=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/datavalue/DataValue.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/datavalue/DataValue.java	2014-07-22 16:44:27 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/datavalue/DataValue.java	2014-09-24 14:52:15 +0000
@@ -169,12 +169,18 @@
         return getCategoryOptionCombo();
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether the value is a zero.
+     */
     public boolean isZero()
     {
         return dataElement != null && dataElement.getType().equals( DataElement.VALUE_TYPE_INT )
             && value != null && ZERO_PATTERN.matcher( value ).find();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether the value is null.
+     */
     public boolean isNullValue()
     {
         return value == null && comment == null;

=== 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	2014-09-24 14:40:12 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/datavalueset/DefaultDataValueSetService.java	2014-09-24 14:52:15 +0000
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
             {
                 if ( strategy.isCreateAndUpdate() || strategy.isCreate() )
                 {
-                    if ( !dryRun )
+                    if ( !dryRun && !internalValue.isNullValue() )
                     {
                         batchHandler.addObject( internalValue );
                     }