferPattern(asterixInstanceName,
                 instance.getCluster());
         client.submit(asterixBinaryTransferPattern);
-
+        InstallerUtil.createClusterProperties(instance.getCluster(), instance.getAsterixConfiguration());
         Patterns patterns = pc.getStartAsterixPattern(asterixInstanceName, instance.getCluster());
         client.submit(patterns);
         InstallerUtil.deleteDirectory(InstallerDriver.getManagixHome() + File.separator + InstallerDriver.ASTERIX_DIR
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/ValidateCommand.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/ValidateCommand.java
index 4e6460b..10e7df2 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/ValidateCommand.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/command/ValidateCommand.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.command;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Node;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerDriver;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.ProcessInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.schema.conf.Configuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.schema.conf.Zookeeper;
 
@@ -110,8 +108,8 @@
             serverIds.add(cluster.getMasterNode().getId());
 
             MasterNode masterNode = cluster.getMasterNode();
-            Node master = new Node(masterNode.getId(), masterNode.getClusterIp(), masterNode.getJavaOpts(),
-                    masterNode.getJavaHome(), masterNode.getLogdir(), null, null, null);
+            Node master = new Node(masterNode.getId(), masterNode.getClusterIp(), masterNode.getJavaHome(),
+                    masterNode.getLogDir(), null, null, null);
             ipAddresses.add(masterNode.getClusterIp());
 
             valid = valid & validateNodeConfiguration(master, cluster);
@@ -163,8 +161,8 @@
 
     private void validateClusterProperties(Cluster cluster) {
         List<String> tempDirs = new ArrayList<String>();
-        if (cluster.getLogdir() != null && checkTemporaryPath(cluster.getLogdir())) {
-            tempDirs.add("Log directory: " + cluster.getLogdir());
+        if (cluster.getLogDir() != null && checkTemporaryPath(cluster.getLogDir())) {
+            tempDirs.add("Log directory: " + cluster.getLogDir());
         }
         if (cluster.getIodevices() != null && checkTemporaryPath(cluster.getIodevices())) {
             tempDirs.add("IO Device: " + cluster.getIodevices());
@@ -183,7 +181,6 @@
 
     private boolean validateNodeConfiguration(Node node, Cluster cluster) {
         boolean valid = true;
-        valid = checkNodeReachability(node.getClusterIp());
         if (node.getJavaHome() == null || node.getJavaHome().length() == 0) {
             if (cluster.getJavaHome() == null || cluster.getJavaHome().length() == 0) {
                 valid = false;
@@ -191,8 +188,8 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if (node.getLogdir() == null || node.getLogdir().length() == 0) {
-            if (cluster.getLogdir() == null || cluster.getLogdir().length() == 0) {
+        if (node.getLogDir() == null || node.getLogDir().length() == 0) {
+            if (cluster.getLogDir() == null || cluster.getLogDir().length() == 0) {
                 valid = false;
                 LOGGER.fatal("log_dir not defined at cluster/node level for node: " + node.getId() + ERROR);
             }
@@ -252,33 +249,13 @@
                     + File.separator + InstallerDriver.MANAGIX_CONF_XML);
         }
 
-        for (String server : zk.getServers().getServer()) {
-            valid = valid && checkNodeReachability(server);
-        }
-
-        if (valid)
+        if (valid) {
             valid = valid & checkPasswordLessSSHLogin(System.getProperty("user.name"), zk.getServers().getServer());
-        {
         }
 
         return valid;
     }
 
-    private boolean checkNodeReachability(String server) {
-        boolean reachable = true;
-        try {
-            InetAddress address = InetAddress.getByName(server);
-            if (!address.isReachable(1000)) {
-                LOGGER.fatal("\n" + "Server: " + server + " unreachable" + ERROR);
-                reachable = false;
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            reachable = false;
-            LOGGER.fatal("\n" + "Server: " + server + " Invalid address" + ERROR);
-        }
-        return reachable;
-    }
-
 }
 
 class ValidateConfig extends CommandConfig {
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerDriver.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerDriver.java
index 3596032..08249ee 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerDriver.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerDriver.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
     public static final String MANAGIX_EVENT_DIR = MANAGIX_INTERNAL_DIR + File.separator + "eventrix";
     public static final String MANAGIX_EVENT_SCRIPTS_DIR = MANAGIX_INTERNAL_DIR + File.separator + "eventrix"
             + File.separator + "scripts";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_PATH = "conf" + File.separator + File.separator
+            + "asterix-configuration.xml";
     public static final String ASTERIX_DIR = "asterix";
     public static final String EVENTS_DIR = "events";
 
@@ -92,6 +94,10 @@
         return managixHome;
     }
 
+    public static void setManagixHome(String managixHome) {
+        InstallerDriver.managixHome = managixHome;
+    }
+
     public static String getAsterixDir() {
         return managixHome + File.separator + ASTERIX_DIR;
     }
@@ -125,13 +131,13 @@
         buffer.append("stop     " + ":" + " Stops an asterix instance that is in ACTIVE state" + "\n");
         buffer.append("backup   " + ":" + " Creates a back up for an existing asterix instance" + "\n");
         buffer.append("restore  " + ":" + " Restores an asterix instance" + "\n");
+        buffer.append("alter    " + ":" + " Alter the instance's configuration settings" + "\n");
         buffer.append("describe " + ":" + " Describes an existing asterix instance" + "\n");
         buffer.append("validate " + ":" + " Validates the installer/cluster configuration" + "\n");
-        buffer.append("configure" + ":" + " Auto-generate configuration for local psedu-distributed Asterix instance"
-                + "\n");
+        buffer.append("configure" + ":" + " Configure the Asterix installer" + "\n");
         buffer.append("shutdown " + ":" + " Shutdown the installer service" + "\n");
         buffer.append("help     " + ":" + " Provides usage description of a command" + "\n");
-
+        buffer.append("\nTo get more information about a command, use managix help -cmd <command>");
         LOGGER.info(buffer.toString());
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerUtil.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerUtil.java
index e2be142..2b884ef 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/driver/InstallerUtil.java
@@ -40,12 +40,22 @@
 import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
 import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream;
 
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
+import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller;
+import javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller;
+
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.AsterixConfiguration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Store;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.driver.EventDriver;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.management.EventrixClient;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.management.EventUtil;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Cluster;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Env;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Node;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Property;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.error.InstallerException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.error.OutputHandler;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixInstance;
@@ -56,40 +66,63 @@
 
     public static final String TXN_LOG_DIR = "txnLogs";
     public static final String TXN_LOG_DIR_KEY_SUFFIX = "txnLogDir";
+    public static final String ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_FILE = "asterix-configuration.xml";
+    public static final String TXN_LOG_CONFIGURATION_FILE = "log.properties";
 
-    public static AsterixInstance createAsterixInstance(String asterixInstanceName, Cluster cluster)
-            throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
-        Properties asterixConfProp = new Properties();
-        asterixConfProp.put("output_dir", cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir() + File.separator + "asterix_output");
+    public static AsterixInstance createAsterixInstance(String asterixInstanceName, Cluster cluster,
+            AsterixConfiguration asterixConfiguration) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
         Node metadataNode = getMetadataNode(cluster);
         String asterixZipName = InstallerDriver.getAsterixZip().substring(
                 InstallerDriver.getAsterixZip().lastIndexOf(File.separator) + 1);
         String asterixVersion = asterixZipName.substring("asterix-server-".length(),
                 asterixZipName.indexOf("-binary-assembly"));
-        AsterixInstance instance = new AsterixInstance(asterixInstanceName, cluster, asterixConfProp,
+        AsterixInstance instance = new AsterixInstance(asterixInstanceName, cluster, asterixConfiguration,
                 metadataNode.getId(), asterixVersion);
         return instance;
     }
 
-    public static void createAsterixZip(AsterixInstance asterixInstance, boolean newDeployment) throws IOException,
-            InterruptedException {
+    public static void createAsterixZip(AsterixInstance asterixInstance) throws IOException, InterruptedException,
+            JAXBException, InstallerException {
 
-        String modifiedZipPath = injectAsterixPropertyFile(InstallerDriver.getAsterixZip(), asterixInstance,
-                newDeployment);
+        String modifiedZipPath = injectAsterixPropertyFile(InstallerDriver.getAsterixZip(), asterixInstance);
         injectAsterixLogPropertyFile(modifiedZipPath, asterixInstance);
     }
 
-    private static String injectAsterixPropertyFile(String origZipFile, AsterixInstance asterixInstance,
-            boolean newDeployment) throws IOException {
-        writeAsterixConfigurationFile(asterixInstance, newDeployment);
+    public static void createClusterProperties(Cluster cluster, AsterixConfiguration asterixConfiguration) {
+        List<Property> clusterProperties = null;
+        if (cluster.getEnv() != null && cluster.getEnv().getProperty() != null) {
+            clusterProperties = cluster.getEnv().getProperty();
+            clusterProperties.clear();
+        } else {
+            clusterProperties = new ArrayList<Property>();
+        }
+        for (edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Property property : asterixConfiguration.getProperty()) {
+            if (property.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(EventUtil.CC_JAVA_OPTS)) {
+                clusterProperties.add(new Property(EventUtil.CC_JAVA_OPTS, property.getValue()));
+            } else if (property.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(EventUtil.NC_JAVA_OPTS)) {
+                clusterProperties.add(new Property(EventUtil.NC_JAVA_OPTS, property.getValue()));
+            }
+        }
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("ASTERIX_HOME", cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir() + File.separator
+                + "asterix"));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLUSTER_NET_IP", cluster.getMasterNode().getClusterIp()));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("CLIENT_NET_IP", cluster.getMasterNode().getClientIp()));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("LOG_DIR", cluster.getLogDir()));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("JAVA_HOME", cluster.getJavaHome()));
+        clusterProperties.add(new Property("WORKING_DIR", cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir()));
+        cluster.setEnv(new Env(clusterProperties));
+    }
+
+    private static String injectAsterixPropertyFile(String origZipFile, AsterixInstance asterixInstance)
+            throws IOException, JAXBException {
+        writeAsterixConfigurationFile(asterixInstance);
         String asterixInstanceDir = InstallerDriver.getAsterixDir() + File.separator + asterixInstance.getName();
         unzip(origZipFile, asterixInstanceDir);
         File sourceJar = new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + "lib" + File.separator + "asterix-app-"
                 + asterixInstance.getAsterixVersion() + ".jar");
-        String asterixPropertyFile = "test.properties";
-        File replacementFile = new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + "test.properties");
-        replaceInJar(sourceJar, asterixPropertyFile, replacementFile);
-        new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + "test.properties").delete();
+        File replacementFile = new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_FILE);
+        replaceInJar(sourceJar, ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_FILE, replacementFile);
+        new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_FILE).delete();
         String asterixZipName = InstallerDriver.getAsterixZip().substring(
                 InstallerDriver.getAsterixZip().lastIndexOf(File.separator) + 1);
         zipDir(new File(asterixInstanceDir), new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + asterixZipName));
@@ -97,25 +130,24 @@
     }
 
     private static String injectAsterixLogPropertyFile(String origZipFile, AsterixInstance asterixInstance)
-            throws IOException {
+            throws IOException, InstallerException {
         String asterixInstanceDir = InstallerDriver.getAsterixDir() + File.separator + asterixInstance.getName();
         unzip(origZipFile, asterixInstanceDir);
         File sourceJar1 = new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + "lib" + File.separator + "asterix-app-"
                 + asterixInstance.getAsterixVersion() + ".jar");
-        String txnLogPropertyFile = "log.properties";
         Properties txnLogProperties = new Properties();
         URLClassLoader urlClassLoader = new URLClassLoader(new URL[] { sourceJar1.toURI().toURL() });
-        InputStream in = urlClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(txnLogPropertyFile);
+        InputStream in = urlClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(TXN_LOG_CONFIGURATION_FILE);
         if (in != null) {
             txnLogProperties.load(in);
         }
 
-        writeAsterixLogConfigurationFile(asterixInstance.getName(), asterixInstance.getCluster(), txnLogProperties);
+        writeAsterixLogConfigurationFile(asterixInstance, txnLogProperties);
 
         File sourceJar2 = new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + "lib" + File.separator + "asterix-app-"
                 + asterixInstance.getAsterixVersion() + ".jar");
         File replacementFile = new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + "log.properties");
-        replaceInJar(sourceJar2, txnLogPropertyFile, replacementFile);
+        replaceInJar(sourceJar2, TXN_LOG_CONFIGURATION_FILE, replacementFile);
 
         new File(asterixInstanceDir + File.separator + "log.properties").delete();
         String asterixZipName = InstallerDriver.getAsterixZip().substring(
@@ -174,54 +206,74 @@
         return nodeDataStore.toString();
     }
 
-    private static void writeAsterixConfigurationFile(AsterixInstance asterixInstance, boolean newData)
-            throws IOException {
+    private static void writeAsterixConfigurationFile(AsterixInstance asterixInstance) throws IOException,
+            JAXBException {
         String asterixInstanceName = asterixInstance.getName();
         Cluster cluster = asterixInstance.getCluster();
         String metadataNodeId = asterixInstance.getMetadataNodeId();
 
-        StringBuffer conf = new StringBuffer();
-        conf.append("MetadataNode=" + asterixInstanceName + "_" + metadataNodeId + "\n");
-        conf.append("NewUniverse=" + newData + "\n");
+        AsterixConfiguration configuration = asterixInstance.getAsterixConfiguration();
+        configuration.setMetadataNode(asterixInstanceName + "_" + metadataNodeId);
 
         String storeDir = null;
+        List<Store> stores = new ArrayList<Store>();
         for (Node node : cluster.getNode()) {
             storeDir = node.getStore() == null ? cluster.getStore() : node.getStore();
-            conf.append(asterixInstanceName + "_" + node.getId() + ".stores" + "=" + storeDir + "\n");
+            stores.add(new Store(asterixInstanceName + "_" + node.getId(), storeDir));
         }
-
-        Properties asterixConfProp = asterixInstance.getConfiguration();
-        String outputDir = asterixConfProp.getProperty("output_dir");
-        conf.append("OutputDir=" + outputDir);
+        configuration.setStore(stores);
 
         File asterixConfDir = new File(InstallerDriver.getAsterixDir() + File.separator + asterixInstanceName);
         asterixConfDir.mkdirs();
-        dumpToFile(InstallerDriver.getAsterixDir() + File.separator + asterixInstanceName + File.separator
-                + "test.properties", conf.toString());
+
+        JAXBContext ctx = JAXBContext.newInstance(AsterixConfiguration.class);
+        Marshaller marshaller = ctx.createMarshaller();
+        marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true);
+        marshaller.marshal(configuration, new FileOutputStream(asterixConfDir + File.separator
+                + ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_FILE));
     }
 
-    private static void writeAsterixLogConfigurationFile(String asterixInstanceName, Cluster cluster,
-            Properties logProperties) throws IOException {
+    private static void writeAsterixLogConfigurationFile(AsterixInstance asterixInstance, Properties logProperties)
+            throws IOException, InstallerException {
+        String asterixInstanceName = asterixInstance.getName();
+        Cluster cluster = asterixInstance.getCluster();
         StringBuffer conf = new StringBuffer();
         for (Map.Entry<Object, Object> p : logProperties.entrySet()) {
             conf.append(p.getKey() + "=" + p.getValue() + "\n");
         }
 
         for (Node node : cluster.getNode()) {
-            String iodevices = node.getIodevices() == null ? cluster.getIodevices() : node.getIodevices();
-            String txnLogDir = iodevices.split(",")[0].trim() + File.separator + InstallerUtil.TXN_LOG_DIR;
+            String txnLogDir = node.getTxnLogDir() == null ? cluster.getTxnLogDir() : node.getTxnLogDir();
+            if (txnLogDir == null) {
+                throw new InstallerException("Transaction log directory (txn_log_dir) not configured for node: "
+                        + node.getId());
+            }
             conf.append(asterixInstanceName + "_" + node.getId() + "." + TXN_LOG_DIR_KEY_SUFFIX + "=" + txnLogDir
                     + "\n");
         }
+        List<edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Property> properties = asterixInstance.getAsterixConfiguration()
+                .getProperty();
+        for (edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Property p : properties) {
+            if (p.getName().trim().toLowerCase().contains("log")) {
+                conf.append(p.getValue() + "=" + p.getValue());
+            }
+        }
         dumpToFile(InstallerDriver.getAsterixDir() + File.separator + asterixInstanceName + File.separator
                 + "log.properties", conf.toString());
 
     }
 
-    public static Properties getAsterixConfiguration(String asterixConf) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
-        Properties prop = new Properties();
-        prop.load(new FileInputStream(asterixConf));
-        return prop;
+    public static AsterixConfiguration getAsterixConfiguration(String asterixConf) throws FileNotFoundException,
+            IOException, JAXBException {
+        if (asterixConf == null) {
+            asterixConf = InstallerDriver.getManagixHome() + File.separator
+                    + InstallerDriver.DEFAULT_ASTERIX_CONFIGURATION_PATH;
+        }
+        File file = new File(asterixConf);
+        JAXBContext ctx = JAXBContext.newInstance(AsterixConfiguration.class);
+        Unmarshaller unmarshaller = ctx.createUnmarshaller();
+        AsterixConfiguration asterixConfiguration = (AsterixConfiguration) unmarshaller.unmarshal(file);
+        return asterixConfiguration;
     }
 
     public static void unzip(String sourceFile, String destDir) throws IOException {
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/events/PatternCreator.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/events/PatternCreator.java
index 0d50bbf..0f382f9 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/events/PatternCreator.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/events/PatternCreator.java
@@ -173,16 +173,18 @@
         String workingDir = cluster.getWorkingDir().getDir();
         String backupId = "" + instance.getBackupInfo().size();
         String iodevices;
+        String txnLogDir;
         String store;
         String pargs;
         List<Pattern> patternList = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
         for (Node node : cluster.getNode()) {
             Nodeid nodeid = new Nodeid(new Value(null, node.getId()));
             iodevices = node.getIodevices() == null ? instance.getCluster().getIodevices() : node.getIodevices();
+            txnLogDir = node.getTxnLogDir() == null ? instance.getCluster().getTxnLogDir() : node.getTxnLogDir();
             store = node.getStore() == null ? cluster.getStore() : node.getStore();
             pargs = workingDir + " " + instance.getName() + " " + iodevices + " " + store + " "
-                    + BackupCommand.ASTERIX_ROOT_METADATA_DIR + " " + InstallerUtil.TXN_LOG_DIR + " " + backupId + " "
-                    + backupDir + " " + "local" + " " + node.getId();
+                    + BackupCommand.ASTERIX_ROOT_METADATA_DIR + " " + txnLogDir + " " + backupId + " " + backupDir
+                    + " " + "local" + " " + node.getId();
             Event event = new Event("backup", nodeid, pargs);
             patternList.add(new Pattern(null, 1, null, event));
         }
@@ -313,14 +315,11 @@
         List<Pattern> patternList = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
         Cluster cluster = instance.getCluster();
         Nodeid nodeid = null;
-        String pargs = null;
         Event event = null;
         for (Node node : cluster.getNode()) {
-            String iodevices = node.getIodevices() == null ? cluster.getIodevices() : node.getIodevices();
-            String primaryIODevice = iodevices.split(",")[0].trim();
-            pargs = primaryIODevice + File.separator + InstallerUtil.TXN_LOG_DIR;
+            String txnLogDir = node.getTxnLogDir() == null ? cluster.getTxnLogDir() : node.getTxnLogDir();
             nodeid = new Nodeid(new Value(null, node.getId()));
-            event = new Event("file_delete", nodeid, pargs);
+            event = new Event("file_delete", nodeid, txnLogDir);
             patternList.add(new Pattern(null, 1, null, event));
         }
 
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@
     private Patterns createRemoveAsterixLogDirPattern(AsterixInstance instance) throws Exception {
         List<Pattern> patternList = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
         Cluster cluster = instance.getCluster();
-        String pargs = instance.getCluster().getLogdir();
+        String pargs = instance.getCluster().getLogDir();
         Nodeid nodeid = new Nodeid(new Value(null, cluster.getMasterNode().getId()));
         Event event = new Event("file_delete", nodeid, pargs);
         patternList.add(new Pattern(null, 1, null, event));
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/model/AsterixInstance.java b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/model/AsterixInstance.java
index 9a2d43d..9839b90 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/model/AsterixInstance.java
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/model/AsterixInstance.java
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Properties;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.AsterixConfiguration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.configuration.Property;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Cluster;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.event.schema.cluster.Node;
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 2874439550187520449L;
 
+  
     public enum State {
         ACTIVE,
         INACTIVE,
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@
     private final Date createdTimestamp;
     private Date stateChangeTimestamp;
     private Date modifiedTimestamp;
-    private Properties configuration;
+    private AsterixConfiguration asterixConfiguration;
     private State state;
     private final String metadataNodeId;
     private final String asterixVersion;
@@ -47,11 +49,11 @@
     private AsterixRuntimeState runtimeState;
     private State previousState;
 
-    public AsterixInstance(String name, Cluster cluster, Properties configuration, String metadataNodeId,
-            String asterixVersion) {
+    public AsterixInstance(String name, Cluster cluster, AsterixConfiguration asterixConfiguration,
+            String metadataNodeId, String asterixVersion) {
         this.name = name;
         this.cluster = cluster;
-        this.configuration = configuration;
+        this.asterixConfiguration = asterixConfiguration;
         this.metadataNodeId = metadataNodeId;
         this.state = State.ACTIVE;
         this.previousState = State.UNUSABLE;
@@ -65,14 +67,6 @@
         return stateChangeTimestamp;
     }
 
-    public Properties getConfiguration() {
-        return configuration;
-    }
-
-    public void setConfiguration(Properties properties) {
-        this.configuration = properties;
-    }
-
     public State getState() {
         return state;
     }
@@ -174,9 +168,23 @@
             buffer.append(pInfo + "\n");
         }
 
+        buffer.append("\n");
+        buffer.append("Asterix Configuration\n");
+        for (Property property : asterixConfiguration.getProperty()) {
+            buffer.append(property.getName() + ":" + property.getValue() + "\n");
+        }
+
     }
 
     public State getPreviousState() {
         return previousState;
     }
+
+    public AsterixConfiguration getAsterixConfiguration() {
+        return asterixConfiguration;
+    }
+
+    public void setAsterixConfiguration(AsterixConfiguration asterixConfiguration) {
+        this.asterixConfiguration = asterixConfiguration;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/conf/asterix.conf b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/conf/asterix.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 659b48e..0000000
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/conf/asterix.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-output_dir=/tmp/asterix_output/
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/local.xml b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/local.xml
index d397bcd..0af8dfc 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/local.xml
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/clusters/local/local.xml
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 <cluster xmlns="cluster">
   <name>local</name>
-  <workingDir>
+  <working_dir>
     <dir>/tmp/asterix-installer</dir>
     <NFS>true</NFS>
-  </workingDir>
-  <logdir>/tmp/asterix/logs</logdir>
+  </working_dir>
+  <log_dir>/tmp/asterix/logs</log_dir>
+  <txn_log_dir>/tmp/asterix/logs</txn_log_dir>
   <iodevices>/tmp</iodevices>
   <store>asterix/storage</store>
   <java_home></java_home>
-  <java_opts>-Xmx1024m</java_opts>
-  <master-node>
+  <master_node>
     <id>master</id>
-    <client-ip>127.0.0.1</client-ip>
-    <cluster-ip>127.0.0.1</cluster-ip>
-  </master-node>
+    <client_ip>127.0.0.1</client_ip>
+    <cluster_ip>127.0.0.1</cluster_ip>
+  </master_node>
   <node>
     <id>node1</id>
-    <cluster-ip>127.0.0.1</cluster-ip>
+    <cluster_ip>127.0.0.1</cluster_ip>
   </node>
 </cluster>
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfec2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/main/resources/conf/asterix-configuration.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+<asterixConfiguration xmlns="asterixconf">
+
+	<property>
+		<name>nc.java.opts</name>
+		<value>-Xmx1024m</value>
+		<description>JVM parameters for each Node Contoller (NC)</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>cc.java.opts</name>
+		<value>-Xmx1024m</value>
+		<description>JVM parameters for each Cluster Contoller (CC)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>storage.buffercache.pagesize</name>
+		<value>32768</value>
+		<description>The page size in bytes for pages in the buffer cache.
+			(Default = "32768" // 32KB)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>storage.buffercache.numpages</name>
+		<value>1024</value>
+		<description>The number of pages allocated to the disk buffer cache.
+			(Default = "1024")
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>storage.buffercache.maxopenfiles</name>
+		<value>214748364</value>
+		<description>The maximum number of open files in the buffer cache.
+			(Default = "214748364")
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>storage.memorycomponent.pagesize</name>
+		<value>32768</value>
+		<description>The page size in bytes for pages allocated to memory
+			components. (Default = "32768" // 32KB)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>storage.memorycomponent.numpages</name>
+		<value>4096</value>
+		<description>The number of pages to allocate for a memory component.
+			(Default = 4096)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>storage.memorycomponent.globalbudget</name>
+		<value>263435456</value>
+		<description>The total size of memory in bytes that the sum of all
+			open memory
+			components cannot exceed. (Default = "1073741824" // 1GB)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>storage.lsm.mergethreshold</name>
+		<value>3</value>
+		<description>The number of on-disk components an LSM index can have
+			before a merge is triggered. (Default = 3)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>storage.lsm.bloomfilter.falsepositiverate</name>
+		<value>0.01</value>
+		<description>The maximum acceptable false positive rate for bloom
+			filters associated with LSM indexes. (Default = "0.01" // 1%)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>txn.log.buffer.numpages</name>
+		<value>8</value>
+		<description>The number of in-memory log buffer pages. (Default = "8")
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>txn.log.buffer.pagesize</name>
+		<value>131072</value>
+		<description>The size of pages in the in-memory log buffer. (Default =
+			"131072" // 128KB)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>txn.log.partitionsize</name>
+		<value>2147483648</value>
+		<description>The maximum size of a log file partition allowed before
+			rotating the log to the next partition. (Default = "2147483648" //
+			2GB)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>txn.log.groupcommitinterval</name>
+		<value>200</value>
+		<description>The group commit wait time in milliseconds. (Default =
+			"200" // 2ms)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>txn.log.checkpoint.lsnthreshold</name>
+		<value>67108864</value>
+		<description>The size of the window that the maximum LSN is allowed to
+			be ahead of the checkpoint LSN by. (Default = ""67108864" // 64M)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>txn.log.checkpoint.pollfrequency</name>
+		<value>120</value>
+		<description>The time in seconds between that the checkpoint thread
+			waits between polls. (Default = "120" // 120s)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>txn.lock.escalationthreshold</name>
+		<value>1000</value>
+		<description>The number of entity level locks that need to be acquired
+			before the locks are coalesced and escalated into a dataset level
+			lock. (Default = "1000")
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>txn.lock.shrinktimer</name>
+		<value>120000</value>
+		<description>The time in milliseconds to wait before deallocating
+			unused lock manager memory. (Default = "120000" // 120s)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>compiler.sortmemory</name>
+		<value>536870912</value>
+		<description>The amount of memory in bytes given to sort operations.
+			(Default = "536870912" // 512mb)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>compiler.joinmemory</name>
+		<value>536870912</value>
+		<description>The amount of memory in bytes given to join operations.
+			(Default = "536870912" // 512mb)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>compiler.framesize</name>
+		<value>32768</value>
+		<description>The Hyracks frame size that the compiler configures per
+			job. (Default = "32768" // 32KB)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>web.port</name>
+		<value>19001</value>
+		<description>The port for the ASTERIX web interface. (Default = 19001)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>api.port</name>
+		<value>19101</value>
+		<description>The port for the ASTERIX API server. (Default = 19101)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+
+	<property>
+		<name>log.level</name>
+		<value>INFO</value>
+		<description>The minimum log level to be displayed. (Default = INFO)
+		</description>
+	</property>
+</asterixConfiguration>
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/test/AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.java b/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/test/AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc6f643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/test/AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.FilenameFilter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
+import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
+import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller;
+import javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.command.CommandHandler;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.command.ShutdownCommand;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.driver.InstallerDriver;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.error.VerificationUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixInstance;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixInstance.State;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixRuntimeState;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.schema.conf.Configuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.service.ServiceProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.HyracksConnection;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.IHyracksClientConnection;
+
+public class AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil {
+
+    private static String managixHome;
+    private static String clusterConfigurationPath;
+    private static final CommandHandler cmdHandler = new CommandHandler();
+    public static final String ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME = "asterix";
+    private static final String CC_IP_ADDRESS = "127.0.0.1";
+    private static final int DEFAULT_HYRACKS_CC_CLIENT_PORT = 1098;
+    private static final int zookeeperClientPort = 2900;
+    private static final int zookeeperTestClientPort = 3945;
+
+    private static IHyracksClientConnection hcc;
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.class.getName());
+
+    public static void deinit() throws Exception {
+        deleteInstance();
+        stopZookeeper();
+    }
+
+    public static void init() throws Exception {
+        File asterixProjectDir = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir"));
+        File installerTargetDir = new File(asterixProjectDir, "target");
+        String managixHomeDirName = installerTargetDir.list(new FilenameFilter() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
+                return new File(dir, name).isDirectory() && name.startsWith("asterix-installer")
+                        && name.endsWith("binary-assembly");
+            }
+
+        })[0];
+        managixHome = new File(installerTargetDir, managixHomeDirName).getAbsolutePath();
+        System.setProperty("log4j.configuration", managixHome + File.separator + "conf" + File.separator
+                + "log4j.properties");
+
+        managixHome = AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.getManagixHome();
+        clusterConfigurationPath = managixHome + File.separator + "clusters" + File.separator + "local"
+                + File.separator + "local.xml";
+
+        InstallerDriver.setManagixHome(managixHome);
+
+        String command = "configure";
+        cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+        command = "validate -c " + clusterConfigurationPath;
+        cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+
+        startZookeeper();
+        InstallerDriver.initConfig();
+        createInstance();
+        hcc = new HyracksConnection(CC_IP_ADDRESS, DEFAULT_HYRACKS_CC_CLIENT_PORT);
+    }
+
+    public static IHyracksClientConnection getHyracksConnection() {
+        return hcc;
+    }
+
+    private static void startZookeeper() throws Exception {
+        initZookeeperTestConfiguration(zookeeperClientPort);
+        String script = managixHome + File.separator + "bin" + File.separator + "managix";
+
+        // shutdown zookeeper if running
+        String command = "shutdown";
+        cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+
+         Thread.sleep(2000);
+
+        // start zookeeper 
+        initZookeeperTestConfiguration(zookeeperTestClientPort);
+        ProcessBuilder pb2 = new ProcessBuilder(script, "describe");
+        Map<String, String> env2 = pb2.environment();
+        env2.put("MANAGIX_HOME", managixHome);
+        pb2.start();
+
+        Thread.sleep(2000);
+    }
+
+    public static void createInstance() throws Exception {
+
+        String command = null;
+        AsterixInstance instance = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService()
+                .getAsterixInstance(ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME);
+        if (instance != null) {
+            transformIntoRequiredState(State.INACTIVE);
+            command = "delete -n " + ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME;
+            cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+        }
+
+        command = "create -n " + ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME + " " + "-c" + " " + clusterConfigurationPath;
+        cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+
+        instance = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService().getAsterixInstance(ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME);
+        AsterixRuntimeState state = VerificationUtil.getAsterixRuntimeState(instance);
+        assert (state.getFailedNCs().isEmpty() && state.isCcRunning());
+    }
+
+    private static void initZookeeperTestConfiguration(int port) throws JAXBException, FileNotFoundException {
+        String installerConfPath = InstallerDriver.getManagixHome() + File.separator + InstallerDriver.MANAGIX_CONF_XML;
+        JAXBContext ctx = JAXBContext.newInstance(Configuration.class);
+        Unmarshaller unmarshaller = ctx.createUnmarshaller();
+        Configuration configuration = (Configuration) unmarshaller.unmarshal(new File(installerConfPath));
+        configuration.getZookeeper().setClientPort(new BigInteger("" + port));
+        Marshaller marshaller = ctx.createMarshaller();
+        marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true);
+        marshaller.marshal(configuration, new FileOutputStream(installerConfPath));
+    }
+
+    public static void transformIntoRequiredState(AsterixInstance.State state) throws Exception {
+        AsterixInstance instance = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService()
+                .getAsterixInstance(ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME);
+        assert (instance != null);
+        if (instance.getState().equals(state)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (state.equals(AsterixInstance.State.UNUSABLE)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid desired state");
+        }
+
+        String command = null;
+        switch (instance.getState()) {
+            case ACTIVE:
+                command = "stop -n " + ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME;
+                break;
+            case INACTIVE:
+                command = "start -n " + ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME;
+                break;
+        }
+        cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+    }
+
+    private static void stopZookeeper() throws IOException, JAXBException {
+        String script = managixHome + File.separator + "bin" + File.separator + "managix";
+        // shutdown zookeeper if running
+        ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(script, "shutdown");
+        Map<String, String> env = pb.environment();
+        env.put("MANAGIX_HOME", managixHome);
+        pb.start();
+    }
+
+    private static void deleteInstance() throws Exception {
+        String command = null;
+        AsterixInstance instance = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService()
+                .getAsterixInstance(ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME);
+
+        if (instance == null) {
+            return;
+        } else {
+            transformIntoRequiredState(State.INACTIVE);
+            command = "delete -n " + ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME;
+            cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+        }
+        instance = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService().getAsterixInstance(ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME);
+        assert (instance == null);
+    }
+
+    public static String getManagixHome() {
+        return managixHome;
+    }
+
+    public static void installLibrary(String libraryName, String libraryDataverse, String libraryPath) throws Exception {
+        transformIntoRequiredState(State.INACTIVE);
+        String command = "install -n " + ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME + " -d " + libraryDataverse + " -l " + libraryName
+                + " -p " + libraryPath;
+        cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+    }
+
+    public static void uninstallLibrary(String dataverseName, String libraryName) throws Exception {
+        transformIntoRequiredState(State.INACTIVE);
+        String command = "uninstall -n " + ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME + " -d " + dataverseName + " -l " + "libraryName";
+        cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+    }
+
+    public static void executeCommand(String command) throws Exception {
+        cmdHandler.processCommand(command.trim().split(" "));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/test/AsterixLifecycleIT.java b/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/test/AsterixLifecycleIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98c6bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/installer/test/AsterixLifecycleIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.command.CommandHandler;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.error.VerificationUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixInstance;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixInstance.State;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.model.AsterixRuntimeState;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.installer.service.ServiceProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.aql.TestsUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.context.TestCaseContext;
+
+public class AsterixLifecycleIT {
+
+    private static final int NUM_NC = 1;
+    private static final CommandHandler cmdHandler = new CommandHandler();
+    private static final String PATH_BASE = "src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle";
+    private static final String PATH_ACTUAL = "ittest/";
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(AsterixLifecycleIT.class.getName());
+    private static List<TestCaseContext> testCaseCollection;
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void setUp() throws Exception {
+        AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.init();
+        TestCaseContext.Builder b = new TestCaseContext.Builder();
+        testCaseCollection = b.build(new File(PATH_BASE));
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.deinit();
+    }
+
+    @Parameters
+    public static Collection<Object[]> tests() throws Exception {
+        Collection<Object[]> testArgs = new ArrayList<Object[]>();
+        return testArgs;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStopActiveInstance() throws Exception {
+        try {
+            AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.transformIntoRequiredState(State.ACTIVE);
+            String command = "stop -n " + AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME;
+            cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+            AsterixInstance instance = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService().getAsterixInstance(
+                    AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME);
+            AsterixRuntimeState state = VerificationUtil.getAsterixRuntimeState(instance);
+            assert (state.getFailedNCs().size() == NUM_NC && !state.isCcRunning());
+            LOGGER.info("Test stop active instance PASSED");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new Exception("Test configure installer " + "\" FAILED!", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStartActiveInstance() throws Exception {
+        try {
+            AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.transformIntoRequiredState(State.INACTIVE);
+            String command = "start -n " + AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME;
+            cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+            AsterixInstance instance = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService().getAsterixInstance(
+                    AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME);
+            AsterixRuntimeState state = VerificationUtil.getAsterixRuntimeState(instance);
+            assert (state.getFailedNCs().size() == 0 && state.isCcRunning());
+            LOGGER.info("Test start active instance PASSED");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new Exception("Test configure installer " + "\" FAILED!", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDeleteActiveInstance() throws Exception {
+        try {
+            AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.transformIntoRequiredState(State.INACTIVE);
+            String command = "delete -n " + AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME;
+            cmdHandler.processCommand(command.split(" "));
+            AsterixInstance instance = ServiceProvider.INSTANCE.getLookupService().getAsterixInstance(
+                    AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.ASTERIX_INSTANCE_NAME);
+            assert (instance == null);
+            LOGGER.info("Test delete active instance PASSED");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new Exception("Test delete active instance " + "\" FAILED!", e);
+        } finally {
+            // recreate instance
+            AsterixInstallerIntegrationUtil.createInstance();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() throws Exception {
+        for (TestCaseContext testCaseCtx : testCaseCollection) {
+            TestsUtils.executeTest(PATH_ACTUAL, testCaseCtx);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        try {
+            setUp();
+            new AsterixLifecycleIT().test();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            LOGGER.info("TEST CASE(S) FAILED");
+        } finally {
+            tearDown();
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87b762b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+create dataverse backupDataverse;
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.2.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.2.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d8a23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.2.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+stop -n asterix
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.3.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.3.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baf9551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.3.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+backup -n asterix
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.4.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.4.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e99f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.4.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+start -n asterix
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.5.ddl.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.5.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b6f51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.5.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+drop dataverse backupDataverse;
+
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.6.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.6.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d8a23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.6.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+stop -n asterix
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.7.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.7.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..063616b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.7.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+restore -n asterix -b 0
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.8.mgx.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.8.mgx.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e99f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.8.mgx.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+start -n asterix
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.9.query.aql b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.9.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4833c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/queries/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.9.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+for $x in dataset Metadata.Dataverse
+where $x.DataverseName='backupDataverse'
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/results/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.1.adm b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/results/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..722abfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/results/asterix-lifecycle/backupRestore/backupRestore.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "backupDataverse", "DataFormat": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.NonTaggedDataFormat", "Timestamp": "Wed Apr 24 16:13:46 PDT 2013", "PendingOp": 0 }
diff --git a/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/testsuite.xml b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/testsuite.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48f548f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-installer/src/test/resources/integrationts/lifecycle/testsuite.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<test-suite xmlns="urn:xml.testframework.asterix.ics.uci.edu" ResultOffsetPath="results" QueryOffsetPath="queries" QueryFileExtension=".aql">
+  <test-group name="lifecycle">
+    <test-case FilePath="asterix-lifecycle">
+      <compilation-unit name="backupRestore">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">backupRestore</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
+</test-suite>
+
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 624c8d3..6b444e8 100644
--- a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix-maven-plugins</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml b/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
index f460970..d71f2e9 100644
--- a/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/pom.xml b/asterix-metadata/pom.xml
index ca3f342..6f70568 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-metadata</artifactId>
 
@@ -26,19 +26,25 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-external-data</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+			<artifactId>asterix-runtime</artifactId>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataCache.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataCache.java
index 0382315..1496208 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataCache.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataCache.java
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataEntity;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.DatasourceAdapter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataset;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.DatasourceAdapter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Datatype;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataverse;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Function;
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java
index ad106fe..f9f5260 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixMetadataProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IAsterixStateProxy;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataNode;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataset;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.DatasourceAdapter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Datatype;
@@ -33,8 +35,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Index;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Node;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.NodeGroup;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobIdFactory;
 
 /**
@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@
     private IAsterixStateProxy proxy;
     private IMetadataNode metadataNode;
     private final ReadWriteLock metadataLatch;
+    private final AsterixMetadataProperties metadataProperties;
 
-    public MetadataManager(IAsterixStateProxy proxy) {
+    public MetadataManager(IAsterixStateProxy proxy, AsterixMetadataProperties metadataProperties) {
         if (proxy == null) {
             throw new Error("Null proxy given to MetadataManager.");
         }
         this.proxy = proxy;
+        this.metadataProperties = metadataProperties;
         this.metadataNode = null;
         this.metadataLatch = new ReentrantReadWriteLock(true);
     }
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@
             metadataNode = proxy.getMetadataNode();
             if (metadataNode == null) {
                 throw new Error("Failed to get the MetadataNode.\n" + "The MetadataNode was configured to run on NC: "
-                        + proxy.getAsterixProperties().getMetadataNodeName());
+                        + metadataProperties.getMetadataNodeName());
             }
         }
     }
@@ -546,6 +548,15 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public int getMostRecentDatasetId() throws MetadataException {
+        try {
+            return metadataNode.getMostRecentDatasetId();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw new MetadataException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public List<Function> getDataverseFunctions(MetadataTransactionContext ctx, String dataverseName)
             throws MetadataException {
         List<Function> dataverseFunctions;
@@ -601,5 +612,4 @@
     public void releaseReadLatch() {
         metadataLatch.readLock().unlock();
     }
-
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataNode.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataNode.java
index d9c6ed4..5aca7c4 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataNode.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataNode.java
@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.IndexType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext.TransactionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataIndex;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataNode;
@@ -55,16 +62,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableString;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AString;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallback;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetIdFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext.TransactionType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     private static final DatasetId METADATA_DATASET_ID = new DatasetId(MetadataPrimaryIndexes.METADATA_DATASET_ID);
 
     private IIndexLifecycleManager indexLifecycleManager;
-    private TransactionSubsystem transactionSubsystem;
+    private ITransactionSubsystem transactionSubsystem;
 
     public static final MetadataNode INSTANCE = new MetadataNode();
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         super();
     }
 
-    public void initialize(AsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeContext) {
+    public void initialize(IAsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeContext) {
         this.transactionSubsystem = runtimeContext.getTransactionSubsystem();
         this.indexLifecycleManager = runtimeContext.getIndexLifecycleManager();
     }
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@
 
     @Override
     public void commitTransaction(JobId jobId) throws RemoteException, ACIDException {
-        TransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+        ITransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
         transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().commitTransaction(txnCtx, new DatasetId(-1), -1);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void abortTransaction(JobId jobId) throws RemoteException, ACIDException {
         try {
-            TransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+            ITransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
             transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().abortTransaction(txnCtx, new DatasetId(-1), -1);
         } catch (ACIDException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@
 
     @Override
     public void lock(JobId jobId, byte lockMode) throws ACIDException, RemoteException {
-        TransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+        ITransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
         transactionSubsystem.getLockManager().lock(METADATA_DATASET_ID, -1, lockMode, txnCtx);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void unlock(JobId jobId) throws ACIDException, RemoteException {
-        TransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+        ITransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
         transactionSubsystem.getLockManager().unlock(METADATA_DATASET_ID, -1, txnCtx);
     }
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 
         IIndexAccessor indexAccessor = lsmIndex.createAccessor(modCallback, NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
 
-        TransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+        ITransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
         txnCtx.setTransactionType(TransactionType.READ_WRITE);
 
         // TODO: fix exceptions once new BTree exception model is in hyracks.
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 
     private IModificationOperationCallback createIndexModificationCallback(JobId jobId, long resourceId,
             IMetadataIndex metadataIndex, ILSMIndex lsmIndex, IndexOperation indexOp) throws Exception {
-        TransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+        ITransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
 
         if (metadataIndex.isPrimaryIndex()) {
             return new PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback(metadataIndex.getDatasetId().getId(),
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
                 lsmIndex, IndexOperation.DELETE);
         IIndexAccessor indexAccessor = lsmIndex.createAccessor(modCallback, NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
 
-        TransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+        ITransactionContext txnCtx = transactionSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
         txnCtx.setTransactionType(TransactionType.READ_WRITE);
 
         indexAccessor.delete(tuple);
@@ -1121,4 +1121,9 @@
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getMostRecentDatasetId() throws MetadataException, RemoteException {
+        return DatasetIdFactory.getMostRecentDatasetId();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataTransactionContext.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataTransactionContext.java
index cbd37d6..c76fb16 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataTransactionContext.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataTransactionContext.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.AdapterIdentifier;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataEntity;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataset;
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Function;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Index;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.NodeGroup;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 
 /**
  * Used to implement serializable transactions against the MetadataCache.
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IAsterixStateProxy.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IAsterixStateProxy.java
index 5f772c7..7f06c30 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IAsterixStateProxy.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IAsterixStateProxy.java
@@ -19,17 +19,11 @@
 import java.rmi.Remote;
 import java.rmi.RemoteException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.AsterixProperties;
-
 /**
  * Interface for setting/getting distributed state of Asterix.
  */
 public interface IAsterixStateProxy extends Remote, Serializable {
     public void setMetadataNode(IMetadataNode metadataNode) throws RemoteException;
 
-    public void setAsterixProperties(AsterixProperties asterixProperties) throws RemoteException;
-
     public IMetadataNode getMetadataNode() throws RemoteException;
-
-    public AsterixProperties getAsterixProperties() throws RemoteException;
 }
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataIndex.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataIndex.java
index ca6ab08..efd8ecb 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataIndex.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataIndex.java
@@ -17,16 +17,13 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTraits;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndex;
 
 /**
  * Descriptor interface for a primary or secondary index on metadata datasets.
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataManager.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataManager.java
index fdf2d60..527ee91 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataManager.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataManager.java
@@ -18,19 +18,18 @@
 import java.rmi.RemoteException;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataTransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.DatasourceAdapter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataset;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.DatasourceAdapter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Datatype;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataverse;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Function;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Index;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Node;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.NodeGroup;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 
 /**
  * A metadata manager provides user access to Asterix metadata (e.g., types,
@@ -441,9 +440,10 @@
     public List<Function> getDataverseFunctions(MetadataTransactionContext ctx, String dataverseName)
             throws MetadataException;
 
-	
     public void initializeDatasetIdFactory(MetadataTransactionContext ctx) throws MetadataException;
     
