diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/ResolvableType.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/ResolvableType.java
similarity index 94%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/ResolvableType.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/ResolvableType.java
index ff0778f..9521f41 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/ResolvableType.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/ResolvableType.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.linker;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel;
 
 /**
  * Type of the resolvable info.
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangBelongsTo.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangBelongsTo.java
index 694df32..adf23ba 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangBelongsTo.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangBelongsTo.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.plugin.manager.YangFileInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
 
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.DataModelUtils.findReferredNode;
@@ -194,13 +193,13 @@
     /**
      * Links the belongs to with a module.
      *
-     * @param yangFileInfoSet YANG file information set
+     * @param yangNodeSet YANG file information set
      * @throws DataModelException a violation in data model rule
      */
-    public void linkWithModule(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet)
+    public void linkWithModule(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet)
             throws DataModelException {
         String belongsToModuleName = getBelongsToModuleName();
-        YangNode moduleNode = findReferredNode(yangFileInfoSet, belongsToModuleName);
+        YangNode moduleNode = findReferredNode(yangNodeSet, belongsToModuleName);
         if (moduleNode != null) {
             if (moduleNode instanceof YangModule) {
                 setModuleNode(moduleNode);
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangDerivedInfo.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangDerivedInfo.java
index 3cfdc38..0cfff23 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangDerivedInfo.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangDerivedInfo.java
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.UNION;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.INTRA_FILE_RESOLVED;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.RESOLVED;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.RestrictionResolver.isOfRangeRestrictedType;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.RestrictionResolver.processLengthRestriction;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.RestrictionResolver.processRangeRestriction;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.RestrictionResolver.isOfRangeRestrictedType;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.RestrictionResolver.processLengthRestriction;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.RestrictionResolver.processRangeRestriction;
 
 /**
  * Represents the derived information.
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangEntityToResolveInfo.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangEntityToResolveInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77323f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangEntityToResolveInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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
+ *
+ *     http://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.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of information about entity being resolved.
+ *
+ * @param <T> type of entity being resolved, uses / grouping
+ */
+public interface YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> {
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the entity to be resolved.
+     *
+     * @return entity to be resolved
+     */
+    T getEntityToResolve();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets entity to be resolved.
+     *
+     * @param entityToResolve entity to be resolved
+     */
+    void setEntityToResolve(T entityToResolve);
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the parent node which contains the entity to be resolved.
+     *
+     * @return parent node which contains the entity to be resolved
+     */
+    YangNode getHolderOfEntityToResolve();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets parent node which contains the entity to be resolved.
+     *
+     * @param holderOfEntityToResolve parent node which contains the entity to
+     *                                be resolved
+     */
+    void setHolderOfEntityToResolve(YangNode holderOfEntityToResolve);
+}
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangImport.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangImport.java
index ef5d25a..73c5670 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangImport.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangImport.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.plugin.manager.YangFileInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
 
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.DataModelUtils.findReferredNode;
@@ -237,10 +236,10 @@
     /**
      * Adds reference to an import.
      *
-     * @param yangFileInfoSet YANG file info set
+     * @param yangNodeSet YANG file info set
      * @throws DataModelException a violation of data model rules
      */
-    public void addReferenceToImport(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet) throws DataModelException {
+    public void addReferenceToImport(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet) throws DataModelException {
         String importedModuleName = getModuleName();
         String importedModuleRevision = getRevision();
         YangNode moduleNode = null;
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@
          */
         if (importedModuleRevision != null) {
             String importedModuleNameWithRevision = importedModuleName + "@" + importedModuleRevision;
-            moduleNode = findReferredNode(yangFileInfoSet, importedModuleNameWithRevision);
+            moduleNode = findReferredNode(yangNodeSet, importedModuleNameWithRevision);
         }
 
         /*
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@
          * without revision if can't find with revision.
          */
         if (moduleNode == null) {
-            moduleNode = findReferredNode(yangFileInfoSet, importedModuleName);
+            moduleNode = findReferredNode(yangNodeSet, importedModuleName);
         }
 
         if (moduleNode != null) {
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangInclude.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangInclude.java
index d331a72..c979469 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangInclude.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangInclude.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.plugin.manager.YangFileInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
 
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.DataModelUtils.findReferredNode;
@@ -173,11 +172,11 @@
     /**
      * Adds reference to an include.
      *
-     * @param yangFileInfoSet YANG file info set
+     * @param yangNodeSet YANG node set
      * @return YANG sub module node
      * @throws DataModelException a violation of data model rules
      */
-    public YangSubModule addReferenceToInclude(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet) throws DataModelException {
+    public YangSubModule addReferenceToInclude(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet) throws DataModelException {
         String includedSubModuleName = getSubModuleName();
         String includedSubModuleRevision = getRevision();
         YangNode subModuleNode = null;
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@
          */
         if (includedSubModuleRevision != null) {
             String includedSubModuleNameWithRevision = includedSubModuleName + "@" + includedSubModuleRevision;
-            subModuleNode = findReferredNode(yangFileInfoSet, includedSubModuleNameWithRevision);
+            subModuleNode = findReferredNode(yangNodeSet, includedSubModuleNameWithRevision);
         }
 
         /*
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@
          * without revision if can't find with revision.
          */
         if (subModuleNode == null) {
-            subModuleNode = findReferredNode(yangFileInfoSet, includedSubModuleName);
+            subModuleNode = findReferredNode(yangNodeSet, includedSubModuleName);
         }
 
         if (subModuleNode != null) {
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangLengthRestriction.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangLengthRestriction.java
index 8556445..fa50bf7 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangLengthRestriction.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangLengthRestriction.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.YangUint64;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangUint64;
 
 /**
  * Represents the restriction for length data type.
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangModule.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangModule.java
index 11b089d..4eab4c3 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangModule.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangModule.java
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
-
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableType;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangReferenceResolver;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl.YangResolutionInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.plugin.manager.YangFileInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
 
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.DataModelUtils.detectCollidingChildUtil;
@@ -88,7 +82,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Reference:RFC 6020.
-     *
+     * <p>
      * The "contact" statement provides contact information for the module. The
      * argument is a string that is used to specify contact information for the
      * person or persons to whom technical queries concerning this module should
@@ -99,7 +93,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Reference:RFC 6020.
-     *
+     * <p>
      * The "description" statement takes as an argument a string that contains a
      * human-readable textual description of this definition. The text is
      * provided in a language (or languages) chosen by the module developer; for
@@ -134,7 +128,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Reference:RFC 6020.
-     *
+     * <p>
      * The "organization" statement defines the party responsible for this
      * module. The argument is a string that is used to specify a textual
      * description of the organization(s) under whose auspices this module was
@@ -209,8 +203,8 @@
     public YangModule() {
 
         super(YangNodeType.MODULE_NODE);
-        derivedTypeResolutionList = new LinkedList<YangResolutionInfo>();
-        usesResolutionList = new LinkedList<YangResolutionInfo>();
+        derivedTypeResolutionList = new LinkedList<>();
+        usesResolutionList = new LinkedList<>();
         importList = new LinkedList<YangImport>();
         includeList = new LinkedList<YangInclude>();
         listOfLeaf = new LinkedList<YangLeaf>();
@@ -569,7 +563,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void addToResolutionList(YangResolutionInfo resolutionInfo,
-            ResolvableType type) {
+                                    ResolvableType type) {
         if (type == ResolvableType.YANG_DERIVED_DATA_TYPE) {
             derivedTypeResolutionList.add(resolutionInfo);
         } else if (type == ResolvableType.YANG_USES) {
@@ -579,7 +573,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void setResolutionList(List<YangResolutionInfo> resolutionList,
-            ResolvableType type) {
+                                  ResolvableType type) {
         if (type == ResolvableType.YANG_DERIVED_DATA_TYPE) {
             derivedTypeResolutionList = resolutionList;
         } else if (type == ResolvableType.YANG_USES) {
@@ -589,40 +583,32 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void addReferencesToImportList(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet)
-            throws LinkerException {
+    public void addReferencesToImportList(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet)
+            throws DataModelException {
         Iterator<YangImport> importInfoIterator = getImportList().iterator();
         // Run through the imported list to add references.
         while (importInfoIterator.hasNext()) {
             YangImport yangImport = importInfoIterator.next();
-            try {
-                yangImport.addReferenceToImport(yangFileInfoSet);
-            } catch (DataModelException e) {
-                throw new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
-            }
+            yangImport.addReferenceToImport(yangNodeSet);
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void addReferencesToIncludeList(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet)
-            throws LinkerException {
+    public void addReferencesToIncludeList(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet)
+            throws DataModelException {
         Iterator<YangInclude> includeInfoIterator = getIncludeList().iterator();
         // Run through the included list to add references.
         while (includeInfoIterator.hasNext()) {
             YangInclude yangInclude = includeInfoIterator.next();
             YangSubModule subModule = null;
             try {
-                subModule = yangInclude.addReferenceToInclude(yangFileInfoSet);
+                subModule = yangInclude.addReferenceToInclude(yangNodeSet);
             } catch (DataModelException e) {
-                throw new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
+                throw e;
             }
             // Check if the referred sub-modules parent is self
             if (!(subModule.getBelongsTo().getModuleNode() == this)) {
-                try {
-                    yangInclude.reportIncludeError();
-                } catch (DataModelException e) {
-                    throw new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
-                }
+                yangInclude.reportIncludeError();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangRangeInterval.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangRangeInterval.java
index 9ccd5ff..9914a51 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangRangeInterval.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangRangeInterval.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 limitations under the License.*/
 package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel;
 
