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+package org.alfresco.rest.workflow.processes;
+
+import org.alfresco.dataprep.CMISUtil.DocumentType;
+import org.alfresco.rest.RestTest;
+import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestErrorModel;
+import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestProcessModel;
+import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestProcessVariableModel;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.FileModel;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.ProcessModel;
+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;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author bogdan.bocancea
+ *
+ */
+@Test(groups = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.WORKFLOW, TestGroup.PROCESSES, TestGroup.CORE })
+public class DeleteProcessVariableCoreTests extends RestTest
+{
+    private FileModel document;
+    private SiteModel siteModel;
+    private UserModel userWhoStartsTask, assignee;
+    private RestProcessModel restProcessModel;
+    private ProcessModel processModel;
+    private RestProcessVariableModel variableModel;
+
+    @BeforeClass(alwaysRun = true)
+    public void dataPreparation() throws Exception
+    {
+        userWhoStartsTask = dataUser.createRandomTestUser();
+        assignee = dataUser.createRandomTestUser();
+        siteModel = dataSite.usingUser(userWhoStartsTask).createPublicRandomSite();
+        document = dataContent.usingSite(siteModel).createContent(DocumentType.TEXT_PLAIN);
+        processModel = dataWorkflow.usingUser(userWhoStartsTask).usingSite(siteModel).usingResource(document)
+            .createSingleReviewerTaskAndAssignTo(assignee);
+    }
+
+    @TestRail(section = {TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.PROCESSES }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION,
+            description = "Delete invalid process variable")
+    public void deleteInvalidProcessVariable() throws Exception
+    {
+        variableModel = RestProcessVariableModel.getRandomProcessVariableModel("x:InvalidVar");
+        restProcessModel = restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask).withWorkflowAPI()
+                .getProcesses().getProcessModelByProcessDefId(processModel.getId());
+        restClient.withWorkflowAPI().usingProcess(restProcessModel).deleteProcessVariable(variableModel);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
+            .assertLastError().containsSummary(String.format(RestErrorModel.ENTITY_NOT_FOUND, variableModel.getName()));
+    }
+    
+    @TestRail(section = {TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.PROCESSES }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION,
+            description = "Delete empty process variable")
+    public void deleteEmptyProcessVariable() throws Exception
+    {
+        variableModel = new RestProcessVariableModel("","", "d:text");
+        restProcessModel = restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask).withWorkflowAPI()
+                .getProcesses().getProcessModelByProcessDefId(processModel.getId());
+        restClient.withWorkflowAPI().usingProcess(restProcessModel).deleteProcessVariable(variableModel);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED)
+            .assertLastError().containsSummary(RestErrorModel.DELETE_EMPTY_ARGUMENT);
+    }
+    
+    @TestRail(section = {TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.PROCESSES }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION,
+            description = "Delete process variable twice")
+    public void deleteProcessVariableTwice() throws Exception
+    {
+        variableModel = RestProcessVariableModel.getRandomProcessVariableModel("d:text");
+        restProcessModel = restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask).withWorkflowAPI()
+                .getProcesses().getProcessModelByProcessDefId(processModel.getId());
+        restClient.withWorkflowAPI().usingProcess(restProcessModel).addProcessVariable(variableModel);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.CREATED);
+        restClient.withWorkflowAPI().usingProcess(restProcessModel).deleteProcessVariable(variableModel);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT);
+        restClient.withWorkflowAPI().usingProcess(restProcessModel).deleteProcessVariable(variableModel);
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
+            .assertLastError().containsSummary(String.format(RestErrorModel.ENTITY_NOT_FOUND, variableModel.getName()));
+    }
+}