diff --git a/vpd-manager/editor_impl.hpp b/vpd-manager/editor_impl.hpp
index d10e157..5beedba 100644
--- a/vpd-manager/editor_impl.hpp
+++ b/vpd-manager/editor_impl.hpp
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@
     void makeDbusCall(const std::string& object, const std::string& interface,
                       const std::string& property, const std::variant<T>& data);
 
+    /** @brief Method to check the record's Data using ECC */
+    void checkRecordData();
+
     // path to the VPD file to edit
     inventory::Path vpdFilePath;
 
@@ -180,6 +183,9 @@
     // stream to perform operation on file
     std::fstream vpdFileStream;
 
+    // stream to operate on VPD data
+    std::fstream vpdDataFileStream;
+
     // offset to get vpd data from EEPROM
     uint32_t startOffset;