diff --git a/plugins/ufm_log_analyzer_plugin/src/loganalyze/logs_extraction/base_extractor.py b/plugins/ufm_log_analyzer_plugin/src/loganalyze/logs_extraction/base_extractor.py
index e2f53959..553b5bcc 100644
--- a/plugins/ufm_log_analyzer_plugin/src/loganalyze/logs_extraction/base_extractor.py
+++ b/plugins/ufm_log_analyzer_plugin/src/loganalyze/logs_extraction/base_extractor.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # provided with the software product.
 #
 from pathlib import Path
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from typing import List
 
 
 class BaseExtractor:
@@ -24,3 +26,9 @@ def is_exists_get_as_path(self, location) -> Path:
         if location.exists():
             return location
         return None
+    
+    @abstractmethod
+    def extract_files(self, files_to_extract: List[str],
+                      directories_to_extract: List[str],
+                      destination: str):
+        pass