diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/EnrichGraphDBContentJobNode.java b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/EnrichGraphDBContentJobNode.java
index fb4d727..0e99fc7 100644
--- a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/EnrichGraphDBContentJobNode.java
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/EnrichGraphDBContentJobNode.java
@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@ public class EnrichGraphDBContentJobNode extends AsyncJobNode {
 				break;
 			}
 		} catch (ConnectException ce) {
-			throw new MSROException("unable to connect to Publisher endpoint" + getEnrichEndpoint());
+			log.error(ce);
+			throw new MSROException("Unable to connect to Publisher endpoint" + getEnrichEndpoint());
 		}
 		catch (IOException e) {
-			log.error("IO error enriching graphDB ", e);
+			log.error(e);
+			throw new MSROException("IO Error" + getEnrichEndpoint());
 		}
 		finally{
 			if(responsePOST != null) responsePOST.close();
@@ -95,7 +97,10 @@ public class EnrichGraphDBContentJobNode extends AsyncJobNode {
 		env.setAttribute(WorkflowsConstants.MAIN_LOG_PREFIX + "statusCode", Integer.toString(statusCode));
 		env.setAttribute(WorkflowsConstants.MAIN_LOG_PREFIX + "enrichResult", enrichResult);
 
-		log.info("enriching completed");
+		log.info(enrichResult);
+		if (statusCode!=200) {
+			throw new MSROException("Error from Publisher endpoint [ status code: " + statusCode + " ]");
+		}
 
 		return Arc.DEFAULT_ARC;
 	}
diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/ImportPeriodoIntoGraphDBJobNode.java b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/ImportPeriodoIntoGraphDBJobNode.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58359d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/ImportPeriodoIntoGraphDBJobNode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.ariadneplus.workflows.nodes;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import eu.dnetlib.msro.workflows.graph.Arc;
+import eu.dnetlib.msro.workflows.nodes.AsyncJobNode;
+import eu.dnetlib.msro.workflows.procs.Env;
+import eu.dnetlib.msro.workflows.util.WorkflowsConstants;
+import eu.dnetlib.rmi.manager.MSROException;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
+import org.apache.http.client.entity.UrlEncodedFormEntity;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
+import org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager;
+import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.ConnectException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+public class ImportPeriodoIntoGraphDBJobNode extends AsyncJobNode {
+
+	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ImportPeriodoIntoGraphDBJobNode.class);
+
+	private String dataUrl;
+	private String context;
+	private String publisherEndpoint;
+
+	//for parallel requests to the publisher endpoint
+	private int nThreads = 5;
+
+	@Override
+	protected String execute(final Env env) throws Exception {
+
+		int statusCode = -1;
+		String loadedResult = "noResult";
+		log.info("Publisher endpoint: " + getPublisherEndpoint());
+		log.info("Context: " + getContext());
+		log.info("Data url: " + getDataUrl());
+		PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager cm = new PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager();
+		cm.setMaxTotal(nThreads);
+		CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.custom().setConnectionManager(cm).build();
+		
+		log.info("Feed from url endpoint: " + getFeedFromUrlEndpoint());
+		CloseableHttpResponse responsePOST = null;
+		try {
+			HttpPost post = new HttpPost(getFeedFromUrlEndpoint());
+			List<NameValuePair> params = Lists.newArrayList();
+			params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("dataUrl", getDataUrl()));
+			params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("context", getContext()));
+			UrlEncodedFormEntity entity =  new UrlEncodedFormEntity(params, "UTF-8");
+			post.setEntity(entity);
+			responsePOST = client.execute(post);
+			statusCode = responsePOST.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
+			switch (statusCode) {
+			case 200:
+				log.info("data loaded completed");
