('VNF-Config-Update', 'applyUpdatedConfig', 'Vnf', true, true, '7','7', 'DEFAULT', '*'),
 ('CNF-Macro-Upgrade', 'upgradeCnf', 'Vnf', false,true, '7', '7','DEFAULT', '*'),
 ('PNF-Macro-Delete', 'deleteInstance', 'Pnf', false,true, '7', '7','DEFAULT', '*'),
-('PNF-Macro-Create', 'createInstance', 'Pnf', false,true, '7', '7','DEFAULT', '*');
+('PNF-Macro-Create', 'createInstance', 'Pnf', false,true, '7', '7','DEFAULT', '*'),
+('Cnf-Create', 'createInstance', 'Cnf', true, true, '7','7','DEFAULT', '*');
 
 
 INSERT INTO orchestration_flow_reference(COMPOSITE_ACTION, SEQ_NO, FLOW_NAME, SCOPE, ACTION, FLOW_VERSION, NB_REQ_REF_LOOKUP_ID) VALUES
 ('PNF-Macro-Create', '4', 'ControllerExecutionBB',  'pnf' , 'config-deploy', 1.0,(SELECT id from northbound_request_ref_lookup WHERE MACRO_ACTION = 'PNF-Macro-Create' and CLOUD_OWNER = 'DEFAULT')),
 ('PNF-Macro-Create', '5', 'ActivatePnfBB', NULL, NULL, 1.0,(SELECT id from northbound_request_ref_lookup WHERE MACRO_ACTION = 'PNF-Macro-Create' and CLOUD_OWNER = 'DEFAULT')),
 ('PNF-Macro-Delete', '1', 'DeactivatePnfBB', NULL, NULL, 1.0,(SELECT id from northbound_request_ref_lookup WHERE MACRO_ACTION = 'PNF-Macro-Delete' and CLOUD_OWNER = 'DEFAULT')),
-('PNF-Macro-Delete', '2', 'UnassignPnfBB', NULL, NULL, 1.0,(SELECT id from northbound_request_ref_lookup WHERE MACRO_ACTION = 'PNF-Macro-Delete' and CLOUD_OWNER = 'DEFAULT'));
+('PNF-Macro-Delete', '2', 'UnassignPnfBB', NULL, NULL, 1.0,(SELECT id from northbound_request_ref_lookup WHERE MACRO_ACTION = 'PNF-Macro-Delete' and CLOUD_OWNER = 'DEFAULT')),
+('CNF-Create', '1', 'CnfInstantiateBB', NULL, NULL, 1.0,(SELECT id from northbound_request_ref_lookup WHERE MACRO_ACTION = 'Cnf-Create' and CLOUD_OWNER = 'DEFAULT'));
 
 
 INSERT INTO rainy_day_handler_macro (FLOW_NAME, SERVICE_TYPE, VNF_TYPE, ERROR_CODE, WORK_STEP, POLICY, SECONDARY_POLICY, REG_EX_ERROR_MESSAGE, SERVICE_ROLE)
 ('StatusCheckBB', 'NO_VALIDATE', 'CUSTOM'),
 ('HealthCheckBB', 'NO_VALIDATE', 'CUSTOM'),
 ('UpgradeVfModuleBB', 'NO_VALIDATE', 'CUSTOM'),
-('VfModuleUpgradeStatusBB', 'NO_VALIDATE', 'CUSTOM');
+('VfModuleUpgradeStatusBB', 'NO_VALIDATE', 'CUSTOM'),
+('CnfInstantiateBB', 'CNF', 'ACTIVATE');
 
 
 INSERT INTO orchestration_status_state_transition_directive (resource_type, orchestration_status, target_action, flow_directive)
 ('CONFIGURATION', 'PENDING DELETE', 'DEACTIVATE', 'FAIL'),
 ('CONFIGURATION', 'PENDING ACTIVATION', 'DEACTIVATE', 'FAIL'),
 ('CONFIGURATION', 'PENDING', 'DEACTIVATE', 'FAIL'),
-('VNF','CONFIGDEPLOYED','ACTIVATE','CONTINUE');
+('VNF','CONFIGDEPLOYED','ACTIVATE','CONTINUE'),
+('CNF','PRECREATED','ACTIVATE','CONTINUE');
 
 
 INSERT INTO vnf_components_recipe (VNF_TYPE, VNF_COMPONENT_TYPE, ACTION, VERSION, ORCHESTRATION_URI, RECIPE_TIMEOUT)
 ('VNFQuiesceTrafficActivity',NULL,'VNFResumeTrafficActivity',NULL),
 ('EtsiVnfInstantiateBB',NULL,'EtsiVnfDeleteBB',NULL),
 ('AddFabricConfigurationBB',NULL,'DeleteFabricConfigurationBB',NULL),
-('CreateChildServiceBB',NULL,'DeleteChildServiceBB',NULL);
\ No newline at end of file
+('CreateChildServiceBB',NULL,'DeleteChildServiceBB',NULL);
 
