diff --git a/README b/README
index e69de29bb2..3aa3496e19 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+In order to change the value of a property in "config.properties" create a file called "local.properties" under src/test/resources and redefine the property with the new value.
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/model/FileplanComponentType.java b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/model/FileplanComponentType.java
index 8572c4bc8a..5811a3f2bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/model/FileplanComponentType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/model/FileplanComponentType.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.alfresco.rest.model;
  */
 public enum FileplanComponentType
 {
+    FILE_PLAN("rma:filePlan"),
     RECORD_CATEGORY("rma:recordCategory"),
     RECORD_FOLDER("rma:recordFolder"),
     HOLD("rma:hold"),
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/BaseIgRestTest.java b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/BaseIgRestTest.java
index 0fa4ca5ff0..c814ab1196 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/BaseIgRestTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/BaseIgRestTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 @PropertySource(value = "classpath:local.properties", ignoreResourceNotFound = true)
 public class BaseIgRestTest extends RestTest
 {
+    /** Alias which can be used instead of the identifier of a node. */
+    public static final String ALIAS_FILE_PLAN = "-filePlan-";
+    public static final String ALIAS_TRANSFERS = "-transfers-";
+    public static final String ALIAS_UNFILED_RECORDS_CONTAINER = "-unfiled-";
+    public static final String ALIAS_HOLDS = "-holds-";
+
     @Value("${alfresco.rm.scheme}")
     private String scheme;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentsTest.java
index d1c412965f..39ff68f34e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/fileplancomponents/FilePlanComponentsTest.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 package org.alfresco.rest.fileplancomponents;
 
+import static org.alfresco.rest.model.FileplanComponentType.FILE_PLAN;
 import static org.springframework.http.HttpStatus.OK;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
 
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ public class FilePlanComponentsTest extends BaseIgRestTest
     {
         RestWrapper restWrapper = filePlanComponentApi.usingRestWrapper();
         restWrapper.authenticateUser(dataUser.getAdminUser());
-        RestFilePlanComponentModel filePlanComponent = filePlanComponentApi.getFilePlanComponent("-filePlan-");
+        RestFilePlanComponentModel filePlanComponent = filePlanComponentApi.getFilePlanComponent(ALIAS_FILE_PLAN);
         restWrapper.assertStatusCodeIs(OK);
-        assertEquals(filePlanComponent.getNodeType(), "rma:filePlan");
+        assertEquals(filePlanComponent.getNodeType(), FILE_PLAN.toString());
     }
 }