private Status buildStatus(String status, String statMsg) {

    Status stat = new StatusBuilder().buildObject();

    // Set the status code
    StatusCode statCode = new StatusCodeBuilder().buildObject();
    statCode.setValue(status);
    stat.setStatusCode(statCode);

    // Set the status Message
    if (statMsg != null) {
      StatusMessage statMesssage = new StatusMessageBuilder().buildObject();
      statMesssage.setMessage(statMsg);
      stat.setStatusMessage(statMesssage);
    }

    return stat;
  }