diff --git a/ProcessLib/SourceTerms/CreateNodalSourceTerm.cpp b/ProcessLib/SourceTerms/CreateNodalSourceTerm.cpp
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+/**
+ * \copyright
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017, OpenGeoSys Community (http://www.opengeosys.org)
+ *            Distributed under a Modified BSD License.
+ *              See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or
+ *              http://www.opengeosys.org/project/license
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "CreateNodalSourceTerm.h"
+
+#include "BaseLib/FileTools.h"
+#include "ProcessLib/Utils/ProcessUtils.h"
+#include "NodalSourceTerm.h"
+
+namespace ProcessLib
+{
+std::unique_ptr<NodalSourceTerm> createNodalSourceTerm(
+    BaseLib::ConfigTree const& config,
+    const NumLib::LocalToGlobalIndexMap& dof_table, std::size_t const mesh_id,
+    std::size_t const node_id, const int variable_id, const int component_id)
+{
+    DBUG("Constructing NodalSourceTerm from config.");
+    //! \ogs_file_param{prj__process_variables__process_variable__source_terms__source_term__type}
+    config.checkConfigParameter("type", "Nodal");
+
+    //! \ogs_file_param{prj__process_variables__process_variable__source_terms__source_term__Nodal__value}
+    auto const nodal_value = config.getConfigParameter<double>("value");
+    DBUG("Using value %f as nodal source term", nodal_value);
+
+    return std::make_unique<NodalSourceTerm>(
+        dof_table, mesh_id, node_id, variable_id, component_id, nodal_value);
+}
+
+}  // namespace ProcessLib
diff --git a/ProcessLib/SourceTerms/CreateNodalSourceTerm.h b/ProcessLib/SourceTerms/CreateNodalSourceTerm.h
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+/**
+ * \copyright
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017, OpenGeoSys Community (http://www.opengeosys.org)
+ *            Distributed under a Modified BSD License.
+ *              See accompanying file LICENSE.txt or
+ *              http://www.opengeosys.org/project/license
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include "ProcessLib/Process.h"
+
+namespace ProcessLib
+{
+std::unique_ptr<NodalSourceTerm> createNodalSourceTerm(
+    BaseLib::ConfigTree const& config,
+    const NumLib::LocalToGlobalIndexMap& dof_table, std::size_t mesh_id,
+    std::size_t const node_id, const int variable_id, const int component_id);
+
+}   // namespace ProcessLib