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+import json
+from unittest.mock import patch
+from test.helper import web
+from test import with_context
+from test import db, Fixtures
+from test.factories import ProjectFactory, UserFactory
+from pybossa.core import user_repo
+from pybossa.repositories import ProjectRepository
+
+
+class TestOwnershipId(web.Helper):
+
+    def setup(self):
+        super(TestOwnershipId, self).setUp()
+        self.project_repo = ProjectRepository(db)
+
+    @with_context
+    def test_00_access_ownership_id(self):
+        """Test admin and owner can access coowners page"""
+        self.register()
+        self.signin()
+        self.new_project()
+
+        res = self.app.get('/project/sampleapp/ownership_id', follow_redirects=True)
+        assert "ownership_id" in str(res.data), res.data
+
+        self.signout()
+        self.signin()
+
+
+    @with_context
+    def test_01_edit_ownership_id(self):
+        """Test admin and owner can edit ownership id"""
+        self.register()
+        self.signin()
+
+        self.new_project()
+        payload = {'ownership_id': '12345'}
+        res = self.app.put('/project/sampleapp/ownership_id', data=json.dumps(payload))
+        assert "12345" in str(res.data), res.data
+
+        payload = {'ownership_id': ''}
+        res = self.app.put('/project/sampleapp/ownership_id', data=json.dumps(payload))
+        assert "12345" not in str(res.data), res.data
+
+        self.signout()
+        self.signin()
+
+
+    @with_context
+    def test_02_invalid_ownership_ids(self):
+        """Test ownership id validation"""
+        self.register()
+        self.signin()
+
+        self.new_project()
+        payload = {'ownership_id': 'abcd123'}
+        res = self.app.put('/project/sampleapp/ownership_id', data=json.dumps(payload))
+        assert "Ownership ID must be numeric and less than 20 characters!" in str(res.data), res.data
+
+        payload = {'ownership_id': '123!!!abc'}
+        res = self.app.put('/project/sampleapp/ownership_id', data=json.dumps(payload))
+        assert "Ownership ID must be numeric and less than 20 characters!" in str(res.data), res.data
+
+        payload = {'ownership_id': '1111111111111111111111'}
+        res = self.app.put('/project/sampleapp/ownership_id', data=json.dumps(payload))
+        assert "Ownership ID must be numeric and less than 20 characters!" in str(res.data), res.data
+
+        self.signout()
+        self.signin()