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+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <tuple>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+namespace pel_values
+{
+
+// The actual value as it shows up in the PEL
+const int fieldValuePos = 0;
+
+// The name of the value as specified in the message registry
+const int registryNamePos = 1;
+
+// The description of the field, used by PEL parsers
+const int descriptionPos = 2;
+
+using PELFieldValue = std::tuple<uint32_t, const char*, const char*>;
+using PELValues = std::vector<PELFieldValue>;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Find the desired entry in a PELValues table based on the
+ *        field value.
+ *
+ * @param[in] value - the PEL value to find
+ * @param[in] fields - the PEL values table to use
+ *
+ * @return PELValues::const_iterator - an iterator to the table entry
+ */
+PELValues::const_iterator findByValue(uint32_t value, const PELValues& fields);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Find the desired entry in a PELValues table based on the
+ *        field message registry name.
+ *
+ * @param[in] name - the PEL message registry enum name
+ * @param[in] fields - the PEL values table to use
+ *
+ * @return PELValues::const_iterator - an iterator to the table entry
+ */
+PELValues::const_iterator findByName(const std::string& name,
+                                     const PELValues& fields);
+
+/**
+ * @brief The values for the 'subsystem' field in the User Header
+ */
+extern const PELValues subsystemValues;
+
+/**
+ * @brief The values for the 'severity' field in the User Header
+ */
+extern const PELValues severityValues;
+
+/**
+ * @brief The values for the 'Event Type' field in the User Header
+ */
+extern const PELValues eventTypeValues;
+
+/**
+ * @brief The values for the 'Event Scope' field in the User Header
+ */
+extern const PELValues eventScopeValues;
+
+/**
+ * @brief The values for the 'Action Flags' field in the User Header
+ */
+extern const PELValues actionFlagsValues;
+
+/**
+ * @brief The values for callout priorities in the SRC section
+ */
+extern const PELValues calloutPriorityValues;
+
+} // namespace pel_values
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower