added ability to read directional groups in ultradns
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/UltraDNSWSApi.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/UltraDNSWSApi.java
index b4c27c1..c302348 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/UltraDNSWSApi.java
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/UltraDNSWSApi.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.XMLResponseParser;
 import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.Account;
 import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.Region;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.features.DirectionalGroupApi;
 import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.features.DirectionalPoolApi;
 import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.features.ResourceRecordApi;
 import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.features.RoundRobinPoolApi;
@@ -104,6 +105,15 @@
    TrafficControllerPoolApi getTrafficControllerPoolApiForZone(@PayloadParam("zoneName") String zoneName);
 
    /**
+    * Provides access to Account-Level Directional Group features.
+    * 
+    * @param accountId
+    *           id of the account where the groups live.
+    */
+   @Delegate
+   DirectionalGroupApi getDirectionalGroupApiForAccount(@PayloadParam("accountId") String accountId);
+
+   /**
     * Provides access to Directional Pool features.
     * 
     * @param zoneName
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/binders/DirectionalGroupCoordinatesToXML.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/binders/DirectionalGroupCoordinatesToXML.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..729fee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/binders/DirectionalGroupCoordinatesToXML.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.binders;
+
+import org.jclouds.http.HttpRequest;
+import org.jclouds.http.UriTemplates;
+import org.jclouds.rest.Binder;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroupCoordinates;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+public class DirectionalGroupCoordinatesToXML implements Binder {
+   private static final String TEMPLATE = "<v01:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForGroup><groupName>{groupName}</groupName><hostName>{recordName}</hostName><zoneName>{zoneName}</zoneName><poolRecordType>{recordType}</poolRecordType></v01:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForGroup>";
+
+   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+   @Override
+   public <R extends HttpRequest> R bindToRequest(R request, Object in) {
+      DirectionalGroupCoordinates group = DirectionalGroupCoordinates.class.cast(in);
+      ImmutableMap<String, Object> variables = ImmutableMap.<String, Object> builder()
+                                                           .put("zoneName", group.getZoneName())
+                                                           .put("recordName", group.getRecordName())
+                                                           .put("recordType", group.getRecordType())
+                                                           .put("groupName", group.getGroupName()).build();
+      return (R) request.toBuilder().payload(UriTemplates.expand(TEMPLATE, variables)).build();
+   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/AccountLevelGroup.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/AccountLevelGroup.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8776c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/AccountLevelGroup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalPool.Type;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+public final class AccountLevelGroup {
+
+   private final String id;
+   private final String name;
+   private final Type type;
+   private final int recordCount;
+
+   private AccountLevelGroup(String id, String name, Type type, int recordCount) {
+      this.id = checkNotNull(id, "id");
+      this.name = checkNotNull(name, "name of %s", id);
+      this.type = checkNotNull(type, "type of %s", id);
+      this.recordCount = recordCount;
+      checkArgument(recordCount >= 0, "recordCount of %s must be >= 0", id);
+   }
+
+   public String getId() {
+      return id;
+   }
+
+   public String getName() {
+      return name;
+   }
+
+   public Type getType() {
+      return type;
+   }
+
+   public int getRecordCount() {
+      return recordCount;
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public int hashCode() {
+      return Objects.hashCode(id, name, type);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+      if (this == obj)
+         return true;
+      if (obj == null)
+         return false;
+      if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
+         return false;
+      AccountLevelGroup that = AccountLevelGroup.class.cast(obj);
+      return Objects.equal(this.id, that.id) && Objects.equal(this.name, that.name)
+            && Objects.equal(this.type, that.type);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return Objects.toStringHelper(this).omitNullValues().add("id", id).add("name", name).add("type", type)
+            .add("recordCount", recordCount).toString();
+   }
+
+   public static Builder builder() {
+      return new Builder();
+   }
+
+   public Builder toBuilder() {
+      return builder().from(this);
+   }
+
+   public final static class Builder {
+      private String id;
+      private String name;
+      private Type type;
+      private int recordCount = -1;
+
+      /**
+       * @see AccountLevelGroup#getId()
+       */
+      public Builder id(String id) {
+         this.id = id;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see AccountLevelGroup#getName()
+       */
+      public Builder name(String name) {
+         this.name = name;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see AccountLevelGroup#getType()
+       */
+      public Builder type(Type type) {
+         this.type = type;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see AccountLevelGroup#getRecordCount()
+       */
+      public Builder recordCount(int recordCount) {
+         this.recordCount = recordCount;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      public AccountLevelGroup build() {
+         return new AccountLevelGroup(id, name, type, recordCount);
+      }
+
+      public Builder from(AccountLevelGroup in) {
+         return this.id(in.id).name(in.name).type(in.type).recordCount(in.recordCount);
+      }
+   }
+}
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroup.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroup.java
index 72c51f6..97a6749 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroup.java
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroup.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
-import com.google.common.base.Optional;
 
 /**
  * @author Adrian Cole
@@ -31,12 +30,10 @@
 public class DirectionalGroup {
    private final String id;
    private final String name;
-   private final Optional<String> description;
 
-   private DirectionalGroup(String id, String name, Optional<String> description) {
+   private DirectionalGroup(String id, String name) {
       this.id = checkNotNull(id, "id");
       this.name = checkNotNull(name, "name");
-      this.description = checkNotNull(description, "description");
    }
 
    public String getId() {
@@ -47,13 +44,9 @@
       return name;
    }
 
-   public Optional<String> getDescription() {
-      return description;
-   }
-
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
-      return Objects.hashCode(id, name, description);
+      return Objects.hashCode(id, name);
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -63,13 +56,12 @@
       if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass())
          return false;
       DirectionalGroup that = DirectionalGroup.class.cast(obj);
-      return equal(this.id, that.id) && equal(this.name, that.name) && equal(this.description, that.description);
+      return equal(this.id, that.id) && equal(this.name, that.name);
    }
 
    @Override
    public String toString() {
-      return toStringHelper("").omitNullValues().add("id", id).add("name", name)
-            .add("description", description.orNull()).toString();
+      return toStringHelper("").omitNullValues().add("id", id).add("name", name).toString();
    }
 
    public static Builder builder() {
@@ -83,7 +75,6 @@
    public final static class Builder {
       private String id;
       private String name;
-      private Optional<String> description = Optional.absent();
 
       /**
        * @see DirectionalGroup#getId()
@@ -101,20 +92,12 @@
          return this;
       }
 
-      /**
-       * @see DirectionalGroup#getDescription()
-       */
-      public Builder description(String description) {
-         this.description = Optional.fromNullable(description);
-         return this;
-      }
-
       public DirectionalGroup build() {
-         return new DirectionalGroup(id, name, description);
+         return new DirectionalGroup(id, name);
       }
 
       public Builder from(DirectionalGroup in) {
-         return id(in.id).name(in.name).description(in.description.orNull());
+         return id(in.id).name(in.name);
       }
    }
 }
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroupCoordinates.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroupCoordinates.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65bf4cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroupCoordinates.java
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Objects.equal;
+import static com.google.common.base.Objects.toStringHelper;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+public class DirectionalGroupCoordinates {
+
+   private final String zoneName;
+   private final String recordName;
+   private final int recordType;
+   private final String groupName;
+
+   private DirectionalGroupCoordinates(String zoneName, String recordName, int recordType, String groupName) {
+      this.zoneName = checkNotNull(zoneName, "zoneName");
+      this.recordName = checkNotNull(recordName, "recordName");
+      checkArgument(recordType >= 0, "recordType of %s must be >= 0", recordName);
+      this.recordType = recordType;
+      this.groupName = checkNotNull(groupName, "groupName");
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * the {@link DirectionalRecordDetail#getZoneName() name} of the zone.
+    */
+   public String getZoneName() {
+      return zoneName;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * the {@link DirectionalRecordDetail#getName() dname} of the record.
+    */
+   public String getRecordName() {
+      return recordName;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * the {@link DirectionalRecord#getType() recordType} of the record.
+    * 
+    * @see DirectionalRecordDetail#getRecord()
+    */
+   public int getRecordType() {
+      return recordType;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * the {@link DirectionalGroup#getName() name} of the directional group.
+    * 
+    * @see DirectionalRecordDetail#getGroup()
+    * @see DirectionalRecordDetail#getGeolocationGroup()
+    * @see DirectionalRecordDetail#getSourceIpGroup()
+    */
+   public String getGroupName() {
+      return groupName;
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public int hashCode() {
+      return Objects.hashCode(zoneName, recordName, recordType, groupName);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+      if (this == obj)
+         return true;
+      if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass())
+         return false;
+      DirectionalGroupCoordinates that = DirectionalGroupCoordinates.class.cast(obj);
+      return equal(this.zoneName, that.zoneName) && equal(this.recordName, that.recordName)
+            && equal(this.recordType, that.recordType) && equal(this.groupName, that.groupName);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return toStringHelper("").add("zoneName", zoneName).add("recordName", recordName).add("recordType", recordType)
+            .add("groupName", groupName).toString();
+   }
+
+   public static Builder builder() {
+      return new Builder();
+   }
+
+   public Builder toBuilder() {
+      return builder().from(this);
+   }
+
+   public final static class Builder {
+      private String zoneName;
+      private String recordName;
+      private int recordType = -1;
+      private String groupName;
+
+      /**
+       * @see DirectionalGroupCoordinates#getZoneName()
+       */
+      public Builder zoneName(String zoneName) {
+         this.zoneName = zoneName;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see DirectionalGroupCoordinates#getRecordName()
+       */
+      public Builder recordName(String recordName) {
+         this.recordName = recordName;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see DirectionalGroupCoordinates#getRecordType()
+       */
+      public Builder recordType(int recordType) {
+         this.recordType = recordType;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * @see DirectionalGroupCoordinates#getGroupName()
+       */
+      public Builder groupName(String groupName) {
+         this.groupName = groupName;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      public DirectionalGroupCoordinates build() {
+         return new DirectionalGroupCoordinates(zoneName, recordName, recordType, groupName);
+      }
+
+      public Builder from(DirectionalGroupCoordinates in) {
+         return zoneName(in.zoneName).recordName(in.zoneName).recordType(in.recordType).groupName(in.groupName);
+      }
+   }
+}
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b0f960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Objects.equal;
+import static com.google.common.base.Objects.toStringHelper;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+import com.google.common.collect.ForwardingSet;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+
+/**
+ * A region is a set of territory names.
+ * 
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+public class DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions extends ForwardingSet<Region> {
+
+   private final String name;
+   private final Set<Region> regions;
+
+   private DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions(String name, Set<Region> regions) {
+      this.name = checkNotNull(name, "name");
+      this.regions = checkNotNull(regions, "regions of %s", name);
+   }
+
+   public String getName() {
+      return name;
+   }
+
+   public Set<Region> getRegions() {
+      return regions;
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   protected Set<Region> delegate() {
+      return regions;
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public int hashCode() {
+      return Objects.hashCode(name, regions);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+      if (this == obj)
+         return true;
+      if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass())
+         return false;
+      DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions that = DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions.class.cast(obj);
+      return equal(this.name, that.name) && equal(this.regions, that.regions);
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return toStringHelper("").add("name", name).add("regions", regions).toString();
+   }
+
+   public static Builder builder() {
+      return new Builder();
+   }
+
+   public Builder toBuilder() {
+      return builder().from(this);
+   }
+
+   public final static class Builder {
+      private String name;
+      private ImmutableSet.Builder<Region> regions = ImmutableSet.<Region> builder();
+
+      /**
+       * @see DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions#getName()
+       */
+      public Builder name(String name) {
+         this.name = name;
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * adds to current regions
+       * 
+       * @see DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions#getRegions()
+       */
+      public Builder addRegion(Region region) {
+         this.regions.add(region);
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      /**
+       * replaces current regions
+       * 
+       * @see DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions#getRegions()
+       */
+      public Builder regions(Iterable<Region> regions) {
+         this.regions = ImmutableSet.<Region> builder().addAll(regions);
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      public DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions build() {
+         return new DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions(name, regions.build());
+      }
+
+      public Builder from(DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions in) {
+         return name(in.getName()).regions(in.getRegions());
+      }
+   }
+}
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalRecordDetail.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalRecordDetail.java
index aae0031..098688c 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalRecordDetail.java
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/domain/DirectionalRecordDetail.java
@@ -62,14 +62,23 @@
       return id;
    }
 
+   /**
+    * group containing all regions that you have not specifically configured in {@link #getGeolocationGroup()}
+    */
    public Optional<DirectionalGroup> getGroup() {
       return group;
    }
 
+   /**
+    * group containing territories.
+    */
    public Optional<DirectionalGroup> getGeolocationGroup() {
       return geolocationGroup;
    }
 
