diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/EntityRepository.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/EntityRepository.java
index 7ed91098e02..07ca70452f6 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/EntityRepository.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/EntityRepository.java
@@ -972,13 +972,23 @@ public abstract class EntityRepository<T extends EntityInterface> {
     }
   }
 
-  public void validateRoles(List<EntityReference> entityReferences) throws IOException {
-    if (entityReferences != null) {
-      for (EntityReference entityReference : entityReferences) {
+  public void validateRoles(List<EntityReference> roles) throws IOException {
+    if (roles != null) {
+      for (EntityReference entityReference : roles) {
         EntityReference ref = daoCollection.roleDAO().findEntityReferenceById(entityReference.getId());
         EntityUtil.copy(ref, entityReference);
       }
-      entityReferences.sort(EntityUtil.compareEntityReference);
+      roles.sort(EntityUtil.compareEntityReference);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void validatePolicies(List<EntityReference> policies) throws IOException {
+    if (policies != null) {
+      for (EntityReference entityReference : policies) {
+        EntityReference ref = daoCollection.policyDAO().findEntityReferenceById(entityReference.getId());
+        EntityUtil.copy(ref, entityReference);
+      }
+      policies.sort(EntityUtil.compareEntityReference);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/TeamRepository.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/TeamRepository.java
index 49b2d20e109..1660a82100b 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/TeamRepository.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/jdbi3/TeamRepository.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package org.openmetadata.catalog.jdbi3;
 
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.Entity.FIELD_OWNER;
+import static org.openmetadata.catalog.Entity.POLICY;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.Entity.TEAM;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.api.teams.CreateTeam.TeamType.BUSINESS_UNIT;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.api.teams.CreateTeam.TeamType.DEPARTMENT;
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ import org.openmetadata.catalog.util.JsonUtils;
 
 @Slf4j
 public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
-  static final String TEAM_UPDATE_FIELDS = "owner,profile,users,defaultRoles,parents,children";
-  static final String TEAM_PATCH_FIELDS = "owner,profile,users,defaultRoles,parents,children";
+  static final String TEAM_UPDATE_FIELDS = "owner,profile,users,defaultRoles,parents,children,policies";
+  static final String TEAM_PATCH_FIELDS = "owner,profile,users,defaultRoles,parents,children,policies";
   Team organization = null;
 
   public TeamRepository(CollectionDAO dao) {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
     team.setOwner(fields.contains(FIELD_OWNER) ? getOwner(team) : null);
     team.setParents(fields.contains("parents") ? getParents(team) : null);
     team.setChildren(fields.contains("children") ? getChildren(team) : null);
+    team.setPolicies(fields.contains("policies") ? getPolicies(team) : null);
     return team;
   }
 
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
     populateChildren(team); // Validate children
     validateUsers(team.getUsers());
     validateRoles(team.getDefaultRoles());
+    validatePolicies(team.getPolicies());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
     List<EntityReference> defaultRoles = team.getDefaultRoles();
     List<EntityReference> parents = team.getParents();
     List<EntityReference> children = team.getChildren();
+    List<EntityReference> policies = team.getPolicies();
 
     // Don't store users, defaultRoles, href as JSON. Build it on the fly based on relationships
     team.withUsers(null).withDefaultRoles(null).withHref(null).withOwner(null);
@@ -99,7 +103,12 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
     store(team.getId(), team, update);
 
     // Restore the relationships
-    team.withUsers(users).withDefaultRoles(defaultRoles).withOwner(owner).withParents(parents).withChildren(children);
+    team.withUsers(users)
+        .withDefaultRoles(defaultRoles)
+        .withOwner(owner)
+        .withParents(parents)
+        .withChildren(children)
+        .withPolicies(policies);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -118,6 +127,9 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
     for (EntityReference child : listOrEmpty(team.getChildren())) {
       addRelationship(team.getId(), child.getId(), TEAM, TEAM, Relationship.PARENT_OF);
     }
+    for (EntityReference policy : listOrEmpty(team.getPolicies())) {
+      addRelationship(team.getId(), policy.getId(), TEAM, POLICY, Relationship.HAS);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -166,6 +178,11 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
     return EntityUtil.populateEntityReferences(children, TEAM);
   }
 
