diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/RadioBoxDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/RadioBoxDataEntity.java
index 28febe795..248b2988b 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/RadioBoxDataEntity.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/RadioBoxDataEntity.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class RadioBoxDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity<RadioBoxDataEntity>
     public FieldType getFieldType() {
         return FieldType.RADIO_BOX;
     }
-    public class Option implements XmlSerializable<Option> {
+    public static class Option implements XmlSerializable<Option> {
         private String label;
         private String value;
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/UploadDataEntity.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/UploadDataEntity.java
index 3b6386258..dd327f968 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/UploadDataEntity.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/commons/types/descriptiontemplate/fielddata/UploadDataEntity.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class UploadDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity<UploadDataEntity> {
     public FieldType getFieldType() {
         return FieldType.UPLOAD;
     }
-    public class Option implements XmlSerializable<UploadDataEntity.Option> {
+    public static class Option implements XmlSerializable<UploadDataEntity.Option> {
         private String label;
         private String value;
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class UploadDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity<UploadDataEntity> {
         if (data != null) {
             List<Map<String, String>> types = ((Map<String, List<Map<String, String>>>) data).get("types");
             for (Map<String, String> map : types) {
-                UploadDataEntity.Option newOption = new UploadDataEntity.Option();
+                UploadDataEntity.Option newOption = new Option();
                 newOption.setLabel(map.get("label"));
                 newOption.setValue(map.get("value"));
                 this.types.add(newOption);
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class UploadDataEntity extends BaseFieldDataEntity<UploadDataEntity> {
             for (int temp = 0; temp < optionElements.getLength(); temp++) {
                 Node optionElement = optionElements.item(temp);
                 if (optionElement.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
-                    this.types.add(new UploadDataEntity.Option().fromXml((Element) optionElement));
+                    this.types.add(new Option().fromXml((Element) optionElement));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/UserDatasetProfile.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/UserDatasetProfile.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ea086a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/data/UserDatasetProfile.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package eu.eudat.data;
+
+import eu.eudat.data.old.UserInfo;
+import eu.eudat.data.old.helpers.EntityBinder;
+import eu.eudat.queryable.queryableentity.DataEntity;
+import jakarta.persistence.*;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.GenericGenerator;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "\"UserDatasetProfile\"")
+public class UserDatasetProfile implements DataEntity<UserDatasetProfile, UUID> {
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue
+    @GenericGenerator(name = "uuid2", strategy = "uuid2")
+    @Column(name = "id", updatable = false, nullable = false, columnDefinition = "BINARY(16)")
+    private UUID id;
+
+    @OneToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+    @JoinColumn(name = "usr")
+    private UserInfo user;
+
+    @OneToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
+    @JoinColumn(name = "\"descriptionTemplate\"")
+    private DescriptionTemplateEntity descriptionTemplate;
+
+    @Column(name = "role")
+    private Integer role;
+
+    public UUID getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(UUID id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public UserInfo getUser() {
+        return user;
+    }
+
+    public void setUser(UserInfo user) {
+        this.user = user;
+    }
+
+    public DescriptionTemplateEntity getDatasetProfile() {
+        return descriptionTemplate;
+    }
+
+    public void setDatasetProfile(DescriptionTemplateEntity descriptionTemplateEntity) {
+        this.descriptionTemplate = descriptionTemplateEntity;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getRole() {
+        return role;
+    }
+
+    public void setRole(Integer role) {
+        this.role = role;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void update(UserDatasetProfile entity) {
+        this.role = entity.getRole();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public UUID getKeys() {
+        return this.id;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public UserDatasetProfile buildFromTuple(List<Tuple> tuple, List<String> fields, String base) {
+        String currentBase = base.isEmpty() ? "" : base + ".";
+        if (fields.contains(currentBase + "id")) this.id = EntityBinder.fromTuple(tuple, currentBase + "id");
+        return this;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionTemplatePersist.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionTemplatePersist.java
index dbb51a994..c30ab8780 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionTemplatePersist.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/DescriptionTemplatePersist.java
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@ public class DescriptionTemplatePersist {
     @NotEmpty(message = "{validation.empty}")
     private String description = null;
 
-    @NotNull(message = "{validation.empty}")
-    @ValidId(message = "{validation.invalidid}")
-    private UUID groupId = null;
-
-    @NotNull(message = "{validation.empty}")
-    private Short version = null;
-
     @NotNull(message = "{validation.empty}")
     @NotEmpty(message = "{validation.empty}")
     private String language = null;
@@ -78,22 +71,6 @@ public class DescriptionTemplatePersist {
         this.description = description;
     }
 
-    public UUID getGroupId() {
-        return groupId;
-    }
-
-    public void setGroupId(UUID groupId) {
-        this.groupId = groupId;
-    }
-
-    public Short getVersion() {
-        return version;
-    }
-
-    public void setVersion(Short version) {
-        this.version = version;
-    }
-
     public String getLanguage() {
         return language;
     }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateService.java
index 0dcd84068..1068742ff 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateService.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.service.descriptiontemplate;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import eu.eudat.model.DescriptionTemplate;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.DescriptionTemplatePersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
@@ -7,13 +8,16 @@ import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyForbiddenException;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyNotFoundException;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyValidationException;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
+import jakarta.xml.bind.JAXBException;
 
 import javax.management.InvalidApplicationException;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 public interface DescriptionTemplateService {
 
