diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/core/v0/BaseAPI.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/core/v0/BaseAPI.java
index e3a37ff998..66c1cdf37d 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/core/v0/BaseAPI.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/core/v0/BaseAPI.java
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ public abstract class BaseAPI
         RETENTION_GHOST,
         RETENTION_ELIGIBLE_FIRST_EVENT,
         RETENTION_EVENTS,
-
+        COMBINE_DISPOSITION_STEP_CONDITIONS
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/RecordCategoriesAPI.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/RecordCategoriesAPI.java
index 34ff344f92..57f2368f56 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/RecordCategoriesAPI.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/RecordCategoriesAPI.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import org.alfresco.rest.core.v0.BaseAPI;
 import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
+import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ public class RecordCategoriesAPI extends BaseAPI
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RecordCategoriesAPI.class);
     private static final String RM_ACTIONS_API = "{0}rma/actions/ExecutionQueue";
     private static final String DISPOSITION_ACTIONS_API = "{0}node/{1}/dispositionschedule/dispositionactiondefinitions";
+    private static final String DISPOSITION_SCHEDULE_API = "{0}node/{1}/dispositionschedule";
+
 
     /**
      * Creates a retention schedule for the category given as parameter
@@ -71,6 +74,21 @@ public class RecordCategoriesAPI extends BaseAPI
         return doPostJsonRequest(user, password, SC_OK, requestParams, RM_ACTIONS_API);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the disposition schedule nodeRef
+     *
+     * @param user
+     * @param password
+     * @param categoryName
+     * @return the disposition schedule nodeRef
+     */
+    public String getDispositionScheduleNodeRef(String user, String password, String categoryName)
+    {
+        String catNodeRef = NODE_PREFIX + getItemNodeRef(user, password, "/" + categoryName);
+        JSONObject dispositionSchedule = doGetRequest(user, password, MessageFormat.format(DISPOSITION_SCHEDULE_API, "{0}", catNodeRef));
+        return dispositionSchedule.getJSONObject("data").getString("nodeRef").replace(getNodeRefSpacesStore(), "");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets retention schedule authority and instructions, also if it is applied to records or folders
      *
@@ -109,6 +127,34 @@ public class RecordCategoriesAPI extends BaseAPI
         addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "ghostOnDestroy", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_GHOST);
         addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "periodProperty", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_PERIOD_PROPERTY);
         addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "events", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_EVENTS);
+        addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "combineDispositionStepConditions", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.COMBINE_DISPOSITION_STEP_CONDITIONS);
+        addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "eligibleOnFirstCompleteEvent", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_ELIGIBLE_FIRST_EVENT);
+
+        return doPostJsonRequest(user, password, SC_OK, requestParams, MessageFormat.format(DISPOSITION_ACTIONS_API, "{0}", catNodeRef));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a retention schedule for a given category with added event
+
+     * @param user
+     * @param password
+     * @param categoryName
+     * @param properties
+     * @param events
+     * @return The HTTP Response.
+     */
+    public HttpResponse addDispositionScheduleSteps(String user, String password, String categoryName, Map<RETENTION_SCHEDULE, String> properties, String events)
+    {
+        String catNodeRef = NODE_PREFIX + getItemNodeRef(user, password, "/" + categoryName);
+
+        JSONObject requestParams = new JSONObject();
+        addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "name", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.NAME);
+        addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "description", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.DESCRIPTION);
+        addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "period", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_PERIOD);
+        addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "ghostOnDestroy", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_GHOST);
+        addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "periodProperty", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_PERIOD_PROPERTY);
+        requestParams.append("events", events);
+        addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "combineDispositionStepConditions", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.COMBINE_DISPOSITION_STEP_CONDITIONS);
         addPropertyToRequest(requestParams, "eligibleOnFirstCompleteEvent", properties, RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_ELIGIBLE_FIRST_EVENT);
 
         return doPostJsonRequest(user, password, SC_OK, requestParams, MessageFormat.format(DISPOSITION_ACTIONS_API, "{0}", catNodeRef));