+  private List<EntityReference> getPolicies(Team team) throws IOException {
+    List<EntityRelationshipRecord> policies = findTo(team.getId(), TEAM, Relationship.HAS, POLICY);
+    return EntityUtil.populateEntityReferences(policies, POLICY);
+  }
+
   private void populateChildren(Team team) throws IOException {
     List<EntityReference> childrenRefs = team.getChildren();
     if (childrenRefs == null) {
@@ -188,7 +205,7 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
   }
 
   private void populateParents(Team team) throws IOException {
-    // All the teams created without parents has the top Organization as the default parent
+    // Teams created without parents has the top Organization as the default parent
     List<EntityReference> parentRefs = team.getParents();
     if (parentRefs == null) {
       team.setParents(new ArrayList<>());
@@ -217,7 +234,8 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
   // Populate team refs from team entity list
   private void populateTeamRefs(List<EntityReference> teamRefs, List<Team> teams) {
     for (int i = 0; i < teams.size(); i++) {
-      EntityUtil.copy(teamRefs.get(i), teams.get(i).getEntityReference());
+      System.out.print("XXX copying " + teams.get(i).getEntityReference());
+      EntityUtil.copy(teams.get(i).getEntityReference(), teamRefs.get(i));
     }
   }
 
@@ -295,6 +313,7 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
       updateDefaultRoles(original, updated);
       updateParents(original, updated);
       updateChildren(original, updated);
+      updatePolicies(original, updated);
     }
 
     private void updateUsers(Team origTeam, Team updatedTeam) throws JsonProcessingException {
@@ -329,7 +348,14 @@ public class TeamRepository extends EntityRepository<Team> {
       List<EntityReference> origParents = listOrEmpty(original.getChildren());
       List<EntityReference> updatedParents = listOrEmpty(updated.getChildren());
       updateToRelationships(
-          "parents", TEAM, original.getId(), Relationship.PARENT_OF, TEAM, origParents, updatedParents, false);
+          "children", TEAM, original.getId(), Relationship.PARENT_OF, TEAM, origParents, updatedParents, false);
+    }
+
+    private void updatePolicies(Team original, Team updated) throws JsonProcessingException {
+      List<EntityReference> origPolicies = listOrEmpty(original.getPolicies());
+      List<EntityReference> updatedPolicies = listOrEmpty(updated.getPolicies());
+      updateToRelationships(
+          "policies", TEAM, original.getId(), Relationship.HAS, POLICY, origPolicies, updatedPolicies, false);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/TeamResource.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/TeamResource.java
index 834c37e8b1a..5c555a2bd3d 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/TeamResource.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/TeamResource.java
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ public class TeamResource extends EntityResource<Team, TeamRepository> {
     Entity.withHref(uriInfo, team.getUsers());
     Entity.withHref(uriInfo, team.getDefaultRoles());
     Entity.withHref(uriInfo, team.getOwns());
+    Entity.withHref(uriInfo, team.getParents());
+    Entity.withHref(uriInfo, team.getChildren());
+    Entity.withHref(uriInfo, team.getPolicies());
     return team;
   }
 
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ public class TeamResource extends EntityResource<Team, TeamRepository> {
     }
   }
 
-  static final String FIELDS = "owner,profile,users,owns,defaultRoles,parents,children";
+  static final String FIELDS = "owner,profile,users,owns,defaultRoles,parents,children,policies";
 
   @GET
   @Valid
@@ -358,6 +361,7 @@ public class TeamResource extends EntityResource<Team, TeamRepository> {
         .withDefaultRoles(EntityUtil.toEntityReferences(ct.getDefaultRoles(), Entity.ROLE))
         .withTeamType(ct.getTeamType())
         .withParents(EntityUtil.toEntityReferences(ct.getParents(), Entity.TEAM))
-        .withChildren(EntityUtil.toEntityReferences(ct.getChildren(), Entity.TEAM));
+        .withChildren(EntityUtil.toEntityReferences(ct.getChildren(), Entity.TEAM))
+        .withPolicies(EntityUtil.toEntityReferences(ct.getPolicies(), Entity.POLICY));
   }
 }
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/api/teams/createTeam.json b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/api/teams/createTeam.json
index db38b12fea7..8b28721c554 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/api/teams/createTeam.json
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/api/teams/createTeam.json
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@
       "description": "Can any user join this team during sign up? Value of true indicates yes, and false no.",
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": true
+    },
+    "policies": {
+      "description": "Policies that is attached to this team.",
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "$ref": "../../type/basic.json#/definitions/uuid"
+      },
+      "default": null
     }
   },
   "required": ["name", "teamType"],
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/teams/team.json b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/teams/team.json
index 59087e325af..1c0456f522b 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/teams/team.json
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/main/resources/json/schema/entity/teams/team.json
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@
     "defaultRoles": {
       "description": "Default roles of a team. These roles will be inherited by all the users that are part of this team.",
       "$ref": "../../type/entityReference.json#/definitions/entityReferenceList"
+    },
+    "policies": {
+      "description": "Policies that is attached to this team.",
+      "$ref": "../../type/entityReference.json#/definitions/entityReferenceList"
     }
   },
   "required": ["id", "name", "href"],
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/EntityResourceTest.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/EntityResourceTest.java
index 6d5f9aa5e33..1f916d9453b 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/EntityResourceTest.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/EntityResourceTest.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ import org.openmetadata.catalog.entity.data.Database;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.entity.data.DatabaseSchema;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.entity.data.Glossary;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.entity.data.GlossaryTerm;
+import org.openmetadata.catalog.entity.policies.Policy;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.entity.services.DashboardService;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.entity.services.DatabaseService;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.entity.services.MessagingService;
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ import org.openmetadata.catalog.resources.events.EventResource.ChangeEventList;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.resources.events.WebhookResourceTest;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.resources.glossary.GlossaryResourceTest;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.resources.metadata.TypeResourceTest;
+import org.openmetadata.catalog.resources.policies.PolicyResourceTest;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.resources.services.DashboardServiceResourceTest;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.resources.services.DatabaseServiceResourceTest;
 import org.openmetadata.catalog.resources.services.MessagingServiceResourceTest;
@@ -187,6 +189,9 @@ public abstract class EntityResourceTest<T extends EntityInterface, K extends Cr
   public static Role ROLE1;
   public static EntityReference ROLE1_REFERENCE;
 
