=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/datavalue/DataValue.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/datavalue/DataValue.java	2014-10-09 12:09:47 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/datavalue/DataValue.java	2014-10-13 10:52:43 +0000
@@ -77,6 +77,21 @@
     {
     }
 
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Logic
+    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    public boolean hasLastUpdated()
+    {
+        String updated = getLastUpdated();
+        return updated != null && !updated.isEmpty();
+    }
+    
+    public boolean hasCreated()
+    {
+        String creat = getCreated();
+        return creat != null && !creat.isEmpty();
+    }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Getters and setters

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/datavalueset/DefaultDataValueSetService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/datavalueset/DefaultDataValueSetService.java	2014-10-06 22:28:17 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/datavalueset/DefaultDataValueSetService.java	2014-10-13 10:52:43 +0000
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@
         // Data values
         // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+        Date now = new Date();
+        
         notifier.notify( id, "Importing data values" );
         log.info( "importing data values" );
 
@@ -668,8 +670,8 @@
                 internalValue.setStoredBy( dataValue.getStoredBy() );
             }
 
-            internalValue.setCreated( parseDate( dataValue.getCreated() ) );
-            internalValue.setLastUpdated( parseDate( dataValue.getLastUpdated() ) );
+            internalValue.setCreated( dataValue.hasCreated() ? parseDate( dataValue.getCreated() ) : now );
+            internalValue.setLastUpdated( dataValue.hasLastUpdated() ? parseDate( dataValue.getLastUpdated() ) : now );
             internalValue.setComment( trimToNull( dataValue.getComment() ) );
             internalValue.setFollowup( dataValue.getFollowup() );