diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/datarepository/DataRepositoryModel.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/datarepository/DataRepositoryModel.java
index 200bf2d78..339b6f660 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/datarepository/DataRepositoryModel.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/datarepository/DataRepositoryModel.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package eu.eudat.models.data.datarepository;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepository;
 import eu.eudat.data.entities.UserInfo;
 import eu.eudat.models.DataModel;
@@ -8,13 +7,9 @@ import eu.eudat.models.DataModel;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-/**
- * Created by ikalyvas on 9/3/2018.
- */
 public class DataRepositoryModel implements DataModel<DataRepository, DataRepositoryModel> {
     private UUID id;
-    @JsonProperty("name")
-    private String label;
+    private String name;
     private String pid;
     private String abbreviation;
     private String uri;
@@ -30,11 +25,11 @@ public class DataRepositoryModel implements DataModel<DataRepository, DataReposi
         this.id = id;
     }
 
-    public String getLabel() {
-        return label;
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
     }
-    public void setLabel(String label) {
-        this.label = label;
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
     }
 
     public String getPid() {
@@ -89,7 +84,7 @@ public class DataRepositoryModel implements DataModel<DataRepository, DataReposi
     @Override
     public DataRepositoryModel fromDataModel(DataRepository entity) {
         this.setAbbreviation(entity.getAbbreviation());
-        this.setLabel(entity.getLabel());
+        this.setName(entity.getLabel());
         this.setUri(entity.getUri());
         this.setId(entity.getId());
         String source1 = entity.getReference().substring(0, entity.getReference().indexOf(":"));
@@ -108,11 +103,15 @@ public class DataRepositoryModel implements DataModel<DataRepository, DataReposi
         dataRepository.setAbbreviation(this.abbreviation);
         dataRepository.setCreated(this.created != null ? this.created : new Date());
         dataRepository.setModified(new Date());
-        dataRepository.setLabel(this.label);
-        if (this.source.equals("Internal") || this.source.equals(this.id.toString().substring(0, this.source.length()))) {
-            dataRepository.setReference(this.id.toString());
+        dataRepository.setLabel(this.name);
+        if (this.source != null) {
+            if (this.source.equals("Internal") || this.source.equals(this.id.toString().substring(0, this.source.length()))) {
+                dataRepository.setReference(this.id.toString());
+            } else {
+                dataRepository.setReference(this.source + ":" + dataRepository.getId());
+            }
         } else {
-            dataRepository.setReference(this.source + ":" + this.id);
+            dataRepository.setReference("dmp:" + dataRepository.getId());
         }
         dataRepository.setUri(this.uri);
         dataRepository.setStatus((short) 0);
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dataset/DataRepository.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dataset/DataRepository.java
index d33d38dbf..6a69b3838 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dataset/DataRepository.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/models/data/dataset/DataRepository.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
 
 public class DataRepository implements DataModel<eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepository, DataRepository>, LabelGenerator {
     private String pid;
-    private String label;
+    private String name;
     private String uri;
     private String info;
     private String reference;
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ public class DataRepository implements DataModel<eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepo
         this.pid = pid;
     }
 
-    public String getLabel() {
-        return label;
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
     }
-    public void setLabel(String label) {
-        this.label = label;
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
     }
 
     public String getUri() {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class DataRepository implements DataModel<eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepo
 
     public DataRepository fromDataModel(eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepository entity) {
         this.pid = entity.getReference();
-        this.label = entity.getLabel();
+        this.name = entity.getLabel();
         this.uri = entity.getUri();
         this.reference = entity.getReference();
         String source1 = entity.getReference().substring(0, entity.getReference().indexOf(":"));
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class DataRepository implements DataModel<eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepo
     public eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepository toDataModel() {
         eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepository entity = new eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepository();
         entity.setReference(this.pid);
-        entity.setLabel(this.label);
+        entity.setLabel(this.name);
         entity.setUri(this.uri);
         entity.setCreated(new Date());
         entity.setModified(new Date());
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class DataRepository implements DataModel<eu.eudat.data.entities.DataRepo
 