+   /**
+    * group containing IPV4 or IPV6 ranges. 
+    */
    public Optional<DirectionalGroup> getSourceIpGroup() {
       return sourceIpGroup;
    }
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalGroupApi.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalGroupApi.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70e1436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalGroupApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.features;
+
+import javax.inject.Named;
+import javax.ws.rs.POST;
+
+import org.jclouds.Fallbacks.EmptyFluentIterableOnNotFoundOr404;
+import org.jclouds.Fallbacks.NullOnNotFoundOr404;
+import org.jclouds.javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.jclouds.rest.ResourceNotFoundException;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.BinderParam;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.Fallback;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.Payload;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.PayloadParam;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.RequestFilters;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.VirtualHost;
+import org.jclouds.rest.annotations.XMLResponseParser;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.binders.DirectionalGroupCoordinatesToXML;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.AccountLevelGroup;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroup;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroupCoordinates;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalRecordDetail;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.filters.SOAPWrapWithPasswordAuth;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml.AccountLevelGroupsHandler;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml.DirectionalGroupNameAndRegionsHandler;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml.DirectionalRecordDetailListHandler;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml.ItemListHandler;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.FluentIterable;
+
+/**
+ * @see <a href="https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01?wsdl" />
+ * @see <a href="https://www.ultradns.net/api/NUS_API_XML_SOAP.pdf" />
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+@RequestFilters(SOAPWrapWithPasswordAuth.class)
+@VirtualHost
+public interface DirectionalGroupApi {
+
+   /**
+    * returns the regions and name of the specified directional group or null,
+    * if not found.
+    * 
+    * @param groupId
+    *           the {@link DirectionalGroup#getId() id} of the group
+    */
+   @Named("getDirectionalDNSGroupDetails")
+   @POST
+   @XMLResponseParser(DirectionalGroupNameAndRegionsHandler.class)
+   @Fallback(NullOnNotFoundOr404.class)
+   @Payload("<v01:getDirectionalDNSGroupDetails><GroupId>{GroupId}</GroupId></v01:getDirectionalDNSGroupDetails>")
+   @Nullable
+   DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions get(@PayloadParam("GroupId") String groupId);
+
+   /**
+    * Returns all account-level groups.
+    * 
+    */
+   @Named("getAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsOfZone")
+   @POST
+   @XMLResponseParser(AccountLevelGroupsHandler.class)
+   @Payload("<v01:getAccountLevelDirectionalGroups><accountId>{accountId}</accountId><GroupType /></v01:getAccountLevelDirectionalGroups>")
+   FluentIterable<AccountLevelGroup> listAccountLevelGroups();
+
+   /**
+    * Returns all the directional pool records in the account-level group.
+    * 
+    * @param groupId
+    *           the id of the account-level group containing the records.
+    * @throws ResourceNotFoundException
+    *            if the group doesn't exist
+    */
+   @Named("getDirectionalDNSRecordsForAcctLvlGroup")
+   @POST
+   @XMLResponseParser(DirectionalRecordDetailListHandler.class)
+   @Payload("<v01:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForAcctLvlGroup><groupId>{groupId}</groupId></v01:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForAcctLvlGroup>")
+   FluentIterable<DirectionalRecordDetail> listRecordsByAccountLevelGroup(
+         @PayloadParam("groupId") String groupId) throws ResourceNotFoundException;
+
+   /**
+    * Returns directional group names visible to the account for the fully
+    * qualified {@link hostName} and {@link rrType}
+    * 
+    * @param accountId
+    *           the account where the groups exist
+    * @param hostName
+    *           fully qualified hostname including the trailing dot.
+    * @param rrType
+    *           type value, with special casing: for {@code A} or {@code CNAME}
+    *           of ipv4 hosts, this is {@code 1}; for {@code AAAA} or
+    *           {@code CNAME} of ipv4 hosts, this is {@code 28}
+    * @return empty if there are not groups for the specified host and type
+    */
+   @Named("getAvailableGroups")
+   @POST
+   @XMLResponseParser(ItemListHandler.class)
+   @Fallback(EmptyFluentIterableOnNotFoundOr404.class)
+   @Payload("<v01:getAvailableGroups><poolName>{hostName}</poolName><poolRecordType>{rrType}</poolRecordType><accountID>{accountId}</accountID><groupType /></v01:getAvailableGroups>")
+   FluentIterable<String> listGroupNamesByRecordNameAndType(
+         @PayloadParam("hostName") String hostName, @PayloadParam("rrType") int rrType);
+
+   /**
+    * Returns all the directional pool records in the pool-level group.
+    * 
+    * @param group
+    *           the zone, record name, record type, and group name
+    * @throws ResourceNotFoundException
+    *            if the group doesn't exist
+    */
+   @Named("getDirectionalDNSRecordsForGroup")
+   @POST
+   @XMLResponseParser(DirectionalRecordDetailListHandler.class)
+   @Fallback(EmptyFluentIterableOnNotFoundOr404.class)
+   FluentIterable<DirectionalRecordDetail> listRecordsByGroupCoordinates(
+         @BinderParam(DirectionalGroupCoordinatesToXML.class) DirectionalGroupCoordinates group)
+         throws ResourceNotFoundException;
+}
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/handlers/UltraDNSWSErrorHandler.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/handlers/UltraDNSWSErrorHandler.java
index 3a59808..e541901 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/handlers/UltraDNSWSErrorHandler.java
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/handlers/UltraDNSWSErrorHandler.java
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
        */
       static final int RESOURCE_RECORD_ALREADY_EXISTS = 2111;
       /**
+       * No Pool or Multiple pools of same type exists for the PoolName
+       */
+      static final int DIRECTIONAL_POOL_NOT_FOUND = 2142;
+      /**
        * Account not found in the system.
        */
       static final int ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND = 2401;
@@ -111,6 +115,10 @@
        * Pool Record does not exist.
        */
       static final int POOL_RECORD_NOT_FOUND = 3101;
+      /**
+       * Group does not exist.
+       */
+      static final int GROUP_NOT_FOUND = 4003;
    }
 