+    public int getMostRecentDatasetId() throws MetadataException;
+    
     public void acquireWriteLatch();
 
     public void releaseWriteLatch();
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataNode.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataNode.java
index 836d42f..9ec233b 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataNode.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IMetadataNode.java
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@
 import java.rmi.RemoteException;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.DatasourceAdapter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataset;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.DatasourceAdapter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Datatype;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataverse;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Function;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Index;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Node;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.NodeGroup;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 
 /**
  * A metadata node stores metadata in its local storage structures (currently
@@ -473,5 +473,7 @@
     public void addAdapter(JobId jobId, DatasourceAdapter adapter) throws MetadataException, RemoteException;
 
     public void initializeDatasetIdFactory(JobId jobId) throws MetadataException, RemoteException;
+    
+    public int getMostRecentDatasetId() throws MetadataException, RemoteException;
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IValueExtractor.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IValueExtractor.java
index d8958dd..6994bdc 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IValueExtractor.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/api/IValueExtractor.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/AsterixProperties.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/AsterixProperties.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a7de3..0000000
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/AsterixProperties.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
- * Licensed 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 from
- * 
- *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.Enumeration;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Properties;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
-
-/**
- * Holder for Asterix properties values typically set as Java Properties.
- * Intended to live in the AsterixStateProxy so it can be accessed remotely.
- */
-public class AsterixProperties implements Serializable {
-
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    private static String metadataNodeName;
-    private static Boolean isNewUniverse;
-    private static HashSet<String> nodeNames;
-    private static Map<String, String[]> stores;
-    private static String outputDir;
-
-    public static AsterixProperties INSTANCE = new AsterixProperties();
-
-    private AsterixProperties() {
-        try {
-            initializeProperties();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    private void initializeProperties() throws AlgebricksException {
-        Properties p = new Properties();
-        String fileName = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY);
-        if (fileName == null) {
-            fileName = GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME;
-        }
-
-        InputStream is = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(fileName);
-        if (is == null) {
-            try {
-                fileName = GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_NAME;
-                is = new FileInputStream(fileName);
-            } catch (FileNotFoundException fnf) {
-                throw new AlgebricksException("Could not find the configuration file " + fileName);
-            }
-        }
-        try {
-            p.load(is);
-            is.close();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new AlgebricksException(e);
-        }
-        Enumeration<String> pNames = (Enumeration<String>) p.propertyNames();
-        stores = new HashMap<String, String[]>();
-        boolean newUniverseChosen = false;
-        String pn;
-        String val;
-        while (pNames.hasMoreElements()) {
-            pn = pNames.nextElement();
-            if (pn.equals("MetadataNode")) {
-                val = p.getProperty(pn);
-                metadataNodeName = val;
-            } else if (pn.equals("NewUniverse")) {
-                val = p.getProperty(pn);
-                newUniverseChosen = true;
-                isNewUniverse = Boolean.parseBoolean(val);
-            } else if (pn.equals("OutputDir")) {
-                val = p.getProperty(pn);
-                outputDir = val;
-            } else {
-                String ncName = pn.substring(0, pn.indexOf('.'));
-                val = p.getProperty(pn);
-                String[] folderNames = val.split("\\s*,\\s*");
-                int i = 0;
-                for (String store : folderNames) {
-                    boolean needsStartSep = !store.startsWith(File.separator);
-                    boolean needsEndSep = !store.endsWith(File.separator);
-                    if (needsStartSep && needsEndSep) {
-                        folderNames[i] = File.separator + store + File.separator;
-                    } else if (needsStartSep) {
-                        folderNames[i] = File.separator + store;
-                    } else if (needsEndSep) {
-                        folderNames[i] = store + File.separator;
-                    }
-                    i++;
-                }
-                stores.put(ncName, folderNames);
-                nodeNames = new HashSet<String>();
-                nodeNames.addAll(stores.keySet());
-            }
-        }
-        if (metadataNodeName == null)
-            throw new AlgebricksException("You need to specify the metadata node!");
-        if (!newUniverseChosen)
-            throw new AlgebricksException("You need to specify whether or not you want to start a new universe!");
-    }
-
-    public Boolean isNewUniverse() {
-        return isNewUniverse;
-    }
-
-    public String getMetadataNodeName() {
-        return metadataNodeName;
-    }
-
-    public String getMetadataStore() {
-        return stores.get(metadataNodeName)[0];
-    }
-
-    public Map<String, String[]> getStores() {
-        return stores;
-    }
-
-    public HashSet<String> getNodeNames() {
-        return nodeNames;
-    }
-
-    public String getOutputDir() {
-        return outputDir;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/AsterixStateProxy.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/AsterixStateProxy.java
index 3946fa6..33f6994 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/AsterixStateProxy.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/AsterixStateProxy.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(AsterixStateProxy.class.getName());
 
     private IMetadataNode metadataNode;
-    private AsterixProperties asterixProperties;
     private static final IAsterixStateProxy cc = new AsterixStateProxy();
 
     public static IAsterixStateProxy registerRemoteObject() throws RemoteException {
@@ -53,14 +52,4 @@
     public IMetadataNode getMetadataNode() throws RemoteException {
         return this.metadataNode;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void setAsterixProperties(AsterixProperties asterixProperity) throws RemoteException {
-        this.asterixProperties = asterixProperity;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public AsterixProperties getAsterixProperties() throws RemoteException {
-        return this.asterixProperties;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java
index 805a550..422fdfd 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataBootstrap.java
@@ -20,16 +20,21 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixMetadataProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.IndexType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixAppRuntimeContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.IAsterixPropertiesProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.TransactionalResourceManagerRepository;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory.IAdapterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.AdapterIdentifier;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.IDatasetDetails;
@@ -52,13 +57,11 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.NonTaggedDataFormat;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.ILocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.TransactionalResourceManagerRepository;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexResourceManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.INCApplicationContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ITreeIndexMetaDataFrameFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.frames.LIFOMetaDataFrameFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.util.IndexFileNameUtil;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.btree.impls.LSMBTree;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.btree.util.LSMBTreeUtils;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.IInMemoryBufferCache;
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@
     private static final int DEFAULT_MEM_PAGE_SIZE = 32768;
     private static final int DEFAULT_MEM_NUM_PAGES = 100;
 
-    private static AsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeContext;
+    private static IAsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeContext;
 
     private static IBufferCache bufferCache;
     private static IFileMapProvider fileMapProvider;
@@ -108,12 +112,14 @@
 
     private static String metadataNodeName;
     private static String metadataStore;
-    private static HashSet<String> nodeNames;
+    private static Set<String> nodeNames;
     private static String outputDir;
 
     private static IMetadataIndex[] primaryIndexes;
     private static IMetadataIndex[] secondaryIndexes;
 
+    private static IAsterixPropertiesProvider propertiesProvider;
+
     private static void initLocalIndexArrays() {
         primaryIndexes = new IMetadataIndex[] { MetadataPrimaryIndexes.DATAVERSE_DATASET,
                 MetadataPrimaryIndexes.DATASET_DATASET, MetadataPrimaryIndexes.DATATYPE_DATASET,
@@ -125,9 +131,10 @@
                 MetadataSecondaryIndexes.DATATYPENAME_ON_DATATYPE_INDEX };
     }
 
-    public static void startUniverse(AsterixProperties asterixProperties, INCApplicationContext ncApplicationContext, boolean isNewUniverse)
-            throws Exception {
-        runtimeContext = (AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ncApplicationContext.getApplicationObject();
+    public static void startUniverse(IAsterixPropertiesProvider asterixPropertiesProvider,
+            INCApplicationContext ncApplicationContext, boolean isNewUniverse) throws Exception {
+        runtimeContext = (IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ncApplicationContext.getApplicationObject();
+        propertiesProvider = asterixPropertiesProvider;
 
         // Initialize static metadata objects, such as record types and metadata
         // index descriptors.
@@ -147,29 +154,25 @@
         resourceRepository.registerTransactionalResourceManager(ResourceType.LSM_INVERTED_INDEX,
                 new IndexResourceManager(ResourceType.LSM_INVERTED_INDEX, runtimeContext.getTransactionSubsystem()));
 
-        metadataNodeName = asterixProperties.getMetadataNodeName();
-        metadataStore = asterixProperties.getMetadataStore();
-        nodeNames = asterixProperties.getNodeNames();
+        AsterixMetadataProperties metadataProperties = propertiesProvider.getMetadataProperties();
+        metadataNodeName = metadataProperties.getMetadataNodeName();
+        metadataStore = metadataProperties.getMetadataStore();
+        nodeNames = metadataProperties.getNodeNames();
         // nodeStores = asterixProperity.getStores();
 
-        outputDir = asterixProperties.getOutputDir();
-        if (outputDir != null) {
-            (new File(outputDir)).mkdirs();
-        }
-
         indexLifecycleManager = runtimeContext.getIndexLifecycleManager();
         localResourceRepository = runtimeContext.getLocalResourceRepository();
         bufferCache = runtimeContext.getBufferCache();
         fileMapProvider = runtimeContext.getFileMapManager();
         ioManager = ncApplicationContext.getRootContext().getIOManager();
 
-        if (isNewUniverse) {
-            MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
-            try {
-                // Begin a transaction against the metadata.
-                // Lock the metadata in X mode.
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.lock(mdTxnCtx, LockMode.X);
+        MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
+        try {
+            // Begin a transaction against the metadata.
+            // Lock the metadata in X mode.
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.lock(mdTxnCtx, LockMode.X);
 
+            if (isNewUniverse) {
                 for (int i = 0; i < primaryIndexes.length; i++) {
                     enlistMetadataDataset(primaryIndexes[i], true);
                 }
@@ -184,23 +187,35 @@
                 insertInitialGroups(mdTxnCtx);
                 insertInitialAdapters(mdTxnCtx);
 
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.initializeDatasetIdFactory(mdTxnCtx);
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
-                throw e;
-            }
-            LOGGER.info("FINISHED CREATING METADATA B-TREES.");
-        } else {
-            for (int i = 0; i < primaryIndexes.length; i++) {
-                enlistMetadataDataset(primaryIndexes[i], false);
-            }
-            for (int i = 0; i < secondaryIndexes.length; i++) {
-                enlistMetadataDataset(secondaryIndexes[i], false);
-            }
-            LOGGER.info("FINISHED ENLISTMENT OF METADATA B-TREES.");
-        }
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                    LOGGER.info("Finished creating metadata B-trees.");
+                }
+            } else {
+                for (int i = 0; i < primaryIndexes.length; i++) {
+                    enlistMetadataDataset(primaryIndexes[i], false);
+                }
+                for (int i = 0; i < secondaryIndexes.length; i++) {
+                    enlistMetadataDataset(secondaryIndexes[i], false);
+                }
 
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                    LOGGER.info("Finished enlistment of metadata B-trees.");
+                }
+            }
+
+            //#. initialize datasetIdFactory
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.initializeDatasetIdFactory(mdTxnCtx);
+            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.commitTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            try {
+                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            } catch (Exception e2) {
+                e.addSuppressed(e2);
+                //TODO
+                //change the exception type to AbortFailureException
+                throw new MetadataException(e);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public static void stopUniverse() throws HyracksDataException {
@@ -233,7 +248,8 @@
                     primaryIndexes[i].getNodeGroupName());
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.addDataset(mdTxnCtx, new Dataset(primaryIndexes[i].getDataverseName(),
                     primaryIndexes[i].getIndexedDatasetName(), primaryIndexes[i].getPayloadRecordType().getTypeName(),
-                    id, new HashMap<String,String>(), DatasetType.INTERNAL, primaryIndexes[i].getDatasetId().getId(), IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP));
+                    id, new HashMap<String, String>(), DatasetType.INTERNAL, primaryIndexes[i].getDatasetId().getId(),
+                    IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP));
         }
     }
 
@@ -317,8 +333,10 @@
                 adapterFactoryClassName, DatasourceAdapter.AdapterType.INTERNAL);
     }
 
-    public static void enlistMetadataDataset(IMetadataIndex index, boolean create) throws Exception {
-        String filePath = metadataStore + index.getFileNameRelativePath();
+    private static void enlistMetadataDataset(IMetadataIndex index, boolean create) throws Exception {
+        String filePath = IndexFileNameUtil.prepareFileName(
+                metadataStore + File.separator + index.getFileNameRelativePath(),
+                runtimeContext.getMetaDataIODeviceId());
         FileReference file = new FileReference(new File(filePath));
         IInMemoryBufferCache memBufferCache = new InMemoryBufferCache(new HeapBufferAllocator(), DEFAULT_MEM_PAGE_SIZE,
                 DEFAULT_MEM_NUM_PAGES, new TransientFileMapManager());
@@ -331,40 +349,43 @@
         LSMBTree lsmBtree = null;
         long resourceID = -1;
         if (create) {
-            lsmBtree = LSMBTreeUtils.createLSMTree(memBufferCache, memFreePageManager, ioManager, file,
-                    bufferCache, fileMapProvider, typeTraits, comparatorFactories, bloomFilterKeyFields,
-                    runtimeContext.getLSMMergePolicy(), runtimeContext.getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory(),
-                    runtimeContext.getLSMIOScheduler(), AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER);
+            lsmBtree = LSMBTreeUtils.createLSMTree(memBufferCache, memFreePageManager, ioManager, file, bufferCache,
+                    fileMapProvider, typeTraits, comparatorFactories, bloomFilterKeyFields,
+                    runtimeContext.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), runtimeContext.getLSMMergePolicy(),
+                    runtimeContext.getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory(), runtimeContext.getLSMIOScheduler(),
+                    AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, runtimeContext.getMetaDataIODeviceId());
             lsmBtree.create();
             resourceID = runtimeContext.getResourceIdFactory().createId();
             indexLifecycleManager.register(resourceID, lsmBtree);
 
+            AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties = propertiesProvider.getStorageProperties();
             ILocalResourceMetadata localResourceMetadata = new LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata(typeTraits,
                     comparatorFactories, bloomFilterKeyFields, index.isPrimaryIndex(),
-                    GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES);
+                    storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                    runtimeContext.getMetaDataIODeviceId());
             ILocalResourceFactoryProvider localResourceFactoryProvider = new PersistentLocalResourceFactoryProvider(
                     localResourceMetadata, LocalResource.LSMBTreeResource);
             ILocalResourceFactory localResourceFactory = localResourceFactoryProvider.getLocalResourceFactory();
-            localResourceRepository.insert(localResourceFactory.createLocalResource(resourceID, file.getFile()
-                    .getPath(), 0));
+            localResourceRepository.insert(
+                    localResourceFactory.createLocalResource(resourceID, file.getFile().getPath(), 0),
+                    runtimeContext.getMetaDataIODeviceId());
         } else {
             resourceID = localResourceRepository.getResourceByName(file.getFile().getPath()).getResourceId();
             lsmBtree = (LSMBTree) indexLifecycleManager.getIndex(resourceID);
             if (lsmBtree == null) {
                 lsmBtree = LSMBTreeUtils.createLSMTree(memBufferCache, memFreePageManager, ioManager, file,
                         bufferCache, fileMapProvider, typeTraits, comparatorFactories, bloomFilterKeyFields,
-                        runtimeContext.getLSMMergePolicy(), runtimeContext.getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory(),
-                        runtimeContext.getLSMIOScheduler(), AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER);
+                        runtimeContext.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), runtimeContext.getLSMMergePolicy(),
+                        runtimeContext.getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory(), runtimeContext.getLSMIOScheduler(),
+                        AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, runtimeContext.getMetaDataIODeviceId());
                 indexLifecycleManager.register(resourceID, lsmBtree);
             }
         }
-        
+
         index.setResourceID(resourceID);
         index.setFile(file);
         indexLifecycleManager.open(resourceID);
     }
-    
-    
 
     public static String getOutputDir() {
         return outputDir;
@@ -381,9 +402,13 @@
         String datasetName = null;
         String indexName = null;
         MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx = null;
-        
+
         MetadataManager.INSTANCE.acquireWriteLatch();
-        
+
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("Starting DDL recovery ...");
+        }
+
         try {
             mdTxnCtx = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.beginTransaction();
 
@@ -393,6 +418,9 @@
                 if (dataverse.getPendingOp() != IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP) {
                     //drop pending dataverse
                     MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName);
+                    if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                        LOGGER.info("Dropped a pending dataverse: " + dataverseName);
+                    }
                 } else {
                     List<Dataset> datasets = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataverseDatasets(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName);
                     for (Dataset dataset : datasets) {
@@ -400,6 +428,9 @@
                         if (dataset.getPendingOp() != IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP) {
                             //drop pending dataset
                             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropDataset(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName);
+                            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                                LOGGER.info("Dropped a pending dataset: " + dataverseName + "." + datasetName);
+                            }
                         } else {
                             List<Index> indexes = MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDatasetIndexes(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName,
                                     datasetName);
@@ -408,14 +439,25 @@
                                 if (index.getPendingOp() != IMetadataEntity.PENDING_NO_OP) {
                                     //drop pending index
                                     MetadataManager.INSTANCE.dropIndex(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
+                                    if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                                        LOGGER.info("Dropped a pending index: " + dataverseName + "." + datasetName
+                                                + "." + indexName);
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("Completed DDL recovery.");
+            }
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            try {
+                MetadataManager.INSTANCE.abortTransaction(mdTxnCtx);
+            } catch (Exception e2) {
+                e.addSuppressed(e2);
+            }
             throw new MetadataException(e);
         } finally {
             MetadataManager.INSTANCE.releaseWriteLatch();
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataIndex.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataIndex.java
index c0ce030..8036cfb 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataIndex.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataIndex.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixRuntimeException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
@@ -27,17 +28,12 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataIndex;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTraits;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndex;
 
 /**
  * Descriptor for a primary or secondary index on metadata datasets.
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataPrimaryIndexes.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataPrimaryIndexes.java
index 2fc3e59..5bd7960 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataPrimaryIndexes.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/bootstrap/MetadataPrimaryIndexes.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     public static IMetadataIndex NODE_DATASET;
     public static IMetadataIndex NODEGROUP_DATASET;
     public static IMetadataIndex FUNCTION_DATASET;
-
     public static final int METADATA_DATASET_ID = 0;
     public static final int DATAVERSE_DATASET_ID = 1;
     public static final int DATASET_DATASET_ID = 2;
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlCompiledMetadataDeclarations.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlCompiledMetadataDeclarations.java
index 35a9b83..5444ac2 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlCompiledMetadataDeclarations.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlCompiledMetadataDeclarations.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.annotations.TypeDataGen;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixMetadataProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.base.IDataFormat;
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataTransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.AsterixProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataset;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Datatype;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataverse;
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.InternalDatasetDetails;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.NodeGroup;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixAppContextInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksAbsolutePartitionConstraint;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraint;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
@@ -73,8 +74,9 @@
         this.dataverseName = dataverseName;
         this.outputFile = outputFile;
         this.config = config;
+        AsterixMetadataProperties metadataProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getMetadataProperties();
         if (stores == null && online) {
-            this.stores = AsterixProperties.INSTANCE.getStores();
+            this.stores = metadataProperties.getStores();
         } else {
             this.stores = stores;
         }
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlDataSource.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlDataSource.java
index e4c7ba2..0ed3c78 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlDataSource.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlDataSource.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.utils.ListSet;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.LogicalVariable;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IDataSource;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IDataSourcePropertiesProvider;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
                     if (n < 2) {
                         pp = new RandomPartitioningProperty(domain);
                     } else {
-                        Set<LogicalVariable> pvars = new HashSet<LogicalVariable>();
+                        Set<LogicalVariable> pvars = new ListSet<LogicalVariable>();
                         int i = 0;
                         for (LogicalVariable v : scanVariables) {
                             pvars.add(v);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
                     if (n < 2) {
                         pp = new RandomPartitioningProperty(domain);
                     } else {
-                        Set<LogicalVariable> pvars = new HashSet<LogicalVariable>();
+                        Set<LogicalVariable> pvars = new ListSet<LogicalVariable>();
                         int i = 0;
                         for (LogicalVariable v : scanVariables) {
                             pvars.add(v);
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlMetadataProvider.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlMetadataProvider.java
index e1f707c..117f492 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlMetadataProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/AqlMetadataProvider.java
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.DatasetType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.IndexType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.TransactionSubsystemProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.dataflow.IAsterixApplicationContextInfo;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.parse.IParseFileSplitsDecl;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.valueproviders.AqlPrimitiveValueProviderFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory.IAdapterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory.IGenericDatasetAdapterFactory;
@@ -47,7 +50,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataTransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.AsterixProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.bootstrap.MetadataConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.dataset.hints.DatasetHints.DatasetCardinalityHint;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities.Dataset;
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixAppContextInfo;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.AsterixClusterProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util.NonTaggedFormatUtil;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.base.AsterixTupleFilterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.FormatUtils;
@@ -73,8 +77,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallbackFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallbackFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.SecondaryIndexSearchOperationCallbackFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksAbsolutePartitionConstraint;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.constraints.AlgebricksPartitionConstraint;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
@@ -151,6 +154,8 @@
     private final Dataverse defaultDataverse;
     private JobId jobId;
 
+    private final AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties;
+
     private static final Map<String, String> adapterFactoryMapping = initializeAdapterFactoryMapping();
 
     public String getPropertyValue(String propertyName) {
@@ -171,7 +176,8 @@
 
     public AqlMetadataProvider(Dataverse defaultDataverse) {
         this.defaultDataverse = defaultDataverse;
-        this.stores = AsterixProperties.INSTANCE.getStores();
+        this.stores = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getMetadataProperties().getStores();
+        this.storageProperties = AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getStorageProperties();
     }
 
     public void setJobId(JobId jobId) {
@@ -413,7 +419,8 @@
                 adapterFactoryClassname = adapterFactoryMapping.get(adapterName);
                 if (adapterFactoryClassname != null) {
                 } else {
-                    // adapterName has been provided as a fully qualified classname 
+                    // adapterName has been provided as a fully qualified
+                    // classname
                     adapterFactoryClassname = adapterName;
                 }
                 adapterFactory = (IAdapterFactory) Class.forName(adapterFactoryClassname).newInstance();
@@ -526,7 +533,7 @@
                 }
 
                 AqlMetadataImplConfig aqlMetadataImplConfig = (AqlMetadataImplConfig) implConfig;
-                TransactionSubsystemProvider txnSubsystemProvider = new TransactionSubsystemProvider();
+                ITransactionSubsystemProvider txnSubsystemProvider = new TransactionSubsystemProvider();
                 if (aqlMetadataImplConfig != null && aqlMetadataImplConfig.isInstantLock()) {
                     searchCallbackFactory = new PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallbackFactory(jobId, datasetId,
                             primaryKeyFields, txnSubsystemProvider, ResourceType.LSM_BTREE);
@@ -543,8 +550,10 @@
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                            GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES),
-                    retainInput, searchCallbackFactory);
+                            storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(),
+                            storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), retainInput, searchCallbackFactory);
+
             return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(btreeSearchOp, spPc.second);
 
         } catch (MetadataException me) {
@@ -612,8 +621,9 @@
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER, proposeLinearizer(
                                     nestedKeyType.getTypeTag(), comparatorFactories.length),
-                            GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES),
-                    retainInput, searchCallbackFactory);
+                            storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(),
+                            storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), retainInput, searchCallbackFactory);
             return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(rtreeSearchOp, spPc.second);
 
         } catch (MetadataException me) {
@@ -643,7 +653,6 @@
         ResultSetDataSink rsds = (ResultSetDataSink) sink;
         ResultSetSinkId rssId = (ResultSetSinkId) rsds.getId();
         ResultSetId rsId = rssId.getResultSetId();
-        String nodeName = rssId.getResultNodeName();
 
         ResultWriterOperatorDescriptor resultWriter = null;
         try {
@@ -654,8 +663,7 @@
             throw new AlgebricksException(e);
         }
 
-        AlgebricksPartitionConstraint apc = new AlgebricksAbsolutePartitionConstraint(new String[] { nodeName });
-        return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(resultWriter, apc);
+        return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(resultWriter, null);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -763,9 +771,11 @@
                 numElementsHint = Long.parseLong(dataset.getHints().get("CARDINALITY"));
             }
 
-            //TODO
-            //figure out the right behavior of the bulkload and then give the right callback
-            //(ex. what's the expected behavior when there is an error during bulkload?)
+            // TODO
+            // figure out the right behavior of the bulkload and then give the
+            // right callback
+            // (ex. what's the expected behavior when there is an error during
+            // bulkload?)
             TreeIndexBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor btreeBulkLoad = new TreeIndexBulkLoadOperatorDescriptor(spec,
                     appContext.getStorageManagerInterface(), appContext.getIndexLifecycleManagerProvider(),
                     splitsAndConstraint.first, typeTraits, comparatorFactories, bloomFilterKeyFields, fieldPermutation,
@@ -774,8 +784,9 @@
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                            GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES),
-                    NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
+                            storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(),
+                            storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), NoOpOperationCallbackFactory.INSTANCE);
             return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(btreeBulkLoad,
                     splitsAndConstraint.second);
         } catch (MetadataException me) {
@@ -823,7 +834,7 @@
             Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitsAndConstraint = splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForInternalOrFeedDataset(
                     dataSource.getId().getDataverseName(), datasetName, indexName);
 
-            //prepare callback
+            // prepare callback
             JobId jobId = ((JobEventListenerFactory) spec.getJobletEventListenerFactory()).getJobId();
             int datasetId = dataset.getDatasetId();
             int[] primaryKeyFields = new int[numKeys];
@@ -841,9 +852,9 @@
                     new LSMBTreeDataflowHelperFactory(AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                            AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                            GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES), null,
-                    modificationCallbackFactory);
+                            AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, storageProperties
+                                    .getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), null, modificationCallbackFactory);
 
             return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(btreeBulkLoad,
                     splitsAndConstraint.second);
@@ -1016,7 +1027,7 @@
             Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitsAndConstraint = splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForInternalOrFeedDataset(
                     dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
 
-            //prepare callback
+            // prepare callback
             JobId jobId = ((JobEventListenerFactory) spec.getJobletEventListenerFactory()).getJobId();
             int datasetId = dataset.getDatasetId();
             int[] primaryKeyFields = new int[primaryKeys.size()];
@@ -1037,9 +1048,10 @@
                     new LSMBTreeDataflowHelperFactory(AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                            AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER,
-                            GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES),
-                    filterFactory, modificationCallbackFactory);
+                            AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMBTREE_PROVIDER, storageProperties
+                                    .getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), filterFactory,
+                    modificationCallbackFactory);
             return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(btreeBulkLoad,
                     splitsAndConstraint.second);
         } catch (MetadataException e) {
@@ -1130,7 +1142,8 @@
             tokenComparatorFactories[0] = NonTaggedFormatUtil.getTokenBinaryComparatorFactory(secondaryKeyType);
             tokenTypeTraits[0] = NonTaggedFormatUtil.getTokenTypeTrait(secondaryKeyType);
             if (isPartitioned) {
-                // The partitioning field is hardcoded to be a short *without* an Asterix type tag.
+                // The partitioning field is hardcoded to be a short *without*
+                // an Asterix type tag.
                 tokenComparatorFactories[1] = PointableBinaryComparatorFactory.of(ShortPointable.FACTORY);
                 tokenTypeTraits[1] = ShortPointable.TYPE_TRAITS;
             }
@@ -1141,7 +1154,7 @@
             Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitsAndConstraint = splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForInternalOrFeedDataset(
                     dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
 
-            //prepare callback
+            // prepare callback
             JobId jobId = ((JobEventListenerFactory) spec.getJobletEventListenerFactory()).getJobId();
             int datasetId = dataset.getDatasetId();
             int[] primaryKeyFields = new int[primaryKeys.size()];
@@ -1163,9 +1176,10 @@
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
-                            AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER,
-                            GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES),
-                    filterFactory, modificationCallbackFactory);
+                            AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMINVERTEDINDEX_PROVIDER, storageProperties
+                                    .getMemoryComponentPageSize(), storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), filterFactory,
+                    modificationCallbackFactory);
             return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(insertDeleteOp,
                     splitsAndConstraint.second);
         } catch (MetadataException e) {
@@ -1235,7 +1249,7 @@
             Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitsAndConstraint = splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForInternalOrFeedDataset(
                     dataverseName, datasetName, indexName);
 
-            //prepare callback
+            // prepare callback
             JobId jobId = ((JobEventListenerFactory) spec.getJobletEventListenerFactory()).getJobId();
             int datasetId = dataset.getDatasetId();
             int[] primaryKeyFields = new int[numPrimaryKeys];
@@ -1259,8 +1273,10 @@
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER,
                             AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.LSMRTREE_PROVIDER, proposeLinearizer(
                                     nestedKeyType.getTypeTag(), comparatorFactories.length),
-                            GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_PAGE_SIZE, GlobalConfig.DEFAULT_INDEX_MEM_NUM_PAGES),
-                    filterFactory, modificationCallbackFactory);
+                            storageProperties.getMemoryComponentPageSize(),
+                            storageProperties.getMemoryComponentNumPages(),
+                            storageProperties.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate()), filterFactory,
+                    modificationCallbackFactory);
             return new Pair<IOperatorDescriptor, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(rtreeUpdate, splitsAndConstraint.second);
         } catch (MetadataException | IOException e) {
             throw new AlgebricksException(e);
@@ -1297,6 +1313,17 @@
     public Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForInternalOrFeedDataset(
             String dataverseName, String datasetName, String targetIdxName) throws AlgebricksException {
         FileSplit[] splits = splitsForInternalOrFeedDataset(mdTxnCtx, dataverseName, datasetName, targetIdxName);
+        return splitProviderAndPartitionConstraints(splits);
+    }
+
+    public Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitProviderAndPartitionConstraintsForDataverse(
+            String dataverse) {
+        FileSplit[] splits = splitsForDataverse(mdTxnCtx, dataverse);
+        return splitProviderAndPartitionConstraints(splits);
+    }
+
+    private Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint> splitProviderAndPartitionConstraints(
+            FileSplit[] splits) {
         IFileSplitProvider splitProvider = new ConstantFileSplitProvider(splits);
         String[] loc = new String[splits.length];
         for (int p = 0; p < splits.length; p++) {
@@ -1306,6 +1333,28 @@
         return new Pair<IFileSplitProvider, AlgebricksPartitionConstraint>(splitProvider, pc);
     }
 
+    private FileSplit[] splitsForDataverse(MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx, String dataverseName) {
+        File relPathFile = new File(dataverseName);
+        List<FileSplit> splits = new ArrayList<FileSplit>();
+        for (Map.Entry<String, String[]> entry : stores.entrySet()) {
+            String node = entry.getKey();
+            String[] nodeStores = entry.getValue();
+            if (nodeStores == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            for (int i = 0; i < nodeStores.length; i++) {
+                int numIODevices = AsterixClusterProperties.INSTANCE.getNumberOfIODevices(node);
+                for (int j = 0; j < nodeStores.length; j++) {
+                    for (int k = 0; k < numIODevices; k++) {
+                        File f = new File(nodeStores[j] + File.separator + relPathFile);
+                        splits.add(new FileSplit(node, new FileReference(f), k));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return splits.toArray(new FileSplit[] {});
+    }
+
     private FileSplit[] splitsForInternalOrFeedDataset(MetadataTransactionContext mdTxnCtx, String dataverseName,
             String datasetName, String targetIdxName) throws AlgebricksException {
 
@@ -1329,9 +1378,17 @@
                     LOGGER.warning("Node " + nd + " has no stores.");
                     throw new AlgebricksException("Node " + nd + " has no stores.");
                 } else {
+                    int numIODevices;
+                    if (datasetDetails.getNodeGroupName().compareTo(MetadataConstants.METADATA_NODEGROUP_NAME) == 0) {
+                        numIODevices = 1;
+                    } else {
+                        numIODevices = AsterixClusterProperties.INSTANCE.getNumberOfIODevices(nd);
+                    }
                     for (int j = 0; j < nodeStores.length; j++) {
-                        File f = new File(nodeStores[j] + File.separator + relPathFile);
-                        splitArray.add(new FileSplit(nd, new FileReference(f)));
+                        for (int k = 0; k < numIODevices; k++) {
+                            File f = new File(nodeStores[j] + File.separator + relPathFile);
+                            splitArray.add(new FileSplit(nd, new FileReference(f), k));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1378,21 +1435,6 @@
         return dataverseName + File.separator + fileName;
     }
 
-    public Pair<IFileSplitProvider, IFileSplitProvider> getInvertedIndexFileSplitProviders(
-            IFileSplitProvider splitProvider) {
-        int numSplits = splitProvider.getFileSplits().length;
-        FileSplit[] btreeSplits = new FileSplit[numSplits];
-        FileSplit[] invListsSplits = new FileSplit[numSplits];
-        for (int i = 0; i < numSplits; i++) {
-            String nodeName = splitProvider.getFileSplits()[i].getNodeName();
-            String path = splitProvider.getFileSplits()[i].getLocalFile().getFile().getPath();
-            btreeSplits[i] = new FileSplit(nodeName, path + "_$btree");
-            invListsSplits[i] = new FileSplit(nodeName, path + "_$invlists");
-        }
-        return new Pair<IFileSplitProvider, IFileSplitProvider>(new ConstantFileSplitProvider(btreeSplits),
-                new ConstantFileSplitProvider(invListsSplits));
-    }
-
     public Dataset findDataset(String dataverse, String dataset) throws AlgebricksException {
         try {
             return MetadataManager.INSTANCE.getDataset(mdTxnCtx, dataverse, dataset);
@@ -1424,10 +1466,13 @@
 
     public AlgebricksPartitionConstraint getClusterLocations() {
         ArrayList<String> locs = new ArrayList<String>();
-        for (String k : stores.keySet()) {
-            String[] nodeStores = stores.get(k);
+        for (String i : stores.keySet()) {
+            String[] nodeStores = stores.get(i);
+            int numIODevices = AsterixClusterProperties.INSTANCE.getNumberOfIODevices(i);
             for (int j = 0; j < nodeStores.length; j++) {
-                locs.add(k);
+                for (int k = 0; k < numIODevices; k++) {
+                    locs.add(i);
+                }
             }
         }
         String[] cluster = new String[locs.size()];
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/ResultSetDataSink.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/ResultSetDataSink.java
index 53513d2..ad91111 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/ResultSetDataSink.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/ResultSetDataSink.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IDataSink;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.properties.IPartitioningProperty;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.properties.RandomPartitioningProperty;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.properties.ResultSetDomain;
 
 public class ResultSetDataSink implements IDataSink {
 
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@
 
     @Override
     public IPartitioningProperty getPartitioningProperty() {
-        return IPartitioningProperty.UNPARTITIONED;
+        return new RandomPartitioningProperty(new ResultSetDomain());
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/ResultSetSinkId.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/ResultSetSinkId.java
index fc5152f..1eb4336 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/ResultSetSinkId.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/declared/ResultSetSinkId.java
@@ -20,23 +20,16 @@
 
     private final ResultSetId resultSetId;
 
-    private final String resultNodeName;
-
-    public ResultSetSinkId(ResultSetId resultSetId, String resultNodeName) {
+    public ResultSetSinkId(ResultSetId resultSetId) {
         this.resultSetId = resultSetId;
-        this.resultNodeName = resultNodeName;
     }
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "ResultSetId: " + resultSetId + "@" + resultNodeName;
+        return "ResultSetId: " + resultSetId;
     }
 
     public ResultSetId getResultSetId() {
         return resultSetId;
     }
-
-    public String getResultNodeName() {
-        return resultNodeName;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/AsterixBuiltinTypeMap.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/AsterixBuiltinTypeMap.java
index 27cf542..aa8f452 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/AsterixBuiltinTypeMap.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/AsterixBuiltinTypeMap.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
         _builtinTypeMap.put("time", BuiltinType.ATIME);
         _builtinTypeMap.put("datetime", BuiltinType.ADATETIME);
         _builtinTypeMap.put("duration", BuiltinType.ADURATION);
+        _builtinTypeMap.put("year-month-duration", BuiltinType.AYEARMONTHDURATION);
+        _builtinTypeMap.put("day-time-duration", BuiltinType.ADAYTIMEDURATION);
         _builtinTypeMap.put("interval", BuiltinType.AINTERVAL);
         _builtinTypeMap.put("point", BuiltinType.APOINT);
         _builtinTypeMap.put("point3d", BuiltinType.APOINT3D);
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/Dataset.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/Dataset.java
index 91a18f3..070e6ea 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/Dataset.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/Dataset.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     private final Map<String, String> hints;
     private final int datasetId;
     // Type of pending operations with respect to atomic DDL operation
-    private final int pendingOp;
+    private int pendingOp;
 
     public Dataset(String dataverseName, String datasetName, String itemTypeName, IDatasetDetails datasetDetails,
             Map<String, String> hints, DatasetType datasetType, int datasetId, int pendingOp) {
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
         return pendingOp;
     }
 
+    public void setPendingOp(int pendingOp) {
+        this.pendingOp = pendingOp;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Object addToCache(MetadataCache cache) {
         return cache.addDatasetIfNotExists(this);
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/Index.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/Index.java
index 6d65730..aa29e5b 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/Index.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entities/Index.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.entities;
 
-import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.DatasetConfig.IndexType;
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@
     // Specific to NGRAM indexes.
     private final int gramLength;
     // Type of pending operations with respect to atomic DDL operation
-    private final int pendingOp;
+    private int pendingOp;
 
     public Index(String dataverseName, String datasetName, String indexName, IndexType indexType,
             List<String> keyFieldNames, int gramLength, boolean isPrimaryIndex, int pendingOp) {
@@ -103,6 +102,10 @@
     public int getPendingOp() {
         return pendingOp;
     }
+    
+    public void setPendingOp(int pendingOp) {
+        this.pendingOp = pendingOp;
+    }
 
     public boolean isSecondaryIndex() {
         return !isPrimaryIndex();
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatatypeTupleTranslator.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatatypeTupleTranslator.java
index 7cfa6d0..6c55f12 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatatypeTupleTranslator.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/entitytupletranslators/DatatypeTupleTranslator.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.builders.OrderedListBuilder;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.builders.RecordBuilder;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataNode;
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AbstractCollectionType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/functions/MetadataBuiltinFunctions.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/functions/MetadataBuiltinFunctions.java
index 60f2e6d..406b835 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/functions/MetadataBuiltinFunctions.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/functions/MetadataBuiltinFunctions.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
     public static void addMetadataBuiltinFunctions() {
 
-        AsterixBuiltinFunctions.add(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.DATASET, new IResultTypeComputer() {
+        AsterixBuiltinFunctions.addFunction(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.DATASET, new IResultTypeComputer() {
 
             @Override
             public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             }
         });
 
-        AsterixBuiltinFunctions.add(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.FEED_INGEST, new IResultTypeComputer() {
+        AsterixBuiltinFunctions.addPrivateFunction(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.FEED_INGEST, new IResultTypeComputer() {
 
             @Override
             public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/DatasetNameValueExtractor.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/DatasetNameValueExtractor.java
index e554643..68ff549 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/DatasetNameValueExtractor.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/DatasetNameValueExtractor.java
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AObjectSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IValueExtractor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AString;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/DatatypeNameValueExtractor.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/DatatypeNameValueExtractor.java
index 2e4dbe4..62e7a28 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/DatatypeNameValueExtractor.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/DatatypeNameValueExtractor.java
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.rmi.RemoteException;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AObjectSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataNode;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IValueExtractor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AString;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/MetadataEntityValueExtractor.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/MetadataEntityValueExtractor.java
index 7ae334e..9593783 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/MetadataEntityValueExtractor.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/MetadataEntityValueExtractor.java
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IMetadataEntityTupleTranslator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IValueExtractor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/NestedDatatypeNameValueExtractor.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/NestedDatatypeNameValueExtractor.java
index d4109cd..81da41b 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/NestedDatatypeNameValueExtractor.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/NestedDatatypeNameValueExtractor.java
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 import java.io.DataInput;
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AObjectSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IValueExtractor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AString;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/TupleCopyValueExtractor.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/TupleCopyValueExtractor.java
index 03bc963..fbf8cc8 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/TupleCopyValueExtractor.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/valueextractors/TupleCopyValueExtractor.java
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.api.IValueExtractor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTraits;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
diff --git a/asterix-om/pom.xml b/asterix-om/pom.xml
index 276d848..ac1aa7f 100644
--- a/asterix-om/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-om/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
 
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+			<artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
index f5d07ae..10b6071 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/builders/RecordBuilder.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         // +1 because we do not store the value tag.
         closedPartOutputStream.write(value.getByteArray(), value.getStartOffset() + 1, len);
         numberOfClosedFields++;
-        if (isNullable && value.getByteArray()[0] != SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG) {
+        if (isNullable && value.getByteArray()[value.getStartOffset()] != SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG) {
             nullBitMap[id / 8] |= (byte) (1 << (7 - (id % 8)));
         }
     }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c54ea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.Coordinate;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ACircleSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory();
+
+    private ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory#createBinaryComparator()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
+        return new IBinaryComparator() {
+
+            @Override
+            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
+                try {
+                    // center.x
+                    int c = Double
+                            .compare(
+                                    ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(
+                                            b1,
+                                            s1
+                                                    + ACircleSerializerDeserializer
+                                                            .getCenterPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X) - 1),
+                                    ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(
+                                            b2,
+                                            s2
+                                                    + ACircleSerializerDeserializer
+                                                            .getCenterPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X) - 1));
+                    if (c == 0) {
+                        // center.y
+                        c = Double.compare(
+                                ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                        s1 + ACircleSerializerDeserializer.getCenterPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y)
+                                                - 1),
+                                ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                        s2 + ACircleSerializerDeserializer.getCenterPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y)
+                                                - 1));
+                        if (c == 0) {
+                            // radius
+                            return Double.compare(
+                                    ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                            s1 + ACircleSerializerDeserializer.getRadiusOffset() - 1),
+                                    ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                            s2 + ACircleSerializerDeserializer.getRadiusOffset() - 1));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return c;
+                } catch (HyracksDataException hex) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(hex);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 464a03c..0000000
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2009-2011 by The Regents of the University of California
- * Licensed 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 from
- * 
- *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
-
-public class ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
-
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
-    public static final ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory();
-
-    private ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory() {
-    }
-
-    /* (non-Javadoc)
-     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory#createBinaryComparator()
-     */
-    @Override
-    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
-        return new IBinaryComparator() {
-
-            @Override
-            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
-                int chrononTime1 = getInt(b1, s1);
-                int chrononTime2 = getInt(b2, s2);
-
-                if (chrononTime1 > chrononTime2) {
-                    return 1;
-                } else if (chrononTime1 < chrononTime2) {
-                    return -1;
-                } else {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-            }
-
-            private int getInt(byte[] bytes, int start) {
-                return ((bytes[start] & 0xff) << 24) + ((bytes[start + 1] & 0xff) << 16)
-                        + ((bytes[start + 2] & 0xff) << 8) + ((bytes[start + 3] & 0xff) << 0);
-            }
-        };
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dd8785..0000000
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
-
-public class ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
-    public static final ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory();
-
-    private ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory() {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
-        return new IBinaryComparator() {
-
-            @Override
-            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
-
-                long chrononTime1 = getLong(b1, s1);
-                long chrononTime2 = getLong(b2, s2);
-
-                if (chrononTime1 > chrononTime2) {
-                    return 1;
-                } else if (chrononTime1 < chrononTime2) {
-                    return -1;
-                } else {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-            }
-
-            private long getLong(byte[] bytes, int start) {
-                return (((long) (bytes[start] & 0xff)) << 56) + (((long) (bytes[start + 1] & 0xff)) << 48)
-                        + (((long) (bytes[start + 2] & 0xff)) << 40) + (((long) (bytes[start + 3] & 0xff)) << 32)
-                        + (((long) (bytes[start + 4] & 0xff)) << 24) + (((long) (bytes[start + 5] & 0xff)) << 16)
-                        + (((long) (bytes[start + 6] & 0xff)) << 8) + (((long) (bytes[start + 7] & 0xff)) << 0);
-            }
-
-        };
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..877426d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt32SerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+
+public class ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory();
+
+    private ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory#createBinaryComparator()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
+        return new IBinaryComparator() {
+
+            @Override
+            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
+                int c = Integer.compare(
+                        AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b1,
+                                s1 + ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getYearMonthOffset()),
+                        AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b2,
+                                s2 + ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getYearMonthOffset()));
+                if (c == 0) {
+                    return Double.compare(
+                            ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                    s1 + ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getDayTimeOffset()),
+                            ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                    s2 + ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getDayTimeOffset()));
+                }
+                return c;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69f5051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AIntervalSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+
+public class AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory();
+
+    private AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory#createBinaryComparator()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
+        return new IBinaryComparator() {
+
+            @Override
+            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
+                int c = Double.compare(
+                        AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(b1,
+                                s1 + AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.getIntervalStartOffset()),
+                        AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(b2,
+                                s2 + AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.getIntervalStartOffset()));
+                if (c == 0) {
+                    c = Double.compare(
+                            AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(b1,
+                                    s1 + AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.getIntervalEndOffset()),
+                            AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(b2,
+                                    s2 + AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.getIntervalEndOffset()));
+                    if (c == 0) {
+                        c = Byte.compare(b1[s1 + 16], b2[s2 + 16]);
+                    }
+                }
+                return c;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f0fb57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.Coordinate;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ALineSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory();
+
+    private ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory#createBinaryComparator()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
+        return new IBinaryComparator() {
+
+            @Override
+            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
+                try {
+                    int c = Double.compare(
+                            ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                    s1 + ALineSerializerDeserializer.getStartPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X) - 1),
+                            ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                    s2 + ALineSerializerDeserializer.getStartPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X) - 1));
+                    if (c == 0) {
+                        c = Double.compare(
+                                ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                        s1 + ALineSerializerDeserializer.getStartPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y)
+                                                - 1),
+                                ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                        s2 + ALineSerializerDeserializer.getStartPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y)
+                                                - 1));
+                        if (c == 0) {
+                            c = Double.compare(
+                                    ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                            s1 + ALineSerializerDeserializer.getEndPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X)
+                                                    - 1),
+                                    ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                            s2 + ALineSerializerDeserializer.getEndPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X)
+                                                    - 1));
+                            if (c == 0) {
+                                return Double.compare(
+                                        ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(
+                                                b1,
+                                                s1
+                                                        + ALineSerializerDeserializer
+                                                                .getEndPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y) - 1),
+                                        ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(
+                                                b2,
+                                                s2
+                                                        + ALineSerializerDeserializer
+                                                                .getEndPointCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y) - 1));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return c;
+                } catch (HyracksDataException hex) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(hex);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AObjectAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AObjectAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java
index 0e486e7..f795b17 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AObjectAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/AObjectAscBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.accessors.PointableBinaryComparatorFactory;
@@ -33,12 +32,22 @@
                     .createBinaryComparator();
             final IBinaryComparator ascDoubleComp = new PointableBinaryComparatorFactory(DoublePointable.FACTORY)
                     .createBinaryComparator();
-            final IBinaryComparator ascRectangleComp = RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+            final IBinaryComparator ascRectangleComp = ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
                     .createBinaryComparator();
-            final IBinaryComparator ascDateTimeComp = ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+            final IBinaryComparator ascCircleComp = ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
                     .createBinaryComparator();
-            final IBinaryComparator ascDateOrTimeComp = ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+            final IBinaryComparator ascDurationComp = ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
                     .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascIntervalComp = AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascLineComp = ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascPointComp = APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascPoint3DComp = APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascPolygonComp = APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator rawComp = RawBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
 
             @Override
             public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
@@ -53,14 +62,24 @@
                         return 1;
                 }
 
-                ATypeTag tag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(b1[s1]);
-                switch (tag) {
+                ATypeTag tag1 = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(b1[s1]);
+                ATypeTag tag2 = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(b2[s2]);
+                if (tag1 != tag2) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("The values of two inconsistent types (" + tag1 + " and " + tag2
+                            + ") cannot be compared!");
+                }
+                switch (tag1) {
                     case BOOLEAN: {
                         return ascBoolComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
                     }
+                    case TIME:
+                    case DATE:
+                    case YEARMONTHDURATION:
                     case INT32: {
                         return ascIntComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
                     }
+                    case DATETIME:
+                    case DAYTIMEDURATION:
                     case INT64: {
                         return ascLongComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
                     }
@@ -76,15 +95,29 @@
                     case RECTANGLE: {
                         return ascRectangleComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
                     }
-                    case DATETIME: {
-                        return ascDateTimeComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
+                    case CIRCLE: {
+                        return ascCircleComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
                     }
-                    case TIME:
-                    case DATE: {
-                        return ascDateOrTimeComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
+                    case POINT: {
+                        return ascPointComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
+                    }
+                    case POINT3D: {
+                        return ascPoint3DComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
+                    }
+                    case LINE: {
+                        return ascLineComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
+                    }
+                    case POLYGON: {
+                        return ascPolygonComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
+                    }
+                    case DURATION: {
+                        return ascDurationComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
+                    }
+                    case INTERVAL: {
+                        return ascIntervalComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
                     }
                     default: {
-                        throw new NotImplementedException("Comparison for type " + tag + " is not implemented");
+                        return rawComp.compare(b1, s1 + 1, l1 - 1, b2, s2 + 1, l2 - 1);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caf855a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.Coordinate;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.APoint3DSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksException;
+
+public class APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory();
+
+    private APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory#createBinaryComparator()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
+        return new IBinaryComparator() {
+
+            @Override
+            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
+                try {
+                    int c = Double.compare(
+                            ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                    s1 + APoint3DSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X) - 1),
+                            ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                    s2 + APoint3DSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X) - 1));
+                    if (c == 0) {
+                        c = Double.compare(
+                                ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                        s1 + APoint3DSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y) - 1),
+                                ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                        s2 + APoint3DSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y) - 1));
+                        if (c == 0) {
+                            return Double.compare(
+                                    ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                            s1 + APoint3DSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Z) - 1),
+                                    ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                            s2 + APoint3DSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Z) - 1));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return c;
+                } catch (HyracksException hex) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(hex);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24d47eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.Coordinate;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.APointSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public final static APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory();
+
+    private APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
+        return new IBinaryComparator() {
+
+            @Override
+            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
+                try {
+                    int c = Double.compare(
+                            ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                    s1 + APointSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X) - 1),
+                            ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                    s2 + APointSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.X) - 1));
+                    if (c == 0) {
+                        return Double.compare(
+                                ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                        s1 + APointSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y) - 1),
+                                ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                        s2 + APointSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(Coordinate.Y) - 1));
+                    }
+                    return c;
+                } catch (HyracksDataException hex) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(hex);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fec245f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.Coordinate;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt16SerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.APolygonSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.marshalling.DoubleSerializerDeserializer;
+
+public class APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public final static APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory();
+
+    private APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory#createBinaryComparator()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
+        return new IBinaryComparator() {
+
+            @Override
+            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
+                try {
+                    short pointCount1 = AInt16SerializerDeserializer.getShort(b1,
+                            s1 + APolygonSerializerDeserializer.getNumberOfPointsOffset() - 1);
+                    int c = Short.compare(
+                            pointCount1,
+                            AInt16SerializerDeserializer.getShort(b2,
+                                    s2 + APolygonSerializerDeserializer.getNumberOfPointsOffset() - 1));
+
+                    if (c == 0) {
+                        int ci = 0;
+                        for (int i = 0; i < pointCount1; i++) {
+                            ci = Double.compare(
+                                    DoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b1,
+                                            s1 + APolygonSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(i, Coordinate.X)
+                                                    - 1),
+                                    DoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(b2,
+                                            s1 + APolygonSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(i, Coordinate.X)
+                                                    - 1));
+                            if (ci == 0) {
+                                ci = Double.compare(
+                                        DoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(
+                                                b1,
+                                                s1
+                                                        + APolygonSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(i,
+                                                                Coordinate.Y) - 1),
+                                        DoubleSerializerDeserializer.getDouble(
+                                                b2,
+                                                s1
+                                                        + APolygonSerializerDeserializer.getCoordinateOffset(i,
+                                                                Coordinate.Y) - 1));
+                                if (ci == 0) {
+                                    continue;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            return ci;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return c;
+                } catch (HyracksDataException hex) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(hex);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
similarity index 86%
rename from asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory.java
rename to asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
index bdc8409..63d0d24 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 
-public class RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+public class ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    public final static RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory();
+    public final static ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory();
 
