--- a/pkg/imports/sr.go	Thu Dec 02 12:37:33 2021 +0100
+++ b/pkg/imports/sr.go	Wed Feb 09 18:34:40 2022 +0100
@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	shp "github.com/jonas-p/go-shp"
 
 	"gemma.intevation.de/gemma/pkg/common"
+	"gemma.intevation.de/gemma/pkg/log"
 	"gemma.intevation.de/gemma/pkg/mesh"
 	"gemma.intevation.de/gemma/pkg/models"
 	"gemma.intevation.de/gemma/pkg/wkb"
@@ -239,23 +242,81 @@
 `
 )
 
+var (
+	bottleneckRe,
+	surveyTypeRe,
+	dateRe,
+	negateZRe *regexp.Regexp
+	recoverRegsOnce sync.Once
+)
+
+func compileRecoverRegs() {
+	bottleneckRe = regexp.MustCompile(`Bottleneck:\s*(.+)\s*$`)
+	surveyTypeRe = regexp.MustCompile(`Processing as\s+([^\s]+)\s+beam scan.`)
+	dateRe = regexp.MustCompile(`Survey date:\s*(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}).`)
+	negateZRe = regexp.MustCompile(`Z values will be negated.`)
+}
+
 // Description gives a short info about relevant facts of this import.
-func (sr *SoundingResult) Description() (string, error) {
+func (sr *SoundingResult) Description(msgs []string) (string, error) {
+
+	recoverRegsOnce.Do(compileRecoverRegs)
+
+	//log.Debugln(strings.Join(msgs, "\n") + "\n\n")
+
+	var (
+		bottleneck, st, date string
+		negZ                 *bool
+	)
+
+	for _, msg := range msgs {
+		if m := bottleneckRe.FindStringSubmatch(msg); m != nil {
+			bottleneck = m[1]
+			continue
+		}
+		if m := surveyTypeRe.FindStringSubmatch(msg); m != nil {
+			st = m[1]
+			continue
+		}
+		if m := dateRe.FindStringSubmatch(msg); m != nil {
+			date = m[1]
+			continue
+		}
+		if negateZRe.MatchString(msg) {
+			t := true
+			negZ = &t
+		}
+	}
 
 	var descs []string
 
 	if sr.Bottleneck != nil {
 		descs = append(descs, *sr.Bottleneck)
+	} else if bottleneck != "" {
+		log.Debugf("bottleneck recovered: %s\n", bottleneck)
+		descs = append(descs, bottleneck)
 	}
+
 	if sr.Date != nil {
 		descs = append(descs, (*sr).Date.Format(common.DateFormat))
+	} else if date != "" {
+		log.Debugf("date recovered: %s\n", date)
+		descs = append(descs, date)
 	}
+
 	if sr.NegateZ != nil && *sr.NegateZ {
+	} else if negZ != nil && *negZ {
+		log.Debugln("negateZ recovered")
 		descs = append(descs, "negateZ")
 	}
+
 	if sr.SurveyType != nil {
 		descs = append(descs, string(*sr.SurveyType))
+	} else if st != "" {
+		log.Debugf("survey type recovered: %s\n", st)
+		descs = append(descs, st)
 	}
+
 	return strings.Join(descs, "|"), nil
 }