=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/GenericStore.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/GenericStore.java	2015-11-19 07:29:54 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/GenericStore.java	2015-11-20 02:38:53 +0000
@@ -140,4 +140,6 @@
     List<AttributeValue> getAttributeValueByAttributeAndValue( Attribute attribute, String value );
 
     <P extends IdentifiableObject> boolean isAttributeValueUnique( P object, AttributeValue attributeValue );
+
+    <P extends IdentifiableObject> boolean isAttributeValueUnique( P object, Attribute attribute, String value );
 }

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManager.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManager.java	2015-11-19 07:29:54 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/IdentifiableObjectManager.java	2015-11-20 02:38:53 +0000
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@
 
     <T extends IdentifiableObject> boolean isAttributeValueUnique( Class<T> klass, T object, AttributeValue attributeValue );
 
+    <T extends IdentifiableObject> boolean isAttributeValueUnique( Class<T> klass, T object, Attribute attribute, String value );
+
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // NO ACL
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/DefaultIdentifiableObjectManager.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/DefaultIdentifiableObjectManager.java	2015-11-19 07:29:54 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-core/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/common/DefaultIdentifiableObjectManager.java	2015-11-20 02:38:53 +0000
@@ -1007,6 +1007,13 @@
         return store != null && store.isAttributeValueUnique( object, attributeValue );
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <T extends IdentifiableObject> boolean isAttributeValueUnique( Class<T> klass, T object, Attribute attribute, String value )
+    {
+        GenericIdentifiableObjectStore<IdentifiableObject> store = getIdentifiableObjectStore( klass );
+        return store != null && store.isAttributeValueUnique( object, attribute, value );
+    }
+
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Supportive methods
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-hibernate/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/hibernate/HibernateGenericStore.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-hibernate/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/hibernate/HibernateGenericStore.java	2015-11-19 07:29:54 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-support/dhis-support-hibernate/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/hibernate/HibernateGenericStore.java	2015-11-20 02:38:53 +0000
@@ -583,6 +583,13 @@
         return values.isEmpty() || (object != null && values.size() == 1 && object.getAttributeValues().contains( values.get( 0 ) ));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <P extends IdentifiableObject> boolean isAttributeValueUnique( P object, Attribute attribute, String value )
+    {
+        List<AttributeValue> values = getAttributeValueByAttributeAndValue( attribute, value );
+        return values.isEmpty() || (object != null && values.size() == 1 && object.getAttributeValues().contains( values.get( 0 ) ));
+    }
+
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Helpers
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------