diff --git a/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/FilteringObjective.json b/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/FilteringObjective.json
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index 0000000..228e7b0
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+++ b/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/FilteringObjective.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "priority": 60,
+  "isPermanent": "false",
+  "timeout": 1,
+  "type": "PERMIT",
+  "operation": "ADD",
+  "conditions": [
+    {
+      "type": "IN_PORT",
+      "port": 23
+    }
+  ],
+  "meta": {
+    "instructions": [
+      {
+        "type": "OUTPUT",
+        "port": -3
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "DROP"
+      }
+    ],
+    "deferred": []
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/ForwardingObjective.json b/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/ForwardingObjective.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3f53d4
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+++ b/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/ForwardingObjective.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "priority": 60,
+  "isPermanent": "false",
+  "timeout": 1,
+  "flag": "SPECIFIC",
+  "operation": "ADD",
+  "selector": {
+    "criteria": [
+      {
+        "type": "ETH_TYPE",
+        "ethType": "0x806"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "treatment":
+  {
+    "instructions":
+    [
+      {"type":"OUTPUT","port":-3},
+      {"type":"DROP"}
+    ],
+    "deferred":[]
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/NextObjective.json b/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/NextObjective.json
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index 0000000..dad9b03
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+++ b/core/common/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/codec/impl/NextObjective.json
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+{
+  "id": 1,
+  "type": "FAILOVER",
+  "operation": "ADD",
+  "treatments": [
+    {
+      "instructions": [
+        {
+          "type": "OUTPUT",
+          "port": -3
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "DROP"
+        }
+      ],
+      "deferred": []
+    }
+  ],
+  "meta": {
+    "criteria": [
+      {
+        "type": "IN_PORT",
+        "port": 23
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
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