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[31/41] git commit: FALCON-674 General code factored out for ProcessInstance* tests. Contributed by Paul Isaychuk

FALCON-674 General code factored out for ProcessInstance* tests. Contributed by Paul Isaychuk


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/commit/1a3728b1
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/tree/1a3728b1
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/diff/1a3728b1

Branch: refs/heads/FALCON-585
Commit: 1a3728b1f2dfc62c4c8be2bdd6c8c4e663c61955
Parents: be08a2e
Author: Ruslan Ostafiychuk <ro...@apache.org>
Authored: Fri Sep 5 15:11:34 2014 +0300
Committer: Ruslan Ostafiychuk <ro...@apache.org>
Committed: Fri Sep 5 15:12:32 2014 +0300

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 falcon-regression/CHANGES.txt                   |   3 +
 .../regression/ProcessInstanceKillsTest.java    |  53 ++---
 .../regression/ProcessInstanceRerunTest.java    |  45 ++---
 .../regression/ProcessInstanceResumeTest.java   | 199 ++++++-------------
 .../regression/ProcessInstanceRunningTest.java  |  48 ++---
 .../regression/ProcessInstanceStatusTest.java   | 136 +++++--------
 .../regression/ProcessInstanceSuspendTest.java  | 107 ++++------
 7 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 395 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/blob/1a3728b1/falcon-regression/CHANGES.txt
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diff --git a/falcon-regression/CHANGES.txt b/falcon-regression/CHANGES.txt
index aecd520..cc38357 100644
--- a/falcon-regression/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/falcon-regression/CHANGES.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Trunk (Unreleased)
    via Samarth Gupta)
 
   IMPROVEMENTS
+   FALCON-674 General code factored out for ProcessInstance* tests (Paul Isaychuk via Ruslan
+   Ostafiychuk)
+
    FALCON-657 String datePattern moved to BaseTestClass (Ruslan Ostafiychuk)
 
    FALCON-643 Tests with zero-output/input scenario amended to match test case (Paul Isaychuk via

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/blob/1a3728b1/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceKillsTest.java
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diff --git a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceKillsTest.java b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceKillsTest.java
index ba7a8fd..7b938ec 100644
--- a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceKillsTest.java
+++ b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceKillsTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
     private String feedOutputPath = baseTestHDFSDir + "/output-data" + MINUTE_DATE_PATTERN;
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ProcessInstanceKillsTest.class);
     private static final double TIMEOUT = 15;
-    String processName;
+    private String processName;
 
     @BeforeClass(alwaysRun = true)
     public void createTestData() throws Exception {
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].generateUniqueBundle();
         bundles[0].setProcessWorkflow(aggregateWorkflowDir);
         bundles[0].setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputPath);
+        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
+        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
+        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         processName = Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData());
     }
 
@@ -103,14 +106,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceKillSingle() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:04Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(1);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceKill(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceKill(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccess(r, bundles[0], WorkflowStatus.KILLED);
     }
 
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(2);
         bundles[0].setProcessTimeOut(3, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(1, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(10);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
@@ -149,8 +147,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T00:00Z", "2010-01-02T04:00Z");
         bundles[0].setProcessTimeOut(3, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(1, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
@@ -181,9 +177,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
             baseTestHDFSDir + "/input01", dataDates);
         bundles[0].setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputPath.replace("input/", "input01/"));
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity(startTime, endTime);
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         String startTimeRequest = TimeUtil.getTimeWrtSystemTime(-17);
@@ -205,9 +198,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
          both start and end r in future with respect to current time
           */
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2099-01-02T01:21Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         String startTime = TimeUtil.getTimeWrtSystemTime(1);
@@ -228,18 +218,15 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceKillMultipleInstance() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:21Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
         prism.getProcessHelper()
             .getProcessInstanceKill(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:15Z");
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
             "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 5, 2, 0, 0, 3);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 5, 2, 0, 0, 3);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -251,17 +238,14 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceKillLastInstance() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:21Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
         prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceKill(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
             "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 5, 4, 0, 0, 1);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 5, 4, 0, 0, 1);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -273,15 +257,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceKillSuspended() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:04Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(1);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceKill(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceKill(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccess(r, bundles[0], WorkflowStatus.KILLED);
     }
 
@@ -294,15 +274,12 @@ public class ProcessInstanceKillsTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceKillSucceeded() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:04Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(1);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         InstanceUtil.waitTillInstanceReachState(serverOC.get(0), processName, 1,
             CoordinatorAction.Status.SUCCEEDED, EntityType.PROCESS);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceKill(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceKill(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccess(r, bundles[0], WorkflowStatus.SUCCEEDED);
     }
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/blob/1a3728b1/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRerunTest.java
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diff --git a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRerunTest.java b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRerunTest.java
index 8df7f1f..4ae6d72 100644
--- a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRerunTest.java
+++ b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRerunTest.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ProcessInstanceRerunTest.class);
     private static final double TIMEOUT = 10;
     private String processName;
+    private String start = "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z";
 
     @BeforeClass(alwaysRun = true)
     public void createTestData() throws Exception {
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].generateUniqueBundle();
         bundles[0].setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessWorkflow(aggregateWorkflowDir);
+        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
+        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         processName = bundles[0].getProcessName();
     }
 
@@ -104,8 +107,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceRerunSomeKilled02() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(5);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
@@ -113,11 +114,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
         InstanceUtil.waitTillInstancesAreCreated(cluster, process, 0);
         InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceKill(processName,
-            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:16Z");
+            start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:16Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 4, 0, 0, 0, 4);
         List<String> wfIDs = InstanceUtil.getWorkflows(cluster, processName);
         prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceRerun(processName,
-            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
+            start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
         InstanceUtil.areWorkflowsRunning(clusterOC, wfIDs, 6, 5, 1, 0);
     }
 
@@ -129,8 +130,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceRerunMultipleKilled() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:11Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(5);
         String process = bundles[0].getProcessData();
@@ -138,11 +137,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         InstanceUtil.waitTillInstancesAreCreated(cluster, process, 0);
         InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceKill(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
+            .getProcessInstanceKill(processName, start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 3, 0, 0, 0, 3);
         List<String> wfIDs =  InstanceUtil.getWorkflows(cluster, processName);
         prism.getProcessHelper().
-            getProcessInstanceRerun(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
+            getProcessInstanceRerun(processName, start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
         InstanceUtil.areWorkflowsRunning(clusterOC, wfIDs, 3, 3, 0, 0);
     }
 
@@ -155,19 +154,17 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceRerunSomeKilled01() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(5);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         String process = bundles[0].getProcessData();
         InstanceUtil.waitTillInstancesAreCreated(cluster, process, 0);
         InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceKill(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
+            .getProcessInstanceKill(processName, start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 3, 0, 0, 0, 3);
         List<String> wfIDs = InstanceUtil.getWorkflows(cluster, processName);
         prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceRerun(processName,
-            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
+            start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
         InstanceUtil.areWorkflowsRunning(clusterOC, wfIDs, 6, 6, 0, 0);
     }
@@ -180,16 +177,14 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceRerunSingleKilled() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:04Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(1);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         String process = bundles[0].getProcessData();
         InstanceUtil.waitTillInstancesAreCreated(cluster, process, 0);
-        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceKill(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceKill(processName, start);
         String wfID = InstanceUtil.getWorkflows(cluster, processName, Status.KILLED).get(0);
-        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceRerun(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceRerun(processName, start);
         Assert.assertTrue(InstanceUtil.isWorkflowRunning(clusterOC, wfID));
     }
 
@@ -202,8 +197,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceRerunSingleSucceeded() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:04Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
@@ -213,7 +206,7 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
                Status.SUCCEEDED).get(0);
         InstanceUtil.waitTillInstanceReachState(clusterOC, processName, 0, CoordinatorAction
             .Status.SUCCEEDED, EntityType.PROCESS);
-        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceRerun(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceRerun(processName, start);
         Assert.assertTrue(InstanceUtil.isWorkflowRunning(clusterOC, wfID));
     }
 