-    DescriptionTemplate persist(DescriptionTemplatePersist model, FieldSet fields) throws MyForbiddenException, MyValidationException, MyApplicationException, MyNotFoundException, InvalidApplicationException;
+    DescriptionTemplate persist(DescriptionTemplatePersist model, FieldSet fields) throws MyForbiddenException, MyValidationException, MyApplicationException, MyNotFoundException, InvalidApplicationException, JAXBException, ParserConfigurationException, JsonProcessingException, TransformerException;
 
     void deleteAndSave(UUID id) throws MyForbiddenException, InvalidApplicationException;
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
index 00f63a026..bcece070a 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/descriptiontemplate/DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 package eu.eudat.service.descriptiontemplate;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.Permission;
-import eu.eudat.commons.JsonHandlingService;
+import eu.eudat.commons.XmlHandlingService;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.IsActive;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.*;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity;
-import eu.eudat.errorcode.ErrorThesaurusProperties;
-import eu.eudat.event.EventBroker;
 import eu.eudat.model.DescriptionTemplate;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.DescriptionTemplateBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.deleter.DescriptionTemplateDeleter;
 import eu.eudat.model.persist.DescriptionTemplatePersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.*;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper.FieldDataHelperServiceProvider;
 import gr.cite.commons.web.authz.service.AuthorizationService;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.deleter.DeleterFactory;
-import gr.cite.tools.data.query.QueryFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyApplicationException;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyForbiddenException;
 import gr.cite.tools.exception.MyNotFoundException;
@@ -25,6 +28,8 @@ import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import gr.cite.tools.logging.LoggerService;
 import gr.cite.tools.logging.MapLogEntry;
 import jakarta.persistence.EntityManager;
+import jakarta.xml.bind.JAXBException;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
@@ -32,7 +37,10 @@ import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import javax.management.InvalidApplicationException;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -48,14 +56,11 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl implements DescriptionTemplateServic
     private final DeleterFactory deleterFactory;
 
     private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
-
     private final ConventionService conventionService;
-
-
     private final MessageSource messageSource;
-
-
-
+    private final XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService;
+    private final FieldDataHelperServiceProvider fieldDataHelperServiceProvider;
+    
     @Autowired
     public DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl(
             EntityManager entityManager,
@@ -63,16 +68,20 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl implements DescriptionTemplateServic
             DeleterFactory deleterFactory,
             BuilderFactory builderFactory,
             ConventionService conventionService,
-            MessageSource messageSource) {
+            MessageSource messageSource,
+            XmlHandlingService xmlHandlingService, 
+            FieldDataHelperServiceProvider fieldDataHelperServiceProvider) {
         this.entityManager = entityManager;
         this.authorizationService = authorizationService;
         this.deleterFactory = deleterFactory;
         this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
         this.conventionService = conventionService;
         this.messageSource = messageSource;
+        this.xmlHandlingService = xmlHandlingService;
+        this.fieldDataHelperServiceProvider = fieldDataHelperServiceProvider;
     }
 
-    public DescriptionTemplate persist(DescriptionTemplatePersist model, FieldSet fields) throws MyForbiddenException, MyValidationException, MyApplicationException, MyNotFoundException, InvalidApplicationException {
+    public DescriptionTemplate persist(DescriptionTemplatePersist model, FieldSet fields) throws MyForbiddenException, MyValidationException, MyApplicationException, MyNotFoundException, InvalidApplicationException, JAXBException, ParserConfigurationException, JsonProcessingException, TransformerException {
         logger.debug(new MapLogEntry("persisting data descriptionTemplateType").And("model", model).And("fields", fields));
 
         this.authorizationService.authorizeForce(Permission.EditDescriptionTemplate);
@@ -82,23 +91,23 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl implements DescriptionTemplateServic
         DescriptionTemplateEntity data;
         if (isUpdate) {
             data = this.entityManager.find(DescriptionTemplateEntity.class, model.getId());
-            if (data == null)
-                throw new MyNotFoundException(messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{model.getId(), DescriptionTemplate.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
+            if (data == null) throw new MyNotFoundException(messageSource.getMessage("General_ItemNotFound", new Object[]{model.getId(), DescriptionTemplate.class.getSimpleName()}, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale()));
         } else {
             data = new DescriptionTemplateEntity();
             data.setId(UUID.randomUUID());
             data.setIsActive(IsActive.Active);
             data.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
+            data.setGroupId(UUID.randomUUID());
+            data.setVersion((short)1);
         }
 
         data.setDescription(model.getDescription());
         data.setLabel(model.getLabel());
-        data.setGroupId(model.getGroupId());
-        data.setVersion(model.getVersion());
         data.setType(model.getType());
         data.setLanguage(model.getLanguage());
         data.setStatus(model.getStatus());
         data.setUpdatedAt(Instant.now());
+        data.setDefinition(this.xmlHandlingService.toXml(this.buildDefinitionEntity(model.getDefinition())));
         if (isUpdate)
             this.entityManager.merge(data);
         else
@@ -109,6 +118,135 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateServiceImpl implements DescriptionTemplateServic
         return this.builderFactory.builder(DescriptionTemplateBuilder.class).authorize(AuthorizationFlags.OwnerOrPermission).build(BaseFieldSet.build(fields, DescriptionTemplate._id), data);
     }
 
