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+package org.alfresco.rest;
+
+import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestSiteMemberModel;
+import org.alfresco.utility.constants.UserRole;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.SiteModel;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.TestGroup;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.UserModel;
+import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.ExecutionType;
+import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.annotation.TestRail;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+public class FunctionalCasesTests extends RestTest
+{
+    private UserModel adminUserModel;
+    private SiteModel siteModel;
+    private RestSiteMemberModel updatedMember;
+    
+    @BeforeClass(alwaysRun=true)
+    public void dataPreparation() throws Exception
+    {
+        adminUserModel = dataUser.getAdminUser();        
+        siteModel = dataSite.usingUser(adminUserModel).createPublicRandomSite();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Scenario:
+     * 1. Add a site member as Manager
+     * 2. Update it's role to Collaborator
+     * 3. Update it's role to Contributor
+     * 4. Update it's role to Consumer
+     */
+    @Test(groups = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.SITES, TestGroup.FULL })
+    @TestRail(section = {TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.SITES }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION, 
+            description = "Verify that manager is able to update manager with different roles and gets status code CREATED (201)")
+    public void managerIsAbleToUpdateManagerWithDifferentRoles() throws Exception
+    {
+        UserModel testUser = dataUser.createRandomTestUser("testUser");
+        testUser.setUserRole(UserRole.SiteManager);
+        restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel).withCoreAPI().usingSite(siteModel).addPerson(testUser)
+               .assertThat().field("id").is(testUser.getUsername())
+               .and().field("role").is(testUser.getUserRole());
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
+        
+        testUser.setUserRole(UserRole.SiteCollaborator);
+        updatedMember = restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel).withCoreAPI()
+                .usingSite(siteModel).updateSiteMember(testUser);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        updatedMember.assertThat().field("id").is(testUser.getUsername()).and().field("role").is(testUser.getUserRole());
+        
+        testUser.setUserRole(UserRole.SiteContributor);
+        updatedMember = restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel).withCoreAPI()
+                .usingSite(siteModel).updateSiteMember(testUser);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        updatedMember.assertThat().field("id").is(testUser.getUsername()).and().field("role").is(testUser.getUserRole());
+        
+        testUser.setUserRole(UserRole.SiteConsumer);
+        updatedMember = restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel).withCoreAPI()
+                .usingSite(siteModel).updateSiteMember(testUser);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        updatedMember.assertThat().field("id").is(testUser.getUsername()).and().field("role").is(testUser.getUserRole());
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Scenario:
+     * 1. Add a site member as Consumer
+     * 2. Update it's role to Contributor
+     * 3. Update it's role to Collaborator
+     * 4. Update it's role to Manager
+     */
+    @Test(groups = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.SITES, TestGroup.FULL })
+    @TestRail(section = {TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.SITES }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION, 
+            description = "Verify that manager is able to update consumer with different roles and gets status code CREATED (201)")
+    public void managerIsAbleToUpdateConsumerWithDifferentRoles() throws Exception
+    {
+        UserModel testUser = dataUser.createRandomTestUser("testUser");
+        testUser.setUserRole(UserRole.SiteConsumer);
+        restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel).withCoreAPI().usingSite(siteModel).addPerson(testUser)
+               .assertThat().field("id").is(testUser.getUsername())
+               .and().field("role").is(testUser.getUserRole());
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
+        
+        testUser.setUserRole(UserRole.SiteContributor);
+        updatedMember = restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel).withCoreAPI()
+                .usingSite(siteModel).updateSiteMember(testUser);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        updatedMember.assertThat().field("id").is(testUser.getUsername()).and().field("role").is(testUser.getUserRole());
+        
+        testUser.setUserRole(UserRole.SiteCollaborator);
+        updatedMember = restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel).withCoreAPI()
+                .usingSite(siteModel).updateSiteMember(testUser);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        updatedMember.assertThat().field("id").is(testUser.getUsername()).and().field("role").is(testUser.getUserRole());
+        
+        testUser.setUserRole(UserRole.SiteManager);
+        updatedMember = restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel).withCoreAPI()
+                .usingSite(siteModel).updateSiteMember(testUser);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        updatedMember.assertThat().field("id").is(testUser.getUsername()).and().field("role").is(testUser.getUserRole());
+    }
+}