@@ -226,15 +219,13 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceRerunSingleSuspended() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:06Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(2);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName,
-            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:06Z");
+            start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:06Z");
         prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceRerun(processName,
-            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:06Z");
+            start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:06Z");
         Assert.assertEquals(InstanceUtil.getInstanceStatus(cluster, processName, 0, 1),
             CoordinatorAction.Status.SUSPENDED);
     }
@@ -247,8 +238,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceRerunMultipleSucceeded() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:11Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(3);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
@@ -258,7 +247,7 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
             CoordinatorAction.Status.SUCCEEDED, EntityType.PROCESS);
         List<String> wfIDs = InstanceUtil.getWorkflows(cluster, processName);
         prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceRerun(processName,
-            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
+            start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
         InstanceUtil.areWorkflowsRunning(clusterOC, wfIDs, 3, 3, 0, 0);
     }
 
@@ -272,9 +261,7 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
     public void testProcessInstanceRerunTimedOut() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputTimedOutPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:11Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setProcessTimeOut(2, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(3);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
@@ -282,7 +269,7 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRerunTest extends BaseTestClass {
         InstanceUtil.waitTillInstanceReachState(clusterOC, processName, 1,
             CoordinatorAction.Status.TIMEDOUT, EntityType.PROCESS);
         prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceRerun(processName,
-            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
+            start + "&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
         s = InstanceUtil.getInstanceStatus(cluster, processName, 0, 0);
         Assert.assertEquals(s, CoordinatorAction.Status.WAITING,
             "instance should have been in WAITING state");

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/blob/1a3728b1/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceResumeTest.java
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diff --git a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceResumeTest.java b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceResumeTest.java
index fdb64af..bfb8d52 100644
--- a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceResumeTest.java
+++ b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceResumeTest.java
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ProcessInstanceResumeTest.class);
     private static final double SCHEDULED = 15;
     private static final double AFFECTED = 10;
+    private String processName;
+    private String wholeRange = "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z";
 
     @BeforeClass(alwaysRun = true)
     public void createTestData() throws Exception {
@@ -69,7 +71,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
         String startDate = "2010-01-01T23:20Z";
         String endDate = "2010-01-02T01:40Z";
         b.setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputPath);
-
         List<String> dataDates = TimeUtil.getMinuteDatesOnEitherSide(startDate, endDate, 20);
         HadoopUtil.flattenAndPutDataInFolder(clusterFS, OSUtil.NORMAL_INPUT,
             b.getFeedDataPathPrefix(), dataDates);
@@ -84,6 +85,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputPath);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessWorkflow(aggregateWorkflowDir);
+        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
+        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
+        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
+        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
+        processName = Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData());
     }
 
     @AfterMethod(alwaysRun = true)
@@ -100,25 +106,17 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeOnlyEnd() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
         bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(SCHEDULED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z");
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z");
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(AFFECTED);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 6, 2, 4, 0, 0);
-
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceResume(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?end=2010-01-02T01:15Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(result, ResponseKeys.UNPARSEABLE_DATE);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            wholeRange);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 2, 4, 0, 0);
+        r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName, "?end=2010-01-02T01:15Z");
+        InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, ResponseKeys.UNPARSEABLE_DATE);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -129,28 +127,18 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeResumeSome() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(SCHEDULED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z");
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z");
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(AFFECTED);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 6, 2, 4, 0, 0);
-
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceResume(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:16Z");
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 6, 5, 1, 0, 0);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            wholeRange);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 2, 4, 0, 0);
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:16Z");
+        r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName, wholeRange);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 5, 1, 0, 0);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -161,28 +149,17 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeResumeMany() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(SCHEDULED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z");
+        String withinRange = "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z";
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName, withinRange);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(AFFECTED);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 6, 2, 4, 0, 0);
-
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceResume(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z");
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 6, 6, 0, 0, 0);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            wholeRange);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 2, 4, 0, 0);
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName, withinRange);
+        r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName, wholeRange);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 6, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -193,22 +170,15 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeSingle() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(1);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(SCHEDULED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        String start = "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z";
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName, start);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(AFFECTED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceResume(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName, start);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(AFFECTED);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName, start);
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessOnlyStart(r, WorkflowStatus.RUNNING);
     }
 
@@ -220,15 +190,9 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeNonExistent() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r =
-            prism.getProcessHelper()
-                .getProcessInstanceResume("invalidName",
-                    "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:15Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume("invalidName",
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:15Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, ResponseKeys.PROCESS_NOT_FOUND);
     }
 
