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diff --git a/bpmn/MSOCommonBPMN/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/common/util/CommonTimestampGenerator.java b/bpmn/MSOCommonBPMN/src/main/java/org/onap/so/bpmn/common/util/CommonTimestampGenerator.java
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+package org.onap.so.bpmn.common.util;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+
+public class CommonTimestampGenerator {
+
+    private final DateTimeFormatter formatter;
+
+    public CommonTimestampGenerator(String format) {
+        this.formatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(format).withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
+    }
+
+    public CommonTimestampGenerator() {
+        this.formatter = null;
+    }
+
+    public String generateCurrentTimestamp() {
+        if (formatter != null) {
+            return formatter.format(Instant.now());
+        } else {
+            return Instant.now().toString();
+        }
+    }
+}