=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/period/Period.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/period/Period.java	2014-03-18 08:10:10 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/period/Period.java	2014-04-14 12:24:25 +0000
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonView;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlProperty;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlRootElement;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.BaseNameableObject;
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.DxfNamespaces;
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.Weighted;
@@ -42,9 +39,12 @@
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.view.DetailedView;
 import org.hisp.dhis.common.view.ExportView;
 
-import java.text.ParseException;
-import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
-import java.util.Date;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonView;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlProperty;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation.JacksonXmlRootElement;
 
 /**
  * @author Kristian Nordal
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
 
     public static final String DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd";
 
-    private static final String SEPARATOR = "_";
-
     /**
      * Required.
      */
@@ -102,16 +100,6 @@
         this.endDate = endDate;
     }
 
-    @Deprecated
-    public Period( String externalId )
-    {
-        final String[] id = externalId.split( SEPARATOR );
-
-        this.periodType = PeriodType.getPeriodTypeByName( id[0] );
-        this.startDate = getMediumDate( id[1] );
-        this.endDate = getMediumDate( id[2] );
-    }
-
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Logic
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -218,28 +206,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Parses a date from a String on the format YYYY-MM-DD.
-     *
-     * @param dateString the String to parse.
-     * @return a Date based on the given String.
-     */
-    private Date getMediumDate( String dateString )
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            final SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat();
-
-            format.applyPattern( DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT );
-
-            return dateString != null ? format.parse( dateString ) : null;
-        } 
-        catch ( ParseException ex )
-        {
-            throw new RuntimeException( "Failed to parse medium date", ex );
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Return the potential number of periods of the given period type which is
      * spanned by this period.
      *