diff --git a/source/python/_config.py b/source/python/_config.py
index 27491f4447afe559b9690de6ab663e51e80cc9eb..cbe125acdc13ad2cd0181c75691689d9436f80f4 100644
--- a/source/python/_config.py
+++ b/source/python/_config.py
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ else:
 # flex_extract root directory are needed
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-PATH_REL_PYTHON = os.path.relpath(PATH_LOCAL_PYTHON, PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR)
+PATH_REL_PYTHON_SRC = os.path.relpath(PATH_LOCAL_PYTHON, PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR)
+PATH_REL_PYTHONTEST_SRC = os.path.relpath(PATH_PYTHONTEST_SRC, PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR)
 PATH_REL_CONTROLFILES = os.path.relpath(PATH_CONTROLFILES, PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR)
 PATH_REL_TEMPLATES = os.path.relpath(PATH_TEMPLATES, PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR)
 PATH_REL_ECMWF_ENV = os.path.relpath(PATH_ECMWF_ENV, PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR)
diff --git a/source/python/install.py b/source/python/install.py
index 3ab8218303e73a9dac59d8da30c0191264ba7421..823856b27a05ebf687d16a4b2fec0ddf20971d47 100755
--- a/source/python/install.py
+++ b/source/python/install.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import sys
 import glob
 import subprocess
 import inspect
+import tarfile
 from argparse import ArgumentParser, ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter
 
 # software specific classes and modules from flex_extract
@@ -238,7 +239,6 @@ def mk_tarball(tarball_path, target):
     ------
 
     '''
-    import tarfile
     from glob import glob
 
     print('Create tarball ...')
@@ -251,38 +251,63 @@ def mk_tarball(tarball_path, target):
     # get lists of the files to be added to the tar file
     if target == 'local':
         ECMWF_ENV_FILE = []
+        runfile = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
+                   for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_RUN_DIR,
+                                     'run_local.sh').files]
     else:
         ECMWF_ENV_FILE = [_config.PATH_REL_ECMWF_ENV]
+        runfile = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
+                       for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_RUN_DIR,
+                                         'run.sh').files]
 
     pyfiles = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
-               for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_LOCAL_PYTHON, '*py').files]
+               for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_PYTHON_SRC, '*py').files]
+    pytestfiles = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
+               for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_PYTHONTEST_SRC, '*py').files]
     controlfiles = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
-                    for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_CONTROLFILES,
+                    for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_CONTROLFILES,
                                       'CONTROL*').files]
     tempfiles = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
-                 for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES , '*').files]
+                 for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_TEMPLATES , '*.temp').files]
+    nlfiles = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
+                 for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_TEMPLATES , '*.nl').files]
+    gribtable = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
+                 for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_TEMPLATES , '*grib*').files]
     ffiles = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
-              for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_FORTRAN_SRC, '*.f*').files]
+              for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_FORTRAN_SRC, '*.f*').files]
     hfiles = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
-              for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_FORTRAN_SRC, '*.h').files]
+              for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_FORTRAN_SRC, '*.h').files]
     makefiles = [os.path.relpath(x, ecd)
-                 for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_FORTRAN_SRC, 'Makefile*').files]
+                 for x in UioFiles(_config.PATH_REL_FORTRAN_SRC, 'Makefile*').files]
+    jobdir = [_config.PATH_REL_JOBSCRIPTS]
 
     # concatenate single lists to one for a better looping
-    filelist = pyfiles + controlfiles + tempfiles + ffiles + hfiles + \
-               makefiles + ECMWF_ENV_FILE
+    filelist = pyfiles + pytestfiles + controlfiles + tempfiles + nlfiles + \
+               ffiles + gribtable + hfiles + makefiles + ECMWF_ENV_FILE + \
+               runfile + jobdir + \
+               ['CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md', 'LICENSE.md', 'README.md']
 
     # create installation tar-file
+    exclude_files = [".ksh"]
     try:
         with tarfile.open(tarball_path, "w:gz") as tar_handle:
             for file in filelist:
-                tar_handle.add(file)
-
+                tar_handle.add(file, recursive=False,
+                               filter=lambda tarinfo: None
+                                      if os.path.splitext(tarinfo.name)[1]
+                                         in exclude_files
+                                      else tarinfo)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         print('... ERROR CODE:\n ... ' + str(e.returncode))
         print('... ERROR MESSAGE:\n ... ' + str(e))
 
-        sys.exit('... could not make installation tar ball!')
+        sys.exit('\n... could not make installation tar ball!')
+    except OSError as e:
+        print('... ERROR CODE: ' + str(e.errno))
+        print('... ERROR MESSAGE:\n \t ' + str(e.strerror))
+
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to read tar-file ' +
+                 str(tarball_path))
 
     return
 
@@ -300,12 +325,21 @@ def un_tarball(tarball_path):
     ------
 
     '''
-    import tarfile
 
     print('Untar ...')
 
