diff --git a/plugins/amda/include/AmdaResultParser.h b/plugins/amda/include/AmdaResultParser.h
index 8c4bc61..0d590d5 100644
--- a/plugins/amda/include/AmdaResultParser.h
+++ b/plugins/amda/include/AmdaResultParser.h
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ class IDataSeries;
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_AmdaResultParser)
 
 struct SCIQLOP_AMDA_EXPORT AmdaResultParser {
+    enum class ValueType { SCALAR, VECTOR, UNKNOWN };
 
-    static std::shared_ptr<IDataSeries> readTxt(const QString &filePath) noexcept;
+    static std::shared_ptr<IDataSeries> readTxt(const QString &filePath,
+                                                ValueType valueType) noexcept;
 };
 
 #endif // SCIQLOP_AMDARESULTPARSER_H
diff --git a/plugins/amda/src/AmdaResultParser.cpp b/plugins/amda/src/AmdaResultParser.cpp
index ba5b907..ddc87f6 100644
--- a/plugins/amda/src/AmdaResultParser.cpp
+++ b/plugins/amda/src/AmdaResultParser.cpp
@@ -125,8 +125,15 @@ QPair<QVector<double>, QVector<double> > readResults(QTextStream &stream)
 
 } // namespace
 
-std::shared_ptr<IDataSeries> AmdaResultParser::readTxt(const QString &filePath) noexcept
+std::shared_ptr<IDataSeries> AmdaResultParser::readTxt(const QString &filePath,
+                                                       ValueType valueType) noexcept
 {
+    if (valueType == ValueType::UNKNOWN) {
+        qCCritical(LOG_AmdaResultParser())
+            << QObject::tr("Can't retrieve AMDA data: the type of values to be read is unknown");
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     QFile file{filePath};
 
     if (!file.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {