diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/api/FieldBusManager.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/api/FieldBusManager.java
index 6d51989b..b4a434ac 100644
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/api/FieldBusManager.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/api/FieldBusManager.java
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
 public interface FieldBusManager {
 	
 	public Serializable handleRequest(String requestQueue, Serializable request);
+
+	public String getFieldModelMrid();
 	
 }
diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/distributed/FieldBusManagerImpl.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/distributed/FieldBusManagerImpl.java
index 9eba9b6f..e137def5 100644
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/distributed/FieldBusManagerImpl.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/distributed/FieldBusManagerImpl.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ public class FieldBusManagerImpl implements FieldBusManager {
 
 	Client client;
 
-	List<Feeder> feederList = null;
 	Map<String, List<String>> messageBus_measIds_map = new HashMap<String, List<String>>();
 	Map<String, String> measId_messageBus_map = new HashMap<String, String>();
 
@@ -132,14 +131,6 @@ public Serializable handleRequest(String request_queue, Serializable request) {
 		if (request_queue.endsWith("context")) {
 
 			RequestFieldContext requestFieldContext = RequestFieldContext.parse(request.toString());
-			// TODO: This block will be used if FieldBusManager is initialized
-			// with multiple feeders
-			/*
-			 * for(Feeder feeder : feederList){
-			 * if(feeder.feeder_id.equals(requestFieldContext.modelId))
-			 * responseFeeder = feeder; }
-			 */
-
 			if (requestFieldContext.areaId == null)
 				return topology.root.feeders;
 			else {
diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/PlatformStatus.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/PlatformStatus.java
index 4643313f..e77b0ee8 100644
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/PlatformStatus.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/PlatformStatus.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public class PlatformStatus implements Serializable{
 	List<ServiceInfo> services;
 	List<AppInstance> appInstances;
 	List<ServiceInstance> serviceInstances;
+	String fieldModelMrid;
 	
 	
 	public PlatformStatus() {}
@@ -50,5 +51,9 @@ public List<ServiceInstance> getServiceInstances() {
 	public void setServiceInstances(List<ServiceInstance> serviceInstances) {
 		this.serviceInstances = serviceInstances;
 	}
+	public void setField(String fieldModelMrid) {
+		this.fieldModelMrid = fieldModelMrid;
+		
+	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/RequestPlatformStatus.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/RequestPlatformStatus.java
index 55d68ea4..6a1e292f 100644
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/RequestPlatformStatus.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/RequestPlatformStatus.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class RequestPlatformStatus implements Serializable {
 	boolean services = false;
 	boolean appInstances = false;
 	boolean serviceInstances = false;
+	boolean field = false;
 	
 	public boolean isApplications() {
 		return applications;
@@ -37,15 +38,22 @@ public boolean isServiceInstances() {
 	public void setServiceInstances(boolean serviceInstances) {
 		this.serviceInstances = serviceInstances;
 	}
+	public boolean isField() {
+		return field;
+	}
+	public void setField(boolean field) {
+		this.field = field;
+	}
 	
 	public static RequestPlatformStatus parse(String jsonString){
 		Gson  gson = new Gson();
 		RequestPlatformStatus obj = gson.fromJson(jsonString, RequestPlatformStatus.class);
-		if(!obj.appInstances & !obj.services & !obj.applications & !obj.serviceInstances){
+		if(!obj.appInstances & !obj.services & !obj.applications & !obj.serviceInstances & !obj.field){
 			obj.applications = true;
 			obj.services = true;
 			obj.appInstances = true;
 			obj.serviceInstances = true;
+			obj.field = true;
 		}
 		return obj;
 	}
diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/ServiceInstance.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/ServiceInstance.java
index 4c8b018b..8a5a9e2d 100644
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/ServiceInstance.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/ServiceInstance.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class ServiceInstance implements Serializable{
 	ServiceInfo servcie_info;
 	HashMap<String, Object> runtime_options;
 	String simulation_id;
-	Process process;
+	transient Process process;
 	
 	
 	public ServiceInstance(String instance_id, ServiceInfo servcie_info, HashMap<String, Object> runtime_options, String simulation_id, Process process){
diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/field/SecondaryArea.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/field/SecondaryArea.java
index fdd69895..83a33428 100644
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/field/SecondaryArea.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/field/SecondaryArea.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+
 public class SecondaryArea implements Serializable{
 	
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@@ -13,4 +15,10 @@ public class SecondaryArea implements Serializable{
     public ArrayList<String> connectivity_node;
     public String message_bus_id;
     
+    @Override
+	public String toString() {
+		Gson  gson = new Gson();
+		return gson.toJson(this);
+	}
+    
 }
diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/field/SwitchArea.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/field/SwitchArea.java
index 7f1ae3d0..016e08b3 100644
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/field/SwitchArea.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/dto/field/SwitchArea.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+
 public class SwitchArea implements Serializable {
 
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
@@ -13,5 +15,11 @@ public class SwitchArea implements Serializable {
     public ArrayList<SecondaryArea> secondary_areas;	
     public ArrayList<String> connectivity_node;
     public String message_bus_id;
+    
+    @Override
+	public String toString() {
+		Gson  gson = new Gson();
+		return gson.toJson(this);
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/process/ProcessEvent.java b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/process/ProcessEvent.java
index c9a75542..0e6e8f1c 100644
--- a/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/process/ProcessEvent.java
+++ b/gov.pnnl.goss.gridappsd/src/gov/pnnl/goss/gridappsd/process/ProcessEvent.java
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ else if(event.getDestination().contains(GridAppsDConstants.topic_requestPlatform
 					platformStatus.setAppInstances(appManager.listRunningApps());
 				if(request.isServiceInstances())
 					platformStatus.setServiceInstances(serviceManager.listRunningServices());
+				if(request.isField())
+					platformStatus.setField(fieldBusManager.getFieldModelMrid());
 				client.publish(event.getReplyDestination(), platformStatus);
 				
 			} else if (event.getDestination().contains(GridAppsDConstants.topic_requestMyRoles)){