private void fillRequest(final String type, final String userId,
final String statusUpdateId, final String statusUpdateType) {
// create form item list
final FormItemList formItemList = new FormItemList();
formItemList.addField(ProtocolConstants.Parameters.Create.TYPE, type);
final CreateResponse createResponse = new CreateResponse();
CreateRequest createRequest;
createRequest = CreateRequest
.checkRequest(formItemList, createResponse);