diff --git a/ibm_vpd_utils.hpp b/ibm_vpd_utils.hpp
index 9aaebee..29996a9 100644
--- a/ibm_vpd_utils.hpp
+++ b/ibm_vpd_utils.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "const.hpp"
+#include "store.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -162,5 +163,24 @@
     return stdOutput;
 }
 
+/** @brief This API checks for IM and HW keywords, and based
+ *         on these values decides which system json to be used.
+ *  @param[in] vpdMap -  parsed vpd
+ *  @returns System json path
+ */
+string getSystemsJson(const Parsed& vpdMap);
+
+/** @brief Reads HW Keyword from the vpd
+ *  @param[in] vpdMap -  parsed vpd
+ *  @returns value of HW Keyword
+ */
+const string getHW(const Parsed& vpdMap);
+
+/** @brief Reads IM Keyword from the vpd
+ *  @param[in] vpdMap -  parsed vpd
+ *  @returns value of IM Keyword
+ */
+const string getIM(const Parsed& vpdMap);
+
 } // namespace vpd
-} // namespace openpower
+} // namespace openpower
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