diff --git a/user_channel/channel_mgmt.hpp b/user_channel/channel_mgmt.hpp
index 8cdb9c7..d696075 100644
--- a/user_channel/channel_mgmt.hpp
+++ b/user_channel/channel_mgmt.hpp
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@
      */
     CommandPrivilege convertToPrivLimitIndex(const std::string& value);
 
+    /** @brief function to convert channel number to channel index
+     *
+     *  @param[in] chNum - channel number
+     *
+     *  @return channel index
+     */
+    uint8_t convertToChannelIndexNumber(const uint8_t chNum);
+
     /** @brief function to write persistent channel configuration to config file
      *
      *  @return 0 for success, -errno for failure.
@@ -380,14 +388,6 @@
      */
     EChannelProtocolType convertToProtocolTypeIndex(const std::string& value);
 
-    /** @brief function to convert channel number to channel index
-     *
-     *  @param[in] chNum - channel number
-     *
-     *  @return channel index
-     */
-    uint8_t convertToChannelIndexNumber(const uint8_t chNum);
-
     /** @brief function to convert channel name to network interface name
      *
      *  @param[in] value - channel interface name - ipmi centric