--- a/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/exports/TypeSection.java	Tue Aug 28 11:45:23 2012 +0000
+++ b/flys-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/exports/TypeSection.java	Tue Aug 28 12:47:11 2012 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package de.intevation.flys.exports;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
 import de.intevation.artifactdatabase.state.Attribute;
 import de.intevation.artifactdatabase.state.DefaultSection;
 
@@ -9,11 +11,29 @@
  */
 public class TypeSection extends DefaultSection {
 
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TypeSection.class);
+
     public TypeSection(String key) {
         super(key);
     }
 
 
+    public void setChoiceStringValue(String key, String value, String choiceType) {
+        if (value == null || value.length() == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Attribute attr = getAttribute(key);
+        if (attr == null) {
+            attr = new ChoiceStringAttribute(key, value, true, choiceType);
+            addAttribute(key, attr);
+        }
+        else {
+            attr.setValue(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+
     public void setStringValue(String key, String value) {
         if (value == null || value.length() == 0) {
             return;
@@ -37,6 +57,8 @@
             return (String) attr.getValue();
         }
 
+        logger.debug("attribute " + key + " not found in typesection.getString");
+
         return null;
     }