diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BasicDataAttribute.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BasicDataAttribute.java
index 2dc9765..bfb923c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BasicDataAttribute.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BasicDataAttribute.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ abstract public class BasicDataAttribute extends FcModelNode {
         return subBasicDataAttributes;
     }
 
-    abstract void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda);
+    public abstract void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda);
 
     void setMirror(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         mirror = bda;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBitString.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBitString.java
index 0bacbf4..ccd53b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBitString.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBitString.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ abstract public class BdaBitString extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         byte[] srcValue = ((BdaBitString) bda).getValue();
         if (value.length != srcValue.length) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBoolean.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBoolean.java
index 9543fca..002b3d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBoolean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaBoolean.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class BdaBoolean extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         value = ((BdaBoolean) bda).getValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaEntryTime.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaEntryTime.java
index b4d4c50..3508da8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaEntryTime.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaEntryTime.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public final class BdaEntryTime extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         byte[] srcValue = ((BdaEntryTime) bda).getValue();
         if (value.length != srcValue.length) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaFloat32.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaFloat32.java
index 8d29d54..ffee7ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaFloat32.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaFloat32.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public final class BdaFloat32 extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         byte[] srcValue = ((BdaFloat32) bda).getValue();
         if (value.length != srcValue.length) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaFloat64.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaFloat64.java
index cd03cd8..3aaa46e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaFloat64.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaFloat64.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public final class BdaFloat64 extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         byte[] srcValue = ((BdaFloat64) bda).getValue();
         if (value.length != srcValue.length) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt128.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt128.java
index e86bc31..294ab63 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt128.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt128.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class BdaInt128 extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         value = ((BdaInt128) bda).getValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt16.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt16.java
index 7ab81af..bafdce5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt16.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt16.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class BdaInt16 extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         value = ((BdaInt16) bda).getValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt16U.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt16U.java
index 3e9b34b..5d27c75 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt16U.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt16U.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class BdaInt16U extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         value = ((BdaInt16U) bda).getValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt32.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt32.java
index fabdfdc..96973bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt32.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt32.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class BdaInt32 extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         value = ((BdaInt32) bda).getValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt32U.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt32U.java
index 926a962..692bca9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt32U.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt32U.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class BdaInt32U extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         value = ((BdaInt32U) bda).getValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt64.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt64.java
index 468d7d5..20c1766 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt64.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt64.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class BdaInt64 extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         value = ((BdaInt64) bda).getValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt8.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt8.java
index 7edbe5b..cac9a77 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt8.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt8.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class BdaInt8 extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         value = ((BdaInt8) bda).getValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt8U.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt8U.java
index ee0d117..afa610b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt8U.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaInt8U.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public final class BdaInt8U extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         value = ((BdaInt8U) bda).getValue();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaOctetString.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaOctetString.java
index f116144..77a283d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaOctetString.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaOctetString.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public final class BdaOctetString extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         byte[] srcValue = ((BdaOctetString) bda).getValue();
         if (value.length != srcValue.length) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaTimestamp.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaTimestamp.java
index 3f41ac9..14bc794 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaTimestamp.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaTimestamp.java
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ public final class BdaTimestamp extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         byte[] srcValue = ((BdaTimestamp) bda).getValue();
         if (value.length != srcValue.length) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaUnicodeString.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaUnicodeString.java
index f3221f6..4800918 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaUnicodeString.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaUnicodeString.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public final class BdaUnicodeString extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         byte[] srcValue = ((BdaUnicodeString) bda).getValue();
         if (value.length != srcValue.length) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaVisibleString.java b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaVisibleString.java
index c6a813f..027e312 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaVisibleString.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openmuc/openiec61850/BdaVisibleString.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public final class BdaVisibleString extends BasicDataAttribute {
     }
 
     @Override
+    public
     void setValueFrom(BasicDataAttribute bda) {
         byte[] srcValue = ((BdaVisibleString) bda).getValue();
         if (value.length != srcValue.length) {