diff --git a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/AbstractFormattedData.java b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/AbstractFormattedData.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..46eed7a6625dd6d72d66d10e0028dfffc7732319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/AbstractFormattedData.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 ETH Zuerich, CISD
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ch.systemsx.cisd.bds;
+
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.bds.storage.IDirectory;
+
+
+/**
+ * Common code of implementations of {@link IFormattedData}.
+ *
+ * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
+ */
+abstract class AbstractFormattedData implements IFormattedData
+{
+    protected final IDirectory dataDirectory;
+    protected final Format format;
+    private final IFormatParameters formatParameters;
+
+    protected AbstractFormattedData(FormattedDataContext context)
+    {
+        assert context != null : "Unspecified context.";
+        dataDirectory = context.getDataDirectory();
+        format = context.getFormat();
+        formatParameters = context.getFormatParameters();
+        assertValidFormatAndFormatParameters();
+    }
+
+    public final IFormatParameters getFormatParameters()
+    {
+        return formatParameters;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Asserts valid format and format parameters. Will be called at the end of the constructor. The format of
+     * the {@link FormattedDataContext} will be available by the protected attribute {@link #format}. The
+     * format parameters will be available by {@link #getFormatParameters()}.
+     * 
+     * @throws DataStructureException if format of format parameters are invalid.
+     */
+    protected abstract void assertValidFormatAndFormatParameters();
+}
diff --git a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/DataStructureV1_0.java b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/DataStructureV1_0.java
index 8b50ddd75848a7a50401fc74e89f11681a0a683e..8b55dc2b65020e23f722a869f995af609ef438ec 100644
--- a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/DataStructureV1_0.java
+++ b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/DataStructureV1_0.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0 extends AbstractDataStructure
     static final String CHECKSUM_DIRECTORY = "md5sum";
 
     static final String DIR_METADATA = "metadata";
+    
+    static final String DIR_PARAMETERS = "parameters";
 
     static final String DIR_DATA = "data";
 
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0 extends AbstractDataStructure
     
     private final ChecksumBuilder checksumBuilder = new ChecksumBuilder(new MD5ChecksumCalculator());
     private final Map<String, Reference> standardOriginalMapping = new LinkedHashMap<String, Reference>();
+    private final FormatParameters formatParameters = new FormatParameters();
 
     private Format format;
 
@@ -87,14 +90,15 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0 extends AbstractDataStructure
      * 
      * @throws DataStructureException if this method has been invoked before the format has been set.
      */
-    public IFormattedData getFormatedData()
+    public IFormattedData getFormattedData()
     {
         assertOpenOrCreated();
         if (format == null)
         {
-            throw new DataStructureException("Couldn't create formated data because of undefined format.");
+            throw new DataStructureException("Couldn't create formated data because of unspecified format.");
         }
-        return FormatedDataFactory.createFormatedData(getMetaDataDirectory(), format, UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0);
+        IDirectory metaData = getMetaDataDirectory();
+        return FormatedDataFactory.createFormatedData(metaData, format, UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0, formatParameters);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -107,6 +111,17 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0 extends AbstractDataStructure
         this.format = format;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds the specified format parameter.
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if they is already a parameter with same name as <code>parameter</code>.
+     */
+    public void addFormatParameter(FormatParameter formatParameter)
+    {
+        assert formatParameter != null : "Unspecified format parameter.";
+        formatParameters.addParameter(formatParameter);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Returns the experiment identifier.
      * 
@@ -279,7 +294,12 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0 extends AbstractDataStructure
     {
         IDirectory metaDataDirectory = getMetaDataDirectory();
         setFormat(Format.loadFrom(metaDataDirectory));
-        
+        formatParameters.loadFrom(getParametersDirectory());
+        loadStandardOriginalMapping(metaDataDirectory);
+    }
+
+    private void loadStandardOriginalMapping(IDirectory metaDataDirectory)
+    {
         StringReader stringReader = new StringReader(Utilities.getString(metaDataDirectory, MAPPING_FILE));
         BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(stringReader);
         List<String> lines = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -315,7 +335,7 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0 extends AbstractDataStructure
             standardOriginalMapping.put(path, new Reference(path, referenceDefinition.substring(i2 + 1), type));
         }
     }
-
+    
     @Override
     protected void performClosing()
     {
@@ -324,6 +344,8 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0 extends AbstractDataStructure
         String checksumsOfOriginal = checksumBuilder.buildChecksumsForAllFilesIn(getOriginalData());
         checksumDirectory.addKeyValuePair(DIR_ORIGINAL, checksumsOfOriginal);
         
