diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 79beb330d3ba..fd1f136af61e 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -756,5 +756,12 @@ module.exports = {
         ],
       },
     },
+    {
+      files: ['cypress/**/*.js'],
+      rules: {
+        'import/no-unresolved': 'off',
+        'no-undef': 'off',
+      },
+    },
   ],
 };
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e595410ae9ac..8f252da0826f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ trash
 /built_assets
 target
 /build
+/bwc_tmp
 .jruby
 .idea
 *.iml
diff --git a/TESTING.md b/TESTING.md
index c07ced980abf..9bd59c54a3d9 100644
--- a/TESTING.md
+++ b/TESTING.md
@@ -48,7 +48,20 @@ To debug functional tests:
 Say that you would want to debug a test in CI group 1, you can run the following command in your environment:
 `node --debug-brk --inspect scripts/functional_tests.js --config test/functional/config.js --include ciGroup1 --debug`
 
-This will print of an address, to which you could open your chrome browser on your instance and navigate to `chrome://inspect/#devices` and inspect the functional test runner `scripts/functional_tests.js`.
+This will print off an address, to which you could open your chrome browser on your instance and navigate to `chrome://inspect/#devices` and inspect the functional test runner `scripts/functional_tests.js`.
+
+### Backwards Compatibility tests
+To run all the backwards compatibility tests on OpenSearch Dashboards without security:
+
+`yarn test:bwc -o [test path to opensearch.tar.gz] -d [test path to opensearch-dashboards.tar.gz]`
+
+To run all the backwards compatibility tests on OpenSearch Dashboards with security, pass the security parameter to the test:
+
+`yarn test:bwc -o [test path to opensearch.tar.gz] -d [test path to opensearch-dashboards.tar.gz] -s true`
+
+To run specific versions' backwards compatibility tests, pass the versions to the test:
+
+`yarn test:bwc -o [test path to opensearch.tar.gz] -d [test path to opensearch-dashboards.tar.gz] -v "[test versions]"`
 
 ### Additional checks
 Make sure you run lint checker before submitting a pull request. To run lint checker:
diff --git a/bwctest.sh b/bwctest.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3bf9b3527fbd..24aae816767a
--- a/bwctest.sh
+++ b/bwctest.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# TODO: Update to include all known BWC of data
+DEFAULT_VERSIONS="osd-1.1.0"
+
 function usage() {
     echo ""
     echo "This script is used to run bwc tests on a remote OpenSearch/Dashboards cluster."
@@ -9,35 +12,42 @@ function usage() {
     echo "Usage: $0 [args]"
     echo ""
     echo "Required arguments:"
-    echo "None"
+    echo -e "-d DASHBOARDS\t, Specify the url of the build/dist of OpenSearch Dashboards"
     echo ""
     echo "Optional arguments:"
-    echo -e "-a BIND_ADDRESS\t, defaults to localhost | 127.0.0.1, can be changed to any IP or domain name for the cluster location."
+    echo -e "-o OPENSEARCH\t, Specify the url of the build/dist of OpenSearch"
+    echo -e "-b BIND_ADDRESS\t, defaults to localhost | 127.0.0.1, can be changed to any IP or domain name for the cluster location."
     echo -e "-p BIND_PORT\t, defaults to 9200 or 5601 depends on OpenSearch or Dashboards, can be changed to any port for the cluster location."
-    echo -e "-b BUNDLED_OSD\t(true | false), defaults to true. Specify the usage of bundled Dashboards or not."
+    echo -e "-s SECURITY_ENABLED\t(true | false), defaults to true. Specify the OpenSearch/Dashboards have security enabled or not."
     echo -e "-c CREDENTIAL\t(usename:password), no defaults, effective when SECURITY_ENABLED=true."
     echo -e "-h\tPrint this message."
     echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 }
 
-while getopts ":ha:p:b:c:" arg; do
+while getopts ":h:b:p:s:c:o:d:" arg; do
     case $arg in
         h)
             usage
             exit 1
             ;;
-        a)
+        b)
             BIND_ADDRESS=$OPTARG
             ;;
         p)
             BIND_PORT=$OPTARG
             ;;
-        b)
-            BUNDLED_OSD=$OPTARG
+        s)
+            SECURITY_ENABLED=$OPTARG
             ;;
         c)
             CREDENTIAL=$OPTARG
             ;;
+        o)
+            OPENSEARCH=$OPTARG
+            ;;    
+        d)
+            DASHBOARDS=$OPTARG
+            ;;     
         :)
             echo "-${OPTARG} requires an argument"
             usage
@@ -50,50 +60,26 @@ while getopts ":ha:p:b:c:" arg; do
     esac
 done
 
+[ -z "$BIND_ADDRESS" ] && BIND_ADDRESS="localhost"
+[ -z "$BIND_PORT" ] && BIND_PORT="5601"
+[ -z "$SECURITY_ENABLED" ] && SECURITY_ENABLED="false"
+[ -z "$CREDENTIAL" ] && CREDENTIAL="admin:admin"
 
-if [ -z "$BIND_ADDRESS" ]
-then
-  BIND_ADDRESS="localhost"
-fi
-
-if [ -z "$BIND_PORT" ]
-then
-  BIND_PORT="5601"
-fi
-
-if [ -z "$BUNDLED_OSD" ]
-then
-  BUNDLED_OSD="true"
-fi
-
-if [ -z "$CREDENTIAL" ]
-then
-  CREDENTIAL="admin:admin"
-  USERNAME=`echo $CREDENTIAL | awk -F ':' '{print $1}'`
-  PASSWORD=`echo $CREDENTIAL | awk -F ':' '{print $2}'`
-fi
-
-cwd=$(pwd)
-dir="bwc-tmp"
-if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
-  rm -rf "$dir"
-  echo "bwc-tmp exists and needs to be removed"
-fi
-
-mkdir "$dir"
-git clone https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-dashboards-functional-test "$dir"
-rm -rf "$dir/cypress"
-cp -r cypress "$dir"
-cd "$dir"
-
-npm install
+# If no OpenSearch build was passed then this constructs the version
+if [ -z "$OPENSEARCH" ]; then
+    IFS='/' read -ra SLASH_ARR <<< "$DASHBOARDS"
+    # Expected to be opensearch-x.y.z-platform-arch.tar.gz
+    TARBALL="${SLASH_ARR[12]}"
+    IFS='-' read -ra DASH_ARR <<< "$TARBALL"
+    # Expected to be arch.tar.gz
+    DOTS="${DASH_ARR[4]}"
+    IFS='.' read -ra DOTS_ARR <<< "$DOTS"
+    
+    VERSION="${DASH_ARR[2]}"
+    PLATFORM="${DASH_ARR[3]}"
+    ARCH="${DOTS_ARR[0]}"
 
-if [ $BUNDLED_OSD = "true" ]
-then
-   echo "run security enabled tests"
-   npx cypress run --spec "$cwd/bwc-tmp/cypress/integration/bundled-osd/*.js"
-else
-   npx cypress run --spec "$cwd/bwc-tmp/cypress/integration/osd/*.js"
+    OPENSEARCH="https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch/$VERSION/latest/$PLATFORM/$ARCH/dist/opensearch/opensearch-$VERSION-$PLATFORM-$ARCH.tar.gz"
 fi
 
-rm -rf "$cwd/$dir"
\ No newline at end of file
+./scripts/bwctest_osd.sh -b $BIND_ADDRESS -p $BIND_PORT -s $SECURITY_ENABLED -c $CREDENTIAL -o $OPENSEARCH -d $DASHBOARDS -v $DEFAULT_VERSIONS
diff --git a/cypress/integration/with-security/check_advanced_settings.js b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_advanced_settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..502ee150a33f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_advanced_settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {
+  MiscUtils,
+  LoginPage,
+} from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+const loginPage = new LoginPage(cy);
+
+describe('verify the advanced settings are saved', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('app/management/opensearch-dashboards/settings');
+    loginPage.enterUserName('admin');
+    loginPage.enterPassword('admin');
+    loginPage.submit();
+  });
+
+  it('the dark mode is on', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="advancedSetting-editField-theme:darkMode"]')
+      .invoke('attr', 'aria-checked')
+      .should('eq', 'true');
+  });
+
+  it('the Timeline default columns field is set to 4', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="advancedSetting-editField-timeline:default_columns"]').should(
+      'have.value',
+      4
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('the Timeline Maximum buckets field is set to 4', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="advancedSetting-editField-timeline:max_buckets"]').should(
+      'have.value',
+      4
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/integration/with-security/check_default_page.js b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_default_page.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..43a1c059ed9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_default_page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {
+  MiscUtils,
+  LoginPage,
+} from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+const loginPage = new LoginPage(cy);
+
+describe('verify default landing page work for bwc', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('');
+    loginPage.enterUserName('admin');
+    loginPage.enterPassword('admin');
+    loginPage.submit();
+  });
+
+  it('the overview page is set as the default landing page', () => {
+    cy.url().should('include', '/app/opensearch_dashboards_overview#/');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/integration/with-security/check_filter_and_query.js b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_filter_and_query.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0055e5c078ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_filter_and_query.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {
+  MiscUtils,
+  CommonUI,
+  LoginPage,
+} from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+const commonUI = new CommonUI(cy);
+const loginPage = new LoginPage(cy);
+
+describe('check dashboards filter and query', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('app/dashboards#');
+    loginPage.enterUserName('admin');
+    loginPage.enterPassword('admin');
+    loginPage.submit();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cy.clearCookies();
+  });
+
+  it('tenant-switch-modal page should show and be clicked', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="tenant-switch-modal"]');
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="confirm"]').click();
+  });
+
+  describe('osx filter and query should work in [Logs] Web Traffic dashboards', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[Logs]-Web-Traffic"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="breadcrumb last"]')
+        .invoke('attr', 'title')
+        .should('eq', '[Logs] Web Traffic');
+    });
+
+    it('osx filter and query should exist and be named correctly', () => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="saved-query-management-popover-button"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="saved-query-management-popover"]')
+        .find('[class="osdSavedQueryListItem__labelText"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'test-query')
+        .click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="queryInput"]').should('have.text', 'resp=200');
+      cy.get(
+        '[data-test-subj="filter filter-enabled filter-key-machine.os filter-value-osx filter-unpinned "]'
+      )
+        .should('have.text', 'osx filter')
+        .click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="editFilter"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="filterFieldSuggestionList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="comboBoxInput"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'machine.os');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="filterOperatorList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="comboBoxInput"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'is');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="filterParams"]').find('input').should('have.value', 'osx');
+    });
+
+    it('osx filter and query should function correctly', () => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="saved-query-management-popover-button"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="saved-query-management-popover"]')
+        .find('[class="osdSavedQueryListItem__labelText"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'test-query')
+        .click();
+      commonUI.setDateRange('Dec 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000', 'Jan 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000');
+
+      //[Logs] vistor chart should show osx 100%
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Logs] Visitors by OS"]')
+        .find('[class="label"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'osx (100%)');
+
+      //[Logs] Response chart should show 200 label
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Logs] Response Codes Over Time + Annotations"]')
+        .find('[title="200"]')
+        .should('have.text', '200');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/integration/with-security/check_loaded_data.js b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_loaded_data.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd173e4a90ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_loaded_data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {
+  MiscUtils,
+  CommonUI,
+  LoginPage,
+} from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+const commonUI = new CommonUI(cy);
+const loginPage = new LoginPage(cy);
+
+describe('check previously loaded data', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('app/dashboards#');
+    loginPage.enterUserName('admin');
+    loginPage.enterPassword('admin');
+    loginPage.submit();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cy.clearCookies();
+  });
+
+  it('previous loaded data should exist in dashboards', () => {
+    const items = cy.get('[data-test-subj="itemsInMemTable"]');
+
+    items
+      .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[Flights]-Global-Flight-Dashboard"]')
+      .should('have.text', '[Flights] Global Flight Dashboard');
+
+    items
+      .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[Logs]-Web-Traffic"]')
+      .should('have.text', '[Logs] Web Traffic');
+
+    items
+      .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[eCommerce]-Revenue-Dashboard"]')
+      .should('have.text', '[eCommerce] Revenue Dashboard');
+  });
+
+  describe('Check Global Flight Dashboard', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="itemsInMemTable"]')
+        .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[Flights]-Global-Flight-Dashboard"]')
+        .click();
+      commonUI.removeAllFilters();
+      commonUI.setDateRange('Dec 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000', 'Nov 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000');
+    });
+
+    it('Global Flight Dashboard is loaded and funtions correctly', () => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="breadcrumb last"]').should(
+        'have.text',
+        '[Flights] Global Flight Dashboard'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Flights] Total Flights"]').should('exist');
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Flights] Average Ticket Price"]').should('exist');
+
+      commonUI.addFilterRetrySelection('FlightDelayType', 'is not', 'No Delay');
+      const types = cy.get('[data-title="[Flights] Delay Type"]');
+      types.find('[data-label="Weather Delay"]').should('exist');
+      types.find('[data-label="No Delay"]').should('not.exist');
+      commonUI.removeFilter('FlightDelayType');
+
+      commonUI.addFilterRetrySelection('Carrier', 'is', 'Logstash Airways');
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Flights] Airline Carrier"]')
+        .find('[class="label-text"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'Logstash Airways (100%)');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Check eCommerce Revenue Dashboard', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="itemsInMemTable"]')
+        .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[eCommerce]-Revenue-Dashboard"]')
+        .click();
+      commonUI.removeAllFilters();
+      commonUI.setDateRange('Nov 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000', 'Nov 1, 2016 @ 00:00:00.000');
+    });
+
+    it('eCommerce Revenue Dashboard is loaded and functions correctly', () => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="breadcrumb last"]').should(
+        'have.text',
+        '[eCommerce] Revenue Dashboard'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-title="[eCommerce] Average Sales Price"]').should('exist');
+      cy.get('[data-title="[eCommerce] Average Sold Quantity"]').should('exist');
+
+      commonUI.addFilterRetrySelection('customer_gender', 'is', 'FEMALE');
+      cy.get('[data-title="[eCommerce] Sales by Gender"]')
+        .find('[class="label-text"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'FEMALE (100%)');
+
+      commonUI.addFilterRetrySelection('category', 'is not', "Women's Clothing");
+      const category = cy.get('[data-title="[eCommerce] Sales by Category"]');
+      category.find('[data-label="Men\'s Clothing"]').should('exist');
+      category.find('[data-label="Women\'s Clothing"]').should('not.exist');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/integration/with-security/check_timeline.js b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_timeline.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2cd6401edc13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/with-security/check_timeline.js
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {
+  MiscUtils,
+  LoginPage,
+} from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+const loginPage = new LoginPage(cy);
+
+describe('check timeline visualization', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('app/visualize#');
+    loginPage.enterUserName('admin');
+    loginPage.enterPassword('admin');
+    loginPage.submit();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cy.clearCookies();
+  });
+
+  it('tenant-switch-modal page should show and be clicked', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="tenant-switch-modal"]');
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="confirm"]').click();
+  });
+
+  it('timeline visualizations should be saved and named correctly', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizationLandingPage"]')
+      .find('[class="euiFormControlLayout__childrenWrapper"]')
+      .type('timeline');
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="visListingTitleLink-test-timeline"]')
+      .should('have.text', 'test-timeline')
+      .click();
+    cy.get('[class="view-line"]').contains('.es(*)');
+  });
+
+  describe('timeline visualizations should work properly', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizationLandingPage"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="newItemButton"]')
+        .click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visType-timelion"]').click();
+    });
+
+    it('.es(*, kibana1=true) should report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type('{selectall}{backspace}, kibana1=true)');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .contains('Timeline request error: undefined Error: Unknown argument to es: kibana1');
+    });
+
+    it('.es(*, kibana=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type('{selectall}{backspace}, kibana=true)');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.es(*, opensearchDashboards=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type('{selectall}{backspace}, opensearchDashboards=true)');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.elasticsearch(*, kibana1=true) should report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}elasticsearch(*, kibana1=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .contains('Timeline request error: undefined Error: Unknown argument to es: kibana1');
+    });
+
+    it('.elasticsearch(*, kibana=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}elasticsearch(*, kibana=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.elasticsearch(*, opensearchDashboards=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}elasticsearch(*, opensearchDashboards=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.opensearch(*, kibana1=true) should report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}opensearch(*, kibana1=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .contains('Timeline request error: undefined Error: Unknown argument to es: kibana1');
+    });
+
+    it('.opensearch(*, kibana=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}opensearch(*, kibana=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.opensearch(*, opensearchDashboards=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}opensearch(*, opensearchDashboards=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/integration/with-security/plugins/.gitignore b/cypress/integration/with-security/plugins/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..86d0cb2726c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/with-security/plugins/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cypress/integration/without-security/check_advanced_settings.js b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_advanced_settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..474a8178441a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_advanced_settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { MiscUtils } from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+
+describe('verify the advanced settings are saved', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('app/management/opensearch-dashboards/settings');
+  });
+
+  it('the dark mode is on', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="advancedSetting-editField-theme:darkMode"]')
+      .invoke('attr', 'aria-checked')
+      .should('eq', 'true');
+  });
+
+  it('the Timeline default columns field is set to 4', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="advancedSetting-editField-timeline:default_columns"]').should(
+      'have.value',
+      4
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('the Timeline Maximum buckets field is set to 4', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="advancedSetting-editField-timeline:max_buckets"]').should(
+      'have.value',
+      4
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/integration/without-security/check_default_page.js b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_default_page.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..390628046cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_default_page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { MiscUtils } from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+
+describe('verify default landing page work for bwc', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('');
+  });
+
+  it('the overview page is set as the default landing page', () => {
+    cy.url().should('include', '/app/opensearch_dashboards_overview#/');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/integration/without-security/check_filter_and_query.js b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_filter_and_query.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30911d05ba7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_filter_and_query.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {
+  MiscUtils,
+  CommonUI,
+} from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+const commonUI = new CommonUI(cy);
+
+describe('check dashboards filter and query', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('app/dashboards#');
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cy.clearCookies();
+  });
+
+  describe('osx filter and query should work in [Logs] Web Traffic dashboards', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[Logs]-Web-Traffic"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="breadcrumb last"]')
+        .invoke('attr', 'title')
+        .should('eq', '[Logs] Web Traffic');
+    });
+
+    it('osx filter and query should exist and be named correctly', () => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="saved-query-management-popover-button"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="saved-query-management-popover"]')
+        .find('[class="osdSavedQueryListItem__labelText"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'test-query')
+        .click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="queryInput"]').should('have.text', 'resp=200');
+      cy.get(
+        '[data-test-subj="filter filter-enabled filter-key-machine.os filter-value-osx filter-unpinned "]'
+      )
+        .should('have.text', 'osx filter')
+        .click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="editFilter"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="filterFieldSuggestionList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="comboBoxInput"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'machine.os');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="filterOperatorList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="comboBoxInput"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'is');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="filterParams"]').find('input').should('have.value', 'osx');
+    });
+
+    it('osx filter and query should function correctly', () => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="saved-query-management-popover-button"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="saved-query-management-popover"]')
+        .find('[class="osdSavedQueryListItem__labelText"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'test-query')
+        .click();
+      commonUI.setDateRange('Dec 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000', 'Jan 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000');
+
+      //[Logs] vistor chart should show osx 100%
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Logs] Visitors by OS"]')
+        .find('[class="label"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'osx (100%)');
+
+      //[Logs] Response chart should show 200 label
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Logs] Response Codes Over Time + Annotations"]')
+        .find('[title="200"]')
+        .should('have.text', '200');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/integration/without-security/check_loaded_data.js b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_loaded_data.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a738c539ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_loaded_data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {
+  MiscUtils,
+  CommonUI,
+} from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+const commonUI = new CommonUI(cy);
+
+describe('check previously loaded data', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('app/dashboards#');
+  });
+
+  it('previous loaded data should exist in dashboards', () => {
+    const items = cy.get('[data-test-subj="itemsInMemTable"]');
+
+    items
+      .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[Flights]-Global-Flight-Dashboard"]')
+      .should('have.text', '[Flights] Global Flight Dashboard');
+
+    items
+      .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[Logs]-Web-Traffic"]')
+      .should('have.text', '[Logs] Web Traffic');
+
+    items
+      .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[eCommerce]-Revenue-Dashboard"]')
+      .should('have.text', '[eCommerce] Revenue Dashboard');
+  });
+
+  describe('Global Flight Dashboard should function properly', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="itemsInMemTable"]')
+        .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[Flights]-Global-Flight-Dashboard"]')
+        .click();
+      commonUI.removeAllFilters();
+      commonUI.setDateRange('Dec 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000', 'Nov 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000');
+    });
+
+    it('Global Flight Dashboard is loaded when clicked', () => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="breadcrumb last"]').should(
+        'have.text',
+        '[Flights] Global Flight Dashboard'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Flights] Total Flights"]').should('exist');
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Flights] Average Ticket Price"]').should('exist');
+    });
+
+    it('If set filter for carrier, [Flights] Airline Carrier should show correct carrier', () => {
+      commonUI.addFilterRetrySelection('Carrier', 'is', 'Logstash Airways');
+      cy.get('[data-title="[Flights] Airline Carrier"]')
+        .find('[class="label-text"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'Logstash Airways (100%)');
+    });
+
+    it('If set filter for FlightDelayType, [Flights] Delay Type should filter out selected type', () => {
+      commonUI.addFilterRetrySelection('FlightDelayType', 'is not', 'No Delay');
+      const types = cy.get('[data-title="[Flights] Delay Type"]');
+      types.find('[data-label="Weather Delay"]').should('exist');
+      types.find('[data-label="No Delay"]').should('not.exist');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('eCommerce Revenue Dashboard should function properly', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="itemsInMemTable"]')
+        .get('[data-test-subj="dashboardListingTitleLink-[eCommerce]-Revenue-Dashboard"]')
+        .click();
+      commonUI.removeAllFilters();
+      commonUI.setDateRange('Nov 1, 2021 @ 00:00:00.000', 'Nov 1, 2016 @ 00:00:00.000');
+    });
+
+    it('eCommerce Revenue Dashboard is loaded when clicked', () => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="breadcrumb last"]').should(
+        'have.text',
+        '[eCommerce] Revenue Dashboard'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-title="[eCommerce] Average Sales Price"]').should('exist');
+      cy.get('[data-title="[eCommerce] Average Sold Quantity"]').should('exist');
+    });
+
+    it('If set filter for gender, [eCommerce] Sales by Gender should show one gender', () => {
+      commonUI.addFilterRetrySelection('customer_gender', 'is', 'FEMALE');
+      cy.get('[data-title="[eCommerce] Sales by Gender"]')
+        .find('[class="label-text"]')
+        .should('have.text', 'FEMALE (100%)');
+    });
+
+    it("If filter out Women's Clothing, [eCommerce] Sales by Category should not show this category", () => {
+      commonUI.addFilterRetrySelection('category', 'is not', "Women's Clothing");
+      const category = cy.get('[data-title="[eCommerce] Sales by Category"]');
+      category.find('[data-label="Men\'s Clothing"]').should('exist');
+      category.find('[data-label="Women\'s Clothing"]').should('not.exist');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/integration/without-security/check_timeline.js b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_timeline.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe97f6c01c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/integration/without-security/check_timeline.js
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { MiscUtils } from '@opensearch-dashboards-test/opensearch-dashboards-test-library';
+
+const miscUtils = new MiscUtils(cy);
+
+describe('check timeline visualization', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    miscUtils.visitPage('app/visualize#');
+  });
+
+  it('timeline visualizations should be saved and named correctly', () => {
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizationLandingPage"]')
+      .find('[class="euiFormControlLayout__childrenWrapper"]')
+      .type('timeline');
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="visListingTitleLink-test-timeline"]')
+      .should('have.text', 'test-timeline')
+      .click();
+    cy.get('[class="view-line"]').contains('.es(*)');
+  });
+
+  describe('timeline visualizations should work properly', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizationLandingPage"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="newItemButton"]')
+        .click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visType-timelion"]').click();
+    });
+
+    it('.es(*, kibana1=true) should report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type('{selectall}{backspace}, kibana1=true)');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .contains('Timeline request error: undefined Error: Unknown argument to es: kibana1');
+    });
+
+    it('.es(*, kibana=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type('{selectall}{backspace}, kibana=true)');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.es(*, opensearchDashboards=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type('{selectall}{backspace}, opensearchDashboards=true)');
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.elasticsearch(*, kibana1=true) should report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}elasticsearch(*, kibana1=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .contains('Timeline request error: undefined Error: Unknown argument to es: kibana1');
+    });
+
+    it('.elasticsearch(*, kibana=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}elasticsearch(*, kibana=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.elasticsearch(*, opensearchDashboards=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}elasticsearch(*, opensearchDashboards=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.opensearch(*, kibana1=true) should report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}opensearch(*, kibana1=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .contains('Timeline request error: undefined Error: Unknown argument to es: kibana1');
+    });
+
+    it('.opensearch(*, kibana=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}opensearch(*, kibana=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+
+    it('.opensearch(*, opensearchDashboards=true) should not report search error', () => {
+      cy.get('[class="view-line"]').type(
+        '{selectall}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}{backspace}opensearch(*, opensearchDashboards=true)'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="visualizeEditorRenderButton"]').click();
+      cy.get('[data-test-subj="globalToastList"]')
+        .find('[data-test-subj="errorToastMessage"]')
+        .should('not.exist');
+    });
+  });
+});
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+++ b/cypress/integration/without-security/plugins/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 517e7927bc7f..f8acbfb3bf49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "osd": "node scripts/osd",
     "opensearch": "node scripts/opensearch",
     "test": "grunt test",
+    "test:bwc": "./scripts/bwctest_osd.sh",
     "test:jest": "node scripts/jest",
     "test:jest_integration": "node scripts/jest_integration",
     "test:mocha": "node scripts/mocha",
diff --git a/scripts/bwctest_osd.sh b/scripts/bwctest_osd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..9c131e50fc10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bwctest_osd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+# For every release, add sample data and new version below:
+DEFAULT_VERSIONS=(
+  "odfe-0.10.0"
+  "odfe-1.0.2"
+  "odfe-1.1.0"
+  "odfe-1.2.1"
+  "odfe-1.3.0"
+  "odfe-1.4.0"
+  "odfe-1.7.0"
+  "odfe-1.8.0"
+  "odfe-1.9.0"
+  "odfe-1.11.0"
+  "odfe-1.13.2"
+  "osd-1.0.0"
+  "osd-1.1.0"
+)
+
+# Define test groups
+TEST_GROUP_1="check_loaded_data,check_timeline"
+TEST_GROUP_2="$TEST_GROUP_1,check_advanced_settings"
+TEST_GROUP_3="$TEST_GROUP_2,check_filter_and_query"
+TEST_GROUP_4="$TEST_GROUP_3,check_default_page"
+# If not defining test suite for a specific version, it will default to this group of tests
+TEST_GROUP_DEFAULT="$TEST_GROUP_4"
+
+function usage() {
+    echo ""
+    echo "This script is used to run backwards compatibility tests for OpenSearch Dashboards"
+    echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [args]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Required arguments:"
+    echo -e "-o OPENSEARCH\t, Specify the tested OpenSearch."
+    echo -e "-d DASHBOARDS\t, Specify the tested OpenSearch Dashboards."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Optional arguments:"
+    echo -e "-b BIND_ADDRESS\t, defaults to localhost | 127.0.0.1, can be changed to any IP or domain name for the cluster location."
+    echo -e "-p BIND_PORT\t, defaults to 5601 depends on OpenSearch or Dashboards, can be changed to any port for the cluster location."
+    echo -e "-s SECURITY_ENABLED\t(true | false), defaults to true. Specify the OpenSearch/Dashboards have security enabled or not."
+    echo -e "-c CREDENTIAL\t(usename:password), no defaults, effective when SECURITY_ENABLED=true."
+    echo -e "-v VERSIONS\t, Specify versions as a CSV to execute tests with data from specific version of OpenSearch Dashboards."
+    echo -e "-r RELEASES\t, Specify versions as a CSV to execute tests for released versions of OpenSearch."
+    echo -e "-h\tPrint this message."
+    echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+}
+
+while getopts ":h:b:p:s:c:v:r:o:d:" arg; do
+    case $arg in
+        h)
+            usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        b)
+            BIND_ADDRESS=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        p)
+            BIND_PORT=$OPTARG
+            ;;    
+        s)
+            SECURITY_ENABLED=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        c)
+            CREDENTIAL=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        v)
+            VERSIONS=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        r)
+            RELEASES=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        o)
+            OPENSEARCH=$OPTARG
+            ;;    
+        d)
+            DASHBOARDS=$OPTARG
+            ;;     
+        :)
+            echo "-${OPTARG} requires an argument"
+            usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        ?)
