diff --git a/base/src/org/compiere/model/PO.java b/base/src/org/compiere/model/PO.java
index afccf8f731..0d3c0b7b00 100644
--- a/base/src/org/compiere/model/PO.java
+++ b/base/src/org/compiere/model/PO.java
@@ -816,6 +816,19 @@ public abstract class PO
 		return set_ValueNoCheckE (ColumnName, value);
 	}	//	set_ValueNoCheckE
 
+	/**
+	 * Set value of Column
+	 * @param columnName
+	 * @param value
+	 */
+	public final void set_ValueOfColumn(String columnName, Object value)
+	{
+		int AD_Column_ID = p_info.getAD_Column_ID(columnName);
+		if (AD_Column_ID > 0) 
+		{
+			set_ValueOfColumn(AD_Column_ID, value);
+		}
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 *  Set Value of Column
diff --git a/base/src/org/compiere/model/POInfo.java b/base/src/org/compiere/model/POInfo.java
index 2608b761f5..a4b10925f0 100644
--- a/base/src/org/compiere/model/POInfo.java
+++ b/base/src/org/compiere/model/POInfo.java
@@ -265,6 +265,20 @@ public class POInfo implements Serializable
 		}
 		return -1;
 	}   //  getColumnIndex
+	
+	/**
+	 * @param columnName
+	 * @return AD_Column_ID if found, -1 if not found
+	 */
+	public int getAD_Column_ID(String columnName) 
+	{
+		for (int i = 0; i < m_columns.length; i++)
+		{
+			if (m_columns[i].ColumnName.equals(columnName))
+				return m_columns[i].AD_Column_ID;
+		}
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 *  Get Column