diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/baseData_01.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/baseData_01.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d83766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/baseData_01.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
+<application id="Application_ID">
+	<display-name>test</display-name>
+	<module id="JavaClientModule_1049139849772">
+		<java>testClient.jar</java>
+	</module>
+	<module id="EjbModule_1049139849782">
+		<ejb>testEJB.jar</ejb>
+	</module>
+	<module id="WebModule_1049139849812">
+		<web>
+			<web-uri>testWeb.war</web-uri>
+			<context-root>testWeb</context-root>
+		</web>
+	</module>
+</application>
+
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/equalTo_01_case_01.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/equalTo_01_case_01.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..179c62e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/equalTo_01_case_01.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
+<application id="Application_ID">
+	<display-name>test</display-name><module id="JavaClientModule_1049139849772"><java>testClient.jar</java></module>
+	<module id="EjbModule_1049139849782"><ejb>testEJB.jar</ejb></module><module id="WebModule_1049139849812"><web><web-uri>testWeb.war</web-uri><context-root>testWeb</context-root></web></module></application>
+
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/equalTo_01_case_02.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/equalTo_01_case_02.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bff745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/equalTo_01_case_02.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
+<application id="Application_ID
+">  <!-- a comment to ignore
+
+
+
+    -->
+	<display-name>
+    test</display-name><module id="
+    JavaClientModule_1049139849772
+    "><java>testClient.jar</java></module><!-- a comment to ignore -->
+	<module id="EjbModule_1049139849782"><ejb>testEJB.jar</ejb></module><module id="WebModule_1049139849812
+    "><web><web-uri>testWeb.war</web-uri><context-root>testWeb</context-root></web></module></application>
+       <!-- a comment to ignore -->
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_01.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_01.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d1040c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_01.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
+<application id="Application_ID">
+	<display-name>test</display-name>
+	<module id="JavaClientModule_104913984977">
+		<java>testClient.jar</java>
+	</module>
+	<module id="EjbModule_1049139849782">
+		<ejb>testEJB.jar</ejb>
+	</module>
+	<module id="WebModule_1049139849812">
+		<web>
+			<web-uri>testWeb.war</web-uri>
+			<context-root>testWeb</context-root>
+		</web>
+	</module>
+</application>
+
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_02.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_02.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6ea028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_02.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
+<application id="Application_ID">
+	<display-name>test</display-name>
+	<module id="JavaClientModule_1049139849772">
+		<java>testClient.jar</java>
+	</module>
+	<module id="EjbModule_1049139849782">
+		<ejb>testEJB.jar</ejb>
+	</module>
+	<module id="WebModule_1049139849812">
+		<web>
+			<context-root>testWeb</context-root>
+		</web>
+	</module>
+</application>
+
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_03.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_03.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f29c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_03.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
+<application id="Application_ID">
+	<display-name>test</display-name>
+	<module id="JavaClientModule_1049139849772">
+		<java>testClient.jar</java>
+	</module>
+	<module id="EjbModule_1049139849782">
+		<ejb>testEJB</ejb>
+	</module>
+	<module id="WebModule_1049139849812">
+		<web>
+			<web-uri>testWeb.war</web-uri>
+			<context-root>testWeb</context-root>
+		</web>
+	</module>
+</application>
+
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_04.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_04.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..840bd03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_04.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
+<application id="Application_ID">
+	<display-name>test</display-name>
+	<module id="JavaClientModule_1049139849772">
+		<java>testClient.jar</java>
+	</module>
+	<module id="EjbModule_1049139849782">
+		<ejb>testEJB.jar</ejb>
+	</module>
+	<module id="WebModule_1049139849812">
+		<web>
+			<web-uri>testWeb.war</web-uri>
+			<context-root>testWeb</context-root>
+		</web>
+	</module>
+</application>
+
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_05.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_05.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac6b8bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.wst.common.tests/testData/unequalTo_01_case_05.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-"?>
+<!DOCTYPE application PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/application_1_3.dtd">
+<application id="Application_ID">
+	<display-name>test</display-name>
+	<module id="JavaClientModule_1049139849772">
+		<java>testClient.jar</java>
+	</module>
+	<module id="EjbModule_1049139849782">
+		<ejb>testEJB.jar</ejb>
+	</module>
+	<module id="WebModule_1049139849812">
+		<web>
+			<web-uri>testWeb.war</web-uri>
+			<context-root>testWeb</context-root>
+		</web>
+	</module>
+</application>