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo;
 
 /**
  * Represents single interval information of a range.
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangRangeRestriction.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangRangeRestriction.java
index d645010..c624623 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangRangeRestriction.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangRangeRestriction.java
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo;
 
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.getDataObjectFromString;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.getDataObjectFromString;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 /*-
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/YangReferenceResolver.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangReferenceResolver.java
similarity index 81%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/YangReferenceResolver.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangReferenceResolver.java
index 307675d..8be3242 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/YangReferenceResolver.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangReferenceResolver.java
@@ -14,17 +14,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.linker;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
-
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangImport;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangInclude;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl.YangResolutionInfo;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.plugin.manager.YangFileInfo;
 
 /**
  * Abstraction of YANG dependency resolution information. Abstracted to obtain the
@@ -133,18 +127,18 @@
     /**
      * Adds references to include.
      *
-     * @param yangFileInfoSet YANG file info set
-     * @throws LinkerException a violation of linker rules
+     * @param yangNodeSet YANG node info set
+     * @throws DataModelException a violation of data model rules
      */
-    void addReferencesToIncludeList(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet)
-            throws LinkerException;
+    void addReferencesToIncludeList(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet)
+            throws DataModelException;
 
     /**
      * Adds references to import.
      *
-     * @param yangFileInfoSet YANG file info set
-     * @throws LinkerException a violation of linker rules
+     * @param yangNodeSet YANG node info set
+     * @throws DataModelException a violation of data model rules
      */
-    void addReferencesToImportList(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet)
-            throws LinkerException;
+    void addReferencesToImportList(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet)
+            throws DataModelException;
 }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangResolutionInfo.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangResolutionInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c63e832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangResolutionInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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
+ *
+ *     http://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.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel;
+
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of resolution object which will be resolved by linker.
+ *
+ * @param <T> type of resolution entity uses / type
+ */
+public interface YangResolutionInfo<T> extends LocationInfo {
+
+    /**
+     * Resolves linking with all the ancestors node for a resolution info.
+     *
+     * @param dataModelRootNode module/sub-module node
+     * @throws DataModelException DataModelException a violation of data model
+     *                            rules
+     */
+    void resolveLinkingForResolutionInfo(YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
+            throws DataModelException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves information about the entity that needs to be resolved.
+     *
+     * @return information about the entity that needs to be resolved
+     */
+    YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> getEntityToResolveInfo();
+
+    /**
+     * Performs inter file linking of uses/type referring to typedef/grouping
+     * of other YANG file.
+     *
+     * @param dataModelRootNode module/sub-module node
+     * @throws DataModelException a violation in data model rule
+     */
+    void linkInterFile(YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
+            throws DataModelException;
+}
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangStringRestriction.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangStringRestriction.java
index 2a2ebf4..a701b64 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangStringRestriction.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangStringRestriction.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.YangUint64;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangUint64;
 
 /*-
  * Reference RFC 6020.
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangSubModule.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangSubModule.java
index 89c49dd..b7f9223 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangSubModule.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangSubModule.java
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
-
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableType;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangReferenceResolver;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl.YangResolutionInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.plugin.manager.YangFileInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
 
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.DataModelUtils.detectCollidingChildUtil;
@@ -206,8 +200,8 @@
      */
     public YangSubModule() {
         super(YangNodeType.SUB_MODULE_NODE);
-        derivedTypeResolutionList = new LinkedList<YangResolutionInfo>();
-        usesResolutionList = new LinkedList<YangResolutionInfo>();
+        derivedTypeResolutionList = new LinkedList<>();
+        usesResolutionList = new LinkedList<>();
         importList = new LinkedList<YangImport>();
         includeList = new LinkedList<YangInclude>();
         listOfLeaf = new LinkedList<YangLeaf>();
@@ -548,7 +542,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void addToResolutionList(YangResolutionInfo resolutionInfo,
-            ResolvableType type) {
+                                    ResolvableType type) {
         if (type == ResolvableType.YANG_DERIVED_DATA_TYPE) {
             derivedTypeResolutionList.add(resolutionInfo);
         } else if (type == ResolvableType.YANG_USES) {
@@ -558,7 +552,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void setResolutionList(List<YangResolutionInfo> resolutionList,
-            ResolvableType type) {
+                                  ResolvableType type) {
         if (type == ResolvableType.YANG_DERIVED_DATA_TYPE) {
             derivedTypeResolutionList = resolutionList;
         } else if (type == ResolvableType.YANG_USES) {
@@ -570,50 +564,38 @@
     /**
      * Links the sub-module with module.
      *
-     * @param yangFileInfoSet YANG file information set
+     * @param yangNodeSet YANG file information set
      * @throws DataModelException a violation in data model rule
      */
-    public void linkWithModule(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet)
+    public void linkWithModule(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet)
             throws DataModelException {
-        getBelongsTo().linkWithModule(yangFileInfoSet);
+        getBelongsTo().linkWithModule(yangNodeSet);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void addReferencesToIncludeList(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet)
-            throws LinkerException {
+    public void addReferencesToIncludeList(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet)
+            throws DataModelException {
         Iterator<YangInclude> includeInfoIterator = getIncludeList().iterator();
         // Run through the included list to add references.
         while (includeInfoIterator.hasNext()) {
             YangInclude yangInclude = includeInfoIterator.next();
             YangSubModule subModule = null;
-            try {
-                subModule = yangInclude.addReferenceToInclude(yangFileInfoSet);
-            } catch (DataModelException e) {
-                throw new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
-            }
+            subModule = yangInclude.addReferenceToInclude(yangNodeSet);
             // Check if the referred sub-modules parent is self
             if (!(subModule.getBelongsTo().getModuleNode() == getBelongsTo().getModuleNode())) {
-                try {
-                    yangInclude.reportIncludeError();
-                } catch (DataModelException e) {
-                    throw new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
-                }
+                yangInclude.reportIncludeError();
             }
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void addReferencesToImportList(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet)
-            throws LinkerException {
+    public void addReferencesToImportList(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet)
+            throws DataModelException {
         Iterator<YangImport> importInfoIterator = getImportList().iterator();
         // Run through the imported list to add references.
         while (importInfoIterator.hasNext()) {
             YangImport yangImport = importInfoIterator.next();
-            try {
-                yangImport.addReferenceToImport(yangFileInfoSet);
-            } catch (DataModelException e) {
-                throw new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
-            }
+            yangImport.addReferenceToImport(yangNodeSet);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangType.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangType.java
index 41e07e4..d5cc8ff 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangType.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangType.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.Resolvable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
 
@@ -248,25 +247,25 @@
 
     @Override
     public void resolve()
-            throws LinkerException {
+            throws DataModelException {
        /*
         * Check whether the data type is derived.
         */
         if (getDataType() != DERIVED) {
-            throw new LinkerException("Linker Error: Resolve should only be called for derived data types.");
+            throw new DataModelException("Linker Error: Resolve should only be called for derived data types.");
         }
 
         // Check if the derived info is present.
         YangDerivedInfo<?> derivedInfo = (YangDerivedInfo<?>) getDataTypeExtendedInfo();
         if (derivedInfo == null) {
-            throw new LinkerException("Linker Error: Derived information is missing.");
+            throw new DataModelException("Linker Error: Derived information is missing.");
         }
 
         // Initiate the resolution
         try {
             setResolvableStatus(derivedInfo.resolve());
         } catch (DataModelException e) {
-            throw new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
+            throw new DataModelException(e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangUses.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangUses.java
index d2d8bc2..c3bab5f 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangUses.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/YangUses.java
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
 
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
-
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.Resolvable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
 
@@ -283,18 +281,18 @@
 
     @Override
     public void resolve()
-            throws LinkerException {
+            throws DataModelException {
 
         YangGrouping referredGrouping = getRefGroup();
 
         if (referredGrouping == null) {
-            throw new LinkerException("Linker Exception: YANG uses linker error, cannot resolve uses");
+            throw new DataModelException("YANG uses linker error, cannot resolve uses");
         }
 
         YangNode usesParentNode = getParentNodeInGenCode(this);
         if (!(usesParentNode instanceof YangLeavesHolder)
                 || !(usesParentNode instanceof CollisionDetector)) {
-            throw new LinkerException("Linker Exception: YANG uses holder construct is wrong");
+            throw new DataModelException("YANG uses holder construct is wrong");
         }
 
         YangLeavesHolder usesParentLeavesHolder = (YangLeavesHolder) usesParentNode;
@@ -343,7 +341,7 @@
      * @param usesHolder     holder of uses
      */
     private void addResolvedUsesInfoOfGrouping(YangUses usesInGrouping,
-            YangLeavesHolder usesHolder) {
+                                               YangLeavesHolder usesHolder) throws DataModelException {
         for (YangNode usesResolvedNode :
                 usesInGrouping.getUsesResolvedNodeList()) {
             addNodeOfGrouping(usesResolvedNode);
@@ -367,11 +365,12 @@
      * @param listOfLeaves   list of leaves to be cloned
      * @param usesParentNode parent of the cloned location
      * @return cloned list of leaves
+     * @throws DataModelException a violation in data model rule
      */
     private List<YangLeaf> cloneLeavesList(List<YangLeaf> listOfLeaves,
-            YangLeavesHolder usesParentNode) {
+                                           YangLeavesHolder usesParentNode) throws DataModelException {
         if ((listOfLeaves == null) || listOfLeaves.size() == 0) {
-            throw new LinkerException("No leaves to clone");
+            throw new DataModelException("No leaves to clone");
         }
 
         List<YangLeaf> newLeavesList = new LinkedList<YangLeaf>();
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@
                         YangConstructType.LEAF_DATA);
                 clonedLeaf = leaf.clone();
             } catch (CloneNotSupportedException | DataModelException e) {
-                throw new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
+                throw new DataModelException(e.getMessage());
             }
 
             clonedLeaf.setContainedIn(usesParentNode);
@@ -400,9 +399,9 @@
      * @return cloned list of leaf list
      */
     private List<YangLeafList> cloneListOfLeafList(List<YangLeafList> listOfLeafList,
-            YangLeavesHolder usesParentNode) {
+                                                   YangLeavesHolder usesParentNode) throws DataModelException {
         if ((listOfLeafList == null) || listOfLeafList.size() == 0) {
-            throw new LinkerException("No leaf lists to clone");
+            throw new DataModelException("No leaf lists to clone");
         }
 
         List<YangLeafList> newListOfLeafList = new LinkedList<YangLeafList>();
@@ -413,7 +412,7 @@
                         YangConstructType.LEAF_LIST_DATA);
                 clonedLeafList = leafList.clone();
             } catch (CloneNotSupportedException | DataModelException e) {
-                throw new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
+                throw new DataModelException(e.getMessage());
             }
 
             clonedLeafList.setContainedIn(usesParentNode);
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/DataModelUtils.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/DataModelUtils.java
index 29d384b..97c7327 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/DataModelUtils.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/DataModelUtils.java
@@ -18,20 +18,18 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
-
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.CollisionDetector;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.ResolvableType;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangLeaf;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangLeafList;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangLeavesHolder;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNode;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangReferenceResolver;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangResolutionInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangRpc;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangType;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableType;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangReferenceResolver;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl.YangResolutionInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.plugin.manager.YangFileInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
 
 /**
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@
      * @throws DataModelException a violation of data model rules
      */
     public static void resolveLinkingForResolutionList(List<YangResolutionInfo> resolutionList,
-            YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
+                                                       YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
             throws DataModelException {
 
         for (YangResolutionInfo resolutionInfo : resolutionList) {
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@
      * @throws DataModelException a violation of data model rules
      */
     public static void linkInterFileReferences(List<YangResolutionInfo> resolutionList,
-            YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
+                                               YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
             throws DataModelException {
         /*
          * Run through the resolution list, find type/uses referring to
@@ -226,19 +224,18 @@
     /**
      * Returns referred node in a given set.
      *
-     * @param yangFileInfoSet YANG file info set
-     * @param refNodeName     name of the node which is referred
+     * @param yangNodeSet YANG node set
+     * @param refNodeName name of the node which is referred
      * @return referred node's reference
      */
-    public static YangNode findReferredNode(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet, String refNodeName) {
+    public static YangNode findReferredNode(Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet, String refNodeName) {
         /*
          * Run through the YANG files to see which YANG file matches the
          * referred node name.
          */
-        for (YangFileInfo yangFileInfo : yangFileInfoSet) {
-            YangNode yangNode = yangFileInfo.getRootNode();
+        for (YangNode yangNode : yangNodeSet) {
             if (yangNode.getName().equals(refNodeName)) {
-                return yangFileInfo.getRootNode();
+                return yangNode;
             }
         }
         return null;
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/RestrictionResolver.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/RestrictionResolver.java
similarity index 77%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/RestrictionResolver.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/RestrictionResolver.java
index 41a8fef..4148278 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/RestrictionResolver.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/RestrictionResolver.java
@@ -14,16 +14,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils;
 
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangRangeInterval;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangRangeRestriction;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.DataTypeException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo;
 
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.DECIMAL64;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.INT16;
@@ -34,13 +33,11 @@
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.UINT32;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.UINT64;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.UINT8;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorLocation.ENTRY;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorMessageConstruction.constructExtendedListenerErrorMessage;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.UNHANDLED_PARSED_DATA;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerUtil.removeQuotesAndHandleConcat;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.UtilConstants.ADD;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.UtilConstants.EMPTY_STRING;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType.LENGTH_DATA;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType.RANGE_DATA;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.getDataObjectFromString;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.getDataObjectFromString;
 
 /**
  * Represents restriction resolver which provide common utility used by parser
@@ -71,11 +68,13 @@
      * @param curRangeString         caller type's range string
      * @param effectiveType          effective type, when called from linker
      * @return YANG range restriction
+     * @throws DataModelException a violation in data model rule
      */
     public static YangRangeRestriction processRangeRestriction(YangRangeRestriction refRangeRestriction,
                                                                int lineNumber, int charPositionInLine,
                                                                boolean hasReferredRestriction,
-                                                               String curRangeString, YangDataTypes effectiveType) {
+                                                               String curRangeString, YangDataTypes effectiveType)
+            throws DataModelException {
         YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo<?> startValue;
         YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo<?> endValue;
         YangRangeRestriction rangeRestriction = new YangRangeRestriction();
@@ -90,12 +89,12 @@
             String[] rangeBoundary = rangePart.trim().split(Pattern.quote(INTERVAL));
 
             if (rangeBoundary.length > MAX_RANGE_BOUNDARY) {
-                ParserException parserException = new ParserException("YANG file error : " +
+                DataModelException dataModelException = new DataModelException("YANG file error : " +
                         YangConstructType.getYangConstructType(RANGE_DATA) + " " + rangeArgument +
                         " is not valid.");
-                parserException.setLine(lineNumber);
-                parserException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
-                throw parserException;
+                dataModelException.setLine(lineNumber);
+                dataModelException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
+                throw dataModelException;
             }
 
             if (rangeBoundary.length == MIN_RANGE_BOUNDARY) {
@@ -125,11 +124,11 @@
                 } else {
                     endValue = getDataObjectFromString(endInterval, effectiveType);
                 }
-            } catch (DataTypeException | DataModelException e) {
-                ParserException parserException = new ParserException(e.getMessage());
-                parserException.setLine(lineNumber);
-                parserException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
-                throw parserException;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                DataModelException dataModelException = new DataModelException(e.getMessage());
+                dataModelException.setLine(lineNumber);
+                dataModelException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
+                throw dataModelException;
             }
 
             rangeInterval.setStartValue(startValue);
@@ -137,12 +136,10 @@
 
             try {
                 rangeRestriction.addRangeRestrictionInterval(rangeInterval);
-            } catch (DataModelException e) {
-                ParserException parserException = new ParserException(constructExtendedListenerErrorMessage(
-                        UNHANDLED_PARSED_DATA, RANGE_DATA, rangeArgument, ENTRY, e.getMessage()));
-                parserException.setLine(lineNumber);
-                parserException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
-                throw parserException;
+            } catch (DataModelException dataModelException) {
+                dataModelException.setLine(lineNumber);
+                dataModelException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
+                throw dataModelException;
             }
         }
         return rangeRestriction;
@@ -157,11 +154,12 @@
      * @param hasReferredRestriction whether has referred restriction
      * @param curLengthString        caller type's length string
      * @return YANG range restriction
+     * @throws DataModelException a violation in data model rule
      */
     public static YangRangeRestriction processLengthRestriction(YangRangeRestriction refLengthRestriction,
                                                                 int lineNumber, int charPositionInLine,
                                                                 boolean hasReferredRestriction,
-                                                                String curLengthString) {
+                                                                String curLengthString) throws DataModelException {
 
         YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo<?> startValue;
         YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo<?> endValue;
@@ -177,12 +175,12 @@
             String[] rangeBoundary = rangePart.trim().split(Pattern.quote(INTERVAL));
 
             if (rangeBoundary.length > MAX_RANGE_BOUNDARY) {
-                ParserException parserException = new ParserException("YANG file error : " +
+                DataModelException dataModelException = new DataModelException("YANG file error : " +
                         YangConstructType.getYangConstructType(LENGTH_DATA) + " " + rangeArgument +
                         " is not valid.");
-                parserException.setLine(lineNumber);
-                parserException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
-                throw parserException;
+                dataModelException.setLine(lineNumber);
+                dataModelException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
+                throw dataModelException;
             }
 
             if (rangeBoundary.length == MIN_RANGE_BOUNDARY) {
@@ -212,11 +210,11 @@
                 } else {
                     endValue = getDataObjectFromString(endInterval, YangDataTypes.UINT64);
                 }
-            } catch (DataTypeException | DataModelException e) {
-                ParserException parserException = new ParserException(e.getMessage());
-                parserException.setLine(lineNumber);
-                parserException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
-                throw parserException;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                DataModelException dataModelException = new DataModelException(e.getMessage());
+                dataModelException.setLine(lineNumber);
+                dataModelException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
+                throw dataModelException;
             }
 
             rangeInterval.setStartValue(startValue);
@@ -224,12 +222,10 @@
 
             try {
                 lengthRestriction.addRangeRestrictionInterval(rangeInterval);
-            } catch (DataModelException e) {
-                ParserException parserException = new ParserException(constructExtendedListenerErrorMessage(
-                        UNHANDLED_PARSED_DATA, LENGTH_DATA, rangeArgument, ENTRY, e.getMessage()));
-                parserException.setLine(lineNumber);
-                parserException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
-                throw parserException;
+            } catch (DataModelException dataModelException) {
+                dataModelException.setLine(lineNumber);
+                dataModelException.setCharPosition(charPositionInLine);
+                throw dataModelException;
             }
         }
         return lengthRestriction;
@@ -252,4 +248,21 @@
                 || dataType == UINT64
                 || dataType == DECIMAL64);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes doubles quotes and concatenates if string has plus symbol.
+     *
+     * @param yangStringData string from yang file
+     * @return concatenated string after removing double quotes
+     */
+    private static String removeQuotesAndHandleConcat(String yangStringData) {
+
+        yangStringData = yangStringData.replace("\"", EMPTY_STRING);
+        String[] tmpData = yangStringData.split(Pattern.quote(ADD));
+        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+        for (String yangString : tmpData) {
+            builder.append(yangString);
+        }
+        return builder.toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.java
similarity index 88%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.java
index 7002129..4c2d79b 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/BuiltInTypeObjectFactory.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
      * Given the value represented in string return the corresponding types
      * object with the value initialized.
      *
-     * @param valueInStr value represented in string
+     * @param valueInStr  value represented in string
      * @param builtInType built in data type
+     * @param <T>         the data type of the target object
      * @return the target data type object with the value initialized
-     * @param <T> the data type of the target object
      */
     public static <T extends YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo<?>> T getDataObjectFromString(String valueInStr,
-            YangDataTypes builtInType) {
+                                                                                   YangDataTypes builtInType) {
 
         switch (builtInType) {
             case INT8: {
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/DataTypeException.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/DataTypeException.java
similarity index 92%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/DataTypeException.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/DataTypeException.java
index 4cad2cd..8c24d6c 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/DataTypeException.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/DataTypeException.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 /**
  * Base class for exceptions in data type.
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
      * Creates a new data type exception from given message and cause.
      *
      * @param message the detail of exception in string
-     * @param cause underlying cause of the error
+     * @param cause   underlying cause of the error
      */
     public DataTypeException(final String message, final Throwable cause) {
         super(message, cause);
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangBinary.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangBinary.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangBinary.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangBinary.java
index 51747f3..a93379b 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangBinary.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangBinary.java
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
-
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 
 /**
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangBits.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangBits.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangBits.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangBits.java
index 60b0c32..f2c05f7 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangBits.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangBits.java
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
-
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 
 /**
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo.java
similarity index 93%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo.java
index 437fe0f..b082c16 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangBuiltInDataTypeInfo.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangDecimal64.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangDecimal64.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangDecimal64.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangDecimal64.java
index 8b3a0eb..ca45073 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangDecimal64.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangDecimal64.java
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
-
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 
 /**
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt16.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt16.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt16.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt16.java
index f9055e8..2a660c1 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt16.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt16.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt32.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt32.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt32.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt32.java
index 2f48f33..6774b37 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt32.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt32.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt64.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt64.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt64.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt64.java
index 6b0b685..6a426d1 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt64.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt64.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt8.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt8.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt8.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt8.java
index b2823e5..df3221d 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt8.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangInt8.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint16.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint16.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint16.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint16.java
index 53c3a50..8a4fa93 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint16.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint16.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint32.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint32.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint32.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint32.java
index 79d1c6d..f3dc7ec 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint32.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint32.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint64.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint64.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint64.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint64.java
index cc16a7a..bc66d59 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint64.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint64.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint8.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint8.java
similarity index 97%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint8.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint8.java
index b9abf4c..dd4901f 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint8.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/YangUint8.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
 
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/package-info.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/package-info.java
similarity index 90%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/package-info.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/package-info.java
index 9d3aa33..d1ceae5 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/builtindatatype/package-info.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/datamodel/utils/builtindatatype/package-info.java
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 /**
  * Utilities for YANG built in data types.
  */
-package org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype;
+package org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype;
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/Resolvable.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/Resolvable.java
index 975c3f4..8fb10ad 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/Resolvable.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/Resolvable.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.yangutils.linker;
 
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 
 /**
  * Abstraction of YANG resolvable information. Abstracted to obtain the
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
     /**
      * Resolves the linking.
      *
-     * @throws LinkerException linker error
+     * @throws DataModelException data model exception
      */
     void resolve()
-            throws LinkerException;
+            throws DataModelException;
 }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangEntityToResolveInfo.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl.java
similarity index 77%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangEntityToResolveInfo.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl.java
index f239692..b8f63eb 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangEntityToResolveInfo.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl.java
@@ -15,17 +15,18 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl;
 
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangEntityToResolveInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNode;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangType;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangUses;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
 
 /**
- * Represents information about entity being resolved.
+ * Represents implementation of information about entity being resolved.
  *
  * @param <T> type of entity being resolved, uses / grouping
  */
-public class YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> {
+public class YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T> implements YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> {
 