+  public static Policy POLICY1;
+  public static Policy POLICY2;
+
   public static EntityReference SNOWFLAKE_REFERENCE;
   public static EntityReference REDSHIFT_REFERENCE;
   public static EntityReference MYSQL_REFERENCE;
@@ -285,6 +290,7 @@ public abstract class EntityResourceTest<T extends EntityInterface, K extends Cr
     new DashboardServiceResourceTest().setupDashboardServices(test);
     new MlModelServiceResourceTest().setupMlModelServices(test);
     new TableResourceTest().setupDatabaseSchemas(test);
+    new PolicyResourceTest().setupPolicies();
   }
 
   @AfterAll
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/glossary/GlossaryResourceTest.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/glossary/GlossaryResourceTest.java
index 0a102176fa6..c55ce7df7f7 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/glossary/GlossaryResourceTest.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/glossary/GlossaryResourceTest.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class GlossaryResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<Glossary, CreateGlo
       throws HttpResponseException {
     // Entity specific validation
     TestUtils.validateTags(expected.getTags(), patched.getTags());
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expected.getReviewers(), patched.getReviewers());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expected.getReviewers(), patched.getReviewers());
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/glossary/GlossaryTermResourceTest.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/glossary/GlossaryTermResourceTest.java
index 7a355db009b..d13a87340f9 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/glossary/GlossaryTermResourceTest.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/glossary/GlossaryTermResourceTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import static org.openmetadata.catalog.resources.databases.TableResourceTest.get
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.type.ColumnDataType.BIGINT;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE;
-import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList;
+import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertEntityReferences;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertListNotEmpty;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertListNotNull;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertListNull;
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ public class GlossaryTermResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<GlossaryTerm, C
       assertEquals(expected.getFullyQualifiedName(), actual.getFullyQualifiedName());
       assertEquals(expected.getSynonyms(), actual.getSynonyms());
       assertEquals(expected.getParent(), actual.getParent());
-      assertEntityReferenceList(expected.getChildren(), actual.getChildren());
-      assertEntityReferenceList(expected.getReviewers(), actual.getReviewers());
+      TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expected.getChildren(), actual.getChildren());
+      TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expected.getReviewers(), actual.getReviewers());
       TestUtils.validateTags(expected.getTags(), actual.getTags());
     }
     TestUtils.validateAlphabeticalOrdering(actualTerms, EntityUtil.compareGlossaryTerm);
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ public class GlossaryTermResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<GlossaryTerm, C
       assertTrue(EntityUtil.entityReferenceMatch.test(request.getParent(), entity.getParent()));
     }
 
-    assertEntityReferenceList(request.getRelatedTerms(), entity.getRelatedTerms());
-    assertEntityReferenceList(request.getReviewers(), entity.getReviewers());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(request.getRelatedTerms(), entity.getRelatedTerms());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(request.getReviewers(), entity.getReviewers());
 
     // Entity specific validation
     TestUtils.validateTags(request.getTags(), entity.getTags());
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/policies/PolicyResourceTest.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/policies/PolicyResourceTest.java
index bb9822b6049..52aaef98086 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/policies/PolicyResourceTest.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/policies/PolicyResourceTest.java
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ public class PolicyResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<Policy, CreatePolicy>
     location = createLocation();
   }
 
+  public void setupPolicies() throws HttpResponseException {
+    POLICY1 = createEntity(createRequest("policy1"), ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+    POLICY2 = createEntity(createRequest("policy2"), ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public CreatePolicy createRequest(String name) {
     return new CreatePolicy().withName(name).withPolicyType(PolicyType.Lifecycle);
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/RoleResourceTest.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/RoleResourceTest.java
index 1232ade161a..563916677f2 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/RoleResourceTest.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/RoleResourceTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.TEST_AUTH_HEADERS;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.TEST_USER_NAME;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE;
-import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertListNotNull;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertListNull;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertResponse;
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ public class RoleResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<Role, CreateRole> {
 
