diff --git a/trace-server/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.trace.server.jersey.rest.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/trace/server/jersey/rest/core/model/DataProvider.java b/trace-server/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.trace.server.jersey.rest.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/trace/server/jersey/rest/core/model/DataProvider.java
index 588f6527..ac9590b1 100644
--- a/trace-server/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.trace.server.jersey.rest.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/trace/server/jersey/rest/core/model/DataProvider.java
+++ b/trace-server/org.eclipse.tracecompass.incubator.trace.server.jersey.rest.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/incubator/internal/trace/server/jersey/rest/core/model/DataProvider.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public interface DataProvider {
      * The provider types.
      */
     enum ProviderType {
-        TABLE, TREE_TIME_XY, TIME_GRAPH, DATA_TREE
+        TABLE, TREE_TIME_XY, TIME_GRAPH, DATA_TREE, NONE
     }
 
     /**
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ enum ProviderType {
     @Schema(description = "Type of data returned by this output. " +
             "Serves as a hint to determine what kind of view should be used for this output (ex. XY, Time Graph, Table, etc..). " +
             "Providers of type TREE_TIME_XY and TIME_GRAPH can be grouped under the same time axis. " +
-            "Providers of type DATA_TREE only provide a tree with columns and don't have any XY nor time graph data associated with it.")
+            "Providers of type DATA_TREE only provide a tree with columns and don't have any XY nor time graph data associated with it. " +
+            "Providers of type NONE have no data to visualize. Can be used for grouping purposes and/or as data provider configurator.")
     ProviderType getType();
 
     /**