An error occurs during instantiation when using a preload with the vf-module-assignments section filled out (see attached preload for an example). Below is the error detail from karaf.log:

2019-10-07T16:44:09,951 | INFO | Thread-158 | AAIService | 229 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors.aai-service-provider - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | Input - cp-instance-id : 0797e752-6887-47d5-9339-e12e6726714a
2019-10-07T16:44:09,951 | INFO | Thread-158 | AAIService | 229 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors.aai-service-provider - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | Input - vnfc-name : starkvpkg2
2019-10-07T16:44:09,951 | INFO | Thread-158 | AAIService | 229 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors.aai-service-provider - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | A&AI transaction :
2019-10-07T16:44:09,952 | INFO | Thread-158 | AAIService | 229 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors.aai-service-provider - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | Request Time : 2019-10-07T16:44:09.951Z, Method : PUT
2019-10-07T16:44:09,952 | INFO | Thread-158 | AAIService | 229 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors.aai-service-provider - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | Request URL : https://aai.onap:8443/aai/v16/network/vnfcs/vnfc/starkvpkg2
2019-10-07T16:44:09,952 | INFO | Thread-158 | AAIService | 229 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors.aai-service-provider - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | Input - data :

{"cp-instance-id":"0797e752-6887-47d5-9339-e12e6726714a","port-id":0}

2019-10-07T16:44:09,953 | INFO | Thread-158 | metric | 239 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli-common - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | Invoke
2019-10-07T16:44:09,968 | INFO | Thread-158 | AAIService | 229 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors.aai-service-provider - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | HttpURLConnection result: 400 : Bad Request
2019-10-07T16:44:09,969 | INFO | Thread-158 | metric | 239 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli-common - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) |

{"cp-instance-id":"0797e752-6887-47d5-9339-e12e6726714a","port-id":0}

2019-10-07T16:44:09,974 | INFO | Thread-158 | AAIService | 229 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors.aai-service-provider - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | Response code : 400, Bad Request
*2019-10-07T16:44:09,974 | INFO | Thread-158 | AAIService | 229 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.adaptors.aai-service-provider - 0.6.3 | - 312 (save) | Response data : {"requestError":{"serviceException":{"messageId":"SVC3000","text":"Invalid input performing %1 on %2 (msg=%3) (ec=%4)","variables":["PUT","v16/network/vnfcs/vnfc/starkvpkg2","Invalid input performing %1 on %2:Missing required property: nfc-naming-code,Missing required property: nfc-function","ERR.5.2.3000"]}}}*2019-10-07T16:44:09,975 | INFO | Thread-158 | SvcLogicServiceImplBase | 241 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli-provider-base - 0.0.0 | - 312 (save) | About to execute node #313 block node in graph SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-operation-assign, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=32abc90fb52eaca3eaf8044ec9a9fe54]
2019-10-07T16:44:09,975 | INFO | Thread-158 | SvcLogicServiceImplBase | 241 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli-provider-base - 0.0.0 | - 313 (block) | About to execute node #314 set node in graph SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-operation-assign, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=32abc90fb52eaca3eaf8044ec9a9fe54]
2019-10-07T16:44:09,975 | INFO | Thread-158 | SvcLogicServiceImplBase | 241 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli-provider-base - 0.0.0 | - 314 (set) | About to execute node #315 block node in graph SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-operation-assign, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=32abc90fb52eaca3eaf8044ec9a9fe54]
2019-10-07T16:44:09,975 | INFO | Thread-158 | SvcLogicServiceImplBase | 241 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli-provider-base - 0.0.0 | - 315 (block) | About to execute node #316 call node in graph SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-operation-assign, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=32abc90fb52eaca3eaf8044ec9a9fe54]
2019-10-07T16:44:09,978 | INFO | Thread-158 | SvcLogicServiceImplBase | 241 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli-provider-base - 0.0.0 | SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-assign-rollback, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=61a49b57211af40c15432426d86481e0] - 316 (call) | About to execute graph SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-assign-rollback, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=61a49b57211af40c15432426d86481e0]
2019-10-07T16:44:09,978 | INFO | Thread-158 | SvcLogicServiceImplBase | 241 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli-provider-base - 0.0.0 | SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-assign-rollback, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=61a49b57211af40c15432426d86481e0] - 316 (call) | About to execute node #1 block node in graph SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-assign-rollback, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=61a49b57211af40c15432426d86481e0]
2019-10-07T16:44:09,978 | INFO | Thread-158 | SvcLogicServiceImplBase | 241 - org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core.sli-provider-base - 0.0.0 | SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-assign-rollback, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=61a49b57211af40c15432426d86481e0] - 1 (block) | About to execute node #2 switch node in graph SvcLogicGraph [module=GENERIC-RESOURCE-API, rpc=vf-module-topology-assign-rollback, mode=sync, version=1.7.3, md5sum=61a49b57211af40c15432426d86481e0]

I think this is occuring because the path for vnfc|cp is missing from aai-path.properties.