diff --git a/irodsext-data-profiler/pom.xml b/irodsext-data-profiler/pom.xml
index 0f9a7f0..9bf2ced 100644
--- a/irodsext-data-profiler/pom.xml
+++ b/irodsext-data-profiler/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,32 @@
 			<artifactId>irodsext-data-typer</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.emc.metalnx</groupId>
+			<artifactId>emc-metalnx-services</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.emc.metalnx</groupId>
+			<artifactId>emc-metalnx-core</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>  <!-- declare the exclusion here -->
+					<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+					<artifactId>hibernate-envers</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>  <!-- declare the exclusion here -->
+					<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>  <!-- declare the exclusion here -->
+					<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
+					<artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>  <!-- declare the exclusion here -->
+					<groupId>mysql</groupId>
+					<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<description>Represents a high-level summary of a data object or collection, gathering metadata, ACL information, and other facets of a data object or collection, suitable for presentation in an interface.  This includes awareness of applicable special metadata types as well as any rules or operations associated with a collection or file</description>
 	<build>
diff --git a/irodsext-data-profiler/src/main/java/org/irodsext/dataprofiler/IrodsextDataProfilerFactoryImpl.java b/irodsext-data-profiler/src/main/java/org/irodsext/dataprofiler/IrodsextDataProfilerFactoryImpl.java
index 488f910..73df70a 100644
--- a/irodsext-data-profiler/src/main/java/org/irodsext/dataprofiler/IrodsextDataProfilerFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/irodsext-data-profiler/src/main/java/org/irodsext/dataprofiler/IrodsextDataProfilerFactoryImpl.java
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@
 import org.irods.jargon.core.connection.IRODSAccount;
 import org.irods.jargon.core.exception.JargonRuntimeException;
 import org.irods.jargon.core.pub.IRODSAccessObjectFactory;
-import org.irods.jargon.extensions.dataprofiler.DataProfilerService;
 import org.irods.jargon.extensions.dataprofiler.DataProfilerFactory;
+import org.irods.jargon.extensions.dataprofiler.DataProfilerService;
 import org.irods.jargon.extensions.dataprofiler.DataProfilerSettings;
 import org.irods.jargon.extensions.datatyper.DataTypeResolutionServiceFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
+import com.emc.metalnx.core.domain.entity.DataGridUser;
+import com.emc.metalnx.services.interfaces.FavoritesService;
+import com.emc.metalnx.services.interfaces.UserService;
+
 /**
  * Factory for {@link DataProfiler} implementation
  * 
@@ -29,16 +33,35 @@ public class IrodsextDataProfilerFactoryImpl implements DataProfilerFactory {
 	@Autowired
 	private DataTypeResolutionServiceFactory dataTypeResolutionServiceFactory;
 
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.irodsext.dataprofiler.DataProfilerFactory#instanceDataProfilerService(org.irods.jargon.core.connection.IRODSAccount)
+	/**
+	 * MetaLnx favorites service is current source of 'favorites' and bookmarks,
+	 * this comes from the irods-ext database at moment. This is provided to the
+	 * data profiler service instance during factory creation
+	 */
+	@Autowired
+	private FavoritesService favoritesService;
+
+	/**
+	 * MetaLnx service to map user/zone accounts to the MetaLnx {@link DataGridUser}
+	 */
+	@Autowired
+	private UserService userService;
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see
+	 * org.irodsext.dataprofiler.DataProfilerFactory#instanceDataProfilerService(org
+	 * .irods.jargon.core.connection.IRODSAccount)
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public DataProfilerService instanceDataProfilerService(final IRODSAccount irodsAccount) {
-		validateDependencies();
-		DataProfilerService dataProfilerService = new IrodsextDataProfilerService(dataProfilerSettings,
+		validateContext();
+		IrodsextDataProfilerService dataProfilerService = new IrodsextDataProfilerService(dataProfilerSettings,
 				irodsAccessObjectFactory, irodsAccount);
 		dataProfilerService.setDataTypeResolutionService(
 				dataTypeResolutionServiceFactory.instanceDataTypeResolutionService(irodsAccount));
+		dataProfilerService.setFavoritesService(getFavoritesService());
 		return dataProfilerService;
 	}
 