  * ================================================================================
  * Modifications Copyright (c) 2020 Nokia
  * ================================================================================
+ * Modifications Copyright (c) 2023 Nordix Foundation
+ * ================================================================================
  * Licensed 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
         if (modelType.equals(ModelType.network)) {
             parameter.getLookupKeyMap().put(ResourceKey.NETWORK_ID, parameter.getResourceId());
             this.populateL3Network(parameter);
-        } else if (modelType.equals(ModelType.vnf)) {
+        } else if (modelType.equals(ModelType.vnf) || modelType.equals(ModelType.cnf)) {
             parameter.getLookupKeyMap().put(ResourceKey.GENERIC_VNF_ID, parameter.getResourceId());
             this.populateGenericVnf(parameter);
         } else if (modelType.equals(ModelType.volumeGroup) || (modelType.equals(ModelType.vfModule)
                 break;
             }
         }
-        if (vnf == null && parameter.getBbName().equalsIgnoreCase(AssignFlows.VNF.toString())) {
+        if ((vnf == null && parameter.getBbName().equalsIgnoreCase(AssignFlows.VNF.toString()))
+                || (parameter.getRequestDetails() != null && this.isCnf(parameter.getRequestDetails()))) {
             vnf = createGenericVnf(parameter.getLookupKeyMap(), parameter.getInstanceName(), parameter.getPlatform(),
                     parameter.getLineOfBusiness(), parameter.getResourceId(), generatedVnfType,
                     parameter.getInstanceParams(), parameter.getProductFamilyId(), parameter.getApplicationId());
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isCnf(final RequestDetails requestDetails) {
+        logger.debug("Executing isCNF to check the model type is CNF");
+        if (requestDetails.getModelInfo() != null) {
+            return ModelType.cnf.equals(requestDetails.getModelInfo().getModelType());
+        }
+        logger.debug("Not a CNF model type:{}", requestDetails);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     protected boolean instanceGroupInList(GenericVnf vnf, String instanceGroupId) {
         for (InstanceGroup instanceGroup : vnf.getInstanceGroups()) {
             if (instanceGroup.getId() != null && instanceGroup.getId().equalsIgnoreCase(instanceGroupId)) {
 