+    private @NotNull DefinitionEntity buildDefinitionEntity(DefinitionPersist persist){
+        DefinitionEntity data = new DefinitionEntity();
+        if (persist == null) return data;
+        if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getSections())){
+            data.setSections(new ArrayList<>());
+            for (SectionPersist sectionPersist: persist.getSections()) {
+                data.getSections().add(this.buildSectionEntity(sectionPersist));
+            }
+        }
+        if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getPages())){
+            data.setPages(new ArrayList<>());
+            for (PagePersist pagePersist: persist.getPages()) {
+                data.getPages().add(this.buildPageEntity(pagePersist));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    private @NotNull SectionEntity buildSectionEntity(SectionPersist persist){
+        SectionEntity data = new SectionEntity();
+        if (persist == null) return data;
+
+        data.setId(persist.getId());
+        data.setDescription(persist.getDescription());
+        data.setOrdinal(persist.getOrdinal());
+        data.setDefaultVisibility(persist.getDefaultVisibility());
+        data.setMultiplicity(persist.getMultiplicity());
+        data.setPage(persist.getPage());
+        data.setTitle(persist.getTitle());
+
+        if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getSections())){
+            data.setSections(new ArrayList<>());
+            for (SectionPersist sectionPersist: persist.getSections()) {
+                data.getSections().add(this.buildSectionEntity(sectionPersist));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getFieldSets())){
+            data.setFieldSets(new ArrayList<>());
+            for (FieldSetPersist fieldSetPersist: persist.getFieldSets()) {
+                data.getFieldSets().add(this.buildFieldSetEntity(fieldSetPersist));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    private @NotNull FieldSetEntity buildFieldSetEntity(FieldSetPersist persist){
+        FieldSetEntity data = new FieldSetEntity();
+        if (persist == null) return data;
+
+        data.setId(persist.getId());
+        data.setDescription(persist.getDescription());
+        data.setOrdinal(persist.getOrdinal());
+        data.setTitle(persist.getTitle());
+        data.setNumbering(persist.getNumbering());
+        data.setAdditionalInformation(persist.getAdditionalInformation());
+        data.setTitle(persist.getTitle());
+        if (persist.getMultiplicity() != null) data.setMultiplicity(this.buildMultiplicityEntity(persist.getMultiplicity()));
+        data.setHasCommentField(persist.getHasCommentField());
+        data.setTitle(persist.getTitle());
+
+        if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getFields())){
+            data.setFields(new ArrayList<>());
+            for (FieldPersist fieldPersist: persist.getFields()) {
+                data.getFields().add(this.buildFieldEntity(fieldPersist));
+            }
+        }
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    private @NotNull FieldEntity buildFieldEntity(FieldPersist persist){
+        FieldEntity data = new FieldEntity();
+        if (persist == null) return data;
+
+        data.setId(persist.getId());
+        data.setOrdinal(persist.getOrdinal());
+        data.setSchematics(persist.getSchematics());
+        //data.setNumbering(persist.get()); //TODO
+        data.setDefaultValue(persist.getDefaultValue());
+        data.setValidations(persist.getValidations());
+        data.setIncludeInExport(persist.getIncludeInExport());
+        if (persist.getData() != null) data.setData(this.buildFieldDataEntity(persist.getData()));
+
+        if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getVisibilityRules())){
+            data.setVisibilityRules(new ArrayList<>());
+            for (RulePersist fieldPersist: persist.getVisibilityRules()) {
+                data.getVisibilityRules().add(this.buildRuleEntity(fieldPersist));
+            }
+        }
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    private BaseFieldDataEntity<?> buildFieldDataEntity(BaseFieldDataPersist persist){
+        if (persist == null) return null;
+        return this.fieldDataHelperServiceProvider.get(persist.getFieldType()).applyPersist(persist);
+    }
+
+    private @NotNull RuleEntity buildRuleEntity(RulePersist persist){
+        RuleEntity data = new RuleEntity();
+        if (persist == null) return data;
+
+        data.setTarget(persist.getTarget());
+        data.setValue(persist.getValue());
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    private @NotNull MultiplicityEntity buildMultiplicityEntity(MultiplicityPersist persist){
+        MultiplicityEntity data = new MultiplicityEntity();
+        if (persist == null) return data;
+
+        data.setMax(persist.getMax());
+        data.setMin(persist.getMin());
+        data.setPlaceholder(persist.getPlaceholder());
+        data.setTableView(persist.getTableView());
+        return data;
+    }
+
+    private @NotNull PageEntity buildPageEntity(PagePersist persist){
+        PageEntity data = new PageEntity();
+        if (persist == null) return data;
+
+        data.setId(persist.getId());
+        data.setOrdinal(persist.getOrdinal());
+        data.setTitle(persist.getTitle());
+        return data;
+    }
+
     public void deleteAndSave(UUID id) throws MyForbiddenException, InvalidApplicationException {
         logger.debug("deleting dataset: {}", id);
 
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
index 82055030e..e247244c5 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -2,28 +2,36 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.SectionEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ComboBoxDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.FieldSetPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.PagePersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.SectionPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.*;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<AutoCompleteData, AutoCompleteDataEntity> {
-	
+public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<AutoCompleteData, AutoCompleteDataPersist, AutoCompleteDataEntity> {
+	private final ConventionService conventionService;
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
-	public AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService(BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
+	public AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService(ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
+		this.conventionService = conventionService;
 		this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
 	}
 
@@ -43,6 +51,11 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 		return new AutoCompleteData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new AutoCompleteDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return AutoCompleteDataEntity.class;
@@ -52,8 +65,65 @@ public class AutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 		return AutoCompleteData.class;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return AutoCompleteDataPersist.class;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<AutoCompleteData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<AutoCompleteDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(AutoCompleteDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected AutoCompleteDataEntity applyPersistInternal(AutoCompleteDataPersist persist, AutoCompleteDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList())){
+			data.setAutoCompleteSingleDataList(new ArrayList<>());
+			for (AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist autoCompleteSingleDataPersist: persist.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList()) {
+				data.getAutoCompleteSingleDataList().add(this.buildAutoCompleteSingleData(autoCompleteSingleDataPersist));
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+
+	private @NotNull AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData buildAutoCompleteSingleData(AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist persist){
+		AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData data = new AutoCompleteDataEntity.AutoCompleteSingleData();
+		if (persist == null) return data;
+
+		data.setUrl(persist.getUrl());
+		data.setAutocompleteType(persist.getAutocompleteType());
+		data.setOptionsRoot(persist.getOptionsRoot());
+		data.setHasAuth(persist.getHasAuth());
+		if(persist.getAutoCompleteOptions() != null) data.setAutoCompleteOptions(this.buildOption(persist.getAutoCompleteOptions()));
+		if(persist.getAuth() != null) data.setAuth(this.buildAuthAutoCompleteData(persist.getAuth()));
+		data.setMethod(persist.getMethod());
+		
+		return data;
+	}
+
+	private @NotNull ComboBoxDataEntity.Option buildOption(ComboBoxOptionPersist persist){
+		ComboBoxDataEntity.Option data = new ComboBoxDataEntity.Option();
+		if (persist == null) return data;
+
+		data.setLabel(persist.getLabel());
+		data.setValue(persist.getValue());
+		data.setUri(persist.getUri());
+		data.setSource(persist.getSource());
+
+		return data;
+	}
+
+	private @NotNull AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData buildAuthAutoCompleteData(AuthAutoCompleteDataPersist persist){
+		AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData data = new AutoCompleteDataEntity.AuthAutoCompleteData();
+		if (persist == null) return data;
+
+		data.setBody(persist.getBody());
+		data.setUrl(persist.getUrl());
+		data.setMethod(persist.getMethod());
+		data.setPath(persist.getPath());
+		data.setType(persist.getType());
+
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/BaseFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/BaseFieldDataHelperService.java
index d416efd6a..141dcccc5 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/BaseFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/BaseFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,32 +3,30 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-public abstract class BaseFieldDataHelperService<M extends BaseFieldData, D extends BaseFieldDataEntity<?>> implements FieldDataHelperService {
+public abstract class BaseFieldDataHelperService<M extends BaseFieldData, PM extends BaseFieldDataPersist, D extends BaseFieldDataEntity<?>> implements FieldDataHelperService {
 	protected String subType;
-	
+
 	protected abstract List<M> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<D> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags);
+	protected abstract D applyPersistInternal(PM persist, D data);
+
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataEntity<?> applyPersist(BaseFieldDataPersist persist){
+		BaseFieldDataEntity<?> instance = this.newDataInstance();
+		return this.applyPersist(persist, instance);
+	}
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataEntity<?> applyPersist(BaseFieldDataPersist persist, BaseFieldDataEntity<?> data){
+		data.setLabel(persist.getLabel());
+		return this.applyPersistInternal((PM)persist, (D)data);
+	}
 	