    private Exception refineException(UltraDNSWSResponseException exception) {
@@ -125,7 +133,9 @@
       case RESOURCE_RECORD_NOT_FOUND:
       case ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND:
       case POOL_NOT_FOUND:
+      case DIRECTIONAL_POOL_NOT_FOUND:
       case POOL_RECORD_NOT_FOUND:
+      case GROUP_NOT_FOUND:
          return new ResourceNotFoundException(message, exception);
       case ZONE_ALREADY_EXISTS:
       case RESOURCE_RECORD_ALREADY_EXISTS:
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/AccountLevelGroupsHandler.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/AccountLevelGroupsHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a6985c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/AccountLevelGroupsHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml;
+
+import static org.jclouds.util.SaxUtils.cleanseAttributes;
+import static org.jclouds.util.SaxUtils.equalsOrSuffix;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.jclouds.http.functions.ParseSax;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.AccountLevelGroup;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalPool.Type;
+import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.FluentIterable;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.Builder;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+public class AccountLevelGroupsHandler extends
+      ParseSax.HandlerForGeneratedRequestWithResult<FluentIterable<AccountLevelGroup>> {
+
+   private final Builder<AccountLevelGroup> groups = ImmutableSet.<AccountLevelGroup> builder();
+
+   @Override
+   public FluentIterable<AccountLevelGroup> getResult() {
+      return FluentIterable.from(groups.build());
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public void startElement(String url, String name, String qName, Attributes attrs) {
+      if (equalsOrSuffix(qName, "AccountLevelGroups")) {
+         Map<String, String> attributes = cleanseAttributes(attrs);
+         groups.add(AccountLevelGroup.builder()
+                                     .id(attributes.get("GroupId"))
+                                     .name(attributes.get("GroupName"))
+                                     .type(Type.valueOf(attributes.get("GroupType")))
+                                     .recordCount(Integer.parseInt(attributes.get("RecordsCount")))
+                                     .build());
+      }
+   }
+}
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/DirectionalGroupNameAndRegionsHandler.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/DirectionalGroupNameAndRegionsHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..800a9bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/DirectionalGroupNameAndRegionsHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml;
+
+import static org.jclouds.util.SaxUtils.equalsOrSuffix;
+
+import org.jclouds.http.functions.ParseSax;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions.Builder;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.Region;
+import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
+
+import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+public class DirectionalGroupNameAndRegionsHandler extends ParseSax.HandlerForGeneratedRequestWithResult<DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions> {
+
+   private final Builder group = DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions.builder();
+
+   @Override
+   public DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions getResult() {
+      return group.build();
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public void startElement(String url, String name, String qName, Attributes attrs) {
+      if (equalsOrSuffix(qName, "DirectionalDNSGroupDetail")) {
+         group.name(attrs.getValue("GroupName"));
+      } else if (equalsOrSuffix(qName, "RegionForNewGroups")) {
+         Iterable<String> territories = Splitter.on(';').split(attrs.getValue("TerritoryName"));
+         Region region = Region.builder()
+                               .name(attrs.getValue("RegionName"))
+                               .territoryNames(territories).build();
+         group.addRegion(region);
+      }
+   }
+}
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/DirectionalRecordDetailHandler.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/DirectionalRecordDetailHandler.java
index d6dd91d..7c967aa 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/DirectionalRecordDetailHandler.java
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/DirectionalRecordDetailHandler.java
@@ -66,20 +66,17 @@
       if (attributes.containsKey("GroupId")) {
          drd.group(DirectionalGroup.builder()
                                    .id(attributes.get("GroupId"))
-                                   .name(attributes.get("GroupName"))
-                                   .description(attributes.get("GroupDescription")).build());
+                                   .name(attributes.get("GroupName")).build());
       }
       if (attributes.containsKey("GeolocationGroupId")) {
          drd.geolocationGroup(DirectionalGroup.builder()
                                               .id(attributes.get("GeolocationGroupId"))
-                                              .name(attributes.get("GeolocationGroupName"))
-                                              .description(attributes.get("GeolocationGroupDescription")).build());
+                                              .name(attributes.get("GeolocationGroupName")).build());
       }
       if (attributes.containsKey("SourceIPGroupId")) {
          drd.sourceIpGroup(DirectionalGroup.builder()
                                            .id(attributes.get("SourceIPGroupId"))
-                                           .name(attributes.get("SourceIPGroupName"))
-                                           .description(attributes.get("SourceIPGroupDescription")).build());
+                                           .name(attributes.get("SourceIPGroupName")).build());
       }
       if (attributes.containsKey("recordType")) {
          dr.type(attributes.get("recordType"));
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/ItemListHandler.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/ItemListHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b0b99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/main/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/xml/ItemListHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml;
+
+import static org.jclouds.util.SaxUtils.currentOrNull;
+import static org.jclouds.util.SaxUtils.equalsOrSuffix;
+
+import org.jclouds.http.functions.ParseSax;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.FluentIterable;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet.Builder;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+public class ItemListHandler extends ParseSax.HandlerForGeneratedRequestWithResult<FluentIterable<String>> {
+
+   private StringBuilder currentText = new StringBuilder();
+
+   private Builder<String> items = ImmutableSet.<String> builder();
+
+   @Override
+   public FluentIterable<String> getResult() {
+      return FluentIterable.from(items.build());
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public void endElement(String uri, String name, String qName) {
+      if (equalsOrSuffix(qName, "item")) {
+         items.add(currentOrNull(currentText));
+      }
+      currentText = new StringBuilder();
+   }
+
+   @Override
+   public void characters(char ch[], int start, int length) {
+      currentText.append(ch, start, length);
+   }
+}
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/UltraDNSWSApiExpectTest.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/UltraDNSWSApiExpectTest.java
index c216a72..5ad9827 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/UltraDNSWSApiExpectTest.java
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/UltraDNSWSApiExpectTest.java
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
             new GetAccountsListOfUserResponseTest().expected().toString());
    }
 
-   HttpRequest getRegionsById = HttpRequest.builder().method("POST")
+   HttpRequest getRegionsById = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
          .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
-         .addHeader("Host", "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+         .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
          .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/list_regions.xml", "application/xml")).build();
 
    HttpResponse getRegionsByIdResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(200)
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalGroupApiExpectTest.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalGroupApiExpectTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c65bb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalGroupApiExpectTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.features;
+import static com.google.common.net.HttpHeaders.HOST;
+import static javax.ws.rs.HttpMethod.POST;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.OK;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.jclouds.http.HttpRequest;
+import org.jclouds.http.HttpResponse;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.UltraDNSWSApi;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroupCoordinates;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.internal.BaseUltraDNSWSApiExpectTest;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.parse.GetAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsResponseTest;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.parse.GetAvailableGroupsResponseTest;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.parse.GetDirectionalDNSGroupDetailsResponseTest;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.parse.GetDirectionalDNSRecordsForHostResponseTest;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+/**
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+@Test(groups = "unit", testName = "DirectionalGroupApiExpectTest")
+public class DirectionalGroupApiExpectTest extends BaseUltraDNSWSApiExpectTest {
+
+   HttpRequest listGroupNamesByRecordNameAndType = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
+         .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
+         .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/list_directionalgroup_names.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+
+   HttpResponse listGroupNamesByRecordNameAndTypeResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
+
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/directionalgroup_names.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+   
+   public void testListGroupNamesByRecordNameAndTypeWhenResponseIs2xx() {
+      UltraDNSWSApi success = requestSendsResponse(listGroupNamesByRecordNameAndType, listGroupNamesByRecordNameAndTypeResponse);
+
+      assertEquals(success.getDirectionalGroupApiForAccount("accountid").listGroupNamesByRecordNameAndType("www.jclouds.org.", 1).toString(),
+            new GetAvailableGroupsResponseTest().expected().toString());
+   }
+
+   HttpRequest listRecordsByGroupCoordinates = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
+         .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
+         .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/list_directionalgroup_records.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+
+   HttpResponse listRecordsByGroupCoordinatesResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
+
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/directionalrecords.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+
+   public void testListRecordsByGroupCoordinatesWhenResponseIs2xx() {
+      UltraDNSWSApi success = requestSendsResponse(listRecordsByGroupCoordinates, listRecordsByGroupCoordinatesResponse);
+
+      DirectionalGroupCoordinates group = DirectionalGroupCoordinates.builder()
+                                                                     .zoneName("jclouds.org.")
+                                                                     .recordName("www.jclouds.org.")
+                                                                     .recordType(1)
+                                                                     .groupName("EU-www.jclouds.org.").build();
+      assertEquals(
+            success.getDirectionalGroupApiForAccount("accountid").listRecordsByGroupCoordinates(group).toString(),
+            new GetDirectionalDNSRecordsForHostResponseTest().expected().toString());
+   }
+
+   HttpRequest get = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
+         .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
+         .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/get_directionalgroup.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+
+   HttpResponse getResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
+
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/directionalgroup.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+   
+   public void testGetWhenResponseIs2xx() {
+      UltraDNSWSApi success = requestSendsResponse(get, getResponse);
+
+      assertEquals(success.getDirectionalGroupApiForAccount("accountid").get("0000000000A").toString(),
+            new GetDirectionalDNSGroupDetailsResponseTest().expected().toString());
+   }
+
+   HttpRequest listAccountLevelGroups = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
+         .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
+         .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/list_accountlevelgroups.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+
+   HttpResponse listAccountLevelGroupsResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
+
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/accountlevelgroups.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+   
+   public void testListAccountLevelGroupsWhenResponseIs2xx() {
+      UltraDNSWSApi success = requestSendsResponse(listAccountLevelGroups, listAccountLevelGroupsResponse);
+
+      assertEquals(success.getDirectionalGroupApiForAccount("accountid").listAccountLevelGroups().toString(),
+            new GetAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsResponseTest().expected().toString());
+   }
+
+   HttpRequest listRecordsByAccountLevelGroup = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
+         .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
+         .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/list_accountlevelgroup_records.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+
+   HttpResponse listRecordsByAccountLevelGroupResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
+
+         .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/directionalrecords.xml", "application/xml")).build();
+
+   public void testListRecordsByAccountLevelGroupWhenResponseIs2xx() {
+      UltraDNSWSApi success = requestSendsResponse(listRecordsByAccountLevelGroup, listRecordsByAccountLevelGroupResponse);
+
+      assertEquals(
+            success.getDirectionalGroupApiForAccount("accountid").listRecordsByAccountLevelGroup("000000000000000A").toString(),
+            new GetDirectionalDNSRecordsForHostResponseTest().expected().toString());
+   }
+}
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalGroupApiLiveTest.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalGroupApiLiveTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f67e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalGroupApiLiveTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WATCANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.features;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.jclouds.rest.ResourceNotFoundException;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.Account;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.AccountLevelGroup;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroupCoordinates;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalPool;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalRecordDetail;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalRecordType;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.Zone;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.internal.BaseUltraDNSWSApiLiveTest;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+
+/**
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+@Test(groups = "live", singleThreaded = true, testName = "DirectionalGroupApiLiveTest")
+public class DirectionalGroupApiLiveTest extends BaseUltraDNSWSApiLiveTest {
+
+   private Account account;
+
+   @Override
+   @BeforeClass(groups = { "integration", "live" })
+   public void setup() {
+      super.setup();
+      account = api.getCurrentAccount();
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testListAccountLevelGroups() {
+      for (AccountLevelGroup group : api().listAccountLevelGroups()) {
+         checkGroup(group);
+      }
+   }
+
+   private void checkGroup(AccountLevelGroup group) {
+      assertNotNull(group.getId(), "Id cannot be null " + group);
+      assertNotNull(group.getName(), "Name cannot be null " + group);
+      assertNotNull(group.getType(), "Type cannot be null " + group);
+      assertTrue(group.getRecordCount() >= 0, "RecordCount must be positive " + group);
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testListRecordsByAccountLevelGroup() {
+      for (AccountLevelGroup group : api().listAccountLevelGroups()) {
+         for (DirectionalRecordDetail rr : api().listRecordsByAccountLevelGroup(group.getId())) {
+            DirectionalPoolApiLiveTest.checkDirectionalRecordDetail(rr);
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testGetDirectionalGroup() {
+      for (AccountLevelGroup group : api().listAccountLevelGroups()) {
+         DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions withRegions = api().get(group.getId());
+         assertEquals(withRegions.getName(), group.getName());
+         assertTrue(withRegions.size() > 0);
+      }
+   }
+
+   Set<DirectionalGroupCoordinates> allGroups = Sets.newLinkedHashSet();
+
+   @Test
+   public void testListGroupNamesByRecordNameAndType() {
+      for (Zone zone : api.getZoneApi().listByAccount(account.getId())) {
+         for (DirectionalPool pool : api.getDirectionalPoolApiForZone(zone.getName()).list()) {
+            for (DirectionalRecordType type : EnumSet.allOf(DirectionalRecordType.class)) {
+               for (String groupName : api().listGroupNamesByRecordNameAndType(pool.getName(), type.getCode())) {
+                  allGroups.add(DirectionalGroupCoordinates.builder()
+                                                           .zoneName(zone.getName())
+                                                           .recordName(pool.getName())
+                                                           .recordType(type.getCode())
+                                                           .groupName(groupName).build());
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   @Test(dependsOnMethods = "testListGroupNamesByRecordNameAndType")
+   public void testListRecordsByGroupCoordinates() {
+      for (DirectionalGroupCoordinates group : allGroups) {
+         for (DirectionalRecordDetail rr : api().listRecordsByGroupCoordinates(group)) {
+            DirectionalPoolApiLiveTest.checkDirectionalRecordDetail(rr);
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   @Test(expectedExceptions = ResourceNotFoundException.class, expectedExceptionsMessageRegExp = "Group does not exist.")
+   public void testListRecordsByAccountLevelGroupWhenGroupIdNotFound() {
+      api().listRecordsByAccountLevelGroup("AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA");
+   }
+
+   private DirectionalGroupApi api() {
+      return api.getDirectionalGroupApiForAccount(account.getId());
+   }
+}
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalPoolApiExpectTest.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalPoolApiExpectTest.java
index 63c027a..72a9814 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalPoolApiExpectTest.java
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalPoolApiExpectTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.features;
-
+import static com.google.common.net.HttpHeaders.HOST;
+import static javax.ws.rs.HttpMethod.POST;
+import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.OK;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import org.jclouds.http.HttpRequest;
@@ -34,12 +36,13 @@
 @Test(groups = "unit", testName = "DirectionalPoolApiExpectTest")
 public class DirectionalPoolApiExpectTest extends BaseUltraDNSWSApiExpectTest {
 