+        formatParameters.saveTo(getParametersDirectory());
+        
         StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
         PrintWriter printWriter = new PrintWriter(writer, true);
         Collection<Reference> values = standardOriginalMapping.values();
@@ -352,4 +374,10 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0 extends AbstractDataStructure
     {
         return Utilities.getOrCreateSubDirectory(root, DIR_METADATA);
     }
+    
+    private IDirectory getParametersDirectory()
+    {
+        return Utilities.getOrCreateSubDirectory(getMetaDataDirectory(), DIR_PARAMETERS);
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatParameter.java b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatParameter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..77a834c23a08faf20ef7c619537a4baf1b63a3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatParameter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 ETH Zuerich, CISD
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ch.systemsx.cisd.bds;
+
+/**
+ * A format parameter with a name and a string value. 
+ *
+ * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
+ */
+public final class FormatParameter
+{
+    private final String name;
+    private final String value;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an instance for the specified name and value.
+     *
+     * @param name A non-empty string as the name of the parameter.
+     * @param value A non-<code>null</code> string as the value.
+     */
+    public FormatParameter(String name, String value)
+    {
+        assert name != null && name.length() > 0 : "Unspecified parameter name.";
+        this.name = name;
+        assert value != null : "Unspecified parameter value.";
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of this parameter.
+     */
+    public final String getName()
+    {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of this parameter.
+     */
+    public final String getValue()
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatParameters.java b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatParameters.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..94f6e217afe81c131ecf0e1fba1fdc19b99e450c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatParameters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 ETH Zuerich, CISD
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ch.systemsx.cisd.bds;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.bds.storage.IDirectory;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.bds.storage.IFile;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.bds.storage.INode;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of {@link IFormatParameters} which allows to add {@link FormatParameter} instances.
+ *
+ * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
+ */
+class FormatParameters implements IFormatParameters
+{
+    private final Map<String, FormatParameter> parameters = new LinkedHashMap<String, FormatParameter>();
+
+    void loadFrom(IDirectory directory)
+    {
+        parameters.clear();
+        for (INode node : directory)
+        {
+            if (node instanceof IFile)
+            {
+                IFile file = (IFile) node;
+                addParameter(new FormatParameter(file.getName(), file.getStringContent().trim()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    void saveTo(IDirectory directory)
+    {
+        for (FormatParameter parameter : parameters.values())
+        {
+            directory.addKeyValuePair(parameter.getName(), parameter.getValue());
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Adds the specified parameter.
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if they is already a parameter with same name as <code>parameter</code>.
+     */
+    void addParameter(FormatParameter parameter)
+    {
+        String name = parameter.getName();
+        if (parameters.containsKey(name))
+        {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("There is already a parameter named '" + name + "'.");
+        }
+        parameters.put(name, parameter);
+    }
+    
+    public String getValue(String parameterName)
+    {
+        FormatParameter formatParameter = parameters.get(parameterName);
+        if (formatParameter == null)
+        {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown parameter '" + parameterName + "'.");
+        }
+        return formatParameter.getValue();
+    }
+
+    public Iterator<FormatParameter> iterator()
+    {
+        return parameters.values().iterator();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatedDataFactory.java b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatedDataFactory.java
index 42505187763c9eb3de59afabcd7604c84baddd0e..b339b3054911df3037b8c4a76c426e7a1db379a1 100644
--- a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatedDataFactory.java
+++ b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormatedDataFactory.java
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ class FormatedDataFactory
         return factory.getClassFor(format.getVersion());
     }
 
-    static IFormattedData createFormatedData(IDirectory dataDirectory, Format format, Format defaultFormat)
+    static IFormattedData createFormatedData(IDirectory dataDirectory, Format format, Format defaultFormat, 
+                                             IFormatParameters formatParameters)
     {
         Factory<IFormattedData> factory = getFactory(format, defaultFormat);
-        return factory.create(IDirectory.class, dataDirectory, format.getVersion());
+        Format f = chooseSupportedFormat(format, defaultFormat);
+        FormattedDataContext context = new FormattedDataContext(dataDirectory, f, formatParameters);
+        return factory.create(FormattedDataContext.class, context, format.getVersion());
     }
 
     private static Factory<IFormattedData> getFactory(Format format, Format defaultFormat)
@@ -79,4 +82,9 @@ class FormatedDataFactory
         return factory;
     }
     