   @Override
   public void validateCreatedEntity(Role role, CreateRole createRequest, Map<String, String> authHeaders) {
-    assertEntityReferenceList(role.getPolicies(), createRequest.getPolicies());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(role.getPolicies(), createRequest.getPolicies());
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/TeamResourceTest.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/TeamResourceTest.java
index c19a96756ad..a2ef4787d77 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/TeamResourceTest.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/TeamResourceTest.java
@@ -416,6 +416,258 @@ public class TeamResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<Team, CreateTeam> {
     patchEntityAndCheck(bu2, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, MINOR_UPDATE, change2);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void patch_isJoinable_200(TestInfo test) throws IOException {
+    CreateTeam create =
+        createRequest(getEntityName(test), "description", "displayName", null)
+            .withProfile(PROFILE)
+            .withIsJoinable(false);
+    Team team = createAndCheckEntity(create, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+
+    // patch the team with isJoinable set to true
+    String json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
+    team.setIsJoinable(true);
+    ChangeDescription change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
+    change.getFieldsUpdated().add(new FieldChange().withName("isJoinable").withOldValue(false).withNewValue(true));
+    team = patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE, change);
+
+    // set isJoinable to false and check
+    json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
+    team.setIsJoinable(false);
+    change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
+    change.getFieldsUpdated().add(new FieldChange().withName("isJoinable").withOldValue(true).withNewValue(false));
+    patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE, change);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void patch_deleteUserAndDefaultRoleFromTeam_200(TestInfo test) throws IOException {
+    UserResourceTest userResourceTest = new UserResourceTest();
+    final int totalUsers = 20;
+    ArrayList<UUID> users = new ArrayList<>();
+    for (int i = 0; i < totalUsers; i++) {
+      User user = userResourceTest.createEntity(userResourceTest.createRequest(test, i), ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+      users.add(user.getId());
+    }
+
+    RoleResourceTest roleResourceTest = new RoleResourceTest();
+    roleResourceTest.createRolesAndSetDefault(test, 5, 0);
+    List<Role> roles = roleResourceTest.listEntities(Map.of(), ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS).getData();
+    List<UUID> rolesIds = roles.stream().map(Role::getId).collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+    CreateTeam create =
+        createRequest(getEntityName(test), "description", "displayName", null)
+            .withProfile(PROFILE)
+            .withUsers(users)
+            .withDefaultRoles(rolesIds);
+    Team team = createAndCheckEntity(create, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+
+    // Remove a user from the team using patch request
+    String json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
+    int removeUserIndex = new Random().nextInt(totalUsers);
+    EntityReference deletedUser = team.getUsers().get(removeUserIndex);
+    team.getUsers().remove(removeUserIndex);
+    ChangeDescription change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
+    change.getFieldsDeleted().add(new FieldChange().withName("users").withOldValue(Arrays.asList(deletedUser)));
+    team = patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE, change);
+
+    // Remove a default role from the team using patch request
+    json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
+    int removeDefaultRoleIndex = new Random().nextInt(roles.size());
+    EntityReference deletedRole = team.getDefaultRoles().get(removeDefaultRoleIndex);
+    team.getDefaultRoles().remove(removeDefaultRoleIndex);
+    change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
+    change.getFieldsDeleted().add(new FieldChange().withName("defaultRoles").withOldValue(Arrays.asList(deletedRole)));
+    patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE, change);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void post_teamWithPolicies(TestInfo test) throws IOException {
+    System.out.println("XXX " + POLICY1);
+    System.out.println("XXX " + POLICY2);
+    CreateTeam create = createRequest(getEntityName(test)).withPolicies(List.of(POLICY1.getId(), POLICY2.getId()));
+    createAndCheckEntity(create, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void put_teamWithPolicies(TestInfo test) throws IOException {
+    CreateTeam create = createRequest(getEntityName(test));
+    Team team = createAndCheckEntity(create, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+
+    // Add policies to the team
+    create = createRequest(getEntityName(test)).withPolicies(List.of(POLICY1.getId(), POLICY2.getId()));
+    ChangeDescription change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
+    change
+        .getFieldsAdded()
+        .add(
+            new FieldChange()
+                .withName("policies")
+                .withNewValue(List.of(POLICY1.getEntityReference(), POLICY2.getEntityReference())));
+    team = updateAndCheckEntity(create, OK, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, MINOR_UPDATE, change);
+
+    // Remove policies from the team
+    create = createRequest(getEntityName(test));
+    change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
+    change
+        .getFieldsDeleted()
+        .add(
+            new FieldChange()
+                .withName("policies")
+                .withOldValue(List.of(POLICY1.getEntityReference(), POLICY2.getEntityReference())));
+    updateAndCheckEntity(create, OK, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, MINOR_UPDATE, change);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void patch_teamWithPolicies(TestInfo test) throws IOException {
+    CreateTeam create = createRequest(getEntityName(test));
+    Team team = createAndCheckEntity(create, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+
+    // Add policies to the team
+    String json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
+    team.withPolicies(List.of(POLICY1.getEntityReference(), POLICY2.getEntityReference()));
+    ChangeDescription change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
+    change
+        .getFieldsAdded()
+        .add(
+            new FieldChange()
+                .withName("policies")
+                .withNewValue(List.of(POLICY1.getEntityReference(), POLICY2.getEntityReference())));
+    team = patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, MINOR_UPDATE, change);
+
+    // Remove policies from the team
+    json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
+    team.withPolicies(null);
+    change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
+    change
+        .getFieldsDeleted()
+        .add(
+            new FieldChange()
+                .withName("policies")
+                .withOldValue(List.of(POLICY1.getEntityReference(), POLICY2.getEntityReference())));
+    patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, MINOR_UPDATE, change);
+  }
+
+  private static void validateTeam(
+      Team team,
+      String expectedDescription,
+      String expectedDisplayName,
+      Profile expectedProfile,
+      List<EntityReference> expectedUsers,
+      List<EntityReference> expectedDefaultRoles,
+      String expectedUpdatedBy) {
+    assertListNotNull(team.getId(), team.getHref());
+    assertEquals(expectedDescription, team.getDescription());
+    assertEquals(expectedUpdatedBy, team.getUpdatedBy());
+    assertEquals(expectedDisplayName, team.getDisplayName());
+    assertEquals(expectedProfile, team.getProfile());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedUsers, team.getUsers());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedDefaultRoles, team.getDefaultRoles());
+    validateEntityReferences(team.getOwns());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Team validateGetWithDifferentFields(Team expectedTeam, boolean byName) throws HttpResponseException {
