diff --git a/cmd/dev.go b/cmd/dev.go
index 7a76155e..75238aba 100644
--- a/cmd/dev.go
+++ b/cmd/dev.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func HandleSuccess(command *cobra.Command, id string, t table.Model, policyObjec
 func injectLabelFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, isUpdate bool) {
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&metadataLabels, "label", "l", []string{}, "Optional metadata 'labels' in the format: key=value")
 	if isUpdate {
-		cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&forceReplaceMetadataLabels, "force-replace-labels", false, "Destructively replace entire set of existing metadata 'labels' with any provided to this command.")
+		cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&forceReplaceMetadataLabels, "force-replace-labels", false, "Destructively replace entire set of existing metadata 'labels' with any provided to this command")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/policy-resourceMappings.go b/cmd/policy-resourceMappings.go
index 54c176be..4d822bb6 100644
--- a/cmd/policy-resourceMappings.go
+++ b/cmd/policy-resourceMappings.go
@@ -137,8 +137,11 @@ func policy_deleteResourceMapping(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	defer h.Close()
 
 	id := c.Flags.GetRequiredID("id")
+	force := c.Flags.GetOptionalBool("force")
 
-	cli.ConfirmAction(cli.ActionDelete, "resource-mapping", id, false)
+	if !force {
+		cli.ConfirmAction(cli.ActionDelete, "resource-mapping", id, false)
+	}
 
 	resourceMapping, err := h.DeleteResourceMapping(id)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -213,6 +216,11 @@ func init() {
 		deleteDoc.GetDocFlag("id").Default,
 		deleteDoc.GetDocFlag("id").Description,
 	)
+	deleteDoc.Flags().Bool(
+		deleteDoc.GetDocFlag("force").Name,
+		false,
+		deleteDoc.GetDocFlag("force").Description,
+	)
 
 	doc := man.Docs.GetCommand("policy/resource-mappings",
 		man.WithSubcommands(createDoc, getDoc, listDoc, updateDoc, deleteDoc),
diff --git a/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/create.md b/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/create.md
index f56ee210..8f3a8fe6 100644
--- a/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/create.md
+++ b/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/create.md
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ command:
     - c
   flags:
     - name: attribute-value-id
-      description: The ID of the attribute value to map to the resource.
+      description: The ID of the attribute value to map to the resource
       default: ""
     - name: terms
-      description: The synonym terms to match for the resource mapping.
+      description: The synonym terms to match for the resource mapping
       default: ""
     - name: label
       description: "Optional metadata 'labels' in the format: key=value"
diff --git a/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/delete.md b/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/delete.md
index f27b1c38..6a9bbb29 100644
--- a/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/delete.md
+++ b/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/delete.md
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ command:
   name: delete
   flags:
     - name: id
-      description: The ID of the resource mapping to delete.
+      description: The ID of the resource mapping to delete
       default: ''
+    - name: force
+      description: Force deletion without interactive confirmation (dangerous)
 ---
 
 # Delete a resource mapping
diff --git a/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/get.md b/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/get.md
index d2afa3a1..43257a15 100644
--- a/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/get.md
+++ b/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/get.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ command:
     - g
   flags:
     - name: id
-      description: The ID of the resource mapping to get.
+      description: The ID of the resource mapping to get
       default: ""
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/update.md b/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/update.md
index fb1e1f8d..555808b5 100644
--- a/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/update.md
+++ b/docs/man/policy/resource-mappings/update.md
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ command:
     - u
   flags:
     - name: id
-      description: The ID of the resource mapping to update.
+      description: The ID of the resource mapping to update
       default: ""
     - name: attribute-value-id  
-      description: The ID of the attribute value to map to the resource.
+      description: The ID of the attribute value to map to the resource
       default: ""
     - name: terms
-      description: The synonym terms to match for the resource mapping.
+      description: The synonym terms to match for the resource mapping
       default: ""
     - name: label
       description: "Optional metadata 'labels' in the format: key=value"
diff --git a/e2e/resource-mapping.bats b/e2e/resource-mapping.bats
index dc6accca..110aed16 100755
--- a/e2e/resource-mapping.bats
+++ b/e2e/resource-mapping.bats
@@ -2,14 +2,122 @@
 
 # Tests for resource mappings
 
-# Create resource mapping
+setup_file() {
+    echo -n '{"clientId":"opentdf","clientSecret":"secret"}' > creds.json
+    export WITH_CREDS='--with-client-creds-file ./creds.json'
+    export HOST='--host http://localhost:8080'
 
-# Get resource mapping
+    # Create two namespaced values to be used in other tests
+        NS_NAME="resource-mappings.io"
+        export NS_ID=$(./otdfctl $HOST $WITH_CREDS policy attributes namespaces create -n "$NS_NAME" --json | jq -r '.id')
+        ATTR_ID=$(./otdfctl $HOST $WITH_CREDS policy attributes create --namespace "$NS_ID" --name attr1 --rule ANY_OF --json | jq -r '.id')
+        export VAL1_ID=$(./otdfctl $HOST $WITH_CREDS policy attributes values create --attribute-id "$ATTR_ID" --value val1 --json | jq -r '.id')
+        export VAL2_ID=$(./otdfctl $HOST $WITH_CREDS policy attributes values create --attribute-id "$ATTR_ID" --value val2 --json | jq -r '.id')
 
-# Update resource mapping
+    # Create a single resource mapping to val1 - comma separated
+        export RM1_TERMS="valueone,valuefirst,first,one"
+        export RM1_ID=$(./otdfctl $HOST $WITH_CREDS policy resource-mappings create --attribute-value-id "$VAL1_ID" --terms "$RM1_TERMS" --json | jq -r '.id')
+}
 
-# List resource mappings
+setup() {
+    load "${BATS_LIB_PATH}/bats-support/load.bash"
+    load "${BATS_LIB_PATH}/bats-assert/load.bash"
 
-# Delete resource mapping
+    # invoke binary with credentials
+    run_otdfctl_rm () {
+      run sh -c "./otdfctl $HOST $WITH_CREDS policy resource-mappings $*"
+    }
 
-# Cleanup - delete everything
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+}
+
+teardown_file() {
+    # remove the created namespace with all underneath upon test suite completion
+    ./otdfctl $HOST $WITH_CREDS policy attributes namespaces unsafe delete --force --id "$NS_ID"
+
+    unset HOST WITH_CREDS VAL1_ID VAL2_ID NS_ID RM1_TERMS RM1_ID
+}
+
+@test "Create resource mapping" {
+    # create with multiple terms flags instead of comma-separated
+    run_otdfctl_rm create --attribute-value-id "$VAL2_ID" --terms "second" --terms "TWO"
+    assert_success
+    assert_output --partial "second"
+    assert_output --partial "TWO"
+    assert_output --regexp "Attribute Value Id.*$VAL2_ID"
+
+    # value id flag must be uuid
+    run_otdfctl_rm create --attribute-value-id "val2" --terms "testing"
+    assert_failure
+    assert_output --partial "must be a valid UUID"
+
+    # terms are required
+    run_otdfctl_rm create --attribute-value-id $VAL2_ID
+    assert_failure
+    assert_output --partial "must have at least 1 non-empty values"
+}
+
+@test "Get resource mapping" {
+    spaced_terms=$(echo $RM1_TERMS | sed 's/,/, /g')
+    # table
+    run_otdfctl_rm get --id "$RM1_ID"
+        assert_success
+        assert_output --regexp "Id.*$RM1_ID"
+        assert_output --regexp "Attribute Value Id.*$VAL1_ID"
+        assert_output --regexp "Terms.*$spaced_terms"
+    
+    # json
+    run_otdfctl_rm get --id "$RM1_ID" --json
+        assert_success
+        [ $(echo $output | jq -r '.id') = "$RM1_ID" ]
+        [ $(echo $output | jq -r '.attribute_value.id') = "$VAL1_ID" ]
+        [ $(echo $output | jq -r '.terms | join (",")') = "$RM1_TERMS" ]
+    
+    # id required
+    run_otdfctl_rm get
+        assert_failure
+        assert_output --partial "is required"
+    run_otdfctl_rm get --id "test"
+        assert_failure
+        assert_output --partial "must be a valid UUID"
+}
+
+@test "Update a resource mapping" {
+    NEW_RM_ID=$(./otdfctl $HOST $WITH_CREDS policy resource-mappings create --attribute-value-id "$VAL2_ID" --terms test --terms found --json | jq -r '.id')
+    
+    # replace the terms
+    run_otdfctl_rm update --id "$NEW_RM_ID" --terms replaced,new 
+        assert_success
+        refute_output --partial "test"
+        refute_output --partial "found"
+        assert_output --partial "replaced"
+        assert_output --partial "new"
+        assert_output --partial "$VAL2_ID"
+
+    # reassign the attribute value being mapped
+    run_otdfctl_rm update --id "$NEW_RM_ID" --attribute-value-id "$VAL1_ID"
+        assert_success
+        refute_output --partial "test"
+        refute_output --partial "found"
+        assert_output --partial "replaced"
+        assert_output --partial "new"
+        refute_output --partial "$VAL2_ID"
+        assert_output --partial "$VAL1_ID"
+}
+
+@test "List resource mappings" {
+    run_otdfctl_rm list
+        assert_success
+        assert_output --partial "$RM1_ID"
+        assert_output --partial "$VAL1_ID"
+        assert_output --partial "valueone, valuefirst, first"
+}
+
+@test "Delete resource mapping" {
+    spaced_terms=$(echo $RM1_TERMS | sed 's/,/, /g')
+    # --force to avoid indefinite hang waiting for confirmation
+    run_otdfctl_rm delete --id "$RM1_ID" --force
+        assert_success
+        assert_output --regexp "Id.*$RM1_ID"
+        assert_output --regexp "Attribute Value Id.*$VAL1_ID"
+        assert_output --regexp "Terms.*$spaced_terms"
+}
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