diff --git a/edge_cloud_management_api/configs/env_config.py b/edge_cloud_management_api/configs/env_config.py
index 877a5a12f7273d228e0d6f25fb20d903d7f7d621..87c5878db2f60446a3c50d87f0dfc79de6a6e4be 100644
--- a/edge_cloud_management_api/configs/env_config.py
+++ b/edge_cloud_management_api/configs/env_config.py
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ load_dotenv()
 
 
 class Configuration(BaseSettings):
-    MONGO_URI: str = os.getenv("MONGO_URI") or ""
-    SRM_HOST: str = os.getenv("SRM_HOST") or ""
-    PI_EDGE_USERNAME: str = os.getenv("PI_EDGE_USERNAME") or ""
-    PI_EDGE_PASSWORD: str = os.getenv("PI_EDGE_PASSWORD") or ""
-    HTTP_PROXY: str = os.getenv("HTTP_PROXY") or ""
-    FEDERATION_MANAGER_HOST: str = os.getenv("FEDERATION_MANAGER_HOST") or ""
+    MONGO_URI: str = os.getenv("MONGO_URI")
+    SRM_HOST: str = os.getenv("SRM_HOST")
+    PI_EDGE_USERNAME: str = os.getenv("PI_EDGE_USERNAME")
+    PI_EDGE_PASSWORD: str = os.getenv("PI_EDGE_PASSWORD")
+    HTTP_PROXY: str = os.getenv("HTTP_PROXY")
+    FEDERATION_MANAGER_HOST=os.getenv("FEDERATION_MANAGER_HOST")
 
 
 config = Configuration()
diff --git a/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/app_controllers.py b/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/app_controllers.py
index a731ee515c1fd8af9a5f2ce9aec60a754ed780da..3ce787fc79e569e562f741f36c58f2b458b3a8a0 100644
--- a/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/app_controllers.py
+++ b/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/app_controllers.py
@@ -85,6 +85,80 @@ def delete_app(appId, x_correlator=None):
         )
 
 
+#def create_app_instance():
+ #   logger.info("Received request to create app instance")
+
+  #  try:
+        # Step 1: Get request body
+   #     body = request.get_json()
+    #    logger.debug(f"Request body: {body}")
+
+        # Step 2: Validate body format
+     #   app_id = body.get('appId')
+     #   app_zones = body.get('appZones')
+
+      #  if not app_id or not app_zones:
+       #     return jsonify({"error": "Missing required fields: appId or appZones"}), 400
+
+        # Step 3: Connect to Mongo and check if app exists
+        # with MongoManager() as mongo_manager:
+        #     app_data = mongo_manager.find_document("apps", {"_id": app_id})
+       # pi_edge_client_factory = PiEdgeAPIClientFactory()
+       # pi_edge_client = pi_edge_client_factory.create_pi_edge_api_client()
+        # app_data = pi_edge_client.get_app(app_id)
+
+        # if len(app_data)<1:
+        #     logger.warning(f"No application found with ID {app_id}")
+        #     return jsonify({"error": "App not found", "details": f"No application found with ID {app_id}"}), 404
+
+        # logger.info(f"Application {app_id} found in database")
+
+        # Step 4: Deploy app instance using Pi-Edge client
+    
+
+        #logger.info(f"Preparing to send deployment request to SRM for appId={app_id}")
+
+       # deployment_payload = {
+        #    "appId": app_id,
+        #    "appZones": app_zones
+        #}
+
+        #Print everything before sending
+       # print("\n=== Preparing Deployment Request ===")
+       # print(f"Endpoint: {pi_edge_client.base_url}/deployedServiceFunction")
+       # print(f"Headers: {pi_edge_client._get_headers()}")
+       # print(f"Payload: {deployment_payload}")
+       # print("=== End of Deployment Request ===\n")
+
+        #Try sending to Pi-Edge, catch connection errors separately
+       # try:
+        #    response = pi_edge_client.deploy_service_function(data=deployment_payload)
+
+         #   if isinstance(response, dict) and "error" in response:
+          #      logger.warning(f"Failed to deploy service function: {response}")
+           #     return jsonify({
+            #        "warning": "Deployment not completed (SRM service unreachable)",
+             #       "details": response
+             #   }), 202  # Still accept the request but warn
+
+           # logger.info(f"Deployment response from SRM: {response}")
+
+       # except Exception as inner_error:
+        #    logger.error(f"Exception while trying to deploy to SRM: {inner_error}")
+         #   return jsonify({
+          #      "warning": "SRM backend unavailable. Deployment request was built correctly.",
+           #     "details": str(inner_error)
+           # }), 202  # Still accept it (because your backend worked)
+
+       # return jsonify({"message": f"Application {app_id} instantiation accepted"}), 202
+
+   # except ValidationError as e:
+    #    logger.error(f"Validation error: {str(e)}")
+     #   return jsonify({"error": "Validation error", "details": str(e)}), 400
+    #except Exception as e:
+     #   logger.error(f"Unexpected error in create_app_instance: {str(e)}")
+     #   return jsonify({"error": "An unexpected error occurred", "details": str(e)}), 500
+
 def create_app_instance():
     logger.info("Received request to create app instance")
     
