diff -w -E -r --unified SemanticMediaWiki_1.6/includes/SMW_DataValueFactory.php SemanticMediaWiki_kkmod/includes/SMW_DataValueFactory.php
--- SemanticMediaWiki_1.6/includes/SMW_DataValueFactory.php	2011-07-03 13:49:58.000000000 +0200
+++ SemanticMediaWiki_kkmod/includes/SMW_DataValueFactory.php	2011-08-17 10:37:31.000000000 +0200
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 	static public function newDataItemValue( SMWDataItem $dataItem, $property, $caption = false ) {
 		if ( $property !== null ) {
 			$typeid = $property->findPropertyTypeID();
+			if ( $typeid === '_rec' )
+				$typeid = self::$mDefaultDataItemTypeIds[$dataItem->getDiType()];
 		} else {
 			$typeid = self::$mDefaultDataItemTypeIds[$dataItem->getDiType()];
 		}