diff --git a/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/src/ededup_pipeline_local_ray.py b/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/src/ededup_pipeline_local_ray.py
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+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2024.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+################################################################################
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from data_processing.utils import ParamsUtils
+from data_processing_ray.runtime.ray import RayTransformLauncher
+from ededup_pipeline_transform_ray import EdedupPypelineRayTransformConfiguration
+from ededup_transform_base import doc_column_name_cli_param, int_column_name_cli_param
+from ededup_transform_ray import hash_cpu_cli_params, num_hashes_cli_params
+
+
+# create launcher
+launcher = RayTransformLauncher(EdedupPypelineRayTransformConfiguration())
+# create parameters
+input_folder = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../test-data/input"))
+output_folder = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../output"))
+local_conf = {
+    "input_folder": input_folder,
+    "output_folder": output_folder,
+}
+worker_options = {"num_cpus": 0.5}
+code_location = {"github": "github", "commit_hash": "12345", "path": "path"}
+params = {
+    # where to run
+    "run_locally": True,
+    # Data access. Only required parameters are specified
+    "data_local_config": ParamsUtils.convert_to_ast(local_conf),
+    # orchestrator
+    "runtime_worker_options": ParamsUtils.convert_to_ast(worker_options),
+    "runtime_num_workers": 2,
+    "runtime_pipeline_id": "pipeline_id",
+    "runtime_job_id": "job_id",
+    "runtime_creation_delay": 0,
+    "runtime_code_location": ParamsUtils.convert_to_ast(code_location),
+    # ededup parameters
+    hash_cpu_cli_params: 0.5,
+    num_hashes_cli_params: 2,
+    doc_column_name_cli_param: "contents",
+    int_column_name_cli_param: "document_id",
+}
+sys.argv = ParamsUtils.dict_to_req(d=params)
+
+# launch
+launcher.launch()
diff --git a/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/src/ededup_pipeline_transform_ray.py b/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/src/ededup_pipeline_transform_ray.py
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+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2024.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+################################################################################
+
+from data_processing_ray.runtime.ray import RayTransformLauncher, RayTransformRuntimeConfiguration
+from data_processing.transform import PipelineTransformConfiguration
+from data_processing_ray.transform.ray import RayPipelineTransform
+from data_processing.utils import get_logger
+from ededup_transform_ray import EdedupRayTransformRuntimeConfiguration
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class EdedupPypelineRayTransformConfiguration(RayTransformRuntimeConfiguration):
+    """
+    Implements the PythonTransformConfiguration for NOOP as required by the PythonTransformLauncher.
+    NOOP does not use a RayRuntime class so the superclass only needs the base
+    python-only configuration.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """
+        Initialization
+        """
+        super().__init__(transform_config=PipelineTransformConfiguration(
+            config={"transforms": [EdedupRayTransformRuntimeConfiguration()]},
+            transform_class=RayPipelineTransform))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # launcher = NOOPRayLauncher()
+    launcher = RayTransformLauncher(EdedupPypelineRayTransformConfiguration())
+    logger.info("Launching resize/noop transform")
+    launcher.launch()
diff --git a/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/test/test_ededup_pipeline_ray.py b/transforms/universal/ededup/ray/test/test_ededup_pipeline_ray.py
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+# (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2024.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+################################################################################
+
+import os
+
+from data_processing.test_support.launch.transform_test import (
+    AbstractTransformLauncherTest,
+)
+from data_processing_ray.runtime.ray import RayTransformLauncher
+from ededup_pipeline_transform_ray import EdedupPypelineRayTransformConfiguration
+from ededup_transform_base import doc_column_name_cli_param, int_column_name_cli_param
+from ededup_transform_ray import hash_cpu_cli_params, num_hashes_cli_params
+
+
+class TestRayEdedupTransform(AbstractTransformLauncherTest):
+    """
+    Extends the super-class to define the test data for the tests defined there.
+    The name of this class MUST begin with the word Test so that pytest recognizes it as a test class.
+    """
+
+    def get_test_transform_fixtures(self) -> list[tuple]:
+        basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../test-data"))
+        config = {
+            "run_locally": True,
+            # When running in ray, our Runtime's get_transform_config() method  will load the domains using
+            # the orchestrator's DataAccess/Factory. So we don't need to provide the bl_local_config configuration.
+            hash_cpu_cli_params: 0.5,
+            num_hashes_cli_params: 2,
+            doc_column_name_cli_param: "contents",
+            int_column_name_cli_param: "document_id",
+        }
+        launcher = RayTransformLauncher(EdedupPypelineRayTransformConfiguration())
+        fixtures = [(launcher, config, basedir + "/input", basedir + "/expected")]
+        return fixtures