diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/layout/auto/AutoLayoutMenu.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/layout/auto/AutoLayoutMenu.java
index fcacd49cc7d74db5517a7a4ef4e3ac26c947cab0..852d4348dc58d691ee5ca7c8ad15693789dc28b7 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/layout/auto/AutoLayoutMenu.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/layout/auto/AutoLayoutMenu.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ $Id$
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.layout.auto;
 
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.layout.LayoutKeyConstants.CONNECTOR_ANGLE;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.utils.AngleUtils.getAngle;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.utils.EcoreUtils.pickInstanceOf;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.ui.extension.data.ContextMenuContextProvider;
  * @author barner
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 76FF1ADFC034DE69815575B04BA534F0
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 2D666157F7CB8A373233FD508F93F90C
  */
 public class AutoLayoutMenu implements IContextMenuContributor {
 
@@ -113,8 +114,7 @@ public class AutoLayoutMenu implements IContextMenuContributor {
 
 		// Check if model is empty
 		if(pickInstanceOf(ILayoutedModelElement.class, element.getContainedElements()).isEmpty()) {
-			// TODO (FH): use import static
-			return Collections.emptyList();
+			return emptyList();
 		}
 
 		// Enable automatic layouter only for diagrams without rounded edges, which is the case if
@@ -122,13 +122,11 @@ public class AutoLayoutMenu implements IContextMenuContributor {
 		// particular also if the model does not contain any connectors, or none of the connectors
 		// is connected to a connection).
 		if(hasConnectedConnectorWithAngle(element)) {
-			// TODO (FH): use import static
-			return Collections.emptyList();
+			return emptyList();
 		}
 		for(IHierarchicElement childElement : element.getContainedElements()) {
 			if(hasConnectedConnectorWithAngle(childElement)) {
-				// TODO (FH): use import static
-				return Collections.emptyList();
+				return emptyList();
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/layout/auto/KielerAutoLayouter.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/layout/auto/KielerAutoLayouter.java
index 583485c4840e24a45b1f5dd8e340a09f7e6ac351..dfd2e58f5fe22e3c8e42a1647da9dbfe81429efa 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/layout/auto/KielerAutoLayouter.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/base/ui/layout/auto/KielerAutoLayouter.java
@@ -17,10 +17,25 @@ $Id$
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.layout.auto;
 
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.options.Direction.RIGHT;
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.options.LayoutOptions.DIRECTION;
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.options.LayoutOptions.INTERACTIVE;
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.options.LayoutOptions.PORT_SIDE;
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.util.KimlUtil.createInitializedEdge;
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.util.KimlUtil.createInitializedNode;
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.util.KimlUtil.createInitializedPort;
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.klay.layered.properties.InteractiveReferencePoint.TOP_LEFT;
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.klay.layered.properties.Properties.FEEDBACK_EDGES;
+import static de.cau.cs.kieler.klay.layered.properties.Properties.INTERACTIVE_REFERENCE_POINT;
+import static java.lang.Math.max;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.layout.DefaultLayoutConstants.DEFAULT_CONNECTOR_SIZE;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.layout.DefaultLayoutConstants.DEFAULT_GRID_SIZE;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.layout.DefaultLayoutConstants.DEFAULT_SHAPE_MINIMUM_HEIGHT;
+import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.annotation.view.AnnotationViewPartBase.isUpdateEnabled;
+import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.annotation.view.AnnotationViewPartBase.setUpdateEnabled;
+import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.utils.LayoutDataUIUtils.addBendPointToConnection;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.utils.LayoutDataUtils.getNodeSize;
+import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.utils.LayoutDataUtils.setNodeLayoutData;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.utils.LayoutDataUtils.setNodePosition;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.base.utils.LayoutDataUtils.setStickyConnectorLayoutData;
 
@@ -41,9 +56,6 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.base.model.layout.ILayoutData;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.base.model.layout.ILayoutedModelElement;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.base.model.layout.Points;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.base.model.layout.impl.PointsImpl;
-import org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.annotation.view.AnnotationViewPartBase;
-import org.fortiss.tooling.base.ui.utils.LayoutDataUIUtils;
-import org.fortiss.tooling.base.utils.LayoutDataUtils;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.extension.data.ITopLevelElement;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.service.IPersistencyService;
 