-	@Override
-	public boolean requireSubType(){
-		return false;
-	}
-	@Override
-	public FieldDataHelperService setSubType(String data){
-		subType = data;
-		return this;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String getSubType(){
-		return subType;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public BaseFieldData buildOne(FieldSet fieldSet, BaseFieldDataEntity<?> data, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		List<BaseFieldData> models = this.build(fieldSet, List.of(data), authorizationFlags);
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/BooleanDecisionFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/BooleanDecisionFieldDataHelperService.java
index 43c7f37e7..d7ebe3dd0 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/BooleanDecisionFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/BooleanDecisionFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -2,23 +2,28 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BooleanDecisionData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-public class BooleanDecisionFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<BooleanDecisionData, BooleanDecisionDataEntity> {
+public class BooleanDecisionFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<BooleanDecisionData, BooleanDecisionDataPersist, BooleanDecisionDataEntity> {
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
 	public BooleanDecisionFieldDataHelperService(BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
@@ -40,6 +45,11 @@ public class BooleanDecisionFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSe
 		return new BooleanDecisionData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new BooleanDecisionDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return BooleanDecisionDataEntity.class;
@@ -49,8 +59,18 @@ public class BooleanDecisionFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSe
 		return BooleanDecisionData.class;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return BooleanDecisionDataPersist.class;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<BooleanDecisionData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<BooleanDecisionDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(BooleanDecisionDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected BooleanDecisionDataEntity applyPersistInternal(BooleanDecisionDataPersist persist, BooleanDecisionDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/CheckBoxFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/CheckBoxFieldDataHelperService.java
index 6557c490a..061e48c51 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/CheckBoxFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/CheckBoxFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.CheckBoxDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.CheckBoxDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.CheckBoxData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.CheckBoxDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class CheckBoxFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<CheckBoxData, CheckBoxDataEntity> {
+public class CheckBoxFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<CheckBoxData, CheckBoxDataPersist, CheckBoxDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class CheckBoxFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<C
 		return new CheckBoxData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new CheckBoxDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return CheckBoxDataEntity.class;
@@ -52,8 +59,18 @@ public class CheckBoxFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<C
 		return CheckBoxData.class;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return CheckBoxDataPersist.class;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<CheckBoxData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<CheckBoxDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(CheckBoxDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected CheckBoxDataEntity applyPersistInternal(CheckBoxDataPersist persist, CheckBoxDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/CurrencyFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/CurrencyFieldDataHelperService.java
index aa53433a3..0075eedb9 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/CurrencyFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/CurrencyFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.CurrencyDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.CurrencyDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.CurrencyData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.CurrencyDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +19,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class CurrencyFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<CurrencyData, CurrencyDataEntity> {
+public class CurrencyFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<CurrencyData, CurrencyDataPersist, CurrencyDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ public class CurrencyFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<C
 		return new CurrencyData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new CurrencyDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return CurrencyDataEntity.class;
@@ -52,8 +57,17 @@ public class CurrencyFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<C
 		return CurrencyData.class;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return CurrencyDataPersist.class;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<CurrencyData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<CurrencyDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(CurrencyDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+	@Override
+	protected CurrencyDataEntity applyPersistInternal(CurrencyDataPersist persist, CurrencyDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DataRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DataRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java
index 6e9f228a2..c2c57b4f7 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DataRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DataRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -2,24 +2,28 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class DataRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DataRepositoryData, DataRepositoryDataEntity> {
+public class DataRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DataRepositoryData, DataRepositoryDataPersist, DataRepositoryDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +47,11 @@ public class DataRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSer
 		return new DataRepositoryData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new DataRepositoryDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return DataRepositoryDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +60,19 @@ public class DataRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSer
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return DataRepositoryData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return DataRepositoryDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<DataRepositoryData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<DataRepositoryDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(DataRepositoryDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
+	}	
+	
+	@Override
+	protected DataRepositoryDataEntity applyPersistInternal(DataRepositoryDataPersist persist, DataRepositoryDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatasetAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatasetAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
index d8eca07b6..0f2be455a 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatasetAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatasetAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DatasetAutoCompleteDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DatasetAutoCompleteDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DatasetAutoCompleteData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DatasetAutoCompleteDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class DatasetAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DatasetAutoCompleteData, DatasetAutoCompleteDataEntity> {
+public class DatasetAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DatasetAutoCompleteData, DatasetAutoCompleteDataPersist, DatasetAutoCompleteDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class DatasetAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelp
 		return new DatasetAutoCompleteData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new DatasetAutoCompleteDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return DatasetAutoCompleteDataEntity.class;
@@ -52,8 +59,19 @@ public class DatasetAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelp
 		return DatasetAutoCompleteData.class;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return DatasetAutoCompleteDataPersist.class;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<DatasetAutoCompleteData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<DatasetAutoCompleteDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(DatasetAutoCompleteDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected DatasetAutoCompleteDataEntity applyPersistInternal(DatasetAutoCompleteDataPersist persist, DatasetAutoCompleteDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatasetIdentifierFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatasetIdentifierFieldDataHelperService.java
index 12ce69dd5..c583bf6e7 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatasetIdentifierFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatasetIdentifierFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DatasetIdentifierDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DatasetIdentifierDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DatasetIdentifierData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DatasetIdentifierDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class DatasetIdentifierFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DatasetIdentifierData, DatasetIdentifierDataEntity> {
+public class DatasetIdentifierFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DatasetIdentifierData, DatasetIdentifierDataPersist, DatasetIdentifierDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class DatasetIdentifierFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelper
 		return new DatasetIdentifierData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new DatasetIdentifierDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return DatasetIdentifierDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,18 @@ public class DatasetIdentifierFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelper
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return DatasetIdentifierData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return DatasetIdentifierDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<DatasetIdentifierData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<DatasetIdentifierDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(DatasetIdentifierDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected DatasetIdentifierDataEntity applyPersistInternal(DatasetIdentifierDataPersist persist, DatasetIdentifierDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatePickerFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatePickerFieldDataHelperService.java
index a3478347f..b49a74546 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatePickerFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DatePickerFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DatePickerDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DatePickerDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DatePickerData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DatePickerDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class DatePickerFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DatePickerData, DatePickerDataEntity> {
+public class DatePickerFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DatePickerData, DatePickerDataPersist, DatePickerDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -42,6 +44,10 @@ public class DatePickerFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService
 	public BaseFieldData newModelInstance() {
 		return new DatePickerData();
 	}
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new DatePickerDataPersist();
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
@@ -51,9 +57,18 @@ public class DatePickerFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return DatePickerData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return DatePickerDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<DatePickerData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<DatePickerDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(DatePickerDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected DatePickerDataEntity applyPersistInternal(DatePickerDataPersist persist, DatePickerDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DmpAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DmpAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
index 620cb15ce..a8c10090c 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DmpAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/DmpAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DmpAutoCompleteDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DmpAutoCompleteDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DmpAutoCompleteData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DmpAutoCompleteDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class DmpAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DmpAutoCompleteData, DmpAutoCompleteDataEntity> {
+public class DmpAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<DmpAutoCompleteData, DmpAutoCompleteDataPersist, DmpAutoCompleteDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class DmpAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSe
 		return new DmpAutoCompleteData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new DmpAutoCompleteDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return DmpAutoCompleteDataEntity.class;
@@ -52,8 +59,19 @@ public class DmpAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSe
 		return DmpAutoCompleteData.class;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return DmpAutoCompleteDataPersist.class;
