diff --git a/src/proc/control/command-instance-manager.hpp b/src/proc/control/command-instance-manager.hpp
index 71e6e4d8f..f4cb60de5 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/command-instance-manager.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/command-instance-manager.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  ** @see command-def.hpp
  ** @see command-setup.hpp
  ** @see command-accessor.hpp
- ** @see TODO_CommandInstanceManager_test
+ ** @see CommandInstanceManager_test
  **
  */
 
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@
 #define CONTROL_COMMAND_INSTANCE_MANAGER_H
 
 #include "lib/error.hpp"
-//#include "lib/symbol.hpp"
+#include "proc/control/command-dispatch.hpp"
+#include "lib/symbol.hpp"
 //#include "proc/common.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
-//#include <string>
+#include <string>
 
 
 
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@
 namespace proc {
 namespace control {
   
-//  using std::string;
-//  using lib::Symbol;
+  using std::string;
+  using lib::Symbol;
   //using std::shared_ptr;
   
   
@@ -77,12 +78,16 @@ namespace control {
   class CommandInstanceManager
     : boost::noncopyable
     {
+      CommandDispatch& dispatcher_;
       
     public:
-      
-      CommandInstanceManager();
+      CommandInstanceManager (CommandDispatch&);
      ~CommandInstanceManager();
       
+      Symbol newInstance (Symbol prototypeID, string invocationID);
+      void dispatch (Symbol instanceID);
+      
+      bool contains (Symbol instanceID)  const;
       
     private:
     };
diff --git a/src/proc/control/command-setup.cpp b/src/proc/control/command-setup.cpp
index a0eb41397..58d45b91f 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/command-setup.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/command-setup.cpp
@@ -155,12 +155,29 @@ namespace control {
   // emit dtors of embedded objects here....
   CommandInstanceManager::~CommandInstanceManager() { }
   
-  CommandInstanceManager::CommandInstanceManager() { }
-  
-  
+  CommandInstanceManager::CommandInstanceManager (CommandDispatch& dispatcher)
+    : dispatcher_{dispatcher}
+    { }
   
   
   /* more to come here...*/
+  Symbol
+  CommandInstanceManager::newInstance (Symbol prototypeID, string invocationID)
+  {
+    UNIMPLEMENTED ("CommandInstanceManager::newInstance");
+  }
+  
+  void
+  CommandInstanceManager::dispatch (Symbol instanceID)
+  {
+    UNIMPLEMENTED ("CommandInstanceManager::dispatch");
+  }
+  
+  bool
+  CommandInstanceManager::contains (Symbol instanceID)  const
+  {
+    UNIMPLEMENTED ("CommandInstanceManager::contains");
+  }
   
   
   
diff --git a/tests/core/proc/control/command-instance-manager-test.cpp b/tests/core/proc/control/command-instance-manager-test.cpp
index 68f068709..c8eeb4a71 100644
--- a/tests/core/proc/control/command-instance-manager-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/core/proc/control/command-instance-manager-test.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
 
 #include "lib/test/run.hpp"
+#include "proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp"
 #include "proc/control/command-instance-manager.hpp"
-#include "proc/control/command-dispatch.hpp"
 //#include "proc/control/command-def.hpp"
 #include "lib/format-string.hpp"
 #include "lib/format-cout.hpp"
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ namespace test {
   
   namespace  { // Test fixture....
     
-    struct Fixture
-      : CommandDispatch
+    const Symbol COMMAND_PROTOTYPE  = test_Dummy_command1;
+    const string INVOCATION_ID = "CommandInstanceManager_test";
+    
+    class Fixture
+      : public CommandDispatch
       {
         bool has_commands_in_queue = false;
         
@@ -73,6 +76,13 @@ namespace test {
           {
             UNIMPLEMENTED("DummyDispatch-Interface: enqueue");
           }
+        
+      public:
+        bool
+        contains (Symbol instanceID)
+          {
+            UNIMPLEMENTED("contains");
+          }
       };
     
   }
@@ -102,8 +112,6 @@ namespace test {
       void
       verify_standardUsage()
         {
-          UNIMPLEMENTED("standard usage cycle");
-#if false /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////UNIMPLEMENTED :: TICKET #1089
           Fixture fixture;
           CommandInstanceManager iManager{fixture};
           Symbol instanceID = iManager.newInstance(COMMAND_PROTOTYPE, INVOCATION_ID);
@@ -118,6 +126,7 @@ namespace test {
           CHECK (not iManager.contains (instanceID));
           CHECK (fixture.contains (instanceID));
           CHECK (Command::canExec(instanceID));
+#if false /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////UNIMPLEMENTED :: TICKET #1089
 #endif    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////UNIMPLEMENTED :: TICKET #1089
         }
     };