+    if (expectedTeam.getUsers() == null) {
+      UserResourceTest userResourceTest = new UserResourceTest();
+      CreateUser create = userResourceTest.createRequest("user", "", "", null).withTeams(List.of(expectedTeam.getId()));
+      userResourceTest.createEntity(create, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+    }
+
+    String updatedBy = getPrincipalName(ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+    String fields = "";
+    Team getTeam =
+        byName
+            ? getEntityByName(expectedTeam.getName(), fields, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS)
+            : getEntity(expectedTeam.getId(), null, fields, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+    validateTeam(getTeam, expectedTeam.getDescription(), expectedTeam.getDisplayName(), null, null, null, updatedBy);
+    assertNull(getTeam.getOwns());
+
+    fields = "users,owns,profile,defaultRoles,owner";
+    getTeam =
+        byName
+            ? getEntityByName(expectedTeam.getName(), fields, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS)
+            : getEntity(expectedTeam.getId(), fields, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+    assertNotNull(getTeam.getProfile());
+    validateEntityReferences(getTeam.getOwns());
+    validateEntityReferences(getTeam.getUsers(), true);
+    validateEntityReferences(getTeam.getDefaultRoles());
+    return getTeam;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public CreateTeam createRequest(String name) {
+    return new CreateTeam().withName(name).withProfile(PROFILE);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Team beforeDeletion(TestInfo test, Team team) throws HttpResponseException {
+    LocationResourceTest locationResourceTest = new LocationResourceTest();
+    EntityReference teamRef = new EntityReference().withId(team.getId()).withType("team");
+    locationResourceTest.createEntity(
+        locationResourceTest.createRequest(getEntityName(test), null, null, teamRef), ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
+    return team;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void validateCreatedEntity(Team team, CreateTeam createRequest, Map<String, String> authHeaders) {
+    assertEquals(createRequest.getProfile(), team.getProfile());
+    TestUtils.validateEntityReferences(team.getOwns());
+
+    List<EntityReference> expectedUsers = new ArrayList<>();
+    for (UUID userId : listOrEmpty(createRequest.getUsers())) {
+      expectedUsers.add(new EntityReference().withId(userId).withType(Entity.USER));
+    }
+    expectedUsers = expectedUsers.isEmpty() ? null : expectedUsers;
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedUsers, team.getUsers());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceIds(createRequest.getDefaultRoles(), team.getDefaultRoles());
+    System.out.println("XXX " + team.getParents());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceIds(createRequest.getParents(), team.getParents());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceIds(createRequest.getChildren(), team.getChildren());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceIds(createRequest.getPolicies(), team.getPolicies());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void validateDeletedEntity(
+      CreateTeam create, Team teamBeforeDeletion, Team teamAfterDeletion, Map<String, String> authHeaders)
+      throws HttpResponseException {
+    super.validateDeletedEntity(create, teamBeforeDeletion, teamAfterDeletion, authHeaders);
+
+    List<EntityReference> expectedOwnedEntities = new ArrayList<>();
+    for (EntityReference ref : listOrEmpty(teamBeforeDeletion.getOwns())) {
+      expectedOwnedEntities.add(new EntityReference().withId(ref.getId()).withType(Entity.TABLE));
+    }
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedOwnedEntities, teamAfterDeletion.getOwns());
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void compareEntities(Team expected, Team updated, Map<String, String> authHeaders) {
+    assertEquals(expected.getDisplayName(), updated.getDisplayName());
+    assertEquals(expected.getProfile(), updated.getProfile());
+    TestUtils.validateEntityReferences(updated.getOwns());
+
+    List<EntityReference> expectedUsers = listOrEmpty(expected.getUsers());
+    List<EntityReference> actualUsers = listOrEmpty(updated.getUsers());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedUsers, actualUsers);
+
+    List<EntityReference> expectedDefaultRoles = listOrEmpty(expected.getDefaultRoles());
+    List<EntityReference> actualDefaultRoles = listOrEmpty(updated.getDefaultRoles());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedDefaultRoles, actualDefaultRoles);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void assertFieldChange(String fieldName, Object expected, Object actual) throws IOException {
+    if (expected == actual) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (List.of("users", "defaultRoles", "parents", "children", "policies").contains(fieldName)) {
+      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+      List<EntityReference> expectedRefs = (List<EntityReference>) expected;
+      List<EntityReference> actualRefs = JsonUtils.readObjects(actual.toString(), EntityReference.class);
+      assertEntityReferences(expectedRefs, actualRefs);
+    } else {
+      assertCommonFieldChange(fieldName, expected, actual);
+    }
+  }
+
   private Team createWithParents(String teamName, TeamType teamType, EntityReference... parents)
       throws HttpResponseException {
     List<EntityReference> parentList = List.of(parents);
@@ -488,192 +740,4 @@ public class TeamResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<Team, CreateTeam> {
             .withRoles(List.of(teamManager.getId())),
         ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
   }
-
-  @Test
-  void patch_isJoinable_200(TestInfo test) throws IOException {
-    CreateTeam create =
-        createRequest(getEntityName(test), "description", "displayName", null)
-            .withProfile(PROFILE)
-            .withIsJoinable(false);
-    Team team = createAndCheckEntity(create, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
-
-    // patch the team with isJoinable set to true
-    String json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
-    team.setIsJoinable(true);
-    ChangeDescription change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
-    change.getFieldsUpdated().add(new FieldChange().withName("isJoinable").withOldValue(false).withNewValue(true));
-    team = patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE, change);
-
-    // set isJoinable to false and check
-    json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
-    team.setIsJoinable(false);
-    change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
-    change.getFieldsUpdated().add(new FieldChange().withName("isJoinable").withOldValue(true).withNewValue(false));
-    patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE, change);
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  void patch_deleteUserAndDefaultRoleFromTeam_200(TestInfo test) throws IOException {
-    UserResourceTest userResourceTest = new UserResourceTest();
-    final int totalUsers = 20;
-    ArrayList<UUID> users = new ArrayList<>();
-    for (int i = 0; i < totalUsers; i++) {
-      User user = userResourceTest.createEntity(userResourceTest.createRequest(test, i), ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
-      users.add(user.getId());
-    }
-
-    RoleResourceTest roleResourceTest = new RoleResourceTest();
-    roleResourceTest.createRolesAndSetDefault(test, 5, 0);
-    List<Role> roles = roleResourceTest.listEntities(Map.of(), ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS).getData();
-    List<UUID> rolesIds = roles.stream().map(Role::getId).collect(Collectors.toList());
-
-    CreateTeam create =
-        createRequest(getEntityName(test), "description", "displayName", null)
-            .withProfile(PROFILE)
-            .withUsers(users)
-            .withDefaultRoles(rolesIds);
-    Team team = createAndCheckEntity(create, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
-
-    // Remove a user from the team using patch request
-    String json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
-    int removeUserIndex = new Random().nextInt(totalUsers);