     // Parsable node for which resolution is to be performed.
     private T entityToResolve;
@@ -33,39 +34,22 @@
     // Holder of the YANG construct for which resolution has to be carried out.
     private YangNode holderOfEntityToResolve;
 
-    /**
-     * Retrieves the entity to be resolved.
-     *
-     * @return entity to be resolved
-     */
+    @Override
     public T getEntityToResolve() {
         return entityToResolve;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets entity to be resolved.
-     *
-     * @param entityToResolve entity to be resolved
-     */
+    @Override
     public void setEntityToResolve(T entityToResolve) {
         this.entityToResolve = entityToResolve;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Retrieves the parent node which contains the entity to be resolved.
-     *
-     * @return parent node which contains the entity to be resolved
-     */
+    @Override
     public YangNode getHolderOfEntityToResolve() {
         return holderOfEntityToResolve;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets parent node which contains the entity to be resolved.
-     *
-     * @param holderOfEntityToResolve parent node which contains the entity to
-     *                                be resolved
-     */
+    @Override
     public void setHolderOfEntityToResolve(YangNode holderOfEntityToResolve) {
         this.holderOfEntityToResolve = holderOfEntityToResolve;
     }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangLinkerManager.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangLinkerManager.java
index deaebb2..4e8a60a 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangLinkerManager.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangLinkerManager.java
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
-
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.ResolvableType;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNode;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangReferenceResolver;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangSubModule;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableType;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangLinker;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangReferenceResolver;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.plugin.manager.YangFileInfo;
 
@@ -34,9 +34,39 @@
  */
 public class YangLinkerManager
         implements YangLinker {
+
+    /*
+     * Set of all the YANG nodes, corresponding to the YANG files parsed by
+     * parser.
+     */
+    Set<YangNode> yangNodeSet = new HashSet<>();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns set of YANG node.
+     *
+     * @return set of YANG node
+     */
+    public Set<YangNode> getYangNodeSet() {
+        return yangNodeSet;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates YANG nodes set.
+     *
+     * @param yangFileInfoSet YANG file information set
+     */
+    public void createYangNodeSet(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet) {
+        for (YangFileInfo yangFileInfo : yangFileInfoSet) {
+            getYangNodeSet().add(yangFileInfo.getRootNode());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void resolveDependencies(Set<YangFileInfo> yangFileInfoSet) {
 
+        // Create YANG node set.
+        createYangNodeSet(yangFileInfoSet);
+
         // Carry out linking of sub module with module.
         linkSubModulesToParentModule(yangFileInfoSet);
 
@@ -64,7 +94,7 @@
             YangNode yangNode = yangFileInfo.getRootNode();
             if (yangNode instanceof YangSubModule) {
                 try {
-                    ((YangSubModule) yangNode).linkWithModule(yangFileInfoSet);
+                    ((YangSubModule) yangNode).linkWithModule(getYangNodeSet());
                 } catch (DataModelException e) {
                     String errorInfo = "YANG file error: " + yangFileInfo.getYangFileName() + " at line: "
                             + e.getLineNumber() + " at position: " + e.getCharPositionInLine() + NEW_LINE
@@ -85,7 +115,14 @@
         for (YangFileInfo yangFileInfo : yangFileInfoSet) {
             YangNode yangNode = yangFileInfo.getRootNode();
             if (yangNode instanceof YangReferenceResolver) {
-                ((YangReferenceResolver) yangNode).addReferencesToImportList(yangFileInfoSet);
+                try {
+                    ((YangReferenceResolver) yangNode).addReferencesToImportList(getYangNodeSet());
+                } catch (DataModelException e) {
+                    String errorInfo = "Error in file: " + yangFileInfo.getYangFileName() + " at line: "
+                            + e.getLineNumber() + " at position: " + e.getCharPositionInLine() + NEW_LINE
+                            + e.getMessage();
+                    throw new LinkerException(errorInfo);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -100,7 +137,14 @@
         for (YangFileInfo yangFileInfo : yangFileInfoSet) {
             YangNode yangNode = yangFileInfo.getRootNode();
             if (yangNode instanceof YangReferenceResolver) {
-                ((YangReferenceResolver) yangNode).addReferencesToIncludeList(yangFileInfoSet);
+                try {
+                    ((YangReferenceResolver) yangNode).addReferencesToIncludeList(getYangNodeSet());
+                } catch (DataModelException e) {
+                    String errorInfo = "Error in file: " + yangFileInfo.getYangFileName() + " at line: "
+                            + e.getLineNumber() + " at position: " + e.getCharPositionInLine() + NEW_LINE
+                            + e.getMessage();
+                    throw new LinkerException(errorInfo);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangResolutionInfo.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangResolutionInfoImpl.java
similarity index 94%
rename from utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangResolutionInfo.java
rename to utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangResolutionInfoImpl.java
index 83b11c4..0d43293 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangResolutionInfo.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/impl/YangResolutionInfoImpl.java
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 package org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl;
 
 import java.util.Stack;
-
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.LocationInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDerivedInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangGrouping;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangImport;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangInclude;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNode;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangReferenceResolver;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangResolutionInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangType;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangTypeDef;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangUses;
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.Resolvable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangLinkingPhase;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangReferenceResolver;
 
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.INTER_FILE_LINKED;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.INTRA_FILE_RESOLVED;
@@ -41,21 +40,22 @@
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.UNRESOLVED;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangLinkingPhase.INTER_FILE;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangLinkingPhase.INTRA_FILE;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.UtilConstants.TYPEDEF_LINKER_ERROR;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.UtilConstants.GROUPING_LINKER_ERROR;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.UtilConstants.TYPEDEF_LINKER_ERROR;
 
 /**
- * Represents resolution object which will be resolved by linker.
+ * Represents implementation of resolution object which will be resolved by
+ * linker.
  *
  * @param <T> type of resolution entity uses / type
  */
-public class YangResolutionInfo<T>
-        implements LocationInfo {
+public class YangResolutionInfoImpl<T>
+        implements YangResolutionInfo<T> {
 
     /**
      * Information about the entity that needs to be resolved.
      */
-    private YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> entityToResolveInfo;
+    private YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T> entityToResolveInfo;
 
     /**
      * Error line number.
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@
      * Stack for type/uses is maintained for hierarchical references, this is
      * used during resolution.
      */
-    private Stack<YangEntityToResolveInfo<T>> partialResolvedStack;
+    private Stack<YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T>> partialResolvedStack;
 
     /**
      * It is private to ensure the overloaded method be invoked to create an
      * object.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-    private YangResolutionInfo() {
+    private YangResolutionInfoImpl() {
 
     }
 
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
      * @param lineNumber         error line number
      * @param charPositionInLine error character position in line
      */
-    public YangResolutionInfo(T dataNode, YangNode holderNode, int lineNumber, int charPositionInLine) {
-        setEntityToResolveInfo(new YangEntityToResolveInfo<>());
+    public YangResolutionInfoImpl(T dataNode, YangNode holderNode, int lineNumber, int charPositionInLine) {
+        setEntityToResolveInfo(new YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<>());
         getEntityToResolveInfo().setEntityToResolve(dataNode);
         getEntityToResolveInfo().setHolderOfEntityToResolve(holderNode);
         this.setLineNumber(lineNumber);
@@ -105,13 +105,7 @@
         setPartialResolvedStack(new Stack<>());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Resolves linking with all the ancestors node for a resolution info.
-     *
-     * @param dataModelRootNode module/sub-module node
-     * @throws DataModelException DataModelException a violation of data model
-     *                            rules
-     */
+    @Override
     public void resolveLinkingForResolutionInfo(YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
             throws DataModelException {
 
@@ -431,11 +425,12 @@
             if (((YangTypeDef) referredNode).getTypeDefBaseType().getDataType()
                     == YangDataTypes.DERIVED) {
 
-                YangEntityToResolveInfo<YangType<?>> unResolvedEntityInfo = new YangEntityToResolveInfo<>();
+                YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<YangType<?>> unResolvedEntityInfo
+                        = new YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<>();
                 unResolvedEntityInfo.setEntityToResolve(((YangTypeDef) referredNode)
                         .getTypeDefBaseType());
                 unResolvedEntityInfo.setHolderOfEntityToResolve(referredNode);
-                addInPartialResolvedStack((YangEntityToResolveInfo<T>) unResolvedEntityInfo);
+                addInPartialResolvedStack((YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T>) unResolvedEntityInfo);
             }
 
