@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public Map<String, Object> getData() {
		try {
			final Map<String, Object> data = (Map<String, Object>) _attributes
					.get("data");
			return data;
		} catch (Exception ex) {
			if (_attributes.get("data") instanceof String) {
				String s = (String) _attributes.get("data");
				logger.error("The data field was not of type HashMap for job "
						+ getJID()
						+ ".  The value of data was String with a value: " + s);
			}
			return new HashMap<String, Object>();
		}
	}