diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
index 541edd0..3c43736 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/api/common/AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 
     public static final String NC1_ID = "nc1";
     public static final String NC2_ID = "nc2";
+    public static final String[] ASTERIX_DATA_DIRS = new String[] { "nc1data", "nc2data" };
 
     public static final int DEFAULT_HYRACKS_CC_CLIENT_PORT = 1098;
 
     public static final int DEFAULT_HYRACKS_CC_CLUSTER_PORT = 1099;
 
-
     private static ClusterControllerService cc;
     private static NodeControllerService nc1;
     private static NodeControllerService nc2;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java
index ec82988..9b7c356 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.metadata;
 
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
-import java.io.Reader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -19,155 +16,97 @@
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.common.AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.java.AsterixJavaClient;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.aql.TestsUtils;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.context.TestCaseContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.testframework.xml.TestCase.CompilationUnit;
 
 @RunWith(Parameterized.class)
 public class MetadataTest {
 
+    private TestCaseContext tcCtx;
+
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(MetadataTest.class.getName());
-
-    private static final PrintWriter ERR = new PrintWriter(System.err);
-    private static final String EXTENSION_QUERY = "aql";
-    private static final String EXTENSION_RESULT = "adm";
-    private static final String PATH_ACTUAL = "rttest/";
+    private static final String PATH_ACTUAL = "mdtest/";
     private static final String PATH_BASE = "src/test/resources/metadata/";
-    private static final String PATH_EXPECTED = PATH_BASE + "results/";
-    private static final String PATH_QUERIES = PATH_BASE + "queries/";
-    private static final String QUERIES_FILE = PATH_BASE + "queries.txt";
-    private static final String SEPARATOR = System.getProperty("file.separator");
-
-    private static String _oldConfigFileName;
-    //private static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "asterix-metadata.properties";
     private static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "test.properties";
+    private static final String WEB_SERVER_PORT="19002";
     private static final String[] ASTERIX_DATA_DIRS = new String[] { "nc1data", "nc2data" };
 
-    private static String aqlExtToResExt(String fname) {
-        int dot = fname.lastIndexOf('.');
-        return fname.substring(0, dot + 1) + EXTENSION_RESULT;
+    public MetadataTest(TestCaseContext tcCtx) {
+        this.tcCtx = tcCtx;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void test() throws Exception {
+        List<CompilationUnit> cUnits = tcCtx.getTestCase().getCompilationUnit();
+        for (CompilationUnit cUnit : cUnits) {
+            File testFile = tcCtx.getTestFile(cUnit);
+            File expectedResultFile = tcCtx.getExpectedResultFile(cUnit);
+            File actualFile = new File(PATH_ACTUAL + File.separator
+                    + tcCtx.getTestCase().getFilePath().replace(File.separator, "_") + "_" + cUnit.getName() + ".adm");
+
+            File actualResultFile = tcCtx.getActualResultFile(cUnit, new File(PATH_ACTUAL));
+            actualResultFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+            try {
+                TestsUtils.runScriptAndCompareWithResult(AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.getHyracksClientConnection(),
+                        testFile, new PrintWriter(System.err), expectedResultFile, actualFile);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                LOGGER.severe("Test \"" + testFile + "\" FAILED!");
+                e.printStackTrace();
+                if (cUnit.getExpectedError().isEmpty()) {
+                    throw new Exception("Test \"" + testFile + "\" FAILED!", e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @BeforeClass
     public static void setUp() throws Exception {
-        _oldConfigFileName = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY);
         System.setProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY, TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
+        System.setProperty(GlobalConfig.WEB_SERVER_PORT_PROPERTY, WEB_SERVER_PORT);
         File outdir = new File(PATH_ACTUAL);
         outdir.mkdirs();
+
+        File log = new File("asterix_logs");
+        if (log.exists())
+            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(log);
+        File lsn = new File("last_checkpoint_lsn");
+        lsn.deleteOnExit();
+
         AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.init();
+
     }
 
     @AfterClass
     public static void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        // _bootstrap.stop();
         AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.deinit();
         File outdir = new File(PATH_ACTUAL);
         File[] files = outdir.listFiles();
         if (files == null || files.length == 0) {
             outdir.delete();
         }
-        if (_oldConfigFileName != null) {
-            System.setProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY, _oldConfigFileName);
-        }
+
         // clean up the files written by the ASTERIX storage manager
-        for (String d : ASTERIX_DATA_DIRS) {
+        for (String d : AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.ASTERIX_DATA_DIRS) {
             TestsUtils.deleteRec(new File(d));
         }
-    }
 
-    private static void suiteBuild(File f, Collection<Object[]> testArgs, String path) throws IOException {
-        BufferedReader br = null;
-        try {
-            br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(f), "UTF-8"));
-            String strLine;
-            File file;
-            while ((strLine = br.readLine()) != null) {
-                // Ignore commented out lines.
-                if (strLine.startsWith("//")) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                file = new File(PATH_QUERIES + SEPARATOR + strLine);
-                if (file.getName().endsWith(EXTENSION_QUERY)) {
-                    String resultFileName = aqlExtToResExt(file.getName());
-                    File expectedFile = new File(PATH_EXPECTED + path + resultFileName);
-                    File actualFile = new File(PATH_ACTUAL + SEPARATOR + path.replace(SEPARATOR, "_") + resultFileName);
-                    testArgs.add(new Object[] { file, expectedFile, actualFile });
-                }
-            }
-
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        } finally {
-            if (br != null) {
-                br.close();
-            }
-        }
+        File log = new File("asterix_logs");
+        if (log.exists())
+            FileUtils.deleteDirectory(log);
+        File lsn = new File("last_checkpoint_lsn");
+        lsn.deleteOnExit();
     }
 
     @Parameters
-    public static Collection<Object[]> tests() throws IOException {
+    public static Collection<Object[]> tests() throws Exception {
         Collection<Object[]> testArgs = new ArrayList<Object[]>();
-        suiteBuild(new File(QUERIES_FILE), testArgs, "");
+        TestCaseContext.Builder b = new TestCaseContext.Builder();
+        for (TestCaseContext ctx : b.build(new File(PATH_BASE))) {
+            testArgs.add(new Object[] { ctx });
+        }
         return testArgs;
     }
 
