diff --git a/vpd_tool_impl.hpp b/vpd_tool_impl.hpp
index 8757c31..b490fcc 100644
--- a/vpd_tool_impl.hpp
+++ b/vpd_tool_impl.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "types.hpp"
 
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <string>
 
 using json = nlohmann::json;
 
@@ -162,6 +163,18 @@
     void forceReset(const nlohmann::basic_json<>& jsObject);
 
     /**
+     * @brief Get Printable Value
+     *
+     * Checks if the vector value has non printable characters.
+     * And returns hex value if non printable char is found else
+     * returns ascii value.
+     *
+     * @param[in] vector - Reference of the Binary vector
+     * @return printable value - either in hex or in ascii.
+     */
+    std::string getPrintableValue(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vec);
+
+    /**
      * @brief Constructor
      * Constructor is called during the
      * object instantiation for dumpInventory option and