+				loadedResult = "data loaded from url "+ getDataUrl() + " into context "+ getContext();
+				break;
+			default:
+				log.error("error loading data into graphDB  " + responsePOST.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() + ": " + responsePOST.getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase());
+				break;
+			}
+		} catch (ConnectException ce) {
+			log.error(ce);
+			throw new MSROException("Unable to connect to Publisher endpoint" + getFeedFromUrlEndpoint());
+		}
+		catch (IOException e) {
+			log.error(e);
+			throw new MSROException("IO error " + getFeedFromUrlEndpoint());
+		}
+		finally{
+			if(responsePOST != null) responsePOST.close();
+			client.close();
+			cm.shutdown();
+		}
+
+		env.setAttribute(WorkflowsConstants.MAIN_LOG_PREFIX + "statusCode", Integer.toString(statusCode));
+		env.setAttribute(WorkflowsConstants.MAIN_LOG_PREFIX + "loadedResult", loadedResult);
+
+		log.info(loadedResult);
+		if (statusCode!=200) {
+			throw new Exception("Error from Publisher endpoint [ status code: " + statusCode + " ]");
+		}
+		return Arc.DEFAULT_ARC;
+	}
+
+	public String getPublisherEndpoint() {
+		return publisherEndpoint;
+	}
+	
+	private String getFeedFromUrlEndpoint() {
+		return publisherEndpoint.concat("/feedFromURL");
+	}
+
+	public void setPublisherEndpoint(final String publisherEndpoint) {
+		this.publisherEndpoint = publisherEndpoint;
+	}
+
+	public String getDataUrl() {
+		return dataUrl;
+	}
+
+	public void setDataUrl(String dataUrl) {
+		this.dataUrl = dataUrl;
+	}
+
+	public String getContext() {
+		return context;
+	}
+
+	public void setContext(String context) {
+		this.context = context;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/applicationContext-ariadneplus-msro-nodes.xml b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/applicationContext-ariadneplus-msro-nodes.xml
index 45b5715..cca0863 100644
--- a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/applicationContext-ariadneplus-msro-nodes.xml
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/nodes/applicationContext-ariadneplus-msro-nodes.xml
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@
 	<bean id="wfNodeElasticSearchIndex" class="eu.dnetlib.ariadneplus.workflows.nodes.ElasticSearchIndexJobNode" scope="prototype"/>
 
 	<bean id="wfNodeEnrichGraphDBContent" class="eu.dnetlib.ariadneplus.workflows.nodes.EnrichGraphDBContentJobNode" scope="prototype"/>
+
+	<bean id="wfNodeImportPeriodoIntoGraphDB" class="eu.dnetlib.ariadneplus.workflows.nodes.ImportPeriodoIntoGraphDBJobNode" scope="prototype"/>
 </beans>
diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/repo-hi/import_periodo_into_graphdb_wf.xml.st b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/repo-hi/import_periodo_into_graphdb_wf.xml.st
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85cac47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/repo-hi/import_periodo_into_graphdb_wf.xml.st
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<RESOURCE_PROFILE>
+    <HEADER>
+        <RESOURCE_IDENTIFIER value=""/>
+        <RESOURCE_TYPE value="WorkflowDSResourceType"/>
+        <RESOURCE_KIND value="WorkflowDSResources"/>
+        <RESOURCE_URI value=""/>
+        <DATE_OF_CREATION value=""/>
+    </HEADER>
+    <BODY>
+        <WORKFLOW_NAME>$name$</WORKFLOW_NAME>
+        <WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION>$desc$</WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION>
+        <WORKFLOW_INFO />
+        <WORKFLOW_FAMILY>aggregator</WORKFLOW_FAMILY>
+        <WORKFLOW_PRIORITY>$priority$</WORKFLOW_PRIORITY>
+        <DATASOURCE id="$dsId$" interface="$interface$" />
+
+        <CONFIGURATION status="WAIT_SYS_SETTINGS" start="MANUAL">
+            <PARAMETERS>
+                <PARAM name="publisherEndpoint"     description="AriadnePlus Publisher Endpoint"      required="true" managedBy="user"    type="string">http://localhost:8281/ariadneplus-graphdb</PARAM>
+            	<PARAM name="context"     description="GraphDB context related to periodo data"      required="true" managedBy="user"    type="string"></PARAM>
+            	<PARAM name="dataUrl"     description="Url of Periodo file to import"      required="true" managedBy="user"    type="string"></PARAM>
+            </PARAMETERS>
+            <WORKFLOW>
+                <NODE name="importPeriodoIntoGraphDB" type="LaunchWorkflowTemplate" isStart="true">
+                    <DESCRIPTION>Import periodo data into GraphDB from url</DESCRIPTION>
+                    <PARAMETERS>
+                        <PARAM name="wfTemplateId" value="f797c7b5-9f2e-4ae8-b908-2b910765fc2b_V29ya2Zsb3dUZW1wbGF0ZURTUmVzb3VyY2VzL1dvcmtmbG93VGVtcGxhdGVEU1Jlc291cmNlVHlwZQ=="/>
+                        <PARAM name="wfTemplateParams">
+                            <MAP>
+                                <ENTRY key="publisherEndpoint"  ref="publisherEndpoint" />
+                                <ENTRY key="dataUrl"  ref="dataUrl" />
+                                <ENTRY key="context"  ref="context" />
+                            </MAP>
+                        </PARAM>
+                    </PARAMETERS>
+                    <ARCS>
+                        <ARC to="success"/>
+                    </ARCS>
+                </NODE>
+            </WORKFLOW>
+            <DESTROY_WORKFLOW_TEMPLATE id="23ef4bb3-2383-45b4-9661-ab03472fcd52_V29ya2Zsb3dUZW1wbGF0ZURTUmVzb3VyY2VzL1dvcmtmbG93VGVtcGxhdGVEU1Jlc291cmNlVHlwZQ==">
+            	<PARAMETERS/>
+            </DESTROY_WORKFLOW_TEMPLATE>
+        </CONFIGURATION>
+
+        <NOTIFICATIONS/>
+        
+        <SCHEDULING enabled="false">
+            <CRON>9 9 9 ? * *</CRON>
+            <MININTERVAL>10080</MININTERVAL>
+        </SCHEDULING>
+        <STATUS/>
+    </BODY>
+</RESOURCE_PROFILE>
diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/enrich_graphdb_template.xml b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/enrich_graphdb_template.xml
index 30137dc..34dcf03 100644
--- a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/enrich_graphdb_template.xml
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/enrich_graphdb_template.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                 <PARAM description="Datasource Name" name="dsName" required="true" type="string"/>
                 <PARAM description="Datasource Id" name="dsId" required="true" type="string"/>
                 <PARAM description="Datasource Interface" name="interface" required="true" type="string"/>
-                <PARAM description="AriadnePlus Publisher Endpoint" name="publisherEndpoint" required="true" type="string">http://localhost:8080/ariadneplus/publish</PARAM>
+                <PARAM description="AriadnePlus Publisher Endpoint" name="publisherEndpoint" required="true" type="string">http://localhost:8281/ariadneplus-graphdb</PARAM>
                 <PARAM description="Sparql Update Query" name="sparqlUpdateQuery" required="true" type="string"></PARAM>
             </PARAMETERS>
             <WORKFLOW>
diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/import_periodo_into_graphdb_template.xml b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/import_periodo_into_graphdb_template.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d201bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/import_periodo_into_graphdb_template.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<RESOURCE_PROFILE>
+    <HEADER>
+        <RESOURCE_IDENTIFIER value="f797c7b5-9f2e-4ae8-b908-2b910765fc2b_V29ya2Zsb3dUZW1wbGF0ZURTUmVzb3VyY2VzL1dvcmtmbG93VGVtcGxhdGVEU1Jlc291cmNlVHlwZQ=="/>
+        <RESOURCE_TYPE value="WorkflowTemplateDSResourceType"/>
+        <RESOURCE_KIND value="WorkflowTemplateDSResources"/>
+        <RESOURCE_URI value=""/>
+        <DATE_OF_CREATION value="2020-05-28T16:53:35+02:00"/>
+    </HEADER>
+    <BODY>
+        <CONFIGURATION>
+            <PARAMETERS>
+                <PARAM description="AriadnePlus Publisher Endpoint" name="publisherEndpoint" required="true" type="string">http://localhost:8281/ariadneplus-graphdb</PARAM>
+                <PARAM description="Url of Periodo file to import" name="dataUrl" required="true" type="string"></PARAM>
+                <PARAM description="GraphDB context related to periodo data" name="context" required="true" type="string">ariadneplus::datasourcename::periodo</PARAM>
+            </PARAMETERS>
+            <WORKFLOW>