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public List<DmpAutoCompleteData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<DmpAutoCompleteDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(DmpAutoCompleteDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected DmpAutoCompleteDataEntity applyPersistInternal(DmpAutoCompleteDataPersist persist, DmpAutoCompleteDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService.java
index eb8c816a7..d9403405a 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ExternalDatasetDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ExternalDatasetDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ExternalDatasetData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ExternalDatasetDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ExternalDatasetData, ExternalDatasetDataEntity> {
+public class ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ExternalDatasetData, ExternalDatasetDataPersist, ExternalDatasetDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSe
 		return new ExternalDatasetData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new ExternalDatasetDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return ExternalDatasetDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,20 @@ public class ExternalDatasetFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperSe
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return ExternalDatasetData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return ExternalDatasetDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<ExternalDatasetData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<ExternalDatasetDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(ExternalDatasetDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected ExternalDatasetDataEntity applyPersistInternal(ExternalDatasetDataPersist persist, ExternalDatasetDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		data.setType(persist.getType());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FieldDataHelperService.java
index 25aabb2cc..3306e91cb 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 
 import java.util.EnumSet;
@@ -11,13 +12,14 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public interface FieldDataHelperService {
 	FieldType getFormType();
-	String getSubType();
 	BaseFieldDataEntity<?> newDataInstance();
 	BaseFieldData newModelInstance();
+	BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance();
 	Class<?> getDataClass();
 	Class<?> getModelClass();
+	Class<?> getPersistModelClass();
 	List<BaseFieldData> build(gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet fieldSet, List<BaseFieldDataEntity<?>> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags);
 	BaseFieldData buildOne(FieldSet fieldSet, BaseFieldDataEntity<?> data, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags);
-	boolean requireSubType();
-	FieldDataHelperService setSubType(String data);
+	BaseFieldDataEntity<?> applyPersist(BaseFieldDataPersist persist);
+	BaseFieldDataEntity<?> applyPersist(BaseFieldDataPersist persist, BaseFieldDataEntity<?> data);
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FreeTextFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FreeTextFieldDataHelperService.java
index 2cf05bec2..ddea61ddc 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FreeTextFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/FreeTextFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.FreeTextDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.FreeTextDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.FreeTextData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.FreeTextDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class FreeTextFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<FreeTextData, FreeTextDataEntity> {
+public class FreeTextFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<FreeTextData, FreeTextDataPersist, FreeTextDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class FreeTextFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<F
 		return new FreeTextData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new FreeTextDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return FreeTextDataEntity.class;
@@ -52,8 +59,18 @@ public class FreeTextFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<F
 		return FreeTextData.class;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return FreeTextDataPersist.class;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<FreeTextData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<FreeTextDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(FreeTextDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected FreeTextDataEntity applyPersistInternal(FreeTextDataPersist persist, FreeTextDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/JournalRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/JournalRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java
index 4982263e6..acceedbb7 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/JournalRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/JournalRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.JournalRep
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.JournalRepositoryData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.JournalRepositoryDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -20,9 +23,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class JournalRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<JournalRepositoryData, JournalRepositoryDataEntity> {
+public class JournalRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<JournalRepositoryData, JournalRepositoryDataPersist, JournalRepositoryDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ public class JournalRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelper
 		return new JournalRepositoryData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new JournalRepositoryDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return JournalRepositoryDataEntity.class;
@@ -54,9 +60,19 @@ public class JournalRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelper
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return JournalRepositoryData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return JournalRepositoryDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<JournalRepositoryData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<JournalRepositoryDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(JournalRepositoryDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected JournalRepositoryDataEntity applyPersistInternal(JournalRepositoryDataPersist persist, JournalRepositoryDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/LicenseFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/LicenseFieldDataHelperService.java
index 9626863a0..86e01eca0 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/LicenseFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/LicenseFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.LicenseDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.LicenseDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.LicenseData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.LicenseDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class LicenseFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<LicenseData, LicenseDataEntity> {
+public class LicenseFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<LicenseData, LicenseDataPersist, LicenseDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class LicenseFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<Li
 		return new LicenseData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new LicenseDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return LicenseDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,19 @@ public class LicenseFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<Li
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return LicenseData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return LicenseDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<LicenseData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<LicenseDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(LicenseDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected LicenseDataEntity applyPersistInternal(LicenseDataPersist persist, LicenseDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/OrganizationFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/OrganizationFieldDataHelperService.java
index 284311447..53db78730 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/OrganizationFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/OrganizationFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.OrganizationDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.OrganizationDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.OrganizationData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.OrganizationDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class OrganizationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<OrganizationData, OrganizationDataEntity> {
+public class OrganizationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<OrganizationData, OrganizationDataPersist, OrganizationDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class OrganizationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 		return new OrganizationData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new OrganizationDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return OrganizationDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,19 @@ public class OrganizationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServi
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return OrganizationData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return OrganizationDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<OrganizationData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<OrganizationDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(OrganizationDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected OrganizationDataEntity applyPersistInternal(OrganizationDataPersist persist, OrganizationDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/PublicationFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/PublicationFieldDataHelperService.java
index 590dadb19..3e8b73bc5 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/PublicationFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/PublicationFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.PublicationDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.PublicationDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.PublicationData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.PublicationDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class PublicationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<PublicationData, PublicationDataEntity> {
+public class PublicationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<PublicationData, PublicationDataPersist, PublicationDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class PublicationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServic
 		return new PublicationData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new PublicationDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return PublicationDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,19 @@ public class PublicationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperServic
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return PublicationData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return PublicationDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<PublicationData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<PublicationDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(PublicationDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected PublicationDataEntity applyPersistInternal(PublicationDataPersist persist, PublicationDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/PublicationRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/PublicationRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java
index e7f738262..480a97136 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/PublicationRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/PublicationRepositoryFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.Publicatio
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.PublicationRepositoryData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.PublicationRepositoryDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -20,9 +23,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class PublicationRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<PublicationRepositoryData, PublicationRepositoryDataEntity> {
+public class PublicationRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<PublicationRepositoryData, PublicationRepositoryDataPersist, PublicationRepositoryDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ public class PublicationRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHe
 		return new PublicationRepositoryData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new PublicationRepositoryDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return PublicationRepositoryDataEntity.class;
@@ -54,9 +60,19 @@ public class PublicationRepositoryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHe
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return PublicationRepositoryData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return PublicationRepositoryDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<PublicationRepositoryData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<PublicationRepositoryDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(PublicationRepositoryDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected PublicationRepositoryDataEntity applyPersistInternal(PublicationRepositoryDataPersist persist, PublicationRepositoryDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService.java
index 6d1cfd555..898778152 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -2,28 +2,36 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.AutoCompleteDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.RadioBoxDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RadioBoxDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RadioBoxData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.AutoCompleteSingleDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RadioBoxDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RadioBoxOptionPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+public class RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<RadioBoxData, RadioBoxDataPersist, RadioBoxDataEntity> {
 