@@ -240,13 +204,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeNoParams() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r =
-                prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(
-                    Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()), null);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName, null);
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, ResponseKeys.UNPARSEABLE_DATE);
     }
 
@@ -258,15 +217,10 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeDeleted() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         prism.getProcessHelper().delete(URLS.DELETE_URL, bundles[0].getProcessData());
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceResume(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, ResponseKeys.PROCESS_NOT_FOUND);
     }
 
@@ -277,23 +231,14 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeNonSuspended() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(SCHEDULED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceResume(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z");
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceResume(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+        String start = "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z";
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName, start);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName, start);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+        r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName, start);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -305,28 +250,18 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeLastInstance() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(SCHEDULED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:25Z");
+        String last = "?start=2010-01-02T01:25Z";
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName, last);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(AFFECTED);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 6, 5, 1, 0, 0);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            wholeRange);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 5, 1, 0, 0);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(10);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceResume(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:25Z");
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 6, 6, 0, 0, 0);
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName, last);
+        r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName, wholeRange);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 6, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -337,27 +272,17 @@ public class ProcessInstanceResumeTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceResumeWithinRange() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(6);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(SCHEDULED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z");
+        String withinRange = "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z";
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName, withinRange);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(AFFECTED);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 6, 2, 4, 0, 0);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceResume(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:05Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z");
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:26Z");
-        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 6, 6, 0, 0, 0);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            wholeRange);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 2, 4, 0, 0);
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceResume(processName, withinRange);
+        r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName, wholeRange);
+        InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 6, 0, 0, 0);
     }
 
     @AfterClass(alwaysRun = true)

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/blob/1a3728b1/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRunningTest.java
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diff --git a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRunningTest.java b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRunningTest.java
index 2b36d4d..e92f6b8 100644
--- a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRunningTest.java
+++ b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceRunningTest.java
@@ -61,26 +61,23 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRunningTest extends BaseTestClass {
     private String feedOutputPath = baseTestHDFSDir + "/output-data" + MINUTE_DATE_PATTERN;
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ProcessInstanceRunningTest.class);
     private static final double TIMEOUT = 15;
+    private String processName;
 
     @BeforeClass(alwaysRun = true)
     public void createTestData() throws Exception {
         LOGGER.info("in @BeforeClass");
         HadoopUtil.uploadDir(clusterFS, aggregateWorkflowDir, OSUtil.RESOURCES_OOZIE);
-
         Bundle bundle = BundleUtil.readELBundle();
         bundle.generateUniqueBundle();
         bundle = new Bundle(bundle, cluster);
-
         String startDate = "2010-01-02T00:40Z";
         String endDate = "2010-01-02T01:11Z";
-
         bundle.setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputPath);
         List<String> dataDates = TimeUtil.getMinuteDatesOnEitherSide(startDate, endDate, 20);
         HadoopUtil.flattenAndPutDataInFolder(clusterFS, OSUtil.NORMAL_INPUT,
             bundle.getFeedDataPathPrefix(), dataDates);
     }
 
-
     @BeforeMethod(alwaysRun = true)
     public void setup(Method method) throws Exception {
         LOGGER.info("test name: " + method.getName());
@@ -93,6 +90,7 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRunningTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
+        processName = Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData());
     }
 
     @AfterMethod(alwaysRun = true)
@@ -111,15 +109,13 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRunningTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(3);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(prism.getProcessHelper().suspend(URLS.SUSPEND_URL,
-            bundles[0].getProcessData()));
+        String process = bundles[0].getProcessData();
+        AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(prism.getProcessHelper().suspend(URLS.SUSPEND_URL, process));
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(prism.getProcessHelper().resume(URLS.RESUME_URL,
-            bundles[0].getProcessData()));
+        AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(prism.getProcessHelper().resume(URLS.RESUME_URL, process));
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
-                Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()));
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
+            processName);
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccess(r, bundles[0], WorkflowStatus.RUNNING);
     }
 
@@ -136,9 +132,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRunningTest extends BaseTestClass {
         AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(prism.getProcessHelper().suspend(URLS.SUSPEND_URL,
             bundles[0].getProcessData()));
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
-                Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()));
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
+            processName);
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWOInstances(r);
     }
 