-    private File actualFile;
-    private File expectedFile;
-    private File queryFile;
-
-    public MetadataTest(File queryFile, File expectedFile, File actualFile) {
-        this.queryFile = queryFile;
-        this.expectedFile = expectedFile;
-        this.actualFile = actualFile;
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void test() throws Exception {
-        Reader query = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(queryFile), "UTF-8"));
-        AsterixJavaClient asterix = new AsterixJavaClient(AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.getHyracksClientConnection(),
-                query, ERR);
-        try {
-            LOGGER.info("Query is: " + queryFile);
-            asterix.compile(true, false, false, false, false, true, false);
-        } catch (AsterixException e) {
-            throw new Exception("Compile ERROR for " + queryFile + ": " + e.getMessage(), e);
-        } finally {
-            query.close();
-        }
-        asterix.execute();
-        query.close();
-
-        if (actualFile.exists()) {
-            BufferedReader readerExpected = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(expectedFile),
-                    "UTF-8"));
-            BufferedReader readerActual = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(actualFile),
-                    "UTF-8"));
-            String lineExpected, lineActual;
-            int num = 1;
-            try {
-                while ((lineExpected = readerExpected.readLine()) != null) {
-                    lineActual = readerActual.readLine();
-                    if (lineActual == null) {
-                        throw new Exception("Result for " + queryFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< "
-                                + lineExpected + "\n> ");
-                    }
-                    if (!lineExpected.split("Timestamp")[0].equals(lineActual.split("Timestamp")[0])) {
-                        throw new Exception("Result for " + queryFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< "
-                                + lineExpected + "\n> " + lineActual);
-                    }
-                    ++num;
-                }
-                lineActual = readerActual.readLine();
-                if (lineActual != null) {
-                    throw new Exception("Result for " + queryFile + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< \n> "
-                            + lineActual);
-                }
-                actualFile.delete();
-            } finally {
-                readerExpected.close();
-                readerActual.close();
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTransactionsTest.java b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTransactionsTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f2df365..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTransactionsTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,253 +0,0 @@
-package edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.metadata;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
-
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.io.PrintWriter;
-import java.io.Reader;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
-import org.junit.AfterClass;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
-import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
-
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.common.AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.api.java.AsterixJavaClient;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.GlobalConfig;
-import edu.uci.ics.asterix.test.aql.TestsUtils;
-
-@RunWith(Parameterized.class)
-public class MetadataTransactionsTest {
-
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(MetadataTransactionsTest.class.getName());
-
-    private static final PrintWriter ERR = new PrintWriter(System.err);
-    private static final String EXTENSION_QUERY = "aql";
-    private static final String EXTENSION_RESULT = "adm";
-    private static final String PATH_ACTUAL = "rttest/";
-    private static final String PATH_BASE = "src/test/resources/metadata-transactions/";
-    private static final String CHECK_STATE_QUERIES_PATH = PATH_BASE + "check-state-queries/";
-    private static final String CHECK_STATE_RESULTS_PATH = PATH_BASE + "check-state-results/";
-    private static final String CHECK_STATE_FILE = PATH_BASE + "check-state-queries.txt";
-    private static final String INIT_STATE_QUERIES_PATH = PATH_BASE + "init-state-queries/";
-    private static final String INIT_STATE_FILE = PATH_BASE + "init-state-queries.txt";
-    private static final String TEST_QUERIES_PATH = PATH_BASE + "queries/";
-    private static final String QUERIES_FILE = PATH_BASE + "queries.txt";
-
-    private static String _oldConfigFileName;
-    private static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "asterix-metadata.properties";
-    private static final String[] ASTERIX_DATA_DIRS = new String[] { "nc1data", "nc2data" };
-
-    private static String aqlExtToResExt(String fname) {
-        int dot = fname.lastIndexOf('.');
-        return fname.substring(0, dot + 1) + EXTENSION_RESULT;
-    }
-
-    private static void executeQueryTuple(Object[] queryTuple, boolean expectFailure, boolean executeQuery) {
-        String queryFileName = (String) queryTuple[0];
-        String expectedFileName = (String) queryTuple[1];
-        String actualFileName = (String) queryTuple[2];
-        try {
-            Reader query = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(queryFileName), "UTF-8"));
-            AsterixJavaClient asterix = new AsterixJavaClient(
-                    AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.getHyracksClientConnection(), query, ERR);
-            LOGGER.info("Query is: " + queryFileName);
-            try {
-                asterix.compile(true, false, false, false, false, executeQuery, false);
-            } finally {
-                query.close();
-            }
-            // We don't want to execute a query if we expect only DDL
-            // modifications.
-            if (executeQuery) {
-                asterix.execute();
-            }
-            query.close();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            if (!expectFailure) {
-                fail("Unexpected failure of AQL query in file: " + queryFileName + "\n" + e.getMessage());
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-        // Do we expect failure?
-        if (expectFailure) {
-            fail("Unexpected success of AQL query in file: " + queryFileName);
-        }
-        // If no expected or actual file names were given, then we don't want to
-        // compare them.
-        if (expectedFileName == null || actualFileName == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        // Compare actual and expected results.
-        try {
-            File actualFile = new File(actualFileName);
-            File expectedFile = new File(expectedFileName);
-            if (actualFile.exists() && false) {
-                BufferedReader readerExpected = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(
-                        expectedFile), "UTF-8"));
-                BufferedReader readerActual = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(actualFile),