-    private RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+    private ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory() {
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ListItemBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ListItemBinaryComparatorFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e80fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/ListItemBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.UTF8StringLowercasePointable;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.accessors.PointableBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.DoublePointable;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.FloatPointable;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.IntegerPointable;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.UTF8StringPointable;
+
+public class ListItemBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final ListItemBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new ListItemBinaryComparatorFactory();
+
+    private ListItemBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
+        return createBinaryComparator(ATypeTag.NULL, ATypeTag.NULL, false);
+    }
+
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator(final ATypeTag firstItemTypeTag, final ATypeTag secondItemTypeTag,
+            final boolean ignoreCase) {
+        return new IBinaryComparator() {
+            final IBinaryComparator ascBoolComp = BooleanBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascIntComp = new PointableBinaryComparatorFactory(IntegerPointable.FACTORY)
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascLongComp = LongBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascStrComp = new PointableBinaryComparatorFactory(UTF8StringPointable.FACTORY)
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascLowerCaseStrComp = new PointableBinaryComparatorFactory(
+                    UTF8StringLowercasePointable.FACTORY).createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascFloatComp = new PointableBinaryComparatorFactory(FloatPointable.FACTORY)
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascDoubleComp = new PointableBinaryComparatorFactory(DoublePointable.FACTORY)
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascRectangleComp = ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascCircleComp = ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascDurationComp = ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascIntervalComp = AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascLineComp = ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascPointComp = APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascPoint3DComp = APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator ascPolygonComp = APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryComparator();
+            final IBinaryComparator rawComp = RawBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
+
+            @Override
+            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
+
+                if (b1[s1] == ATypeTag.NULL.serialize()) {
+                    if (b2[s2] == ATypeTag.NULL.serialize())
+                        return 0;
+                    else
+                        return -1;
+                } else {
+                    if (b2[s2] == ATypeTag.NULL.serialize())
+                        return 1;
+                }
+
+                ATypeTag tag1 = firstItemTypeTag;
+                int skip1 = 0;
+                if (firstItemTypeTag == ATypeTag.ANY) {
+                    tag1 = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(b1[s1]);
+                    skip1 = 1;
+                }
+
+                ATypeTag tag2 = secondItemTypeTag;
+                int skip2 = 0;
+                if (secondItemTypeTag == ATypeTag.ANY) {
+                    tag2 = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(b2[s2]);
+                    skip2 = 1;
+                }
+
+                if (tag1 != tag2) {
+                    return rawComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                }
+
+                switch (tag1) {
+                    case BOOLEAN: {
+                        return ascBoolComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case TIME:
+                    case DATE:
+                    case YEARMONTHDURATION:
+                    case INT32: {
+                        return ascIntComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case DATETIME:
+                    case DAYTIMEDURATION:
+                    case INT64: {
+                        return ascLongComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case FLOAT: {
+                        return ascFloatComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case DOUBLE: {
+                        return ascDoubleComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case STRING: {
+                        if (ignoreCase) {
+                            return ascLowerCaseStrComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                        } else {
+                            return ascStrComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    case RECTANGLE: {
+                        return ascRectangleComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case CIRCLE: {
+                        return ascCircleComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case POINT: {
+                        return ascPointComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case POINT3D: {
+                        return ascPoint3DComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case LINE: {
+                        return ascLineComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case POLYGON: {
+                        return ascPolygonComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case DURATION: {
+                        return ascDurationComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    case INTERVAL: {
+                        return ascIntervalComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                    default: {
+                        return rawComp.compare(b1, s1 + skip1, l1 - skip1, b2, s2 + skip2, l2 - skip2);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/RawBinaryComparatorFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/RawBinaryComparatorFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c4f951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/comparators/RawBinaryComparatorFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
+
+public class RawBinaryComparatorFactory implements IBinaryComparatorFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static IBinaryComparatorFactory INSTANCE = new RawBinaryComparatorFactory();
+
+    private RawBinaryComparatorFactory() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryComparator createBinaryComparator() {
+        return new IBinaryComparator() {
+
+            @Override
+            public int compare(byte[] b1, int s1, int l1, byte[] b2, int s2, int l2) {
+                int commonLength = Math.min(l1, l2);
+                for (int i = 0; i < commonLength; i++) {
+                    if (b1[s1 + i] != b2[s2 + i]) {
+                        return b1[s1 + i] - b2[s2 + i];
+                    }
+                }
+                int difference = l1 - l2;
+                return difference == 0 ? 0 : (difference > 0 ? 1 : -1);
+            }
+
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/AObjectBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/AObjectBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
index 15fd8c8..0946f1b 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/AObjectBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/AObjectBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.accessors.PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.FloatPointable;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.IntegerPointable;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.UTF8StringPointable;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.accessors.MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily;
 
 public class AObjectBinaryHashFunctionFactory implements IBinaryHashFunctionFactory {
 
@@ -22,53 +16,12 @@
     @Override
     public IBinaryHashFunction createBinaryHashFunction() {
         return new IBinaryHashFunction() {
-
-            private IBinaryHashFunction boolHash = BooleanBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryHashFunction();
-            private IBinaryHashFunction intHash = new PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory(IntegerPointable.FACTORY)
-                    .createBinaryHashFunction();
-            private IBinaryHashFunction longHash = LongBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryHashFunction();
-            private IBinaryHashFunction floatHash = new PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory(FloatPointable.FACTORY)
-                    .createBinaryHashFunction();
-            private IBinaryHashFunction stringHash = new PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory(UTF8StringPointable.FACTORY)
-                    .createBinaryHashFunction();
-
-            private IBinaryHashFunction doubleHash = DoubleBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE
-                    .createBinaryHashFunction();
-            private IBinaryHashFunction rectangleHash = RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE
-                    .createBinaryHashFunction();
+            private IBinaryHashFunction genericBinaryHash = MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryHashFunction(0);
 
             @Override
             public int hash(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) {
-                ATypeTag tag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(bytes[offset]);
-                switch (tag) {
-                    case BOOLEAN: {
-                        return boolHash.hash(bytes, offset + 1, length - 1);
-                    }
-                    case INT32: {
-                        return intHash.hash(bytes, offset + 1, length - 1);
-                    }
-                    case INT64: {
-                        return longHash.hash(bytes, offset + 1, length - 1);
-                    }
-                    case FLOAT: {
-                        return floatHash.hash(bytes, offset + 1, length - 1);
-                    }
-                    case DOUBLE: {
-                        return doubleHash.hash(bytes, offset + 1, length - 1);
-                    }
-                    case STRING: {
-                        return stringHash.hash(bytes, offset + 1, length - 1);
-                    }
-                    case RECTANGLE: {
-                        return rectangleHash.hash(bytes, offset + 1, length - 1);
-                    }
-                    case NULL: {
-                        return 0;
-                    }
-                    default: {
-                        throw new NotImplementedException("Binary hashing for the " + tag + " type is not implemented.");
-                    }
-                }
+                return genericBinaryHash.hash(bytes, offset, length);
             }
         };
     }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fab7de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.UTF8StringLowercasePointable;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.accessors.MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.accessors.PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.util.GrowableArray;
+
+/**
+ * This hash function factory is introduced to be able to hash heterogeneous list items.
+ * The item type tag is also included in the hash computation to distinguish the different
+ * types with the same raw bytes.
+ */
+public class ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory implements IBinaryHashFunctionFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory INSTANCE = new ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory();
+
+    private ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IBinaryHashFunction createBinaryHashFunction() {
+        return createBinaryHashFunction(ATypeTag.ANY, false);
+    }
+
+    public IBinaryHashFunction createBinaryHashFunction(final ATypeTag itemTypeTag, final boolean ignoreCase) {
+        return new IBinaryHashFunction() {
+
+            private IBinaryHashFunction lowerCaseStringHash = new PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory(
+                    UTF8StringLowercasePointable.FACTORY).createBinaryHashFunction();
+            private IBinaryHashFunction genericBinaryHash = MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily.INSTANCE
+                    .createBinaryHashFunction(0);
+            private GrowableArray taggedBytes = new GrowableArray();
+
+            @Override
+            public int hash(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) {
+                ATypeTag tag = itemTypeTag;
+                int skip = 0;
+                if (itemTypeTag == ATypeTag.ANY) {
+                    tag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(bytes[offset]);
+                    skip = 1;
+                }
+                switch (tag) {
+                    case STRING: {
+                        if (ignoreCase) {
+                            return lowerCaseStringHash.hash(bytes, offset + skip, length - skip);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    default: {
+                        if (itemTypeTag != ATypeTag.ANY) {
+                            // add the itemTypeTag in front of the data
+                            try {
+                                resetTaggedBytes(bytes, offset, length);
+                                return genericBinaryHash.hash(taggedBytes.getByteArray(), 0, length + 1);
+                            } catch (IOException e) {
+                                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            return genericBinaryHash.hash(bytes, offset, length);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            private void resetTaggedBytes(byte[] data, int offset, int length) throws IOException {
+                taggedBytes.reset();
+                taggedBytes.getDataOutput().writeByte(itemTypeTag.serialize());
+                taggedBytes.getDataOutput().write(data, offset, length);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 83b165b..0000000
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
- * Licensed 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 from
- * 
- *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFamily;
-
-/**
- * An implementation of the Murmur3 hash family. The code is implemented based
- * on the original <a
- * href=http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/source/browse
- * /guava/src/com/google/common/hash/Murmur3_32HashFunction.java>guava
- * implementation</a> from Google Guava library.
- */
-public class MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily implements
-		IBinaryHashFunctionFamily {
-
-	public static final IBinaryHashFunctionFamily INSTANCE = new MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily();
-
-	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
-	private MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily() {
-	}
-
-	private static final int C1 = 0xcc9e2d51;
-	private static final int C2 = 0x1b873593;
-	private static final int C3 = 5;
-	private static final int C4 = 0xe6546b64;
-	private static final int C5 = 0x85ebca6b;
-	private static final int C6 = 0xc2b2ae35;
-
-	@Override
-	public IBinaryHashFunction createBinaryHashFunction(final int seed) {
-		return new IBinaryHashFunction() {
-			@Override
-			public int hash(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) {
-				int h = seed;
-				int p = offset;
-				int remain = length;
-				while (remain >= 4) {
-					int k = (bytes[p] & 0xff) | ((bytes[p + 1] & 0xff) << 8)
-							| ((bytes[p + 2] & 0xff) << 16)
-							| ((bytes[p + 3] & 0xff) << 24);
-					k *= C1;
-					k = Integer.rotateLeft(k, 15);
-					k *= C2;
-					h ^= k;
-					h = Integer.rotateLeft(h, 13);
-					h = h * C3 + C4;
-					p += 4;
-					remain -= 4;
-				}
-				if (remain > 0) {
-					int k = 0;
-					for (int i = 0; remain > 0; i += 8) {
-						k ^= (bytes[p++] & 0xff) << i;
-						remain--;
-					}
-					k *= C1;
-					k = Integer.rotateLeft(k, 15);
-					k *= C2;
-					h ^= k;
-				}
-				h ^= length;
-				h ^= (h >>> 16);
-				h *= C5;
-				h ^= (h >>> 13);
-				h *= C6;
-				h ^= (h >>> 16);
-				return h;
-			}
-		};
-	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 83bc50e..0000000
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/hash/RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-
-public class RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory implements IBinaryHashFunctionFactory {
-
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
-    public static final RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory INSTANCE = new RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory();
-
-    private RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory() {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public IBinaryHashFunction createBinaryHashFunction() {
-        return new IBinaryHashFunction() {
-            @Override
-            public int hash(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) {
-                long xBits = ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getLongBits(bytes, offset);
-                long yBits = ADoubleSerializerDeserializer.getLongBits(bytes, offset + 8);
-                return (int) ((xBits ^ (xBits >>> 32)) ^ (yBits ^ (yBits >>> 32)));
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADayTimeDurationPrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADayTimeDurationPrinter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c596a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADayTimeDurationPrinter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.utils.WriteValueTools;
+
+public class ADayTimeDurationPrinter implements IPrinter {
+
+    public static final ADayTimeDurationPrinter INSTANCE = new ADayTimeDurationPrinter();
+    private static final GregorianCalendarSystem gCalInstance = GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance();
+    
+    @Override
+    public void init() throws AlgebricksException {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void print(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
+        boolean positive = true;
+        long milliseconds = AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(b, s + 1);
+
+        // set the negative flag. "||" is necessary in case that months field is not there (so it is 0)
+        if (milliseconds < 0) {
+            milliseconds *= -1;
+            positive = false;
+        }
+
+        int millisecond = gCalInstance.getDurationMillisecond(milliseconds);
+        int second = gCalInstance.getDurationSecond(milliseconds);
+        int minute = gCalInstance.getDurationMinute(milliseconds);
+        int hour = gCalInstance.getDurationHour(milliseconds);
+        int day = gCalInstance.getDurationDay(milliseconds);
+
+        ps.print("day-time-duration(\"");
+        if (!positive) {
+            ps.print("-");
+        }
+        try {
+            ps.print("P");
+            if (day != 0) {
+                WriteValueTools.writeInt(day, ps);
+                ps.print("D");
+            }
+            if (hour != 0 || minute != 0 || second != 0 || millisecond != 0) {
+                ps.print("T");
+            }
+            if (hour != 0) {
+                WriteValueTools.writeInt(hour, ps);
+                ps.print("H");
+            }
+            if (minute != 0) {
+                WriteValueTools.writeInt(minute, ps);
+                ps.print("M");
+            }
+            if (second != 0 || millisecond != 0) {
+                WriteValueTools.writeInt(second, ps);
+            }
+            if (millisecond > 0) {
+                ps.print(".");
+                WriteValueTools.writeInt(millisecond, ps);
+            }
+            if (second != 0 || millisecond != 0) {
+                ps.print("S");
+            }
+            ps.print("\")");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4817916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory;
+
+public class ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory implements IPrinterFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory INSTANCE = new ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory();
+
+    @Override
+    public IPrinter createPrinter() {
+        return ADayTimeDurationPrinter.INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AObjectPrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AObjectPrinter.java
index 478ad2c..41fd904 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AObjectPrinter.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AObjectPrinter.java
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@
                 ADurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
                 break;
             }
+            case YEARMONTHDURATION: {
+                AYearMonthDurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                break;
+            }
+            case DAYTIMEDURATION: {
+                ADayTimeDurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                break;
+            }
             case INTERVAL: {
                 AIntervalPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
                 break;
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AYearMonthDurationPrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AYearMonthDurationPrinter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29e2529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AYearMonthDurationPrinter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt32SerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.utils.WriteValueTools;
+
+public class AYearMonthDurationPrinter implements IPrinter {
+
+    public static final AYearMonthDurationPrinter INSTANCE = new AYearMonthDurationPrinter();
+    private static final GregorianCalendarSystem gCalInstance = GregorianCalendarSystem.getInstance();
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter#init()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void init() throws AlgebricksException {
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter#print(byte[], int, int, java.io.PrintStream)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void print(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
+        boolean positive = true;
+        int months = AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b, s + 1);
+
+        // set the negative flag. "||" is necessary in case that months field is not there (so it is 0)
+        if (months < 0) {
+            months *= -1;
+            positive = false;
+        }
+
+        int month = gCalInstance.getDurationMonth(months);
+        int year = gCalInstance.getDurationYear(months);
+
+        ps.print("year-month-duration(\"");
+        if (!positive) {
+            ps.print("-");
+        }
+        try {
+            ps.print("P");
+            if (year != 0) {
+                WriteValueTools.writeInt(year, ps);
+                ps.print("Y");
+            }
+            if (month != 0) {
+                WriteValueTools.writeInt(month, ps);
+                ps.print("M");
+            }
+            ps.print("\")");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e6111d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory;
+
+public class AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory implements IPrinterFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory INSTANCE = new AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory();
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory#createPrinter()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IPrinter createPrinter() {
+        return AYearMonthDurationPrinter.INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/ADayTimeDurationPrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/ADayTimeDurationPrinter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..552e8d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/ADayTimeDurationPrinter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json;
+
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt64SerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+
+public class ADayTimeDurationPrinter implements IPrinter {
+
+    public static final ADayTimeDurationPrinter INSTANCE = new ADayTimeDurationPrinter();
+
+    @Override
+    public void init() throws AlgebricksException {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void print(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
+        long milliseconds = AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(b, s + 1);
+
+        ps.print("{ day-time-duration: ");
+        ps.print(milliseconds);
+        ps.print("}");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf0a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory;
+
+public class ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory implements IPrinterFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory INSTANCE = new ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory();
+
+    @Override
+    public IPrinter createPrinter() {
+        return ADayTimeDurationPrinter.INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AIntervalPrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AIntervalPrinter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6afb74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AIntervalPrinter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2011 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json;
+
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt8SerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+
+public class AIntervalPrinter implements IPrinter {
+
+    public static final AIntervalPrinter INSTANCE = new AIntervalPrinter();
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter#init()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void init() throws AlgebricksException {
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter#print(byte[], int, int, java.io.PrintStream)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void print(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
+        ps.print("{ interval: { start: ");
+
+        short typetag = AInt8SerializerDeserializer.getByte(b, s + 1 + 8 * 2);
+
+        IPrinter timeInstancePrinter;
+
+        if (typetag == ATypeTag.DATE.serialize()) {
+            timeInstancePrinter = ADatePrinter.INSTANCE;
+            ((ADatePrinter) timeInstancePrinter).print(b, s + 4, 4, ps);
+            ps.print(", end: ");
+            ((ADatePrinter) timeInstancePrinter).print(b, s + 12, 4, ps);
+        } else if (typetag == ATypeTag.TIME.serialize()) {
+            timeInstancePrinter = ATimePrinter.INSTANCE;
+            ((ATimePrinter) timeInstancePrinter).print(b, s + 4, 4, ps);
+            ps.print(", end: ");
+            ((ATimePrinter) timeInstancePrinter).print(b, s + 12, 4, ps);
+        } else if (typetag == ATypeTag.DATETIME.serialize()) {
+            timeInstancePrinter = ADateTimePrinter.INSTANCE;
+            ((ADateTimePrinter) timeInstancePrinter).print(b, s, 8, ps);
+            ps.print(", end: ");
+            ((ADateTimePrinter) timeInstancePrinter).print(b, s + 8, 8, ps);
+        } else {
+            throw new AlgebricksException("Unsupport internal time types in interval: " + typetag);
+        }
+
+        ps.print("}}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AIntervalPrinterFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AIntervalPrinterFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b3c3fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AIntervalPrinterFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2011 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory;
+
+public class AIntervalPrinterFactory implements IPrinterFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final AIntervalPrinterFactory INSTANCE = new AIntervalPrinterFactory();
+
+    @Override
+    public IPrinter createPrinter() {
+        return AIntervalPrinter.INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AObjectPrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AObjectPrinter.java
index 29c4ee1..3cf4ff2 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AObjectPrinter.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AObjectPrinter.java
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@
                 ADurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
                 break;
             }
+            case YEARMONTHDURATION: {
+                AYearMonthDurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                break;
+            }
+            case DAYTIMEDURATION: {
+                ADayTimeDurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                break;
+            }
             case POINT: {
                 APointPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
                 break;
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AYearMonthDurationPrinter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AYearMonthDurationPrinter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..163dc52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AYearMonthDurationPrinter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json;
+
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt32SerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+
+public class AYearMonthDurationPrinter implements IPrinter {
+
+    public static final AYearMonthDurationPrinter INSTANCE = new AYearMonthDurationPrinter();
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter#init()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void init() throws AlgebricksException {
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter#print(byte[], int, int, java.io.PrintStream)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void print(byte[] b, int s, int l, PrintStream ps) throws AlgebricksException {
+
+        int months = AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b, s + 1);
+
+        ps.print("{ year-month-duration: ");
+        ps.print(months);
+        ps.print("}");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b32d010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/printers/json/AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory;
+
+public class AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory implements IPrinterFactory {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public static final AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory INSTANCE = new AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory();
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IPrinterFactory#createPrinter()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IPrinter createPrinter() {
+        return AYearMonthDurationPrinter.INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b016af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde;
+
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADayTimeDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDayTimeDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer implements ISerializerDeserializer<ADayTimeDuration> {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer INSTNACE = new ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer();
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private static final ISerializerDeserializer<ADayTimeDuration> dayTimeDurationSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
+            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ADAYTIMEDURATION);
+    private static final AMutableDayTimeDuration aDayTimeDuration = new AMutableDayTimeDuration(0);
+
+    @Override
+    public ADayTimeDuration deserialize(DataInput in) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            return new ADayTimeDuration(in.readLong());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void serialize(ADayTimeDuration instance, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            out.writeLong(instance.getMilliseconds());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void parse(String durationString, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(durationString, 0, durationString.length(), aDayTimeDuration,
+                    ADurationParseOption.All);
+            dayTimeDurationSerde.serialize(aDayTimeDuration, out);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static long getDayTime(byte[] data, int offset) {
+        return AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data, offset);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ADurationSerializerDeserializer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ADurationSerializerDeserializer.java
index 6930f60..498a5b8 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ADurationSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ADurationSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
 
     public static void parse(String duration, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
         try {
-            ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(duration, 0, duration.length(), aDuration);
+            ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(duration, 0, duration.length(), aDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
             durationSerde.serialize(aDuration, out);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new HyracksDataException(e);
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
      * @return
      */
     public static int getYearMonth(byte[] data, int offset) {
-        return AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(data, offset);
+        return AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(data, offset + getYearMonthOffset());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -72,6 +73,14 @@
      * @return
      */
     public static long getDayTime(byte[] data, int offset) {
-        return AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data, offset + 4);
+        return AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data, offset + getDayTimeOffset());
+    }
+
+    public static int getYearMonthOffset() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    public static int getDayTimeOffset() {
+        return 4;
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.java
index 8c4def0..318d10e 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -66,11 +66,19 @@
     }
 
     public static long getIntervalStart(byte[] data, int offset) {
-        return AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data, offset);
+        return AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data, offset + getIntervalStartOffset());
     }
 
     public static long getIntervalEnd(byte[] data, int offset) {
-        return AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data, offset + 8);
+        return AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(data, offset + getIntervalEndOffset());
+    }
+
+    public static int getIntervalStartOffset() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    public static int getIntervalEndOffset() {
+        return 8;
     }
 
     public static byte getIntervalTimeType(byte[] data, int offset) {
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AObjectSerializerDeserializer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AObjectSerializerDeserializer.java
index 2e4f72c..88aa7f4 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AObjectSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AObjectSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@
             case DURATION: {
                 return ADurationSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(in);
             }
+            case YEARMONTHDURATION: {
+                return AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(in);
+            }
+            case DAYTIMEDURATION: {
+                return ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer.INSTNACE.deserialize(in);
+            }
             case INTERVAL: {
                 return AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE.deserialize(in);
             }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79bf3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde;
+
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableYearMonthDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AYearMonthDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer implements ISerializerDeserializer<AYearMonthDuration> {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer INSTANCE = new AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer();
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private static final ISerializerDeserializer<AYearMonthDuration> yearMonthDurationSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
+            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AYEARMONTHDURATION);
+    private static final AMutableYearMonthDuration aYearMonthDuration = new AMutableYearMonthDuration(0);
+
+    @Override
+    public AYearMonthDuration deserialize(DataInput in) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            return new AYearMonthDuration(in.readInt());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void serialize(AYearMonthDuration instance, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            out.writeInt(instance.getMonths());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void parse(String durationString, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(durationString, 0, durationString.length(), aYearMonthDuration,
+                    ADurationParseOption.All);
+            yearMonthDurationSerde.serialize(aYearMonthDuration, out);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static int getYearMonth(byte[] data, int offset) {
+        return AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(data, offset);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryBooleanInspectorImpl.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryBooleanInspectorImpl.java
index 97a0c13..4d85537 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryBooleanInspectorImpl.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryBooleanInspectorImpl.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IBinaryBooleanInspector;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IBinaryBooleanInspectorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@
     public boolean getBooleanValue(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) {
         if (bytes[offset] == SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG)
             return false;
+        /** check if the runtime type is boolean */
+        ATypeTag typeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(bytes[offset]);
+        if (typeTag != ATypeTag.BOOLEAN) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Runtime error: the select condition should be of the boolean type!");
+        }
         return bytes[offset + 1] == 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.java
index 02f0e47..fb9d195 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.java
@@ -2,15 +2,20 @@
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.AObjectAscBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.AObjectDescBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.BooleanBinaryComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.RawBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
@@ -102,9 +107,14 @@
             case INT16: {
                 return addOffset(SHORT_POINTABLE_INSTANCE, ascending);
             }
+            case DATE:
+            case TIME:
+            case YEARMONTHDURATION:
             case INT32: {
                 return addOffset(INTEGER_POINTABLE_INSTANCE, ascending);
             }
+            case DATETIME:
+            case DAYTIMEDURATION:
             case INT64: {
                 return addOffset(LONG_POINTABLE_INSTANCE, ascending);
             }
@@ -118,17 +128,31 @@
                 return addOffset(UTF8STRING_POINTABLE_INSTANCE, ascending);
             }
             case RECTANGLE: {
-                return addOffset(RectangleBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
+                return addOffset(ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
             }
-            case DATE:
-            case TIME: {
-                return addOffset(ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
+            case CIRCLE: {
+                return addOffset(ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
             }
-            case DATETIME: {
-                return addOffset(ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
+            case POINT: {
+                return addOffset(APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
+            }
+            case POINT3D: {
+                return addOffset(APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
+            }
+            case LINE: {
+                return addOffset(ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
+            }
+            case POLYGON: {
+                return addOffset(APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
+            }
+            case DURATION: {
+                return addOffset(ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
+            }
+            case INTERVAL: {
+                return addOffset(AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
             }
             default: {
-                throw new NotImplementedException("No binary comparator factory implemented for type " + type + " .");
+                return addOffset(RawBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE, ascending);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider.java
index 1afdbf8..76dd07d 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider.java
@@ -2,22 +2,15 @@
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash.AObjectBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash.BooleanBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash.DoubleBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash.LongBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash.RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunction;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.accessors.MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.accessors.PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.DoublePointable;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.FloatPointable;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.IntegerPointable;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.RawUTF8StringPointable;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.UTF8StringPointable;
 
 public class AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider implements IBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider, Serializable {
 
@@ -40,75 +33,13 @@
 
     @Override
     public IBinaryHashFunctionFactory getBinaryHashFunctionFactory(Object type) {
-        if (type == null) {
-            return AObjectBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE;
-        }
-        IAType aqlType = (IAType) type;
-        switch (aqlType.getTypeTag()) {
-            case ANY:
-            case UNION: { // we could do smth better for nullable fields
-                return AObjectBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE;
-            }
-            case NULL: {
-                return new IBinaryHashFunctionFactory() {
-
-                    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
-                    @Override
-                    public IBinaryHashFunction createBinaryHashFunction() {
-                        return new IBinaryHashFunction() {
-
-                            @Override
-                            public int hash(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) {
-                                return 0;
-                            }
-                        };
-                    }
-                };
-            }
-            case BOOLEAN: {
-                return addOffset(BooleanBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE);
-            }
-            case INT32: {
-                return addOffset(new PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory(IntegerPointable.FACTORY));
-            }
-            case INT64: {
-                return addOffset(LongBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE);
-            }
-            case FLOAT: {
-                return addOffset(new PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory(FloatPointable.FACTORY));
-            }
-            case DOUBLE: {
-                return addOffset(DoubleBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE);
-            }
-            case STRING: {
-                return addOffset(new PointableBinaryHashFunctionFactory(UTF8StringPointable.FACTORY));
-            }
-            case RECTANGLE: {
-                return addOffset(RectangleBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE);
-            }
-            default: {
-                throw new NotImplementedException("No binary hash function factory implemented for type "
-                        + aqlType.getTypeTag() + " .");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private IBinaryHashFunctionFactory addOffset(final IBinaryHashFunctionFactory inst) {
         return new IBinaryHashFunctionFactory() {
 
             private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
             @Override
             public IBinaryHashFunction createBinaryHashFunction() {
-                final IBinaryHashFunction bhf = inst.createBinaryHashFunction();
-                return new IBinaryHashFunction() {
-
-                    @Override
-                    public int hash(byte[] bytes, int offset, int length) {
-                        return bhf.hash(bytes, offset + 1, length);
-                    }
-                };
+                return MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily.INSTANCE.createBinaryHashFunction(0);
             }
         };
     }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryHashFunctionFamilyProvider.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryHashFunctionFamilyProvider.java
index bc7ba26..61ac6fa 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryHashFunctionFamilyProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlBinaryHashFunctionFamilyProvider.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash.MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.accessors.MurmurHash3BinaryHashFunctionFamily;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.IBinaryHashFunctionFamilyProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryHashFunctionFamily;
 
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlJSONPrinterFactoryProvider.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlJSONPrinterFactoryProvider.java
index b8c6ab0..842a6e8 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlJSONPrinterFactoryProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlJSONPrinterFactoryProvider.java
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged;
 
-
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ABooleanPrinterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ACirclePrinterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADatePrinterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADateTimePrinterFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADoublePrinterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADurationPrinterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.AFloatPrinterFactory;
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ATimePrinterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.AUnionPrinterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.AUnorderedlistPrinterFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.AYearMonthDurationPrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AOrderedListType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
@@ -63,8 +65,8 @@
 
         if (aqlType != null) {
             switch (aqlType.getTypeTag()) {
-                // case ANYTYPE:
-                // return AAnyTypePrinterFactory.INSTANCE;
+            // case ANYTYPE:
+            // return AAnyTypePrinterFactory.INSTANCE;
                 case INT8:
                     return AInt8PrinterFactory.INSTANCE;
                 case INT16:
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@
                     return ADateTimePrinterFactory.INSTANCE;
                 case DURATION:
                     return ADurationPrinterFactory.INSTANCE;
+                case YEARMONTHDURATION:
+                    return AYearMonthDurationPrinterFactory.INSTANCE;
+                case DAYTIMEDURATION:
+                    return ADayTimeDurationPrinterFactory.INSTANCE;
                 case POINT:
                     return APointPrinterFactory.INSTANCE;
                 case POINT3D:
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlNormalizedKeyComputerFactoryProvider.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlNormalizedKeyComputerFactoryProvider.java
index 23306ed..b4a1fd8 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlNormalizedKeyComputerFactoryProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlNormalizedKeyComputerFactoryProvider.java
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@
         IAType aqlType = (IAType) type;
         if (ascending) {
             switch (aqlType.getTypeTag()) {
+                case DATE:
+                case TIME:
+                case YEARMONTHDURATION:
                 case INT32: {
                     return new AWrappedAscNormalizedKeyComputerFactory(new IntegerNormalizedKeyComputerFactory());
                 }
+                case DATETIME:
+                case DAYTIMEDURATION:
                 case INT64: {
                     return new AWrappedAscNormalizedKeyComputerFactory(new Integer64NormalizedKeyComputerFactory());
                 }
@@ -44,9 +49,14 @@
             }
         } else {
             switch (aqlType.getTypeTag()) {
+                case DATE:
+                case TIME:
+                case YEARMONTHDURATION:
                 case INT32: {
                     return new AWrappedDescNormalizedKeyComputerFactory(new IntegerNormalizedKeyComputerFactory());
                 }
+                case DATETIME:
+                case DAYTIMEDURATION:
                 case INT64: {
                     return new AWrappedDescNormalizedKeyComputerFactory(new Integer64NormalizedKeyComputerFactory());
                 }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.java
index 29e33fd..92cfc5b 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/formats/nontagged/AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ACircleSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADateSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADateTimeSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AFloatSerializerDeserializer;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AStringSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ATimeSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AUnorderedListSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.SerializerDeserializerUtil;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AOrderedListType;
@@ -112,6 +114,12 @@
             case DURATION: {
                 return ADurationSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE;
             }
+            case YEARMONTHDURATION: {
+                return AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE;
+            }
+            case DAYTIMEDURATION: {
+                return ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer.INSTNACE;
+            }
             case INTERVAL: {
                 return AIntervalSerializerDeserializer.INSTANCE;
             }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADayTimeDuration.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADayTimeDuration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03a9627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/ADayTimeDuration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base;
+
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.visitors.IOMVisitor;
+
+public class ADayTimeDuration implements IAObject {
+
+    protected long chrononInMillisecond;
+
+    public ADayTimeDuration(long millisecond) {
+        this.chrononInMillisecond = millisecond;
+    }
+
+    public long getMilliseconds() {
+        return chrononInMillisecond;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.JSONSerializable#toJSON()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public JSONObject toJSON() throws JSONException {
+        JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
+
+        JSONObject duration = new JSONObject();
+        duration.put("milliseconds", chrononInMillisecond);
+        json.put("ADuration", duration);
+
+        return json;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject#getType()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IAType getType() {
+        return BuiltinType.ADAYTIMEDURATION;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject#accept(edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.visitors.IOMVisitor)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void accept(IOMVisitor visitor) throws AsterixException {
+        visitor.visitADayTimeDuration(this);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject#deepEqual(edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean deepEqual(IAObject obj) {
+        return equals(obj);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject#hash()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int hash() {
+        return hashCode();
+    }
+
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o instanceof ADayTimeDuration) {
+            return ((ADayTimeDuration) o).chrononInMillisecond == chrononInMillisecond;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return (int) (chrononInMillisecond ^ (chrononInMillisecond >>> 32));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogFilter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AMutableDayTimeDuration.java
similarity index 60%
copy from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogFilter.java
copy to asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AMutableDayTimeDuration.java
index 4c7eda2..ebd0a18 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogFilter.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AMutableDayTimeDuration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
  * Licensed 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 from
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base;
 
-/**
- * Represents a predicate or a filter that needs to be applied when selectively
- * retrieving logs.
- */
-public interface ILogFilter {
+public class AMutableDayTimeDuration extends ADayTimeDuration {
 
-    public boolean accept(IBuffer buffer, long startOffset, int length);
+    public AMutableDayTimeDuration(long milliseconds) {
+        super(milliseconds);
+    }
+
+    public void setMilliseconds(long milliseconds) {
+        this.chrononInMillisecond = milliseconds;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogFilter.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AMutableYearMonthDuration.java
similarity index 62%
copy from asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogFilter.java
copy to asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AMutableYearMonthDuration.java
index 4c7eda2..3a21144 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogFilter.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AMutableYearMonthDuration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
  * Licensed 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 from
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base;
 
-/**
- * Represents a predicate or a filter that needs to be applied when selectively
- * retrieving logs.
- */
-public interface ILogFilter {
+public class AMutableYearMonthDuration extends AYearMonthDuration {
 
-    public boolean accept(IBuffer buffer, long startOffset, int length);
+    public AMutableYearMonthDuration(int months) {
+        super(months);
+    }
+
+    public void setMonths(int months) {
+        this.chrononInMonth = months;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AYearMonthDuration.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AYearMonthDuration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1714bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/AYearMonthDuration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base;
+
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.visitors.IOMVisitor;
+
+/**
+ * AYearMonthDuration represents the duration in the unit of months.
+ * <p/>
+ * An AYearMonthDuration may contain the following two fields:<br/>
+ * - year;<br/>
+ * - month.
+ * <p/>
+ */
+public class AYearMonthDuration implements IAObject {
+
+    protected int chrononInMonth;
+
+    public AYearMonthDuration(int months) {
+        this.chrononInMonth = months;
+    }
+
+    public int getMonths() {
+        return chrononInMonth;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.JSONSerializable#toJSON()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public JSONObject toJSON() throws JSONException {
+        JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
+
+        JSONObject duration = new JSONObject();
+        duration.put("months", chrononInMonth);
+        json.put("ADuration", duration);
+
+        return json;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject#getType()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IAType getType() {
+        return BuiltinType.AYEARMONTHDURATION;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject#accept(edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.visitors.IOMVisitor)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void accept(IOMVisitor visitor) throws AsterixException {
+        visitor.visitAYearMonthDuration(this);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject#deepEqual(edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean deepEqual(IAObject obj) {
+        return equals(obj);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject#hash()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public int hash() {
+        return hashCode();
+    }
+
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o instanceof AYearMonthDuration) {
+            return ((AYearMonthDuration) o).chrononInMonth == chrononInMonth;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return chrononInMonth;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/ADurationParserFactory.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/ADurationParserFactory.java
index de5a6a1..84e2386 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/ADurationParserFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/base/temporal/ADurationParserFactory.java
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDayTimeDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableYearMonthDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.parsers.IValueParser;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.parsers.IValueParserFactory;
@@ -28,7 +31,11 @@
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final String durationErrorMessage = "Wrong Input Format for a Duration Value";
+    private static final String durationErrorMessage = "Wrong Input Format for a duration/year-month-duration/day-time-duration Value";
+    private static final String onlyYearMonthErrorMessage = "Only year-month fields are allowed";
+    private static final String onlyDayTimeErrorMessage = "Only day-time fields are allowed";
+
+    private static final int DECIMAL_UNIT = 10;
 
     private ADurationParserFactory() {
 
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@
 
             @Override
             public void parse(char[] buffer, int start, int length, DataOutput out) throws HyracksDataException {
-                parseDuration(buffer, start, length, aMutableDuration);
+                parseDuration(buffer, start, length, aMutableDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
                 try {
                     out.writeInt(aMutableDuration.getMonths());
                     out.writeLong(aMutableDuration.getMilliseconds());
@@ -64,299 +71,75 @@
         SEC;
     };
 
-    public static void parseDuration(String durationString, int start, int length, AMutableDuration aDuration)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
-
-        boolean positive = true;
-        int offset = 0;
-        int value = 0, hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, millisecond = 0, year = 0, month = 0, day = 0;
-        State state = State.NOTHING_READ;
-
-        if (durationString.charAt(start + offset) == '-') {
-            offset++;
-            positive = false;
-        }
-
-        if (durationString.charAt(start + offset) != 'P') {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": Missing leading 'P'.");
-        }
-
-        offset++;
-
-        for (; offset < length; offset++) {
-            if (durationString.charAt(start + offset) >= '0' && durationString.charAt(start + offset) <= '9') {
-                // accumulate the digit fields
-                value = value * 10 + durationString.charAt(start + offset) - '0';
-            } else {
-                switch (durationString.charAt(start + offset)) {
-                    case 'Y':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.YEAR) < 0) {
-                            year = value;
-                            state = State.YEAR;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong YEAR feild.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case 'M':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.TIME) < 0) {
-                            if (state.compareTo(State.MONTH) < 0) {
-                                month = value;
-                                state = State.MONTH;
-                            } else {
-                                throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong MONTH field.");
-                            }
-                        } else if (state.compareTo(State.MIN) < 0) {
-                            minute = value;
-                            state = State.MIN;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong MIN field.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case 'D':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.DAY) < 0) {
-                            day = value;
-                            state = State.DAY;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong DAY field");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case 'T':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.TIME) < 0) {
-                            state = State.TIME;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong TIME field.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-
-                    case 'H':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.HOUR) < 0) {
-                            hour = value;
-                            state = State.HOUR;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong HOUR field.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case '.':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.MILLISEC) < 0) {
-                            int i = 1;
-                            for (; offset + i < length; i++) {
-                                if (durationString.charAt(start + offset + i) >= '0'
-                                        && durationString.charAt(start + offset + i) <= '9') {
-                                    if (i < 4) {
-                                        millisecond = millisecond * 10
-                                                + (durationString.charAt(start + offset + i) - '0');
-                                    } else {
-                                        throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage
-                                                + ": wrong MILLISECOND field.");
-                                    }
-                                } else {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            offset += i;
-                            state = State.MILLISEC;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong MILLISECOND field.");
-                        }
-                    case 'S':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.SEC) < 0) {
-                            second = value;
-                            state = State.SEC;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong SECOND field.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong format for duration.");
-
-                }
-                value = 0;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (state.compareTo(State.TIME) == 0) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": no time fields after time separator.");
-        }
-
-        short temp = 1;
-        if (!positive) {
-            temp = -1;
-        }
-
-        aDuration.setValue(temp * (year * 12 + month), temp
-                * (day * 24 * 3600 * 1000L + 3600 * 1000L * hour + 60 * minute * 1000L + second * 1000L + millisecond));
-
+    public enum ADurationParseOption {
+        YEAR_MONTH,
+        DAY_TIME,
+        All
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Copy-and-paste the code in {@link #parseDuration(String, int, int, AMutableDuration)} in order to eliminate
-     * object creation.
-     * 
-     * @param charAccessor
-     * @param start
-     * @param length
-     * @param aDuration
-     * @throws HyracksDataException
-     */
-    public static void parseDuration(char[] charAccessor, int start, int length, AMutableDuration aDuration)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
-
-        boolean positive = true;
-        int offset = 0;
-        int value = 0, hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, millisecond = 0, year = 0, month = 0, day = 0;
-        State state = State.NOTHING_READ;
-
-        if (charAccessor[start + offset] == '-') {
-            offset++;
-            positive = false;
-        }
-
-        if (charAccessor[start + offset] != 'P') {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": Missing leading 'P'.");
-        }
-
-        offset++;
-
-        for (; offset < length; offset++) {
-            if (charAccessor[start + offset] >= '0' && charAccessor[start + offset] <= '9') {
-                // accumulate the digit fields
-                value = value * 10 + charAccessor[start + offset] - '0';
-            } else {
-                switch (charAccessor[start + offset]) {
-                    case 'Y':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.YEAR) < 0) {
-                            year = value;
-                            state = State.YEAR;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong YEAR feild.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case 'M':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.TIME) < 0) {
-                            if (state.compareTo(State.MONTH) < 0) {
-                                month = value;
-                                state = State.MONTH;
-                            } else {
-                                throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong MONTH field.");
-                            }
-                        } else if (state.compareTo(State.MIN) < 0) {
-                            minute = value;
-                            state = State.MIN;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong MIN field.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case 'D':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.DAY) < 0) {
-                            day = value;
-                            state = State.DAY;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong DAY field");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case 'T':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.TIME) < 0) {
-                            state = State.TIME;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong TIME field.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-
-                    case 'H':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.HOUR) < 0) {
-                            hour = value;
-                            state = State.HOUR;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong HOUR field.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case '.':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.MILLISEC) < 0) {
-                            int i = 1;
-                            for (; offset + i < length; i++) {
-                                if (charAccessor[start + offset + i] >= '0' && charAccessor[start + offset + i] <= '9') {
-                                    if (i < 4) {
-                                        millisecond = millisecond * 10 + (charAccessor[start + offset + i] - '0');
-                                    } else {
-                                        throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage
-                                                + ": wrong MILLISECOND field.");
-                                    }
-                                } else {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            offset += i;
-                            state = State.MILLISEC;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong MILLISECOND field.");
-                        }
-                    case 'S':
-                        if (state.compareTo(State.SEC) < 0) {
-                            second = value;
-                            state = State.SEC;
-                        } else {
-                            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong SECOND field.");
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong format for duration.");
-
-                }
-                value = 0;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (state.compareTo(State.TIME) == 0) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": no time fields after time separator.");
-        }
-
-        short temp = 1;
-        if (!positive) {
-            temp = -1;
-        }
-
-        aDuration.setValue(temp * (year * 12 + month), temp
-                * (day * 24 * 3600 * 1000L + 3600 * 1000L * hour + 60 * minute * 1000L + second * 1000L + millisecond));
-
+    interface IStringAccessor {
+        char getCharAt(int index);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Copy-and-paste the code in {@link #parseDuration(String, int, int, AMutableDuration)} in order to eliminate
-     * object creation.
-     * 
-     * @param charAccessor
-     * @param start
-     * @param length
-     * @param aDuration
-     * @throws HyracksDataException
-     */
-    public static void parseDuration(byte[] charAccessor, int start, int length, AMutableDuration aDuration)
-            throws HyracksDataException {
+    public static void parseDuration(final Object durationString, final int start, int length, IAObject mutableObject,
+            ADurationParseOption parseOption) throws HyracksDataException {
 
-        boolean positive = true;
         int offset = 0;
         int value = 0, hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, millisecond = 0, year = 0, month = 0, day = 0;
         State state = State.NOTHING_READ;
 
-        if (charAccessor[start + offset] == '-') {
-            offset++;
-            positive = false;
+        IStringAccessor charAccessor;
+
+        if (durationString instanceof char[]) {
+            charAccessor = new IStringAccessor() {
+                @Override
+                public char getCharAt(int index) {
+                    return ((char[]) durationString)[start + index];
+                }
+            };
+        } else if (durationString instanceof byte[]) {
+            charAccessor = new IStringAccessor() {
+
+                @Override
+                public char getCharAt(int index) {
+                    return (char) (((byte[]) durationString)[start + index]);
+                }
+            };
+        } else if (durationString instanceof String) {
+            charAccessor = new IStringAccessor() {
+
+                @Override
+                public char getCharAt(int index) {
+                    return ((String) durationString).charAt(start + index);
+                }
+            };
+        } else {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage);
         }
 
-        if (charAccessor[start + offset] != 'P') {
+        short sign = 1;
+        if (charAccessor.getCharAt(offset) == '-') {
+            offset++;
+            sign = -1;
+        }
+
+        if (charAccessor.getCharAt(offset) != 'P') {
             throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": Missing leading 'P'.");
         }
 
         offset++;
 
         for (; offset < length; offset++) {
-            if (charAccessor[start + offset] >= '0' && charAccessor[start + offset] <= '9') {
+            if (charAccessor.getCharAt(offset) >= '0' && charAccessor.getCharAt(offset) <= '9') {
                 // accumulate the digit fields
-                value = value * 10 + charAccessor[start + offset] - '0';
+                value = value * DECIMAL_UNIT + charAccessor.getCharAt(offset) - '0';
             } else {
-                switch (charAccessor[start + offset]) {
+                switch (charAccessor.getCharAt(offset)) {
                     case 'Y':
                         if (state.compareTo(State.YEAR) < 0) {
+                            if (parseOption == ADurationParseOption.DAY_TIME) {
+                                throw new HyracksDataException(onlyDayTimeErrorMessage);
+                            }
                             year = value;
                             state = State.YEAR;
                         } else {
@@ -366,12 +149,18 @@
                     case 'M':
                         if (state.compareTo(State.TIME) < 0) {
                             if (state.compareTo(State.MONTH) < 0) {
+                                if (parseOption == ADurationParseOption.DAY_TIME) {
+                                    throw new HyracksDataException(onlyDayTimeErrorMessage);
+                                }
                                 month = value;
                                 state = State.MONTH;
                             } else {
                                 throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong MONTH field.");
                             }
                         } else if (state.compareTo(State.MIN) < 0) {
+                            if (parseOption == ADurationParseOption.YEAR_MONTH) {
+                                throw new HyracksDataException(onlyYearMonthErrorMessage);
+                            }
                             minute = value;
                             state = State.MIN;
                         } else {
@@ -380,6 +169,9 @@
                         break;
                     case 'D':
                         if (state.compareTo(State.DAY) < 0) {
+                            if (parseOption == ADurationParseOption.YEAR_MONTH) {
+                                throw new HyracksDataException(onlyYearMonthErrorMessage);
+                            }
                             day = value;
                             state = State.DAY;
                         } else {
@@ -388,6 +180,9 @@
                         break;
                     case 'T':
                         if (state.compareTo(State.TIME) < 0) {
+                            if (parseOption == ADurationParseOption.YEAR_MONTH) {
+                                throw new HyracksDataException(onlyYearMonthErrorMessage);
+                            }
                             state = State.TIME;
                         } else {
                             throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": wrong TIME field.");
@@ -396,6 +191,9 @@
 
                     case 'H':
                         if (state.compareTo(State.HOUR) < 0) {
+                            if (parseOption == ADurationParseOption.YEAR_MONTH) {
+                                throw new HyracksDataException(onlyYearMonthErrorMessage);
+                            }
                             hour = value;
                             state = State.HOUR;
                         } else {
@@ -404,11 +202,16 @@
                         break;
                     case '.':
                         if (state.compareTo(State.MILLISEC) < 0) {
+                            if (parseOption == ADurationParseOption.YEAR_MONTH) {
+                                throw new HyracksDataException(onlyYearMonthErrorMessage);
+                            }
                             int i = 1;
                             for (; offset + i < length; i++) {
-                                if (charAccessor[start + offset + i] >= '0' && charAccessor[start + offset + i] <= '9') {
+                                if (charAccessor.getCharAt(offset + i) >= '0'
+                                        && charAccessor.getCharAt(offset + i) <= '9') {
                                     if (i < 4) {
-                                        millisecond = millisecond * 10 + (charAccessor[start + offset + i] - '0');
+                                        millisecond = millisecond * DECIMAL_UNIT
+                                                + (charAccessor.getCharAt(offset + i) - '0');
                                     } else {
                                         throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage
                                                 + ": wrong MILLISECOND field.");
@@ -424,6 +227,9 @@
                         }
                     case 'S':
                         if (state.compareTo(State.SEC) < 0) {
+                            if (parseOption == ADurationParseOption.YEAR_MONTH) {
+                                throw new HyracksDataException(onlyYearMonthErrorMessage);
+                            }
                             second = value;
                             state = State.SEC;
                         } else {
@@ -442,13 +248,18 @@
             throw new HyracksDataException(durationErrorMessage + ": no time fields after time separator.");
         }
 
