diff --git a/include/commandutils.hpp b/include/commandutils.hpp
index 5a177a5..cad6e2d 100644
--- a/include/commandutils.hpp
+++ b/include/commandutils.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <ipmid/api.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
 #include <string>
+#include <tuple>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -54,9 +55,12 @@
 
 namespace ipmi
 {
+using Association = std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string>;
+
 using DbusVariant =
     sdbusplus::message::variant<std::string, bool, uint8_t, uint16_t, int16_t,
-                                uint32_t, int32_t, uint64_t, int64_t, double>;
+                                uint32_t, int32_t, uint64_t, int64_t, double,
+                                std::vector<Association>>;
 using GetSubTreeType = std::vector<
     std::pair<std::string,
               std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>>>>;