+            echo "Invalid option: -${OPTARG}"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+[ -z "$BIND_ADDRESS" ] && BIND_ADDRESS="localhost"
+[ -z "$BIND_PORT" ] && BIND_PORT="5601"
+[ -z "$VERSIONS" ] && test_array=("${DEFAULT_VERSIONS[@]}") || IFS=',' read -r -a test_array <<<"$VERSIONS"
+[ -z "$SECURITY_ENABLED" ] && SECURITY_ENABLED="false"
+[ $SECURITY_ENABLED == "false" ] && dashboards_type="without-security" || dashboards_type="with-security"
+[ $SECURITY_ENABLED == "false" ] && releases_array=() || IFS=',' read -r -a releases_array <<<"$RELEASES"
+[ -z "$CREDENTIAL" ] && CREDENTIAL="admin:admin"
+
+# define test path
+cwd=$(pwd)
+dir="$cwd/bwc_tmp"
+test_dir="$dir/test"
+opensearch_dir="$dir/opensearch"
+dashboards_dir="$dir/opensearch-dashboards"
+if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
+  echo "Temporary directory exists. Removing."   
+  rm -rf "$dir"
+fi
+mkdir "$dir"
+mkdir "$test_dir"
+mkdir "$opensearch_dir"
+mkdir "$dashboards_dir"
+
+function open_artifact {
+  artifact_dir=$1
+  artifact=$2
+  cd $artifact_dir
+  
+  # check if artifact provided is URL or attempt if passing by absolute path
+  if wget -q --method=HEAD $artifact; then
+    wget -c $artifact -O - | tar -xz --strip-components=1
+  else
+    tar -xf $artifact --strip-components=1
+  fi
+
+}
+
+# un-tar OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards
+echo "[ unzip OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards ]"
+open_artifact $opensearch_dir $OPENSEARCH
+open_artifact $dashboards_dir $DASHBOARDS
+
+# define other paths and tmp files
+opensearch_file='opensearch.txt'
+dashboards_file='dashboards.txt'
+opensearch_path="$dir/$opensearch_file"
+dashboards_path="$dir/$dashboards_file"
+dashboards_msg="\"state\":\"green\",\"title\":\"Green\",\"nickname\":\"Looking good\",\"icon\":\"success\""
+dashboards_url="http://$BIND_ADDRESS:$BIND_PORT/api/status"
+if [ $SECURITY_ENABLED == "false" ]; 
+then 
+  opensearch_msg="\"status\":\"green\""
+  opensearch_url="http://$BIND_ADDRESS:9200/_cluster/health"
+  opensearch_args=""
+else 
+  opensearch_msg="\"status\":\"yellow\""
+  opensearch_url="https://$BIND_ADDRESS:9200/_cluster/health"
+  opensearch_args="-u $CREDENTIAL --insecure"
+fi
+
+# define test groups to test suites
+declare -A test_suites
+test_suites=(
+  ["odfe-0.10.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_1 
+  ["odfe-1.0.2"]=$TEST_GROUP_2 
+  ["odfe-1.1.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_2
+  ["odfe-1.2.1"]=$TEST_GROUP_2
+  ["odfe-1.3.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_2
+  ["odfe-1.4.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_3
+  ["odfe-1.7.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_3
+  ["odfe-1.8.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_3
+  ["odfe-1.9.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_3
+  ["odfe-1.11.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_3
+  ["odfe-1.13.2"]=$TEST_GROUP_4
+  ["osd-1.0.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_4
+  ["osd-1.1.0"]=$TEST_GROUP_4
+)
+
+# remove the running opensearch process
+function clean {
+  echo "Closing the running OpenSearch"
+  process=($(ps -ef | grep "Dopensearch" | awk '{print $2}'))
+  kill ${process[0]}
+  echo "Closing any usage on port $BIND_PORT"
+  process=($(lsof -i -P -n | grep $BIND_PORT | awk '{print $2}'))
+  kill ${process[0]}
+}
+
+# Print out a textfile line by line
+function print_txt {
+  while IFS= read -r line; do
+    echo "text read from $1: $line"
+  done < $1
+}
+
+# this function is used to check the running status of OpenSearch or OpenSearch Dashboards
+# $1 is the path to the tmp file which saves the running status 
+# $2 is the error msg to check
+# $3 is the url to curl
+# $4 contains arguments that need to be passed to the curl command
+function check_status {
+  while [ ! -f $1 ] || ! grep -q "$2" $1; do 
+     if [ -f $1 ]; then rm $1; fi  
+     curl $3 $4 > $1 || true
+  done
+  rm $1
+}
+
+# this function sets up the cypress env
+# it first clones the opensearch-dashboards-functional-test library
+# then it removes the tests into the cypress integration folder 
+# and copies the backwards compatibility tests into the folder
+function setup_cypress {
+  echo "[ Setup the cypress test environment ]"
+  git clone https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-dashboards-functional-test "$test_dir"
+  rm -rf "$test_dir/cypress/integration"
+  cp -r "$cwd/cypress/integration" "$test_dir/cypress"
+  cd "$test_dir"
+  npm install
+  echo "Cypress is ready!"
