diff --git a/common/python/nomadcore/local_backend.py b/common/python/nomadcore/local_backend.py
index 6d220744bde6cc64b83ab688a0a9dcda62cc4c93..6ab3e8aa4aeb2ecce755918c89b5629cecf339ca 100644
--- a/common/python/nomadcore/local_backend.py
+++ b/common/python/nomadcore/local_backend.py
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ class LocalBackend(object):
 
         dataManager.superSectionManager.addArrayValues(dataManager.metaInfo, values, gIndex=gIndex)
 
+    def setSectionInfo(self, metaName, gIndex, references):
+        """
+        Sets info values of an open section references should be a dictionary with the
+        gIndexes of the root sections this section refers to.
+        """
+        # TODO needs to be implemented !!!
+        pass
+
     def array_type_for_metainfo_type(self, dtypeStr):
         """Returns a list of numpy types correspoding to the dtypeStr of a
         metainfo.