--- a/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/AbstractUIProvider.java	Mon Sep 12 04:55:55 2011 +0000
+++ b/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/AbstractUIProvider.java	Mon Sep 12 05:40:58 2011 +0000
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import de.intevation.flys.client.shared.model.DataItem;
 import de.intevation.flys.client.shared.model.DataList;
 import de.intevation.flys.client.shared.model.Artifact;
+import de.intevation.flys.client.shared.model.ArtifactDescription;
 
 /**
  * An abstract UIProvider that provides some basic methods.
@@ -210,6 +211,23 @@
         return null;
     }
 
+
+    protected String getDataValue(String state, String name) {
+        ArtifactDescription desc = artifact.getArtifactDescription();
+
+        DataList[] old = desc.getOldData();
+
+        for (DataList list: old) {
+            Data d = getData(list.getAll(), name);
+
+            if (d != null) {
+                return d.getItems()[0].getStringValue();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method greps the DataItem with name <i>name</i> from the list and
      * returns it.