diff --git a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Bar.errors.yaml b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Bar.errors.yaml
index cff338b..db5fff2 100644
--- a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Bar.errors.yaml
+++ b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Bar.errors.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 - name: Bar
   description: this is test error Bar
-  inherits:
-    - Foo
diff --git a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Bar.metadata.yaml b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Bar.metadata.yaml
index ceebffd..bc7381a 100644
--- a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Bar.metadata.yaml
+++ b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Bar.metadata.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
   meta:
     - str: "BAR_DATA=%s"
       type: string
+  inherits:
+    - Foo
diff --git a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Elog.errors.yaml b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Elog.errors.yaml
index 6f75178..1ec9997 100644
--- a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Elog.errors.yaml
+++ b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Elog.errors.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 - name: TestErrorOne
   description: this is test error one
-  inherits:
-    - TestErrorTwo
 
 - name: TestErrorTwo
   description: This is test error two
diff --git a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Elog.metadata.yaml b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Elog.metadata.yaml
index 244127c..f0838e0 100644
--- a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Elog.metadata.yaml
+++ b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Elog.metadata.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
       type: string
     - str: FILE_NAME=%s
       type: string
+  inherits:
+    - TestErrorTwo
 
 - name: TestErrorTwo
   level: ERR
diff --git a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Foo.errors.yaml b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Foo.errors.yaml
index e81571c..73fe62b 100644
--- a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Foo.errors.yaml
+++ b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Foo.errors.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 - name: Foo
   description: this is test error Foo
-  inherits:
-    - example.xyz.openbmc_project.Example.TestErrorOne
diff --git a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Foo.metadata.yaml b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Foo.metadata.yaml
index 2ac0532..02963aa 100644
--- a/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Foo.metadata.yaml
+++ b/tools/example/xyz/openbmc_project/Example/Foo.metadata.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
   meta:
     - str: "FOO_DATA=%s"
       type: string
+  inherits:
+    - example.xyz.openbmc_project.Example.TestErrorOne