diff --git a/pipelines/steps/utils.py b/pipelines/steps/utils.py
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+import os
+import json
+
+
+def record_data_lineage(path_to_output_file, projectPath, metadata):
+    
+    path_to_output_dir, output_file = os.path.split(path_to_output_file)
+         
+    path_to_metadata_file = '/'.join([path_to_output_dir,'data_lineage_metadata.json'])
+    # Ensure the file exists
+    if not os.path.exists(path_to_metadata_file):
+        with open(path_to_metadata_file, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump({}, f)  # Initialize empty JSON
+
+    # Read the existing JSON
+    with open(path_to_metadata_file, 'r') as metadata_file:
+        try:
+            json_dict = json.load(metadata_file)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            json_dict = {}  # Start fresh if file is invalid
+
+    # Compute relative output file path and update the JSON object
+    relpath_to_output_file = os.path.relpath(path_to_output_file, start=projectPath).replace(os.sep, '/')
+    json_dict[relpath_to_output_file] = metadata
+
+    # Write updated JSON back to the file
+    with open(path_to_metadata_file, 'w') as metadata_file:
+        json.dump(json_dict, metadata_file, indent=4)
+        
+    
+    print(f"Metadata for calibrated data saved to {path_to_metadata_file}")
+    
+    return 0
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