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+# models.py -  ExampleService Models
+
+from core.models import Service, TenantWithContainer
+from django.db import models, transaction
+
+
+MCORD_KIND = "EPC"   #added from vBBU
+
+#these macros are currently not used, names hard-coded manually
+SERVICE_NAME = 'vmme'
+SERVICE_NAME_VERBOSE = 'VMME Service'
+SERVICE_NAME_VERBOSE_PLURAL = 'VMME Services'
+TENANT_NAME_VERBOSE = 'VMME Service Tenant'
+TENANT_NAME_VERBOSE_PLURAL = 'VMME Service Tenants'
+
+class VMMEService(Service):
+
+    KIND = MCORD_KIND
+
+    class Meta:
+        proxy = True
+        app_label = "vmme"
+        verbose_name = "VMME Service"
+
+class VMMETenant(TenantWithContainer):
+
+    KIND = 'vmme'
+    class Meta:
+        verbose_name = "VMME Service Tenant"
+
+    tenant_message = models.CharField(max_length=254, help_text="vMME message")
+
+    #default_attributes = {"tenant_message": "New vMME Component"}  will this work? 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        vmme_services = VMMEService.get_service_objects().all()
+        if vmme_services:
+            self._meta.get_field('provider_service').default = vmme_services[0].id
+        super(VMMETenant, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(VMMETenant, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+        model_policy_vmmetenant(self.pk) #defined below
+
+    def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.cleanup_container()
+        super(VMMETenant, self).delete(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def model_policy_vmmetenant(pk):
+    with transaction.atomic():
+        tenant = VMMETenant.objects.select_for_update().filter(pk=pk)
+        if not tenant:
+            return
+        tenant = tenant[0]
+        tenant.manage_container()
+