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diff --git a/common/onap-common-configuration-management/onap-configuration-management-api/src/main/java/org/onap/config/api/Hint.java b/common/onap-common-configuration-management/onap-configuration-management-api/src/main/java/org/onap/config/api/Hint.java
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+++ b/common/onap-common-configuration-management/onap-configuration-management-api/src/main/java/org/onap/config/api/Hint.java
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+package org.onap.config.api;
+
+public enum Hint {
+
+  DEFAULT(0b0), LATEST_LOOKUP(0b1), EXTERNAL_LOOKUP(0b10), NODE_SPECIFIC(0b100);
+
+  private final int lookupHint;
+
+  private Hint(int hnt) {
+    lookupHint = hnt;
+  }
+
+  public int value() {
+    return lookupHint;
+  }
+
+
+}