Adds actor features and tests for actor compatibility

Actor functionality is verified in coi_pycc as well
Fixes NoneType not iterable bug
fixed nightly error. nan values for density was causing problems in the test
skip platform launch until alignment with ongoing configuration adjustments are complete
makes test robust against slower processes
Merge pull request #711 from carueda/skip_test_single_platform

skip platform launch until alignment with ongoing configuration adjustme...
Bump epu
fixed the miss
Merge pull request #712 from swarbhanu/fix_test_ctdbp_nightly

Fixes the nightly build
Merge pull request #710 from lukecampbell/data_process

Adds actor features and tests for actor compatibility
Fixed name requirements in tests when creating objects
Merge branch 'fix_eoi_tests' of https://github.com/tgiguere/coi-services
Changed UserRole to use internal field for governance
Merge pull request #714 from shenrie/master

Changed UserRole to use internal field for governance
Added Observatry Operater to instrument and platform agent precondition check
Merge pull request #715 from shenrie/master

Added Observatry Operater to instrument and platform agent precondition check
Bump defs alarms to alerts
Bump defs for typo fix in alerts.
Providing better error messages
Merge pull request #716 from shenrie/master

Providing better error messages