@@ -151,9 +146,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRunningTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void getRunningProcessInstance() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
-                Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()));
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
+            processName);
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccess(r, bundles[0], WorkflowStatus.RUNNING);
     }
 
@@ -164,9 +158,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRunningTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void getNonExistenceProcessInstance() throws Exception {
-        InstancesResult r =
-            prism.getProcessHelper()
-                .getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING, "invalidName");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
+            "invalidName");
         Assert.assertEquals(r.getStatusCode(), ResponseKeys.PROCESS_NOT_FOUND,
             "Unexpected status code");
     }
@@ -180,9 +173,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRunningTest extends BaseTestClass {
     public void getKilledProcessInstance() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         prism.getProcessHelper().delete(URLS.DELETE_URL, bundles[0].getProcessData());
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
-                Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()));
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
+            processName);
         Assert.assertEquals(r.getStatusCode(), ResponseKeys.PROCESS_NOT_FOUND,
             "Unexpected status code");
     }
@@ -196,12 +188,10 @@ public class ProcessInstanceRunningTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void getSucceededProcessInstance() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstanceUtil.waitForBundleToReachState(cluster, Util.getProcessName(bundles[0]
-            .getProcessData()), Job.Status.SUCCEEDED);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
-                Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()));
-        InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWOInstances(result);
+        InstanceUtil.waitForBundleToReachState(cluster, processName, Job.Status.SUCCEEDED);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
+            processName);
+        InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWOInstances(r);
     }
 
     @AfterClass(alwaysRun = true)

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diff --git a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceStatusTest.java b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceStatusTest.java
index cac8904..8c82da9 100644
--- a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceStatusTest.java
+++ b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceStatusTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.security.authentication.client.AuthenticationException;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.oozie.client.CoordinatorAction.Status;
 import org.apache.oozie.client.Job;
+import org.apache.oozie.client.OozieClient;
 import org.testng.Assert;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod;
@@ -70,30 +71,28 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
         baseTestHDFSDir + "/output-data/timedoutStatus" + MINUTE_DATE_PATTERN;
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ProcessInstanceStatusTest.class);
     private static final double TIMEOUT = 15;
+    private String processName;
+    private OozieClient clusterOC = serverOC.get(0);
 
     @BeforeClass(alwaysRun = true)
     public void createTestData() throws Exception {
         LOGGER.info("in @BeforeClass");
-
         HadoopUtil.uploadDir(clusterFS, aggregateWorkflowDir, OSUtil.RESOURCES_OOZIE);
-
         Bundle bundle = BundleUtil.readELBundle();
         bundle.generateUniqueBundle();
         bundle = new Bundle(bundle, cluster);
-
         String startDate = "2010-01-01T23:40Z";
         String endDate = "2010-01-02T02:40Z";
-
         bundle.setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputPath);
         String prefix = bundle.getFeedDataPathPrefix();
-
         HadoopUtil.deleteDirIfExists(prefix.substring(1), clusterFS);
-
         List<String> dataDates = TimeUtil.getMinuteDatesOnEitherSide(startDate, endDate, 20);
         HadoopUtil.flattenAndPutDataInFolder(clusterFS, OSUtil.NORMAL_INPUT, prefix, dataDates);
     }
 
-
+    /**
+     *  Configures general process definition which particular properties can be overwritten
+     */
     @BeforeMethod(alwaysRun = true)
     public void setup(Method method) throws Exception {
         LOGGER.info("test name: " + method.getName());
@@ -102,6 +101,9 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].generateUniqueBundle();
         bundles[0].setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessWorkflow(aggregateWorkflowDir);
+        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
+        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
+        processName = Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData());
     }
 
     @AfterMethod(alwaysRun = true)
@@ -123,9 +125,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(1, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(1);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T10:20Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T10:20Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccess(r, bundles[0], WorkflowStatus.RUNNING);
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(r, 6, 1, 0, 5, 0);
     }
@@ -143,9 +144,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(1, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(1);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T05:00Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T05:00Z");
         AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(r);
         Assert.assertEquals(r.getInstances(), null);
     }
@@ -158,13 +158,10 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusEndOutOfRange() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:30Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:30Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, 400);
     }
 