-    with tarfile.open(tarball_path) as tar_handle:
-        tar_handle.extractall()
+    try:
+        with tarfile.open(tarball_path) as tar_handle:
+            tar_handle.extractall()
+    except tarfile.TarError as e:
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to read tar-file ' +
+                     str(tarball_path))
+    except OSError as e:
+        print('... ERROR CODE: ' + str(e.errno))
+        print('... ERROR MESSAGE:\n \t ' + str(e.strerror))
+
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to read tar-file ' +
+                 str(tarball_path))
 
     return
 
@@ -335,19 +369,39 @@ def mk_env_vars(ecuid, ecgid, gateway, destination):
     '''
     from genshi.template.text import NewTextTemplate
     from genshi.template import  TemplateLoader
+    from genshi.template.eval import UndefinedError
 
-    loader = TemplateLoader(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES, auto_reload=False)
-    ecmwfvars_template = loader.load(_config.TEMPFILE_USER_ENVVARS,
-                                     cls=NewTextTemplate)
+    try:
+        loader = TemplateLoader(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES, auto_reload=False)
+        ecmwfvars_template = loader.load(_config.TEMPFILE_USER_ENVVARS,
+                                         cls=NewTextTemplate)
+
+        stream = ecmwfvars_template.generate(user_name = ecuid,
+                                             user_group = ecgid,
+                                             gateway_name = gateway,
+                                             destination_name = destination
+                                             )
+    except UndefinedError as e:
+        print('... ERROR ' + str(e))
+
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to generate template ' +
+                 _config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV)
+    except OSError as e:
+        print('... ERROR CODE: ' + str(e.errno))
+        print('... ERROR MESSAGE:\n \t ' + str(e.strerror))
+
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to generate template ' +
+                 _config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV)
 
-    stream = ecmwfvars_template.generate(user_name = ecuid,
-                                       user_group = ecgid,
-                                       gateway_name = gateway,
-                                       destination_name = destination
-                                       )
+    try:
+        with open(_config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(stream.render('text'))
+    except OSError as e:
+        print('... ERROR CODE: ' + str(e.errno))
+        print('... ERROR MESSAGE:\n \t ' + str(e.strerror))
 
-    with open(_config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(stream.render('text'))
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to write ' +
+                 _config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV)
 
     return
 
@@ -381,28 +435,48 @@ def mk_compilejob(makefile, target, ecuid, ecgid, fp_root):
     '''
     from genshi.template.text import NewTextTemplate
     from genshi.template import  TemplateLoader
-
-    loader = TemplateLoader(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES, auto_reload=False)
-    compile_template = loader.load(_config.TEMPFILE_INSTALL_COMPILEJOB,
-                                   cls=NewTextTemplate)
+    from genshi.template.eval import  UndefinedError
 
     if fp_root == '../':
         fp_root = '$HOME'
 
-    stream = compile_template.generate(
-        usergroup = ecgid,
-        username = ecuid,
-        version_number = _config._VERSION_STR,
-        fp_root_scripts = fp_root,
-        makefile = makefile,
-        fortran_program = _config.FORTRAN_EXECUTABLE
-    )
+    try:
+        loader = TemplateLoader(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES, auto_reload=False)
+        compile_template = loader.load(_config.TEMPFILE_INSTALL_COMPILEJOB,
+                                       cls=NewTextTemplate)
+
+        stream = compile_template.generate(
+            usergroup = ecgid,
+            username = ecuid,
+            version_number = _config._VERSION_STR,
+            fp_root_scripts = fp_root,
+            makefile = makefile,
+            fortran_program = _config.FORTRAN_EXECUTABLE
+        )
+    except UndefinedError as e:
+        print('... ERROR ' + str(e))
+
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to generate template ' +
+                 _config.TEMPFILE_INSTALL_COMPILEJOB)
+    except OSError as e:
+        print('... ERROR CODE: ' + str(e.errno))
+        print('... ERROR MESSAGE:\n \t ' + str(e.strerror))
+
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to generate template ' +
+                 _config.TEMPFILE_INSTALL_COMPILEJOB)
 
-    compilejob = os.path.join(_config.PATH_JOBSCRIPTS,
-                              _config.FILE_INSTALL_COMPILEJOB)
+    try:
+        compilejob = os.path.join(_config.PATH_JOBSCRIPTS,
+                                  _config.FILE_INSTALL_COMPILEJOB)
 