-   HttpRequest list = HttpRequest.builder().method("POST")
+   HttpRequest list = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
          .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
-         .addHeader("Host", "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+         .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
          .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/list_directionalpools.xml", "application/xml")).build();
 
-   HttpResponse listResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(200)
+   HttpResponse listResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
+
          .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/directionalpools.xml", "application/xml")).build();
    
    public void testListWhenResponseIs2xx() {
@@ -49,12 +52,13 @@
             new GetDirectionalPoolsByZoneResponseTest().expected().toString());
    }
 
-   HttpRequest listRecords = HttpRequest.builder().method("POST")
+   HttpRequest listRecords = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
          .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
-         .addHeader("Host", "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+         .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
          .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/list_directionalrecords.xml", "application/xml")).build();
 
-   HttpResponse listRecordsResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(200)
+   HttpResponse listRecordsResponse = HttpResponse.builder().statusCode(OK.getStatusCode())
+
          .payload(payloadFromResourceWithContentType("/directionalrecords.xml", "application/xml")).build();
 
    public void testListRecordsWhenResponseIs2xx() {
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalPoolApiLiveTest.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalPoolApiLiveTest.java
index 2076b01..b7929c0 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalPoolApiLiveTest.java
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/features/DirectionalPoolApiLiveTest.java
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
                      allDirectionalGroups.add(group);
                      assertNotNull(group.getId(), "Id cannot be null " + group);
                      assertNotNull(group.getName(), "Name cannot be null " + group);
-                     assertNotNull(group.getDescription(), "Description cannot be null " + group);
                   }
                   assertEquals(rr.getZoneName(), zone.getName());
                   assertEquals(rr.getName(), pool.getName());
@@ -104,8 +103,7 @@
                      assertNull(rr.getSourceIpGroup().orNull(), "SourceIpGroup must be absent " + rr);
                      break;
                   case SOURCEIP:
-                     assertNotNull(rr.getSourceIpGroup().or(rr.getGroup()).orNull(),
-                           "SourceIpGroup or Group must be present " + rr);
+                     assertNotNull(rr.getSourceIpGroup().orNull(), "SourceIpGroup must be present " + rr);
                      assertNull(rr.getGeolocationGroup().orNull(), "GeolocationGroup must be absent " + rr);
                      break;
                   case MIXED:
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/handlers/UltraDNSWSErrorHandlerTest.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/handlers/UltraDNSWSErrorHandlerTest.java
index 876588c..bc71fee 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/handlers/UltraDNSWSErrorHandlerTest.java
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/handlers/UltraDNSWSErrorHandlerTest.java
@@ -241,6 +241,30 @@
    }
 
    @Test
+   public void testCode2142SetsResourceNotFoundException() throws IOException {
+      HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
+                                                 .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
+                                                 .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+                                                 .payload(payloadFromResource("/delete_lbpool.xml")).build();
+      HttpCommand command = new HttpCommand(request);
+      HttpResponse response = HttpResponse.builder()
+                                          .message(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.getReasonPhrase())
+                                          .statusCode(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.getStatusCode())
+                                          .payload(payloadFromResource("/directionalpool_doesnt_exist.xml")).build();
+
+      function.handleError(command, response);
+
+      assertEquals(command.getException().getClass(), ResourceNotFoundException.class);
+      assertEquals(command.getException().getMessage(), "No Pool or Multiple pools of same type exists for the PoolName : foo.jclouds.org.");
+
+      UltraDNSWSResponseException exception = UltraDNSWSResponseException.class.cast(command.getException().getCause());
+
+      assertEquals(exception.getMessage(), "Error 2142: No Pool or Multiple pools of same type exists for the PoolName : foo.jclouds.org.");
+      assertEquals(exception.getError().getDescription().get(), "No Pool or Multiple pools of same type exists for the PoolName : foo.jclouds.org.");
+      assertEquals(exception.getError().getCode(), 2142);
+   }
+
+   @Test
    public void testCode2912SetsResourceAlreadyExistsException() throws IOException {
       HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
                                                  .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
@@ -291,6 +315,30 @@
       assertEquals(exception.getError().getCode(), 3101);
    }
 
