diff --git a/association_manager.cpp b/association_manager.cpp
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+#include "association_manager.hpp"
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace inventory
+{
+namespace manager
+{
+namespace associations
+{
+
+Manager::Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& jsonPath) :
+    _bus(bus), _jsonFile(jsonPath)
+{
+}
+
+void Manager::createAssociations(const std::string& objectPath)
+{
+    // TODO
+}
+} // namespace associations
+} // namespace manager
+} // namespace inventory
+} // namespace phosphor