-                        "UTF-8"));
-                String lineExpected, lineActual;
-                int num = 1;
-                try {
-                    while ((lineExpected = readerExpected.readLine()) != null) {
-                        lineActual = readerActual.readLine();
-                        if (lineActual == null) {
-                            fail("Result for " + queryFileName + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< " + lineExpected
-                                    + "\n> ");
-                        }
-                        if (!lineExpected.split("Timestamp")[0].equals(lineActual.split("Timestamp")[0])) {
-                            fail("Result for " + queryFileName + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< " + lineExpected
-                                    + "\n> " + lineActual);
-                        }
-                        ++num;
-                    }
-                    lineActual = readerActual.readLine();
-                    if (lineActual != null) {
-                        fail("Result for " + queryFileName + " changed at line " + num + ":\n< \n> " + lineActual);
-                    }
-                    // actualFile.delete();
-                } finally {
-                    readerExpected.close();
-                    readerActual.close();
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            fail("Execption occurred while comparing expected and actual results: " + e.getMessage());
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Collection of object arrays. Each object array contains exactly 3 string
-    // elements:
-    // 1. String QueryFile
-    // 2. String expectedFile
-    // 3. String actualFile
-    private static Collection<Object[]> checkQuerySuite = new ArrayList<Object[]>();
-
-    private static void checkMetadataState() {
-        for (Object[] checkTuple : checkQuerySuite) {
-            executeQueryTuple(checkTuple, false, true);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void setUp() throws Exception {
-        _oldConfigFileName = System.getProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY);
-        System.setProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY, TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME);
-        File outdir = new File(PATH_ACTUAL);
-        outdir.mkdirs();
-        AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.init();
-
-        // Create initial metadata state by adding the customers and orders
-        // metadata.
-        Collection<Object[]> initQuerySuite = new ArrayList<Object[]>();
-        prepareQuerySuite(INIT_STATE_FILE, INIT_STATE_QUERIES_PATH, null, null, initQuerySuite);
-        for (Object[] queryTuple : initQuerySuite) {
-            executeQueryTuple(queryTuple, false, false);
-        }
-
-        // Prepare the query suite for checking the metadata state is still
-        // correct.
-        prepareQuerySuite(CHECK_STATE_FILE, CHECK_STATE_QUERIES_PATH, CHECK_STATE_RESULTS_PATH, PATH_ACTUAL,
-                checkQuerySuite);
-
-        // Make sure the initial metadata state is set up correctly.
-        checkMetadataState();
-    }
-
-    @AfterClass
-    public static void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        // _bootstrap.stop();
-        AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.deinit();
-        File outdir = new File(PATH_ACTUAL);
-        File[] files = outdir.listFiles();
-        if (files == null || files.length == 0) {
-            // outdir.delete();
-        }
-        if (_oldConfigFileName != null) {
-            System.setProperty(GlobalConfig.CONFIG_FILE_PROPERTY, _oldConfigFileName);
-        }
-        // clean up the files written by the ASTERIX storage manager
-        for (String d : ASTERIX_DATA_DIRS) {
-            TestsUtils.deleteRec(new File(d));
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static void prepareQuerySuite(String queryListPath, String queryPath, String expectedPath,
-            String actualPath, Collection<Object[]> output) throws IOException {
-        BufferedReader br = null;
-        try {
-            File queryListFile = new File(queryListPath);
-            br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(queryListFile), "UTF-8"));
-            String strLine;
-            String queryFileName;
-            File queryFile;
-            while ((strLine = br.readLine()) != null) {
-                // Ignore commented test files.
-                if (strLine.startsWith("//")) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                queryFileName = queryPath + strLine;
-                queryFile = new File(queryPath + strLine);
-                // If no expected or actual path was given, just add the
-                // queryFile.
-                if (expectedPath == null || actualPath == null) {
-                    output.add(new Object[] { queryFileName, null, null });
-                    continue;
-                }
-                // We want to compare expected and actual results. Construct the
-                // expected and actual files.
-                if (queryFile.getName().endsWith(EXTENSION_QUERY)) {
-                    String resultFileName = aqlExtToResExt(queryFile.getName());
-                    String expectedFileName = expectedPath + resultFileName;
-                    String actualFileName = actualPath + resultFileName;
-                    output.add(new Object[] { queryFileName, expectedFileName, actualFileName });
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        } finally {
-            if (br != null) {
-                br.close();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Parameters
-    public static Collection<Object[]> tests() throws IOException {
-        Collection<Object[]> testArgs = new ArrayList<Object[]>();
-        prepareQuerySuite(QUERIES_FILE, TEST_QUERIES_PATH, null, null, testArgs);
-        return testArgs;
-    }
-
-    private String actualFileName;
-    private String expectedFileName;
-    private String queryFileName;
-
-    public MetadataTransactionsTest(String queryFileName, String expectedFileName, String actualFileName) {
-        this.queryFileName = queryFileName;
-        this.expectedFileName = expectedFileName;
-        this.actualFileName = actualFileName;
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void test() throws Exception {
-        // Re-create query tuple.
-        Object[] queryTuple = new Object[] { queryFileName, expectedFileName, actualFileName };
-
-        // Execute query tuple, expecting failure.
-        executeQueryTuple(queryTuple, true, false);
-
-        // Validate metadata state after failed query above.
-        checkMetadataState();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata-transactions/queries/rollback_drop_dataset.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata-transactions/queries/rollback_drop_dataset.aql
index 860a714..8dfe072 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata-transactions/queries/rollback_drop_dataset.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata-transactions/queries/rollback_drop_dataset.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+drop dataverse custord if exists;
+create dataverse custord;
 use dataverse custord;
 