-    EntityReference deletedUser = team.getUsers().get(removeUserIndex);
-    team.getUsers().remove(removeUserIndex);
-    ChangeDescription change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
-    change.getFieldsDeleted().add(new FieldChange().withName("users").withOldValue(Arrays.asList(deletedUser)));
-    team = patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE, change);
-
-    // Remove a default role from the team using patch request
-    json = JsonUtils.pojoToJson(team);
-    int removeDefaultRoleIndex = new Random().nextInt(roles.size());
-    EntityReference deletedRole = team.getDefaultRoles().get(removeDefaultRoleIndex);
-    team.getDefaultRoles().remove(removeDefaultRoleIndex);
-    change = getChangeDescription(team.getVersion());
-    change.getFieldsDeleted().add(new FieldChange().withName("defaultRoles").withOldValue(Arrays.asList(deletedRole)));
-    patchEntityAndCheck(team, json, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS, UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE, change);
-  }
-
-  private static void validateTeam(
-      Team team,
-      String expectedDescription,
-      String expectedDisplayName,
-      Profile expectedProfile,
-      List<EntityReference> expectedUsers,
-      List<EntityReference> expectedDefaultRoles,
-      String expectedUpdatedBy) {
-    assertListNotNull(team.getId(), team.getHref());
-    assertEquals(expectedDescription, team.getDescription());
-    assertEquals(expectedUpdatedBy, team.getUpdatedBy());
-    assertEquals(expectedDisplayName, team.getDisplayName());
-    assertEquals(expectedProfile, team.getProfile());
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expectedUsers, team.getUsers());
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expectedDefaultRoles, team.getDefaultRoles());
-    validateEntityReferences(team.getOwns());
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public Team validateGetWithDifferentFields(Team expectedTeam, boolean byName) throws HttpResponseException {
-    if (expectedTeam.getUsers() == null) {
-      UserResourceTest userResourceTest = new UserResourceTest();
-      CreateUser create = userResourceTest.createRequest("user", "", "", null).withTeams(List.of(expectedTeam.getId()));
-      userResourceTest.createEntity(create, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
-    }
-
-    String updatedBy = getPrincipalName(ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
-    String fields = "";
-    Team getTeam =
-        byName
-            ? getEntityByName(expectedTeam.getName(), fields, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS)
-            : getEntity(expectedTeam.getId(), null, fields, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
-    validateTeam(getTeam, expectedTeam.getDescription(), expectedTeam.getDisplayName(), null, null, null, updatedBy);
-    assertNull(getTeam.getOwns());
-
-    fields = "users,owns,profile,defaultRoles,owner";
-    getTeam =
-        byName
-            ? getEntityByName(expectedTeam.getName(), fields, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS)
-            : getEntity(expectedTeam.getId(), fields, ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
-    assertNotNull(getTeam.getProfile());
-    validateEntityReferences(getTeam.getOwns());
-    validateEntityReferences(getTeam.getUsers(), true);
-    validateEntityReferences(getTeam.getDefaultRoles());
-    return getTeam;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public CreateTeam createRequest(String name) {
-    return new CreateTeam().withName(name).withProfile(PROFILE);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public Team beforeDeletion(TestInfo test, Team team) throws HttpResponseException {
-    LocationResourceTest locationResourceTest = new LocationResourceTest();
-    EntityReference teamRef = new EntityReference().withId(team.getId()).withType("team");
-    locationResourceTest.createEntity(
-        locationResourceTest.createRequest(getEntityName(test), null, null, teamRef), ADMIN_AUTH_HEADERS);
-    return team;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void validateCreatedEntity(Team team, CreateTeam createRequest, Map<String, String> authHeaders) {
-    assertEquals(createRequest.getProfile(), team.getProfile());
-    TestUtils.validateEntityReferences(team.getOwns());
-
-    List<EntityReference> expectedUsers = new ArrayList<>();
-    for (UUID userId : listOrEmpty(createRequest.getUsers())) {
-      expectedUsers.add(new EntityReference().withId(userId).withType(Entity.USER));
-    }
-    expectedUsers = expectedUsers.isEmpty() ? null : expectedUsers;
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expectedUsers, team.getUsers());
-
-    List<EntityReference> expectedDefaultRoles = new ArrayList<>();
-    for (UUID roleId : listOrEmpty(createRequest.getDefaultRoles())) {
-      expectedDefaultRoles.add(new EntityReference().withId(roleId).withType(Entity.ROLE));
-    }
-    expectedDefaultRoles = expectedDefaultRoles.isEmpty() ? null : expectedDefaultRoles;
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expectedDefaultRoles, team.getDefaultRoles());
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  protected void validateDeletedEntity(
-      CreateTeam create, Team teamBeforeDeletion, Team teamAfterDeletion, Map<String, String> authHeaders)
-      throws HttpResponseException {
-    super.validateDeletedEntity(create, teamBeforeDeletion, teamAfterDeletion, authHeaders);
-
-    List<EntityReference> expectedOwnedEntities = new ArrayList<>();
-    for (EntityReference ref : listOrEmpty(teamBeforeDeletion.getOwns())) {
-      expectedOwnedEntities.add(new EntityReference().withId(ref.getId()).withType(Entity.TABLE));
-    }
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expectedOwnedEntities, teamAfterDeletion.getOwns());
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void compareEntities(Team expected, Team updated, Map<String, String> authHeaders) {
-    assertEquals(expected.getDisplayName(), updated.getDisplayName());
-    assertEquals(expected.getProfile(), updated.getProfile());
-    TestUtils.validateEntityReferences(updated.getOwns());
-
-    List<EntityReference> expectedUsers = listOrEmpty(expected.getUsers());
-    List<EntityReference> actualUsers = listOrEmpty(updated.getUsers());
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expectedUsers, actualUsers);
-
-    List<EntityReference> expectedDefaultRoles = listOrEmpty(expected.getDefaultRoles());
-    List<EntityReference> actualDefaultRoles = listOrEmpty(updated.getDefaultRoles());
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expectedDefaultRoles, actualDefaultRoles);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void assertFieldChange(String fieldName, Object expected, Object actual) throws IOException {
-    if (expected == actual) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (List.of("users", "defaultRoles", "parents", "children").contains(fieldName)) {
-      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-      List<EntityReference> expectedRefs = (List<EntityReference>) expected;
-      List<EntityReference> actualRefs = JsonUtils.readObjects(actual.toString(), EntityReference.class);
-      assertEntityReferences(expectedRefs, actualRefs);
-    } else {
-      assertCommonFieldChange(fieldName, expected, actual);
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/UserResourceTest.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/UserResourceTest.java
index 419dca358c9..276584e91f1 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/UserResourceTest.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/resources/teams/UserResourceTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.TEST_AUTH_HEADERS;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.TEST_USER_NAME;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.UpdateType.MINOR_UPDATE;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertDeleted;
-import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList;
+import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertEntityReferences;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertListNotNull;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertListNull;
 import static org.openmetadata.catalog.util.TestUtils.assertResponse;
@@ -753,8 +753,8 @@ public class UserResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<User, CreateUser> {
 
