diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2850ee4f..87d10ae2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,21 +52,53 @@ Builds the application:
 
     cd service
     mvn spring-boot:run
+    
+## Build a development docker image
+
+Your local docker image will be used in the integration deployment described below.
+
+    mvn spring-boot:build-image
+    
 
 ## View Swagger UI
 
 Go to http://localhost:8080
 
+
+## Integration deployment
+
+You can deploy the registry-api together with all other components of the registry (harvest, opensearch, ...) and reference datasets.
+
+Clone the `registry` repository, and launch the docker compose script as described in https://github.com/NASA-PDS/registry/tree/main/docker
+
+For example, launch:
+
+    docker compose --profile int-registry-batch-loader up
+
+The integration tests will be automatically applied. Check the results, update/complete them as necessary
+
+
 ## Tests
 
+**Important note:** As a developer you are asked to complete the postman test suite according to the new feature you are developing. Do a pull request in the `registry` project to submit the updates.
+
 Integration test are maintained in postman.
 
-In the `registry` project:
+### Edit/Run of the integration tests in postman GUI
+
+Install the postman desktop, from https://www.postman.com/downloads/
+
+Download and open the test suite found in https://github.com/NASA-PDS/registry/tree/main/docker/postman
+
+### Run the integration tests in command line
+
+In the `registry` project.
+
+Launch the test in command line:
 
     npm install newman
     newman run docker/postman/postman_collection.json --env-var baseUrl=http://localhost:8080
     
- Important note: As a developer you are asked to complete the postman test suite according to the new feature you are developing. Do a pull request in the `registry` project to submit the updates.
     
 
 
diff --git a/service/pom.xml b/service/pom.xml
index 499a2578..9f2f08d7 100644
--- a/service/pom.xml
+++ b/service/pom.xml
@@ -71,9 +71,15 @@
 	</executions>
 	<configuration>
 	  <mainClass>gov.nasa.pds.api.registry.SpringBootMain</mainClass>
+      <imageName>nasapds/registry-api-service</imageName>
+      <image>
+          <env>
+              <BP_JVM_VERSION>11</BP_JVM_VERSION>
+          </env>
+      </image>
 	</configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
+  </plugin>
+  <plugin>
 	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 	<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
 	<version>3.1.1</version>
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/api/registry/model/EntityProduct.java b/service/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/api/registry/model/EntityProduct.java
index 0d4aef23..c0e1d935 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/api/registry/model/EntityProduct.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/gov/nasa/pds/api/registry/model/EntityProduct.java
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ public class EntityProduct {
 	@JsonProperty("product_class")
 	private String productClass;
 	
+	// for compliance with data loaded with version of harvest < 3.7.4
+	@JsonFormat(with = JsonFormat.Feature.ACCEPT_SINGLE_VALUE_AS_ARRAY)
 	@JsonProperty("pds:Time_Coordinates/pds:start_date_time")
-	private List<String> start_date_time; //test
+	private List<String> start_date_time;
 	
+	// for compliance with data loaded with version of harvest < 3.7.4
+	@JsonFormat(with = JsonFormat.Feature.ACCEPT_SINGLE_VALUE_AS_ARRAY)
 	@JsonProperty("pds:Time_Coordinates/pds:stop_date_time")
-	private List<String> stop_date_time; //test
+	private List<String> stop_date_time;
 
 	@JsonFormat(with = JsonFormat.Feature.ACCEPT_SINGLE_VALUE_AS_ARRAY) 
 	@JsonProperty("pds:Modification_Detail/pds:modification_date")
@@ -70,8 +74,10 @@ public class EntityProduct {
 	@JsonProperty("vid")
 	private String version; 
 	
+	// for compliance with data loaded with version of harvest < 3.7.4
+	@JsonFormat(with = JsonFormat.Feature.ACCEPT_SINGLE_VALUE_AS_ARRAY)
 	@JsonProperty("ops:Label_File_Info/ops:file_ref")
-	private List<String> pds4FileReference; //test
+	private List<String> pds4FileReference;
 	
 	
 	@JsonProperty("ops:Tracking_Meta/ops:archive_status")