 drop dataset Customers;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries.txt b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 747dce3..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-metadata_dataverse.aql
-metadata_dataset.aql
-metadata_index.aql
-metadata_datatype.aql
-metadata_node.aql
-metadata_nodegroup.aql
-custord_q1.aql
-custord_q2.aql
-custord_q3.aql
-custord_q4.aql
-custord_dataverse.aql
-custord_dataset.aql
-custord_index.aql
-custord_datatype.aql
-custord_nodegroup.aql
-custord_q5.aql
-exceptions.aql
-custord_q7.aql
-custord_q8.aql
-metadata_dataverse.aql
-metadata_dataset.aql
-metadata_index.aql
-metadata_datatype.aql
-metadata_node.aql
-metadata_nodegroup.aql
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta01.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta01.aql
similarity index 78%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta01.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta01.aql
index 15b7de8..5ce47ad 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta01.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta01.aql
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 drop dataverse testdv if exists;
 create dataverse testdv;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta01.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta01.adm";
 
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Dataverse')
 return $l
+
+drop dataverse testdv;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta02.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta02.aql
similarity index 77%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta02.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta02.aql
index f6686b1..8bfc240 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta02.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta02.aql
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 drop dataverse testdv if exists;
 create dataverse testdv;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta02.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta02.adm";
 
-create type test.testtype as open {
+create type testdv.testtype as open {
 id : int32
 }
 
