=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/util/DateUtils.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/util/DateUtils.java	2014-11-18 08:48:59 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/util/DateUtils.java	2014-11-19 11:34:01 +0000
@@ -135,6 +135,24 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns the latest of the given dates.
+     * 
+     * @param date the dates.
+     * @return the latest of the given dates.
+     */
+    public static Date max( Date... date )
+    {
+        Date latest = null;
+        
+        for ( Date d : date )
+        {
+            latest = max( d, latest );
+        }
+        
+        return latest;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Formats a Date to the format YYYY-MM-DD.
      *
      * @param date         the Date to parse.

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/util/DateUtilsTest.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/util/DateUtilsTest.java	2014-11-18 08:48:59 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-system/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/system/util/DateUtilsTest.java	2014-11-19 11:34:01 +0000
@@ -84,4 +84,25 @@
         
         assertNull( DateUtils.max( date3, date4 ) );
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testMaxArray()
+    {
+        Date date1 = new DateTime( 2014, 5, 15, 3, 3 ).toDate();
+        Date date2 = new DateTime( 2014, 5, 18, 1, 1 ).toDate();
+        Date date3 = new DateTime( 2014, 6, 10, 1, 1 ).toDate();
+        Date date4 = null;
+        Date date5 = null;
+        Date date6 = null;
+        
+        assertEquals( date2, DateUtils.max( date1, date2, date4 ) );
+        assertEquals( date2, DateUtils.max( date2, date1, date4 ) );
+        assertEquals( date3, DateUtils.max( date1, date2, date3 ) );
+        assertEquals( date3, DateUtils.max( date1, date2, date3 ) );
+        assertEquals( date3, DateUtils.max( date3, date4, date5 ) );
+        assertEquals( date4, DateUtils.max( date4, date5, date6 ) );
+        assertEquals( date1, DateUtils.max( date1, date5, date4 ) );
+        
+        assertNull( DateUtils.max( date4, date5, date6 ) );
+    }
 }