Index: DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Interface/ConversionHelper.cs
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diff -u -r1270 -r1554
--- DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Interface/ConversionHelper.cs	(.../ConversionHelper.cs)	(revision 1270)
+++ DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.Interface/ConversionHelper.cs	(.../ConversionHelper.cs)	(revision 1554)
@@ -1126,5 +1126,55 @@
             };
             return translationTable[soilType];
         }
+
+        public const uint TimeStepUnitSecond = 0;
+        public const uint TimeStepUnitMinute = 1;
+        public const uint TimeStepUnitHour = 2;
+        public const uint TimeStepUnitDay = 3;
+        public const uint TimeStepUnitMonth = 4;
+        public const uint TimeStepUnitWeek = 5;
+        public const uint TimeStepUnitYear = 6;
+        public const uint TimeStepUnitNonequidistant = 7;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the input TimeStepUnit to the TimeStepUnit.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="timeStepUnit">The time step unit.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static TimeStepUnit ConvertToTimeStepUnit(uint timeStepUnit)
+        {
+            var translationTable = new Dictionary<uint, TimeStepUnit>()
+            {
+                {TimeStepUnitSecond, TimeStepUnit.Second},
+                {TimeStepUnitMinute, TimeStepUnit.Minute},
+                {TimeStepUnitHour, TimeStepUnit.Hour},
+                {TimeStepUnitDay, TimeStepUnit.Day},
+                {TimeStepUnitMonth, TimeStepUnit.Month},
+                {TimeStepUnitWeek, TimeStepUnit.Week},
+                {TimeStepUnitYear, TimeStepUnit.Year},
+                {TimeStepUnitNonequidistant, TimeStepUnit.Nonequidistant},
+            };
+            return translationTable[timeStepUnit];
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the TimeStepUnit to the input TimeStepUnit.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="timeStepUnit">The time step unit.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static uint ConvertToInputTimeStepUnit(TimeStepUnit timeStepUnit)
+        {
+            var translationTable = new Dictionary<TimeStepUnit, uint>()
+            {
+                {TimeStepUnit.Second, TimeStepUnitSecond},
+                {TimeStepUnit.Minute, TimeStepUnitMinute},
+                {TimeStepUnit.Hour, TimeStepUnitHour},
+                {TimeStepUnit.Day, TimeStepUnitDay},
+                {TimeStepUnit.Month, TimeStepUnitMonth},
+                {TimeStepUnit.Week, TimeStepUnitWeek},
+                {TimeStepUnit.Year, TimeStepUnitYear},
+                {TimeStepUnit.Nonequidistant, TimeStepUnitNonequidistant},
+            };
+            return translationTable[timeStepUnit];
+        }
     }
 }
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