+   @Test
+   public void testCode4003SetsResourceNotFoundException() throws IOException {
+      HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.builder().method(POST)
+                                                 .endpoint("https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01")
+                                                 .addHeader(HOST, "ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443")
+                                                 .payload(payloadFromResource("/delete_tcrecord.xml")).build();
+      HttpCommand command = new HttpCommand(request);
+      HttpResponse response = HttpResponse.builder()
+                                          .message(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.getReasonPhrase())
+                                          .statusCode(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR.getStatusCode())
+                                          .payload(payloadFromResource("/directionalgroup_doesnt_exist.xml")).build();
+
+      function.handleError(command, response);
+
+      assertEquals(command.getException().getClass(), ResourceNotFoundException.class);
+      assertEquals(command.getException().getMessage(), "Group does not exist.");
+
+      UltraDNSWSResponseException exception = UltraDNSWSResponseException.class.cast(command.getException().getCause());
+
+      assertEquals(exception.getMessage(), "Error 4003: Group does not exist.");
+      assertEquals(exception.getError().getDescription().get(), "Group does not exist.");
+      assertEquals(exception.getError().getCode(), 4003);
+   }
+
    private Payload payloadFromResource(String resource) {
       try {
          return payloadFromStringWithContentType(toStringAndClose(getClass().getResourceAsStream(resource)),
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/parse/GetAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsResponseTest.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/parse/GetAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsResponseTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a3fede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/parse/GetAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsResponseTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WADirectionalANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.parse;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+import org.jclouds.http.functions.BaseHandlerTest;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.AccountLevelGroup;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalPool.Type;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml.AccountLevelGroupsHandler;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.FluentIterable;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
+/**
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+@Test(testName = "GetAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsResponseTest")
+public class GetAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsResponseTest extends BaseHandlerTest {
+
+   public void test() {
+      InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/accountlevelgroups.xml");
+
+      FluentIterable<AccountLevelGroup> expected = expected();
+
+      AccountLevelGroupsHandler handler = injector.getInstance(AccountLevelGroupsHandler.class);
+      FluentIterable<AccountLevelGroup> result = factory.create(handler).parse(is);
+
+      assertEquals(result.toSet().toString(), expected.toSet().toString());
+   }
+
+   public FluentIterable<AccountLevelGroup> expected() {
+      return FluentIterable.from(ImmutableList.<AccountLevelGroup> builder()
+                           .add(AccountLevelGroup.builder()
+                                                 .id("000000000000000A")
+                                                 .name("ASIA")
+                                                 .type(Type.GEOLOCATION)
+                                                 .recordCount(0).build())
+                           .add(AccountLevelGroup.builder()
+                                                 .id("000000000000000B")
+                                                 .name("EU")
+                                                 .type(Type.GEOLOCATION)
+                                                 .recordCount(3).build())
+                           .add(AccountLevelGroup.builder()
+                                                 .id("000000000000000C")
+                                                 .name("LATAM")
+                                                 .type(Type.GEOLOCATION)
+                                                 .recordCount(1).build()).build());
+   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/parse/GetAvailableGroupsResponseTest.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/parse/GetAvailableGroupsResponseTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79df598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/parse/GetAvailableGroupsResponseTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WADirectionalANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.parse;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+import org.jclouds.http.functions.BaseHandlerTest;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml.ItemListHandler;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.FluentIterable;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+
+/**
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+@Test(testName = "GetAvailableGroupsResponseTest")
+public class GetAvailableGroupsResponseTest extends BaseHandlerTest {
+
+   public void test() {
+      InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/directionalgroup_names.xml");
+
+      FluentIterable<String> expected = expected();
+
+      ItemListHandler handler = injector.getInstance(ItemListHandler.class);
+      FluentIterable<String> result = factory.create(handler).parse(is);
+
+      assertEquals(result.toSet().toString(), expected.toSet().toString());
+   }
+
+   public FluentIterable<String> expected() {
+      return FluentIterable.from(ImmutableSet.of("EU-foo.jclouds.org.", "non-foo.jclouds.org."));
+   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/parse/GetDirectionalDNSGroupDetailsResponseTest.java b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/parse/GetDirectionalDNSGroupDetailsResponseTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85ff3bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/java/org/jclouds/ultradns/ws/parse/GetDirectionalDNSGroupDetailsResponseTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/**
+ * Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WADirectionalANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+package org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.parse;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+import org.jclouds.http.functions.BaseHandlerTest;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.domain.Region;
+import org.jclouds.ultradns.ws.xml.DirectionalGroupNameAndRegionsHandler;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+/**
+ * @author Adrian Cole
+ */
+@Test(testName = "GetDirectionalDNSGroupDetailsResponseTest")
+public class GetDirectionalDNSGroupDetailsResponseTest extends BaseHandlerTest {
+
+   public void test() {
+      InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/directionalgroup.xml");
+
+      DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions expected = expected();
+
+      DirectionalGroupNameAndRegionsHandler handler = injector.getInstance(DirectionalGroupNameAndRegionsHandler.class);
+      DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions result = factory.create(handler).parse(is);
+
+      assertEquals(result.toString(), expected.toString());
+   }
+
+   public DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions expected() {
+      return DirectionalGroupNameAndRegions.builder()
+                                           .name("NON-EU")
+                                           .addRegion(Region.builder()
+                                                            .name("Anonymous Proxy (A1)")
+                                                            .addTerritoryName("Anonymous Proxy").build())
+                                           .addRegion(Region.builder()
+                                                            .name("Mexico")
+                                                            .addTerritoryName("Mexico").build())
+                                           .addRegion(Region.builder()
+                                                            .name("Antarctica")
+                                                            .addTerritoryName("Bouvet Island")
+                                                            .addTerritoryName("French Southern Territories")
+                                                            .addTerritoryName("Antarctica").build()).build();
+   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/accountlevelgroup_records.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/accountlevelgroup_records.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcd3b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/accountlevelgroup_records.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
+	<soap:Body>
+		<ns1:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForAcctLvlGroupResponse
+			xmlns:ns1="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/">
+			<DirectionalDNSRecordDetailList
+				xmlns:ns2="http://schema.ultraservice.neustar.com/v01/">
+				<ns2:DirectionalDNSRecordDetail
+					DirPoolRecordId="06023D94130C8F89" ZoneName="netflix.com."
+					DName="ccs-int-eu.netflix.com.">
+					<ns2:DirectionalDNSRecord recordType="CNAME"
+						TTL="3600" noResponseRecord="false">
+						<ns2:InfoValues
+							Info1Value="ccs-int-frontend-1181536117.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com." />
+					</ns2:DirectionalDNSRecord>
+				</ns2:DirectionalDNSRecordDetail>
+				<ns2:DirectionalDNSRecordDetail
+					DirPoolRecordId="06023D94130C8F61" ZoneName="netflix.com." DName="ccs-int.netflix.com.">
+					<ns2:DirectionalDNSRecord recordType="CNAME"
+						TTL="3600" noResponseRecord="false">
+						<ns2:InfoValues
+							Info1Value="ccs-int-frontend-1181536117.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com." />
+					</ns2:DirectionalDNSRecord>