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<bpmn:definitions xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:di="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:camunda="http://camunda.org/schema/1.0/bpmn" id="Definitions_0x13ohc" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn" exporter="Camunda Modeler" exporterVersion="4.12.0">
+  <bpmn:process id="CnfInstantiateBB" name="
Invoke CNFM" isExecutable="true">
+    <bpmn:startEvent id="StartEvent_0ru3x55">
+      <bpmn:outgoing>SequenceFlow_016sgof</bpmn:outgoing>
+    </bpmn:startEvent>
+    <bpmn:sequenceFlow id="SequenceFlow_016sgof" sourceRef="StartEvent_0ru3x55" targetRef="ServiceTask_11" />
+    <bpmn:endEvent id="EndEvent_001k15i">
+      <bpmn:incoming>Flow_1xcu3yl</bpmn:incoming>
+    </bpmn:endEvent>
+    <bpmn:serviceTask id="ServiceTask_11" name="Create 
CreateAsRequest" camunda:asyncAfter="true" camunda:expression="${CnfInstantiateTask.createCreateAsRequest(InjectExecution.execute(execution, execution.getVariable("gBuildingBlockExecution")))}">
+      <bpmn:incoming>SequenceFlow_016sgof</bpmn:incoming>
+      <bpmn:outgoing>Flow_1s7gtbc</bpmn:outgoing>
+    </bpmn:serviceTask>
+    <bpmn:serviceTask id="Activity_1y5x7jl" name="Invoke CNFM" camunda:asyncAfter="true" camunda:expression="${CnfInstantiateTask.invokeCnfmWithCreateAsRequest(InjectExecution.execute(execution, execution.getVariable("gBuildingBlockExecution")))}">
+      <bpmn:incoming>Flow_1s7gtbc</bpmn:incoming>
+      <bpmn:outgoing>Flow_1luy180</bpmn:outgoing>
+    </bpmn:serviceTask>
+    <bpmn:sequenceFlow id="Flow_1s7gtbc" sourceRef="ServiceTask_11" targetRef="Activity_1y5x7jl" />
+    <bpmn:sequenceFlow id="Flow_1luy180" sourceRef="Activity_1y5x7jl" targetRef="Activity_0oa5fst" />
+    <bpmn:serviceTask id="Activity_00w0lnj" name="Invoke CNFM Instance Request" camunda:asyncAfter="true" camunda:expression="${CnfInstantiateTask.invokeCnfmWithInstantiateAsRequest(InjectExecution.execute(execution, execution.getVariable("gBuildingBlockExecution")))}">
+      <bpmn:incoming>Flow_0xq0uda</bpmn:incoming>
+      <bpmn:outgoing>Flow_1xcu3yl</bpmn:outgoing>
+    </bpmn:serviceTask>
+    <bpmn:serviceTask id="Activity_0oa5fst" name="Create
AsInstance Request" camunda:asyncAfter="true" camunda:expression="${CnfInstantiateTask.createAsInstanceRequest(InjectExecution.execute(execution, execution.getVariable("gBuildingBlockExecution")))}">
+      <bpmn:incoming>Flow_1luy180</bpmn:incoming>
+      <bpmn:outgoing>Flow_0xq0uda</bpmn:outgoing>
+    </bpmn:serviceTask>
+    <bpmn:sequenceFlow id="Flow_0xq0uda" sourceRef="Activity_0oa5fst" targetRef="Activity_00w0lnj" />
+    <bpmn:sequenceFlow id="Flow_1xcu3yl" sourceRef="Activity_00w0lnj" targetRef="EndEvent_001k15i" />
+  </bpmn:process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BPMNPlane_1" bpmnElement="CnfInstantiateBB">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1luy180_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1luy180">
+        <di:waypoint x="550" y="117" />
+        <di:waypoint x="620" y="117" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1s7gtbc_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1s7gtbc">
+        <di:waypoint x="400" y="117" />
+        <di:waypoint x="450" y="117" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="SequenceFlow_016sgof_di" bpmnElement="SequenceFlow_016sgof">
+        <di:waypoint x="218" y="117" />
+        <di:waypoint x="300" y="117" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_0xq0uda_di" bpmnElement="Flow_0xq0uda">
+        <di:waypoint x="720" y="117" />
+        <di:waypoint x="770" y="117" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="Flow_1xcu3yl_di" bpmnElement="Flow_1xcu3yl">
+        <di:waypoint x="870" y="117" />
+        <di:waypoint x="912" y="117" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="StartEvent_0ru3x55_di" bpmnElement="StartEvent_0ru3x55">
+        <dc:Bounds x="182" y="99" width="36" height="36" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="ServiceTask_1jf7hlc_di" bpmnElement="ServiceTask_11">
+        <dc:Bounds x="300" y="77" width="100" height="80" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_1y5x7jl_di" bpmnElement="Activity_1y5x7jl">
+        <dc:Bounds x="450" y="77" width="100" height="80" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="EndEvent_001k15i_di" bpmnElement="EndEvent_001k15i">
+        <dc:Bounds x="912" y="99" width="36" height="36" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_0oa5fst_di" bpmnElement="Activity_0oa5fst">
+        <dc:Bounds x="620" y="77" width="100" height="80" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Activity_00w0lnj_di" bpmnElement="Activity_00w0lnj">
+        <dc:Bounds x="770" y="77" width="100" height="80" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</bpmn:definitions>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+    <so-cnfm-lcm-api.version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</so-cnfm-lcm-api.version>
+    <jqno.equalsverifier.version>2.5.1</jqno.equalsverifier.version>
   </properties>
   <build>
     <plugins>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
       <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5.1</version>
+      <version>${jqno.equalsverifier.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <artifactId>so-sdn-clients</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.onap.so.adapters.so-cnf-adapter.so-cnfm.lcm</groupId>
+      <artifactId>so-cnfm-lcm-api</artifactId>
+      <version>${so-cnfm-lcm-api.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.cnfm.tasks;
+
+import static java.util.Objects.isNull;
+import static org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.utils.AdditionalParamsConstants.CLOUD_OWNER_PARAM_KEY;
+import static org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.utils.AdditionalParamsConstants.CLOUD_REGION_PARAM_KEY;
+import static org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.utils.AdditionalParamsConstants.SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID_PARAM_KEY;
+import static org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.utils.AdditionalParamsConstants.SERVICE_INSTANCE_NAME_PARAM_KEY;
+import static org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.utils.AdditionalParamsConstants.TENANT_ID_PARAM_KEY;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import org.apache.groovy.util.Maps;
+import org.onap.logging.filter.base.ONAPComponents;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.common.BuildingBlockExecution;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.bbobjects.ServiceInstance;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.entities.ExecuteBuildingBlock;
+import org.onap.so.bpmn.servicedecomposition.entities.GeneralBuildingBlock;
+import org.onap.so.client.exception.ExceptionBuilder;
+import org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.AsInstance;
+import org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.CreateAsRequest;
+import org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.InstantiateAsRequest;
+import org.onap.so.serviceinstancebeans.CloudConfiguration;
+import org.onap.so.serviceinstancebeans.ModelInfo;
+import org.onap.so.serviceinstancebeans.RequestDetails;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+
+/**
+ * This class performs CNF Instantiation
+ *
+ * @author sagar.shetty@est.tech
+ * @author Waqas Ikram (waqas.ikram@est.tech)
+ * @author Raviteja Karumuri (raviteja.karumuri@est.tech)
+ */
+@Component
+public class CnfInstantiateTask {
+    private static final String CREATE_AS_REQUEST_OBJECT = "CreateAsRequestObject";
+    private static final String INSTANTIATE_AS_REQUEST_OBJECT = "InstantiateAsRequest";
+    private static final String AS_INSTANCE_ID = "asInstanceid";
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CnfInstantiateTask.class);
+    private final ExceptionBuilder exceptionUtil;
+    private final CnfmHttpServiceProvider cnfmHttpServiceProvider;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public CnfInstantiateTask(final CnfmHttpServiceProvider cnfmHttpServiceProvider,
+            final ExceptionBuilder exceptionUtil) {
+        this.cnfmHttpServiceProvider = cnfmHttpServiceProvider;
+        this.exceptionUtil = exceptionUtil;
+    }
+
+    public void createCreateAsRequest(final BuildingBlockExecution execution) {
+        try {
+            LOGGER.debug("Executing createAsRequest task  ...");
+            final ExecuteBuildingBlock executeBuildingBlock =
+                    (ExecuteBuildingBlock) execution.getVariable("buildingBlock");
+
+            final GeneralBuildingBlock generalBuildingBlock = execution.getGeneralBuildingBlock();
+
+            final RequestDetails requestDetails = executeBuildingBlock.getRequestDetails();
+            LOGGER.debug("RequestDetails: {}", requestDetails);
+
+            if (isNull(requestDetails) && isNull(requestDetails.getModelInfo())
+                    && isNull(requestDetails.getRequestInfo()) && isNull(requestDetails.getCloudConfiguration())
+                    && isNull(generalBuildingBlock)) {
+                LOGGER.error("Missing Mandatory attribute from RequestDetails: {} or GeneralBuildingBlock: {}",
+                        requestDetails, generalBuildingBlock);
+                exceptionUtil.buildAndThrowWorkflowException(execution, 2000,
+                        "Missing Mandatory attribute from RequestDetails or GeneralBuildingBlock", ONAPComponents.SO);
+            }
+
+            final ModelInfo modelInfo = requestDetails.getModelInfo();
+            final CloudConfiguration cloudConfiguration = requestDetails.getCloudConfiguration();
+            final ServiceInstance serviceInstance = generalBuildingBlock.getServiceInstance();
+
+            final CreateAsRequest createAsRequest = new CreateAsRequest().asdId(modelInfo.getModelVersionId())
+                    .asInstanceName(requestDetails.getRequestInfo().getInstanceName())
+                    .additionalParams(Maps.of(CLOUD_OWNER_PARAM_KEY, cloudConfiguration.getCloudOwner(),
+                            CLOUD_REGION_PARAM_KEY, cloudConfiguration.getLcpCloudRegionId(), TENANT_ID_PARAM_KEY,
+                            cloudConfiguration.getTenantId(), SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID_PARAM_KEY,
+                            serviceInstance.getServiceInstanceId(), SERVICE_INSTANCE_NAME_PARAM_KEY,
+                            serviceInstance.getServiceInstanceName()));
+
+            LOGGER.debug("Adding CreateAsRequest to execution {}", createAsRequest);
+
+            execution.setVariable(CREATE_AS_REQUEST_OBJECT, createAsRequest);
+            LOGGER.debug("Finished executing createAsRequest task ...");
+
+        } catch (final Exception exception) {
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to create CreateAsRequest", exception);
+            exceptionUtil.buildAndThrowWorkflowException(execution, 2001, exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void invokeCnfmWithCreateAsRequest(final BuildingBlockExecution execution) {
+        try {
+            final CreateAsRequest createAsRequest = execution.getVariable(CREATE_AS_REQUEST_OBJECT);
+
+            final Optional<AsInstance> optional = cnfmHttpServiceProvider.invokeCreateAsRequest(createAsRequest);
+
+            if (optional.isEmpty()) {
+                LOGGER.error("Unable to invoke CNFM for CreateAsRequest : {}", createAsRequest);
+                exceptionUtil.buildAndThrowWorkflowException(execution, 2003,
+                        "Unable to invoke CNFM for CreateAsRequest", ONAPComponents.SO);
+            }
+
+            final AsInstance asInstance = optional.orElseThrow();
+            execution.setVariable(AS_INSTANCE_ID, asInstance.getAsInstanceid());
+            LOGGER.debug("Successfully invoked CNFM response: {}", asInstance);
+
+        } catch (final Exception exception) {
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to invoke CNFM AsCreateRequest", exception);
+            exceptionUtil.buildAndThrowWorkflowException(execution, 2004, exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void createAsInstanceRequest(final BuildingBlockExecution execution) {
+        try {
+            LOGGER.debug("Executing createAsInstanceRequest task  ...");
+
+            final InstantiateAsRequest instantiateAsRequest = new InstantiateAsRequest();
+
+            LOGGER.debug("Adding InstantiateAsRequest to execution {}", instantiateAsRequest);
+
+            execution.setVariable(INSTANTIATE_AS_REQUEST_OBJECT, instantiateAsRequest);
+            LOGGER.debug("Finished executing createAsInstanceRequest task ...");
+
+        } catch (final Exception exception) {
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to create CreateAsInstanceRequest", exception);
+            exceptionUtil.buildAndThrowWorkflowException(execution, 2002, exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void invokeCnfmWithInstantiateAsRequest(final BuildingBlockExecution execution) {
+        try {
+            final InstantiateAsRequest instantiateAsRequest = execution.getVariable(INSTANTIATE_AS_REQUEST_OBJECT);
+            final String asInstanceId = execution.getVariable(AS_INSTANCE_ID);
+            cnfmHttpServiceProvider.invokeInstantiateAsRequest(instantiateAsRequest, asInstanceId);
+            LOGGER.debug("Successfully invoked CNFM instantiate AS request: {}", asInstanceId);
+
+        } catch (final Exception exception) {
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to invoke CNFM InstantiateAsRequest", exception);
+            exceptionUtil.buildAndThrowWorkflowException(execution, 2005, exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.cnfm.tasks;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import org.onap.logging.filter.spring.SpringClientPayloadFilter;
+import org.onap.so.configuration.rest.HttpComponentsClientConfiguration;
