diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dataset-profile-definition/field.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dataset-profile-definition/field.ts
index 93e74cab1..d3168db86 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dataset-profile-definition/field.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dataset-profile-definition/field.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface Field {
 	description: string;
 	numbering: string;
 	extendedDescription: string;
-	additionalInformation:string;
+	additionalInformation: string;
 	viewStyle: ViewStyle;
 	defaultVisibility: boolean;
 	page: number;
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ export interface Field {
 	validations: Array<ValidationType>;
 	validationRequired;
 	validationURL;
+	ordinal: number;
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.model.ts
index fdd38822c..f13cd9493 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/misc/dataset-description-form/dataset-description-form.model.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-import {FormBuilder, FormControl, FormGroup, ValidatorFn, Validators} from "@angular/forms";
-import {Guid} from '@common/types/guid';
-import {ValidationType, ValidatorURL} from "../../../core/common/enum/validation-type";
-import {BaseFormModel} from "../../../core/model/base-form-model";
-import {CompositeField} from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/composite-field";
-import {DatasetProfileDefinitionModel} from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/dataset-profile-definition";
-import {DefaultValue} from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/default-value";
-import {Field} from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/field";
-import {Multiplicity} from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/multiplicity";
-import {Page} from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/page";
-import {Rule} from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/rule";
-import {Section} from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/section";
-import {ViewStyle} from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/view-style";
-import {BackendErrorValidator} from '@common/forms/validation/custom-validator';
-import {ValidationErrorModel} from '@common/forms/validation/error-model/validation-error-model';
+import { FormBuilder, FormControl, FormGroup, ValidatorFn, Validators } from "@angular/forms";
+import { Guid } from '@common/types/guid';
+import { ValidationType, ValidatorURL } from "../../../core/common/enum/validation-type";
+import { BaseFormModel } from "../../../core/model/base-form-model";
+import { CompositeField } from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/composite-field";
+import { DatasetProfileDefinitionModel } from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/dataset-profile-definition";
+import { DefaultValue } from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/default-value";
+import { Field } from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/field";
+import { Multiplicity } from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/multiplicity";
+import { Page } from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/page";
+import { Rule } from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/rule";
+import { Section } from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/section";
+import { ViewStyle } from "../../../core/model/dataset-profile-definition/view-style";
+import { BackendErrorValidator } from '@common/forms/validation/custom-validator';
+import { ValidationErrorModel } from '@common/forms/validation/error-model/validation-error-model';
 
 export class DatasetDescriptionFormEditorModel extends BaseFormModel {
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class DatasetDescriptionPageEditorModel extends BaseFormModel {
 		});
 		formGroup.addControl('sections', this.formBuilder.array(sectionsFormArray));
 		formGroup.addControl('title', new FormControl({ value: this.title, disabled: true }));
-		formGroup.addControl('ordinal', new FormControl({value:this.ordinal, disabled:true}));
+		formGroup.addControl('ordinal', new FormControl({ value: this.ordinal, disabled: true }));
 		return formGroup;
 	}
 }
@@ -194,17 +194,17 @@ export class DatasetDescriptionCompositeFieldEditorModel extends BaseFormModel {
 	// 	return newItem;
 	// }
 
-	cloneForMultiplicity(item: CompositeField, ordinal: number, idMappings:{old:string, new:string}[] = []): DatasetDescriptionCompositeFieldEditorModel {
+	cloneForMultiplicity(item: CompositeField, ordinal: number, idMappings: { old: string, new: string }[] = []): DatasetDescriptionCompositeFieldEditorModel {
 		const newItem: DatasetDescriptionCompositeFieldEditorModel = new DatasetDescriptionCompositeFieldEditorModel();
 		newItem.id = 'multiple_' + item.id + '_' + Guid.create() + '_' + ordinal;
 
-		idMappings.push({old: item.id, new: newItem.id });
+		idMappings.push({ old: item.id, new: newItem.id });
 		item.fields.forEach((field, index) => {
 
 			const clonedItem = new DatasetDescriptionFieldEditorModel().cloneForMultiplicity(field, newItem.id)
 			newItem.fields.push(clonedItem);
 
-			idMappings.push({old: field.id, new: clonedItem.id});
+			idMappings.push({ old: field.id, new: clonedItem.id });
 		});
 		newItem.ordinal = ordinal;
 		return newItem;
@@ -230,9 +230,11 @@ export class DatasetDescriptionFieldEditorModel extends BaseFormModel {
 	public validations: Array<ValidationType>;
 	public validationRequired = false;
 	public validationURL = false;
+	public ordinal: number;
 
 	fromModel(item: Field): DatasetDescriptionFieldEditorModel {
 		this.id = item.id;
+		this.ordinal = item.ordinal;
 		this.title = item.title;
 		this.numbering = item.numbering;
 		this.description = item.description;
@@ -256,16 +258,16 @@ export class DatasetDescriptionFieldEditorModel extends BaseFormModel {
 			this.validations.forEach(validation => {
 				if (validation === ValidationType.Required) {
 					this.validationRequired = true;
-				} else if(validation === ValidationType.URL) {
+				} else if (validation === ValidationType.URL) {
 					this.validationURL = true;
 				}
 			});
 		}
 		let validators: any[] = [];
-		if(this.validationRequired) {
+		if (this.validationRequired) {
 			validators.push(Validators.required)
 		}
-		if(this.validationURL) {
+		if (this.validationURL) {
 			validators.push(ValidatorURL.validator);
 		}
 		const formGroup = this.formBuilder.group({
@@ -280,6 +282,7 @@ export class DatasetDescriptionFieldEditorModel extends BaseFormModel {
 			additionalInformation: [{ value: this.additionalInformation, disabled: true }],
 			title: [{ value: this.title, disabled: true }],
 			defaultValue: [{ value: this.defaultValue, disabled: true }],
+			ordinal: [{ value: this.ordinal, disabled: true }]
 		});
 
 		const multiplicityItemsFormArray = new Array<FormGroup>();