diff --git a/config/cdatapool/dataPoolInit.cpp b/config/cdatapool/dataPoolInit.cpp
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index 00000000..bba2a041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/cdatapool/dataPoolInit.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "dataPoolInit.h"
+
+void datapool::dataPoolInit(std::map<uint32_t, PoolEntryIF*>** poolMap) {
+
+}
diff --git a/config/cdatapool/dataPoolInit.h b/config/cdatapool/dataPoolInit.h
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+++ b/config/cdatapool/dataPoolInit.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef CONFIG_CDATAPOOL_DATAPOOLINIT_H_
+#define CONFIG_CDATAPOOL_DATAPOOLINIT_H_
+
+#include <fsfw/datapool/DataPool.h>
+
+namespace datapool{
+	void dataPoolInit(std::map<uint32_t, PoolEntryIF*>* * poolMap);
+
+	enum datapoolvariables {
+		NO_PARAMETER = 0,
+	};
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_CDATAPOOL_DATAPOOLINIT_H_ */