=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dataelement/DataElementOperandService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dataelement/DataElementOperandService.java	2015-07-03 07:44:39 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dataelement/DataElementOperandService.java	2015-08-19 23:45:52 +0000
@@ -57,4 +57,6 @@
     DataElementOperand getDataElementOperand( String dataElementUid, String categoryOptionComboUid );
     
     DataElementOperand getOrAddDataElementOperand( DataElement dataElement, DataElementCategoryOptionCombo categoryOptionCombo );
+    
+    DataElementOperand getOrAddDataElementOperand( String dataElementUid, String categoryOptionComboUid );
 }

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/dimension/DefaultDimensionService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/dimension/DefaultDimensionService.java	2015-08-19 20:52:05 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-analytics/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/analytics/dimension/DefaultDimensionService.java	2015-08-19 23:45:52 +0000
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
                     {
                         if ( DimensionalObjectUtils.isValidDimensionalOperand( uid ) )
                         {
-                            DataElementOperand operand = operandService.getDataElementOperand( 
+                            DataElementOperand operand = operandService.getOrAddDataElementOperand( 
                                 splitSafe( uid, DataElementOperand.ESCAPED_SEPARATOR, 0 ), splitSafe( uid, DataElementOperand.ESCAPED_SEPARATOR, 1 ) );
                             
                             if ( operand != null )

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dataelement/DefaultDataElementOperandService.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dataelement/DefaultDataElementOperandService.java	2015-07-03 07:44:39 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/dataelement/DefaultDataElementOperandService.java	2015-08-19 23:45:52 +0000
@@ -182,4 +182,18 @@
         
         return operand;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public DataElementOperand getOrAddDataElementOperand( String dataElementUid, String categoryOptionComboUid )
+    {
+        DataElement dataElement = dataElementService.getDataElement( dataElementUid );
+        DataElementCategoryOptionCombo categoryOptionCombo = categoryService.getDataElementCategoryOptionCombo( categoryOptionComboUid );
+        
+        if ( dataElement == null || categoryOptionCombo == null )
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+        
+        return getOrAddDataElementOperand( dataElement, categoryOptionCombo );
+    }
 }