-        short temp = 1;
-        if (!positive) {
-            temp = -1;
+        if (mutableObject instanceof AMutableDuration) {
+            ((AMutableDuration) mutableObject)
+                    .setValue(sign * (year * 12 + month),
+                            sign
+                                    * (day * 24 * 3600 * 1000L + 3600 * 1000L * hour + 60 * minute * 1000L + second
+                                            * 1000L + millisecond));
+        } else if (mutableObject instanceof AMutableYearMonthDuration) {
+            ((AMutableYearMonthDuration) mutableObject).setMonths(sign * (year * 12 + month));
+        } else if (mutableObject instanceof AMutableDayTimeDuration) {
+            ((AMutableDayTimeDuration) mutableObject)
+                    .setMilliseconds(sign
+                            * (day * 24 * 3600 * 1000L + 3600 * 1000L * hour + 60 * minute * 1000L + second * 1000L + millisecond));
         }
-
-        aDuration.setValue(temp * (year * 12 + month), temp
-                * (day * 24 * 3600 * 1000L + 3600 * 1000L * hour + 60 * minute * 1000L + second * 1000L + millisecond));
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/functions/AsterixBuiltinFunctions.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/functions/AsterixBuiltinFunctions.java
index 3cad3be..2a732ac 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/functions/AsterixBuiltinFunctions.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/functions/AsterixBuiltinFunctions.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.Mutable;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionSignature;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.IResultTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.ABooleanTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.ACircleTypeComputer;
@@ -27,8 +28,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.BinaryStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.BinaryStringStringOrNullTypeComputer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.CastListResultTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.CastRecordResultTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.ClosedRecordConstructorResultType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.ConcatNonNullTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.FieldAccessByIndexResultType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.InjectFailureTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.NonTaggedCollectionMemberResultType;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalACircleTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalADateTimeTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalADateTypeComputer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalADoubleTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalADurationTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalAFloatTypeComputer;
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalAStringTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalATemporalInstanceTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalATimeTypeComputer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OrderedListConstructorResultType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl.OrderedListOfAPointTypeComputer;
@@ -84,7 +89,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AbstractCollectionType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.TypeHelper;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.AbstractFunctionCallExpression;
@@ -101,10 +105,12 @@
         SI
     }
 
-    private static final FunctionInfoRepository finfoRepo = new FunctionInfoRepository();
+    private static final FunctionInfoRepository registeredFunctions = new FunctionInfoRepository();
 
     // it is supposed to be an identity mapping
-    private final static Map<IFunctionInfo, IFunctionInfo> builtinFunctionsSet = new HashMap<IFunctionInfo, IFunctionInfo>();
+    private final static Map<IFunctionInfo, IFunctionInfo> builtinPublicFunctionsSet = new HashMap<IFunctionInfo, IFunctionInfo>();
+    private final static Map<IFunctionInfo, IFunctionInfo> builtinPrivateFunctionsSet = new HashMap<IFunctionInfo, IFunctionInfo>();
+
     private final static Map<IFunctionInfo, IResultTypeComputer> funTypeComputer = new HashMap<IFunctionInfo, IResultTypeComputer>();
 
     private final static Set<IFunctionInfo> builtinAggregateFunctions = new HashSet<IFunctionInfo>();
@@ -371,6 +377,12 @@
             "datetime", 1);
     public final static FunctionIdentifier DURATION_CONSTRUCTOR = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
             "duration", 1);
+
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier YEAR_MONTH_DURATION_CONSTRUCTOR = new FunctionIdentifier(
+            FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "year-month-duration", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier DAY_TIME_DURATION_CONSTRUCTOR = new FunctionIdentifier(
+            FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "day-time-duration", 1);
+
     public final static FunctionIdentifier INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_DATE = new FunctionIdentifier(
             FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "interval-from-date", 2);
     public final static FunctionIdentifier INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TIME = new FunctionIdentifier(
@@ -426,12 +438,17 @@
             FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "day-time-duration-less-than", 2);
     public final static FunctionIdentifier DURATION_FROM_MONTHS = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
             "duration-from-months", 1);
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier MONTHS_OF_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION = new FunctionIdentifier(
-            FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "months-of-year-month-duration", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier MONTHS_FROM_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION = new FunctionIdentifier(
+            FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "months-from-year-month-duration", 1);
     public final static FunctionIdentifier DURATION_FROM_MILLISECONDS = new FunctionIdentifier(
             FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "duration-from-ms", 1);
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier MILLISECONDS_OF_DAY_TIME_DURATION = new FunctionIdentifier(
-            FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "ms-of-day-time-duration", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier MILLISECONDS_FROM_DAY_TIME_DURATION = new FunctionIdentifier(
+            FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "ms-from-day-time-duration", 1);
+
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier GET_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION = new FunctionIdentifier(
+            FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "get-year-month-duration", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier GET_DAY_TIME_DURATION = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
+            "get-day-time-duration", 1);
 
     // spatial
     public final static FunctionIdentifier CREATE_POINT = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
@@ -462,6 +479,8 @@
             "inject-failure", 2);
     public final static FunctionIdentifier CAST_RECORD = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
             "cast-record", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier CAST_LIST = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
+            "cast-list", 1);
 
     // Spatial and temporal type accessors
     public static final FunctionIdentifier ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_YEAR = new FunctionIdentifier(
@@ -544,7 +563,7 @@
             1);
 
     public static IFunctionInfo getAsterixFunctionInfo(FunctionIdentifier fid) {
-        IFunctionInfo finfo = finfoRepo.get(fid);;
+        IFunctionInfo finfo = registeredFunctions.get(fid);
         if (finfo == null) {
             finfo = new AsterixFunctionInfo(fid);
         }
@@ -552,90 +571,79 @@
     }
 
     public static AsterixFunctionInfo lookupFunction(FunctionIdentifier fid) {
-        return (AsterixFunctionInfo) finfoRepo.get(fid);
+        return (AsterixFunctionInfo) registeredFunctions.get(fid);
     }
 
     static {
 
         // first, take care of Algebricks builtin functions
-        add(EQ, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(LE, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GE, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(LT, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GT, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(IS_NULL, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(AND, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NEQ, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NOT, UnaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(OR, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_ADD, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(IS_NULL, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NOT, UnaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+
+        addPrivateFunction(EQ, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(LE, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(GE, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(LT, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(GT, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(AND, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(NEQ, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(OR, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(NUMERIC_ADD, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
 
         // and then, Asterix builtin functions
-        add(NOT_NULL, NotNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ANY_COLLECTION_MEMBER, NonTaggedCollectionMemberResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(NOT_NULL, NotNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(ANY_COLLECTION_MEMBER, NonTaggedCollectionMemberResultType.INSTANCE);
         addPrivateFunction(AVG, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(BOOLEAN_CONSTRUCTOR, UnaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CARET, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CIRCLE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalACircleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CLOSED_RECORD_CONSTRUCTOR, ClosedRecordConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(CONCAT_NON_NULL, new IResultTypeComputer() {
-            @Override
-            public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
-                    IMetadataProvider<?, ?> metadataProvider) throws AlgebricksException {
-                AbstractFunctionCallExpression f = (AbstractFunctionCallExpression) expression;
-                if (f.getArguments().size() < 1) {
-                    return BuiltinType.ANULL;
-                }
-                ILogicalExpression a0 = f.getArguments().get(0).getValue();
-                IAType t0 = (IAType) env.getType(a0);
-                if (TypeHelper.canBeNull(t0)) {
-                    return t0;
-                }
-                return AUnionType.createNullableType(t0);
-            }
-        });
-        add(CONTAINS, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        addPrivateFunction(COUNT, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(COUNTHASHED_GRAM_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(COUNTHASHED_WORD_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CREATE_CIRCLE, ACircleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CREATE_LINE, ALineTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CREATE_MBR, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CREATE_POINT, APointTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CREATE_POLYGON, APolygonTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CREATE_RECTANGLE, ARectangleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(BOOLEAN_CONSTRUCTOR, UnaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CARET, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CIRCLE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalACircleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(CLOSED_RECORD_CONSTRUCTOR, ClosedRecordConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(CONCAT_NON_NULL, ConcatNonNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
 
-        add(DATE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DATETIME_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DOUBLE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DURATION_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(EDIT_DISTANCE, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(EDIT_DISTANCE_CHECK, OrderedListOfAnyTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(EDIT_DISTANCE_STRING_IS_FILTERABLE, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(EDIT_DISTANCE_LIST_IS_FILTERABLE, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(EMBED_TYPE, new IResultTypeComputer() {
+        addFunction(CONTAINS, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(COUNT, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(COUNTHASHED_GRAM_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(COUNTHASHED_WORD_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CREATE_CIRCLE, ACircleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CREATE_LINE, ALineTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CREATE_MBR, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CREATE_POINT, APointTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CREATE_POLYGON, APolygonTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CREATE_RECTANGLE, ARectangleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+
+        addFunction(DATE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DATETIME_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DOUBLE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DURATION_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(YEAR_MONTH_DURATION_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DAY_TIME_DURATION_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(EDIT_DISTANCE, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(EDIT_DISTANCE_CHECK, OrderedListOfAnyTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(EDIT_DISTANCE_STRING_IS_FILTERABLE, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(EDIT_DISTANCE_LIST_IS_FILTERABLE, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(EMBED_TYPE, new IResultTypeComputer() {
             @Override
             public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
                     IMetadataProvider<?, ?> mp) throws AlgebricksException {
                 return (IAType) BuiltinType.ANY;
             }
         });
-        add(EMPTY_STREAM, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ENDS_WITH, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(EMPTY_STREAM, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ENDS_WITH, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
         // add(FIELD_ACCESS, NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(FIELD_ACCESS_BY_INDEX, FieldAccessByIndexResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(FIELD_ACCESS_BY_NAME, NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(FLOAT_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAFloatTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(FUZZY_EQ, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GET_HANDLE, null); // TODO
-        add(GET_ITEM, NonTaggedGetItemResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(GET_DATA, null); // TODO
+        addPrivateFunction(FIELD_ACCESS_BY_INDEX, FieldAccessByIndexResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(FIELD_ACCESS_BY_NAME, NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(FLOAT_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAFloatTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(FUZZY_EQ, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(GET_HANDLE, null); // TODO
+        addPrivateFunction(GET_ITEM, NonTaggedGetItemResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(GET_DATA, null); // TODO
         addPrivateFunction(GLOBAL_AVG, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GRAM_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GLOBAL_AVG, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(HASHED_GRAM_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(HASHED_WORD_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INDEX_SEARCH, new IResultTypeComputer() {
+        addPrivateFunction(GRAM_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(GLOBAL_AVG, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(HASHED_GRAM_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(HASHED_WORD_TOKENS, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(INDEX_SEARCH, new IResultTypeComputer() {
 
             @Override
             public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
@@ -643,95 +651,95 @@
                 return BuiltinType.ANY; // TODO
             }
         });
-        add(INT8_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAInt8TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INT16_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAInt16TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INT32_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INT64_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(LEN, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(LIKE, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(LINE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalALineTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(LISTIFY, OrderedListConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INT8_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAInt8TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INT16_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAInt16TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INT32_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INT64_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(LEN, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(LIKE, BinaryBooleanOrNullFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(LINE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalALineTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(LISTIFY, OrderedListConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
         addPrivateFunction(LOCAL_AVG, NonTaggedLocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(MAKE_FIELD_INDEX_HANDLE, null); // TODO
-        add(MAKE_FIELD_NAME_HANDLE, null); // TODO
-        add(MAX, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(LOCAL_MAX, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(MIN, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(LOCAL_MIN, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NON_EMPTY_STREAM, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NULL_CONSTRUCTOR, ANullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_UNARY_MINUS, NonTaggedUnaryMinusTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_SUBTRACT, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_MULTIPLY, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_DIVIDE, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_MOD, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_IDIV, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(MAKE_FIELD_INDEX_HANDLE, null); // TODO
+        addPrivateFunction(MAKE_FIELD_NAME_HANDLE, null); // TODO
+        addPrivateFunction(MAX, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(LOCAL_MAX, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(MIN, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(LOCAL_MIN, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(NON_EMPTY_STREAM, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NULL_CONSTRUCTOR, ANullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_UNARY_MINUS, NonTaggedUnaryMinusTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_SUBTRACT, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_MULTIPLY, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_DIVIDE, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_MOD, NonTaggedNumericAddSubMulDivTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_IDIV, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
 
-        add(NUMERIC_ABS, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_CEILING, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_FLOOR, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_ROUND, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_ROUND_HALF_TO_EVEN, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(NUMERIC_ROUND_HALF_TO_EVEN2, NonTaggedNumericRoundHalfToEven2TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_ABS, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_CEILING, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_FLOOR, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_ROUND, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_ROUND_HALF_TO_EVEN, NonTaggedNumericUnaryFunctionTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(NUMERIC_ROUND_HALF_TO_EVEN2, NonTaggedNumericRoundHalfToEven2TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
 
-        add(STRING_TO_CODEPOINT, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CODEPOINT_TO_STRING, AStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_CONCAT, OptionalAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SUBSTRING2, Substring2TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_LENGTH, UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_LOWERCASE, UnaryStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_START_WITH, BinaryStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_END_WITH, BinaryStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_MATCHES, BinaryStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_MATCHES_WITH_FLAG, TripleStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_REPLACE, TripleStringStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_REPLACE_WITH_FLAG, QuadStringStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SUBSTRING_BEFORE, BinaryStringStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SUBSTRING_AFTER, BinaryStringStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_EQUAL, BinaryStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_JOIN, AStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_TO_CODEPOINT, OrderedListOfAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CODEPOINT_TO_STRING, AStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_CONCAT, OptionalAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SUBSTRING2, Substring2TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_LENGTH, UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_LOWERCASE, UnaryStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_START_WITH, BinaryStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_END_WITH, BinaryStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_MATCHES, BinaryStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_MATCHES_WITH_FLAG, TripleStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_REPLACE, TripleStringStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_REPLACE_WITH_FLAG, QuadStringStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SUBSTRING_BEFORE, BinaryStringStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SUBSTRING_AFTER, BinaryStringStringOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(STRING_EQUAL, BinaryStringBoolOrNullTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_JOIN, AStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
 
-        add(OPEN_RECORD_CONSTRUCTOR, OpenRecordConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(ORDERED_LIST_CONSTRUCTOR, OrderedListConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(POINT_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAPointTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(POINT3D_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAPoint3DTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(POLYGON_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAPolygonTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(PREFIX_LEN_JACCARD, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(RANGE, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(RECTANGLE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalARectangleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(OPEN_RECORD_CONSTRUCTOR, OpenRecordConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(ORDERED_LIST_CONSTRUCTOR, OrderedListConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(POINT_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAPointTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(POINT3D_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAPoint3DTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(POLYGON_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAPolygonTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(PREFIX_LEN_JACCARD, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(RANGE, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(RECTANGLE_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalARectangleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
         // add(RECORD_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR, null);
-        add(SCALAR_AVG, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(SCALAR_COUNT, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(SCALAR_GLOBAL_AVG, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(SCALAR_LOCAL_AVG, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(SCALAR_MAX, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(SCALAR_MIN, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(SCALAR_SUM, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(SCAN_COLLECTION, NonTaggedCollectionMemberResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(SERIAL_AVG, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SERIAL_COUNT, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SERIAL_GLOBAL_AVG, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SERIAL_LOCAL_AVG, NonTaggedLocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SERIAL_SUM, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SERIAL_LOCAL_SUM, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SIMILARITY_JACCARD, AFloatTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_CHECK, OrderedListOfAnyTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_SORTED, AFloatTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_SORTED_CHECK, OrderedListOfAnyTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_PREFIX, AFloatTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_PREFIX_CHECK, OrderedListOfAnyTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SPATIAL_AREA, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SPATIAL_CELL, ARectangleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SPATIAL_DISTANCE, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SPATIAL_INTERSECT, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GET_POINT_X_COORDINATE_ACCESSOR, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GET_POINT_Y_COORDINATE_ACCESSOR, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GET_CIRCLE_RADIUS_ACCESSOR, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GET_CIRCLE_CENTER_ACCESSOR, APointTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(GET_POINTS_LINE_RECTANGLE_POLYGON_ACCESSOR, OrderedListOfAPointTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STARTS_WITH, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(STRING_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SUBSET_COLLECTION, new IResultTypeComputer() {
+        addFunction(SCALAR_AVG, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SCALAR_COUNT, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SCALAR_GLOBAL_AVG, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SCALAR_LOCAL_AVG, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SCALAR_MAX, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SCALAR_MIN, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SCALAR_SUM, ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SCAN_COLLECTION, NonTaggedCollectionMemberResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_AVG, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_COUNT, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_GLOBAL_AVG, OptionalADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_LOCAL_AVG, NonTaggedLocalAvgTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_SUM, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SERIAL_LOCAL_SUM, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SIMILARITY_JACCARD, AFloatTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_CHECK, OrderedListOfAnyTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_SORTED, AFloatTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_SORTED_CHECK, OrderedListOfAnyTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_PREFIX, AFloatTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SIMILARITY_JACCARD_PREFIX_CHECK, OrderedListOfAnyTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SPATIAL_AREA, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SPATIAL_CELL, ARectangleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SPATIAL_DISTANCE, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SPATIAL_INTERSECT, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(GET_POINT_X_COORDINATE_ACCESSOR, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(GET_POINT_Y_COORDINATE_ACCESSOR, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(GET_CIRCLE_RADIUS_ACCESSOR, ADoubleTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(GET_CIRCLE_CENTER_ACCESSOR, APointTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(GET_POINTS_LINE_RECTANGLE_POLYGON_ACCESSOR, OrderedListOfAPointTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STARTS_WITH, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(STRING_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(SUBSET_COLLECTION, new IResultTypeComputer() {
 
             @Override
             public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
@@ -768,19 +776,20 @@
                 }
             }
         });
-        add(SUBSTRING, SubstringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SUBSTRING, SubstringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
         addPrivateFunction(SUM, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(LOCAL_SUM, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SWITCH_CASE, NonTaggedSwitchCaseComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(REG_EXP, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INJECT_FAILURE, InjectFailureTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CAST_RECORD, CastRecordResultTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(LOCAL_SUM, NonTaggedSumTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SWITCH_CASE, NonTaggedSwitchCaseComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(REG_EXP, ABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INJECT_FAILURE, InjectFailureTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(CAST_RECORD, CastRecordResultTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CAST_LIST, CastListResultTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
 
-        add(TID, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(TIME_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(TYPE_OF, null); // TODO
-        add(UNORDERED_LIST_CONSTRUCTOR, UnorderedListConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
-        add(WORD_TOKENS, new IResultTypeComputer() {
+        addFunction(TID, AInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(TIME_CONSTRUCTOR, OptionalATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(TYPE_OF, null); // TODO
+        addPrivateFunction(UNORDERED_LIST_CONSTRUCTOR, UnorderedListConstructorResultType.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(WORD_TOKENS, new IResultTypeComputer() {
 
             @Override
             public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
@@ -790,66 +799,68 @@
         });
 
         // temporal type accessors
-        add(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_YEAR, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_MONTH, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_DAY, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_HOUR, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_MIN, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_SEC, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_MILLISEC, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_INTERVAL_START, OptionalATemporalInstanceTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_INTERVAL_END, OptionalATemporalInstanceTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_YEAR, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_MONTH, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_DAY, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_HOUR, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_MIN, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_SEC, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_MILLISEC, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_INTERVAL_START, OptionalATemporalInstanceTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ACCESSOR_TEMPORAL_INTERVAL_END, OptionalATemporalInstanceTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
 
         // temporal functions
-        add(DATE_FROM_UNIX_TIME_IN_DAYS, OptionalADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DATE_FROM_DATETIME, OptionalADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ADD_DATE_DURATION, OptionalADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SUBTRACT_DATE, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(TIME_FROM_UNIX_TIME_IN_MS, OptionalATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(TIME_FROM_DATETIME, OptionalATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SUBTRACT_TIME, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ADD_TIME_DURATION, OptionalATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DATETIME_FROM_DATE_TIME, OptionalADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DATETIME_FROM_UNIX_TIME_IN_MS, OptionalADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(SUBTRACT_DATETIME, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ADD_DATETIME_DURATION, OptionalADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CALENDAR_DURATION_FROM_DATETIME, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CALENDAR_DURATION_FROM_DATE, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ADJUST_DATETIME_FOR_TIMEZONE, OptionalAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(ADJUST_TIME_FOR_TIMEZONE, OptionalAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_BEFORE, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_AFTER, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_MEETS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_MET_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_OVERLAPS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_OVERLAPPED_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(OVERLAP, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_STARTS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_STARTED_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_COVERS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_COVERED_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_ENDS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_ENDED_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CURRENT_DATE, ADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CURRENT_TIME, ATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(CURRENT_DATETIME, ADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DAY_TIME_DURATION_GREATER_THAN, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DAY_TIME_DURATION_LESS_THAN, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(YEAR_MONTH_DURATION_GREATER_THAN, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(YEAR_MONTH_DURATION_LESS_THAN, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DURATION_EQUAL, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DURATION_FROM_MONTHS, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(DURATION_FROM_MILLISECONDS, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(MONTHS_OF_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(MILLISECONDS_OF_DAY_TIME_DURATION, OptionalAInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DATE_FROM_UNIX_TIME_IN_DAYS, OptionalADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DATE_FROM_DATETIME, OptionalADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ADD_DATE_DURATION, OptionalADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SUBTRACT_DATE, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(TIME_FROM_UNIX_TIME_IN_MS, OptionalATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(TIME_FROM_DATETIME, OptionalATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SUBTRACT_TIME, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ADD_TIME_DURATION, OptionalATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DATETIME_FROM_DATE_TIME, OptionalADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DATETIME_FROM_UNIX_TIME_IN_MS, OptionalADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(SUBTRACT_DATETIME, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ADD_DATETIME_DURATION, OptionalADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CALENDAR_DURATION_FROM_DATETIME, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CALENDAR_DURATION_FROM_DATE, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ADJUST_DATETIME_FOR_TIMEZONE, OptionalAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(ADJUST_TIME_FOR_TIMEZONE, OptionalAStringTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_BEFORE, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_AFTER, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_MEETS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_MET_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_OVERLAPS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_OVERLAPPED_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(OVERLAP, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_STARTS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_STARTED_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_COVERS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_COVERED_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_ENDS, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_ENDED_BY, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CURRENT_DATE, ADateTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CURRENT_TIME, ATimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(CURRENT_DATETIME, ADateTimeTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DAY_TIME_DURATION_GREATER_THAN, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(DAY_TIME_DURATION_LESS_THAN, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(YEAR_MONTH_DURATION_GREATER_THAN, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(YEAR_MONTH_DURATION_LESS_THAN, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addPrivateFunction(DURATION_EQUAL, OptionalABooleanTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DURATION_FROM_MONTHS, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(DURATION_FROM_MILLISECONDS, OptionalADurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(MONTHS_FROM_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION, OptionalAInt32TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(MILLISECONDS_FROM_DAY_TIME_DURATION, OptionalAInt64TypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(GET_DAY_TIME_DURATION, OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(GET_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION, OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
 
         // interval constructors
-        add(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_DATE, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TIME, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_DATETIME, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_START_FROM_DATE, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_START_FROM_DATETIME, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
-        add(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_START_FROM_TIME, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_DATE, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TIME, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_DATETIME, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_START_FROM_DATE, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_START_FROM_DATETIME, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
+        addFunction(INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_START_FROM_TIME, OptionalAIntervalTypeComputer.INSTANCE);
 
         String metadataFunctionLoaderClassName = "edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.functions.MetadataBuiltinFunctions";
         try {
@@ -929,6 +940,7 @@
 
     static {
         addUnnestFun(DATASET, false);
+        addUnnestFun(FEED_INGEST, false);
         addUnnestFun(RANGE, true);
         addUnnestFun(SCAN_COLLECTION, false);
         addUnnestFun(SUBSET_COLLECTION, false);
@@ -942,8 +954,27 @@
         return datasetFunctions.contains(getAsterixFunctionInfo(fi));
     }
 
-    public static boolean isBuiltinCompilerFunction(FunctionIdentifier fi) {
-        return builtinFunctionsSet.keySet().contains(getAsterixFunctionInfo(fi));
+    public static boolean isBuiltinCompilerFunction(FunctionIdentifier fi, boolean includePrivateFunctions) {
+        return builtinPublicFunctionsSet.keySet().contains(getAsterixFunctionInfo(fi));
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isBuiltinCompilerFunction(FunctionSignature signature, boolean includePrivateFunctions) {
+
+        FunctionIdentifier fi = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, signature.getName(),
+                signature.getArity());
+        IFunctionInfo finfo = getAsterixFunctionInfo(fi);
+        if (builtinPublicFunctionsSet.keySet().contains(finfo)
+                || (includePrivateFunctions && builtinPrivateFunctionsSet.keySet().contains(finfo))) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        fi = new FunctionIdentifier(AlgebricksBuiltinFunctions.ALGEBRICKS_NS, signature.getName(), signature.getArity());
+        finfo = getAsterixFunctionInfo(fi);
+        if (builtinPublicFunctionsSet.keySet().contains(finfo)
+                || (includePrivateFunctions && builtinPrivateFunctionsSet.keySet().contains(finfo))) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     public static boolean isBuiltinAggregateFunction(FunctionIdentifier fi) {
@@ -1028,18 +1059,18 @@
         return finfo == null ? null : finfo.getFunctionIdentifier();
     }
 
-    public static void add(FunctionIdentifier fi, IResultTypeComputer typeComputer) {
+    public static void addFunction(FunctionIdentifier fi, IResultTypeComputer typeComputer) {
         IFunctionInfo functionInfo = getAsterixFunctionInfo(fi);
-        builtinFunctionsSet.put(functionInfo, functionInfo);
+        builtinPublicFunctionsSet.put(functionInfo, functionInfo);
         funTypeComputer.put(functionInfo, typeComputer);
-        finfoRepo.put(fi);
+        registeredFunctions.put(fi);
     }
 
-    private static IFunctionInfo addPrivateFunction(FunctionIdentifier fi, IResultTypeComputer typeComputer) {
+    public static void addPrivateFunction(FunctionIdentifier fi, IResultTypeComputer typeComputer) {
         IFunctionInfo functionInfo = getAsterixFunctionInfo(fi);
-        builtinFunctionsSet.put(functionInfo, functionInfo);
+        builtinPrivateFunctionsSet.put(functionInfo, functionInfo);
         funTypeComputer.put(functionInfo, typeComputer);
-        return functionInfo;
+        registeredFunctions.put(fi);
     }
 
     private static void addAgg(FunctionIdentifier fi) {
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/AListPointable.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/AListPointable.java
index ab32b6b..84c9e6c 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/AListPointable.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/AListPointable.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
     @Override
     public void set(byte[] b, int s, int len) {
         reset();
+        super.set(b, s, len);
 
         int numberOfitems = AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(b, s + 6);
         int itemOffset;
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/cast/ARecordCaster.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/cast/ARecordCaster.java
index 494ea6f..ed9690c 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/cast/ARecordCaster.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/cast/ARecordCaster.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
             start = bos.size();
             dos.write(ATypeTag.NULL.serialize());
             end = bos.size();
-            nullTypeTag.set(bos.getByteArray(), start, end);
+            nullTypeTag.set(bos.getByteArray(), start, end - start);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
         }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         for (int i = 0; i < optionalFields.length; i++)
             optionalFields[i] = false;
 
-        bos.reset(nullReference.getStartOffset() + nullReference.getLength());
+        bos.reset(nullTypeTag.getStartOffset() + nullTypeTag.getLength());
         for (int i = 0; i < numSchemaFields; i++) {
             ATypeTag ftypeTag = fieldTypes[i].getTypeTag();
             String fname = fieldNames[i];
@@ -278,8 +278,14 @@
             // recursively casting, the result of casting can always be thought
             // as flat
             if (optionalFields[i]) {
-                nestedVisitorArg.second = ((AUnionType) fType).getUnionList().get(
-                        NonTaggedFormatUtil.OPTIONAL_TYPE_INDEX_IN_UNION_LIST);
+                if (fieldTypeTags.size() <= i || fieldTypeTags.get(i) == null
+                        || fieldTypeTags.get(i).equals(nullTypeTag)) {
+                    //the field is optional in the input record
+                    nestedVisitorArg.second = ((AUnionType) fType).getUnionList().get(0);
+                } else {
+                    nestedVisitorArg.second = ((AUnionType) fType).getUnionList().get(
+                            NonTaggedFormatUtil.OPTIONAL_TYPE_INDEX_IN_UNION_LIST);
+                }
             }
             field.accept(visitor, nestedVisitorArg);
             recBuilder.addField(i, nestedVisitorArg.first);
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/printer/APrintVisitor.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/printer/APrintVisitor.java
index b78308d..cdbf5ca 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/printer/APrintVisitor.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/printer/APrintVisitor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.ACirclePrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.ADatePrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.ADateTimePrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.ADayTimeDurationPrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.ADoublePrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.ADurationPrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.AFloatPrinter;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.ARectanglePrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.AStringPrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.ATimePrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.AYearMonthDurationPrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.AFlatValuePointable;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.AListPointable;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.ARecordPointable;
@@ -146,6 +148,14 @@
                     ADurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
                     break;
                 }
+                case YEARMONTHDURATION: {
+                    AYearMonthDurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                    break;
+                }
+                case DAYTIMEDURATION: {
+                    ADayTimeDurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                    break;
+                }
                 case POINT: {
                     APointPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
                     break;
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/printer/json/APrintVisitor.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/printer/json/APrintVisitor.java
index b2d5339..e88ed7e 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/printer/json/APrintVisitor.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/pointables/printer/json/APrintVisitor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ACirclePrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADatePrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADateTimePrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADayTimeDurationPrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADoublePrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ADurationPrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.AFloatPrinter;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ARectanglePrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.AStringPrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.ATimePrinter;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.printers.json.AYearMonthDurationPrinter;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.AFlatValuePointable;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.AListPointable;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.ARecordPointable;
@@ -173,6 +175,14 @@
                     AStringPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
                     break;
                 }
+                case YEARMONTHDURATION: {
+                    AYearMonthDurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                    break;
+                }
+                case DAYTIMEDURATION: {
+                    ADayTimeDurationPrinter.INSTANCE.print(b, s, l, ps);
+                    break;
+                }
                 default: {
                     throw new NotImplementedException("No printer for type " + typeTag);
                 }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/CastListResultTypeComputer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/CastListResultTypeComputer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c3c56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/CastListResultTypeComputer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.IResultTypeComputer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.TypeComputerUtilities;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.ScalarFunctionCallExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IMetadataProvider;
+
+/**
+ * The type computer for the cast-list function
+ * 
+ * @author yingyib
+ */
+public class CastListResultTypeComputer implements IResultTypeComputer {
+
+    public static final CastListResultTypeComputer INSTANCE = new CastListResultTypeComputer();
+
+    @Override
+    public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
+            IMetadataProvider<?, ?> metadataProvider) throws AlgebricksException {
+        ScalarFunctionCallExpression funcExpr = (ScalarFunctionCallExpression) expression;
+        return TypeComputerUtilities.getRequiredType(funcExpr);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/ConcatNonNullTypeComputer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/ConcatNonNullTypeComputer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bf2668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/ConcatNonNullTypeComputer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.IResultTypeComputer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.AbstractFunctionCallExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IMetadataProvider;
+
+/**
+ * The type computer for concat-not-null.
+ * Note that this function is only used for the if-then-else clause.
+ * 
+ * @author yingyib
+ */
+public class ConcatNonNullTypeComputer implements IResultTypeComputer {
+
+    public static final ConcatNonNullTypeComputer INSTANCE = new ConcatNonNullTypeComputer();
+
+    @Override
+    public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
+            IMetadataProvider<?, ?> metadataProvider) throws AlgebricksException {
+        AbstractFunctionCallExpression f = (AbstractFunctionCallExpression) expression;
+        if (f.getArguments().size() < 1) {
+            return BuiltinType.ANULL;
+        }
+        List<IAType> possibleTypes = new ArrayList<IAType>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < f.getArguments().size(); i++) {
+            ILogicalExpression arg = f.getArguments().get(i).getValue();
+            IAType type = (IAType) env.getType(arg);
+            if (type.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.UNION) {
+                List<IAType> typeList = ((AUnionType) type).getUnionList();
+                for (IAType t : typeList) {
+                    if (t.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.NULL) {
+                        //CONCAT_NON_NULL cannot return null because it's only used for if-else construct
+                        if (!possibleTypes.contains(t))
+                            possibleTypes.add(t);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (!possibleTypes.contains(type))
+                    possibleTypes.add(type);
+            }
+        }
+        if (possibleTypes.size() == 1) {
+            return possibleTypes.get(0);
+        } else {
+            throw new AlgebricksException("The two branches of the if-else clause should return the same type.");
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.java
index db9d932..6d5880e 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/NonTaggedFieldAccessByNameResultType.java
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
                     if (t1.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.RECORD) {
                         return (ARecordType) t1;
                     }
+                    if (t1.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.ANY) {
+                        return DefaultOpenFieldType.NESTED_OPEN_RECORD_TYPE;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             default: {
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38f76e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.IResultTypeComputer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IMetadataProvider;
+
+public class OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer implements IResultTypeComputer {
+
+    public static final OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer INSTANCE = new OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer();
+
+    private OptionalADayTimeDurationTypeComputer() {
+
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.IResultTypeComputer#computeType(edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression, edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment, edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IMetadataProvider)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
+            IMetadataProvider<?, ?> metadataProvider) throws AlgebricksException {
+        List<IAType> unionList = new ArrayList<IAType>();
+        unionList.add(BuiltinType.ANULL);
+        unionList.add(BuiltinType.ADAYTIMEDURATION);
+        return new AUnionType(unionList, "OptionalDayTimeDuration");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c08142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.IResultTypeComputer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IMetadataProvider;
+
+public class OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer implements IResultTypeComputer {
+
+    public static final OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer INSTANCE = new OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer();
+
+    private OptionalAYearMonthDurationTypeComputer() {
+
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.IResultTypeComputer#computeType(edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base.ILogicalExpression, edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment, edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IMetadataProvider)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
+            IMetadataProvider<?, ?> metadataProvider) throws AlgebricksException {
+        List<IAType> unionList = new ArrayList<IAType>();
+        unionList.add(BuiltinType.ANULL);
+        unionList.add(BuiltinType.AYEARMONTHDURATION);
+        return new AUnionType(unionList, "OptionalYearMonthDuration");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.java
index c8ba938..9126065 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/ScalarVersionOfAggregateResultType.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
 
-
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.IResultTypeComputer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer.java
index 2d3018d..7b82c41 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/typecomputer/impl/UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.impl;
 
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -17,20 +16,21 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.metadata.IMetadataProvider;
 
 /**
- *
  * @author Xiaoyu Ma
  */
-public class UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer implements IResultTypeComputer  {   
-    
+public class UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer implements IResultTypeComputer {
+
     public static final UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer INSTANCE = new UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer();
-    private UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer() {}
-    
+
+    private UnaryStringInt32OrNullTypeComputer() {
+    }
+
     @Override
     public IAType computeType(ILogicalExpression expression, IVariableTypeEnvironment env,
             IMetadataProvider<?, ?> metadataProvider) throws AlgebricksException {
         AbstractFunctionCallExpression fce = (AbstractFunctionCallExpression) expression;
-        if(fce.getArguments().isEmpty())
-            throw new AlgebricksException("Wrong Argument Number.");        
+        if (fce.getArguments().isEmpty())
+            throw new AlgebricksException("Wrong Argument Number.");
         ILogicalExpression arg0 = fce.getArguments().get(0).getValue();
         IAType t0;
         try {
@@ -38,21 +38,23 @@
         } catch (AlgebricksException e) {
             throw new AlgebricksException(e);
         }
-        if (t0.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.NULL &&
-            t0.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.STRING ) {
+        if (t0.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.NULL
+                && t0.getTypeTag() != ATypeTag.STRING
+                && (t0.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.UNION && !((AUnionType) t0).getUnionList()
+                        .contains(BuiltinType.ASTRING))) {
             throw new NotImplementedException("Expects String Type.");
-        }     
-        
+        }
+
         List<IAType> unionList = new ArrayList<IAType>();
         unionList.add(BuiltinType.ANULL);
-        if(t0.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.NULL) {
+        if (t0.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.NULL) { 
             return BuiltinType.ANULL;
         }
-        
-        if(t0.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.STRING) {
+
+        if (t0.getTypeTag() == ATypeTag.STRING || t0.getTypeTag().equals(ATypeTag.UNION)) {
             unionList.add(BuiltinType.AINT32);
-        }        
-        
+        }
+
         return new AUnionType(unionList, "String-length-Result");
-    }      
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/ARecordType.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/ARecordType.java
index ca7bc24..037cd29 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/ARecordType.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/ARecordType.java
@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@
                 case FLOAT:
                 case DOUBLE:
                 case STRING:
+                case DATE:
+                case TIME:
+                case DATETIME:
+                case YEARMONTHDURATION:
+                case DAYTIMEDURATION:
                     break;
                 case UNION:
                     throw new AlgebricksException("The partitioning key \"" + fieldName + "\" cannot be nullable");
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/ATypeTag.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/ATypeTag.java
index a0ad3e1..e88596d 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/ATypeTag.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/ATypeTag.java
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-/**
- * 
- */
+
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types;
 
 /**
@@ -44,7 +42,9 @@
     CIRCLE(32),
     RECTANGLE(33),
     INTERVAL(34),
-    SYSTEM_NULL(35);
+    SYSTEM_NULL(35),
+    YEARMONTHDURATION(36),
+    DAYTIMEDURATION(37);
 
     private byte value;
 
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/BuiltinType.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/BuiltinType.java
index a70f15b..17d98d4 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/BuiltinType.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/types/BuiltinType.java
@@ -431,6 +431,60 @@
         }
     };
 
+    public final static BuiltinType AYEARMONTHDURATION = new LowerCaseConstructorType() {
+
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+        @Override
+        public String getDisplayName() {
+            return "AYearMonthDuration";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ATypeTag getTypeTag() {
+            return ATypeTag.YEARMONTHDURATION;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getTypeName() {
+            return "year-month-duration";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public JSONObject toJSON() throws JSONException {
+            JSONObject type = new JSONObject();
+            type.put("type", "AYearMonthDuration");
+            return type;
+        }
+    };
+
+    public final static BuiltinType ADAYTIMEDURATION = new LowerCaseConstructorType() {
+
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+        @Override
+        public String getDisplayName() {
+            return "ADayTimeDuration";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ATypeTag getTypeTag() {
+            return ATypeTag.DAYTIMEDURATION;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getTypeName() {
+            return "day-time-duration";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public JSONObject toJSON() throws JSONException {
+            JSONObject type = new JSONObject();
+            type.put("type", "ADayTimeDuration");
+            return type;
+        }
+    };
+
     public final static BuiltinType AINTERVAL = new LowerCaseConstructorType() {
 
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixAppContextInfo.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixAppContextInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81100bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixAppContextInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ *
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixCompilerProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixExternalProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixMetadataProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixPropertiesAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixStorageProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixTransactionProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.IAsterixPropertiesProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.dataflow.IAsterixApplicationContextInfo;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.application.ICCApplicationContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.IStorageManagerInterface;
+
+/*
+ * Acts as an holder class for IndexRegistryProvider, AsterixStorageManager
+ * instances that are accessed from the NCs. In addition an instance of ICCApplicationContext 
+ * is stored for access by the CC.
+ */
+public class AsterixAppContextInfo implements IAsterixApplicationContextInfo, IAsterixPropertiesProvider {
+
+    private static AsterixAppContextInfo INSTANCE;
+
+    private final ICCApplicationContext appCtx;
+
+    private AsterixCompilerProperties compilerProperties;
+    private AsterixExternalProperties externalProperties;
+    private AsterixMetadataProperties metadataProperties;
+    private AsterixStorageProperties storageProperties;
+    private AsterixTransactionProperties txnProperties;
+
+    public static void initialize(ICCApplicationContext ccAppCtx) throws AsterixException {
+        if (INSTANCE == null) {
+            INSTANCE = new AsterixAppContextInfo(ccAppCtx);
+        }
+        AsterixPropertiesAccessor propertiesAccessor = new AsterixPropertiesAccessor();
+        INSTANCE.compilerProperties = new AsterixCompilerProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+        INSTANCE.externalProperties = new AsterixExternalProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+        INSTANCE.metadataProperties = new AsterixMetadataProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+        INSTANCE.storageProperties = new AsterixStorageProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+        INSTANCE.txnProperties = new AsterixTransactionProperties(propertiesAccessor);
+        Logger.getLogger("edu.uci.ics").setLevel(INSTANCE.externalProperties.getLogLevel());
+    }
+
+    private AsterixAppContextInfo(ICCApplicationContext ccAppCtx) {
+        this.appCtx = ccAppCtx;
+    }
+
+    public static AsterixAppContextInfo getInstance() {
+        return INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ICCApplicationContext getCCApplicationContext() {
+        return appCtx;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixStorageProperties getStorageProperties() {
+        return storageProperties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixTransactionProperties getTransactionProperties() {
+        return txnProperties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixCompilerProperties getCompilerProperties() {
+        return compilerProperties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixMetadataProperties getMetadataProperties() {
+        return metadataProperties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public AsterixExternalProperties getExternalProperties() {
+        return externalProperties;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider getIndexLifecycleManagerProvider() {
+        return AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IStorageManagerInterface getStorageManagerInterface() {
+        return AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.NOINDEX_PROVIDER;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixClusterProperties.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixClusterProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc2a6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixClusterProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ *
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.util;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * A holder class for properties related to the Asterix cluster.
+ */
+
+public class AsterixClusterProperties {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(AsterixClusterProperties.class.getName());
+
+    private static final String IO_DEVICES = "iodevices";
+
+    public static final AsterixClusterProperties INSTANCE = new AsterixClusterProperties();
+
+    private Map<String, Map<String, String>> ncConfiguration = new HashMap<String, Map<String, String>>();
+
+    private AsterixClusterProperties() {
+    }
+
+    public enum State {
+        ACTIVE,
+        UNUSABLE
+    }
+
+    private State state = State.UNUSABLE;
+
+    public void removeNCConfiguration(String nodeId) {
+        state = State.UNUSABLE;
+        ncConfiguration.remove(nodeId);
+    }
+
+    public void addNCConfiguration(String nodeId, Map<String, String> configuration) {
+        ncConfiguration.put(nodeId, configuration);
+        if (ncConfiguration.keySet().size() == AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getMetadataProperties()
+                .getNodeNames().size()) {
+            state = State.ACTIVE;
+        }
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info(" Registering configuration parameters for node id" + nodeId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of IO devices configured for a Node Controller
+     * 
+     * @param nodeId
+     *            unique identifier of the Node Controller
+     * @return number of IO devices. -1 if the node id is not valid. A node id is not valid
+     *         if it does not correspond to the set of registered Node Controllers.
+     */
+    public int getNumberOfIODevices(String nodeId) {
+        Map<String, String> ncConfig = ncConfiguration.get(nodeId);
+        if (ncConfig == null) {
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.WARNING)) {
+                LOGGER.warning("Configuration parameters for nodeId" + nodeId
+                        + " not found. The node has not joined yet or has left.");
+            }
+            return -1;
+        }
+        return ncConfig.get(IO_DEVICES).split(",").length;
+    }
+
+    public State getState() {
+        return state;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixRuntimeUtil.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixRuntimeUtil.java
index 76f3301..75fc5a7 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixRuntimeUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/AsterixRuntimeUtil.java
@@ -23,46 +23,38 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.AsterixAppContextInfoImpl;
-
 /**
  * Utility class for obtaining information on the set of Hyracks NodeController
  * processes that are running on a given host.
  */
 public class AsterixRuntimeUtil {
 
-	public static Set<String> getNodeControllersOnIP(String ipAddress)
-			throws Exception {
-		Map<String, Set<String>> nodeControllerInfo = getNodeControllerMap();
-		Set<String> nodeControllersAtLocation = nodeControllerInfo
-				.get(ipAddress);
-		return nodeControllersAtLocation;
-	}
+    public static Set<String> getNodeControllersOnIP(String ipAddress) throws Exception {
+        Map<String, Set<String>> nodeControllerInfo = getNodeControllerMap();
+        Set<String> nodeControllersAtLocation = nodeControllerInfo.get(ipAddress);
+        return nodeControllersAtLocation;
+    }
 
-	public static List<String> getAllNodeControllers() throws Exception {
-		Collection<Set<String>> nodeControllersCollection = getNodeControllerMap()
-				.values();
-		List<String> nodeControllers = new ArrayList<String>();
-		for (Set<String> ncCollection : nodeControllersCollection) {
-			nodeControllers.addAll(ncCollection);
-		}
-		return nodeControllers;
-	}
+    public static List<String> getAllNodeControllers() throws Exception {
+        Collection<Set<String>> nodeControllersCollection = getNodeControllerMap().values();
+        List<String> nodeControllers = new ArrayList<String>();
+        for (Set<String> ncCollection : nodeControllersCollection) {
+            nodeControllers.addAll(ncCollection);
+        }
+        return nodeControllers;
+    }
 
-	public static Map<String, Set<String>> getNodeControllerMap()
-			throws Exception {
-		Map<String, Set<String>> map = new HashMap<String, Set<String>>();
-		AsterixAppContextInfoImpl.getInstance().getCCApplicationContext()
-				.getCCContext().getIPAddressNodeMap(map);
-		return map;
-	}
+    public static Map<String, Set<String>> getNodeControllerMap() throws Exception {
+        Map<String, Set<String>> map = new HashMap<String, Set<String>>();
+        AsterixAppContextInfo.getInstance().getCCApplicationContext().getCCContext().getIPAddressNodeMap(map);
+        return map;
+    }
 
