diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
index 1b29ec5..5adeb40 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "elog_entry.hpp"
 #include "extensions.hpp"
-#include "sdbusplus/bus.hpp"
+#include "manager.hpp"
 
 namespace openpower
 {
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@
 
 using namespace phosphor::logging;
 
+std::unique_ptr<Manager> manager;
+
 DISABLE_LOG_ENTRY_CAPS();
 
 void pelStartup(internal::Manager& logManager)
 {
+    manager = std::make_unique<Manager>(logManager);
 }
 
 REGISTER_EXTENSION_FUNCTION(pelStartup);
@@ -21,19 +24,21 @@
                Entry::Level severity, const AdditionalDataArg& additionalData,
                const AssociationEndpointsArg& assocs)
 {
+    manager->create(message, id, timestamp, severity, additionalData, assocs);
 }
 
 REGISTER_EXTENSION_FUNCTION(pelCreate);
 
 void pelDelete(uint32_t id)
 {
+    return manager->erase(id);
 }
 
 REGISTER_EXTENSION_FUNCTION(pelDelete);
 
 void pelDeleteProhibited(uint32_t id, bool& prohibited)
 {
-    prohibited = false;
+    prohibited = manager->isDeleteProhibited(id);
 }
 
 REGISTER_EXTENSION_FUNCTION(pelDeleteProhibited);
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e22336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include "manager.hpp"
+
+#include "additional_data.hpp"
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+
+using namespace phosphor::logging;
+
+namespace additional_data
+{
+constexpr auto rawPEL = "RAWPEL";
+}
+
+void Manager::create(const std::string& message, uint32_t obmcLogID,
+                     uint64_t timestamp, Entry::Level severity,
+                     const std::vector<std::string>& additionalData,
+                     const std::vector<std::string>& associations)
+{
+    AdditionalData ad{additionalData};
+
+    // If a PEL was passed in, use that.  Otherwise, create one.
+    auto rawPelPath = ad.getValue(additional_data::rawPEL);
+    if (rawPelPath)
+    {
+        addRawPEL(*rawPelPath, obmcLogID);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        createPEL(message, obmcLogID, timestamp, severity, additionalData,
+                  associations);
+    }
+}
+
+void Manager::addRawPEL(const std::string& rawPelPath, uint32_t obmcLogID)
+{
+}
+
+void Manager::erase(uint32_t obmcLogID)
+{
+}
+
+bool Manager::isDeleteProhibited(uint32_t obmcLogID)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+void Manager::createPEL(const std::string& message, uint32_t obmcLogID,
+                        uint64_t timestamp,
+                        phosphor::logging::Entry::Level severity,
+                        const std::vector<std::string>& additionalData,
+                        const std::vector<std::string>& associations)
+{
+}
+
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e57be98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "elog_entry.hpp"
+#include "log_manager.hpp"
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+
+using namespace phosphor::logging;
+
+/**
+ * @brief PEL manager object
+ */
+class Manager
+{
+  public:
+    Manager() = delete;
+    ~Manager() = default;
+    Manager(const Manager&) = default;
+    Manager& operator=(const Manager&) = default;
+    Manager(Manager&&) = default;
+    Manager& operator=(Manager&&) = default;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief constructor
+     *
+     * @param[in] logManager - internal::Manager object
+     */
+    explicit Manager(internal::Manager& logManager) : _logManager(logManager)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a PEL based on the OpenBMC event log contents.  If
+     *        a PEL was passed in via the RAWPEL specifier in the
+     *        additionalData parameter, use that instead.
+     *
+     * @param[in] message - the event log message property
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the corresponding OpenBMC event log id
+     * @param[in] timestamp - the Timestamp property
+     * @param[in] severity - the event log severity
+     * @param[in] additionalData - the AdditionalData property
+     * @param[in] associations - the Associations property
+     */
+    void create(const std::string& message, uint32_t obmcLogID,
+                uint64_t timestamp, Entry::Level severity,
+                const std::vector<std::string>& additionalData,
+                const std::vector<std::string>& associations);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Erase a PEL based on its OpenBMC event log ID
+     *
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the corresponding OpenBMC event log id
+     */
+    void erase(uint32_t obmcLogID);
+
+    /** @brief Says if an OpenBMC event log may not be manually deleted at this
+     *         time because its corresponding PEL cannot be.
+     *
+     * There are PEL retention policies that can prohibit the manual deletion
+     * of PELs (and therefore OpenBMC event logs).
+     *
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the OpenBMC event log ID
+     * @return bool - true if prohibited
+     */
+    bool isDeleteProhibited(uint32_t obmcLogID);
+
+  private:
+    /**
+     * @brief Adds a received raw PEL to the PEL repository
+     *
+     * @param[in] rawPelPath - The path to the file that contains the
+     *                         raw PEL.
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the corresponding OpenBMC event log id
+     */
+    void addRawPEL(const std::string& rawPelPath, uint32_t obmcLogID);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Creates a PEL based on the OpenBMC event log contents.
+     *
+     * @param[in] message - The event log message property
+     * @param[in] obmcLogID - the corresponding OpenBMC event log id
+     * @param[in] timestamp - The timestamp property
+     * @param[in] severity - The event log severity
+     * @param[in] additionalData - The AdditionalData property
+     * @param[in] associations - The associations property
+     */
+    void createPEL(const std::string& message, uint32_t obmcLogID,
+                   uint64_t timestamp, Entry::Level severity,
+                   const std::vector<std::string>& additionalData,
+                   const std::vector<std::string>& associations);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Reference to phosphor-logging's Manager class
+     */
+    internal::Manager& _logManager;
+};
+
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
index 717fdca..1030171 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 phosphor_log_manager_SOURCES += \
-	extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
+	extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp \
+	extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp