diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/xml/datasetProfileXml/ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/xml/datasetProfileXml/ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile.java
index 21d1aa402..974cfc015 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/xml/datasetProfileXml/ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/utilities/documents/xml/datasetProfileXml/ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile.java
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ public class ExportXmlBuilderDatasetProfile {
                         ExternalDatasetsData externalDatasetsData = (ExternalDatasetsData) field.getData();
                         dataOut.setAttribute("label", externalDatasetsData.getLabel());
                         dataOut.setAttribute("multiAutocomplete", externalDatasetsData.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
+                        dataOut.setAttribute("type", externalDatasetsData.getType());
                         break;
                     case DATA_REPOSITORIES:
                         DataRepositoriesData dataRepositoriesData = (DataRepositoriesData) field.getData();
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/components/commons/datafield/ExternalDatasetsData.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/components/commons/datafield/ExternalDatasetsData.java
index bc43f2d6a..cad4e4f19 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/components/commons/datafield/ExternalDatasetsData.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/components/commons/datafield/ExternalDatasetsData.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 public class ExternalDatasetsData extends FieldData<ExternalDatasetsData> {
     private Boolean multiAutoComplete;
+    private String type;
 
     public Boolean getMultiAutoComplete() {
         return multiAutoComplete;
@@ -17,11 +18,20 @@ public class ExternalDatasetsData extends FieldData<ExternalDatasetsData> {
         this.multiAutoComplete = multiAutoComplete;
     }
 
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public void setType(String type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ExternalDatasetsData fromData(Object data) {
         if (data != null) {
             this.setLabel((String) ((Map<String, Object>) data).get("label"));
             this.setMultiAutoComplete(((Map<String, Object>) data).get("multiAutoComplete") != null && !((Map<String, Object>) data).get("multiAutoComplete").toString().isEmpty()? Boolean.parseBoolean( ((Map<String, Object>) data).get("multiAutoComplete").toString()) : false);
+            this.setType(((Map<String, Object>) data).get("type") != null && !((Map<String, Object>) data).get("type").toString().isEmpty()? ((Map<String, Object>) data).get("type").toString() : "other");
         }
         return this;
     }
@@ -38,6 +48,9 @@ public class ExternalDatasetsData extends FieldData<ExternalDatasetsData> {
         if (this.getMultiAutoComplete() != null) {
             root.setAttribute("multiAutoComplete", this.getMultiAutoComplete().toString());
         }
+        if (this.getType() != null) {
+            root.setAttribute("type", this.getType());
+        }
         return root;
     }
 
@@ -45,6 +58,7 @@ public class ExternalDatasetsData extends FieldData<ExternalDatasetsData> {
     public ExternalDatasetsData fromXml(Element item) {
         this.setLabel(item != null ? item.getAttribute("label") : "");
         this.setMultiAutoComplete(Boolean.parseBoolean(item.getAttribute("multiAutoComplete")));
+        this.setType(item.getAttribute("type") != null ? item.getAttribute("type"): "other");
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -53,6 +67,7 @@ public class ExternalDatasetsData extends FieldData<ExternalDatasetsData> {
         HashMap dataMap = new HashMap();
         dataMap.put("label", item != null && item.getAttributes().getLength() > 0? item.getAttribute("label") : "");
         dataMap.put("multiAutoComplete", item != null && item.getAttributes().getLength() > 0? Boolean.parseBoolean(item.getAttribute("multiAutocomplete")) : false);
+        dataMap.put("type", item != null && item.getAttributes().getLength() > 0? item.getAttribute("type") : "other");
         return dataMap;
     }
 }