diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
index 36f991c1d6e7d665752a7fdb9a002b6fd6d94ba8..bbae83c7cea5386a7a769fd7f72d0995c1f96e5e 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/.ratings
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ActionUtils.java b41f60eef8464224b98b0b62fd30221be4686a4d GREEN
 ConstraintsUIUtils.java 40a2893754ec8923a84889c7f5ae33873ccc3332 GREEN
 CopyPasteUtils.java 6c6c090f3c61854ce1a2331a710e23a18eaccd37 GREEN
-DataBindingUtils.java f173ef424663c52da0411838ace7d77f7168afd3 YELLOW
+DataBindingUtils.java d122b9ae66a4c40b80bebdbbf4d2fc48331499b4 GREEN
 DragAndDropUtils.java fc8b7667405f329a05ce60428161e4d096d6547c GREEN
 EObjectSelectionUtils.java 8e74691388cc7e19af23e6eae03460184cf179e5 GREEN
 KernelUIUtils.java e55b37b07608484a0f172272cf2576fe1341ef39 GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/DataBindingUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/DataBindingUtils.java
index bb83b8a91b23bc9b3f2f0573fd3cc5d9d7e1803f..0818014c193a22d5968435e78590368b95138d5e 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/DataBindingUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/ui/util/DataBindingUtils.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.util;
 
+import static org.eclipse.jface.databinding.swt.SWTObservables.observeText;
+
 import org.conqat.ide.commons.ui.databinding.JFaceObservables;
 import org.eclipse.core.databinding.Binding;
 import org.eclipse.core.databinding.DataBindingContext;
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.value.IObservableValue;
 import org.eclipse.core.databinding.validation.IValidator;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EStructuralFeature;
-import org.eclipse.jface.databinding.swt.SWTObservables;
 import org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist.ControlDecoration;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ public final class DataBindingUtils {
 
 		// add the "normal" binding to actually update the model
 		bindings[0] =
-				dbc.bindValue(SWTObservables.observeText(control, SWT.Modify), modelValue,
+				dbc.bindValue(observeText(control, SWT.Modify), modelValue,
 						textToModelStrategyWithUpdate, modelToTextStrategy);
 
 		// here it is important to only use POLICY_CONVERT, to not write through
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ public final class DataBindingUtils {
 
 		// perform a binding which only serves for validation purposes
 		bindings[1] =
-				dbc.bindValue(SWTObservables.observeText(control, SWT.Modify), modelValue,
+				dbc.bindValue(observeText(control, SWT.Modify), modelValue,
 						textToModelStrategyNoUpdate, new UpdateValueStrategy(
 								UpdateValueStrategy.POLICY_NEVER));
 
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ public final class DataBindingUtils {
 
 		// add the "normal" binding to actually update the model
 		bindings[0] =
-				dbc.bindValue(SWTObservables.observeText(control, SWT.FocusOut), cellValue,
+				dbc.bindValue(observeText(control, SWT.FocusOut), cellValue,
 						cellToModelStrategyWithUpdate, modelToCellStrategy);
 
 		// here it is important to only use POLICY_CONVERT, to not write through
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ public final class DataBindingUtils {
 
 		// perform a binding which only serves for validation purposes
 		bindings[1] =
-				dbc.bindValue(SWTObservables.observeText(control, SWT.Modify), cellValue,
+				dbc.bindValue(observeText(control, SWT.Modify), cellValue,
 						cellToModelStrategyNoUpdate, new UpdateValueStrategy(
 								UpdateValueStrategy.POLICY_NEVER));