diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/IDmsService.java b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/IDmsService.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.dms;
+
+import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.dms.model.*;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.storage.Record;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for different DMS functionalities.
+ * Each DMS or CSP could have different implementations but should adhere to this interface.
+ */
+public interface IDmsService {
+    /**
+     * Method is used to generate storage instructions for datasets.
+     * The storage instructions response include the Signed URL / Temporary credentials along with other CSP specific metadata required to identify a Dataset.
+     * @return StorageInstructionsResponse
+     */
+    StorageInstructionsResponse getStorageInstructions();
+
+    /**
+     * Method is used to generate retrieval instructions for datasets.
+     * The storage instructions response include the Signed URL / Temporary credentials along with other CSP specific metadata required to identify a Dataset.
+     * @param retrievalInstructionsRequest Request containing dataset ids which should be downloaded
+     * @return RetrievalInstructionsResponse
+     */
+    RetrievalInstructionsResponse getRetrievalInstructions(RetrievalInstructionsRequest retrievalInstructionsRequest);
+
+    /**
+     * Method is used to Copy Datasets from staging locations to persistent locations
+     * @param datasetSources Request containing list of Dataset Metadata Records from which DMS implementations
+     *                      will parse Dataset path in Cloud Blob Stores and copies content to persistent locations.
+     * @return Copy operation responses that contain if operation is successful and the location to which the dataset is copied to.
+     */
+    List<CopyDmsResponse> copyDatasetsToPersistentLocation(List<Record> datasetSources);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/constants/DatasetConstants.java b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/constants/DatasetConstants.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.dms.constants;
+
+public final class DatasetConstants {
+    private DatasetConstants() {
+        // Avoid initialization
+    }
+
+    // Roles required to perform read and write operations on Datasets.
+    public static final String DATASET_VIEWER_ROLE = "service.dataset.viewers";
+    public static final String DATASET_EDITOR_ROLE = "service.dataset.editors";
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/CopyDmsRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/CopyDmsRequest.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.dms.model;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.storage.Record;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class CopyDmsRequest {
+    List<Record> datasetSources;
+
+    public CopyDmsRequest() {
+        this.datasetSources = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/CopyDmsResponse.java b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/CopyDmsResponse.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.dms.model;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.storage.Record;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class CopyDmsResponse {
+    private boolean success;
+    private String datasetBlobStoragePath;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/DatasetRetrievalProperties.java b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/DatasetRetrievalProperties.java
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dd55c26e94fab21b993ea48c7f7993390b7354ca
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+++ b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/DatasetRetrievalProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.dms.model;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class DatasetRetrievalProperties {
+    private String datasetRegistryId;
+    private Map<String, Object> retrievalProperties;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/RetrievalInstructionsRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/RetrievalInstructionsRequest.java
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5f92eeb8e91165fc2f3bcb4c4d480f906c6882ac
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+++ b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/RetrievalInstructionsRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.dms.model;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Data
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class RetrievalInstructionsRequest {
+    public List<String> datasetRegistryIds;
+
+    public RetrievalInstructionsRequest() {
+        this.datasetRegistryIds = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/RetrievalInstructionsResponse.java b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/RetrievalInstructionsResponse.java
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e5679005a1c7f7f0608763177e7fdee59fa06fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/RetrievalInstructionsResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.dms.model;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class RetrievalInstructionsResponse {
+    private String providerKey;
+    private List<DatasetRetrievalProperties> datasets;
+
+    public RetrievalInstructionsResponse() {
+        this.datasets = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/StorageInstructionsResponse.java b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/StorageInstructionsResponse.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/core/common/dms/model/StorageInstructionsResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Microsoft Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.dms.model;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class StorageInstructionsResponse {
+    private String providerKey;
+    private Map<String, Object> storageLocation;
+}