diff --git a/association_manager.hpp b/association_manager.hpp
index 0196c36..240bbdc 100644
--- a/association_manager.hpp
+++ b/association_manager.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Association/Definitions/server.hpp>
 
 namespace phosphor
 {
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 
 using AssociationMap = std::map<std::string, EndpointsEntry>;
 
+using AssociationObject = sdbusplus::server::object::object<
+    sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Association::server::Definitions>;
+
+using AssociationIfaceMap =
+    std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<AssociationObject>>;
+
 /**
  * @class Manager
  *
@@ -97,6 +103,20 @@
     void load();
 
     /**
+     * @brief Creates an instance of an org.openbmc.Associations
+     *        interface using the passed in properties.
+     *
+     * @param[in] forwardPath - the path of the forward association
+     * @param[in] forwardType - the type of the forward association
+     * @param[in] reversePath - the path of the reverse association
+     * @param[in] reverseType - the type of the reverse association
+     */
+    void createAssociation(const std::string& forwardPath,
+                           const std::string& forwardType,
+                           const std::string& reversePath,
+                           const std::string& reverseType);
+
+    /**
      * @brief The map of association data that is loaded from its
      *        JSON definition.  Association D-Bus objects will be
      *        created from this data.
@@ -104,6 +124,12 @@
     AssociationMap _associations;
 
     /**
+     * @brief The map of org.openbmc_project.Associations D-Bus
+     *        interfaces objects based on their object path.
+     */
+    AssociationIfaceMap _associationIfaces;
+
+    /**
      * @brief The sdbusplus bus object.
      */
     sdbusplus::bus::bus& _bus;
@@ -112,6 +138,11 @@
      * @brief The path to the associations JSON File.
      */
     const std::string _jsonFile;
+
+    /**
+     * A list of the inventory association paths that have already been handled.
+     */
+    std::vector<std::string> _handled;
 };
 
 } // namespace associations