-    with open(compilejob, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(stream.render('text'))
+        with open(compilejob, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(stream.render('text'))
+    except OSError as e:
+        print('... ERROR CODE: ' + str(e.errno))
+        print('... ERROR MESSAGE:\n \t ' + str(e.strerror))
+
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to write ' +
+                 compilejob)
 
     return
 
@@ -436,27 +510,48 @@ def mk_job_template(ecuid, ecgid, gateway, destination, fp_root):
     '''
     from genshi.template.text import NewTextTemplate
     from genshi.template import  TemplateLoader
-
-    loader = TemplateLoader(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES, auto_reload=False)
-    compile_template = loader.load(_config.TEMPFILE_INSTALL_JOB,
-                                   cls=NewTextTemplate)
+    from genshi.template.eval import  UndefinedError
 
     fp_root_path_to_python = os.path.join(fp_root,
                                           _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME,
-                                          _config.PATH_REL_PYTHON)
+                                          _config.PATH_REL_PYTHON_SRC)
+
+    try:
+        loader = TemplateLoader(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES, auto_reload=False)
+        compile_template = loader.load(_config.TEMPFILE_INSTALL_JOB,
+                                       cls=NewTextTemplate)
+
+        stream = compile_template.generate(
+            usergroup = ecgid,
+            username = ecuid,
+            version_number = _config._VERSION_STR,
+            fp_root_path = fp_root_path_to_python,
+        )
+    except UndefinedError as e:
+        print('... ERROR ' + str(e))
 
-    stream = compile_template.generate(
-        usergroup = ecgid,
-        username = ecuid,
-        version_number = _config._VERSION_STR,
-        fp_root_path = fp_root_path_to_python,
-    )
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to generate template ' +
+                 _config.TEMPFILE_INSTALL_JOB)
+    except OSError as e:
+        print('... ERROR CODE: ' + str(e.errno))
+        print('... ERROR MESSAGE:\n \t ' + str(e.strerror))
+
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to generate template ' +
+                 _config.TEMPFILE_INSTALL_JOB)
+
+
+    try:
+        tempjobfile = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES,
+                                   _config.TEMPFILE_JOB)
 
-    tempjobfile = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES,
-                               _config.TEMPFILE_JOB)
+        with open(tempjobfile, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(stream.render('text'))
+    except OSError as e:
+        print('... ERROR CODE: ' + str(e.errno))
+        print('... ERROR MESSAGE:\n \t ' + str(e.strerror))
 
-    with open(tempjobfile, 'w') as f:
-        f.write(stream.render('text'))
+        sys.exit('\n... error occured while trying to write ' +
+                 tempjobfile)
 
     return
 
diff --git a/source/python/mods/tools.py b/source/python/mods/tools.py
index d78a5f3a8834b2462f0aa9d738ad82fc789aac98..b1e5c6073132132dc151a785ee8c0359be947491 100644
--- a/source/python/mods/tools.py
+++ b/source/python/mods/tools.py
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ def none_or_int(value):
         return None
     return int(value)
 
+def check_filepattern(filename):
+    '''
+    '''
+    if '.ksh' in filename:
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+
 def get_cmdline_arguments():
     '''Decomposes the command line arguments and assigns them to variables.
     Apply default values for non mentioned arguments.
diff --git a/source/pythontest/TestInstall.py b/source/pythontest/TestInstall.py
index c6995d25c6dc9c6b9f772dd6a9ad7fd7d5cb4bd7..fb3a643400cdd44a5bbffed685278dd75210bbde 100644
--- a/source/pythontest/TestInstall.py
+++ b/source/pythontest/TestInstall.py
@@ -5,38 +5,66 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import inspect
+import subprocess
+import tarfile
+import errno
+import shutil
+from genshi.template import TemplateLoader
+from genshi.template.eval import  UndefinedError
+from exceptions import OSError
 import pytest
+from mock import patch
 
 sys.path.append('../python')
 import _config
-import install
+import _config_test
+from install import (mk_tarball, un_tarball, mk_env_vars, mk_compilejob,
+                     mk_job_template)
+
 from mods.tools import make_dir, silent_remove
 
+#    - main
+#    - get_install_cmdline_arguments
+#    - install_via_gateway
+#    - delete_convert_build
+#    - make_convert_build
 
