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diff --git a/cps-ncmp-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/ncmp/api/impl/inventory/InventoryPersistence.java b/cps-ncmp-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/ncmp/api/impl/inventory/InventoryPersistence.java
index e230b3fcb..184b12570 100644
--- a/cps-ncmp-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/ncmp/api/impl/inventory/InventoryPersistence.java
+++ b/cps-ncmp-service/src/main/java/org/onap/cps/ncmp/api/impl/inventory/InventoryPersistence.java
@@ -129,6 +129,16 @@ public interface InventoryPersistence extends NcmpPersistence {
      */
     DataNode getCmHandleDataNodeByAlternateId(String alternateId);
 
+    /**
+     * Get data node that matches longest alternate id by removing elements (as defined by the separator string)
+     * from right to left.
+     *
+     * @param alternateId alternate ID
+     * @param separator   a string that separates each element from the next.
+     * @return data node
+     */
+    DataNode getCmHandleDataNodeByLongestMatchAlternateId(final String alternateId, final String separator);
+
     /**
      * Get collection of data nodes of given cm handles.
      *