+}
+
+# this function copies the tested data for the required version to the opensearch data folder
+# $1 is the required version
+function upload_data {
+  rm -rf "$opensearch_dir/data"
+  cd $opensearch_dir
+  cp "$cwd/cypress/test-data/$dashboards_type/$1.tar.gz" . 
+  tar -xvf "$opensearch_dir/$1.tar.gz" >> /dev/null 2>&1
+  rm "$1.tar.gz"
+  echo "Data has been uploaded and ready to test"
+}
+
+# Starts OpenSearch, if verifying a distribution it will install the certs then start.
+function run_opensearch {
+  echo "[ Attempting to start OpenSearch... ]"
+  cd "$opensearch_dir"
+  [ $SECURITY_ENABLED == "false" ] && ./bin/opensearch || ./opensearch-tar-install.sh
+}
+
+# Starts OpenSearch Dashboards
+function run_dashboards {
+  echo "[ Attempting to start OpenSearch Dashboards... ]"
+  cd "$dashboards_dir"
+  [ $SECURITY_ENABLED == "false" ] && rm config/opensearch_dashboards.yml && touch config/opensearch_dashboards.yml
+  ./bin/opensearch-dashboards 
+}
+
+# Checks the running status of OpenSearch
+# it calls check_status and passes the OpenSearch tmp file path, error msg, url, and arguments
+# if success, the while loop in the check_status will end and it prints out "OpenSearch is up!"
+function check_opensearch_status {
+  echo "Checking the status OpenSearch..."
+  cd "$dir"
+  check_status $opensearch_path "$opensearch_msg" $opensearch_url "$opensearch_args" >> /dev/null 2>&1
+  echo "OpenSearch is up!" 
+} 
+
+# Checks the running status of OpenSearch Dashboards
+# it calls check_status and passes the OpenSearch Dashboards tmp file path, error msg, url, and arguments
+# if success, the while loop in the check_status will end and it prints out "OpenSearch Dashboards is up!"
+function check_dashboards_status {
+  echo "Checking the OpenSearch Dashboards..."
+  cd "$dir"
+  check_status $dashboards_path "$dashboards_msg" $dashboards_url "" >> /dev/null 2>&1
+  echo "OpenSearch Dashboards is up!"
+} 
+
+# Runs the backwards compatibility test using cypress for the required version
+# $1 is the requested version 
+function run_bwc {
+  cd "$test_dir"
+  [ -z "${test_suites[$1]}" ] && test_suite=$TEST_GROUP_DEFAULT || test_suite="${test_suites[$1]}"
+  IFS=',' read -r -a tests <<<"$test_suite"
+  for test in "${tests[@]}"
+  do
+    npx cypress run --spec "$test_dir/cypress/integration/$dashboards_type/$test.js" || echo "backwards compatibility tests have issue"
+  done
+  # Check if $dashboards_type/plugins has tests in them to execute
+  if [ "$(ls -A $test_dir/cypress/integration/$dashboards_type/plugins | wc -l)" -gt 1 ]; then
+    echo "Running tests from plugins"
+    npx cypress run --spec "$test_dir/cypress/integration/$dashboards_type/plugins/*.js" || echo "backwards compatibility plugins tests have issue"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Main function
+function execute_tests {
+  # for each required testing version, do the following
+  # first run opensearch and check the status
+  # second run dashboards and check the status
+  # run the backwards compatibility tests
+  for version in "${test_array[@]}"
+  do
+    # copy and un-tar data into the OpenSearch data folder
+    echo "[ Setting up the OpenSearch environment for $version ]"
+    upload_data $version
+    
+    run_opensearch >> /dev/null 2>&1  &  
+    check_opensearch_status
+    run_dashboards >> /dev/null 2>&1 & 
+    check_dashboards_status
+    
+    echo "[ Run the backwards compatibility tests for $version ]"
+    run_bwc $version
+  
+    # kill the running OpenSearch process
+    clean
+  done  
+}
+
+# Executes the main function with different versions of OpenSearch downloaded
+function execute_mismatch_tests {
+  PACKAGE_VERSION=$(cat $dashboards_dir/package.json \
+  | grep version \
+  | head -1 \
+  | awk -F: '{ print $2 }' \
+  | sed 's/[",]//g' \
+  | tr -d [:space:])
+
+  for release in "${releases_array[@]}"
+  do
+    echo "Running tests with OpenSearch Dashboards $PACKAGE_VERSION and OpenSearch $release"
+    (
+      rm -rf $opensearch_dir && mkdir "$opensearch_dir"
+      # TODO: support multiple platforms and architectures
+      cd $opensearch_dir && wget -c https://artifacts.opensearch.org/releases/bundle/opensearch/$release/opensearch-$release-linux-x64.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz --strip-components=1
+    )
+    execute_tests
+  done
+}
+ 
+# setup the cypress test env
+setup_cypress
+execute_tests
+(( ${#releases_array[@]} )) && execute_mismatch_tests
+
+rm -rf "$dir"
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