-	public static String getIPAddress(String hostname)
-			throws UnknownHostException {
-		String address = InetAddress.getByName(hostname).getHostAddress();
-		if (address.equals("127.0.1.1")) {
-			address = "127.0.0.1";
-		}
-		return address;
-	}
+    public static String getIPAddress(String hostname) throws UnknownHostException {
+        String address = InetAddress.getByName(hostname).getHostAddress();
+        if (address.equals("127.0.1.1")) {
+            address = "127.0.0.1";
+        }
+        return address;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java
index 047c459..b4cd23c 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/util/NonTaggedFormatUtil.java
@@ -95,12 +95,14 @@
             case INT32:
             case FLOAT:
             case DATE:
+            case YEARMONTHDURATION:
                 return 4;
             case TIME:
                 return 4;
             case INT64:
             case DOUBLE:
             case DATETIME:
+            case DAYTIMEDURATION:
                 return 8;
             case DURATION:
                 return 12;
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/visitors/IOMVisitor.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/visitors/IOMVisitor.java
index 703b792..d83f72d 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/visitors/IOMVisitor.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/visitors/IOMVisitor.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ACircle;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADate;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADateTime;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADayTimeDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AFloat;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AString;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ATime;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AUnorderedList;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AYearMonthDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 
 public interface IOMVisitor {
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@
 
     public void visitADuration(ADuration obj) throws AsterixException;
 
+    public void visitAYearMonthDuration(AYearMonthDuration obj) throws AsterixException;
+
+    public void visitADayTimeDuration(ADayTimeDuration obj) throws AsterixException;
+
     public void visitAInterval(AInterval obj) throws AsterixException;
 
     public void visitADate(ADate obj) throws AsterixException;
diff --git a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/visitors/OMPrintToStringVisitor.java b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/visitors/OMPrintToStringVisitor.java
index e7856f0..60c8700 100644
--- a/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/visitors/OMPrintToStringVisitor.java
+++ b/asterix-om/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/om/visitors/OMPrintToStringVisitor.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ACollectionCursor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADate;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADateTime;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADayTimeDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AFloat;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AString;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ATime;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AUnorderedList;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AYearMonthDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IACursor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.IAObject;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
@@ -252,4 +254,16 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void visitAYearMonthDuration(AYearMonthDuration obj) throws AsterixException {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void visitADayTimeDuration(ADayTimeDuration obj) throws AsterixException {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/pom.xml b/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
index 3e03a32..74a1f27 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-runtime</artifactId>
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	      	<plugin>
 	        	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 	        	<artifactId>lexer-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	        	<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	        	<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	        	<configuration>
 	        	  	<grammarFile>src/main/resources/adm.grammar</grammarFile>
 	        	  	<outputDir>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/operators/file/adm</outputDir>
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor.java
index 3de05f8..232eace 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -20,21 +20,23 @@
 
     @Override
     public ICopyEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final ICopyEvaluatorFactory[] args) throws AlgebricksException {
+
+        // The aggregate function will get a SingleFieldFrameTupleReference that points to the result of the ScanCollection.
+        // The list-item will always reside in the first field (column) of the SingleFieldFrameTupleReference.
+        ICopyEvaluatorFactory[] aggFuncArgs = new ICopyEvaluatorFactory[1];
+        aggFuncArgs[0] = new ColumnAccessEvalFactory(0);
+        // Create aggregate function from this scalar version.
+        FunctionIdentifier fid = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.getAggregateFunction(getIdentifier());
+        IFunctionManager mgr = FunctionManagerHolder.getFunctionManager();
+        IFunctionDescriptor fd = mgr.lookupFunction(fid);
+        AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor aggFuncDesc = (AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor) fd;
+        final ICopyAggregateFunctionFactory aggFuncFactory = aggFuncDesc.createAggregateFunctionFactory(aggFuncArgs);
+
         return new ICopyEvaluatorFactory() {
             private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
             @Override
             public ICopyEvaluator createEvaluator(IDataOutputProvider output) throws AlgebricksException {
-                // The aggregate function will get a SingleFieldFrameTupleReference that points to the result of the ScanCollection.
-                // The list-item will always reside in the first field (column) of the SingleFieldFrameTupleReference.
-                ICopyEvaluatorFactory[] aggFuncArgs = new ICopyEvaluatorFactory[1];
-                aggFuncArgs[0] = new ColumnAccessEvalFactory(0);
-                // Create aggregate function from this scalar version.
-                FunctionIdentifier fid = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.getAggregateFunction(getIdentifier());
-                IFunctionManager mgr = FunctionManagerHolder.getFunctionManager();
-                IFunctionDescriptor fd = mgr.lookupFunction(fid);
-                AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor aggFuncDesc = (AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor) fd;
-                ICopyAggregateFunctionFactory aggFuncFactory = aggFuncDesc.createAggregateFunctionFactory(aggFuncArgs);
                 // Use ScanCollection to iterate over list items.
                 ScanCollectionUnnestingFunctionFactory scanCollectionFactory = new ScanCollectionUnnestingFunctionFactory(
                         args[0]);
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarAvgAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarAvgAggregateDescriptor.java
index ae2a485..fa8f930 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarAvgAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarAvgAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 public class ScalarAvgAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "avg", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_AVG;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new ScalarAvgAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountAggregateDescriptor.java
index 6f3baa6..1f362c9 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarCountAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 public class ScalarCountAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "count", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_COUNT;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new ScalarCountAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarMaxAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarMaxAggregateDescriptor.java
index a71eb3c..26cb74e 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarMaxAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarMaxAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 public class ScalarMaxAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "max", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_MAX;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new ScalarMaxAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarMinAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarMinAggregateDescriptor.java
index 4beae60..4d2bbd4 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarMinAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarMinAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 public class ScalarMinAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "min", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_MIN;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new ScalarMinAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSumAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSumAggregateDescriptor.java
index f3d9d1a..c82e3e2 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSumAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/scalar/ScalarSumAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.scalar;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 public class ScalarSumAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractScalarAggregateDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "sum", 1);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.SCALAR_SUM;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new ScalarSumAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableLocalSumAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableLocalSumAggregateDescriptor.java
index 6badf0f..c3ee985 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableLocalSumAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/serializable/std/SerializableLocalSumAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.serializable.std;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.base.AbstractSerializableAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 public class SerializableLocalSumAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractSerializableAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    private final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
-            "local-sum-serial", 1);
+    private final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.SERIAL_LOCAL_SUM;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new SerializableLocalSumAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountAggregateFunction.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountAggregateFunction.java
index e4d015b..82c1e8a 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountAggregateFunction.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/CountAggregateFunction.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt32;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
@@ -20,19 +19,15 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
 
 /**
- * count(NULL) returns NULL.
+ * COUNT returns the number of items in the given list. Note that COUNT(NULL) is not allowed.
  */
 public class CountAggregateFunction implements ICopyAggregateFunction {
     private AMutableInt32 result = new AMutableInt32(-1);
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private ISerializerDeserializer<AInt32> int32Serde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
             .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AINT32);
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    private ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
-            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
     private ArrayBackedValueStorage inputVal = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
     private ICopyEvaluator eval;
-    private boolean metNull;
     private int cnt;
     private DataOutput out;
 
@@ -44,7 +39,6 @@
     @Override
     public void init() {
         cnt = 0;
-        metNull = false;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -53,9 +47,7 @@
         eval.evaluate(tuple);
         ATypeTag typeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(inputVal.getByteArray()[0]);
         // Ignore SYSTEM_NULL.
-        if (typeTag == ATypeTag.NULL) {
-            metNull = true;
-        } else {
+        if (typeTag != ATypeTag.SYSTEM_NULL) {
             cnt++;
         }
     }
@@ -63,12 +55,8 @@
     @Override
     public void finish() throws AlgebricksException {
         try {
-            if (metNull) {
-                nullSerde.serialize(ANull.NULL, out);
-            } else {
-                result.setValue(cnt);
-                int32Serde.serialize(result, out);
-            }
+            result.setValue(cnt);
+            int32Serde.serialize(result, out);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new AlgebricksException(e);
         }
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalMaxAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalMaxAggregateDescriptor.java
index 59287d5..e7346a8 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalMaxAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalMaxAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.base.AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 public class LocalMaxAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    private final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "agg-local-max",
-            1);
+    private final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.LOCAL_MAX;
+
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new LocalMaxAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalMinAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalMinAggregateDescriptor.java
index ca32e2f..9e6747d 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalMinAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalMinAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.base.AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
@@ -14,8 +15,7 @@
 public class LocalMinAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    private final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "agg-local-min",
-            1);
+    private final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.LOCAL_MIN;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new LocalMinAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalSumAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalSumAggregateDescriptor.java
index c133e09..01f6d28 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalSumAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/std/LocalSumAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.base.AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
@@ -14,8 +15,7 @@
 public class LocalSumAggregateDescriptor extends AbstractAggregateFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    private final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "agg-local-sum",
-            1);
+    private final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.LOCAL_SUM;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new LocalSumAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/stream/EmptyStreamAggregateDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/stream/EmptyStreamAggregateDescriptor.java
index 587a113..28d3c5e 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/stream/EmptyStreamAggregateDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/aggregates/stream/EmptyStreamAggregateDescriptor.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
@@ -23,8 +24,7 @@
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
-            "empty-stream", 0);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.EMPTY_STREAM;
     public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
             return new EmptyStreamAggregateDescriptor();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/CircleCenterAccessor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/CircleCenterAccessor.java
index 577a1fb..fe21cbb 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/CircleCenterAccessor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/CircleCenterAccessor.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutablePoint;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.APoint;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "get-center", 1);
+    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.GET_CIRCLE_CENTER_ACCESSOR;
     private static final byte SER_CICLE_TAG = ATypeTag.CIRCLE.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
 
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/CircleRadiusAccessor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/CircleRadiusAccessor.java
index ffaae9e..0669f4c 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/CircleRadiusAccessor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/CircleRadiusAccessor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDouble;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "get-radius", 1);
+    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.GET_CIRCLE_RADIUS_ACCESSOR;
     private static final byte SER_CICLE_TAG = ATypeTag.CIRCLE.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
 
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/LineRectanglePolygonAccessor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/LineRectanglePolygonAccessor.java
index d7f87df..8dbdf75 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/LineRectanglePolygonAccessor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/LineRectanglePolygonAccessor.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutablePoint;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.APoint;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AOrderedListType;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "get-points", 1);
+    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.GET_POINTS_LINE_RECTANGLE_POLYGON_ACCESSOR;
     private static final byte SER_LINE_TAG = ATypeTag.LINE.serialize();
     private static final byte SER_RECTANGLE_TAG = ATypeTag.RECTANGLE.serialize();
     private static final byte SER_POLYGON_TAG = ATypeTag.POLYGON.serialize();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/PointXCoordinateAccessor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/PointXCoordinateAccessor.java
index 7fcfd20..c42a1b4 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/PointXCoordinateAccessor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/PointXCoordinateAccessor.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDouble;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "get-x", 1);
+    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.GET_POINT_X_COORDINATE_ACCESSOR;
     private static final byte SER_POINT_TAG = ATypeTag.POINT.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
 
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/PointYCoordinateAccessor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/PointYCoordinateAccessor.java
index 1c47efa..02c6b30 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/PointYCoordinateAccessor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/accessors/PointYCoordinateAccessor.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADouble;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDouble;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS, "get-y", 1);
+    private static final FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.GET_POINT_Y_COORDINATE_ACCESSOR;
     private static final byte SER_POINT_TAG = ATypeTag.POINT.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
 
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AbstractAsterixListIterator.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AbstractAsterixListIterator.java
index efae5f9..269d363 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AbstractAsterixListIterator.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AbstractAsterixListIterator.java
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
     protected byte[] data;
     protected int count = 0;
     protected int pos = -1;
-    protected int size = -1;
+    protected int nextPos = -1;
+    protected int itemLen = -1;
+    protected int numberOfItems = -1;
+    protected int listLength = -1;
     protected int startOff = -1;
     protected IBinaryComparator cmp;
 
@@ -27,12 +30,12 @@
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasNext() {
-        return count < size;
+        return count < numberOfItems;
     }
 
     @Override
     public int size() {
-        return size;
+        return numberOfItems;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -45,10 +48,20 @@
         return pos;
     }
 
+    public int getItemLen() {
+        return itemLen;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void next() {
         try {
-            pos = getItemOffset(data, startOff, ++count);
+            pos = nextPos;
+            ++count;
+            nextPos = startOff + listLength;
+            if (count + 1 < numberOfItems) {
+                nextPos = getItemOffset(data, startOff, count + 1);
+            }
+            itemLen = nextPos - pos;
         } catch (AsterixException e) {
             throw new AsterixRuntimeException(e);
         }
@@ -59,6 +72,11 @@
         count = 0;
         try {
             pos = getItemOffset(data, startOff, count);
+            nextPos = startOff + listLength;
+            if (count + 1 < numberOfItems) {
+                nextPos = getItemOffset(data, startOff, count + 1);
+            }
+            itemLen = nextPos - pos;
         } catch (AsterixException e) {
             throw new AsterixRuntimeException(e);
         }
@@ -67,7 +85,8 @@
     public void reset(byte[] data, int startOff) {
         this.data = data;
         this.startOff = startOff;
-        size = getNumberOfItems(data, startOff);
+        this.numberOfItems = getNumberOfItems(data, startOff);
+        this.listLength = getListLength(data, startOff);
         ATypeTag tag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(data[startOff + 1]);
         switch (tag) {
             case INT32: {
@@ -102,4 +121,6 @@
     protected abstract int getItemOffset(byte[] serOrderedList, int offset, int itemIndex) throws AsterixException;
 
     protected abstract int getNumberOfItems(byte[] serOrderedList, int offset);
+
+    protected abstract int getListLength(byte[] serOrderedList, int offset);
 }
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AsterixOrderedListIterator.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AsterixOrderedListIterator.java
index d3714c1..fc92875 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AsterixOrderedListIterator.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AsterixOrderedListIterator.java
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@
     protected int getNumberOfItems(byte[] serOrderedList, int offset) {
         return AOrderedListSerializerDeserializer.getNumberOfItems(serOrderedList, offset);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected int getListLength(byte[] serOrderedList, int offset) {
+        return AOrderedListSerializerDeserializer.getOrderedListLength(serOrderedList, offset + 1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AsterixUnorderedListIterator.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AsterixUnorderedListIterator.java
index de7742b..5f01581 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AsterixUnorderedListIterator.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/AsterixUnorderedListIterator.java
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@
     protected int getNumberOfItems(byte[] serOrderedList, int offset) {
         return AUnorderedListSerializerDeserializer.getNumberOfItems(serOrderedList, offset);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected int getListLength(byte[] serOrderedList, int offset) {
+        return AUnorderedListSerializerDeserializer.getUnorderedListLength(serOrderedList, offset + 1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/FunctionManagerImpl.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/FunctionManagerImpl.java
index 6f834a7..127d4a6 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/FunctionManagerImpl.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/FunctionManagerImpl.java
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@
     @Override
     public synchronized IFunctionDescriptor lookupFunction(FunctionIdentifier fid) throws AlgebricksException {
         Pair<FunctionIdentifier, Integer> key = new Pair<FunctionIdentifier, Integer>(fid, fid.getArity());
-        return functions.get(key).createFunctionDescriptor();
+        IFunctionDescriptorFactory factory = functions.get(key);
+        if (factory == null) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException("Inappropriate use of function " + "'" + fid.getName() + "'");
+        }
+        return factory.createFunctionDescriptor();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/SimilarityJaccardCheckEvaluator.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/SimilarityJaccardCheckEvaluator.java
index ab73df2..b732f40 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/SimilarityJaccardCheckEvaluator.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/SimilarityJaccardCheckEvaluator.java
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
             probeListCount++;
             byte[] buf = probeIter.getData();
             int off = probeIter.getPos();
-            int len = getItemLen(buf, off);
-            keyEntry.set(buf, off, len);            
+            int len = probeIter.getItemLen();
+            keyEntry.set(buf, off, len);
             BinaryEntry entry = hashMap.get(keyEntry);
             if (entry != null) {
                 // Increment second value.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         }
         return intersectionSize;
     }
-    
+
     @Override
     protected void writeResult(float jacc) throws IOException {
         listBuilder.reset(listType);
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/SimilarityJaccardEvaluator.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/SimilarityJaccardEvaluator.java
index 9f5c9c8..391fb30 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/SimilarityJaccardEvaluator.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/common/SimilarityJaccardEvaluator.java
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AFloat;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableFloat;
@@ -22,9 +20,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.api.IDataOutputProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.IntegerPointable;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.primitive.UTF8StringPointable;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ListItemBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.hash.ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory;
 
 public class SimilarityJaccardEvaluator implements ICopyEvaluator {
 
@@ -58,7 +57,8 @@
     protected int firstStart = -1;
     protected int secondStart = -1;
     protected float jaccSim = 0.0f;
-    protected ATypeTag itemTypeTag;
+    protected ATypeTag firstItemTypeTag;
+    protected ATypeTag secondItemTypeTag;
 
     protected BinaryHashMap hashMap;
     protected BinaryEntry keyEntry = new BinaryEntry();
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
 
         firstTypeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut.getByteArray()[firstStart]);
         secondTypeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut.getByteArray()[secondStart]);
+
+        firstItemTypeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut.getByteArray()[firstStart + 1]);
+        secondItemTypeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut.getByteArray()[secondStart + 1]);
     }
 
     protected boolean prepareLists(byte[] bytes, int firstStart, int secondStart, ATypeTag argType)
@@ -116,17 +119,12 @@
         if (firstListIter.size() == 0 || secondListIter.size() == 0) {
             return false;
         }
-        if (firstTypeTag == ATypeTag.ANY || secondTypeTag == ATypeTag.ANY) {
-            throw new AlgebricksException("\n Jaccard can only be called on homogenous lists");
-        }
         // TODO: Check item types are compatible.
-        itemTypeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(bytes[firstStart + 1]);
         return true;
     }
 
     protected float computeResult(byte[] bytes, int firstStart, int secondStart, ATypeTag argType)
             throws AlgebricksException {
-        setHashMap(bytes, firstStart, secondStart);
         // We will subtract the intersection size later to get the real union size.
         int firstListSize = firstListIter.size();
         int secondListSize = secondListIter.size();
@@ -136,7 +134,10 @@
         AbstractAsterixListIterator probeList = (buildList == firstListIter) ? secondListIter : firstListIter;
         int buildListSize = (buildList == firstListIter) ? firstListSize : secondListSize;
         int probeListSize = (probeList == firstListIter) ? firstListSize : secondListSize;
+        ATypeTag buildItemTypeTag = (buildList == firstListIter) ? firstItemTypeTag : secondItemTypeTag;
+        ATypeTag probeItemTypeTag = (probeList == firstListIter) ? firstItemTypeTag : secondItemTypeTag;
 
+        setHashMap(bytes, buildItemTypeTag, probeItemTypeTag);
         buildHashMap(buildList);
         int intersectionSize = probeHashMap(probeList, buildListSize, probeListSize);
         // Special indicator for the "check" version of jaccard.
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@
         while (buildIter.hasNext()) {
             byte[] buf = buildIter.getData();
             int off = buildIter.getPos();
-            int len = getItemLen(buf, off);
+            int len = buildIter.getItemLen();
             keyEntry.set(buf, off, len);
             BinaryEntry entry = hashMap.put(keyEntry, valEntry);
             if (entry != null) {
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@
         while (probeIter.hasNext()) {
             byte[] buf = probeIter.getData();
             int off = probeIter.getPos();
-            int len = getItemLen(buf, off);
+            int len = probeIter.getItemLen();
             keyEntry.set(buf, off, len);
             BinaryEntry entry = hashMap.get(keyEntry);
             if (entry != null) {
@@ -195,69 +196,19 @@
         return intersectionSize;
     }
 
-    protected void setHashMap(byte[] bytes, int firstStart, int secondStart) {
+    protected void setHashMap(byte[] bytes, ATypeTag buildItemTypeTag, ATypeTag probeItemTypeTag) {
         if (hashMap != null) {
             hashMap.clear();
             return;
         }
-        IBinaryHashFunction hashFunc = null;
-        IBinaryComparator cmp = null;
-        switch (itemTypeTag) {
-            case INT32: {
-                hashFunc = AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider.INTEGER_POINTABLE_INSTANCE.createBinaryHashFunction();
-                cmp = AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.INTEGER_POINTABLE_INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
-                break;
-            }
-            case FLOAT: {
-                hashFunc = AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider.FLOAT_POINTABLE_INSTANCE.createBinaryHashFunction();
-                cmp = AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.FLOAT_POINTABLE_INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
-                break;
-            }
-            case DOUBLE: {
-                hashFunc = AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider.DOUBLE_POINTABLE_INSTANCE.createBinaryHashFunction();
-                cmp = AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.DOUBLE_POINTABLE_INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
-                break;
-            }
-            case STRING: {
-                if (ignoreCase) {
-                    // Ignore case in comparisons and hashing.
-                    hashFunc = AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider.UTF8STRING_LOWERCASE_POINTABLE_INSTANCE
-                            .createBinaryHashFunction();
-                    cmp = AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.UTF8STRING_LOWERCASE_POINTABLE_INSTANCE
-                            .createBinaryComparator();
-                } else {
-                    hashFunc = AqlBinaryHashFunctionFactoryProvider.UTF8STRING_POINTABLE_INSTANCE
-                            .createBinaryHashFunction();
-                    cmp = AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.UTF8STRING_POINTABLE_INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator();
-                }
-                break;
-            }
-            default: {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        hashMap = new BinaryHashMap(TABLE_SIZE, TABLE_FRAME_SIZE, hashFunc, cmp);
-    }
 
-    protected int getItemLen(byte[] bytes, int itemOff) {
-        switch (itemTypeTag) {
-            case INT32: {
-                return 4;
-            }
-            case FLOAT: {
-                return 4;
-            }
-            case DOUBLE: {
-                return 8;
-            }
-            case STRING: {
-                // 2 bytes for the UTF8 len, plus the string data.
-                return 2 + UTF8StringPointable.getUTFLength(bytes, itemOff);
-            }
-            default: {
-                return -1;
-            }
-        }
+        IBinaryHashFunction putHashFunc = ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryHashFunction(
+                buildItemTypeTag, ignoreCase);
+        IBinaryHashFunction getHashFunc = ListItemBinaryHashFunctionFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryHashFunction(
+                probeItemTypeTag, ignoreCase);
+        IBinaryComparator cmp = ListItemBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE.createBinaryComparator(buildItemTypeTag,
+                probeItemTypeTag, ignoreCase);
+        hashMap = new BinaryHashMap(TABLE_SIZE, TABLE_FRAME_SIZE, putHashFunc, getHashFunc, cmp);
     }
 
     protected boolean checkArgTypes(ATypeTag typeTag1, ATypeTag typeTag2) throws AlgebricksException {
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractComparisonEvaluator.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractComparisonEvaluator.java
index 1565cb9..06a7823 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractComparisonEvaluator.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/AbstractComparisonEvaluator.java
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.comparators.ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADoubleSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AFloatSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AInt16SerializerDeserializer;
@@ -49,9 +55,21 @@
             .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
     protected IBinaryComparator strBinaryComp = AqlBinaryComparatorFactoryProvider.UTF8STRING_POINTABLE_INSTANCE
             .createBinaryComparator();
-    protected IBinaryComparator dateTimeBinaryComp = ADateTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+    protected IBinaryComparator circleBinaryComp = ACirclePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
             .createBinaryComparator();
-    protected IBinaryComparator dateOrTimeBinaryComp = ADateOrTimeAscBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+    protected IBinaryComparator durationBinaryComp = ADurationPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+            .createBinaryComparator();
+    protected IBinaryComparator intervalBinaryComp = AIntervalPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+            .createBinaryComparator();
+    protected IBinaryComparator lineBinaryComparator = ALinePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+            .createBinaryComparator();
+    protected IBinaryComparator pointBinaryComparator = APointPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+            .createBinaryComparator();
+    protected IBinaryComparator point3DBinaryComparator = APoint3DPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+            .createBinaryComparator();
+    protected IBinaryComparator polygonBinaryComparator = APolygonPartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
+            .createBinaryComparator();
+    protected IBinaryComparator rectangleBinaryComparator = ARectanglePartialBinaryComparatorFactory.INSTANCE
             .createBinaryComparator();
 
     public AbstractComparisonEvaluator(DataOutput out, ICopyEvaluatorFactory evalLeftFactory,
@@ -68,6 +86,25 @@
         evalRight.evaluate(tuple);
     }
 
+    protected void checkComparable() throws AlgebricksException {
+        if (outLeft.getLength() != 0) {
+            ATypeTag typeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(outLeft.getByteArray()[0]);
+            switch (typeTag) {
+                case DURATION:
+                case INTERVAL:
+                case LINE:
+                case POINT:
+                case POINT3D:
+                case POLYGON:
+                case CIRCLE:
+                case RECTANGLE:
+                    throw new AlgebricksException("Inequality comparison for " + typeTag + " is not defined.");
+                default:
+                    return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     protected ComparisonResult compareResults() throws AlgebricksException {
         boolean isLeftNull = false;
         boolean isRightNull = false;
@@ -119,50 +156,73 @@
             case BOOLEAN: {
                 return compareBooleanWithArg(typeTag2);
             }
-            case DATETIME: {
-                return compareDateTimeWithArg(typeTag2);
-            }
-            case DATE:
-            case TIME: {
-                return compareDateOrTimeWithArg(typeTag2);
-            }
+
             default: {
-                throw new AlgebricksException("Comparison is undefined between types " + typeTag1 + " and " + typeTag2
-                        + " .");
+                return compareStrongTypedWithArg(typeTag1, typeTag2);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private ComparisonResult compareDateOrTimeWithArg(ATypeTag typeTag2) throws AlgebricksException {
-        if (typeTag2 == ATypeTag.NULL) {
-            return ComparisonResult.GREATER_THAN;
-        } else if (typeTag2 == ATypeTag.DATE || typeTag2 == ATypeTag.TIME) {
-            int result = dateOrTimeBinaryComp.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
-                    outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
-            if (result == 0)
-                return ComparisonResult.EQUAL;
-            else if (result < 0)
-                return ComparisonResult.LESS_THAN;
-            else
-                return ComparisonResult.GREATER_THAN;
+    private ComparisonResult compareStrongTypedWithArg(ATypeTag expectedTypeTag, ATypeTag actualTypeTag)
+            throws AlgebricksException {
+        if (expectedTypeTag != actualTypeTag) {
+            throw new AlgebricksException("Comparison is undefined between " + expectedTypeTag + " and "
+                    + actualTypeTag + ".");
         }
-        throw new AlgebricksException("Comparison is undefined between types Date/Time and " + typeTag2 + " .");
-    }
-
-    private ComparisonResult compareDateTimeWithArg(ATypeTag typeTag2) throws AlgebricksException {
-        if (typeTag2 == ATypeTag.NULL) {
-            return ComparisonResult.GREATER_THAN;
-        } else if (typeTag2 == ATypeTag.DATETIME) {
-            int result = dateTimeBinaryComp.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
-                    outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
-            if (result == 0)
-                return ComparisonResult.EQUAL;
-            else if (result < 0)
-                return ComparisonResult.LESS_THAN;
-            else
-                return ComparisonResult.GREATER_THAN;
+        int result = 0;
+        switch (actualTypeTag) {
+            case YEARMONTHDURATION:
+            case TIME:
+            case DATE:
+                result = Integer.compare(AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1),
+                        AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(outRight.getByteArray(), 1));
+                break;
+            case DAYTIMEDURATION:
+            case DATETIME:
+                result = Long.compare(AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1),
+                        AInt64SerializerDeserializer.getLong(outRight.getByteArray(), 1));
+                break;
+            case CIRCLE:
+                result = circleBinaryComp.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
+                        outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
+                break;
+            case LINE:
+                result = lineBinaryComparator.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
+                        outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
+                break;
+            case POINT:
+                result = pointBinaryComparator.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
+                        outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
+                break;
+            case POINT3D:
+                result = point3DBinaryComparator.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
+                        outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
+                break;
+            case POLYGON:
+                result = polygonBinaryComparator.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
+                        outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
+                break;
+            case DURATION:
+                result = durationBinaryComp.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
+                        outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
+                break;
+            case INTERVAL:
+                result = intervalBinaryComp.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
+                        outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
+                break;
+            case RECTANGLE:
+                result = rectangleBinaryComparator.compare(outLeft.getByteArray(), 1, outLeft.getLength() - 1,
+                        outRight.getByteArray(), 1, outRight.getLength() - 1);
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new AlgebricksException("Comparison for " + actualTypeTag + " is not supported.");
         }
-        throw new AlgebricksException("Comparison is undefined between types Datetime and " + typeTag2 + " .");
+        if (result == 0)
+            return ComparisonResult.EQUAL;
+        else if (result < 0)
+            return ComparisonResult.LESS_THAN;
+        else
+            return ComparisonResult.GREATER_THAN;
     }
 
     private ComparisonResult compareBooleanWithArg(ATypeTag typeTag2) throws AlgebricksException {
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/ComparisonEvalFactory.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/ComparisonEvalFactory.java
index ed77276..8d57c2e 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/ComparisonEvalFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/comparisons/ComparisonEvalFactory.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
         @Override
         public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
             evalInputs(tuple);
+            checkComparable();
             ComparisonResult r = compareResults();
             if (r == ComparisonResult.UNKNOWN) {
                 try {
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@
         @Override
         public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
             evalInputs(tuple);
+            checkComparable();
             ComparisonResult r = compareResults();
             if (r == ComparisonResult.UNKNOWN) {
                 try {
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@
         @Override
         public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
             evalInputs(tuple);
+            checkComparable();
             ComparisonResult r = compareResults();
             if (r == ComparisonResult.UNKNOWN) {
                 try {
@@ -207,6 +210,7 @@
         @Override
         public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
             evalInputs(tuple);
+            checkComparable();
             ComparisonResult r = compareResults();
             if (r == ComparisonResult.UNKNOWN) {
                 try {
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADayTimeDurationConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADayTimeDurationConstructorDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d43c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADayTimeDurationConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors;
+
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADayTimeDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDayTimeDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.api.IDataOutputProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+public class ADayTimeDurationConstructorDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private final static byte SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.STRING.serialize();
+    private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new ADayTimeDurationConstructorDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public ICopyEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final ICopyEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new ICopyEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public ICopyEvaluator createEvaluator(final IDataOutputProvider output) throws AlgebricksException {
+                return new ICopyEvaluator() {
+
+                    private DataOutput out = output.getDataOutput();
+
+                    private ArrayBackedValueStorage outInput = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+                    private ICopyEvaluator eval = args[0].createEvaluator(outInput);
+                    private String errorMessage = "This can not be an instance of day-time-duration";
+                    private AMutableDayTimeDuration aDayTimeDuration = new AMutableDayTimeDuration(0);
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    private ISerializerDeserializer<ADayTimeDuration> dayTimeDurationSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
+                            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ADAYTIMEDURATION);
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    private ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
+                            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
+                        try {
+                            outInput.reset();
+                            eval.evaluate(tuple);
+                            byte[] serString = outInput.getByteArray();
+
+                            if (serString[0] == SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG) {
+
+                                int stringLength = (serString[1] & 0xff << 8) + (serString[2] & 0xff << 0);
+
+                                ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(serString, 3, stringLength, aDayTimeDuration,
+                                        ADurationParseOption.DAY_TIME);
+
+                                dayTimeDurationSerde.serialize(aDayTimeDuration, out);
+                            } else if (serString[0] == SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG) {
+                                nullSerde.serialize(ANull.NULL, out);
+                            } else {
+                                throw new AlgebricksException(errorMessage);
+                            }
+                        } catch (Exception e1) {
+                            throw new AlgebricksException(e1);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AbstractFunctionDescriptor#getIdentifier()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return AsterixBuiltinFunctions.DAY_TIME_DURATION_CONSTRUCTOR;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADurationConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADurationConstructorDescriptor.java
index a84ae1d..669c4f7 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADurationConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/ADurationConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@
 
                                 int stringLength = (serString[1] & 0xff << 8) + (serString[2] & 0xff << 0);
 
-                                ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(serString, 3, stringLength, aDuration);
+                                ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(serString, 3, stringLength, aDuration,
+                                        ADurationParseOption.All);
 
                                 durationSerde.serialize(aDuration, out);
                             } else if (serString[0] == SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG) {
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromDateConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromDateConstructorDescriptor.java
index 8daf9a6..4c8c60f 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromDateConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromDateConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADateSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AInterval;
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADateParserFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
 public class AIntervalFromDateConstructorDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
-            "interval-from-date", 2);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_DATE;
     private final static byte SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.STRING.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_DATE_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.DATE.serialize();
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@
                                         + ": expects NULL/STRING/DATE for the second argument, but got "
                                         + EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut1.getByteArray()[0]));
                             }
-                            
+
                             if (intervalEnd < intervalStart) {
                                 throw new AlgebricksException(FID.getName()
                                         + ": interval end must not be less than the interval start.");
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
index 78d2e4a..42479f4 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADateParserFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ATimeParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -43,8 +44,7 @@
 public class AIntervalFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
-            "interval-from-datetime", 2);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_DATETIME;
     private final static byte SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.STRING.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_DATETIME_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.DATETIME.serialize();
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
                                         + ": expects NULL/STRING/DATETIME for the second argument, but got "
                                         + EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut1.getByteArray()[0]));
                             }
-                            
+
                             if (intervalEnd < intervalStart) {
                                 throw new AlgebricksException(FID.getName()
                                         + ": interval end must not be less than the interval start.");
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromTimeConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
index 8816160..eb69037 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalFromTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ATimeParserFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -43,8 +44,7 @@
 public class AIntervalFromTimeConstructorDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
-            "interval-from-time", 2);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_TIME;
     private final static byte SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.STRING.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_TIME_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.TIME.serialize();
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromDateConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromDateConstructorDescriptor.java
index 7ea8e90..2802f29 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromDateConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromDateConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADateSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
@@ -27,8 +26,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADateParserFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.DurationArithmeticOperations;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -47,8 +48,7 @@
 public class AIntervalStartFromDateConstructorDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
-            "interval-start-from-date", 2);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_START_FROM_DATE;
     private final static byte SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.STRING.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_DATE_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.DATE.serialize();
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
                                 int stringLength = (argOut1.getByteArray()[1] & 0xff << 8)
                                         + (argOut1.getByteArray()[2] & 0xff << 0);
 
-                                ADurationParserFactory
-                                        .parseDuration(argOut1.getByteArray(), 3, stringLength, aDuration);
+                                ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(argOut1.getByteArray(), 3, stringLength,
+                                        aDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
                                 intervalEnd = DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(intervalStart,
                                         aDuration.getMonths(), aDuration.getMilliseconds());
                             } else {
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
index f16dccb..0cab83b 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADateTimeSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ATimeParserFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.DurationArithmeticOperations;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -47,8 +48,7 @@
 public class AIntervalStartFromDateTimeConstructorDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
-            "interval-start-from-datetime", 2);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_START_FROM_DATETIME;
     private final static byte SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.STRING.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_DATETIME_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.DATETIME.serialize();
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@
                                 int stringLength = (argOut1.getByteArray()[1] & 0xff << 8)
                                         + (argOut1.getByteArray()[2] & 0xff << 0);
 
-                                ADurationParserFactory
-                                        .parseDuration(argOut1.getByteArray(), 3, stringLength, aDuration);
+                                ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(argOut1.getByteArray(), 3, stringLength,
+                                        aDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
 
                                 intervalEnd = DurationArithmeticOperations.addDuration(intervalStart,
                                         aDuration.getMonths(), aDuration.getMilliseconds());
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromTimeConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
index 35bfe17..40db774 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AIntervalStartFromTimeConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.functions.FunctionConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ATimeSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ATimeParserFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.DurationArithmeticOperations;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.GregorianCalendarSystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
@@ -47,8 +48,7 @@
 public class AIntervalStartFromTimeConstructorDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = new FunctionIdentifier(FunctionConstants.ASTERIX_NS,
-            "interval-start-from-time", 2);
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.INTERVAL_CONSTRUCTOR_START_FROM_TIME;
     private final static byte SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.STRING.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
     private final static byte SER_TIME_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.TIME.serialize();
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
                                 int stringLength = (argOut1.getByteArray()[1] & 0xff << 8)
                                         + (argOut1.getByteArray()[2] & 0xff << 0);
 
-                                ADurationParserFactory
-                                        .parseDuration(argOut1.getByteArray(), 3, stringLength, aDuration);
+                                ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(argOut1.getByteArray(), 3, stringLength,
+                                        aDuration, ADurationParseOption.All);
 
                                 if (aDuration.getMonths() != 0) {
                                     throw new AlgebricksException(FID.getName()
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AYearMonthDurationConstructorDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AYearMonthDurationConstructorDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc6099c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/constructors/AYearMonthDurationConstructorDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors;
+
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableYearMonthDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AYearMonthDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.temporal.ADurationParserFactory.ADurationParseOption;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ISerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.api.IDataOutputProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+public class AYearMonthDurationConstructorDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private final static byte SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.STRING.serialize();
+    private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+
+        @Override
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new AYearMonthDurationConstructorDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public ICopyEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final ICopyEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        return new ICopyEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public ICopyEvaluator createEvaluator(final IDataOutputProvider output) throws AlgebricksException {
+                return new ICopyEvaluator() {
+
+                    private DataOutput out = output.getDataOutput();
+
+                    private ArrayBackedValueStorage outInput = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+                    private ICopyEvaluator eval = args[0].createEvaluator(outInput);
+                    private String errorMessage = "This can not be an instance of year-month-duration";
+                    private AMutableYearMonthDuration aYearMonthDuration = new AMutableYearMonthDuration(0);
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    private ISerializerDeserializer<AYearMonthDuration> yearMonthDurationSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
+                            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AYEARMONTHDURATION);
+                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+                    private ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
+                            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
+                        try {
+                            outInput.reset();
+                            eval.evaluate(tuple);
+                            byte[] serString = outInput.getByteArray();
+
+                            if (serString[0] == SER_STRING_TYPE_TAG) {
+
+                                int stringLength = (serString[1] & 0xff << 8) + (serString[2] & 0xff << 0);
+
+                                ADurationParserFactory.parseDuration(serString, 3, stringLength, aYearMonthDuration,
+                                        ADurationParseOption.YEAR_MONTH);
+
+                                yearMonthDurationSerde.serialize(aYearMonthDuration, out);
+                            } else if (serString[0] == SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG) {
+                                nullSerde.serialize(ANull.NULL, out);
+                            } else {
+                                throw new AlgebricksException(errorMessage);
+                            }
+                        } catch (Exception e1) {
+                            throw new AlgebricksException(e1);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AbstractFunctionDescriptor#getIdentifier()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return AsterixBuiltinFunctions.YEAR_MONTH_DURATION_CONSTRUCTOR;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/BinaryHashMap.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/BinaryHashMap.java
index 240f8c7..6367996 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/BinaryHashMap.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/BinaryHashMap.java
@@ -20,150 +20,154 @@
  * Intended to work with binary data and be able to map arbitrary key types to
  * arbitrary value types, given that they have implementations of
  * IBinaryHashFunction and IBinaryComparator.
- * 
  * Uses 2 bytes each to indicate the length of the key and the value.
  * Uses 8 byte pointers for the linked list (4 bytes frame index, 4 bytes frame offset).
- * 
  * This class is NOT thread safe.
- * 
  */
 public class BinaryHashMap {
-	// Special value to indicate an empty "bucket" in the header array.
-	private static final long NULL_PTR = -1;
-	private static final int PTR_SIZE = 8;
-	private static final int SLOT_SIZE = 2;
-	private static final int ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE = PTR_SIZE + 2 * SLOT_SIZE;
-	private final IBinaryHashFunction hashFunc;
-	private final IBinaryComparator cmp;
-	private final BinaryEntry returnValue = new BinaryEntry();
-	
-	private final long[] listHeads;
-	private final int frameSize;
-	private final List<ByteBuffer> frames = new ArrayList<ByteBuffer>();
-	private int currFrameIndex;
-	private int nextOff;
-	private int size;
-	
-	// Can be used for key or value.
-	public static class BinaryEntry {
-		public byte[] buf;
-		public int off;
-		public int len;
-		
-		public void set(byte[] buf, int off, int len) {
-			this.buf = buf;
-			this.off = off;
-			this.len = len;
-		}
-		
-		// Inefficient. Just for debugging.
-		@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-		public String print(ISerializerDeserializer serde) throws HyracksDataException {
-			ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(buf, off, len);
+    // Special value to indicate an empty "bucket" in the header array.
+    private static final long NULL_PTR = -1;
+    private static final int PTR_SIZE = 8;
+    private static final int SLOT_SIZE = 2;
+    private static final int ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE = PTR_SIZE + 2 * SLOT_SIZE;
+    private final IBinaryHashFunction putHashFunc;
+    private final IBinaryHashFunction getHashFunc;
+    private final IBinaryComparator cmp;
+    private final BinaryEntry returnValue = new BinaryEntry();
+
+    private final long[] listHeads;
+    private final int frameSize;
+    private final List<ByteBuffer> frames = new ArrayList<ByteBuffer>();
+    private int currFrameIndex;
+    private int nextOff;
+    private int size;
+
+    // Can be used for key or value.
+    public static class BinaryEntry {
+        public byte[] buf;
+        public int off;
+        public int len;
+
+        public void set(byte[] buf, int off, int len) {
+            this.buf = buf;
+            this.off = off;
+            this.len = len;
+        }
+
+        // Inefficient. Just for debugging.
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        public String print(ISerializerDeserializer serde) throws HyracksDataException {
+            ByteArrayInputStream inStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(buf, off, len);
             DataInput dataIn = new DataInputStream(inStream);
             return serde.deserialize(dataIn).toString();
-		}
-	}
-	
-	public BinaryHashMap(int tableSize, int frameSize, IBinaryHashFunction hashFunc, IBinaryComparator cmp) {
-		listHeads = new long[tableSize];
-		this.frameSize = frameSize;		
-		this.hashFunc = hashFunc;
-		this.cmp = cmp;
-		frames.add(ByteBuffer.allocate(frameSize));
-		clear();
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Inserts key, value into the hash map. If key already exists, returns
-	 * existing entry. Otherwise, returns null.
-	 * 
-	 * @param key
-	 * @param value
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	public BinaryEntry put(BinaryEntry key, BinaryEntry value) {
-		return getPutInternal(key, value, true);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Retrieves value for given key. Returns null if key doesn't exist.
-	 * 
-	 * @param key
-	 * @param value
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	public BinaryEntry get(BinaryEntry key) {
-		return getPutInternal(key, null, false);
-	}
-	
-	private BinaryEntry getPutInternal(BinaryEntry key, BinaryEntry value, boolean put) {
-		int bucket = Math.abs(hashFunc.hash(key.buf, key.off, key.len) % listHeads.length);
-		long headPtr = listHeads[bucket];
-		if (headPtr == NULL_PTR) {
-			// Key definitely doesn't exist yet.
-			if (put) {
-				listHeads[bucket] = appendEntry(key, value);
-			}
-			return null;
-		}
-		// Follow the chain until we found an entry matching the given key.
-		int frameOff;
-		ByteBuffer frame;
-		do {				
-			int frameIndex = getFrameIndex(headPtr);
-			frameOff = getFrameOffset(headPtr);
-			frame = frames.get(frameIndex);
-			int entryKeyOff = frameOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE;
-			int entryKeyLen = frame.getShort(frameOff);
-			if (cmp.compare(frame.array(), entryKeyOff, entryKeyLen, key.buf,
-					key.off, key.len) == 0) {
-				// Key found, set values and return.
-				int entryValOff = frameOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE + entryKeyLen;
-				int entryValLen = frame.getShort(frameOff + SLOT_SIZE);
-				returnValue.set(frame.array(), entryValOff, entryValLen);
-				return returnValue;
-			}
-			headPtr = frame.getLong(frameOff + 2 * SLOT_SIZE);
-		} while (headPtr != NULL_PTR);
-		// We've followed the chain to its end, and didn't find the key.
-		if (put) {
-			// Append the new entry, and set a pointer to it in the last entry we've checked.
-			long newPtr = appendEntry(key, value);
-			frame.putLong(frameOff + 2 * SLOT_SIZE, newPtr);
-		}
-		return null;
-	}
-	
-	public long appendEntry(BinaryEntry key, BinaryEntry value) {
-		ByteBuffer frame = frames.get(currFrameIndex);
-		int requiredSpace = key.len + value.len + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE;
-		if (nextOff + requiredSpace >= frameSize) {
-			// Entry doesn't fit on frame, allocate a new one.
-			if (requiredSpace > frameSize) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("Key and value greater than framesize.");
-			}
-			frames.add(ByteBuffer.allocate(frameSize));
-			currFrameIndex++;
-			nextOff = 0;
-			frame = frames.get(currFrameIndex);
-		}
-		writeEntryHeader(frame, nextOff, key.len, value.len, NULL_PTR);
-		System.arraycopy(key.buf, key.off, frame.array(), nextOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE, key.len);
-		System.arraycopy(value.buf, value.off, frame.array(), nextOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE + key.len, value.len);
-		long entryPtr = getEntryPtr(currFrameIndex, nextOff);
-		nextOff += requiredSpace;
-		size++;
-		return entryPtr;
-	}
-	
-	private void writeEntryHeader(ByteBuffer frame, int targetOff, int keyLen, int valLen, long ptr) {
-		frame.putShort(targetOff, (short) keyLen);
-		frame.putShort(targetOff + SLOT_SIZE, (short) valLen);
-		frame.putLong(targetOff + 2 * SLOT_SIZE, ptr);
-	}
+        }
+    }
 
-	private long getEntryPtr(int frameIndex, int frameOff) {
+    public BinaryHashMap(int tableSize, int frameSize, IBinaryHashFunction putHashFunc,
+            IBinaryHashFunction getHashFunc, IBinaryComparator cmp) {
+        listHeads = new long[tableSize];
+        this.frameSize = frameSize;
+        this.putHashFunc = putHashFunc;
+        this.getHashFunc = getHashFunc;
+        this.cmp = cmp;
+        frames.add(ByteBuffer.allocate(frameSize));
+        clear();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Inserts key, value into the hash map. If key already exists, returns
+     * existing entry. Otherwise, returns null.
+     * 
+     * @param key
+     * @param value
+     * @return
+     */
+    public BinaryEntry put(BinaryEntry key, BinaryEntry value) {
+        return getPutInternal(key, value, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves value for given key. Returns null if key doesn't exist.
+     * 
+     * @param key
+     * @param value
+     * @return
+     */
+    public BinaryEntry get(BinaryEntry key) {
+        return getPutInternal(key, null, false);
+    }
+
+    private BinaryEntry getPutInternal(BinaryEntry key, BinaryEntry value, boolean put) {
+        int bucket;
+        if (put) {
+            bucket = Math.abs(putHashFunc.hash(key.buf, key.off, key.len) % listHeads.length);
+        } else {
+            bucket = Math.abs(getHashFunc.hash(key.buf, key.off, key.len) % listHeads.length);
+        }
+        long headPtr = listHeads[bucket];
+        if (headPtr == NULL_PTR) {
+            // Key definitely doesn't exist yet.
+            if (put) {
+                listHeads[bucket] = appendEntry(key, value);
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+        // Follow the chain until we found an entry matching the given key.
+        int frameOff;
+        ByteBuffer frame;
+        do {
+            int frameIndex = getFrameIndex(headPtr);
+            frameOff = getFrameOffset(headPtr);
+            frame = frames.get(frameIndex);
+            int entryKeyOff = frameOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE;
+            int entryKeyLen = frame.getShort(frameOff);
+            if (cmp.compare(frame.array(), entryKeyOff, entryKeyLen, key.buf, key.off, key.len) == 0) {
+                // Key found, set values and return.
+                int entryValOff = frameOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE + entryKeyLen;
+                int entryValLen = frame.getShort(frameOff + SLOT_SIZE);
+                returnValue.set(frame.array(), entryValOff, entryValLen);
+                return returnValue;
+            }
+            headPtr = frame.getLong(frameOff + 2 * SLOT_SIZE);
+        } while (headPtr != NULL_PTR);
+        // We've followed the chain to its end, and didn't find the key.
+        if (put) {
+            // Append the new entry, and set a pointer to it in the last entry we've checked.
+            long newPtr = appendEntry(key, value);
+            frame.putLong(frameOff + 2 * SLOT_SIZE, newPtr);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public long appendEntry(BinaryEntry key, BinaryEntry value) {
+        ByteBuffer frame = frames.get(currFrameIndex);
+        int requiredSpace = key.len + value.len + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE;
+        if (nextOff + requiredSpace >= frameSize) {
+            // Entry doesn't fit on frame, allocate a new one.
+            if (requiredSpace > frameSize) {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Key and value greater than framesize.");
+            }
+            frames.add(ByteBuffer.allocate(frameSize));
+            currFrameIndex++;
+            nextOff = 0;
+            frame = frames.get(currFrameIndex);
+        }
+        writeEntryHeader(frame, nextOff, key.len, value.len, NULL_PTR);
+        System.arraycopy(key.buf, key.off, frame.array(), nextOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE, key.len);
+        System.arraycopy(value.buf, value.off, frame.array(), nextOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE + key.len, value.len);
+        long entryPtr = getEntryPtr(currFrameIndex, nextOff);
+        nextOff += requiredSpace;
+        size++;
+        return entryPtr;
+    }
+
+    private void writeEntryHeader(ByteBuffer frame, int targetOff, int keyLen, int valLen, long ptr) {
+        frame.putShort(targetOff, (short) keyLen);
+        frame.putShort(targetOff + SLOT_SIZE, (short) valLen);
+        frame.putLong(targetOff + 2 * SLOT_SIZE, ptr);
+    }
+
+    private long getEntryPtr(int frameIndex, int frameOff) {
         return (((long) frameIndex) << 32) + frameOff;
     }
 
@@ -175,93 +179,94 @@
         return (int) (ptr & 0xffffffff);
     }
 
-	public int size() {
-		return size;
-	}
+    public int size() {
+        return size;
+    }
 
-	public boolean isEmpty() {
-		return size > 0;
-	}
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return size > 0;
+    }
 
-	public void clear() {
-		// Initialize all entries to point to nothing.
-		Arrays.fill(listHeads, NULL_PTR);
-		currFrameIndex = 0;
-		nextOff = 0;
-		size = 0;
-	}
-	
-	public Iterator<Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry>> iterator() {
-		return new BinaryHashMapIterator();
-	}
-	
-	public class BinaryHashMapIterator implements Iterator<Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry> > {
-		private final Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry> val = new Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry>(new BinaryEntry(), new BinaryEntry());
-		private int listHeadIndex;
-		private ByteBuffer frame;
-		private int frameIndex;
-		private int frameOff;
-		
-		public BinaryHashMapIterator() {
-			listHeadIndex = 0;
-			frame = null;
-			frameIndex = -1;
-			frameOff = -1;
-		}
-		
-		@Override
-		public boolean hasNext() {
-			if (frame != null) {
-				long nextPtr = frame.getLong(frameOff + 2 * SLOT_SIZE);
-				if (nextPtr == NULL_PTR) {
-					// End of current list.
-					listHeadIndex++;
-					return nextListHead();
-				} else {
-					// Follow pointer.
-					setValue(nextPtr);
-					return true;
-				}
-			}
-			return nextListHead();
-		}
+    public void clear() {
+        // Initialize all entries to point to nothing.
+        Arrays.fill(listHeads, NULL_PTR);
+        currFrameIndex = 0;
+        nextOff = 0;
+        size = 0;
+    }
 
-		private boolean nextListHead() {
-			// Position to first non-null list-head pointer.
-			while(listHeadIndex < listHeads.length && listHeads[listHeadIndex] == NULL_PTR) {
-				listHeadIndex++;
-			}
-			if (listHeadIndex < listHeads.length) {
-				// Positioned to first non-null list head.
-				setValue(listHeads[listHeadIndex]);
-				return true;
-			} else {
-				// No more lists.
-				frame = null;
-				return false;
-			}
-		}
-		
-		private void setValue(long ptr) {
-			frameIndex = getFrameIndex(ptr);
-			frameOff = getFrameOffset(ptr);
-			frame = frames.get(frameIndex);
-			int entryKeyOff = frameOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE;
-			int entryKeyLen = frame.getShort(frameOff);
-			int entryValOff = frameOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE + entryKeyLen;
-			int entryValLen = frame.getShort(frameOff + SLOT_SIZE);
-			val.first.set(frame.array(), entryKeyOff, entryKeyLen);
-			val.second.set(frame.array(), entryValOff, entryValLen);
-		}
-		
-		@Override
-		public Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry> next() {
-			return val;
-		}
+    public Iterator<Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry>> iterator() {
+        return new BinaryHashMapIterator();
+    }
 
-		@Override
-		public void remove() {
-			throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Remove not implemented");
-		}
-	}
+    public class BinaryHashMapIterator implements Iterator<Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry>> {
+        private final Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry> val = new Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry>(new BinaryEntry(),
+                new BinaryEntry());
+        private int listHeadIndex;
+        private ByteBuffer frame;
+        private int frameIndex;
+        private int frameOff;
+
+        public BinaryHashMapIterator() {
+            listHeadIndex = 0;
+            frame = null;
+            frameIndex = -1;
+            frameOff = -1;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean hasNext() {
+            if (frame != null) {
+                long nextPtr = frame.getLong(frameOff + 2 * SLOT_SIZE);
+                if (nextPtr == NULL_PTR) {
+                    // End of current list.
+                    listHeadIndex++;
+                    return nextListHead();
+                } else {
+                    // Follow pointer.
+                    setValue(nextPtr);
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return nextListHead();
+        }
+
+        private boolean nextListHead() {
+            // Position to first non-null list-head pointer.
+            while (listHeadIndex < listHeads.length && listHeads[listHeadIndex] == NULL_PTR) {
+                listHeadIndex++;
+            }
+            if (listHeadIndex < listHeads.length) {
+                // Positioned to first non-null list head.
+                setValue(listHeads[listHeadIndex]);
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                // No more lists.
+                frame = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void setValue(long ptr) {
+            frameIndex = getFrameIndex(ptr);
+            frameOff = getFrameOffset(ptr);
+            frame = frames.get(frameIndex);
+            int entryKeyOff = frameOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE;
+            int entryKeyLen = frame.getShort(frameOff);
+            int entryValOff = frameOff + ENTRY_HEADER_SIZE + entryKeyLen;
+            int entryValLen = frame.getShort(frameOff + SLOT_SIZE);
+            val.first.set(frame.array(), entryKeyOff, entryKeyLen);
+            val.second.set(frame.array(), entryValOff, entryValLen);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Pair<BinaryEntry, BinaryEntry> next() {
+            return val;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void remove() {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Remove not implemented");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/CastListDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/CastListDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1817e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/CastListDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions;
+
+import java.io.DataOutput;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.PointableAllocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.base.IVisitablePointable;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.cast.ACastVisitor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AbstractCollectionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.base.AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.utils.Triple;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluator;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.runtime.base.ICopyEvaluatorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.api.IDataOutputProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
+
+/**
+ * The runtime function for casting a list(unordered list or ordered list)
+ * 
+ * @author yingyib
+ *
+ */
+public class CastListDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new CastListDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private AbstractCollectionType reqType;
+    private AbstractCollectionType inputType;
+
+    public void reset(AbstractCollectionType reqType, AbstractCollectionType inputType) {
+        this.reqType = reqType;
+        this.inputType = inputType;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return AsterixBuiltinFunctions.CAST_LIST;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ICopyEvaluatorFactory createEvaluatorFactory(final ICopyEvaluatorFactory[] args) {
+        final ICopyEvaluatorFactory recordEvalFactory = args[0];
+
+        return new ICopyEvaluatorFactory() {
+            private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+            @Override
+            public ICopyEvaluator createEvaluator(final IDataOutputProvider output) throws AlgebricksException {
+                final DataOutput out = output.getDataOutput();
+                final ArrayBackedValueStorage recordBuffer = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
+                final ICopyEvaluator recEvaluator = recordEvalFactory.createEvaluator(recordBuffer);
+
+                return new ICopyEvaluator() {
+                    // pointable allocator
+                    private PointableAllocator allocator = new PointableAllocator();
+                    final IVisitablePointable recAccessor = allocator.allocateListValue(inputType);
+                    final IVisitablePointable resultAccessor = allocator.allocateListValue(reqType);
+                    final ACastVisitor castVisitor = new ACastVisitor();
+                    final Triple<IVisitablePointable, IAType, Boolean> arg = new Triple<IVisitablePointable, IAType, Boolean>(
+                            resultAccessor, reqType, Boolean.FALSE);
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
+                        try {
+                            recordBuffer.reset();
+                            recEvaluator.evaluate(tuple);
+                            recAccessor.set(recordBuffer);
+                            recAccessor.accept(castVisitor, arg);
+                            out.write(resultAccessor.getByteArray(), resultAccessor.getStartOffset(),
+                                    resultAccessor.getLength());
+                        } catch (Exception ioe) {
+                            throw new AlgebricksException(ioe);
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/GetItemDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/GetItemDescriptor.java
index b41347d..c30fb6d 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/GetItemDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/GetItemDescriptor.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                         }
                         if (itemIndex < 0)
                             throw new AlgebricksException(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.GET_ITEM.getName()
-                                    + ": item index can be negative!");
+                                    + ": item index cannot be negative!");
 
                         itemTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(serOrderedList[1]);
                         if (itemTag == ATypeTag.ANY)
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/NumericCaretDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/NumericCaretDescriptor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..208c454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/NumericCaretDescriptor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.functions.FunctionIdentifier;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+
+public class NumericCaretDescriptor extends AbstractNumericArithmeticEval {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public static final IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
+        public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
+            return new NumericCaretDescriptor();
+        }
+    };
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.AbstractNumericArithmeticEval#evaluateInteger(long, long)
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected long evaluateInteger(long lhs, long rhs) throws HyracksDataException {
+        double result = Math.pow(lhs, rhs);
+        if (result > Long.MAX_VALUE) {
+            throw new ArithmeticException("Overflow of caret operation: " + lhs + " ^ " + rhs);
+        }
+        if (result < Long.MIN_VALUE) {
+            throw new ArithmeticException("Underflow of caret operation: " + lhs + " ^ " + rhs);
+        }
+        return (long) result;
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.AbstractNumericArithmeticEval#evaluateDouble(double, double)
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected double evaluateDouble(double lhs, double rhs) throws HyracksDataException {
+        return Math.pow(lhs, rhs);
+    }
+
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AbstractFunctionDescriptor#getIdentifier()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public FunctionIdentifier getIdentifier() {
+        return AsterixBuiltinFunctions.CARET;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/GetDayTimeDurationDescriptor.java
similarity index 84%
copy from asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
copy to asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/GetDayTimeDurationDescriptor.java
index 55173a5..17c6ba9 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/GetDayTimeDurationDescriptor.java
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt32;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ADayTimeDuration;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableDayTimeDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
 
-public class MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+public class GetDayTimeDurationDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
-    private final static long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.MONTHS_OF_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION;
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.GET_DAY_TIME_DURATION;
 
     // allowed input types
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
         @Override
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
-            return new MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor();
+            return new GetDayTimeDurationDescriptor();
         }
     };
 
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@
                     private ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
                             .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
                     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-                    private ISerializerDeserializer<AInt32> int32Serde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
-                            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AINT32);
+                    private ISerializerDeserializer<ADayTimeDuration> dayTimeDurationSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
+                            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ADAYTIMEDURATION);
 
-                    AMutableInt32 aInt32 = new AMutableInt32(0);
+                    AMutableDayTimeDuration aDayTimeDuration = new AMutableDayTimeDuration(0);
 
                     @Override
                     public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@
                                         + EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut0.getByteArray()[0]));
                             }
 
-                            aInt32.setValue(ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getYearMonth(argOut0.getByteArray(), 1));
+                            aDayTimeDuration.setMilliseconds(ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getDayTime(
+                                    argOut0.getByteArray(), 1));
 
-                            int32Serde.serialize(aInt32, out);
+                            dayTimeDurationSerde.serialize(aDayTimeDuration, out);
 
                         } catch (HyracksDataException hex) {
                             throw new AlgebricksException(hex);
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/GetYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
similarity index 84%
copy from asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
copy to asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/GetYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
index 55173a5..b7b4278 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/GetYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt32;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableYearMonthDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AYearMonthDuration;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
 
-public class MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+public class GetYearMonthDurationDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
-    private final static long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.MONTHS_OF_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION;
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.GET_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION;
 
     // allowed input types
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
         @Override
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
-            return new MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor();
+            return new GetYearMonthDurationDescriptor();
         }
     };
 
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@
                     private ISerializerDeserializer<ANull> nullSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
                             .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ANULL);
                     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-                    private ISerializerDeserializer<AInt32> int32Serde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
-                            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AINT32);
+                    private ISerializerDeserializer<AYearMonthDuration> yearMonthDurationSerde = AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE
+                            .getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.AYEARMONTHDURATION);
 
-                    AMutableInt32 aInt32 = new AMutableInt32(0);
+                    AMutableYearMonthDuration aYearMonthDuration = new AMutableYearMonthDuration(0);
 
                     @Override
                     public void evaluate(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@
                                         + EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut0.getByteArray()[0]));
                             }
 
-                            aInt32.setValue(ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getYearMonth(argOut0.getByteArray(), 1));
+                            aYearMonthDuration.setMonths(ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getYearMonth(
+                                    argOut0.getByteArray(), 1));
 
-                            int32Serde.serialize(aInt32, out);
+                            yearMonthDurationSerde.serialize(aYearMonthDuration, out);
 
                         } catch (HyracksDataException hex) {
                             throw new AlgebricksException(hex);
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MillisecondsOfDayTimeDurationDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MillisecondsFromDayTimeDurationDescriptor.java
similarity index 88%
rename from asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MillisecondsOfDayTimeDurationDescriptor.java
rename to asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MillisecondsFromDayTimeDurationDescriptor.java
index 97fa94a..14e16c6 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MillisecondsOfDayTimeDurationDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MillisecondsFromDayTimeDurationDescriptor.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AInt64;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt64;
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
 
-public class MillisecondsOfDayTimeDurationDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+public class MillisecondsFromDayTimeDurationDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private final static long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.MILLISECONDS_OF_DAY_TIME_DURATION;
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.MILLISECONDS_FROM_DAY_TIME_DURATION;
 
     // allowed input types
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
-    private final static byte SER_DURATION_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.DURATION.serialize();
+    private final static byte SER_DAY_TIME_DURATION_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.DAYTIMEDURATION.serialize();
 
     public final static IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
 
         @Override
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
-            return new MillisecondsOfDayTimeDurationDescriptor();
+            return new MillisecondsFromDayTimeDurationDescriptor();
         }
     };
 
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
                                 return;
                             }
 
-                            if (argOut0.getByteArray()[0] != SER_DURATION_TYPE_TAG) {
-                                throw new AlgebricksException(FID.getName() + ": expects NULL/DURATION, but got "
+                            if (argOut0.getByteArray()[0] != SER_DAY_TIME_DURATION_TYPE_TAG) {
+                                throw new AlgebricksException(FID.getName() + ": expects NULL/DAY-TIME-DURATION, but got "
                                         + EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut0.getByteArray()[0]));
                             }
 
-                            aInt64.setValue(ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getDayTime(argOut0.getByteArray(), 1));
+                            aInt64.setValue(ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer.getDayTime(argOut0.getByteArray(), 1));
 
                             int64Serde.serialize(aInt64, out);
 
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsFromYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
similarity index 87%
rename from asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
rename to asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsFromYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
index 55173a5..9a66d45 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/evaluators/functions/temporal/MonthsFromYearMonthDurationDescriptor.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import java.io.DataOutput;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.formats.nontagged.AqlSerializerDeserializerProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AInt32;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.AMutableInt32;
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.data.std.util.ArrayBackedValueStorage;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.IFrameTupleReference;
 
-public class MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
+public class MonthsFromYearMonthDurationDescriptor extends AbstractScalarFunctionDynamicDescriptor {
 
     private final static long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.MONTHS_OF_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION;
+    public final static FunctionIdentifier FID = AsterixBuiltinFunctions.MONTHS_FROM_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION;
 
     // allowed input types
     private final static byte SER_NULL_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.NULL.serialize();
-    private final static byte SER_DURATION_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.DURATION.serialize();
+    private final static byte SER_YEARMONTHDURATION_TYPE_TAG = ATypeTag.YEARMONTHDURATION.serialize();
 
     public final static IFunctionDescriptorFactory FACTORY = new IFunctionDescriptorFactory() {
 
         @Override
         public IFunctionDescriptor createFunctionDescriptor() {
-            return new MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor();
+            return new MonthsFromYearMonthDurationDescriptor();
         }
     };
 
@@ -90,12 +90,14 @@
                                 return;
                             }
 
-                            if (argOut0.getByteArray()[0] != SER_DURATION_TYPE_TAG) {
-                                throw new AlgebricksException(FID.getName() + ": expects NULL/DURATION, but got "
+                            if (argOut0.getByteArray()[0] != SER_YEARMONTHDURATION_TYPE_TAG) {
+                                throw new AlgebricksException(FID.getName()
+                                        + ": expects NULL/YEAR-MONTH-DURATION, but got "
                                         + EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER.deserialize(argOut0.getByteArray()[0]));
                             }
 
-                            aInt32.setValue(ADurationSerializerDeserializer.getYearMonth(argOut0.getByteArray(), 1));
+                            aInt32.setValue(AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer.getYearMonth(
+                                    argOut0.getByteArray(), 1));
 
                             int32Serde.serialize(aInt32, out);
 
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/formats/NonTaggedDataFormat.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/formats/NonTaggedDataFormat.java
index 84142be..af647e9 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/formats/NonTaggedDataFormat.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/formats/NonTaggedDataFormat.java
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.pointables.base.DefaultOpenFieldType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.typecomputer.base.TypeComputerUtilities;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AOrderedListType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AUnionType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AUnorderedListType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AbstractCollectionType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.BuiltinType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.collections.ListifyAggregateDescriptor;
@@ -67,6 +69,11 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.std.SumAggregateDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.stream.EmptyStreamAggregateDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.aggregates.stream.NonEmptyStreamAggregateDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.CircleCenterAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.CircleRadiusAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.LineRectanglePolygonAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.PointXCoordinateAccessor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.PointYCoordinateAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.TemporalDayAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.TemporalHourAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.TemporalIntervalEndAccessor;
@@ -76,11 +83,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.TemporalMonthAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.TemporalSecondAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.TemporalYearAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.CircleCenterAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.CircleRadiusAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.LineRectanglePolygonAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.PointXCoordinateAccessor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.accessors.PointYCoordinateAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.common.CreateMBREvalFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.common.FieldAccessByIndexEvalFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.common.FunctionManagerImpl;
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ACircleConstructorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ADateConstructorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ADateTimeConstructorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ADayTimeDurationConstructorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ADoubleConstructorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ADurationConstructorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.AFloatConstructorDescriptor;
@@ -109,8 +112,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ARectangleConstructorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.AStringConstructorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.ATimeConstructorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.constructors.AYearMonthDurationConstructorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.AndDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.AnyCollectionMemberDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.CastListDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.CastRecordDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.ClosedRecordConstructorDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.CodePointToStringDescriptor;
@@ -144,6 +149,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NotNullDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericAbsDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericAddDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericCaretDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericCeilingDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericDivideDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.NumericFloorDescriptor;
@@ -170,10 +176,6 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SpatialDistanceDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SpatialIntersectDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StartsWithDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SubstringDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SwitchCaseDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.UnorderedListConstructorDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.WordTokensDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringConcatDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringEndWithDescrtiptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.StringEqualDescriptor;
@@ -189,6 +191,10 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.Substring2Descriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SubstringAfterDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SubstringBeforeDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SubstringDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.SwitchCaseDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.UnorderedListConstructorDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.WordTokensDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.AddDateDurationDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.AddDatetimeDurationDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.AddTimeDurationDescriptor;
@@ -207,6 +213,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.DurationEqualDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.DurationFromMillisecondsDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.DurationFromMonthsDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.GetDayTimeDurationDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.GetYearMonthDurationDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalAfterDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalBeforeDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalCoveredByDescriptor;
@@ -215,13 +223,16 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalEndsDecriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalMeetsDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalMetByDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.MillisecondsOfDayTimeDurationDescriptor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.MillisecondsFromDayTimeDurationDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.MonthsFromYearMonthDurationDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.OverlapDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalOverlappedByDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalOverlapsDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalStartedByDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.IntervalStartsDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.MillisecondsFromDayTimeDurationDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.MonthsFromYearMonthDurationDescriptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.OverlapDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.SubtractDateDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.SubtractDatetimeDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.functions.temporal.SubtractTimeDescriptor;
@@ -337,6 +348,7 @@
         temp.add(NumericMultiplyDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(NumericSubtractDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(NumericModuloDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        temp.add(NumericCaretDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(IsNullDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(NotDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(LenDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -416,6 +428,8 @@
         temp.add(ADateConstructorDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(ADateTimeConstructorDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(ADurationConstructorDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        temp.add(AYearMonthDurationConstructorDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        temp.add(ADayTimeDurationConstructorDescriptor.FACTORY);
 
         // Spatial
         temp.add(CreatePointDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -462,6 +476,7 @@
         temp.add(SwitchCaseDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(RegExpDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(InjectFailureDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        temp.add(CastListDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(CastRecordDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(NotNullDescriptor.FACTORY);
 
@@ -515,9 +530,11 @@
         temp.add(YearMonthDurationComparatorDecriptor.LESS_THAN_FACTORY);
         temp.add(DayTimeDurationComparatorDescriptor.GREATER_THAN_FACTORY);
         temp.add(DayTimeDurationComparatorDescriptor.LESS_THAN_FACTORY);
-        temp.add(MonthsOfYearMonthDurationDescriptor.FACTORY);
-        temp.add(MillisecondsOfDayTimeDurationDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        temp.add(MonthsFromYearMonthDurationDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        temp.add(MillisecondsFromDayTimeDurationDescriptor.FACTORY);
         temp.add(DurationEqualDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        temp.add(GetYearMonthDurationDescriptor.FACTORY);
+        temp.add(GetDayTimeDurationDescriptor.FACTORY);
 
         // Interval constructor
         temp.add(AIntervalFromDateConstructorDescriptor.FACTORY);
@@ -689,9 +706,22 @@
             }
         }
         if (fd.getIdentifier().equals(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.CAST_RECORD)) {
-            ARecordType rt = (ARecordType) TypeComputerUtilities.getRequiredType((AbstractFunctionCallExpression) expr);
-            ARecordType it = (ARecordType) TypeComputerUtilities.getInputType((AbstractFunctionCallExpression) expr);
-            ((CastRecordDescriptor) fd).reset(rt, it);
+            AbstractFunctionCallExpression funcExpr = (AbstractFunctionCallExpression) expr;
+            ARecordType rt = (ARecordType) TypeComputerUtilities.getRequiredType(funcExpr);
+            IAType it = (IAType) context.getType(funcExpr.getArguments().get(0).getValue());
+            if (it.getTypeTag().equals(ATypeTag.ANY)) {
+                it = DefaultOpenFieldType.NESTED_OPEN_RECORD_TYPE;
+            }
+            ((CastRecordDescriptor) fd).reset(rt, (ARecordType) it);
+        }
+        if (fd.getIdentifier().equals(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.CAST_LIST)) {
+            AbstractFunctionCallExpression funcExpr = (AbstractFunctionCallExpression) expr;
+            AbstractCollectionType rt = (AbstractCollectionType) TypeComputerUtilities.getRequiredType(funcExpr);
+            IAType it = (IAType) context.getType(funcExpr.getArguments().get(0).getValue());
+            if (it.getTypeTag().equals(ATypeTag.ANY)) {
+                it = DefaultOpenFieldType.NESTED_OPEN_AORDERED_LIST_TYPE;
+            }
+            ((CastListDescriptor) fd).reset(rt, (AbstractCollectionType) it);
         }
         if (fd.getIdentifier().equals(AsterixBuiltinFunctions.OPEN_RECORD_CONSTRUCTOR)) {
             ARecordType rt = (ARecordType) context.getType(expr);
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/job/listener/JobEventListenerFactory.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/job/listener/JobEventListenerFactory.java
index 45e19c6..f0e8ec5 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/job/listener/JobEventListenerFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/job/listener/JobEventListenerFactory.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.job.listener;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.AsterixAppRuntimeContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext.TransactionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext.TransactionType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksJobletContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.IJobletEventListener;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.IJobletEventListenerFactory;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         this.jobId = jobId;
         this.transactionalWrite = transactionalWrite;
     }
-    
+
     public JobId getJobId() {
         return jobId;
     }
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@
             @Override
             public void jobletFinish(JobStatus jobStatus) {
                 try {
-                    ITransactionManager txnManager = ((AsterixAppRuntimeContext) jobletContext.getApplicationContext()
+                    ITransactionManager txnManager = ((IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) jobletContext.getApplicationContext()
                             .getApplicationObject()).getTransactionSubsystem().getTransactionManager();
-                    TransactionContext txnContext = txnManager.getTransactionContext(jobId);
+                    ITransactionContext txnContext = txnManager.getTransactionContext(jobId);
                     txnContext.setTransactionType(transactionalWrite ? TransactionType.READ_WRITE
                             : TransactionType.READ);
-                    txnManager.completedTransaction(txnContext, new DatasetId(-1), -1, !(jobStatus == JobStatus.FAILURE));
+                    txnManager.completedTransaction(txnContext, new DatasetId(-1), -1,
+                            !(jobStatus == JobStatus.FAILURE));
                 } catch (ACIDException e) {
                     throw new Error(e);
                 }
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@
             @Override
             public void jobletStart() {
                 try {
-                    ((AsterixAppRuntimeContext) jobletContext.getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
+                    ((IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) jobletContext.getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
                             .getTransactionSubsystem().getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
                 } catch (ACIDException e) {
                     throw new Error(e);
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/operators/file/ADMDataParser.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/operators/file/ADMDataParser.java
index b32110b..35c0529 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/operators/file/ADMDataParser.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/operators/file/ADMDataParser.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ACircleSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADateSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADateTimeSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ADurationSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AIntervalSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ALineSerializerDeserializer;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.APolygonSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ARectangleSerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.ATimeSerializerDeserializer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.dataflow.data.nontagged.serde.AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ABoolean;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.base.ANull;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.AOrderedListType;
@@ -288,6 +290,14 @@
                 parseConstructor(ATypeTag.DURATION, objectType, out);
                 break;
             }
+            case AdmLexer.TOKEN_YEAR_MONTH_DURATION_CONS: {
+                parseConstructor(ATypeTag.YEARMONTHDURATION, objectType, out);
+                break;
+            }
+            case AdmLexer.TOKEN_DAY_TIME_DURATION_CONS: {
+                parseConstructor(ATypeTag.DAYTIMEDURATION, objectType, out);
+                break;
+            }
             case AdmLexer.TOKEN_POINT_CONS: {
                 parseConstructor(ATypeTag.POINT, objectType, out);
                 break;
@@ -363,6 +373,22 @@
 
     }
 
+    private void parseYearMonthDuration(String duration, DataOutput out) throws AsterixException {
+        try {
+            AYearMonthDurationerializerDeserializer.parse(duration, out);
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
+            throw new AsterixException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void parseDayTimeDuration(String duration, DataOutput out) throws AsterixException {
+        try {
+            ADayTimeDurationSerializerDeserializer.parse(duration, out);
+        } catch (HyracksDataException e) {
+            throw new AsterixException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     private IAType getComplexType(IAType aObjectType, ATypeTag tag) {
 
         if (aObjectType == null) {
@@ -762,6 +788,16 @@
                                         admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1,
                                                 admLexer.getLastTokenImage().length() - 1), out);
                                 break;
+                            case DAYTIMEDURATION:
+                                parseDayTimeDuration(
+                                        admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1,
+                                                admLexer.getLastTokenImage().length() - 1), out);
+                                break;
+                            case YEARMONTHDURATION:
+                                parseYearMonthDuration(
+                                        admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1,
+                                                admLexer.getLastTokenImage().length() - 1), out);
+                                break;
                             case POINT:
                                 parsePoint(
                                         admLexer.getLastTokenImage().substring(1,
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/unnestingfunctions/std/ScanCollectionDescriptor.java b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/unnestingfunctions/std/ScanCollectionDescriptor.java
index c70cdf8..f29d6be 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/unnestingfunctions/std/ScanCollectionDescriptor.java
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/unnestingfunctions/std/ScanCollectionDescriptor.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.AsterixBuiltinFunctions;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.functions.IFunctionDescriptorFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ATypeTag;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.EnumDeserializer;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.evaluators.common.AsterixListAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.unnestingfunctions.base.AbstractUnnestingFunctionDynamicDescriptor;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
@@ -73,12 +75,19 @@
                 private ArrayBackedValueStorage inputVal = new ArrayBackedValueStorage();
                 private ICopyEvaluator argEval = listEvalFactory.createEvaluator(inputVal);
                 private int itemIndex;
+                private boolean metNull = false;
 
                 @Override
                 public void init(IFrameTupleReference tuple) throws AlgebricksException {
                     try {
                         inputVal.reset();
                         argEval.evaluate(tuple);
+                        ATypeTag typeTag = EnumDeserializer.ATYPETAGDESERIALIZER
+                                .deserialize(inputVal.getByteArray()[0]);
+                        if (typeTag == ATypeTag.NULL) {
+                            metNull = true;
+                            return;
+                        }
                         listAccessor.reset(inputVal.getByteArray(), 0);
                         itemIndex = 0;
                     } catch (AsterixException e) {
@@ -89,10 +98,12 @@
                 @Override
                 public boolean step() throws AlgebricksException {
                     try {
-                        if (itemIndex < listAccessor.size()) {
-                            listAccessor.writeItem(itemIndex, out);
-                            ++itemIndex;
-                            return true;
+                        if (!metNull) {
+                            if (itemIndex < listAccessor.size()) {
+                                listAccessor.writeItem(itemIndex, out);
+                                ++itemIndex;
+                                return true;
+                            }
                         }
                     } catch (IOException e) {
                         throw new AlgebricksException(e);
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/src/main/resources/adm.grammar b/asterix-runtime/src/main/resources/adm.grammar
index 4d4158f..80e2cd4 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/src/main/resources/adm.grammar
+++ b/asterix-runtime/src/main/resources/adm.grammar
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 INTERVAL_TIME_CONS      = string(interval-time)
 INTERVAL_DATE_CONS      = string(interval-date)
 INTERVAL_DATETIME_CONS  = string(interval-datetime)
+YEAR_MONTH_DURATION_CONS = string(year-month-duration)
+DAY_TIME_DURATION_CONS   = string(day-time-duration) 
 
 NULL_LITERAL   = string(null)
 TRUE_LITERAL   = string(true)
diff --git a/asterix-server/pom.xml b/asterix-server/pom.xml
index 3c52104..d1d6acb 100644
--- a/asterix-server/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-server/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
     <artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
   		<artifactId>asterix-app</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-test-framework/.gitignore b/asterix-test-framework/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea8c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-test-framework/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/asterix-test-framework/pom.xml b/asterix-test-framework/pom.xml
index a9c3292..791bf26 100755
--- a/asterix-test-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-test-framework/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-test-framework</artifactId>
 	<build>
diff --git a/asterix-tools/pom.xml b/asterix-tools/pom.xml
index bc2a7ca..248cdb5 100644
--- a/asterix-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-tools/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-tools</artifactId>
 
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-aql</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-algebra</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-tools/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/tools/datagen/AdmDataGen.java b/asterix-tools/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/tools/datagen/AdmDataGen.java
index 3d28851..6b177a7 100644
--- a/asterix-tools/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/tools/datagen/AdmDataGen.java
+++ b/asterix-tools/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/tools/datagen/AdmDataGen.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.annotations.TypeDataGen;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.annotations.UndeclaredFieldsDataGen;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.metadata.MetadataTransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.ARecordType;
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.IAType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.om.types.TypeSignature;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.tools.translator.ADGenDmlTranslator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.data.utils.WriteValueTools;
@@ -1000,4 +1000,4 @@
         }
     }
 
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/pom.xml b/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
index 9777d1f..d09ce8a 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
 
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                        <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <type>jar</type>
+                        <scope>compile</scope>
+                </dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/IndexOperationTracker.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/IndexOperationTracker.java
index b3a6533..9da0a8f 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/IndexOperationTracker.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/IndexOperationTracker.java
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallback;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IModificationOperationCallback;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ISearchOperationCallback;
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@
 public class IndexOperationTracker implements ILSMOperationTracker {
 
     // Number of active operations on a ILSMIndex instance.
-    private int numActiveOperations = 0;
+    private AtomicInteger numActiveOperations;
     private long lastLSN;
     private long firstLSN;
     private final ILSMIndex index;
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@
     private ILSMIndexAccessor accessor;
 
     public IndexOperationTracker(ILSMIndex index, ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory ioOpCallbackFactory) {
+        this.numActiveOperations = new AtomicInteger(0);
         this.index = index;
         //TODO 
         //This code is added to avoid NullPointException when the index's comparatorFactory is null.
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@
     public void beforeOperation(LSMOperationType opType, ISearchOperationCallback searchCallback,
             IModificationOperationCallback modificationCallback) throws HyracksDataException {
         if (opType != LSMOperationType.FORCE_MODIFICATION) {
-            numActiveOperations++;
+            numActiveOperations.incrementAndGet();
 
             // Increment transactor-local active operations count.
             AbstractOperationCallback opCallback = getOperationCallback(searchCallback, modificationCallback);
@@ -76,7 +80,6 @@
     @Override
     public void completeOperation(LSMOperationType opType, ISearchOperationCallback searchCallback,
             IModificationOperationCallback modificationCallback) throws HyracksDataException {
-        numActiveOperations--;
 
         // Decrement transactor-local active operations count.
         AbstractOperationCallback opCallback = getOperationCallback(searchCallback, modificationCallback);
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@
         }
         // If we need a flush, and this is the last completing operation, then schedule the flush.
         // Once the flush has completed notify all waiting operations.
-        if (index.getFlushStatus() && numActiveOperations == 0 && opType != LSMOperationType.FLUSH) {
+        if (index.getFlushStatus() && numActiveOperations.decrementAndGet() == 0 && opType != LSMOperationType.FLUSH) {
             if (accessor == null) {
                 accessor = (ILSMIndexAccessor) index.createAccessor(NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE,
                         NoOpOperationCallback.INSTANCE);
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallback.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallback.java
index a78f2ff..dedc5df 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallback.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallback.java
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking.ILockManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallback;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
         ISearchOperationCallback {
 
     public PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallback(int datasetId, int[] entityIdFields, ILockManager lockManager,
-            TransactionContext txnCtx) {
+            ITransactionContext txnCtx) {
         super(datasetId, entityIdFields, txnCtx, lockManager);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallbackFactory.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallbackFactory.java
index 3773950..3efd90b 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallbackFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallbackFactory.java
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallbackFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ISearchOperationCallback;
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@
     @Override
     public ISearchOperationCallback createSearchOperationCallback(long resourceId, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
             throws HyracksDataException {
-        TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem = txnSubsystemProvider.getTransactionSubsystem(ctx);
+        ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem = txnSubsystemProvider.getTransactionSubsystem(ctx);
         try {
-            TransactionContext txnCtx = txnSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+            ITransactionContext txnCtx = txnSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
             return new PrimaryIndexInstantSearchOperationCallback(datasetId, primaryKeyFields,
                     txnSubsystem.getLockManager(), txnCtx);
         } catch (ACIDException e) {
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java
index 824a324..15ccde4 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallback;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IModificationOperationCallback;
@@ -37,11 +39,11 @@
     protected final long resourceId;
     protected final byte resourceType;
     protected final IndexOperation indexOp;
-    protected final TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
+    protected final ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
 
     public PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback(int datasetId, int[] primaryKeyFields,
-            TransactionContext txnCtx, ILockManager lockManager,
-            TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem, long resourceId, byte resourceType, IndexOperation indexOp) {
+            ITransactionContext txnCtx, ILockManager lockManager,
+            ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem, long resourceId, byte resourceType, IndexOperation indexOp) {
         super(datasetId, primaryKeyFields, txnCtx, lockManager);
         this.resourceId = resourceId;
         this.resourceType = resourceType;
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void found(ITupleReference before, ITupleReference after) throws HyracksDataException {
-        IndexLogger logger = txnSubsystem.getTreeLoggerRepository().getIndexLogger(resourceId, resourceType);
+        ILogger logger = txnSubsystem.getTreeLoggerRepository().getIndexLogger(resourceId, resourceType);
         int pkHash = computePrimaryKeyHashValue(after, primaryKeyFields);
         LSMBTreeTupleReference lsmBTreeTuple = (LSMBTreeTupleReference) before;
         IndexOperation oldOp = IndexOperation.INSERT;
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@
             oldOp = IndexOperation.DELETE;
         }
         try {
-            logger.generateLogRecord(txnSubsystem, txnCtx, datasetId.getId(), pkHash, resourceId, indexOp, after,
+            ((IndexLogger)logger).generateLogRecord(txnSubsystem, txnCtx, datasetId.getId(), pkHash, resourceId, indexOp, after,
                     oldOp, before);
         } catch (ACIDException e) {
             throw new HyracksDataException(e);
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallbackFactory.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallbackFactory.java
index c75ab6f..038ecee 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallbackFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallbackFactory.java
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallback;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallbackFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
     public IModificationOperationCallback createModificationOperationCallback(long resourceId, Object resource,
             IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
 
-        TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem = txnSubsystemProvider.getTransactionSubsystem(ctx);
+        ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem = txnSubsystemProvider.getTransactionSubsystem(ctx);
         IIndexLifecycleManager indexLifeCycleManager = txnSubsystem.getAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider()
                 .getIndexLifecycleManager();
         ILSMIndex index = (ILSMIndex) indexLifeCycleManager.getIndex(resourceId);
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@
         }
 
         try {
-            TransactionContext txnCtx = txnSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+            ITransactionContext txnCtx = txnSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
             IModificationOperationCallback modCallback = new PrimaryIndexModificationOperationCallback(datasetId,
                     primaryKeyFields, txnCtx, txnSubsystem.getLockManager(), txnSubsystem, resourceId, resourceType,
                     indexOp);
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallback.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallback.java
index 62ec3c9..eee33e9 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallback.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallback.java
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking.ILockManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallback;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 public class PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallback extends AbstractOperationCallback implements ISearchOperationCallback {
 
     public PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallback(int datasetId, int[] entityIdFields, ILockManager lockManager,
-            TransactionContext txnCtx) {
+            ITransactionContext txnCtx) {
         super(datasetId, entityIdFields, txnCtx, lockManager);
     }
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallbackFactory.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallbackFactory.java
index fc62b90..5d837b0 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallbackFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallbackFactory.java
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallbackFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ISearchOperationCallback;
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@
     @Override
     public ISearchOperationCallback createSearchOperationCallback(long resourceId, IHyracksTaskContext ctx)
             throws HyracksDataException {
-        TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem = txnSubsystemProvider.getTransactionSubsystem(ctx);
+        ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem = txnSubsystemProvider.getTransactionSubsystem(ctx);
         try {
-            TransactionContext txnCtx = txnSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+            ITransactionContext txnCtx = txnSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
             return new PrimaryIndexSearchOperationCallback(datasetId, primaryKeyFields, txnSubsystem.getLockManager(),
                     txnCtx);
         } catch (ACIDException e) {
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java
index 5b55e9a..0e66b32 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallback.java
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallback;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IModificationOperationCallback;
@@ -39,10 +41,10 @@
     protected final byte resourceType;
     protected final IndexOperation indexOp;
     protected final IndexOperation oldOp;
-    protected final TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
+    protected final ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
 
     public SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallback(int datasetId, int[] primaryKeyFields,
-            TransactionContext txnCtx, ILockManager lockManager, TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem, long resourceId,
+            ITransactionContext txnCtx, ILockManager lockManager, ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem, long resourceId,
             byte resourceType, IndexOperation indexOp) {
         super(datasetId, primaryKeyFields, txnCtx, lockManager);
         this.resourceId = resourceId;
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void found(ITupleReference before, ITupleReference after) throws HyracksDataException {
-        IndexLogger logger = txnSubsystem.getTreeLoggerRepository().getIndexLogger(resourceId, resourceType);
+        ILogger logger = txnSubsystem.getTreeLoggerRepository().getIndexLogger(resourceId, resourceType);
         int pkHash = computePrimaryKeyHashValue(after, primaryKeyFields);
         try {
             IndexOperation effectiveOldOp;
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
             } else {
                 effectiveOldOp = oldOp;
             }
-            logger.generateLogRecord(txnSubsystem, txnCtx, datasetId.getId(), pkHash, resourceId, indexOp, after,
+            ((IndexLogger)logger).generateLogRecord(txnSubsystem, txnCtx, datasetId.getId(), pkHash, resourceId, indexOp, after,
                     effectiveOldOp, before);
         } catch (ACIDException e) {
             throw new HyracksDataException(e);
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallbackFactory.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallbackFactory.java
index 672b434..68a09de 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallbackFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallbackFactory.java
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallbackFactory;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@
     public IModificationOperationCallback createModificationOperationCallback(long resourceId, Object resource,
             IHyracksTaskContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
 
-        TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem = txnSubsystemProvider.getTransactionSubsystem(ctx);
+        ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem = txnSubsystemProvider.getTransactionSubsystem(ctx);
         IIndexLifecycleManager indexLifeCycleManager = txnSubsystem.getAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider()
                 .getIndexLifecycleManager();
         ILSMIndex index = (ILSMIndex) indexLifeCycleManager.getIndex(resourceId);
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
         }
 
         try {
-            TransactionContext txnCtx = txnSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
+            ITransactionContext txnCtx = txnSubsystem.getTransactionManager().getTransactionContext(jobId);
             return new SecondaryIndexModificationOperationCallback(datasetId, primaryKeyFields, txnCtx,
                     txnSubsystem.getLockManager(), txnSubsystem, resourceId, resourceType, indexOp);
         } catch (ACIDException e) {
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexSearchOperationCallback.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexSearchOperationCallback.java
index 4c8a583..e6ce589 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexSearchOperationCallback.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/opcallbacks/SecondaryIndexSearchOperationCallback.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallback;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ISearchOperationCallback;
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/ILocalResourceMetadata.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/ILocalResourceMetadata.java
index d2aa164..3b32dc2 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/ILocalResourceMetadata.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/ILocalResourceMetadata.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndex;
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata.java
index e037e95..c3f9747 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata.java
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTraits;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IInMemoryFreePageManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ITreeIndexMetaDataFrameFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.frames.LIFOMetaDataFrameFactory;
@@ -27,14 +28,27 @@
     private final int[] bloomFilterKeyFields;
     private final int memPageSize;
     private final int memNumPages;
+    private FileSplit[] fileSplits;
+    private int ioDeviceID;
 
     public LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata(ITypeTraits[] typeTraits, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] cmpFactories,
-            int[] bloomFilterKeyFields, boolean isPrimary, int memPageSize, int memNumPages) {
+            int[] bloomFilterKeyFields, boolean isPrimary, int memPageSize, int memNumPages, FileSplit[] fileSplits) {
         this.typeTraits = typeTraits;
         this.cmpFactories = cmpFactories;
         this.bloomFilterKeyFields = bloomFilterKeyFields;
         this.memPageSize = memPageSize;
         this.memNumPages = memNumPages;
+        this.fileSplits = fileSplits;
+    }
+
+    public LSMBTreeLocalResourceMetadata(ITypeTraits[] typeTraits, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] cmpFactories,
+            int[] bloomFilterKeyFields, boolean isPrimary, int memPageSize, int memNumPages, int ioDeviceID) {
+        this.typeTraits = typeTraits;
+        this.cmpFactories = cmpFactories;
+        this.bloomFilterKeyFields = bloomFilterKeyFields;
+        this.memPageSize = memPageSize;
+        this.memNumPages = memNumPages;
+        this.ioDeviceID = ioDeviceID;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -45,13 +59,13 @@
                 memNumPages, new TransientFileMapManager());
         ITreeIndexMetaDataFrameFactory metaDataFrameFactory = new LIFOMetaDataFrameFactory();
         IInMemoryFreePageManager memFreePageManager = new InMemoryFreePageManager(memNumPages, metaDataFrameFactory);
-        LSMBTree lsmBTree = LSMBTreeUtils.createLSMTree(memBufferCache, memFreePageManager,
-                runtimeContextProvider.getIOManager(), file, runtimeContextProvider.getBufferCache(),
-                runtimeContextProvider.getFileMapManager(), typeTraits, cmpFactories, bloomFilterKeyFields,
-                runtimeContextProvider.getLSMMergePolicy(),
-                runtimeContextProvider.getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory(),
-                runtimeContextProvider.getLSMIOScheduler(),
-                runtimeContextProvider.getLSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider(), partition);
+        LSMBTree lsmBTree = LSMBTreeUtils.createLSMTree(memBufferCache, memFreePageManager, runtimeContextProvider
+                .getIOManager(), file, runtimeContextProvider.getBufferCache(), runtimeContextProvider
+                .getFileMapManager(), typeTraits, cmpFactories, bloomFilterKeyFields, runtimeContextProvider
+                .getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(), runtimeContextProvider.getLSMMergePolicy(), runtimeContextProvider
+                .getLSMBTreeOperationTrackerFactory(), runtimeContextProvider.getLSMIOScheduler(),
+                runtimeContextProvider.getLSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider(), fileSplits == null ? ioDeviceID
+                        : fileSplits[partition].getIODeviceId());
         return lsmBTree;
     }
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMInvertedIndexLocalResourceMetadata.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMInvertedIndexLocalResourceMetadata.java
index 894fc16..89a32c5 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMInvertedIndexLocalResourceMetadata.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMInvertedIndexLocalResourceMetadata.java
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTraits;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IInMemoryFreePageManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ITreeIndexMetaDataFrameFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IndexException;
@@ -28,11 +29,12 @@
     private final int memPageSize;
     private final int memNumPages;
     private final boolean isPartitioned;
+    private final FileSplit[] fileSplits;
 
     public LSMInvertedIndexLocalResourceMetadata(ITypeTraits[] invListTypeTraits,
             IBinaryComparatorFactory[] invListCmpFactories, ITypeTraits[] tokenTypeTraits,
             IBinaryComparatorFactory[] tokenCmpFactories, IBinaryTokenizerFactory tokenizerFactory, int memPageSize,
-            int memNumPages, boolean isPartitioned) {
+            int memNumPages, boolean isPartitioned, FileSplit[] fileSplits) {
         this.invListTypeTraits = invListTypeTraits;
         this.invListCmpFactories = invListCmpFactories;
         this.tokenTypeTraits = tokenTypeTraits;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@
         this.memPageSize = memPageSize;
         this.memNumPages = memNumPages;
         this.isPartitioned = isPartitioned;
+        this.fileSplits = fileSplits;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -57,18 +60,24 @@
                 return InvertedIndexUtils.createPartitionedLSMInvertedIndex(memBufferCache, memFreePageManager,
                         runtimeContextProvider.getFileMapManager(), invListTypeTraits, invListCmpFactories,
                         tokenTypeTraits, tokenCmpFactories, tokenizerFactory, runtimeContextProvider.getBufferCache(),
-                        runtimeContextProvider.getIOManager(), filePath, runtimeContextProvider.getLSMMergePolicy(),
+                        runtimeContextProvider.getIOManager(), filePath,
+                        runtimeContextProvider.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(),
+                        runtimeContextProvider.getLSMMergePolicy(),
                         runtimeContextProvider.getLSMInvertedIndexOperationTrackerFactory(),
                         runtimeContextProvider.getLSMIOScheduler(),
-                        runtimeContextProvider.getLSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackProvider(), partition);
+                        runtimeContextProvider.getLSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackProvider(),
+                        fileSplits[partition].getIODeviceId());
             } else {
                 return InvertedIndexUtils.createLSMInvertedIndex(memBufferCache, memFreePageManager,
                         runtimeContextProvider.getFileMapManager(), invListTypeTraits, invListCmpFactories,
                         tokenTypeTraits, tokenCmpFactories, tokenizerFactory, runtimeContextProvider.getBufferCache(),
-                        runtimeContextProvider.getIOManager(), filePath, runtimeContextProvider.getLSMMergePolicy(),
+                        runtimeContextProvider.getIOManager(), filePath,
+                        runtimeContextProvider.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(),
+                        runtimeContextProvider.getLSMMergePolicy(),
                         runtimeContextProvider.getLSMInvertedIndexOperationTrackerFactory(),
                         runtimeContextProvider.getLSMIOScheduler(),
-                        runtimeContextProvider.getLSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackProvider(), partition);
+                        runtimeContextProvider.getLSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackProvider(),
+                        fileSplits[partition].getIODeviceId());
             }
         } catch (IndexException e) {
             throw new HyracksDataException(e);
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMRTreeLocalResourceMetadata.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMRTreeLocalResourceMetadata.java
index 1705dd3..2506697 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMRTreeLocalResourceMetadata.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/LSMRTreeLocalResourceMetadata.java
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.IBinaryComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ILinearizeComparatorFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITypeTraits;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.FileReference;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.std.file.FileSplit;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IInMemoryFreePageManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IPrimitiveValueProviderFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.ITreeIndexMetaDataFrameFactory;
@@ -33,11 +34,12 @@
     private final ILinearizeComparatorFactory linearizeCmpFactory;
     private final int memPageSize;
     private final int memNumPages;
+    private final FileSplit[] fileSplits;
 
     public LSMRTreeLocalResourceMetadata(ITypeTraits[] typeTraits, IBinaryComparatorFactory[] rtreeCmpFactories,
             IBinaryComparatorFactory[] btreeCmpFactories, IPrimitiveValueProviderFactory[] valueProviderFactories,
             RTreePolicyType rtreePolicyType, ILinearizeComparatorFactory linearizeCmpFactory, int memPageSize,
-            int memNumPages) {
+            int memNumPages, FileSplit[] fileSplits) {
         this.typeTraits = typeTraits;
         this.rtreeCmpFactories = rtreeCmpFactories;
         this.btreeCmpFactories = btreeCmpFactories;
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@
         this.linearizeCmpFactory = linearizeCmpFactory;
         this.memPageSize = memPageSize;
         this.memNumPages = memNumPages;
+        this.fileSplits = fileSplits;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -62,10 +65,12 @@
             return LSMRTreeUtils.createLSMTree(memBufferCache, memFreePageManager,
                     runtimeContextProvider.getIOManager(), file, runtimeContextProvider.getBufferCache(),
                     runtimeContextProvider.getFileMapManager(), typeTraits, rtreeCmpFactories, btreeCmpFactories,
-                    valueProviderFactories, rtreePolicyType, runtimeContextProvider.getLSMMergePolicy(),
+                    valueProviderFactories, rtreePolicyType, runtimeContextProvider.getBloomFilterFalsePositiveRate(),
+                    runtimeContextProvider.getLSMMergePolicy(),
                     runtimeContextProvider.getLSMRTreeOperationTrackerFactory(),
                     runtimeContextProvider.getLSMIOScheduler(),
-                    runtimeContextProvider.getLSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider(), linearizeCmpFactory, partition);
+                    runtimeContextProvider.getLSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackProvider(), linearizeCmpFactory,
+                    fileSplits[partition].getIODeviceId());
         } catch (TreeIndexException e) {
             throw new HyracksDataException(e);
         }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepository.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepository.java
index 0a12ba1..2361bac 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepository.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepository.java
@@ -25,69 +25,88 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.IODeviceHandle;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ILocalResourceRepository;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.LocalResource;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ResourceIdFactory;
 
 public class PersistentLocalResourceRepository implements ILocalResourceRepository {
 
