diff --git a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datastoreserver/systemtests/GenericDropboxSystemTest.java b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datastoreserver/systemtests/GenericDropboxSystemTest.java
index 63f00eb7c7c91a56db56f38bc6d0c16c0b445c70..a7c8e2354e7ff043007ff783d6c106051cd95be8 100644
--- a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datastoreserver/systemtests/GenericDropboxSystemTest.java
+++ b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/datastoreserver/systemtests/GenericDropboxSystemTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ public abstract class GenericDropboxSystemTest extends GenericSystemTest
         FileUtils.copyDirectory(dataDirectory, destinationDirectory, SVN_FILTER);
     }
 
+    protected void importDataWithMarker(String dataDirectoryName) throws Exception
+    {
+        importData(dataDirectoryName);
+        File markerFile = new File(getIncomingDirectory(), ".MARKER_is_finished_" + dataDirectoryName);
+        markerFile.createNewFile();
+    }
+
     protected void waitUntilDataImported() throws Exception
     {
         waitUntilDataImported(120);