+import org.onap.so.logging.jaxrs.filter.SOSpringClientFilter;
+import org.onap.so.rest.service.HttpRestServiceProvider;
+import org.onap.so.rest.service.HttpRestServiceProviderImpl;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.client.BufferingClientHttpRequestFactory;
+import org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+/**
+ * @author waqas.ikram@est.tech
+ * @author Raviteja Karumuri (raviteja.karumuri@est.tech)
+ */
+@Configuration
+public class CnfmHttpServiceConfiguration {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CnfmHttpServiceConfiguration.class);
+    public static final String CNFM_REST_TEMPLATE_CLIENT_BEAN = "cnfmRestTemplateBean";
+    public static final String CNFM_HTTP_REST_SERVICE_PROVIDER_BEAN = "cnfmHttpRestServiceProvider";
+
+    @Bean
+    @Qualifier(CNFM_REST_TEMPLATE_CLIENT_BEAN)
+    public RestTemplate cnfmRestTemplateBean(
+            @Autowired final HttpComponentsClientConfiguration httpComponentsClientConfiguration) {
+        logger.debug("Setting up cnfm RestTemplate bean...");
+        final HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory clientHttpRequestFactory =
+                httpComponentsClientConfiguration.httpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory();
+
+        final RestTemplate restTemplate =
+                new RestTemplate(new BufferingClientHttpRequestFactory(clientHttpRequestFactory));
+        restTemplate.getInterceptors().add(new SOSpringClientFilter());
+        restTemplate.getInterceptors().add((new SpringClientPayloadFilter()));
+        return restTemplate;
+
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    @Qualifier(CNFM_HTTP_REST_SERVICE_PROVIDER_BEAN)
+    public HttpRestServiceProvider cnfmHttpRestServiceProvider(
+            @Qualifier(CNFM_REST_TEMPLATE_CLIENT_BEAN) @Autowired final RestTemplate restTemplate) {
+
+        logger.debug("Setting up cnfm HttpRestServiceProvider bean...");
+        final HttpHeaders hearders = new HttpHeaders();
+        hearders.add(HttpHeaders.ACCEPT, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+        hearders.add(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+
+        return new HttpRestServiceProviderImpl(restTemplate, hearders);
+    }
+
+}
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.cnfm.tasks;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+import org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.AsInstance;
+import org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.CreateAsRequest;
+import org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.InstantiateAsRequest;
+
+/**
+ * @author Sagar Shetty (sagar.shetty@est.tech)
+ * @author Waqas Ikram (waqas.ikram@est.tech)
+ * @author Raviteja Karumuri (raviteja.karumuri@est.tech)
+ *
+ */
+public interface CnfmHttpServiceProvider {
+
+    Optional<AsInstance> invokeCreateAsRequest(final CreateAsRequest createAsRequest);
+
+    void invokeInstantiateAsRequest(InstantiateAsRequest instantiateAsRequest, String asInstanceId);
+
+}
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.cnfm.tasks;
+
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.cnfm.tasks.CnfmHttpServiceConfiguration.CNFM_HTTP_REST_SERVICE_PROVIDER_BEAN;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.AsInstance;
+import org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.CreateAsRequest;
+import org.onap.so.rest.exceptions.HttpResouceNotFoundException;
+import org.onap.so.rest.exceptions.InvalidRestRequestException;
+import org.onap.so.rest.exceptions.RestProcessingException;
+import org.onap.so.rest.service.HttpRestServiceProvider;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.onap.so.cnfm.lcm.model.InstantiateAsRequest;
+
+@Service
+public class CnfmHttpServiceProviderImpl implements CnfmHttpServiceProvider {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CnfmHttpServiceProviderImpl.class);
+    private final CnfmUrlProvider cnfmUrlProvider;
+    private final HttpRestServiceProvider httpServiceProvider;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public CnfmHttpServiceProviderImpl(final CnfmUrlProvider cnfmUrlProvider,
+            @Qualifier(CNFM_HTTP_REST_SERVICE_PROVIDER_BEAN) final HttpRestServiceProvider httpServiceProvider) {
+        this.cnfmUrlProvider = cnfmUrlProvider;
+        this.httpServiceProvider = httpServiceProvider;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Optional<AsInstance> invokeCreateAsRequest(final CreateAsRequest createAsRequest) {
+        try {
+            final String url = cnfmUrlProvider.getCreateAsRequestUrl();
+            final ResponseEntity<AsInstance> response =
+                    httpServiceProvider.postHttpRequest(createAsRequest, url, AsInstance.class);
+
+            final HttpStatus httpStatus = response.getStatusCode();
+            if (httpStatus.is2xxSuccessful()) {
+                if (!response.hasBody()) {
+                    LOGGER.error("Received response without body: {}", response);
+                    return Optional.empty();
+                }
+
+                final AsInstance asInstance = response.getBody();
+                if (asInstance.getAsInstanceid() == null || asInstance.getAsInstanceid().isEmpty()) {
+                    LOGGER.error("Received invalid response missing asInstanceid: {}", response);
+                    return Optional.empty();
+                }
+                return Optional.of(asInstance);
+            }
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to invoke HTTP POST using URL: {}, Response Code: {}", url, httpStatus.value());
+            return Optional.empty();
+
+        } catch (final RestProcessingException | InvalidRestRequestException
+                | HttpResouceNotFoundException httpInvocationException) {
+            LOGGER.error("Unexpected error while processing create and instantiation request", httpInvocationException);
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void invokeInstantiateAsRequest(InstantiateAsRequest instantiateAsRequest, String asInstanceId) {
+        try {
+
+            final String url = cnfmUrlProvider.getInstantiateAsRequestUrl(asInstanceId);
+            final ResponseEntity<AsInstance> response =
+                    httpServiceProvider.postHttpRequest(instantiateAsRequest, url, AsInstance.class);
+
+            final HttpStatus httpStatus = response.getStatusCode();
+            if (httpStatus.is2xxSuccessful() && !(response.hasBody())) {
+                LOGGER.error("Response received without body: {}", response);
+            }
+            LOGGER.error("Unable to invoke HTTP POST using URL: {}, Response Code: {}", url, httpStatus.value());
+
+        } catch (final RestProcessingException | InvalidRestRequestException
+                | HttpResouceNotFoundException httpInvocationException) {
+            LOGGER.error("Unexpected error while processing instantiation request", httpInvocationException);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
 