-class TestTools():
+class TestInstall():
     '''
     '''
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_class(self):
+        self.testdir = _config_test.PATH_TEST_DIR
+        self.testfilesdir = _config_test.PATH_TESTFILES_DIR
+        self.testinstalldir = _config_test.PATH_TESTINSTALL_DIR
+
+        # make test tarballs from shell script
+        subprocess.check_output([os.path.join(self.testinstalldir,
+                                              'mk_install_tar.sh')])
 
+        # un tar the test tarballs from shell script
+        subprocess.check_output([os.path.join(self.testinstalldir,
+                                              'un_install_tar.sh')])
 
-    #    - main
-    #    - get_install_cmdline_arguments
-    #    - install_via_gateway
-    #!    - mk_tarball
-    #!    - un_tarball
-    #!    - mk_env_vars
-    #!    - mk_compilejob
-    #!    - mk_job_template
-    #    - delete_convert_build
-    #    - make_convert_build
 
-    def test_mk_tarball_local(self):
-        import tarfile
 
+    @patch('tarfile.open', side_effect=[subprocess.CalledProcessError(1,'test'),
+                                        OSError(errno.EEXIST)])
+    def test_fail_mk_tarball_local(self, mock_open):
+        ecd = _config.PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR + os.path.sep
+        # create test tarball and list its content files
+        tarballname = _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_localtest.tar'
+
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            mk_tarball(ecd + tarballname, 'local')
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            mk_tarball(ecd + tarballname, 'local')
+
+    def test_success_mk_tarball_local(self):
         ecd = _config.PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR + os.path.sep
 
         # list comparison files for tarball content
-        tar_test_dir = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEST_DIR +
-                                    os.path.sep + 'TestInstallTar')
+        tar_test_dir = os.path.join(self.testdir, 'InstallTar')
         tar_test_file = os.path.join(tar_test_dir,
                                      'flex_extract_v7.1_local.tar')
         with tarfile.open(tar_test_file, 'r') as tar_handle:
@@ -44,7 +72,7 @@ class TestTools():
 
         # create test tarball and list its content files
         tarballname = _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_localtest.tar'
-        install.mk_tarball(ecd + tarballname, 'local')
+        mk_tarball(ecd + tarballname, 'local')
         with tarfile.open(ecd + tarballname, 'r') as tar_handle:
             tar_content_list = tar_handle.getnames()
 
@@ -55,14 +83,11 @@ class TestTools():
         # filelist of tarball content
         assert sorted(comparison_list) == sorted(tar_content_list)
 
-    def test_mk_tarball_ecgate(self):
-        import tarfile
-
+    def test_success_mk_tarball_ecgate(self):
         ecd = _config.PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR + os.path.sep
 
         # list comparison files for tarball content
-        tar_test_dir = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEST_DIR +
-                                    os.path.sep + 'TestInstallTar')
+        tar_test_dir = os.path.join(self.testdir, 'InstallTar')
         tar_test_file = os.path.join(tar_test_dir,
                                      'flex_extract_v7.1_ecgate.tar')
         with tarfile.open(tar_test_file, 'r') as tar_handle:
@@ -70,7 +95,7 @@ class TestTools():
 
         # create test tarball and list its content files
         tarballname = _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_ecgatetest.tar'
-        install.mk_tarball(ecd + tarballname, 'ecgate')
+        mk_tarball(ecd + tarballname, 'ecgate')
         with tarfile.open(ecd + tarballname, 'r') as tar_handle:
             tar_content_list = tar_handle.getnames()
 
@@ -81,16 +106,18 @@ class TestTools():
         # filelist of tarball content
         assert sorted(comparison_list) == sorted(tar_content_list)
 
-    def test_un_tarball(self):
-        import tarfile
-        import shutil
+    @patch('tarfile.open', side_effect=[tarfile.TarError, OSError])
+    def test_fail_un_tarball(self, mock_open):
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            un_tarball('testpath')
 
+    def test_success_ecgate_un_tarball(self):
         ecd = _config.PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR + os.path.sep
 
         # list comparison files for tarball content
-        tar_test_dir = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEST_DIR +
-                                        os.path.sep + 'TestInstallTar')
-        tar_test_fedir = os.path.join(tar_test_dir, 'flex_extract_v7.1_ecgate')
+        tar_test_dir = os.path.join(self.testdir, 'InstallTar')
+        cmp_dir = _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_ecgate'
+        tar_test_fedir = os.path.join(tar_test_dir, cmp_dir)
         comparison_list = []
         for path, subdirs, files in os.walk(tar_test_fedir):
             for name in files:
@@ -99,11 +126,11 @@ class TestTools():
                         os.path.join(path, name), tar_test_fedir))
 
