1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/api/IPropertyOperation.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/api/IPropertyOperation.java
index 3dd49f1aee..d1a51677fe 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/api/IPropertyOperation.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/api/IPropertyOperation.java
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@
 
 package org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.operations.api;
 
-import java.util.Map;
-
+import fj.data.Either;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.ImmutablePair;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.datatypes.enums.NodeTypeEnum;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.DataTypeDefinition;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.IComplexDefaultValue;
 import org.openecomp.sdc.be.model.PropertyDefinition;
 
-import fj.data.Either;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public interface IPropertyOperation {
 
@@ -41,6 +40,14 @@ public interface IPropertyOperation {
 	 */
 	public Either<Map<String, PropertyDefinition>, StorageOperationStatus> deleteAllPropertiesAssociatedToNode(NodeTypeEnum nodeType, String uniqueId);
 
+	/**
+	 * same as deleteAllPropertiesAssociatedToNode but returns empty map if node has no properties
+	 * @param nodeType
+	 * @param uniqueId
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	Either<Map<String, PropertyDefinition>, StorageOperationStatus> deletePropertiesAssociatedToNode(NodeTypeEnum nodeType, String uniqueId);
+
 	public boolean isPropertyDefaultValueValid(IComplexDefaultValue propertyDefinition, Map<String, DataTypeDefinition> dataTypes);
 
 	public boolean isPropertyTypeValid(IComplexDefaultValue propertyDefinition);