+    private static Format chooseSupportedFormat(Format format, Format defaultFormat)
+    {
+        return factories.get(format.getCode()) == null ? defaultFormat : format;
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormattedDataContext.java b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormattedDataContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..876bb3e091a51675f4601d17f96bc2da3aeb576d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/FormattedDataContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 ETH Zuerich, CISD
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ch.systemsx.cisd.bds;
+
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.bds.storage.IDirectory;
+
+/**
+ * Context of {@link IFormattedData}. Argument of all constructores of concrete implementations of
+ * {@link IFormattedData}. 
+ *
+ * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
+ */
+class FormattedDataContext
+{
+    private final IDirectory dataDirectory;
+    private final Format format;
+    private final IFormatParameters formatParameters;
+
+    FormattedDataContext(IDirectory dataDirectory, Format format, IFormatParameters formatParameters)
+    {
+        assert dataDirectory != null : "Unspecified data directory.";
+        this.dataDirectory = dataDirectory;
+        assert format != null : "Unspecified format.";
+        this.format = format;
+        assert formatParameters != null : "Unspecified format parameters.";
+        this.formatParameters = formatParameters;
+    }
+
+    final IDirectory getDataDirectory()
+    {
+        return dataDirectory;
+    }
+
+    final Format getFormat()
+    {
+        return format;
+    }
+
+    final IFormatParameters getFormatParameters()
+    {
+        return formatParameters;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/IFormatParameters.java b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/IFormatParameters.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..50b36d2701a88954d278d9133e07025aa0945c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/IFormatParameters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 ETH Zuerich, CISD
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ch.systemsx.cisd.bds;
+
+/**
+ * Read-only access interface for a set of {@link FormatParameter} objects.
+ *
+ * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
+ */
+public interface IFormatParameters extends Iterable<FormatParameter>
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the specified parameter.
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if there is no parameter named as specified.
+     */
+    public String getValue(String parameterName);
+}
diff --git a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/IFormattedData.java b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/IFormattedData.java
index fac447014768b62accc5c3e8914580cbf84a558d..a12ba870d1647b5d5d34f49c95febbfeb0aaa2f5 100644
--- a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/IFormattedData.java
+++ b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/IFormattedData.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.bds;
 
+
 /**
  * Interface common for all classes handling formated data.
  *
@@ -27,4 +28,9 @@ public interface IFormattedData
      * Returns the format of data.
      */
     public Format getFormat();
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the parameters of the data format.
+     */
+    public IFormatParameters getFormatParameters();
 }
diff --git a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/NoFormattedData.java b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/NoFormattedData.java
index d6aca4ea084dcc05f6dc7ee9f1643897ef7201f9..63da9b4c8b9a4939b4fb9ba59c0420f514f222ab 100644
--- a/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/NoFormattedData.java
+++ b/bds/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/NoFormattedData.java
@@ -16,29 +16,23 @@
 
 package ch.systemsx.cisd.bds;
 
-import ch.systemsx.cisd.bds.storage.IDirectory;
 
 /**
  * Most simplest implementation of {@link IFormattedData}. It is associated with {@link UnknownFormat1_0}.
- * It can be subclassed provided {@link #getFormat()} will be overridden.
  *
  * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
  */
-public class NoFormattedData implements IFormattedData
+public class NoFormattedData extends AbstractFormattedData
 {
     /**
-     * Root directory of formated data.
+     * Creates a new instance for the specified context. The format has to be backward-compatible with 
+     * {@link UnknownFormat1_0}. The format parameters are ignored.
      */
-    protected final IDirectory dataDirectory;
-
-    /**
-     * Creates an instance for the specified data directory.
-     */
-    public NoFormattedData(IDirectory dataDirectory)
+    public NoFormattedData(FormattedDataContext context)
     {
-        this.dataDirectory = dataDirectory;
+        super(context);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns {@link UnknownFormat1_0#UNKNOWN_1_0}.
      */
@@ -46,5 +40,19 @@ public class NoFormattedData implements IFormattedData
     {
         return UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0;
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    protected void assertValidFormatAndFormatParameters()
+    {
+        if (format.getCode().equals(getFormat().getCode()) == false)
+        {
+            throw new DataStructureException("Invalid format code: " + format.getCode());
+        }
+        if (format.getVersion().isBackwardsCompatibleWith(getFormat().getVersion()) == false)
+        {
+            throw new DataStructureException("Incompatible format version: " + format.getVersion());
+            
+        }
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/bds/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/DataStructureV1_0Test.java b/bds/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/DataStructureV1_0Test.java
index 12794eca5b709f90b999ad5d29dd182e6761ced2..2e6a3ed0553a660a6beccca5bec1c757fc4ad339 100644
--- a/bds/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/DataStructureV1_0Test.java
+++ b/bds/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/bds/DataStructureV1_0Test.java
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ package ch.systemsx.cisd.bds;
 import static ch.systemsx.cisd.bds.DataStructureV1_0.CHECKSUM_DIRECTORY;
 import static ch.systemsx.cisd.bds.DataStructureV1_0.DIR_METADATA;
 import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertEquals;
+import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertFalse;
 import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertTrue;
 import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.fail;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0Test
     {
         dataStructure.create();
         dataStructure.setFormat(UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0);
-        IFormattedData formatedData = dataStructure.getFormatedData();
+        IFormattedData formatedData = dataStructure.getFormattedData();
         assertTrue(formatedData instanceof NoFormattedData);
         assertEquals(UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0, formatedData.getFormat());
     }
@@ -87,11 +89,11 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0Test
         dataStructure.create();
         try
         {
-            dataStructure.getFormatedData();
+            dataStructure.getFormattedData();
             fail("DataStructureException expected.");
         } catch (DataStructureException e)
         {
-            assertEquals("Couldn't create formated data because of undefined format.", e.getMessage());
+            assertEquals("Couldn't create formated data because of unspecified format.", e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
@@ -373,6 +375,8 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0Test
         dataStructure.setProcessingType(ProcessingType.RAW_DATA);
         dataStructure.addReference(new Reference("a/b/c", "a6b8/x.t", ReferenceType.IDENTICAL));
         dataStructure.addReference(new Reference("a78/jjh", "a b/x\tt", ReferenceType.TRANSFORMED));
+        dataStructure.addFormatParameter(new FormatParameter("plate_dimension", "16x24"));
+        checkFormattedData(dataStructure.getFormattedData());
 
         IDirectory root = storage.getRoot();
         dataStructure.close();
@@ -389,7 +393,6 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0Test
         DataStructureV1_0 reloadedDataStructure = new DataStructureV1_0(storage);
         reloadedDataStructure.open();
         assertEquals("42\n", Utilities.getString(reloadedDataStructure.getOriginalData(), "answer"));
-        assertEquals(UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0, reloadedDataStructure.getFormatedData().getFormat());
         assertEquals(experimentIdentifier, reloadedDataStructure.getExperimentIdentifier());
         assertEquals(experimentRegistratorDate, reloadedDataStructure.getExperimentRegistratorDate());
         assertEquals(experimentRegistrator, reloadedDataStructure.getExperimentRegistrator());
@@ -405,6 +408,7 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0Test
         assertEquals("a78/jjh", reference.getPath());
         assertEquals(ReferenceType.TRANSFORMED, reference.getReferenceType());
         assertEquals("a b/x\tt", reference.getOriginalPath());
+        checkFormattedData(reloadedDataStructure.getFormattedData());
         
         IDirectory metaDataDir = Utilities.getSubDirectory(root, DIR_METADATA);
         IDirectory checksumDir = Utilities.getSubDirectory(metaDataDir, CHECKSUM_DIRECTORY);
@@ -412,6 +416,18 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0Test
                      Utilities.getString(checksumDir, DataStructureV1_0.DIR_ORIGINAL));
     }
 
+    private void checkFormattedData(IFormattedData formattedData)
+    {
+        assertEquals(UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0, formattedData.getFormat());
+        IFormatParameters formatParameters = formattedData.getFormatParameters();
+        Iterator<FormatParameter> iterator = formatParameters.iterator();
+        assertTrue(iterator.hasNext());
+        FormatParameter parameter = iterator.next();
+        assertEquals("plate_dimension", parameter.getName());
+        assertEquals("16x24", parameter.getValue());
+        assertFalse(iterator.hasNext());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testOpenIfVersionMissing()
     {
@@ -477,7 +493,7 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0Test
         new Format(UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0.getCode(), new Version(1, 1), null).saveTo(metaData);
         storage.unmount();
         dataStructure.open();
-        assertEquals(UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0, dataStructure.getFormatedData().getFormat());
+        assertEquals(UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0, dataStructure.getFormattedData().getFormat());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -492,7 +508,7 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0Test
         dataStructure.open();
         try
         {
-            dataStructure.getFormatedData();
+            dataStructure.getFormattedData();
             fail("DataStructureException expected.");
         } catch (DataStructureException e)
         {
@@ -510,7 +526,7 @@ public class DataStructureV1_0Test
         new Format("another format", new Version(1, 1), null).saveTo(metaData);
         storage.unmount();
         dataStructure.open();
-        assertEquals(UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0, dataStructure.getFormatedData().getFormat());
+        assertEquals(UnknownFormat1_0.UNKNOWN_1_0, dataStructure.getFormattedData().getFormat());
     }
 
     private void createExampleDataStructure()