diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DocumentPath.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DocumentPath.java
index 4e97cd4..1c43f4d 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DocumentPath.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DocumentPath.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.onosproject.store.service;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -71,6 +72,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Creates a new {@code DocumentPath} from a period delimited path string.
+     *
+     * @param path path string
+     * @return {@code DocumentPath} instance
+     */
+    public static DocumentPath from(String path) {
+        return new DocumentPath(Arrays.asList(path.split("\\.")));
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns a path for the parent of this node.
      *
      * @return parent node path. If this path is for the root, returns {@code null}.