-public class RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<RadioBoxData, RadioBoxDataEntity> {
-	
+	private final ConventionService conventionService;
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
-	public RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService(BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
+	public RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService(ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
+		this.conventionService = conventionService;
 		this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
 	}
 
@@ -43,6 +51,11 @@ public class RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<R
 		return new RadioBoxData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new RadioBoxDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return RadioBoxDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +64,34 @@ public class RadioBoxFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<R
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return RadioBoxData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return RadioBoxDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<RadioBoxData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<RadioBoxDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(RadioBoxDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected RadioBoxDataEntity applyPersistInternal(RadioBoxDataPersist persist, RadioBoxDataEntity data) {
+		if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getOptions())){
+			data.setOptions(new ArrayList<>());
+			for (RadioBoxOptionPersist radioBoxOptionPersist: persist.getOptions()) {
+				data.getOptions().add(this.buildOption(radioBoxOptionPersist));
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+
+	private @NotNull RadioBoxDataEntity.Option buildOption(RadioBoxOptionPersist persist){
+		RadioBoxDataEntity.Option data = new RadioBoxDataEntity.Option();
+		if (persist == null) return data;
+
+		data.setLabel(persist.getLabel());
+		data.setValue(persist.getValue());
+
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RegistryFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RegistryFieldDataHelperService.java
index bcaa040d4..26b7c7aa2 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RegistryFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RegistryFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.RegistryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RegistryDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RegistryData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RegistryDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class RegistryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<RegistryData, RegistryDataEntity> {
+public class RegistryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<RegistryData, RegistryDataPersist, RegistryDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class RegistryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<R
 		return new RegistryData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new RegistryDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return RegistryDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,19 @@ public class RegistryFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<R
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return RegistryData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return RegistryDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<RegistryData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<RegistryDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(RegistryDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected RegistryDataEntity applyPersistInternal(RegistryDataPersist persist, RegistryDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ResearcherAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ResearcherAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
index c7ba1fce0..0822ec0da 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ResearcherAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ResearcherAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ResearcherAutoCompleteDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ResearcherAutoCompleteDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ResearcherAutoCompleteData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ResearcherAutoCompleteDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class ResearcherAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ResearcherAutoCompleteData, ResearcherAutoCompleteDataEntity> {
+public class ResearcherAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ResearcherAutoCompleteData, ResearcherAutoCompleteDataPersist, ResearcherAutoCompleteDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class ResearcherAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataH
 		return new ResearcherAutoCompleteData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new ResearcherAutoCompleteDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return ResearcherAutoCompleteDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,19 @@ public class ResearcherAutoCompleteFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataH
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return ResearcherAutoCompleteData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return ResearcherAutoCompleteDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<ResearcherAutoCompleteData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<ResearcherAutoCompleteDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(ResearcherAutoCompleteDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected ResearcherAutoCompleteDataEntity applyPersistInternal(ResearcherAutoCompleteDataPersist persist, ResearcherAutoCompleteDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ResearcherFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ResearcherFieldDataHelperService.java
index 82d159825..11f7e06f8 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ResearcherFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ResearcherFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ResearcherDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ResearcherDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ResearcherData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ResearcherDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class ResearcherFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ResearcherData, ResearcherDataEntity> {
+public class ResearcherFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ResearcherData, ResearcherDataPersist, ResearcherDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class ResearcherFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService
 		return new ResearcherData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new ResearcherDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return ResearcherDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,19 @@ public class ResearcherFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return ResearcherData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return ResearcherDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<ResearcherData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<ResearcherDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(ResearcherDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected ResearcherDataEntity applyPersistInternal(ResearcherDataPersist persist, ResearcherDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RichTextAreaDataFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RichTextAreaDataFieldDataHelperService.java
index df1fe0f42..8d0ac7c72 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RichTextAreaDataFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/RichTextAreaDataFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.RichTextAreaDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RichTextAreaDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RichTextAreaData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.RichTextAreaDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class RichTextAreaDataFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<RichTextAreaData, RichTextAreaDataEntity> {
+public class RichTextAreaDataFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<RichTextAreaData, RichTextAreaDataPersist, RichTextAreaDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class RichTextAreaDataFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperS
 		return new RichTextAreaData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new RichTextAreaDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return RichTextAreaDataEntity.class;
@@ -52,8 +59,18 @@ public class RichTextAreaDataFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperS
 		return RichTextAreaData.class;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return RichTextAreaDataPersist.class;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<RichTextAreaData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<RichTextAreaDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(RichTextAreaDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected RichTextAreaDataEntity applyPersistInternal(RichTextAreaDataPersist persist, RichTextAreaDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ServiceFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ServiceFieldDataHelperService.java
index 62705b874..e3b083c06 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ServiceFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ServiceFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ServiceDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ServiceDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ServiceData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ServiceDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class ServiceFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ServiceData, ServiceDataEntity> {
+public class ServiceFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ServiceData, ServiceDataPersist, ServiceDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class ServiceFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<Se
 		return new ServiceData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new ServiceDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return ServiceDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,19 @@ public class ServiceFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<Se
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return ServiceData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return ServiceDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<ServiceData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<ServiceDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(ServiceDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected ServiceDataEntity applyPersistInternal(ServiceDataPersist persist, ServiceDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TagFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TagFieldDataHelperService.java
index 08d91fdf0..4ea13177c 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TagFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TagFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.TagDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.TagDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.TagData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BooleanDecisionDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.TagDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class TagFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<TagData, TagDataEntity> {
+public class TagFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<TagData, TagDataPersist, TagDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -38,6 +40,11 @@ public class TagFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<TagDat
 		return new TagDataEntity();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new TagDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public BaseFieldData newModelInstance() {
 		return new TagData();
@@ -52,8 +59,18 @@ public class TagFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<TagDat
 		return TagData.class;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return TagDataPersist.class;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<TagData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<TagDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(TagDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected TagDataEntity applyPersistInternal(TagDataPersist persist, TagDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TaxonomyFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TaxonomyFieldDataHelperService.java
index 9b62cb647..015234be1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TaxonomyFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TaxonomyFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.TaxonomyDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.TaxonomyDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.TaxonomyData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.TaxonomyDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class TaxonomyFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<TaxonomyData, TaxonomyDataEntity> {
+public class TaxonomyFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<TaxonomyData, TaxonomyDataPersist, TaxonomyDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class TaxonomyFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<T
 		return new TaxonomyData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new TaxonomyDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return TaxonomyDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,19 @@ public class TaxonomyFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<T
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return TaxonomyData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return TaxonomyDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<TaxonomyData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<TaxonomyDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(TaxonomyDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected TaxonomyDataEntity applyPersistInternal(TaxonomyDataPersist persist, TaxonomyDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiAutoComplete(persist.getMultiAutoComplete());
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TextAreaFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TextAreaFieldDataHelperService.java
index a54268067..bc30f9d5c 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TextAreaFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/TextAreaFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.TextAreaDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.TextAreaDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.TextAreaData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.TextAreaDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class TextAreaFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<TextAreaData, TextAreaDataEntity> {
+public class TextAreaFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<TextAreaData, TextAreaDataPersist, TextAreaDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class TextAreaFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<T
 		return new TextAreaData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new TextAreaDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return TextAreaDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,18 @@ public class TextAreaFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<T
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return TextAreaData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return TextAreaDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<TextAreaData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<TextAreaDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(TextAreaDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected TextAreaDataEntity applyPersistInternal(TextAreaDataPersist persist, TextAreaDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/UploadFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/UploadFieldDataHelperService.java
index 857930b37..6cee737b6 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/UploadFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/UploadFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,27 +3,32 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.RadioBoxDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.UploadDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.UploadDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.UploadData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.*;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+public class UploadFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<UploadData, UploadDataPersist, UploadDataEntity> {
 