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Dataset')
 where $l.DataverseName = 'testdv' and $l.DatasetName = 'dst01'
 return $l
+
+drop dataverse testdv; 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta03.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta03.aql
similarity index 83%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta03.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta03.aql
index 88c658c..0b876f2 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta03.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta03.aql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse testdv if exists;
 create dataverse testdv;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta03.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta03.adm";
 
 create type testdv.testtype as closed {
 id : int32
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Datatype')
 where $l.DataverseName='testdv' and $l.DatatypeName='testtype'
 return $l
+
+drop dataverse testdv;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta04.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta04.aql
similarity index 83%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta04.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta04.aql
index fac73da..b2e7304 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta04.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta04.aql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse testdv if exists;
 create dataverse testdv;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta04.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta04.adm";
 
 create type testdv.testtype as open {
 id : int32
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Datatype')
 where $l.DataverseName='testdv' and $l.DatatypeName='testtype'
 return $l
+
+drop dataverse testdv;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta05.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta05.aql
similarity index 86%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta05.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta05.aql
index 6a99187..9eb129d 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta05.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta05.aql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse testdv if exists;
 create dataverse testdv;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta05.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta05.adm";
 
 create type testdv.testtype as open {
 id : int32,
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Index')
 where $l.DataverseName='testdv' 
 return $l
+
+drop dataverse testdv;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta06.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta06.aql
similarity index 83%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta06.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta06.aql
index c0b9a9b..6297561 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta06.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta06.aql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse testdv if exists;
 create dataverse testdv;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta06.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta06.adm";
 
 create function testdv.fun01(){
 "This is an AQL Bodied UDF"
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Function')
 return $l
 
+drop dataverse testdv;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta07.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta07.aql
similarity index 84%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta07.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta07.aql
index 2455eeb..6544bca 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta07.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta07.aql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 // Please note this query was run on two nodes, i.e; two NCs
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta07.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta07.adm";
 
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Node')
 return $l
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta08.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta08.aql
similarity index 84%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta08.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta08.aql
index e382c47..a7d536f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta08.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta08.aql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 // Please note this query was run on two nodes, i.e; two NCs
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta08.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta08.adm";
 
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Nodegroup')
 return $l
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta09.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta09.aql
similarity index 92%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta09.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta09.aql
index 4404707..28a3794 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta09.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta09.aql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta09.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta09.adm";
 
 create type test.testtype as open {
 id:int32
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Dataset')
 where $l.DataverseName='test' and $l.DatasetName='t1'
 return $l
+
+drop dataverse test; 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta10.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta10.aql
similarity index 77%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta10.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta10.aql
index 6aae87b..452dcc3 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta10.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta10.aql
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 create dataverse test;
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta10.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta10.adm";
 
+count(
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Dataverse')
+where $l.DataverseName='test'
 return $l
+)
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta11.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta11.aql
similarity index 74%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta11.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta11.aql
index a5ae81e..d781114 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta11.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta11.aql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta11.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta11.adm";
 
 create type test.testtype as open {
 id : int32
@@ -17,5 +17,11 @@
 
 drop dataset test.dst01;
 
+count(
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Dataset')
+where $l.DataverseName='test' and $l.DatasetName='dst01'
 return $l
+)
+
+drop dataverse test;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta12.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta12.aql
similarity index 85%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta12.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta12.aql
index 481cc3a..1de7ac5 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta12.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta12.aql
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
  * Date         : Sep 17 2012
  */
 
-// This drop index test is broken for now.
-
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta12.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta12.adm";
 
 create type test.testtype as open {
 id : int32,
@@ -25,3 +23,5 @@
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Index')
 where $l.DatasetName = 'dst01'
 return $l
+
+drop dataverse test;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta13.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta13.aql
similarity index 72%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta13.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta13.aql
index 62d0964..0c0f627 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/meta13.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta13.aql
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@
  * Date         : Sep 17 2012
  */
 
-// this test returns NPE today
-
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/meta13.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta13.adm";
 
 create function test.foo(){
 "drop this function"
@@ -18,6 +16,9 @@
 
 drop function test.foo@0;
 
+count(
 for $l in dataset('Metadata.Function')
-return $l;
+where $l.DataverseName='test' and $l.Name='foo' and $l.Arity=0
+return $l);
 
+drop dataverse test;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_04_drop_nested_type.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta14.aql
similarity index 68%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_04_drop_nested_type.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta14.aql
index f8c8626..9103614 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_04_drop_nested_type.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta14.aql
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Expected Result  :  Success
  */
 
+
 drop dataverse test if exists;
 create dataverse test;
 use dataverse test;
@@ -12,10 +13,15 @@
    bar: int32?
 };
 
+
 drop type FooType;
 
-create type FooType as closed {
-   bar: int32?
-};
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta14.adm";
 
-drop type FooType;
\ No newline at end of file
+count(
+for $x in dataset('Metadata.Datatype')
+where $x.DataverseName='test'
+return $x
+)
+
+drop dataverse test;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta15.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta15.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91827ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta15.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Query Metadata dataset Adapter to verify to contents.
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 25 Nov 2012
+ */
+
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta15.adm";
+
+for $l in dataset('Metadata.DatasourceAdapter')
+return $l
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta16.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta16.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b69b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta16.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;
+
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta16.adm";
+
+for $c in dataset('Dataset')
+return $c
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta17.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta17.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cd25ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta17.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;
+
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta17.adm";
+     
+for $c in dataset('Datatype')
+return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta18.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta18.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45f065a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta18.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;
+
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta18.adm";
+
+for $c in dataset('Dataverse')
+return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_index.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta19.aql
similarity index 66%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_index.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta19.aql
index cbe0109..21de582 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_index.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta19.aql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use dataverse Metadata;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/metadata_index.adm";
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta19.adm";
 
 for $c in dataset('Index')
 where $c.DataverseName='Metadata'
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta20.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta20.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..259f23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta20.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;    
+
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta20.adm";
+
+for $c in dataset('Node')
+return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta21.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta21.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5f8110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/meta21.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;
+
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/basic_meta21.adm";
+     
+for $c in dataset('Nodegroup')
+return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_dataset.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_dataset.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94f7a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_dataset.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;
+
+write output to nc1:"rttest/basic_metadata_dataset.adm";
+
+for $c in dataset('Dataset')
+return $c
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_datatype.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_datatype.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cc94de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_datatype.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;
+
+write output to nc1:"rttest/basic_metadata_datatype.adm";
+     
+for $c in dataset('Datatype')
+return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_dataverse.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_dataverse.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3edfed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_dataverse.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;
+
+write output to nc1:"rttest/basic_metadata_dataverse.adm";
+
+for $c in dataset('Dataverse')
+return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_index.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_index.aql
similarity index 63%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_index.aql
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_index.aql
index cbe0109..cb78758 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_index.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_index.aql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use dataverse Metadata;
 
