--- a/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/server/ArtifactDescriptionFactory.java	Tue May 24 10:44:59 2011 +0000
+++ b/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/server/ArtifactDescriptionFactory.java	Tue May 24 10:46:48 2011 +0000
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@
                 d, "@art:name", ArtifactNamespaceContext.INSTANCE);
 
             DataItem[] dataItems = extractCurrentDataItems(choices);
+            DataItem   def       = extractDefaultDataItem(d);
 
-            list.add(new DefaultData(name, label, null, dataItems));
+            list.add(new DefaultData(name, label, null, dataItems, def));
         }
 
         return list;
@@ -125,6 +126,31 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * This method extracts the default value of a Data object.
+     *
+     * @param data The data object node.
+     *
+     * @return the default DataItem.
+     */
+    protected static DataItem extractDefaultDataItem(Node data) {
+        System.out.println(
+            "ArtifactDescriptionFactory - extractSelectedDataItem");
+
+        String value = XMLUtils.xpathString(
+            data, "@art:defaultValue", ArtifactNamespaceContext.INSTANCE);
+
+        String label = XMLUtils.xpathString(
+            data, "@art:defaultLabel", ArtifactNamespaceContext.INSTANCE);
+
+        if (value != null && label != null) {
+            return new DefaultDataItem(label, null, value);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * This method extract the {@link DataItem}s of the DESCRIBE document.
      *
      * @param items The items in the DESCRIBE document.