   private void assertRoles(
       User user, List<EntityReference> expectedRoles, List<EntityReference> expectedInheritedRoles) {
-    assertEntityReferenceList(expectedRoles, user.getRoles());
-    assertEntityReferenceList(expectedInheritedRoles, user.getInheritedRoles());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedRoles, user.getRoles());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedInheritedRoles, user.getInheritedRoles());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ public class UserResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<User, CreateUser> {
       expectedOwnedEntities.add(new EntityReference().withId(ref.getId()).withType(Entity.TABLE));
     }
 
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expectedOwnedEntities, userAfterDeletion.getOwns());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedOwnedEntities, userAfterDeletion.getOwns());
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ public class UserResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<User, CreateUser> {
     for (UUID teamId : listOrEmpty(createRequest.getTeams())) {
       expectedTeams.add(new EntityReference().withId(teamId).withType(Entity.TEAM));
     }
-    TestUtils.assertEntityReferenceList(expectedTeams, user.getTeams());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expectedTeams, user.getTeams());
 
     if (createRequest.getProfile() != null) {
       assertEquals(createRequest.getProfile(), user.getProfile());
@@ -843,8 +843,8 @@ public class UserResourceTest extends EntityResourceTest<User, CreateUser> {
     assertEquals(expected.getIsBot(), expected.getIsBot());
     assertEquals(expected.getIsAdmin(), expected.getIsAdmin());
 