+                <NODE isStart="true" name="importPeriodoIntoGraphDB" type="ImportPeriodoIntoGraphDB">
+                    <DESCRIPTION>Import periodo data into GraphDB from url</DESCRIPTION>
+                    <PARAMETERS>
+                        <PARAM name="publisherEndpoint" ref="publisherEndpoint"/>
+                        <PARAM name="dataUrl" ref="dataUrl"/>
+                        <PARAM name="context" ref="context"/>
+                    </PARAMETERS>
+                    <ARCS>
+                        <ARC to="success"/>
+                    </ARCS>
+                </NODE>
+            </WORKFLOW>
+        </CONFIGURATION>
+    </BODY>
+</RESOURCE_PROFILE>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/repo_hi_enrich_graphdb.xml b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/repo_hi_enrich_graphdb.xml
index 2449cf8..fd23df7 100644
--- a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/repo_hi_enrich_graphdb.xml
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/repo_hi_enrich_graphdb.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 		<DATE_OF_CREATION value="2020-05-28T12:00:00.0Z"/>
 	</HEADER>
 	<BODY>
-		<WORKFLOW_NAME>ENRICH GRAPHDB CONTENT</WORKFLOW_NAME>
+		<WORKFLOW_NAME>Enrich GraphDB Content</WORKFLOW_NAME>
 		<WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION>Enrich GraphDB Content with sparql update query</WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION>
 		<WORKFLOW_INFO>
 			<FIELD name="Action">Enrich</FIELD>
diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/repo_hi_import_periodo_into_graphdb.xml b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/repo_hi_import_periodo_into_graphdb.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32d09a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/bootstrap/profiles/workflows/repo_hi_import_periodo_into_graphdb.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<RESOURCE_PROFILE>
+	<HEADER>
+		<RESOURCE_IDENTIFIER value="6700c914-6f66-4a05-be61-32c0db32911f_V29ya2Zsb3dEU1Jlc291cmNlcy9Xb3JrZmxvd0RTUmVzb3VyY2VUeXBl"/>
+		<RESOURCE_TYPE value="WorkflowDSResourceType"/>
+		<RESOURCE_KIND value="WorkflowDSResources"/>
+		<RESOURCE_URI value=""/>
+		<DATE_OF_CREATION value="2020-05-28T12:00:00.0Z"/>
+	</HEADER>
+	<BODY>
+		<WORKFLOW_NAME>Import periodo data</WORKFLOW_NAME>
+		<WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION>Import periodo data into GraphDB from url</WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION>
+		<WORKFLOW_INFO>
+			<FIELD name="Action">Import</FIELD>
+			<FIELD name="Datasource class">Content Provider</FIELD>
+		</WORKFLOW_INFO>
+		<WORKFLOW_FAMILY>REPO_HI</WORKFLOW_FAMILY>
+		<WORKFLOW_PRIORITY>20</WORKFLOW_PRIORITY>
+		<CONFIGURATION status="EXECUTABLE" start="MANUAL">
+			<PARAMETERS/>
+			<WORKFLOW>
+				<NODE name="VerifyDatasource" type="VerifyDatasource" isStart="true">
+					<DESCRIPTION>Verify if DS is pending</DESCRIPTION>
+					<PARAMETERS>
+						<PARAM name="expectedInterfaceTypologyPrefixes" value=""/>
+						<PARAM name="expectedCompliancePrefixes" value="metadata,native"/>
+					</PARAMETERS>
+					<ARCS>
+						<ARC to="registerImportPeriodoWf"/>
+						<ARC to="validateDs" name="validateDs"/>
+					</ARCS>
+				</NODE>
+				<NODE name="validateDs" type="ValidateDatasource">
+					<DESCRIPTION>Validate DS</DESCRIPTION>
+					<PARAMETERS/>
+					<ARCS>
+						<ARC to="registerImportPeriodoWf"/>
+					</ARCS>
+				</NODE>
+				<NODE name="registerImportPeriodoWf" type="RegisterWorkflowFromTemplate">
+					<DESCRIPTION>Create Workflow</DESCRIPTION>
+					<PARAMETERS>
+						<PARAM name="wfName" value="Import Periodo"/>
+						<PARAM name="wfTemplate" value="/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/workflows/repo-hi/import_periodo_into_graphdb_wf.xml.st"/>
+						<PARAM name="description" value="Import periodo data into GraphDB from url"/>
+					</PARAMETERS>
+					<ARCS>
+						<ARC to="success"/>
+					</ARCS>
+				</NODE>
+			</WORKFLOW>
+		</CONFIGURATION>
+		<NOTIFICATIONS/>
+		<SCHEDULING enabled="false">
+			<CRON>9 9 9 ? * *</CRON>
+			<MININTERVAL>10080</MININTERVAL>
+		</SCHEDULING>
+		<STATUS/>
+	</BODY>
+</RESOURCE_PROFILE>