diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp
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+#include "pel.hpp"
+
+#include "bcd_time.hpp"
+#include "log_id.hpp"
+#include "stream.hpp"
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+
+PEL::PEL(const std::vector<uint8_t>& data) : PEL(data, 0)
+{
+}
+
+PEL::PEL(const std::vector<uint8_t>& data, uint32_t obmcLogID) : _rawPEL(data)
+{
+    populateFromRawData(obmcLogID);
+}
+
+void PEL::populateFromRawData(uint32_t obmcLogID)
+{
+    Stream pelData{_rawPEL};
+    _ph = std::make_unique<PrivateHeader>(pelData);
+    if (obmcLogID != 0)
+    {
+        _ph->obmcLogID() = obmcLogID;
+    }
+
+    _uh = std::make_unique<UserHeader>(pelData);
+}
+
+bool PEL::valid() const
+{
+    bool valid = _ph->valid();
+
+    if (valid)
+    {
+        valid = _uh->valid();
+    }
+
+    return valid;
+}
+
+void PEL::setCommitTime()
+{
+    auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+    _ph->commitTimestamp() = getBCDTime(now);
+}
+
+void PEL::assignID()
+{
+    _ph->id() = generatePELID();
+}
+
+void PEL::flatten(std::vector<uint8_t>& pelBuffer)
+{
+    Stream pelData{pelBuffer};
+    if (_ph->valid())
+    {
+        pelData << *_ph;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (_uh->valid())
+    {
+        pelData << *_uh;
+    }
+}
+
+std::vector<uint8_t> PEL::data()
+{
+    // Until we can recreate a complete PEL from objects, need to just flatten
+    // on top of the original PEL data which we need to keep around for this
+    // reason.
+
+    flatten(_rawPEL);
+    return _rawPEL;
+}
+
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower