diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/AbstractAttributeDataProvider.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/AbstractAttributeDataProvider.java
index 8b2b809..ce3dcca 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/AbstractAttributeDataProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/AbstractAttributeDataProvider.java
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 /**
  * @author Roberto E. Escobar
  */
-public abstract class AbstractAttributeDataProvider implements IAttributeDataProvider {
-   private final Attribute<?> attribute;
+public abstract class AbstractAttributeDataProvider<T> implements IAttributeDataProvider {
+   private final Attribute<T> attribute;
 
-   public AbstractAttributeDataProvider(Attribute<?> attribute) {
+   public AbstractAttributeDataProvider(Attribute<T> attribute) {
       super();
       this.attribute = attribute;
    }
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    /**
     * @return the attribute
     */
-   protected Attribute<?> getAttribute() {
+   protected Attribute<T> getAttribute() {
       return attribute;
    }
 }
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diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/ClobAttributeDataProvider.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/ClobAttributeDataProvider.java
index 905de7f..1b10d7b1 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/ClobAttributeDataProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/ClobAttributeDataProvider.java
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
 /**
  * @author Roberto E. Escobar
  */
-public class ClobAttributeDataProvider extends DefaultAttributeDataProvider {
-   public ClobAttributeDataProvider(Attribute<?> attribute) {
+public class ClobAttributeDataProvider<T> extends DefaultAttributeDataProvider<T> {
+   public ClobAttributeDataProvider(Attribute<T> attribute) {
       super(attribute);
    }
-
 }
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diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/DefaultAttributeDataProvider.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/DefaultAttributeDataProvider.java
index 3394741..ac0969f 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/DefaultAttributeDataProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/DefaultAttributeDataProvider.java
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@
 /**
  * @author Roberto E. Escobar
  */
-public class DefaultAttributeDataProvider extends AbstractAttributeDataProvider implements ICharacterAttributeDataProvider {
-   private Object rawValue;
+public class DefaultAttributeDataProvider<T> extends AbstractAttributeDataProvider<T> implements ICharacterAttributeDataProvider<T> {
+   private T rawValue;
 
    private final DataStore dataStore;
 
-   public DefaultAttributeDataProvider(Attribute<?> attribute) {
+   public DefaultAttributeDataProvider(Attribute<T> attribute) {
       super(attribute);
       this.dataStore = new DataStore(new AttributeResourceProcessor(attribute));
-      this.rawValue = "";
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
    }
 
    @Override
-   public boolean setValue(Object value) throws OseeCoreException {
+   public boolean setValue(T value) {
       Conditions.checkNotNull(value, "attribute value");
       boolean response = false;
       if (value.toString().equals(getValueAsString())) {
@@ -83,13 +82,13 @@
       return BinaryContentUtils.generateFileName(getAttribute());
    }
 
-   private void storeValue(Object value) throws OseeCoreException {
+   private void storeValue(T value) {
       if (value != null && value instanceof String && ((String) value).length() > JdbcConstants.JDBC__MAX_VARCHAR_LENGTH) {
          try {
             byte[] compressed =
                Lib.compressStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(((String) value).getBytes("UTF-8")), getInternalFileName());
             dataStore.setContent(compressed, "zip", "application/zip", "ISO-8859-1");
-            this.rawValue = "";
+            this.rawValue = null;
          } catch (IOException ex) {
             OseeCoreException.wrapAndThrow(ex);
          }
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@
    @Override
    public void loadData(Object... objects) throws OseeCoreException {
       if (objects != null && objects.length > 1) {
-         storeValue(objects[0]);
+         storeValue((T) objects[0]);
          dataStore.setLocator((String) objects[1]);
       }
    }
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/ICharacterAttributeDataProvider.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/ICharacterAttributeDataProvider.java
index 42c6d6d..7616ebe 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/ICharacterAttributeDataProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/framework/skynet/core/attribute/providers/ICharacterAttributeDataProvider.java
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.osee.framework.skynet.core.attribute.providers;
 
-import org.eclipse.osee.framework.jdk.core.type.OseeCoreException;
-
 /**
  * @author Roberto E. Escobar
  */
-public interface ICharacterAttributeDataProvider extends IAttributeDataProvider {
+public interface ICharacterAttributeDataProvider<T> extends IAttributeDataProvider {
 
-   public String getValueAsString() throws OseeCoreException;
+   public String getValueAsString();
 
-   public boolean setValue(Object value) throws OseeCoreException;
+   public boolean setValue(T value);
 }
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