diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/State.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/State.java
index d67e25a..3899ffe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/State.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/State.java
@@ -11,13 +11,28 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
  *
  */
 public enum State implements Serializable{
-	INITIALIZING, 
-	IN_PROGRESS,
-	VALIDATING_RULES,
-	GENERATING_VIEW,
-	STOPPED,
-	SUCCEDED,
-	ABORTED,
-	FAILED;
+	INITIALIZING("Initializing"), 
+	IN_PROGRESS("In Progress"),
+	VALIDATING_RULES("Validating Rules"),
+	GENERATING_VIEW("Generating View"),
+	STOPPED("Stopped"),
+	SUCCEDED("Succeded"),
+	ABORTED("Aborted"),
+	FAILED("Failed");
+	
+	/**
+	 * @param text
+	 */
+	private State(final String id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+	private final String id;
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return id;
+	}
+	
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/WorkerState.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/WorkerState.java
index 5b1b813..113374a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/WorkerState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/WorkerState.java
@@ -2,11 +2,31 @@ package org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.shared.task;
 
 /**
  * 
- * @author "Giancarlo Panichi"
- * email: <a href="mailto:g.panichi@isti.cnr.it">g.panichi@isti.cnr.it</a> 
- *
+ * @author "Giancarlo Panichi" email: <a
+ *         href="mailto:g.panichi@isti.cnr.it">g.panichi@isti.cnr.it</a>
+ * 
  */
 public enum WorkerState {
 
-	PENDING, INITIALIZING, VALIDATING_DATA, IN_PROGRESS, SUCCEDED, FAILED
+	PENDING("Pending"), 
+	INITIALIZING("Initializing"), 
+	VALIDATING_DATA("Validating Data"), 
+	IN_PROGRESS("In Progress"), 
+	SUCCEDED("Succeded"), 
+	FAILED("Failed");
+
+	/**
+	 * @param text
+	 */
+	private WorkerState(final String id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+	private final String id;
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/WorkerStateParser.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/WorkerStateParser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cd7b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/gwtservice/shared/task/WorkerStateParser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package org.gcube.portlets.user.td.gwtservice.shared.task;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author giancarlo email: <a
+ *         href="mailto:g.panichi@isti.cnr.it">g.panichi@isti.cnr.it</a>
+ * 
+ */
+public class WorkerStateParser {
+	
+	public static WorkerState parse(String state) {
+		if (WorkerState.PENDING.toString().compareTo(state) == 0) {
+			return WorkerState.PENDING;
+		} else {
+			if (WorkerState.INITIALIZING.toString().compareTo(state) == 0) {
+				return WorkerState.INITIALIZING;
+			} else {
+				if (WorkerState.VALIDATING_DATA.toString().compareTo(state) == 0) {
+					return WorkerState.VALIDATING_DATA;
+				} else {
+					if (WorkerState.IN_PROGRESS.toString().compareTo(state) == 0) {
+						return WorkerState.IN_PROGRESS;
+					} else {
+						if (WorkerState.SUCCEDED.toString().compareTo(state) == 0) {
+							return WorkerState.SUCCEDED;
+						} else {
+							if (WorkerState.FAILED.toString().compareTo(state) == 0) {
+								return WorkerState.FAILED;
+							} else {
+								return null;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+}