@@ -176,10 +173,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusDateEmpty()
         throws JAXBException, AuthenticationException, IOException, URISyntaxException {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T02:30Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()), null);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName, null);
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, ResponseKeys.UNPARSEABLE_DATE);
     }
 
@@ -191,11 +186,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusStartAndEnd() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccess(r, bundles[0], WorkflowStatus.RUNNING);
     }
@@ -208,12 +200,9 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusStartOutOfRange() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T00:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, 400);
     }
@@ -226,13 +215,10 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusKilled() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(prism.getProcessHelper().delete(URLS.DELETE_URL,
             bundles[0].getProcessData()));
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         if ((r.getStatusCode() != ResponseKeys.PROCESS_NOT_FOUND)) {
             Assert.assertTrue(false);
@@ -247,14 +233,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusOnlyStartSuspended() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(prism.getProcessHelper().suspend(URLS.SUSPEND_URL,
             bundles[0].getProcessData()));
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessOnlyStart(r, WorkflowStatus.SUSPENDED);
     }
@@ -267,11 +250,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusReverseDateRange() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:20Z&end=2010-01-02T01:07Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, 400);
     }
@@ -284,18 +264,14 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusStartEndOutOfRange() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(
-            feedOutputPath);
+        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(2);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
             Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T00:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:30Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T00:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:30Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, 400);
     }
 
@@ -307,24 +283,19 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusResumed() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(2);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
-            Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        prism.getProcessHelper().suspend(URLS.SUSPEND_URL, bundles[0].getProcessData());
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
-            Job.Status.SUSPENDED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper().resume(URLS.RESUME_URL, bundles[0].getProcessData());
+        String process = bundles[0].getProcessData();
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, process, Job.Status.RUNNING);
+        prism.getProcessHelper().suspend(URLS.SUSPEND_URL, process);
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, process, Job.Status.SUSPENDED);
+        prism.getProcessHelper().resume(URLS.RESUME_URL, process);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
-            Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:22Z");
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, process, Job.Status.RUNNING);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:22Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccess(r, bundles[0], WorkflowStatus.RUNNING);
     }
 
@@ -337,14 +308,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusOnlyStart() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
             Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessOnlyStart(r, WorkflowStatus.RUNNING);
     }
 
@@ -357,7 +325,6 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusInvalidName() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T02:30Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
             .getProcessInstanceStatus("invalidProcess", "?start=2010-01-01T01:00Z");
@@ -374,23 +341,18 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
      */
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusSuspended() throws Exception {
-        bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         for (int i = 0; i < bundles[0].getClusters().size(); i++) {
             LOGGER.info("cluster to be submitted: " + i + "  "
                     + Util.prettyPrintXml(bundles[0].getClusters().get(i)));
         }
+        String process = bundles[0].getProcessData();
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
-                Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(
-                prism.getProcessHelper().suspend(URLS.SUSPEND_URL, bundles[0].getProcessData()));
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
-                Job.Status.SUSPENDED);
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, process, Job.Status.RUNNING);
+        AssertUtil.assertSucceeded(prism.getProcessHelper().suspend(URLS.SUSPEND_URL, process));
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, process, Job.Status.SUSPENDED);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccess(r, bundles[0], WorkflowStatus.SUSPENDED);
     }
 
@@ -403,10 +365,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusWoParams() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T02:30Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()), null);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName, null);
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, ResponseKeys.UNPARSEABLE_DATE);
     }
 
@@ -420,17 +380,15 @@ public class ProcessInstanceStatusTest extends BaseTestClass {
     public void testProcessInstanceStatusTimedOut() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputTimedOutPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:11Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setProcessTimeOut(2, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
         bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputTimedOutPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(3);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstanceUtil.waitTillInstanceReachState(serverOC.get(0), Util.readEntityName(bundles[0]
-            .getProcessData()), 1, Status.TIMEDOUT, EntityType.PROCESS);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
+        InstanceUtil.waitTillInstanceReachState(clusterOC, processName, 1, Status.TIMEDOUT,
+            EntityType.PROCESS);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:11Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateFailedInstances(r, 3);
     }
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator-falcon/blob/1a3728b1/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceSuspendTest.java
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diff --git a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceSuspendTest.java b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceSuspendTest.java
index 80da1ad..2a4f7f3 100644
--- a/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceSuspendTest.java
+++ b/falcon-regression/merlin/src/test/java/org/apache/falcon/regression/ProcessInstanceSuspendTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.oozie.client.CoordinatorAction;
 import org.apache.oozie.client.Job;
+import org.apache.oozie.client.OozieClient;
 import org.testng.Assert;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod;
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
     private FileSystem clusterFS = serverFS.get(0);
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ProcessInstanceSuspendTest.class);
     private static final double TIMEOUT = 15;
+    private String processName;
+    private OozieClient clusterOC = serverOC.get(0);
 