--- /dev/null
+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed 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.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.cnfm.tasks;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponentsBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * @author Sagar Shetty (sagar.shetty@est.tech)
+ * @author Waqas Ikram (waqas.ikram@est.tech)
+ * @author Raviteja Karumuri (raviteja.karumuri@est.tech)
+ *
+ */
+@Service
+public class CnfmUrlProvider {
+
+    private final URI baseUri;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public CnfmUrlProvider(@Value("${cnfm.endpoint:http://so-cnfm-lcm.onap:9888}") final String baseUrl) {
+        this.baseUri = UriComponentsBuilder.fromHttpUrl(baseUrl).path("/so/so-cnfm/v1/api/aslcm/v1").build().toUri();
+    }
+
+    public String getCreateAsRequestUrl() {
+        return UriComponentsBuilder.fromUri(baseUri).pathSegment("as_instances").build().toString();
+    }
+
+    public String getInstantiateAsRequestUrl(String asInstanceId) {
+        return UriComponentsBuilder.fromUri(baseUri).pathSegment("as_instances").pathSegment(asInstanceId)
+                .pathSegment("instantiate").build().toString();
+    }
+
+}
 
 @Configuration
 public class VnfmAdapterCreateVnfTaskConfiguration {
 
+    public static final String VNFM_HTTP_REST_SERVICE_PROVIDER_BEAN = "vnfmHttpRestServiceProvider";
+
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(VnfmAdapterCreateVnfTaskConfiguration.class);
 
