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diff --git a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-binding-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/binding/api/WriteTransaction.java b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-binding-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/binding/api/WriteTransaction.java
index 0cef81d359..3c4591a0a3 100644
--- a/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-binding-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/binding/api/WriteTransaction.java
+++ b/opendaylight/md-sal/sal-binding-api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/md/sal/binding/api/WriteTransaction.java
@@ -14,13 +14,114 @@ import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.InstanceIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * A transaction that provides mutation capabilities on a data tree.
+ *
  * <p>
  * For more information on usage and examples, please see the documentation in {@link AsyncWriteTransaction}.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use {@link org.opendaylight.mdsal.binding.api.WriteTransaction} instead.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public interface WriteTransaction extends AsyncWriteTransaction<InstanceIdentifier<?>, DataObject> {
-    @Override
-    void put(LogicalDatastoreType store, InstanceIdentifier<?> path, DataObject data);
+    /**
+     * Stores a piece of data at the specified path. This acts as an add / replace operation, which is to say that whole
+     * subtree will be replaced by the specified data.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * This method does not automatically create missing parent nodes. It is equivalent to invoking
+     * {@link #put(LogicalDatastoreType, InstanceIdentifier, DataObject, boolean)} with {@code createMissingParents} set
+     * to false.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * For more information on usage and examples, please see the documentation in {@link AsyncWriteTransaction}.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If you need to make sure that a parent object exists but you do not want modify its pre-existing state by using
+     * put, consider using {@link #merge} instead.
+     *
+     * @param store the logical data store which should be modified
+     * @param path the data object path
+     * @param data the data object to be written to the specified path
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if the transaction has already been submitted
+     */
+    <T extends DataObject> void put(LogicalDatastoreType store, InstanceIdentifier<T> path, T data);
+
+    /**
+     * Stores a piece of data at the specified path. This acts as an add / replace operation, which is to say that whole
+     * subtree will be replaced by the specified data.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * For more information on usage and examples, please see the documentation in {@link AsyncWriteTransaction}.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If you need to make sure that a parent object exists but you do not want modify its pre-existing state by using
+     * put, consider using {@link #merge} instead.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * Note: Using <code>createMissingParents</code> with value true, may introduce garbage in data store, or recreate
+     * nodes, which were deleted by previous transaction.
+     *
+     * @param store the logical data store which should be modified
+     * @param path the data object path
+     * @param data the data object to be written to the specified path
+     * @param createMissingParents if {@link #CREATE_MISSING_PARENTS} ({@code true}), any missing parent nodes will be
+     *                             automatically created using a merge operation.
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if the transaction has already been submitted
+     */
+    <T extends DataObject> void put(LogicalDatastoreType store, InstanceIdentifier<T> path, T data,
+            boolean createMissingParents);
+
+    /**
+     * Merges a piece of data with the existing data at a specified path. Any pre-existing data which is not explicitly
+     * overwritten will be preserved. This means that if you store a container, its child lists will be merged.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * This method does not automatically create missing parent nodes. It is equivalent to invoking
+     * {@link #merge(LogicalDatastoreType, InstanceIdentifier, DataObject, boolean)} with {@code createMissingParents}
+     * set to false.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * For more information on usage and examples, please see the documentation in {@link AsyncWriteTransaction}.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If you require an explicit replace operation, use {@link #put} instead.
+     *
+     * @param store the logical data store which should be modified
+     * @param path the data object path
+     * @param data the data object to be merged to the specified path
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if the transaction has already been submitted
+     */
+    <T extends DataObject> void merge(LogicalDatastoreType store, InstanceIdentifier<T> path, T data);
+
+    /**
+     * Merges a piece of data with the existing data at a specified path. Any pre-existing data which is not explicitly
+     * overwritten will be preserved. This means that if you store a container, its child lists will be merged.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * For more information on usage and examples, please see the documentation in {@link AsyncWriteTransaction}.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * If you require an explicit replace operation, use {@link #put} instead.
+     *
+     * @param store the logical data store which should be modified
+     * @param path the data object path
+     * @param data the data object to be merged to the specified path
+     * @param createMissingParents if {@link #CREATE_MISSING_PARENTS} ({@code true}), any missing parent nodes will be
+     *                             automatically created using a merge operation.
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if the transaction has already been submitted
+     */
+    <T extends DataObject> void merge(LogicalDatastoreType store, InstanceIdentifier<T> path, T data,
+            boolean createMissingParents);
 
     @Override
     void delete(LogicalDatastoreType store, InstanceIdentifier<?> path);
+
+    /**
+     * Flag value indicating that missing parents should be created.
+     */
+    boolean CREATE_MISSING_PARENTS = true;
+
+    /**
+     * Flag value indicating that missing parents should cause an error.
+     */
+    boolean FAIL_ON_MISSING_PARENTS = false;
 }