-write output to nc1:"rttest/metadata_index.adm";
+write output to nc1:"rttest/basic_metadata_index.adm";
 
 for $c in dataset('Index')
 where $c.DataverseName='Metadata'
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_node.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_node.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d28ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_node.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;    
+
+write output to nc1:"rttest/basic_metadata_node.adm";
+
+for $c in dataset('Node')
+return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_nodegroup.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_nodegroup.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86615e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/basic/metadata_nodegroup.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use dataverse Metadata;
+
+write output to nc1:"rttest/basic_metadata_nodegroup.adm";
+     
+for $c in dataset('Nodegroup')
+return $c
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_dataset.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_dataset.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 530c6c9..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_dataset.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/custord_dataset.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Dataset')
-where $c.DataverseName = "custord"
-return $c
-
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_datatype.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_datatype.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 1525b93..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_datatype.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/custord_datatype.adm";
-     
-for $c in dataset('Datatype')
-where $c.DataverseName = "custord"
-return $c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_dataverse.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_dataverse.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 277bf62..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_dataverse.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/custord_dataverse.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Dataverse')
-where $c.DataverseName = "custord"
-return $c
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_index.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_index.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 95450da..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_index.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/custord_index.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Index')
-where $c.DataverseName = "custord"
-return $c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_nodegroup.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_nodegroup.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 090c739..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_nodegroup.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/metadata_nodegroup.adm";
-     
-for $c in dataset('Nodegroup')
-return $c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q1.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q1.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ba02b9..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q1.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse custord if exists;
-
-create dataverse custord;
-
-use dataverse custord;
-
-create type StreetType as closed {
-  number: int32?,
-  name: string
-}
-
-create type AddressType as open {
-  street: StreetType,
-  city: string,
-  state: string,
-  zip: int16
-}
-
-create type CustomerType as closed {
-  cid: int32, 
-  name: string,
-  age: int32?,
-  address: AddressType?,
-  interests: {{string}},
-  children: [ {
-             name : string,
-             dob : string
-             } ]
-}
-
-create type OrderType as open {
-  oid: int32,
-  cid: int32,
-  orderstatus: string,
-  orderpriority: string,
-  clerk: string,
-  total: float,
-  items: [ {
-       number: int64,
-       storeIds: {{int8}} 
-       } ]
-}
-
-create nodegroup group1  if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-
-create dataset Customers(CustomerType)
-  partitioned by key cid, name on group1;
-
-load dataset Customers 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/metadata/customerData.json"),("format"="adm"));
-        
-create dataset Orders(OrderType)
-  partitioned by key oid on group1;
-
-load dataset Orders 
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/metadata/orderData.json"),("format"="adm"));
-
-create index ordCustId if not exists on Orders(cid);
-
-create index custName if not exists on Customers(name, cid);
-
-create index ordClerkTotal if not exists on Orders(clerk, total);
-  
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q10.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q10.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index abe6041..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q10.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/custord_q10.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Dataset')
-return $c
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q2.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q2.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 291ca64..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q2.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse custord;
-     
-write output to nc1:"rttest/custord_q2.adm";
-      
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-order by $c.cid
-return $c.address
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q3.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q3.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index c093baa..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q3.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse custord;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/custord_q3.adm";
-      
-for $o in dataset('Orders')
-return {"id" : $o.oid, "total": $o.total} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q4.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q4.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bdf494..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q4.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse custord;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/custord_q4.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Customers')
-for $o in dataset('Orders')
-where $c.cid = $o.cid 
-order by $c.cid
-return {"cust_name":$c.name, "cust_age": $c.age, "order_total":$o.total} 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q5.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q5.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 716cce7..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q5.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-drop nodegroup fuzzynodegroup if exists;
-
-drop dataverse fuzzyjoin if exists;
-
-use dataverse custord;
-
-create dataset Customers if not exists (CustomerType)
-  partitioned by key cid, name on group1;
-  
-drop dataset employees if exists;
-
-create index custName if not exists on Customers(name, cid);
-
-drop index Customers.custAddress if exists;
-
-create type StreetType if not exists as closed {
-  number: int32?,
-  name: string
-}
-
-drop type DBLPType if exists;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q6.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q6.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 231c410..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q6.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse custord;
-
-drop index Orders.ordClerkTotal;
-
-drop dataset Orders;
-
-drop type OrderType;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q7.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q7.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 247ed78..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q7.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse custord;
- 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_dataset.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_dataset.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cce09a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_dataset.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+drop dataset DBLP;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_dataverse.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_dataverse.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b92618e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_dataverse.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+drop dataverse fuzzyjoin;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_index.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_index.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..386a71d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_index.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+drop index Cust.ord;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q8.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_nodegroup.aql
similarity index 95%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q8.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_nodegroup.aql
index bb4225d..664f52f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q8.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_nodegroup.aql
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 drop nodegroup group1;
- 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_type1.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_type1.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c6c7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_type1.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+drop type AddressType;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_type2.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_type2.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b97b812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_type2.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+drop type CustomerType;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_type3.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_type3.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3812745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exception/exception_drop_type3.aql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+drop type StreetType;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exceptions.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exceptions.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index b6ec188..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/exceptions.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Each statement (except for the second "use" statement) should throw an exception.
-
-//drop nodegroup group1;
-
-//drop dataverse fuzzyjoin;
-
-//use dataverse fuzzy;
-
-//use dataverse custord;
-
-//drop index Cust.ord;
-
-//drop index Customers.ord;
-
-//drop type AddressType;
-
-//drop type CustomerType;
-
-//drop type StreetType;
-
-//drop dataset DBLP;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_dataset.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_dataset.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 723e65c..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_dataset.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/metadata_dataset.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Dataset')
-return $c
-
-
-
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_datatype.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_datatype.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index a144f4f..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_datatype.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/metadata_datatype.adm";
-     
-for $c in dataset('Datatype')
-return $c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_dataverse.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_dataverse.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index e7e1249..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_dataverse.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/metadata_dataverse.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Dataverse')
-return $c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_node.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_node.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index ce28ac8..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_node.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;    
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/metadata_node.adm";
-
-for $c in dataset('Node')
-return $c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_nodegroup.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_nodegroup.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 090c739..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/metadata_nodegroup.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse Metadata;
-
-write output to nc1:"rttest/metadata_nodegroup.adm";
-     
-for $c in dataset('Nodegroup')
-return $c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_01_create_type.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_01_create_type.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index e978572..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_01_create_type.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-
-// Create a type in test dataverse.
-// This type will be referred to in a subsequent script.
-create type TestType as closed {
-  id: int32,
-  name: string
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_02_refer_existing_type.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_02_refer_existing_type.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index aeed866..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_02_refer_existing_type.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-use dataverse test;
-
-// Refer to existing type in test dataverse.
-create type UseTestType as closed {
-  test: TestType
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_03_repeated_create_drop.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_03_repeated_create_drop.aql
deleted file mode 100644
index 02009da..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/regress_03_repeated_create_drop.aql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-drop dataverse test if exists;
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type TypeOne as open {
-  f: int32
-}
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-create dataset typeonedataset(TypeOne)
-partitioned by key f on group1;
-
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;  
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type TypeTwo as open {
-  f: int32
-}
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-create dataset typetwodataset(TypeTwo)
-partitioned by key f on group1;
-
-
-drop dataverse test if exists;  
-create dataverse test;
-use dataverse test;
-
-create type TypeThree as open {
-  f: int32
-}
-create nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
-create dataset typethreedataset(TypeThree)
-partitioned by key f on group1;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q9.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/failure_previous_success.aql
similarity index 65%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q9.aql
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/failure_previous_success.aql
index 2d3f960..5250eef 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/custord_q9.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/failure_previous_success.aql
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Cause a failure by creating an existing type. Verify that rollback does not affect the pre-existing types.
+ *                Verification is done in a separate session (compilation unit).
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 24 Nov 2012
+ */
 drop dataverse custord if exists;
 