-public class UploadFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<UploadData, UploadDataEntity> {
-	
+	private final ConventionService conventionService;
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
-	public UploadFieldDataHelperService(BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
+	public UploadFieldDataHelperService(ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
+		this.conventionService = conventionService;
 		this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
 	}
 
@@ -43,6 +48,11 @@ public class UploadFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<Upl
 		return new UploadData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new UploadDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return UploadDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +61,34 @@ public class UploadFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<Upl
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return UploadData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return UploadDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<UploadData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<UploadDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(UploadDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected UploadDataEntity applyPersistInternal(UploadDataPersist persist, UploadDataEntity data) {
+		if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getTypes())){
+			data.setTypes(new ArrayList<>());
+			for (UploadOptionPersist uploadOptionPersist: persist.getTypes()) {
+				data.getTypes().add(this.buildOption(uploadOptionPersist));
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+
+	private @NotNull UploadDataEntity.Option buildOption(UploadOptionPersist persist){
+		UploadDataEntity.Option data = new UploadDataEntity.Option();
+		if (persist == null) return data;
+
+		data.setLabel(persist.getLabel());
+		data.setValue(persist.getValue());
+
+		return data;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ValidationFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ValidationFieldDataHelperService.java
index 9186036e3..cbcaa91da 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ValidationFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/ValidationFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.ValidationDataEntity;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ValidationDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ValidationData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.DataRepositoryDataPersist;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.ValidationDataPersist;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
@@ -17,9 +21,7 @@ import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
-
-public class ValidationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ValidationData, ValidationDataEntity> {
+public class ValidationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<ValidationData, ValidationDataPersist, ValidationDataEntity> {
 	
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ public class ValidationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService
 		return new ValidationData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new ValidationDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return ValidationDataEntity.class;
@@ -51,9 +58,18 @@ public class ValidationFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return ValidationData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return ValidationDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<ValidationData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<ValidationDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(ValidationDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
+	}	
+	
+	@Override
+	protected ValidationDataEntity applyPersistInternal(ValidationDataPersist persist, ValidationDataEntity data) {
+		return data;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/WordListFieldDataHelperService.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/WordListFieldDataHelperService.java
index 3cec0c8f5..b7160d9fd 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/WordListFieldDataHelperService.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/fielddatahelper/WordListFieldDataHelperService.java
@@ -2,31 +2,32 @@ package eu.eudat.service.fielddatahelper;
 
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.enums.FieldType;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.BaseFieldDataEntity;
+import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.*;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.WordListDataEntity;
-import eu.eudat.commons.types.descriptiontemplate.fielddata.WordListDataEntity;
-import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.WordListDataBuilder;
+import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.WordListDataBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.BaseFieldData;
 import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.WordListData;
-import eu.eudat.model.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.WordListData;
+import eu.eudat.model.persist.descriptiontemplatedefinition.fielddata.*;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
 import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Component
-@Scope(value = ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+public class WordListFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<WordListData, WordListDataPersist, WordListDataEntity> {
 
-public class WordListFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<WordListData, WordListDataEntity> {
-	
+	private final ConventionService conventionService;
 	private final BuilderFactory builderFactory;
 
-	public WordListFieldDataHelperService(BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
+	public WordListFieldDataHelperService(ConventionService conventionService, BuilderFactory builderFactory) {
+		this.conventionService = conventionService;
 		this.builderFactory = builderFactory;
 	}
 
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ public class WordListFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<W
 		return new WordListData();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public BaseFieldDataPersist newPersistModelInstance() {
+		return new WordListDataPersist();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Class<?> getDataClass() {
 		return WordListDataEntity.class;
@@ -54,9 +60,37 @@ public class WordListFieldDataHelperService extends BaseFieldDataHelperService<W
 	public Class<?> getModelClass() {
 		return WordListData.class;
 	}
+	@Override
+	public Class<?> getPersistModelClass() {
+		return WordListDataPersist.class;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public List<WordListData> buildInternal(FieldSet fieldSet, List<WordListDataEntity> datas, EnumSet<AuthorizationFlags> authorizationFlags){
 		return this.builderFactory.builder(WordListDataBuilder.class).authorize(authorizationFlags).build(fieldSet, datas);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected WordListDataEntity applyPersistInternal(WordListDataPersist persist, WordListDataEntity data) {
+		data.setMultiList(persist.getMultiList());
+		if (!this.conventionService.isListNullOrEmpty(persist.getOptions())){
+			data.setOptions(new ArrayList<>());
+			for (ComboBoxOptionPersist optionPersist: persist.getOptions()) {
+				data.getOptions().add(this.buildOption(optionPersist));
+			}
+		}
+		return data;
+	}
+	private @NotNull ComboBoxDataEntity.Option buildOption(ComboBoxOptionPersist persist){
+		ComboBoxDataEntity.Option data = new ComboBoxDataEntity.Option();
+		if (persist == null) return data;
+
+		data.setLabel(persist.getLabel());
+		data.setValue(persist.getValue());
+		data.setUri(persist.getUri());
+		data.setSource(persist.getSource());
+
+		return data;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/v2/DescriptionTemplateController.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/v2/DescriptionTemplateController.java
index 700cb4170..af7739302 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/v2/DescriptionTemplateController.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/v2/DescriptionTemplateController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.eudat.controllers.v2;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import eu.eudat.audit.AuditableAction;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.data.DescriptionTemplateEntity;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import gr.cite.tools.fieldset.FieldSet;
 import gr.cite.tools.logging.LoggerService;
 import gr.cite.tools.logging.MapLogEntry;
 import gr.cite.tools.validation.MyValidate;
+import jakarta.xml.bind.JAXBException;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
 import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 import javax.management.InvalidApplicationException;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
 import java.util.*;
 
 @RestController
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ public class DescriptionTemplateController {
 
     @PostMapping("persist")
     @Transactional
-    public DescriptionTemplate Persist(@MyValidate @RequestBody DescriptionTemplatePersist model, FieldSet fieldSet) throws MyApplicationException, MyForbiddenException, MyNotFoundException, InvalidApplicationException {
+    public DescriptionTemplate Persist(@MyValidate @RequestBody DescriptionTemplatePersist model, FieldSet fieldSet) throws MyApplicationException, MyForbiddenException, MyNotFoundException, InvalidApplicationException, JAXBException, ParserConfigurationException, JsonProcessingException, TransformerException {
         logger.debug(new MapLogEntry("persisting" + DescriptionTemplate.class.getSimpleName()).And("model", model).And("fieldSet", fieldSet));
         DescriptionTemplate persisted = this.descriptionTemplateTypeService.persist(model, fieldSet);