1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/ElementOperation.java b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/ElementOperation.java
index 127d778f73..bf74a264f8 100644
--- a/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/ElementOperation.java
+++ b/catalog-model/src/main/java/org/openecomp/sdc/be/model/operations/impl/ElementOperation.java
@@ -426,6 +426,18 @@ public class ElementOperation implements IElementOperation {
     private Configuration getConfiguration() {
         return ConfigurationManager.getConfigurationManager().getConfiguration();
     }
+    @Override
+    public String getDefaultBaseType(final String categoryName) {
+        final Map<String, CategoryBaseTypeConfig> categoriesSpecificBaseTypeMap = getConfiguration().getServiceBaseNodeTypes();
+        if (MapUtils.isEmpty(categoriesSpecificBaseTypeMap)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final CategoryBaseTypeConfig categoryBaseTypeConfig = categoriesSpecificBaseTypeMap.get(categoryName);
+        if (categoryBaseTypeConfig == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return categoryBaseTypeConfig.getDefaultBaseType();
+    }
 
     @Override
     public boolean isBaseTypeRequired(final String categoryName) {