     @Value("${rest.http.client.configuration.ssl.trustStore:#{null}}")
     private String keyStorePassword;
 
     @Bean
-    public HttpRestServiceProvider databaseHttpRestServiceProvider(
+    @Qualifier(VNFM_HTTP_REST_SERVICE_PROVIDER_BEAN)
+    public HttpRestServiceProvider vnfmHttpRestServiceProvider(
             @Qualifier(CONFIGURABLE_REST_TEMPLATE) @Autowired final RestTemplate restTemplate,
             @Autowired final VnfmBasicHttpConfigProvider etsiVnfmAdapter) {
         if (trustStore != null) {
 
 
 package org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks;
 
+import static org.onap.so.bpmn.infrastructure.adapter.vnfm.tasks.VnfmAdapterCreateVnfTaskConfiguration.VNFM_HTTP_REST_SERVICE_PROVIDER_BEAN;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.etsisol003adapter.lcm.v1.model.CreateVnfRequest;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.etsisol003adapter.lcm.v1.model.CreateVnfResponse;
 import org.onap.so.adapters.etsisol003adapter.lcm.v1.model.DeleteVnfResponse;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
     @Autowired
     public VnfmAdapterServiceProviderImpl(final VnfmAdapterUrlProvider urlProvider,
-            final HttpRestServiceProvider httpServiceProvider) {
+            @Qualifier(VNFM_HTTP_REST_SERVICE_PROVIDER_BEAN) final HttpRestServiceProvider httpServiceProvider) {
         this.urlProvider = urlProvider;
         this.httpServiceProvider = httpServiceProvider;
     }
 
                 orchestrationStatus = serviceInstance.getOrchestrationStatus();
                 break;
             case VNF:
+            case CNF:
                 GenericVnf genericVnf = extractPojosForBB.extractByKey(execution, ResourceKey.GENERIC_VNF_ID);
                 orchestrationStatus = genericVnf.getOrchestrationStatus();
                 break;
 
     private static final String VNF_TYPE = "vnfType";
     private static final String CONFIGURATION = "Configuration";
     private static final String SUPPORTEDTYPES =
-            "vnfs|pnfs|vfModules|networks|networkCollections|volumeGroups|serviceInstances|instanceGroups";
+            "vnfs|pnfs|cnfs|vfModules|networks|networkCollections|volumeGroups|serviceInstances|instanceGroups";
     private static final String HOMINGSOLUTION = "Homing_Solution";
     private static final String SERVICE_TYPE_TRANSPORT = "TRANSPORT";
     private static final String SERVICE_TYPE_BONDING = "BONDING";
 
     VIRTUAL_LINK("VirtualLink"),
     NETWORKCOLLECTION("NetworkCollection"),
     CONFIGURATION("Configuration"),
-    INSTANCE_GROUP("InstanceGroup");
+    INSTANCE_GROUP("InstanceGroup"),
+    CNF("Cnf");
 
     private final String type;
 
 
 /*-
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
- *  Copyright (C) 2019 Nordix Foundation.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
  * ================================================================================
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
         final VnfmAdapterCreateVnfTaskConfiguration objUnderTest = new VnfmAdapterCreateVnfTaskConfiguration();
 
         final HttpRestServiceProvider actual =
-                objUnderTest.databaseHttpRestServiceProvider(restTemplate, getVnfmBasicHttpConfigProvider());
+                objUnderTest.vnfmHttpRestServiceProvider(restTemplate, getVnfmBasicHttpConfigProvider());
         assertNotNull(actual);
 
 
 
     pnf("pnf"),
     networkInstanceGroup("networkInstanceGroup"),
     instanceGroup("instanceGroup"),
-    vpnBinding("vpnBinding");
+    vpnBinding("vpnBinding"),
+    cnf("cnf");
+
 
     final String name;
 
 
                     aq.setInstanceGroupId(servInsReq.getInstanceGroupId());
                     aq.setInstanceGroupName(requestInfo.getInstanceName());
                 }
-                if (ModelType.vnf.name().equalsIgnoreCase(requestScope)) {
+
+                if (ModelType.vnf.name().equalsIgnoreCase(requestScope)
+                        || ModelType.cnf.name().equalsIgnoreCase(requestScope)) {
                     if (requestInfo != null) {
                         aq.setVnfName(requestInfo.getInstanceName());
                     }
         } else if (requestScope.equalsIgnoreCase(ModelType.vfModule.name())) {
             vnfType = serviceModelName + "/" + vnfModelName;
             sir.setVolumeGroupInstanceId(volumeGroupId);
-        } else if (requestScope.equalsIgnoreCase(ModelType.vnf.name()))
+        } else if (requestScope.equalsIgnoreCase(ModelType.vnf.name())
+                || requestScope.equalsIgnoreCase(ModelType.cnf.name()))
             vnfType = serviceModelName + "/" + sir.getRequestDetails().getModelInfo().getModelCustomizationName();
 
         return vnfType;
 
