diff --git a/softoff/softoff.hpp b/softoff/softoff.hpp
index edec74e..866784b 100644
--- a/softoff/softoff.hpp
+++ b/softoff/softoff.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "common/transport.hpp"
 #include "common/types.hpp"
 
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/server/object.hpp>
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace pldm
 {
+using Json = nlohmann::json;
 
 /** @class SoftPowerOff
  *  @brief Responsible for coordinating Host SoftPowerOff operation
@@ -79,6 +81,12 @@
         return timer.stop();
     }
 
+    /** @brief method to parse the config Json file for softoff
+     *
+     *  @return Json - Json object of
+     */
+    Json parseConfig();
+
     /** @brief When host soft off completed, stop the timer and
      *         set the completed to true.
      *
@@ -96,15 +104,25 @@
 
     /** @brief Get effecterID from PDRs.
      *
-     *  @return PLDM_SUCCESS or PLDM_ERROR
+     *  @param[in] entityType - entity type of the entity hosting
+     *                              hosting softoff PDR
+     *  @param[in] stateSetId - state set ID of the softoff PDR
+     *
+     *  @return true or false
      */
-    int getEffecterID();
+    bool getEffecterID(pldm::pdr::EntityType& entityType,
+                       pldm::pdr::StateSetId& stateSetId);
 
     /** @brief Get VMM/SystemFirmware Sensor info from PDRs.
      *
+     *  @param[in] entityType - entity type of the entity hosting
+     *                              hosting softoff PDR
+     *  @param[in] stateSetId - state set ID of the softoff PDR
+     *
      *  @return PLDM_SUCCESS or PLDM_ERROR
      */
-    int getSensorInfo();
+    int getSensorInfo(pldm::pdr::EntityType& entityType,
+                      pldm::pdr::StateSetId& stateSetId);
 
     /** @brief effecterID
      */
@@ -130,10 +148,6 @@
      */
     bool responseReceived = false;
 
-    /** @brief Is the Virtual Machine Manager/VMM state effecter available.
-     */
-    bool VMMPdrExist = true;
-
     /* @brief sdbusplus handle */
     sdbusplus::bus_t& bus;