diff --git a/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/AbstractElementHandler.java b/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/AbstractElementHandler.java
index a514ef175f..0d82629034 100644
--- a/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/AbstractElementHandler.java
+++ b/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/AbstractElementHandler.java
@@ -167,6 +167,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractElementHandler implements ElementHandler {
 		return IDFinder.getIDbyName(tableName, name, getClientId(ctx), getTrxName(ctx));
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Get ID from Value for a table.
+	 * TODO: substitute with PO.getAllIDs
+	 *
+	 * @param tableName
+	 * @param name
+	 */
+	public int getIDbyValue (Properties ctx, String tableName, String value) {
+		return IDFinder.getIDbyValue(tableName, value, getClientId(ctx), getTrxName(ctx));
+	}
+	
     /**
      *	Make backup copy of record.
      *
diff --git a/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/IDFinder.java b/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/IDFinder.java
index 9260c79b25..708ffcb9a6 100644
--- a/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/IDFinder.java
+++ b/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/IDFinder.java
@@ -343,21 +343,22 @@ public class IDFinder {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get ID from Name for a table.
+	 * Get ID from Column for a table.
 	 * TODO: substitute with PO.getAllIDs
 	 *
 	 * @param tableName
+	 * @param column
 	 * @param name
 	 * @param AD_Client_ID
 	 * @param trxName
 	 */
-	public static int getIDbyName (String tableName, String name, int AD_Client_ID, String trxName) {
+	public static int getIDbyColumn (String tableName, String column, String name, int AD_Client_ID, String trxName) {
 		int id = 0;
 		
 		//construct cache key
 		StringBuffer key = new StringBuffer();
 		key.append(tableName)
-			.append(".Name=")
+			.append("."+column+"=")
 			.append(name);
 		if (!tableName.startsWith("AD_"))
 			key.append(" AND AD_Client_ID=").append(AD_Client_ID);
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ public class IDFinder {
 			.append("FROM ")
 			.append(tableName)
 			.append(" ")
-			.append("WHERE name=?");
+			.append("WHERE "+column+"=?");
 		if (!tableName.startsWith("AD_"))
 			sql.append(" AND AD_Client_ID=?");
 		try {
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ public class IDFinder {
 			pstmt = null;
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
-			log.log(Level.SEVERE, "getIDbyName:"+e);
+			log.log(Level.SEVERE, "getIDbyColumn:"+e);
 			throw new DatabaseAccessException(e);
 		}
 		
@@ -398,6 +399,15 @@ public class IDFinder {
 		
 		return id;
 	}
+
+	public static int getIDbyName (String tableName, String name, int AD_Client_ID, String trxName) {
+		return getIDbyColumn(tableName, "Name", name, AD_Client_ID, trxName);
+	}
+
+	public static int getIDbyValue (String tableName, String name, int AD_Client_ID, String trxName) {
+		return getIDbyColumn(tableName, "Value", name, AD_Client_ID, trxName);
+	}
+
 	
 	public static void clearIDCache() {
 		idCache.clear();
diff --git a/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/handler/DataElementHandler.java b/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/handler/DataElementHandler.java
index 3b8158da21..d8d6fdfe29 100644
--- a/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/handler/DataElementHandler.java
+++ b/base/src/org/adempiere/pipo/handler/DataElementHandler.java
@@ -283,7 +283,12 @@ public class DataElementHandler extends AbstractElementHandler {
 						// globalqss - bring support from XML2AD to lookupname
 						String m_tablename = atts.getValue("name").substring(0, atts.getValue("name").length()-3);
 						genericPO.set_ValueOfColumn(atts.getValue("name"), new Integer(getIDbyName(ctx, m_tablename, atts.getValue("lookupname"))));
+					} else if (atts.getValue("lookupvalue") != null && !"".equals(atts.getValue("lookupvalue"))) {
+						// globalqss - bring support from XML2AD to lookupvalue
+						String m_tablename = atts.getValue("name").substring(0, atts.getValue("name").length()-3);
+						genericPO.set_ValueOfColumn(atts.getValue("name"), new Integer(getIDbyValue(ctx, m_tablename, atts.getValue("lookupvalue"))));
 					}
+
 				}
 			}
 		}