@@ -56,13 +68,8 @@ import de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.AbstractLayoutProvider;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.klayoutdata.KEdgeLayout;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.klayoutdata.KPoint;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.klayoutdata.KShapeLayout;
-import de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.options.Direction;
-import de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.options.LayoutOptions;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.options.PortSide;
-import de.cau.cs.kieler.kiml.util.KimlUtil;
 import de.cau.cs.kieler.klay.layered.LayeredLayoutProvider;
-import de.cau.cs.kieler.klay.layered.properties.InteractiveReferencePoint;
-import de.cau.cs.kieler.klay.layered.properties.Properties;
 
 /**
  * <p>
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@ import de.cau.cs.kieler.klay.layered.properties.Properties;
  * @author offtermatt, barner
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: 36F683174E3AD8ADC2DDDC27D7C75183
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: F9D59F75EB9D0D8D46B8404AE357CB33
  */
 // TODO (FH): use import static
 public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
@@ -112,16 +119,15 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 	@Override
 	public void performAutoLayout(IHierarchicElement hierarchicElement) {
 
-		boolean avUpdateEnabled = AnnotationViewPartBase.isUpdateEnabled();
-		AnnotationViewPartBase.setUpdateEnabled(false);
+		boolean avUpdateEnabled = isUpdateEnabled();
+		setUpdateEnabled(false);
 		KNode rootNode = createKIELERGraph(hierarchicElement);
 
 		KShapeLayout rootNodeLayout = rootNode.getData(KShapeLayout.class);
-		rootNodeLayout.setProperty(LayoutOptions.DIRECTION, Direction.RIGHT);
-		rootNodeLayout.setProperty(LayoutOptions.INTERACTIVE, true);
-		rootNodeLayout.setProperty(Properties.FEEDBACK_EDGES, true);
-		rootNodeLayout.setProperty(Properties.INTERACTIVE_REFERENCE_POINT,
-				InteractiveReferencePoint.TOP_LEFT);
+		rootNodeLayout.setProperty(DIRECTION, RIGHT);
+		rootNodeLayout.setProperty(INTERACTIVE, true);
+		rootNodeLayout.setProperty(FEEDBACK_EDGES, true);
+		rootNodeLayout.setProperty(INTERACTIVE_REFERENCE_POINT, TOP_LEFT);
 
 		AbstractLayoutProvider layoutProvider = new LayeredLayoutProvider();
 		IKielerProgressMonitor progressMonitor = new BasicProgressMonitor();
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 
 		applyLayout(rootNode, hierarchicElement);
 
-		AnnotationViewPartBase.setUpdateEnabled(avUpdateEnabled);
+		setUpdateEnabled(avUpdateEnabled);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -187,7 +193,7 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 			for(IHierarchicElement element : hierarchicElement.getContainedElements()) {
 				KNode kNode = modelElementsToKNodes.get(element);
 				KShapeLayout kNodeLayout = kNode.getData(KShapeLayout.class);
-				LayoutDataUtils.setNodeLayoutData((ILayoutedModelElement)element,
+				setNodeLayoutData((ILayoutedModelElement)element,
 						truncateSnap2Grid(kNodeLayout.getXpos()),
 						truncateSnap2Grid(kNodeLayout.getYpos()),
 						truncateSnap2Grid(kNodeLayout.getWidth(), true),
@@ -199,7 +205,7 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 				IConnection connection = entry.getKey();
 				KEdgeLayout kEdgeLayout = kEdge.getData(KEdgeLayout.class);
 				for(KPoint kPoint : kEdgeLayout.getBendPoints()) {
-					LayoutDataUIUtils.addBendPointToConnection((ILayoutedModelElement)connection,
+					addBendPointToConnection((ILayoutedModelElement)connection,
 							truncateSnap2Grid(kPoint.getX()), truncateSnap2Grid(kPoint.getY()));
 				}
 			}
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 			KPort kPort = entry.getValue();
 			IConnector connector = entry.getKey();
 			KShapeLayout kLayout = kPort.getData(KShapeLayout.class);
-			PortSide side = kLayout.getProperty(LayoutOptions.PORT_SIDE);
+			PortSide side = kLayout.getProperty(PORT_SIDE);
 			EOrientation orientation = null;
 			switch(side) {
 				case NORTH:
@@ -292,7 +298,7 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 	 */
 	private KNode createKIELERGraph(IHierarchicElement hierarchicElement) {
 
-		KNode rootNode = KimlUtil.createInitializedNode();
+		KNode rootNode = createInitializedNode();
 
 		modelElementsToKNodes = new BasicEMap<IHierarchicElement, KNode>();
 		outboundConnectorsToKPorts = new BasicEMap<IConnector, KPort>();
@@ -307,7 +313,7 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			KNode kNode = KimlUtil.createInitializedNode();
+			KNode kNode = createInitializedNode();
 
 			KShapeLayout kNodeLayout = kNode.getData(KShapeLayout.class);
 
@@ -328,10 +334,10 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 
 			// Adjust size of node to number of connectors
 			Dimension dimension = getNodeSize((ILayoutedModelElement)currentChild);
-			int numConnectors = Math.max(inputConnectors.size(), outputConnectors.size());
-			kNodeLayout.setHeight(Math.max((1 + 2 * numConnectors) * DEFAULT_CONNECTOR_SIZE,
+			int numConnectors = max(inputConnectors.size(), outputConnectors.size());
+			kNodeLayout.setHeight(max((1 + 2 * numConnectors) * DEFAULT_CONNECTOR_SIZE,
 					truncateSnap2Grid(dimension.getHeight(), true)));
-			kNodeLayout.setWidth(Math.max(DEFAULT_SHAPE_MINIMUM_HEIGHT,
+			kNodeLayout.setWidth(max(DEFAULT_SHAPE_MINIMUM_HEIGHT,
 					truncateSnap2Grid(dimension.getWidth(), true)));
 
 			kNode.setParent(rootNode);
@@ -352,13 +358,13 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 		globalOutboundConnectorsToKPorts = new BasicEMap<IConnector, KPort>();
 
 		for(IConnector connector : hierarchicElement.getConnectors()) {
-			KNode kNodeVirtual = KimlUtil.createInitializedNode();
+			KNode kNodeVirtual = createInitializedNode();
 			KShapeLayout kNodeVirtualLayout = kNodeVirtual.getData(KShapeLayout.class);
 			kNodeVirtualLayout.setHeight(DEFAULT_CONNECTOR_SIZE);
 			kNodeVirtualLayout.setWidth(2 * DEFAULT_CONNECTOR_SIZE);
 			kNodeVirtual.setParent(rootNode);
 
-			KPort kPort = KimlUtil.createInitializedPort();
+			KPort kPort = createInitializedPort();
 			kPort.setNode(kNodeVirtual);
 			if(connector instanceof ExitConnectorBase) {
 				globalOutboundConnectorsToKPorts.put(connector, kPort);
@@ -371,7 +377,7 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 		// Create edges
 		for(Entry<IConnector, KPort> entry : outboundConnectorsToKPorts) {
 			for(IConnection connection : entry.getKey().getOutgoing()) {
-				KEdge kEdge = KimlUtil.createInitializedEdge();
+				KEdge kEdge = createInitializedEdge();
 				KPort kSourcePort = entry.getValue();
 
 				kEdge.setSource(kSourcePort.getNode());
@@ -409,7 +415,7 @@ public class KielerAutoLayouter implements IAutoLayouter {
 	 */
 	private KPort createKPortFromIConnector(IConnector connector, KNode kNode,
 			EMap<IConnector, KPort> connectorsToKPorts) {
-		KPort kPort = KimlUtil.createInitializedPort();
+		KPort kPort = createInitializedPort();
 		kPort.setNode(kNode);
 		KShapeLayout kPortLayout = kPort.getData(KShapeLayout.class);
 		kPortLayout.setHeight(DEFAULT_CONNECTOR_SIZE);