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(instanceId)) {
             if (ModelType.service.name().equalsIgnoreCase(requestScope)) {
                 currentActiveReq.setServiceInstanceId(instanceId);
-            } else if (ModelType.vnf.name().equalsIgnoreCase(requestScope)) {
+            } else if (ModelType.vnf.name().equalsIgnoreCase(requestScope)
+                    || ModelType.cnf.name().equalsIgnoreCase(requestScope)) {
                 currentActiveReq.setVnfId(instanceId);
             } else if (ModelType.vfModule.name().equalsIgnoreCase(requestScope)) {
                 currentActiveReq.setVfModuleId(instanceId);
             requestScope = ModelType.vnf.name();
         } else if (requestUri.contains(ModelType.pnf.name())) {
             requestScope = ModelType.pnf.name();
+
+        } else if (requestUri.contains(ModelType.cnf.name())) {
+            requestScope = ModelType.cnf.name();
         } else {
             requestScope = ModelType.service.name();
         }
             recipeLookupResult = new RecipeLookupResult("/mso/async/services/WorkflowActionBB", 180);
         } else if (modelInfo.getModelType().equals(ModelType.instanceGroup)) {
             recipeLookupResult = new RecipeLookupResult("/mso/async/services/WorkflowActionBB", 180);
+        } else if (modelInfo.getModelType().equals(ModelType.cnf)) {
+            recipeLookupResult = new RecipeLookupResult("/mso/async/services/WorkflowActionBB", 180);
         }
 
         if (recipeLookupResult == null) {
 
  * ================================================================================
  * Modifications Copyright (c) 2019 Samsung
  * ================================================================================
+ * Modifications Copyright (c) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+ * ================================================================================
  * Licensed 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
         }
     }
 
+    @POST
+    @Path("/{version:[vV][7]}/serviceInstances/{serviceInstanceId}/cnfs")
+    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @Operation(description = "Create CNF on a specified version and serviceInstance", responses = @ApiResponse(
+            content = @Content(array = @ArraySchema(schema = @Schema(implementation = Response.class)))))
+    @Transactional
+    public Response createCnfInstance(String request, @PathParam("version") String version,
+            @PathParam("serviceInstanceId") String serviceInstanceId, @Context ContainerRequestContext requestContext)
+            throws ApiException {
+        String requestId = requestHandlerUtils.getRequestId(requestContext);
+        HashMap<String, String> instanceIdMap = new HashMap<>();
+        instanceIdMap.put("serviceInstanceId", serviceInstanceId);
+        try {
+            return serviceInstances(request, Action.createInstance, instanceIdMap, version, requestId,
+                    requestHandlerUtils.getRequestUri(requestContext, uriPrefix));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error("Error in cnf", e);
+            throw e;
+        }
+    }
+
     @POST
     @Path("/{version:[vV][5-7]}/serviceInstances/{serviceInstanceId}/upgrade")
     @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
         requestHandlerUtils.parseRequest(sir, instanceIdMap, action, version, requestJSON, aLaCarte, requestId,
                 currentActiveReq);
         if ((action == Action.replaceInstance || action == Action.replaceInstanceRetainAssignments)
-                && (requestScope.equals(ModelType.vnf.toString()) || requestScope.equals(ModelType.vfModule.toString()))
+                && (requestScope.equals(ModelType.vnf.toString()) || requestScope.equals(ModelType.vfModule.toString())
+                        || requestScope.equals(ModelType.cnf.toString()))
                 && sir.getRequestDetails().getCloudConfiguration() == null) {
             CloudConfiguration cloudConfiguration =
                     getCloudConfigurationOnReplace(requestScope, instanceIdMap, currentActiveReq);
 
  * Enum for Status values returned by API Handler to Tail-F
  */
 public enum ModelType {
-    service, vnf, vfModule, volumeGroup, network
+    service, vnf, vfModule, volumeGroup, network, cnf
 }
 
 public enum ResourceType {
     SERVICE("Service", "SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID"),
     VNF("Vnf", "GENERIC_VNF_ID"),
+    CNF("Cnf", "GENERIC_VNF_ID"),
     VOLUME_GROUP("VolumeGroup", "VOLUME_GROUP_ID"),
     VF_MODULE("VfModule", "VF_MODULE_ID"),
     NETWORK("Network", "NETWORK_ID"),