         } else if (getCurrentEntityToResolveFromStack() instanceof YangUses) {
@@ -462,10 +457,10 @@
         YangNode curNode = node.getChild();
         while (curNode != null) {
             if (curNode instanceof YangUses) {
-                YangEntityToResolveInfo<YangUses> unResolvedEntityInfo = new YangEntityToResolveInfo<>();
+                YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<YangUses> unResolvedEntityInfo = new YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<>();
                 unResolvedEntityInfo.setEntityToResolve((YangUses) curNode);
                 unResolvedEntityInfo.setHolderOfEntityToResolve(node);
-                addInPartialResolvedStack((YangEntityToResolveInfo<T>) unResolvedEntityInfo);
+                addInPartialResolvedStack((YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T>) unResolvedEntityInfo);
 
             }
             curNode = curNode.getNextSibling();
@@ -478,7 +473,7 @@
      *
      * @return partial resolved YANG construct stack
      */
-    private Stack<YangEntityToResolveInfo<T>> getPartialResolvedStack() {
+    private Stack<YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T>> getPartialResolvedStack() {
         return partialResolvedStack;
     }
 
@@ -487,7 +482,7 @@
      *
      * @param partialResolvedStack partial resolved YANG construct stack
      */
-    private void setPartialResolvedStack(Stack<YangEntityToResolveInfo<T>> partialResolvedStack) {
+    private void setPartialResolvedStack(Stack<YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T>> partialResolvedStack) {
         this.partialResolvedStack = partialResolvedStack;
     }
 
@@ -496,7 +491,7 @@
      *
      * @param partialResolvedInfo partial resolved YANG construct stack
      */
-    private void addInPartialResolvedStack(YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> partialResolvedInfo) {
+    private void addInPartialResolvedStack(YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T> partialResolvedInfo) {
         getPartialResolvedStack().push(partialResolvedInfo);
     }
 
@@ -510,12 +505,8 @@
         return getPartialResolvedStack().peek().getEntityToResolve();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Retrieves information about the entity that needs to be resolved.
-     *
-     * @return information about the entity that needs to be resolved
-     */
-    public YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> getEntityToResolveInfo() {
+    @Override
+    public YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T> getEntityToResolveInfo() {
         return entityToResolveInfo;
     }
 
@@ -525,7 +516,7 @@
      * @param entityToResolveInfo information about the entity that needs to be
      *                            resolved
      */
-    private void setEntityToResolveInfo(YangEntityToResolveInfo<T> entityToResolveInfo) {
+    private void setEntityToResolveInfo(YangEntityToResolveInfoImpl<T> entityToResolveInfo) {
         this.entityToResolveInfo = entityToResolveInfo;
     }
 
@@ -569,13 +560,7 @@
         this.curReferenceResolver = curReferenceResolver;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Performs inter file linking of uses/type referring to typedef/grouping
-     * of other YANG file.
-     *
-     * @param dataModelRootNode module/sub-module node
-     * @throws DataModelException a violation in data model rule
-     */
+    @Override
     public void linkInterFile(YangReferenceResolver dataModelRootNode)
             throws DataModelException {
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LengthRestrictionListener.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LengthRestrictionListener.java
index c78aa1e..ce1922f 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LengthRestrictionListener.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LengthRestrictionListener.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangRangeRestriction;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangStringRestriction;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangType;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.antlrgencode.GeneratedYangParser;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.BINARY;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.DERIVED;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.STRING;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.RestrictionResolver.processLengthRestriction;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorLocation.ENTRY;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorLocation.EXIT;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorMessageConstruction.constructListenerErrorMessage;
@@ -36,7 +38,6 @@
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.MISSING_CURRENT_HOLDER;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.MISSING_HOLDER;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerValidation.checkStackIsNotEmpty;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.RestrictionResolver.processLengthRestriction;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType.LENGTH_DATA;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType.TYPE_DATA;
 
@@ -125,8 +126,16 @@
             throw parserException;
         }
 
-        YangRangeRestriction lengthRestriction = processLengthRestriction(null, ctx.getStart().getLine(),
-                ctx.getStart().getCharPositionInLine(), false, ctx.length().getText());
+        YangRangeRestriction lengthRestriction = null;
+        try {
+            lengthRestriction = processLengthRestriction(null, ctx.getStart().getLine(),
+                    ctx.getStart().getCharPositionInLine(), false, ctx.length().getText());
+        } catch (DataModelException e) {
+            ParserException parserException = new ParserException(e.getMessage());
+            parserException.setCharPosition(e.getCharPositionInLine());
+            parserException.setLine(e.getLineNumber());
+            throw parserException;
+        }
 
         if (type.getDataType() == STRING) {
             YangStringRestriction stringRestriction = (YangStringRestriction) type.getDataTypeExtendedInfo();
@@ -151,7 +160,7 @@
      * @param ctx      context object of the grammar rule
      */
     public static void processLengthRestrictionExit(TreeWalkListener listener,
-                                                   GeneratedYangParser.LengthStatementContext ctx) {
+                                                    GeneratedYangParser.LengthStatementContext ctx) {
 
         // Check for stack to be non empty.
         checkStackIsNotEmpty(listener, MISSING_HOLDER, LENGTH_DATA, ctx.length().getText(), EXIT);
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/ModuleListener.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/ModuleListener.java
index afa9acd..b7536a6 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/ModuleListener.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/ModuleListener.java
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.listeners;
 
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.ResolvableType;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangModule;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangReferenceResolver;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangRevision;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableType;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangReferenceResolver;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.antlrgencode.GeneratedYangParser;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.TreeWalkListener;
@@ -29,8 +30,7 @@
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.YangDataModelFactory.getYangModuleNode;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorLocation.ENTRY;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorLocation.EXIT;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorMessageConstruction
-        .constructListenerErrorMessage;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorMessageConstruction.constructListenerErrorMessage;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.INVALID_HOLDER;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.MISSING_CURRENT_HOLDER;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.MISSING_HOLDER;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
      * (module), perform validations and update the data model tree.
      *
      * @param listener Listener's object
-     * @param ctx context object of the grammar rule
+     * @param ctx      context object of the grammar rule
      */
     public static void processModuleEntry(TreeWalkListener listener, GeneratedYangParser.ModuleStatementContext ctx) {
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
      * validations and update the data model tree.
      *
      * @param listener Listener's object
-     * @param ctx context object of the grammar rule
+     * @param ctx      context object of the grammar rule
      */
     public static void processModuleExit(TreeWalkListener listener, GeneratedYangParser.ModuleStatementContext ctx) {
 
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@
             ((YangReferenceResolver) listener.getParsedDataStack()
                     .peek()).resolveSelfFileLinking(ResolvableType.YANG_DERIVED_DATA_TYPE);
         } catch (DataModelException e) {
-            ParserException parserException = new ParserException(e.getMessage());
-            parserException.setLine(e.getLineNumber());
-            parserException.setCharPosition(e.getCharPositionInLine());
-            throw parserException;
+            LinkerException linkerException = new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
+            linkerException.setLine(e.getLineNumber());
+            linkerException.setCharPosition(e.getCharPositionInLine());
+            throw linkerException;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/RangeRestrictionListener.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/RangeRestrictionListener.java
index b0387ae..a3b9a6a 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/RangeRestrictionListener.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/RangeRestrictionListener.java
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDerivedInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangRangeRestriction;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangType;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.antlrgencode.GeneratedYangParser;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.TreeWalkListener;
 
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.DERIVED;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.RestrictionResolver.isOfRangeRestrictedType;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.RestrictionResolver.processRangeRestriction;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorLocation.ENTRY;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorLocation.EXIT;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorMessageConstruction.constructListenerErrorMessage;
@@ -32,8 +35,6 @@
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.MISSING_CURRENT_HOLDER;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.MISSING_HOLDER;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerValidation.checkStackIsNotEmpty;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.RestrictionResolver.isOfRangeRestrictedType;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.RestrictionResolver.processRangeRestriction;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType.RANGE_DATA;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.YangConstructType.TYPE_DATA;
 
@@ -95,8 +96,8 @@
      * Sets the range restriction to type.
      *
      * @param listener listener's object
-     * @param type YANG type for which range restriction to be added
-     * @param ctx  context object of the grammar rule
+     * @param type     YANG type for which range restriction to be added
+     * @param ctx      context object of the grammar rule
      */
     private static void setRangeRestriction(TreeWalkListener listener, YangType type,
                                             GeneratedYangParser.RangeStatementContext ctx) {
@@ -119,8 +120,16 @@
             throw parserException;
         }
 
-        YangRangeRestriction rangeRestriction = processRangeRestriction(null, ctx.getStart().getLine(),
-                ctx.getStart().getCharPositionInLine(), false, ctx.range().getText(), type.getDataType());
+        YangRangeRestriction rangeRestriction = null;
+        try {
+            rangeRestriction = processRangeRestriction(null, ctx.getStart().getLine(),
+                    ctx.getStart().getCharPositionInLine(), false, ctx.range().getText(), type.getDataType());
+        } catch (DataModelException e) {
+            ParserException parserException = new ParserException(e.getMessage());
+            parserException.setCharPosition(e.getCharPositionInLine());
+            parserException.setLine(e.getLineNumber());
+            throw parserException;
+        }
 
         if (rangeRestriction != null) {
             type.setDataTypeExtendedInfo(rangeRestriction);
@@ -133,10 +142,10 @@
      * It is called when parser exits from grammar rule (range).
      *
      * @param listener listener's object
-     * @param ctx context object of the grammar rule
+     * @param ctx      context object of the grammar rule
      */
     public static void processRangeRestrictionExit(TreeWalkListener listener,
-                                       GeneratedYangParser.RangeStatementContext ctx) {
+                                                   GeneratedYangParser.RangeStatementContext ctx) {
 
         // Check for stack to be non empty.
         checkStackIsNotEmpty(listener, MISSING_HOLDER, RANGE_DATA, ctx.range().getText(), EXIT);
@@ -152,4 +161,4 @@
                     ctx.range().getText(), EXIT));
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/SubModuleListener.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/SubModuleListener.java
index 048e635..f489ecd 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/SubModuleListener.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/SubModuleListener.java
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.listeners;
 
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.ResolvableType;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangReferenceResolver;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangRevision;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangSubModule;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableType;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.YangReferenceResolver;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.antlrgencode.GeneratedYangParser;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.TreeWalkListener;
@@ -29,8 +30,7 @@
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.YangDataModelFactory.getYangSubModuleNode;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorLocation.ENTRY;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorLocation.EXIT;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorMessageConstruction
-        .constructListenerErrorMessage;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorMessageConstruction.constructListenerErrorMessage;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.INVALID_HOLDER;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.MISSING_CURRENT_HOLDER;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.parserutils.ListenerErrorType.MISSING_HOLDER;
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@
      * module), perform validations and update the data model tree.
      *
      * @param listener Listener's object
-     * @param ctx context object of the grammar rule
+     * @param ctx      context object of the grammar rule
      */
     public static void processSubModuleEntry(TreeWalkListener listener,
-            GeneratedYangParser.SubModuleStatementContext ctx) {
+                                             GeneratedYangParser.SubModuleStatementContext ctx) {
 
         // Check if stack is empty.
         checkStackIsEmpty(listener, INVALID_HOLDER, SUB_MODULE_DATA, ctx.identifier().getText(),
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@
      * validations and update the data model tree.
      *
      * @param listener Listener's object
-     * @param ctx context object of the grammar rule
+     * @param ctx      context object of the grammar rule
      */
     public static void processSubModuleExit(TreeWalkListener listener,
-            GeneratedYangParser.SubModuleStatementContext ctx) {
+                                            GeneratedYangParser.SubModuleStatementContext ctx) {
 
         // Check for stack to be non empty.
         checkStackIsNotEmpty(listener, MISSING_HOLDER, SUB_MODULE_DATA, ctx.identifier().getText(),
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@
             ((YangReferenceResolver) listener.getParsedDataStack().peek())
                     .resolveSelfFileLinking(ResolvableType.YANG_DERIVED_DATA_TYPE);
         } catch (DataModelException e) {
-            ParserException parserException = new ParserException(e.getMessage());
-            parserException.setLine(e.getLineNumber());
-            parserException.setCharPosition(e.getCharPositionInLine());
-            throw parserException;
+            LinkerException linkerException = new LinkerException(e.getMessage());
+            linkerException.setLine(e.getLineNumber());
+            linkerException.setCharPosition(e.getCharPositionInLine());
+            throw linkerException;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/TypeListener.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/TypeListener.java
index 6e386da..73f91df 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/TypeListener.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/TypeListener.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangTypeDef;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangUnion;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl.YangResolutionInfo;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl.YangResolutionInfoImpl;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.antlrgencode.GeneratedYangParser;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
                     type.setResolvableStatus(UNRESOLVED);
 
                     // Add resolution information to the list
-                    YangResolutionInfo resolutionInfo = new YangResolutionInfo<YangType>(type,
+                    YangResolutionInfoImpl resolutionInfo = new YangResolutionInfoImpl<YangType>(type,
                             (YangNode) parentNodeOfLeaf, errorLine, errorPosition);
                     addToResolutionList(resolutionInfo, ctx);
                 }
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@
                     ((YangType<YangDerivedInfo>) type).setDataTypeExtendedInfo(yangDerivedInfo);
 
                     // Add resolution information to the list
-                    YangResolutionInfo resolutionInfo =
-                            new YangResolutionInfo<YangType>(type, (YangNode) parentNodeOfLeafList, errorLine,
+                    YangResolutionInfoImpl resolutionInfo =
+                            new YangResolutionInfoImpl<YangType>(type, (YangNode) parentNodeOfLeafList, errorLine,
                                     errorPosition);
                     addToResolutionList(resolutionInfo, ctx);
                 }
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@
                     type.setResolvableStatus(UNRESOLVED);
 
                     // Add resolution information to the list
-                    YangResolutionInfo resolutionInfo =
-                            new YangResolutionInfo<YangType>(type, unionNode, errorLine, errorPosition);
+                    YangResolutionInfoImpl resolutionInfo =
+                            new YangResolutionInfoImpl<YangType>(type, unionNode, errorLine, errorPosition);
                     addToResolutionList(resolutionInfo, ctx);
                 }
 
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@
                     type.setResolvableStatus(UNRESOLVED);
 
                     // Add resolution information to the list
-                    YangResolutionInfo resolutionInfo =
-                            new YangResolutionInfo<YangType>(type, typeDef, errorLine, errorPosition);
+                    YangResolutionInfoImpl resolutionInfo =
+                            new YangResolutionInfoImpl<YangType>(type, typeDef, errorLine, errorPosition);
                     addToResolutionList(resolutionInfo, ctx);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
      * @param resolutionInfo resolution information
      * @param ctx            context object of the grammar rule
      */
-    private static void addToResolutionList(YangResolutionInfo<YangType> resolutionInfo,
+    private static void addToResolutionList(YangResolutionInfoImpl<YangType> resolutionInfo,
                                             GeneratedYangParser.TypeStatementContext ctx) {
         try {
             addResolutionInfo(resolutionInfo);
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/UsesListener.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/UsesListener.java
index fd6523f..48c2c3b 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/UsesListener.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/UsesListener.java
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNodeIdentifier;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNotification;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangOutput;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl.YangResolutionInfo;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangSubModule;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangUses;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.impl.YangResolutionInfoImpl;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.Parsable;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.antlrgencode.GeneratedYangParser;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
      * validations and updates the data model tree.
      *
      * @param listener listener's object
-     * @param ctx context object of the grammar rule
+     * @param ctx      context object of the grammar rule
      */
     public static void processUsesEntry(TreeWalkListener listener, GeneratedYangParser.UsesStatementContext ctx) {
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
      * @param ctx      context object of the grammar rule
      */
     public static void processUsesExit(TreeWalkListener listener,
-                                           GeneratedYangParser.UsesStatementContext ctx) {
+                                       GeneratedYangParser.UsesStatementContext ctx) {
 
         // Check for stack to be non empty.
         checkStackIsNotEmpty(listener, MISSING_HOLDER, USES_DATA, ctx.string().getText(), EXIT);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
         }
 
         // Add resolution information to the list
-        YangResolutionInfo resolutionInfo = new YangResolutionInfo<YangUses>(uses,
+        YangResolutionInfoImpl resolutionInfo = new YangResolutionInfoImpl<YangUses>(uses,
                 (YangNode) parentNode, errorLine,
                 errorPosition);
         addToResolutionList(resolutionInfo, ctx);
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@
      * Add to resolution list.
      *
      * @param resolutionInfo resolution information.
-     * @param ctx context object of the grammar rule
+     * @param ctx            context object of the grammar rule
      */
-    private static void addToResolutionList(YangResolutionInfo<YangUses> resolutionInfo,
-            GeneratedYangParser.UsesStatementContext ctx) {
+    private static void addToResolutionList(YangResolutionInfoImpl<YangUses> resolutionInfo,
+                                            GeneratedYangParser.UsesStatementContext ctx) {
 
         try {
             addResolutionInfo(resolutionInfo);
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/UtilConstants.java b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/UtilConstants.java
index adc7015..72e3fa2 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/UtilConstants.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/utils/UtilConstants.java
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
     /**
      * Static attribute for YANG types package.
      */
-    public static final String YANG_TYPES_PKG = "org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype";
+    public static final String YANG_TYPES_PKG = "org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype";
 
     /**
      * Static attribute for MathContext class.
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/InterFileLinkingTest.java b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/InterFileLinkingTest.java
index c170cd9..7920356 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/InterFileLinkingTest.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/InterFileLinkingTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.ListIterator;
-
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes;
@@ -71,6 +70,9 @@
         YangNode refNode = null;
         YangNode selfNode = null;
 
+        // Create YANG node set
+        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
+
         // Add references to import list.
         yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
 
@@ -137,6 +139,9 @@
         YangNode refNode = null;
         YangNode selfNode = null;
 
+        // Create YANG node set
+        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
+
         // Add references to import list.
         yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
 
@@ -211,6 +216,9 @@
         YangNode refNode = null;
         YangNode selfNode = null;
 
+        // Create YANG node set
+        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
+
         // Carry out linking of sub module with module.
         yangLinkerManager.linkSubModulesToParentModule(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
 
@@ -280,6 +288,9 @@
         YangNode refNode = null;
         YangNode selfNode = null;
 
+        // Create YANG node set
+        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
+
         // Carry out linking of sub module with module.
         yangLinkerManager.linkSubModulesToParentModule(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
 
@@ -357,6 +368,9 @@
         YangNode refNode = null;
         YangNode selfNode = null;
 
+        // Create YANG node set
+        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
+
         // Add references to import list.
         yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
 
@@ -423,6 +437,9 @@
         YangNode refNode = null;
         YangNode selfNode = null;
 
+        // Create YANG node set
+        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
+
         // Add references to import list.
         yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
 
@@ -490,6 +507,9 @@
         YangNode refNode2 = null;
         YangNode selfNode = null;
 
+        // Create YANG node set
+        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
+
         // Add references to import list.
         yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
 
@@ -554,6 +574,9 @@
         YangNode refNode1 = null;
         YangNode selfNode = null;
 
+        // Create YANG node set
+        yangLinkerManager.createYangNodeSet(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
+
         // Add references to import list.
         yangLinkerManager.addRefToYangFilesImportList(utilManager.getYangFileInfoSet());
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/IntraFileTypeLinkingTest.java b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/IntraFileTypeLinkingTest.java
index d4ffaae..202a096 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/IntraFileTypeLinkingTest.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/IntraFileTypeLinkingTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangModule;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNode;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangTypeDef;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.YangUtilsParserManager;
 
@@ -33,12 +34,12 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.BINARY;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.INTRA_FILE_RESOLVED;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.RESOLVED;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.DERIVED;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.INT32;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.STRING;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNodeType.MODULE_NODE;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.INTRA_FILE_RESOLVED;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.RESOLVED;
 
 /**
  * Test cases for testing "type" intra file linking.
@@ -488,9 +489,9 @@
      * Check self resolution when type referred typedef is not available in
      * file.
      */
-    @Test(expected = ParserException.class)
+    @Test(expected = LinkerException.class)
     public void processSelfResolutionWhenTypeReferredTypedefNotDefined()
-            throws IOException, ParserException {
+            throws IOException, LinkerException {
 
         YangNode node =
                 manager.getDataModel("src/test/resources/SelfResolutionWhenTypeReferredTypedefNotDefined.yang");
@@ -500,9 +501,9 @@
      * Checks self resolution when typedef and leaf using type are at different
      * level where typedef is is not an ancestor of type.
      */
-    @Test(expected = ParserException.class)
+    @Test(expected = LinkerException.class)
     public void processSelfFileLinkingTypedefNotFound()
-            throws IOException, ParserException {
+            throws IOException, LinkerException {
 
         YangNode node = manager.getDataModel("src/test/resources/SelfFileLinkingTypedefNotFound.yang");
     }
@@ -510,9 +511,9 @@
     /**
      * Checks hierarchical self resolution with self resolution failure scenario.
      */
-    @Test(expected = ParserException.class)
+    @Test(expected = LinkerException.class)
     public void processSelfFileLinkingWithHierarchicalTypeFailureScenario()
-            throws IOException, ParserException {
+            throws IOException, LinkerException {
 
         YangNode node =
                 manager.getDataModel("src/test/resources/SelfFileLinkingWithHierarchicalTypeFailureScenario.yang");
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/IntraFileUsesLinkingTest.java b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/IntraFileUsesLinkingTest.java
index 50d8d20..356a659 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/IntraFileUsesLinkingTest.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/IntraFileUsesLinkingTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ListIterator;
-
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
@@ -581,9 +580,9 @@
      */
     @Test
     public void processSelfResolutionNestedGroupingWithUnresolvedUses()
-            throws IOException, ParserException {
+            throws IOException, LinkerException {
 
-        thrown.expect(ParserException.class);
+        thrown.expect(LinkerException.class);
         thrown.expectMessage(
                 "YANG file error: Unable to find base grouping for given uses");
 
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/RestrictionResolutionTest.java b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/RestrictionResolutionTest.java
index 1be5b25..af309fd 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/RestrictionResolutionTest.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/linker/RestrictionResolutionTest.java
@@ -30,21 +30,21 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangStringRestriction;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangTypeDef;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.exceptions.DataModelException;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangInt32;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangUint64;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.exceptions.LinkerException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.YangUtilsParserManager;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.YangInt32;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.YangUint64;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.IsNull.notNullValue;
-import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.RESOLVED;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.DERIVED;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.INT32;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangDataTypes.STRING;
 import static org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangNodeType.MODULE_NODE;
+import static org.onosproject.yangutils.linker.ResolvableStatus.RESOLVED;
 
 /**
  * Test cases for testing restriction resolution.
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
     /**
      * Checks range restriction in typedef and not stricter in referred type.
      */
-    @Test(expected = ParserException.class)
+    @Test(expected = LinkerException.class)
     public void processRangeRestrictionInRefTypeAndTypedefInValid()
             throws IOException, ParserException, DataModelException {
         YangNode node = manager.getDataModel("src/test/resources/RangeRestrictionInRefTypeAndTypedefInValid.yang");
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LengthRestrictionListenerTest.java b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LengthRestrictionListenerTest.java
index 3df9c13..0c862ba 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LengthRestrictionListenerTest.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/LengthRestrictionListenerTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangTypeDef;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.YangUtilsParserManager;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.YangUint64;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangUint64;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
diff --git a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/RangeRestrictionListenerTest.java b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/RangeRestrictionListenerTest.java
index 466bb97..0ed801f 100644
--- a/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/RangeRestrictionListenerTest.java
+++ b/utils/yangutils/src/test/java/org/onosproject/yangutils/parser/impl/listeners/RangeRestrictionListenerTest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.YangRangeRestriction;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.exceptions.ParserException;
 import org.onosproject.yangutils.parser.impl.YangUtilsParserManager;
-import org.onosproject.yangutils.utils.builtindatatype.YangInt32;
+import org.onosproject.yangutils.datamodel.utils.builtindatatype.YangInt32;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;