diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/RibDashboardEntryPoint.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/RibDashboardEntryPoint.java
index a455057382d..4aaad6837d7 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/RibDashboardEntryPoint.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/RibDashboardEntryPoint.java
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import com.googlecode.mgwt.ui.client.MGWTSettings;
 import com.googlecode.mgwt.ui.client.MGWTSettings.StatusBarStyle;
 import com.googlecode.mgwt.ui.client.MGWTSettings.ViewPort;
 import com.googlecode.mgwt.ui.client.MGWTStyle;
+import com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt.client.i18n.StringMessages;
 import com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui.client.SailingService;
 import com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui.client.SailingServiceAsync;
 import com.sap.sse.gwt.client.AbstractEntryPoint;
 import com.sap.sse.gwt.client.EntryPointHelper;
-import com.sap.sse.gwt.client.StringMessages;
 import com.sap.sse.gwt.client.player.Timer;
 import com.sap.sse.gwt.client.player.Timer.PlayModes;
 
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ public class RibDashboardEntryPoint extends AbstractEntryPoint<StringMessages> {
 
     @Override
     protected StringMessages createStringMessages() {
-        return GWT.create(StringMessages.class);
+        return StringMessages.INSTANCE;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/i18n/StringMessages.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/i18n/StringMessages.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eab2111b759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/i18n/StringMessages.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt.client.i18n;
+
+import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
+
+public interface StringMessages extends com.sap.sse.gwt.client.StringMessages {
+    public static final StringMessages INSTANCE = GWT.create(StringMessages.class);
+
+    String sampleText();
+}
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/i18n/StringMessages.properties b/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/i18n/StringMessages.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c4958102d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/i18n/StringMessages.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sampleText=some Text
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diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/i18n/StringMessages_de.properties b/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/i18n/StringMessages_de.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25aed4d11f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.dashboards.gwt/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/dashboards/gwt/client/i18n/StringMessages_de.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sampleText=irgendein Text
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