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+package org.openecomp.sdc.be.dao.titan;
+
+import com.thinkaurelius.titan.graphdb.query.TitanPredicate;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+import static com.thinkaurelius.titan.core.attribute.Contain.NOT_IN;
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyMap;
+import static org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils.isEmpty;
+
+public class TitanUtils {
+
+    private TitanUtils() {
+    }
+
+    public static <T> Map<String, Entry<TitanPredicate, Object>> buildNotInPredicate(String propKey, Collection<T> notInCollection) {
+        if (isEmpty(notInCollection)) {
+            return emptyMap();
+        }
+        Map<String, Entry<TitanPredicate,  Object>> predicateCriteria = new HashMap<>();
+        predicateCriteria.put(propKey, new HashMap.SimpleEntry<>(NOT_IN, notInCollection));
+        return predicateCriteria;
+    }
+}