diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/DateTimeValueFormGenerator.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/DateTimeValueFormGenerator.java
index d9324b864..fff16bbf8 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/DateTimeValueFormGenerator.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/edit/n3editing/configuration/generators/DateTimeValueFormGenerator.java
@@ -2,15 +2,24 @@
 
 package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.configuration.generators;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 
+import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Model;
+import com.hp.hpl.jena.vocabulary.XSD;
+
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.VitroRequest;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.dao.VitroVocabulary;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.VTwo.DateTimeWithPrecisionVTwo;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.VTwo.EditConfigurationVTwo;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.VTwo.FieldVTwo;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.FrontEndEditingUtils.EditMode;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.generators.EditModeUtils;
+
 
 public class DateTimeValueFormGenerator extends BaseEditConfigurationGenerator
         implements EditConfigurationGenerator {
@@ -51,6 +60,9 @@ public class DateTimeValueFormGenerator extends BaseEditConfigurationGenerator
         				VitroVocabulary.Precision.SECOND.uri(), 
         				VitroVocabulary.Precision.NONE.uri())));
         
+        //Adding additional data, specifically edit mode
+        addFormSpecificData(conf, vreq);
+
         return conf;
 	}
 	
@@ -76,4 +88,18 @@ public class DateTimeValueFormGenerator extends BaseEditConfigurationGenerator
         "SELECT ?existingNode WHERE { \n" +
         "?subject <" + toDateTimeValue + "> ?existingNode . \n" +
         "?existingNode a <" + valueType + "> }";
-}
+
+
+//Adding form specific data such as edit mode
+	public void addFormSpecificData(EditConfigurationVTwo editConfiguration, VitroRequest vreq) {
+		HashMap<String, Object> formSpecificData = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+		formSpecificData.put("editMode", getEditMode(vreq).name().toLowerCase());
+		editConfiguration.setFormSpecificData(formSpecificData);
+	}
+	
+	public EditMode getEditMode(VitroRequest vreq) {
+		List<String> predicates = new ArrayList<String>();
+		predicates.add(dateTimeValue);
+		return EditModeUtils.getEditMode(vreq, predicates);
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/generators/EditModeUtils.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/generators/EditModeUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..409953d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/utils/generators/EditModeUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+
+package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.generators;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Individual;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.VitroRequest;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.edit.n3editing.VTwo.EditConfigurationUtils;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.FrontEndEditingUtils;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.FrontEndEditingUtils.EditMode;
+
+public class EditModeUtils {
+	private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(EditModeUtils.class);
+
+    
+    /* *************** Static utility methods used in role-based generators *********** */
+	public static EditMode getEditMode(VitroRequest vreq, List<String> possiblePredicates) {
+    	//We're making some assumptions here: That there is only one role objec tot one activity object
+    	//pairing, i.e. the same role object can't be related to a different activity object
+    	//That said, there should only be one role to Activity predicate linking a role to an activity
+    	//So if 
+    	Individual object = EditConfigurationUtils.getObjectIndividual(vreq);
+    	boolean foundErrorMode = false;
+    	int numberEditModes = 0;
+    	int numberRepairModes = 0;
+    	int numberPredicates = possiblePredicates.size();
+    	for(String predicate:possiblePredicates) {
+    		EditMode mode = FrontEndEditingUtils.getEditMode(vreq, object, predicate);
+    		//Any error  mode should result in error
+    		if(mode == EditMode.ERROR) {
+    			foundErrorMode = true;
+    			break;
+    		}
+    		if(mode == EditMode.EDIT) {
+    			numberEditModes++;
+    		}
+    		else if(mode == EditMode.REPAIR) {
+    			numberRepairModes++;
+    		}
+    		
+    	}
+    	
+    	//if found an error or if more than one edit mode returned, incorrect
+
+    	if(foundErrorMode || numberEditModes > 1) 
+    	{
+    		return EditMode.ERROR;
+    	}
+    	EditMode mode = EditMode.ADD;
+    	//if exactly one edit mode found, then edit mode
+    	if(numberEditModes == 1) {
+    		mode = EditMode.EDIT;
+    	}
+    	//if all modes are repair, this means that all of them have zero statements returning
+    	//which is incorrect
+    	if(numberRepairModes == numberPredicates) {
+    		mode = EditMode.REPAIR;
+    	}    	
+    	//otherwise all the modes are Add and Add will be returned
+    	return mode;
+	}
+	
+	public static boolean isAddMode(EditMode mode) {
+    	return (mode == EditMode.ADD);
+    }
+    
+    public static boolean isEditMode(EditMode mode) {
+    	return (mode == EditMode.EDIT);
+    }
+    
+   public static boolean isRepairMode(EditMode mode) {
+    	return (mode == EditMode.REPAIR);
+    }
+
+}