     @Override
     public String generateLabel() {
-        return this.getLabel();
+        return this.getName();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/data-repository/data-repository.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/data-repository/data-repository.ts
index 3037199c0..08c8582c2 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/data-repository/data-repository.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/data-repository/data-repository.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export interface DataRepositoryModel {
 	id: string;
-	label: string;
+	name: string;
 	abbreviation: string;
 	uri: string;
 	pid: string;
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard-editor.model.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard-editor.model.ts
index 052d4e68f..fdcba9234 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard-editor.model.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/dataset-wizard-editor.model.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export class ExternalDatasetEditorModel {
 
 export class ExternalDataRepositoryEditorModel {
 	public id: string;
-	public label: string;
+	public name: string;
 	public abbreviation: string;
 	public uri: string;
 	public reference: string;
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ export class ExternalDataRepositoryEditorModel {
 	public modified: Date;
 	public source: string;
 
-	constructor(id?: string, label?: string, abbreviation?: string, uri?: string, reference?: string, source?: string) {
+	constructor(id?: string, name?: string, abbreviation?: string, uri?: string, reference?: string, source?: string) {
 		this.id = id;
-		this.label = label;
+		this.name = name;
 		this.abbreviation = abbreviation;
 		this.uri = uri;
 		this.reference = reference;
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export class ExternalDataRepositoryEditorModel {
 
 	fromModel(item: DataRepositoryModel): ExternalDataRepositoryEditorModel {
 		this.id = item.id;
-		this.label = item.label;
+		this.name = item.name;
 		this.abbreviation = item.abbreviation;
 		this.uri = item.uri;
 		this.info = item.info;
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ export class ExternalDataRepositoryEditorModel {
 	buildForm(context: ValidationContext = null, disabled: boolean = false): FormGroup {
 		return new FormBuilder().group({
 			id: [this.id],
-			label: [this.label],
+			name: [this.name],
 			abbreviation: [this.abbreviation],
 			uri: [this.uri],
 			info: [this.info],
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.html
index 02aa3e1e8..7f2d0a72f 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 		<ng-template #dataRepositoriesTemplate let-suggestion let-i="index" let-callback="function">
 			<div class="col-12 row align-items-center">
 				<span class="col">
-					{{i+1}}) {{suggestion.get('label').value}}
+					{{i+1}}) {{suggestion.get('name').value}}
 				</span>
 				<div class="col-auto">
 					<mat-form-field>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.ts
index 57a63660e..48d596ead 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class DatasetExternalReferencesEditorComponent extends BaseComponent impl
 			.pipe(takeUntil(this._destroyed))
 			.subscribe(result => {
 				if (!result) { return; }
-				const dataRepositoryModel = new ExternalDataRepositoryEditorModel(result.id, result.label, result.pid, result.uri, result.reference);
+				const dataRepositoryModel = new ExternalDataRepositoryEditorModel(result.id, result.name, result.pid, result.uri, result.reference);
 				(<FormArray>this.formGroup.get('dataRepositories')).push(dataRepositoryModel.buildForm());
 			});
 	}
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/editors/data-repository/dataset-external-data-repository-dialog-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/editors/data-repository/dataset-external-data-repository-dialog-editor.component.html
index 900f5f4aa..2367cc238 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/editors/data-repository/dataset-external-data-repository-dialog-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/editors/data-repository/dataset-external-data-repository-dialog-editor.component.html
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 	</div>
 	<div mat-dialog-content class="row">
 		<mat-form-field class="col-auto">
-			<input matInput formControlName="label" placeholder="{{'DATASET-REFERENCED-MODELS.DATA-REPOSITORY.LABEL' | translate}}" required>
-			<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('label').hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
+			<input matInput formControlName="name" placeholder="{{'DATASET-REFERENCED-MODELS.DATA-REPOSITORY.LABEL' | translate}}" required>
+			<mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('name').hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 		</mat-form-field>
 		<mat-form-field class="col-auto">
 			<input matInput formControlName="abbreviation" placeholder="{{'DATASET-REFERENCED-MODELS.DATA-REPOSITORY.ABBREVIATION' | translate}}" required>