diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/dto/DataSetUploadContext.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/dto/DataSetUploadContext.java
index 019d96db8859b19ab91c15e0ec501de7b40029ca..d96badee29e67f5574f3d55b1dfbc32e0eb98730 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/dto/DataSetUploadContext.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/dto/DataSetUploadContext.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.GenericSharedConstants;
 
 /**
- * 
+ * Context data needed for uploading data sets to a CIFEX server.
  *
  * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
  */
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public class DataSetUploadContext implements Serializable
     
     private String comment;
 
+    private String email;
+
     public final String getCifexURL()
     {
         return cifexURL;
@@ -76,4 +78,14 @@ public class DataSetUploadContext implements Serializable
     {
         this.comment = comment;
     }
+    
+    public final String getUserEMail()
+    {
+        return email;
+    }
+
+    public final void setUserEMail(String email)
+    {
+        this.email = email;
+    }
 }