private static void saveInstanceToRepository(
     Element element, String elementText, String connect, DataImport importer) {
   if (elementText != null && elementText.length() > 0) {
     element.addInstance(elementText);
     int id = -1;
     String attributeName = null;
     id = importer.insertInstance(connect, element.getId(), id, attributeName, elementText);
     importer.updateInstance(id, id);
   }
 }