-    private final String mountPoint;
-    private static final String ROOT_METADATA_DIRECTORY = "asterix_root_metadata/";
-    private static final String ROOT_METADATA_FILE_NAME_PREFIX = ".asterix_root_metadata_";
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PersistentLocalResourceRepository.class.getName());
+    private final String[] mountPoints;
+    private static final String ROOT_METADATA_DIRECTORY = "asterix_root_metadata";
+    private static final String ROOT_METADATA_FILE_NAME_PREFIX = ".asterix_root_metadata";
     private static final long ROOT_LOCAL_RESOURCE_ID = -4321;
     private static final String METADATA_FILE_NAME = ".metadata";
     private Map<String, LocalResource> name2ResourceMap = new HashMap<String, LocalResource>();
     private Map<Long, LocalResource> id2ResourceMap = new HashMap<Long, LocalResource>();
-    private String rootMetadataFileName;
-    private String rootDir;
+    private final int numIODevices;
 
-    public PersistentLocalResourceRepository(String mountPoint) throws HyracksDataException {
-        File mountPointDir = new File(mountPoint);
-        if (!mountPointDir.exists()) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException(mountPointDir.getAbsolutePath() + "doesn't exist.");
+    public PersistentLocalResourceRepository(List<IODeviceHandle> devices) throws HyracksDataException {
+        numIODevices = devices.size();
+        this.mountPoints = new String[numIODevices];
+        for (int i = 0; i < numIODevices; i++) {
+            String mountPoint = devices.get(i).getPath().getPath();
+            File mountPointDir = new File(mountPoint);
+            if (!mountPointDir.exists()) {
+                throw new HyracksDataException(mountPointDir.getAbsolutePath() + "doesn't exist.");
+            }
+            if (!mountPoint.endsWith(System.getProperty("file.separator"))) {
+                mountPoints[i] = new String(mountPoint + System.getProperty("file.separator"));
+            } else {
+                mountPoints[i] = new String(mountPoint);
+            }
         }
-        if (!mountPoint.endsWith(System.getProperty("file.separator"))) {
-            this.mountPoint = new String(mountPoint + System.getProperty("file.separator"));
-        } else {
-            this.mountPoint = new String(mountPoint);
-        }
+    }
+
+    private String prepareRootMetaDataFileName(String mountPoint, String nodeId, int ioDeviceId) {
+        return mountPoint + ROOT_METADATA_DIRECTORY + "_" + nodeId + "_" + "iodevice" + ioDeviceId;
     }
 
     public void initialize(String nodeId, String rootDir, boolean isNewUniverse, ResourceIdFactory resourceIdFactory)
             throws HyracksDataException {
-        LocalResource rootLocalResource = null;
-
-        //#. if the rootMetadataFile doesn't exist, create it and return.
-        rootMetadataFileName = new String(mountPoint + ROOT_METADATA_DIRECTORY + ROOT_METADATA_FILE_NAME_PREFIX
-                + nodeId);
-        File rootMetadataFile = new File(rootMetadataFileName);
-        if (isNewUniverse) {
-            File rootMetadataDir = new File(mountPoint + ROOT_METADATA_DIRECTORY);
-            if (!rootMetadataDir.exists()) {
-                rootMetadataDir.mkdir();
-            }
-
-            rootMetadataFile.delete();
-            if (rootDir.startsWith(System.getProperty("file.separator"))) {
-                this.rootDir = new String(mountPoint + rootDir.substring(System.getProperty("file.separator").length()));
-            } else {
-                this.rootDir = new String(mountPoint + rootDir);
-            }
-            rootLocalResource = new LocalResource(ROOT_LOCAL_RESOURCE_ID, rootMetadataFileName, 0, 0, this.rootDir);
-            insert(rootLocalResource);
-            return;
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("Initializing local resource repository ... ");
         }
 
-        //#. if the rootMetadataFile exists, read it and set this.rootDir.
-        rootLocalResource = readLocalResource(rootMetadataFile);
-        this.rootDir = (String) rootLocalResource.getResourceObject();
+        if (isNewUniverse) {
+            //#. if the rootMetadataFile doesn't exist, create it and return.
+            for (int i = 0; i < numIODevices; i++) {
+                String rootMetadataFileName = prepareRootMetaDataFileName(mountPoints[i], nodeId, i) + File.separator
+                        + ROOT_METADATA_FILE_NAME_PREFIX;
+                File rootMetadataFile = new File(rootMetadataFileName);
 
-        //#. load all local resources. 
-        File rootDirFile = new File(this.rootDir);
-        if (!rootDirFile.exists()) {
-            //rootDir may not exist if this node is not the metadata node and doesn't have any user data.
+                File rootMetadataDir = new File(prepareRootMetaDataFileName(mountPoints[i], nodeId, i));
+                if (!rootMetadataDir.exists()) {
+                    rootMetadataDir.mkdir();
+                    if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                        LOGGER.info("created the root-metadata-file's directory: " + rootMetadataDir.getAbsolutePath());
+                    }
+                }
+
+                rootMetadataFile.delete();
+                String mountedRootDir;
+                if (rootDir.startsWith(System.getProperty("file.separator"))) {
+                    mountedRootDir = new String(mountPoints[i]
+                            + rootDir.substring(System.getProperty("file.separator").length()));
+                } else {
+                    mountedRootDir = new String(mountPoints[i] + rootDir);
+                }
+                LocalResource rootLocalResource = new LocalResource(ROOT_LOCAL_RESOURCE_ID, rootMetadataFileName, 0, 0,
+                        mountedRootDir);
+                insert(rootLocalResource, i);
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                    LOGGER.info("created the root-metadata-file: " + rootMetadataFileName);
+                }
+
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                    LOGGER.info("Completed the initialization of the local resource repository");
+                }
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -101,32 +120,63 @@
             }
         };
 
-        long maxResourceId = 0;
-        File[] dataverseFileList = rootDirFile.listFiles();
-        if (dataverseFileList == null) {
-            throw new HyracksDataException("Metadata dataverse doesn't exist.");
-        }
-        for (File dataverseFile : dataverseFileList) {
-            if (dataverseFile.isDirectory()) {
-                File[] indexFileList = dataverseFile.listFiles();
-                if (indexFileList != null) {
-                    for (File indexFile : indexFileList) {
-                        if (indexFile.isDirectory()) {
-                            File[] metadataFiles = indexFile.listFiles(filter);
-                            if (metadataFiles != null) {
-                                for (File metadataFile : metadataFiles) {
-                                    LocalResource localResource = readLocalResource(metadataFile);
-                                    id2ResourceMap.put(localResource.getResourceId(), localResource);
-                                    name2ResourceMap.put(localResource.getResourceName(), localResource);
-                                    maxResourceId = Math.max(localResource.getResourceId(), maxResourceId);
+        for (int i = 0; i < numIODevices; i++) {
+            String rootMetadataFileName = prepareRootMetaDataFileName(mountPoints[i], nodeId, i) + File.separator
+                    + ROOT_METADATA_FILE_NAME_PREFIX;
+            File rootMetadataFile = new File(rootMetadataFileName);
+            //#. if the rootMetadataFile exists, read it and set this.rootDir.
+            LocalResource rootLocalResource = readLocalResource(rootMetadataFile);
+            String mountedRootDir = (String) rootLocalResource.getResourceObject();
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("The root directory of the local resource repository is " + mountedRootDir);
+            }
+
+            //#. load all local resources. 
+            File rootDirFile = new File(mountedRootDir);
+            if (!rootDirFile.exists()) {
+                //rootDir may not exist if this node is not the metadata node and doesn't have any user data.
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                    LOGGER.info("The root directory of the local resource repository doesn't exist: there is no local resource.");
+                    LOGGER.info("Completed the initialization of the local resource repository");
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            long maxResourceId = 0;
+            File[] dataverseFileList = rootDirFile.listFiles();
+            if (dataverseFileList == null) {
+                throw new HyracksDataException("Metadata dataverse doesn't exist.");
+            }
+            for (File dataverseFile : dataverseFileList) {
+                if (dataverseFile.isDirectory()) {
+                    File[] indexFileList = dataverseFile.listFiles();
+                    if (indexFileList != null) {
+                        for (File indexFile : indexFileList) {
+                            if (indexFile.isDirectory()) {
+                                File[] metadataFiles = indexFile.listFiles(filter);
+                                if (metadataFiles != null) {
+                                    for (File metadataFile : metadataFiles) {
+                                        LocalResource localResource = readLocalResource(metadataFile);
+                                        id2ResourceMap.put(localResource.getResourceId(), localResource);
+                                        name2ResourceMap.put(localResource.getResourceName(), localResource);
+                                        maxResourceId = Math.max(localResource.getResourceId(), maxResourceId);
+                                        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                                            LOGGER.info("loaded local resource - [id: " + localResource.getResourceId()
+                                                    + ", name: " + localResource.getResourceName() + "]");
+                                        }
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
+            resourceIdFactory.initId(maxResourceId + 1);
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("The resource id factory is intialized with the value: " + (maxResourceId + 1));
+                LOGGER.info("Completed the initialization of the local resource repository");
+            }
         }
-        resourceIdFactory.initId(maxResourceId + 1);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -140,7 +190,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized void insert(LocalResource resource) throws HyracksDataException {
+    public synchronized void insert(LocalResource resource, int ioDeviceId) throws HyracksDataException {
         long id = resource.getResourceId();
 
         if (id2ResourceMap.containsKey(id)) {
@@ -154,8 +204,10 @@
 
         FileOutputStream fos = null;
         ObjectOutputStream oosToFos = null;
+
         try {
-            fos = new FileOutputStream(getFileName(mountPoint, resource.getResourceName(), resource.getResourceId()));
+            fos = new FileOutputStream(getFileName(mountPoints[ioDeviceId], resource.getResourceName(),
+                    resource.getResourceId()));
             oosToFos = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
             oosToFos.writeObject(resource);
             oosToFos.flush();
@@ -180,26 +232,26 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized void deleteResourceById(long id) throws HyracksDataException {
+    public synchronized void deleteResourceById(long id, int ioDeviceId) throws HyracksDataException {
         LocalResource resource = id2ResourceMap.get(id);
         if (resource == null) {
             throw new HyracksDataException("Resource doesn't exist");
         }
         id2ResourceMap.remove(id);
         name2ResourceMap.remove(resource.getResourceName());
-        File file = new File(getFileName(mountPoint, resource.getResourceName(), resource.getResourceId()));
+        File file = new File(getFileName(mountPoints[ioDeviceId], resource.getResourceName(), resource.getResourceId()));
         file.delete();
     }
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized void deleteResourceByName(String name) throws HyracksDataException {
+    public synchronized void deleteResourceByName(String name, int ioDeviceId) throws HyracksDataException {
         LocalResource resource = name2ResourceMap.get(name);
         if (resource == null) {
             throw new HyracksDataException("Resource doesn't exist");
         }
         id2ResourceMap.remove(resource.getResourceId());
         name2ResourceMap.remove(name);
-        File file = new File(getFileName(mountPoint, resource.getResourceName(), resource.getResourceId()));
+        File file = new File(getFileName(mountPoints[ioDeviceId], resource.getResourceName(), resource.getResourceId()));
         file.delete();
     }
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepositoryFactory.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepositoryFactory.java
index c7efca5..f6847f9 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepositoryFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepositoryFactory.java
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.IIOManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.io.IODeviceHandle;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ILocalResourceRepository;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ILocalResourceRepositoryFactory;
 
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@
 
     @Override
     public ILocalResourceRepository createRepository() throws HyracksDataException {
-        List<IODeviceHandle> devices = ioManager.getIODevices();
-        return new PersistentLocalResourceRepository(devices.get(0).getPath().getPath());
+        return new PersistentLocalResourceRepository(ioManager.getIODevices());
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/DeadlockDetector.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/DeadlockDetector.java
index 900725b..600beab 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/DeadlockDetector.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/DeadlockDetector.java
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 
 /**
  * @author pouria, kisskys Performing a BFS search, upon adding each waiter to a waiting
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/JobInfo.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/JobInfo.java
index 4f01f37..d846603 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/JobInfo.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/JobInfo.java
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 
 public class JobInfo {
     private EntityInfoManager entityInfoManager;
     private LockWaiterManager lockWaiterManager;
-    private TransactionContext jobCtx;
+    private ITransactionContext jobCtx;
     private int lastHoldingResource; //resource(entity or dataset) which is held by this job lastly
     private int firstWaitingResource; //resource(entity or dataset) which this job is waiting for
     private int upgradingResource; //resource(entity or dataset) which this job is waiting for to upgrade
 
     private PrimitiveIntHashMap datasetISLockHT; //used for keeping dataset-granule-lock's count acquired by this job. 
 
-    public JobInfo(EntityInfoManager entityInfoManager, LockWaiterManager lockWaiterManager, TransactionContext txnCtx) {
+    public JobInfo(EntityInfoManager entityInfoManager, LockWaiterManager lockWaiterManager, ITransactionContext txnCtx) {
         this.entityInfoManager = entityInfoManager;
         this.lockWaiterManager = lockWaiterManager;
         this.jobCtx = txnCtx;
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManager.java
index a354d2a..8fb7494 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManager.java
@@ -22,14 +22,15 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager.TransactionState;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionManager.TransactionState;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 
@@ -107,12 +108,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void lock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext)
+    public void lock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, ITransactionContext txnContext)
             throws ACIDException {
         internalLock(datasetId, entityHashValue, lockMode, txnContext, false);
     }
 
-    private void internalLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext,
+    private void internalLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, ITransactionContext txnContext,
             boolean isInstant) throws ACIDException {
 
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    private void releaseDatasetISLocks(JobInfo jobInfo, JobId jobId, DatasetId datasetId, TransactionContext txnContext)
+    private void releaseDatasetISLocks(JobInfo jobInfo, JobId jobId, DatasetId datasetId, ITransactionContext txnContext)
             throws ACIDException {
         int entityInfo;
         int prevEntityInfo;
@@ -295,16 +296,16 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void validateJob(TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+    private void validateJob(ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         if (txnContext.getTxnState() == TransactionState.ABORTED) {
             throw new ACIDException("" + txnContext.getJobId() + " is in ABORTED state.");
-        } else if (txnContext.getStatus() == TransactionContext.TIMED_OUT_STATUS) {
+        } else if (txnContext.getStatus() == ITransactionContext.TIMED_OUT_STATUS) {
             requestAbort(txnContext);
         }
     }
 
     private int lockDatasetGranule(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+            ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
         int jId = jobId.getId(); //int-type jobId
         int dId = datasetId.getId(); //int-type datasetId
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@
     }
 
     private void lockEntityGranule(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            int entityInfoFromDLockInfo, TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+            int entityInfoFromDLockInfo, ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
         int jId = jobId.getId(); //int-type jobId
         int waiterObjId;
@@ -632,22 +633,22 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         internalUnlock(datasetId, entityHashValue, txnContext, false, false);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, TransactionContext txnContext, boolean commitFlag)
+    public void unlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, ITransactionContext txnContext, boolean commitFlag)
             throws ACIDException {
         internalUnlock(datasetId, entityHashValue, txnContext, false, commitFlag);
     }
 
-    private void instantUnlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, TransactionContext txnContext)
+    private void instantUnlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, ITransactionContext txnContext)
             throws ACIDException {
         internalUnlock(datasetId, entityHashValue, txnContext, true, false);
     }
 
-    private void internalUnlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, TransactionContext txnContext,
+    private void internalUnlock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, ITransactionContext txnContext,
             boolean isInstant, boolean commitFlag) throws ACIDException {
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
         int eLockInfo = -1;
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@
                 //This code should be taken care properly when there is a way to avoid doubling memory space for txnIds.
                 //This commit log is written here in order to avoid increasing the memory space for managing transactionIds
                 if (commitFlag) {
-                    if (txnContext.getTransactionType().equals(TransactionContext.TransactionType.READ_WRITE)) {
+                    if (txnContext.getTransactionType().equals(ITransactionContext.TransactionType.READ_WRITE)) {
                         try {
                             txnSubsystem.getLogManager().log(LogType.ENTITY_COMMIT, txnContext, datasetId.getId(),
                                     entityHashValue, -1, (byte) 0, 0, null, null, logicalLogLocator);
@@ -785,7 +786,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void releaseLocks(TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+    public void releaseLocks(ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         LockWaiter waiterObj;
         int entityInfo;
         int prevEntityInfo;
@@ -962,7 +963,7 @@
             jobHT.remove(jobId);
 
             if (existWaiter) {
-                txnContext.setStatus(TransactionContext.TIMED_OUT_STATUS);
+                txnContext.setStatus(ITransactionContext.TIMED_OUT_STATUS);
                 txnContext.setTxnState(TransactionState.ABORTED);
             }
 
@@ -976,7 +977,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void instantLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext)
+    public void instantLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, ITransactionContext txnContext)
             throws ACIDException {
 
         //        try {
@@ -990,19 +991,19 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean tryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext)
+    public boolean tryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, ITransactionContext txnContext)
             throws ACIDException {
         return internalTryLock(datasetId, entityHashValue, lockMode, txnContext, false);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean instantTryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext)
-            throws ACIDException {
+    public boolean instantTryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
+            ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         return internalInstantTryLock(datasetId, entityHashValue, lockMode, txnContext);
     }
 
     private boolean internalInstantTryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+            ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         DatasetLockInfo dLockInfo = null;
         boolean isSuccess = true;
 
@@ -1065,7 +1066,7 @@
     }
 
     private boolean instantTryLockDatasetGranule(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            TransactionContext txnContext, DatasetLockInfo dLockInfo, byte datasetLockMode) throws ACIDException {
+            ITransactionContext txnContext, DatasetLockInfo dLockInfo, byte datasetLockMode) throws ACIDException {
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
         int jId = jobId.getId(); //int-type jobId
         int dId = datasetId.getId(); //int-type datasetId
@@ -1144,7 +1145,7 @@
     }
 
     private boolean instantTryLockEntityGranule(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            TransactionContext txnContext, DatasetLockInfo dLockInfo) throws ACIDException {
+            ITransactionContext txnContext, DatasetLockInfo dLockInfo) throws ACIDException {
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
         int jId = jobId.getId(); //int-type jobId
         int waiterObjId;
@@ -1205,7 +1206,7 @@
     }
 
     private boolean internalTryLock(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            TransactionContext txnContext, boolean isInstant) throws ACIDException {
+            ITransactionContext txnContext, boolean isInstant) throws ACIDException {
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
         int jId = jobId.getId(); //int-type jobId
         int dId = datasetId.getId(); //int-type datasetId
@@ -1352,7 +1353,7 @@
     }
 
     private void trackLockRequest(String msg, int requestType, DatasetId datasetIdObj, int entityHashValue,
-            byte lockMode, TransactionContext txnContext, DatasetLockInfo dLockInfo, int eLockInfo) {
+            byte lockMode, ITransactionContext txnContext, DatasetLockInfo dLockInfo, int eLockInfo) {
         StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder();
         LockRequest request = new LockRequest(Thread.currentThread().getName(), requestType, datasetIdObj,
                 entityHashValue, lockMode, txnContext);
@@ -1425,7 +1426,7 @@
     }
 
     private void revertTryLockDatasetGranuleOperation(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            int entityInfo, TransactionContext txnContext) {
+            int entityInfo, ITransactionContext txnContext) {
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
         DatasetLockInfo dLockInfo;
         JobInfo jobInfo;
@@ -1483,7 +1484,7 @@
     }
 
     private int tryLockDatasetGranule(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+            ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
         int jId = jobId.getId(); //int-type jobId
         int dId = datasetId.getId(); //int-type datasetId
@@ -1645,7 +1646,7 @@
     }
 
     private boolean tryLockEntityGranule(DatasetId datasetId, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            int entityInfoFromDLockInfo, TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+            int entityInfoFromDLockInfo, ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         JobId jobId = txnContext.getJobId();
         int jId = jobId.getId(); //int-type jobId
         int waiterObjId;
@@ -1735,7 +1736,7 @@
     }
 
     private int handleLockWaiter(DatasetLockInfo dLockInfo, int eLockInfo, int entityInfo, boolean isUpgrade,
-            boolean isDatasetLockInfo, TransactionContext txnContext, JobInfo jobInfo, int duplicatedWaiterObjId)
+            boolean isDatasetLockInfo, ITransactionContext txnContext, JobInfo jobInfo, int duplicatedWaiterObjId)
             throws ACIDException {
         int waiterId = -1;
         LockWaiter waiter;
@@ -1812,7 +1813,7 @@
             //waiter woke up -> remove/deallocate waiter object and abort if timeout
             latchLockTable();
 
-            if (txnContext.getStatus() == TransactionContext.TIMED_OUT_STATUS || waiter.isVictim()) {
+            if (txnContext.getStatus() == ITransactionContext.TIMED_OUT_STATUS || waiter.isVictim()) {
                 requestAbort(txnContext);
             }
 
@@ -1868,9 +1869,9 @@
         return deadlockDetector.isSafeToAdd(dLockInfo, eLockInfo, entityInfo, isDatasetLockInfo, isUpgrade);
     }
 
-    private void requestAbort(TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
-        txnContext.setStatus(TransactionContext.TIMED_OUT_STATUS);
-        txnContext.setStartWaitTime(TransactionContext.INVALID_TIME);
+    private void requestAbort(ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+        txnContext.setStatus(ITransactionContext.TIMED_OUT_STATUS);
+        txnContext.setStartWaitTime(ITransactionContext.INVALID_TIME);
         throw new ACIDException("Transaction " + txnContext.getJobId()
                 + " should abort (requested by the Lock Manager)");
     }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerDeterministicUnitTest.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerDeterministicUnitTest.java
index c3b47bc..0781276 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerDeterministicUnitTest.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerDeterministicUnitTest.java
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.Scanner;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionManager.TransactionState;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager.TransactionState;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerRandomUnitTest.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerRandomUnitTest.java
index 89a15ef..b2cc6ab 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerRandomUnitTest.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerRandomUnitTest.java
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Random;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionManager.TransactionState;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager.TransactionState;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
@@ -502,14 +504,14 @@
     public DatasetId datasetIdObj;
     public int entityHashValue;
     public byte lockMode;
-    public TransactionContext txnContext;
+    public ITransactionContext txnContext;
     public boolean isUpgrade;
     public boolean isTryLockFailed;
     public long requestTime;
     public String threadName;
 
     public LockRequest(String threadName, int requestType, DatasetId datasetIdObj, int entityHashValue, byte lockMode,
-            TransactionContext txnContext) {
+            ITransactionContext txnContext) {
         this.requestType = requestType;
         this.datasetIdObj = datasetIdObj;
         this.entityHashValue = entityHashValue;
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockMgrLatchHandlerException.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockMgrLatchHandlerException.java
index 05a582c..84ba407 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockMgrLatchHandlerException.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockMgrLatchHandlerException.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 
 public class LockMgrLatchHandlerException extends ACIDException {
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockWaiterManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockWaiterManager.java
index dbe76ff..bd414de 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockWaiterManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockWaiterManager.java
@@ -223,45 +223,35 @@
      */
     private void shrink() {
         int i;
-        boolean bContiguous = true;
-        int decreaseCount = 0;
+        int removeCount = 0;
         int size = pArray.size();
         int maxDecreaseCount = size / 2;
         ChildLockWaiterArrayManager child;
-        for (i = size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            child = pArray.get(i);
-            if (child.isEmpty() || child.isDeinitialized()) {
-                if (bContiguous) {
-                    pArray.remove(i);
-                    if (++decreaseCount == maxDecreaseCount) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    bContiguous = false;
-                    if (child.isEmpty()) {
-                        child.deinitialize();
-                        if (++decreaseCount == maxDecreaseCount) {
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                bContiguous = false;
+
+        //The first buffer never be deinitialized.
+        for (i = 1; i < size; i++) {
+            if (pArray.get(i).isEmpty()) {
+                pArray.get(i).deinitialize();
             }
         }
 
-        //reset allocChild when the child is removed or deinitialized.
-        size = pArray.size();
-        if (allocChild >= size || pArray.get(allocChild).isDeinitialized()) {
-            //set allocChild to any initialized one.
-            //It is guaranteed that there is at least one initialized child.
-            for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-                if (!pArray.get(i).isDeinitialized()) {
-                    allocChild = i;
+        //remove the empty buffers from the end
+        for (i = size - 1; i >= 1; i--) {
+            child = pArray.get(i);
+            if (child.isDeinitialized()) {
+                pArray.remove(i);
+                if (++removeCount == maxDecreaseCount) {
                     break;
                 }
+            } else {
+                break;
             }
         }
+        
+        //reset allocChild to the first buffer
+        allocChild = 0;
+
+        isShrinkTimerOn = false;
     }
 
     public String prettyPrint() {
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/TimeOutDetector.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/TimeOutDetector.java
index 6bc8c6b..a53c890 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/TimeOutDetector.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/TimeOutDetector.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 
 /**
  * @author pouria, kisskys
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/Buffer.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/Buffer.java
index 23a60f7..284b081 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/Buffer.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/Buffer.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IBuffer;
+
 /**
  * Represents a wrapper over @see ByteBuffer supporting some custom APIs for
  * transaction support. This class is not "thread-safe". For performance
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/DataUtil.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/DataUtil.java
index 91ce7ed5..0d8448c 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/DataUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/DataUtil.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 import java.util.zip.CRC32;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IBuffer;
+
 /**
  * A utility class for doing bit level operations such as forming checksum or
  * converting between Integer and byte array. Used extensively during writing
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/FileBasedBuffer.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/FileBasedBuffer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 4319b8b..0000000
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/FileBasedBuffer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
- * Licensed 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 from
- * 
- *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
-
-/**
- * Represent a buffer that is backed by a physical file. Provider custom APIs
- * for accessing a chunk of the underlying file.
- */
-public class FileBasedBuffer extends Buffer implements IFileBasedBuffer {
-
-    private String filePath;
-    private long nextWritePosition;
-    private FileChannel fileChannel;
-    private RandomAccessFile raf;
-    private int size;
-
-    public FileBasedBuffer(String filePath, long offset, int size) throws IOException {
-        this.filePath = filePath;
-        this.nextWritePosition = offset;
-        buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(size);
-        raf = new RandomAccessFile(new File(filePath), "rw");
-        raf.seek(offset);
-        fileChannel = raf.getChannel();
-        fileChannel.read(buffer);
-        buffer.position(0);
-        this.size = size;
-        buffer.limit(size);
-    }
-
-    public String getFilePath() {
-        return filePath;
-    }
-
-    public void setFilePath(String filePath) {
-        this.filePath = filePath;
-    }
-
-    public long getOffset() {
-        return nextWritePosition;
-    }
-
-    public void setOffset(long offset) {
-        this.nextWritePosition = offset;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int getSize() {
-        return buffer.limit();
-    }
-
-    public void clear() {
-        buffer.clear();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void flush() throws IOException {
-        buffer.position(0);
-        buffer.limit(size);
-        fileChannel.write(buffer);
-        fileChannel.force(true);
-        erase();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void put(byte b) {
-        buffer.put(b);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void put(int offset, byte b) {
-        buffer.put(offset, b);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void put(byte[] bytes, int start, int length) {
-        buffer.put(bytes, start, length);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void put(byte[] bytes) {
-        buffer.put(bytes);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void writeInt(int value) {
-        buffer.putInt(value);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void writeInt(int index, int value) {
-        buffer.putInt(index, value);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void writeLong(long value) {
-        buffer.putLong(value);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void writeLong(int index, long value) {
-        buffer.putLong(index, value);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Resets the buffer with content (size as specified) from a given file
-     * starting at offset.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void reset(String filePath, long nextWritePosition, int size) throws IOException {
-        if (!filePath.equals(this.filePath)) {
-            raf.close();//required?
-            fileChannel.close();
-            raf = new RandomAccessFile(filePath, "rw");
-            this.filePath = filePath;
-        }
-        this.nextWritePosition = nextWritePosition;
-        raf.seek(nextWritePosition);
-        fileChannel = raf.getChannel();
-        erase();
-        buffer.position(0);
-        buffer.limit(size);
-        this.size = size;
-    }
-    
-    @Override
-    public void close() throws IOException {
-        fileChannel.close();
-    }
-    
-    @Override
-    public void open(String filePath, long offset, int size) throws IOException {
-        raf = new RandomAccessFile(filePath, "rw");
-        this.nextWritePosition = offset;
-        fileChannel = raf.getChannel();
-        fileChannel.position(offset);
-        erase();
-        buffer.position(0);
-        buffer.limit(size);
-        this.size = size;
-    }
-
-    public long getNextWritePosition() {
-        return nextWritePosition;
-    }
-
-    public void setNextWritePosition(long nextWritePosition) {
-        this.nextWritePosition = nextWritePosition;
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/GenericFilter.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/GenericFilter.java
index 6bb644d..e9ec4fa 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/GenericFilter.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/GenericFilter.java
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IBuffer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogFilter;
+
 /*
  *  A generic filter that encompasses one or more filters (see @ILogFiler) that may be applied when selectively retrieving logs.
  *  The contained filters are assumed to form a conjunction.   
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogRecordHelper.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogRecordHelper.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 80f74cb..0000000
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogRecordHelper.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
- * Licensed 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 from
- * 
- *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-
-/**
- * Helper class for writing/reading of log header and checksum as well as
- * validating log record by checksum comparison. Every ILogManager
- * implementation has an associated ILogRecordHelper implementation.
- */
-
-public interface ILogRecordHelper {
-
-    byte getLogType(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    int getJobId(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    int getDatasetId(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    int getPKHashValue(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    PhysicalLogLocator getPrevLSN(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    boolean getPrevLSN(PhysicalLogLocator physicalLogLocator, LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-    
-    long getResourceId(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-    
-    byte getResourceMgrId(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocater);
-
-    int getLogContentSize(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocater);
-
-    long getLogChecksum(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    int getLogContentBeginPos(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    int getLogContentEndPos(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    String getLogRecordForDisplay(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    void writeLogHeader(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, byte logType, TransactionContext context, int datasetId,
-            int PKHashValue, long prevLogicalLogLocator, long resourceId, byte resourceMgrId, int logRecordSize);
-
-    boolean validateLogRecord(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator);
-
-    int getLogRecordSize(byte logType, int logBodySize);
-
-    int getLogHeaderSize(byte logType);
-
-    int getLogChecksumSize();
-
-}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogger.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogger.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e26a3cc..0000000
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/ILogger.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
- * Licensed 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 from
- * 
- *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
-
-
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger.ReusableLogContentObject;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-
-/**
- * An interface providing call back APIs that are invoked {@link ILogManager} for providing the content for the log record and doing any pre/post
- * processing.
- */
-public interface ILogger {
-
-    public void preLog(TransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException;
-
-    public void log(TransactionContext context, final LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, int logContentSize,
-            ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException;
-
-    public void postLog(TransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException;
-
-}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexLogger.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexLogger.java
index d69a36e..ca30124 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexLogger.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexLogger.java
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.ICloseable;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ICloseable;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ReusableLogContentObject;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndex;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.ophelpers.IndexOperation;
@@ -53,14 +56,14 @@
         this.tupleWriter = new SimpleTupleWriter();
     }
 
-    public synchronized void close(TransactionContext context) {
+    public synchronized void close(ITransactionContext context) {
         ReusableLogContentObjectRepository txnThreadStateRepository = (ReusableLogContentObjectRepository) jobId2ReusableLogContentObjectRepositoryMap
                 .get(context.getJobId());
         txnThreadStateRepository.remove(Thread.currentThread().getId());
         jobId2ReusableLogContentObjectRepositoryMap.remove(context.getJobId());
     }
 
-    public void generateLogRecord(TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem, TransactionContext context, int datasetId,
+    public void generateLogRecord(ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem, ITransactionContext context, int datasetId,
             int PKHashValue, long resourceId, IndexOperation newOperation, ITupleReference newValue,
             IndexOperation oldOperation, ITupleReference oldValue) throws ACIDException {
 
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void log(TransactionContext context, LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, int logContentSize,
+    public void log(ITransactionContext context, LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, int logContentSize,
             ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
         int offset = 0;
         int tupleSize = 0;
@@ -175,12 +178,12 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void postLog(TransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject)
+    public void postLog(ITransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject)
             throws ACIDException {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void preLog(TransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject)
+    public void preLog(ITransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject)
             throws ACIDException {
     }
 
@@ -207,67 +210,4 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Represents the state of a transaction thread. The state contains information
-     * that includes the tuple being operated, the operation and the location of the
-     * log record corresponding to the operation.
-     */
-    public class ReusableLogContentObject {
-
-        private LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator;
-        private IndexOperation newOperation;
-        private ITupleReference newValue;
-        private IndexOperation oldOperation;
-        private ITupleReference oldValue;
-
-        public ReusableLogContentObject(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, IndexOperation newOperation,
-                ITupleReference newValue, IndexOperation oldOperation, ITupleReference oldValue) {
-            this.logicalLogLocator = logicalLogLocator;
-            this.newOperation = newOperation;
-            this.newValue = newValue;
-            this.oldOperation = oldOperation;
-            this.oldValue = oldValue;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized LogicalLogLocator getLogicalLogLocator() {
-            return logicalLogLocator;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized void setLogicalLogLocator(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator) {
-            this.logicalLogLocator = logicalLogLocator;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized void setNewOperation(IndexOperation newOperation) {
-            this.newOperation = newOperation;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized IndexOperation getNewOperation() {
-            return newOperation;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized void setNewValue(ITupleReference newValue) {
-            this.newValue = newValue;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized ITupleReference getNewValue() {
-            return newValue;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized void setOldOperation(IndexOperation oldOperation) {
-            this.oldOperation = oldOperation;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized IndexOperation getOldOperation() {
-            return oldOperation;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized void setOldValue(ITupleReference oldValue) {
-            this.oldValue = oldValue;
-        }
-
-        public synchronized ITupleReference getOldValue() {
-            return oldValue;
-        }
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexLoggerRepository.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexLoggerRepository.java
index da5042c..c51bb11 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexLoggerRepository.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexLoggerRepository.java
@@ -17,24 +17,27 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.MutableResourceId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILoggerRepository;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.MutableResourceId;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndex;
 
-public class IndexLoggerRepository {
+public class IndexLoggerRepository implements ILoggerRepository {
 
-    private final Map<MutableResourceId, IndexLogger> loggers = new HashMap<MutableResourceId, IndexLogger>();
-    private final TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
+    private final Map<MutableResourceId, ILogger> loggers = new HashMap<MutableResourceId, ILogger>();
+    private final ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
     private MutableResourceId mutableResourceId;
 
-    public IndexLoggerRepository(TransactionSubsystem provider) {
+    public IndexLoggerRepository(ITransactionSubsystem provider) {
         this.txnSubsystem = provider;
         mutableResourceId = new MutableResourceId(0);
     }
 
-    public synchronized IndexLogger getIndexLogger(long resourceId, byte resourceType) {
+    @Override
+    public synchronized ILogger getIndexLogger(long resourceId, byte resourceType) {
         mutableResourceId.setId(resourceId);
-        IndexLogger logger = loggers.get(mutableResourceId);
+        ILogger logger = loggers.get(mutableResourceId);
         if (logger == null) {
             MutableResourceId newMutableResourceId = new MutableResourceId(resourceId);
             IIndex index = (IIndex) txnSubsystem.getAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider().getIndexLifecycleManager()
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexResourceManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexResourceManager.java
index 7ecfa69..ce3401c 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexResourceManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/IndexResourceManager.java
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogRecordHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndex;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.impls.NoOpOperationCallback;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.ophelpers.IndexOperation;
@@ -28,9 +30,9 @@
 
     public final byte resourceType;
 
-    private final TransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
+    private final ITransactionSubsystem txnSubsystem;
 
-    public IndexResourceManager(byte resourceType, TransactionSubsystem provider) {
+    public IndexResourceManager(byte resourceType, ITransactionSubsystem provider) {
         this.resourceType = resourceType;
         this.txnSubsystem = provider;
     }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogCursor.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogCursor.java
index 8a2b188..f452631 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogCursor.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogCursor.java
@@ -17,33 +17,30 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.FileUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IBuffer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IFileBasedBuffer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogCursor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogFilter;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogManagerProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.PhysicalLogLocator;
 
 public class LogCursor implements ILogCursor {
 
     private final LogManager logManager;
     private final ILogFilter logFilter;
+    private final int logPageSize;
     private IBuffer readOnlyBuffer;
     private LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator = null;
-    private long bufferIndex = 0;
-    private boolean firstNext = true;
-    private boolean readMemory = false;
-    private long readLSN = 0;
     private boolean needReloadBuffer = true;
 
-    /**
-     * @param logFilter
-     */
-    public LogCursor(final LogManager logManager, ILogFilter logFilter) throws ACIDException {
+    public LogCursor(final LogManager logManager, PhysicalLogLocator startingPhysicalLogLocator, ILogFilter logFilter,
+            int logPageSize) throws IOException, ACIDException {
         this.logFilter = logFilter;
         this.logManager = logManager;
-
-    }
-
-    public LogCursor(final LogManager logManager, PhysicalLogLocator startingPhysicalLogLocator, ILogFilter logFilter)
-            throws IOException, ACIDException {
-        this.logFilter = logFilter;
-        this.logManager = logManager;
+        this.logPageSize = logPageSize;
         initialize(startingPhysicalLogLocator);
     }
 
@@ -57,7 +54,8 @@
         File file = new File(filePath);
         if (file.exists()) {
             return FileUtil.getFileBasedBuffer(filePath, lsn
-                    % logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPartitionSize(), size);
+                    % logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPartitionSize(), size, logManager
+                    .getLogManagerProperties().getDiskSectorSize());
         } else {
             return null;
         }
@@ -87,8 +85,7 @@
             return false;
         }
 
-        //if the lsn to read is greater than the last flushed lsn, then read from memory
-        if (logicalLogLocator.getLsn() > logManager.getLastFlushedLsn().get()) {
+        if (logManager.isMemoryRead(logicalLogLocator.getLsn())) {
             return readFromMemory(currentLogLocator);
         }
 
@@ -96,10 +93,9 @@
         //needReloadBuffer is set to true if the log record is read from the memory log page.
         if (needReloadBuffer) {
             //log page size doesn't exceed integer boundary
-            int offset = (int)(logicalLogLocator.getLsn() % logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPageSize());
+            int offset = (int) (logicalLogLocator.getLsn() % logPageSize);
             long adjustedLSN = logicalLogLocator.getLsn() - offset;
-            readOnlyBuffer = getReadOnlyBuffer(adjustedLSN, logManager.getLogManagerProperties()
-                    .getLogPageSize());
+            readOnlyBuffer = getReadOnlyBuffer(adjustedLSN, logPageSize);
             logicalLogLocator.setBuffer(readOnlyBuffer);
             logicalLogLocator.setMemoryOffset(offset);
             needReloadBuffer = false;
@@ -110,14 +106,14 @@
         while (logicalLogLocator.getMemoryOffset() <= readOnlyBuffer.getSize()
                 - logManager.getLogRecordHelper().getLogHeaderSize(LogType.COMMIT)) {
             integerRead = readOnlyBuffer.readInt(logicalLogLocator.getMemoryOffset());
-            if (integerRead == logManager.getLogManagerProperties().LOG_MAGIC_NUMBER) {
+            if (integerRead == LogManagerProperties.LOG_MAGIC_NUMBER) {
                 logRecordBeginPosFound = true;
                 break;
             }
             logicalLogLocator.increaseMemoryOffset(1);
             logicalLogLocator.incrementLsn();
             bytesSkipped++;
-            if (bytesSkipped > logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPageSize()) {
+            if (bytesSkipped > logPageSize) {
                 return false; // the maximum size of a log record is limited to
                 // a log page size. If we have skipped as many
                 // bytes without finding a log record, it
@@ -133,10 +129,9 @@
             // need to reload the buffer
             // TODO
             // reduce IO by reading more pages(equal to logBufferSize) at a time.
-            long lsnpos = ((logicalLogLocator.getLsn() / logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPageSize()) + 1)
-                    * logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPageSize();
+            long lsnpos = ((logicalLogLocator.getLsn() / logPageSize) + 1) * logPageSize;
 
-            readOnlyBuffer = getReadOnlyBuffer(lsnpos, logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPageSize());
+            readOnlyBuffer = getReadOnlyBuffer(lsnpos, logPageSize);
             if (readOnlyBuffer != null) {
                 logicalLogLocator.setBuffer(readOnlyBuffer);
                 logicalLogLocator.setLsn(lsnpos);
@@ -190,13 +185,12 @@
         IFileBasedBuffer logPage = logManager.getLogPage(pageIndex);
         synchronized (logPage) {
             // need to check again if the log record in the log buffer or has reached the disk
-            if (lsn > logManager.getLastFlushedLsn().get()) {
+            if (logManager.isMemoryRead(lsn)) {
 
                 //find the magic number to identify the start of the log record
                 //----------------------------------------------------------------
                 int readNumber = -1;
-                int logPageSize = logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPageSize();
-                int logMagicNumber = logManager.getLogManagerProperties().LOG_MAGIC_NUMBER;
+                int logMagicNumber = LogManagerProperties.LOG_MAGIC_NUMBER;
                 int bytesSkipped = 0;
                 boolean logRecordBeginPosFound = false;
                 //check whether the currentOffset has enough space to have new log record by comparing
@@ -223,7 +217,8 @@
                     // need to read the next log page
                     readOnlyBuffer = null;
                     logicalLogLocator.setBuffer(null);
-                    logicalLogLocator.setLsn(lsn / logPageSize + 1);
+                    lsn = ((logicalLogLocator.getLsn() / logPageSize) + 1) * logPageSize;
+                    logicalLogLocator.setLsn(lsn);
                     logicalLogLocator.setMemoryOffset(0);
                     return next(currentLogLocator);
                 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManager.java
index 9b8f09c..318996a 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogManager.java
@@ -27,15 +27,24 @@
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger.ReusableLogContentObject;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogManager.PageOwnershipStatus;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogManager.PageState;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.FileBasedBuffer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.FileUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IFileBasedBuffer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogCursor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogFilter;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogRecordHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogManagerProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.PhysicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ReusableLogContentObject;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
@@ -48,6 +57,9 @@
     private final TransactionSubsystem provider;
     private LogManagerProperties logManagerProperties;
     private LogPageFlushThread logPageFlusher;
+    private final int logPageSize;
+    private long statLogSize;
+    private long statLogCount;
 
     /*
      * the array of log pages. The number of log pages is configurable. Pages
@@ -62,47 +74,6 @@
      */
     private int numLogPages;
 
-    /*
-     * Initially all pages have an owner count of 1 that is the LogManager. When
-     * a transaction requests to write in a log page, the owner count is
-     * incremented. The log manager reserves space in the log page and puts in
-     * the log header but leaves the space for the content and the checksum
-     * (covering the whole log record). When the content has been put, the log
-     * manager computes the checksum and puts it after the content. At this
-     * point, the ownership count is decremented as the transaction is done with
-     * using the page. When a page is requested to be flushed, logPageFlusher
-     * set the count to 0(LOG_FLUSHER: meaning that the page is being flushed)
-     * only if the count is 1(LOG_WRITER: meaning that there is no other
-     * transactions who own the page to write logs.) After flushing the page,
-     * logPageFlusher set this count to 1.
-     */
-    private AtomicInteger[] logPageOwnerCount;
-
-    static class PageOwnershipStatus {
-        public static final int LOG_WRITER = 1;
-        public static final int LOG_FLUSHER = 0;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * LogPageStatus: A page is either ACTIVE or INACTIVE. The status for each
-     * page is maintained in logPageStatus. A page is ACTIVE when the LogManager
-     * can allocate space in the page for writing a log record. Initially all
-     * pages are ACTIVE. As transactions fill up space by writing log records, a
-     * page may not have sufficient space left for serving a request by a
-     * transaction. When this happens, the page is flushed to disk by calling
-     * logPageFlusher.requestFlush(). In the requestFlush(), after
-     * groupCommitWaitTime, the page status is set to INACTIVE. Then, there is
-     * no more writer on the page(meaning the corresponding logPageOwnerCount is
-     * 1), the page is flushed by the logPageFlusher and the status is reset to
-     * ACTIVE by the logPageFlusher.
-     */
-    private AtomicInteger[] logPageStatus;
-
-    static class PageState {
-        public static final int INACTIVE = 0;
-        public static final int ACTIVE = 1;
-    }
-
     private AtomicLong lastFlushedLSN = new AtomicLong(-1);
 
     /*
@@ -119,7 +90,7 @@
      */
     private AtomicLong lsn = new AtomicLong(0);
 
-    private List<HashMap<TransactionContext, Integer>> activeTxnCountMaps;
+    private List<HashMap<ITransactionContext, Integer>> activeTxnCountMaps;
 
     public void addFlushRequest(int pageIndex, long lsn, boolean isSynchronous) {
         logPageFlusher.requestFlush(pageIndex, lsn, isSynchronous);
@@ -129,10 +100,6 @@
         return lastFlushedLSN;
     }
 
-    public AtomicInteger getLogPageStatus(int pageIndex) {
-        return logPageStatus[pageIndex];
-    }
-
     public AtomicLong getCurrentLsn() {
         return lsn;
     }
@@ -144,13 +111,19 @@
     public LogManager(TransactionSubsystem provider) throws ACIDException {
         this.provider = provider;
         initLogManagerProperties(this.provider.getId());
+        logPageSize = logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize();
         initLogManager();
+        statLogSize = 0;
+        statLogCount = 0;
     }
 
     public LogManager(TransactionSubsystem provider, String nodeId) throws ACIDException {
         this.provider = provider;
         initLogManagerProperties(nodeId);
+        logPageSize = logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize();
         initLogManager();
+        statLogSize = 0;
+        statLogCount = 0;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -186,12 +159,10 @@
     private void initLogManager() throws ACIDException {
         logRecordHelper = new LogRecordHelper(this);
         numLogPages = logManagerProperties.getNumLogPages();
-        logPageOwnerCount = new AtomicInteger[numLogPages];
-        logPageStatus = new AtomicInteger[numLogPages];
+        activeTxnCountMaps = new ArrayList<HashMap<ITransactionContext, Integer>>(numLogPages);
 