+				</ns2:DirectionalDNSRecordDetail>
+				<ns2:DirectionalDNSRecordDetail
+					DirPoolRecordId="06023D161000DE02" ZoneName="netflix.com."
+					DName="nrdpv6.nccp.netflix.com.">
+					<ns2:DirectionalDNSRecord recordType="CNAME"
+						TTL="3600" noResponseRecord="false">
+						<ns2:InfoValues
+							Info1Value="dualstack.nccp-wildcard-nccp-netflix-com-1840524669.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com." />
+					</ns2:DirectionalDNSRecord>
+				</ns2:DirectionalDNSRecordDetail>
+			</DirectionalDNSRecordDetailList>
+		</ns1:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForAcctLvlGroupResponse>
+	</soap:Body>
+</soap:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/accountlevelgroups.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/accountlevelgroups.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bd948f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/accountlevelgroups.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
+	<soap:Body>
+		<ns1:getAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsResponse
+			xmlns:ns1="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/">
+			<GroupsList xmlns:ns2="http://schema.ultraservice.neustar.com/v01/">
+				<ns2:AccountLevelGroups GroupId="000000000000000A"
+					GroupName="ASIA" RecordsCount="0" GroupType="GEOLOCATION" />
+				<ns2:AccountLevelGroups GroupId="000000000000000B"
+					GroupName="EU" RecordsCount="3" GroupType="GEOLOCATION" />
+				<ns2:AccountLevelGroups GroupId="000000000000000C"
+					GroupName="LATAM" RecordsCount="1" GroupType="GEOLOCATION" />
+			</GroupsList>
+		</ns1:getAccountLevelDirectionalGroupsResponse>
+	</soap:Body>
+</soap:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalgroup.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalgroup.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0dcf52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalgroup.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
+	<soap:Body>
+		<ns1:getDirectionalDNSGroupDetailsResponse
+			xmlns:ns1="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/">
+			<DirectionalDNSGroupDetail
+				xmlns:ns2="http://schema.ultraservice.neustar.com/v01/" GroupName="NON-EU">
+				<ns2:DirectionalDNSRegion>
+					<ns2:RegionForNewGroups RegionName="Anonymous Proxy (A1)"
+						TerritoryName="Anonymous Proxy" />
+					<ns2:RegionForNewGroups RegionName="Mexico"
+						TerritoryName="Mexico" />
+					<ns2:RegionForNewGroups RegionName="Antarctica"
+						TerritoryName="Bouvet Island;French Southern Territories;Antarctica" />
+				</ns2:DirectionalDNSRegion>
+			</DirectionalDNSGroupDetail>
+		</ns1:getDirectionalDNSGroupDetailsResponse>
+	</soap:Body>
+</soap:Envelope>
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diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalgroup_doesnt_exist.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalgroup_doesnt_exist.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1052273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalgroup_doesnt_exist.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
+	<soap:Body>
+		<soap:Fault>
+			<faultcode>soap:Server</faultcode>
+			<faultstring>Fault occurred while processing.</faultstring>
+			<detail>
+				<ns1:UltraWSException xmlns:ns1="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/">
+					<errorCode xmlns:ns2="http://schema.ultraservice.neustar.com/v01/"
+						xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+						xsi:type="xs:int">4003</errorCode>
+					<errorDescription xmlns:ns2="http://schema.ultraservice.neustar.com/v01/">Group does not exist.</errorDescription>
+				</ns1:UltraWSException>
+			</detail>
+		</soap:Fault>
+	</soap:Body>
+</soap:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalgroup_names.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalgroup_names.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a936a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalgroup_names.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
+	<soap:Body>
+		<ns1:getAvailableGroupsResponse
+			xmlns:ns1="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/">
+			<DirectionalDNSAvailableGroups
+				xmlns:ns2="http://schema.ultraservice.neustar.com/v01/">
+				<item>EU-foo.jclouds.org.</item>
+				<item>non-foo.jclouds.org.</item>
+			</DirectionalDNSAvailableGroups>
+		</ns1:getAvailableGroupsResponse>
+	</soap:Body>
+</soap:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalpools.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalpools.xml
index 1dc04a8..05206c5 100644
--- a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalpools.xml
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/directionalpools.xml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 			</DirectionalPoolList>
 		</ns1:getDirectionalPoolsOfZoneResponse>
 	</soap:Body>
-</soap:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
+</soap:Envelope>
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/get_directionalgroup.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/get_directionalgroup.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d391d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/get_directionalgroup.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:v01="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/"><soapenv:Header><wsse:Security soapenv:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"><wsse:UsernameToken><wsse:Username>identity</wsse:Username><wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">credential</wsse:Password></wsse:UsernameToken></wsse:Security></soapenv:Header><soapenv:Body><v01:getDirectionalDNSGroupDetails><GroupId>0000000000A</GroupId></v01:getDirectionalDNSGroupDetails></soapenv:Body></soapenv:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/group_doesnt_exist.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/group_doesnt_exist.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1052273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/group_doesnt_exist.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
+	<soap:Body>
+		<soap:Fault>
+			<faultcode>soap:Server</faultcode>
+			<faultstring>Fault occurred while processing.</faultstring>
+			<detail>
+				<ns1:UltraWSException xmlns:ns1="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/">
+					<errorCode xmlns:ns2="http://schema.ultraservice.neustar.com/v01/"
+						xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+						xsi:type="xs:int">4003</errorCode>
+					<errorDescription xmlns:ns2="http://schema.ultraservice.neustar.com/v01/">Group does not exist.</errorDescription>
+				</ns1:UltraWSException>
+			</detail>
+		</soap:Fault>
+	</soap:Body>
+</soap:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_accountlevelgroup_records.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_accountlevelgroup_records.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51f7159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_accountlevelgroup_records.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:v01="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/"><soapenv:Header><wsse:Security soapenv:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"><wsse:UsernameToken><wsse:Username>identity</wsse:Username><wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">credential</wsse:Password></wsse:UsernameToken></wsse:Security></soapenv:Header><soapenv:Body><v01:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForAcctLvlGroup><groupId>000000000000000A</groupId></v01:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForAcctLvlGroup></soapenv:Body></soapenv:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_accountlevelgroups.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_accountlevelgroups.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4ea9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_accountlevelgroups.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:v01="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/"><soapenv:Header><wsse:Security soapenv:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"><wsse:UsernameToken><wsse:Username>identity</wsse:Username><wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">credential</wsse:Password></wsse:UsernameToken></wsse:Security></soapenv:Header><soapenv:Body><v01:getAccountLevelDirectionalGroups><accountId>accountid</accountId><GroupType /></v01:getAccountLevelDirectionalGroups></soapenv:Body></soapenv:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_directionalgroup_names.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_directionalgroup_names.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e60121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_directionalgroup_names.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:v01="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/"><soapenv:Header><wsse:Security soapenv:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"><wsse:UsernameToken><wsse:Username>identity</wsse:Username><wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">credential</wsse:Password></wsse:UsernameToken></wsse:Security></soapenv:Header><soapenv:Body><v01:getAvailableGroups><poolName>www.jclouds.org.</poolName><poolRecordType>1</poolRecordType><accountID>accountid</accountID><groupType /></v01:getAvailableGroups></soapenv:Body></soapenv:Envelope>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_directionalgroup_records.xml b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_directionalgroup_records.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25625c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/ultradns-ws/src/test/resources/list_directionalgroup_records.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:v01="http://webservice.api.ultra.neustar.com/v01/"><soapenv:Header><wsse:Security soapenv:mustUnderstand="1" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd"><wsse:UsernameToken><wsse:Username>identity</wsse:Username><wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">credential</wsse:Password></wsse:UsernameToken></wsse:Security></soapenv:Header><soapenv:Body><v01:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForGroup><groupName>EU-www.jclouds.org.</groupName><hostName>www.jclouds.org.</hostName><zoneName>jclouds.org.</zoneName><poolRecordType>1</poolRecordType></v01:getDirectionalDNSRecordsForGroup></soapenv:Body></soapenv:Envelope>
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