def METHOD_NAME(tag,attrib={},text={}):
  """
    Method to create a dummy xml element readable by the distribution classes
    @ In, tag, string, the node tag
    @ In, attrib, dict, optional, the attribute of the xml node
    @ In, text, dict, optional, the dict containing what should be in the xml text
  """
  element = ET.Element(tag,attrib)
  element.text = text
  return element