diff --git a/warehouse/query-core/src/main/java/datawave/query/planner/QueryPlanningStage.java b/warehouse/query-core/src/main/java/datawave/query/planner/QueryPlanningStage.java
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+package datawave.query.planner;
+
+public class QueryPlanningStage {
+    public enum PLAN_STAGE {
+        PRE_MODEL_EXPANSION, POST_MODEL_EXPANSION, POST_INDEX_EXPANSION
+    }
+}