-    assertEntityReferenceList(expected.getRoles(), updated.getRoles());
-    assertEntityReferenceList(expected.getTeams(), updated.getTeams());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expected.getRoles(), updated.getRoles());
+    TestUtils.assertEntityReferences(expected.getTeams(), updated.getTeams());
 
     if (expected.getProfile() != null) {
       assertEquals(expected.getProfile(), updated.getProfile());
diff --git a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/util/TestUtils.java b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/util/TestUtils.java
index 6eb4485a9f9..016eac31542 100644
--- a/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/util/TestUtils.java
+++ b/catalog-rest-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/catalog/util/TestUtils.java
@@ -391,7 +391,22 @@ public final class TestUtils {
     }
   }
 
-  public static void assertEntityReferenceList(List<EntityReference> expected, List<EntityReference> actual) {
+  public static void assertEntityReferenceIds(List<UUID> expected, List<EntityReference> actual) {
+    if (expected == null && actual == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (listOrEmpty(expected).isEmpty()) {
+      return;
+    }
+    for (UUID id : listOrEmpty(expected)) {
+      actual = listOrEmpty(actual);
+      assertEquals(expected.size(), actual.size());
+      assertNotNull(actual.stream().filter(entity -> entity.getId().equals(id)).findAny().get());
+    }
+    validateEntityReferences(actual);
+  }
+
+  public static void assertEntityReferences(List<EntityReference> expected, List<EntityReference> actual) {
     if (expected == actual) { // Take care of both being null
       return;
     }
diff --git a/ingestion-core/src/metadata/_version.py b/ingestion-core/src/metadata/_version.py
index dd1a8293b19..370d1db9b13 100644
--- a/ingestion-core/src/metadata/_version.py
+++ b/ingestion-core/src/metadata/_version.py
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ Provides metadata version information.
 
 from incremental import Version
 
-__version__ = Version("metadata", 0, 12, 0, dev=3)
+__version__ = Version("metadata", 0, 12, 0, dev=5)
 __all__ = ["__version__"]