@@ -69,7 +92,7 @@ public void setDataTypeResolutionServiceFactory(DataTypeResolutionServiceFactory
 	/**
 	 * Just a sanity check
 	 */
-	private void validateDependencies() {
+	private void validateContext() {
 		if (irodsAccessObjectFactory == null) {
 			throw new JargonRuntimeException("null irodsAccessObjectFactory");
 		}
@@ -81,6 +104,26 @@ private void validateDependencies() {
 		if (dataTypeResolutionServiceFactory == null) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("null dataTypeResolutionServiceFactory");
 		}
+
+		if (userService == null) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("null dataTypeResolutionServiceFactory");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public FavoritesService getFavoritesService() {
+		return favoritesService;
+	}
+
+	public void setFavoritesService(FavoritesService favoritesService) {
+		this.favoritesService = favoritesService;
+	}
+
+	public UserService getUserService() {
+		return userService;
+	}
+
+	public void setUserService(UserService userService) {
+		this.userService = userService;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/irodsext-data-profiler/src/main/java/org/irodsext/dataprofiler/IrodsextDataProfilerService.java b/irodsext-data-profiler/src/main/java/org/irodsext/dataprofiler/IrodsextDataProfilerService.java
index 52881b2..955a70b 100644
--- a/irodsext-data-profiler/src/main/java/org/irodsext/dataprofiler/IrodsextDataProfilerService.java
+++ b/irodsext-data-profiler/src/main/java/org/irodsext/dataprofiler/IrodsextDataProfilerService.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import org.irods.jargon.core.connection.IRODSAccount;
 import org.irods.jargon.core.exception.JargonException;
+import org.irods.jargon.core.exception.JargonRuntimeException;
 import org.irods.jargon.core.pub.IRODSAccessObjectFactory;
 import org.irods.jargon.core.pub.domain.Collection;
 import org.irods.jargon.core.pub.domain.DataObject;
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import com.emc.metalnx.core.domain.entity.DataGridUser;
+import com.emc.metalnx.services.interfaces.FavoritesService;
+
 /**
  * IRODS-EXT base implementation of a data profiler that can summarize a data
  * object or collection
@@ -23,6 +27,16 @@
  */
 public class IrodsextDataProfilerService extends DataProfilerService {
 
+	/**
+	 * This will be provided by the factory
+	 */
+	private FavoritesService favoritesService;
+
+	/**
+	 * logged in user identity
+	 */
+	private DataGridUser dataGridUser;
+
 	public static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(IrodsextDataProfilerService.class);
 
 	public IrodsextDataProfilerService(DataProfilerSettings defaultDataProfilerSettings,
@@ -33,15 +47,21 @@ public IrodsextDataProfilerService(DataProfilerSettings defaultDataProfilerSetti
 	@Override
 	protected void addStarringDataToDataObject(DataProfile<DataObject> dataProfile,
 			DataProfilerSettings dataProfilerSettings) throws JargonException {
-
-		log.warn("starring not yet implemented");
+		validateContext();
+		boolean isStarred = favoritesService.isPathFavoriteForUser(dataGridUser,
+				dataProfile.getDomainObject().getAbsolutePath());
+		dataProfile.setStarred(isStarred);
+		log.debug("starring set to:{}", isStarred);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void addStarringDataToCollection(DataProfile<Collection> dataProfile,
 			DataProfilerSettings dataProfilerSettings) throws JargonException {
-		log.warn("starring not yet implemented");
-
+		validateContext();
+		boolean isStarred = favoritesService.isPathFavoriteForUser(dataGridUser,
+				dataProfile.getDomainObject().getAbsolutePath());
+		dataProfile.setStarred(isStarred);
+		log.debug("starring set to:{}", isStarred);
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -100,4 +120,31 @@ protected void addMetadataTemplatesToCollection(DataProfile<Collection> dataProf
 
 	}
 
+	public FavoritesService getFavoritesService() {
+		return favoritesService;
+	}
+
+	public void setFavoritesService(FavoritesService favoritesService) {
+		this.favoritesService = favoritesService;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Check for any missing dependencies or misconfiguration
+	 */
+	private void validateContext() {
+		if (favoritesService == null) {
+			log.error("favoritesService not configured");
+			throw new JargonRuntimeException("favoritesService not configured");
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	public DataGridUser getDataGridUser() {
+		return dataGridUser;
+	}
+
+	public void setDataGridUser(DataGridUser dataGridUser) {
+		this.dataGridUser = dataGridUser;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8af14e2..d47e0fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 		<artifactId>jargon-pom</artifactId>
 		<version>4.3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
+	<properties>
+		<metalnx.version>2.0.0</metalnx.version>
+	</properties>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>jargon-extensions</name>
 	<description>Jargon Extensions using the irods-ext database used in metalnx</description>
@@ -22,6 +25,20 @@
 			</roles>
 		</developer>
 	</developers>
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+			<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.emc.metalnx</groupId>
+			<artifactId>emc-metalnx-services</artifactId>
+			<version>${metalnx.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+		<groupId>com.emc.metalnx</groupId>
+		<artifactId>emc-metalnx-core</artifactId>
+		<version>${metalnx.version}</version>
+	</dependency>
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>