diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
index 154de5c..8f688ff 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
index 2607c5a..7caed47 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
index 84404b3..1318951 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
index 09adabf..e13bb3a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/appended-resources/META-INF/LICENSE b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/appended-resources/META-INF/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dee807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/src/main/appended-resources/META-INF/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+
+For portions of the Hyracks admin console at
+static/javascript/flot/
+
+   Copyright (c) 2007-2014 IOLA and Ole Laursen
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+   obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+   files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+   restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+   copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+   copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+   Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+   conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+   included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+   EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+   OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+   NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+   HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+   WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+   FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+   OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+As well as the Hyracks adminconsole resources at:
+static/javascript/jsplumb/
+
+   Copyright (c) 2010 - 2014 jsPlumb, http://jsplumbtoolkit.com/
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+   a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+   "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+   without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+   distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+   permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+   the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+   included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+   EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+   MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+   NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+   LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+   OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+   WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+and also the Hyracks adminconsole resources at:
+static/javascript/jquery
+and
+static/stylesheets/jquery-ui
+
+   Copyright jQuery Foundation and other contributors, https://jquery.org/
+
+   This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
+   individuals. For exact contribution history, see the revision history
+   available at https://github.com/jquery/jquery
+
+   The following license applies to all parts of this software except as
+   documented below:
+
+   ====
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+   a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+   "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+   without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+   distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+   permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+   the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+   included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+   EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+   MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+   NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+   LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+   OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+   WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+   ====
+
+   All files located in the node_modules and external directories are
+   externally maintained libraries used by this software which have their
+   own licenses; we recommend you read them, as their terms may differ from
+   the terms above.
+
+and also the Hyracks adminconsole resource at:
+static/javascript/jquery/plugins/jquery.getParams.js
+
+
+   Copyright (c) 2006 Mathias Bank (http://www.mathias-bank.de)
+   Dual licensed under the MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+   and GPL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php) licenses.
+
+   Thanks to Hinnerk Ruemenapf - http://hinnerk.ruemenapf.de/ for bug reporting and fixing.
+
+and also the Hyracks adminconsole resource at:
+static/javascript/jquery/plugins/jquery.timer.js
+
+   jquery.timer.js
+
+   Copyright (c) 2011 Jason Chavannes <jason.chavannes@gmail.com>
+
+   http://jchavannes.com/jquery-timer
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+   obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+   files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+   restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
+   modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+   of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+   furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+   included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+   EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+   MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+   NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+   BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+   ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+   CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+   SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
index 46395e4..faba785 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
index 55f326e..73331cf 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml
index c8e670f..50e0d15 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <modules>
     <module>hyracks-control-common</module>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
index 3d8665f..dd4bcb3 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
   <dependency>
   	<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml
index b2ad9c2..8d4f3af 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <modules>
     <module>hyracks-data-std</module>
   </modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
index 27760c1..729b2eb 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
index 32152a9..707e169 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
index 5ed986d..ceb0d20 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 4b46fdf..1e68ffb
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
 	</properties>
 
 	<build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml
index c74eaea..cef9191 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
     	<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
index fa5a015..ae1eb66 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
index a248c96..121a2ec 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml
index db2c47a..92f1918 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
index 8478429..d2a4d88 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <modules>
     <module>btreehelper</module>
     <module>btreeclient</module>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 3cb5685..675feae 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
+	<properties>
+			<root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
index 14ceabb..270b0dd 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml
index 5c6fa2b..fb7e816 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <modules>
     <module>tpch-example</module>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
index b24c74b..a389e26 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <modules>
     <module>texthelper</module>
     <module>textclient</module>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
index 4304414..cb831e9 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
index 6101f67..8bc557e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
index f116638..bca0839 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml
index 9443ff7..60b0800c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <modules>
     <module>tpchclient</module>
     <module>tpchserver</module>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
index ddcc983..5914d42 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml
index ccfa620..948b60a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml
index 3ba806e..eb81388 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 		<version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
-
+	<properties>
+			<root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml
index 1ec9c85..c515a67 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 		<version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
+	<properties>
+			<root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
index 170ef5b..2e78fa3 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 		<version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
-
+	<properties>
+			<root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
index 1bfafbb..8b8134d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <licenses>
     <license>
       <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
index 3ee9653..c3da36f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <!-- Dependency management inherited from top-level hyracks -->
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 1a8c356..0efcfda 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
index eadbeda..fd0a6d1 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
index c5e7f6b..90d5cac 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
index 4453c7c..717d393 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml
index 425dd76..7d2cff1 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
index e9db163..fde329d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
index 3082815..dac05d6 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/pom.xml
index a7842f6..6a5ea3f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/pom.xml
index d879c53..6bfc05e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/pom.xml
index 34e6122..f6c331a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/pom.xml
index 0de2d02..e9e589b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
index bd802cd..60d8865 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
index e970772..686cdb9 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
index 493e428..6cad882 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
index 05da1ad..2807fd2 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
index 6e38949..a20d02d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
+
   </build>
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
index 1209f9a..e8fe354 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
index 13563d2..bec7c52 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
index 7e1a999..2a43739 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
+	<properties>
+			<root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -65,4 +68,4 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
index 91d247f..4ab59c3 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
index 682cbe4..432d1ad 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
index 119c972..db8ac05 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml
index e5a798c..81e091e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <modules>
     <module>hyracks-storage-common-test</module>
     <module>hyracks-storage-am-btree-test</module>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml
index c695e41..6527896 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
     <version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml
index b4015bc..db8af6f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
     <version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml
index 2dae061..0b6b2a6 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
     <version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/pom.xml
index 61d92ad..a496e53 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <modules>
     <module>hyracks-yarn-common</module>
     <module>hyracks-yarn-client</module>
diff --git a/hyracks/pom.xml b/hyracks/pom.xml
index 144b6f4..955d120 100644
--- a/hyracks/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/pom.xml
@@ -39,9 +39,21 @@
         <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>1.2</version>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+        <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>0.11</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <skip>true</skip>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <repositories>
     <repository>
       <id>maven-central</id>