+       protected String extractValue (CapabilityAssignment  capability, String path, String name) {
+               String value = ""; 
+               
+               if (capability.getProperties().containsKey(path)) {
+                       Property property = capability.getProperties().get(path);
+                       if (property != null && !property.getLeafPropertyValue(name).isEmpty()) {
+                               value = property.getLeafPropertyValue(name).get(0);
+                       }
+               }                       
+
+               if (value != null && !value.isEmpty() && !value.equalsIgnoreCase("null")) {
+                       return value;
+               } else {
+                       return "";
+               }
+       }
+