         # untar in test directory
-        test_dir = os.path.join(tar_test_dir, 'test_untar')
+        test_dir = os.path.join(tar_test_dir, 'test_ecgate')
         make_dir(test_dir)
         os.chdir(test_dir)
         tarballname = _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_ecgate.tar'
-        install.un_tarball(os.path.join(tar_test_dir, tarballname))
+        un_tarball(os.path.join(tar_test_dir, tarballname))
         tarfiles_list = []
         for path, subdirs, files in os.walk(test_dir):
             for name in files:
@@ -113,66 +140,191 @@ class TestTools():
         # test for equality
         assert sorted(tarfiles_list) == sorted(comparison_list)
 
-        # clean up temp test dir
-        shutil.rmtree(test_dir)
+    def test_success_local_un_tarball(self):
+        ecd = _config.PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR + os.path.sep
 
-    def test_mk_env_vars(self):
+        # list comparison files for tarball content
+        tar_test_dir = os.path.join(self.testdir, 'InstallTar')
+        cmp_dir = _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_local'
+        tar_test_fedir = os.path.join(tar_test_dir, cmp_dir)
+        comparison_list = []
+        for path, subdirs, files in os.walk(tar_test_fedir):
+            for name in files:
+                if 'tar' not in name:
+                    comparison_list.append(os.path.relpath(
+                        os.path.join(path, name), tar_test_fedir))
+
+        # untar in test directory
+        test_dir = os.path.join(tar_test_dir, 'test_local')
+        make_dir(test_dir)
+        os.chdir(test_dir)
+        tarballname = _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_local.tar'
+        un_tarball(os.path.join(tar_test_dir, tarballname))
+        tarfiles_list = []
+        for path, subdirs, files in os.walk(test_dir):
+            for name in files:
+                tarfiles_list.append(os.path.relpath(
+                    os.path.join(path, name), test_dir))
+
+        # test for equality
+        assert sorted(tarfiles_list) == sorted(comparison_list)
+
+    @patch('_config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV', _config_test.PATH_TESTFILES_DIR+'/ecmwf_test')
+    def test_success_mk_env_vars(self):
         import filecmp
 
-        # comparison file
-        testfile = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEST_DIR,'TestData',
+        cmp_file = os.path.join(self.testfilesdir,
                                 'ECMWF_ENV.test')
 
-        # create test ECMWF_ENV file
-        install.mk_env_vars('testuser',
+        mk_env_vars('testuser',
+                    'testgroup',
+                    'gateway.test.ac.at',
+                    'user@destination')
+
+        assert filecmp.cmp(cmp_file, _config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV, shallow=False)
+
+        silent_remove(_config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV)
+
+    @patch('genshi.template.TemplateLoader', side_effect=[OSError])
+    def test_fail_load_mk_env_vars(self, mock_generate):
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            mk_env_vars('testuser',
+                        'testgroup',
+                        'gateway.test.ac.at',
+                        'user@destination')
+
+    def test_fail_generate_mk_env_vars(self):
+        with patch('genshi.template.TemplateLoader.load') as MockHelper:
+            MockHelper.return_value.generate.side_effect = UndefinedError('undefined')
+            with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+                mk_env_vars('testuser',
                             'testgroup',
                             'gateway.test.ac.at',
                             'user@destination')
 
-        assert filecmp.cmp(testfile, _config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV, shallow=False)
-
-        # delte test file
-        silent_remove(_config.PATH_ECMWF_ENV)
+    @patch('__builtin__.open', side_effect=[OSError(errno.EPERM)])
+    def test_fail_open_mk_env_vars(self, mock_open):
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            mk_env_vars('testuser',
+                        'testgroup',
+                        'gateway.test.ac.at',
+                        'user@destination')
 
-    def test_mk_compilejob(self):
+    @patch('_config.FILE_INSTALL_COMPILEJOB', _config_test.PATH_TESTFILES_DIR+'/compilejob_test.ksh')
+    def test_success_mk_compilejob(self):
         import filecmp
 
-        # comparison file
-        testfile = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEST_DIR,'TestData',
-                                    'compilejob.test')
+        testfile = os.path.join(self.testfilesdir,
+                                'compilejob.test')
 
-        # create
-        install.mk_compilejob('Makefile.TEST',
-                              '',
-                              'testuser',
-                              'testgroup',
-                              'fp_root_test_path')
+        mk_compilejob('Makefile.TEST',
+                      '',
+                      'testuser',
+                      'testgroup',
+                      'fp_root_test_path')
 
         finalfile = os.path.join(_config.PATH_JOBSCRIPTS,
-                              _config.FILE_INSTALL_COMPILEJOB)
+                                 _config.FILE_INSTALL_COMPILEJOB)
         assert filecmp.cmp(testfile, finalfile, shallow=False)
 