 create dataverse custord;
@@ -41,12 +47,8 @@
        } ]
 }
 
-create external dataset Customers(CustomerType)
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.HDFSAdapter"
-      (("hdfs"="hdfs://temp1/data1"),("n1"="v1"),("n2"="v2"), ("n3"="v3"));
-  
-create external dataset Orders(OrderType)
-using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1:///tmp1/data1,nc2:///tmp2/data2"));
 
-
+create type StreetType as closed {
+  number: int32?,
+  name: string
+}
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/failure_subsequent_no_execution.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/failure_subsequent_no_execution.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4678f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/failure_subsequent_no_execution.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Create dataverse, types, nodegroup and a dataset. Cause exception by re-creating nodegroup. 
+ *                Subsequent statement(s) should not executed. This is verified in a separate session (compilation unit)
+ * Expected Res : Exception
+ * Date         : 24 Nov 2012
+ */
+drop dataverse custord if exists;
+
+create dataverse custord;
+
+use dataverse custord;
+
+create type StreetType as closed {
+  number: int32?,
+  name: string
+}
+
+create type AddressType as open {
+  street: StreetType,
+  city: string,
+  state: string,
+  zip: int16
+}
+
+create type CustomerType as closed {
+  cid: int32, 
+  name: string,
+  age: int32?,
+  address: AddressType?,
+  interests: {{string}},
+  children: [ {
+             name : string,
+             dob : string
+             } ]
+}
+
+create nodegroup group1 if not exists on nc1, nc2;
+
+create dataset Customers(CustomerType)
+  partitioned by key cid, name on group1;
+
+create nodegroup group1 on nc1, nc2;
+
+// the following statement should not get executed 
+// as the above statement causes an exception
+create index custName on Customers(name, cid);
+  
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/verify_failure_previous_success.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/verify_failure_previous_success.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..351a9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/verify_failure_previous_success.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Verify the state of the Metadata adter the failure caused in failure_previous_success.aql 
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 24 Nov 2012
+ */
+use dataverse custord;
+
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/transaction_verify_failure_previous_success.adm";
+
+for $x in dataset('Metadata.Datatype')
+where $x.DataverseName='custord'
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6505903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/queries/transaction/verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : Verify the state of the metadata after the failure caused by failure_subsequent_no_execution.aql
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 24 Nov 2012
+ */
+
+use dataverse custord;
+
+write output to nc1:"mdtest/transaction_verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution.adm";
+
+for $x in dataset('Metadata.Index')
+where $x.DataverseName='custord'
+return $x
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta01.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta01.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e878a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta01.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DataFormat": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.NonTaggedDataFormat", "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 14:44:45 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "testdv", "DataFormat": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.NonTaggedDataFormat", "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 14:45:14 PST 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta02.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta02.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta02.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta02.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta03.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta03.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta03.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta03.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta04.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta04.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f892be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta04.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "testdv", "DatatypeName": "testtype", "Derived": { "Tag": "RECORD", "IsAnonymous": false, "EnumValues": null, "Record": { "IsOpen": true, "Fields": [ { "FieldName": "id", "FieldType": "int32" } ] }, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 14:27:13 PST 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta05.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta05.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta05.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta05.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta06.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta06.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta06.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta06.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta07.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta07.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta07.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta07.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta08.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta08.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta08.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta08.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta09.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta09.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b85737d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta09.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "test", "DatasetName": "t1", "DataTypeName": "testtype", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "id" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "id" ], "GroupName": "DEFAULT_NG_ALL_NODES" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 14:28:44 PST 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta10.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta10.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta10.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta11.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta11.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta11.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta12.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta12.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta12.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta12.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta13.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta13.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta13.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta14.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta14.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..573541a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta14.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta15.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta15.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4414ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta15.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "Name": "cnn_feed", "Classname": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory.CNNFeedAdapterFactory", "Type": "INTERNAL", "Timestamp": "Sun Nov 25 20:55:22 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "Name": "hdfs", "Classname": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory.HDFSAdapterFactory", "Type": "INTERNAL", "Timestamp": "Sun Nov 25 20:55:22 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "Name": "hive", "Classname": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory.HiveAdapterFactory", "Type": "INTERNAL", "Timestamp": "Sun Nov 25 20:55:22 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "Name": "localfs", "Classname": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory.NCFileSystemAdapterFactory", "Type": "INTERNAL", "Timestamp": "Sun Nov 25 20:55:22 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "Name": "pull_twitter", "Classname": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory.PullBasedTwitterAdapterFactory", "Type": "INTERNAL", "Timestamp": "Sun Nov 25 20:55:22 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "Name": "rss_feed", "Classname": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.adapter.factory.RSSFeedAdapterFactory", "Type": "INTERNAL", "Timestamp": "Sun Nov 25 20:55:22 PST 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_dataset.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta16.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_dataset.adm
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta16.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_datatype.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta17.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_datatype.adm
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta17.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_dataverse.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta18.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_dataverse.adm
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta18.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_index.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta19.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_index.adm
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta19.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta07.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta20.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta07.adm
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta20.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_nodegroup.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta21.adm
similarity index 100%
copy from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_nodegroup.adm
copy to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/meta21.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_dataset.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_dataset.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_dataset.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_dataset.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_datatype.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_datatype.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_datatype.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_dataverse.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_dataverse.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_dataverse.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_dataverse.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_index.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_index.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_index.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_index.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_node.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_node.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_node.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_node.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_nodegroup.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_nodegroup.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/metadata_nodegroup.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/basic/metadata_nodegroup.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_dataset.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_dataset.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_dataset.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_dataset.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_datatype.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_datatype.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_datatype.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_datatype.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_dataverse.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_dataverse.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_dataverse.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_dataverse.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_index.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_index.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_index.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_index.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_nodegroup.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_nodegroup.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_nodegroup.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_nodegroup.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_q10.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_q10.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_q10.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_q10.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_q2.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_q2.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_q2.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_q2.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_q3.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_q3.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_q3.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_q3.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_q4.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_q4.adm
similarity index 100%
rename from asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord_q4.adm
rename to asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/custord/custord_q4.adm
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta01.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta01.adm
deleted file mode 100644
index 90ef844..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta01.adm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-taverseName": "Metadata", "DataFormat": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.NonTaggedDataFormat", "Timestamp": "Sat Sep 15 14:30:48 PDT 2012" }
-{ "DataverseName": "testdv", "DataFormat": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.NonTaggedDataFormat", "Timestamp": "Sat Sep 15 14:31:34 PDT 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta04.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta04.adm
