diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/SortingOrder.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/application/mgt/common/SortingOrder.java
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+/*
+ *   Copyright (c) 2017, WSO2 Inc. (http://www.wso2.org) All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *   WSO2 Inc. licenses this file to you 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.wso2.carbon.device.application.mgt.common;
+
+
+/**
+ * Order which the search results should be shown. Ascending or Descending.
+ */
+public enum SortingOrder {
+    ASC, DESC
+}
+