-        # delete test file
         silent_remove(finalfile)
 
-    def test_mk_job_template(self):
+    @patch('genshi.template.TemplateLoader', side_effect=[OSError])
+    def test_fail_load_mk_compilejob(self, mock_generate):
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            mk_compilejob('Makefile.TEST',
+                          '',
+                          'testuser',
+                          'testgroup',
+                          'fp_root_test_path')
+
+    def test_fail_generate_mk_compilejob(self):
+        with patch('genshi.template.TemplateLoader.load') as MockHelper:
+            MockHelper.return_value.generate.side_effect = UndefinedError('undefined')
+            with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+                mk_compilejob('Makefile.TEST',
+                              '',
+                              'testuser',
+                              'testgroup',
+                              'fp_root_test_path')
+
+    @patch('__builtin__.open', side_effect=[OSError(errno.EPERM)])
+    def test_fail_open_mk_compilejob(self, mock_open):
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            mk_compilejob('Makefile.TEST',
+                          '',
+                          'testuser',
+                          'testgroup',
+                          'fp_root_test_path')
+
+    @patch('_config.TEMPFILE_JOB', _config_test.PATH_TESTFILES_DIR+'/job_temp.test_test')
+    def test_success_mk_job_template(self):
         import filecmp
 
-        # comparison file
-        testfile = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEST_DIR,
-                                'TestData',
+        testfile = os.path.join(self.testfilesdir,
                                 'job.temp.test')
 
-        # create
-        install.mk_job_template('testuser',
+        mk_job_template('testuser',
+                        'testgroup',
+                        'gateway.test.ac.at',
+                        'dest@generic',
+                        'fp_root_test_path')
+
+        finalfile = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES,
+                                 _config.TEMPFILE_JOB)
+        assert filecmp.cmp(testfile, finalfile, shallow=False)
+
+        silent_remove(finalfile)
+
+    @patch('genshi.template.TemplateLoader', side_effect=[OSError])
+    def test_fail_load_mk_job_template(self, mock_generate):
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            mk_job_template('testuser',
+                            'testgroup',
+                            'gateway.test.ac.at',
+                            'dest@generic',
+                            'fp_root_test_path')
+
+    def test_fail_generate_mk_job_template(self):
+        with patch('genshi.template.TemplateLoader.load') as MockHelper:
+            MockHelper.return_value.generate.side_effect = UndefinedError('undefined')
+            with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+                mk_job_template('testuser',
                                 'testgroup',
                                 'gateway.test.ac.at',
                                 'dest@generic',
                                 'fp_root_test_path')
 
-        finalfile = os.path.join(_config.PATH_TEMPLATES,
-                                 _config.TEMPFILE_JOB)
-        assert filecmp.cmp(testfile, finalfile, shallow=False)
+    @patch('__builtin__.open', side_effect=[OSError(errno.EPERM)])
+    def test_fail_open_mk_job_template(self, mock_open):
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            mk_job_template('testuser',
+                            'testgroup',
+                            'gateway.test.ac.at',
+                            'dest@generic',
+                            'fp_root_test_path')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def teardown_class(self):
+
+        test_dir = os.path.join(self.testinstalldir,
+                                _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_local')
+        shutil.rmtree(test_dir)
+        test_dir = os.path.join(self.testinstalldir,
+                                _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_ecgate')
+        shutil.rmtree(test_dir)
+
+        test_dir = os.path.join(self.testinstalldir,
+                                'test_local')
+        shutil.rmtree(test_dir)
+        test_dir = os.path.join(self.testinstalldir,
+                                'test_ecgate')
+        shutil.rmtree(test_dir)
 
