diff --git a/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/Message.java b/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/Message.java
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+
+package eu.dnetlib.message;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class Message implements Serializable {
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 401753881204524893L;
+
+	private String workflowId;
+
+	private String jobName;
+
+	private MessageType type;
+
+	private Map<String, String> body;
+
+	public Message() {
+	}
+
+	public Message(final String workflowId, final String jobName, final MessageType type,
+		final Map<String, String> body) {
+		this.workflowId = workflowId;
+		this.jobName = jobName;
+		this.type = type;
+		this.body = body;
+	}
+
+	public String getWorkflowId() {
+		return workflowId;
+	}
+
+	public void setWorkflowId(final String workflowId) {
+		this.workflowId = workflowId;
+	}
+
+	public String getJobName() {
+		return jobName;
+	}
+
+	public void setJobName(final String jobName) {
+		this.jobName = jobName;
+	}
+
+	public MessageType getType() {
+		return type;
+	}
+
+	public void setType(final MessageType type) {
+		this.type = type;
+	}
+
+	public Map<String, String> getBody() {
+		return body;
+	}
+
+	public void setBody(final Map<String, String> body) {
+		this.body = body;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return String.format("Message [workflowId=%s, jobName=%s, type=%s, body=%s]", workflowId, jobName, type, body);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageSender.java b/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageSender.java
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+
+package eu.dnetlib.message;
+
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPut;
+import org.apache.http.entity.SerializableEntity;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class MessageSender {
+
+	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MessageSender.class);
+
+	private final String dnetMessageEndpoint;
+
+	public MessageSender(final String dnetMessageEndpoint) {
+		this.dnetMessageEndpoint = dnetMessageEndpoint;
+	}
+
+	public void sendMessage(final Message message) {
+		final HttpPut req = new HttpPut(dnetMessageEndpoint);
+		req.setEntity(new SerializableEntity(message));
+
+		try (final CloseableHttpClient client = HttpClients.createDefault();
+			final CloseableHttpResponse response = client.execute(req)) {
+			log.debug("Sent Message to " + dnetMessageEndpoint);
+			log.debug("MESSAGE:" + message);
+		} catch (final Throwable e) {
+			log.error("Error sending message to " + dnetMessageEndpoint + ", message content: " + message, e);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageType.java b/dhp-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/message/MessageType.java
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+
+package eu.dnetlib.message;
+
+public enum MessageType {
+	ONGOING, REPORT
+}