=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/event/AbstractEventService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/event/AbstractEventService.java	2014-11-06 09:35:11 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-dxf2/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dxf2/events/event/AbstractEventService.java	2014-11-11 06:42:33 +0000
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 import org.hisp.dhis.trackedentitydatavalue.TrackedEntityDataValueService;
 import org.hisp.dhis.user.CurrentUserService;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
 /**
  * @author Morten Olav Hansen <mortenoh@gmail.com>
  */
+@Transactional
 public abstract class AbstractEventService
     implements EventService
 {

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-importexport/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/importexport/action/event/ImportEventAction.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-importexport/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/importexport/action/event/ImportEventAction.java	2014-11-11 06:11:25 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-importexport/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/importexport/action/event/ImportEventAction.java	2014-11-11 06:42:33 +0000
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@
         this.dryRun = dryRun;
     }
 
-    public String format;
+    public String payloadFormat;
 
-    public void setFormat( String format )
+    public void setPayloadFormat( String payloadFormat )
     {
-        this.format = format;
+        this.payloadFormat = payloadFormat;
     }
 
     private String orgUnitIdScheme = "UID";
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@
         importOptions.setDryRun( dryRun );
         importOptions.setOrgUnitIdScheme( orgUnitIdScheme );
 
-        if ( "csv".equals( format ) )
+        if ( "csv".equals( payloadFormat ) )
         {
             Events events = csvEventService.readEvents( in, skipFirst );
             scheduler.executeTask( new ImportEventsTask( events.getEvents(), eventService, importOptions, taskId ) );
         }
         else
         {
-            boolean jsonInput = "json".equals( format );
+            boolean jsonInput = "json".equals( payloadFormat );
             scheduler.executeTask( new ImportEventTask( in, eventService, importOptions, taskId, jsonInput ) );
         }
 

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-importexport/src/main/resources/org/hisp/dhis/importexport/i18n_module.properties'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-importexport/src/main/resources/org/hisp/dhis/importexport/i18n_module.properties	2014-10-10 14:07:30 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-importexport/src/main/resources/org/hisp/dhis/importexport/i18n_module.properties	2014-11-11 06:42:33 +0000
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@
 programs=Programs
 program_stages=Program Stages
 format=Format
+skip_first=Skip First Row
 compression=Compression
 compression_gzip=Gzip
 compression_zip=Zip

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-importexport/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-importexport/eventImportForm.vm'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-importexport/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-importexport/eventImportForm.vm	2014-11-11 06:11:25 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-importexport/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-importexport/eventImportForm.vm	2014-11-11 06:42:33 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-
+<script>
+$(function() {
+    $('#payloadFormat').on('change', function( e ) {
+        if( "csv" === $('#payloadFormat').val() ) {
+            $('#trSkipFirst').show();
+        } else {
+            $('#trSkipFirst').hide();
+        }
+    });
+})
+</script>
 <h3>$i18n.getString( "event_data_import" )</h3>
 
 <div id="inputCriteria" class="inputCriteria" style="width: 380px">
@@ -20,13 +30,22 @@
 <tr>
     <td>$i18n.getString( "format" )</td>
     <td>
-        <select id="format" style="width: 190px;">
+        <select id="payloadFormat" name="payloadFormat" style="width: 190px;">
             <option value="xml">XML</option>
             <option value="json">JSON</option>
             <option value="csv">CSV</option>
         </select>
     </td>
 </tr>
+<tr id="trSkipFirst" style="display: none;">
+    <td>$i18n.getString( "skip_first" )</td>
+    <td>
+        <select id="skipFirst" name="skipFirst" style="width: 190px;">
+            <option value="true">Yes</option>
+            <option value="false">No</option>
+        </select>
+    </td>
+</tr>
 <tr>
 	<td>$i18n.getString( "orgunit_scheme" )</td>
 	<td><select id="orgUnitIdScheme" name="orgUnitIdScheme" style="width:190px">