diff --git a/tests/olap.model b/tests/olap.model
index 6a3d74e..4620bb5 100644
--- a/tests/olap.model
+++ b/tests/olap.model
@@ -239,6 +239,13 @@
                "value" : "\"function__receiver\".id",
                "value_label" : "\"function__receiver\".label"
             },
+            {
+               "filter": true,
+               "label": "1st field",
+               "name": "field_string",
+               "type": "string",
+               "value": "\"field_string\""
+            },
             {
                "filter" : true,
                "join" : [
diff --git a/tests/test_wcs.py b/tests/test_wcs.py
index 31f615a..80d61b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_wcs.py
+++ b/tests/test_wcs.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ schema = olap
         ('formdata_demande', 'geolocation_base'),
         ('formdata_demande', 'json_data'),
         ('formdata_demande', 'status_id'),
+        ('formdata_demande', 'field_field_string'),
         ('formdata_demande', 'field_field_item'),
         ('formdata_demande', 'field_field_bool'),
         ('formdata_demande', 'function__receiver'),
diff --git a/wcs_olap/feeder.py b/wcs_olap/feeder.py
index 5b1c07c..d86dca1 100644
--- a/wcs_olap/feeder.py
+++ b/wcs_olap/feeder.py
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ class WcsFormdefFeeder(object):
                 field_def = 'smallint REFERENCES %s (id)' % table_name
             elif field.type == 'bool':
                 field_def = 'boolean'
+            elif field.type == 'string':
+                field_def = 'varchar'
             else:
                 continue
             self.fields.append(field)
@@ -701,7 +703,7 @@ class WcsFormdefFeeder(object):
                         v = self.items_mappings[field.varname].get(raw)
                     else:
                         v = raw and self.get_item_id(field, raw)
-                elif field.type == 'bool':
+                elif field.type in ('string', 'bool'):
                     v = raw
 
                 # unstructured storage of field values
@@ -895,6 +897,14 @@ class WcsFormdefFeeder(object):
                     'value_label': '(case when "%s" IS NOT NULL then \'Oui\' else \'Non\' end)' % field.varname,
                     'filter': True,
                 }
+            elif field.type == 'string':
+                dimension = {
+                    'name': field.varname,
+                    'label': field.label.lower(),
+                    'type': 'string',
+                    'value': '"%s"' % field.varname,
+                    'filter': True,
+                }
             else:
                 continue
             if join: