diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/AbstractDataImportResponse.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/AbstractDataImportResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44e3bb1c876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/AbstractDataImportResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui.adminconsole.resulthandling;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject;
+import com.google.gwt.core.client.JsArray;
+import com.google.gwt.json.client.JSONParser;
+
+/**
+ * Abstract super-class for data import response overlay type providing convenience methods.
+ */
+class AbstractDataImportResponse extends JavaScriptObject {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(AbstractDataImportResponse.class.getName());
+
+    /**
+     * {@link JSONParser#parseStrict(String) Strictly parses} the provided {@link String} representation into JSON and
+     * {@link JavaScriptObject#cast() casts} it to the provided {@link Class type class}.
+     * 
+     * @param json
+     *            {@link String} representation to parse into JSON
+     * @param clazz
+     *            {@link Class type class} to cast parse result to
+     * @return the parsed and casted object or <code>null</code> if any {@link Exception exception} occurs
+     */
+    protected static final <T extends AbstractDataImportResponse> T parse(String json, Class<T> clazz) {
+        try {
+            return JSONParser.parseStrict(json).isObject().getJavaScriptObject().cast();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.severe(() -> "Failed to parse import " + clazz.getSimpleName());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected AbstractDataImportResponse() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Maps an array containing element of any type into a {@link List list} of the same type by keeping their order.
+     * 
+     * @param array
+     *            the array which should be mapped
+     * @return the {@link List list} containing the array's elements or an empty list if the array is <code>null</code>
+     *         or empty
+     */
+    protected final <T> List<T> asList(T[] array) {
+        return (array == null || array.length == 0) ? Collections.emptyList() : Arrays.asList(array);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Maps a {@link JsArray JavaScript array} containing any type of {@link JavaScriptObject JavaScript objects} into a
+     * {@link List list} of the same type by keeping their order.
+     * 
+     * @param array
+     *            the {@link JsArray JavaScript array} which should be mapped
+     * @return the {@link List list} containing the array's elements or an empty list if the array is <code>null</code>
+     *         or empty
+     */
+    protected final <T extends JavaScriptObject> List<T> asList(JsArray<T> array) {
+        if (array == null || array.length() == 0) {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        } else {
+            final List<T> list = new ArrayList<T>(array.length());
+            for (int index = 0; index < array.length(); index++) {
+                list.add(array.get(index));
+            }
+            return list;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/ExpeditionDataImportResponse.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/ExpeditionDataImportResponse.java
index 09df258f0f4..8da6afafe8a 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/ExpeditionDataImportResponse.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/ExpeditionDataImportResponse.java
@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
 package com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui.adminconsole.resulthandling;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject;
-import com.google.gwt.json.client.JSONParser;
-
-public class ExpeditionDataImportResponse extends JavaScriptObject {
-
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ExpeditionDataImportResponse.class.getName());
+public class ExpeditionDataImportResponse extends AbstractDataImportResponse {
 
     public static final ExpeditionDataImportResponse parse(String json) {
-        try {
-            return (ExpeditionDataImportResponse) JSONParser.parseStrict(json).isObject().getJavaScriptObject();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.severe("Failed to parse ExpeditionDataImportResponse object!");
-            return null;
-        }
+        return AbstractDataImportResponse.parse(json, ExpeditionDataImportResponse.class);
     }
 
     protected ExpeditionDataImportResponse() {
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/SensorDataImportResponse.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/SensorDataImportResponse.java
index 7b60ea897e1..e7cd4d272a9 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/SensorDataImportResponse.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/adminconsole/resulthandling/SensorDataImportResponse.java
@@ -1,62 +1,36 @@
 package com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui.adminconsole.resulthandling;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject;
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.JsArray;
-import com.google.gwt.json.client.JSONParser;
 
-public class SensorDataImportResponse extends JavaScriptObject {
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SensorDataImportResponse.class.getName());
+public class SensorDataImportResponse extends AbstractDataImportResponse {
 
     public static final SensorDataImportResponse parse(String json) {
-        try {
-            return (SensorDataImportResponse) JSONParser.parseStrict(json).isObject().getJavaScriptObject();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.severe("failed to parse result");
-            return null;
-        }
+        return AbstractDataImportResponse.parse(json, SensorDataImportResponse.class);
     }
 
     protected SensorDataImportResponse() {
     }
 
     public final List<String> getUploads() {
-        final String[] uploads = uploads();
-        if (uploads == null || uploads.length == 0) {
-            return Collections.emptyList();
-        } else {
-            return Arrays.asList(uploads);
-        }
+        return asList(this.uploads());
     }
 
     public final List<ErrorMessage> getErrors() {
-        final JsArray<ErrorMessage> errors = errors();
-        if (errors == null || errors.length() == 0) {
-            return Collections.emptyList();
-        } else {
-            final ArrayList<ErrorMessage> errorsAsList = new ArrayList<>(errors.length());
-            for (int i = 0; i < errors.length(); i++) {
-                errorsAsList.add(errors.get(i));
-            }
-            return errorsAsList;
-        }
+        return asList(this.errors());
     }
 
     private final native String[] uploads() /*-{
-	return this.uploads;
+        return this.uploads;
     }-*/;
 
     private final native JsArray<ErrorMessage> errors() /*-{
-	return this.errors;
+        return this.errors;
     }-*/;
 
     public final boolean didSucceedImportingAnyFile() {
-        return getUploads() != null && getUploads().size() > 0;
+        return getUploads() != null && !getUploads().isEmpty();
     }
 
     public final boolean hasErrors() {