addInstitutionalMembership returns the membership

diff --git a/cdmlib-model/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/model/agent/Person.java b/cdmlib-model/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/model/agent/Person.java
index 26bfe50b26527eba9cef73b91a50e3186f068e44..b3259a9dc3b643d39530e4d7bc31cd6543fd3576 100644 (file)
--- a/cdmlib-model/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/model/agent/Person.java
+++ b/cdmlib-model/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/model/agent/Person.java
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ public class Person extends TeamOrPersonBase<Person>{
         * @see                             #getInstitutionalMemberships()
         * @see                             InstitutionalMembership#InstitutionalMembership(Institution, Person, TimePeriod, String, String)
         */
-       public void addInstitutionalMembership(Institution institution, TimePeriod period, String department, String role){
-               new InstitutionalMembership(institution, this, period, department, role);
+       public InstitutionalMembership addInstitutionalMembership(Institution institution, TimePeriod period, String department, String role){
+               return new InstitutionalMembership(institution, this, period, department, role);
        }
        
        /**