diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/deleter/DmpDeleter.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/deleter/DmpDeleter.java
index 19a6f168f..8889ce6c1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/deleter/DmpDeleter.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/deleter/DmpDeleter.java
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.deleter;
 
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.IsActive;
-import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionReferenceEntity;
-import eu.eudat.data.DmpEntity;
-import eu.eudat.query.DescriptionReferenceQuery;
-import eu.eudat.query.DmpQuery;
-import eu.eudat.query.DmpReferenceQuery;
+import eu.eudat.data.*;
+import eu.eudat.model.DmpDescriptionTemplate;
+import eu.eudat.model.DmpReference;
+import eu.eudat.query.*;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.deleter.Deleter;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.deleter.DeleterFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.query.QueryFactory;
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 @Component
 @Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
@@ -67,6 +67,26 @@ public class DmpDeleter implements Deleter {
         if (data == null || data.isEmpty())
             return;
 
+        List<UUID> ids = data.stream().map(DmpEntity::getId).distinct().toList();
+        {
+            logger.debug("checking related - {}", DmpUserEntity.class.getSimpleName());
+            List<DmpUserEntity> items = this.queryFactory.query(DmpUserQuery.class).dmpIds(ids).collect();
+            DmpUserDeleter deleter = this.deleterFactory.deleter(DmpUserDeleter.class);
+            deleter.delete(items);
+        }
+        {
+            logger.debug("checking related - {}", DmpDescriptionTemplate.class.getSimpleName());
+            List<DmpDescriptionTemplateEntity> items = this.queryFactory.query(DmpDescriptionTemplateQuery.class).dmpIds(ids).collect();
+            DmpDescriptionTemplateDeleter deleter = this.deleterFactory.deleter(DmpDescriptionTemplateDeleter.class);
+            deleter.delete(items);
+        }
+        {
+            logger.debug("checking related - {}", DmpReference.class.getSimpleName());
+            List<DmpReferenceEntity> items = this.queryFactory.query(DmpReferenceQuery.class).dmpIds(ids).collect();
+            DmpReferenceDeleter deleter = this.deleterFactory.deleter(DmpReferenceDeleter.class);
+            deleter.delete(items);
+        }
+
         Instant now = Instant.now();
 
         for (DmpEntity item : data) {
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/deleter/TagDeleter.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/deleter/TagDeleter.java
index f96eb4ad8..ecfc79a86 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/deleter/TagDeleter.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/deleter/TagDeleter.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.deleter;
 
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.IsActive;
-import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionTagEntity;
 import eu.eudat.data.TagEntity;
 import eu.eudat.query.DescriptionTagQuery;
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpPersist.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpPersist.java
index 05c38d8cf..cc11e713e 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpPersist.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DmpPersist.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.persist;
 
+import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DmpAccessType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.DmpStatus;
 import eu.eudat.commons.validation.ValidId;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.dmpproperties.DmpPropertiesPersist;
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ public class DmpPersist {
 
     private UUID blueprint;
 
+    private DmpAccessType accessType;
+
     private List<DmpReferencePersist> references;
 
     private List<DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist> descriptionTemplates;
@@ -94,6 +97,14 @@ public class DmpPersist {
         this.blueprint = blueprint;
     }
 
+    public DmpAccessType getAccessType() {
+        return accessType;
+    }
+
+    public void setAccessType(DmpAccessType accessType) {
+        this.accessType = accessType;
+    }
+
     public List<DmpDescriptionTemplatePersist> getDescriptionTemplates() {
         return descriptionTemplates;
     }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
index 7b317b3ae..5c7457c7b 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/description/DescriptionServiceImpl.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
         newDescription.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
         newDescription.setLabel(existing.getLabel());
         newDescription.setDescription(existing.getDescription());
-        newDescription.setStatus(DescriptionStatus.Finalized);
+        newDescription.setStatus(DescriptionStatus.Draft);
         newDescription.setProperties(existing.getProperties());
         newDescription.setDmpId(dmpId);
         newDescription.setDmpDescriptionTemplateId(existing.getDmpDescriptionTemplateId());
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ public class DescriptionServiceImpl implements DescriptionService {
             this.entityManager.persist(newTag);
         }
 
+        this.entityManager.flush();
 
     }
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
index 6340f88c7..c52ed7124 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/dmp/DmpServiceImpl.java
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ public class DmpServiceImpl implements DmpService {
         data.setLabel(model.getLabel());
         data.setProperties(this.jsonHandlingService.toJson(model.getProperties()));
         data.setDescription(model.getDescription());
+        data.setAccessType(model.getAccessType());
         data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
         if (isUpdate)
             this.entityManager.merge(data);