-        # delete test file
-        silent_remove(finalfile)
\ No newline at end of file
+        tar_file = os.path.join(self.testinstalldir,
+                     _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_local.tar')
+        os.remove(tar_file)
+        tar_file = os.path.join(self.testinstalldir,
+                                _config.FLEXEXTRACT_DIRNAME + '_ecgate.tar')
+        os.remove(tar_file)
+        pass
diff --git a/source/pythontest/_config_test.py b/source/pythontest/_config_test.py
index 9eeca9db2e201a6c971b9d5bee6f17503a3a2fb9..359add1e15bb9500352cb7e829a29b0eadb55f18 100644
--- a/source/pythontest/_config_test.py
+++ b/source/pythontest/_config_test.py
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ import _config
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 TEST_DIR = 'test'
 TESTFILES_DIR = 'Testfiles'
-
+TESTINSTALL_DIR = 'InstallTar'
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  PATHES
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PATH_TEST_DIR = os.path.join(_config.PATH_FLEXEXTRACT_DIR, TEST_DIR)
 PATH_TESTFILES_DIR = os.path.join(PATH_TEST_DIR, TESTFILES_DIR)
-
+PATH_TESTINSTALL_DIR = os.path.join(PATH_TEST_DIR, TESTINSTALL_DIR)
diff --git a/test/InstallTar/mk_install_tar.sh b/test/InstallTar/mk_install_tar.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b2771ae9a08b7a87d09f7e30d3b342923fbb93bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/InstallTar/mk_install_tar.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# @Author: Anne Philipp
+#
+# @Date: November, 10 2018
+#
+# @Description: Makes a tar-ball for installation
+#
+
+# path to flex_extract base directory
+path=../../
+
+tarname='flex_extract_v7.1_local.tar'
+
+tar -cvf ../../test/InstallTar/$tarname \
+        ${path}source/python/classes/*py \
+        ${path}source/python/mods/*py \
+        ${path}source/python/*py \
+        ${path}source/pythontest/*py \
+        ${path}source/fortran/*.f \
+        ${path}source/fortran/*.f90 \
+        ${path}source/fortran/*.h \
+        ${path}source/fortran/Makefile* \
+        ${path}templates/convert.nl \
+        ${path}templates/*.temp \
+        ${path}templates/ecmwf_grib1_table_128 \
+        ${path}run/run_local.sh \
+        ${path}run/control/CONTROL* \
+        ${path}run/jobscripts \
+        ${path}LICENSE.md \
+        ${path}CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md \
+        ${path}README.md  \
+        --exclude=*.ksh
+                  
+                  
+                  
+tarname='flex_extract_v7.1_ecgate.tar'
+
+tar -cvf ../../test/InstallTar/$tarname \
+        ${path}source/python/classes/*py \
+        ${path}source/python/mods/*py \
+        ${path}source/python/*py \
+        ${path}source/pythontest/*py \
+        ${path}source/fortran/*.f \
+        ${path}source/fortran/*.f90 \
+        ${path}source/fortran/*.h \
+        ${path}source/fortran/Makefile* \
+        ${path}templates/convert.nl \
+        ${path}templates/*.temp \
+        ${path}templates/ecmwf_grib1_table_128 \
+        ${path}run/ECMWF_ENV \
+        ${path}run/run.sh \
+        ${path}run/control/CONTROL* \
+        ${path}run/jobscripts \
+        ${path}LICENSE.md \
+        ${path}CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md \
+        ${path}README.md \
+        --exclude=*.ksh
+                  
+                 
+                  
+                  
+                  
+                  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/InstallTar/un_install_tar.sh b/test/InstallTar/un_install_tar.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ac34be7cb7b19261c473512da0be7ebac68ab4ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/InstallTar/un_install_tar.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# @Author: Anne Philipp
+#
+# @Date: November, 10 2018
+#
+# @Description: Untar a tar-ball for installation
+#
+
+tarname='flex_extract_v7.1_local.tar'
+dirname='flex_extract_v7.1_local'
+path=../../test/InstallTar/
+mkdir $path$dirname
+cd $path$dirname
+tar xvf ../$tarname 
+cd ../../../source/pythontest
+
+tarname='flex_extract_v7.1_ecgate.tar'
+dirname='flex_extract_v7.1_ecgate'
+path=../../test/InstallTar/
+mkdir $path$dirname
+cd $path$dirname
+tar xvf ../$tarname 
+cd ../../../source/pythontest
