1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/api/IElementOperation.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/api/IElementOperation.java
index 7457ed727e..ebc563268e 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/api/IElementOperation.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/api/IElementOperation.java
@@ -86,7 +86,15 @@ public interface IElementOperation {
 
     Either<List<CategoryDefinition>, ActionStatus> getAllCategories(NodeTypeEnum nodeType, boolean inTransaction);
     
-    List<BaseType> getBaseTypes(String categoryName, String modelName);
+    List<BaseType> getServiceBaseTypes(String categoryName, String modelName);
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if a category requires a base type.
+     *
+     * @param categoryName the category name
+     * @return {@code true} if a base type is required, {@code false} otherwise.
+     */
+    boolean isBaseTypeRequired(String categoryName);
 
     Either<CategoryDefinition, ActionStatus> getCategory(NodeTypeEnum nodeType, String categoryId);