diff --git a/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfSession.java b/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfSession.java
index 2a19514..2f02125 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfSession.java
+++ b/protocols/netconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/NetconfSession.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Retrives the requested configuration, different from get-config.
+     *
      * @param request the XML containing the request to the server.
      * @return device running configuration
      */
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Executes an RPC to the server.
+     *
      * @param request the XML containing the RPC for the server.
      * @return Server response or ERROR
      */
@@ -69,6 +71,16 @@
     boolean editConfig(String newConfiguration) throws IOException;
 
     /**
+     * Retrives part of the specified configuration based on the filterSchema.
+     * @param targetConfiguration the targetConfiguration to change
+     * @param mode selected mode to change the configuration
+     * @param newConfiguration configuration to set
+     * @return true if the configuration was edited correctly
+     */
+    boolean editConfig(String targetConfiguration, String mode, String newConfiguration)
+            throws IOException;
+
+    /**
      * Copies the new configuration, an Url or a complete configuration xml tree
      * to the target configuration.
      * The target configuration can't be the running one
@@ -105,6 +117,7 @@
     /**
      * Closes the Netconf session with the device.
      * the first time it tries gracefully, then kills it forcefully
+     *
      * @return true if closed
      */
     boolean close() throws IOException;
@@ -125,6 +138,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Sets the device capabilities.
+     *
      * @param capabilities list of capabilities the device has.
      */
     void setDeviceCapabilities(List<String> capabilities);
diff --git a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/NetconfSessionImpl.java b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/NetconfSessionImpl.java
index 1eff32a..ab7c746 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/NetconfSessionImpl.java
+++ b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/NetconfSessionImpl.java
@@ -195,6 +195,29 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public boolean editConfig(String targetConfiguration, String mode, String newConfiguration)
+            throws IOException {
+        newConfiguration = newConfiguration.trim();
+        StringBuilder rpc = new StringBuilder("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>");
+        rpc.append("<rpc message-id=\"" + messageID + "\"  "
+                           + "xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0\">\n");
+        rpc.append("<edit-config>");
+        rpc.append("<target>");
+        rpc.append("<" + targetConfiguration + "/>");
+        rpc.append("</target>");
+        rpc.append("<default-operation>");
+        rpc.append(mode);
+        rpc.append("</default-operation>");
+        rpc.append("<config>");
+        rpc.append(newConfiguration);
+        rpc.append("</config>");
+        rpc.append("</edit-config>");
+        rpc.append("</rpc>");
+        rpc.append(endpattern);
+        return checkReply(doRequest(rpc.toString()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public boolean copyConfig(String targetConfiguration, String newConfiguration)
             throws IOException {
         newConfiguration = newConfiguration.trim();
@@ -322,6 +345,7 @@
                 return true;
             }
         }
+        log.warn("Error in reply {}", reply);
         return false;
     }