-        activeTxnCountMaps = new ArrayList<HashMap<TransactionContext, Integer>>(numLogPages);
         for (int i = 0; i < numLogPages; i++) {
-            activeTxnCountMaps.add(new HashMap<TransactionContext, Integer>());
+            activeTxnCountMaps.add(new HashMap<ITransactionContext, Integer>());
         }
 
         logPages = new FileBasedBuffer[numLogPages];
@@ -199,20 +170,12 @@
         /*
          * place the log anchor at the end of the last log record written.
          */
-        PhysicalLogLocator nextPhysicalLsn = initLSN();
-
-        /*
-         * initialize meta data for each log page.
-         */
-        for (int i = 0; i < numLogPages; i++) {
-            logPageOwnerCount[i] = new AtomicInteger(PageOwnershipStatus.LOG_WRITER);
-            logPageStatus[i] = new AtomicInteger(PageState.ACTIVE);
-        }
+        initLSN();
 
         /*
          * initialize the log pages.
          */
-        initializeLogPages(nextPhysicalLsn);
+        initializeLogPages(startingLSN);
 
         /*
          * Instantiate and begin the LogFlusher thread. The Log Flusher thread
@@ -226,7 +189,7 @@
     }
 
     public int getLogPageIndex(long lsnValue) {
-        return (int) (((lsnValue - startingLSN) / logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize()) % numLogPages);
+        return (int) (((lsnValue - startingLSN) / logPageSize) % numLogPages);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -242,28 +205,7 @@
      * record is (to be) placed.
      */
     public int getLogPageOffset(long lsnValue) {
-        return (int) ((lsnValue - startingLSN) % logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize());
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * a transaction thread under certain scenarios is required to wait until
-     * the page where it has to write a log record becomes available for writing
-     * a log record.
-     */
-    private void waitUntillPageIsAvailableForWritingLog(int pageIndex) throws ACIDException {
-        if (logPageStatus[pageIndex].get() == PageState.ACTIVE
-                && logPageOwnerCount[pageIndex].get() >= PageOwnershipStatus.LOG_WRITER) {
-            return;
-        }
-        try {
-            synchronized (logPages[pageIndex]) {
-                while (!(logPageStatus[pageIndex].get() == PageState.ACTIVE && logPageOwnerCount[pageIndex].get() >= PageOwnershipStatus.LOG_WRITER)) {
-                    logPages[pageIndex].wait();
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            throw new ACIDException(" thread interrupted while waiting for page " + pageIndex + " to be available ", e);
-        }
+        return (int) (lsnValue % logPageSize);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -277,7 +219,6 @@
      * @param logType: the type of log record.
      */
     private long getLsn(int entrySize, byte logType) throws ACIDException {
-        long pageSize = logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize();
 
         while (true) {
             boolean forwardPage = false;
@@ -294,9 +235,9 @@
 
             // check if the log record will cross page boundaries, a case that
             // is not allowed.
-            if ((next - 1) / pageSize != old / pageSize || (next % pageSize == 0)) {
+            if ((next - 1) / logPageSize != old / logPageSize || (next % logPageSize == 0)) {
 
-                if ((old != 0 && old % pageSize == 0)) {
+                if ((old != 0 && old % logPageSize == 0)) {
                     // On second thought, this shall never be the case as it
                     // means that the lsn is
                     // currently at the beginning of a page and we still need to
@@ -309,7 +250,7 @@
 
                 } else {
                     // set the lsn to point to the beginning of the next page.
-                    retVal = ((old / pageSize) + 1) * pageSize;
+                    retVal = ((old / logPageSize) + 1) * logPageSize;
                 }
 
                 next = retVal;
@@ -323,20 +264,6 @@
                 pageIndex = getNextPageInSequence(pageIndex);
             }
 
-            /*
-             * we do not want to keep allocating LSNs if the corresponding page
-             * is unavailable. Consider a scenario when the log flusher thread
-             * is incredibly slow in flushing pages. Transaction threads will
-             * acquire an lsn each for writing their next log record. When a
-             * page has been made available, mulltiple transaction threads that
-             * were waiting can continue to write their log record at the
-             * assigned LSNs. Two transaction threads may get LSNs that are on
-             * the same log page but actually differ by the size of the log
-             * buffer. This would be erroneous. Transaction threads are made to
-             * wait upfront for avoiding this situation.
-             */
-            waitUntillPageIsAvailableForWritingLog(pageIndex);
-
             if (!lsn.compareAndSet(old, next)) {
                 // Atomic call -> returns true only when the value represented
                 // by lsn is same as
@@ -345,6 +272,17 @@
             }
 
             if (forwardPage) {
+                logPages[prevPage].acquireReadLatch();
+                // increment the counter as the transaction thread now holds a
+                // space in the log page and hence is an owner.
+                logPages[prevPage].incRefCnt();
+                logPages[prevPage].releaseReadLatch();
+
+                // forward the nextWriteOffset in the log page
+                logPages[prevPage].setBufferNextWriteOffset(logPageSize);
+
+                logPages[prevPage].decRefCnt();
+
                 addFlushRequest(prevPage, old, false);
 
                 // The transaction thread that discovers the need to forward a
@@ -352,21 +290,18 @@
                 continue;
 
             } else {
-                // the transaction thread has been given a space in a log page,
-                // but is made to wait until the page is available.
-                // (Is this needed? when does this wait happen?)
-                waitUntillPageIsAvailableForWritingLog(pageIndex);
-
+                logPages[pageIndex].acquireReadLatch();
                 // increment the counter as the transaction thread now holds a
                 // space in the log page and hence is an owner.
-                logPageOwnerCount[pageIndex].incrementAndGet();
+                logPages[pageIndex].incRefCnt();
+                logPages[pageIndex].releaseReadLatch();
 
                 // Before the count is incremented, if the flusher flushed the
                 // allocated page,
                 // then retry to get new LSN. Otherwise, the log with allocated
                 // lsn will be lost.
                 if (lastFlushedLSN.get() >= retVal) {
-                    logPageOwnerCount[pageIndex].decrementAndGet();
+                    logPages[pageIndex].decRefCnt();
                     continue;
                 }
             }
@@ -376,11 +311,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void log(byte logType, TransactionContext txnCtx, int datasetId, int PKHashValue, long resourceId,
+    public void log(byte logType, ITransactionContext txnCtx, int datasetId, int PKHashValue, long resourceId,
             byte resourceMgrId, int logContentSize, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject, ILogger logger,
             LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator) throws ACIDException {
 
-        HashMap<TransactionContext, Integer> map = null;
+        HashMap<ITransactionContext, Integer> map = null;
         int activeTxnCount;
 
         // logLocator is a re-usable object that is appropriately set in each
@@ -396,10 +331,10 @@
         int totalLogSize = logRecordHelper.getLogRecordSize(logType, logContentSize);
 
         // check for the total space requirement to be less than a log page.
-        if (totalLogSize > logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize()) {
+        if (totalLogSize > logPageSize) {
             throw new ACIDException(
                     " Maximum Log Content Size is "
-                            + (logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize() - logRecordHelper.getLogHeaderSize(LogType.UPDATE) - logRecordHelper
+                            + (logPageSize - logRecordHelper.getLogHeaderSize(LogType.UPDATE) - logRecordHelper
                                     .getLogChecksumSize()));
         }
 
@@ -482,16 +417,21 @@
             logPages[pageIndex].writeLong(pageOffset + logRecordHelper.getLogHeaderSize(logType) + logContentSize,
                     checksum);
 
-            if (IS_DEBUG_MODE) {
-                System.out.println("--------------> LSN(" + currentLSN + ") is written");
+            // forward the nextWriteOffset in the log page
+            int bufferNextWriteOffset = (int) ((currentLSN + totalLogSize) % logPageSize);
+            if (bufferNextWriteOffset == 0) {
+                bufferNextWriteOffset = logPageSize;
             }
+            logPages[pageIndex].setBufferNextWriteOffset(bufferNextWriteOffset);
 
-            // release the ownership as the log record has been placed in
-            // created space.
-            logPageOwnerCount[pageIndex].decrementAndGet();
+            if (logType != LogType.ENTITY_COMMIT) {
+                // release the ownership as the log record has been placed in
+                // created space.
+                logPages[pageIndex].decRefCnt();
 
-            // indicating that the transaction thread has released ownership
-            decremented = true;
+                // indicating that the transaction thread has released ownership
+                decremented = true;
+            }
 
             if (logType == LogType.ENTITY_COMMIT) {
                 map = activeTxnCountMaps.get(pageIndex);
@@ -502,18 +442,42 @@
                 } else {
                     map.put(txnCtx, 1);
                 }
+                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                // [Notice]
+                // reference count should be decremented 
+                // after activeTxnCount is incremented, but before addFlushRequest() is called. 
+                //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                // release the ownership as the log record has been placed in
+                // created space.
+                logPages[pageIndex].decRefCnt();
+
+                // indicating that the transaction thread has released ownership
+                decremented = true;
+
                 addFlushRequest(pageIndex, currentLSN, false);
             } else if (logType == LogType.COMMIT) {
+
                 addFlushRequest(pageIndex, currentLSN, true);
+                if (IS_DEBUG_MODE) {
+                    System.out.println("Running sum of log size: " + statLogSize + ", log count: " + statLogCount);
+                }
             }
 
+            if (IS_DEBUG_MODE) {
+                System.out.println("--------------> LSN(" + currentLSN + ") is written");
+            }
+
+            //collect statistics
+            statLogSize += totalLogSize;
+            statLogCount++;
+
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
             throw new ACIDException(txnCtx, "Thread: " + Thread.currentThread().getName()
                     + " logger encountered exception", e);
         } finally {
             if (!decremented) {
-                logPageOwnerCount[pageIndex].decrementAndGet();
+                logPages[pageIndex].decRefCnt();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -526,20 +490,13 @@
 
         String filePath = LogUtil.getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, getLogFileId(lsn));
 
-        logPages[pageIndex].reset(filePath, LogUtil.getFileOffset(this, nextWritePosition),
-                logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize());
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public ILogCursor readLog(ILogFilter logFilter) throws ACIDException {
-        LogCursor cursor = new LogCursor(this, logFilter);
-        return cursor;
+        logPages[pageIndex].reset(filePath, LogUtil.getFileOffset(this, nextWritePosition), logPageSize);
     }
 
     @Override
     public ILogCursor readLog(PhysicalLogLocator physicalLogLocator, ILogFilter logFilter) throws IOException,
             ACIDException {
-        LogCursor cursor = new LogCursor(this, physicalLogLocator, logFilter);
+        LogCursor cursor = new LogCursor(this, physicalLogLocator, logFilter, logPageSize);
         return cursor;
     }
 
@@ -550,7 +507,7 @@
         String filePath = LogUtil.getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, LogUtil.getFileId(this, lsnValue));
         long fileOffset = LogUtil.getFileOffset(this, lsnValue);
 
-        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize());
+        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(logPageSize);
         RandomAccessFile raf = null;
         FileChannel fileChannel = null;
         try {
@@ -603,7 +560,7 @@
         }
 
         /* check if the log record in the log buffer or has reached the disk. */
-        if (lsnValue > getLastFlushedLsn().get()) {
+        if (isMemoryRead(lsnValue)) {
             int pageIndex = getLogPageIndex(lsnValue);
             int pageOffset = getLogPageOffset(lsnValue);
 
@@ -611,7 +568,7 @@
             // minimize memory allocation overhead. current code allocates the
             // log page size per reading a log record.
 
-            byte[] pageContent = new byte[logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize()];
+            byte[] pageContent = new byte[logPageSize];
 
             // take a lock on the log page so that the page is not flushed to
             // disk interim
@@ -619,8 +576,8 @@
 
                 // need to check again (this thread may have got de-scheduled
                 // and must refresh!)
-                if (lsnValue > getLastFlushedLsn().get()) {
 
+                if (isMemoryRead(lsnValue)) {
                     // get the log record length
                     logPages[pageIndex].getBytes(pageContent, 0, pageContent.length);
                     byte logType = pageContent[pageOffset + 4];
@@ -656,6 +613,20 @@
         readDiskLog(lsnValue, logicalLogLocator);
     }
 
+    public boolean isMemoryRead(long currentLSN) {
+        long flushLSN = lastFlushedLSN.get();
+        if ((flushLSN + 1) % logPageSize == 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        long logPageBeginOffset = flushLSN - (flushLSN % logPageSize);
+        long logPageEndOffset = logPageBeginOffset + logPageSize;
+        if (currentLSN > flushLSN || (currentLSN >= logPageBeginOffset && currentLSN < logPageEndOffset)) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     public void renewLogFiles() throws ACIDException {
         List<String> logFileNames = LogUtil.getLogFiles(logManagerProperties);
         for (String name : logFileNames) {
@@ -670,7 +641,7 @@
         logPageFlusher.renew();
     }
 
-    private PhysicalLogLocator initLSN() throws ACIDException {
+    private void initLSN() throws ACIDException {
         PhysicalLogLocator nextPhysicalLsn = LogUtil.initializeLogAnchor(this);
         startingLSN = nextPhysicalLsn.getLsn();
         lastFlushedLSN.set(startingLSN - 1);
@@ -678,7 +649,6 @@
             LOGGER.info(" Starting lsn is : " + startingLSN);
         }
         lsn.set(startingLSN);
-        return nextPhysicalLsn;
     }
 
     private void closeLogPages() throws ACIDException {
@@ -695,9 +665,7 @@
         try {
             String filePath = LogUtil.getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, LogUtil.getFileId(this, startingLSN));
             for (int i = 0; i < numLogPages; i++) {
-                logPages[i].open(filePath,
-                        LogUtil.getFileOffset(this, startingLSN) + i * logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize(),
-                        logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize());
+                logPages[i].open(filePath, LogUtil.getFileOffset(this, startingLSN) + i * logPageSize, logPageSize);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new ACIDException(Thread.currentThread().getName() + " unable to create log buffer", e);
@@ -710,33 +678,25 @@
     }
 
     /*
-     * This method shall be called by the Buffer manager when it needs to evict
-     * a page from the cache. TODO: Change the implementation from a looping
-     * logic to event based when log manager support is integrated with the
-     * Buffer Manager.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public synchronized void flushLog(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator) throws ACIDException {
-        if (logicalLogLocator.getLsn() > lsn.get()) {
-            throw new ACIDException(" invalid lsn " + logicalLogLocator.getLsn());
-        }
-        while (lastFlushedLSN.get() < logicalLogLocator.getLsn());
-    }
-
-    /*
      * Map each log page to cover a physical byte range over a log file. When a
      * page is flushed, the page contents are put to disk in the corresponding
      * byte range.
      */
-    private void initializeLogPages(PhysicalLogLocator physicalLogLocator) throws ACIDException {
+    private void initializeLogPages(long beginLsn) throws ACIDException {
         try {
-            String filePath = LogUtil.getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties,
-                    LogUtil.getFileId(this, physicalLogLocator.getLsn()));
+            String filePath = LogUtil.getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, LogUtil.getFileId(this, beginLsn));
+            long nextDiskWriteOffset = LogUtil.getFileOffset(this, beginLsn);
+            long nextBufferWriteOffset = nextDiskWriteOffset % logPageSize;
+            long bufferBeginOffset = nextDiskWriteOffset - nextBufferWriteOffset;
+
             for (int i = 0; i < numLogPages; i++) {
-                logPages[i] = FileUtil.getFileBasedBuffer(
-                        filePath,
-                        LogUtil.getFileOffset(this, physicalLogLocator.getLsn()) + i
-                                * logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize(), logManagerProperties.getLogPageSize());
+                logPages[i] = FileUtil.getFileBasedBuffer(filePath, bufferBeginOffset + i * logPageSize, logPageSize,
+                        logManagerProperties.getDiskSectorSize());
+                if (i == 0) {
+                    logPages[i].setBufferLastFlushOffset((int) nextBufferWriteOffset);
+                    logPages[i].setBufferNextWriteOffset((int) nextBufferWriteOffset);
+                    logPages[i].setDiskNextWriteOffset(nextDiskWriteOffset);
+                }
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
@@ -764,10 +724,6 @@
         return logPages[pageIndex];
     }
 
-    public AtomicInteger getLogPageOwnershipCount(int pageIndex) {
-        return logPageOwnerCount[pageIndex];
-    }
-
     public IFileBasedBuffer[] getLogPages() {
         return logPages;
     }
@@ -778,14 +734,14 @@
     }
 
     public void decrementActiveTxnCountOnIndexes(int pageIndex) throws HyracksDataException {
-        TransactionContext ctx = null;
+        ITransactionContext ctx = null;
         int count = 0;
         int i = 0;
 
-        HashMap<TransactionContext, Integer> map = activeTxnCountMaps.get(pageIndex);
-        Set<Map.Entry<TransactionContext, Integer>> entrySet = map.entrySet();
+        HashMap<ITransactionContext, Integer> map = activeTxnCountMaps.get(pageIndex);
+        Set<Map.Entry<ITransactionContext, Integer>> entrySet = map.entrySet();
         if (entrySet != null) {
-            for (Map.Entry<TransactionContext, Integer> entry : entrySet) {
+            for (Map.Entry<ITransactionContext, Integer> entry : entrySet) {
                 if (entry != null) {
                     if (entry.getValue() != null) {
                         count = entry.getValue();
@@ -829,7 +785,7 @@
      */
     private final LinkedBlockingQueue<Object>[] flushRequestQueue;
     private final Object[] flushRequests;
-    private int pageToFlush;
+    private int flushPageIndex;
     private final long groupCommitWaitPeriod;
     private boolean isRenewRequest;
 
@@ -843,14 +799,14 @@
             flushRequestQueue[i] = new LinkedBlockingQueue<Object>(1);
             flushRequests[i] = new Object();
         }
-        this.pageToFlush = -1;
+        this.flushPageIndex = 0;
         groupCommitWaitPeriod = logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getGroupCommitWaitPeriod();
         isRenewRequest = false;
     }
 
     public void renew() {
         isRenewRequest = true;
-        pageToFlush = -1;
+        flushPageIndex = 0;
         this.interrupt();
         isRenewRequest = false;
     }
@@ -886,15 +842,19 @@
 
     @Override
     public void run() {
+        int logPageSize = logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPageSize();
+        int logBufferSize = logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogBufferSize();
+        int beforeFlushOffset = 0;
+        int afterFlushOffset = 0;
+        boolean resetFlushPageIndex = false;
+
         while (true) {
             try {
-                pageToFlush = logManager.getNextPageInSequence(pageToFlush);
-
                 // A wait call on the linkedBLockingQueue. The flusher thread is
                 // notified when an object is added to the queue. Please note
                 // that each page has an associated blocking queue.
                 try {
-                    flushRequestQueue[pageToFlush].take();
+                    flushRequestQueue[flushPageIndex].take();
                 } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
                     while (isRenewRequest) {
                         sleep(1);
@@ -902,58 +862,67 @@
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                synchronized (logManager.getLogPage(pageToFlush)) {
-
-                    // #. sleep during the groupCommitWaitTime
+                //if the log page is already full, don't wait. 
+                if (logManager.getLogPage(flushPageIndex).getBufferNextWriteOffset() < logPageSize
+                        - logManager.getLogRecordHelper().getCommitLogSize()) {
+                    // #. sleep for the groupCommitWaitTime
                     sleep(groupCommitWaitPeriod);
+                }
 
-                    // #. set the logPageStatus to INACTIVE in order to prevent
-                    // other txns from writing on this page.
-                    logManager.getLogPageStatus(pageToFlush).set(PageState.INACTIVE);
+                synchronized (logManager.getLogPage(flushPageIndex)) {
+                    logManager.getLogPage(flushPageIndex).acquireWriteLatch();
+                    try {
 
-                    // #. need to wait until the logPageOwnerCount reaches 1
-                    // (LOG_WRITER)
-                    // meaning every one has finished writing logs on this page.
-                    while (logManager.getLogPageOwnershipCount(pageToFlush).get() != PageOwnershipStatus.LOG_WRITER) {
-                        sleep(0);
+                        // #. need to wait until the reference count reaches 0
+                        while (logManager.getLogPage(flushPageIndex).getRefCnt() != 0) {
+                            sleep(0);
+                        }
+
+                        beforeFlushOffset = logManager.getLogPage(flushPageIndex).getBufferLastFlushOffset();
+
+                        // put the content to disk (the thread still has a lock on the log page)
+                        logManager.getLogPage(flushPageIndex).flush();
+
+                        afterFlushOffset = logManager.getLogPage(flushPageIndex).getBufferLastFlushOffset();
+
+                        // increment the last flushed lsn
+                        logManager.incrementLastFlushedLsn(afterFlushOffset - beforeFlushOffset);
+
+                        // increment currentLSN if currentLSN is less than flushLSN.
+                        if (logManager.getLastFlushedLsn().get() + 1 > logManager.getCurrentLsn().get()) {
+                            logManager.getCurrentLsn().set(logManager.getLastFlushedLsn().get() + 1);
+                        }
+
+                        // Map the log page to a new region in the log file if the flushOffset reached the logPageSize
+                        if (afterFlushOffset == logPageSize) {
+                            long diskNextWriteOffset = logManager.getLogPages()[flushPageIndex]
+                                    .getDiskNextWriteOffset() + logBufferSize;
+                            logManager.resetLogPage(logManager.getLastFlushedLsn().get() + 1 + logBufferSize,
+                                    diskNextWriteOffset, flushPageIndex);
+                            resetFlushPageIndex = true;
+                        }
+
+                        // decrement activeTxnCountOnIndexes
+                        logManager.decrementActiveTxnCountOnIndexes(flushPageIndex);
+
+                    } finally {
+                        logManager.getLogPage(flushPageIndex).releaseWriteLatch();
                     }
 
-                    // #. set the logPageOwnerCount to 0 (LOG_FLUSHER)
-                    // meaning it is flushing.
-                    logManager.getLogPageOwnershipCount(pageToFlush).set(PageOwnershipStatus.LOG_FLUSHER);
-
-                    // put the content to disk (the thread still has a lock on
-                    // the log page)
-                    logManager.getLogPage(pageToFlush).flush();
-
-                    // Map the log page to a new region in the log file.
-                    long nextWritePosition = logManager.getLogPages()[pageToFlush].getNextWritePosition()
-                            + logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogBufferSize();
-
-                    logManager.resetLogPage(logManager.getLastFlushedLsn().get() + 1
-                            + logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogBufferSize(), nextWritePosition, pageToFlush);
-
-                    // increment the last flushed lsn and lastFlushedPage
-                    logManager.incrementLastFlushedLsn(logManager.getLogManagerProperties().getLogPageSize());
-
-                    // decrement activeTxnCountOnIndexes
-                    logManager.decrementActiveTxnCountOnIndexes(pageToFlush);
-
-                    // reset the count to 1
-                    logManager.getLogPageOwnershipCount(pageToFlush).set(PageOwnershipStatus.LOG_WRITER);
-
-                    // mark the page as ACTIVE
-                    logManager.getLogPageStatus(pageToFlush).set(LogManager.PageState.ACTIVE);
-
                     // #. checks the queue whether there is another flush
                     // request on the same log buffer
                     // If there is another request, then simply remove it.
-                    if (flushRequestQueue[pageToFlush].peek() != null) {
-                        flushRequestQueue[pageToFlush].take();
+                    if (flushRequestQueue[flushPageIndex].peek() != null) {
+                        flushRequestQueue[flushPageIndex].take();
                     }
 
                     // notify all waiting (transaction) threads.
-                    logManager.getLogPage(pageToFlush).notifyAll();
+                    logManager.getLogPage(flushPageIndex).notifyAll();
+
+                    if (resetFlushPageIndex) {
+                        flushPageIndex = logManager.getNextPageInSequence(flushPageIndex);
+                        resetFlushPageIndex = false;
+                    }
                 }
             } catch (IOException ioe) {
                 ioe.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogRecordHelper.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogRecordHelper.java
index 6b882ef..ed30b88 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogRecordHelper.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogRecordHelper.java
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogRecordHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogManagerProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.PhysicalLogLocator;
 
 /**
  * An implementation of the @see ILogRecordHelper interface that provides API
@@ -50,6 +55,9 @@
 public class LogRecordHelper implements ILogRecordHelper {
 
     private final int LOG_CHECKSUM_SIZE = 8;
+    private final int LOG_HEADER_PART1_SIZE = 17;
+    private final int LOG_HEADER_PART2_SIZE = 21;
+    private final int COMMIT_LOG_SIZE = LOG_HEADER_PART1_SIZE + LOG_CHECKSUM_SIZE;
 
     private final int MAGIC_NO_POS = 0;
     private final int LOG_TYPE_POS = 4;
@@ -118,7 +126,11 @@
 
     @Override
     public int getLogContentSize(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocater) {
-        return logicalLogLocater.getBuffer().readInt(logicalLogLocater.getMemoryOffset() + LOG_RECORD_SIZE_POS);
+        if (getLogType(logicalLogLocater) == LogType.COMMIT || getLogType(logicalLogLocater) == LogType.ENTITY_COMMIT) {
+            return 0;
+        } else {
+            return logicalLogLocater.getBuffer().readInt(logicalLogLocater.getMemoryOffset() + LOG_RECORD_SIZE_POS);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -172,13 +184,13 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void writeLogHeader(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, byte logType, TransactionContext context,
+    public void writeLogHeader(LogicalLogLocator logicalLogLocator, byte logType, ITransactionContext context,
             int datasetId, int PKHashValue, long prevLogicalLogLocator, long resourceId, byte resourceMgrId,
             int logRecordSize) {
 
         /* magic no */
         (logicalLogLocator.getBuffer()).writeInt(logicalLogLocator.getMemoryOffset() + MAGIC_NO_POS,
-                logManager.getLogManagerProperties().LOG_MAGIC_NUMBER);
+                LogManagerProperties.LOG_MAGIC_NUMBER);
 
         /* log type */
         (logicalLogLocator.getBuffer()).put(logicalLogLocator.getMemoryOffset() + LOG_TYPE_POS, logType);
@@ -230,18 +242,18 @@
     @Override
     public int getLogRecordSize(byte logType, int logBodySize) {
         if (logType == LogType.UPDATE) {
-            return 46 + logBodySize;
+            return LOG_HEADER_PART1_SIZE + LOG_HEADER_PART2_SIZE + LOG_CHECKSUM_SIZE + logBodySize;
         } else {
-            return 25;
+            return COMMIT_LOG_SIZE;
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public int getLogHeaderSize(byte logType) {
         if (logType == LogType.UPDATE) {
-            return 38;
+            return LOG_HEADER_PART1_SIZE + LOG_HEADER_PART2_SIZE;
         } else {
-            return 17;
+            return LOG_HEADER_PART1_SIZE;
         }
     }
 
@@ -249,4 +261,8 @@
     public int getLogChecksumSize() {
         return LOG_CHECKSUM_SIZE;
     }
-}
+
+    public int getCommitLogSize() {
+        return COMMIT_LOG_SIZE;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogUtil.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogUtil.java
index feaca86..e57bf32 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/logging/LogUtil.java
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.FileUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogManagerProperties;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.PhysicalLogLocator;
+
 
 /**
  * A utility class providing helper methods for the {@link ILogManager}
@@ -47,6 +53,9 @@
                 List<String> logFiles = getLogFiles(logManagerProperties);
                 if (logFiles == null || logFiles.size() == 0) {
                     FileUtil.createFileIfNotExists(getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, 0));
+                    if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                        LOGGER.info("created a log file: " + getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, 0));
+                    }
                 } else {
                     File logFile = new File(LogUtil.getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties,
                             Long.parseLong(logFiles.get(logFiles.size() - 1))));
@@ -55,7 +64,13 @@
                 }
             } else {
                 FileUtil.createNewDirectory(logManagerProperties.getLogDir());
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                    LOGGER.info("created the log directory: " + logManagerProperties.getLogDir());
+                }
                 FileUtil.createFileIfNotExists(getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, 0));
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                    LOGGER.info("created a log file: " + getLogFilePath(logManagerProperties, 0));
+                }
             }
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             throw new ACIDException("Unable to initialize log anchor", ioe);
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/CheckpointThread.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/CheckpointThread.java
index 3eb87bc..a934d6c 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/CheckpointThread.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/CheckpointThread.java
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.IndexOperationTracker;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndex;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IIndexLifecycleManager;
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/RecoveryManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/RecoveryManager.java
index c27ae20..50d4625 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/RecoveryManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/RecoveryManager.java
@@ -34,23 +34,25 @@
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IBuffer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogCursor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogFilter;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogRecordHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.PhysicalLogLocator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.IndexOperationTracker;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.ILocalResourceMetadata;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IBuffer;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogCursor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogFilter;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogRecordHelper;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexResourceManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.PhysicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
@@ -116,6 +118,9 @@
             //This is initial bootstrap. 
             //Otherwise, the checkpoint file is deleted unfortunately. What we can do in this case?
             state = SystemState.NEW_UNIVERSE;
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+                LOGGER.info("The checkpoint file doesn't exist: systemState = NEW_UNIVERSE");
+            }
             return state;
         }
 
@@ -392,7 +397,7 @@
         }
 
         if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
-            LOGGER.info("[RecoveryMgr] recovery is over");
+            LOGGER.info("[RecoveryMgr] recovery is completed.");
         }
         if (IS_DEBUG_MODE) {
             System.out.println("[RecoveryMgr] Count: Update/Commit/Redo = " + updateLogCount + "/" + commitLogCount
@@ -422,6 +427,10 @@
     @Override
     public synchronized void checkpoint(boolean isSharpCheckpoint) throws ACIDException {
 
+        if (isSharpCheckpoint && LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("Starting sharp checkpoint ... ");
+        }
+        
         LogManager logMgr = (LogManager) txnSubsystem.getLogManager();
         TransactionManager txnMgr = (TransactionManager) txnSubsystem.getTransactionManager();
         String logDir = logMgr.getLogManagerProperties().getLogDir();
@@ -513,6 +522,10 @@
         if (isSharpCheckpoint) {
             logMgr.renewLogFiles();
         }
+        
+        if (isSharpCheckpoint && LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO)) {
+            LOGGER.info("Completed sharp checkpoint.");
+        }
     }
 
     private CheckpointObject readCheckpoint() throws ACIDException, FileNotFoundException {
@@ -600,7 +613,7 @@
      * @see edu.uci.ics.transaction.management.service.recovery.IRecoveryManager# rollbackTransaction (edu.uci.ics.TransactionContext.management.service.transaction .TransactionContext)
      */
     @Override
-    public void rollbackTransaction(TransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
+    public void rollbackTransaction(ITransactionContext txnContext) throws ACIDException {
         ILogManager logManager = txnSubsystem.getLogManager();
         ILogRecordHelper logRecordHelper = logManager.getLogRecordHelper();
         Map<TxnId, List<Long>> loserTxnTable = new HashMap<TxnId, List<Long>>();
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/TransactionTableEntry.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/TransactionTableEntry.java
index 9bfcc8f..15e21bc 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/TransactionTableEntry.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/recovery/TransactionTableEntry.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.PhysicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.PhysicalLogLocator;
 
 /**
  * Represents a bookkeeping data-structure that is populated duing the analysis
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.java
similarity index 75%
rename from asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.java
rename to asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.java
index fad0a38..2b3d6cd 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/common/context/AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context;
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.ioopcallbacks.LSMBTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.ioopcallbacks.LSMInvertedIndexIOOperationCallbackFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.ioopcallbacks.LSMRTreeIOOperationCallbackFactory;
@@ -23,9 +25,9 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ILocalResourceRepository;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.common.file.ResourceIdFactory;
 
-public class AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider implements IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider, IStorageManagerInterface,
-        ILSMIOOperationSchedulerProvider, ILSMMergePolicyProvider, ILSMOperationTrackerFactory,
-        ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider {
+public class AsterixRuntimeComponentsProvider implements 
+        IIndexLifecycleManagerProvider, IStorageManagerInterface, ILSMIOOperationSchedulerProvider,
+        ILSMMergePolicyProvider, ILSMOperationTrackerFactory, ILSMIOOperationCallbackProvider {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
     private final ILSMIOOperationCallbackFactory ioOpCallbackFactory;
@@ -54,43 +56,45 @@
 
     @Override
     public ILSMIOOperationScheduler getIOScheduler(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
-        return ((AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
+        return ((IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
                 .getLSMIOScheduler();
     }
 
     @Override
     public ILSMMergePolicy getMergePolicy(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
-        return ((AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
+        return ((IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
                 .getLSMMergePolicy();
     }
 
     @Override
     public IBufferCache getBufferCache(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
-        return ((AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
+        return ((IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
                 .getBufferCache();
     }
 
     @Override
     public IFileMapProvider getFileMapProvider(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
-        return ((AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
+        return ((IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
                 .getFileMapManager();
     }
 
     @Override
     public ILocalResourceRepository getLocalResourceRepository(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
-        return ((AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
+        return ((IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
                 .getLocalResourceRepository();
     }
 
     @Override
     public IIndexLifecycleManager getLifecycleManager(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
-        return ((AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
+        return ((IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
                 .getIndexLifecycleManager();
     }
 
     @Override
     public ResourceIdFactory getResourceIdFactory(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
-        return ((AsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
+        return ((IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext().getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject())
                 .getResourceIdFactory();
     }
+
+  
 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/DatasetIdFactory.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/DatasetIdFactory.java
index 65512ec..17eaf38 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/DatasetIdFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/DatasetIdFactory.java
@@ -4,12 +4,22 @@
 
 public class DatasetIdFactory {
     private static AtomicInteger id = new AtomicInteger();
+    private static boolean isInitialized = false; 
+    
+    public static boolean isInitialized() {
+        return isInitialized;
+    }
     
     public static void initialize(int initialId) {
     	id.set(initialId);
+    	isInitialized = true;
     }
 
     public static int generateDatasetId() {
         return id.incrementAndGet();
     }
+    
+    public static int getMostRecentDatasetId() {
+        return id.get();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/JobIdFactory.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/JobIdFactory.java
index cac4f8e..8f9fa79 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/JobIdFactory.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/JobIdFactory.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
+
 /**
  * Represents a factory to generate unique transaction IDs.
  */
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionContext.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionContext.java
index 5b01edf..2659d8f 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionContext.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionContext.java
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.AbstractOperationCallback;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.AbstractOperationCallback;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ICloseable;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager.TransactionState;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.opcallbacks.IndexOperationTracker;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.ICloseable;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionManager.TransactionState;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api.IModificationOperationCallback;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.lsm.common.api.ILSMIndex;
@@ -40,17 +41,7 @@
  * initiate an operation on the behalf of the transaction associated with the
  * context.
  */
-public class TransactionContext implements Serializable {
-
-    public static final long INVALID_TIME = -1l; // used for showing a
-    // transaction is not waiting.
-    public static final int ACTIVE_STATUS = 0;
-    public static final int TIMED_OUT_STATUS = 1;
-
-    public enum TransactionType {
-        READ,
-        READ_WRITE
-    }
+public class TransactionContext implements ITransactionContext, Serializable {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -6105616785783310111L;
     private TransactionSubsystem transactionSubsystem;
@@ -170,7 +161,7 @@
             closeable.close(this);
         }
     }
-    
+
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         return jobId.getId();
@@ -180,4 +171,6 @@
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         return (o == this);
     }
+
+  
 }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManagementConstants.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManagementConstants.java
index 3d25e54..7d04f61 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManagementConstants.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManagementConstants.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
         public static final String LOG_CONF_DIR = "log_conf";
         public static final String LOG_CONF_FILE = "log.properties";
         public static final String ASTERIX_CONF_DIR = "src/main/resources";
-        public static final String ASTERIX_CONF_FILE = "test.properties";
         public static final String DEFAULT_LOG_DIR = "asterix_logs";
         public static final int TERMINAL_LSN = -1;
     }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManager.java
index d3294d0..4e8808f 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionManager.java
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogType;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 
 /**
  * An implementation of the @see ITransactionManager interface that provides
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@
 public class TransactionManager implements ITransactionManager {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(TransactionManager.class.getName());
     private final TransactionSubsystem transactionProvider;
-    private Map<JobId, TransactionContext> transactionContextRepository = new HashMap<JobId, TransactionContext>();
+    private Map<JobId, ITransactionContext> ITransactionContextRepository = new HashMap<JobId, ITransactionContext>();
     private AtomicInteger maxJobId = new AtomicInteger(0);
 
     public TransactionManager(TransactionSubsystem provider) {
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void abortTransaction(TransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal)
+    public void abortTransaction(ITransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal)
             throws ACIDException {
         synchronized (txnContext) {
             if (txnContext.getTxnState().equals(TransactionState.ABORTED)) {
@@ -58,39 +61,39 @@
             } finally {
                 txnContext.releaseResources();
                 transactionProvider.getLockManager().releaseLocks(txnContext);
-                transactionContextRepository.remove(txnContext.getJobId());
+                ITransactionContextRepository.remove(txnContext.getJobId());
                 txnContext.setTxnState(TransactionState.ABORTED);
             }
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public TransactionContext beginTransaction(JobId jobId) throws ACIDException {
+    public ITransactionContext beginTransaction(JobId jobId) throws ACIDException {
         setMaxJobId(jobId.getId());
-        TransactionContext txnContext = new TransactionContext(jobId, transactionProvider);
+        ITransactionContext txnContext = new TransactionContext(jobId, transactionProvider);
         synchronized (this) {
-            transactionContextRepository.put(jobId, txnContext);
+            ITransactionContextRepository.put(jobId, txnContext);
         }
         return txnContext;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public TransactionContext getTransactionContext(JobId jobId) throws ACIDException {
+    public ITransactionContext getTransactionContext(JobId jobId) throws ACIDException {
         setMaxJobId(jobId.getId());
-        synchronized (transactionContextRepository) {
+        synchronized (ITransactionContextRepository) {
 
-            TransactionContext context = transactionContextRepository.get(jobId);
+            ITransactionContext context = ITransactionContextRepository.get(jobId);
             if (context == null) {
-                context = transactionContextRepository.get(jobId);
+                context = ITransactionContextRepository.get(jobId);
                 context = new TransactionContext(jobId, transactionProvider);
-                transactionContextRepository.put(jobId, context);
+                ITransactionContextRepository.put(jobId, context);
             }
             return context;
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void commitTransaction(TransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal)
+    public void commitTransaction(ITransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal)
             throws ACIDException {
         synchronized (txnContext) {
             if ((txnContext.getTxnState().equals(TransactionState.COMMITTED))) {
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@
 
             //for job-level commit
             try {
-                if (txnContext.getTransactionType().equals(TransactionContext.TransactionType.READ_WRITE)) {
+                if (txnContext.getTransactionType().equals(ITransactionContext.TransactionType.READ_WRITE)) {
                     transactionProvider.getLogManager().log(LogType.COMMIT, txnContext, -1, -1, -1, (byte) 0, 0, null,
                             null, txnContext.getLastLogLocator());
                 }
@@ -128,14 +131,14 @@
             } finally {
                 txnContext.releaseResources();
                 transactionProvider.getLockManager().releaseLocks(txnContext); // release
-                transactionContextRepository.remove(txnContext.getJobId());
+                ITransactionContextRepository.remove(txnContext.getJobId());
                 txnContext.setTxnState(TransactionState.COMMITTED);
             }
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void completedTransaction(TransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal, boolean success)
+    public void completedTransaction(ITransactionContext txnContext, DatasetId datasetId, int PKHashVal, boolean success)
             throws ACIDException {
         if (!success) {
             abortTransaction(txnContext, datasetId, PKHashVal);
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionSubsystem.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionSubsystem.java
index c83b7bc..eb6e9a2 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionSubsystem.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionSubsystem.java
@@ -14,23 +14,25 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.resource.TransactionalResourceManagerRepository;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.TransactionalResourceManagerRepository;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking.LockManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLoggerRepository;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.CheckpointThread;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IAsterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IRecoveryManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.RecoveryManager;
 
 /**
  * Provider for all the sub-systems (transaction/lock/log/recovery) managers.
  * Users of transaction sub-systems must obtain them from the provider.
  */
-public class TransactionSubsystem {
+public class TransactionSubsystem implements ITransactionSubsystem {
     private final String id;
     private final ILogManager logManager;
     private final ILockManager lockManager;
@@ -52,10 +54,10 @@
         this.resourceRepository = new TransactionalResourceManagerRepository();
         this.asterixAppRuntimeContextProvider = asterixAppRuntimeContextProvider;
         if (asterixAppRuntimeContextProvider != null) {
-	        this.checkpointThread = new CheckpointThread(recoveryManager,
-	                asterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.getIndexLifecycleManager(), 0);
+            this.checkpointThread = new CheckpointThread(recoveryManager,
+                    asterixAppRuntimeContextProvider.getIndexLifecycleManager(), 0);
         } else {
-        	this.checkpointThread = null;
+            this.checkpointThread = null;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionSubsystemProvider.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionSubsystemProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab89ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/transaction/TransactionSubsystemProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed 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 from
+ * 
+ *     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 edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.IAsterixAppRuntimeContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.context.ITransactionSubsystemProvider;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionSubsystem;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
+
+/**
+ * The purpose of this provider is to work around a cyclic dependency between asterix-common and asterix-transactions.
+ * The operation callbacks would depend on the AsterixAppRuntimeContext to get the transaction subsystem,
+ * while at the same time the AsterixAppRuntimeContext depends on asterix-transactions for the TransactionSubsystem.
+ */
+public class TransactionSubsystemProvider implements ITransactionSubsystemProvider {
+    @Override
+    public ITransactionSubsystem getTransactionSubsystem(IHyracksTaskContext ctx) {
+        IAsterixAppRuntimeContext runtimeCtx = (IAsterixAppRuntimeContext) ctx.getJobletContext()
+                .getApplicationContext().getApplicationObject();
+        return runtimeCtx.getTransactionSubsystem();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/BasicLogger.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/BasicLogger.java
index c9d01a0..076227b 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/BasicLogger.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/BasicLogger.java
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@
 
 import java.util.Random;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IBuffer;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogger;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger.ReusableLogContentObject;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IBuffer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ReusableLogContentObject;
 
 public class BasicLogger implements ILogger {
 
     private static long averageContentCreationTime = 0;
     private static long count = 0;
 
-    public void log(TransactionContext context, LogicalLogLocator wMemLSN, int length,
+    public void log(ITransactionContext context, LogicalLogLocator wMemLSN, int length,
             ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
 
         byte[] logContent = getRandomBytes(length);
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@
         return averageContentCreationTime;
     }
 
-    public void postLog(TransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
+    public void postLog(ITransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
     }
 
-    public void preLog(TransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
+    public void preLog(ITransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
     }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/IResource.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/IResource.java
index fbc44da..a0e0980 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/IResource.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/IResource.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.logging;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogger;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
 
 public interface IResource {
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/test/RecoverySimulator.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/test/RecoverySimulator.java
index 54ec036..07f7474 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/test/RecoverySimulator.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/test/RecoverySimulator.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IRecoveryManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 
 public class RecoverySimulator {
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/test/TransactionWorkloadSimulator.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/test/TransactionWorkloadSimulator.java
index dcd644d..8f56e3b 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/test/TransactionWorkloadSimulator.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/logging/test/TransactionWorkloadSimulator.java
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogRecordHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.logging.BasicLogger;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking.ILockManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogRecordHelper;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogActionType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobIdFactory;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileLogger.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileLogger.java
index 54bb0b8..3b251bc 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileLogger.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileLogger.java
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.test;
 
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ReusableLogContentObject;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.logging.IResource;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogger;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IndexLogger.ReusableLogContentObject;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 
 class FileLogger implements ILogger {
 
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void preLog(TransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
+    public void preLog(ITransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void log(TransactionContext context, final LogicalLogLocator memLSN, int logContentSize,
+    public void log(ITransactionContext context, final LogicalLogLocator memLSN, int logContentSize,
             ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
         byte[] buffer = memLSN.getBuffer().getArray();
         byte[] content = logRecordContent.getBytes();
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void postLog(TransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
+    public void postLog(ITransactionContext context, ReusableLogContentObject reusableLogContentObject) throws ACIDException {
         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
     }
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileResource.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileResource.java
index bc1a6f0..fc1eb86 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileResource.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileResource.java
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.FileUtil;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.logging.IResource;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.FileUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogger;
 
 class FileResource implements IResource {
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileResourceManager.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileResourceManager.java
index 6014003..f47b1df 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileResourceManager.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/FileResourceManager.java
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogRecordHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.logging.IResource;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogRecordHelper;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager;
 
 class FileResourceManager implements IResourceManager {
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/LogRecordReader.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/LogRecordReader.java
index ad1238a..1aa8454 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/LogRecordReader.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/LogRecordReader.java
@@ -15,19 +15,17 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.test;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Properties;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.IBuffer;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogCursor;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogFilter;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogRecordHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IBuffer;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogCursor;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogFilter;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogRecordHelper;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.PhysicalLogLocator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogManagerProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.PhysicalLogLocator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 
 public class LogRecordReader {
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/TransactionRecoverySimulator.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/TransactionRecoverySimulator.java
index 2bd277c..ccd83eb 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/TransactionRecoverySimulator.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/TransactionRecoverySimulator.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.test;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
 
 public class TransactionRecoverySimulator {
 
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/TransactionSimulator.java b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/TransactionSimulator.java
index 092f2ed..66e9bdf 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/TransactionSimulator.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/test/TransactionSimulator.java
@@ -17,23 +17,22 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Random;
 
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.exception.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.DatasetId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILockManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ILogger;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.LogicalLogLocator;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.logging.IResource;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking.ILockManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.ILogger;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogType;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogicalLogLocator;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IRecoveryManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.recovery.IRecoveryManager.SystemState;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.DatasetId;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.IResourceManager.ResourceType;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.ITransactionManager;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobId;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.JobIdFactory;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
 
 public class TransactionSimulator {
@@ -63,12 +62,12 @@
         memLSN = LogUtil.getDummyLogicalLogLocator(transactionProvider.getLogManager());
     }
 
-    public TransactionContext beginTransaction() throws ACIDException {
+    public ITransactionContext beginTransaction() throws ACIDException {
         JobId jobId = JobIdFactory.generateJobId();
         return transactionManager.beginTransaction(jobId);
     }
 
-    public void executeTransactionOperation(TransactionContext txnContext, FileResource.CounterOperation operation)
+    public void executeTransactionOperation(ITransactionContext txnContext, FileResource.CounterOperation operation)
             throws ACIDException {
         // lockManager.lock(txnContext, resourceId, 0);
         ILogManager logManager = transactionProvider.getLogManager();
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@
 
     }
 
-    public void commitTransaction(TransactionContext context) throws ACIDException {
+    public void commitTransaction(ITransactionContext context) throws ACIDException {
         transactionManager.commitTransaction(context, new DatasetId(-1), -1);
     }
 
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@
         Schedule schedule = new Schedule(numTransactions);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < numTransactions; i++) {
-            TransactionContext context = txnSimulator.beginTransaction();
+            ITransactionContext context = txnSimulator.beginTransaction();
             txnSimulator.executeTransactionOperation(context, schedule.getOperations()[i]);
             if (schedule.getWillCommit()[i]) {
                 txnSimulator.commitTransaction(context);
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b424195..aa0bc82 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 	<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
-	<version>0.0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>
-    	<algebricks.version>0.2.5-SNAPSHOT</algebricks.version>
-    	<hyracks.version>0.2.5-SNAPSHOT</hyracks.version>
+    	<algebricks.version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</algebricks.version>
+    	<hyracks.version>0.2.6-SNAPSHOT</hyracks.version>
     </properties>
 
 	<build>
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 	</build>
 
 	<scm>
-		<connection>scm:svn:https://asterixdb.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/asterix</connection>
-		<developerConnection>scm:svn:https://asterixdb.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/asterix</developerConnection>
+		<connection>scm:git:https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/</connection>
+		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/</developerConnection>
 	</scm>
 
 	<distributionManagement>
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
                 <module>asterix-server</module>
                 <module>asterix-installer</module>
                 <module>asterix-events</module>
+                <module>asterix-doc</module>
         </modules>
 
 	<repositories>
@@ -134,14 +135,6 @@
 			<url>http://obelix.ics.uci.edu/nexus/content/repositories/algebricks-snapshots/</url>
 		</repository>
 	</repositories>
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.cobertura</groupId>
-            <artifactId>cobertura</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.4</version>
-            <optional>true</optional>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
         <dependencyManagement>
     	<dependencies>
     		<dependency>
@@ -231,6 +224,18 @@
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex</artifactId>
 			<version>${hyracks.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.json</groupId>
+			<artifactId>json</artifactId>
+			<version>20090211</version>
+			<type>jar</type>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+			<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
+			<version>2.5</version>
+			<type>jar</type>
+		</dependency>
     	</dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 </project>