@@ -170,7 +244,12 @@ def get_app_instance(app_id=None, x_correlator=None, app_instance_id=None, regio
 
 
 def delete_app_instance(appInstanceId: str, x_correlator=None):
-    
+    """
+    Terminate an Application Instance
+
+    - Removes a specific app instance from the database.
+    - Returns 204 if deleted, 404 if not found.
+    """
     try:
         pi_edge_client_factory = PiEdgeAPIClientFactory()
         pi_edge_client = pi_edge_client_factory.create_pi_edge_api_client()
diff --git a/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/edge_cloud_controller.py b/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/edge_cloud_controller.py
index 5fe9f5e0246c02041fe9bc0d7817a1727abae0e4..ce31309268791eaca66f3d9a55fd672384b2cf3a 100644
--- a/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/edge_cloud_controller.py
+++ b/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/edge_cloud_controller.py
@@ -111,9 +111,14 @@ def get_edge_cloud_zones(x_correlator: str | None = None, region=None, status=No
         }
         return jsonify(error_info), 500
     
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 
 def edge_cloud_zone_details(zoneId: str) -> dict:
     pi_edge_factory = PiEdgeAPIClientFactory()
     api_client = pi_edge_factory.create_pi_edge_api_client()
     result = api_client.edge_cloud_zone_details(zone_id=zoneId)
     return result
+=======
+    def get_zone_details(zoneId:str):
+        pass
+>>>>>>> 1c306f8dd595452cbe7804c3473f2f4b77a0b270
diff --git a/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/federation_manager_controller.py b/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/federation_manager_controller.py
index 6e872c82fd829b53ecd59f33469b6c0e4fac3e30..eba0139bbf69332d35ef3a52cecc7cea6fb09f20 100644
--- a/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/federation_manager_controller.py
+++ b/edge_cloud_management_api/controllers/federation_manager_controller.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from flask import request, jsonify
 from edge_cloud_management_api.services.federation_services import FederationManagerClientFactory
 
+factory = FederationManagerClientFactory()
+federation_client = factory.create_federation_client()
 
 def create_federation():
     """
diff --git a/edge_cloud_management_api/services/federation_services.py b/edge_cloud_management_api/services/federation_services.py
index b01a6b1a310cfed4f1eace87b0c22f5b8eeb3dab..4c671a96a4d6b54657786c9c089408fbf1c87aee 100644
--- a/edge_cloud_management_api/services/federation_services.py
+++ b/edge_cloud_management_api/services/federation_services.py
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 import os
+=======
+>>>>>>> 1c306f8dd595452cbe7804c3473f2f4b77a0b270
 import requests
 from requests.exceptions import Timeout, ConnectionError
 from edge_cloud_management_api.configs.env_config import config
 from edge_cloud_management_api.managers.log_manager import logger
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 from edge_cloud_management_api.services.pi_edge_services import PiEdgeAPIClientFactory
 
 
+=======
+>>>>>>> 1c306f8dd595452cbe7804c3473f2f4b77a0b270
 
 class FederationManagerClient:
     def __init__(self, base_url=None):
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ class FederationManagerClient:
             logger.error(f"GET /fed-context-id unexpected error: {e}")
             return {"error": str(e)}
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
     def onboard_application(self, federation_context_id: str, body: dict):
         url = f"{self.base_url}/{federation_context_id}/application/onboarding"
         try:
@@ -153,6 +160,8 @@ class FederationManagerClient:
             return {"error": str(e), "status_code": 500}
 
