diff --git a/cocli/CORIM.md b/cocli/CORIM.md
index 6b3f5a48..6015a7ec 100644
--- a/cocli/CORIM.md
+++ b/cocli/CORIM.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ together with the CBOR-encoded CoMIDs, CoSWIDs and/or CoTS to be embedded.
 * Please inspect `corim` JSON templates as examples under `data/corim/templates` `corim-*.json`
 
 ```
-$ cocli corim create --template data/corim/templates/corim-full.json --comid comid-dice-refval.cbor --coswid data/coswid/1.cbor --cots data/cots/c1.cbor
+$ cocli corim create --template data/corim/templates/corim-full.json --comid comid-dice-refval.cbor --coswid data/coswid/1.cbor --cots data/cots/vendor.cbor
 ```
 On success, you should see something like the following printed to stdout:
 ```
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ well as any parent folder exists prior to issuing the command.
 
 On success, the found CoMIDs, CoSWIDs, CoTS are saved in CBOR format:
 ```
-$ cocli corim extract --file signed-corim.cbor --output-dir output.d/
+$ cocli corim extract --file data/corim/signed-corim.cbor --output-dir output.d/
 $ tree output.d/
 output.d/
 ├── 000000-comid.cbor
diff --git a/cocli/COTS.md b/cocli/COTS.md
index d05c0c9c..9e576075 100644
--- a/cocli/COTS.md
+++ b/cocli/COTS.md
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ Use the `cots create` subcommand to create a CBOR-encoded CoTS. The `environment
 
 
 ```
-$ cocli cots create --environment c1.json --tas tas_dir
+$ cocli cots create --environment data/cots/env/vendor.json --tafile data/cots/shared_ta.ta
 ```
 On success, you should see something like the following printed to stdout:
 ```
->> created "c1.cbor"
+>> created "vendor.cbor"
 ```
 
 The CBOR-encoded CoTS file is stored in the current working directory with a
 name derived from its environment template.  If you want, you can specify a different
 target directory and file name using the `--output` command line switch (abbrev. `-o`)
 ```
-$ cocli cots create --environment c1.json --tas tas_dir --output /tmp/myCots.cbor
+$ cocli cots create --environment data/cots/env/vendor.json --tafile data/cots/shared_ta.ta --output /tmp/myCots.cbor
 >> created "/tmp/myCots.cbor"
 ```
 Note that the output directory, as well as all its parent directories, MUST pre-exist.
@@ -41,19 +41,15 @@ For example:
 ```
 $ cocli cots display --file c1.cbor
 ```
-provided the `c1.cbor` file contains valid CoTS, would print something like:
+provided the `vendor.cbor` file contains valid CoTS, would print something like:
 ```
->> [c1.cbor]
+>> [vendor.cbor]
 {
-  "tag-identity": {
-    "id": "ab0f44b1-bfdc-4604-ab4a-30f80407ebcc",
-    "version": 5
-  },
   "environments": [
     {
       "environment": {
         "class": {
-          "vendor": "Worthless Sea, Inc."
+          "vendor": "Zesty Hands, Inc."
         }
       }
     }
@@ -61,49 +57,66 @@ provided the `c1.cbor` file contains valid CoTS, would print something like:
   "keys": {
     "tas": [
       {
-        "format": 2,
-        "data": "MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAErYoMAdqe2gJT3CvCcifZxyE9+N8T6Jy5zbeo5LYtnOipmi1wXA9/gNtlwAbRCRQitH/GEcvUaGlzPZxIOITV/g=="
+        "format": 1,
+        "data": "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"
       }
     ]
   }
 }
+
 ```
-While a `cots` folder with the following contents:
+While a `data/cots` folder with the following contents:
 ```
 $ tree cots/
 cots/
 ├── rubbish.cbor
-├── valid-cots-1.cbor
-├── valid-cots-2.cbor
+├── namedtastore.cbor
+├── vendor.cbor
 ```
 could be inspected in one go using:
 ```
-$ cocli cots display --dir cots/
+$ cocli cots display --dir data/cots/
 ```
 which would output something like:
 ```
->> failed displaying "cots/rubbish.cbor": CBOR decoding failed: EOF
->> [cots/valid-cots-1.cbor]
+>> [data/cots/namedtastore.cbor]
 {
-  "tag-identity": {
-    "id": "43bbe37f-2e61-4b33-aed3-53cff1428b16"
-  },
-[...]
+  "environments": [
+    {
+      "namedtastore": "Miscellaneous TA Store"
+    }
+  ],
+  "keys": {
+    "tas": [
+      {
+        "format": 1,
+        "data": "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"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
 }
->> [cots/valid-cots-2.cbor]
+>> failed displaying "data/cots/rubbish.cbor": CBOR decoding failed: cbor: cannot unmarshal primitives into Go value of type cots.ConciseTaStore
+>> [data/cots/vendor.cbor]
 {
-  "tag-identity": {
-    "id": "ab0f44b1-bfdc-4604-ab4a-30f80407ebcc"
-  },
-[...]
+  "environments": [
+    {
+      "environment": {
+        "class": {
+          "vendor": "Zesty Hands, Inc."
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "keys": {
+    "tas": [
+      {
+        "format": 1,
+        "data": "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"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
 }
-Error: 1/3 display(s) failed
-```
 
-One of more files and directories can be supplied in the same invocation, e.g.:
-```
-$ cocli cots display -f c1.cbor \
-                    -f cots/c2.cbor \
-                    -d /var/spool/cots \
-                    -d yet-another-cots-folder/
+Note: One of more files and directories can be supplied in the same invocation, using -f and -d directive:
+
 ```
diff --git a/cocli/cmd/cotsCreate.go b/cocli/cmd/cotsCreate.go
index eb3c52dd..af44bca9 100644
--- a/cocli/cmd/cotsCreate.go
+++ b/cocli/cmd/cotsCreate.go
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ func NewCotsCreateCtsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	                   --tas=tas_dir \
 	                   --cas=cas_dir \
 	                   --output=cots.cbor
+	
+	Alternatively one can specify individual TA files (in DER Format) or CA files (binary, DER-encoded X.509 Certificate)
+
+	cocli cots create --environment=env-template.json \
+					--purpose=eat \
+					--purpose=corim \
+					--permclaims=claims-template.json \
+					--tafile=tas_dir \
+					--cafile=cas_dir \
+					--output=cots.cbor
 	`,
 
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -100,7 +110,7 @@ func NewCotsCreateCtsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		&cotsCreateCtsTaDirs, "tas", "t", []string{}, "a directory containing binary DER-encoded trust anchor files",
 	)
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(
-		&cotsCreateCtsTaFiles, "tafile", "", []string{}, "a DER-encoded trust anchor file",
+		&cotsCreateCtsTaFiles, "tafile", "f", []string{}, "a DER-encoded trust anchor file",
 	)
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(
diff --git a/cocli/data/cots/namedtastore.cbor b/cocli/data/cots/namedtastore.cbor
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bbbcc17
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diff --git a/cocli/data/cots/rubbish.cbor b/cocli/data/cots/rubbish.cbor
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..336db72d
Binary files /dev/null and b/cocli/data/cots/rubbish.cbor differ
diff --git a/cocli/data/cots/vendor.cbor b/cocli/data/cots/vendor.cbor
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8996a35a
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