     @BeforeClass(alwaysRun = true)
     public void createTestData() throws Exception {
@@ -88,6 +91,9 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
         bundles[0].generateUniqueBundle();
         bundles[0].setInputFeedDataPath(feedInputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessWorkflow(aggregateWorkflowDir);
+        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
+        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
+        processName = Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData());
     }
 
     @AfterMethod(alwaysRun = true)
@@ -104,23 +110,17 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceSuspendLargeRange() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:23Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(5);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
             Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:21Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T00:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:30Z");
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T00:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:30Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(result, 400);
     }
@@ -134,15 +134,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceSuspendSucceeded() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:04Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(1);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        InstanceUtil.waitTillInstanceReachState(serverOC.get(0), Util.getProcessName(bundles[0]
+        InstanceUtil.waitTillInstanceReachState(clusterOC, Util.getProcessName(bundles[0]
             .getProcessData()), 1, CoordinatorAction.Status.SUCCEEDED, EntityType.PROCESS);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, 0);
     }
@@ -156,23 +152,17 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceSuspendAll() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:23Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(5);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
             Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 5, 0, 5, 0, 0);
     }
@@ -186,15 +176,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceSuspendWoParams() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:22Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(2);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
             Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()), null);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName, null);
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessWithStatusCode(r, ResponseKeys.UNPARSEABLE_DATE);
     }
 
@@ -207,23 +193,17 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceSuspendStartAndEnd() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:23Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(3);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
             Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:22Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 5, 3, 0, 2, 0);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:15Z");
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:22Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 5, 0, 3, 2, 0);
     }
@@ -236,15 +216,11 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceSuspendNonExistent() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:23Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(5);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
             Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        InstancesResult r =
-            prism.getProcessHelper()
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
                 .getProcessInstanceSuspend("invalidName", "?start=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         if ((r.getStatusCode() != ResponseKeys.PROCESS_NOT_FOUND)) {
             Assert.assertTrue(false);
@@ -260,24 +236,16 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceSuspendOnlyStart() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:11Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(3);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
             Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
-                Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()));
-        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING, processName);
+        InstancesResult r = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName,
                 "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateSuccessOnlyStart(r, WorkflowStatus.SUSPENDED);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING,
-                Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()));
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getRunningInstance(URLS.INSTANCE_RUNNING, processName);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -290,24 +258,17 @@ public class ProcessInstanceSuspendTest extends BaseTestClass {
     @Test(groups = {"singleCluster"})
     public void testProcessInstanceSuspendSuspendLast() throws Exception {
         bundles[0].setProcessValidity("2010-01-02T01:00Z", "2010-01-02T01:23Z");
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setProcessPeriodicity(5, TimeUnit.minutes);
-        bundles[0].setOutputFeedLocationData(feedOutputPath);
         bundles[0].setProcessConcurrency(5);
         bundles[0].submitFeedsScheduleProcess(prism);
         TimeUtil.sleepSeconds(TIMEOUT);
-        AssertUtil.checkStatus(serverOC.get(0), EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
+        AssertUtil.checkStatus(clusterOC, EntityType.PROCESS, bundles[0].getProcessData(),
             Job.Status.RUNNING);
-        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
+        InstancesResult result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0);
-        prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceSuspend(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
-        result = prism.getProcessHelper()
-            .getProcessInstanceStatus(Util.readEntityName(bundles[0].getProcessData()),
-                "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
+        prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceSuspend(processName, "?start=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
+        result = prism.getProcessHelper().getProcessInstanceStatus(processName,
+            "?start=2010-01-02T01:00Z&end=2010-01-02T01:20Z");
         InstanceUtil.validateResponse(result, 5, 4, 1, 0, 0);
     }