 
+=======
+>>>>>>> 1c306f8dd595452cbe7804c3473f2f4b77a0b270
 
 class FederationManagerClientFactory:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -162,6 +171,7 @@ class FederationManagerClientFactory:
         base_url = base_url or self.default_base_url
         return FederationManagerClient(base_url=base_url)
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
     def onboard_application_to_partners(app_id, zones):
         SOURCE_OP = os.getenv("SOURCE_OP_ID")
         federation_context_id = os.getenv("FEDERATION_CONTEXT_ID")
@@ -209,6 +219,8 @@ class FederationManagerClientFactory:
 
         return {"onboardingResults": results}, 202
   
+=======
+>>>>>>> 1c306f8dd595452cbe7804c3473f2f4b77a0b270
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     factory = FederationManagerClientFactory()
diff --git a/edge_cloud_management_api/services/pi_edge_services.py b/edge_cloud_management_api/services/pi_edge_services.py
index cfdf3cb05e19d05216ff52a5d6b847f2f4c39373..e7ae41bccbc5a68699e27dea48d61663504390f6 100644
--- a/edge_cloud_management_api/services/pi_edge_services.py
+++ b/edge_cloud_management_api/services/pi_edge_services.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class PiEdgeAPIClient:
         url = f"{self.base_url}/node"
         #try:
         request_headers = self._get_headers()
-        response = requests.get(url, headers=request_headers,verify=False)
+        response = requests.get(url, headers=request_headers, verify=False)
         response.raise_for_status()
         nodes = response.json()
         if not nodes:
@@ -341,6 +341,87 @@ class PiEdgeAPIClient:
             logger.info(e.args)
             return e.args    
 
+    def create_qod_session(self, body:dict):
+
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/sessions"
+        request_headers = self._get_headers()
+        try:
+            response = requests.post(url, json=body, headers=request_headers,verify=False)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.info(e.args)
+            return e.args
+
+    def get_qod_session(self, sessionId: str):
+
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/sessions/"+sessionId
+        request_headers = self._get_headers()
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(url, headers=request_headers,verify=False)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.info(e.args)
+            return e.args
+        
+    def delete_qod_session(self, sessionId: str):
+
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/sessions/"+sessionId
+        request_headers = self._get_headers()
+        try:
+            response = requests.delete(url, headers=request_headers,verify=False)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.info(e.args)
+            return e.args
+
+    def create_traffic_influence_resource(self, body_dict):
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/traffic-influences/"
+        request_headers = self._get_headers()
+        try:
+            response = requests.post(url, json=body_dict, headers=request_headers,verify=False)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.info(e.args)
+            return e.args
+
+    def delete_traffic_influence_resource(self, id: str):
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/traffic-influences/"+id
+        request_headers = self._get_headers()
+        try:
+            response = requests.delete(url, headers=request_headers,verify=False)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.info(e.args)
+            return e.args
+
+    def get_traffic_influence_resource(self, id: str):
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/traffic-influences/"+id
+        request_headers = self._get_headers()
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(url, headers=request_headers,verify=False)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.info(e.args)
+            return e.args
+
+    def get_all_traffic_influence_resources(self):
+        url = f"{self.base_url}/traffic-influences/"
+        request_headers = self._get_headers()
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(url, headers=request_headers,verify=False)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.info(e.args)
+            return e.args
+        
+
 
 class PiEdgeAPIClientFactory:
     """
diff --git a/edge_cloud_management_api/specification/openapi.yaml b/edge_cloud_management_api/specification/openapi.yaml
index 67f026d04b4a855a4dc39c75301b6e3ff7c359e2..ab8567e9af9d0cce78834e6cc91866fd6d5d0f70 100644
--- a/edge_cloud_management_api/specification/openapi.yaml
+++ b/edge_cloud_management_api/specification/openapi.yaml
@@ -824,7 +824,12 @@ paths:
         "405":
           description: Method not allowed
         "404":
+<<<<<<< HEAD
           description: Session not found
+=======
+          description: Session not found  
+  
+>>>>>>> 1c306f8dd595452cbe7804c3473f2f4b77a0b270
   /partner:
     post: 
       tags:
@@ -1232,12 +1237,6 @@ paths:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/inline_response_200_2'
-       "400":
-         description: Bad request
-         content:
-           application:/problem+json:
-             schema:
-               $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
        "401":
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
@@ -1250,38 +1249,6 @@ paths:
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
-       "409":
-         description: Conflict
-         content:
-           application/problem+json:
-             schema:
-               $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
-       "422":
-          description: Unprocessable Entity
-          content:
-            application/problem+json:
-              schema:
-                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
-       "500":
-          description: Internal Server Error
-          content:
-            application/problem+json:
-              schema:
-                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
-       "503":
-          description: Service Unavailable
-          content:
-            application/problem+json:
-              schema:
-               $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
-       "520":
-          description: Web Server Returned an Unknown Error
-          content:
-            application/problem+json:
-              schema:
-                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
-       default:
-         description: Generic Error 
          
 components:
   # securitySchemes:
@@ -1509,7 +1476,7 @@ components:
             properties:
               interfaceId:
                 type: string
-                pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_]{6,30}[A-Za-z0-9]$
+                #pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_]{6,30}[A-Za-z0-9]$
                 description: |
                   This is the interface Identifier that Application Provider
                   defines when application is being submitted.