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ad95e2..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta04.adm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{ "DataverseName": "testdv", "DatatypeName": "testtype", "Derived": { "Tag": "RECORD", "IsAnonymous": false, "EnumValues": null, "Record": { "IsOpen": false, "Fields": [ { "FieldName": "id", "FieldType": "int32" } ] }, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Sep 15 14:56:51 PDT 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta09.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta09.adm
deleted file mode 100644
index bddffc2..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta09.adm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-taverseName": "test", "DatasetName": "t1", "DataTypeName": "testtype", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "id" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "id" ], "GroupName": "DEFAULT_NG_ALL_NODES" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 12:47:50 PDT 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta10.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta10.adm
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dce05f..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta10.adm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DataFormat": "edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.formats.NonTaggedDataFormat", "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 12:46:38 PDT 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta11.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta11.adm
deleted file mode 100644
index ed8670f..0000000
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/meta11.adm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatasetName": "Adapter", "DataTypeName": "AdapterRecordType", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "DataverseName", "Name" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "DataverseName", "Name" ], "GroupName": "MetadataGroup" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 13:09:22 PDT 2012" }
-{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatasetName": "Dataset", "DataTypeName": "DatasetRecordType", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "DataverseName", "DatasetName" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "DataverseName", "DatasetName" ], "GroupName": "MetadataGroup" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 13:09:22 PDT 2012" }
-{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatasetName": "Datatype", "DataTypeName": "DatatypeRecordType", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "DataverseName", "DatatypeName" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "DataverseName", "DatatypeName" ], "GroupName": "MetadataGroup" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 13:09:22 PDT 2012" }
-{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatasetName": "Dataverse", "DataTypeName": "DataverseRecordType", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "DataverseName" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "DataverseName" ], "GroupName": "MetadataGroup" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 13:09:22 PDT 2012" }
-{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatasetName": "Function", "DataTypeName": "FunctionRecordType", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "DataverseName", "Name", "Arity" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "DataverseName", "Name", "Arity" ], "GroupName": "MetadataGroup" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 13:09:22 PDT 2012" }
-{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatasetName": "Index", "DataTypeName": "IndexRecordType", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "DataverseName", "DatasetName", "IndexName" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "DataverseName", "DatasetName", "IndexName" ], "GroupName": "MetadataGroup" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 13:09:22 PDT 2012" }
-{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatasetName": "Node", "DataTypeName": "NodeRecordType", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "NodeName" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "NodeName" ], "GroupName": "MetadataGroup" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 13:09:22 PDT 2012" }
-{ "DataverseName": "Metadata", "DatasetName": "Nodegroup", "DataTypeName": "NodeGroupRecordType", "DatasetType": "INTERNAL", "InternalDetails": { "FileStructure": "BTREE", "PartitioningStrategy": "HASH", "PartitioningKey": [ "GroupName" ], "PrimaryKey": [ "GroupName" ], "GroupName": "MetadataGroup" }, "ExternalDetails": null, "FeedDetails": null, "Timestamp": "Mon Sep 17 13:09:22 PDT 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/transaction/verify_failure_previous_success.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/transaction/verify_failure_previous_success.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d0da4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/transaction/verify_failure_previous_success.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "AddressType", "Derived": { "Tag": "RECORD", "IsAnonymous": false, "EnumValues": null, "Record": { "IsOpen": true, "Fields": [ { "FieldName": "street", "FieldType": "StreetType" }, { "FieldName": "city", "FieldType": "string" }, { "FieldName": "state", "FieldType": "string" }, { "FieldName": "zip", "FieldType": "int16" } ] }, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "CustomerType", "Derived": { "Tag": "RECORD", "IsAnonymous": false, "EnumValues": null, "Record": { "IsOpen": false, "Fields": [ { "FieldName": "cid", "FieldType": "int32" }, { "FieldName": "name", "FieldType": "string" }, { "FieldName": "age", "FieldType": "Field_age_in_CustomerType" }, { "FieldName": "address", "FieldType": "Field_address_in_CustomerType" }, { "FieldName": "interests", "FieldType": "Field_interests_in_CustomerType" }, { "FieldName": "children", "FieldType": "Field_children_in_CustomerType" } ] }, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "Field_address_in_CustomerType", "Derived": { "Tag": "UNION", "IsAnonymous": true, "EnumValues": null, "Record": null, "Union": [ "null", "AddressType" ], "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "Field_age_in_CustomerType", "Derived": { "Tag": "UNION", "IsAnonymous": true, "EnumValues": null, "Record": null, "Union": [ "null", "int32" ], "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "Field_children_in_CustomerType", "Derived": { "Tag": "ORDEREDLIST", "IsAnonymous": true, "EnumValues": null, "Record": null, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": "Field_children_in_CustomerType_ItemType" }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "Field_children_in_CustomerType_ItemType", "Derived": { "Tag": "RECORD", "IsAnonymous": true, "EnumValues": null, "Record": { "IsOpen": true, "Fields": [ { "FieldName": "name", "FieldType": "string" }, { "FieldName": "dob", "FieldType": "string" } ] }, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "Field_interests_in_CustomerType", "Derived": { "Tag": "UNORDEREDLIST", "IsAnonymous": true, "EnumValues": null, "Record": null, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": "string", "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "Field_items_in_OrderType", "Derived": { "Tag": "ORDEREDLIST", "IsAnonymous": true, "EnumValues": null, "Record": null, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": "Field_items_in_OrderType_ItemType" }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "Field_items_in_OrderType_ItemType", "Derived": { "Tag": "RECORD", "IsAnonymous": true, "EnumValues": null, "Record": { "IsOpen": true, "Fields": [ { "FieldName": "number", "FieldType": "int64" }, { "FieldName": "storeIds", "FieldType": "Field_storeIds_in_Field_items_in_OrderType_ItemType" } ] }, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "Field_number_in_StreetType", "Derived": { "Tag": "UNION", "IsAnonymous": true, "EnumValues": null, "Record": null, "Union": [ "null", "int32" ], "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "Field_storeIds_in_Field_items_in_OrderType_ItemType", "Derived": { "Tag": "UNORDEREDLIST", "IsAnonymous": true, "EnumValues": null, "Record": null, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": "int8", "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "OrderType", "Derived": { "Tag": "RECORD", "IsAnonymous": false, "EnumValues": null, "Record": { "IsOpen": true, "Fields": [ { "FieldName": "oid", "FieldType": "int32" }, { "FieldName": "cid", "FieldType": "int32" }, { "FieldName": "orderstatus", "FieldType": "string" }, { "FieldName": "orderpriority", "FieldType": "string" }, { "FieldName": "clerk", "FieldType": "string" }, { "FieldName": "total", "FieldType": "float" }, { "FieldName": "items", "FieldType": "Field_items_in_OrderType" } ] }, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatatypeName": "StreetType", "Derived": { "Tag": "RECORD", "IsAnonymous": false, "EnumValues": null, "Record": { "IsOpen": false, "Fields": [ { "FieldName": "number", "FieldType": "Field_number_in_StreetType" }, { "FieldName": "name", "FieldType": "string" } ] }, "Union": null, "UnorderedList": null, "OrderedList": null }, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:20:04 PST 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/transaction/verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/transaction/verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ba26bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/results/transaction/verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "DataverseName": "custord", "DatasetName": "Customers", "IndexName": "Customers", "IndexStructure": "BTREE", "SearchKey": [ "cid", "name" ], "IsPrimary": true, "Timestamp": "Sat Nov 24 17:23:18 PST 2012" }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78dc3b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/metadata/testsuite.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+<test-suite xmlns="urn:xml.testframework.asterix.ics.uci.edu" ResultOffsetPath="results" QueryOffsetPath="queries" QueryFileExtension=".aql">
+  <test-group name="basic">
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta01">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta01.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta02">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta02.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta03">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta03.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta04">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta04.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta05">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta05.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta06">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta06.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta07">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta07.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta08">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta08.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta09">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta09.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta10">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta10.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta11">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta11.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta12">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta12.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta13">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta13.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta14">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta14.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta15">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta15.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta16">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta16.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta17">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta17.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta18">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta18.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta19">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta19.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta20">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta20.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="basic">
+      <compilation-unit name="meta21">
+        <output-file compare="Text">meta21.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
+  <test-group name="exception">
+    <test-case FilePath="exception">
+      <compilation-unit name="exception_drop_dataset"> 
+        <expected-error>MetadataException</expected-error>
+        <output-file compare="Text">none.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="exception">
+      <compilation-unit name="exception_drop_dataverse"> 
+        <expected-error>MetadataException</expected-error>
+        <output-file compare="Text">none.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="exception">
+      <compilation-unit name="exception_drop_index"> 
+        <expected-error>MetadataException</expected-error>
+        <output-file compare="Text">none.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="exception">
+      <compilation-unit name="exception_drop_nodegroup"> 
+        <expected-error>MetadataException</expected-error>
+        <output-file compare="Text">none.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="exception">
+      <compilation-unit name="exception_drop_type1"> 
+        <expected-error>MetadataException</expected-error>
+        <output-file compare="Text">none.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="exception">
+      <compilation-unit name="exception_drop_type2"> 
+        <expected-error>MetadataException</expected-error>
+        <output-file compare="Text">none.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="exception">
+      <compilation-unit name="exception_drop_type3"> 
+        <output-file compare="Text">none.adm</output-file>
+        <expected-error>MetadataException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
+  <test-group name="transaction">
+    <test-case FilePath="transaction">
+      <compilation-unit name="failure_previous_success">
+        <output-file compare="Text">failure_previous_success.adm</output-file>
+        <expected-error>MetadataException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+      <compilation-unit name="verify_failure_previous_success">
+        <output-file compare="Text">verify_failure_previous_success.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="transaction">
+      <compilation-unit name="failure_subsequent_no_execution">
+        <output-file compare="Text">failure_subsequent_no_execution.adm</output-file>
+        <expected-error>MetadataException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+      <compilation-unit name="verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution">
+        <output-file compare="Text">verify_failure_subsequent_no_execution.adm</output-file>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+  </test-group>
+</test-suite>