diff --git a/vpd-manager/manager.cpp b/vpd-manager/manager.cpp
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+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "manager.hpp"
+
+#include "parser.hpp"
+
+#include <exception>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace vpd
+{
+namespace manager
+{
+Manager::Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus&& bus, const char* busName,
+                 const char* objPath, const char* iFace) :
+    ServerObject<ManagerIface>(bus, objPath),
+    _bus(std::move(bus)), _manager(_bus, objPath)
+{
+    _bus.request_name(busName);
+}
+
+void Manager::run()
+{
+    while (true)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            _bus.process_discard();
+            // wait for event
+            _bus.wait();
+        }
+        catch (const std::exception& e)
+        {
+            std::cerr << e.what() << "\n";
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void Manager::writeKeyword(const sdbusplus::message::object_path path,
+                           const std::string recordName,
+                           const std::string keyword, const Binary value)
+{
+    // implement the interface to write keyword VPD data
+}
+
+std::vector<sdbusplus::message::object_path>
+    Manager::getFRUsByUnexpandedLocationCode(const std::string locationCode,
+                                             const uint16_t nodeNumber)
+{
+    // implement the interface
+}
+
+std::vector<sdbusplus::message::object_path>
+    Manager::getFRUsByExpandedLocationCode(const std::string locationCode)
+{
+    // implement the interface
+}
+
+std::string Manager::getExpandedLocationCode(const std::string locationCode,
+                                             const uint16_t nodeNumber)
+{
+    // implement the interface
+}
+} // namespace manager
+} // namespace vpd
+} // namespace openpower