+PORT=${PORT:-8443}
+DBC=${DBC:-dmaap-bc}
+PROTO=${PROTO:-https}
+PARAM=${PARAM:-'useExisting=true'}
+REQUESTID=${REQUESTID:-dbc-client}
+URL=${URL:-"${PROTO}"://"${DBC}":"${PORT}"/webapi/}
+
+CA_PEM=${CA_PEM:-ca.pem}
+KEY_PEM=${KEY_PEM:-key.pem}
+CLIENT_PEM=${CLIENT_PEM:-client.pem}
+PEM_DIR=${PEM_DIR:-/opt/app/osaaf/local}
+CERT_PWD=${CERT_PWD:-'2U[iOZzMHI:.#tdCwlBqc;}S'}
+
+BA_PWD=${BA_PWD:-'demo123456!'}
+AUTH_METHOD=${AUTH_METHOD:-basicAuth}
+BA_IDENTITY=${BA_IDENTITY:-dmaap-bc@dmaap-bc.onap.org}
+
+function xcurl() {
+ curl -X POST \
+ -s "$CURL_CRED" \
+ -w "%{http_code}" \
+ -H "X-ECOMP-RequestID: $REQUESTID" \
+ -H "Content-Type: application/json" "$@"