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Testfiles/compilejob.test b/test/Testfiles/compilejob.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3a4646f868234a3db43d23a818ec38b89b6f1ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Testfiles/compilejob.test
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/ksh
+
+# ON ECGB:
+# start with ecaccess-job-submit -queueName ecgb NAME_OF_THIS_FILE  on gateway server
+# start with sbatch NAME_OF_THIS_FILE directly on machine
+
+#SBATCH --workdir=/scratch/ms/testgroup/testuser
+#SBATCH --qos=normal
+#SBATCH --job-name=flex_ecmwf
+#SBATCH --output=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --error=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --mail-type=FAIL
+#SBATCH --time=12:00:00
+
+## CRAY specific batch requests
+##PBS -N flex_ecmwf
+##PBS -q ns
+##PBS -S /usr/bin/ksh
+##PBS -o /scratch/ms/testgroup/testuser/flex_ecmwf.${Jobname}.${Job_ID}.out
+# job output is in .ecaccess_DO_NOT_REMOVE
+##PBS -j oe
+##PBS -V
+##PBS -l EC_threads_per_task=1
+##PBS -l EC_memory_per_task=3200MB
+
+set -x
+export VERSION=7.1
+case ${HOST} in
+  *ecg*)
+  module unload grib_api
+  module unload eccodes
+  module load eccodes
+  module load python
+  module unload emos
+  module load emos/455-r64
+  export FLEXPART_ROOT_SCRIPTS=fp_root_test_path
+  export MAKEFILE=Makefile.TEST
+  ;;
+  *cca*)
+  module switch PrgEnv-cray PrgEnv-intel
+  module load eccodes
+  module load emos
+  module load python
+  echo ${GROUP}
+  echo ${HOME}
+  echo ${HOME} | awk -F / '{print $1, $2, $3, $4}'
+  export GROUP=`echo ${HOME} | awk -F / '{print $4}'`
+  export SCRATCH=/scratch/ms/${GROUP}/${USER}
+  export FLEXPART_ROOT_SCRIPTS=fp_root_test_path
+  export MAKEFILE=Makefile.TEST
+  ;;
+esac
+
+mkdir -p ${FLEXPART_ROOT_SCRIPTS}/flex_extract_v${VERSION}
+cd ${FLEXPART_ROOT_SCRIPTS}/flex_extract_v${VERSION}   # if FLEXPART_ROOT is not set this means cd to the home directory
+tar -xvf ${HOME}/flex_extract_v${VERSION}.tar
+cd source/fortran
+\rm *.o *.mod CONVERT2 
+make -f ${MAKEFILE} >flexcompile 2>flexcompile
+
+ls -l CONVERT2 >>flexcompile
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo 'SUCCESS!' >>flexcompile
+  mail -s flexcompile.${HOST}.$$ ${USER} <flexcompile
+else
+  echo Environment: >>flexcompile
+  env >> flexcompile
+  mail -s "ERROR! flexcompile.${HOST}.$$" ${USER} <flexcompile
+fi
diff --git a/test/Testfiles/job.temp.test b/test/Testfiles/job.temp.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..23424a3a873daf2cecd1ec99161d3e9286a3f083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Testfiles/job.temp.test
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/bin/ksh
+
+# ON ECGB:
+# start with ecaccess-job-submit -queueName ecgb NAME_OF_THIS_FILE  on gateway server
+# start with sbatch NAME_OF_THIS_FILE directly on machine
+
+#SBATCH --workdir=/scratch/ms/testgroup/testuser
+#SBATCH --qos=normal
+#SBATCH --job-name=flex_ecmwf
+#SBATCH --output=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --error=flex_ecmwf.%j.out
+#SBATCH --mail-type=FAIL
+#SBATCH --time=12:00:00
+
+## CRAY specific batch requests
+##PBS -N flex_ecmwf
+##PBS -q np
+##PBS -S /usr/bin/ksh
+## -o /scratch/ms/testgroup/testuser/flex_ecmwf.${PBS_JOBID}.out
+## job output is in .ecaccess_DO_NOT_REMOVE
+##PBS -j oe
+##PBS -V
+##PBS -l EC_threads_per_task=24
+##PBS -l EC_memory_per_task=32000MB
+
+set -x
+export VERSION=7.1
+case ${HOST} in
+  *ecg*)
+  module load python
+  module unload grib_api
+  module unload eccodes
+  module load eccodes
+  module unload emos
+  module load emos/455-r64
+  export PATH=${PATH}:fp_root_test_path/flex_extract_v7.1/source/python
+  ;;
+  *cca*)
+  module switch PrgEnv-cray PrgEnv-intel
+  module load eccodes
+  module load emos
+  module load python
+  export SCRATCH=${TMPDIR}
+  export PATH=${PATH}:fp_root_test_path/flex_extract_v7.1/source/python
+  ;;
+esac
+
+cd ${SCRATCH}
+mkdir -p python$$
+cd python$$
+
+export CONTROL=CONTROL
+
+cat >${CONTROL}<<EOF
+EOF
+
+
+submit.py --controlfile=${CONTROL} --inputdir=./work --outputdir=./work 1> prot 2>&1
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+  l=0
+  for muser in `grep -i MAILOPS ${CONTROL}`; do
+      if [ ${l} -gt 0 ] ; then 
+         mail -s flex.${HOST}.$$ ${muser} <prot
+      fi
+      l=$((${l}+1))
+  done
+else
+  l=0
+  for muser in `grep -i MAILFAIL ${CONTROL}`; do
+      if [ ${l} -gt 0 ] ; then 
+         mail -s "ERROR! flex.${HOST}.$$" ${muser} <prot
+      fi
+      l=$((${l}+1))
+  done
+fi
+